Oil storage tanks are usually arranged in groups in tank farms, and this configuration may affect their buckling and postbuckling strength under wind loads. The assessment of wind action on tank structures is performed in ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of hatchery-tank colours (white, yellow, red, blue, green and black) on the performance of larval culture of Macrobrachium amazonicum. The larvae were fed daily with newly ...

The sloshing phenomenon occurs in partially filled tankers due to sudden movement can affect the tank structure integrity and impair the dynamic stability of the tanker. The effects of sloshing phenomena in a spray mixture ...

This paper analyzes the role of think tanks as members of civil society in Latin America. Our goal is to present an initial conceptualization and measurement of the role think tanks play in the foreign policy sub-subsystem. ...

A tank farm or oil depot is a facility where petroleum products are stored prior to distribution to consumers or retail facilities. One such place in Trinidad is at Pointe-a-Pierre. In the photograph are four large oil ...

The improvement in operations planning is a constant concern of oil refineries, and the efficient management of inventories in tank farm sites is a key point in this context. However, there are few studies that deal ...

This work presents numerical modeling and quantitative results of the heat transfer process from a burning tank to an adjacent tank. The flame is represented by a solid flame model in which two zones are identified: a lower ...

The present thesis analyzes in a comparative way the political action of the think tanks of Brazil and Argentina of the period of redemocratization, until the end of the decade of 1990. These institutes congregated fractions ...