Tagatose Production with pH Control in a Stirred Tank Reactor Containing Immobilized <Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">l</Emphasis>-Arabinose Isomerase from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Thermotoga neapolitana</Emphasis>

Chitopearl beads were used as immobilization supports for D-tagatose production from D-galactose by L-arabinose isomerase from Thermotoga neapolitana because chitopearl beads were more stable than alginate beads at temperatures above 60 degrees C. The pH and temperature for the maximum isomerization of galactose were 7.5 and 90 degrees C, respectively. In thermostability experiments, the half-lives of the immobilized enzyme at 70, 75, 80, 85, and 90 degrees C were 388, 106, 54, 36, and 22 h, respectively. The reaction temperature was determined to be 70 degrees C because the enzyme is highly stable up to 70 degrees C during the reaction. When the reaction time, galactose concentration, and temperature were increased, the pH of a mixture containing enzyme and galactose decreased by the Maillard reaction, resulting in decreased tagatose production. With pH control at 7.5, tagatose production (138 g/L) at 70 degrees C in a stirred tank reactor containing immobilized enzyme and 300 g/L galactose increased two times higher, comparing that without pH control.     

Study of activated carbon supported iron catalysts for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Summary Characterization (BET and TPD) and reaction studies were conducted with activated carbon supported iron catalysts (Fe/AC) used for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS). The TPD study showed that there existed interactions between metals and the AC surface. Greater association of Cu and K promoters with the AC surface resulted in stronger promoter to surface interaction, which enhanced the H₂ desorption ability of the Cu and K promoted Fe/AC catalyst prepared under vacuum impregnation (VI). Catalytic behavior of a Fe/AC catalyst (VI-15 Fe/2 Cu/2 K/81 AC, in parts per weight) was studied in a 1-liter slurry phase continuous stirred tank reactor. The catalyst presented moderate syngas conversion (44.3-60.6%) and high gaseous selectivity (CH₄, 12.8-15.1% and C₂-C₄, 42.4-46.1%) under 304^oC, 3.0 MPa, 1.1 L(STP)/g-cat/h, and H₂/CO = 2.0 during 166 h of testing. Detectable hydrocarbons up to C₁₈ were formed on the Fe/AC catalyst.     

腔耦合漂移管结构等长化腔列设计

质子直线加速器中使用的脏耦合漂移管加速结构,如采用等长化腔列,可以简化加速腔的制造和调试,降低成本.文中引入粒子动力学系数的新定义,探讨了等长化腔耦合漂移管结构设计方法,并给出部分计算结果.     

An experimental investigation of cold storage in an encapsulated thermal storage tank

This paper experimentally investigates the thermal performance and the pressure drop of an encapsulated thermal storage tank during the charging process. A polyvinyl chloride (PVC) hollow cylinder is used as the thermal storage tank. The cylindrical capsules inside the thermal storage tank utilize water added with nucleation agents as the phase change material (PCM), and the coolant is the aqueous solution of ethylene glycol. A series of experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of the inlet coolant temperature and coolant flow rate on nucleation of capsules, heat transfer and pressure drop of the tank. The results indicate that cool energy can be fully stored in the form of latent heat when the inlet coolant temperature is set below the temperature with 100% nucleation probability. The lower the inlet coolant temperature and the larger the coolant flow rate, the more efficient the storage tank. A correlation for the pressure drop of coolant during a charging process is also developed.     

真空绝热板在大型低温储罐上的应用

真空绝热板(VIP)由于其优良的绝热性能,已经在许多领域得到了广泛的应用,但在大型低温储罐上的应用并不多见。基于这一现状,从绝热效果、技术性以及经济性等方面,论述了真空绝热板在大型低温储罐中应用的可行性。分析表明,真空绝热板可以提高大型低温储罐的绝热效果,降低储罐建造难度和绝热层施工难度,而且还减少了绝热层厚度,降低了绝热成本,可以在大型低温储罐中逐步推广应用。     

空调水系统的压力分析及定压点的选择

根据伯努利方程分析讨论了空调水系统采用膨胀水箱定压时,定压点选在回水管最高点和循环水泵吸入口位置对水系统压力分布的影响,该分析对于系统的安全运行提供了充足的理论依据。     

Two-step scheme for solution of the seismic response of liquid-filled composite cylindrical container

This paper presents the seismic response analysis of a cylindrical container made of laminated composite. The analytical homogenization is used for calculation of the material properties of unidirectional fiber-reinforced composite layer. Constitutive relations for laminate within the classical laminate theory are considered. Effective modulus of elasticity is obtained and put into a calculation of internal forces of the laminated composite cylindrical tank. The seismic analysis of liquid storage facilities has to have different approaches as the analysis of typical structures. Because of an earthquake, the hydrodynamic impulsive and convective pressures are generated in addition to hydrostatic pressure. The solved liquid-filled container made of the laminated composite was situated for the region of Slovak Republic and was analyzed in respect of Eurocode 8 recommendations.     

Coupling dynamic analysis of a liquid-filled spherical container subject to arbitrary excitation

Using spherical coordinates, the coupling nonlin- ear dynamic system of a liquid-filled spherical tank, which can be excited discretionarily, is deduced by the H-O variational principle, and the viscous damping is introduced via the liquid dissipation function. The kinetic equations of the coupling system are deduced by the relationship between the velocity of liquid particles and the disturbed liquid surface equation. Normal differential equations are obtained through the Galerkin method. An equivalent mechanical model is developed for liquid sloshing in a spherical tank subject to arbitrary excitation. The fixed and slosh masses, as well as the spring and damping constants, are determined in such a way as to satisfy the principle of equivalence. Numerical simulations illustrate the theoretical results in this paper as well.     

储液罐动力学与控制研究进展

阐述了储液罐动力学与控制的工程应用背景, 从3个方面回顾了储液罐动力学与控制的研究进展, 即: 储液罐类液体晃动动力学、液体晃动等效力学模型和储液罐多体系统动力学与控制. 其中对储液罐类液体晃动动力学的研究成果从解析方法和数值方法两方面进行了概述; 在储液罐多体系统动力学中概述了车载、船载储液罐系统动力学和充液航天器固--液--控耦合动力学近年来的研究成果.对今后需要进一步开展的研究方向进行了展望.      

低重环境下俯仰运动圆柱贮箱内液体晃动

考虑低重环境下由于表面张力的影响使得圆柱贮箱内液体呈现弯曲自由液面的情况,以俯仰激励下液体晃动的占优模态振型函数为晃动速度势的基函数,利用傅里叶-贝塞尔级数对贮箱受俯仰激励时的自由液面处的运动边界条件进行展开,得到能描述晃动系统本质的广义状态方程,并分别给出了固有频率、晃动波高、晃动力和晃动力矩等晃动特征的计算方法. 通过具体算例得到了俯仰激励下贮箱内液体晃动特征的动态响应,同时验证了文中方法的收敛性、可行性和正确性.