The nucleation and growth kinetics of benzoic acid were determined in a population balance model,describing the seeded batch antisolvent crystallization process.The process analytical technologies(PATs)were utilized t...The nucleation and growth kinetics of benzoic acid were determined in a population balance model,describing the seeded batch antisolvent crystallization process.The process analytical technologies(PATs)were utilized to record the evolution of chord length distributions(CLDs)in solid phase together with the concentration decay in liquid phase,which provided essential experimental information for parameter estimation.The model was solved using standard method of moments based on the moments calculated from CLDs and solute concentration.A developed model,incorporating the nucleation and crystal growth as functions of both supersaturation and solvent composition,has been constructed by fitting the zeroth moment of particles and concentration trends.The determined kinetic parameters were consequently validated against a new experiment with a different flow rate,indicating that the developed model predicted crystallization process reasonably well.This work illustrates the strategy in construct a population balance model for further simulation,model-based optimization and control studies of benzoic acid in antisolvent crystallization.展开更多
Overhead electrical power distribution systems(PDS)are very susceptible to extreme wind hazards.Power outages can cause catastrophic consequences,including economic losses,loss of critical services,and disruption to d...Overhead electrical power distribution systems(PDS)are very susceptible to extreme wind hazards.Power outages can cause catastrophic consequences,including economic losses,loss of critical services,and disruption to daily life.Therefore,it is very important to model the resilience of PDS against extreme winds to support disaster planning.While several frameworks currently exist to assess the resilience of PDS subjected to extreme winds,these frameworks do not systematically consider the tree-failure risk.In other words,there is no integrated framework that can simultaneously consider tree failures,PDS component failures induced by falling trees,resilience assessment,and evaluation of resilience enhancement with vegetation management.Therefore,this study proposed an integrated simulation framework to model the resilience of PDS against extreme winds,which includes tree fragility modeling,PDS fragility modeling,PDS component failure estimation,system performance evaluation,system restoration modeling,and resilience enhancement evaluation.The framework is demonstrated with a power distribution network in Oklahoma.The results show that the estimated system resilience will reduce if tree failures are considered.Crown thinning can effectively enhance the system’s resilience,but the effectiveness is affected by both wind speed and direction.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant Nos.22108061,22178054,and 22068002)Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (grant No.B2022407009)Academic and Technical Leader Training Program for Major Disciplinessin Jiangxi Province (grant No.20212BCJ23001).
文摘The nucleation and growth kinetics of benzoic acid were determined in a population balance model,describing the seeded batch antisolvent crystallization process.The process analytical technologies(PATs)were utilized to record the evolution of chord length distributions(CLDs)in solid phase together with the concentration decay in liquid phase,which provided essential experimental information for parameter estimation.The model was solved using standard method of moments based on the moments calculated from CLDs and solute concentration.A developed model,incorporating the nucleation and crystal growth as functions of both supersaturation and solvent composition,has been constructed by fitting the zeroth moment of particles and concentration trends.The determined kinetic parameters were consequently validated against a new experiment with a different flow rate,indicating that the developed model predicted crystallization process reasonably well.This work illustrates the strategy in construct a population balance model for further simulation,model-based optimization and control studies of benzoic acid in antisolvent crystallization.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.OIA-1946093。
文摘Overhead electrical power distribution systems(PDS)are very susceptible to extreme wind hazards.Power outages can cause catastrophic consequences,including economic losses,loss of critical services,and disruption to daily life.Therefore,it is very important to model the resilience of PDS against extreme winds to support disaster planning.While several frameworks currently exist to assess the resilience of PDS subjected to extreme winds,these frameworks do not systematically consider the tree-failure risk.In other words,there is no integrated framework that can simultaneously consider tree failures,PDS component failures induced by falling trees,resilience assessment,and evaluation of resilience enhancement with vegetation management.Therefore,this study proposed an integrated simulation framework to model the resilience of PDS against extreme winds,which includes tree fragility modeling,PDS fragility modeling,PDS component failure estimation,system performance evaluation,system restoration modeling,and resilience enhancement evaluation.The framework is demonstrated with a power distribution network in Oklahoma.The results show that the estimated system resilience will reduce if tree failures are considered.Crown thinning can effectively enhance the system’s resilience,but the effectiveness is affected by both wind speed and direction.
