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Asphaltene instability is one of the major problems in gas injection projects throughout the world. Numerous models have been developed to predict asphaltene precipitation; The scaling equation is an attractive tool because of its simplicity and not involving complex properties of asphaltene. In this work, a new scaling model is presented to account for asphaltene precipitation due to gas injection at reservoir conditions. Extensive published data from literature have been used in model preparation. To check predictive capability of the equation, miscible gas injection experiments are conducted for a southwest Iranian oil reservoir. Experimental results show that methane injection has... 

A model has been proposed to capture the complex strain rate effect on dynamic precipitation of GP zones in an age-hardenable aluminum alloy. The contributions of vacancies and dislocations to dynamically formed GP zones have been specified in the model. It has been demonstrated that the proposed model is capable for predicting the contribution of each dynamic precipitation mechanisms, accurately, which are acting during deformation. Furthermore, the vacancy and dislocation evolutions during deformation have been considered in this modeling. The effect of strain rate by considering different mechanisms of dynamic precipitation of GP zones has been studied and confirmed by experimental data... 

Hydroxyapatite is the most important bio ceramic, due to its structure and chemical composition which is similar to bone. Since feeble fracture toughness, brittleness and low tensile strength have restricted their use, for overcoming this problem, they were often used as a secondary component. HAp-Al2O3 nano-composite powder combined the benefits of biocompatibility of HAp and high strength of Al2O3. When HAp-Al2O3 nano-composite powders were sintered at a higher temperature than 1100- 1200°C, HAp was decomposed and converted to the second phase of TCP, due to the formation of calcium aluminate increasing decomposition speed of HAp to TCP at higher degree than 1100-1200°C temperatures;... 

The Ni-base superalloy GTD-111 is employed in high-power stationary gas turbines because of its high temperature strength and oxidation resistance. The temperature dependence of the tensile behavior of GTD-111 has been studied by tensile tests in the temperature range of 25-900°C with a constant strain rate of 10-4s-1. The results showed an abnormal tensile property variation with increasing temperature. The yield strength decreased slightly with temperature up to about 650°C and then increased between 650 and 750°C. Above 750°C, a rapid decrease in the yield strength was found. The tensile strength showed a similar behavior except for its maximum that occurred at 650°C. The elongation... 

Stoichiometric hydroxyapatite (HA) powder was synthesized by wet method using orthophosphoric acid and calcium hydroxide, as raw materials. In this regard, the time-depending changes of the precipitated particles and effects of heating on them were investigated. The as-precipitated and heated powder samples were examined using field emission electron microscopy (FESEM), XRD and Raman spectroscopy methods. The results revealed that the morphology and size of the precipitated particles change in each stage of the process. After drying, these nanoparticles tend to form small agglomerates. © 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved  

The Ni-base superalloy GTD-111 is used as a blading material in the first stage blades of high power gas turbines. The creep-rupture properties of the cast superalloy were studied over a wide range of temperatures and stresses. The observations of dislocation structures during steady-state creep confirmed that the creep mechanism was different in the high and low stress regions. The results showed that in the high stress region, shear mechanisms including stacking fault formation and anti-phase boundary creation were operative and in the low stress region, a by-passing mechanism occurred by either looping or dislocation climb and glide. With increasing exposure time in the high-temperature... 

The Ni-base superalloy GTD-111 is widely used in manufacturing of the first stage blades of high power land-based gas turbines. In spite of its important role in increasing the performance of gas turbines, due to high temperature capability, there are little data on the microstructure, deformation mechanisms and mechanical properties of the alloy. The aim of present paper is to determine in details these properties. Microstructural characteristics of the alloy were assessed by means of optical, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The tensile behaviour of GTD-111 has been studied in the temperature range 25-900 °C. The results showed abnormal variations in tensile properties with... 

The influence of solution treatment on precipitation behavior of AEREX™350 was investigated using hardness testing, TEM and SEM. Samples were solution treated at 1050°C and 1075°C for 1 hr and then aged at 700°C, 750°C and 800°C for 1,2,4,8 and 25 hrs. It was found that different solution treatment may be used for different applications of AEREX™350  

Potential applications of the molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) demand physical configurations in different size ranges. Nowadays, research on MIPs is focused on the development of new or improved morphologies, which involves control and modification of the different parameters during the synthesis. In this study, the effect of different synthesis conditions on the particle size and morphology is investigated. Carbamazepine-imprinted polymers were prepared using precipitation polymerization under various conditions such as: the amounts of cross-linker and functional monomers, initiator, porogen, temperature and time of polymerization. We studied the polymerization conditions to obtain... 

Improvement of mechanical properties and microstructure of 2024 aluminum alloy by performing a severe plastic deformation method, called multidirectional forging (MDF), and heat treatment was the aim of this research. In this work, the effects of different heat treatments such as annealing, solid solution, peak ageing and over ageing before MDF on mechanical properties and microstructure of the alloy were studied. Microstructure evolution during severe plastic deformation was considerably affected by the precipitates and non-shearable particles. On the other hand, the severe plastic deformation had different effects on precipitates in the microstructure. Fragmentation, scattering and... 

Improvement of mechanical properties and microstructure of 2024 aluminum alloy by performing a severe plastic deformation method, called multidirectional forging (MDF), and heat treatment was the aim of this research. In this work, the effects of different heat treatments such as annealing, solid solution, peak ageing and over ageing before MDF on mechanical properties and microstructure of the alloy were studied. Microstructure evolution during severe plastic deformation was considerably affected by the precipitates and non-shearable particles. On the other hand, the severe plastic deformation had different effects on precipitates in the microstructure. Fragmentation, scattering and... 

In this work, deformation behavior of AA2017-T4 at elevated temperatures was studied employing uni-axial tensile and creep experiments. Tensile tests were carried out at temperatures varying 150–500 °C under different strain rates then, a combination of neural network and dynamic material modeling was utilized to construct the processing maps. Furthermore, creep experiments were conducted to assess inelastic deformation behavior of the alloy at temperatures between 150 and 225 °C and stresses in the range of 150 to 230 MPa. Microstructural evaluations were carried out for determination of microstructural changes and formation of voids and cavities within the samples. The results showed that... 

Asphaltene precipitation and deposition is one of the main problems in some of the oil fields. The deposited asphaltene results in partial or total blockage of the wellstring and reducing or completely seizing oil production. Asphaltene deposition problems have been experienced in the field for a long time. Although, the asphaltene precipitation has been studied thoroughly and different parameters that effects this process has been investigated but little work has been carried out in the asphaltene deposition across the production system of flowing oil well. This paper introduces a new comprehensive model for description of asphaltene deposition behavior in wellstring. The mechanisms of... 

The precipitation process considered here, involved the addition of orthophosphoric acid solution to a calcium hydroxide solution. Several parameters such as the effects of atmosphere controlling, pH, adding extra acid solution, the amount of stirring speed, and post-chemical treatment were studied. In order to study the thermal stability of synthesised powders, they were sintered for 2 h at 1200 °C and the as-precipitated and sintered powder samples were examined using SEM, XRD, FTIR and ICP methods. The results clearly revealed that the final precipitated powder is hydroxyapatite (HA) with good purity, stoichiometry and successful thermal stability. SEM high magnification micrographs...