23 research outputs found

    Estudo numérico do processo de tratamento de água oleosa via membrana cerâmica proveniente da indústria petroquímica / Numerical study of the process of oily water treatment via ceramic membrane from the petrochemical industry

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    O presente trabalho tem como objetivo aplicar a fluidodinâmica computacional no processo de separação água/óleo através de um dispositivo do tipo duplo tubo de 22,1cm de comprimento, sendo o tubo externo o meio poroso (membrana cerâmica) de espessura de 3,5cm, que funciona como barreira a passagem das gotículas de óleo e o tubo interno impermeável. As simulações foram realizadas utilizando o pacote comercial Ansys CFX 12.0 adotando-se o modelo de partículas para descrever o escoamento da fase contínua (água) e da fase dispersa (óleo), utilizando uma malha numérica estruturada formada por 87403 elementos hexaédricos. O modelo matemático definido para descrever o processo de separação água/óleo com auxílio de um meio poroso é baseado na generalização das equações (Navier-Stokes) de conservação de massa e quantidade de movimento adotando a abordagem Euleriana-Euleriana, auxiliado ao modelo de turbulência RNG k-? padrão. Através dos campos de fração volumétrica, campos de pressão e velocidade superficial da água sobre os planos longitudinal e transversal pôde-se concluir que a modelagem matemática proposta foi capaz de predizer os fenômenos físicos envolvidos do processo em estudo.

    Influência da vazão de injeção contínua de água no processo de recuperação de óleos: modelagem e simulação / Influence of continuous water injection flow rate in the oil recovery process: modeling and simulation

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    Embora uma série de ferramentas numéricas e analíticas tem sido desenvolvida para estudar o comportamento do fluxo e prever o desempenho de produção de petróleo em poços horizontais, vários problemas que podem afetar significativamente as previsões de desempenho encontram-se em constante desenvolvimento. Assim, o presente trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar numericamente a influência da vazão de injeção de água no processo de recuperação de óleos em reservatórios petrolíferos, utilizando o Ansys CFX 15.1 para a resolução das equações de conservação de massa e momento linear generalizadas a Lei de Darcy auxiliado com o modelo de mistura de fluidos contínuos (água/óleo) em fluxo transiente e um passo de tempo de 24horas. Através da distribuição de fração volumétrica de água apresentadas em isosurfaces, da distribuição de velocidade superficial de água, perfil de pressão e curvas de óleo recuperado pôde-se concluir que modelagem matemática utilizada permitiu representar os fenômenos físicos envolvidos no processo e que o aumento da vazão mássica de água apresenta um aumento na recuperação de óleos até um certo limite. 

    The complete genome sequence of Chromobacterium violaceum reveals remarkable and exploitable bacterial adaptability

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    Chromobacterium violaceum is one of millions of species of free-living microorganisms that populate the soil and water in the extant areas of tropical biodiversity around the world. Its complete genome sequence reveals (i) extensive alternative pathways for energy generation, (ii) ≈500 ORFs for transport-related proteins, (iii) complex and extensive systems for stress adaptation and motility, and (iv) wide-spread utilization of quorum sensing for control of inducible systems, all of which underpin the versatility and adaptability of the organism. The genome also contains extensive but incomplete arrays of ORFs coding for proteins associated with mammalian pathogenicity, possibly involved in the occasional but often fatal cases of human C. violaceum infection. There is, in addition, a series of previously unknown but important enzymes and secondary metabolites including paraquat-inducible proteins, drug and heavy-metal-resistance proteins, multiple chitinases, and proteins for the detoxification of xenobiotics that may have biotechnological applications

    Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil: setting the baseline knowledge on the animal diversity in Brazil

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    The limited temporal completeness and taxonomic accuracy of species lists, made available in a traditional manner in scientific publications, has always represented a problem. These lists are invariably limited to a few taxonomic groups and do not represent up-to-date knowledge of all species and classifications. In this context, the Brazilian megadiverse fauna is no exception, and the Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil (CTFB) (http://fauna.jbrj.gov.br/), made public in 2015, represents a database on biodiversity anchored on a list of valid and expertly recognized scientific names of animals in Brazil. The CTFB is updated in near real time by a team of more than 800 specialists. By January 1, 2024, the CTFB compiled 133,691 nominal species, with 125,138 that were considered valid. Most of the valid species were arthropods (82.3%, with more than 102,000 species) and chordates (7.69%, with over 11,000 species). These taxa were followed by a cluster composed of Mollusca (3,567 species), Platyhelminthes (2,292 species), Annelida (1,833 species), and Nematoda (1,447 species). All remaining groups had less than 1,000 species reported in Brazil, with Cnidaria (831 species), Porifera (628 species), Rotifera (606 species), and Bryozoa (520 species) representing those with more than 500 species. Analysis of the CTFB database can facilitate and direct efforts towards the discovery of new species in Brazil, but it is also fundamental in providing the best available list of valid nominal species to users, including those in science, health, conservation efforts, and any initiative involving animals. The importance of the CTFB is evidenced by the elevated number of citations in the scientific literature in diverse areas of biology, law, anthropology, education, forensic science, and veterinary science, among others

    Thermomechanical Behavior of High Performance Epoxy/Organoclay Nanocomposites

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    Nanocomposites of epoxy resin containing bentonite clay were fabricated to evaluate the thermomechanical behavior during heating. The epoxy resin system studied was prepared using bifunctional diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA), crosslinking agent diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS), and diethylenetriamine (DETA). The purified bentonite organoclay (APOC) was used in all experiments. The formation of nanocomposite was confirmed by X-ray diffraction analysis. Specimens of the fabricated nanocomposites were characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). According to the DMA results a significant increase in glass transition temperature and storage modulus was evidenced when 1 phr of clay is added to epoxy resin
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