Optimization design of the road unit in a hydronic snow melting system with porous snow

Hydronic snow melting systems are renewable and reliable to eliminate the slippery conditions on the road. In this study, a hydronic snow melting system was implemented in Harbin, China. The characteristics of porous snow were applied to develop a transient two-dimensional model, according to the experimental results. It is the first time that the snow microstructure was considered in the model for the hydronic snow melting system. Three parameters (embedded pipe depth, embedded pipe spacing, and supplied fluid temperature) were compared and analyzed to optimize the design of the hydronic snow melting system in the cold regions. The results indicated that the snow can be cleared in 4.5 h regardless of the fluctuation of parameters. The rank of influence degree was embedded pipe depth?>?supplied fluid temperature?>?embedded pipe spacing when the target was the maximum melting rate. However, the rank of influence degree changed as supplied fluid temperature?>?embedded pipe depth?>?embedded pipe spacing when the target was the average road surface temperature at the heating time of 6 h. The embedded pipe design should be the embedded pipe depth of 80 mm and embedded pipe spacing of 140 mm at the effects of thermal stress and pipe cost. The control strategy was that the supplied fluid temperature should be 298.15 K in the heating period of 0–1 h, then gradually increased to 308.15 K in the heating period of 1–4 h, and eventually decreased to 298.15 K in the heating period of 4–6 h to save energy. This work can offer a good reference for the optimization and design of hydronic snow melting systems in cold regions.

     

Thermal analysis of eucalptus camaldulensis and cotton stalks at different heating rates

The thermal decomposition of Eucalptus Camaldulensis and Cotton Stalks at different heating rates showed three exothermic peaks. The heating rate is the factor that affects their sharpness and position. The peaks are sharp at low heating rates. IR spectra of pyrolized residue at different temperature were also studied.     

Thermal characterization of the bromopride recrystallized from different solvents and at different temperature conditions

Polymorphism is the ability of a substance to crystallize into different crystalline states. Different polymorphs vary according to their physical and chemical properties, and therefore, the presence of different crystalline forms of a drug may change some physicochemical properties of certain medicines. The goal of this work was to detect polymorphic forms of a compound used as a drug, bromopride. For the purpose of this study, recrystallizations were carried out from different solvents and at distinct temperatures, with the aim of obtaining different crystalline forms, which were characterized by dynamic thermal analysis (DTA) and X-ray powder diffraction. The samples obtained through recrystallization in different temperature conditions and solvents showed peculiar DTA curves and diffractograms profiles, indicating the presence of crystalline forms distinct from each other.     

Thermal performances of saturated porous soil during freezing process using lattice Boltzmann method

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - A stochastic growth method for generating the porous soil structure is proposed, and an enthalpy-based lattice Boltzmann phase transition model is...     

Thermal analysis of the dissociation of carbonate materials at high heating rate

The dissociation of carbonate materials under a high heating rate has been studied by means of specially constructed original apparatus which allows avoidance of the influence of gas diffusion on the decarbonation process, and acceleration of the measurements.

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Zusammenfassung Die Dissoziation von Calciumcarbonat bei hoher Aufheizgeschwindigkeit wurde mit einer eigens entwickelten DTA-Apparatur untersucht, bei der der Einfluss der Gasdiffusion vermieden und die Messung beschleunigt werden kann.

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Thermal decomposition of polymeric materials: Characteristics of kinetics at non-isothermal heating

General conclusions are made based on the results of experimental and theoretical investigations of the decomposition kinetics of various polymeric materials in a wide range of heating rates. It was found that the decomposition process of the investigated materials proceeds within confined temperature intervals. Kinetic equations are suggested to describe the thermal decomposition processes of polymers and natural coals, based on the characteristic revealed.     

聚丙烯加热改性制备大孔吸附树脂的工艺及其应用

This article reported the preparation of macro porous resin by heating polyproplyene and improving its property. The result showed that macro porous resin with good quality and big soil adsorption rote can be prepared when the ration of polypmplyene to soybean salad oil is 1 : 2, the highest heating temperture is 250℃, time of homothermal agitation is 20min and the rote of cooling is 2℃/min.The resin can effectively adsorb waste grease in restaurant wastewater. After removing grease, wastewater is treated with cogulant deposition. CODcr descend to 83mg/l from 790mg/l, which can reach the national discharge standards.     

Experimental study of effective particle heating by a thermal plasma flow confined in a porous ceramic tube

The heating of a single alumina particle (1 mm diameter) was experimentally investigated using a thermal argon plasma flow confined in a tube. Two kinds of tube were used; a porous ceramic tube (PCT) with a transpiration gas and a water-cooled copper tube (WCT). The temperature and velocity of the particle heated in a thermal plasma flow were measured at the exit of the tube by the calorimetric and optical method, respectively. The plasma temperature and velocity at the exit of the tube were also measured. The heating rate of a particle was estimated from these experimental results. According to the results, the heating rate of a particle is higher for PCT with a small flow rate of transpiration gas than for WCT. Therefore, PCT is effective for the particle heating.Notation A cross-sectional area - Bi Biot number - C constant - c _p specific heat - D diameter - h heat transfer coefficient - k thermal conductivity - L length of tube - l distance for heat conduction loss - M mass - m flow rate of plasma jet gas - Nu Nusselt number - P pressure - Pr Prandtl number - Q heat transfer rate - Q _p total heat delivered to the particle - r radial distance - T plasma temperature - T _p particle temperature - T temperature rise - t time - U plasma velocity - U _p particle velocity - x axial distance - density - viscosity - residence time of the particle - a atmospheric (static) - Ar argon - b bulk - c centerline - cond conduction - cu probe - f film - i entrance of the tube - free stream - loss heat transferred to the wall of the tube - p particle - r room - rad radiation - t total - W wall, sphere surface - wa water - 0 exit of the tube     

Synthesis of Au-based porous magnetic spheres by selective laser heating in liquid

We report the synthesis of Au-based submicrometer-sized spherical particles with uniform morphology/size and integrated porosity-magnetic property in a single particles. The particles are synthesized by a two-step process: (a) selective pulsed laser heating of colloidal nanoparticles to form particles with Au-rich core and Fe-rich shell and (b) acid treatment which leads to formation of porous architecture on particle surface. The simple, fast, inexpensive technique that is proposed demonstrates very promising perspectives for synthesis of composite particles.     

Thermal behavior of polyacrylonitrile polymers synthesized under different conditions and comonomer compositions

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymers are used as precursors for carbon fiber production. This process requires an oxidative stabilization step, which can be studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). In this sense, thermal behavior of PAN based terpolymers by different polymerization processes, compositions and itaconic acid concentrations in the reaction media were investigated. The obtained results showed that the addition of itaconic acid and methyl acrylate as comonomers resulted a lower heat flow during the process comparing to the PAN homopolymer. It suggested that these comonomers aid the oxidative stabilization stage for all studied process. The redox system polymerization at 40°C resulted in a lower heat flow. Itaconic acid decreases slightly initial and peak temperatures of the terpolymer and heat flow until concentration of 3y. The cyclization temperature decreases when MAis incorporated into the terpolymer compared to the MMA terpolymer and increases when MAA is the acidic monomer. Among terpolymers the AN/MA/AA polymer showed the best thermal behavior for carbon fiber producing.     

Thermal kinetic studies on the decompositions of cefuroxime lysine in different atmospheres and heating rates

The thermal decomposition of a new antibiotic agent, cefuroxime lysine, was investigated by thermogravimetry analysis/derivative thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) methods in anoxic and oxidative environments. The influence of heating rates (including 5, 10, 15, and 20 °C/min) on the thermal behavior of cefuroxime lysine was revealed. By the methods of Kissinger and Flynn–Wall–Ozawa, the thermal kinetic parameters of activation energy and pre-exponential factor for the exothermic processes under non-isothermal conditions were calculated using the analysis of corresponding DSC curves.     

Radiometric efficiency of analytical filters at different physical conditions

The radiometric efficiency of three analytical filters AFA-RSP-20, AFA-RMP-20 and AFA-RMV-20 was examined at different air velocities and aerosol number concentrations. An experimental setup had been constructed with 2 m³ radon chamber. Alpha radiometry was used to measure the deposited activities in the filters. Aerosols parameters like number concentration and size distribution are measured continuously with an aerosol diffusion spectrometer (ADS). RMV filter has a stable efficiency ~ 99.8%. The RSP and RMP filters efficiency is depending on the aerosol concentration and air sampling velocity. The effect of an aerosol concentration on the filter efficiency is more obvious than the effect of air velocity.

     

Thermal and economic modeling and optimization of solar-assisted underfloor heating system considering hourly analysis

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In this paper, a new configuration for heating of the space based on solar energy is introduced. To have an efficient system as well as a space with...     

Kinetic interpretation of the thermal decomposition of anilinium octamolybdate at different heating rate

It has been shown many times, how difficult it is to discriminate among different kinetic models for the non-isothermal decompositions of solids. In this work non-isothermal decomposition data for the complex decomposition of anilinium octamolybdate at different heating rates have been analyzed taking into account temperature values at the same solid conversion in order to divide the temperature influence from the conversion influence in the kinetic model.Results for the apparent activation energy factor and kinetic conversion function are given. Nevertheless it has been not possible to assign a simple kinetic model to the decomposition.

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Zusammenfassung Es ist oft gezeigt worden, da\ es schwierig ist, für nicht-isotherme Zersetzungen von Festkörpern unter verschiedenen kinetischen Modellen das entsprechende auszuwÄhlen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden die für die komplexe nicht-isotherme, bei unterschiedlichen Aufheizgeschwindigkeiten ausgeführte Zersetzung von Anilinium-octamolybdat erhaltenen Daten analysiert, wobei die Temperaturwerte bei gleicher Konversion berücksichtigt wurden, um im kinetischen Modell den Einflu\ der Temperatur auf die Konversion auszuschalten. Die scheinbare Aktivierungsenergie und die kinetische Konversionsfunktion sind angeführt, jedoch war es nicht möglich, ein einfaches kinetisches Modell für die untersuchte Zersetzungsreaktion anzugeben.

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Hydration of hydrogentungstate anions at different ph conditions: a car-parrinello molecular dynamics study

Standard density functional theory calculations with a continuous model of solvation as well as Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics simulations with explicit solvent molecules are carried out to analyze the effect of the pH of the solution on the coordination sphere of the W (VI) ion. Both methodologies agree in predicting an expansion of the coordination sphere of the W (VI) ion upon a decrease in the pH. Continuous solvation models, however, are unable to predict as stable some structural isomers of a hydrated hydrogentungstate anion and tungstic acid.     

Thermal study on decomposition of LiBH4 at non-isothermal and non-equilibrium conditions

Thermal decomposition measurements for lithium borohydride (LiBH₄) are performed at non-isothermal and non-equilibrium conditions by means of differential thermal analysis (DTA). A simplified alternative procedure is introduced for evaluating thermodynamic and kinetic parameters simultaneously using a single set of measurements. Rate constant (k) and enthalpy (ΔH = ?102.1 ± 0.7 kJ mol^?1 LiBH₄) are archived. Temperature dependence for activation energy (E _a) is found taking advantage of Guggenheim–Arrhenius method; the mean activation energy is $ \overline{E}_{a} $  93.9 ± 0.9 kJ mol^?1 LiBH₄ in the range of heating rate β 1–50 K min^?1.     

Supramolecular assembly of lysine-b-glycine block copolypeptides at different solution conditions

Here we report the supramolecular assembly of poly(l-lysine)-b-polyglycine diblock copolypeptides at different solution conditions. Light scattering and confocal microscopy indicate that the supramolecular aggregates initially formed in solution are vesicles with a broad size distribution, depending strongly on the initial processing conditions. The vesicles formed after multiple pH cycles appear independent of the initial processing conditions and are related to the thermodynamic nature of the assembled supramolecular aggregates. Circular dichroism results verify that this change in size observed over pH cyclings tracks with the conformation changes of the lysine block confined in the vesicle membranes. This appears interesting for peptosome-based materials, implying a high level of fluidity in the membrane that allows the supramolecular aggregates formed in solution to respond to changes in pH. The results also show that the external stimulus, which is the change of pH in this study, provides an additional means to regulate polypeptide vesicle size and size distribution.     

不同彬县焦的水蒸气气化反应动力学研究

在常压,900℃～1050℃考察了彬县煤的三种焦样（常规方法制焦、快速热解焦和脱灰快速热解焦）在热天平上的水蒸气气化反应。考察了温度和焦种对水蒸气气化反应的影响。对比了三种焦的动力学参数和比表面积。结果表明,气化温度是影响煤焦气化反应速率的主要因素,提高50℃,反应速率增加一倍。快速热解焦的反应速率在相同反应条件下明显大于慢速焦。三种焦的表观活化能以快速焦最大,因而反应速率受温度的影响也最大,快速脱灰焦次之,慢速焦最小。