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- "This research work investigated the modeling of Von Mises stress in LNG Spherical Carbon Steel Storage tank using assumed displacement Finite Element analysis based on shallow shell triangular elements. Using equations of elasticity, constant thickness carbon steel spherical storage tanks were subjected to different loading conditions. This paper stresses the need for proper definition of shallow element using sector angles to obtain the shallowness. The shallow spherical triangular element has five degrees of freedom at each of its corner node, which are the essential external degrees of freedom. The assumed displacement fields of these shallow triangular elements satisfied the exact requirement of rigid body modes of motion. The FORTRAN 90 programming language was used for the programme coding to solve finite element equations resulting from the model while Von Mises stresses distribution within the spherical storage tank shell subjected to different internal pressures were determined. The results showed that the use of non-shallow elements due to improper sector angles resulted in unreliable results while real shallow elements produced results that tallied with ASME Section VIII Div 1, Part UG values. " 2 results 2
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- " Road tankers are the most used means of transporting petroleum product to end users due to its cost effectiveness and energy-efficiency. The cylindrical tank has been well designed for by ASME VIII divisions 1 and 2 using analytical equations. Petrol tankers are not circular but elliptical probably for stability during transportation. This paper has used the finite element method to investigate in-plane displacements and Von-Mises stresses in both circular and elliptical cylindrical tanks under full loading. An elliptical OANDO? tanker of 66.78 m3volume and shell thickness of0.2 mmand an equivalent volume circular cylindrical tank was used for the simulation. MATLAB? was used to generate geometrical mesh model of the petroleum tankers, extract element coordinates and conduct the finite element analysis. Plane strain condition was used in analyzing a section of the petroleum tanker. It was observed that an equivalent volume circular cylindrical tank was under a higher internal pressure (16,858 N/m2) compared to the elliptical cylinder (14,480 N/m2). Von-Mises stress and in-plane displacements showed direct linear relationships with internal fluid pressure. Von-Mises stress in the elliptical tank was found to be lower (5.7 × 106 N/m2) than for the circular tank (8 × 106 N/m2). In plane displacements was zero in the longitudinal direction for both tanks and of the order of 10-4 mm in the y-direction for both tanks with the circular larger by about 2.5 × 10-3 cm. So in addition to tank stability on the lorry, the Von-Mises stresses were lower as well for the elliptical tank. It was also observed that Von-Mises stresses were far below the yield stress of the steel plate. However, the effect of weldment area on lowering of yield stress was not studied. Stress values were validated using analytical method and found to be insignificantly different (P > 0.05). " 1 results 1
- "Combustion characteristics of coconut shell (CS) samples in an experimental model bubbling fluidized bed combustor (BFBC) was investigated with special focus on effect of particle size of the CS CS waste obtained from farm were crushed and classified into three sizes; Size X (12-50mm), SizeY (2-l2mm) and Size Z (<2mm). For overbed feeding of the feedstock, the impact of the particle size on emission and combustion performance were examined. in a 150mm diameter experimental model BFBC. Throughout the investigation inert bed temperature was fixed to a constant value of 750°C by means of electronic based inert bed temperature regulating unit (ITRU). Results showed that CS particle size have pronounced impact on combustion characteristics and the pollutants emission from the BFBC. It was observed that the Pollutants' emission was within acceptable limits for Size Y at about 310ppm for CO, <200PPM for NOx and almost zero for SOx. The results indicate that CS could be used as combustion feedstock for environmentally energy generation in a BFBC. " 1 results 1
- "Heat flow patterns in two salt bath furnaces were studied in this work using finite element(FE) analysis. The implications of the heat flows on long term stability of furnace performance were evaluated. One design had a purely silica brick back-up after the embedded heating element with asbestos and glass-wool fiber insulation just before the outer steel shell. The other had an additional air-gap insulation formed by cylindrical steel belts with spacers placed after the silica back-up. It was observed that the design with additional air-gap insulation had tremendous insulation effect, necessitating a drastic thinning down of the silica brick thickness and glass wool fiber. " 1 results 1
- "Low cost and minimum emission of green house gases are two of the key advantages of using agricultural wastes as fuel in a bubbling fluidized bed combustor; however this advantage could be neutralized if significant cost and energy is spent on processing prior to usage of the waste, therefore if processing stage could be. circumvented without compromising effectiveness and efficiency, a substantial operational cost saving could be achieved when using biomass as fuel in a commercial scale bubbling fluidized bed combustor (BFBC). This research focus on use of 'as received' Palm kernel shell (PKS) in an experimental model bubbling fluidized bed combustor (BFBC). PKS feedstock received from the farm were cornbusted in several experiments in a 150mm diameter experimental model BFBC. The effect of large particle size feedstock of the 'as received'(4-22mm) on thermal profile and emission characteristics during the combustion process were examined. Operational chalienges such as fuel feeding, start-up and de-fluidization is examined and compare to situation when pulverized biomass is used. An electronic based inert bed temperature regulating unit ensure that the bed temperature is maintained at the pre-set value of 750°C in all the experiments. It was noted that combustion and emission characteristics with 'as received' PKS compare favourably with that of pulverized, however it was discovered that for specific feed rate( fd) and fluidizing air velocity.) the frequency at which the inert bed temperature regulating unit cut-off is higher for the 'as received'. The results indicate that PKS sample obtainable from Nigeria farms could be fired directly to generate energy in bubbling fluidized bed combustor. " 1 results 1
- "This work investigated the distribution of Von Misses stress in LNG Spherical Carbon Steel Storage tanks. Using the Finite Element Method and equations of elasticity, constant thickness carbon steel spherical storage tanks of 40 in. dia. 70in. dia of 1 in. shell thickness were subjected to different loading conditions from 500 to 4000Psi in incremental of 500 Psi. Spherical triangular elements based on shallow shell formulation were used for the model. The element has five degrees of freedom at each corner node, which are the essential external degrees of freedom without the degree of freedom associated with the in-plane shell rotation. The displacement fields of the element satisfy the exact requirement of rigid body modes of motion. The FORTRAN 90 coding was developed to obtain maximum Von Misses stress distribution with the tank subjected to different internal pressure and wind loadings. The results were then compared with the yield stress of the material of the tank. Von Misses stress is used as yield criteria whether to change tank material or increase the shell material thickness if yield stress is higher than the Von-Misses Stress. Results showed Von Mises stresses for a 40 in dia. Spherical shell with 1 in shell thickness able to withstand internal pressure loading alone up to 3500 Psi after which the shell thickness will no longer be able to withstand the loading. The 70in. dia. Vessel could only withstand internal pressure loading up to 2000 Psi. Validation of Finite Element modeling was done using ASME Section VIII Div 1 standard. Modeled results were observed not to be significantly different from ASME values (P>0.05). External wind effects alone on small dia. vessels was seen to be constant for all sides of the pressure vessel. 1 results 1
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- Agro-industrial by-products are being used as an alternative to traditional building materials because the construction of buildings and roads emits greenhouse gases and consumes energy. This study explores pervious concrete (PC) that includes sorghum husk ash (SHA) and palm kernel shell (PKS) as alternatives to cement and natural aggregate (NA) to obtain a robust, sustainable and cost efficient pavement structure. Mixtures of PC were produced with 5–25% SHA at a level of 5% by weight as substitution for cement and 20–100% PKS at a level of 20% by weight as substitution for NA. The performance of SHA-PKS based PC was evaluated using density, compressive strength, porosity and permeability. Sustainability of combining SHA and PKS on PC was also examined by measuring embodied carbon and energy as well as cost efficacy. Thereafter, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models to optimize the prediction of porosity and permeability were developed for the PC. Utilizing the coefficient of determination (R2), mean square error (MSE), and root mean square error (RMSE), the suitability of the ANN models was assessed. Results showed that as SHA and PKS amounts increased, PC densities declined. Except at 5%, when they were higher than the control, compressive strength decreased as SHA increased. On the other hand, the addition of PKS increased PC porosity and permeability while lowering density and compressive strength. Mixture of SHA-blended PKS based PC with 40% PKS and 20% SHA attained the compressive strength, porosity and permeability values specified for PC which is adequate for sidewalks and cycle ways. This mixture lowers the embodied carbon, embodied energy and cost by 23%, 20% and 24% respectively. The adopted ANN models adequately predicted the porosity and permeability of PC (R2: 0.99; MSE: 0.88–1.76; RMSE: 0.94–1.32). The findings of this work offer a sustainable path to recycle SHA and PKS for constructions. 1 results 1
- An investigation was carried out on the effect of the use of a parabolic baffle at different baffle cuts on the performance of shell and tube heat exchangers. The numerical study was performed on a personal computer with 12 GB RAM and Intel® Core™ i7 2.50GHz CPU using a CFD software Comsol Multiphysics. The modeled heat exchanger had 37 tubes, shell internal diameter of 200 mm, 6 baffles with baffle spacing of 100 mm. The results from the effect of mass flow rate and baffle cut on heat transfer rate and pressure drop in the shell side of the heat exchanger were compared with the circular segmental baffle cut of 25% and that of the parabolic baffle cut of 25 and 30% of the inner shell diameter. At 25% of the shell diameter baffle cut, the parabolic cut had an improved heat transfer rate compared to that with the circular segmental baffle cut with a drawback of higher pressure drop. As the parabolic baffle cuts increased, there was a decrease in heat transfer rates and pressure drops at the various mass flow rates considered. At 30% of shell diameter cut, the performance of the parabolic segmental baffle cut gave results similar to the circular segmental baffle cut at 25% of the inner shell diameter. The investigation showed that for a parabolic baffle cut, 30% of the shell diameter is recommended for optimum performance. 1 results 1
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