Solution of general dynamic equation for nanoparticles in turbulent flow considering fluctuating coagulation

A new averaged general dynamic equation (GDE) for nanoparticles in the turbulent flow is derived by considering the combined effect of convection, Brownian diffusion, turbulent diffusion, turbulent coagulation, and fluctuating coagulation. The equation is solved with the Taylor-series expansion moment method in a turbulent pipe flow. The experiments are performed. The numerical results of particle size distribution correlate well with the experimental data. The results show that, for a turbulent nanoparticulate flow, a fluctuating coagulation term should be included in the averaged particle GDE. The larger the Schmidt number is and the lower the Reynolds number is, the smaller the value of ratio of particle diameter at the outlet to that at the inlet is. At the outlet, the particle number concentration increases from the near-wall region to the near-center region. The larger the Schmidt number is and the higher the Reynolds number is, the larger the difference in particle number concentration between the near-wall region and near-center region is. Particle polydispersity increases from the near-center region to the near-wall region. The particles with a smaller Schmidt number and the flow with a higher Reynolds number show a higher polydispersity. The degree of particle polydispersity is higher considering fluctuating coagulation than that without considering fluctuating coagulation.     

纳米颗粒多相流体动力学研究及应用

纳米颗粒多相流研究是目前多相流研究中新的研究方向及重点发展领域.为探索纳米尺度多相流相间作用机理及内部存在机制,采用理论分析及数值计算手段,对一般动力学方程的封闭处理、颗粒碰撞率宏观模型的有效构建、颗粒凝并系统动力学演变特性的机理分析、非稀相问题碰撞率的求取、双变量问题求解方法的建立以及一些实际应用进行了系统研究,提出了新的针对纳米尺度颗粒动力学演变的一般动力学方程求解方法,并将其应用于实际工业过程问题的研究.该文对上述研究工作进行了综述.     

Analysis of the nonequilibrium two-phase flow with coagulation and crushing of condensate particles for arbitrary mass and velocity distributions of the secondary drops

The problem of the nonequilibrium flow of a two-phase gas-polydisperse condensate drop mixture is considered in a one-dimensional approximation taking account of coagulation and crushing of particles of different size during collisions. A closed system of equations in the flow characteristics is obtained in application to the general case of arbitrary size, velocity, and temperature distributions of the secondary drops formed during crushing. Regularities in the interaction of freely moving drops during collisions are investigated experimentally.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 77–79, March–April, 1975.The authors are grateful to L. E. Sternin for attention to the research and to N. S. Kovalgina for assistance in carrying it out.     

Nanoparticle dispersion and coagulation in a turbulent round jet

Nanoparticle dispersion and coagulation behaviors in a turbulent round jet were studied in this article. An experimental system was designed to generate a uniformly distributed air–nanoparticle two-phase flow in a turbulent round jet. The particle size distribution (PSD) was measured by a scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) in the near field of the jet. The particle diameters were nearly constant in the potential core due to the high carrying velocity and laminar characteristic of the flow but grew larger in the region of high turbulence intensities because the vortex structures in the mixing layer promoted coagulation. Furthermore, the migration property of small-sized nanoparticles forced them to be preserved in the potential core also leading to the diameter increase. The comparison of the particle concentration distributions at different sections indicated that the shear layer is the major region for the mixing of particle-laden stream and ambient air. The particle diameters in the axial direction experienced three stages including a slightly changed stage, an increasing stage and a constant stage. The diameter increase should be attributed to turbulence coagulation.     

NUMERICAL STUDY ON THE GROWTH PROCESS OF SECONDARY AEROSOL IN THE FOG

雾环境气溶胶之间的碰撞和凝并是气溶胶迁移、生长的动力学基础. 基于颗粒群平衡方程和多重蒙特卡洛方法,针对雾环境中二次液态气溶胶生长过程开展数值研究,着重分析了湍流和布朗作用机制对单分散和指数分布的二次气溶胶碰撞凝并的影响. 结果表明:雾环境气溶胶之间的碰撞凝并使得颗粒的总数目减少,颗粒平均体积逐渐增大. 对于初始尺度为自由分子区、单分散的气溶胶,布朗运动时间为600 s时,二次气溶胶平均尺度增大至初始的202.7倍左右,数目降至初始的0.006. 对于湍流作用下有布朗运动的二次气溶胶,在较短的时间内(如100 s)气溶胶尺度增至初始的163倍,颗粒数目降至初始的0.025倍, 说明雾环境流场的湍流运动引起二次气溶胶较强的输运和聚集,导致颗粒碰撞凝并概率增加,颗粒尺度增大.     

Calculation of the parameters of two-phase flow in an axisymmetrical laval nozzle allowing for the coagulation and atomization of the particles

The laws governing changes taking place in the parameters of the heterogeneous flow in a Laval nozzle were studied on the one-dimensional approximation in [1, 2]; a flow containing particles of uniform size was considered in [3–5]. In this paper we shall consider a method of calculating the parameters of a two-phase flow in the sub- and supersonic parts of an axisymmetrical Laval nozzle with due allowance for the coagulation and atomization of the particles, and shall present the results of some corresponding calculations.     

Simulating orthokinetic heterocoagulation and cluster growth in destabilizing suspensions

Using direct numerical simulation, we investigate the coagulation behavior of non-Brownian colloidal particles as exemplified by Al₂O₃ particles. This yields the so-called capture efficiency, for which we give an analytical expression, as well as other time-dependent variables such as the cluster growth rate. Instead of neglecting or strongly approximating the hydrodynamic interactions between particles, we include hydrodynamic and non-hydrodynamic interactions in a Stokesian dynamics approach and a comprehensive modeling of the interparticle forces. The resulting parallelized simulation framework enables us to investigate the dynamics of polydisperse particle systems composed of several hundred particles at the same high level of modeling we used for a close investigation of the coagulation behavior of two unequal particles in shear flow. Appropriate cluster detection yields all the information about large destabilizing systems, which is needed for models used in flow-sheet simulations. After non-dimensionalization, the results can be generalized and applied to other systems tending to secondary coagulation.     

Nanoparticle coagulation in a planar jet via moment method

Large eddy simulations of nanoparticle coagulation in an incompressible pla- nar jet were performed.The particle is described using a moment method to approximate the particle general dynamics equations.The time-averaged results based on 3000 time steps for every case were obtained to explore the influence of the Schmidt number and the Damkohler number on the nanoparticle dynamics.The results show that the changes of Schmidt number have the influence on the number concentration of nanoparticles only when the particle diameter is less than 1 nm for the fixed gas parameters.The number concentration of particles for small particles decreases more rapidly along the flow di- rection,and the nanoparticles with larger Schmidt number have a narrower distribution along the transverse direction.The smaller nanoparticles coagulate and disperse easily, grow rapidly hence show a stronger polydispersity.The smaller coagulation time scale can enhance the particle collision and coagulation.Frequented collision and coagulation bring a great increase in particle size.The larger the Damkohler number is,the higher the particle polydispersity is.     

Numerical investigation of two-phase flow with coagulation and fragmentation of particles in axisymmetric laval nozzles

The method and results of a calculation of the parameters of a polydis-perse two-phase flow with coagulation and fragmentation of particles in collisions are described. The problem is considered in a two-dimensional formulation. The secondary particles (fragments) formed by fragmentation are assumed to have arbitrary mass and velocity distributions.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 3, pp. 145–153, May–June, 1982.We thank F. G. Gaponich for assistance in the computer calculations.     

Modelling the Aggregation and Break-up of Fractal Aggregates in a Shear Flow

A population balance model has been proposed to describe simultaneous coagulation and fragmentation of fractal aggregates during shear-flocculation induced by means of a Couette-flow system. Given enough time, a floc-size distribution achieves the steady state, which reflects the balance between coagulation and fragmentation forces. Experimental results obtained recently show that higher shear rate values shift the steady state to smaller aggregate sizes. Also, for a fixed value of the shear rate, when the volume fraction of the particles increases, the steady state size increases if the flow is laminar, and decreases if the flow is turbulent. In order to model the fragmentation of the aggregates, a power dependence between the breakage rate coefficient and the shear rate has been proposed. The model is adjusted by using two different parameters: the effective probability of success for collisions _eff, and the break up coefficient for shear fragmentation, B. The dependence of these two parameters on the shear rate and the volume fraction of the particles is discussed.     

Effects of thermophoresis on Brownian coagulation of spherical particles over the entire particle size regime

In many energy and combustion applications, particles experience large temperature gradients, which can affect the coagulation process due to thermophoresis. This study presents a rigorous theory of thermophoretically modified Brownian coagulation in the entire particle size regime. The theoretical derivations are based on the kinetic theory for the free-molecular regime and the harmonic mean method for the transition regime. The coagulation kernels in different size regimes can be expressed as the basic Brownian coagulation kernel times an enhancement factor. The enhancement factor represents the coagulation rate enhancement induced by thermophoresis and is a function of specific dimensionless numbers. Based on the enhancement factor, the thermophoretic enhancement effects on particle coagulation are further analyzed under a wide range of gas and particle conditions. The results show that thermophoretic enhancement effects are ignorable in the free-molecular regime, but need to be considered in the continuum regime and the transition regime. In addition, the enhancement effects increase significantly with increase of gas temperature and temperature gradient while decrease with increase of gas pressure. The present study can improve understanding of thermophoretic effects on Brownian coagulation in the entire size regime and provide a useful tool to calculate the coagulation rates in presence of thermophoresis.     

液晶聚合物/柔性聚合物相分离的方向序与流动效应分析

本文用数值方法模拟液晶聚合物(LCP)／柔性链聚合物(FP)的相分离动力学过程，并用有序度S和长主轴倾斜角θ构成向量图，用来分析方向序和剪切流动对相分离形态的影响。结果表明(液晶富)基元的长主轴有沿条状界面平行排列的趋向，在弯曲条纹转角剧烈处或T字口处，有序度明显恶化；另外发现，对系统加剪切流动会引起邻近(液晶富)区域的凝聚，使得条纹变粗变长，同时，剪切率的大小对条纹的粗细和指向矢的分布有影响，表现为剪切率越大条纹拉伸越长，而指向矢的有序度越差。     

Particle collisions in a turbulent flow

An equation for the two-point probability density function of the two-particle the coordinate and velocity distribution is obtained. A closed system of equations for the first and second two-point moments of the velocity fluctuations of a pair of particles with allowance for the turbulent flow inhomogeneity is given. Boundary conditions for the equations of the particle concentration and the intensity of the relative random velocity during particle collision are obtained. A unified formula describing the interparticle collision process as a result of turbulent motion and the average relative particle velocity slip is obtained for the kernel of the coagulation equation. The effect of the average velocity slip of the particles and the carrier phase on the parameters of motion of the dispersed admixture and its coagulation is investigated on the basis of a two-point two-time velocity fluctuation autocorrelation function with two time and space scales representing the energy-bearing and small-scale motion of the fluid phase.Moscow. Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, pp. 104–116, March–April, 1996.     

Multi-monte-carlo method for general dynamic equation considering particle coagulation

Introduction ParticulateMatter(PM10,aerodynamicdiameterlessthan10μm)hasbeenwidely investigated.Somekindsofcombustionincludingcoalcombustion,gasoline/dieseloil combustionofvehicle,municipalsolidwastecombustion,etc,areoneofthemainsourcesof PM10[1].Particle…     

平面叶栅气动试验研究进展与展望

平面叶栅气动试验传统上是验证压气机、涡轮的基元性能的主要手段, 近年来国内外研究人员利用平面叶栅开展了大量的流动测量试验, 以揭示叶栅内部复杂流动现象的本质和规律、探索减小叶栅内流动损失的方法. 本文从试验装置、测试技术和研究内容三个方面, 综述了近年来平面叶栅气动试验研究的进展情况. 首先介绍了平面叶栅试验装置的发展及提高平面叶栅试验段流场品质的措施; 其次介绍了叶栅气动试验采用的部分流场测试技术, 包括叶片表面压力场、叶片表面温度场、内流速度场及流场可视化等测试技术, 分析了这些测试技术的进展和存在的问题; 然后梳理了近年来平面叶栅试验研究的相关科学问题及进展, 包括跨音速叶栅中的激波研究, 叶顶间隙泄漏流动研究, 叶型优化研究, 多尺度非定常旋涡结构研究, 振动环境下叶栅流场研究等; 最后对平面叶栅气动试验研究方向进行了展望. 通过了解叶栅内复杂流动现象及本质, 为进一步探索和提高压气机、涡轮的气动性能提供技术支撑.      

Soot Particle Size Distribution Functions in a Turbulent Non-Premixed Ethylene-Nitrogen Flame

A scanning mobility particle sizer with a nano differential mobility analyzer was used to measure nanoparticle size distribution functions in a turbulent non-premixed flame. The burner utilizes a premixed pilot flame which anchors a C₂H₄/N₂ (35/65) central jet with Re _D = 20,000. Nanoparticles in the flame were sampled through a N₂-filled tube with a 500- μm orifice. Previous studies have shown that insufficient dilution of the nanoparticles can lead to coagulation in the sampling line and skewed particle size distribution functions. A system of mass flow controllers and valves were used to vary the dilution ratio. Single-stage and two-stage dilution systems were investigated. A parametric study on the effect of the dilution ratio on the observed particle size distribution function indicates that particle coagulation in the sampling line can be eliminated using a two-stage dilution process. Carbonaceous nanoparticle (soot) concentration particle size distribution functions along the flame centerline at multiple heights in the flame are presented. The resulting distributions reveal a pattern of increasing mean particle diameters as the distance from the nozzle along the centerline increases.     

Two-component Brownian coagulation: Monte Carlo simulation and process characterization

The compositional distribution within aggregates of a given size is essential to the functionality of composite aggregates that are usually enlarged by rapid Brownian coagulation. There is no analytical solution for the process of such two-component systems. Monte Carlo method is an effective numerical approach for two-component coagulation. In this paper, the differentially weighted Monte Carlo method is used to investigate two-component Brownian coagulation, respectively, in the continuum regime, the free-molecular regime and the transition regime. It is found that (1) for Brownian coagulation in the continuum regime and in the free-molecular regime, the mono-variate compositional distribution, i.e., the number density distribution function of one component amount (in the form of volume of the component in aggregates) satisfies self-preserving form the same as particle size distribution in mono-component Brownian coagulation; (2) however, for Brownian coagulation in the transition regime the mono-variate compositional distribution cannot reach self-similarity; and (3) the bivariate compositional distribution, i.e., the combined number density distribution function of two component amounts in the three regimes satisfies a semi self-preserving form. Moreover, other new features inherent to aggregative mixing are also demonstrated; e.g., the degree of mixing between components, which is largely controlled by the initial compositional mass fraction, improves as aggregate size increases.     

A review of research on cylindrical particulate flows

The study of cylindrical particulate flows has wide industrial applicability hence received much attention. The purpose of the present paper is to provide a review on our research over the last few years. The research is related to the motion of cylindrical particles in mixing layer, pipe flow, channel flow, converging channel flow; the sedimentation of cylindrical particles in a Newtonian fluid; the structural feature and rheological property of cylindrical particulate suspensions; and the hydrodynamic instability of cylindrical particulate suspensions.     

Combined application of surface flow visualization and laser-Doppler anemometry to engine intake flows

Flow visualization using oil streak techniques and laser-Doppler anemometry were carried out to provide detailed information on the flow through the intake valve of a research (model) engine head under steady flow conditions. The work was partially undertaken to develop the techniques as useful tools for engine research. On the other hand, variations of the flow field with valve lift and with valve location were of interest. In the present paper it is shown that a symmetric geometry does not necessarily result in symmetric flow patterns inside the cylinder; the tendency to asymmetry increases with increasing valve lift. These characteristics of the flow should be taken into account when flow computations are performed necessitating the use of three dimensional codes in the entire flow field, not in a symmetrical half-geometry.