Effective factors on performance of zeolite based metal catalysts in light hydrocarbon aromatization

Aromatic hydrocarbons are essential compounds, that the presence of which in fuels can improve the octane number. The conversion of the light alkanes to high value aromatics is vital from theoretical and industrial standpoints. Zeolites such as ZSM-5 play an essential role in the aromatization of light alkanes. This paper highlights the mechanism of aromatization of light alkanes such as methane, ethane, propane, butane, and its isomers. Furthermore, effective factors on the aromatization of light alkanes including metal type, crystallinity, acidity, space velocity, pretreatment of zeolites, co-feeding of light hydrocarbon, and operating factors such as temperature have been investigated to determine how a system of zeolite with metals can be useful to reach aromatization with high conversion.

ANALYSIS OF THE HEAT PUMP OPERATION IN THE LOW-TEMPERATURE RECTIFICATION SYSTEM OF PROPANE-BUTANE MIXTURE

The article presents the results of the analysis of the operation of a heat pump in the system of low-temperature rectification of a propane-butane mixture. High-purity propane is obtained from a propane-butane mixture. A "rectification column-heat pump" system is proposed, which transforms the heat removed during the cooling of the component in the upper part of the column into heat absorbed during heating of the bottoms. In accordance with the energy balance of the system, it has been established that part of the heat pump condensation is not used in the distillation column, but is removed to the environment. The heat pump flow diagram contains one evaporator and two condensers. The operation of the heat pump is evaluated from the standpoint of thermodynamics – by the method of energy analysis of the cycle with R134 and R290 working substances, It has been established that the low thermodynamic efficiency of the heat pump is determined by external irreversible losses in the condensers and the evaporator The advantages of R290 as a working substance of the heat pump have been proved and the required theoretical volumetric capacity of the compressor has been determined.

Закономерности образования карбидов титана и вольфрама из продуктов электровзрывного разрушения проводников

A series of electrical explosions in propane-butane of single and strand-connected Ti and W conductors with various diameters was carried out. Electrophysical characteristics of the explosion revealed that resistive heating of conductors is characterized by two monotonically ascending sections on the voltage – current curves separated by a flat segment (plateau), which corresponds to relatively stable electrical resistivity of refractory metals in the liquid state. The energy deposited by changing the power input into the conductor during its resistive heating, which can be higher or lower than its sublimation energy and can be regulated by changing the external adjustable parameters of the discharge circuit, is a key indicator determining the structural-phase state of destructed and chemically synthesized products after the explosion. The conditions are achieved under which micro- and nano-sized powder products do not contain residual metals and consist of carbide phases completely (TiC with an average microhardness of 29580 MPa as a result of the titanium explosion and a mixture of W2C+WC1-х, in which stabilized high-temperature non-stoichiometric cubic carbide WC1-x dominates, with an average microhardness of 16770 MPa as a result of tungsten explosion).

Results of studies of the direct current generator of low-temperature nitrogen-propane plasma

The effect of propane-butane addition to the plasma-forming gas on the state of cathodes with inserts made from lanthanated tungsten and hafnium is investigated. With a small propane addition (1%), the restorative effect of the insert material is noted, and the propane consumption has an upper limit when it is introduced together with the plasma-forming gas (no more than ∼ 73% of the plasma-forming gas consumption), below which the arc stability is not disturbed.

Study of Heat Transfer Rate in Electric Evaporators of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Using Electrothermal Modeling

In modern domestic and foreign experience of gas power supply to houses and industrial facilities located remotely from the main power station, decentralized gas power supply systems fed with propane-butane mixtures of liquefied petroleum gases from tanks are increasingly used. When using liquefied petroleum gases as the main energy carrier in gas tank systems, they are evaporated artificially in evaporators with an intermediate solid-state or liquid heat transfer agent, under conditions of its natural convection. The main operational characteristic of industrial tube evaporators of propane-butane mixtures of liquefied petroleum gases used for gas power supply from tank installations of housing and communal, industrial and industrial facilities that are remote from the main power supply stations is evaporation capacity. The evaporation capacity of industrial tube evaporators of propane-butane mixtures with a solid-state intermediate heat transfer medium is determined by the heat input from the tubular electric heaters through the aluminum casting layer. Therefore, the study of heat transfer in the solid–state intermediate heat transfer medium-evaporation coil system is the most important prerequisite for the effective operation of industrial tube evaporators of propane-butane mixtures and requires detailed research. To solve the problem of determining the heat transfer resistance between the layers of aluminum casting in contact with the surface of the tubular electric heaters group and the outer evaporation coil surface studies were performed on an electrical model. The average value of the total error of the results of experimental studies on electrothermal modeling is 3.7 %, with a confidence probability of 95 %. Recommendations are given for reducing the thickness of the layers in clear from the lower coil of the evaporative tube coil to the lower generatrix of the solid-state aluminum mass and the upper coil of the evaporative tube coil to the upper generatrix of the solid-state aluminum mass.

Determining basic characteristics of stabilizer micro torch burners for the combustion of ballasted fuel gases

This paper reports an experimental study into the combustion of alternative gases in the form of a mixture of propane-butane with air and carbon dioxide after a stabilizing flat module whose both sides are flown around with an airflow. The ballasted fuel was fed by jets into the airflow from the holes located on the side walls of the stabilizer. In this case, the fuel and air were partially premixed. It was established that when ballasting fuel with inert admixtures, the length of the torch and the maximum temperature gradually decreased while nitrogen oxide emissions decreased. With an increase in the content of ballast in fuel, combustion breaks. The dependence of torch stability on the relative consumption of ballast has been established. To stabilize the combustion, highly reactive fuel is supplied to the recirculation zone after a stabilizer from a separate collector. Ballasted fuel passes through the next torches of high-temperature fuel; the all fuel combustion process takes place. The combined scheme of mixture formation makes it possible to adjust fuel consumption in the zones and thus maintain a stable burner power. In the case of supplying all fuel to the recirculation zone after the stabilizer, a so-called "rich" detachment is possible when the torch is detached from the stabilizer. When working under such modes, highly reactive fuel is supplied from the holes on the side walls of the stabilizer, which are placed closer to its detachment edges than the holes for the supply of ballasted fuel. At the same time, the jets of ballasted fuel also pass between the torches of highly reactive fuel so there is joint combustion of all fuel

STUDYING THE PROCESS OF HEATING OF A PIPE BILLET DURING GAS FORMING

Разработана и представлена схема нового устройства, осуществляющего штамповку деталей с нагревом трубной заготовки воздействием продуктов сгорания газообразной топливной смеси. В качестве топливной смеси может использоваться горючий газ - смесь воздуха с метаном или с пропан-бутаном. Представлены результаты исследования процесса нагрева трубной заготовки воздействием продуктов сгорания. Исследование проведено на базе уравнений конвективного теплообмена, теплового баланса и термодинамики. Получена зависимость для определения температуры нагрева трубной заготовки. Установлено, что температура заготовки зависит от материала и геометрических размеров заготовки, а также давления топливной смеси. Данное устройство обеспечивает нагрев до интервала горячей обработки стальных трубных заготовок диаметром более 150 мм при толщине стенки до 1,2…1,5 мм, а при диаметре более 300 мм - толщиной до 2,0…2,5 мм. Для нагрева трубных заготовок из цветных металлов и сплавов (например, алюминия и меди) требуется меньшее давление топливной смеси, чем для стали, благодаря этому обеспечивается нагрев заготовок значительно большей толщины, в частности, заготовок из алюминия толщиной до 6 мм We developed a diagram of a new device for stamping parts by heating a pipe billet by the action of combustion products of a gaseous fuel mixture. A combustible gas can be used as a fuel mixture - a mixture of air with methane or with propane-butane. We present the results of a study of the process of heating a pipe billet by the action of combustion products. We carried out the study on the basis of the equations of convective heat transfer, heat balance and thermodynamics. We obtained the dependence for determining the heating temperature of the pipe billet. We found that the temperature of the workpiece depends on the material and geometric dimensions of the workpiece, as well as the pressure of the fuel mixture. This device provides heating to the hot working interval of steel pipe billets with a diameter of more than 150 mm with a wall thickness of up to 1.2 ... 1.5 mm, and with a diameter of more than 300 mm - with a thickness of up to 2.0 ... 2.5 mm. To heat tubular billets made of non-ferrous metals and alloys (for example, aluminum and copper), a lower pressure of the fuel mixture is required than for steel, due to this, billets of a much greater thickness are heated, in particular, billets made of aluminum with a thickness of up to 6 mm

Sampling and concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from exhaust gases from a plant for synthesis of carbon nanomaterials

Currently, there is an increase in the production of carbon nanomaterials in the world, which is associated with their unique physical and mechanical properties and their use in various fields of science, industry and technology. Investigation of the chemical composition of waste gases from a propane-butane mixture pyrolysis unit during the synthesis of carbon nanomaterials is of scientific and applied value, since it allows one to study both the chemistry of the pyrolysis process of hydrocarbon mixtures and determine the degree of toxicity of waste gas from pyrolysis units. The quantitative determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the gaseous products of pyrolysis of a propane-butane mixture during the synthesis of carbon nanomaterials has shown that when sampling with a small amount of the Supelpak-2 adsorbent, which is widely used in international and domestic methods, efficient capture of multinuclear aromatic hydrocarbons is not ensured. Therefore, an important research issue is the development of a simple and effective method for sampling polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with their subsequent GC-MS analysis. The principal essence of the technique is the impregnation of two fiberglass filters with an organic low-volatile solvent – diethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol or dimethyl sulfoxide. The latter is characterised by the highest extracting power in relation to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The developed technique makes it possible to increase the efficiency of capturing multinuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (with four or more rings in a molecule) to 96–98 % compared to a solid adsorbent under equal conditions (pyrolysis conditions, weight of adsorbent equal with filters impregnated with a solvent), where the degree of their extraction is 1–5 %. The established values of the degree of recovery of the measured components are explained by the high extracting ability of dimethyl sulfoxide in relation to multinuclear aromatic hydrocarbons.

Safety in the use of car gas fuel installations

The safe use of gas fuel installations in vehicles is guaranteed by legal and technical aspects. These topics are included in this study. The regulations ensuring safety in the operation of the mentioned fuel systems serve as a solution for potentially hazardous situations. The components of propane-butane and CNG fueling systems are designed, manufactured and tested to maximize their safety of use. The regulations [6, 7, 8] define the guidelines for the arrangement and assembly method of the system components, and additionally, the assembly service itself may be performed only by an authorized workshop with granted permissions. Installations using gaseous fuels are safer than conventional fuels in the event of a collision or fire, as long as the user of the installation does not gross negligence in operation and maintenance. The article also discusses the context of the restriction in access to the car infrastructure for cars powered by gaseous fuels.