The thesis deals with the assessment of the current proposal for pension envelopes along with proposing alternative plans with emphasis on reducing heating costs. The first section describes the types of buildings according to heating demand and output energy performance of buildings. Work also deals with a list of different variants of thermal insulation materials and design options outer insulation of the building envelope. It outlines fire characteristics of building materials and options of construction budget. The second part is devoted to a specific pension house in the Old Rejviz for which there are designed in three variants of insulation. These variants are then reviewed in terms of thermal insulation. Through research will bedetermined price of implementation of proposed insulation options together with the costs of operation of the pension. The conclusion is to evaluate each proposed version of insulation of the building envelope associated with the economic return on investment.

Boundary conditions in the roll gap play an important role in modelling of rolling processes. In the roll gap we can observe the following: changes of rolling pressure, changes of relative velocity, influences of oxides and lubrication, etc. When taking into account all conditions mentioned above the determination of the boundary conditions is not trivial and extensive measurements are necessary. Therefore, this thesis is dealing with design of temperature and force sensors specified for the determination of friction coefficient and heat transfer coefficient in contact. The temperature sensor with an installed thermocouple measures subsurface temperature for a given depth; and then the inverse heat conduction task is used to compute temperature and heat flux on the surface. Several temperature sensors were designed and used for measuring in pilot mill and industrial rolling mill as well. The thermal responses of different sensors were compared in the numerical simulations. The inverse calculations were tested for various rolling conditions. A durability of the sensors was also studied in industrial rolling conditions. The contact stresses in the roll gap were measured by a pin, which was in direct contact with the rolled material. The forces on the top of the pin were measured by a three-axes piezoelectric force transducer and recalculated to the contact stress and friction coefficient. The sensor was implemented in a work roll and tested when rolling aluminium and steel slab for different rolling conditions. The results were compared with the integrative force sensor ROLLSURF.

Bench and pilot scale determinations of the volumetric oxygen transfer coefficient, K_La, were performed on an improved A²/O biological nutrient removal (BNR) pilot plant. Effluent from a full scale primary clarifier, used as pilot plant influent, was found to have an alpha (ratio of process to clean water K_La) of 0.71 as determined in a 21 liter bench scale reactor and an alpha of 0.332 as determined in a 0.45 m³ aeration basin of the 2.4 m³ pilot plant. Alpha of a 1:1 mixture of primary clarifier effluent with pilot plant return activated sludge was determined to be 0.94 at bench scale and 0.71 at pilot scale. An assay of alphas through the initial non aerated treatment zones of the pilot plant using the bench scale reactor indicated that alphas peaked in the effluent of the first anaerobic zone (alpha equal to 1.01) and were lower in the second anaerobic zone and first anoxic zone. An assay of alphas in the three pilot plant series sideline aeration basins indicated that alpha was maximum in the first aeration basin (alpha equal to 0.905) and were lower in the second and third aeration basins (0.716 and 0.661 respectively). A consistent increase in average surface tension was noted from the first to second to third aeration basins, however the differences were not statistically significant. A comparison of pilot plant alphas determined in the first aeration basin following anaerobic nominal hydraulic retention times of 0.0, 0.21, 0.43, and 0.64 hours yielded alpha values of 0.71, 0.94, 0.64, and 0.74 respectively. Like the assay using the bench scale reactor, the alpha values at pilot scale peaked following treatment in only one anaerobic zone (nominal HRT of 0.21 hours). The study concludes that short exposures in an initial anaerobic reactor as required for biological phosphorus removal may benefit oxygen transfer efficiency through increased alphas, however the benefits of long periods of anaerobic reaction time (over 0.43 hours) are uncertain. / Master of Science

The inverse heat conduction task is solved to determine boundary condition of the heat equation. This work deals with the ways how to increase the accuracy of the results obtained by solving inverse task based on the Beck sequential algorithm. The work is focused on the boundary condition changing very fast. This boundary condition is determinable with difficulty. It is shown that the placement and the type of the thermocouple play major role in accuracy of the calculation. The frequency of measuring and the discriminability of used devices also play a role as well as the setup of parameters in the inverse task. The election of mentioned parameters is described with regard to the speed of cooling. Knowledge from the theoretical part of the work is applied in the experimental part. The cooling intensity is investigated during spraying of the steel sample by water with nanoparticles Al2O3, TiO2, Fe and MWNT at three different concentrations. The experiments were carried out for three spray heights (40, 100, 160 mm), three flow rates (1, 1.5, 2 kg/min) and two types of the nozzle (full cone and solid jet). Surprisingly, the cooling intensity by using nanofluids is lower about 30% in comparison to the cooling intensity of pure water. But there was an exception. The cooling intensity of 1 wt.% of carbon nanotubes in water falling from the full cone nozzle placed in distance of 100 mm from the steel surface was higher about 174%. Finally, the reasons of the behavior of nanofluids are discussed.

The issue of descaling is an important part of the forging and heat treatment of steel and semi products of steel production. Rising of new information and study of this process can increase efficiency and improve the surface quality after descaling. This thesis is focused on the mechanisms of the high pressure hydraulic descaling qualification and study of the chemical compounds of which the scales grown. To achieve all goals of this work and to get a comprehensive view of descaling process, few experimental measurements and numerical analyses were performed. All experimental measurements were focused on obtaining data about fundamental parameters and effects of the hydraulic descaling. The data obtained from measurements were applied to numerical analyses, which aimed to discover a deeper relation and to confirm the experimental results. This thesis can be divided into two main parts. The first part is devoted to parameters of the water jet study. The main studied characteristics of the high pressure hydraulic water jet were heat transfer coefficient and impact pressure at different modes such as standard or pulsating water jet. Experimentally measured data of these parameters were applied in numerical analyses. The numerical analyses were focused on studying the impact of the water jet parameters on the stresses in the oxide scale layers. A further water jet analysis was focused on the influence of the individual parts of the hydraulic system (such as water chamber or stabilizer) on its characteristics. In this part different types of the water chambers in combination with different types of stabilizers on the impact pressure values were investigated. These measurements were supported by fluid flow analysis through the hydraulic system. The second part of this work was focused on getting mechanical properties of the oxide scales from specimens prepared from standard structural steel and specimens from silicon steel. In this thesis, the influence of various parameters and characteristics was studied on these two types of steel. Mechanical properties of oxide scale structures were carried out by the Small Punch Test method. To obtain the fundamental mechanical properties such as Young´s modulus, yield strength and ultimate strength, material parameters based on the measured data were optimized. The whole work was carried out in order to get valuable and comprehensive results about high pressure hydraulic descaling process and influencing factors as well as about oxide scales themselves.

Multiphase flows in chemical reactors with micro- and millimeter-size channel structures such as monolith froth reactors, compact heat exchangers and fuel cells have received great attention in the last years. They are considered as a promising alternative to conventional reactors, such as fixed bed reactors and bubble columns which are mainly used for gas absorption, catalytic hydrogenation and biochemical conversions. Slug or Taylor bubble flow is a desired operating state for this type of contactors due to the frequent change of efficient gas-liquid contacting in the film around the bubbles and the enhanced mixing in the liquid slugs behind the bubbles. Consequently, capillary Taylor flow is currently a target of intensive investigations. However, a full understanding of design parameters and optimum operating conditions are still lacking. For milli- and microreactors mass transfer between gas and liquid phases depends upon various parameters such as bubble shape, relative velocity between the two phases, degree of liquid contamination and many more. To further advance the fundamental understanding of micro- and milli-channel reactors with Taylor flow, main design parameters and operating conditions were investigated, which include (a) the effect of bubble size, channel diameter and cross sectional shape of channel on the mass transfer coefficient of dissolving bubbles, (b) the influence of the presence of surface active agents on the bubble shape, velocity and also on the mass transfer rate of bubbles and (c) the intensification effect of oscillation of channels on the mass transfer performance of Taylor bubbles. For the study of gas-liquid mass transfer high-resolution X-ray radiography and tomography were used as measurement techniques. The X-ray imaging methods were chosen as their accuracy is less affected by changes in the refractive index, as it is the case for conventional optical methods. The mass transfer was calculated by measuring the changes in the size of the bubbles at constant pressure. The utilization of X-ray visualization enabled the acquisition of a series of radiographic images of bubbles. The images gave the volume, interfacial area and length of the bubble with high accuracy as a function of time and were used to evaluate the mass transfer coefficient using the mass conservation equations. In case of circular channels, the results show that Sherwood numbers have a large dependency on the bubble length and also equivalent diameter which is in accordance with previous results for larger channel diameters. However, the values of measured Sherwood numbers could not be predicted by available correlations which are valid only for larger pipes. As a result, a new mass transfer correlation in the form of Sherwood number as a function of Peclet number as well as bubble size ratio was derived. The proposed correlation is applicable for a large range of bubble sizes with high accuracy. The comparison of the results for the square and circular channels showed that despite the fact that the rise velocity of bubbles in the square channel is about three times higher than in the circular channel, the mass transfer coefficient is about the same. Furthermore, the results show that in square channels the dissolution curves are relatively even, while the dissolution curves of circular channels exhibit some distinguishable change in the slope. In addition, the results show that the calculated mass transfer coefficient based on the measured data show good agreement with the data predicted by the penetration theory. Regarding the influence of surfactants on the mass transfer in small channels with Taylor flow, it was shown that a small amount of surfactant reduces the mass transfer and its impact is more pronounced on small bubbles. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that the presence of surfactants causes the change of the bubble shape and leads to a slight increase of the liquid film thickness around the bubble and as a result the elongation of contaminated bubbles. Intensification of mass transfer in small channels with Taylor bubbles was investigated by measuring the motion, shape and dissolution rate of individual elongated Taylor bubbles of air and CO2 in water. The comparison of the results for the stationary and oscillating channel showed that mechanical vibration of the channel is able to enhance the mass transfer coefficient from 80% to 186%. Moreover, the mass transfer rate positively correlates with frequency and amplitude of oscillation, which is more pronounced at higher amplitudes. In addition, it was shown that the intensification of mass transfer with increase of amplitude/frequency of vibration is mainly attributed to the increase of bubble surface wave oscillations that causes an enlargement of contact area between the phases and also a reduction of mass transfer resistance in the liquid-side boundary layer.

<p>Firstly, select a nozzle and get all its parameters like spray angle, mass flow rate, dipersion angle and nozzle diameter. Create a domain in which 2 nozzles can fit, as shown in thesis. Divide the domain in 2 zones and perform fine mesh on the top surface of solid surface where spray will heat. Write a function for slab temperature variation and give it as the solid part input. Use DPM model, to create injectors inside the domain and solve.</p>

Byggbranschen har många olika ytterväggar i projekt. Det är ofta svårt och tidskrävande att ta reda på vilket av ytterväggsalternativen som är bäst för ett specifikt projekt. I examensarbetet har det tagits fram en mall för att kunna jämföra prefabricerade ytterväggars; värmegenomgångskoefficient (U-värde), arbetstider, kostnader för material och arbete, avfall i produktion, skillnader i bruksarea och skillnad i intäkter beroende på väggens tjocklek. Genom tester med hjälp av kalkylering- och U-värdesberäkningsprogram har mallen kontrollerats för att få värden som stämmer överens med dessa. Det resulterade i att totalkostnaderna skiljer sig med 0,002-2,395 %, tidsåtgången 0-0,007 % och U-värdet 2,4 %. Jämförelse mellan två olika väggtyper har gjorts åt Järntorgets begäran. Ena väggen är en prefabricerad utfackningsvägg bestående av mineralullsisolering med stålreglar och den andra en bärande betongvägg med PIR-isolering. Resultatet av jämförelsen visade att utfackningsväggen var det mest lönsamma alternativet. En tredje yttervägg lades även till i jämförelsen för att hitta ett bättre alternativ. Det är en utfackningsvägg med PIR-isolering innehållande låg andel genomgående stålreglar. Resultatet visade att utfackningsväggen med PIR-isolering är det bättre alternativet. / The construction industry has many different exterior walls in projects. It is often difficult and time consuming to find out which of the exterior wall options is best for a specific project. In the bachelor thesis a template has been developed to compare prefabricated outer walls; Heat transfer coefficient (U value), working hours, materials and labor costs, waste in production, differences in usage area and difference in revenue depending on the thickness of the wall. Through tests using programs for cost calculation and U-value calculation, the template has been examined to match those values. As a result, total costs differed 0.002-2.395%, duration of the project 0-0.007% and U-value 2.4%. Comparison between two different wall types has been made to Järntorget's request. The single wall is a prefabricated infill wall consisting of mineral wool insulation with steel bars and the other a load-bearing concrete wall with PIR insulation. The result of the comparison showed that the prefabricated infill wall was the most profitable option. A third exterior wall was also added to the comparison to find a better alternative. It is a prefabricated infill wall with PIR insulation with low proportion of continuous steel studs. The result showed that the prefabricated infill wall with PIR insulation is the better option

Rare earth and actinide metals, critical to security, medicine, and the economy, have been processed through methods such as solvent extraction and electrorefining. To minimize radiological waste and improve yield, a 'chloride volatility' process--also known as the chlorination and volatilization process (CVP)--has been proposed and demonstrated for processing rare earths. The process takes advantage of the low vapor pressure of rare earth chlorides (<700 >°C), CaCl2 was added to LaCl3 to lower the melting temperature. LaCl3 electrochemical behavior has not previously been studied in CaCl2. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and square wave voltammetry (SWV) were applied to LaCl3 salts in CaCl2-LiCl and CaCl2 to study the metal ion behavior. Various electrode materials were compared at low CV scan rates (s-1) to determine compatibility with chlorine gas evolution. Experiments of eutectic LaCl3-CaCl2 were performed and analyzed to determine the efficacy of chlorine gas generation via electrolysis for the CVP. Through galvanostatic electrolysis, oxidation of chloride ions and subsequent chlorination of rare earth was demonstrated, with cerium chosen as the representative rare earth metal. Through a quadrupole mass spectrometer plumbed in line with the electrolytic cell, the quality of the generated gas was analyzed.

An experimental investigation has been carried out to study the heat transfer in a two-phase two-component mixture flowing upward inside a 1" double pipe heat exchanger. The heat transfer coefficient was measured using either air to lift the liquid (air-lift system) or a mechanical pump. The heat transfer coefficient results have been extensively studied and compared with other workers' results. An attempt was made to correlate the present heat transfer data in dimensionless correlations. Possible factors affecting the two-phase heat transfer coefficient have been studied with special attention being given to the fluid properties, particularly the liquid viscosity. Experiments were also carried out to investigate the effect of solid particles added to a liquid flow on the measured heat transfer coefficient. The present investigation was carried out using air as the gas-phase ranging from 2x 10-5 up to 80 x 10-5 m3/s. Liquids used were water and glycerol solutions with viscosity ranging from 0.75 up to 5.0 C. P. and flowrates between 4x 10-5 and 25 x 10-5 m3/s. Void fraction and pressure drop were also measured during the heat transfer process. Flow pattern in gas-liquid mixture was investigated in a perspex tube of identical dimensions to the heat exchanger tube.