NMR imaging and differential scanning calorimetry study on drying of pine,birch, and reed pulps and their mixtures

Drying, water fractions, and water distribution were investigated for pine, birch, and reed pulps and pine–birch, pine–reed, and pine–birch–reed pulp mixtures. Gravimetrically determined drying times showed that the drying rates of the pulps decreased at two to four inflection points. Characterizations of the dried pulps by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) showed a faster removal of free water than freezing and nonfreezing bound waters; all decreased simultaneously, however. DSC also revealed the critical water contents at which the free water and freezing bound water disappeared. The gravimetrically determined inflection points of the drying curves corresponded with the critical points determined by DSC. NMR line widths and images produced by ¹H‐NMR imaging revealed the nature and regions of the pulp drying. The constant growth rate of the NMR line widths with decreasing water content appeared to change at two inflection points, which fell approximately in the same water content regions as the inflection points of the drying curves. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 937–945, 2006     

An Investigation of Error Sources in Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling of a Co-current Spray Dryer

The paper is focused on identifying error sources in computational fluid dynamics(CFD) predictions of a spray drying process. Seven groups of drying and atomisation parameters were selected for analysis and 13 simulation trials were performed. The theoretical results were compared with experimental data and sensitivity of the simulation results to the analysed factors was determined. The following parameters affecting the accuracy of CFD spray modelling were found: gas turbulence model, particle dispersion, atomising air, initial parameters of atomisation and heat losses to the environment. A major difference in the errors committed during modelling of spray drying process for fine and coarse sprays was observed.     

干燥过程模型化

为了更好地了解和分析各类干燥过程，优化设计，操作和控制，干燥过程数学模型与模拟优化已成为主要研究方向。本文扼要介绍干燥过程数学模型化方法与内容，举例列出了气流干燥过程六为量常微分方程组。     

气干型不饱和聚酯树脂

气干型不饱和聚酯树脂是常温交联的热固性树脂。其性能优良，光泽度高，丰满度好，是优良的饰面材料。它的组成的原子灰，是理想的更新换代产品，广泛适合于金属基材的嵌填。     

Transfer efficiency for airless painting systems

Spray transfer efficiency (TE) is defined as the mass fraction of sprayed paint which is deposited on the intended target, the remainder of the sprayed paint becomes undesirable overspray. The relationship between TE and gun supply pressure (or paint mass flow rate), gun-to-target distance, gun traverse speed, the angle of the spray gun relative to the target (gun-to-target angle), plus spray cone angle is reported herein for a typical fan spray system. Experimental results indicate that spray momentum rate (SMR) and droplet size dictate the TE for the various combinations of parameters considered here. The key finding is that TE correlates with SMR and spray mean drop size (Sauter mean diameter, or D₃₂) via an expression of the form TE=a+b SMR − c (SMR)²+d D₃₂, where a, b, c, and d are coefficients, determined by fitting the experimental data, and SMR is estimated via SMR=m²/ρA, where the paint mass flow rate m, the paint density is ρ, and the gun exit orifice effective tip cross sectional area is A. This expression accounts for physical phenomena that govern sprayed droplet deposition characteristics, such as entrainment, bounce-back, and drop size. Experimental results also show that, for the range of parameters studied, gun traverse speed has no effect on TE, but increasing the angle of the spray gun relative to the target (gun-to-target angle), increasing the spray cone angle, or increasing the gun-to-target distance will decrease TE.     

新一代喷涂聚脲路面标线涂料

简述了国内路标漆的发展概况,介绍了聚天冬氨酸酯聚脲路标漆的原理、配方及应用性能。针对目前国内各种路标漆的优缺点,将聚天冬氨酸酯聚脲路标漆与它们进行比较,发现聚天冬氨酸酯聚脲路标漆具有快干、耐磨、反光效果好、施工速度快、重涂性好等优点,特别适用于路面标线涂料的应用。     

微波真空干燥高粘度的灵芝浓缩液

热敏性、高粘度物料的干燥仍是现代干燥技术中的一个难题。灵芝水提后，由薄膜蒸发器浓缩至含水量70％左右，然后采用微波真空干燥（真空度3000Pa）至水分含量10％左右，改用传统的电热真空干燥（55～60℃）至含水量6％～7％。对干燥产品的主要生物活性成分——灵芝多糖和三萜酸进行了分析检测并与其它干燥方法进行了比较。结果表明：利用微波真空干燥的灵芝产品其灵芝多糖和三萜酸的保留率与冷冻干燥产品十分接近。而比传统真空干燥（60—65℃）的产品要高得多，此外采用微波真空干燥的干燥时间要短得多。     

静电喷涂技术在溶剂型涂料中的应用

介绍了静电喷涂的原理、工艺和静电漆料的配方设计原则，从理论和实践上证实了静电喷涂工艺具有较好的经济效益和环境效益。     

Ag-ZnO catalysts for UV-photodegradation of methylene blue

High surface area Ag-ZnO catalysts have been made by flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen adsorption, UV–vis spectroscopy and electron microscopy (SEM and transmission electron microscopy (TEM)) combined with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS) for elemental mapping. Silver metal clusters deposited directly on ZnO nanocrystals were obtained from this process. The Ag loading (1–5 at.%) controlled the Ag cluster size from 5 to 25 nm but did not influence the ZnO crystal size. Photodegradation of 10 ppm methylene blue (MB) solution was used to evaluate the performance of these FSP-made Ag-ZnO and was compared to wet-made Ag-ZnO and reference titania photocatalysts. The rate of photodegradation was optimal for Ag loading around 3 at.%. The best photocatalytic performance was exhibited by flame-made Ag-ZnO produced at the longest high-temperature residence times having high crystallinity as determined by XRD and UV–vis.