EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BOILING TEMPERATURE AND THE FLASH TEMPERATURE OF MIXED HYDROCARBON FUELS

Author(s):  
Леонид Петрович Вогман ◽  
Станислав Гургенович Габриэлян ◽  
Наталья Валентиновна Кондратюк

В работе экспериментально показано, что по мере испарения смесевой горючей жидкости при одновременном повышении плотности и снижении упругости пара в многокомпонентных взаиморастворимых композициях температура кипения повышается. В этом случае и температура вспышки смесевой горючей жидкости также будет повышаться. Так, при проливах горючих жидкостей происходит довольно быстрое обеднение легкими фракциями, упругость пара при заданной температуре существенно снижается, а температуры кипения и вспышки, соответственно, повышаются. Полученные в работе зависимости температур кипения и вспышки испытанных смесевых горючих жидкостей характерны и для других различных многокомпонентных жидких композиций. Эти зависимости могут учитываться при разработке планов предотвращения и ликвидации аварий в случае их проливов. Based on the experiments it is shown that as the flammable liquid mixtures evaporate, while increasing density and decreasing vapor tension in multicomponent compositions-soluble, the boiling temperature increases. In this case, the flash point of the mixed combustible liquid will also increase. Thus, in the case of spills of flammable liquids there is a fairly rapid depletion of light fractions, the vapor tension at a given temperature reduces significantly, and the boiling and flash temperatures increase accordingly. The dependences of the boiling and flash temperatures of the tested mixed combustible liquids obtained in this work are also typical for other various multicomponent liquid compositions. These dependencies can be taken into account when developing plans for the prevention and elimination of emergencies caused by their spills.

1999 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-11
Author(s):  
Patrick Brooks

Questions keep arising regarding safety regulations for storage of alcohol and other flammable liquids in a laboratory. I hope what follows sheds some light on this issue.Ethanol is classified as a Class IB combustible liquid, Class IB liquids have a maximum allowable container capacity of 20 liters in “metal (non-DOT approved) or approved plastic containers, safety cans or DOT specification metal drums.”The amount of combustible liquids allowable is determined by the size of the “laboratory unit”. For hospitals with sprinkler systems, per 100 square feet of laboratory space, Class I, II and IIIA (including IB) flammable liquids are limited to 4 L (1.1 gallons) not in approved storage containers or safety cans and 7,5 L (2 gallons) total, including quantities in storage cabinets and safety cans.


Author(s):  
Dmitry V. Kalachinsky ◽  
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Dmitry А. Ivanchenko ◽  

In case of fires in tanks with a fixed roof (except for tanks with oils and fuel oils), it is allowed to use layer-bylayer extinguishing with low expansion foam. This method of fire extinguishing is well studied in relation to flammable liquids that do not contain water-soluble (polar) components. Foam based on fluorine-containing foaming agents is used, which creates a film on the surface of the flammable liquid, which prevents the evaporation of flammable vapors and promotes spreading of the foam. However, the introduction of watersoluble (polar) components into a combustible liquid (they are contained, for example, in motor gasoline) can lead to a decrease in film formation and an intensification of foam destruction. As part of the research work, experimental studies have been accomplished to determine the possibility of layered extinguishing of gasoline in tanks using fluorosynthetic film-forming foaming agents of the AFFF type. A series of tests have confirmed the possibility of layered extinguishing of an alcohol-containing combustible liquid in a tank at a standard rate of supply of a foaming agent solution with a specially modified formulation during the course of the study. A list and values have been established, and methods have been formulated for determining the parameters affecting the fire extinguishing efficiency of foaming agents intended for layered extinguishing of oil and petroleum products (including gasoline) in tanks.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaotong Ji ◽  
Yingying Zhang ◽  
Guangke Li ◽  
Nan Sang

Recently, numerous studies have found that particulate matter (PM) exposure is correlated with increased hospitalization and mortality from heart failure (HF). In addition to problems with circulation, HF patients often display high expression of cytokines in the failing heart. Thus, as a recurring heart problem, HF is thought to be a disorder characterized in part by the inflammatory response. In this review, we intend to discuss the relationship between PM exposure and HF that is based on inflammatory mechanism and to provide a comprehensive, updated evaluation of the related studies. Epidemiological studies on PM-induced heart diseases are focused on high concentrations of PM, high pollutant load exposure in winter, or susceptible groups with heart diseases, etc. Furthermore, it appears that the relationship between fine or ultrafine PM and HF is stronger than that between HF and coarse PM. However, fewer studies paid attention to PM components. As for experimental studies, it is worth noting that coarse PM may indirectly promote the inflammatory response in the heart through systematic circulation of cytokines produced primarily in the lungs, while ultrafine PM and its components can enter circulation and further induce inflammation directly in the heart. In terms of PM exposure and enhanced inflammation during the pathogenesis of HF, this article reviews the following mechanisms: hemodynamics, oxidative stress, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and epigenetic regulation. However, many problems are still unsolved, and future work will be needed to clarify the complex biologic mechanisms and to identify the specific components of PM responsible for adverse effects on heart health.


1997 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 181-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuhisa Kawashima ◽  
Tomomi Yamada

The densification of water-saturated firn, which had formed just above the firn-ice transition in the wet-snow zone of temperate glaciers, was investigated by compression tests under pressures ranging from 0.036 to 0.173 MPa, with special reference to the relationship between densification rate, time and pressure. At each test, the logarithm of the densification rate was proportional to the logarithm of the time, and its proportionality constant increased exponentially with increasing pressure. The time necessary for ice formation in the firn aquifer was calculated using the empirical formula obtained from the tests. Consequently, the necessary time decreased exponentially as the pressure increased, which shows that the transformation from firn in ice can be completed within the period when the firn aquifer exists, if the overburden pressure acting on the water-saturated firn is above 0.12–0.14 MPa. This critical value of pressure was in good agreement with the overburden pressure obtained from depth–density curves of temperate glaciers. It was concluded that the depth of firn–ice transition was self-balanced by the overburden pressure to result in the concentration between 20 and 30 m.


Author(s):  
Donghui Zhang ◽  
Ruijie Liu

Abstract Orienteering has gradually changed from a professional sport to a civilian sport. Especially in recent years, orienteering has been widely popularized. Many colleges and universities in China have also set up this course. With the improvement of people’s living conditions, orienteering has really become a leisure sport in modern people’s life. The reduced difficulty of sports enables more people to participate, but it also exposes a series of problems. As the existing positioning technology is relatively backward, the progress in personnel tracking, emergency services, and other aspects is slow. To solve these problems, a new intelligent orienteering application system is developed based on the Internet of things. ZigBee network architecture is adopted in the system. ZigBee is the mainstream scheme in the current wireless sensor network technology, which has many advantages such as convenient carrying, low power consumption, and signal stability. Due to the complex communication environment in mobile signal, the collected information is processed by signal amplification and signal anti-interference technology. By adding anti-interference devices, video isolators and other devices, the signal is guaranteed to the maximum extent. In order to verify the actual effect of this system, through a number of experimental studies including the relationship between error and traffic radius and the relationship between coverage and the number of anchor nodes, the data shows that the scheme studied in this paper has a greater improvement in comprehensive performance than the traditional scheme, significantly improving the accuracy and coverage. Especially the coverage is close to 100% in the simulation experiment. This research has achieved good results and can be widely used in orienteering training and competition.


2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
YASUHIRO OZURU ◽  
DAVID BOWIE ◽  
GIULIA KAUFMAN

abstractThree quasi-experimental studies were conducted to investigate the relationship between the evaluative (i.e., agree/true) and the meta-cognitive (i.e., understand) response, and to determine which type of response people are more likely to provide when responding to one-sentence assertive statements. In Studies 1 and 2, participants performed two separate tasks in which they were asked to indicate the levels of: (i) understanding and (ii) agreement / perceived truthfulness of 126 one-sentence statements. The results indicated that participants were likely to provide a negative evaluative response (i.e., disagree/false) to a statement that they did not understand. In Study 3, participants were asked to evaluate the same 126 statements and choose between four response options: agree, disagree, understand, do not understand. The results indicated that people are more likely provide an evaluative response regardless of the understandability of a statement. The results of these studies are discussed in relation to (i) pragmatic perspective of how people infer speakers’ meaning, and (ii) cognitive processes underlying evaluative and meta-cognitive response.


2021 ◽  
pp. 50-57
Author(s):  
A. N. Kireev ◽  
M. A. Kireeva

The article provides a review and analysis of the defect identification method for determining the size of discontinuities when diagnosing various machine parts and units by the manual ultrasonic method. This method makes it possible to determine the equivalent size of discontinuities of various types without using standard samples of an enterprise: point planar and volumetric; extended planar and volumetric. The method is based on the use of the relationship between the amplitude and time characteristics of the echo signal from the discontinuity and the backside signal in the object being diagnosed and the equivalent size of the discontinuity. The article presents the mathematical apparatus for the implementation of this method. Also presented is a software product that allows you to automate calculations when using this defect identification method. The article contains experimental studies of the method for determining the equivalent dimensions of discontinuities of various types, which have shown its high reliability. The maximum value of the relative error in determining the equivalent size of a point planar discontinuity was 2.867 %. The maximum value of the relative error in determining the equivalent size of a point volumetric discontinuity was 1.986 %. The maximum value of the relative error in determining the transverse equivalent size of an extended planar discontinuity was 0.667 %. The maximum value of the relative error in determining the transverse equivalent size of an extended volumetric discontinuity was 1.95 %.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-67
Author(s):  
Sergey Polyakov ◽  
V. Akimov ◽  
A. Polukazakov ◽  
Vladimir Zolnikov ◽  
P. Enin

The article deals with the issues of modeling and management of life support systems of a residential building. The resulting model of the liquid level in the tank allows you to establish the relationship between the level and the flow rate of the liquid. The results of the selection and justification of the fluid level control structure are presented. An algorithm that implements the operation of a virtual object is given. The structure of the automatic control system (ACS) of the liquid level is technically implemented in an open type. The results confirming the achievability of the proposed structural changes are obtained. The results of experimental studies are presented. The choice and justification of the method of controlling the heating system and the liquid level in the tank are considered. Programs for managing subsystems of a residential building in Assembly language, C++, and ladder diagrams are presented. A model for controlling the liquid level in a Multisim environment is proposed.


2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-160
Author(s):  
Paweł Lorkowski ◽  
Bronisław Gosowski

Abstract The paper presents experimental and numerical studies to determine the equivalent second moment of area of the uniform torsion of the two-chord steel single laced members. The members are used as poles of railway traction network gates, and steel columns of framed buildings as well. The stiffness of uniform torsion of this kind of columns allows to the determine the critical loads of the spatial stability. The experimental studies have been realized on a single - span members with rotation arrested at their ends, loaded by a torque applied at the mid-span. The relationship between angle of rotation of the considered cross-section and the torque has been determined. Appropriate numerical model was created in the ABAQUS program, based on the finite element method. A very good compatibility has been observed between experimental and numerical studies. The equivalent second moment of area of the uniform torsion for analysed members has been determined by comparing the experimental and analytical results to those obtained from differential equation of non-uniform torsion, based on Vlasov’s theory. Additionally, the parametric analyses of similar members subjected to the uniform torsion, for the richer range of cross-sections have been carried out by the means of SOFiSTiK program. The purpose of the latter was determining parametrical formulas for calculation of the second moment of area of uniform torsion.


2010 ◽  
Vol 177 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 1093-1101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Horng-Jang Liaw ◽  
Vincent Gerbaud ◽  
Chan-Cheng Chen ◽  
Chi-Min Shu

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