{"title":"Adsorption Thermodynamics in the Framework of the Modified Associate Formalism","authors":"D. Saulov, V. Rudolph, A. Klimenko","doi":"10.2174/1874396X01105010011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874396X01105010011","url":null,"abstract":"A new thermodynamic model of adsorption of gas mixtures on microporous adsorbents is suggested. The model is based on Vacancy Solution Theory, while the recently proposed Modified Associate Formalism is used for adsorbed phase. The proposed model allows prediction of co-adsorption isotherms based on fitting those for pure gases.","PeriodicalId":238681,"journal":{"name":"The Open Thermodynamics Journal","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130404373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. M. Gomis, J. A. Reyes-Labarta, María Dolores Serrano Cayuelas, M. López
{"title":"GE models and algorithms for condensed phase equilibrium data regression in ternary systems: limitations and proposals","authors":"A. M. Gomis, J. A. Reyes-Labarta, María Dolores Serrano Cayuelas, M. López","doi":"10.2174/1874396X01105010048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874396X01105010048","url":null,"abstract":"Phase equilibrium data regression is an unavoidable task necessary to obtain the appropriate values for any model to be used in separation equipment design for chemical process simulation and optimization. The accuracy of this process depends on different factors such as the experimental data quality, the selected model and the calculation algorithm. The present paper summarizes the results and conclusions achieved in our research on the capabilities and limitations of the existing G E models and about strategies that can be included in the correlation algorithms to improve the convergence and avoid inconsistencies. The NRTL model has been selected as a representative local composition model. New capabilities of this model, but also several relevant limitations, have been identified and some examples of the application of a modified NRTL equation have been discussed. Furthermore, a regression algorithm has been developed that allows for the advisable simultaneous regression of all the condensed phase equilibrium regions that are present in ternary systems at constant T and P. It includes specific strategies designed to avoid some of the pitfalls frequently found in commercial regression tools for phase equilibrium calculations. Most of the proposed strategies are based on the geometrical interpretation of the lowest common tangent plane equilibrium criterion, which allows an unambiguous comprehension of the behavior of the mixtures. The paper aims to show all the work as a whole in order to reveal the necessary efforts that must be devoted to overcome the difficulties that still exist in the phase equilibrium data regression problem.","PeriodicalId":238681,"journal":{"name":"The Open Thermodynamics Journal","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130659430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flow and Heat Transfer in an Anti- Gravity Blind Duct with Tangential Entry Jet","authors":"S. Chang, Zong-Xian Cai","doi":"10.2174/1874396X01105010001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874396X01105010001","url":null,"abstract":"This numerical study investigates the flow and heat transfer characteristics in a vertical square blind duct with the coolant fed by a tangential entry jet. The detailed Nusselt number (Nu) distributions over the five constituent walls of the blind duct are calculated at duct (jet) Reynolds numbers Re(Rej) of 5000(20000), 7000(28000) and 10000(40000) us- ing the commercial CFD Star CD code. As an attempt to explore the buoyancy effect on heat transfer performances, three different heat fluxes, which vary the gravitational Grashof numbers (Grg) at the fixed Re, are imposed on each duct wall to vary the buoyancy levels. The jet-induced flow phenomena in the blind duct exhibit various heat transfer impacts on the five duct walls over which the different near-wall flow structures are generated. This is demonstrated by cross-examining the detailed Nu distributions and the area-averaged Nusselt number ( Nu ) over the five duct walls at the tested Re and Grg. The cross-plane swirls induced by the tangential entry jet together with the impinging jet flows considerably elevate the Heat Transfer Enhancement (HTE) performances in the blind duct. Within the parametric conditions simulated, the ratios of Nu to the Dittus-Boelter levels (Nu� ) over the jet wall, back wall, impingement wall, side wall and end wall are re- spectively raised to 3-5.7, 2.8-5.6, 3-5.8, 2.7-4.8 and 3.1-6.1; while the HTE ratios ( Nu /Nu� ) over these duct walls con- sistently decrease as Re increases.","PeriodicalId":238681,"journal":{"name":"The Open Thermodynamics Journal","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127973538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Carbon Sequestration Capacity of Trees Expressed in Monetary Terms","authors":"J. C. Jones, R. Ball","doi":"10.2174/1874396X01004010220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874396X01004010220","url":null,"abstract":"The carbon sequestration potential of trees is expressed in terms of the current monetary value of carbon cred- its, which is compared to the value of the world oil trade. The global carbon balance is expressed in terms of a thermody- namic/kinetic paradigm.","PeriodicalId":238681,"journal":{"name":"The Open Thermodynamics Journal","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125888933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Steady and Unsteady Fireline Intensity of Spreading Fires at Laboratory Scale","authors":"P. Santoni, F. Morandini, T. Barboni","doi":"10.2174/1874396X01004010212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874396X01004010212","url":null,"abstract":"Fireline intensity is the rate of heat release per unit time and per unit length of a fire front. With rate of spread, it is one of the most relevant quantities used in forest fire science. It allows to evaluate the effects of fuel treatment on fire behavior, to establish limits for prescribed burning or to support fire suppression activities. Although it is widely used, conversely its measurement is often coarse and has received very little attention. Furthermore, literature only refers to steady state when dealing with this quantity. In the present paper, we measure directly the fireline intensity at laboratory scale by using the oxygen consumption calorimetry principle. This methodology allows us to provide this quantity not only for steady fires but also for unsteady spreading fires for the first time. We show that the current approach used to as- sess fireline intensity can lead to overestimation from about 20%. As the experiments were conducted under well- ventilated conditions, the heat release rate calculated by calorimetry was compared to mass loss rate and heat of combus- tion taking into account the combustion efficiency.","PeriodicalId":238681,"journal":{"name":"The Open Thermodynamics Journal","volume":"150 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121666264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Phase Equilibrium Study for the Separation of Solid Components Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide","authors":"A. Karim, D. Kassim, M. S. Hameed","doi":"10.2174/1874396X01004010201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874396X01004010201","url":null,"abstract":"The equilibrium mole fraction solubility of low volatile solid components (naphthalene and phenanthrene) in supercritical pure carbon dioxide was studied at temperature range (308.15-333.15 K) and pressures up to 200 bars. In the present study a measure of the effect of temperature and pressure were considered in the extraction process using super- critical carbon dioxide. The experiments were carried out using a designed apparatus similar to that used by King et al., (1). In this apparatus, the extracted gas (carbon dioxide) was re-circulated continuously over the component to be ex- tracted via a sample bomb till equilibrium is reached. The sample bomb is then isolated and its contents were analyzed. The results of analysis showed that the solubility of naphthalene and phenanthrene expressed in mole fraction depend strongly upon the pressure (density) of the supercritical carbon above the critical density. The obtained laboratory data are correlated with three cubic equations of state, Redlich-Kwong (RK), Soave-Redlich- Kwong (SRK), and Peng-Robinson (PR). Comparison of experimental phase equilibrium data with the results predicted by the equations of state shows good representation.","PeriodicalId":238681,"journal":{"name":"The Open Thermodynamics Journal","volume":"2011 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130862103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exergy Analysis of a Compartment Fire","authors":"V. Bertola, E. Cafaro","doi":"10.2174/1874396X01004010185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874396X01004010185","url":null,"abstract":"A thermodynamic model of a compartment fire with one state variable (corresponding to the dimensionless temperature of the smoke layer) based on energy conservation is studied from the point of view of the Second Law (ex- ergy analysis). To define the exergy rate of the process, a novel concept of mean thermodynamic temperature is intro- duced for the smoke layer. This parameter is the equivalent of the Carnot factor in the energy transfer process for an open system under steady-state conditions. The exergy analysis shows that in order to satisfy the Second Law, not all the solu- tions of the thermodynamic model are physically accessible in the phase space. The physically accessible part of the phase space is delimited by a boundary representing the non-negative entropy generation condition.","PeriodicalId":238681,"journal":{"name":"The Open Thermodynamics Journal","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129195548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fire Control and Suppression by Water-Mist Systems","authors":"Paolo E. Santangelo, P. Tartarini","doi":"10.2174/1874396X01004010167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874396X01004010167","url":null,"abstract":"The present work is an attempt to offer a comprehensive review of literature contributions, phenomenology and relevant results on water-mist systems. In particular, the water mist characterization and behavior in the field of fire con- trol and suppression have been identified as the main areas of investigation. Some key parameters have been analyzed to gain a quantitative evaluation of the physical phenomena related to water-mist systems. The water-mist fire suppression systems are an excellent alternative to halon fire protection systems, and they are now be- ing used in many areas, including marine and industrial applications. Therefore, a wide survey of the complete number of literature works on this topic would exceed the full length of the present paper and only some examples of important con- tributions will be mentioned here. This paper proposes an introductory list of relevant literature works and this reference survey is then deepened with work and result details on suppression mechanisms, spray characterizations and experimen- tal and numerical approaches. The final summary stresses out that a lot of experimental and numerical research and much application experience are still needed to gain better knowledge on water-mist systems, even if they already seem to be very promising in terms of efficiency and potentialities in fire control and suppression.","PeriodicalId":238681,"journal":{"name":"The Open Thermodynamics Journal","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130236202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Mathematical Model of the Smoke Layer Evolution in Compartment Fires","authors":"V. Bennardo, N. Inzaghi","doi":"10.2174/1874396X01004010191","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874396X01004010191","url":null,"abstract":"The paper describes a mathematical model suitable to calculate the evolution in time of the smoke layer thick- ness and temperature during a compartment fire, and to estimate the time required to fill the compartment as a function of the thermophysical properties of the flame and of the compartment geometry. The model also allows one to calculate the volumetric flow rate and the enthalpy flow of the smoke through the openings in the building envelope, which are directly related to the environmental impact of the fire.","PeriodicalId":238681,"journal":{"name":"The Open Thermodynamics Journal","volume":"365 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122845676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fires in Tunnels: Experiments and Modelling","authors":"E. Cafaro, V. Bertola","doi":"10.2174/1874396X01004010156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874396X01004010156","url":null,"abstract":"The development of fire safety research in road tunnels during the past 20 years is reviewed, with particular reference to the activity of the Flame Research Group at Politecnico di Torino (Italy). Simulations of fire accidents in tun- nels are described for both full-scale tests in real tunnels and for laboratory-scale tests. It is shown how simple semi- empirical thermo-fluid dynamic models are able to capture the fire dynamics and the behaviour of the smoke layer ob- served in experiments. The results provide a basis to develop rational design criteria and safety regulations.","PeriodicalId":238681,"journal":{"name":"The Open Thermodynamics Journal","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121445848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}