Non-sewered sanitary systems (NSS) are emerging as one of the solutions to poor sanitation because of the limitations of the conventional flush toilet. These new sanitary systems are expected to safely treat faecal waste and operate without external connections to a sewer, water supply or energy source. The Nano Membrane Toilet (NMT) is a unique domestic-scale sanitary solution currently being ...

マイク ロガスター ビン ・固体酸化物形燃料電池 ハ イブ リッ ドシステムの部分負荷特性の評価* 君 島 真 仁*1, 笠 木 伸 英*2 Performance Evaluation of Micro Gas Turbine-Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Hybrid System under Part-Load Conditions Shinji KIMIJIMA*3 and Nobuhide KASAGI *3 Department of Machinery and Control Systems, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 307 Fukasaku, Minuma-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama, 337-8570 Japan Design-point and part-load characteri...

BACKGROUND In view of the recently increasing terrorist attacks, hospitals have to devote an increased attention to Disaster Management. An effective way to do this is by preparing disaster plans and training 'hospital staff response team'. Most of the District General Hospitals (DGH) act as first point of contact in emergency. Our practical experience revealed that if the staff is not trained ...

BACKGROUND The key to its successful application is to determine the best entry point for the vertebral screw(s). This study aimed to provide a reference for clinical anterolateral fixation through digital measurement of computed tomography (CT) data to identify relevant anatomical positions in the middle and lower thoracic vertebrae (T4-T12) of 30 adults. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed digi...

The objective of this paper was to design energy integrated solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) based microcombined heat and power (micro-CHP) systems using syngas derived from lignocellulosic biomass waste. The novel contributions of this work include 1) integration of syngas between a community-scale biomass gasification plant and SOFC based micro-CHP systems in buildings; 2) heat integrated designs...

Networks of sensor modules operating in unstructured outdoor environments have many important applications including environment monitoring in forestry, agriculture, disaster prediction (storm, earthquakes, tsunamis), energy (exploration, transportation, consumption) and border security [29]. These field sensor modules may be required to operate unattended for 3–5 years or more with only onboar...

Elaborating on a previous work by Simon et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 1783 (2000)] we propose a realizable quantum optical single-photon experiment using standard present day technology, capable of discriminating maximally between the predictions of quantum mechanics (QM) and noncontextual hidden variable theories (NCHV). Quantum mechanics predicts a gross violation (up to a factor of 2) of the ...

This paper presents both criticism and suggested changes to boiler efficiency standards associated with fossil-fired steam generators. These standards include the widely used ASME PTC 4.1 and DIN 1942, and their replacements ASME PTC 4:2008 and the European EN 12952-15. For these standards it is useful to review both old and new. The chief criticism lies with inconsistent application of thermod...

This paper presents the kinetic modeling of biomass gasification in bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) gasifiers and optimization methods to maximize products. The model was developed based on two-phase fluidization theory. In this work, reaction kinetics, hydrodynamic conditions, convective diffusion effect, thermal cracking tar kinetics were considered model. coded MATLAB simulated. result depicted...

• New Aspen Plus/MATLAB kinetic model for the downdraft gasifier. Realistic representation of non-condensable gas release. The is validated against several woody biomass types. Prediction gasifier performance under different power loads. Biomass gasification technology evolving and more research through modelling alongside experimental work needs to be performed. In past, all attention has been...