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... environmental impacts of oil and gas production in Region 8 and elsewhere. • Appendix A, Industry Characterization, describes the industry in greater detail and regional oil and gas production trends. ... water, and land use impacts associated with oil and gas production nationally and in Region 8. These policies range from the implementation of mandatory emissions limits on oil and gas operations ... and programs, and we collected and analyzed information from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the oil and gas industry, and other stakeholders to augment our discussion of major oil and...

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... risk mitigation and a low carbon future THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS FOR IRELAND OF HIGH OIL AND GAS PRICES 17 Oil and Gas Prices and their Determinants Chapter 1. Oil and Gas Prices and their Determinants T his ... 07 Chapter3. Economic and SocialImpactsof  three Oil and Gas PriceScenarios. 09 Chapter4. Ireland’sdependenceon Oil and Gas.  15 Chapter5. Options and actionstoreduce  exposuretoHigh Oil and Gas Prices. ... moderate and steady outlook for oil and gas prices. 3 For the purpose of this analysis we view oil and gas prices as a coupled entity and interchange between discussions of oil, gas and both...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 06:20

... affected by oil and gas production and 44.5 million acres are leased for oil and gas operations. Of these 44.5 million acres, 11.7 million acres are in oil and gas producing status and 472,000 ... reclaimed; and (3) compared BLM’s bonding requirements for oil and gas operations with the bonding requirements the 12 western states use for oil and gas operations on state and private lands and ... Washington, and Wyoming. Oil and Gas Bonds information on public and Indian land. It contains data on, among other things, lease ownership, and well identification, location, and production....

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... (VOC) emissions and air toxics from several segments of the oil and gas industry. The final rules are the result of the review of four air regulations for the oil and natural gas industry required ... reviews of these standards every eight years. EPA’s existing air toxics standards for oil and natural gas production, and the standards for natural gas transmission and storage were issued ... the oil and natural gas industry while allowing continued, responsible growth in U.S. oil and natural gas production. The final rules include the first federal air standards for natural gas...

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... spending and how lease and bonus payments and royalties are spent by land owners and how this spending affects business activity. Exploring, drilling, processing, and transporting natural gas requires ... natural gas. Both of these channels tend to generate a positive relationship between prices for crude oil and natural gas. On the other hand, natural gas also competes with coal, nuclear, and renewable ... between crude oil and natural gas prices. Nevertheless, historically natural gas prices do track oil prices but with some notable departures and only rarely achieving parity with oil prices....

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 06:20

... approves and supervises most oil and gas operations on American Indian lands. The BLM regulations governing onshore oil and gas operations are codified at 43 CFR Part 3160 (onshore oil and gas operations). ... Groundwater Information Center at the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining, and the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. In addition, the U.S. Geological ... operations). Onshore oil and gas orders (OOGOs) implement and supplement the regulations found at 43 CFR Part 3160 for conducting oil and gas operations on federal or Indian lands. Notices to...

Ngày tải lên: 09/03/2014, 01:20

... enhance their own skills and experiences both of the industry in China and internationally. Human resources issues facing the hotel and travel industry in China Hanquin Qui Zhang and Ellen Wu International ... management, Hotel and catering industry, Tourism management, Education and training, China Abstract There are many human resource challenges facing China’s hotel and tourism industry. The key ... operational and managerial levels, high staff turnover rates, the unwillingness of university graduates to enter the industry, and the gap between what is taught in school and college and the realities...

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... essential oil and shikimic acid from star anise fruits. With this method, obtaining yield of essential oil and shikimic acid respectively are 9.5% and 5.6% (essential oil content and shikimic ... Sciences and Technology 26 (2010) 110-113 113 for obtaining simultaneously essential oil and shikimic acid from star anise fruits. The yield of essential oil and shikimic acid were 9.5% and ... N 0 1, N 0 2 and N 0 3 were shown at table 1 and table 2. Table 1. Obtaining simultaneously essential oil and shikimic acid from star anise fruits by methods N 0 1, N 0 2 and N 0 3 Star...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 17:20

... ENGINES AND GAS TURBINES where s is the stiffness in newtons per metre of deflection and m is the mass attached in kg. The essence of control is to adjust these two parameters, q and I (or s and ... force, length and time. If, for instance, SI units are used (newtons, metres and seconds) k will be 1000 and the power will be given in kW. If imperial units are used (lb, feet and minutes) k ... input and output gears are respectively Pounder’s Marine Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines Eighth edition i a decade later the fleet had grown to some 2000 ships of almost two million grt; and by...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 16:20

...  requiringnatural gas orpropaneasasourceofheat;therebysavingvaluable and diminishing naturalresources.Spaceheaters and furnacesareexcellentcandidates.Stoves and other cookingunitssuchasbarbecuegrillscanalsobefueledbythewater‐hybridsystem.Such applicationsrequireaseparatepowersupplytoconvertyourhomes120voltACpowerintothe 12voltDCpowerrequiredbythewater‐hybridsystem.Youcanpurchaseaninexpensivepower supplyatanyelectronicsstoresuchasRadioShack,or havesomeonefamiliarwithelectronics buildoneforyousincethedesignisverysimple.Thecostofhomeelectricityusedbythe water‐hybridsystemisinsignificant,probablylessthan$3permonthinmostcases.  IstheWaterhybridsystemdifficulttobuild? No,thewater‐hybridsystemisrelativelyeasytoassemble and veryeasytoinstall,especially comparedwithotherconversionplansonthemarket.Nospecialtoolsarerequired.Theusual tool and equipmentfoundinatypicalhomeworkshopwilldothejob.AssemblingtheHyTronic moduletoachieveitsinherenthighlevelofreliabilityrequirescare and attentiontodetails, alongwithaverageelectronicsskills.Theonlyspecialpieceoftestequipmentyoumaywantto haveaccesstouseisanoscilloscope.ItISNOTnecessary,butmayhelpyouobtainpeak efficiencyfromtheHyTronicsmodule.But,youshouldn’thaveanyproblemgettinghelpfroma localelectronicsguruifyoudon’thaveanoscilloscope.Mostfolksaresofascinatedbyunusual electronicsystems and devicesthattheywouldalmostbewillingtopayyoufortheprivilegeof tweakingyourHyTronicsmodule!  CanIbuyareadytoinstallWaterhybridsystem? Rightnow,thisspecificwater‐hybridsystemisnotbeingcommerciallymanufactured,butthere arevariousdistributorsaroundthecountrywhoofferDIY(Doityourself)partsorfully assembledkitsutilizingsimilartechnologies and principles. PlanningisintheinitialstagesforproducingWater‐hybridconversionkitsformost vehicles and eventuallymanufacturingtheentiresystem,oratleastitsmajorcomponents.We’re hopingtohavesomeprototypekitstestedsoon and deliveryofready‐to‐installkitsshould beginsometimebeforetheendof2008.However,you’llsoonbebuildingyourown! 23 RunaCaronWater  2. ... Besurepetroleumjellycoatsonlytheendcapthreads. 17 RunaCaronWater   Figure5:GeneratorElectrodeCircuitSchematic  18 RunaCaronWater  ThesquarewavepulseratiodeterminestheamountofcurrentsenttotheGenerator electrodesbythecircuitoffigure5.Iftheratioislow(1:1),verylittlecurrentarrivesatthe electrodes.So,verylittlehydrogen and oxygenareproducedbytheGenerator.Iftheratiois high(10:1),maximumcurrentreachestheelectrodes and theGeneratorproducesmaximum gas volume.Varyingvoltageinputfromapotentiometerconnectedviaa10Kresistortopin3of componentLM741causesthecircuittovarythepulseratio, and thereforecontrolstheamount ofgasesproduced.Thepotentiometershaftconnectsto thevehiclethrottlelinkage,enabling controlof gas volumeindirectresponsetovoltagechangescorrelatingwithrotationofthe potentiometershaftinrelationtothrottlepositioning.Atrimmingpotentiometerconnectspins 2 and 6ofcomponentLM741,enablingpreciseadjustmentofthethrottleinputsignal.A secondtrimmingpotentiometerconnectspins4 and 7ofcomponentNE555,enablingprecise pulsewidthadjustment. TheelectrodepairsofeachGeneratorexhibitauniquefrequencyofelectricalresonanceat whichoptimum gas volumeiscreated.Thisfrequencyoftenvariesconsiderablyamong differentGenerators.Severalfactorsdetermineresonancefrequencysuchas:electrodesize and shape,Generatorchambersize and shape,spacingbetweenelectrodes,coilparameters and relativepositioning, and pulseamplitude(voltagelevel).Atrimmingpotentiometer connectedbetweenpins1 and 2ofcomponentCD4069allowstheprecisefrequencytobe obtained.Byselectingvariouscombinationsofdipswitchconnectionstoabankoffour capacitors,pulsefrequencycanbevariedbetweenapproximately8KHz and 260KHz. ... Usingyourfinger,applyaverythin,butunbroken,coatofepoxycompletelyaroundthe bottomedge(rodend)oftheouterelectrode.Formabandexte4ndingabout¼”highfrom thebottomedge,coatingboththeinside and outsidesurfacesoftheelectrode. Note Besuretoinstalltheouterelectrodefirst. Note Theprocedureofstep41centerstheinnerelectrodewithintheouterelectrode.Donot overlaptapeendsifmoretapeisadded;simplybuttthetapeendsbeforecontinuingto wrap. 12 RunaCaronWater   Forafewbriefmoments,onlymoreaccuratealignment and increasedpullingactionuponthe watermoleculesoccurs.But,theHyTronicssignalpulseskeepchargingthewatercapacitorto higher and highervoltagelevels;actuallyseveralthousandvolts.Suddenlytheelectricalforces becomesogreatthatthewatermoleculesburstapart(scientistscallthisactiondisassociation) intotheirgaseousformsofhydrogen and oxygen.IfyouwereabletolookintotheGenerator, thisactionwouldbeobviousbecauseoftheformationofmillionsoftinyhydrogen and oxygen gas bubbles.AslongastheHyTronicssignalisapplied,thewatercapacitorremainsfully charged;continuouslycreatingorthohydrogen and oxygen. Anotherelectroniccircuitisformedbythegeneratorcoil.Thisisaninductivecircuit,meaningit createsamagneticfieldasopposedtothechargedfieldcreatedbythewatercapacitor.The verylowfrequencyHyTronicssignal(actuallyashortpulse)activatesthemagneticfieldofthe coil.Assoonasthepulsestops,themagneticfieldcollapses.Thiscreatesanevenstronger magneticfield,butafieldofoppositepolarity.Thatishowaninductivecircuitworks,anaction commonlycalled“inductivekick.”Eachpulseispreciselytimedsothatalmostimmediately afterthemagneticfieldreverses,anothershortpulsearrives.Onceagainthecoilischarged and itsmagneticfieldcollapses.Butnowthecontinuallyreversingmagneticfieldbecomeseven strongerduetoaddedenergyofeachnewpulse.Eventually(actuallywithinjustafewseconds) thecoilreachesitsmaximummagneticstrength,calleditssaturationpoint. Mostmoleculesareeffectedbymagneticfields.Thecoil’sreversingmagneticfieldsvibratethe watermoleculessovigorouslythattheydisassociateintogaseousformsofparahydrogen and oxygen.Disassociationobservablyoccurs,asseenbythecreationofmillionsoftinyhydrogen and oxygen gas bubblesaroundthecoil. Atthispoint,we’vecoveredtheconceptsneededtounderstandthebasicfunctioningofthe generator.EveryothercomponentoftheWater‐hybridsystemissimplyusedtoprecisely controltheactionofthegenerator.Byvaryingthestrength and frequencyoftheHyTronic signals,the ratebywhichhydrogen and oxygenarecreatedcanbevariedtomatchengine requirementsatanyparticularmoment.Waterissuppliedbythetank and pump,whilewater levelwithintheGeneratoriscontrolledbyalevelsensor and switch.Forsafetypurposes,a reliefvalveprotectsagainstexcesspressurebuildupwithinthegenerator.Separateportsare providedforattachinghosestoroute gas totheengine and toanoptionalgaugetomonitor gas pressurebuildupwithinthegenerator.Adrainvalveisinstalledtoallowperiodicflushingof accumulatedminerals and contaminants.Thebottomendcapisthreaded sothatthe Generatorcaneasilybeopenedupforinspectionorrepair and foroccasionalcleaningofthe electrodes and coil.Twopairsofstainlesssteel(copper,oranyconductivemetal)rodends 19 RunaCaronWater   Figure6:GeneratorCoilCircuitSchematic TheGeneratorcoilcircuitcreatesapulsedsignalverymuchsimilartothatoftheelectrode circuitoffigure5;but,productionofparahydrogen and oxygenbythecoilentailstotally differentoperatingparametersthandoesorthohydrogen and oxygenproductionbythe electrodes.Optimumoperatingfrequencyforthecoilismuch lower,withintherangeof approximately16Hzto25Hz.Coilfrequencydirectlycorrelatestotheoptimumoperating frequencyoftheelectrodecircuitsinceitsinputsignalisreceiveddirectlyfrompin3of electrodecircuitcomponentNE555.Theelectrodecircuitsignalisreceivedviathe“Divideby N”logiccircuitwhichproducesoneoutputsignalinresponsetoaspecificnumberofinput signals.Forexample,iftheoptimalfrequencyoftheelectrodecircuitis19KHz and the“Divide byN”logiccircuitcreatesoneoutputpulseforevery1,000inputpulses,theoutputfrequency ofthe“Divide byN”logiccircuitwouldbe19Hz.Thatsignalisreceivedviapin2ofcomponent NE555,whichcreatestherequiredsquarewavepulses.Thosepulsesaresentviapin3tothe baseoftransistor2N3055,wheretheyareamplified and transmittedtothecoil. 11 RunaCaronWater  toslowitsburningrate.Atbestthisisaninexactsciencesinceitdependsupontryingto averagetheoctanerequirementsformillionsofengines. Technicallyspeaking,theHydrogen/OxygenGeneratoritselfisanelectronic‐basedunit.The twoelectrodesformabasiccapacitor,thousandsoftimeslargerthancapacitors usedintypical circuits,withwateractingasitsdielectric.Theinnerelectrodeisnegativelycharged, and the outerelectrodeispositivelycharged,bythehighfrequencyHyTronicssignal.Chemically,each watermolecule(H20)iscomposedoftwopositivelychargedatomsofhydrogen and one negativelychargedatomofoxygen.Since oppositechargesattract,thepositivelycharged hydrogenatomsarepulledtowardtheinnerelectrode.But,atthesameinstant,thenegatively chargedoxygenatomsarepulledtowardtheouterelectrode.Thisactionalignseverywater moleculebetweentheelectrodes,withtheendsofeachmoleculebeingpulledinopposite directions.Inanutshell,thisisthehydrolysisprocesscentraltohydrogenextraction.  Figure1:Hydrogen/OxygenGenerator 22 RunaCaronWater  Let’sBuildthewaterhybridsystem!:GeneratorConstruction Electrodes Sinceenginerequirementsdictatethevolumeofhydrogen and oxygengasesthatthegenerator mustcreate, and gas volumeisvariable,Irecommendsizingitaslargeasispracticaltoallow reservecapacity.Maximumoutsidediameterof4.5”isalreadydeterminedbytheconstruction materialusedfortheGeneratorhousing: 4”CPVCSchedule80pipe.Irecommendaminimum heightof10”.Maximumheightdependsuponavailablespacewithintheenginecompartment but,forstructuralintegrity,limitheightto18”.Carefullychecktheenginecompartmentofyour vehicletoensurethatadequatespaceexistsforgeneratorinstallation.Ifadequatespacedoes notexisteitherlimitthegeneratorheight(butnotlessthan10”),orlocatethegeneratorwithin thetrunk,orasfarforwardaspossibleunderthedash.  1....

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