the michelsen stability and multiphase flash calculation by direct minimization of gibbs free energy of the system at constant temperature and pressure, was used for systems containing gas hydrates. the solid hydrate phase was treated as a solid solution. the fugacities of all components of the hydrate phase were calculated as a function of compositions by the rearranged model of van der waals ...

Based upon the two fluid model (TFM) theory, a CFD model was implemented to investigate a cold multiphase-fluidized bubbling bed reactor. The key variable used to characterize the fluid dynamic of the experimental system, and compare it to model predictions, was the time-pressure drop induced by the bubble motion across the bed. This time signal was then processed to obtain the power spectral d...

Multiscale systems that are characterized by a great range of spatial–temporal scales arise widely in many scientific domains. These range from the study of protein conformational dynamics to multiphase processes in, for example, granular media or haemodynamics, and from nuclear reactor physics to astrophysics. Despite the diversity in subject areas and terminology, there are many common challe...

This paper describes a general framework for the retiming of sequential circuits using either single or multi-phase clocks and both edge-ttiggered flip-flops and level-sensitive latches. This framework is compared with previously published work on retiming. The potential for finding optimal retimings within this framework is discussed, and a set of heuristic retim­ ing methods is presented. Fin...

This paper proposes a hybrid carrier based space vector modulation suitable for multiphase multilevel inverters. Multiphase multilevel inverters are controlled by this hybrid modulation to provide multiphase variable voltage and variable frequency supply. The proposed modulation inherits the features of fundamental frequency modulation and carrier based space vector modulation strategies. The m...

Flow fields and bubble size distribution are two critical issues in the determination of mass transfer and reaction rate in bubble columns. In this work the hydrodynamics of bubble driven flow was investigated in a laboratory scale cylindrical bubble column. The column was a semi batch reactor which was initially filled with tap water and only gas was evenly fed to the column from the bottom wi...

Introduction: Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) provides a method to non-invasively assess tissue perfusion, and has recently been applied to study the kidney [1]. The importance of ASL methods to study the kidney has been highlighted due to the diagnosis of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF), a side effect of gadolinium based contrast agents [2]. Prior ASL studies of the kidney typically acquire d...

Multiphase machines are AC machines characterized by a stator winding composed of a generic number n of phases. In today’s electric drive and power generation technology, multiphase machines play an important role for the benefits they bring compared to traditional three-phase ones (Levi, 2008; Levi et al., 2007). Such benefits have been widely highlighted by existing literature (Levi et al., 2...

Multiway principal component analysis (MPCA) for the analysis and monitoring of batch processes has recently been proposed. Although MPCA has found wide applications in batch process monitoring, it assumes that future batches behave in the same way as those used for model identification. In this study, a new monitoring algorithm, adaptive multiblock MPCA, is developed. The method overcomes the ...