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Arturo Macchi

 

Selected publications in refereed journals

·         Holvey C.P, Roberge D.M, Gottsponer M., Kockmann N., Macchi A., Pressure Drop and Mixing in Microreactors: Simplified Designs of Micromixers, Chem Eng Proc., doi:10.1016/j.cep.2011.05.016.

·         Stewart M.C., Symonds R.T., Manovic V., Macchi A., Anthony E.J., The Effects of Steam on the Sulfation of Limestone and NOX Formation in an Air- and Oxy-Fired Pilot-Scale CFB Combustor, Fuel, doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2011.06.054

·         Donaldson A.A., Kirpalani D., Macchi A., Single and Two-phase Pressure Drop in Serpentine Mini-Channels, Chem. Eng. Proc., 50: 877-884, 2011.

·         Pjontek D., Landry J., McKnight C.A., Hackman L., Macchi A., Effect of a Dispersed Immiscible Liquid Phase on the Hydrodynamics of a Bubble Column and Ebullated bed, Chem. Eng. Sci., 66: 2224-2231, 2011.

·         Myre D., Macchi A., Heat Transfer and Bubble Dynamics in a Three-Phase Inverse Fluidized Bed, Chem. Eng. Processing, 49: 523-529, 2010.

·         Duchesne M.A., Macchi A., Lu D.Y., Hughes R.W., McCalden D., Anthony E.J, Artificial Neural Network Model to Predict Slag Viscosity over a Broad Range of Temperatures and Slag Compositions, Fuel Processing Technology, 91:831-836, 2010.

·         Symonds R.T., Lu D.Y., Hughes R.W., Anthony E.J, Macchi A., CO2 Capture from Simulated Syngas via Cyclic Carbonation/Calcination for a Naturally Occurring Limestone: Pilot-Plant Testing, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 48: 8431-8440, 2009.

·         Hashemi, S., Macchi, A., Servio, P., Dynamic Simulation of Gas Hydrate Formation in a Three-Phase Slurry Reactor, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 48: 6983-6991, 2009.

·         Hughes R.W., Macchi A., Lu D.Y., Anthony E.J., Changes in Limestone Sorbent Morphology during CaO-CaCO3 Looping at Pilot Scale, Chemical Engineering and Technology, 32: 425-434, 2009.

·         Rudkevitch D., Macchi A., Hydrodynamics of a High Pressure Three-Phase Fluidized Bed Subject to Foaming, Can. J. Chem. Eng., 86: 293-301, 2008.

·         Rao A., Anthony E.J., Jia L., Macchi A., Carbonation of FBC Ash by Sonochemical Treatment, Fuel, 86: 2603-2615, 2007.

·         Dargar P., Macchi A., Effect of Surface-Active Agents on the Phase Holdups of Three-Phase Fluidized Beds, Chemical Engineering and Processing, 45: 764-772, 2006.

·         McKnight C.A., Hackman L., Grace J.R., Macchi A., Kiel D., Tyler J., Fluid Dynamic Studies in Support of an Industrial Three-Phase Fluidized Bed Hydroprocessor, Can. J. Chem. Eng., 81: 338-350, 2003.

·         Macchi A., Bi H.T., Grace J.R., McKnight C.A, Hackman L., Dimensional Hydrodynamic Similitude in Three-Phase Fluidized Beds, Chem. Eng. Sci., 56:6039-6045, 2001.

·         Macchi A., Bi H.T., Legros R., Chaouki J., An Investigation of Heat Transfer from a Vertical Tube in a Spouted Bed, Can. J. Chem. Eng., 77:45-53, 1999.

 

Patents

·         Legros R., Chaouki J., Bi H.T., Macchi A., Ratnani K. (1999), “Spout-fluid bed dryer and granulator for the treatment of waste slurries”, Canadian patent no. 2,257,209; U.S. patent no. 5,913,588.

·         Legros, R., Chaouki, J., Bi, H.T., Macchi A., Ratnani K. (1998), “Spout-fluid bed dryer and granulator for the treatment of animal manure”, Canadian patent no. 2,178,575; U.S. patent no. 5,809,664.