紊动流场中悬浮颗粒分布的随机理论

通过分析固体颗粒在紊动流场中的随机运动,建立了二维流场中垂直于时均流动的方向上颗粒随机位移的概率密度分布函数所满足的方程。由该方程解出的分布函数在一定条件下即相当于颗粒浓度分布函数。运用这一方法研究了[1]、[2]中报道的壁面附近颗粒浓度降低的现象。     

基于Level Set方法的气-液-固三相流动模型与模拟

采用基于Level Set方法与离散颗粒模型相结合的方法,建立了一个用于描述气液固三相流动的新模型.模型耦合了颗粒与气泡、颗粒与液相以及气泡与液相之间的相互作用.应用该模型对液固悬浮液中的典型现象--气泡的单孔及多孔形成过程以及颗粒夹带现象进行了三维模拟,检验了其可行性.并进一步研究了颗粒的存在对气泡的形成与上升过程的影响以及气泡诱导的液相流动对颗粒行为的影响.研究结果表明,所提出的模型能够真实地预测三相流中气泡与颗粒分散相的特征,为研究多尺度的三相流动提供了一种新途径.     

电流变液在两平行电极板间流动行为的实验研究

通过实验的方法研究了电流变液流经两间距为１．１ｍｍ的平行电极板的流动行为，实验所观测到的由于电流变液在电场作用下非均匀固化所引起的固相颗粒淤积与饱和过程、河道分岔和失稳等现象，对现有的有关电流变阀均匀流动模型提出了质疑，这为进一步深入理解电流变液的力学行为，建立新的理论模型提供了实验依据     

湍动剪切微米尺度粒子凝并TEMOM模型研究

湍动流场中剪切凝并是导致微纳米尺度颗粒系统非稳定性的主要机理. 耦合相应的湍流计算 模型, Smoluchowski平均场理论可以有效地解决该颗粒系统的时空演化问题. 把泰 勒展开矩方法(TEMOM)应用于微纳米尺度颗粒剪切碰撞问题, 重点研究湍动剪切条件下, Smoluchowski方程在矩方法框架内的封闭问题, 并进一步分析计算精度与展开阶数的关系. 结果表明, 所提部分四阶泰勒展开矩方法模型能以较高精度对微纳米尺度湍动剪切凝并 问题进行理论分析, 且证实微纳米尺度颗粒系统在湍动剪切凝并机理控制下存在拟自保持分 布状态特性.     

电流变液体黏性变化趋势的试验研究

以微观试验和流变性能试验为手段，分别研究零电场下和在电场作用下的电流变液体黏性变化规律．研究结果表明：零电场下电流变液体的黏性与Krieger-Dougherty公式具有很好的拟合效果，其中逾渗临界值强依赖于悬浮液体中固体颗粒的性质并随工作温度变化．在电场作用下，电流变悬浮液体的黏度随剪切速率的变化规律分为3个阶段：即呈线性的启动段、非线性的幂定律模型流动段和宾汉模型流动段．研究结果为电流变效应工程应用提供依据．     

气固两相流介尺度LBM-DEM模型

LBM-DEM耦合方法通常是指一种颗粒流体系统直接数值模拟算法,即是一种不引入经验曳力模型的计算方法,颗粒尺寸通常比计算网格的长度大一个量级,颗粒的受力通过表面的粘性力与压力积分获得,其优点是能描述每个颗粒周围的详细流场,产生详细的颗粒-流体相互作用的动力学信息,可以探索颗粒流体界面的流动、传递和反应的详细信息及两相相互作用的本构关系,但其缺点是计算量巨大,无法应用于真实流化床过程模拟。本文针对气固流化床中的流体以及固体颗粒间的多相流体力学行为,建立了一种稠密气固两相流的介尺度LBMDEM模型,即LBM-DEM耦合的离散颗粒模型,实现在颗粒尺度上流化床的快速离散模拟。该耦合模型采用格子玻尔兹曼方法(LBM)描述气相的流动和传递行为,离散单元法(DEM)用于描述颗粒相的运动,并利用能量最小多尺度(EMMS)曳力解决气固耦合不成熟问题,以提高其模拟精度。通过经典快速流态化的模拟,验证了介尺度LBM-DEM耦合模型的有效性。模拟结果表明介尺度LBM-DEM模型是一种探索实验室规模气固系统的有力手段。     

颗粒在大涡结构中的弥散

气相采用大涡模拟方法,颗粒相采用轨道模型研究了三维后台阶气粒两相湍流流动的大尺度涡结构的瞬时演变过程以及颗粒的瞬时弥散规律.比较了不同入流速度的颗粒在大涡结构中的瞬时弥散特性,尤其研究了高速释放大颗粒的弥散特性.三维流动中大尺度涡结构具有明显的脱离、发展、合并和破碎过程.小颗粒的分布受大涡结构的控制,其空间的弥散过程与流体 大涡结构的空间发展相一致,但是由于三维流动中大涡边缘和中心区的压力差,颗粒在大尺度 涡的边缘出现密集.而大颗粒在流场中的分布受其惯性控制,对气相的涡结构不敏感.高速释放到流场中的大颗粒受惯性影响最大,保持在其原有动量方向上运动.     

基于DPM模型的除杂机输送带段流场研究

为掌握烟草除杂机输送带段的流动特征,基于FLUENT16.0对其内部流场特性进行了研究;并针对气流流动紊乱、出口处粒子滞留、粒子冲蚀等现象,提出在除杂设备输送带前、后背增设均风板、托风板,采用高耐磨性的材料等措施。文章采用k-ε紊流模型和壁面函数法模拟气相流动,应用DPM模型追踪颗粒运动轨迹。结果表明:加入固体颗粒之后对连续相流场有一定影响,但影响不明显;固体颗粒在输送带区域内运动平稳,没有发生翻滚及跳动等影响剔除杂物效率的现象,对进风口冲蚀作用最大。     

LBM-DEM四向耦合喷动床内介尺度模拟与分析

研究喷动床内颗粒的流动特性对于喷动床的设计和优化具有重要意义。基于气固两相流流动的LBMDEM四向耦合模型,对单孔射流喷动床中颗粒的流动进行数值模拟。其中,气相采用修正的格子玻尔兹曼方法,颗粒相采用离散单元法,流固之间受力的双向耦合基于牛顿第三定律,颗粒与颗粒及颗粒与壁面的受力双向耦合采用软球模型。模拟得到了流化过程、颗粒与气体的速度分布、床层膨胀高度变化以及床宽对流化过程的影响。结果表明,喷动床内存在强烈的内循环,床宽增加导致颗粒运动能力减弱,射流速度增加使颗粒运动更加剧烈,床层膨胀高度增加。     

LBM-DEM四向耦合喷动床内介尺度模拟与分析

研究喷动床内颗粒的流动特性对于喷动床的设计和优化具有重要意义。基于气固两相流流动的LBM-DEM四向耦合模型，对单孔射流喷动床中颗粒的流动进行数值模拟。其中，气相采用修正的格子玻尔兹曼方法，颗粒相采用离散单元法，流固之间受力的双向耦合基于牛顿第三定律，颗粒与颗粒及颗粒与壁面的受力双向耦合采用软球模型。模拟得到了流化过程、颗粒与气体的速度分布、床层膨胀高度变化以及床宽对流化过程的影响。结果表明，喷动床内存在强烈的内循环，床宽增加导致颗粒运动能力减弱，射流速度增加使颗粒运动更加剧烈，床层膨胀高度增加。     

An experimental study of electrorheological fluid flow through a packed bed of glass beads

This paper shows that pressure drop-flow rate performance of an electrorheological (ER) fluid flowing through a packed bed of glass beads is consistent with a modified Ergun equation for yield stress flow through a packed bed. ER fluids are of scientific and engineering interest due to the sensitivity of their rheological properties on the applied electric field. As far as we know ER fluids have not been studied for flows through porous media. In this work a silica particle–silicone oil suspension is pumped through a rectangular packed bed of glass beads with applied electric fields. The silica particles are observed to form fibrous structures parallel to the electric field that stretch between the beads and extend between the electrodes. The pressure drop-flow rate performance agrees well with the expected performance calculated from a modified Ergun equation for a yield stress fluid flow through the packed bed with the viscosity and yield stress as functions of the applied electric field.     

Measuring static yield stress of electrorheological fluids using the slotted plate device

An electrorheological (ER) response is defined as the dramatic change in rheological properties of a suspension of small particles due to the application of a large electric field transverse to the direction of flow. ER fluids are typically composed of nonconducting or semiconducting particles dispersed in a nonconducting continuous phase. A sufficiently large electric field will cause ER fluids to solidify, giving rising to a yield stress. Many applications in torque and stress transfer devices were proposed employing the reversible yielding behavior of ER fluids. Successful applications depend on a large yield stress of ER fluids and therefore accurate measurements of the yield stress of ER fluids are required. Reported experimental yield stresses of ER fluids have been dynamic yield stresses obtained by extrapolating the shear stress–shear rate data to zero-shear rate. It would be very helpful to the understanding of ER behaviors and the applications of ER fluids to be able to measure the static yield stress of ER fluids accurately. The slotted plate technique has been shown to be a successful method to determine the static yield stress of suspensions. The values obtained via the slotted plate method are static yield stress as the platform is designed for extremely low-speed motion. In this study, we modified the slotted plate device for the application of large electric fields and measured the static yield stress of TiO₂ ER fluids under various electric fields. The measured static yield stress values are also compared with the static yield stress values from a commercial rheometer.     

Rheology of a suspension of particles in viscoelastic fluids

In this paper we study the bulk stress of a suspension of rigid particles in viscoelastic fluids. We first apply the theoretical framework provided by Batchelor [J. Fluid Mech. 41 (1970) 545] to derive an analytical expression for the bulk stress of a suspension of rigid particles in a second-order fluid under the limit of dilute and creeping flow conditions. The application of the suspension balance model using this analytical expression leads to the prediction of the migration of particles towards the centerline of the channel in pressure-driven flows. This is in agreement with experimental observations. We next examine the effects of inertia (or flow Reynolds number) on the rheology of dilute suspensions in Oldroyd-B fluids by two-dimensional direct numerical simulations. Simulation results are verified by comparing them with the analytical expression in the creeping flow limit. It is seen that the particle contribution to the first normal stress difference is positive and increases with the elasticity of the fluid and the Reynolds number. The ratio of the first normal stress coefficient of the suspension and the suspending fluid decreases as the Reynolds number is increased. The effective viscosity of the suspension shows a shear-thinning behavior (in spite of a non-shear-thinning suspending fluid) which becomes more pronounced as the fluid elasticity increases.     

电流变液和电流变效应

电流变液是一种极有发展前景的新颖材料，通常由不导电的母液和均匀散布在其中的电介质微粒组成。对于外加电场的变化，它的力学性能可以作出迅速的响应，因而在工业上极具应用前景。本文将就电流变液的研究进行综述，涉及的内容有：电流变效应的机理、电流变液材料及其力学性能、应用和展望．     

矩形截面管内电流变液的流动

基于伽辽金方法，导出了矩形截面直管内泊肃叶流动的一阶和二阶近似解．在此基础上，研究了电流变单链的变形问题，并得到了描述它形状的多项式函数．     

A microstructural investigation of the nonlinear response of electrorheological suspensions

In the preceding paper, Part 1, the transition from linear to nonlinear behavior for electrorheological (ER) suspensions under start-up of steady shear flow was found to first arise from the slight rearrangement of unstable structures. In this paper, we investigate the transition to nonlinear behavior for ER suspensions under oscillatory shear flow, focusing on the role of the rearrangement of unstable structures, and employing experimental and simulation results. Again, we find that nonlinear deformation first arises from these rearrangements, as opposed to the gross rearrangement or rupture of particulate chains. The Fourier transform of the simulated time-dependent shear stress is employed to quantify the dependence of the critical strain on the deformation frequency and electric field strength. The predicted behavior is consistent with experimental trends. Methods for verifying the predictions are discussed, as well as possible avenues for exploiting this information in improved operating strategies and improved ER fluids.     

Electrorheology of dielectric liquids

Dielectric liquids that show striking electrorheological (ER) effects are formulated by controlling the conductivity. Although the viscosity is increased on the application of a d.c. field, the flow of electrified fluids is Newtonian in the plain electrodes with smooth surfaces. When the liquids are sandwiched between the electrodes with flocked fabrics, the viscosity behavior is converted from Newtonian to shear-thinning flow. In electric fields, the convective flow is induced over the system due to the electrohydrodynamic(EHD) effect. The interactions between EHD convection and external shear give rise to the additional energy dissipation and in turn the increase in viscosity. The ER effects of simple liquids are very attractive in application to new fluid devices.     

An analytical approach to optimally design of electrorheological fluid damper for vehicle suspension system

This work develops an analytical approach to optimally design electrorheological (ER) dampers, especially for vehicle suspension system. The optimal design considers both stability and ride comfort of vehicle application. After describing the schematic configuration and operating principle of the ER damper, a quasi-static model is derived on the basis of Bingham rheological laws of ER fluid. Based on the quasi-static model, the optimization problem for the ER damper is built. The optimization problem is to find optimal value of significant geometric dimensions of the ER damper, such as the ER duct length, ER duct radius, ER duct gap and the piston shaft radius, that maximize damping force of the ER damper. The two constrained conditions for the optimization problem are: the damping ratio of the damper in the absence of the electric field is small enough for ride comfort and the buckling condition of the piston shaft is satisfied. From the proposed optimal design, the optimal solution of the ER damper constrained in a specific volume is obtained. In order to evaluate performance of the optimized ER damper, simulation result of a quarter-car suspension system installed with the optimized ER damper is presented and compared with that of the non-optimized ER damper suspension system. Finally, the optimal results of the ER damper constrained in different volumes are obtained and presented in order to figure out the effect of constrained volume on the optimal design of ER damper.     

Electrorheologial properties of hematite/silicone oil suspensions under DC fields

Electrorheological (ER) fluids composed of α-Fe₂O₃ (hematite) particles suspended in silicone oil are studied in this work. The rheological response has been characterized as a function of field strength, shear rate and volume fraction. Rheological tests under DC electric fields elucidated the influence of the electric field strength, E, and volume fraction, ϕ, on the field-dependent yield stress, τ_y. It was found that this quantity scales with E and ϕ with a linear and parabolic dependence, respectively. The viscosities of electrified suspensions were found to increase by several orders of magnitude as compared to the unelectrified suspension at low shear rates, although at high-shear rates hydrodynamic effects become dominant and no effects of the electric field on the viscosity are observed. The work is completed with the analysis of microscopic observations of the structure acquired by the ER fluid upon application of a constant electric field. Electrohydrodynamic convection is found to be the origin of the ER response rather than the commonly admitted particle fibrillation. This fact can provide an explanation to the relationship between yield stress and electric field strength as well as the pattern of periodic structures observed in the measurement geometries.