PURPOSE To develop a rapid stimulated echo acquisition mode (STEAM) MRI technique for "black-blood" imaging of the human heart that overcomes the single-slice limitation and partially compromised blood suppression associated with double inversion-recovery techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS Black-blood multislice images of the heart along anatomic orientations and triggered to end diastole were...

The temperature of exhaust gases from simple cycle gas turbine generation sets (GENSETs) is usually very high (around 500 C), and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) is often used to recover the energy from the exhaust gases and generate steam. The generated steams can be either used for many useful processes (heating, drying, separation etc.) or used back in the power generation system for ...

The combined cycle power plant is made up of three major systems, the gas turbine engine, the heat recovery steam generator and the steam turbine. Of the major systems the gas turbine engine is a fixed design offered by a manufacturer, and the steam turbine is also a fairly standard design available from a manufacturer, but it may be somewhat customized for the project. In contrast, the heat re...

This paper introduces a concept applied for a new PLM-supported process in steam turbine service business. The concept has been developed and instantiated in an industrial case: The paper starts with an analysis of engineering processes and the IT landscape in a globally acting company offering MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) services for steam turbines. Illustrations show how digital pr...

In early February 2000, primary-to-secondary tube leakage ranging from one to four gallons per day (gpd) was detected in steam generator (SG) No. 24. On February 15, 2000, while the unit was operating at 99% power, SG leakage rapidly increased from 4 gpd to greater than 75 gallons per minute (gpm). The reactor was manually tripped 13 minutes later, and the faulted steam generator was isolated o...

Hindgut is a major colonization site for Escherichia coli O157 in cattle. In this study, diets were formulated to effect changes in hindgut fermentation to test our hypothesis that changes in the hindgut ecosystem could have an impact on fecal shedding of E. coli O157. Feedlot heifers (n = 347) were prescreened for the prevalence of E. coli O157 by fecal and rectoanal mucosal swab cultures. A s...

Nickel/carbon composites were synthesized by the carbonization method with use of steam-gas activation technique. Beet pulp and corn stems used as initial raw materials for synthesis. The obtained substances analyzed means scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, magnetic properties investigation. presence nickel in was estimated during average particle size determined well. sp...

PURPOSE To determine the degree of extraneous lipid contamination in defined volumes of interest studied with single-volume proton MR spectroscopy. METHODS Single-volume proton MR spectroscopy was performed on a fat/water phantom and in three volunteers using the stimulated-echo acquisition mode (STEAM) and point-resolved spectroscopy (PRESS) localization methods. Three different volumes of i...

Reusing filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) has been suggested as a strategy to conserve available supplies for home and healthcare environments during an influenza pandemic. For reuse to be possible, used FFRs must be decontaminated before redonning to reduce the risk of virus transmission; however, there are no approved methods for FFR decontamination. An effective method must reduce the m...

This paper deals with the application of steam to enhance the recovery from petroleum reservoirs. We formulate a mathematical and numerical model that simulates coinjection of volatile oil with steam into a porous rock in a one-dimensional setting. We utilize the mathematical theory of conservation laws to validate the numerical simulations. This combined numerical and analytical approach revea...