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TABLE 4.4 The effect of capillary tip orifice size on electrospinning of (lactide-co-e-caprolactone) copolymer 

An interesting modification to the regular capillary tip reported by J. L. Li (2005), is the insertion of a nonconducting fiber into the lumen of the capillary (the fiber does not touch its walls). The modification resulted in two 

A variation of this design uses a porous cylinder carrying the electrified polymer solution, which is spun rapidly about its long axis (Fig. 4.13) 

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If air is used, then a single pass with respect to each feedstock is used and no recycle to the reactor (Fig. 10.4a).-Thus the process operates at near stoichiometric feed rates to achieve high conversions. Typically, between 0.7 and 1.0 kg of vent gases are emitted per kilogram of dichloroethane produced. ... 

Pressure pellets sink when placed in water, whereas under the proper conditions, floating pellets can be produced through the extmsion process. That is accomphshed when the feed mixture contains high levels of starch that expands and traps air as the cooked pellets leave the barrel of the extmder. This gives the pellets a density of less than 1.0. Eloating pellets are desirable for species that come to the surface to feed since the aquaculturist can visually determine that the fish are actively feeding and can control daily feeding rates based on observed consumption. 

Results obtained for two mixed plastics are summarized in Table 4. A balance exists between process temperature, plastics feed rate, and product yields (67). For example, lower temperatures increase wax formation due to incomplete depolymerization. Slower feed rates and increased residence times reduce wax formation and increase the yield of Hquids. The data summarized in Table 4 illustrate that the addition of PET to a HDPE PP PS mixture changes the performance of the Conrad process. Compared to the reference HDPE PP PS mixture, increased amounts of soHds ate formed. These are 95% terephthahc acid and 5% mono- and bis-hydroxyethyl esters. At higher temperatures, apparentiy enough water remains to promote decarboxylation. 

Process industries frequently need to weigh and control the flow rate of bulk material for optimum performance of such devices as grinders or pulverizers, or for controlling additives, eg, to water suppHes. A scale can be installed in a belt conveyor, or a short belt feeder can be mounted on a platform scale. Either can be equipped with controls to maintain the feed rate within limits by controlling the operation of the device feeding the material to the conveyor. Direct mass measurement with a nuclear scale can also be used to measure and control such a continuous stream of material. 

Since acrylic polymerizations liberate considerable heat, violent or mnaway reactions are avoided by gradual addition of the reactants to the kettie. Usually the monomers are added by a gravity feed from weighing or measuring tanks situated close to the kettie. The rate of monomer addition is adjusted to permit removal of heat with full flow of water in the condenser and a partial flow in the cooling jacket. Flow in the jacket can be increased to control the polymerization in cases of erroneous feed rates or other unexpected circumstances. A supply of inhibitor is kept on hand to stop the polymerization if the cooling becomes inadequate. 

The primary control variables at a fixed feed rate, as in the operation pictured in Figure 8, are the cycle time, which is measured by the time required for one complete rotation of the rotary valve (this rotation is the analog of adsorbent circulation rate in an actual moving-bed system), and the Hquid flow rate in Zones 2, 3, and 4. When these control variables are specified, all other net rates to and from the bed and the sequence of rates required at the Hquid... 

Tetrafluoroethylene—ethylene copolymers are readily machined with the same tools and feed rates as are used for nylon and acetal. For best dimensional stabihty, the article should be annealed at the expected use temperature before the final machine cut. 

Occidental Petroleum Coal Conversion Process. Garrett R D Co. (now the Occidental Research Co.) developed the Oxy Coal Conversion process based on mathematical simulation for heating coal particles in the pyrolysis unit. It was estimated that coal particles of 100-mm diameter could be heated throughout their volumes to decomposition temperature (450—540°C) within 0.1 s. A large pilot faciUty was constmcted at LaVeme, California, in 1971. This unit was reported to operate successfully at feed rates up to 136 kg/h (3.2 t/d). 

For given combustion air, waste, and auxiUary fuel feed rates to the incinerator, furnace residence time decreases as furnace pressure decreases. 

In the most common production method, the semibatch process, about 10% of the preemulsified monomer is added to the deionised water in the reactor. A shot of initiator is added to the reactor to create the seed. Some manufacturers use master batches of seed to avoid variation in this step. Having set the number of particles in the pot, the remaining monomer and, in some cases, additional initiator are added over time. Typical feed times ate 1—4 h. Lengthening the feeds tempers heat generation and provides for uniform comonomer sequence distributions (67). Sometimes skewed monomer feeds are used to offset differences in monomer reactivity ratios. In some cases a second monomer charge is made to produce core—shell latices. At the end of the process pH adjustments are often made. The product is then pumped to a prefilter tank, filtered, and pumped to a post-filter tank where additional processing can occur. When the feed rate of monomer during semibatch production is very low, the reactor is said to be monomer starved. Under these... 

Eig. 1. Brass cathode tool (H) and anode workpiece (D) configurations for ECM where the heavy arrows indicate the direction of cathode feed at a feed rate of 0.02 m/s. (a) Initial positions where A is the initial interelectrode gap of height b, and (—>) is the direction of electrolyte flow (10 m/s). The appHed voltage is 10 V. (b) Einal positions showing the 0.4-mm steady-state gap between the electrodes. 

Three practical cases are of interest in consideringsolutions to equation 9. (/) When the feed rate, / = 0, ie, no tool movement occurs, equation 9 has the solution for gap h t) at time (/) ... 

This inherent feature of ECM, whereby an equiHbriumgap width is obtained, is used widely in ECM for reproducing the shape of the cathode tool on the workpiece. (J) Under short-circuit conditions the gap width goes to zero. If process conditions such as too high a feed rate arise the equiHbrium gap may be so small that contact between the two electrodes ensues. This condition causes a short circuit between the electrodes and hence premature termination of machining. 

Full-Form Shaping. The third appHcation of ECM, hill-form shaping, uti1i2es a constant gap across the entire workpiece, and a constant feed rate in order to produce the type of shape used for the production of compressor and turbine blades. In this procedure, current densities as high as 100 A/cm ate used, and the current density remains high across the entire face of the workpiece. 

Equipment Feed rate. Field Dia Width Apphcation... 

Based on tests with laboratory animals, aniline may cause cancer. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology (CUT) conducted lifetime rodent feeding studies, and both studies found tumors of the spleen at high dosage (100 —300 mg/kg pet day of aniline chloride). CUT found no tumors at the 10—30 mg/kg per day feeding rates. The latter value is equivalent to a human 8-h inhalation level of 17—50 ppm aniline vapor. In a short term (10-d) inhalation toxicity test by Du Pont, a no-effect level of 17 ppm aniline vapor was found for rats. At high levels (47—87 ppm), there were blood-related effects which were largely reversible within a 13-d recovery period (70). 

Another nickel cataly2ed process is described ia a Tolochimie patent (28). Reaction conditions claimed are 1—2.4 MPa (150—350 psi) at 100°C minimum. The combination continuous stirred reactor and gravity decanter uses density-driven circulation between the two vessels to recirculate the catalyst to the reaction 2one without the use of filters or pumps. Yield and catalyst usage can be controlled by varying the feed rates. 

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