Low pressure aeration

In these solutions, the air is introduced into a landfill on the basis of pressure differences, which do not exceed 0.3 bars. They usually are within the range of 20-80 mbars (Ritzkowski Stegmann, 2012). 

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Heyer K.-U., Hupe K., Ritzkowski M., and Stegmann R. (2001) Technical implementation an operation of the low pressure aeration of landfills. In Sardinia 2001 8th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, October 1—5, Sardinia, Italy, Proceedings Vol. IV (eds. T. H. Christensen, R. Cossu, and R. Stegmann). CISA, Caghari, Italy. 

Due to the aeration, the ratio of CO to CH grows from ca. 0.5 that is typical for anaerobic conditions to 2.5-6 (Ritzkowski Stegmann, 2007). This statement complies with the results of the field study carried out by Cossu et al. (2007). The authors noticed that after the start of the aeration on the old landfill, the methane concentration lowered from ca. 60% to ca. 2% and the ratio of CO, to CH. rose from 0.6 to 6. At least 80% decrease in CH. concentration in landfill gas was reported by Read et al. (2001a) on the pilot cell of Live Oak Landfill (USA) within 3 weeks of the waste aeration. The concentration of CH remained below 15% v/v. A similar decrease in CH concentration was observed at Milmersdorf landfill (Germany) after the onset of low pressure aeration. Before the start of the waste stabilisation, the concentrations of CH and CO in the LGF measured in the gas wells were in the range 50-80 vol.% and ca. 20 vol.%, respectively. After the aeration system was commenced, the CH concentration rapidly decreased to 3-15%, and CO was in the range of 10-20% (Heyer et al. 2005a). 

An operational problem that occurs in low pressure aeration solutions regards the difficulties in maintenance of the aerobic conditions inside the entire waste mass. The anaerobic areas were observed even at the low moisture content of waste equal to 33% (Yazdani et al. 2010), which should definitely favour the gas migration in porous medium. 

For watertube boilers it is necessary to maintain low O2 levels, and for this purpose a de-aerator in the feed line is required, which will also provide a degree of feed heating. The steam supply can be taken down from the low-pressure process steam main. 

Once the unit is running well, it is often assumed that the aeration system is sized properly, but changes in the catalyst physical properties and/or catalyst circulation rate may require a different purge rate. It should be noted that aeration rate is directly proportional to catalyst circulation rate. Trends of the E-cat properties can indicate changes in the particle size distribution, which may require changes in the aeration rate. Restriction orifices could be oversized, undersized, or plugged with catalyst, resulting in over-aeration, under-aeration, or no aeration. All these phenomena cause low pressure buildup and low slide valve differential. 

To achieve a proper de-aeration, the bleached oil is sprayed into a vessel under reduced pressure, before entering the heating section. The lower the pressure applied, the lower the residual oxygen level in the oil. Usually, the oil is heated to at least 80° C and sprayed in a tank, which is kept at a pressure below 50 mbar. Some refiners even use the low pressure of the deodorizer or add some sparge steam in the spraying vessel to improve de-aeration. 

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Producing low pressures in the tank also accelerates de-aeration but the foam formed on the interface may be quite stable. Usually large tanks used for mixing liquids are not built to withstand vacuum. There are commercially available continuous de-aerators based on the formation of a film on a vessel wall and subjecting it to vacuum and/or centrifugal force. They tend to fail when the foam produced is well stabilized. 

The effects of aeration during bottling may be minimized by flushing oxygen out of the empty bottles with a low-pressure jet of inert gas and ensuring that the filler nozzle outlet is at the bottom of the bottle. 

Obviously, evaluation of such balanced distribution depends on the thermodynamical environment and the nature of formation fluids. With increase in pressure, temperature increases the role of chemical interactions. This is why in conditions of high pressures and temperature solution of the set task is substantially complicated. For example, we will limit ourselves to a case of low pressure and temperature, which occurs, for instance, in the aeration zone. 

A low pressure UV lamp (11W, Amax = 253.7 mn) was positioned vertically inside the quartz glass cylinder in the middle of the photocatalytic zone. Air was supplied from a porous titanium plate directly below the membrane module. The purpose of the aeration was to provide dissolved oxygen for photoreaction, to fluidize the IIO2 particles and to create sufficient turbulence along the membrane surface. The reaction temperature was controlled by using cooling water. Permeate was withdrawn from the system with the help of a suction pump. A water level sensor was used to maintain a constant level of solution in the reactor. Additionally, the exterior wall of the reactor was covered with a reflecting aluminum foil to improve the efficiency of UV utilization. 

With the fluidized underflow standpipe, aeration gas is added to the standpipe to maintain the solids in a fluidized state as they flow down the standpipe. As the solids flow down the fluidized underflow standpipe from a low pressure to a higher pressure, the gas in the standpipe is compressed, which causes the solids to move closer together. When the standpipe is operating at low pressures, the percentage change in gas density from the top of the standpipe to the bottom can be significant. If aeration is not added to the standpipe to prevent this, the solids can defluidize near the bottom of the standpipe (Fig. 11 A). Defluidization of solids in the standpipe results in less pressure buildup in the standpipe and a reduction in the solids flow rate around the loop. 

Consider the circulating fluidized bed/L-valve return system shown in Fig. 21. The high-pressure point in such a recycle loop is at the L-valve aeration point. The low-pressure common point is at the bottom of the cyclone. The pressure drop balance around the recycle loop is such that... 

Condensate is pumped out of the main condenser hotwell, which is at sub-atmospheric pressure, by the condensate pumps. The water passes through the low-pressure feedwater heaters, whieh heat it using steam bled from the low-pressure turbine eylinders the largest and last low-pressure heater is incorporated into the de-aerator tank, which also removes dissolved air from the feed water and, by virtue of its substantial volume, acts as a reservoir of feed water equivalent to several minutes supply at full delivery flow. 

The steam turbine of AHWR is designed for a steam quality of 99.75%. During normal operation or in a bypass mode of operation the steam from the turbine exhaust is condensed in a condenser, which rejects the heat to seawater. The condensate is heated in heat exchangers by the moderator system. The feed water temperature is finally raised to 403 K through LP (low pressure) heaters and de-aerators using the steam bled from the turbine. The feed water pumps then pump the feed water into the steam drum where it mixes with the water separated from steam-water mixture. 

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