Comparative study of two fluid model and dense discrete phase model for simulations of gas-solid hydrodynamics in circulating fluidized beds

Computational fluid dynamics(CFD)has become a valuable tool to study the complex gas-solid hydrodynamics in the circulating fluidized bed(CFB).Based on the two fluid model(TFM)under the Eulerian-Eulerian framework and the dense discrete phase model(DDPM)under the Eulerian-Lagrangian framework,this work conducts the comparative study of the gas-solid hydrodynamics in a CFB riser by these two different models.Results show that DDPM could be used to predict gas-solid hydrodynamics in the circulating fluidized bed,and there are differences between TFM and DDPM,especially in the radial distribution profiles of solid phase.Sensitivity analysis results show that the gas-solid drag model exhibits significant effects on the results for both the two models.The specularity coefficient and the restitution coefficient in the TFM,as well as the reflection coefficient and the parcel number in the DDPM,exhibit less impact on the simulated results.     

Torsional static and vibration analysis of functionally graded nanotube with bi-Helmholtz kernel based stress-driven nonlocal integral model

A torsional static and free vibration analysis of the functionally graded nanotube(FGNT)composed of two materials varying continuously according to the power-law along the radial direction is performed using the bi-Helmholtz kernel based stress-driven nonlocal integral model.The differential governing equation and boundary conditions are deduced on the basis of Hamilton’s principle,and the constitutive relationship is expressed as an integral equation with the bi-Helmholtz kernel.Several nominal variables are introduced to simplify the differential governing equation,integral constitutive equation,and boundary conditions.Rather than transforming the constitutive equation from integral to differential forms,the Laplace transformation is used directly to solve the integro-differential equations.The explicit expression for nominal torsional rotation and torque contains four unknown constants,which can be determined with the help of two boundary conditions and two extra constraints from the integral constitutive relation.A few benchmarked examples are solved to illustrate the nonlocal influence on the static torsion of a clamped-clamped(CC)FGNT under torsional constraints and a clamped-free(CF)FGNT under concentrated and uniformly distributed torques as well as the torsional free vibration of an FGNT under different boundary conditions.     

Tailoring particle shape for enhancing the homogeneity of powder mixtures:Experimental study and DEM modelling

The effect of particle shape modification on the segregation reduction of enzyme granules in laundry detergent powder mixtures was investigated,both experimentally and computationally using Deseret Element Method(DEM).The shape of modified enzyme particles was in such a way that the large and dense enzyme particles were layered by other fine particles in the detergent powder,by means of a process known in the literature as“seeded granulation”.It is found that the homogeneity of modified enzyme particles could be improved significantly comparing to the original spherical enzyme particles in powder mixtures.Overall,the results of this research demonstrated that the segregation-induced properties of the dense/spherical enzyme particles could be lowered by altering their shape,which could enable the enzyme particles to behave almost similar to other ingredients during the pile formation process.     

ELASTIC CALCULATION OF STRESSES IN RINGS USING AIRY STRESS FUNCTION

Stress calculation formulae for a ring have been obtained by using Airy stress function of the plane strain field with the decomposition of the solutions for normal stresses of Airy biharmonic equation into two parts when it is loaded under two opposite inside forces along a diameter. One part should fulfill a constraint condition about normal stress distribution along the circumference at an energy valley to do the minimum work. Other part is a stress residue constant. In order to verify these formulae and the computed results, the computed contour lines of equi-maximal shear stresses were plotted and quite compared with that of photo-elasticity test results. This constraint condition about normal stress distribution along circumference is confirmed by using Greens’ theorem. An additional compression exists along the circumference of the loaded ring, explaining the divorcement and displacement of singularity points at inner and outer boundaries.     

Analysis on nonlinear effect of unsteady percolation in the inhomogeneous shale gas reservoir

The nonlinear effects of unsteady multi-scale shale gas percolation,such as desorption,slippage,diffusion,pressure-dependent viscosity,and compressibility,are investigated by numerical simulation.A new general mathematical model of the problem is built,in which the Gaussian distribution is used to describe the inhomogeneous intrinsic permeability.Based on the Boltzmann transformation,an efficient semi-analytical method is proposed.The problem is then converted into a nonlinear equation in an integral form for the pressure field,and a related explicit iteration scheme is constructed by numerical discretization.The validation examples show that the proposed method has good convergence,and the simulation results also agree well with the results obtained from both numerical and actual data of two vertical fractured test wells in the literature.Desorption,slippage,and diffusion have significant influence on shale gas flows.The accuracy of the usual technique that the product of viscosity and compressibility is approximated as its value at the average formation pressure is examined.     

Active control of multiscale features in wall-bounded turbulence

This study experimentally investigates the impact of a single piezoelectric(PZT)actuator on a turbulent boundary layer from a statistical viewpoint.The working conditions of the actuator include a range of frequencies and amplitudes.The streamwise velocity signals in the turbulent boundary layer flow are measured downstream of the actuator using a hot-wire anemometer.The mean velocity profiles and other basic parameters are reported.Spectra results obtained by discrete wavelet decomposition indicate that the PZT vibration primarily influences the near-wall region.The turbulent intensities at different scales suggest that the actuator redistributes the near-wall turbulent energy.The skewness and flatness distributions show that the actuator effectively alters the sweep events and reduces intermittency at smaller scales.Moreover,under the impact of the PZT actuator,the symmetry of vibration scales’velocity signals is promoted and the structural composition appears in an orderly manner.Probability distribution function results indicate that perturbation causes the fluctuations in vibration scales and smaller scales with high intensity and low intermittency.Based on the flatness factor,the bursting process is also detected.The vibrations reduce the relative intensities of the burst events,indicating that the streamwise vortices in the buffer layer experience direct interference due to the PZT control.     

Asymptotics for filtration of polydisperse suspension with small impurities

A model for deep bed filtration of a polydisperse suspension with small impurities in a porous medium is considered.Different suspended particles move with the same velocity as the carrier water and get blocked in the pore throats due to the size-exclusion mechanism of particle retention.A solution of the model in the form of a traveling wave is obtained.The global exact solution for a multiparticle filtration with one high concentration and several low concentrations of suspended particles is obtained in an explicit form.The analytic solutions for a bidisperse suspension with large and small particles are constructed.The profiles of the retained small particles change monotony with time.The global asymptotics for the filtration of a polydisperse suspension with small kinetic rates is constructed in the whole filtration zone.     

Improving the hydrodynamic performance of the SUBOFF bare hull model: a CFD approach

The main aims of this study are to investigate the hydrodynamic performance of an autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV),calculate its hydrodynamic coefficients,and consider the flow characteristics of underwater bodies.In addition,three important parts of the SUBOFF bare hull,namely the main body,nose,and tail,are modified and redesigned to improve its hydrodynamic performance.A three-dimensional(3D)simulation is carried out using the computational fluid dynamics(CFD)method.To simulate turbulence,the k-ωshear stress transport(SST)model is employed,due to its good prediction capability at reasonable computational cost.Considering the effects of the length-to-diameter ratio(LTDR)and the nose and tail shapes on the hydrodynamic coefficients,it is concluded that a hull shape with bullet nose and sharp tail with LTDR equal to 7.14 performs better than the SUBOFF model.The final proposed model shows lower drag by about 14.9%at u=1.5 m·s^-1.Moreover,it produces 8 times more lift than the SUBOFF model at u=6.1 m·s^-1.These effects are due to the attachment of the fluid flow at the tail area of the hull,which weakens the wake region.     

Analysis of a two-grid method for semiconductor device problem

The mathematical model of a semiconductor device is governed by a system of quasi-linear partial differential equations.The electric potential equation is approximated by a mixed finite element method,and the concentration equations are approximated by a standard Galerkin method.We estimate the error of the numerical solutions in the sense of the Lqnorm.To linearize the full discrete scheme of the problem,we present an efficient two-grid method based on the idea of Newton iteration.The main procedures are to solve the small scaled nonlinear equations on the coarse grid and then deal with the linear equations on the fine grid.Error estimation for the two-grid solutions is analyzed in detail.It is shown that this method still achieves asymptotically optimal approximations as long as a mesh size satisfies H=O(h^1/2).Numerical experiments are given to illustrate the efficiency of the two-grid method.     

低温超导核磁共振陀螺仪模型

建立了单工作物质的三自由度3He低温超导核磁共振陀螺仪结构;利用了量子力学和经典动力学,经过严密的力学分析和数学演算,给出了三轴陀螺仪的工作原理和结构示意图;针对陀螺仪的交叉轴角速率耦合问题,给出了附加磁场线圈解耦法和冗余设计结构,最后建立了基于超导量子干涉仪探测磁矩,并采用最小二乘估计法来推导陀螺进动频率.陀螺仪测速范围可以达到10-9～103 rad/s,漂移为10-4 (°)/h.该陀螺仪结合低温超导技术具有高精度的前景.需要进一步对超导量子干涉磁矩检测仪的精度与陀螺性能进行研究.     

微流控器件中的多相流动

微流控技术及微流控器件是近年来发展迅速的多学科交叉研究领域.相比于传统方法, 微流控技术能够实现对微量多相流体的精准操控, 可应用于化学分析、先进材料合成、蛋白质结晶、单细胞培育及检测、信息处理等领域. 该文回顾微流控器件中的多相流动现象, 概述其所涉及的流体力学机理,阐述实现多相微流控的各种方法, 并分析多相微流控技术的应用现状及面临的挑战, 最后总结针对多相微流动问题的数值模拟方法和实验测量技术, 展望多相微流控器件的研究方向及应用前景.      

Particle imaging techniques for microfabricated fluidic systems

This paper presents the design and implementation of velocimetry techniques applicable to the analysis of microfluidic systems. The application of both micron-resolution particle image velocimetry (micro-PIV) and particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) to the measurement of velocity fields within micromachined fluidic channels is presented. The particle tracking system uses epifluorescent microscopy, CCD imaging, and specialized image interrogation algorithms to provide microscale velocity measurement resolution. The flow field in a straight channel section is measured using cross-correlation micro-PIV and compared to the analytical solution for a measured mass flow rate. Velocity field measurements of the flow at the intersection of a cross-channel are also presented and compared with simulations from a commercially available flow solver, CFD-ACE+. Discussions regarding flow seeding, imaging optics, and the flow setup for measuring flows in microfabricated fluidic devices are presented. A simple process for estimating measurement uncertainty of the in-plane velocity measurements caused by three-dimensional Brownian motion is described. A definition for the measurement depth for PTV measurements is proposed. The agreement between measured and predicted values lends further support to the argument that liquid microflows with characteristic dimensions of order 50-μm dimension channels follow macroscale flow theory.     

微流体驱动与控制技术研究进展

随着微流体系统,尤其是生物芯片和缩微芯片实验室 (lab-on-a-chip)技术的发展,微米乃至纳米尺度构件中流体的驱动与 控制技术越来越引起人们的注意.由于微流体流动的影响因素众多,它 的驱动和控制技术,与宏观流体相比,更为复杂和多样化.本文首先结 合流体的驱动和控制技术,并着眼于微观与宏观的不同,对微流体的流 动特性进行了分析,然后对目前微流体驱动与控制技术的研究进展进行 了总结,对各种微流体的驱动和控制技术进行了对比,并对他们各自的 优缺点进行了分析和讨论.     

基于图像的磨粒在线监测系统关键技术研究

针对磨粒在线监测系统开发要求,对其中的关键技术进行了深入研究.构建了基于显微图像分析和微泵进样的磨粒在线监测系统,给出了图像检测子系统和微流控分析芯片的详细设计原理和方法;利用粗糙集理论对磨粒特征参数进行了优化;根据系统光路特点,对磨粒图像进行了基于彩色特征的转换,并通过与背景图像的差值处理来快速提取磨粒目标.最后,利用颗粒计数器和铁谱分析技术对系统性能进行了检验,结果表明本系统磨粒统计与识别准确率分别达到90%和95%,具有较高的检测精度,满足磨粒在线监测要求.     

MONODISPERSED AND NANOSIZED DENDRIMER／POLYSTYRENE LATEX PARTICLES

Emulsion polymerization of styrene was carried out using dendrimer DAB-dendr-(NH2)64 as seed. The size and size distribution of the emulsion particles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS), and the effects o.f emulsion polymerization conditions on the preparation of emulsion particle were investigated. It has been found that the nanosized dendrimer/polystyrene polymer emulsion particles obtained were in the range of 26～64nm in diameter, and were monodisperse; the size and size distribution of emulsion particles were influenced by the contents of dendrimer DAB-dendr-(NH2)64, emulsifier and initiator, as well as the pH value.     

Temperature force of interaction between spherical particles

The force of interaction between small particles in a gas induced by a temperature difference between the particle surface and the gas far away from the particle is considered. The particle dimensions correspond to the free-molecular, transitional, and continuum heat transfer regimes. A Monte-Carlo numerical method of direct statistical simulation of the solution of the nonlinear Boltzmann equation and the results of asymptotic solutions are used. The force of interaction between two hot or cold spherical particles is investigated. The dependence of the temperature force on the particle size, i.e. on the flow regime (Knudsen number), and the distance between the particles is examined. Approximations for these dependences are constructed.     

NANOPARTICLE AEROSOL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY： AN OVERVIEW

As a new scientific discipline, nanoparticle aerosol science and technology （NAST） deals with the formation, properties and behavior of nanoparticles in gases. Driven by its practical applications in many different fields, NAST has been undergoing rapid development. A conceptual framework of the discipline, with its own basic principles, experimental methods and computational techniques, is now taking shape. This paper presents an overview of the current status and research needs of the new discipline. The presentation begins with a discourse on the relationship among various particle systems, which occur frequently in nature and industry. The properties and behavior of nanoparticle aerosols are then discussed, with emphasis on the key roles played by particle size and morphology. Similar to fluid dynamics, NAST is an enabling discipline in the sense that it has provided the concepts and methodology needed for the development of many other fields. Applications of nanoparticle aerosol science and technology are highlighted in three important areas： （1） aerosol processes for synthesis of nanoparticles, （2） atmospheric nanoparticles and global climate, and （3） dosimetry of inhaled nanoparticles. These fields have features in common insofar as nanoparticie aerosols follow the same basic laws of physics and chemistry.     

Particle-turbulence interaction in a boundary layer

Particle-turbulence interaction in wall turbulent flows has been studied. A series of experiments varying particle size, particle density, particle loading and flow Re has been conducted. The results show that the larger polystyrene particles (1100 μm) cause an increase in the number of wall ejections, giving rise to an increase in the measured values of the turbulence intensities and Reynolds stresses. On the other hand, the smaller polystyrene particles (120 μm) bring about a decrease in the number of wall ejections, causing a decrease in the measured intensities and Reynolds stresses. These effects are enhanced as the particle loading is increased. It was also found that the heavier glass particles (88 μm) do not bring about any significant modulation of turbulence. In addition, measurements of the burst frequency and the mean streak-spacing show no significant change with increase in particle loading. Based on these observations, a mechanism of particle transport in wall turbulent flows has been proposed, in which the particles are transported (depending on their size, density and flow Re) by the bursting events of the wall regions.     

组装式微流控系统制备双重包裹微液滴的方法研究

介绍了一种组装式微流控系统制备单、双重包裹微液滴的方法。微系统中用三通接头构成T型微流体通道,使得分散相在连续相强烈的剪切力和压力差作用下断裂形成单个微米级液滴。在制备单个微液滴基础上,用毛细管将两个三通接头串联,通过调控三相流量,可产生双重包裹液滴。结合实验结果,分析了流体粘度比对液滴大小的影响,并得出液滴的尺寸与流量比之间的关系式,为制备不同尺寸的液滴提供了参考依据。对制备的样品进行统计分析,结果显示,液滴的多分散性指数均小于3.2%,表明微液滴的高度均匀性。此外,通过调节三相液体的流量不仅可以控制内外层液滴的大小,还可以调节内层包裹液滴的个数。本文提出的制备方法,设备组装拆卸简便,不需表面亲疏水性处理,装置利用率高,产生的单、双重包裹微液滴可满足高通量的测量分析要求。     

Effect of particle clustering on the gravitational settling velocity in homogeneous turbulence

Astatistical model of the gravitational settling velocity of clusters in homogeneous isotropic turbulence is developed. The effects of particle hydrodynamic interaction, inertia, size, and volume fraction on the particle settling velocity component attributable to particle clustering are analyzed.