Single-Phase Applications

Since the kW developed by a 3-0 winding is 50% more than by a 2-0 winding for the same value of stator current /, the economics of this principle is employed in an induction motor for general and industrial use. As standard practice, therefore, in a multi-phase system, only 3-0 induction motors are manufactured and employed, except for household appliances and applications, where mostly single-phase motors are ttsed. 

Single-or three-phase Single-phase reactors are used in the neutral circuit either to limit the ground fault currents or as arc-suppression coils (Section 20.5). Similarly, three-phase reactors are used for three-pha.se applications. 

Perhaps the most common use for REELS is to monitor gas—solid reactions that produce surface films at a total coverage of less than a few monolayers. When Eq is a few hundred eV, the surface sensitivity of REELS is such that over 90% of the signal originates in the topmost monolayer of the sample. A particularly powerfiil application in this case involves the determination of whether a single phase of variable composition occurs on the top layer or whether islands occur that is, whether... 

Single phase motors do exhibit operational problems in pony motor applications. The capacitors in these motors store energy and the motors resist external attempts to rotate them. Single phase motors can be made to work on pony motor applications by splicing into the capacitor circuit and connecting it in series with an open auxiliary switch in the active motor starter. 

A need for single-phase polymers in some applications, e.g., polytetrafluoroethylene, VHMWPE, light-sensitive polymers, etc. 

Since these double-base proplnts consist essentially of a single phase which bears the total load in any application of force, their mechanical property behavior is significantly different from composite proplnts. In the latter formulations, the hydrocarbon binder comprises only about 14% of the composite structure, the remainder being solid particles. Under stress, the binder of these proplnts bears a proportionately higher load than that in the single phase double-base proplnts. At small strain levels, these proplnts behave in a linear viscoelastic manner where the solids reinforce the binder. As strain increases, the bond between the oxidizer and binder breaks down... 

Most steam generating plants operate below the critical pressure of water, and the boiling process therefore involves two-phase, nucleate boiling within the boiler water. At its critical pressure of 3,208.2 pounds per square inch absolute (psia), however, the boiling point of water is 374.15 C (705.47 °F), the latent heat of vaporization declines to zero, and steam bubble formation stops (despite the continued application of heat), to be replaced by a smooth transition of water directly to single-phase gaseous steam. 

The two models commonly used for the analysis of processes in which axial mixing is of importance are (1) the series of perfectly mixed stages and (2) the axial-dispersion model. The latter, which will be used in the following, is based on the assumption that a diffusion process in the flow direction is superimposed upon the net flow. This model has been widely used for the analysis of single-phase flow systems, and its use for a continuous phase in a two-phase system appears justified. For a dispersed phase (for example, a bubble phase) in a two-phase system, as discussed by Miyauchi and Vermeulen, the model is applicable if all of the dispersed phase at a given level in a column is at the same concentration. Such will be the case if the bubbles coalesce and break up rapidly. However, the model is probably a useful approximation even if this condition is not fulfilled. It is assumed in the following that the model is applicable for a continuous as well as for a dispersed phase in gas-liquid-particle operations. 

A momentum balance for the flow of a two-phase fluid through a horizontal pipe and an energy balance may be written in an expanded form of that applicable to single-phase fluid flow. These equations for two-phase flow cannot be used in practice since the individual phase velocities and local densities are not known. Some simplification is possible if it... 

Power curves for many different impeller geometries, baffle arrangements, and so on are to be found in the literature/10111719 2I but it must always be remembered that though the power curve is applicable to any single phase Newtonian liquid, at any impeller speed, the curve will be valid for only one system geometry. 

The theoretical treatment which has been developed in Sections 10.2-10.4 relates to mass transfer within a single phase in which no discontinuities exist. In many important applications of mass transfer, however, material is transferred across a phase boundary. Thus, in distillation a vapour and liquid are brought into contact in the fractionating column and the more volatile material is transferred from the liquid to the vapour while the less volatile constituent is transferred in the opposite direction this is an example of equimolecular counterdiffusion. In gas absorption, the soluble gas diffuses to the surface, dissolves in the liquid, and then passes into the bulk of the liquid, and the carrier gas is not transferred. In both of these examples, one phase is a liquid and the other a gas. In liquid -liquid extraction however, a solute is transferred from one liquid solvent to another across a phase boundary, and in the dissolution of a crystal the solute is transferred from a solid to a liquid. 

We attempt here to describe the fundamental equations of fluid mechanics and heat transfer. The main emphasis, however, is on understanding the physical principles and on application of the theory to realistic problems. The state of the art in high-heat flux management schemes, pressure and temperature measurement, pressure drop and heat transfer in single-phase and two-phase micro-channels, design and fabrication of micro-channel heat sinks are discussed. 

Acikalin T, Wait S, Garimella S, Raman A (2004) Experimental investigation of the thermal performance of piezoelectric fans. Heat Transfer Eng 25 4-14 Adams TM, Abdel-Khalik SI, Jeter SM, Qureshi ZH (1998) An experimental investigation of single-phase forced convection in micro-channels. Int J Heat Mass Transfer 41 851-857 Adams TM, Dowling ME, Abdel-Khalik SI, Jeter SM (1999) Applicability of traditional turbulent single phase forced convection correlations to non-circular micro-channels. Int J Heat Mass Transfer 42 4411 415... 

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is rapidly becoming a standard tool for the analysis of chemically reacting flows. For single-phase reactors, such as stirred tanks and empty tubes, it is already well-established. For multiphase reactors such as fixed beds, bubble columns, trickle beds and fluidized beds, its use is relatively new, and methods are still under development. The aim of this chapter is to present the application of CFD to the simulation of three-dimensional interstitial flow in packed tubes, with and without catalytic reaction. Although the use of... 

Steefel, C. I. and A.C. Lasaga, 1994, A coupled model for transport of multiple chemical species and kinetic precipitation/dissolution reactions with application to reactive flow in single phase hydrothermal systems. American Journal of Science 294, 529-592. 

The operational interpretation of rA, as opposed to this verbal definition, does depend on the circumstances of the reaction.1 This is considered further in Chapter 2 as a consequence of the application of the conservation of mass to particular situations. Furthermore, rA depends on several parameters, and these are considered in Section 1.4.2. The rate with respect to any other species involved in the reacting system may be related to rA directly through reaction stoichiometry for a simple, single-phase system, or it may require additional kinetics information for a complex system. This aspect is considered in Section 1.4.4, following a preliminary discussion of the measurement of rate of reaction in Section 1.4.3. 

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