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Simulação CFD de um leito de jorro cônico utilizando OpenFOAM
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2021-06-28)
The performance of open-source computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, OpenFOAM, relative to the widely-used Ansys suite of CFD software, was evaluated through the validation of two equivalent simulations of a spouted ...
Comparação de modelos para o cálculo da porosidade local em simulações CFD-DEM de um leito fluidizado líquido
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2021-06-28)
In the present study, a liquid fluidized bed was simulated using the Unresolved CFD-DEM approach, evaluating the application of three local void fraction calculation methods with six refinement levels for the mesh used in ...
Simulações por CFD da fluidodinâmica em cabine aerosol box para diferentes condições operacionais
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2021-06-29)
During the treatment of diseases that causes respiratory issues, such as Covid-19, patients sometimes require endotracheal intubation procedures in which healthcare workers are highly exposed to viral agents that are ...
Perspectivas do aprendizado de máquina no ensino da Engenharia Química
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2021-06-28)
Machine learning is an area of Artificial Intelligence that can predict results from a large
set of data. Therefore, many areas are already benefiting from this new technology, such as credit
analysis companies that use ...
Avaliação da segurança de trabalho em biorrefinarias de cana-de-açúcar
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2021-06-28)
The growing increase in cases of work accidents has been registered, also resulting in an increase in deaths in Brazil. This implies the need for specific risk assessment in order to define mitigation measures that can ...
Análise e simulação da reação de metanação do dióxido de carbono
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2021-11-16)
With the increasing environmental appeal nowadays, the question arises: how to use carbon dioxide in a way that reduces its impact on the environment? One possibility is the capture of CO2 and its transformation into ...
Simulação de uma coluna de destilação para produção de etanol hidratado e análise de perdas na vinhaça e pureza do etanol produzido
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2021-09-27)
The industrial distillation process is complex and since the adoption of ethanol as a fuel, replacing gasoline, it has become a strategic process for the country. Wines produced from fermentation have a concentration of ...
Avaliação da produção de biodiesel segundo os princípios da engenharia da sustentabilidade
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2021-06-28)
Two of the main activities responsible for the environmental impacts globally are energy
production and chemical industries, largely due to the burning of fuels and the handling of
polluting or health-damaging chemical ...
Estratégias de pré-tratamento de biomassa lignocelulósica para melhorar a produção de biogás e bioquímicos em biorrefinarias
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2021-06-28)
The search for sustainability and for alternative sources that minimize the environmental impacts associated with conventional sources of energy and chemicals has been growing and gaining more and more space in the current ...
Avaliação do uso de coletores solares para melhoria de um sistema de aquecimento de água em uma indústria de silicones de performance
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2021-06-28)
Energy, air and water are primordial factors in human life and in the beginning of primitive society they had practically no costs and limitations, as they were easily accessible and used, especially in domestic activities. ...