In calcium aluminate cement (CAC) systems the hydration process is different than portland cement (PC) systems. The hydration products of CAC are subjected to conversion depending on temperature, moisture, water-cement ratio, cement content, etc. Consequently, strength of CAC system can be seriously reduced. However, presence of other inorganic binders or additives may alter the hydration process and improve various properties of CAC based composites. The objective of this study is to investigate the temperature effect on the behaviour of CAC based composite binders. Throughout this research, several combinations of CAC-PC, CAC-gypsum, CAC-lime, CAC-ground granulated blast furnace slag (CAC-GGBFS) were studied. These CAC based composite binders were subjected to seven different curing regimes and their strength developments were investigated up to 210 days. In addition, the mechanism of strength development was examined by XRD analyses performed at 28 and 210 days. Finally, some empirical relationships between strength-time-curing temperatures were formulated. Experimental results revealed that the increase in ambient temperature resulted in an increase in the rate of conversion, thereby causing drastic strength reduction, particularly in pure CAC mix. It has been observed that inclusion of small amount of PC, lime, and gypsum in CAC did not induce conversion-free CAC binary systems, rather they resulted in faster conversion by enabling rapid formation of stable C3AH6 instead of metastable, high strength inducing CAH10 and C2AH8. On the other hand, in CAC-GGBFS mixes, the formation of stable straetlingite (C2ASH8) instead of calcium aluminate hydrates hindered the conversion reactions. Therefore, CAC-GGBFS mixes, where GGBFS ratio was over 40%, did not exhibit strength loss due to conversion reactions that occurred in pure CAC systems.

Το αντικείμενο της παρούσας εργασίας είναι η μαθηματική μοντελοποίηση της εφαπτομενικής ροής του ψυχρού αέρα, ο οποίος παρέχεται εξωτερικά της διεργασίας εκβολής πολυμερούς με εμφύσηση (film blowing) και η αριθμητική επίλυση των εξισώσεων που προκύπτουν. Η διεργασία εκβολής πολυμερών με εμφύσηση είναι η βασική μέθοδος παραγωγής φύλλων πλαστικού μεγάλης επιφάνειας τα οποία χρησιμοποιούνται κυρίως ως υλικά συσκευασίας και σε θερμοκήπια. Στην παρούσα εργασία αναπτύχθηκε μεθοδολογία η οποία επιτρέπει την μοντελοποίηση της ροής και της μεταφοράς θερμότητας του αέρα καθώς και του πολυμερούς και μας δίνει τη δυνατότητα να μελετήσουμε την επίδραση που έχει τόσο η ροή όσο και η ψύξη που προκαλεί ο αέρας στο φιλμ που σχηματίζει το πολυμερές. Αρχικά οι διέπουσες εξισώσεις του αέρα και του πολυμερούς απλοποιήθηκαν με την βοήθεια της θεωρίας των διαταραχών. Η μαθηματική ανάλυση και οι παραδοχές που έγιναν είχαν ως αποτέλεσμα i) η ροή και η παραμόρφωση του πολυμερούς να περιγράφεται από τις εξισώσεις του “λεπτού φιλμ” και ii) η ροή του αέρα να προσομοιάζεται με συνοριακό στρώμα, του οποίου η λύση προκύπτει με την μέθοδο ομοιότητας. Η επίδραση της θερμοκρασίας του αέρα στο πολυμερές μελετήθηκε θεωρώντας την αρχικά σταθερή, ενώ στην περίπτωση που και ο αέρας θεωρείται ότι θερμαίνεται από το πολυμερές, η κατανομή της θερμοκρασίας του προσεγγίζεται με ένα πολυώνυμο 4ου βαθμού στην ακτινική διεύθυνση. Τα αποτελέσματα που προκύπτουν εξαιτίας της ψύξης του φιλμ δείχνουν ότι οι παραμορφώσεις και οι μεταβολές του πάχους μειώνονται επιτρέποντας στο φιλμ που σχηματίζει το πολυμερές να αποκτά σωληνοειδή μορφή. Η λύση της εφαπτομενικής ροής του αέρα κατά μήκος του φιλμ έδειξε ότι στο φιλμ ασκούνται τάσεις οι οποίες μετατοπίζουν το φιλμ προς τον άξονα συμμετρίας και έτσι λαμβάνονται πιο ομοιόμορφα σχήματα σε σχέση με τα σχήματα που λαμβάνονται χωρίς την επίδραση του αέρα. Η επίδραση της ροής του αέρα φαίνεται να συμβαίνει στο χαμηλότερο τμήμα του φιλμ και κυρίως μέχρι ύψους . Τέλος, η σύγκριση μεταξύ του θεωρητικού μοντέλου που αναπτύχθηκε με πειραματικά αποτελέσματα δείχνει ότι υπάρχει, τουλάχιστον ποιοτικά, συμφωνία. / The object of present work is the mathematical modelling of tangential flow of cold air, which is provided externally to the polymer film produced in the well-known industrial process for manufacturing biaxial stretched films, Film Blowing Process, and the numerical solution of equations as well. In the present work was developed methodology which describes the flow and heat transfer of air as well as polymer. This analysis gives us the possibility of studying the effect of the flow as well as refrigeration that causes the air in the film of the polymer. Initially the governing equations of air and polymer were simplified with the help of theory of perturbations. The mathematic analysis and the assumptions that became had as result i) the flow and deformation of polymer described with the equations of "thin film" and ii) the flow of air simulated as a boundary layer, which its solution obtained by method of similarity. The effect of temperature of air in polymer was studied considering initially constant, while in the case where also the air is considered that is heated from polymer, the temperature distribution is approached with a polynomial of 4th degree in the radial direction. The results that arise because of refrigeration of film show that the deformations and the changes of thickness are decreased allowing in the film makes solenoids shape. The solution of tangential flow of air along the film showed that stresses in the film shift the film to the axis of symmetry and thus are received more uniform shapes in regard the shapes which are received without the air effect. The air flow effect appears to happen in the lower part of film and mainly until height . Finally, the comparison between the theoretical model that was developed with experimental results shows that exists qualitatively agreement.

The field of bridge monitoring is one of rapid development. Advances in sensor technologies, in data communication and processing algorithms all affect the possibilities of Structural Monitoring in Bridges. Bridges are a very critical part of a country’s infrastructure, they are expensive to build and maintain, and many uncertainties surround important factors determining their serviceability and deterioration state. As such, bridges are good candidates for monitoring. Monitoring can extend the service life and avoid or postpone replacement, repair or strengthening works. The amount of resources saved, both to the owner and the users, by reducing the amount of non-operational time can easily justify the extra investment in monitoring. This thesis consists of an extended summary and five appended papers. The thesis presents advances in sensor technology, damage identification algorithms, Bridge Weigh-In-Motion systems, and other techniques used in bridge monitoring. Four case studies are presented. In the first paper, a fully operational Bridge Weigh-In-Motion system is developed and deployed in a steel railway bridge. The gathered data was studied to obtain a characterization of the site specific traffic. In the second paper, the seasonal variability of a ballasted railway bridge is studied and characterized in its natural variability. In the third, the non-linear characteristic of a ballasted railway bridge is studied and described stochastically. In the fourth, a novel damage detection algorithm based in Bridge Weigh-In-Motion data and machine learning algorithms is presented and tested on a numerical experiment. In the fifth, a bridge and traffic monitoring system is implemented in a suspension bridge to study the cause of unexpected wear in the bridge bearings. Some of the major scientific contributions of this work are: 1) the development of a B-WIM for railway traffic capable of estimating the load on individual axles; 2) the characterization of in-situ measured railway traffic in Stockholm, with axle weights and train configuration; 3) the quantification of a hitherto unreported environmental behaviour in ballasted bridges and possible mechanisms for its explanation (this behaviour was shown to be of great importance for monitoring of bridges located in colder climate) 4) the statistical quantification of the nonlinearities of a railway bridge and its yearly variations and 5) the integration of B-WIM data into damage detection techniques. / <p>QC 20140910</p>

The inherent thermal resistance of ceramic membranes allows for treatment of industrial waters at elevated temperatures. Traditionally, the high temperature of wastewater has been an issue compromising the integrity of polymeric membrane systems or requiring the temperature to be lowered for further treatments. In ceramic membrane systems, a decrease in viscosity with increasing temperature, however, can be utilized, which increases the permeate flux. In this study, the fouling of ceramic ultrafiltration by feed solutions containing colloidal silica was evaluated at temperatures between 25 – 90 °C seen in various industries. Ceramic membranes were able to perform well at elevated temperatures up to 90 ºC with sustained mechanical and chemical integrity. Results showed net benefit of filtration at elevated temperatures on permeate flux in spite of increasing total fouling resistance with temperature. When the temperature increased from 25 to 90 °C, there was a 90% increase in steady-state permeate flux. The dominant resistance was physically removable fouling, and the increase in fouling with feed temperature was supported by force balance analyses. This study provides a foundation from which further studies can be developed including pilot-scale testing, use of real wastewater, and the effects of operating conditions.

A alface é a hortaliça folhosa mais consumida no Brasil. Seu cultivo vem sendo severamente afetado pelo fungo Thielaviopsis basicola, que ocasiona podridão radicular e subdesenvolvimento de plantas. Não existem maiores estudos sobre o controle desse patógeno nas condições brasileiras. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram: a determinação da ocorrência de T. basicola em plantios comerciais de alface e outras folhosas do Estado de São Paulo, do efeito da temperatura sobre a patogenicidade in vitro dos isolados obtidos e a avaliação da viabilidade de seu controle através do emprego de cultivares de alface resistentes, de fungicidas e da solarização, com e sem incorporação de matéria orgânica. Quatorze isolados de T. basicola foram obtidos de raízes necróticas de alface, chicória e rúcula. O efeito da temperatura sobre a patogenicidade in vitro dos isolados foi determinado, inoculando-se sementes de alface semeadas em agar-água. Foram realizados dois ensaios. No primeiro, quatorze cultivares de alface foram inoculadas com o isolado L1, a 21 e 30ºC. No segundo, a cv. Elisa foi inoculada com os quatorze isolados de T. basicola, a 21 e 27ºC. O isolado L1 foi mais agressivo a 21ºC do que a 30ºC, ocasionando maiores severidade da doença e restrição do comprimento de plântulas em todas as cultivares. Todos os isolados causaram podridão radicular e reduziram o comprimento de plântulas a 21 e 27ºC, destacando-se o isolado A2 como o mais agressivo. De modo geral, os isolados foram mais agressivos a 27 que a 21ºC, exceto L1 e L2. A reação de cultivares de alface a três isolados de T. basicola foi avaliada in vivo. Primeiramente, treze cultivares foram confrontadas com o isolado L1 e, posteriormente, seis dessas cultivares foram inoculadas com os isolados A2 e CH. As cultivares do tipo lisa foram suscetíveis e as do tipo crespa, resistentes, exceto a cv. Verônica. Quanto às cultivares do tipo americana, houve variação na reação ao patógeno. O efeito de fungicidas sobre o crescimento micelial e a esporulação in vitro foi determinado para três isolados de T. basicola. Nove fungicidas foram testados para o isolado L1 e sete para os isolados A2 e CH, nas concentrações de 0; 0,1; 1, 10 e 100 ppm de ingrediente ativo. O fungicida carbendazim foi o mais efetivo. A eficiência de sete fungicidas foi avaliada no controle de T. basicola in vivo. Todos os produtos testados foram eficientes, destacando-se o tebuconazole e o triadimenol. O controle de T. basicola através da solarização, associada ou não à incorporação de 10 ton / ha de torta de mamona ou de cama de frango, também foi avaliado. A solarização do solo com e sem incorporação de matéria orgânica controlou efetivamente o patógeno. Os melhores resultados foram obtidos com a incorporação da torta de mamona seguida de solarização, que permitiu a produção de plantas com maiores comprimento e massa fresca e evitou o aparecimento de qualquer sintoma de necrose radicular. / Lettuce is the most used leafy vegetable in Brazil. Its crop is being severely affected by Thielaviopsis basicola, fungus which causes root rot and stunting in plants. There are no control studies about this pathogen for the brazillian conditions. This research aimed: to determine the T. basicola occurence in São Paulo State commercial lettuce and other leafy vegetables crops, the temperature effect on isolates pathogenicity in vitro and control viability evaluation by lettuce resistant varieties, fungicides and solarization with and without organic matter amendments. Fourteen T. basicola isolates were got from lettuce, chicory and arugula necrotic roots. Temperature effect on the isolates pathogenicity in vitro was determined in inoculated seeds sown on the surface of water agar medium. Two trials were carried out. In the first one, fourteen lettuce varieties were inoculated with L1 isolate at 21 and 30ºC. In the second, only cv. Elisa was inoculated with fourteen T. basicola isolates, at 21 and 27ºC. The isolate L1 was the most aggressive at 21ºC than 30ºC, causing higher disease severity and seedling length restriction of all varieties. All isolates induced root rot and reduced seedlings length at 21 and 27ºC, but A2 isolate was the most aggressive one. All isolates were more aggressive at 27 rather than 21ºC, except L1 and L2 isolates. Lettuce varieties reactions to three T. basicola isolates were evaluated in vivo. First about thirteen varieties were challenged with L1 isolate and later, six of them were inoculated with A2 and CH isolates. Butterhead types were susceptible and Grand Rapids types were resistant, except cv. Veronica. Iceberg type varieties varied in their reaction to pathogen. Fungicide effect on mycelial growth and sporulation in vitro was determined for three T. basicola isolates. Nine fungicides were tested for L1 isolate and seven for A2 and CH isolates, at concentrations of 0; 0,1; 1; 10 and 100 ppm of active ingredient. Carbendazim was the most effective. Seven fungicides efficacy was evaluated to control of T. basicola in vivo. All tested products were efficient, but tebuconazole and triadimenol were the best ones. The control of T. basicola through soil solarization with and without chicken litter and coarse castor bean meal amendments, at 10 ton / ha, also was evaluated. Soil solarization alone and combined with organic matter amendments were both effective ways to control the pathogen. The best results were got with incorporation of coarse castor bean meal followed by solarization, which allowed increase in fresh weight and length of plants, and avoided root rot symptoms.

Les sols agricoles sont la principale source du gaz à effet de serre N₂O. Ces émissions sont caractérisées par une variabilité spatiale et temporelle considérable, ce qui rend très difficile leur quantification. L’UR SOLS étudie depuis 2008 les émissions de N₂O dans une zone agricole du Centre de la France. Spécifiquement, nous avons étudié au laboratoire l’effet de la température sur ces émissions et développé une méthode permettant l’estimation des émissions de N₂O à l’échelle du paysage. De façon surprenante, nous avons observé que les émissions de N₂O n’augmentent pas systématiquement avec la température. L’indicateur Q₁₀ est apparu, pour les émissions de N₂O, variable avec le temps. L’utilisation de l’acétylène, inhibiteur de la réduction de N2O, a révélé que les processus biologiques de production et de consommation de N₂O répondent différemment à la température. Les émissions de N₂O mesurées au champ à l’aide de différentes techniques ont permis d’obtenir des résultats cohérents, avec des moyennes de 43 μg N- N₂O m⁻² h⁻¹ pour la méthode par eddy covariance, 37 μg N- N₂O m⁻² h⁻¹ pour la méthode de fast-box et 71 μg N- N₂O m⁻² h⁻¹ pour la méthode des chambres automatiques sur un blé fertilisé. Des méthodes d’attribution des flux ont été développées pour déterminer de façon exhaustive les variations spatiales et temporelles des émissions de N₂O avec élaboration de cartes originales d’émissions à l’échelle du paysage. L’ensemble de ces résultats pourra être utilisé pour le développement de modèles de fonctionnement des écosystèmes. Ils vont contribuer à quantifier les émissions de N₂O aux échelles adaptées pour les inventaires et les stratégies d’atténuation. / The greenhouse gas N₂O is mainly emitted by soils. Soil emissions are characterized by considerable spatial and temporal variabilities that make their quantification very difficult. While soil N₂O emissions are studied on an agricultural area in the Central France by the UR SOLS since 2008, we specifically studied in the laboratory the effect of temperature on these emissions and also developed a method for upscaling N₂O emissions from the plot to the landscape scales. Surprisingly, N₂O emissions were observed not to increase with temperature. Q₁₀ values, describing N₂O emission sensitivity to temperature, were observed to change over time. The use of acetylene for inhibiting N₂O reduction has revealed that the biological processes involved in the N₂O production and its consumption respond differently to temperature variations. N2O fluxes measured in the field using several methods covering different scales of the landscape gave consistent results. The mean measured N₂O fluxes were 43 μg N- N₂O m⁻² h⁻¹ for the eddy covariance mast, 37 μg N- N₂O m⁻² h⁻¹ for the fast-box over a similar area, while it was 71 μg N- N₂O m⁻² h⁻¹ by the automatic chambers over a fertilized wheat field. Flux attribution methods were developed to determine both the spatial and temporal variability of the N₂O flux over a 1-km landscape, resulting in original maps of N₂O emissions at the landscape scale. All these results could be further used for developing ecosystem models. Both these ecosystems models and the methodologies hereby proposed for upscaling N₂O emissions will help in soil N₂O emission quantification at large scales, relevant to the inventories and mitigation strategies.

European eel (Anguilla anguilla, L., 1758) is suffering a strong population decrease and at the same time it is a very appreciated species and by now it has not been possible closing its cycle life. In fact, this species does not mature in captivity unless hormonally induced. So all the production is up to the natural population. All these factors together make urgent achieving the closing of the productive cycle and for this aim it is important to understand the reproductive physiology and the reasons of this development blockage. The present thesis wants to be a new contribution to the knowledge of reproductive physiology in female European eel submitted at hormonal treatment. To achieve this goal, expression of genes not previously studied in this species (cyp19a1, ara, arb, gnrhr1a, gnrhr1b, gnrhr2, zpb and zpc) was analyzed in eels reared under a constant thermal regime, accordingly to the usual rearing conditions. Also, the effect of rearing temperature on gene expression and steroid profile (T, 11-KT and E2) was studied. In fact, eels migrate to Sargasso Sea to reproduce and during the travel experiment temperature changes, while traditionally they are reared at a constant high temperature which could affect vitellogenesis progression and final oocyte quality. For the study it was necessary cloning and characterizing some genes which have not still been sequenced in European eel. Gene expression was studied by qPCR after designing primer and optimizing the qPCR race. Steroid profiles were analyzed by immunoassays and the gonadal development stages were established by histology. The first result obtained at the end of the study were six new genes characterized in European eel. The analysis of gene expression allowed to understand the involvement of specific genes during vitellogenesis (arb, gnrhr1b and gnrhr2) in different brain regions. The temperature was conformed as a crucial environmental factor affecting vitellogenesis. On one hand, eels matured at lower starting temperatures showed better reproductive parameters which could have an influence in the final oocyte quality. On the other hand higher temperatures are necessary to achieve further vitellogenetic stages / Mazzeo, I. (2014). Effect of thermal regime on the expression of key reproductive genes during hormonally-induced vitellogenesis in female European eels [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/48490 / TESIS

The aim of this work is experimental evaluation of suitability of lubricants for drawing of stainless steel 1.4301 at elevated temperature, which corresponds to temperature in real process. The lubricant testing method is based on friction modeling between the pull edge and the retainer, which corresponds to the real process. Therefore, the design of the test fixture also conformed to this model. The result of the work is a comparison of the suitability of every single lubricants with the reference lubricant used in ACO Industries. The best results were obtained with AT Kalorex 650 S lubricant, which contains environmentally harmful additives.

Presented master’s thesis is focused on the study of the elementary inactivation processes acting during sterilization of procaryotic systems in dielectric barrier discharge (DBD). Sterilization is an important biomedical and food-industry application and plasma sterilization is one of the methods, which are suitable for sterilization of heat and chemical sensitive materials. Biologically contaminated samples were treated in dielectric barrier discharge operated at atmospheric pressure. The discharge was generated in argon and in nitrogen. The plasma power density was 2725,93 mW cm–3 in argon and 2325,93 mW cm–3 in nitrogen. Gram positive bacteria Bacillus subtilis and gram negative bacteria Escherichia coli were used as a bioindicator. Bacteria were spread onto the surface of Whatman No.1 filtration paper. The influence of UV radiation, reactive species, heat and plasma discharge where the synergistic function of all of the agents was studied. Effects of UV radiation and temperature were studied separately. In order to separate the effect of UV radiation generated by DBD the quartz glass transmitting UV radiation was employed. During the plasma exposition selected samples were covered with the quartz window while other samples were directly exposed to the plasma. Covered samples were exposed to UV radiation and temperature (which cannot be eliminated), samples without quartz window were directly plasma exposed (treated). Results show that for covered samples the lower inactivation was reached than by the samples directly exposed to plasma. When studying the effect of temperature, the temperature between the DBD electrodes was measured by means of a thermocouple. Afterwards the samples were placed in an oven and exposed to the same temperature as was measured between the electrodes. By comparing the results of heat treated samples and plasma treated samples it can be assumed that the influence of the temperature during the sterilization process in DBD is very low. The discharge parameters were studied by means of the Optical Emission Spectroscopy. Plasma treated samples were assessed employing Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Damage of Bacillus subtilis cell wall due to the effect of plasma was observed while no effect of plasma on the structure of filtration paper was detected.

We are facing an important challenge, to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions to make sure that we limit global warming to 2 °C, preferably 1.5 °C. Drastic changes and developing new methods may be our only chance to keep global warming under 1.5 °C. The steel production in Sweden today accounts for 10% of the CO2 emission. The joint venture HYBRIT (Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology), between SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, aims to reduce the CO2 emission by developing a method that reduces iron ore pellets with hydrogen gas, leaving only water as off-gas. From simple thermodynamic calculations, it is evident that the reduction of iron ore using hydrogen gas is an endothermic reaction, requiring heat. Based on the calculated energy requirement, the temperature at the center of the pellet should not be the same as the temperature at the surface of the pellet but instead, decrease as the reduction reaction takes place. This report presents the temperature profile at the surface and in the center of a hematite pellet during hydrogen reduction at temperatures of 600 °C, 700 °C, 800 °C and 900 °C. Ideally, the results can be implemented in a model to better simulate the reduction reaction taking place inside a hematite pellet. The experiment consists of three sub-experiments, the first measures the temperature profile of the unreduced iron ore pellet in an argon gas atmosphere, secondly, the temperature profile and mass loss are measured during reduction, lastly, the temperature profile is measured for the reduced pellet in a hydrogen atmosphere. The mass loss measured during hydrogen reduction is used to calculate the degree of reduction. The results show that the reaction rate increases with increasing temperature and concentration of H2. Additionally, a higher reduction temperature gives the largest temperature decrease inside the pellet during reduction. At 900 °C, the temperature decrease is equal to 39 °C and at 600 °C, it is equal to 3 °C. The results prove that after a certain initial stage, gas diffusion and heat conduction through the product layers play important roles in controlling the reaction rate. There is even a period where a plateau of the reduction is observed, the reaction is mostly controlled by heat transfer. / Idag står vi inför en viktig utmaning, att minska utsläppen av växthusgaser och se till så att vi inte överskrider 2 °C uppvärmning, helst inte 1.5 °C. För att klara detta krävs drastiska förändringar och utvecklingar av nya metoder kan vara vår enda chans att uppnå 1.5-gradersmålet. Ståltillverkningen i Sverige idag står för 10% av CO2 utsläppen och för att bidra till att minska utsläppen av CO2 har företaget HYBRIT, vilket står för Hydrogen Brakethrough Ironmaking Technology, skapats. HYBRIT är en joint venture mellan SSAB, LKAB och Vattenfall som tillsammans vill skapa stål på ett mer miljövänligt sätt. Processen går ut på att reducera järnmalmspellets med hjälp av vätgas för att producera järnsvamp och ge ifrån sig vatten som avgas. Från enkla termodynamiska beräkningar är det lätt att inse att reduktionen med hjälp av vätgas är en endoterm process, som kräver energi. Det är genom denna kunskap som en kan föreställa sig att reduktionen av järnmalmspellets med hjälp av vätgas kommer bidra till en temperaturminskning. I denna rapport har temperaturprofilen inne i och på ytan av en hematitpellet mätts under tiden som den blivit reducerad med vätgas. Idealt kan resultaten implementeras i en modell för att bättre simulera reduktionsreaktionen som äger rum i en hematitpellets. Fyra olika reduktionstemperaturer har undersökts: 600 °C, 700 °C, 800 °C och 900 °C. Experimenten består av tre del-experiment, först mäts temperaturprofilen av den oreducerad hematitpelletsen i en argonatmosfär, sedan mäts viktminskningen och temperaturprofilen av pelleten medan den reduceras i en vätgasatmosfär, slutligen mäts temperaturprofilen av den reducerade pelleten i en argonatmosfär. Viktminskningen under reduktionen används för att beräkna reduktionsgraden under reduktionsförloppet. Resultaten visade att reduktionshastigheten ökade med ökande temperatur och koncentration av H2. Ökad temperatur gav även den största temperaturminskningen inne i pelleten då den reducerats med vätgas. Vid 900 °C uppmätes en temperaturminskning på 39 °C, varav reduktion vid 600 °C gav en temperaturminskning på 3 °C. Resultaten visar att efter en viss tids reduktion, spelar gasdiffusionen och värmeledningen genom produktlagret en viktig roll och är det som begränsar reduktions-hastigheten. Fortsatt, då hematitpelleten reducerades uppstod en platå där temperaturen var konstant och reaktionen till största delen var begränsad av värmeledningen genom produktlagret.