The biosynthesis of wax components containing secondary functional groups was investigated in the current study. Two fundamentally different pathways were proposed to introduce the secondary functional groups. One pathway involves hydroxylation of elongated substrates. Wax components characterized by two functional groups located on or near the centre of the carbon chain, nonacosane-14,15-diol, -14,16-diol and -13,15-diol as well as corresponding ketols were identified for the first time in Arabidopsis stem wax. The alkanediols and ketols were dominated by the C-14,15 isomers. The absence of alkanediols and ketols in Arabidopsis mah1 mutants that are deficient in secondary alcohol biosynthesis confirmed the biosynthetic relationship between secondary alcohols and alkanediols/ketols (Chapter 3). In pea (Pisum sativum) leaf wax, two novel compound classes were identified as primary/secondary alcohols dominated by octacosane-1,14-diol and secondary/secondary alkanediols hentriacontane-9,16-diol, -8,15-diol and -10,17-diol. Co-localization of the secondary/secondary alkanediols and hentriacontan-15-ol and -16-ol pointed to a biosynthetic relationship (Chapter 4). The diverse structures of compounds identified in the current study suggested that hydroxylases can use substrates other than alkanes. The predominance of isomers within homologues indicated a regiospecificity of the hydroxylases involved in wax biosynthesis. In addition to hydroxylation, secondary functional groups could also be introduced through elongation of carbon chains. Homologous series of 5-hydroxyaldehydes (C₂₄ and C₂₆-C₃₆) and 1,5-alkanediols (C₂₈-C₃₈) were identified in yew (Taxus baccata) needle wax. The relative position of both functional groups suggested that these two compound classes are biosynthetically related and their secondary functional groups are introduced during elongation (Chapter 5). The results of incubation of ¹⁴C-labeled malonyl-CoA and acyl-CoAs with different chain lengths in the presence of California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) microsomes provided the first evidence to support the elongation hypothesis. The results indicated that a carbonyl group rather than a hydroxyl group is introduced during elongation. To provide molecular tools for further investigations of the hypothetical pathway, three full length cDNAs encoding putative KCSs were cloned and one of them, PKCSI, was functionally characterized. / Science, Faculty of / Chemistry, Department of / Graduate

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The main aim of this diploma thesis is design and calculation of steam condensing turbine with given parameters. In the first part is made calculation of heat balance scheme, which contains high and low pressure regeneration and turbine with total of 5 unregulated steam extraction. It is followed by calculation of regulating stage with impulse blading and calculation of stage part of turbine with reaction blades with total of 27 stages divided to 7 cones. Designes of regulating stage and stage part were checked by calculation of tensile and bending stress. In next parts are calculations of compensating piston and turbine seal system, design of radial and thrust bearings and in the last chapter is shown consumption characteristics of turbine. The designed turbine after optimization at nominal condition has power of 55013,02 kW with thermodynamic efficiency of 83,06 %. The reheat factor of turbine is 1,063. The diploma thesis is supplemented by a conceptual sectional drawing of turbine.

The subject of the thesis is condensing steam turbine with the required power of 50MWe and set input and output parameters. The turbine is designed as a two-body turbine. There is also designed balance scheme with reheating, regeneration and air condenser. Subsequently, the thermodynamic calculation for three variations of high pressure part with different speeds is demonstrated. The result is evaluated in terms of calculated efficiency and also in an economic point of view. The output is a selection of the variation with the best parameters. Then the basic dimensioning calculations, the design of the leveling piston and the sealing system follows for this variation. A simplified section of this part is drawn. Finally, the balance scheme is adjusted based on the data and calculated for limited performance as well.

Subject of this master's thesis is to design 70 MW single-casing steam turbine for the incernetion plant without reheating steam. The turbine has uncontrolled extraction points for another technology and axial flow outlet.

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Les réacteurs à lit fluidisé (FBR) constituent la seule technologie viable sur le plan commercial pour la production de polyéthylène en phase gaz, car la polymérisation est hautement exothermique et le FBR est le seul type de réacteur en phase gaz offrant des possibilités suffisantes de transfert de chaleur. La nature hautement exothermique de cette polymérisation pose effectivement de nombreux problèmes pour le fonctionnement en phase gaz et peut limiter la production de certains procédés. Au cours des dernières années, les procédés en lit fluidisé ont été améliorés par de nouvelles technologies. En particulier, l'ajout d'hydrocarbures inertes (généralement liquides) permet d'augmenter la quantité de chaleur évacuée du réacteur. Ces composés augmentent la capacité calorifique de la phase gazeuse et, s’ils sont injectés sous forme liquide, s’évaporent également et absorbent ainsi encore plus efficacement la chaleur du milieu réactionnel. C’est ce qu’on appelle le fonctionnement en mode condensé. On y utilise des composés qui peuvent être liquéfiés dans le condenseur de recyclage et qui sont appelés agents de condensation induits (en anglais : Induced Condensing Agents - ICA). L’utilisation de l’ICA est extrêmement importante d'un point de vue industriel. L’injection d’ICA peut avoir de nombreux effets physiques différents au niveau des particules de polymère en croissance. Par exemple, l’ajout de ces composés peut entraîner des modifications de la solubilité et d’autres propriétés physiques, ce qui peut faciliter le transport de l’éthylène et de l’hydrogène vers les sites actifs des catalyseurs. Il est donc très important que les phénomènes physiques liés à l'équilibre de sorption entre la phase gaz et la phase polymère du ou des monomères et d'autres espèces, ainsi que leur diffusion dans la matrice polymère au niveau des sites actifs, soient pris en compte. En plus d'avoir un effet sur la cinétique, ces phénomènes peuvent également impacter la structure des molécules de polymère et par conséquent changer les caractéristiques du polymère. Identifier le comportement de ces phénomènes dans les conditions de la procédé et les variables de contrôle du rapport hydrogène / éthylène et du rapport comonomère / éthylène avec l'ICA sont les objectifs centraux de cette étude. Une série d’homo- et co-polymérisations d’éthylène en phase gazeuse a été réalisée en utilisant un catalyseur commercial Ziegler-Natta en présence de l’ICA (propane, n pentane et n-hexane). Nous avons étudié l’effet des températures, de la pression partielle de l’ICA, de l'hydrogène et des comonomères sur le comportement de la polymérisation. Il a été constaté que l’ajout de l’ICA augmentait significativement la vitesse de réaction ainsi que les poids moléculaires moyens à une température donnée. De manière inattendue, il a également été observé que l’augmentation de la température du réacteur en présence d’ICA entraînait en réalité une diminution de la vitesse de réaction globale. Ces résultats ont été attribués à l’effet de cosolubilité. Dans les réactions en présence de différentes concentrations en hydrogène, pour un rapport ICA/C2 beaucoup plus grand que le rapport H2/C2, l'effet de l’ICA sur la solubilité de l’éthylène peut compenser la diminution en taille des molécules provoquée par la présence d’hydrogène. L’impact de l’ICA sur les taux de réaction de copolymérisation est plus prononcé aux stades initiaux, perdant de son efficacité en raison de l'effet de comonomère. Enfin, une évaluation de la cinétique de cristallisation dans des conditions isothermes pour des mélanges de différentes concentrations ICA: HDPE a montré que le temps de cristallisation est significativement plus long pour les systèmes riches en ICA que pour les polymères secs / Fluidized bed reactors (FBR) are the only commercially viable technology for the production of polyethylene in the gas phase since the polymerization is highly exothermic and the FBR is the only type of gas phase reactor that offers adequate possibilities of heat transfer. The highly exothermic nature of this polymerization effectively poses many problems for gas phase operation and can limit the production of a certain process. However, in recent years the fluidized bed processes have been improved with new technologies. In particular, the addition of inert (usually liquefied) hydrocarbons allows one to increase the amount of heat removed from the reactor. These compounds increase the heat capacity of the gas phase and, if injected in liquid form, also evaporate and thus absorb even more heat from the reaction medium efficiently. This is known as a condensed mode operation. In it, one uses compounds that can be liquefied in the recycle condenser, and which are called Induced Condensing Agents (ICA). The use of ICA is extremely important from an industrial point of view. The injection of ICA can have many different physical effects at the level of the growing polymer particles. For instance, adding these compounds can cause changes in solubility and other physical properties, which can facilitate the transport of ethylene and hydrogen to the active sites of the catalysts. It is thus very important that the physical phenomena related to the sorption equilibrium of the monomer(s) and other species from the gas phase to the polymer phase, and their diffusion on the polymer matrix at the active sites should be accounted for. In addition to having an effect on the kinetics, these phenomena can also impact the structure of the polymer molecules and consequently qualify the characteristics of the polymer. Identifying the behavior of these phenomena under process conditions and control variables of the hydrogen/ethylene ratio and the comonomer/ethylene ratio with ICA are central objectives of this study. A series of ethylene homo- and co-polymerizations in the gas phase were carried out using a commercial Ziegler-Natta catalyst in the presence of ICA (propane, n-pentane, and n-hexane). We investigated the effect of temperatures, the partial pressure of ICA, hydrogen, and comonomers on the behavior of the polymerization. It was found that adding ICA significantly increased the reaction rate and average molecular weights at a given temperature. It was also unexpectedly observed that increasing the reactor temperature in the presence of an ICA actually led to a decrease in the overall reaction rate. These results were attributed to the socalled cosolubility effect. In reactions in the presence of different hydrogen concentrations, for an ICA/C2 ratio much larger than the H2/C2 ratio, the effect of ICA on ethylene solubility can counteract the decrease in average molecular weight caused by the presence of hydrogen. The impact of ICA on the rates of copolymerization reactions is more pronounced in the initial stages, losing strength due to the effect of the comonomer. Finally, an evaluation of the kinetics of crystallization under isothermal conditions for mixtures of different ICA:HDPE concentrations showed that the crystallization time is significantly higher for systems rich in ICA than for dry polymer

Lietuvoje nėra didelių iškastinio kuro išteklių (akmens anglies, gamtinių dujų ar naftos), galinčių patenkinti šalies energetinius poreikius. Todėl Lietuvai yra ypač svarbus tinkamas vietinių ir atsinaujinančių energijos išteklių galimybių išnaudojimas. Didžiausią potencialą Lietuvoje turi biomasė ir biokuras. Taip pat ne mažiau reikšmingas bioenergijos gamybos ir naudojimo privalumas yra mažesnis neigiamas poveikis aplinkai bei klimatui. Magistrantūros baigiamojo darbo tikslas yra išanalizuoti Lietuvos medienos išteklius bei jų atsinaujinimą. Išanalizuoti biokuro katilinių parametrus esant skirtingam šiluminiam našumui ir sudaryti bandymų lentelę remiantis energetiniame objekte sumontuota pakura. Darbe atliekama kietojo biokuro sudėties ir charakteristikų analizė. Aprašomas technologinio proceso automatinis valdymas, katilinės sandara ir t.t. / Lithuania there are no significant fossil fuel resources (coal, natural gas or oil) that can meet the country's energy needs. Therefore, the country is vital to the local and renewable energy opportunities. Lithuania has the highest potential of biomass and biofuels. It is also no less important bioenergy production and use of the advantage of a lower negative impact on the environment and climate. Master's thesis is to analyze the Lithuanian wood resources and their regeneration. Also consider biofuel combustion process using the latest technology of biofuels through the regime of the test results table. The work carried out in the solid biofuel composition and characteristics of the analysis. Chosen object and the regime carried out research and calculations to determine the biomass boiler parameters at different thermal performance. Describe the process automatic control, boiler structure.

The diploma thesis deals with the topic of the optimization calculation of the mass flow of injection from the condensing pumps of the second degree to the condensate of heating steam, flowing from the system of separation and reheating, with the main goal to achieve the maximum power of the block of the power plant. There is calculation of the secondary circuit of the nuclear power plant in Dukovany before and after the optimization. In the next part, there is calculated growth of electric power of the block, results are drawn in diagrams and technical solution is designed.

The diploma thesis deals with preliminary design of condensing steam turbine with three unregulated steam outputs and its gland steam system particularly its description and design. The steam parameters in key outputs were determined in heat balance. The gland steam system parameters were calculated for different operating conditions. It also describes influence of pressure on performance of turbine in gland steam system. Finally, the inquiry sheet for gland steam system device was created based on calculated values.