... (Kaewkulchai and Williamson, 2006) Underlying assumptions on simulating impact are that the falling beam is assumed as point mass, and impacted beam is initially at stationary state, and full plastic ... behavior of concrete along multiple radial paths, including uniaxial, biaxial, and triaxial tension and compression The formulation also employs a damage index that accumulates asa function of ... equivalent static analysis for robustness evaluation of building Inthe study, comparison between the results of equivalent static analysis, codified static analysis and nonlinear time-history analysis...
... compensator states for the simulation ofthe system with saturation, it is clear that he states ofthe compensator not remain within the BA,C set When the controls are saturated the direction ofthe ... trajectory ofthe compensator states for the simulation ofthe linear system Note that the states ofthe compensator not remain within the BA,C set so there isa potential for the controls to saturate ... shows the compensator state trajectory for the simulation ofthe system with saturation and the EG operator The states ofthe compensator remain within the BA,C set so control saturation is not...
... the ET reaction In this case an increase inthe kobs value would be expected with increasing Adxox concentration, finally leading to saturating conditions that would be associated with an asymptotic ... with the exception of that at an Adxox:FNRrd : ratio, with kobs values decreasing with increasing Adx concentration, whereas the calculated V0 values increase with Adx concentration Such observations ... FNR (data not shown), is noticeable For this reaction a lag phase with no absorbance changes (200 s) is observed before the reaction is initiated, indicating that the accumulation of an obligatory...
... told them that an English interface to a database was run3.1 Preliminary analysis and filtering ning on the machine and that the database contained information about paintings by Van Gogh and other ... from the "database" about a set of paintings which possessed certain characteristics The database contained information about Van Gogh's paintings including their age, theme, medium, and location ... such as spreadsheets or graphics packages Ofthe remainder, had some experience with using databases and one of these had participated inthe design a database None of them was familiar with the...
... Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data Application submitted British Library Cataloguing -in- Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN: 978-0-7506-7853-7 ... Featured in this text are such important topics as gas– liquid separation, liquid–liquid separation, oil treating, desalting, water treating, water injection, crude stabilization, and many other ... understand the uncertainties and assumptions inherent in designing and operating the equipment in these systems and the limitations, advantages, and disadvantages associated with their use Preface...
... bands (thereby permitting crosstalk), we can eliminate the crosstalk ina manner analogous to aliasing cancellation in maximally decimated filter banks by a careful choice of transmitters and receivers ... are the state-space matrices of Ec,i as defined in (36) and (38) Remark Note again that (41) is linear in receiver parameters and can be solved using convex optimization With Theorems and 3, the ... That is, it will lead to the optimal solution rather than a suboptimal solution Problem formulation As stated before, the leakage from one band to another is known asthe crosstalk which is the...
... should be taken asthe “bare metal thickness” ofthe sheets excluding any protective or decorative finish such as zinc coating or organic coating The nominal bare metal thickness ofthe sheets ... concrete in accordance with BS 8110-2:1985) taking Asas Ap, d as ds and b as Bs) 6.5.2 Punching shear capacity The punching shear capacity Vp ofa composite slab ata concentrated load should ... preparation iii BS 5950-4:1994 Apart from the above changes, the technical content ofthe standard is unchanged It has been assumed inthe drafting of this British Standard that the execution of...
... processes are not discussed in this volume Natural gas produced from a well is usually saturated with water vapor Most gas treating processes also leave the gas saturated with water vapor The water vapor ... necessary for heating and cooling the gas, as well as for regenerating the various substances used in gas treating and processing This chapter discusses the procedures used to calculate the rate at ... northern areas ofthe U.S and Canada the gas contracts require lower dew points or lower water vapor concentrationsinthe gas Water vapor concentrationsof 2-4 Ib/MMscf are common, If the gas is...
... be inthe form of sensible heat, latent heat, or both Sensible Heat The amount of heat absorbed or lost by a substance that causes a change inthe temperature ofthe substance is sensible heat ... It is called sensible heat because it can be measured by the change in temperature it causes For example, as heat is added to a piece of steel the temperature of that steel increases and can ... from the Gas Processors Suppliers Association's Engineering Data Book and gives an approximate value of U for shell and tube heat exchangers It can be seen from the table that exchanging water...
... calculate sensible heat for both the gas and liquid phases of each component The sum of all the latent and sensible heats isthe approximate total heat duty Heat Lost to Atmosphere The total heat ... bath heaters can be a coil ofa hot heat medium or steam, waste heat exhaust from an engine or turbine, or heat from electric immersion heaters An example ofa bath heater is an emulsion heater-treater ... exchanger, and the third letter designates the back, or the rear, ofthe heat exchanger An AES classification for a heat exchanger means that the heat exchanger has a channel and removable cover...
... directing the flow patterns, the plate gasket keeps the fluids retained within the plate pack Figure 3-13 shows a plate-and-frame exchanger Major advantages of plate-and-frame exchangers include the ... the heater and heat the process fluid inthe tubes The principal classification of fired heaters relates to the orientation ofthe heating coil inthe radiant section The tube coils of vertical ... separated and retained across gasketed surfaces, they are limited to moderate temperature and pressure applications In addition, some operators not allow the use of plate-and-frame exchangers in...
... condensing asthe gas is processed, it is necessary to dehydrate the gas (that is, remove water vapor) until the amount of water vapor remaining inthe gas is less than that required to fully saturate ... temperature, the amount of water vapor contained inthe gas will decrease That is, water will condense The temperature at which water condenses from natural gas is called its dew point If the gas is ... is saturated with water vapor, it is by definition at its dew point The amount of water vapor saturated inthe gas is given Hydrates 99 Table 4-1 Calculation of Temperature for Hydrate Formation...
... heaters, the coils are immersed ina bath of water The water is heated by a fire tube that isinthe bath belowthe coils That is, the fire tube provides a heat flux that heats the water bath The ... greatly with weather conditions and is usually the greatest in heavy rain and extreme cold As an approximation it can be assumed that the heat lost from the heater to the atmosphere is less than ... that the greater the LMTD between the gas and the bath temperature, the greater the heat transfer per unit area, that is, the greater the LMTD, the smaller the coil surface area needed for the...
... cost and operating complexity associated with an LTX unit CHAPTER Acid Gas Treating * In addition to heavy hydrocarbons and water vapor, natural gas often contains other contaminants that may have ... fresh SulfaTreat® material reloaded to be placed into operation asthe lag unit without gas flow interruption Removal ofthe spent SulfaTreat® material and the reload ofthe fresh material could ... pressure is measured according to 138 Design of GAS-HANDLING Systems and Facilities a specific ASTM testing procedure A sample is placed in an evacuated container such that the ratio ofthe vapor volume...
... following are some ofthe proprietary processes for hot potassium carbonate: Benfield: Several activators Girdler: Alkanolamine activators Catacarb; Alkanolamine and/or borate activators Giammarco-Vetrocoke: ... corrosion and MEA losses, Diethanolamine Systems Diethanolamine (DBA) isa secondary arnine that has in recent years replaced MEA asthe most common chemical solvent Asa secondary amine, DEA isa weaker ... use either an atnine or carbonate solution Amine Processes Several processes are available that use the basic action of various amines These amines can be categorized as primary, secondary, or...
... convention inthe remainder of this chapter Design Considerations Inlet Gas Temperature At constant pressure, the water content ofthe inlet gas increases asthe inlet gas temperature increases For example, ... space atthe reboiler or into a separate separator This creates a "cold finger" inthe vapor space The hydrocarbon liquid and vapor phases along with the glycol/water phase are separated ina three-phase ... its viscosity and encourage easier separation of condensate and gas The gas from the glycol/condensate separator can be used for fuel gas, In many small field gas packaged units this gas is routed...
... most desiccants than when drying partially saturated gases However, in most field gas dehydration installations the inlet gas is saturated with water vapor and this is not a variable that must be ... temperature increases The temperature ofthe regeneration gas that commingles with the incoming wet gas ahead ofthe dehydrators is also important If the temperature of these two gas streams differs ... desiccant turns to steam and is absorbed by the natural gas This gas leaves the top ofthe tower and is cooled by the regeneration gas cooler When the gas is cooled the saturation level of water vapor...
... if the towers are insulated internally Regeneration Gas Heater Assume the inlet temperature of regeneration gas is 4QO°F Inthe beginning the initial outlet temperature ofthe bed will be the ... towers packing is used instead of trays Manufacturers supply data for their packing material which indicates the amount of feet of packing required to provide the same mass transfer asa standard ... cycle, the regenerator gas heater must be sized for Regeneration Gas Cooler The regeneration gas cooling load is calculated using the assumption that all ofthe desorbed water is condensed during a...
... that R < For initial calculations it can be assumed that ratio per stage is equal for each stage • Next, calculate the discharge gas temperature for the first stage If the discharge temperature ... clear from Figure 10-12 that because ofthe cooling that occured inthe interstage (A to D) the gas at C is cooler than it would have been at point B The discharge temperature for any single stage ... be decreased, increase the number of stages by one and recalculate the discharge temperature • Once the discharge temperature is acceptable, calculate the horsepower required, and calculate suction...