• Experimental Study and CFD Modelling of Minimum Fluidization Velocity for Geldart A, B and D Particles 

      Amarasinghe, Widuramina Sameendranath; Jayarathna, Chameera K.; Ahangama, Bovinda S; Tokheim, Lars-André; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The aim of this study is to determine minimum fluidization velocity of three different particles which represent different Geldart classification groups and to compare the results with computational results. The experiments ...
    • Experimental study and SEM-EDS analysis of agglomerates from gasification of biomass in fluidized beds 

      Furuvik, Nora Cecilie Ivarsdatter; Wang, Liang; Jaiswal, Rajan; Thapa, Rajan Kumar; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Fluidized bed gasification is an attractive conversion technology for biomass. However, processing biomass in fluidized beds suffers from ash related problems. In this work, bed agglomeration of wood pellets and grass ...
    • Experimental study of agglomeration of grass pellets in fluidized bed gasification 

      Furuvik, Nora Cecilie Ivarsdatter; Jaiswal, Rajan; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The agglomeration tendency during gasification of grass pellets in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor was studied. Particle agglomeration occurs as a consequence of interactions between the bed particles and the biomass ash ...
    • Experimental Study of Gas Explosions in Hydrogen Sulfide-Natural Gas-Air Mixtures 

      Gaathaug, André Vagner; Bjerketvedt, Dag; Vågsæther, Knut; Nilsen, Sandra Hennie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-08-21)
      An experimental study of turbulent combustion of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and natural gas was performed to provide reference data for verification of CFD codes and direct comparison. Hydrogen sulfide is present in most crude ...
    • Experimental study of primary atomization characteristics of sonic air-assist atomizers 

      Sikka, Raghav; Vågsæther, Knut; Bjerketvedt, Dag; Lundberg, Joachim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The present study compares two twin-fluid atomizer concepts based on the airflow (shock waves) pattern obtained through shadowgraph imaging for atomization of water with a low air/water pressure supply. The research work ...
    • Experimental Study of the Initial Flame Propagation of Premixed H2-air Explosion in a Channel 

      Rai, Kanchan; Bjerketvedt, Dag; Sommersel, Ole Kristian (Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2009-07)
      This paper presents results from experiments on flame propagation in inhomogeneous and homogeneous hydrogen-air mixtures at 1 atm in a channel. The objective of the present work is to study the ininitial phase of the flame ...
    • Experimental study of thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of plastic waste components 

      Anene, Azubuike Francis; Fredriksen, Siw Bodil; Sætre, Kai Arne; Tokheim, Lars-André (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of virgin low-density polyethylene (LDPE), high-density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP) and mixtures of LDPE/PP were carried out in a 200 mL laboratory scale batch reactor at 460 °C ...
    • Experiments and computational particle fluid dynamics simulations of biomass gasification in an air-blown fluidized bed gasifier 

      Timsina, Ramesh; Thapa, Rajan Kumar; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Experiments were performed in a pilot-scale bubbling fluidized bed gasification reactor with air as a fluidizing agent. Birch wood chips and sand particles were used as biomass and bed materials. Average molar product gas ...
    • Experiments with flame propagation in a channel with one obstacle and premixed H2-air 

      Gaathaug, André Vagner; Bjerketvedt, Dag; Vågsæther, Knut (Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2009-07)
      This abstract presents experimental results of flame propagation in a square channel with a single obstacle. The background for the experimental study was to investigate how a flame propagated when and after the flame ...
    • Explosion characteristics for Li-ion battery electrolytes at elevated temperatures 

      Henriksen, Mathias; Vågsæther, Knut; Lundberg, Joachim; Forseth, Sissel; Bjerketvedt, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Li-ion batteries are used in electronic devices and electric cars, yet they create safety concerns due to the possibility of the release of combustible materials. The electrolyte, one of the main components in a Li-ion ...
    • Firefly optimization and mathematical modeling of a vehicle crash test based on single-mass 

      Klausen, Andreas; Tørdal, Sondre Sanden; Karimi, Hamid Reza; Robbersmyr, Kjell G; Jecmenica, Mladen; Melteig, Ole (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      In this paper mathematical modeling of a vehicle crash test based on a single-mass is studied. The model under consideration consists of a single-mass coupled with a spring and/or a damper. The parameters for the spring ...
    • Flow behavior in an agglomerated fluidized bed gasifier 

      Furuvik, Nora Cecilie Ivarsdatter; Jaiswal, Rajan; Moldestad, Britt Margrethe Emilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The global energy demand has increased over the last decades and the need for utilization of energy produced from sustainable sources is stressed. Fluidized bed gasification of biomass is a thermochemical conversion process ...
    • Flow regime changes at hydraulic jumps in an open Venturi channel for Newtonian fluid 

      Welahettige, Prasanna Kumara Welahetti; Lie, Bernt; Vågsæther, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    • Fluidized bed calcination of cement raw meal: Laboratory experiments and CPFD simulations 

      Samani, Nastaran Ahmadpour; Jayarathna, Chameera; Tokheim, Lars-Andre (Journal article, 2020)
      The chemical and thermal processes associated with the decarbonation and fuel combustion in the cement kiln process produce a large amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) contributing with around 8 % of the global CO2 emissions. ...
    • Fra fagbrev til ingeniør - et didaktisk perspektiv 

      Aakre, Bjørn Magne; Hagen, Svein Thore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Veien fra fagbrev eller annen yrkesutdanning til høgere utdanning har vært et tema i den norske skoledebatten i mange år, og er igjen blitt aktuell. Land som Finland, Tyskland og Japan har etablerte systemer for høgere ...
    • Fusion of Body Sensors’ Data and Video Images in Assistive Technology 

      Halvorsen, Hans-Petter; Kaspersen, Karina; Jonsaas, Alexander; Mylvaganam, Kanagasabapath (Chapter, 2019)
      Modern innovations in the design of sensors and the convergence of computing, cognition and communications have led to many new possibilities in incorporating AI-techniques in Assistive Technology (AT) for elderly people. ...
    • A fuzzy approach to rebust Social Sustainability Assessment(ISSA) 

      Akbarinejad Khamene, Tahmineh; Barahmand, Zahir; Temeljotov Salaj, Alenka (Journal article, 2023)
      Social sustainability has been increasingly recognized as a fundamental component of sustainable development in recent years. It is still challenging to measure social sustainability in comparison to other dimensions of ...
    • Gamma densitometry measurements of gas/liquid flow with low liquid fractions in horizontal and inclined pipes 

      Vestøl, Sondre; Kumara, W.A.S.; Melaaen, Morten Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The ability to accurately predict the volume fraction of different phases flowing in a pipe is of extreme importance to nuclear and oil industries, among others. This article will focus on the application of a single-beam ...
    • Gasification of Biomass for Production of Syngas for Biofuel 

      Adhikari, Umesh; Eikeland, Marianne Sørflaten; Halvorsen, Britt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Continuously increasing price of oil and gas, energy crisis and increased environmental consciousness towards the greenhouse gas emission have opened a new opportunity to the biomass, the oldest source of energy known to ...
    • Granular sludge bed processes in anaerobic digestion of particle-rich substrates 

      Tassew, Fasil Ayelegn; Bergland, Wenche Hennie; Dinamarca, Carlos; Kommedal, Roald; Bakke, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Granular sludge bed (GSB) anaerobic digestion (AD) is a well-established method for efficient wastewater treatment, limited, however, by the wastewater particle content. This review is carried out to investigate how and ...