<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>32</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kennelly, Timothy Robert</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">An investigation of the combination of oil sand derived bitumen-in-water emulsions</style></title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">oil refining</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2009</style></year></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://search.proquest.com/docview/304903799</style></url></web-urls></urls><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">University of Iowa</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mechanical Engineering</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">106</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">en</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dwindling conventional oil resources has caused exploration efforts to focus elsewhere. Bitumen from oil sands has emerged as one of the primary unconventional oil resources in use today. Quadrise Canada Corporation has harnessed this unconventional oil by developing their bitumen-in-water emulsion known as MSAR (Multi-Phase Superfine Atomized Residue). Fuel-in-water emulsions are linked to a combustion phenomenon known as micro-explosion, which are associated with an increase in combustion efficiency and decrease in harmful emissions. A study has been conducted of the MSAR fuel to help advance the optimization and modeling of its use in spray combustors so as to best harness the potential. Quantitative and qualitative data has been obtained during combustion experiments of the fuel that will attribute to this end. Additionally, a simplified statistical model is presented based on the governing equations to describe the atomization that occur as a result of micro-explosions of the MSAR fuel as well as a simple model to represent internal force needed for a micro-explosion to occur. The results of this study continue to reinforce the understanding that micro-explosions cannot be attributed to one overriding physical principal, but rather are the result from variations in turbulent, dynamic, and thermal forces.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">M. Sc. </style></issue><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">MSAR (Multi-Phase Superfine Atomized Residue) Quadrise Canada Corporation</style></notes><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oil &amp; Other Non-renewable Fuels</style></custom1><custom2><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Athabasca Oil Sands</style></custom2><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Science</style></custom4></record></records></xml>