94 research outputs found
Equipo para el lavado ecológico del café con mucílago degradado con fermentación natural
Se evaluó un lavador de flujo vertical ascendente de granos de café y descarga radial de fluidos. Se utilizó un diseño factorial 2x3, dos flujos de café lavado (1.250 y 1.750 kg.h-1) y tres caudales de agua (3, 4 y 5 L.min-1), con 5 unidades experimentales por tratamiento. El mejor desempeño del equipo se obtuvo con flujo de café lavado de 1.750 kg.h-1 y caudal de agua de 5 L.min-1, alcanzando remoción de mucílago de 95,11%, consumo específico de agua de 0,32 L.kg cps-1, daño mecánico de 0,51% y potencia específica de 1,01 W.h. kg-1de café lavado./ An up-flow coffee-bean washer with radial fluids discharge was evaluated following a 2 by 3 factorial design; two washed coffee bean flow rates (1.250 and 1.750 kg.h-1) and three water flow rates (3, 4 and 5 L.min-1), with 5 experimental units per treatment. The best performance of the equipment was obtained with a washed coffee bean flow of 1.750 kg.h-1 and a water flow rate of 5 L.min-1, reaching mucilage removal of 95,11 %, specific water consumption of 0,32 L.kg cps-1, mechanical damage of 0,51 % and specific power requirement of 1,01 W.h. kg-1 of washed coffee
Solución de la ecuación de Rayleigh-Plesset por medio del método del elemento finito
In this work we present numerical solutions of the Rayleigh-Plesset equation which describes the evolution of cavitating bubbles. In order to do that, we consider FEMG (Finite Element Method Galerkin); this simulation is performed for an inviscid and incompressible fluid in an uniform temperature field with constant surface tension, and the cavitation model into the which the pressure inside bubbles is equal to the fluid vapor pressure. Thus, in this problem is considered the Dirichlet boundary problem, and we obtained criteria for the boundary conditions at the cavitation phenomenon through to the which give rise to the bubble growing.En este trabajo presentamos soluciones numéricas de la ecuación de Rayleigh-Plesset que describe la evolución de las burbujas de cavitación. Para hacer eso, consideramos FEMG (Método de elementos finitos Galerkin); Esta simulación se realiza para un fluido invisible e incompresible en un campo de temperatura uniforme con tensión superficial constante, y el modelo de cavitación en el que la presión dentro de las burbujas es igual a la presión de vapor del fluido. Por lo tanto, en este problema se considera el problema de límite de Dirichlet, y obtuvimos criterios para las condiciones de contorno en el fenómeno de cavitación a través del cual dan lugar al crecimiento de la burbuja
Anisotropic flow of charged hadrons, pions and (anti-)protons measured at high transverse momentum in Pb-Pb collisions at TeV
The elliptic, , triangular, , and quadrangular, , azimuthal
anisotropic flow coefficients are measured for unidentified charged particles,
pions and (anti-)protons in Pb-Pb collisions at TeV
with the ALICE detector at the Large Hadron Collider. Results obtained with the
event plane and four-particle cumulant methods are reported for the
pseudo-rapidity range at different collision centralities and as a
function of transverse momentum, , out to GeV/.
The observed non-zero elliptic and triangular flow depends only weakly on
transverse momentum for GeV/. The small dependence
of the difference between elliptic flow results obtained from the event plane
and four-particle cumulant methods suggests a common origin of flow
fluctuations up to GeV/. The magnitude of the (anti-)proton
elliptic and triangular flow is larger than that of pions out to at least
GeV/ indicating that the particle type dependence persists out
to high .Comment: 16 pages, 5 captioned figures, authors from page 11, published
version, figures at http://aliceinfo.cern.ch/ArtSubmission/node/186
Centrality dependence of charged particle production at large transverse momentum in Pb-Pb collisions at TeV
The inclusive transverse momentum () distributions of primary
charged particles are measured in the pseudo-rapidity range as a
function of event centrality in Pb-Pb collisions at
TeV with ALICE at the LHC. The data are presented in the range
GeV/ for nine centrality intervals from 70-80% to 0-5%.
The Pb-Pb spectra are presented in terms of the nuclear modification factor
using a pp reference spectrum measured at the same collision
energy. We observe that the suppression of high- particles strongly
depends on event centrality. In central collisions (0-5%) the yield is most
suppressed with at -7 GeV/. Above
GeV/, there is a significant rise in the nuclear modification
factor, which reaches for GeV/. In
peripheral collisions (70-80%), the suppression is weaker with almost independently of . The measured nuclear
modification factors are compared to other measurements and model calculations.Comment: 17 pages, 4 captioned figures, 2 tables, authors from page 12,
published version, figures at
http://aliceinfo.cern.ch/ArtSubmission/node/284
Measurement of charm production at central rapidity in proton-proton collisions at TeV
The -differential production cross sections of the prompt (B
feed-down subtracted) charmed mesons D, D, and D in the rapidity
range , and for transverse momentum GeV/, were
measured in proton-proton collisions at TeV with the ALICE
detector at the Large Hadron Collider. The analysis exploited the hadronic
decays DK, DK, DD, and their charge conjugates, and was performed on a
nb event sample collected in 2011 with a
minimum-bias trigger. The total charm production cross section at TeV and at 7 TeV was evaluated by extrapolating to the full phase space
the -differential production cross sections at TeV
and our previous measurements at TeV. The results were compared
to existing measurements and to perturbative-QCD calculations. The fraction of
cdbar D mesons produced in a vector state was also determined.Comment: 20 pages, 5 captioned figures, 4 tables, authors from page 15,
published version, figures at
http://aliceinfo.cern.ch/ArtSubmission/node/307
NEOTROPICAL XENARTHRANS: a data set of occurrence of xenarthran species in the Neotropics
Xenarthrans – anteaters, sloths, and armadillos – have essential functions for ecosystem maintenance, such as insect control and nutrient cycling, playing key roles as ecosystem engineers. Because of habitat loss and fragmentation, hunting pressure, and conflicts with 24 domestic dogs, these species have been threatened locally, regionally, or even across their full distribution ranges. The Neotropics harbor 21 species of armadillos, ten anteaters, and six sloths. Our dataset includes the families Chlamyphoridae (13), Dasypodidae (7), Myrmecophagidae (3), Bradypodidae (4), and Megalonychidae (2). We have no occurrence data on Dasypus pilosus (Dasypodidae). Regarding Cyclopedidae, until recently, only one species was recognized, but new genetic studies have revealed that the group is represented by seven species. In this data-paper, we compiled a total of 42,528 records of 31 species, represented by occurrence and quantitative data, totaling 24,847 unique georeferenced records. The geographic range is from the south of the USA, Mexico, and Caribbean countries at the northern portion of the Neotropics, to its austral distribution in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. Regarding anteaters, Myrmecophaga tridactyla has the most records (n=5,941), and Cyclopes sp. has the fewest (n=240). The armadillo species with the most data is Dasypus novemcinctus (n=11,588), and the least recorded for Calyptophractus retusus (n=33). With regards to sloth species, Bradypus variegatus has the most records (n=962), and Bradypus pygmaeus has the fewest (n=12). Our main objective with Neotropical Xenarthrans is to make occurrence and quantitative data available to facilitate more ecological research, particularly if we integrate the xenarthran data with other datasets of Neotropical Series which will become available very soon (i.e. Neotropical Carnivores, Neotropical Invasive Mammals, and Neotropical Hunters and Dogs). Therefore, studies on trophic cascades, hunting pressure, habitat loss, fragmentation effects, species invasion, and climate change effects will be possible with the Neotropical Xenarthrans dataset
Reconstruction of events recorded with the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory
Cosmic rays arriving at Earth collide with the upper parts of the atmosphere, thereby inducing extensive air showers. When secondary particles from the cascade arrive at the ground, they are measured by surface detector arrays. We describe the methods applied to the measurements of the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory to reconstruct events with zenith angles less than 60o using the timing and signal information recorded using the water-Cherenkov detector stations. In addition, we assess the accuracy of these methods in reconstructing the arrival directions of the primary cosmic ray particles and the sizes of the induced showers
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