Influence of Drying Conditions on Ascorbic Acid during Convective Drying of Whole Persimmons

Degradation kinetics of food constituents may be related to the matrix molecular mobility by glass transition temperature. Our objective was to test this approach to describe ascorbic acid degradation during drying of persimmons in an automatically controlled tray dryer with temperatures (40 to 70°C) and air velocities (0.8 to 2.0 m/s) varying according a second order central composite design. The Williams-Landel-Ferry model was satisfactorily adjusted to degradation curves for both control strategies adopted—constant air temperature and temperature fixed inside the fruit. Degradation rates were higher at higher drying temperatures, independent of the necessary time to attain the desired moisture content.     

Leaching kinetics of Cs and Co radionuclides fixed in cement and cement-based materials

Leach characteristics of ¹³⁷Cs and ⁶⁰Co radionuclides from both ordinary Portland cement and cement mixed with two different ratios of silica fume and ilmenite have been studied using International Atomic Energy's (IAEA) standard leach method. A mathematical model has been simulated to predict the release rate of each nuclide from cubic geometry waste matrix and the predicted values are discussed in relation to experimentally observed leach rates to confirm the validity of the proposed mechanism in the model. The effect of temperature on the radionuclides leaching rates was also studied and the effective diffusion coefficients were obtained at different temperatures. The net fractional release of the two radionuclides from different waste forms showed a decreasing pattern as ¹³⁷Cs>⁶⁰Co, indicating the largest diffusion coefficient for cesium in all waste matrices.     

Gasification reactivity of charcoal with CO2. Part I: Conversion and structural phenomena

The gasification reaction of fir charcoal with CO₂ was studied by isothermal thermogravimetric analysis under kinetic control. The derived reaction rate (r=dX/dt) as a function of the converted carbon mass (X) was compared with random pore model predictions and found to be much higher at elevated conversion levels than predicted by theory. Similar enhanced reaction rate behaviour was evidenced after removing the natural alkali catalyst from the charcoal by acid washing, suggesting that with untreated charcoal the late reaction rate contribution stems from both, catalytic and additional structure effects. Literature attributes the unpredicted late reaction rate behaviour to the disintegration of the porous char particle into small fragments, which, in line with percolation theory predictions, seems to occur only after a critical conversion level has been reached. However, our gasification data reveal a gradual rise in the charcoal reactivity thereafter, suggesting a breaking up (embrittlement) of the solid phase accompanied by the exposure of fresh surface area from fracturing. The original random pore model derivation given by Bhatia and Perlmutter is extended to account also for these peculiarities and the resulting kinetic relation described our reaction rate data well over the entire conversion range.     

RELAP5程序与三维时空中子动力学模型的耦合以及改进研究

引入堆芯物理计算的两群三维时空中子动力学模型,对RELAP5程序的点堆中子动力学模型进行了改进,同时设计了可视化界面,可方便地实现人.机交互操作.计算结果与实际应用表明,改进后的RELAP5程序计算功能和精度得到提高,使用更加方便,在核动力装置的仿真方面有很好的应用前景.     

Macroscopic model for multispecies ion-exchange kinetics

A model for multispecies ion-exchange kinetics based on the Nernst-Planck equation is suggested. It is analyzed in comparison with the “locally-determinate” model described by Hwang and Helfferich [1]. The model makes possible simple computation. The conditions for the occurrence of unusual kinetic curves with a maximum are clarified. The proposed model is developed for different types of kinetic problems and verified by the experimental investigation of a kinetics in ternary systems.     

Zr－1Nb合金吸氢性能研究

研究了１３种不同加工热处理制度的Ｚｒ－１Ｎｂ合金在堆外高压釜内３６０℃、１９ＭＰａ水中的吸氢性能，对其影响因素和吸氢机理进行了分析，并讨论了吸氢动力学，建立了吸氢动力学方程，计算了吸氢动力学参数。     

Avrami exponent and isothermal crystallization of Zr/Ti-based bulk metallic glasses

The isothermal crystallization kinetics of Zr/Ti-based bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) have been investigated by using Avrami exponent. It is a constant nucleation rate and a constant number of quenched-in nuclei that cause the linear John–Mehl–Avrami (JMA) modes in Avrami exponents of Zr₆₂Al₈Ni₁₃Cu₁₇ and Zr₆₅Al₈Ni₁₀Cu₁₇ BMGs, respectively. However, sub-T_g pre-annealing of Zr₆₂Al₈Ni₁₃Cu₁₇, and multiple-step phase transition in Ti₄₃Cu₄₃Zr₇Ni₇ and Ti₄₅Zr₅Cu₄₀Ni_7.5Sn_2.5 make their Avrami exponents deviate from the linear JMA mode. The difference in Avrami exponents maybe provides useful information for performing the microstructure control of BMG composites upon isothermal annealing.     

季胺萃取锌的动力学研究

以恒界面池法研究了氯化物介质中季胺萃锌的动力学。考查了搅拌转速、传质界面积和温度对萃取速率的影响，判定季爱萃锌为界面化学反应的动力学模式。进一步研究了季胺萃取剂浓度和水相Ｚｎ＾２＋浓度对萃取速率的影响，得到了与理论推断相吻合的速率方程。     

Cure kinetics and shrinkage model for epoxy-amine systems

Manufacture of most of epoxy resins implies that cure needs to be carried out under pressure. Due to the significance of knowing the influence of the pressure factor in cure kinetics, cure shrinkage of a stoichiometric epoxy-amine system was measured using a pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) analyzer. Recording the specific volume change in the range of temperature from 100 to 180 °C and a pressure of 200 bar we could model the cure kinetics. The Runge-Kutta method was applied to obtain the kinetic constants of the cure reaction. In addition, using the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) for measurements of 1 bar and the PVT analyzer for pressures of 200, 400, and 600 bar, we also model the kinetic constants as a function of pressure. The results obtained show that the effect of the temperature on the kinetic constants is higher than the effect of pressure. Therefore, both PVT and DSC are complementary techniques to describe the full range of cure kinetic process of epoxy mixtures.     

Bulk free radical polymerizations of methyl methacrylateunder non-isothermal conditions and with intermediate additionof initiator: Experiments and modeling

Experimental data on the monomer conversion, x_m, and the weight average molecular weight, M_w, have been generated under several isothermal and non-isothermal conditions for the polymerization of methyl methacrylate in a rheometer-reactor assembly. The non-isothermal results, in particular, can be used to provide more stringent tests of kinetic models than isothermal data alone. A simple empirical model has been used to describe this system that accounts for the gel (Trommsdorff) and glass effects. The model involves only x_m and the temperature, and is quite general. The model parameters are tuned using only three sets of isothermal data. Good agreement is found between the experimental results and model predictions for a whole variety of experimental conditions, including non-isothermal operation and with intermediate addition of initiator. Because of its generality, this model is quite suitable for use for on-line optimizing control as well as for describing industrial reactors.