Resource-saving thermodynamic cycles in liquid hydrocarbon fuel storage technology

Detonations in Hydrocarbon Fuel Blends

A study of detonations in high-molecular weight hydrocarbon fuels of interest to pulse detonation engine applications was performed in a 280 mm diameter, 7.3 m long facility. Detonation pressure, wave speed, and cell width measurements were made in JP-10 mixtures and in mixtures representative of the decomposition products of JP-10. Experiments were performed in vapor-phase JP-10 mixtures at 35...

Detonations in Hydrocarbon Fuel Blends

A study of detonations in high molecular weight hydrocarbon fuels was performed in two GALCIT facilities: the 280 mm gaseous detonation tube (GDT) and a 1180 liter vessel (HYJET) with jet initiation capability. In the GDT, detonation pressure, wave speed and cell width measurements were made in hexane-oxygen-nitrogen mixtures with and without the addition of lower molecular weight fuels. Stoich...

REAC technology as optimizer of stallion spermatozoa liquid storage

BACKGROUND REAC technology (acronym for Radio Electric Asymmetric Conveyor) is a technology platform for neuro and bio modulation. It has already proven to optimize the ions fluxes at the molecular level and the molecular mechanisms driving cellular asymmetry and polarization. METHODS This study was designed to verify whether this technology could extend spermatozoa life-span during liquid st...

Biomass Conversion to Produce Hydrocarbon Liquid Fuel Via Hot-vapor Filtered Fast Pyrolysis and Catalytic Hydrotreating

Lignocellulosic biomass conversion to produce biofuels has received significant attention because of the quest for a replacement for fossil fuels. Among the various thermochemical and biochemical routes, fast pyrolysis followed by catalytic hydrotreating is considered to be a promising near-term opportunity. This paper reports on experimental methods used 1) at the National Renewable Energy Lab...

Thermodynamic Comparison of Organic Rankine Cycles Employing Liquid-Flooded Expansion or a Solution Circuit