Vapor recompression (VRc) based heat integration is usually employed for purifying a propylene-propane mixture in a c 3 splitter. A fixed speed drive or a variable speed drive compressor may be employed for overhead v...
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Vapor recompression (VRc) based heat integration is usually employed for purifying a propylene-propane mixture in a c 3 splitter. A fixed speed drive or a variable speed drive compressor may be employed for overhead vapor recompression. In this work, economiccontrollable designs for the two compressor types in a VRcc 3 splitter are obtained via rigorous steady state and pressure driven closed loop dynamic simulations. A simple dual ended decentralized composition control system is shown to provide effective column regulation. The economiccontrollable design results indicate that when a fixed speed drive compressor is used, significant pressure drop must be provided across the compressor suction throttling valve for sufficient rangeability towards worst-case disturbance rejection. Accordingly, the column pressure and necessary compression ratio are higher for an overall more expensive process compared to a variable speed drive compressor. The case study highlights the importance for considering control at the conceptual design stage for designing a robust operable process.
In situ XRD reaction device combined with the online gas chromatography was used to study the oxidation behavior of the effect of H 2 O content (4.36%, 1.68%, 0.56%) on the phase and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) pe...
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In situ XRD reaction device combined with the online gas chromatography was used to study the oxidation behavior of the effect of H 2 O content (4.36%, 1.68%, 0.56%) on the phase and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) performance of the single phase Fe 5 c 2 . The results show that the oxidation rate of the Fe 5 c 2 phase increases with the increase of the content of injected H 2 O. Meanwhile, the particle size of Fe 5 c 2 phase decreases and more active sites exposes during the H 2 O oxidation, resulting in the increase of the FTS activity. Furthermore, the FTS activity increases with the increase of the oxidation times, but the selectivity of cH 4 increases and the c 5+ selectivity decreases gradually.
Purpose: OPT-302 is a novel inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-c and VEGF-D. A phase 1 trial assessed the safety of intravitreal OPT-302 as monotherapy or combined with ranibizumab (Lucentis;Genent...
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Purpose: OPT-302 is a novel inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-c and VEGF-D. A phase 1 trial assessed the safety of intravitreal OPT-302 as monotherapy or combined with ranibizumab (Lucentis;Genentech, South San Francisco, cA) in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). Design: Open-label, dose escalation followed by a randomized dose expansion. Participants: Fifty-one patients with nAMD who were either treatment naive (n = 25) or previously were treated with anti-VEGF A therapy (n = 26). Methods: In the dose escalation, groups of 5 patients in 4 cohorts received ascending doses of OPT-302 (0.3 mg, 1 mg, or 2 mg) in combination with ranibizumab (0.5 mg), or as monotherapy (2 mg). In the dose expansion, 31 patients were randomized (3:1) to OPT-302 (2 mg) in combination with ranibizumab (n = 23) or as monotherapy (n = 8). Participants received three intravitreal treatments of OPT-302 once every 4 weeks either with or without ranibizumab. Main Outcome Measures: Safety and tolerability, OPT-302 pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity, effects on best-corrected visual acuity (BcVA), and anatomicchanges. Results: Intravitreal OPT-302 with or without ranibizumab was well tolerated with low systemic exposure, no dose-limiting toxicities and no immunogenicity. In patients receiving OPT-302 monotherapy, 7 of 13 (54%) did not require rescue anti-VEGF-A therapy and the mean change in BcVA from baseline to week 12 was +5.6 letters (range, 0-18 letters). Mean BcVA gains from baseline to week 12 following combination OPT-302 with ranibizumab were +10.8 letters (95% confidence interval [cI], 4-17;n = 18) in treatment-naive patients and +4.9 letters (95% cI, 3-7;n = 19) in previously treated patients, respectively. corresponding reductions in mean central subfield thickness at week 12 in both groups were -119 mu m (95% cI, -176 to -62 mu m) and -54 mu m (95% cI, -82 to -26 mu m), respectively, whilst 50% of treatment-naive patients also sho
Stir-casting is the appropriate and economical technique for HAMcs synthesis as it produces uniformly reinforcement distributed composite retaining finer grains. In the present work, Al 7075/ x %wt.B 4 c/2%wt. fly-ash...
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Stir-casting is the appropriate and economical technique for HAMcs synthesis as it produces uniformly reinforcement distributed composite retaining finer grains. In the present work, Al 7075/ x %wt.B 4 c/2%wt. fly-ash HAMcs were fabricated via stir casting route, where x is weight percentage of boron carbide ( x = 2, 4, 6 and 8 wt%). Incorporation and distribution of reinforcement particles in HAMcs were analysed using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and optical micrographs. Also, Micro-hardness tests were conducted at seven locals points in hardness specimen to see the variation of hardness values. The coefficient of variation was calculated to ensure uniform hardness values, which further confirm the uniform distribution of reinforcements in the prepared composite. Moreover, mathematical modelling was done to obtain the empirical relation of micro-hardness of composite with respect to fly-ash and boron carbide content, which shows the correlation between the micro-hardness and reinforcements contents in the HAMc. The synthesized HAMcs may be suitable in automobile and aerospace application where low cost, lightweight, high temperature resistant and high wear resistant composite are required.
Occult hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection,by definition,is a state in which infection with this virus does not manifest with the conventional diagnostic laboratory criteria reserved for the obvious form of HBV *** a resu...
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Occult hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection,by definition,is a state in which infection with this virus does not manifest with the conventional diagnostic laboratory criteria reserved for the obvious form of HBV *** a result,occult HBV infection is commonly a surprise finding discovered accidently during the evaluation of other apparent liver diseases,such as hepatitis c virus(HcV)infection or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and,more importantly,their evolution into life-threatening hepatocellular *** infection with HcV and occult HBV is rarely considered when assessing these more obvious conditions,and in an attempt to offer a better understanding of this phenomenon,this study attempted to shed some light onto the uniqueness of occult HBV infection by addressing the natural history of HBV and HcV infections,as well as non-alcoholic fatty liver *** was carried out by taking into account the exclusive integration process undertaken by the HBV genome into infected host hepatocytes,with consideration given to conditions which afford reactivation of the occult infection and stress on the molecular mechanisms that underlie occult HBV ***,the clinical outcome of occult HBV infection and its relation to hepatocellular carcinoma is analyzed.
In the present work the combined effects of particle size and distribution on the mechanical properties of the 20vol.% B 4 c particle reinforced Al–cu alloy composites by powder metallurgy is investigated. The aim of...
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In the present work the combined effects of particle size and distribution on the mechanical properties of the 20vol.% B 4 c particle reinforced Al–cu alloy composites by powder metallurgy is investigated. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of mixing time (5h, 15h and 25h) and particle size (23µm and 67µm) of B 4 c particles on the metallurgical and mechanical properties. It has been found that small ratio between matrix/reinforcement particles sizes resulted in more uniform distribution in the matrix. The particles distributed more uniformly in the matrix with increasing in mixing time. The results also showed that homogenous distribution of the B 4 c particles resulted in higher hardness, ultimate tensile strength, yield strength and elongation. Fracture surface observations showed that the dominant fracture mechanism of the composites with small B 4 c particle size (23µm) is ductile fracture of the matrix, accompanied by the “pull-out” of the particles from the matrix, which is attributed to positive effect of reinforcement particles in resistance to the movement of dislocations while the dominant fracture mechanism of the composites with large B 4 c particle size (67µm) is ductile fracture of the matrix, accompanied by the B 4 c particle fracture
This article presents the design and evaluation of a robust c ⁎ control law through Hardware-In-the-Loop Simulation (HILS) of JAXA’s research aircraft called Multi-Purpose Aviation Laboratory (MuPAL-α). The c ⁎ cont...
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This article presents the design and evaluation of a robust c ⁎ control law through Hardware-In-the-Loop Simulation (HILS) of JAXA’s research aircraft called Multi-Purpose Aviation Laboratory (MuPAL-α). The c ⁎ control law, which is a widely used flight control architecture in aviation industries, is designed using structured H ∞ synthesis. This design method provides robustness of the controller for flight condition changes and uncertainties associated with the dynamics of MuPAL-α. HILS tests allow on-ground evaluation of controllers using actual actuators. The HILS results show that the designed controller adequately tracks pilot commands in the presence of airspeed variation, uncertainties in the modeling of the onboard actuators, and wind gust.
D-Gun thermal spray technique was used to deposit cr 3 c 2 -Nicr and cr 2 O 3 coatings on T-11 boiler steel in the present study. Hot corrosion behavior of coated and uncoated samples of T-11 boiler was analyzed for 5...
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D-Gun thermal spray technique was used to deposit cr 3 c 2 -Nicr and cr 2 O 3 coatings on T-11 boiler steel in the present study. Hot corrosion behavior of coated and uncoated samples of T-11 boiler was analyzed for 50 cycles at 900 °c in the simulated Na 2 SO 4 -60%V 2 O 5 condition. Kinetics of corrosion was measured by using thermogravimetric studies. Surface and cross sectional analysis has been reported by using XRD and SEM/EDS to know the formation of corrosion products. Uncoated sample has shown spalling and degradation of oxide scale. cr 2 O 3 coated sample has shown detachment of coating from the substrate after 1st cycle. cr 3 c 2 -Nicr coating has shown the protective behavior as well as corrosion resistance in the reported environment by virtue of protective oxides.
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