Fouling von Wärmeübertragungsflächen

Fouling of heat transfer surfaces . Fouling of heat transfer surfaces in industry causes considerable costs. Overcoming fouling is therefore essential for technical and economic reasons. Solution of the problems requires a better understanding of the physical, chemical and biological processes causing fouling. It is shown, that the prediction of the fouling behaviour of heat transfer equipment based on existing mathematical models is not jet satisfactory. This article presents a new physical model describing particulate and precipitation fouling based on the assumption of a deposition and a removal process. Experiments to prove the results of the theoretical considerations were carried out using an aqueous CaSO₄ solution. The test unit which is also suitable for in-situ measurements is described in detail. Measured and predicted asymptotic fouling factors agree with acceptable accuracy.     

Die kristallinität von äthylen-vinylacetat-copolymeren

Copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate of different composition were investigated by differential thermal and x-ray analysis in the temperature range of ?80 to 140°C. Compounds with more than 60 weight-% of vinyl acetate are amorphous. In the partially crystalline copolymers with lower contents of vinyl acetate the glass transition temperature is independent of composition and lies below that in amorphous copolymers. The melting points of the partially crystalline compounds increase with ethylene contents and can be described with the aid of a modified FLORY equation. The increase of the degree of crystallinity with ethylene content is demonstrated. The influence of thermal pre-treatment on the melting behaviour is discussed.     

Zur Analyse von Milchsäure-Glykolsäure-Copolyestern

Für L-(–)-Lactid-Glykolid-Copolyester (3) wurden drei voneinander unabhängige Analysenmethoden zur Bestimmung der Copolymeren-Zusammensetzung ausgearbeitet. Die ¹H-NMR-Spektroskopie wurde für Copolyester mit Lactid-Gehalten über 10 Gew.-% erfolgreich angewandt, nachdem mit Trifluoressigsäure ein geeignetes Lösungsmittel gefunden war. Insbesondere für die praktisch interessanten Materialien mit kleinem Lactid-Anteil, wie z. B. resorbierbares chirurgisches Nahtmaterial, eignen sich die Messung der optischen Rotation sowie eine chemische Methode, die auf der quantitativen Bestimmung der Milchsäure nach vorhergehender alkalischer Totalhydrolyse beruht.     

Flockung und Entwässerung von Klärschlamm mit Hilfe von Polyelektrolyten

An investigation was performed with the aim of ascertaining how a digested sewage sludge could be converted into mechanically stable flocs through the addition of a flocculating agent, while achieving the best possible dewatering efficiency with the lowest possible dosage of flocculation agent. In order to obtain conclusive results which can be transferred to large-scale plants, the effectiveness of the flocculating agents and the various flocculation procedures were tested in a patented, mobile, computer-assisted flocculation and dewatering apparatus. The sewage sludge was conditioned with flocculating agents which had previously been thoroughly characterized in terms of their chemical structure, charge density and molar mass. The cationic flocculating agents had charge densities ranging from 25–55 mol-% and molar masses from 1.5 · 10⁶–12.9 · 10⁶ g mol^?, whereas the anionic flocculating agent had a charge density of 36 mol-% and a molar mass of 7.6 · lo6 g mol^?. In contrast to other suspensions already investigated, for sewage sludge it was found that no improvement can be achieved in the already very high dewatering level when cationic monoflocculation is used (laboratory trial: 95% filtrate yield by mass after 4 s). Nor was it possible to reduce the optimum dosage by using the dual procedure. In addition, it was possible to show that the chemical structure, i.e. the nature of the polyelectrolyte, and the molar mass of the cationic polyelectrolytes investigated exert a by far larger influence on the dewatering efficiency than the charge density in a range between 25 and 55 mol-%. Furthermore, it has also been observed that the conditioning efficiency of the polyelectrolytes increases as the molar mass rises and the chemical structure influences the dewatering result primarily through the position of the charge-bearing group.     

Einfluß von Licht und Tocopherolgehalt auf die Oxidationsstabilität von Fettsäuremethylestern

Influence of light and contents of tocopherols on the oxidative stability of fatty acid methyl esters The oxidative stability of different plant oil based fatty acid methyl esters can be estimated by determining the induction period with the active oxygen method. Measuring the volatile and oil soluble acids for a long period preceding the induction period shows that the values are approaching a certain limit. Even if the esters do not differ dramatically in the composition of fatty acids it is a fact that the different production processes influence the amount of tocopherols significantly. The exclusion of light is more crucial than the exclusion of air when storing plant oil based fatty acid esters.     

Auslegung von Blasensäulen mithilfe von Compartmentmodellen

In bubble columns, the phenomena of mass and heat transfer as well as the reaction are closely linked to the complex fluid dynamics. Compartment modeling offers the opportunity to integrate these phenomena while enabling an axial and radial distribution with acceptable computing effort. This article includes methods for generating the compartment geometry and fluid dynamic parameters of this modeling approach, facilitating the opportunity to optimize an industrial bubble column.     

Gaschromatographische und dünnschichtchromatographische Untersuchung von Fettsäuren: Die Anwendung von gepackten Glaskapillarsäulen zur Trennung von cis- und trans-ungesättigten Fettsäuren

Gas Chromatographic and Thin-Layer Chromatographic Studies on Fatty Acids: The Application of Packed Glass Capillary Columns for Separation of cis- and trans-Unsaturated Fatty Acids from Saturated Fatty Acids Packed glass capillary columns were used for the quantitative determination of trans- and cis-unsaturated fatty acids in the presence of saturated fatty acids by gas chromatography. The fatty acids were analyzed as methyl esters after interesterification of the triglyceride samples. The conversion of glyceryl esters of fatty acids into methyl esters could be followed using short GC columns and by thin-layer chromatography.     

Einfluß von zusatzstoffen auf die wärmestabilität von auf PVC basierenden systemen

The instability of systems on PVC basis may be attributed to physical and chemical phenomena. The stability of the system is basically influenced by the oxidation stability of the plasticizers. The volatility loss in plasticizer is only partially due to physical processes. During ageing, oxidation and degradation processes take place to a minor or major degree, or exclusively, depending on the structure of the plasticizer. These processes may be affected in their order of magnitude by the stabilizers and fillers present in the system.