scholarly journals A quantitative relation between soil and the soil solution brought out by freezing-point determinations

1919 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 400-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard A. Keen
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Soil Solution ◽  
Freezing Point ◽  
Quantitative Relation ◽  
Freezing Point Depression ◽  
Moisture Contents ◽  
Image Position ◽  
Extensive Experimental Data

An examination has been made of some of the extensive experimental data obtained by Bouyoucos and his associates on the freezing-point depression of soil solution at varying moisture contents, examined in situ.These workers find that the soil solution in quartz sand and extreme types of sandy soil obeys approximately the same law as dilute solutions—the freezing-point depression varying as the concentration, or in the present case, inversely as the moisture content. In other wordswhere K is a constant, and Dn is the freezing-point depression, at a moisture content of Mn. Soils do not obey this law, the freezing-point depression rapidly increasing as the moisture content decreases.

Study on Mechanical Automation with Design of Rapid Milk Detector Based on Freezing Point

2013 ◽  
Vol 703 ◽  
pp. 282-286
Author(s):  
Ren Cai Zhang ◽  
Xiang Yu ◽  
Xing Ju Liu ◽  
Jin Hai Zhai ◽  
Zhen Wu Ning
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Temperature Sensor ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Freezing Point ◽  
Electronic Control ◽  
Freezing Point Depression ◽  
Electronic Control System ◽  
Freezing Curve ◽  
Rack Mechanism

An efficient automated milk detector based on freezing point depression is designed. This detector shares characters of high efficiency and good stability with accuracy and automation. Its main parts include temperature sensor of IC (Integrated Circuit), pinion-rack mechanism and crank-rocker mechanism and electronic control system. Monitoring in-situ change of milk freezing curve and developing efficiency of sampling can be available by means of pinion-rack mechanism and IC temperature sensor mechatronics design. As a result, adulterating status of milk can be discriminated in a rapid and accurate and automated way. The detector may be employed to detect liquid foods other than milk as well.

Assessment of Moisture Content in Sandy Beach Environments from Multispectral Satellite Imagery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Paprocki ◽  
Nina Stark ◽  
Hans C Graber ◽  
Heidi Wadman ◽  
Jesse E McNinch
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Sandy Beaches ◽  
Percent Error ◽  
Moisture Contents ◽  
Multispectral Satellite Imagery ◽  
Factor C

A framework for estimating moisture content from satellite-based multispectral imagery of sandy beaches was tested under various site conditions and sensors. It utilizes the reflectance of dry soil and an empirical factor c relating reflectance and moisture content for specific sediment. Here, c was derived two ways: first, from in-situ measurements of moisture content and average NIR image reflectance; and second, from laboratory-based measurements of moisture content and spectrometer reflectance. The proposed method was tested at four sandy beaches: Duck, North Carolina, and Cannon Beach, Ocean Cape, and Point Carrew, Yakutat, Alaska. Both measured and estimated moisture content profiles were impacted by site geomorphology. For profiles with uniform slopes, moisture contents ranged from 3.0%-8.0% (Zone 1) and from 8.0%-23.0% (Zone 2). Compared to field measurements, the moisture contents estimated using c calibrated from in-situ and laboratory data resulted in percent error of 3.6%-44.7% and 2.7%-58.6%, respectively. The highest percent error occurred at the transition from Zone 1 to Zone 2. Generally, moisture contents were overestimated in Zone 1 and underestimated in Zone 2, but followed the expected trends based on field measurements. When estimated moisture contents in Zone 1 exceeded 10%, surface roughness, debris, geomorphology, and weather conditions were considered.

scholarly journals Effect of Stress and Moisture Content on Permeability of Gas-Saturated Raw Coal

Geofluids ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Junhui Wang ◽  
Zhijun Wan ◽  
Yi Wang ◽  
Zhixiang Liu ◽  
Sifei Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Moisture Content ◽  
Coalbed Methane ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Porous Matrix ◽  
In Situ Stress ◽  
Permeability Evolution ◽  
Test Range ◽  
Moisture Contents ◽  
Volumetric Stress

Hydraulic fracturing and premining gas drainage are important to safe mining and coalbed methane extraction. These technical processes cause the redistribution of in-situ stress and the regional variation of moisture contents within the affected zone. Therefore, we investigated the coupled effect of variable stresses (from 9 MPa to 27 MPa) and moisture contents (from 0.22% to 4.00%) on the permeability evolution of gas-saturated raw coal. The results show that (1) the relationship between the mean effective stress and the permeability can be described by a power function according to the permeability evolution model of the porous matrix established in this study. Besides, the influence mechanisms of moisture on fitting coefficients in the function were analyzed. (2) The permeability decreases with the increase of in-situ stress (e.g., confining pressure or volumetric stress) in a negative exponential manner. (3) The curves of permeability variations with moisture content are not always linear, and the permeability is more sensitive to the moisture content than the volumetric stress in the test range. Moreover, the sensitivity of permeability varies in different regions. These results would be beneficial for permeability prediction and surface well parameters design.

scholarly journals RISK ANALYSIS OF THE PILLAR STRENGTH IN THE ESTONIA MINE

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Juri-Rivaldo Pastarus ◽  
Sergei Sabanov ◽  
Jekaterina Shestakova ◽  
Oleg Nikitin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Oil Shale ◽  
Volume Density ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Strength Parameters ◽  
In Situ Conditions

This paper deals with the risk analysis and assessment of the pillars strength problems in the Estonia oil shale mine. Aim of this investigation was to determine the strength parameters and predict the bearing capacity of the pillars in Estonia mine, mining block No. 3107 Methods were based on theoretical investigation and experimental data of in-situ conditions. It is given the geological description of the mining block and determined the strength parameters, moisture content and volume density of the oil shale and limestone layers. Analysis showed that the used risk analysis method is applicable for Estonian oil shale mines. The results of the risk analysis are of particular interest for practical purposes.

Thermomechanical Formulation of Freezing Point Depression Behavior of Liquid on Solid Surface With Nanostructure

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Hanawa ◽  
Y. Sasaki ◽  
S. Uchida ◽  
T. Funayoshi ◽  
M. Otsuji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Freezing Point ◽  
Freezing Point Depression ◽  
Liquid Molecule ◽  
Nanoscale Structures ◽  
Freezing Points ◽  
Dsc Measurements ◽  
Thermomechanical Method ◽  
New Equation ◽  
Solid Liquid Interface

Abstract In this study, we investigated the freezing point depression of liquids in nanostructures using a new thermomechanical method. First, we experimentally determined the freezing points of water, cyclohexane, and a certain organic material (Chem.A) in nanoscale structures using DSC measurements. Thereafter, we formulated a new equation by improving the Gibbs–Thomson equation, which is the conventional formula for representing the freezing point depression of a liquid in nanostructures. We introduced a new term in this new equation to represent the increase in the kinetic energy of the liquid molecule as a result of collision between the liquid molecules and nanostructure walls. Subsequently, we evaluated the solid–liquid interface free energy of sublimation materials by fitting the theoretical freezing point derived from the new equation to experimental data. In this study, we succeeded in reproducing the experimental data of freezing point depression using the proposed equation. In particular, the freezing points of cyclohexane and Chem.A in the nanostructure were better fitted by this new equation at 10 nm or more compared with the conventional equation. Our results show that the interaction between the wall of the nanostructure and liquid molecules affects freezing point depression.

Experimental Findings on the Abnormal Freezing Point Depression of Swelled Cured Natural Rubber

1964 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Butenuth ◽  
H. Westlinning
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Crosslink Density ◽  
Freezing Point ◽  
Mesh Size ◽  
New Method ◽  
Freezing Point Depression ◽  
Experimental Findings

Abstract The method of Kuhn and coworkers for the determination of crosslink density for swelled cured rubber was applied to unfilled peroxide- and sulfur-cured samples. Comparison with other methods confirms the new method. Experimental data for a number of filled samples is presented together with the mesh size of the network determined by the method of Kuhn.

scholarly journals Effect of maltodextrin on the freezing point and thermal conductivity of uvaia pulp (Eugenia piriformis Cambess)

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harvey Alexander Villa-Vélez ◽  
Javier Telis-Romero ◽  
Diana Maria Cano Higuita ◽  
Vânia Regina Nicolletti Telis
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Freezing Point ◽  
Data Acquisition System ◽  
Polynomial Equations ◽  
Freezing Point Depression ◽  
Water Fraction ◽  
Initial Freezing ◽  
Simple Equations

The freezing point depression (FPD) of uvaia pulp with and without additives - 10, 16, 22 and 28% of maltodextrin (MD), was measured using a simple apparatus consisting of two major sections: a freezing vessel and a data acquisition system. The thermal conductivity of the pulps was also investigated as a function of the frozen water fraction and temperature using a coaxial dual-cylinder apparatus. Above the initial freezing point, thermal conductivity fitted the polynomial equations well. Below the freezing point, thermal conductivity was strongly affected by both the frozen water fraction and the temperature. Simple equations in terms of the frozen water fraction and temperature could be fitted to the experimental data for freezing point depression and thermal conductivity.

scholarly journals Moisture sorption isotherms of millet seeds

2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 86-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.D. Menkov ◽  
D.I. Gelyazkov
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Moisture Content ◽  
Equilibrium Moisture Content ◽  
Sorption Isotherms ◽  
Moisture Sorption ◽  
Static Method ◽  
Moisture Contents ◽  
Moisture Sorption Isotherms ◽  
The Relationship

The equilibrium moisture contents were determined for millet seeds of two cultivars using the gravimetric static method at 10, 25 and 40°C over a range of relative humidities from 0.112 to 0.868. The sorption capacity of the seeds decreased with an increase in temperature at constant relative humidity. The hysteresis effect is not distinctly expressed but statistically significant. The differences between equilibrium moisture contents of the cultivars are small. Four models were applied for analyzing the experimental data using the following equations: modified Chung-Pfost, modified Halsey, modified Oswin, and modified Henderson. The modified Chung-Pfost model was found to be the most suitable for describing the relationship between equilibrium moisture content, relative humidity and temperature.

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