Zinc oxide is an interesting material for bio and chemical sensors. It is a semiconducting metal oxide with potential as an integrated multisensing sensor platform, which simultaneously detects parameters like change in field effect, mass and surface resistivity. In this investigation we have used resistive sensor measurements with respect to oxygen sensitivity in order to characterize sensing ...

Since oxy-combustion is a relatively new technology, many problems associated with the behavior of coal in this novel combustion process still need to be solved. In particular, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the behavior of toxic trace elements, and there is a need to determine whether trace element distribution among the by-products and emissions to the environment, is comparable with ...

Today coal is among the most important energy sources. In order to meet the world's energy demands, low-calorie lignite with a high ash content is generally used in the large capacity coal-fired thermal power plants. As a result of coal firing, wastes such as fly ash, slag, and flue gas are also produced. Subsequently, toxic trace elements within coal are transferred to wastes such as slag, fl...

Coal power stations as well as waste incinerators produce humid acid gases which condensate in industrial chimneys. These condensates may cause corrosion of the internal cladding made of stainless steels, nickel base alloys or non metallic materials. In the aim of polluting emission reduction and material optimal choice, it is necessary to determine all the phenomena which occur throughout the ...

TThe present paper evaluates the plan of combustion air pre-heater installation on the fired heater from thermodynamics and thermos-economics point of view. As a real case study, one of the fired heaters (H_101) of Distillation unit in Tehran Oil Refinery, Iran, is intended. With applying an air pre-heater in this study, flue gases temperature falls down from 430 ºC to 200ºCand combustion a...

The irradiation of materials with electron beams or X rays is used extensively to enhance or modify their physical, chemical or biological properties. These electron beam “irradiators” cover a very wide range of accelerators technology, beam current and energies to produce a wide variety of products, mostly with polymers. They also are used for curing ink, coatings, and adhesives as well as for...

S. Gil, J. Góral, J. Ochman, M. Saternus, W. Bialik, Department of Metallurgy, Silesian University of Technology, Katowice, Poland In the paper, results of a model study on the effects of the air delivery and flue gas removal method on the intensity of gas blending in the hood space are presented. Two design solutions were compared: with one or two outlet channels for the hood gases. Moreover, ...