An ejector expansion transcritical CO2 refrigeration cycle is proposed to improve the COP of the basic transcritical CO2 cycle by reducing the expansion process losses. A constant pressure mixing model for the ejector was established to perform the thermodynamic analysis of the ejector expansion transcritical CO2 cycle. The effect of the entrainment ratio and the pressure drop in the receiving ...

Simultaneous in situ measurements of N20 and CH4 were made with a tunable diode laser spectrometer (ALIAS II) aboard the Observations from the Middle Stratosphere (OMS) balloon platform from New Mexico, Alaska, and Brazil during 1996 and 1997. We find different compact relationships of CH4 with N20 in the tropics and extra-tropics because mixing is slow between these regions. Transport into the...

A better understanding of the hydrodynamics related to flooding conditions in distillation columns is required in order to provide optimised designs for new plants and plant retrofits. Current flooding prediction correlations are predominantly based on air/water systems and tend to diverge at high vapour capacities. In this work an experimental setup was designed and constructed to test the hyd...

[1] We analyze the variability of air-sea fluxes of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the Southern Ocean during the period 1993–2003 in a biogeochemical and physical simulation of the global ocean. Our results suggest that the nonseasonal variability is primarily driven by changes in entrainment of carbon-rich, oxygen-poor waters into the mixed layer during winter convection episodes. The Southern A...

In mobile hydraulic systems such as commercial vehicles, hydraulic fluids are splashed and agitated in the reservoirs. To overcome air entrainment in oils, the overall dimensions should enclose a sufficient volume of oil to permit air bubbles to escape passively during the resident time of the fluid in the reservoir. However, in view point of environmental compatibility, energy saving, cost sav...

A dropshaft is an energy dissipator connecting two channels with different invert elevations. Detailed air-water flow and acoustic measurements were conducted in a prototype dropshaft under controlled flow conditions, and complemented by a 1:3.1 scale model study. Experimental observations showed three flow regimes with distinct acoustic signatures. Strong flow aeration was recorded in two flow...

Excised leaves of the succulent plant Bryophyllum fedtschenkoi show an endogenous circadian rhythm in their rate of carbon dioxide emission (17,18). The rhythm occurs when leaves kept at a constant temperature and in an air stream initially free from carbon dioxide are transferred from light to prolonged darkness. The entrainment of the basic oscillating system in Bryophyllum leaf cells by vari...

ABSTRACT The possibility of damage due to the phenomenon cavitation leads design stepped spillways considering maximum specific discharges 15 30 m2/s, a limit considerably lower than that practiced on smooth chutes. Aerators promote insertion air in flow, allowing for increase flow rates. This work analyzes pressures vertical faces steps and entrainment coefficient through an experimental study...