The ultrasonic sensor method is the most significant and widely accepted technique for measuring liquid levels in tanks. Ultrasonic waves are particularly advantageous in the case of explosive, flammable, or aggressive liquids because of the possibil...
Ammonia is a promising carbon-free marine fuel, but accidental underwater releases of pressurized liquefied ammonia involve complex multiphase flow and phase-change behavior. This study numerically investigated the effects of tank volume on liquefied...
The issue of freezing often occurs when using all-glass vacuum tube solar water heaters during cold winter seasons, leading to problems such as pipe ruptures and tank leakage. In order to further study the nocturnal heat dissipation and freezing char...
The volume control tank (VCT) is an important facility in the primary circuit of nuclear power plants. During the normal operation of nuclear power plants, the mass transfer between the gas and liquid phases occurs in the VCT at all times. It is driv...
The purpose of this study is to obtain oil tank volumes from high-resolution satellite imagery to meet the need to measure oil tank volume globally. A preprocessed remote sensing HSV image is used to extract the shadow of the oil tank by Otsu thresho...
Due to the complexity of calculating the minimum required volume of water tanks and the associated regime of pumping water into the tank depending on the consumption pattern in the water supply systems, finding the functional dependence of these vari...
It is necessary to determine the volume of water contained in a tank for a wide range of applications, such as the automation and monitoring of industrial operations. In the context of the marine industry, the aforementioned information plays a vital...
The seismic response of underground liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks has been a significant focus in both academic and engineering circles. This study utilized Ansys (2021R1) to conduct seismic analyses of large-capacity LNG tanks, consideri...
Tanks, as instruments in oil and its product’s amount measurement system chain, must be regularly maintained and metrologically inspected, as they significantly contribute to measurement uncertainty. However, when measuring a change in the amou...
The anaerobic digestion process is an effective means to eliminate the detrimental impacts of cattle manure discharge into the environment, i.e., biochemical contamination and substantial methane emissions, the latter leading to global warming. For p...
A two-phase incompressible flow model in three-dimensional cylindrical coordinates is applied for oblique wave generation in a numerical circular wave tank. The governing equations are discretized by a finite volume method, and a mass source function...
With the continuous progress of society and sustained economic development, the demand for water is increasing in most areas, and the efficient operation of urban water supply networks has become a vital basis for safeguarding daily life and producti...
A structure located in seismic regions must have a resistance capacity based on current seismic design codes and maintain this capacity for its design life. However, the responses of structures to several major earthquakes worldwide over the past dec...
A disco-rectangular volume-fraction-of-fluid (VOF) model tank of a prismatic size is considered here for investigating the severe effect of overhead baffles made of three different materials, nylon, polyamide, and polylactic acid. In this work, the o...
Nowadays, heat exchangers find widespread use across various applications in different fields, particularly in the field of heat recovery. This paper provides a detailed explanation of a plate heat exchanger counter-flow model developed in Simulink/M...
Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) production is a highly valued aquaculture industry in Europe. The presence of skeletal deformities in farmed gilthead seabream represents a major bottleneck for the industry leading to economic losses, negative impac...
This article is aimed at defining the impact of the direction and velocity of waves of rainfall as they pass over interconnected stormwater detention tank systems. The simulations were conducted for a real urban catchment area as part of the Storm Wa...
This paper presents a novel modular assembly concept for large-volume Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) hydrogen tanks, supporting the aviation sector’s transition toward sustainable propulsion. Adhering to VDI 2221 and 2222 design method...
Artificial protocellular compartments and lipid vesicles have been used as model systems to understand the origins and requirements for early cells, as well as to design encapsulated reactors for biotechnology. One prominent feature of vesicles is th...
The hydrodynamic investigation of a hull’s performance is a key aspect when designing a new prototype, especially when it comes to a competitive/racing environment. This paper purports to perform a fully nonlinear unsteady Reynolds Averaged Nav...
Liquid storage tanks subjected to base excitation can cause large impact forces on the tank roof, which can lead to structural damage as well as economic and environmental losses. The use of artificial intelligence in solving engineering problems is...
With the development of the petrochemical industry, the number of storage tanks has continuously increased, exacerbating the issue of oil evaporation losses. Therefore, it is urgent to find efficient and economical measures to reduce oil evaporation...
Accurate evaluation of thermo-fluid dynamic characteristics in tanks is critically important for designing liquid hydrogen tanks for small-scale hydrogen liquefiers to minimize heat leakage into the liquid and ullage. Due to the high costs, most futu...
A surge tank effectively reduces water hammer but experiences water level oscillations during transient processes. A double chamber surge tank is used in high head plants with appreciable variations in reservoir water levels to limit the maximum ampl...
The methodology described in Eurocode 8, Part 4, for calculating seismic effects on vertical cylindrical rigid and fixed steel storage tanks is programmed in MATLAB®. The walls of the tanks are constructed of shell courses with varying thicknesse...
This work presents the study of the effectiveness of different inert gases applied during racking to prevent oxygen uptake by wine. Inert gases were used for the purging of empty tanks and hoses before the start of each racking, as well as for blanke...
In the semi-arid regions of South Asia, tank systems are the major source of irrigation. In India, the Telangana state government has initiated the Mission Kakatiya program to rejuvenate irrigation tank systems. Understanding the hydrological process...
In order to address the issue of combined sewer overflows (CSOs), W city has constructed a large-scale storage tank with a volume of 220,000 m3. The storage tank is planned for CSO control in the near term and stormwater runoff pollution control in t...
This study describes a new tanks-in-series model for analyzing non-ideal flow regimes in a single-strand tundish. The tundish was divided into two interconnected tanks, namely an inlet tank and an outlet tank. A water model experiment was carried out...
The availability of compressed air in combination with downsizing and turbocharging is a promising approach to improve the fuel economy and the driveability of internal combustion engines. The compressed air is used to boost and start the engine. It...
Rainwater harvesting is an ancient water management practice that has been used to cover potable and non-potable water needs. In recent years, this practice is adopted as a promising alternative and sustainable source of water to meet irrigation need...
Partially filled liquid-carrying tanks have been used in many engineering applications, such as ships, vehicle fuel tanks, rockets, and drink or petroleum tankers. Liquid sloshing is an exciting phenomenon that researchers are investigating because o...
Urban water systems are being stressed due to the effects of urbanization and climate change. Although household rainwater tanks are primarily used for water supply purposes, they also have the potential to provide flood benefits. However, this poten...
This paper presents an improved mesh storage tank structure obtained using 3D metal printing. The storage tank structure is optimized using a multi-objective uniform design method. Each parameter influencing the storage tank is considered as the opti...
This research examines the significance of restoring efficient water management systems in India’s semiarid environment, with special emphasis on the role of traditional irrigation structures, such as tanks, in collecting and storing limited wa...
Horizontal oil tanks, like other oil storage containers, carry the risk of explosion when gasoline–air mixtures are ignited. With the widespread application of horizontal oil tanks in the petrochemical industry, attention to safety risks is inc...
This study focuses on the development and testing under lab-controlled conditions of a hybrid sensible–latent thermal energy storage (TES) system for domestic hot water (DHW) provision in residential buildings. The TES system’s design is...
Conventional liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo vessels are imposed with tank-fill limitations as precautions to prevent structural damage and stability-loss due to high-impact sloshing, enforcing cargo volume-fills to be lower than 10% or higher than...
In this paper, a new solar-assisted heat pump drying system with waste heat recovery and double water tanks (SCAHP) was established and the system optimized by TRNSYS and variable air volume experiment. The annual cumulative efficiency of the SCAHP (...
The objective of this work is the financial optimization of a solar-driven organic Rankine cycle. Parabolic trough solar collectors are used as the most mature solar concentrating system and also there is a sensible storage system. The unit is examin...
This study simulates an increased thermal capacitance (ITC) and thermal storage management (TSM) system to reduce the energy consumed by air conditioning and heating systems. The ITC/TSM is coupled with phase change materials (PCM), which enable tank...
Energy recovery from a low temperature heat source using heat pump technology is becoming a popular application. The domestic hot water demand has the characteristic of being very irregular along the day, with periods in which the demand is very inte...
This study investigates innovative solutions for balancing energy supply and demand using long-term thermal energy storage (TES) systems, with a focus on tank thermal energy storage (TTES) for European buildings, which account for approximately 40% o...
Peak power shaving in heating systems can be achieved using heat accumulators, traditionally implemented in the form of water storage tanks. Their heat capacity can be increased by using a phase change material (PCM) instead of water, which, however,...
The development of adsorptive natural gas storage tanks for vehicles requires the synthesis of many technologies. The design for an effective Adsorbed Natural Gas (ANG) tank requires that the tank be filled isothermally within a five-minute charge ti...
The aim of this paper is the study of the storage of hydrogen in the liquid state, LH2, with a focus on the thermal gains for cylindrical and spherical tank geometries. A given tank volume was assumed; three geometries for such a tank were taken, sim...
In this paper, the basic structure and design parameters of an oil-immersed air core coupling reactor were given according to the interruption requirement of the 160 kV mechanical direct current circuit breaker, and a field-circuit coupled finite ele...
The generation of entropy and mixed convection in a nanofluid-filled 3D wavy tank containing a rotating cylinder is investigated. The top wavy surface of the tank is heated and all vertical surfaces are assumed to be adiabatic, while the bottom horiz...
The adsorption and desorption of hydrogen in the magnesium powder hydrogen tank should take place in an environment with a temperature higher than 250 °C. High temperature and high strain will lead to reactive hydrogen leakage from the magnesium...
In this work we present the shape optimization of a 2000 L water tank placed behind the rear axle of a forestry skidder. The main criterion is the static stability of the vehicle. The purpose of the research is to decrease the impact of the tank on s...
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