Flash point is the most important variable used to characterize fire and explosion hazard of liquids. Herein, partially miscible mixtures are presented within the context of liquid-liquid extraction processes. This paper describes development of a model for predicting the flash point of binary partially miscible mixtures of flammable solvents. To confirm the predictive efficacy of the derived f...

A comparative study of the vibrational spectroscopy of peroxide-based explosives is presented. Triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and hexamethyl-enetriperoxide-diamine (HMTD), now commonly used by terrorists, are examined as well as other peroxide-ring structures: DADP (diacetone diperoxide); TPTP [3,3,6,6,9,9-Hexaethyl-1,2,4,5,7,8-hexaoxo-nonane (tripentanone triperoxide)]; DCypDp {6,7,13,14-Tetrao...

Ground cumin is used as a flavoring agent in a number of ethnic cuisines. The chemical entities, which primarily establish its characteristically pungent flavor, are found in the volatile oil of cumin. Fixed oils and carbohydrates tend to round out the harshness of the volatile oil components. However, the quantity of volatile oil is commonly the measure of the quality of this spice. For severa...

tetradecylthioacetic acid in type 2 diabetic mice 2 3 Ahmed M. Khalid, Anne Dragøy Hafstad, Terje S. Larsen, David L. Severson, Neoma 4 Boardman, Martin Hagve, Rolf K. Berge and Ellen Aasum 5 6 (Ahmed M. Khalid and Anne D. Hafstad have made equal contributions to this paper) 7 1 Cardiovascular Research Group, Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health 8 Sciences, University of Tromsø, Nor...

The temperature dependence of the micelle structures formed by poly(styrene-b-isoprene) (SI) diblock copolymers in the selective solvents diethyl phthalate (DEP) and tetradecane (C14), which are selective for the PS and PI blocks, respectively, have been investigated by small angle neutron scattering (SANS). Two nearly symmetric SI diblock copolymers, one with a perdeuterated PS block and the o...

Viscoelastic constitutive equations are evaluated using the benchmark problem of the planar flow past a confined cylinder for a well-characterized solution of S%(w/w) polyisobutylene in tetradecane. The ratio of channel height to cylinder diameter is equal to two. We compare finite element simulations with point-wise measured velocities and stresses obtained by means of laser Doppler anemometry...

The worldwide increasing of thermal energy consumption fosters new technological solutions based on nanomaterials. use nanofluids enhances efficiency leading to eco-friendlier devices. Thus, researchers are encouraged understand how modified thermophysical properties improve heat transfer capability. Magnesium oxide n-tetradecane designed in terms stability for cold storage application. Thermal...

The paper presents experimental research findings for the regimes (puffing and micro-explosion) integral characteristics of fragmentation two- three-component droplets on a heated substrate, as illustrated by emulsions slurries. main droplet components were water with fluorophore Rhodamine B (9 vol%), tetradecane (91 vol%) bituminous coal particles measuring 5–110 µm (0.05–0.27 wt%). conditions...