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24. The Identification of Leidenfrost Phenomenon Formation on TiO 2 -Coated Surfaces and the Modelling of Heat Transfer Processes.

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Maziukienė, Monika, Striūgas, Nerijus, Vorotinskienė, Lina, Skvorčinskienė, Raminta, and Urbonavičius, Marius

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*DRAG reduction, *HEAT transfer, *HEAT flux, *NUCLEATE boiling, *TWO-phase flow
Abstract

Experiments on specimen cooling dynamics and possible film boiling around a body are very important in various industrial applications, such as nucleate boiling, to decrease drag reduction or achieve better surface properties in coating technologies. The objective of this study was to investigate the interaction between the heat transfer processes and cooling dynamics of a sample in different boundary conditions. This article presents new experimental data on specimens coated with Al–TiO2 film and Leidenfrost phenomenon (LP) formation on the film's surface. Furthermore, this manuscript presents numerical heat and mass transfer parameter results. The comparative analysis of new experiments on Al–TiO2 film specimens and other coatings such as polished aluminium, Al–MgO, Al–MgH2 and Al–TiH2 provides further detail on oxide and hydride materials. In the experimental cooling dynamics experiments, specimens were heated up to 450 °C, while the sub-cooling water temperatures were 14*‒20 °C (room temperature), 40 °C and 60 °C. The specimens' cooling dynamics were calculated by applying Newton's cooling law, and heat transfer was estimated by calculating the heat flux q transferred from the specimens' surface and the Bi parameter. The metadata results from the performed experiments were used to numerically model the cooling dynamics curves for different material specimens. Approximated polynomial equations are proposed for the polished aluminium, Al–TiO2, Al–MgO, Al–MgH2 and Al–TiH2 materials. The provided comparative analysis makes it possible to see the differences between oxides and hydrides and to choose materials for practical application in the industrial sector. The presented results could also be used in software packages to model heat transfer processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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34. Performance of Corn Cob Combustion in a Low-Temperature Fluidized Bed.

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Paulauskas, Rolandas, Praspaliauskas, Marius, Ambrazevičius, Ignas, Zakarauskas, Kęstutis, Lemanas, Egidijus, Eimontas, Justas, and Striūgas, Nerijus

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CORNCOBS, COMBUSTION, BIOMASS burning, PARTICULATE matter, LOW temperatures
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This study investigates the combustion of agricultural biomass rich in alkali elements in the fluidized bed. The experiments were performed with smashed corn cob in a 500 kW fluidized bed combustor which was designed for work under low bed temperatures (650–700 °C). During the experiments, the formed compounds from corn cob combustion were measured by sampling particulate matter, and mineral compositions were determined. Also, the temperature profile of the FBC was established. It was determined that the emissions of K and Na elements from the FBC increased from 4 to 7.3% and from 1.69 to 3%, respectively, changing the bed temperature from 650 to 700 °C. Though alkali emissions are reduced at a 650 °C bed temperature, CO emissions are higher by about 50% compared to the case of 700 °C. The addition of 3% of dolomite reduced the pollutant emissions and alkali emissions as well. Potassium content decreased by about 1% and 4%, respectively, at the bed temperatures of 650 °C and 700 °C. The NOx emissions were less than 300 mg/m3 and did not exceed the limit for medium plants regarding DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/2193. During extended experiments lasting 8 h, no agglomeration of the fluidized bed was observed. Moreover, the proposed configuration of the FBC and its operational parameters prove suitable for facilitating the efficient combustion of agricultural biomass. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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40. Phenol and benzoic acid recovery from end-of-life of polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes and its thermochemical kinetic behaviour

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Yousef, Samy, Eimontas, Justas, Striūgas, Nerijus, Mohamed, Alaa, Praspaliauskas, Marius, Abdelnaby, Mohammed Ali, and Taylor & Francis Group, INC

Subjects
Fuel Technology, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Energy Engineering and Power Technology
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The remarkable properties of polysulfone (PSF) membranes have contributed to their use in many ultrafiltration applications. Meanwhile, this huge usage of PSF films and its short service life have generated a huge amount of waste PSF films that need to be managed carefully. Within this framework, this is the first research specifically developed to valorize the end-of-life of PSF membranes and convert them into high-value chemical and energy products using pyrolysis treatment. The treatment was performed using a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA), while the structure and abundance of the phenol and benzoic acid compounds in the generated vapor were determined using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Thermogravimetric recorded data at different conditions (5–30°C/min) was subjected to linear and nonlinear models including KAS, FWO, Friedman, Vyazovkin, and Cai to assess the pyrolytic kinetic behavior of PSF films. The films showed higher content of volatile matter (57%), lower NOx emissions (0.321%), and a little bit more SOX emission (6.909%). The GC-MS showed that the pyrolytic gaseous products are rich in phenol (24.3%) and benzoic acid (52.4%) compounds and the highest abundance was achieved at 30°C/min. Whereas activation energies were estimated in the range of 193–240 kJ/mol based on linear kinetic criteria versus 161–163 kJ/mol in the case of nonlinear models, where R2 values (>0.91) indicated perfection. Also, distributed activation energy and independent parallel reaction kinetic models showed a good fit with the TGA-DTG experimental data with the minimum deviation. The study confirmed the potential of pyrolysis treatment in converting wasted PSF films into a new source for the recovery of phenolic and benzoic acid.

Published
2023

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