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METHODS OF FEEDING. The usual method of feeding a multiple-effect evaporator is to pump the thin liquid into the first effect and send it in turn through the other effects, as shown in Fig. 16.10a. This is called forwardfeed. The concentration of the liquid increases from the first effect to the last. This pattern of liquid flow is the simplest. It requires a pump for feeding dilute solution to the first effect, since this effect is often at about atmospheric pressure, and a pump to remove thick liquor from the last effect. The transfer from effect to effect, however, can be done without pumps, since the flow is in the direction of decreasing pressure, and control valves in the transfer line are all that is required. 

Fig. 5.2-6 Positions of the feed line for different caloric states q-p of the feed Multiple Feed...

Of course, moving the Hquid feed and withdrawal positions continuously is impractical. However, approximately the same effect can be produced by providing multiple Hquid-access lines to the bed and periodically switching each stream to the adjacent line. Functionally, the adsorbent bed has no top or bottom and is equivalent to an aimular bed. Therefore, the four Hquid-access positions can be moved around the bed continually, always maintaining the same distance between the various streams. 

Developments. A variety of process modifications aimed at improving surface finish or weld line integrity have been described. They include gas assisted, co-injection, fusible core, multiple Hve feed, and push—pull injection mol ding (46,47). An important development includes computer-aided design (CAD) methods, wherein a proposed mold design is simulated by a computer and the melt flow through it is analy2ed (48). 

Extmsion coating lines operate at speeds up to 1000 m /min and can apply 10—30 g/m of coating. Additionally, multiple layers can be extmded from one die. Multiple extmders feeding one die provide the unique capabiUty of producing layers of different resins to give superior functional properties. For example, an inexpensive resin can be used as the core of a three-ply extmdate, the outer pHes being more expensive but also much thinner than if extmded alone. 

The McCabe-Thiele method can be used for the design of columns with side streams and multiple feeds. The liquid and vapour flows in the sections between the feed and take-off points are calculated and operating lines drawn for each section. 

In a multiple-hearth roaster, the concentrate drops through a series of nine or more hearths stacked inside a brick-lined cylindrical column. As the feed concentrate drops through the furnace, it is first dried by the hot gases passing through the hearths and then oxidized to produce calcine. Multiple hearth roasters are unpressurized and operate at 700°C (1300°F). 

The enthalpy-composition approach may also be used for multiple feeds and sidestreams for binary systems. For the condition of constant molar overflow, each additional sidestream or feed adds a further operating line and pole point to the system. 

There are many variations on setting up the inlets to the MUX interface, depending on the needs of the laboratory. In one setup, one pump is used to deliver the flow through a flow splitter and multiple probe injector to four LC columns.The flow from each column is then fed into the MUX interface. In another variation, on-line SPE is coupled with LC. One pump, followed by a flow splitter, and one four-injector autosampler are used to feed samples into four extraction columns. A second pump is used (again with a flow splitter) to run gradients on the four LC columns into the MUX interface. In yet another system, an eight-channel UV MUX system is utilized. ... 

Different lines, each with Insect resistance, may possess different ratios of antibiotic compounds. Thus, It may be possible to Increase resistance by crossing lines where each contributes genes for biosynthesis of different antibiotic compounds. The tobacco budworm was selected for study In preference to the cotton bollworm because It Is easier to rear and use In the laboratory, Is more resistant to Insecticides In the field, and It Is approximately as susceptible to cotton constituents Incorporated In laboratory diets (14). This present study was carried out to Identify and analyze for cotton constituents that were toxic In laboratory feeding tests, and to determine whether there were positive correlations of their content In leaves and/or other tissue with field resistance. From this Information, the generation of lines with multiple factors for resistance could be Initiated. 

Gosling of UOP LLC patented the use of Raman spectroscopy to control a solid catalyst alkylation process.54 Based on the measured composition of the stream, specific process parameters are adjusted to bring the composition back to a targeted value. Multiple probes are placed in the process, for example, near a feed stock inlet, in the reaction zone, or after the reactor. In the process discussed, the catalyst can be deactivated faster than an on-line GC can produce a reading. This reason, coupled with obtaining greater process efficiency, is strong motivation for a fast on-line system like Raman. 

The HPLC result reported here suggests a transfer of A9-THC into the breast milk of a chronic cannabis user. The calculated level of 0.26 yg/ml extrapolates to 26 yg per average 100 ml feeding which corresponds to 0.05-0.10% of the mother s estimated THC intake. It should be noted that this analysis was on a single sample and has not yet been confirmed by off-line spectral characterization. The identification of A9-THC in the milk must therefore be regarded as tentative. Future work requires multiple sample analyses from both average and chronic users. The milk should be analyzed for both A9-THC and metabolites. 

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