Papers by Keyword: Osmosis

Abstract: In the course of repairs or upgrading measures, it is often necessary to provide floors with synthetic resin coatings. After the work has been carried out, bubbles may form. The article lists the various mechanisms that cause blistering (osmotic pressure, impurities in the aggregate of the screed or concrete, chemical reactions, e.g. alkali silica reaction). By aid of a case study, the procedure for determining the causes of blistering is given in more detail. The investigations have shown that the formation of bubbles was due to alkali-silica reactions of opal sandstone particles in the screed.

Abstract: The ecologic residential quarter is a kind of environmental friendly dwelling district. It is about to become main trend of residence zones. Water environment is an essential part of the ecologic residential quarter. The common practices of it are several ways. There are also means of getting ultimate purpose of it in Harbin especially considering of Harbins local characteristics. Modified green roof system, water conveyance system and Sewage purification system are viable ways for Harbin.

Abstract: Ultrasounds are mechanical waves that produce different effects when travelling through a medium, some related to mass transfer (i.e. microstirring at the interface, the so called "sponge effect" and cavitations). Thus, ultrasound appears to be a way to reduce both the internal and external resistances in osmotic food drying processes. In this study, the influence of the ultrasounds on water and solute transports during osmotic processes of drying is evaluated. Two different systems have been studied, apple slabs immersed in 30ºBrix sucrose solution, and pork loin slabs in sodium chloride saturated brine. The mathematical modelling of the mass transfers has been carried out by assuming diffusional mechanism and considering the mutual effect between the two mass transfers, the water losses and solute gains. The mass transfer curves in the osmotic process of apple drying in sucrose solution were satisfactorily simulated by using a diffusional model considering independent mass fluxes. Nevertheless, this model did not allow for the accurate simulation of the water losses in the system constituted by pork-loin in saline solution. When the mass fluxes were considered mutually affected, the simulation was accurate for both cases water and solute transfer.