Some hydrodynamic aspects of 3-phase inverse fluidized bed

Hydrodynamics of 3-phase inverse fluidized bed is studied experimentally using low density particles for different liquid and gas velocities. The hydrodynamic characteristics studied include pressure drop, minimum liquid and gas fluidization velocities and phase holdups. The minimum liquid fluidization velocity determined using the bed pressure gradient, decreases with increase in gas velocity. The axial profiles of phase holdups shows that the liquid holdup increases along the bed height, whereas the solid holdup decreases down the bed. However, the gas holdup is almost uniform in the bed.     

Continuous segregation of binary heterogeneous solids in a fast-fluidized bed

Continuous segregation of binary heterogeneous solids (different density mixtures) is carried out in a gas–solid fluidized bed to study the effects of gas velocity, solids feed rate, feed composition and density difference of solids on the separation factor (recovery of flotsam at top outlet) and the quality of the product (purity of flotsam at top outlet) in a continuous fast-fluidized bed. The holdup of the bed material is obtained in each experimental run. It is observed that the separation factor decreases with increase in solids feed rate or density difference of solids, and increases with gas velocity or proportion of flotsam in the feed. The quality of the product decreases with increase in gas velocity or solids flow rate, and increases with feed composition or density difference of solids. The experimental results show that the separation factor and the quality of the product are more sensitive to gas velocity than to other operating parameters. Empirical correlations for predicting the separation factor and quality of the product are proposed based on the Richards model for individual flotsam mass fraction in the feed, and the predictions agree satisfactorily with the present experimental data.     

油-气-水三相流超声传感器持气率测量*

为探索油-气-水三相流持气率测量难题,该文开展了脉冲透射式超声传感器持气率测量动态实验研究。首先,利用超声传感器与光纤传感器组合,测取了油-气-水三相流中段塞流、混状流、泡状流的响应信号;其次,提取了超声脉冲信号的最大值序列来反映不同流型时超声传感器响应特性,同时,借助双头光纤传感器与相关测速法,计算得到了流体中气泡弦长序列;最后,结合流型与泡径信息,利用超声传感器测量了不同流型下持气率,并分析了不同流型持气率预测的误差来源,为其他油-气-水三相流持气率测量传感器设计提供了借鉴。     

水平管段塞流持液率波动规律研究

以空气和水为工质,采用双平行电导探针,在水平多相流环道(d=50.00mm)中研究了段塞流持液率与压力波动的关系以及折算气速、折算液速变化对持液率的影响,并将持液率的试验值与预测模型进行了比较.结果表明:持液率波动能更真实地反映段塞流动特性,可以用来确定液塞频率;增加折算气速时,液塞持液率减小;增加折算液速时,持液率增大.     

Correlations predicting frictional pressure drop and liquid holdup during horizontal gas-liquid pipe flow with a small liquid holdup

Experimental data and correlations available in the literature for the liquid holdup ε_L and the pressure gradient ΔP_TP/L for gas-liquid pipe flow, generally, do not cover the domain 0 < ε_L < 0.06. Reliable pressure-drop correlations for this holdup range are important for calculating flow rates of natural gas, containing traces of condensate. In the present paper attention is focused on reliable measurements of ε_L and ΔP_TPIL values and on the development of a phenomenological model for the liquid-holdup range 0 < ε_L < 0.06. This model is called the “apparent rough surface” model and is referred to as the ARS model. The experimental results presented in this paper refer to air-water and air-water + ethyleneglycol systems with varying transport properties in horizontal straight smooth glass tubes under steady-state conditions. The holdup and pressure gradient values predicted with the ARS model agree satisfactorily with both our experimental results and data obtained from the literature referring to small liquid-holdup values 0 < ε_L < 0.06. Further, it has been shown that in the domain 38 < < 72 mPa m the interfacial tension of the gas-liquid system has no significant effect on the liquid holdup. The pressure gradient, however, increases slightly with decreasing surface tension values.     

原油含水率测量的光学计量仪

油井含水率是油田开发过程中的一个重要指标。光纤传感器具有体积小、重量轻、抗干扰能力强、实时、高效、准确等优点,将其应用于石油测井,有利于提高勘探效率。介绍测井应用中原油含水率计量仪的结构,分析了光纤传感器对混合液体含水率测量的基本原理。激光在弯曲光纤中的传输效率随外界混合介质折射率的变化而改变,根据光纤输出光功率的大小可以测量外界混合介质的组成成分。通过数值模拟,给出了光纤传感器中光束强度随混合液体含水率的变化现象,计算得到混合液体中含水率测量结果。结果表明,光纤传感器计量仪能实现0%～100%含水量的连续测量。最后基于数值模拟结果讨论了系统设计中的注意事项。     

Effects of particle size and concentration on bubble coalescence and froth formation in a slurry bubble column

A new approach for simulating the formation of a froth layer in a slurry bubble column is proposed. Froth is considered a separate phase, comprised of a mixture of gas, liquid, and solid. The simulation was carried out using commercial flow simulation software (FIRE v2014) for particle sizes of 60–150 μm at solid concentrations of 0–40 vol%, and superficial gas velocities of 0.02–0.034 m/s in a slurry bubble column with a hydraulic diameter of 0.2 m and height of 1.2 m. Modelling calculations were conducted using a Eulerian–Eulerian multiphase approach with k–ε turbulence. The population balance equations for bubble breakup, bubble coalescence rate, and the interfacial exchange of mass and momentum were included in the computational fluid dynamics code by writing subroutines in Fortran to track the number density of different bubble sizes. Flow structure, radial gas holdup, and Sauter mean bubble diameter distributions at different column heights were predicted in the pulp zone, while froth volume fraction and density were predicted in the froth zone. The model was validated using available experimental data, and the predicted and experimental results showed reasonable agreement. To demonstrate the effect of increasing solid concentration on the coalescence rate, a solid-effect multiplier in the coalescence efficiency equation was used. The solid-effect multiplier decreased with increasing slurry concentration, causing an increase in bubble coalescence efficiency. A slight decrease in the coalescence efficiency was also observed owing to increasing particle size, which led to a decrease in Sauter mean bubble diameter. The froth volume fraction increased with solid concentration. These results provide an improved understanding of the dynamics of slurry bubble reactors in the presence of hydrophilic particles.     

应用Coriolis流量计测量油水两相流质量流量和含水率

本文利用Coriolis质量流量计对水平管内的油水两相流的质量流量和混合物真实密度进行了实验测量,研究发现,在含水率10％-90％的范围内,Coriolis质量流量计能精确地测量油水两相流的质量流量的,相对误差在±0.5％以内;根据油水混合物的真实密度值也能较精确地确定其含水率,计算式的误差小于3％。实验管道内径为25 mm,流量1-4.2 m3/h。     

Hydrodynamic behavior of an internally circulating fluidized bed with tubular gas distributors

To better understand the hydrodynamic behavior of an internally circulating fluidized bed, solids holdup in the down-comer （Eso）, solids circulation rate （Gs） and gas bypassing fraction （from down-comer to riser y~R, and from riser to down-comer yRD） were experimentally studied. The effects of gas velocities in the riser and in the down-comer （UR and UD）, orifice diameter in the draft tube （dor）, and draft tube height （HR） were investigated. Experimental results showed that increase of gas velocities led to increase in Gs and yDR, and slight decrease in yeD. Larger orifice diameter on the draft tube led to higher 8sD, Gs and yDR, but had insignificant influence on YRD. with increasing draft tube height, both Gs and YDR first increased and then decreased, while yRD first decreased and then increased. Proposed correlations for predicting the hydrodynamic parameters agreed reasonably well with experimental values.     

水平油水两相流流型对阻抗式含水率计的影响研究

实验研究了水平条件下20mm管径油水两相流的流动特性对阻抗式含水率计测量的影响.首先利用阻抗式含水率计测量不同含水率和流量条件下的混合物电阻率,并使用高速摄像记录对应的流型特征,进而分析流型对测量值的影响.通过对低、高流量分别采用电学和流体动力学模型分析后发现:低流量下混合物电阻率的主要影响因素是油水两相之间的速度滑脱,采用双流体动力学模型能有效地反映其变化规律.而高流量下(水包油分散流时)速度滑脱很小可以忽略,油水两相的空间结构对混合物电阻率的影响是问题的关键.近似绝缘的油滴分散在导电的水中形成的含孔导体电阻率高于实心导体,适用的电学模型是Maxwell电阻率模型.