Yes / Several contributions in answering granulation challenges including the use of computer simulation and well thought out experimental analyses are being researched. Using a twin screw granulator (TSG) by design of experiments (DoE), comparisons on 1) equipment similarities i.e., continuous and 2) shear forces, are made to previous literature on continuous equipment and a Cyclomix. This study proposes that equipment specific DoE, better explains the contribution of parameters than investigating an identified parameter from the experimental findings from a specific equipment. Granule strength and structure are presented together with the contribution of process parameters, speed, temperature, and binder content. Seeded structures are present in all but the Extrudomix. Longer residence times within the Cyclomix facilitates seeded structures. Granule crushing strengths are higher in TSG than all other continuous equipment. Optimum condition for the formation of stronger granules with least variation is around 65.4 °C. / The authors would like to acknowledge the support from the CCIP grant (Collaboration, Capacity and IP Development) fund from the University of Bradford for ordering cunsumables and equipment.

Yes / Scale formation of carbonates and sulphates is one of the most well-known types of crystallization fouling in heat exchangers. Tackling crystallization fouling in Once-Through Multistage Flash Desalination (MSF-OT) is one of the most challenging tasks in the desalination industry. In this paper, a fouling model is developed and then incorporated into a MSF model to investigate the fouling behaviour under variable seawater temperature. The proposed dynamic model investigates the crystallization of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide at the inside tube surface areas by considering the attachment and removal mechanisms. The results show that the fouling rate is higher at high constant seawater temperature. Overall, the fouling rate is lower at the seasonal variation of the seawater temperature, resulting in a higher performance ratio (PR). The results also show that although the brine heater duty increases in winter due to low seawater temperature, the drop of fouling rate in cold months may save some energy.

The Proterozoic Espanola Formation (Huronian Sequence) was studied at Geneva Lake, Ontario, 45 miles north-west of Sudbury. A major lithological change exists in the Espanola Formation between this area and the type section on the north shore of Lake Huron, 75 miles to the south. Unusually pure (95 percent) microcrystalline limestones and dolostones occur in almost equal abundance to the calcareous siltstones which are the characteristic lithology of the formation in its type section. The existence and position of a fine grained deposit such as the Espanola in a stratigraphic sequence which consists mostly of glacial and periglacial deposits is unusual. It is suggested that this fine-grained deposit was an integral part of a cycle of deposition resulting from glacial advance and retreat and that its sedimentary basin was created by marine transgression in response to a glacial retreat. Spatial distribution of the Espanola Formation suggests that its sedimentary basin may have consisted of at least three environmental zones. At least one of these zones may represent a glacial melt-water lake. A microfossil search was carried out with negative results. This made speculation necessary in determining the origin of the calcareous fraction of the Espanola Formation. A mechanism is suggested whereby calcium carbonate is precipitated inorganically, as a result of photosynthesis by anaerobic bacteria. This mechanism can be observed in the present. If it is true, then the Espanola Formation may represent a time marker for the first presence of free oxygen in the atmosphere. / Thesis / Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Missing page 48 / <p> The low ambient air temperatures, together with the low annual rainfall and complete lack of vegetation in the Canadian High Arctic, results in a breakdown of the carbonate rock material by mechanical means. The importance of chemical decomposition, soil formation and transport of ionic material in solution is negligible, when compared with the role played by these same processes in more temperate climates. </p> <p> The purpose of this thesis is to investigate certain aspects of the alkali, alkaline earth and heavy metal geochemistry of selected components of the weathering cycle. The discussion will deal with concentration levels of these parameters in stream waters and, to a lesser extent, soils and stream sediments. </p> <p> Analytical results show that element distributions in the streams resemble those of more temperate carbonate terrains. However, the solute levels are, in general, lower, indicating that a greater proportion of the metals is travelling in colloidal form and/or adsorbed to slit-sized material carried by the streams. </p> <p> These findings confirm the belief that chemical weathering and transport in solution are of little importance in the area studied. </p> / Thesis / Bachelor of Science (BSc)

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[pt] Para uma melhor previsibilidade e gerenciamento de reservatórios de hidrocarbonetos é necessário estabelecer modelos constitutivos adequados para representar o comportamento mecânico e hidráulico desses materiais. Durante a produção de hidrocarbonetos, ocorre um aumento das tensões efetivas devido à redução de pressão de poros. Isto pode levar à redução do espaço poroso do reservatório, podendo chegar ao colapso de poros. A compactação dos reservatórios é consequência da alteração do estado de tensões, que produzem deformações elásticas e plásticas, levando eventualmente à ruptura da rocha. Sabe-se que a resistência dos carbonatos está relacionada à porosidade, mineralogia e arranjo dos grãos. Sendo que este tipo de rocha, geralmente, tem um comportamento elastoplástico com características anisotrópicas. O uso de modelos constitutivos avançados é necessário para reproduzir o complexo comportamento de tensão-deformação-permeabilidade das rochas carbonáticas. Os modelos elastoplásticos isotrópicos Lade-Kim e Cam Clay Modificado com Coesão (CCMC), são usados neste trabalho para tentar representar o comportamento geomecânico do travertino; rocha análoga a uma das fácies do Pré-Sal brasileiro. Parâmetros destes modelos para este tipo de rochas dificilmente são encontrados na literatura, sendo sua determinação dependente de ensaios de laboratório cuidadosamente realizados. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo contribuir com o estabelecimento de modelos adequados para representar o comportamento geomecânico da rocha carbonática travertino em função da porosidade. Como parte do presente trabalho foi desenvolvido um modelo anisótropico denominado CALK, baseado no modelo isotrópico de Lade-Kim. Além disso ensaios triaxiais a compressão, hidrostáticos e compressão uniaxial foram realizados em amostras da rocha carbonática travertino com diferentes orientações das camadas em relação ao eixo axial das amostras (paralelo, Beta = 90 graus; ortogonal, Beta = 0 grau; e inclinado, Beta = 45 graus). Os resultados dos ensaios foram usados para estabelecer parâmetros dos modelos constitutivos Lade-Kim e CCMC. O processo de retroanálise foi utilizado, incorporando o algoritmo Lade-Kim, desenvolvido em MATLAB 2017 e FORTRAN 90 nos algoritmos DREAM e MINPACK, respectivamente. Os resultados obtidos indicam que a metodologia proposta e o modelo CALK é capaz de representar adequadamente, o comportamento mecânico do travertino observado em laboratório. / [en] For better predictability and management of hydrocarbon reservoirs it is necessary to establish adequate constitutive models to represent the mechanical and hydraulic behavior of these materials. During the production of hydrocarbons, an increase in effective stresses occur due to the reduction of pore pressure. This can lead to a reduction in the pore space of the reservoir and may lead to pore collapse. The compaction of the reservoirs is a consequence of the alteration of the state of stress, which produce elastic and plastic deformations, eventually leading to failure of the rock. It is known that the resistance of the carbonates is related to the porosity, mineralogy and arrangement of the grains. Since this type of rock usually has an elastoplastic behavior with anisotropic characteristics. The use of advanced constitutive models is necessary to reproduce the complex stress-strainpermeability behavior of sedimentary rocks. The Lade-Kim and Modified Cam Clay with Cohesion (CCMC) isotropic models are used in this work to try to represent the geomechanical behavior of travertine; a rock analogous to one of the Brazilian Pre-Salt facies. Parameters of these models for these type of rocks are seldom found in the literature, and their determination depends on carefully performed laboratory tests. The present work aims to contribute with the establishment of adequate models to represent the geomechanical behavior of travertine carbonate as a function of porosity. As a part of the present work an anisotropic model called CALK was developed, based on the isotropic model of Lade-Kim. In addition, triaxial compression, hydrostatic and uniaxial compression tests were performed on travertine carbonate samples with different orientations of the layers in relation to the axial axis of the samples ( parallel, Beta = 90 degrees , orthogonal, Beta = 0 degrees and inclined, Beta = 45 degrees) The results of the tests were used to establish parameters of the constitutive models Lade-Kim and CCMC. The retro-analysis process was used, incorporating the Lade-Kim algorithm, developed in MATLAB 2017 and FORTRAN 90, to the DREAM and MINPACK algorithms, respectively. The results indicate that the proposed methodology and the CALK model are able to adequately represent the mechanical behavior of the travertine observed in the laboratory.