The influence of nano-particle tracers on the slip length measurements by microPTV

Direct measurement of slip length is based on the measured fluid velocity near solid boundary. However, previous micro particle image velocimetry/particle tracking velocimetry (microPIV/PTV) measurements have reported surprisingly large measured near-wall velocities of pressure-driven flow in apparent contradiction with the no-slip hy-pothesis and experimental results from other techniques. To better interpret the measured results of the microPIV/PTV, we performed velocity profile measurements near a hy-drophilic wall (z = 0.25-1.5 μm) with two sizes of tracer particles (φ 50 nm and φ200 nm). The experimental results indicate that, at less than 1 μm from the wall, the deviations between the measured velocities and no-slip theoretical values obviously decrease from 93% of φ200 nm particles to 48% of φ50 nm particles. The Boltzmann-like exponential measured particle concentrations near wall were found. Based on the non linear Boltzmann distribution of particle concentration and the effective focus plane thickness, we illustrated the reason of the apparent velocity increase near wall and proposed a method to correct the measured velocity profile. By this method, the deviations between the corrected measured velocities and the no-slip theoretical velocity decrease from 45.8% to 10%, and the measured slip length on hy-drophilic glass is revised from 75 nm to 16 nm. These results indicated that the particle size and the biased particle concentration distribution can significantly affect near wall velocity measurement via microPIV/PTV, and result in larger measured velocity and slip length close to wall.     

Sand particle dislodgement in windblown sand

The incipient motion of sand particle from sand bed plays a very important role in the prediction of windblown sand.In this paper,we proposed a new method for predicting the incipient motion of sand particle based on wind speed fluctuation as follows,when the wind speed is larger than the critical wind speed,if the total impulse on sand particle is larger than the critical impulse,incipient motion of sand particle would take place,otherwise if not.Furthermore,from the analysis of entrainment in the rolling and lifting modes,we come to the following conclusion.When the average wind speed is smaller than the critical wind speed,if the average wind speed is used to judge the incipient motion of sand particle,one will underestimate the number of sand particles jumping from the bed,if the instantaneous wind speed is used to judge incipient motion of sand particle,one will overestimate the number of sand particles jumping from the bed;When the average wind speed is larger than the critical wind speed,either the average or the instantaneous wind speeds is used to judge the incipientmotion of sand particles,one will overestimate the number of sand particles jumping from the bed.     

Aeroelastic modeling of wind loading on a cable-net supported glass wall

Wind loading study on a cable-net supported glass wall is conducted by means of wind tunnel tests. An equiva- lent aeroelastic model is designed and constructed. Response of displacements of the wall is measured and analyzed. In order to design a glass wall under wind loading, the ＂wind- vibration factor＂ is estimated and discussed. In fact, the mech- anism of wind acting on the wall is commonly known not only as positive pressure, but also as negative pressure caused by the flow separation on the corners of the building. Due to the diffidence in the mechanism of wind acting, two typi- cal response cases are classified. The results show that the dynamic response of the structure caused by the negative pressure is stronger than that of the positive pressure case. To determine the aerodynamic wind loading on a flexible part of structure on a building, wind tunnel study may be useful and play an important role.     

End wall effect on particle motion in a chute flow

The influence of the end wall of a chute on the rotation of internal characteristic particles is mainly on the z-axis.A measurement device based on inertial measurement technology does not require the assistance of external information;hence,it is especially suitable for measuring the angular and translational velocities of internal characteristic particles.To study the influence of the end wall of the chute on the motions of the internal characteristic particles,the z-axis rotational and translational velocities of the internal characteristic particles in the chute were measured,and it was found that the rotational velocity about the z-axis differs according to the initial position.The z-axis angular velocity of a characteristic particle at the centre fluctuates near 0,and the average value approaches 0.The z-axis angular velocity of a characteristic particle at the left end wall is typically negative.This phenomenon is due to the influence of the end wall on the rotational motions of particles with initial positions that are near the end wall.In addition,the average translational velocity of the characteristic particles is also affected by the end wall.The distributions of the average z-axis angular velocity and the average translational velocity are quantitatively analysed,and the correlation between the tilt angle of the chute and the end wall effect is studied.     

Vertical distribution characteristics of PM in the surface layer of Guangzhou

Measurements of particulate matter(PM),i.e.,PM10,PM2.5,and PMl,have been performed on the Canton Tower,a landmark building in Guangzhou,at heights of 121 and 454 m since November 2010,using a GRIMM 180 aerosol particle spectrometer(Germany).Analyses of data from November 2010 to May2013 showed that the annual average values of PM10,PM2.5,and PMl at the observation height of 121 m above the ground were 44.1,38.2,and 34.9μg/m3,respectively,and those at 454 m above the ground were 35.7,30.4,and 27.5 μg/m3,respectively.By considering the values of the secondary concentration limits given in the Ambient Air Quality Standards issued in 2012,it was observed that the annual average values of PM10 at the observation heights of 121 and 454 m,as well as those of PM2.5 at 454 m,reached those standards.Furthermore,the over-standard amplitude of the annual average value of PM2.5 at the observation height of 121 m was 9.1%.During the observation period,the maximum daily average values of PM10,PM2.5,and PM1 at the observation height of 121 m were 183.3,144.8,and 123.8 μg/m~3,respectively,and those at 454 m were 102.8,92.7,and 86.4 μg/m3.The daily average values of PM 10 at the observation height of 454 m were not above the standards.The over-standard frequencies of the daily average values of PM10 and PM2.5 at the observation height of 121 m were 0.6%and 10.7%,respectively,and the over-standard amplitudes were 9.0%and 24.4%,respectively.The over-standard frequency of the daily average value of PM2.5 at the observation height of 454 m was 2.0%,and the over-standard amplitude was 10.4%.Accordingly,it can be stated that the air at the observation height 454 m above the ground did not reach the secondary limit of the new standards.The pollution was most serious during winter,and the air was relatively cleaner during summer.Overall,the vertical distributions of PM 10,PM2.5,and PMl decreased with height.The lapse rates showed the following sequence:PM10 > PM2.5 > PM1,which indicates that the vertical distribution of fine particles is more uniform than that of coarse particles;the vertical distribution in summer is more uniform than in other seasons.     

DUAL CHARACTERS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN PARTICLES AND FLUID

The unique characteristics of gas-solids two-phase flow and fluidization in terms of the flow structures and the apparent behavior of particles and fluid-particle interactions are closely linked to physical properties of the particles, operating conditions and bed configurations. Fluidized beds behave quite differently when solid properties, gas velocities or vessel geometries are vaded. An understanding of hydrodynamic changes and how they, in turn, influence the transfer and reaction characteristics of chemical and thermal operations by variations in gas-solid contact, residence time, solid circulation and mixing and gas distribution is very important for the proper design and scale-up of fluidized bed reactors. In this paper, rather than attempting a comprehensive survey, we concentrate on examining some important positive and negative impacts of particle sizes, bubbles, clusters and column walls on the physical and chemical aspects of chemical reactor performance from the engineering application point of view with the aim of forming an adequate concept for guiding the design of multiphase fluidized bed chemical reactors.     

Experimental study on correlation between turbulence and sound in a subsonic wind tunnel

In this paper, the effects of turbulence on sound generation and velocity fluctuations due to pressure waves in a large subsonic wind tunnel are studied. A trip strip located at different positions in the contraction part or at one position in the diffuser of a large wind tunnel is used to investigate the aforementioned phenomenon, and the results indicate that the trip strip has significant effects on sound reduction. The lowest turbulence intensity and sound are obtained from a trip strip with a diameter of 0.91 mm located either at X/L = 0.79 or at X/L = 0.115 in the wide portion of the contraction. Furthermore, the effect of monopole, dipole and quadrupole sources of aerodynamic noise at different velocities is investigated, and it is demonstrated that the contribution of the monopole is dominant, while the shares due to the dipole and quadrupole remain less important. In addition, it is found that the sound waves have a modest impact on the measured longitudinal turbulence and are generated essentially by eddies.     

Interference effects of two and three super-tall buildings under wind action

Most previous investigations on interference effects of tall buildings under wind actions focused on the wind induced interference effects between two buildings,and the interference effects of three or more buildings have seldom been studied so far due to the huge workload involved in experiments and data processing.In this paper,mean and dynamic force/response interference effects and peak wind pressure interference effects of two and three tall buildings,especially the three-building configuration,are investigated through a series of wind tunnel tests on typical tall building models using high frequency force balance technique and wind pressure measurements.Furthermore,the present paper focuses on the effects of parameters,including breadth ratio and height ratio of the buildings and terrain category,on the interference factors and derives relevant regression results for the interference factors.     

Wind tunnel simulation of wind loading on a solid structure of revolution

The wind tunnel simulations of wind loading on a solid structure of revolution with one smooth and five rough surfaces were conducted using wind tunnel tests. Timemean and fluctuating pressure distributions on the surface were obtained, and the relationships between the roughness Reynolds number and pressure distributions were analyzed and discussed. The results show that increasing the surface roughness can significantly affect the pressure distribution, and the roughness Reynolds numbers play an important role in the change of flow patterns. The three flow patterns of subcritical, critical and supercritical flows can be classified based on the changing patterns of both the mean and the fluctuating pressure distributions. The present study suggests that the wind tunnel results obtained in the supercritical pattern reflect more closely those of full-scale solid structure of revolution at the designed wind speed.     

Sedimentation motion of sand particles in moving water(Ⅰ): The resistance on a small sphere moving in non-uniform flow

In hydraulics, when we deal with the problem of sand particles moving relative to the surrounding water, Stokes’ formula of resistance has usually been used to render the velocity of sedimentation of the particles. But such an approach has not been proved rigorously, and its accuracy must be carefully considered. In this paper, we discuss the problem of a sphere moving in a non-uniform flow field, on the basis of the fundamental theory of hydrodynamics. We introduce two assumptions: i) the diame...     

MULTI-SCALE AGGREGATION OF PARTICLES IN GAS-SOLIDS FLUIDIZED BEDS

The multi-scale characteristics of clusters in a fast fluidized bed and of agglomerates in a fluidized bed of cohesive particles are discussed on the basis of large amounts of experiments.The cluster size and concentration are dominated by the local voidage of the bed.A cluster consists of many sub-clusters with different sizes and discrete par-ticles,and the sub-cluster size probability density distribution appears as a negative exponential function.The agglom-erates in a fluidized bed of cohesive particles also possess the multi-scale nature.The large agglomerates form a fixed bed at the bottom,the medium agglomerates are fluidized in the middle,and the small agglomerates and discrete parti-cles become the dilute-phase region in the upper part of the bed.The agglomerate size is mainly affected by cohesive forces and gas velocity.The present models for prediction the size of clusters and agglomerates can not tackle the in-trinsic mechanism of the multi-scale aggregation,and a challenging problem for establishing mechanistic model is put forward.     

THE VELOCITY OF SAND PARTICLES RELATIVE TO WATER AND THE VARIATI0N 0F FLUCTUATION VELOCITY DUE TO THE CONCENTRATION OF SUSPENDED SAND PARTICLES

In this paper.we discuss three fundamental problemsof the theory of suspended sand particles based on thetheory of fluid dynamics.They are:(1)the relative ve-locity of sand particles to the surrounding fluid in theturbulent flow.(2) the variation of the velocity fluc-tuation of the fluid when the suspended sand particlesexist,(3)the profile of the vertical distribution ofthe concentration of the suspended sand particles in two-dimensional uniform steady channel flow and the modifi-cation of usual diffusion theory.The results of our.theoretical analysis are somewhat different from the cor-responding expressions in the textbooks of hydraulicsand river mechanics.     

DEM simulations of die filling during pharmaceutical tabletting

The flow behaviour of powders from a stationary shoe into a moving die, which mimics the die filling process in a rotary tablet press, was analysed using a discrete element method （DEM）, in which 2D irregular shaped particles were considered. The influence of the particle shape, size and size distribution, the number of particles used in the simulation, the initial height of powder bed in the shoe, and the filling speed on the average mass flow rate and the critical filling speed （the highest speed at which the die can be completely filled） were explored. It has been found that a maximum flow rate is obtained at the critical filling speed for all systems investigated and poly-disperse systems have higher mass flow rates and higher critical filling speeds than mono-disperse systems. In addition, the powder with particles which can tessellate generally has a lower filling rate and a lower critical titling speed.     

Empirical model for estimating vertical concentration profiles of re-suspended,sediment-associated contaminants

Vertical distribution processes of sediment con-taminants in water were studied by flume experiments. Experimental results show that settling velocity of sedi-ment particles and turbulence characteristics are the major hydrodynamic factors impacting distribution of pollutants, especially near the bottom where particle diameter is similar in size to vortex structure.Sediment distribution was uniform along the distance, while contaminant distribution slightly lagged behind the sediment.The smaller the initial sediment concentration was,the more time it took to achieve a uniform concentration distribution for suspended sediment. A con-taminants transportation equation was established depending on mass conservation equations.Two mathematical estima-tion models of pollutant distribution in the overlying water considering adsorption and desorption were devised based on vertical distribution of suspended sediment:equilibrium par-tition model and dynamic micro-diffusion model.The ratio of time scale between the sediment movement and sorption can be used as the index of the models.When this ratio was large,the equilibrium assumption was reasonable,but when it was small,it might require dynamic micro-diffusion model.     

RADIAL PROFILE OF THE SOLID FRACTION IN A LIQUID—SOLID CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED

In a liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed, lateral forces acting on the particles determine the movement of the particles in the radial direction, and this creates a radial profile for the solid fraction. This work proposes a model to calculate the radial profile of the solid fraction in a liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed based on the balance of the lateral force and the turbulent dispersion force.     

A new drag model for TFM simulation of gas-solid bubbling fluidized beds with Geldart-B particles

In this work, a new drag model for TFM simulation in gas-solid bubbling fluidized beds was proposed, and a set of equations was derived to determine the meso-scale structural parameters to calculate the drag characteristics of Geldart-B particles under low gas velocities. In the new model, the meso-scale structure was characterized while accounting for the bubble and meso-scale structure effects on the drag coefficient. The Fluent software, incorporating the new drag model, was used to simulate the fluidization behavior. Experiments were performed in a Plexiglas cylindrical fluidized bed consisting of quartz sand as the solid phase and ambient air as the gas phase. Comparisons based on the solids hold-up inside the fluidized bed at different superficial gas velocities, were made between the 2D Cartesian simulations, and the experimental data, showing that the results of the new drag model reached much better agreement with exoerimental data than those of the Gidasoow dra~ model did.     

DEM Modeling of Particle Breakage in Silica Sands under One-Dimensional Compression

A Discrete Element Method(DEM) model is developed to study the particle breakage effect on the one-dimensional compression behavior of silica sands. The ‘maximum tensile stress' breakage criterion considering multiple contacts is adopted to simulate the crushing of circular particles in the DEM. The model is compared with published experimental results. Comparison between the compression curves obtained from the numerical and experimental results shows that the proposed method is very effective in studying the compression behavior of silica sands considering particle breakage. The evolution of compression curves at different stress levels is extensively studied using contact force distribution, variation of contact number and particle size distribution curve with loading. It is found that particle breakage has great impact on compression behavior of sand, particularly after the yield stress is reached and particle breakage starts.The crushing probability of particles is found to be macroscopically affected by stress level and particle size distribution curve, and microscopically related to the evolutions of contact force and coordination number. Once the soil becomes well-graded and the average coordination number is greater than 4 in two-dimension, the crushing probability of parent particles can reduce by up to5/6. It is found that the average contact force does not always increase with loading, but increases to a peak value then decreases once the soil becomes more well-graded. It is found through the loading rate sensitivity analysis that the compression behavior of sand samples in the DEM is also affected by the loading rate. Higher yield stresses are obtained at higher loading rates.     

Analysis of the causes of heavy aerosol pollution in Beijing,China:A case study with the WRF-Chem model

The causes and variability of a heavy haze episode in the Beijing region was analyzed.During the episode,the PM2.5 concentration reached a peak value of 450 μg/kg on January 18,2013 and rapidly decreased to100 μg/kg on January 19,2013,characterizing a large variability in a very short period.This strong variability provides a good opportunity to study the causes of the haze formation.The in situ measurements(including surface meteorological data and vertical structures of the winds,temperature,humidity,and planetary boundary layer(PBL)) together with a chemical/dynamical regional model(WRF-Chem) were used for the analysis.In order to understand the rapid variability of the PM2.5 concentration in the episode,the correlation between the measured meteorological data(including wind speed,PBL height,relative humidity,etc.) and the measured particle concentration(PM2.5 concentration) was studied.In addition,two sensitive model experiments were performed to study the effect of individual contribution from local emissions and regional surrounding emissions to the heavy haze formation.The results suggest that there were two major meteorological factors in controlling the variability of the PM2.5 concentration,namely,surface wind speed and PBL height.During high wind periods,the horizontal transport of aerosol particles played an important role,and the heavy haze was formed when the wind speeds were very weak(less than 1 m/s).Under weak wind conditions,the horizontal transport of aerosol particles was also weak,and the vertical mixing of aerosol particles played an important role.As a result,the PBL height was a major factor in controlling the variability of the PM_(2.5) concentration.Under the shallow PBL height,aerosol particles were strongly confined near the surface,producing a high surface PM_(2.5) concentration.The sensitivity model study suggests that the local emissions(emissions from the Beijing region only)were the major cause for the heavy haze events.With only local emissions,the calculated peak value of the PM_(2.5) concentration was 350 μg/kg,which accounted for 78%of the measured peak value(450 μg/kg).In contrast,without the local emissions,the calculated peak value of the PM_(2.5) concentration was only100 μg/kg,which accounted for 22%of the measured peak value.     

Effects of finite-size neutrally buoyant particles on the turbulent channel flow at a Reynolds number of 395

A direct-forcing fictitious domain(DFFD) method is used to perform fully resolved numerical simulations of turbulent channel flows laden with large neutrally buoyant particles. The effects of the particles on the turbulence(including the mean velocity,the root mean square(RMS) of the velocity fluctuation, the probability density function(PDF) of the velocity, and the vortex structures) at a friction Reynolds number of 395 are investigated. The results show that the drag-reduction effect caused by finite-size spherical particles at low particle volumes is negligibly small. The particle effects on the RMS velocities at Re_τ = 395 are significantly smaller than those at Re_τ = 180, despite qualitatively the same effects, i.e., the presence of particles decreases the maximum streamwise RMS velocity near the wall via weakening the large-scale streamwise vortices,and increases the transverse and spanwise RMS velocities in the vicinity of the wall by inducing smaller-scale vortices. The effects of the particles on the PDFs of the fluid fluctuating velocities normalized with the RMS velocities are small, regardless of the particle size, the particle volume fraction, and the Reynolds number.     

Mechanical Behaviors of Saturated Sand under Complicated Loading

The different physical states of saturated sand, including shear elasticity, positive dilatancy, and negative dilatancy (preliminary negative dilatancy, secondary negative dilatancy and reversal negative dilatancy) are revealed based on the pore water pressure response of saturated sand in undrained dynamic torsional tests of thin cylinder samples and also checked by the drained cyclic triaxial tests under a given mean effective normal stress. According to the effective stress path of different physical states under the undrained cyclic torsional tests the physical state transformation surface, stress history boundary and yield surface are determined, and the state boundary surface is also determined by the range of effective frictional stress state movement. Based on the moving yield surface without rotation, and the expanding stress history boundary surface relevant to the stress path variations under different physical states in 3D stress space, a physical state model is proposed to provide a new app