An investigation into physicochemical characteristics of ash produced from combustion of oil palm biomass wastein a boiler

Ash derived from combustion of Malaysian oil palm biomass (empty fruit bunches consisting of fibers) was physically and chemically characterized in order to provide a comprehensive understanding of its specific properties in terms of toxicity, compositions and reusability. Principal analyses conducted include particle size distribution, scanning electron microscopy, elemental dispersive X-ray, elemental analysis, toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) as well as thermogravimetric, X-ray diffractometry and Fourier-transform infrared analyses. TCLP result indicated that the oil palm ash (OPA) should not be classified as toxic wastes in terms of heavy metal leachability since leachable copper, cadmium, lead and nickel concentrations were detected below the stipulated leachability limits. It was determined that the OPA contained high amount of potassium as well as presence of silica which implied its suitability to be reused as crude fertilizer or cement replacement material.     

Ring‐opening polymerization of D,L‐lactide by rare earth 2,6‐dimethylaryloxide

Ring‐opening polymerization of D,L ‐lactide (LA) has been successfully carried out by using rare earth 2,6‐dimethylaryloxide (Ln(ODMP)₃) as single component catalyst or initiator for the first time. The effects of different rare earth elements, solvents, monomers and catalyst concentration as well as polymerization temperature and time on the polymerization were investigated. The results show that La(ODMP)₃ exhibits higher activity to prepare poly(D,L ‐lactide) (PLA) with a viscosity molecular weight of 4.5 × 10⁴ g mol^?1 and the conversion of 97 % at 100 °C in 45 min. The catalytic activity of Ln(ODMP)₃ has following sequence: La > Nd > Sm > Gd > Er > Y. A kinetic study has indicated that the polymerization is first order with respect to both monomer and catalyst concentration. The apparent activation energy of the polymerization of LA with La(ODMP)₃ is 69.6 kJ mol^?1. The analyses of polymer ends indicate that the LA polymerization proceeds according to ‘coordination–insertion’ mechanism with selective cleavage of the acyl–oxygen bond of the monomer. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

激电法找油的原理及应用

激电法是非地震物探手段中的一种，由于油气在向上渗透的过程中会与地层发生一系列的生物。化学反应而形成次生黄铁矿，激电法正是通过发现油气藏上方形成的次生黄铁矿晕来寻找油气的一种间接找油方法。通过详细介绍激电法寻找油气的基本原理。仪器设备等，从实践角度论述了激电法在油田勘探开发中的应用范围及其特点，最后通过兴例说明了其良好的应用效果。     

国产螺旋槽密封在进口压缩机上的应用

介绍了国产螺旋槽密封在进口压缩机上的应用，分析了原进口机械-浮环组合密封的失效原因，叙述了改造后国产浮环螺旋槽组合密封的结构和特点。     

油库油料计量操作中存在的问题及其解决办法

介绍了油库油料计量中，在油品高度、油品温度和油品密度测量中存在的问题及应遵循的操作规范和注意事项。     

Determination of shear strength values according to EN 408

This paper presents the results of 382 shear tests carried out according to EN 408. The test pieces consisted of spruce (Picea abies) and varied in density and ring width orientation (radial, tangential and at an angle of 45° to the steel plates). In addition pieces containing pith and knots were tested. The paper discusses problems observed when using this test configuration and shows that the test results do not support the characteristic shear strength values as given in EN 338. Moreover, the test results do not support the relationship between characteristic shear strength and characteristic bending strength as given in EN 384.

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Résumé Cet article présente les résultats de 382 essais de cisaillement menés conformément à EN 408. Les éprouvettes d’essai sont en épicéa (Picea abies) et présentent une variabilité en termes de masse volumique et d’orientation des cernes d’accroissement (radiale, tangentielle, à un angle de 45° par rapport aux plaques métalliques). Des éprouvettes supplémentaires contenant du cœur et des nœuds ont également été testées. L’article évoque les problèmes qui ont été mis en évidence lors de l’utilisation de ce dispositif expérimental et montre que les résultats expérimentaux ne sont pas en accord avec les valeurs caractéristiques de résistance au cisaillement données dans EN 338. De plus, ces résultats ne confirment pas la relation entre résistance caractéristique au cisaillement et résistance caractéristique à la flexion telle que stipulée dans EN 384.

     

特低渗透油层含油饱和度的一种校正方法

松辽盆地北部扶杨油层属特低渗透油层，即使采用油基泥浆取心或密闭取心样品，束缚水饱和度也难以测准。蒸馏法试验表明，若试验温度低，则束缚水蒸发不彻底，实测含水饱和度偏低；若试验温度高，则容易造成岩样粘土矿物晶间水脱水，实测含水饱和度偏高，影响了储量计算精度。为搞清特低渗透油层流体蒸发特征，开展了蒸发率试验，试验过程是：将岩样洗油后重新饱和水，再在与蒸馏法试验相同的试验条件下测定蒸发的水量。试验结果表明，有效孔隙度越小，蒸发率越低。由于两个试验过程的蒸发率近似相等，用蒸发率试验可以模拟蒸馏法试验，由此推导出束缚水饱和度计算公式。应用该公式对榆树林油田进行测算，校正前后原始含油饱和度相差１２％以上，储量相差２０×１０６ｔ以上。图２（郭海莉摘）     

多信道光纤环形网络结构分析

本文对多信道光纤环形网络结构进行了详细分析，推导出环网内平均路经长度和最大直径计算公式，并分析了最佳多信道光纤环网结构。     

地表热释光找油机理的探讨

油气藏的微渗漏造成的上方放射性元素的局部富集（或贫化）影响地表沙土的天然热释光量，据此探讨了热释光找油的机理。