Study on Mechanical Properties and Fire Resistance of Epoxy Nanocomposite Reinforced with Environmentally Friendly Additive: Nanoclay I.30E by Tuan Anh Nguyen, Thi Mai Huong Pham, Thi Huong Dang, Thi Hanh Do, Quang Tung Nguyen

“…The results showed that epoxy Epikote 240/nanoclay I.30E nanocomposite material had mechanical properties and improved fire retardancy with a small amount of nanoclay I.30E added (2% by weight): tensile strength of 63.5 MPa (increased by 13.59%), flexural strength of 116.80 MPa (increased by 34.63%), compressive strength of 179.67 MPa (increased by 15.11%), impact resistance Izod of 12.81 KJ/m2 (increased by 80.16%), oxygen limit of 23.7%, and combustion rate of 24.5 mm/min; according to UL 94HB, the combustion rate reached 22.59 mm/min.…”
Get full text

Methods for Increasing Power Efficiency of Heating Furnaces Applied in Metallurgical and Mechanical Engineering Industries by M. L. German, S. M. Kabishov, A. A. Oznobishin

“…The analysis has made it possible to reveal reasons of higher efficiency of a heating furnace used at BSW Rolling Mill-320 and formulate recommendations on reduction of fuel consumption in operating and designed combustion furnaces applied in mechanical engineering and metallurgical industries.…”
Get full text

Preparation and Sound Insulation Performance of Polystyrene Building Flame Retardant and Thermal Insulation Building Materials by Qiulan Guo

“…The experimental results show that MMH is well dispersed in PS matrix, PS-MMH-3 has the best tensile strength and elongation at break, the limit oxygen index (LOI) is 44.3% higher than that of pure PS, and the combustion rate is slow, indicating that PS-MMH-3 has good flame retardant properties.…”
Get full text

Three Solutions Theorem for p-Laplacian Problems with a Singular Weight and Its Application by Yong-Hoon Lee, Seong-Uk Kim, Eun Kyoung Lee

“…As an application, we consider the combustion model and show the existence of three positive radial solutions on an exterior domain.…”
Get full text

Investigations of a Gas Turbine Low-Emission Combustor Operating on the Synthesis Gas by Serhiy Serbin, Nataliia Goncharova

“…Investigations of the working processes in a gas turbine low-emission combustor operating on the synthesis gas, in which the principle of RQL (Rich-Burn, Quick-Mix, and Lean-Burn) combustion technology is realized, have been performed. …”
Get full text

On Stack Reconstruction Problem by V. D. Akeliev, V. D. Sizov, V. V. Pitirimov

“…The paper describes analytical investigations that study relation of fuel combustion regimes with concentration values of sulphur anhydride in flue gases and acid dew point. …”
Get full text

INVESTIGATION OF FORMING OF HIGH-RESISTANT COVERINGS, PRODUCED BY TWO-STAGE METHOD by V. I. Savich, O. G. Cherneta, A. N. Korobochka, A. B. Sychkov, A. M. Nesterenko, V. L. Pljuta, M. A. Murikov

“…The prospect of application of the developed method for resistance increase of elements of mining and smelting equipment and internal combustion engine is determined.…”
Get full text

Emission Characteristics of Volatile Organic Compounds from Typical Coal Utilization Sources: A Case Study in Shanxi of Northern China by Yang Xu, Hualong Yu, Yulong Yan, Lin Peng, Rumei Li, Cheng Wang, Zhiyong Li

“…Additionally, the VOC profiles for power plants employing the same coal source or combustion technology exhibited strong similarities, although the BTEX ratios varied more between plants using different coal sources than those using different combustion technologies. …”
Get full text

Distributions, Sources, and Backward Trajectories of Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons at Lake Small Baiyangdian, Northern China by Ning Qin, Xiang-Zhen Kong, Ying Zhu, Wei He, Qi-Shuang He, Bin Yang, Hui-Ling Ou-Yang, Wen-Xiu Liu, Qing-Mei Wang, Fu-Liu Xu

“…The following results were obtained: (1) The total concentration of 16 priority controlled PAHs (PAH16) in the gas phase was 417.2±299.8 ng·m−3, in the particulate phase was 150.9±99.2 ng·m−3, and in dust fall was 6930.2±3206.5 ng·g−1. (2) Vehicle emission, coal combustion, and biomass combustion were the major sources in the Small Baiyangdian atmosphere and accounted for 28.9%, 45.1% and 26.0% of the total PAHs, respectively. (3) Winter was dominated by relatively greater PAHs polluted northwesterly air mass pathways. …”
Get full text

Influence of Injection Pressure on the Dual-Fuel Mode in CI Engines Fueled with Blends of Ethanol and Tamanu Biodiesel by M. Parthasarathy, P. V. Elumalai, M. Murunachippan, P. B. Senthilkumar, Saboor Shaik, Mohsen Sharifpur, Nima Khalilpoor

“…In the dual-fuel mode, the TMEE10 blend showed higher combustion, resulting in an increase in performance and a significant decrease in emission characteristics. …”
Get full text

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Atmospheric PM2.5 during Winter Haze in Huang-gang, Central China: Characteristics, Sources and Health Risk Assessment by Mingming Shi, Tianpeng Hu, Yao Mao, Cheng Cheng, Weijie Liu, Qian Tian, Zhanle Chen, Xinli Xing, Shihua Qi

“…Three sources of PAHs including traffic emission, coal combustion and biomass combustion were extracted and quantified, accounting for 54.4%, 13.3% and 32.3% of PAHs, respectively. …”
Get full text

Preparation of NiCr/YSZ two-layered burn-resistant coating on γ-TiAl alloys based on plasma surface metallurgy and ion plating methods by Wei D.-B., Li M.-F., Zhou X., Li F.-K., Li S.-Q., Zhang P.-Z.

“…When coated by NiCr/YSZ coating, the combustion process was delayed through isolating and dissipating heat. …”
Get full text

Changes in Chemical Composition, Sources, and Health Risk of PM2.5 with Sand Storm at a Small City in North China by Jihong Wei, Ting Hou, Zhiyong Li, Songtao Guo, Zhenxin Li

“…VE contributed highest to PM2.5 in NSSP, indicating the effective emission control on industries and coal combustion.…”
Get full text

Refining δ15N isotopic fingerprints of local NOx for accurate source identification of nitrate in PM2.5 by Hao Xiao, Qinkai Li, Shiyuan Ding, Wenjing Dai, Gaoyang Cui, Xiaodong Li

“…The Bayesian isotope mixing (MixSIAR) model demonstrated that coal combustion, biomass burning, and vehicle exhaust collectively contributed more than 60 %, dominating the sources of NO3– during sampling periods in Tianjin. …”
Get full text

Mathematical Modeling of Turbulent Gas Flames and Assessment of Environmental Indicators of Modern Gas Burning Devices by K. V. Dobrego, S. A. Zhdanok, V. I. Timoshpolsky, I. M. Kozlov, V. A. Tishchenko, I. V. Kotov

“…The paper reveals the procedure of calculation of velocity fields, flame temperature and changes in concentration of the components of combustion products on the basis of time and length of a turbulent flame of gas-burning devices. …”
Get full text

Cloud Model-Based Energy Management Strategy for Parallel Hybrid Vehicles by Xiaolan Wu, Guifang Guo, Zhifeng Bai

“…By the driver input and the state of charge (SOC) of the energy storage, a set of rules are developed to effectively determine the torque split between the internal combustion engine (ICE) and the electric motor. An analysis of the simulation results is conducted using ADVISOR in order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy. …”
Get full text

DMF (2,5-dimetylofuran) jako perspektywiczne biopaliwo drugiej generacji do silników o zapłonie iskrowym by Krzysztof Biernat, Paulina Luiza Dziołak

“…Besides there was performed an estimation of DMF application possibilities in present internal combustion engines.…”
Get full text

MULTIFUNCTIONAL MODIFIED CARBON FOR PURIFICATION OF GROUNDWATER by Dmitry E. Propolsky, Valentin I. Romanovski

“…As a modification method, the method of solution combustion synthesis was used. The surface morphology, chemical and phase composition of the coatings were studied. …”

The works of the Institute of Metallurgy and Metallurgical Sciences at the Warsaw University of Technology, and the person of Jan Czochralski by Mariusz W. Majewski

“…At the same time, it has been noted that the activities of the institutes were conditioned by the poor development of non-ferrous metallurgy, which contributed to delays in the development of technical thinking in the field of aviation and combustion engines, an important element of the armed forces. …”
Get full text

Synthesis and Photoluminescence Study of Bi3+ and Pb2+ Activated Ca3(BO3)2 by A. B. Gawande, R. P. Sonekar, S. K. Omanwar

“…The photoluminescence properties of Pb2+ and Bi3+ doped Ca3(BO3)2 prepared by solution combustion synthesis technique are discussed. The structure of the prepared phosphor is characterized and conformed by XRD and FTIR. …”
Get full text