Loading...
Projects / Programmes source: ARIS

Application of new technologies to prevent scaling in industrial flow systems

Research activity

Code Science Field Subfield
2.04.00  Engineering sciences and technologies  Materials science and technology   

Code Science Field
B260  Biomedical sciences  Hydrobiology, marine biology, aquatic ecology, limnology 
Keywords
ecology, energy saving, scaling, magneto-hydrodynamic, flow, electromagnetic fields, corrosion
Evaluation (rules)
source: COBISS
Researchers (7)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  02556  PhD Goran Dražić  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2004 - 2007  1,027 
2.  04355  PhD Spomenka Kobe  Materials science and technology  Head  2004 - 2007  764 
3.  15654  PhD Matej Andrej Komelj  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2004 - 2007  176 
4.  18594  PhD Paul John Mc Guiness  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2004 - 2007  336 
5.  04292  PhD Saša Novak Krmpotič  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2004 - 2007  668 
6.  03248  PhD Janez Stražišar  Mining and geotechnology  Researcher  2004 - 2007  104 
7.  18824  PhD Kristina Žužek  Materials science and technology  Researcher  2004 - 2007  362 
Organisations (2)
no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  0106  Jožef Stefan Institute  Ljubljana  5051606000  90,664 
2.  1555  University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engeneering  Ljubljana  1627074  19,832 
Abstract
Initial stage of nucleation of corrosive and scalling agents drives chemical reactions to a certain direction, with sound environmental, technological and economical impact. It is affected besides chemical bonding between building and catalyzing atomic blocks on additional factors, such as the presence of electromagnetic fields (EMF) during initial stage of nucleation and initial state of atoms (energy, momentum, state of flow). The project is aiming to prevent scalling and corrosion in water flow systems. The initial stage of nucleation and crystalization of precipitates deposited on the surfaces of the flow systems (e.g.pipes) will be described. We will apply for the first time ab-initio quantum mechanical calculations describing nucleation, together with quantum electrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamic in flow systems in the presence of EMF. Prototype device will be designed and build for avoiding scalling and corrossion in flow systems based only on controlling and modifying the physical parameters of the flow system, (state of flow, EMF, etc). Application of the methods on a wide industrial scale will prevent the use of harmful anticorrossion and antiscalling chemicals. While this method is widely used in USA and Japan in large scale industrial and other applications, Europe is lucking behind in both research and applications.
Views history
Favourite