Phase Behavior of Bicontinuous and Water/Diesel Fuel Microemulsions Using Nonionic Surfactants Combined with Hydrophilic Alcohol Ethoxylates

Bicontinuous and water-in-diesel microemulsions were formulated using single nonionic alkyl poly glycol ethers combined with hydrophilic alcohol ethoxylates. The phase behavior at temperatures ranging from 0°C to 50°C was investigated. Visual inspection as well as cross-polarizers were used to detect anisotropy. The fish phase diagrams were determined. The presence of the hydrophilic alcohol ethoxylates was necessary to initiate both types of microemulsions. Increasing the hydrophobic chain length of the surfactant led to a wider range of temperature stability at lower surfactant concentration. Meanwhile, increasing the ethylene oxide units in the headgroup by two units led to a phase diagram that is dominated by lyotropic liquid crystal. The formulated water in diesel microemulsions were tested experimentally in a 4-cylinder diesel engine. From this it is observed that the emissions of NO_x, soot, and CO₂ were reduced substantially compared to neat diesel, while for the CO the reduction occurs just at low load.      

Naphthalene and benzene levels in microenvironments associated with potential exposure: new and old apartments with moth repellents,and cabins of passenger cars

A lesser degree of information is available with respect to microenvironments associated with potential exposure to naphthalene, in comparison with other volatile organic compounds. The current study investigated the levels of benzene as well as naphthalene, both in the indoor and outdoor air of apartments and in the cabins of passenger cars. Two groups of 20 apartment buildings (20 new and 20 old) were chosen on the basis of the selection criteria (apartment location and size). In addition, 10 actual commuters were recruited for this study. The equal number of drivers was recruited for the study for comparison of two types of fuels for vehicles (five drivers of gasoline-fuelled and five drivers of diesel-fuelled passenger cars). Indoor naphthalene concentrations were similar between old and new apartments, while the benzene concentrations in new apartments were significantly higher than those of old apartments. The naphthalene concentrations in bedrooms, where wardrobes with moth repellent (MRs) were placed, were significantly higher than those for living rooms where no MRs were present. In turn, these indoor concentrations were significantly higher than outdoor levels. It is noteworthy that the mean and median values of naphthalene measured in the bedrooms exceeded the USEPA RfC (inhalation reference concentration) of 3?µg?m^?3, and the living room values were close to the RfC, while the residential benzene levels exceeded the European benzene limit of 5?µg?m^?3. In contrast, the maximum outdoor levels were well below that of the RfC. The use of passenger cars appeared to be a significant daily activity for both naphthalene and benzene exposure. The naphthalene-to-benzene ratios varied with the type of microenvironments. Both the indoor naphthalene and benzene concentrations in the present study were much higher than those of other studies.     

Tween-80–n-Butanol–Diesel–Water Microemulsion System—A Class of Alternative Diesel Fuel

Tween-80–n–butanol–diesel–water microemulsion systems with various surfactant:cosurfactant (S:C) ratio have been reported as a class of alternative diesel fuel from their phase behavior, clouding phenomena, conductivity, turbidity, and inflammation studies. Temperature induced clouding of microemulsion containing 2% brine at an S:C ratio of 1:1 from a suitable turbid zone has been examined to see the stability of the diesel–water microemulsion systems. Regression models have been proposed to understand the impact of various components of the microemulsion on their cloud point (CP) values. Conductivity of the microemulsions at various S:C ratio increases with the volume of brine having two cut points depicting the presence of three microheterogenous phases within the system, whereas turbidity shows a linear increase. Dye-probed investigation of water-rich and oil-rich zones of the microemulsions indicates the involvement of a dynamic mass transfer process within the various zones. The intensities of flames produced during burning of the microemulsions with various O:E:W weight percentages selected from the isotropic regions of the phase diagrams have been estimated using MATLAB image processing method and the impacts of various components on the fuel use of the microemulsions have been analyzed.     

核磁共振任意波形发生器的研制

任意波形发生器（又叫函数发生器）作为一种通用的信号源,在物理、电子、计算机等领域有着广泛的应用. 本文提出了一种不依赖PC机总线的、完全独立的、 可用于低场磁共振成像的多用途任意波形发生器（Arbitrary Waveform Generator, AWG）设计方案,围绕着这种方案,研制了80 MHz通用磁共振任意波形发生器. 并提供了实际测试数据和成像实验结果,对研制情况和实验结果进行了总结和讨论.     

几种光产酸剂产酸效率的测定

溴酚兰水溶液的紫外吸收会随着体系中含酸的量发生变化,在440 nm吸收峰处一定浓度范围内溴酚兰水溶液的吸光度与溶液中酸浓度成正比,可由此测定酸浓度.用这种方法测定了3种不同类型的光产酸剂在聚乙二醇膜层中在低压汞灯(254 nm)照射下的产酸量.其中三嗪光产酸剂的光照产酸能力最强.     

喷射率对柴油机性能和排放影响数值模拟研究

为了以较低的成本降低中速大功率船用柴油机的NOx排放,开发了一种可实现靴型燃油喷射规律的调压孔武喷油泵.利用三维CFD软件AVL FIRE v8.5对某大功率中速船用柴油机的缸内流动、混合气形成和燃烧过程进行了模拟计算,分析了调压孔式喷油泵的靴型喷射规律在2种负荷、3种喷油定时下对柴油机性能和排放的影响.结果表明:所用...     

基于初等变换的量子码构造

为了探讨一般量子稳定子码的简单构造方法,在满足对偶包含条件C⊥(C)C的约束下,提出了从一类量子稳定子码C= [[N,K,D]]q到量子稳定子码C'=[[N-1,K+1,D']]q的基于矩阵初等变换的构造方法.该方法的优点在于码字构造时,量子稳定子码和经典纠错码都是在Fq上进行操作,无须做Fq2到Fq上的映射转换,也无...     

增压柴油机耦合条件下的环境影响研究

将增压柴油机与冷却系统综合考虑,分析了大气环境对增压柴油机与冷却系统的影响机制,提出了增压柴油机与冷却系统的耦合建模方法.采用GT-Suite软件建立了耦合仿真模型,并通过实验数据对模型进行了校核.在此基础上通过改变环境条件,得到了不同环境条件下增压柴油机的性能变化规律,并与非耦合模型进行了对比分析.结果表明,采用耦合模型能够考虑环境变化引起的冷却系统变化对增压柴油机的影响,在典型环境地区,耦合模型受环境影响要明显大于非耦合模型,用两种模型计算所得到的结果差异最大可达15%左右.     

生物柴油/柴油乙醇水微乳体系相行为分析

采用化学滴定方法研究了生物柴油/柴油乙醇水微乳体系的相行为;分析比较了生物柴油/柴油混合比改变对其相行为的影响。结果表明:在不添加任何乳化剂的条件下,稳态相图中存在一个各向同性的单相区,单相区内混合液为稳定、透明的生物柴油/柴油乙醇水微乳化油,表明生物柴油可作为有效的表面活性剂;单相区的面积大小与体系中各组分的含量有关。当乙醇含量及生物柴油与柴油的混合比增加时,单相区变宽;在乙醇含量一定时,形成稳定单相微乳化油的最大掺水量随体系中生物柴油的含量增加而增加。最后得到了不同乙醇含量及不同生物柴油与柴油混合比条件下形成生物柴油/柴油乙醇水微乳化油的最大掺水量。