Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable storage medium for determining an optimal amount of coagulant to be added to water for coagulation treatment. The method includes predicting a water quality index that would be achieved for a corresponding nominal coagulant dose by evaluating at least one coagulation-related incoming water parameter of water that has not been treated with coagulant, with a first mathematical model constructed from historical data including (i) previously administered coagulant dosages; and (ii) previously determined values of the water quality index of the water. The method also includes determining whether the predicted water quality index is within a target range. If the predicted quality index is not within the target range, then the coagulant dosage can be adjusted, and the adjusted dosage can be evaluated to predict the water quality index that would be achieved if the adjusted coagulant dosage is administered to the water.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable storage medium for determining an optimal amount of coagulant to be added to water for coagulation treatment. The method includes predicting a water quality index that would be achieved for a corresponding nominal coagulant dose by evaluating at least one coagulation-related incoming water parameter of water that has not been treated with coagulant, with a first mathematical model constructed from historical data including (i) previously administered coagulant dosages; and (ii) previously determined values of the water quality index of the water. The method also includes determining whether the predicted water quality index is within a target range. If the predicted quality index is not within the target range, then the coagulant dosage can be adjusted, and the adjusted dosage can be evaluated to predict the water quality index that would be achieved if the adjusted coagulant dosage is administered to the water.

Abstract: Improved blade designs for turbomachinery, such as blade designs for propellers, that have non-constant airfoil distributions and/or coefficient of lift distributions across the blade span are described herein. An improved blade may include the following three blade sections between a blade root and a blade tip: a first blade section, or span, extending from the blade root to a transition start point; a transition section, or span, extending from the transition start point to a transition end point; and a second blade section, or span, extending from the transition end point to the blade tip. The transition section may define or be a linear or non-linear transition span. Further, an improved blade may be define or be configured as at least two different airfoils along the blade span and/or may be configured to have at least two different coefficients of lift along the blade span.

Abstract: Systems and methods for coagulation optimization may include a control system deployed at the water treatment plant operating with a computing system executing various control model(s). The computing system may receive data including one or more water quality metrics and a settled turbidity setpoint of output water. The computing system may also receive a manual input corresponding to a dose of coagulant received during a manual override (e.g., at a first time instance). The control model(s) may determine the recommended dose of coagulant, while accounting for the manual input and the one or more metrics. When the control system has a handover from manual mode to automatic mode, the computing system may determine a recommended dose of coagulant based on the input data and the manual input. The computing system may transmit data corresponding to the recommended dose of coagulant to the control system of the water treatment plant.

Abstract: A method for controlling a hydrogen sulfide concentration of a wastewater stream, the method including measuring a hydrogen sulfide concentration in one phase of the wastewater stream. At least one additional parameter of the wastewater stream is measured, and a hydrogen sulfide concentration of the other phase of the wastewater stream is calculated with a mathematical model that characterizes the hydrogen sulfide concentration in the other phase based on a set of variables that includes the measured hydrogen sulfide concentration in the one phase and the measured at least one additional parameter. Based on the calculated hydrogen sulfide concentration of the other phase, a treatment dosage of a treatment agent that reduces the hydrogen sulfide concentration of the wastewater stream is determined and applied to the wastewater stream.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of kinase activity, pharmaceutical formulations containing the compounds and their uses in treating and preventing viral infections and disorders caused or exacerbated by the viral infection wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4b, R4c, R5, W, X, Y and Z are defined herein.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer readable storage medium for determining an optimal amount of coagulant to be added to water for coagulation treatment. The method includes predicting a water quality index that would be achieved for a corresponding nominal coagulant dose by evaluating at least one coagulation-related incoming water parameter of water that has not been treated with coagulant, with a first mathematical model constructed from historical data including (i) previously administered coagulant dosages; and (ii) previously determined values of the water quality index of the water. The method also includes determining whether the predicted water quality index is within a target range. If the predicted quality index is not within the target range, then the coagulant dosage can be adjusted, and the adjusted dosage can be evaluated to predict the water quality index that would be achieved if the adjusted coagulant dosage is administered to the water.

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling nitrous oxide production in a wastewater treatment facility in which wastewater is treated with microbes in a biological reactor. Nitrous oxide production can be controlled by determining an amount of two or more nutrients in the biological reactor, calculating a value that represents a comparison of the values, comparing the calculated value to a threshold value, and optionally taking a corrective action to reduce nitrous oxide production based on the comparison. In one aspect, nitrous oxide production can be controlled by determining an amount of ammonium in the biological reactor, determining an amount of a nitrogen compound that can include nitrite, nitrate, and/or hydroxylamine, calculating a value that compares the amount of ammonium to the amount of the nitrogen compound, and taking a corrective action that changes a system parameter to reduce the nitrous oxide production if the calculated value surpasses a threshold limit.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of kinase activity, pharmaceutical formulations containing the compounds and their uses in treating and preventing viral infections and disorders caused or exacerbated by the viral infection wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4b, R4c, R5, W, X, Y and Z are defined herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (1) which are inhibitors of kinase activity, pharmaceutical formulations containing the compounds and their uses in treating and preventing viral infections and disorders caused or exacerbated by the viral infection wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4b, R4c, R5, W, X, Y and Z are defined herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) which are inhibitors of kinase activity, pharmaceutical formulations containing the compounds and their uses in treating and preventing viral infections and disorders caused or exacerbated by the viral infection wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4b, R4c, R5, W, X, Y and Z are defined herein.

Abstract: A cover for a motor drive is provided. The cover includes an opening (often at the bottom of the cover) to allow air to pass to an air inlet of the motor drive and an opening (often near the top of the cover) to allow air from an air outlet of the motor drive to exit the cover. A hood provides rain protection for the drive and a separator (such as a baffle) within the enclosure prevents air flowing within the enclosure from the air outlet to the air inlet of the drive. The hood and/or the separator are shaped to direct air from the air outlet away from the enclosure in order to substantially reduce the re-circulation of air from the air outlet to the air inlet of the drive.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes, methods, and systems for converting biomass-derived feedstocks to liquid fuels and chemicals. The method generally includes the reaction of a hydrolysate from a biomass deconstruction process with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a reaction product comprising one of more oxygenated compounds. The process also includes reacting the reaction product with a condensation catalyst to produce C4+ compounds useful as fuels and chemicals.

Abstract: The present invention includes methods for removing mineral acids, mineral salts and contaminants, such as metal impurities, ash, terpenoids, stilbenes, flavonoids, proteins, and other inorganic products, from a lignocellulosic feedstock stream containing organic acids, carbohydrates, starches, polysaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, sugars, sugar alcohols, phenols, cresols, and other oxygenated hydrocarbons, in a manner that maintains a portion of the organic acids and other oxygenated hydrocarbons in the product stream.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes, methods, and systems for converting biomass-derived feedstocks to liquid fuels and chemicals. The method generally includes the reaction of a hydrolysate from a biomass deconstruction process with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a reaction product comprising one of more oxygenated compounds. The process also includes reacting the reaction product with a condensation catalyst to produce C4+ compounds useful as fuels and chemicals.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes, methods, and systems for converting biomass-derived feedstocks to liquid fuels and chemicals. The method generally includes the reaction of a hydrolysate from a biomass deconstruction process with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a reaction product comprising one of more oxygenated compounds. The process also includes reacting the reaction product with a condensation catalyst to produce C4+ compounds useful as fuels and chemicals.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes, methods, and systems for converting biomass-derived feedstocks to liquid fuels and chemicals. The method generally includes the reaction of a hydrolysate from a biomass deconstruction process with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a reaction product comprising one of more oxygenated compounds. The process also includes reacting the reaction product with a condensation catalyst to produce C4+ compounds useful as fuels and chemicals.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes, methods, and systems for converting biomass-derived feedstocks to liquid fuels and chemicals. The method generally includes the reaction of a hydrolysate from a biomass deconstruction process with hydrogen and a catalyst to produce a reaction product comprising one of more oxygenated compounds. The process also includes reacting the reaction product with a condensation catalyst to produce C4+ compounds useful as fuels and chemicals.

Abstract: A cover for a motor drive is provided. The cover includes an opening (often at the bottom of the cover) to allow air to pass to an air inlet of the motor drive and an opening (often near the top of the cover) to allow air from an air outlet of the motor drive to exit the cover. A hood provides rain protection for the drive and a separator (such as a baffle) within the enclosure prevents air flowing within the enclosure from the air outlet to the air inlet of the drive. The hood and/or the separator are shaped to direct air from the air outlet away from the enclosure in order to substantially reduce the re-circulation of air from the air outlet to the air inlet of the drive.

Abstract: The technology described relates to animated transitions between consecutive sets of search engine results.