scholarly journals Experimental Investigation of a Novel Extracting Water System from Air by Soil Cold Source

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Jianan Yao ◽  
Xingtian Wang ◽  
Junfeng Zhu ◽  
Binbin Wang ◽  
Junkui Niu

The distribution of fresh water resources is extremely uneven at home and abroad, and the air contains a large amount of water vapor that can be used, so air water has been a widespread concern. Air condensation method is simple and efficient and has strong water intake capacity, but it often needs to consume huge energy. Therefore, this work proposes a new simple and innovative method of drawing water from the air, based on extracting water from air process achieved by using the soil as the cold source. The new type of ground cold air water intake system is designed by the new innovative method, which uses the soil with constant temperature as the cold source to reduce energy consumption. By comparing the central composite design experiment with the field experiment and analyzing the condensate water and outlet temperature under different wind speed and humidity conditions, the quadratic equation expression of condensate water and outlet temperature is obtained, and the optimal import wind speed range under a certain humidity range is obtained according to the mathematical model. The experimental results show that the heat transfer effect between air and soil is ideal, the water intake can reach 2.2 kg in 20-hour continuous collection experiment, the air temperature is close to the soil temperature after cooling, and the effect of water intake is good, which confirms the feasibility of soil as a cold source of air condensation.

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chem Int

This work is aimed at developing a mathematical model equation that can be used to predict the fate of contaminant in the soil environment. The mathematical model was developed based on the fundamental laws of conservation and the equation of continuity given asand was resolved to obtain a quadratic equation of the form C(X) = DX2+vX+f. The developed equation was then used to fit the experimental data that were obtained from the Physio-chemical analysis of the soil samples which were obtained at various depths; within the vicinity of the H & H Asphalt plant Company, located at Enito 3 in Ahoada West L.G.A, River State, Nigeria. The Experimental and Model results obtained from the Calculation and Simulation of the developed models were compared numerically and graphically as presented in this work. It was observed that there is reasonable level of agreement between the three results. The polynomial of the curve was established to ascertain the validity of the model; this was done for all the parameters that were analyzed. From the findings the model developed can be used to predict the concentration of a chemical pollutant at various depths. The reliability of the model developed was established giving the fact that through this quadratic equation the diffusivity (coefficient of diffusion), the water velocity and the irreversible reaction decay rate could be determined.


Author(s):  
Yu Liu ◽  
Feng Gao

The working state of the five hundred-meter aperture spherical telescope (FAST) is solved using the step-wise assignment method. In this paper, the mathematical model of the cable-net support structure of the FAST is set up by the catenary equation. There are a large number of nonlinear equations and unknown parameters of the model. The nonlinear equations are solved by using the step-wise assignment method. The method is using the analytical solutions of the cable-net equations of one working state as the initial value for the next working state, from which the analytical solutions of the nonlinear equations of the cable-net for each working state of the FAST and the tension and length of each driving cable can be obtained. The suggested algorithm is quite practically well suited to study the working state of the cable-net structures of the FAST. Also, the working state analysis result of the cable-net support structure of a reduced model of the cable-net structure reflector for the FAST is given to verify the reliability of the method. In order to show the validity of the method, comparisons with another algorithm to set the initial value are presented. This method has an important guiding significance to the further study on the control of the new type of flexible cable driving mechanism, especially the FAST.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A Vonnahme ◽  
Adam Mueller ◽  
Daniel A Nelson ◽  
Manuel Alexander Vasquez-Hidalgo ◽  
Deborah Amodie ◽  
...  

Abstract Mass medication to manage population health can be achieved by providing therapeutics in the drinking water. Young nursery pigs are highly sensitive to the flavor and smell of water. Medications that reduce water palatability often lead to an interruption in water and feed intake. With the availability of several generic water-soluble antimicrobials for pigs, questions have arisen about their palatability compared with the original product. In this study, we compared the intake of water containing tiamulin hydrogen fumarate from two different manufacturers with the intake of unmedicated water. The hypothesis was that the intake of tiamulin-containing water would be similar to unmedicated water. Water intake was monitored upon entry into the nursery and just prior to leaving the nursery. Also, average daily gain (ADG) and feed efficiency (FE) were determined. A total of 300 pigs were individually weighed (4.2–10.9 kg; avg = 6.8 kg) for randomization to pen (n = 30 pens). The experiment had two time points: 1) early nursery (periods 1–3) and 2) late nursery (period 4). Pens were randomly assigned to a sequence (period 1–3) in a crossover experimental design containing three 10-d periods, with 5 d for the resetting of baseline where unmedicated water was provided followed by 5 d on tiamulin source addition [i.e., TriamuloxTM (Zoetis, Parsippany, NJ); Denagard (Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN)] or unmedicated water. After period 3 was concluded, all pens were given unmedicated water (via nipple waterers) and the number of pigs per pen was reduced to six pigs to maintain adequate space per pig. Ten days prior to pigs leaving the nursery, a fourth period was performed. After a 5-d water baseline was achieved, pens were treated with either unmedicated water or Triamulox- or Denagard-containing water. Pigs had ad libitum access to water and feed. During the testing periods, daily water intake was measured by a cup water system in each pen. Feed intake was measured every 5 d. There was no effect of treatment on initial body weights or weights at the beginning or end of each period (P ≥ 0.51). Therefore, there was no effect of treatment on ADG (P ≥ 0.23). Water intake (P ≥ 0.16) and FE (P ≥ 0.35) were not affected by treatment. Water consumption was similar among all treatments in each of the four periods. There appears to be no aversion to water intake when tiamulin hydrogen fumarate is added to the drinking water.


2017 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 01021
Author(s):  
Dorota Kopyto ◽  
Wit Baranek ◽  
Zbigniew Myczkowski ◽  
Katarzyna Leszczyńska-Sejda ◽  
Michał Drzazga ◽  
...  

Etching of copper with acidic CuCl2 solution is a widely used chemical method in printed circuits production. During the process, the solution is enriched in Cu(I) ions, resulting in reduction and then loss of etching bath capacity. In order to ensure the required etching kinetics, the solution is regenerated by oxidation of Cu(I) to Cu(II). The industrially applied Cu(I) oxidants are, e.g.: Cl2, chlorates. Their application is expensive and associated with drawbacks related to health, safety and environmental hazards (e.g. Cl2 emission). In the result of long-standing cooperation between the IMN and MATUSEWICZ Budowa Maszyn, an innovative, original and environmentally friendly method of acidic solutions regeneration used during printed circuits etching was developed. A new-type reactor equipped with oxidation monitoring-control systems using oxygen or oxygen-enriched air was applied. The reactor construction enables to run the process with oxygen circulation in the reactor, ensures full oxygen utilisation in the regeneration process, achievement of the required performance and process rate, and eliminates expensive, hazardous and often toxic reagents. This is an innovative method, and since there are no analogous technologies currently known and used in Europe and worldwide, the presented method is technologically, economically and ecologically unrivalled.


2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 49-50
Author(s):  
Zach S McDaniel ◽  
Zachary K Smith ◽  
Cody Wright ◽  
Michael Gonda ◽  
Himali Wickremasinghe ◽  
...  

Abstract Weaned angus steers (n = 26; 272.92 + 21.29 kg) were selected to study the effects of weather, predicted daily BW, and DMI on total daily water intake (TDWI) from December 2019 to May 2020 (181 days). Calves were provided with ad libitum access to feed and water, under a monoslope barn, for the duration of the study. In periods of cold stress, cattle were provided with corn stalk bedding within the dry lot, away from the monoslope barn. Measurements of feed and water disappearance were obtained by utilizing an automated feed and water system (Insentec RIC, Hokofarm, Marknesse, Netherlands), where disappearance was assumed to be caused by intake. Calves were weighed every 28 days in order to calculate ADG and therefore predict daily BW for each calf. Daily weather records, including windchill (°C), solar radiation (W/m2), and maximum relative humidity (%), were obtained through the South Dakota Mesonet automated weather station located 3.86 km from where the calves were housed. A linear mixed effects model with both random intercept and slope were used to account for the within subject correlations. Increased TDWI was associated with increased wind chill (0.38-kg per 1°C; P < 0.0001), increased solar radiation (1.04-kg per 1 W/m2; P < 0.0001), and decreased maximum relative humidity (-0.14 kg per 1%; P < 0.0001). For every kg increase in DMI, TDWI increased by 1.07 kg (P < 0.0001). Lastly, for every kg increase in BW, TDWI increased by 0.05 kg (P < 0.0001). Effects of DMI, BW, SRAD, windchill, RHMax were predictive of TDWI in beef calves fed during the winter. This model will be useful for predicting TDWI during the winter months where calves are raised in regions where temperatures are regularly below freezing.


Author(s):  
Valeriy Afanasievich Perminov

The chapter presents a mathematical model of the initiation and spread of the steppe fire. The mathematical model is based on the laws of mechanics of multiphase reacting media. The main physicochemical processes describing the drying, pyrolysis, and combustion of gaseous and condensed pyrolysis products are taken into account. As a result of the numerical solution, the distributions of the velocity, temperature, and concentration fields of the components of the gas and condensed phases were determined. The dependence of the rate of spread of the steppe fire on the main parameters of the state of vegetation cover and wind speed was studied. The mathematical model presented in the chapter can be used to predict the spread of steppe fires for various types of steppe vegetation and meteorological conditions, as well as for preventive measures.


2011 ◽  
Vol 383-390 ◽  
pp. 6071-6078
Author(s):  
E. H. Wang ◽  
H. G. Zhang ◽  
B. Y. Fan ◽  
H. Liang ◽  
M. G. Ouyang

Energy saving and environment protection are two important issues that today’s automobile industry must emphasize. Lots of heat energy waste with the exhaust gas when the engine is running. If this part of waste heat can be recovered, the energy efficiency will be improved. Thus plenty of energy can be saved and the global warming also can be reduced. In this paper, the organic Rankine cycle whose working fluid was R245fa was studied. It was adopted to recover the gasoline engine waste heat. The mathematical model of the organic Rankine cycle was built up in Matlab to search the optimized working condition. The pinch analysis method was used to analyze the outlet temperature of the exhaust gas. The results indicate that organic Rankine cycle is a good way to recover the gasoline engine waste heat, especially in the high load conditions. The temperature of the exhaust gas can be apparently decreased.


Author(s):  
Jia Xiaohong ◽  
Ji Linhong ◽  
Jin Dewen ◽  
Zhang Jichuan

Abstract Clearance is inevitable in the kinematic joints of mechanisms. In this paper the dynamic behavior of a crank-slider mechanism with clearance in its tripod-ball sliding joint is investigated theoretically and experimentally. The mathematical model of this new-type joint is established, and the new concepts of basal system and active system are put forward. Based on the mode-change criterion established in this paper, the consistent equations of motion in full-scale are derived by using Kane method. The experimental rig was set up to measure the effects of the clearance on the dynamic response. Corresponding experimental studies verify the theoretical results satisfactorily. In addition, due to the nonlinear elements in the improved mathematical model of the joint with clearance, the chaotic responses are found in numerical simulation.


Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 539
Author(s):  
Syed Danish ◽  
Abdelrahman El-Leathy ◽  
Mohanad Alata ◽  
Hany Al-Ansary

Improvement in the performance of a solar still is investigated with the integration of a geothermal cooling system and a vacuum pump. Geothermal cooling is simulated to provide a cold, effective underground water temperature, which could reach 15–25 °C below ambient. Cooling is achieved by circulating water underground. As a result of this circulation, the cold fluid from the ground flows into a counter flow shell and tube heat exchanger. A vacuum pump is used to keep the solar still at a certain vacuum pressure. The sizes of the geothermal system and solar still are designed in such a way that the water outlet temperature from the ground and its flow rate are capable of condensing the entire vapor produced by the still. An analytical model was developed and then solved using the Newton–Raphson method for solving non-linear equations. A prototype was built to validate the analytical model. The results were in close agreement. A 305% increase in daily water productivity resulted from the proposed enhancements. After experimental validation, the effects of various parameters such as vacuum pressure, ambient temperature, and wind speed on the yield of geothermal solar still were examined. It was found that the increase in vacuum pressure enhanced performance, whereas the increase in wind speed had a detrimental effect on the yield of the solar still. A higher ambient temperature increased the yield of the solar still. Finally, the design of the heat exchanger for condensing the distilled water using geothermal cooling water was also investigated in terms of the increase in UA (the product of overall heat transfer coefficient and the area of heat exchanger) with inlet cooling geothermal water temperature.


2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 158-158
Author(s):  
Kimberly A Vonnahme ◽  
Deb Amodie ◽  
Thomas Short ◽  
Marnie Mellencamp ◽  
Adam Mueller ◽  
...  

Abstract Tiamulin hydrogen fumarate is commonly used in water to treat enteric or respiratory disease caused by susceptible pathogens in nursery pigs. This study compared nursery-age pig consumption of: 1) non-medicated water; 2) water containing Triamulox™ (Zoetis, Parsippany, NJ) at 4.763 ppm; and 3) water containing Denagard® (Elanco, Greenfield, IN) at 4.763 ppm (10.5 mg/lb; per label directions for respiratory pathogens). The hypothesis was that water intake would not be different among treatments. The 5-day test period was repeated four times, with a 5-day washout period between replicates. Three hundred pigs were individually weighed for randomization to pen (n = 30 pens) in 2 barns with 15 pens/barn (5 pens/barn/treatment). Water was provided via a 5-gallon reservoir cup water system in each pen. Every 24 hours, residual water weights were taken from each reservoir by draining the water and weighing the water using a platform scale. The weight of daily water additions was also recorded. Pig body and feed weights were taken at the beginning and end of each replicate. Three replicates occurred during the first 30 days after entry to the nursery. After the 3rd replicate, the number of pigs per pen was reduced from 10 to 6 to provide adequate pen space. Ten days prior to pigs leaving the nursery (day 70 of age), a 4th replicate was performed. There were no treatment effects on ADG (P ≥ 0.23) or on pig body weights at the beginning or end of any replicate (P ≥ 0.51). Water intake and gain/feed were not different among treatments (P ≥ 0.16 and P ≥ 0.44, respectively). Water consumption of nursery-age pigs offered non-medicated water or water containing either Triamulox™ or Denagard® was similar in the post-weaning period (days 21–51) and immediately preceding exit from the nursery (day 76–80).


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