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Optimum conditions for NO reduction using intermittent dielectric barrier discharge at atmospheric pressure
summary:Probability logic studies the properties resulting from the probabilistic interpretation of logical argument forms. Typical examples are probabilistic Modus Ponens and Modus Tollens. Argument forms with two premises usually lead from precise probabilities of the premises to imprecise or interval probabilities of the conclusion. In the contribution, we study generalized inference forms having three or more premises. Recently, Gilio has shown that these generalized forms “degrade” – more premises lead to more imprecise conclusions, i. e., to wider intervals. We distinguish different forms of degradation. We analyse Predictive Inference, Modus Ponens, Bayes' Theorem, and Modus Tollens. Special attention is devoted to the case where the conditioning events have zero probabilities. Finally, we discuss the relation of degradation to monotonicity
Mercury transformation behavior on a bench scale coal combustion furnace
The mercury release behavior in bituminous coals, and the partitioning rate of mercury in solids and
gaseous in flue gases have measured to develop technologies for evaluating the partitioning of mercury in coal
combustion process and develop in-situ adsorption and removal technologies using three kinds of experiment
equipments - a thermo-balance, a drop-tube furnace (DTF), a bench-scale pulverized coal combustion fumace.
The results showed that about 20 to 60% of the mercury in coal was released between 573 K and 673 K, which
was the range of temperature in which the release of the volatile matter of coal began. And more than 90% of
the mercury was released at 773 K, the temperature at which the release of the volatile matter was completed.
The rate of mercury partitioned into bottom ash in a bench-scale pulverized coal combustion furnace was the
smallest irrespective of the type of coal. The rate of mercury partitioned into cyclone ash was also low for all
types of coal with values generally below 10%. The rest of the mercury was partitioned into mercury in
gaseous form, but the rate partitioned into dust, oxidized mercury and elemental mercury varied slightly
depending on the flue gas temperature and the type of coal.