Palm kernel shell is an important bioenergy resource in Thailand. However, due to elevated alkali content in biomass ash, this oil palm residue shows high tendency to bed agglomeration in a fluidized-bed combustion system using conventional bed material (silica sand). In this study, palm kernel shell was burned in the conical fluidized-bed combustor (FBC) using alumina and dolomite as alternati...

The metabolic and hemodynamic effects of prolonged bed rest were studied in 6 normal subjects. Bed rest of 2-3 weeks duration produced exaggerated responses of heart rate, cardiac output, stroke volume, and peripheral vascular resistance to 700 tilt. Sympathetic nerve function and catecholamine metabolism were not impaired by bed rest. Pressor responses to infusions of norepinephrine and angiot...

BACKGROUND Unplanned re-attendance at the Emergency Department (ED) is often monitored as a quality indicator of the care accorded to patients during their index ED visit. High bed occupancy rate (BOR) has been considered as a matter of reduced patient comfort and privacy. Most hospitals in Singapore operate under BORs above 85 %. This study aims to explore factors associated with the unplanned...

The dynamic adsorption of Pb(II) ions from aqueous solutions using a granulated activated carbon and an activated carbon cloth has been studied using fixed bed adsorption column. The breakthrough curves at different hydraulic loading rates (HLR), bed depth and feed concentration (Co) have been examined. The breakthrough time at any given concentration of the effluent decreases with increasing h...

Alluvial channel stage-discharge and depth-discharge relations were studied in a large sand-bed recirculating flume. From this study, it was found that the form of these relations are intimately related to: 1. Regime of flow 2. Form of bed roughness a. Characteristics of the bed material b. Concentration of fine sediment c. Temperature 3. Rate of change of discharge with time In the range of sh...

A magneto-optical trap with feedback-controlled loading and loss rates is used to realize a deterministic source of single chromium atoms with single-atom occupation probability as high as 0.987 6 0.001. We present a series of measurements of the performance of this source and discuss the dependence of the probability of not having a single atom in the trap (error rate) on experimental paramete...

The present work deals with the study of the adsorption of Trichloroethylene (TCE) onto a commercial granular activated carbon (GAC). Thermodynamic (batch) and dynamic (fixed-bed column) tests were carried out, under a wide range of operating conditions. In particular, adsorption isotherms were preliminary determined to support the investigation on a fixed-bed column at lab-scale. The main flui...