Sunlight glitter on a wind-ruffled sea: further studies.
Time-averaged intensities are computed for the glitter pattern of sunlight on a wind-ruffled sea. In the present work the azimuthally asymmetric form of the wave-slope distribution measured by Cox and Munk is used, so that the glitter pattern depends on the wind direction as well as magnitude. Results are calculated for both a clean ocean surface and one covered with an oil film. The glitter pattern is quite different with the oil film due to the quieting action of the oil on the waves, the greater reflectivity of the surface when oil is on the surface, and the larger values of polarization for the reflected light at most typical angles in the glitter pattern. These effects are illustrated and discussed as possible methods for the detection of oil slicks. The glitter pattern observed at satellite altitudes is also calculated.
Sun glitter on the surface of the ocean in the infrared spectral region
Abstract An experimental and theoretical investigation of the effects of sun glitter on the surface of the ocean in the infrared spectral region is presented. For small solar zenith angles the intensity distribution can be approximated by a Gaussian profile with a half width of about 35°. The maximum is located near the specular reflection point. When the zenith angle of the sun is large the maximum is no longer located near the specular reflection point. Calculations of the effect of wind speed, solar elevation and detector passband are reported.
Thermodynamic analysis of H2 production from CaO sorption‐enhanced methane steam reforming thermally coupled with chemical looping combustion as a novel technology
In this novel paper, a technique for hydrogen production route of CaO sorption‐enhanced methane steam reforming (SEMSR) thermally coupled with chemical looping combustion (CLC) was presented (CLC‐SEMSR), which perceived as an improvement of previous methane steam reforming (MSR) thermally coupled with CLC technology (CLC‐MSR). The application of CLC instead of furnace achieves the inherent separation of CO2 from flue gas without extra energy required. The required heat for the reformer is provided by thermally coupling CLC. The addition of CaO sorbents can capture CO2 as it is formed from the reformer gas to the solid phase, displacing the normal MSR equilibrium restrictions and obtaining higher purity of H2. The Aspen Plus was used to simulate this novel process on the basis of thermodynamics. The performances of this system examined included the composition of reformer gas, yield of reformer gas (YRg), methane conversion (αM), the overall energy efficiency (η), and exergy efficiency (φ) of this process. The effects of the molar ratio of CaO to methane for reforming (Ca/M) in the range of 0–1.2, the molar ratio of methane for combustion to methane for reforming (M(fuel)/M) in the range of 0.1–0.3, and the molar ratio of NiO to methane for reforming (Ni/M) in the range of 0.4–1.2 were investigated. It has been found to be favored by operating under the conditions of Ca/M = 1, M(fuel)/M = 0.2, and Ni/M = 0.8. The most excellent advantage of CLC‐SEMSR was that it could obtain higher purity of H2 (95%) at lower operating temperature (655 °C), as against H2 purity of 77.1% at higher temperature (900 °C) in previous CLC‐MSR. In addition, the energy efficiency of this process could reach 83.3% at the optimal conditions. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.