multiphase impeller stirred tank reactors enhance mixing of reacting species used in a variety of chemical industries. these reactors have been studied based on computational fluid dynamics (cfd) that can be used in the analysis, design and scale up of these reactors. most of the researches done in this area are limited to single phase reactors, and a few remaining two phase flow investigations...

Rushton argues that much variation in human behavior is explained by membership in one of only three genetic groups or ‘‘races’’ (‘‘Negroids,’’ ‘‘Caucasoids,’’ and ‘‘Mongoloids’’). Using previously coded data on the 186 society Standard Cross-Cultural Sample, we find no statistical support for the predicted associations between ‘‘race’’ and behavior. D 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Wake recovery constrains the downstream spacing and density of turbines that can be deployed in turbine farms and limits the amount of energy that can be produced at a hydrokinetic energy site. This study investigates the wake recovery at the downstream of a 1:10 axial flow turbine model using a pulse-to-pulse coherent Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP). In addition, turbine inflow and outflow vel...

In the background of the offshore wind turbine monitoring applications, we analyzed the characteristics of the offshore wind turbine monitor and gave the architecture of the offshore wind turbine monitor system. We designed the system model of blade wear and vibration in offshore wind turbine, and combined with energy efficient data aggregation algorithm based on the specific application to mon...

Turbine blade cooling is considered as the most effective way of maintaining high operating temperature making use of the available materials, and turbine systems with wet compression have a potential for future power generation because of high efficiency and high specific power with a relatively low cost. In this paper performance analysis of wet-compression gas turbine cycle with turbine blad...

A new turbine model validation technique that is based on adaptation of look-up tables is described this paper. Simulation results from the VIDYN turbine simulation program and measurements from Big Glenn wind turbine, located outside Gothenburg, Sweden are used as an input to this new model validation technique. The models of the flapwise bending moment and power coefficient are validated for ...

The forces on a turbine at extreme wind conditions when the turbine is parked is one of the most important design cases for the survivability of a turbine. In this work, the forces on a blade and its support arms have been measured on a 12 kW straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine at an open site. Two cases are tested: one during electrical braking of the turbine, which allows it to rotate ...

Organic Rankine Cycles using radial turbines as expanders are considered as one of the most efficient technologies to convert heavy-duty diesel engine waste heat into useful work. Turbine similarity design based on the existing air turbine profiles is time saving. Due to totally different thermodynamic properties between organic fluids and air, its influence on turbine performance and loss mech...