The influence of national culture on response be­haviour during an evacuation: An agent-based approach

Accidents in buildings happen frequently and if people are not evacuated in time, this can have major consequences. The behaviour of building occupants is one of the most critical determinants herein. <br/>Evacuation behaviour consists of two phases: the response phase and the evacuation movement phase. During the response phase, a building...

The use of solubility parameters and free energy theory for phase behaviour of polymer-modified bitumen: a review

Advances related to the use of solubility parameters and free energy theory for the phase behaviour study of polymer-modified bitumen (PMB) are reviewed in this paper. The origin and effects of PMB phase behaviour are criticised with a focus on PMB storage stability, morphology and swelling ratio. An overview of the solubility approach for...

Tie-Simplex Parameterization of Operator Based Linearization for Isothermal Multiphase Compositional Flow In Porous Media

Compositional flow simulation is the best practise to model the complex enhanced oil recovery process. This involves solving highly coupled and non linear flow, transport equations.<br/>Interaction of components within different phases and the fluid interaction with rock properties makes it difficult to accurately predict the natural flow...

Investigation of certain physical–chemical features of oil recovery by an optimized alkali–surfactant–foam (ASF) system

The objective of this study is to discover a synergistic effect between foam stability in bulk and micro-emulsion phase behaviour to design a high-performance chemical system for an optimized alkaline–surfactant–foam (ASF) flooding for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The focus is on the interaction of ASF chemical agents with oil in the presence...

Phase Behaviour, Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Clathrate Hydrate Systems of Carbon Dioxide in Presence of Tetrahydrofuran and Electrolytes

In view of the possibilities for new development of carbon dioxide hydrate processes, this study focused on experimental measurements to obtain fundamental insight into the phase behaviour and the kinetic of formation of carbon dioxide hydrate forming systems. These data are essential for the development of process design of any carbon dioxide...

Fluid phase behaviour of ionic liquid-based systems of interest for green processes: Measurements and modelling

In the last decades a large number of applications with ionic liquids (IL) have emerged, and since the discovery that carbon dioxide can tune the miscibility of IL+organic mixtures, special attention has been drawn to the use of IL and CO2 as combined solvents for synthesis and extractions. To evaluate the applicability of the miscibility switch...

Shot-noise limited detection sensitivity in multiplex CARS microscopy

In multiplex CARS microscopy the generated anti-Stokes signal is generated and detected simultaneously over a significant part of the vibrational spectrum. The signal-to-noise ratio of the thus detected spectra is limited only by shot-noise. This principle is demonstrated using a dilution series of 2-propanol in water. It is derived...