Increased activity of Chromobacterium viscosum lipase in AOT reverse micelles in the presence of short chain methoxypolyethylene glycol

The activity of Chromobacterium viscosum lipase (glycerol‐ester hydrolase, EC 3.1.1.3) entrapped in AOT/isooctane and AOT/Tween 85/isooctane reverse micelles was significantly increased by the addition of short chain methoxypolyethylene glycols (MPEGs), taking the hydrolysis of olive oil as a model reaction. The molecular weight of MPEG had a strong effect on the lipase activity, and MPEG of nominal molecular weight 550 was found to be the most effective. To optimize the factors affecting enzymatic hydrolysis of olive oil in reverse micellar systems containing MPEG 550, the effect of various parameters, such as W_o (molar ratio of water to surfactant), pH, ionic strength, surfactant concentration and temperature were investigated. A kinetic model considering the substrate adsorption equilibrium between the bulk phase of organic solvent and the micellar phase was also successfully used to understand the enzyme activity in the presence of MPEG 550. Both the Michaelis constant and the substrate adsorption equilibrium constant were obviously reduced as compared with those obtained in the simple AOT reverse micellar system. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry     

汽车发动机防冻液加注机性能提升的改造

阐述了针对上汽通用五菱B系列发动机特殊性而进行的防冻液加注机应急性改造的内容,该项技术改造达到了返修率大幅降低同时提高加注机自身可靠性的预期目的。     

A new methodology for hydrodynamic similarity in bubble columns

A new hypothesis has been proposed in this work for hydrodynamic similarity that can be subsequently used for scale‐up of bubble column reactors. The proposed hypothesis takes into account both global (by matching overall gas holdup) as well as local hydrodynamics (by matching time‐averaged radial profile/cross‐sectional distribution of gas holdup) to maintain similarity in two systems. The evaluation of proposed hypothesis has been accomplished utilising advanced diagnostic techniques such as gamma‐ray computed tomography (CT) and computer automated radioactive particle tracking (CARPT). In this work, we experimentally demonstrate that similarity based only on global hydrodynamics does not necessarily ensure similar mixing and turbulence in two systems. It is essential to maintain similar global as well as local hydrodynamics. The hydrodynamic similarity that can be obtained by matching the commonly used dimensionless groups was also evaluated at these experimental conditions.     

A feasibility assessment of the use of nanofluids to enhance the in-vessel retention capability in light-water reactors

Nanofluids, colloidal dispersions of nanoparticles, exhibit a substantially higher critical heat flux (CHF) compared to water. As such, they could be used to enhance the in-vessel retention (IVR) capability in the severe accident management strategy implemented by certain light-water reactors. It is envisioned that, at normal operating conditions, the nanofluid would be stored in dedicated storage tanks, which, upon actuation, would discharge into the reactor cavity through injection lines. The design of the injection system was explored with risk-informed analyses and computational fluid dynamics. It was determined that the system has a reasonably low failure probability, and that, once injected, the nanofluid would be delivered effectively to the reactor vessel surface within seconds. It was also shown analytically that the increase in decay power removal through the vessel using a nanofluid is about 40%, which could be exploited to provide a higher IVR safety margin or, for a given margin, to enable IVR at higher core power. Finally, the colloidal stability of a candidate alumina-based nanofluid in an IVR environment was experimentally investigated, and it was found that this nanofluid would be stable against dilution, exposure to gamma radiation, and mixing with boric acid and lithium hydroxide, but not tri-sodium phosphate.     

Thermal flow of fluid with magnetic particles in the presence of magnetic field

A magnetic fluid is a stable colloidal solution composed of magnetic particles, surfactant, and a carrier fluid. Magnetic fluids have numerous applications. In this study, we used the computational fluid dynamics model to simulate the behavior of a magnetic fluid in a 2-D square under different conditions such as different positions and intensities of the magnetic source. The preliminary model was established and used in conjunction with experimental data obtained from a present study, in order to determine the influence of particle size and mass fraction on fluid behavior. Our results show that particles with a smaller size have better ability to dissipate heat, and a larger mass fraction would provide a stronger driving force which leads to the velocity and temperature profile. We anticipate that our model would be useful to develop newer applications of magnetic fluids and magnetic flow.     

Heat and mass transfer effects on MHD flow of a couple‐stress fluid in a horizontal wavy channel with viscous dissipation and porous medium

This paper looks at heat and mass transfer effects on an unsteady MHD flow of a couple‐stress fluid in a horizontal wavy porous space with travelling thermal waves in the presence of a heat source and viscous dissipation. Initially the temperatures of the walls are maintained at different constant temperatures. The analytical expressions for velocity, temperature, and concentration field are obtained by the regular perturbation technique. The results are presented graphically for various values of emerging dimensionless parameters of the problem and are discussed to show interesting aspects of the solution. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res; Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/htj). DOI 10.1002/htj.21040 PACS: 44.15.+a, 44.30.+f, 44.27.nd, 47.50.Cd     

Optimisation of the supercritical extraction of toxic elements in fish oil

This study aims to optimise the operating conditions for the supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of toxic elements from fish oil. The SFE operating parameters of pressure, temperature, CO₂ flow rate and extraction time were optimised using a central composite design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM). High coefficients of determination (R²) (0.897–0.988) for the predicted response surface models confirmed a satisfactory adjustment of the polynomial regression models with the operation conditions. The results showed that the linear and quadratic terms of pressure and temperature were the most significant (p < 0.05) variables affecting the overall responses. The optimum conditions for the simultaneous elimination of toxic elements comprised a pressure of 61 MPa, a temperature of 39.8ºC, a CO₂ flow rate of 3.7 ml min^?1 and an extraction time of 4 h. These optimised SFE conditions were able to produce fish oil with the contents of lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury reduced by up to 98.3%, 96.1%, 94.9% and 93.7%, respectively. The fish oil extracted under the optimised SFE operating conditions was of good quality in terms of its fatty acid constituents.     

Enabling a commercial computational fluid dynamics code to perform certain nonlinear analysis tasks

In this work we enable the commercial computational fluid dynamics code Fluent, to successfully trace a complete solution branch, even past turning points. Here the so-called Recursive Projection Method (RPM) is implemented as a computational shell “wrapped” around Fluent, in conjunction with a pseudo-arc-length method for convergence on the unstable branch. The case study is a mixed convection flow in a stagnation point chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactor. Multiple steady states coexist over a range of inlet Reynolds numbers, due to the competition of the two dominant physical mechanisms: forced and free convection. Continuation on the solution branch reveals a curve consisting of a stable branch, dominated by free convection, followed, past the first turning point, by an unstable branch. Past a second turning point, follows another stable branch dominated by forced convection. Taking the problem a step further, it is augmented with a chemical model describing the deposition of silicon (Si) from silane (SiH₄), silylene (SiH₂) and hydrogen (H₂). The solution branch does not alter since the gas mixture is dilute and the carrier gas, in this case nitrogen (N₂), and the precursor, in this case SiH₄, are of similar molar masses; the concentration differences cannot lead to solutal convection. Results for the mass fraction distribution inside the reactor and the film growth rates are reported in all parts of the solution branch.     

水基液体磁性磨具复合分散剂配方实验研究

为提高水性液体磁性磨具的稳定性,制备以六偏磷酸钠与聚丙烯酸(PAA)为表面活性剂、纳米二氧化硅为辅助剂的复合分散剂。通过Minitab软件的DOE实验设计模块,以水基液体磁性磨具的沉淀率和零场黏度为评价指标,采用极端形顶点设计复合分散剂的配方并实验研究复合分散剂各组分对沉淀率和零场黏度的影响。结果表明:六偏磷酸钠与PAA之间存在协同作用,纳米二氧化硅对水基液体磁性磨具的零场黏度起到重要作用,三者能够很好地提高水基液体磁性磨具的稳定性。综合考虑沉降率和零场黏度,确定复合分散剂的最佳配比,并通过实验验证了预测值的准确性。