Lavandula sp. essential oil and hydrolate are commercially valuable in various industry branches with the potential for wide-ranging applications. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of these products obtained from L. x intermedia cv. ‘Budrovka’ for the first time cultivated on Fruška Gora Mt. (Serbia) during three successive seasons (2019, 2020, and 2021). Essential oil extraction was obtained by steam distillation, and the composition and influence of weather conditions were also assessed, using flowering tops. The obtained essential oils and hydrolates were analysed by gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A linear regression model was developed to predict L. x intermedia cv. ‘Budrovka’ essential oil volatile compound content and hydrolate composition during three years, according to temperature and precipitation data, and the appropriate regression coefficients were calculated, while the correlation analysis was employed to analyse the correlations in hydrolate and essential oil compounds. To completely describe the structure of the research data that would present a better insight into the similarities and differences among the diverse L. x intermedia cv. ‘Budrovka’ samples, the PCA was used. The most dominant in L. intermedia cv. ‘Budrovka’ essential oil and hydrolate were oxygenated monoterpenes: linalool, 1,8-cineole, borneol, linalyl acetate, and terpinene-4-ol. It is established that the temperature was positively correlated with all essential oil and hydrolate compounds. The precipitations were positively correlated with the main compounds (linalool, 1, 8-cineole, and borneol), while the other compounds’ content negatively correlated to precipitation. The results indicated that Fruška Gora Mt. has suitable agro-ecological requirements for cultivating Lavandula sp. and providing satisfactory essential oil and hydrolate.
The technical analysis of a hybrid wind-photovoltaic energy system with hydrogen gas storage was studied. The market for the distributed power generation based on renewable energy is increasing, particularly for the standalone mini-grid applications. The main design components of PV/Wind hybrid system are the PV panels, the wind turbine and an alkaline electrolyzer with tank. The technical analysis is based on the transient system simulation program TRNSYS 16. The study is realized using the meteorological data for a Typical Metrological Year (TMY) for region of Novi Sad, Belgrade cities and Kopaonik national park in Serbia. The purpose of the study is to design a realistic energy system that maximizes the use of renewable energy and minimizes the use of fossil fuels. The reduction in the CO2 emissions is also analyzed in the paper. [Acknowledgment. This paper is the result of the investigations carried out within the scientific project TR33036 supported by the Ministry of Science of the Republic of Serbia.
This paper presents CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) approach to prediction
of the heat transfer coefficient for nucleate pool boiling under high heat
fluxes. Three-dimensional numerical simulations of the atmospheric saturated
pool boiling are performed. Mathematical modelling of pool boiling requires
a treatment of vapor-liquid two-phase mixture on the macro level, as well as
on the micro level, such as bubble growth and departure from the heating
surface. Two-phase flow is modelled by the two-fluid model, which consists
of the mass, momentum and energy conservation equations for each phase.
Interface transfer processes are calculated by the closure laws. Micro level
phenomena on the heating surface are modelled with the bubble nucleation
site density, the bubble resistance time on the heating wall and with the
certain level of randomness in the location of bubble nucleation sites. The
developed model was used to determine the heat transfer coefficient and
results of numerical simulations are compared with available experimental
results and several empirical correlations. A considerable scattering of the
predictions of the pool boiling heat transfer coefficient by experimental
correlations is observed, while the numerically predicted values are within
the range of results calculated by well-known Kutateladze, Mostinski,
Kruzhilin and Rohsenow correlations. The presented numerical modeling
approach is original regarding both the application of the two-fluid
two-phase model for the determination of heat transfer coefficient in pool
boiling and the defined boundary conditions at the heated wall surface.
[Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. 174014]
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