Air-entrainment

In most latex-modified mortars and concretes, a large quantity of air is entrained compared to that in ordinary cement mortar and concrete because of an action of the surfactants contained as emulsifiers and stabiliz- 

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Verification of the microbial retention efficiency of the membrane filters may be undertaken using either Hquid or aerosol challenge tests. A Hquid challenge test is more stringent. Furthermore, this test can provide retention information for process conditions such as extreme moisture after sterilization or air entrained with water drops. A Hquid challenge is performed using a protocol similar to that described for Hquid filtration. 

Under sufficient pressure to permit a Hquid phase at 55—56°C, the acetaldehyde monoperoxyacetate decomposes nearly quantitatively into anhydride and water in the presence of copper. Anhydride hydrolysis is unavoidable, however, because of the presence of water. When the product is removed as a vapor, an equiUbrium concentration of anhydride higher than that of acetic acid remains in the reactor. Water is normally quite low. Air entrains the acetic anhydride and water as soon as they form. 

Change the manner of process operation to prevent or reduce formation of, or air entrainment of, a pollutant. 

A second form of limestone is finely pulverized limestone for masonry cement. This form is achieved by intergrinding roughly equal parts of limestone and cement clinker in a bad mill to which an air-entraining agent is added. 

Naphthalenesulfonic acids are important chemical precursors for dye intermediates, wetting agents and dispersants, naphthols, and air-entrainment agents for concrete. The production of many intermediates used for making a2o, a2oic, and triphenylmethane dyes (qv) involves naphthalene sulfonation and one or more unit operations, eg, caustic fusion, nitration, reduction, or amination. 

The primary mechanisms responsible for most particle segregation problems are sifting, particle velocity, air entrainment, particle entrainment, and dynamic effects (14). 

Air Entrainment. Fine particles generally have a lower permeabiUty than coarse particles, and therefore tend to retain air longer in void spaces. Heavier particles settie more quickly in a duidized mixture than lighter particles. Thus, when a mixture of particles is charged into a bin, it is not uncommon to find a vertical segregation pattern, where the coarser, heavier particles concentrate at the bottom of the bed and the finer, lighter particles concentrate near the top. 

The vapor cloud of evaporated droplets bums like a diffusion flame in the turbulent state rather than as individual droplets. In the core of the spray, where droplets are evaporating, a rich mixture exists and soot formation occurs. Surrounding this core is a rich mixture zone where CO production is high and a flame front exists. Air entrainment completes the combustion, oxidizing CO to CO2 and burning the soot. Soot bumup releases radiant energy and controls flame emissivity. The relatively slow rate of soot burning compared with the rate of oxidation of CO and unbumed hydrocarbons leads to smoke formation. This model of a diffusion-controlled primary flame zone makes it possible to relate fuel chemistry to the behavior of fuels in combustors (7). 

Type V (High Sulfate Resistance). Type V Pordand cement is used in concrete exposed to severe sulfate attack of 1,500 to 10,000 ppm. Low concentrations of tricalcium aluminate [12042-78-3] give Type V its sulfate resistance. The sulfate resistance is improved with air entrainment and low water to cement ratios in the wet concrete. U.S. production of Type V Pordand cement in 1989 was 0.9% of the total Pordand cement production. 

Air-Entrainment Agents. Materials that are used to improve the abiUty of concrete to resist damage from freezing are generally known as air-entrainment agents. These surfactant admixtures (see Surfactants) produce a foam which persists in the mixed concrete, and serves to entrain many small spherical air voids that measure from 10 to 250 p.m in diameter. The air voids alleviate internal stresses in the concrete that may occur when the pore solution freezes. In practice, up to 10% air by volume may be entrained in concrete placed in severe environments. 

Most masonry cements are finely iaterground mixtures where Portland cement is a principal constituent. These cements also iaclude finely grouad limestones, hydrated lime, aatural cement, po22olans, clays, or air-entraining ageats. Secoadary materials are used to impart the required water reteatioa and plasticity to mortars. 

L. E. Scriven, "Air Entrainment," presented tMIChE Spring Meeting, Adanta, Ca., Mar. 1984. 

Adhesives and Sealants. Most industrial adhesives contain surface active components and additives, and air entrainment during their mechanical appHcation can significantly reduce joint strength. Defoamers are usually formulated into adhesives to protect users against such difficulties. Additional benefits, such as improved uniformity of products, increased throughput and reduced labor costs can also result from the use of defoamers during adhesive appHcation. The footwear and nonwoven fabric industries are extensive users of defoamers in this way. 

Many coating flows are subject to instabilities that lead to unacceptable coating defects. Three-dimensional flow instabilities lead to such problems as ribbing. Air entrainment is another common defect. 

When concrete hardens, the cement paste shrinks. The gravei, of course, is rigid, so that smaii shrinkage cracks are created. It is found that air entrainment (mixing small bubbles of air into the concrete before pouring) helps prevent the cracks spreading. 

Avoid high speed suetion flow (Figure 17-9). This eau.ses air entrainment. Also, a high suetion lift produees the same effeet. 

Output mass rate and vapor temperature of release, mass rate of air entrained, density of mixtu >1 mass fraction in cloud. Limitations single chemical source terms, limited chemical... 

Jets discharging dose to the plane of the ceiling or wall are common in ventilation practice. The presence of an adjacent surface restricts air entrainment from the side of this surface. This results in a pressure difference across the jet, which therefore curves toward the surface. The curvature of the jet increases until it attaches to the surface. This phenomenon is usually referred to as a Coanda effect. The attached jet or, as it is commonly called, wall jet, can result from air supply through an outlet with one edge coincident with the plane of the wall or ceiling fFig. 7.27). Jets supplied at some distance from the surface or at some angle to the surface can also become attached (Fig. 7.28)... 

A properly designed air curtain protects the building from outside airflow through the gate. Only air entrained by the air curtain enters the building through the gate. 

As with any hood system, design methods are used to obtain required exhaust rates and hood dimensions.The main mechanisms of dust generation are air induction, material splash, air displacement, and air entrainment. 

Of these dust-producing mechanisms, air induction and air displacement are important for determining the exhaust rate for enclosures. Air entrainment and material splash are important for determining the size and shape of the enclosure. 

I he capture efficiency of an existing enclosure installation Can be estimated by measuring the portions of captured and spilled dust. The measurement program can be quite involved depending on enclosure size, intermittence of operation, dust settlement in the enclosure, and the extent of air entrainment. The measurement program must be custom designed to best suit the operation. ... 

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