Investigation on gas-solids hydrodynamics and matching enhancement in feedstock injection zone of double-level nozzle riser

With the development of current energy economy, it is necessary to improve the product distribution of fluid catalytic cracking process, which is achieved by a riser reactor with double-level of nozzles. The new riser is constructed by adding a level of secondary nozzle 0.5 m below the main nozzle of traditional riser. This paper investigates the gas-solids flow and oil-catalyst matching feature based on the optical fiber and tracer technologies. According to the distribution of solids holdup, particle velocity and dimensionless jet concentration, the feedstock injection zone can be divided into the upstream flow control region, the main flow control region, and the secondary flow control region in the radial direction. The size of the regions is changed by the jet gas velocity and axial height. There is a poor match of secondary nozzle jet to particles below the main nozzle. The jet gas from secondary nozzles can improve the matching effect of oil-catalyst near the wall and reduce the probability of coking above the main nozzle.     

Propagation of acceleration waves in incompressible saturated porous solids

Within the framework of the incompressible porous media model, the propagation properties of acceleration waves in liquid-filled porous solids is discussed. The incompressibility of the two constituents in the model forces the amplitudes of the longitudinal waves in the skeleton and in the liquid to satisfy a certain relation. The two propagation speeds are presented by examination for the existence of acceleration waves and only longitudinal and transverse waves are realizable in the incompressible two-phase porous materials.     

Resistant effect of non-equilibrium inter-particle collisions on dense solids transport

There exist big gaps between measurements and modeling predictions on solids holdup and pressure drop in dense solids transport, such as those occuring in the bottom sections of gas-solids risers. The inability of closing this gap by common modeling approaches indicates certain missing and/or misrepresentation of some controlling mechanisms in modeling the transport. Previous research efforts show that the gap can not be effectively narrowed by simply modifying the drag force formulations without inclusion of the collision effect. This paper explores the origin of some controlling mechanisms that might have been overlooked in previous modeling approaches, and recommends how to make the model dense solids transport better. Our analysis shows the presence of a resistant force arising from inter-particle collision when the solids are accelerated in dense-phase transport. This may be caused by non-equilibrium collision during solids acceleration, which differs from local-equilibrium assumptions on which the current kinetic theory modeling of granular particles is based. A complete modeling of this collision-induced resistance calls for a total revision of the kinetic theory, with the inclusion of non-equilibrium collisions and offcenter collisions in dense solids transport.     

Experimental investigation of interparticle collision in the upper dilute zone of a cold CFB riser

Interparticle collision plays an important role in the mechanics of gas–solid two-phase flows. The paper presents direct measurements of collision rate as well as collision properties of spherical glass beads with sizes of 500 ± 50 μm in the upper dilute zone of a cold pilot-scale CFB riser, by using a high-speed imaging system. The recording rate of the high-speed digital camera is as high as 5000 fps with a resolution of 640 × 480. A large number of particle movement images at a height of 3.54 m above the distributor plates were taken. Manual inspection and automatic methods based on digital image processing algorithms were carried out to analyze particle image sequences. The experimental results show that the measured particle collision rate is proportional both to the particles’ average relative translational velocity and the square of the particle number density, which coincides with the collision theory derived according to the analogy of kinetic theory of gases. But the theoretical model is found to overestimate the real collision rates, and a coefficient a of 0.33 may be used to correct this discrepancy. The possible reasons for this discrepancy are also discussed. The measurement results of collision properties based on more than 50 particle collision events agrees well with Walton’s hard-sphere collision model. The three collision parameters, i.e., the average coefficient of friction μ, the normal and tangential coefficients of restitution e and β₀, for the glass beads used are measured to be 0.175 ± 0.005, 0.96 ± 0.02, and 0.43 ± 0.09, respectively.     

考虑颗粒间碰撞的气固两相流拉格朗日模拟

在均匀,稳定的各向同性气固两相紊流场颗粒弥散的拉格朗日模拟计算方法基础上,进一步考虑了流场中颗粒之间的碰撞对于模拟计算结果的影响。与Lavieville用大涡模拟所做的计算结果进行了对比,以对本方法进行验证,并考察了颗粒间的碰撞分别对流体相和颗粒相的影响。     

障碍物对丙烷-空气爆炸火焰加速的影响

研究了障碍物阻塞率、障碍物间距、障碍物空间位置对丙烷-空气爆炸过程及火焰加速效应的影响。采用雷诺平均（RANS）方程和湍流火焰封闭燃烧模型计算非稳态燃烧过程,主要分析障碍物周围复杂流场特性以及湍流涡与火焰面作用的详细机理。结果表明：阻塞率在0.5~0.7时,障碍物间距对火焰加速效果的影响较大,其中障碍物间距为一倍管径时火焰加速效应最大;而障碍物的空间位置对火焰传播的影响更为显著,当障碍物位于管道单侧时,湍流涡强度最大,火焰褶皱最明显,火焰传播速度最快。

     

Effect of obstacle size and spacing on the initial stage of flame acceleration in a rough tube

Experiments were conducted to study flame acceleration in an orifice plate laden detonation tube. Orifice plate area blockage and spacing were varied to determine their affect on flame acceleration. The tube used in the study was 3.05 m long with an inner diameter of 14.0 cm. Experiments were primarily carried out with stoichiometric propane-air, however the affect of mixture reactivity was also investigated by varying the mixture equivalence ratio. The distance required for the flame to achieve a velocity equal to the speed of sound in the unburned gas mixture was measured. This run-up distance is used to characterize the early stage of the flame acceleration process. It was found that in all cases, the flame run-up distance decreased with increased blockage ratio and with increased mixture reactivity. It was found that for higher blockage ratios plates flame acceleration was greatest for a plate spacing of one tube diameter, but for lower blockage ratio plates the results obtained for one-half, one, and one and one-half tube diameter plate spacing were very similar. The most rapid flame acceleration was observed when the ratio of the orifice plate spacing and the orifice plate height (half of the difference between the tube and orifice plate diameter) is on the order of 5. It is proposed that this optimum acceleration corresponds to the condition where the plate spacing is roughly equal to the length of the unburned gas re-circulation zone downstream from the orifice plate. PACS 47.40.-x; 47.70.Fw This paper was based on work that was presented at the 19th Interna-tional Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Sys-tems, Hakone, Japan, July 27 - August 1, 2003     

Experimental study of the effect of friction phenomena on actual and calculated inventory in a small-scale CFB riser

Accurate information concerning riser inventory in a fluidized bed is required in some applications such as the calcium looping process, because it is related to the CO₂ capture efficiency of the system. In a circulating fluidized bed (CFB), the riser inventory is normally calculated from the riser pressure drop; however, the friction and the acceleration phenomena may have a significant influence on the total riser pressure drop. Therefore, deviation may occur in the calculation from the actual mass. For this reason the magnitude of the friction and the acceleration pressure drop in the entire riser is studied in small-scale risers. Two series of studies were performed: the first one in a scaled cold model riser of the 10 kW_th facility, and the second one in the 10 kW_th fluidized bed riser under process conditions. The velocities were chosen to comply with the fluidization regimes suitable for the calcium looping process, namely, the turbulent and the fast. In cold-model experiments in a low-velocity turbulent fluidization regime, the actual weight (static pressure drop) of the particles is observed more than the weight calculated from a recorded pressure drop. This phenomenon is also repeated in pilot plant conditions. In the cold-model setup, the friction and acceleration pressure drop became apparent in the fast fluidization regime, and increased as the gas velocity rose. Within calcium looping conditions in the pilot plant operation, the static pressure drop was observed more than the recorded pressure drop. Therefore, as a conservative approach, the influence of friction pressure drop may be neglected while calculating the solid inventory of the riser. The concept of transit inventory is introduced as a fraction of total inventory, which lies in freefall zones of the CFB system. This fraction increases as gas velocity rises.     

Effect of particle polydispersity on micromechanical properties and energy dissipation in granular mixtures

A series of numerical tests was conducted to study the micromechanical properties and energy dissipation in polydisperse assemblies of spherical particles subjected to uniaxial compression. In general, distributed particle size assemblies with standard deviations ranging from 0% to 80% of the particle mean diameter were examined. The microscale analyses included the trace of the fabric tensor, magnitude and orien- tation of the contact forces, trace of stress, number of contacts and degree of mobilization of friction in contacts between particles. In polydisperse samples, the average coordination numbers were lower than in monodisperse assemblies, and the mobilization of friction was higher than in monodisperse assemblies due to the non-uniform spatial rearrangement of spheres in the samples and the smaller displacements of the particles. The effect of particle size heterogeneity on both the energy density and energy dissipation in systems was also investigated.     

Influence of proton beam Coulomb explosion in laser proton acceleration

To further understand proton acceleration driven by the interaction between ultra-intense laser pulse and foil targets, the influence of proton beam Coulomb explosion has been analyzed theoretically and investigated using two-dimensional particle-in-cell (2D-PIC) simulations. Employing different proton layer sizes in the simulations, it is found that proton beam Coulomb explosion plays an important role on proton acceleration, in particular on proton cut off energy. Proton dynamics including the effect of both sheath field and proton beam Coulomb explosion was proposed and discussed in detail. This work may serve to improve the understanding of proton acceleration driven by intense laser-foil interactions.     

Axial flow structure of solids holdup in an 18-m high-density CFB riser based on pressure measurements

The axial flow structure in a high-density CFB riser having a height of 18 m is investigated on the basis of pressure measurements.Solids circulation rates reach 1400 kg/(m2 s)at superficial gas velocities of 5-9 m/s and the apparent solids holdup exceeds 0.2,indicating high-density operations have been achieved.The apparent solids holdup increases with the solids circulation rate increasing and/or superficial gas velocity decreasing.Axial distributions of the apparent solids holdup have exponential shapes with denser regions at the bottom and more dilute regions in the upper part.The apparent slip velocity increases with the increasing solids holdup and reaches 14 m/s,showing that there are more opportunities of cluster formation in high-density operation.Furthermore,the apparent slip velocity has a power relation with the apparent solids holdup under a wide range of operating conditions.     

The effect of two-way coupling and inter-particle collisions on turbulence modulation in a vertical channel flow

Turbulence modulation due to its interaction with dispersed solid particles in a downward fully developed channel flow was studied. The Eulerian framework was used for the gas-phase, whereas the Lagrangian approach was used for the particle-phase. The steady-state equations of conservation of mass and momentum were used for the gas-phase, and the effect of turbulence on the flow-field was included via the standard k–ε model. The particle equation of motion included the drag, the Saffman lift and the gravity forces. Turbulence dispersion effect on the particles was simulated as a continuous Gaussian random field. The effects of particles on the flow were modeled by appropriate source terms in the momentum, k and ε equations. Particle–particle collisions and particle–wall collisions were accounted for in these simulations. Gas-phase velocities and turbulence kinetic energy in the presence of 2–100% mass loadings of two particle classes (50 μm glass and 70 μm copper) were evaluated, and the results were compared with the available experimental data and earlier numerical results. The simulation results showed that when the inter-particle collisions were important and was included in the computational model, the fluid turbulence was attenuated. The level of turbulence attenuation increased with particle mass loading, particle Stokes number, and the distance from the wall. When the inter-particle collisions were negligible and/or was neglected in the model, the fluid turbulence was augmented for the range of particle sizes considered.     

气液混输悬链线立管系统两相流特性实验

严重段塞流是海洋工程气液混输管线--立管系统中常见的一种特殊有害流动现象, 采用水平--下倾--悬链线立管气液混输组合管道系统, 通过系列实验在悬链线立管中获得了严重段塞流、间歇流和震荡流等流型, 阐述了这些流动现象的形成机理, 提出了能够产生严重段塞流的判定准则. 结果表明, 悬链线立管严重段塞流具有明显周期性, 在一个周期内的流动特征可分为液塞形成、液体出流、液气喷发及液体回流等4个阶段, 进而给出了各阶段中相关流动参数的变化规律. 在实验中同时还对悬链线与垂直立管中严重段塞流形成机理进行了比较分析, 发现两者在液塞形成阶段有显著差别. 其中, 在悬链线立管中液塞形成之前首先需要经历一个气液混合液塞形成过程, 而垂直立管则没有这个过程.      

煤气火焰传播规律及其加速机理研究

研究了煤气/空气预混气在两端封闭管道中的火焰传播加速现象和管道中有无障碍物时火焰的加速机理,认为火焰加速是由于火焰前未燃气体被前驱压缩波加热和障碍物诱导的湍流区对燃烧过程的正反馈造成的。实验结果表明,障碍物存在时,最大爆炸压力可提高20%,与理论计算一致;火焰传播特性随煤气浓度的变化而改变;障碍物阻塞比对火焰的速度和压力都有一定影响。     

水沙流中离散颗粒流动应力关系

在已有的基于膨胀体模型、动理论模型和连续介质理论得到的关系式基础上,分析了水沙流中颗粒流动的应力关系应由摩擦应力、滑动应力和碰撞应力3部分组成,并将颗粒弹性恢复系数引入,对颗粒碰撞项进行了修正。根据颗粒碰撞时间间隔T_c和颗粒弛豫时间T_e的对比,提出了颗粒流动进入碰撞惯性区的临界值,即当T_c/T_e<0.02时,水沙流中颗粒流动碰撞作用占优,可忽略摩擦应力和滑动应力,并将提出的临界值与实验资料进行了比较。利用修正后的水沙流中颗粒流动应力关系,对缓槽水沙流动进行了模拟计算,获得了与实测资料一致的结果。     

Characterization of dissipation losses in cement paste with diffuse ultrasound

The objective of this study is to quantify the dissipation losses in cement paste using diffuse ultrasound, and then to relate these results to the corresponding values measured with a coherent ultrasound procedure. The results show a linear dependency on frequency for this energy dissipation (intrinsic absorption), and exhibit a reasonable correlation between the dissipation losses and the amount of cement paste present in a sample. In addition, there is good agreement between the air content predicted with diffuse ultrasound, and that directly measured with a standard optical technique.     

Effect of particle polydispersity on micromechanical properties and energy dissipation in granular mixtures

A series of numerical tests was conducted to study the micromechanical properties and energy dissipation in polydisperse assemblies of spherical particles subjected to uniaxial compression. In general, distributed particle size assemblies with standard deviations ranging from 0% to 80% of the particle mean diameter were examined. The microscale analyses included the trace of the fabric tensor, magnitude and orientation of the contact forces, trace of stress, number of contacts and degree of mobilization of friction in contacts between particles. In polydisperse samples, the average coordination numbers were lower than in monodisperse assemblies, and the mobilization of friction was higher than in monodisperse assemblies due to the non-uniform spatial rearrangement of spheres in the samples and the smaller displacements of the particles. The effect of particle size heterogeneity on both the energy density and energy dissipation in systems was also investigated.     

Some examples of electron microscopy studies of microstructures and phase transitions in solids

In this contribution the results of some electron microscopy studies on microstructures related with phase transitions in a variety of materials will be presented. The materials include binary and ternary alloys, high T_C superconductors as well as C₆₀ and C₇₀ fullerenes, while the transitions can be diffusional, displacive or both.

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Sommario Si presentano i risultati di alcuni studi fatti attraverso la microscopia elettronica sulle microstrutture relative a transizioni di fase in una varietà di materiali. I casi comprendono leghe binarie e ternarie, superconduttori T_C e materiali C₆₀ e C₇₀; le transizioni esaminate sono diffusionali, displacive o di entrambi i tipi.