This paper represents an experimental and modeling study on the performance of a novel superwetting zirconium dioxide ultrafiltration membrane. The effects of different operatingconditions were tested using an oily e...
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This paper represents an experimental and modeling study on the performance of a novel superwetting zirconium dioxide ultrafiltration membrane. The effects of different operatingconditions were tested using an oily emulsion representing water produced from the Bakken oil reservoir (Canada). The Taguchi experimental methodology was used to predict the optimal operatingconditions, and the results were validated experimentally. At optimal conditions, the ceramic membrane showed excellent performance for oil, total organic carbon (TOC), and turbidity rejections of 98%, 99%, and 99%, respectively. The highest flux achieved was 1,007 L/h center dot m2 at a transmembrane pressure (TMP) of 0.12 MPa (1.2 bar). pH was found to have the greatest contribution to oil rejection. After chemical cleaning, a high flux recovery of more than 97% was obtained. Hermia's cake formation model had the closest correlation to the experimental data. Finally, an artificial neural network (ANN) model was used to fit the experimental data. The best fit was reached using the Bayesian regularization training algorithm. (c) 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers.
Exergy indicates the maximal energy that can do work effectively. Different from optimization of product quality or calculation of generic energy conservation in most previous studies, the application of exergy analys...
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Exergy indicates the maximal energy that can do work effectively. Different from optimization of product quality or calculation of generic energy conservation in most previous studies, the application of exergy analysis and exergy cost optimization in petrochemical industry is of great economic and environmental significance. Based on the main fractionator in Jiujiang Petrochemical Complex No. 2 FCCU, an enhanced exergy cost optimization under different operatingconditions by adjusting set points of temperature and valves opening degree for flow control is studied in this paper in order to reduce exergy cost and improve the quality of energy. A steadystate optimization algorithm to enhance exergy availability and an objective function comprehensively considering exergy loss are proposed. On the basis of ensuring the quality of petroleum products, the economic benefits can be improved by optimizing the controllable variables due to the fact that exergy cost is decreased.
Exergy indicates the maximal energy that can do work *** from the limited optimization of product quality or the calculation of generic energy conservation in most previous studies,the application of exergy analysis a...
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Exergy indicates the maximal energy that can do work *** from the limited optimization of product quality or the calculation of generic energy conservation in most previous studies,the application of exergy analysis and exergy cost optimization in petrochemical industry is of great economic and environmental *** on the FCCU main fractionator in Jiujiang Petrochemical Complex No.2 FCCU,an enhanced exergy cost optimization under different operatingconditions by adjusting set points of temperature and valves opening degree for flow control are studied in this paper in order to reduce exergy cost and improve the quality of energy.A steady-state optimization algorithm to enhance exergy availability and an objective function comprehensively considering exergy loss are *** the basis of ensuring the quality of petroleum products,the economic benefits can be improved by optimizing the controllable variables due to the fact that exergy cost is decreased.
The water vapor and the silico-alumino-phosphate (SAPO-34) material has been recognized to be one of the better adsorbate-adsorbent pairs for the packed-bed adsorptive thermal energy storage (TES) systems for space he...
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The water vapor and the silico-alumino-phosphate (SAPO-34) material has been recognized to be one of the better adsorbate-adsorbent pairs for the packed-bed adsorptive thermal energy storage (TES) systems for space heating applications. In this paper, operatingconditions including the system construction materials selection, cooling methods of the system after regeneration, relative humidity (RH) of inlet air, and packed-bed regeneration temperatures have been examined for the TES system performance evaluation and process design optimization purposes.
Brine electrolyzers can produce HCl and NaOH concurrently using NaCl-concentrated wastewater discharged from various desalination processes. However, the electrolyzers still have poor performance, and thus commerciali...
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Brine electrolyzers can produce HCl and NaOH concurrently using NaCl-concentrated wastewater discharged from various desalination processes. However, the electrolyzers still have poor performance, and thus commercialization is retarded. The main factor affecting the performance of this technology is the trade-off between reaction rate and caustic efficiency. This study aims to improve the reaction rate and caustic efficiency simultaneously by optimizing the operatingconditions of the electrolyzer. Through various experiments, we have found that increasing the applied voltage and operating temperature can effectively enhance the reaction rate and caustic efficiency. This is because the relative permeation rate of sodium ions over protons through the Nafion membrane increases with temperature and applied voltage. Under the optimal conditions, the reaction rate is significantly enhanced by 2.1 times (from 86.5 mA cm-2 to 179.2 mA cm-2) and the caustic efficiency by 1.6 times (from 56% to 90%) compared to the standard conditions. The mechanism for the improved performance is revealed by investigating the permeation behavior of ions through the membrane. It is found that protons hinder the permeation of sodium ions, but increasing the temperature and/or applied voltage overcomes this interference. A long-term test for 1600 h confirms the stability and feasibility of the electrolyzer. Overall, this study is expected to contribute to commercializing brine electrolyzers for HCl and NaOH production.
Determining the optimal operatingconditions for hydrocracking units is imperative due to the changing nature of production requirements. However, it is expensive to optimize the hydrocracking process with mathematica...
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Determining the optimal operatingconditions for hydrocracking units is imperative due to the changing nature of production requirements. However, it is expensive to optimize the hydrocracking process with mathematical models because hydrocracking units have a limited capacity for quick response and customization. This study proposes an actor-critic reinforcement learning optimization strategy using a DNN surrogate model, which was developed from a validated mathematical model with a marginal error of less than 2%. The surrogate model interacted with the A2C algorithm and the optimal operatingconditions were determined with an accuracy of 97.86% and 98.5%. To demonstrate the reliability, case studies were executed;the strategy was found to be consistent, with an average efficiency of 98%. The proposed approach offers the advantages of quick response time, low computational burden and customizability for online implementation, which are essential for practical optimization problems. It can be extended beyond hydrocracking to other chemical industries. (C) 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
An inductively coupled plasma, connected to a mass spectrometer interface, is computationally investigated. The effect of pressure behind the sampler, injector gas flow rate, auxiliary gas flow rate, and applied power...
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An inductively coupled plasma, connected to a mass spectrometer interface, is computationally investigated. The effect of pressure behind the sampler, injector gas flow rate, auxiliary gas flow rate, and applied power is studied. There seems to be an optimum range of injector gas flow rate for each setup which guaranties the presence and also a proper length of the central channel in the torch. Moreover, our modeling results show that for any specific purpose, it is possible to control that either only the central gas flow passes through the sampler orifice or that it is accompanied by the auxiliary gas flow. It was also found that depending on geometry, the variation of outgoing gas flow rate is much less than the variation of the injector gas flow rate and this causes a slightly higher pressure inside the torch. The general effect of increasing the applied power is a rise in the plasma temperature, which results in a higher ionization in the coil region. However, the negative effect is reducing the length of the cool central channel which is important to transfer the sample substances to the sampler. Using a proper applied power can enhance the efficiency of the system. Indeed, by changing the gas path lines, the power can control which flow (i.e., only from injector gas or also from the auxiliary gas) goes to the sampler orifice. Finally, as also reported from experiments in literature, the pressure behind the sampler has no dramatic effect on the plasma characteristics. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Radial viewing 40.68 MHz inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer was used in the determination of Y, Sc and rare earth elements in Eu2O3 or Lu2O3 as pure rare earth matrices. The Mg II 280.270 nm/Mg I ...
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Radial viewing 40.68 MHz inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer was used in the determination of Y, Sc and rare earth elements in Eu2O3 or Lu2O3 as pure rare earth matrices. The Mg II 280.270 nm/Mg I 285.213 nm line intensity ratio was measured to evaluate the robustness of the operatingconditions. The operatingconditions were affected by varying the incident power and sheathing gas flow rate. The carrier gas flow rate remained a constant value. The relationship between the Mg II 280.270 nm/Mg I 285.213 nm ratio and the excitation temperature was obtained. A dependence of the magnesium ratio in the pure solvent and the corresponding values in the presence of the above matrices was established. Improvement of the detection limits was achieved by optimization of the operatingconditions. The lowest detection limits were obtained under non-robust conditions in a pure solvent and in the presence of 10 mg ml(-1) Eu2O3 or Lu2O3, respectively. Comparative data on the detection limits based on two ICP systems are shown. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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