Numerical simulation of the flow in a conduit,in the presence of a confined air cushion

A rectangular conduit with a closed end has water flowing in/out at the other end. The water level at the open end has an imposed sinusoidal movement. When this level is higher than the ceiling of the conduit, a certain mass of air is trapped under the ceiling. In a previous article (T.D. Nguyen, La Houille Blanche, No. 2, 1990), it was supposed that this air is flowing out freely through the ceiling, so the relative pressure at the water surface is zero, and the water hammer at the dead end of the conduit was calculated when the conduit was thoroughly filled. In this article, it is supposed that the trapped air is compressed isothermally or adiabatically. The set of equations is resolved (water continuity and movement equations, air state equation) by supposing a regime of flow at each section (section submerged or not), a certain value for the air pressure and by using the sweep method to determine the water flow characteristics. The air volume calculated by iteration must converge, and the calculated regimes at each section (submerged or free) must agree with the supposed regimes. The simulation is performed first with a horizontal conduit then with an inclined conduit. As expected, adiabatic compression gives higher pressure than isothermal compression. The simulation shows also that when there is an air cushion, compared with the case when air is flowing out freely, the shock of the water hammer at the closed end of the conduit is significantly reduced. This method is aimed at calculating the flow with entrapped air in the inlet/outlet tunnel of a hydroelectric plant, or in sewer system pipe when a sudden discharge surge (due to turbin opening/closing or to urban storm) changes a previously free‐surface flow in a mostly full‐pipe flow, but with some air entrapped under the ceiling. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Development and validation of an LC–MS method for the simultaneous determination of sulfadiazine,trimethoprim, and N4-acetyl-sulfadiazine in muscle plus skin of cultured fish

An analytical method for the determination of both sulfadiazine (SDZ) and trimethoprim (TMP), and also N⁴-acetyl-sulfadiazine (AcSDZ), the main metabolite of SDZ, in fish muscle plus skin has been developed and validated. Dapsone was used as internal standard. The method involves extraction of the analytes from fish tissue by pressurized liquid extraction using water as extractant. Sample cleanup was carried out by solid phase extraction using Abselut Nexus cartridges. Target analytes were quantitatively determined by liquid–chromatography mass spectrometry using single ion monitoring. The developed method was validated according to the European Union requirements (decision 2002/657/EC). The limit of detection for SDZ and AcSDZ was 3.0 and 2.5 µg kg^?1 for TMP. The limit of quantification (LOQ) was 10 µg kg^?1 for SDZ and AcSDZ and 7.5 µg kg^?1 for TMP. The recovery experiments carried out included the concentration levels of 0.5, 1 and 1.5 times the MRLs for SDZ and TMP. Concentration levels for AcSDZ were the same as SDZ. The values obtained were higher than 92.0% with coefficient of variation (CV, %) below 8.6%. The precision of the method, calculated as CV (%), ranged from 0.2 to 6.8% and from 0.8 to 8.9% for intra–day and inter–day analysis, respectively. Decision limit (CC_α) was calculated as 104.3, 53.7 and 105.3 µg kg^?1 for SDZ, TMP and AcSDZ, respectively. Detection capability (CC_β) was calculated as 110.0, 58.8 and 109.7 µg kg^?1 for SDZ, TMP and AcSDZ, respectively. “Matrix effect” and “relative matrix effect” were also evaluated. The method was used for the analysis of fish samples purchased from local markets.     

压力流驱动电色谱分析方法及其若干色谱行为

压力流驱动电色谱分析方法是一种新型色谱技术。它组合了ＨＰＬＣ和电泳两种技术,为分离提供了更多可控制的因素。介绍了压力流驱动电色谱的装置和毛细管电色谱柱的装置方法,从理论上讨论了影响电色谱分离的因素并用实验数据加以证明。最后尝试性地将电色谱法用于测定香蕉样品中萨索啉（Ｓａｌｓｏｌｉｎｏｌ）等的含量。     

农作物废弃物液化的实验研究

在250 mL的高压反应釜中对五种不同种类的农作物废弃物进行了液化研究。以花生壳作探索实验,重点考察了温度、时间、催化剂用量等因素对液化行为的影响,并给出了五种农作物的液化结果。研究结果表明,给料比为10 g原料/100 mL水时,在300℃～340 ℃、10 min、K2CO3添加量为1/30（催化剂/原料）的条件下,五种农作物废弃物液化获得的重油产率为21%～28%。对产物的高热值进行分析表明,农作物废弃物液化重油具有较高的热值,液化促进了能量分化,是农作物废弃物转化为生物燃料的有效手段。     

热解压力及气氛对神府煤焦气化反应活性的影响

利用加压热重分析仪研究了热解压力和气氛对神府煤焦CO2气化反应活性的影响。实验表明,在氮气中,加压热解导致焦油发生再沉积和再聚合反应,即焦油的二次反应,在煤焦颗粒表面上形成二次反应产物层,其活性很差,覆盖煤焦微孔的开孔,影响煤焦的初期气化反应性。氢气中热解,氢气与煤焦中的碳发生加氢气化反应, 生成甲烷和其他碳氢化合物,在煤焦颗粒上产生活性位,对煤焦起到活化作用,高压加氢热解有利于加氢气化反应和提高产物煤焦的气化反应活性。加氢气化反应可以在一定程度上消除焦油二次反应的负面影响,并活化煤焦。     

模糊识别模式在粉土液化判别中的应用

基于模糊数学的基本原理和方法,分析了粉土液化的影响因素,选取粉土的平均粒径,相对密度,标准贯入击数和上覆有效压力作为评价指标,构造粉土液化的模糊识别模式。验证和应用结果表明,模糊识别模式具有很好的映射能力,是粉土液化势预测的有效手段。     

煤液化残渣与褐煤混煤燃烧特性的实验研究

煤液化是提高煤炭资源利用率、减轻燃煤污染的有效途径[1].在煤液化工艺过程中,煤液化残渣的主体是由液化原料煤中未转化的煤有机体、无机矿物质以及外加的液化催化剂组成,是一种高炭、高灰和高硫的物质,在某些工艺中会占到液化原煤总量的30%左右,如此多的残渣量对液化过程的热效率和经济性所产生的影响是不可低估的[2].     

杨村烟煤快速液化反应性的研究

用共振搅拌反应器研究了杨村烟煤的高温快速液化。研究发现,在体系保持较高活性氢浓度时,适当提高反应温度,缩短反应时间——在短时间内达到较高的煤转化率,即高温快速液化是可行的。高温快速液化的最佳反应温度正是热重曲线反映的煤活泼热解温度范围的上限。从液化产物看,高温快速液化反应产物中苯可溶物占绝大多数,这对于煤液化产物的进一步利用非常有利。     

基于突变理论的液化评估方法

作为众多突变类型的一种形式,尖点突变模型由于其优良的性质而广泛应用于生物学和社会科学,近年来又有越来越多的学者用尖点突变模型来研究工程实际问题。本文基于地震液化的基本机理和突变理论的特点,以土体的抗液化能力和土体得到的地震能量为控制变量,以孔隙水压力发展为状态变量,建立了地震诱导的孔隙水压力发展模型。宏观震害调查结果和本文的计算结果对比表明,本文建议的方法方便、可靠,是一种理想的液化评估方法。