05.04.2013 | V. Kumar Saw, G. N. Udayabhanu, A. Mandal, S. Laik, Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2013

Abstract The present work reports the effect of bentonite clay on methane hydrate formation and dissociation in synthetic seawater of salinity 3.55 % of total dissolved salts. Extensive observations of pressure‐temperature equilibrium during formation and decomposition of methane hydrate ...

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05.04.2013 | S. Yu, X. Xie, S. Li, W. Li, Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2013

Abstract An ultrasonic enhanced salt‐containing hydrodistillation (UESHD) method for separating essential oil from lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) flowers was investigated using response surface methodology (RSM). The experimental data obtained from a 27‐run experiment were fitted to a ...

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05.04.2013 | Y. Mohammed, Mohamed K. Hassan, A.M. Hashem, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract The prediction of nominal strength is very important in the design and evaluation of materials especially polymer matrix composites. Various cohesive laws forms are successfully used in predicting the nominal strength of laminated composite structures. For composite structures, ...

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05.04.2013 | J.R.S. André, J.J.C. Cruz Pinto, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract Nonlinear stress relaxation is far more difficult to model than creep. The present work shows that in the case of a polymer, focusing on the material's nonaffine local strains and stresses provides a sound basis for modeling stress relaxation in a physically realistic way. This ...

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05.04.2013 | K. Chen, T. Sun, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2013

ABSTRACT The incomplete regeneration of diesel particulate filter may cause a local build‐up of the soot on the partially regenerated areas during next filtration cycle. This may be one of reasons causing the melting of the ceramic filter during regeneration. In this paper, we ...

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04.04.2013 | G.‐L. Xu, X.‐P. Chen, C. Liang, D.‐Y. Liu, P. Xu, J.‐Y. Cai, C.‐S. Zhao, Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2013

Abstract Based on the experiments of pulverized coal pneumatic conveying using nitrogen as carrier, the influences of riser inlet height above the gas distribution plate, riser diameter, pulverized coal external moisture content, and supplemental gas flow rate on the conveying ...

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04.04.2013 | K. Zheng, H. H. Lou, J. Wang, Chemical Engineering & Technology, 2013

Abstract Most investigations on heat exchanger network (HEN) synthesis which plays an important role in improving the efficiency of industrial plants, focus on deterministic conditions whereas operational flexibility and feasibility are less concerned. In the real industrial world, each ...

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02.04.2013 | Taruna Singh, Nazia Umar Khan, Sheikh Shreaz, Athar Adil Hashmi, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract Bioactive metal cobalt containing sunflower oil‐based polyesteramide resin was developed by condensation polymerization reaction among oil‐derived sunflower fatty amide diol, adipic acid, and cobalt chloride. Microwave‐assisted synthesis was used throughout the reaction as it ...

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02.04.2013 | Paola González Aguirre, Luís Medina Torres, Christian Fonteix, Fernand Pla, Rafael Herrera Nájera, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract Asphalt‐modification was studied using two different types of triblock copolymers both with star‐like molecular architecture: poly(styrene‐b‐butadiene‐b‐styrene), SBS, and poly(styrene‐b[(butadiene)1 −x‐(ethylene‐co‐butylene)x]‐b‐styrene), SBEBS, to elucidate the effect of the ...

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30.03.2013 | F. Baldi, A. Bongiorno, I. Fassi, A. Franceschini, C. Pagano, T. Riccò, R. Surace, F. Tescione, Polymer Engineering and Science, 2013

Abstract Micro‐injection moulding is one of the key manufacturing technologies for thermoplastic polymeric materials for the mass production of high value miniaturized components. However, this process is not just a straightforward down scaling of the conventional injection moulding ...

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