特征时间对剪切稀化流体气泡上浮特性的影响

非牛顿气液两相流广泛存在于工农业生产中,气泡和液相间的接触非常复杂,对相间的传递效率具有重要的影响。为了理解气泡在非牛顿流体中的运动特性,基于连续表面张力模型与Carreau本构模型,本文运用volume of fluid（VOF）法研究了单气泡在剪切稀化流体内自由上浮的运动特性。研究发现：气泡的动力学特性与液相的特征时间λ密切相关,液相的剪切稀化程度越强（流变指数n越小）或表面张力越小（Eo数越大）时,特征时间λ对气泡变形和尾涡的影响越大。在给定的剪切稀化程度和表面张力下,λ越大,气泡终端速度越大,其尾涡强度和尺度也越大,导致气泡周围液相高剪切速率区和低表观黏度区的范围越宽。此外,当液相的表面张力较小时,在气泡尾部出现了黏度盲区;并且随着λ的增大,黏度盲区逐渐脱离气泡尾部并破碎;黏度盲区的出现减小了气泡周围液相低表观黏度区的面积,增大了气泡上浮过程的摩擦阻力,降低了气泡的终端速度。     

影响水包油型乳化液稳定性的因素研究

研究了影响水包油型乳化液稳定性的因素:乳化剂种类、乳化剂质量、剪切乳化方式、剪切乳化时间、剪切乳化速率。通过选取油滴平均粒径(dn)和油浓度(c)作为乳化液稳定性评价指标,进行实验对比。结果表明,乳化剂为1 g十二烷基苯磺酸钠、高速剪切乳化机转速为6 000 r/min、乳化时间为10 min时形成的乳化液较为稳定。且在乳化剂、剪切乳化方式一定的情况下,随剪切乳化速率的增大、乳化时间的加长,油滴粒径越小,油浓度越大,油滴分布越均匀,乳状液越稳定。     

影响水包油型乳化液稳定性的因素研究

研究了影响水包油型乳化液稳定性的因素:乳化剂种类、乳化剂质量、剪切乳化方式、剪切乳化时间、剪切乳化速率。通过选取油滴平均粒径(dn)和油浓度(c)作为乳化液稳定性评价指标,进行实验对比。结果表明,乳化剂为1 g十二烷基苯磺酸钠、高速剪切乳化机转速为6 000 r/min、乳化时间为10 min时形成的乳化液较为稳定。且在乳化剂、剪切乳化方式一定的情况下,随剪切乳化速率的增大、乳化时间的加长,油滴粒径越小,油浓度越大,油滴分布越均匀,乳状液越稳定。     

重力式除油罐除油效果影响因素数值模拟研究

不同物性参数的待处理水质会对除油罐的除油效果造成不同程度的影响。针对此问题,采用CFD的专业分析软件Fluent模拟了除油罐内部不同的油水性质流体的流场分布。把除油罐的集水口处油相浓度与进水口处油相浓度的比值作为除油率,来衡量除油罐除油效果的优劣。通过比较不同油滴粒径、水相粘度、油相粘度、沉降时间下油水混合物的水相浓度曲线和除油率来衡量除油罐对油水混合物的分离效果,得出在一定范围内,油水混合物的油滴粒径越大、水相粘度越低、沉降时间越长,除油罐的除油率越高。     

胶凝含蜡原油的连续剪切实验研究

胶凝含蜡原油由于其蜡晶的三维网状空间结构,具有复杂的流变性。胶凝原油的流变性质一直是研究的重点和热点。很多学者对胶凝原油的性质做了详细而又深入的研究,但这些研究一般集中在恒定剪切速率上,对胶凝原油的连续剪切的研究较少。通过控制不同的降温速率和胶凝温度,来研究胶凝原油连续剪切的变化规律。实验结果表明,当降温速率越大时,初始的粘度越小,但剪切一段时间后,不同降温速率下的粘度无多大差别;当胶凝温度越低是,其初始的结构强度越大,并且在结构破坏以后,在同一剪切速率下,其粘度也越大,但不同温度下的差距在减小;当从高到低的剪切情况下,其粘度随着剪切速率的减小,呈增大的趋势,并且这趋势越来越明显,相对于从低到高的剪切情况下,在同一剪切速率下,从低到高情况下的粘度比从高到低的粘度要大。     

高炉焦炭层区渣、铁滞留特性的冷态模拟

为阐明高炉下部熔融物的滞留特性,对填料床内液体的滞留量进行了冷态模拟实验研究,考察了液体的粘度、密度和表面张力、填料的粒度和形状及液体的流速等影响因素. 结果表明,液体的粘度越大、表面张力越大、密度越小,则静态滞留量hs越大. 它们的影响程度为密度>表面张力>粘度. 填料的粒度、形状系数和孔隙度越小,则hs越大. 液体流量增加时,hs大的固液组合总滞留量ht仍然较大,因此影响hs的各种因素也是影响动态滞留量hd的主要因素. 得到了无气体流动条件下的hs和hd及气液逆流条件下载点至泛点间ht的计算式,计算结果与实验数据吻合较好. 对于实际过程,不考虑煤气流影响时,高炉内熔融物滞留量的大小由hs决定,焦炭粒度对hs的影响最大.     

液滴间相互碰撞融合与破碎的实验研究

液滴间的相互碰撞对发动机液体燃料雾化、燃烧效率及颗粒物排放的减少均有重要影响;为了探究液滴间相互碰撞后的液滴融合与破碎过程,采用高速摄影技术对液滴间相互碰撞的融合过程、融合振荡无量纲宽长比变化历程、破碎过程以及液体物性参数对碰撞破碎的影响进行了分析。结果表明,液滴间相互碰撞后主要呈现融合振荡与破碎两种运动形态;对融合振荡形态而言,两液滴间的碰撞速度及初始无量纲尺寸比越大,融合后液滴振荡的宽长比的最大值越大;对破碎形态而言,两液滴间的碰撞速度越大、初始无量纲尺寸比越小以及大液滴的表面张力越小,液滴发生破碎的时刻越小。研究结果可以为改善发动机缸内雾化,增大气/液间的接触面积,强化气/液间传热传质提供理论依据。     

超细颜料水性分散体系喷射性能探讨

超细颜料墨水的喷射性能与墨水的组成密切相关.采用超细颜料、模拟多元醇和表面活性剂等组成超细颜料水性分散体系,观察了不同配方配制的超细颜料分散体系的喷射性能.通过测试分散体系粘度、表面张力等理化指标在分散机高速剪切和超声波处理后的变化情况,分析了超细颜料水性分散体系喷射性能与体系粘度和表面张力的关系.结果表明,超细颜料水性分散体系的粘度、表面张力以及超声波处理后粘度的变化决定着体系的喷射性能.     

胜利坨-聚合物驱采出液油水界面性质及乳状液稳定性研究

用界面张力仪、表面粘弹性仪和Zeta电位仪测定了胜利坨-原油模拟油与采出水间的界面特性,并研究了聚合物3530S浓度对这些界面特性及乳状液稳定性的影响。结果表明,由于采出水中含有固体悬浮物,使得过滤后采出水与原油模拟油间的界面张力和界面剪切粘度降低;模拟水中加入聚合物后,模拟水与原油模拟油间的界面张力和界面剪切粘度及油滴表面的Zeta电位绝对值均增大,原油与含聚合物溶液的模拟水间所形成的W／O乳状液稳定性随聚合物浓度增加先增强后减弱,存在一个使乳状液最稳定的聚合物浓度。     

胜利坨一聚合物驱采出液油水界面性质及乳状液稳定性研究

用界面张力仪、表面粘弹性仪和Zeta电位仪测定了胜利坨一原油模拟油与采出水间的界面特性,并研究了聚合物3530S浓度对这些界面特性及乳状液稳定性的影响。结果表明,由于采出水中含有固体悬浮物,使得过滤后采出水与原油模拟油间的界面张力和界面剪切粘度降低;模拟水中加入聚合物后,模拟水与原油模拟油间的界面张力和界面剪切粘度及油滴表面的Zeta电位绝对值均增大,原油与含聚合物溶液的模拟水间所形成的W/O乳状液稳定性随聚合物浓度增加先增强后减弱,存在一个使乳状液最稳定的聚合物浓度。     

农药雾滴空间运行中的变形特征分析

以化学农药雾滴的空间运行过程为背景，构建了二维气液相界面追踪模型，通过COMSOL Multiphysics系统地研究了雾滴特征参数及风速等多因素耦合下单雾滴在横向风场中下落时的形变特征。结果表明，雾滴的形变会受黏性力、表面张力等内部因素和重力、曳力等外部因素的共同作用，外部作用力能够促进雾滴发生形变，而内部作用力阻碍雾滴的形变。雾滴的形变量随着雾滴尺寸和横向速度的增大而增大，随着动力黏度和表面张力的增大而减小；雾滴下落过程中的形变存在振荡周期，雾滴的形变周期随着雾滴尺寸的增大而增大，随着表面张力的增大而减小，但基本不受横向风速和动力黏度的影响。将雾滴的形变量、形变周期与韦伯数We、奥内佐格数Oh和雷诺数Re等量纲为1数进行拟合，可以预测雾滴的空间形变特性。研究结果对农药雾滴的空间飘移机理及其阻控技术的研发具有重要意义。     

Deformation of an oil droplet on a solid substrate in simple shear flow

Displacement of immiscible fluids is important in sub-surface processes such as enhanced oil recovery, oil sand processing and detergency. In this study, simulation of an oil droplet deformation on a solid substrate in simple shear flow has been carried out using computational fluid dynamics tool (Fluent 6.3) and the shape of the oil droplet is compared with that of the experimental observation. The dynamic behavior of a two-dimensional oil droplet subject to shear flow in a closed channel is considered under the condition of negligible inertial and gravitational forces. The volume of fluid method is used in Fluent to determine the dynamics of free surface of the oil droplet during the fluid flow. The oil droplet deformation increases with the increase in capillary number, Reynolds number and size of the oil droplet. The deformation of an oil droplet attached to channel surface in simple shear flow is studied experimentally in laminar flow through visual observation using microscope (Ziess, SV11 APO) with high speed camera (PCO). Aniline and isoquinoline was used to form oil droplet and distilled water was used as shearing fluid. The deformation of aniline and isoquinoline droplets was recorded using a high speed camera connected to a PC. The recorded image was replayed and the deformation of aniline and isoquinoline droplets was analyzed using Axio Vision software and compared with the results obtained from CFD simulation. The deformation of different sizes of aniline and isoquinoline droplets at different flow rates of shearing fluid and with time are well predicted by the CFD simulation.     

Transient and steady-state deformations and breakup of dispersed-phase droplets of immiscible polymer blends in steady shear flow

Transient and steady-state deformations and breakup of viscoelastic polystyrene droplets dispersed in viscoelastic high-density polyethylene matrices were observed in a simple steady shear flow between two transparent parallel disks. By separately varying the elasticities of the individual blend components, the matrix shear viscosity, and the viscosity ratio, their effects on the transient deformation, steady-state droplet size, and the breakup sequence were determined. After the startup of a steady shear flow, the viscoelastic droplet initially exhibits oscillations of its length in the flow direction, but eventually stretches preferentially in the vorticity direction. We find that at fixed capillary number, the oscillation amplitude decreases with increasing droplet elasticity, while the oscillation period depends primarily on, and increases with, the viscosity ratio. At steady-state, the droplet length along the vorticity direction increases with increasing capillary number, viscosity ratio, and droplet elasticity. Remarkably, at a viscosity ratio of unity, the droplets remain in a nearly undeformed state as the capillary number is varied between 2 and 8, apparently because under these conditions a tendency for the droplets to widen in the vorticity direction counteracts their tendency to stretch in the flow direction. When a critical capillary number, Ca_c, is exceeded, the droplet finally stretches in the vorticity direction and forms a string which becomes thinner and finally breaks up, provided that the droplet elasticity is sufficiently high. For a fixed matrix shear stress and droplet elasticity, the steady-state deformation along the vorticity direction and the critical capillary number for breakup both increase with increasing viscosity ratio.     

Simulation and experiments of droplet deformation and orientation in simple shear flow with surfactants

The deformation and orientation behavior of three-dimensional (3D) viscous droplets with and without surfactants is studied in simple shear flow using simulations and experiments. Two added amounts of surfactants are considered, along with a range of viscosity ratios and capillary numbers. The numerical method couples the boundary integral method for interfacial velocity, a second-order Runge-Kutta method for interface evolution, and a finite element method for surfactant concentration. The algorithm assumes a bulk-insoluble, nonionic surfactant, and uses a linear equation of state to model the relationship between the interfacial tension and the surfactant concentration on the drop surface. The algorithm was validated by comparison with other numerical results and good agreement was found. The experiments are performed in a parallel-band apparatus with full optical analysis of the droplet. The simulated and measured 3D steady-state shape of the ellipsoidal drops and their orientation are in reasonably good agreement. It was found that the surfactants have a greater effect on drop geometry for smaller viscosity ratios and that the deformation increases as the transport of surfactant becomes more convection dominated. It was also found that surfactants cause the drops to align more in the flow direction and that, for both clean and surfactant-covered drops, this alignment increases with viscosity ratio. Finally, simulations showed a wider distribution of surfactant on the interface for smaller viscosity ratios.     

Electrically stressed water drops in oil

The deformation of water droplets in an electric field has been studied in hydrocarbon liquids. A water drop will elongate in an electric field due to the electrostatic pressure, and becomes unstable when a critical field limit is reached. By applying different voltage waveforms it is possible to measure both transient, time varying and static effects. An experimental method has been developed to study the rheological properties of the water droplet. The experimental results in surfactant-free model oil are in good agreement with classic Taylor theory. In diluted crude oil a correlation was found between the drop behavior in an electric field and the interface elasticity modulus, measured by dilational interfacial rheology. The static drop deformation was reduced with increasing elastic modulus due to adsorption of polar surfactants to the water/oil interface. Drop surface oscillations will be damped by the viscosity of the bulk liquid. The dynamic drop behavior was studied in viscosity standards prepared from different concentrations of polystyrene in toluene. The drop oscillations were modeled as damped oscillator, and the influence of viscosity on the eigen-frequency and damping coefficient was studied for different drop sizes. The oscillations can also explain the premature break-up of water droplets sometimes observed in the experiments.     

Direct conversion of water droplets to methane hydrate in crude oil

Water droplets suspended in a crude oil were converted to methane hydrate by pressurization in an autoclave cell. Droplet size distributions were monitored using a focused beam reflectance method (FBRM) particle size analyzer as the water converted to hydrate. The droplet size distribution did not change significantly during conversion of nearly all the water to hydrate. The preservation of the distribution during conversion indicates that water droplets act as individual reactors and supports a hydrate shell formation model. Water droplet size distributions were measured with the FBRM probe at multiple shear rates in four crude oils (Albacora Leste, Conroe, Petronius, and a West African oil) with various surface tensions and viscosities. The water droplet size distributions, and thus hydrate particle distributions, were found to be lognormal with breadth increasing with mean. A correlation model has been developed to predict the entire size distribution of water droplets in these oils as a function of viscosity, interfacial tension, and shear rate. The model has been extended to represent gas hydrate particle size distributions in oil after conversion.     

Determination of the interfacial tension of low density difference liquid-liquid systems containing surfactants by droplet deformation methods

The interfacial tension, σ, between two low density difference liquids containing a surfactant was determined using drop deformation method with a computer-controlled parallel bands apparatus. This device applies a linear homogeneous shear flow field to a fluid matrix in which a droplet of another immiscible and buoyancy-free fluid is immersed. The flow induces topological changes on the initially spherical drop, which deforms into an ellipsoid and orients respect to the flow direction. The time evolution of the sheared droplets was recorded with two CCD cameras (placed along the x and z directions) for extended times, allowing the steady state of the drops to be achieved accurately, and further digitally analyzed. Appropriate theories corresponding to each flow-induced mechanism of the droplet under shear (steady-state deformation and orientation) were employed for determining the interfacial tension, under the basis of reaching equilibrium states of deformation of the sheared drop. The calculated σ values via the drop deformation theories were checked for a wide range of viscosity ratios of binary systems conformed by silicon oils as droplets and a water solution of polyvinylpyrrolidone as continuous phase (both Newtonian), being found that σ is independent on λ. These values were compared with measurements carried out in a conventional tensiometer, using the drop volume method. The comparison showed a very good agreement between both techniques.     

Interfacial phenomena and droplet size of particle stabilized emulsions in oscillatory shear

Production of particle stabilized oil in water emulsions has been investigated both theoretically and experimentally under oscillatory shear conditions using different stabilizing particles (SPs). The investigation included analysis of the interaction between particles interfacial stability and droplets breakage and coalescence. For hydrophobic SPs, droplets maintained their sizes as determined by torque balance (TB) without significant breakage or coalescence. For the more hydrophilic SPs, larger droplets formed that broke by eddies in the inertial subrange. At higher fluid shear stresses, loss of the SPs occurred during droplet formation leading to near bare droplet surface and coalescence to much larger sizes with subsequent fragmentation by capillary instabilities. The final droplet size in both cases was very different from TB model predictions. A modeling approach is proposed that combined both TB and droplet breakage and coalescence mechanisms. Comparison between the experimental results and the models predictions showed satisfactory agreement. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 62: 2902–2911, 2016     

Drop Deformation and Breakup Mechanisms in Viscoelastic Model Fluid Systems and Polymer Blends

This paper reviews the dispersion mechanisms in viscoelastic systems under relatively high shear rate conditions. In particular, two non‐Newtonian deformation and breakup mechanisms were revealed by flow visualization in a transparent Couette shearing setup. The first one is the dispersed droplet elongation perpendicular to the flow direction. This was observed only for viscoelastic drops and had been associated to normal force buildup in the droplet. The second deformation/breakup mechanism was observed in very high viscosity ratio polymer systems. It consists in erosion at the drop surface. Clouds of very small ribbons and sheets were developed around the drop then stretched and finally broken into very small droplets, rapidly distributed in the matrix.     

驱油剂对三元复合驱含油污水中油滴稳定性的影响

三元复合驱技术已在大庆油田成功进行工业化应用。三元复合驱含油污水中由于含有残余的化学药剂，导致其很难处理，从而限制了三元复合驱技术的推广。本文首先采用室内实验制备模拟三元复合驱含油污水，然后通过沉降实验研究驱油剂对油滴稳定性的影响，最后结合驱油剂对油水界面张力、油滴Zeta电位、油滴粒径大小的影响来阐释驱油剂对油滴稳定性的作用机制。结果表明：油滴的稳定性随着NaOH浓度的增大先增大后减小，当NaOH浓度由0增大到400mg/L时，NaOH与原油中的酸性物质反应生成表面活性剂增强油滴的稳定性；当NaOH浓度大于400mg/L时，NaOH本身作为电解质压缩双电层，使油滴的稳定性减小。油滴的稳定性随着表面活性剂浓度的增大而增大，这是因为表面活性剂可以吸附在油滴表面，使油水界面张力减小，同时增大油滴表面的Zeta电位，从而使油滴的稳定性增强。油滴的稳定性随着聚合物浓度的增大先减小后增大，当聚合物的浓度小于300mg/L时，聚合物的桥接、絮凝作用起主导作用，聚合物分子可以吸附到油滴表面，将油滴连接到一起，同时聚合物分子可以压缩液滴表面的双电层，从而有利于油滴的聚结；当聚合物的浓度大于300mg/L时，体系的黏度增大，油滴的运动速度减小，此时聚合物分子占满油滴表面，表现出空间位阻作用，从而使油滴的稳定性增强，不利于油滴的聚结。