Improvement of the Turbine Main Stop Valves with Flow Simulation in Erosion by Solid Particle Impact CFD by Z. Mazur, G. Urquiza, R. Campos

“…The flow field in a steam turbine main stop valve bypass valve (MSVBV) has been investigated by means of CFD simulations. …”
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Like objects or like subjects? Effects of student–robot interaction (SRI) and mathematical ability on students learning outcomes by Segun Michael Ojetunde, Umesh Ramnarain

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ON THE ISSUE OF RATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE TEXTILE AND KNITWEAR ENTERPRISES HEAT AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM by V. N. Romaniuk, D. B. Muslina

“…The study shows the capability of utilizing low pressure hot water alongside with steam, which paves the way to the recuperative use of the secondary low-temperature heat flows – utilizing their energy by engaging lithium-bromide absorption heat pumps. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Infilled Vertical Well LASER-Assisted SAGD by Ding Chao, Wu Yongbin, Yang Guo, Luo Chihui

“…In the SAGD process with dual horizontal wells in heterogeneous reservoirs, the injection pressure of steam huff-n-puff by infilled interwell vertical wells is too high, and the heat communication between SAGD wellpairs and infilled wells is too long, which leads to a series of problems. …”
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The Influence of the Cu-Al₂O₃ Ratio of the Receiving Tube in a 50 MW Hybrid Solar Plant by Guillermo Benítez-Olivares, Alejandro Torres-Aldaco, Raúl Lugo-Leyte, José Javier Valencia-López, Luis Alberto Romero-Vázquez, Helen D. Lugo-Méndez

“…Direct steam generation (DSG) is a promising technology for introducing solar energy into industrial applications, yet it still faces significant challenges. …”
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Biofouling Control in Cooling Water by T. Reg Bott

“…Unless suitable steps are taken the accumulation of microbial deposits (biofouling) on the cooling water side of the steam condensers can reduce their efficiency and in consequence, the overall efficiency of power production, with an attendant increase in fuel consumption and hence CO2 production. …”
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Multiple Fault Identification Method in the Frequency Domain for Rotor Systems by Nicolò Bachschmid, Paolo Pennacchi

“…A model based method for identifying multiple faults acting simultaneously on a rotor system in the frequency domain is briefly described and its robustness with regards to measuring and modelling errors is evaluated, by means of numerical simulations performed on the models of two typical power plant machines: a steam turbogenerator and a gas turbogenerator.…”
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American Cockroach, Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Blattaria: Blattidae) by K. A. Barbara

“…In the northern United States the cockroach is mainly found in steam heat tunnels or large institutional buildings. …”
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Thermodynamic Analysis of Supercritical CO2 Power Cycle with Fluidized Bed Coal Combustion by Chenchen Geng, Yingjuan Shao, Wenqi Zhong, Xuejiao Liu

“…Closed supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO2) Brayton cycle is a promising alternative to steam Rankine cycle due to higher cycle efficiency at equivalent turbine inlet conditions, which has been explored to apply to nuclear, solar power, waste heat recovery, and coal-fired power plant. …”
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Recovery Method and Parameter Optimization of a Pilot Test for Conformance Control Flooding and Thermal Recovery in the Offshore Heavy Oilfield by Yanxia Zhou, Xiangguo Lu, Bao Cao, Yigang Liu, Yunbao Zhang, Xun Zhong

“…Three exploitation methods were developed for the target well group, including polymer gel flooding (conformance control, Pattern 1), steam huff and puff (thermal recovery method, Pattern 2), and a combination of polymer gel flooding and steam huff and puff (conformance control and thermal recovery, Pattern 3). …”
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American Cockroach, Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Blattaria: Blattidae) by K. A. Barbara

“…In the northern United States the cockroach is mainly found in steam heat tunnels or large institutional buildings. …”
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Ottoman-French-Armenian Relations Around A French Steamship Navigation Company by Süleyman, UYGUN

“…Ottoman lands were very important geographic areas for France and Messageries Maritimes which is a France steam navigation company. Therefore all kinds of intruments which may serve this purpose had been used by them. …”
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THE ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY SYSTEMS IN WWER-1000 NUCLEAR REACTOR USING IAEA SIMULATOR by Trần Đăng Khoa, Trịnh Thị Tú Anh

“…Additionally, the water in steam generator remained at the original value (224 mm) by SG water level controller to ensure the heat exchange within the reactor.…”
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Influence of Pretreatments on Microwave Vacuum Drying Kinetics, Physicochemical Properties and Sensory Quality of Apple Slices by Yingqiang Wang, Hongxiao Zhao, Huiwen Deng, Xi Song, Wenjie Zhang, Sirui Wu, Jing Wang

“…The objective of this study was to determine and compare the effect of five different pretreatments including sulfite treatment (ST), osmotic dehydration (OD), steam blanching (SB), steam blanching plus osmotic dehydration (SB+OD), and ultrasound treatment (UT), on the microwave vacuum drying (MVD) kinetics, the physicochemical properties, and sensory quality of the apple slices. …”
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Large Scale Experiments Representing a Containment Natural Circulation Loop during an Accident Scenario by R. Kapulla, G. Mignot, S. Paranjape, M. Andreani, D. Paladino

“…The scenario consisted of four phases. In phase 1, a high steam mass flow rate was injected in the vessel representing the SG tower. …”
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Effects of Conditioning Temperature on Pellet Quality, Nutrients Digestibility, and Metabolizable Energy of Broilers Diet by Seyedeh Vajiheh Shakhese Emampour, Abolghasem Golian, Heydar Zarghi, Ali Reza Hesabi Nameghi

“…The diet conditioning was done by conditioner manufactured by Feedtech at steam mixture for 30s and two bar steam pressure and then were pelleted through 2.5 mm die using a pellet mill. …”
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Adsorption Characteristics of Coal-Based Activated Carbons. 1. Adsorption of Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide by Th. El-Nabarawy, N.Sh. Petro, S.Abd. El-Aziz

“…Carbons activated with phosphoric acid or with steam contain a large fraction of microporosity. …”
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Adsorption Behaviour of Normal Paraffins in a Fixed Bed Adsorber Containing 5 Å Molecular Sieves by Liu Jichang, Shen Benxian, Sun Hui

“…The adsorption process for separating normal paraffins from naphtha using 5 Å molecular sieves was studied with the purpose of optimizing the utilization of naphtha and providing a proper allocation of the feeds for the steam cracking and catalytic reforming processes. …”
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The analysis of influence of temperature conditions of piston long-stroke compressor stage on thermodynamic efficiency of a heat pump by V. L. Yusha, A. Yu. Gromov, P. V. Ushakov

“…The presented results of the theoretical analysis reflect the nature of the dependence of the thermal power and the transformation coefficient of the heat pump on the polytropy index of the compression process, boiling temperature, steam overheating at suction, the difference in condensation and boiling temperatures.…”
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CATHARE Assessment of Natural Circulation in the PKL Test Facility during Asymmetric Cooldown Transients by Anis Bousbia Salah, Jacques Vlassenbroeck

“…It consists of carrying out a cooldown under natural circulation conditions in presence of two (out of four) emptied Steam Generators (SGs) and isolated on their secondary sides. …”
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