Modelling of heat transfer in an infiltrated granular bed in view of the difference of phase temperatures

Physically substantiated boundary conditions for problems of heat transfer in infiltrated granular beds based on the two-temperature model which allow for the absence of interphase heat transfer on boundaries are formulated. It is shown that classical Dankwerts conditions would be applicable for gas. The problem of porous cooling at the boundary conditions of the 2nd and 3rd kind on the outer boundary is solved in a new formulation.     

Effect of rotation on a layer of micropolar ferromagnetic fluid heated from below saturating a porous medium

This paper deals with the theoretical investigation of the effect of rotation on a layer of micropolar ferromagnetic fluid heated from below saturating a porous medium subjected to a transverse uniform magnetic field. For a flat fluid layer contained between two free boundaries, an exact solution is obtained using a linear stability analysis theory and normal mode analysis method. For the case of stationary convection, the effect of various parameters like medium permeability, rotation, non-buoyancy magnetization, coupling parameter, spin diffusion parameter and micropolar heat conduction has been analyzed. The critical magnetic thermal Rayleigh number for the onset of instability are also determined numerically for sufficiently large values of magnetic parameter M₁ and results are depicted graphically. The principle of exchange of stabilities is found to hold true for the micropolar ferromagnetic fluid saturating a porous medium heated from below in the absence of micropolar viscous effect, microinertia and rotation. The oscillatory modes are introduced due to the presence of the micropolar viscous effect, microinertia and rotation, which were non-existent in their absence. The sufficient conditions for the non-existence of overstability are also obtained.     

CO2 sequestration in depleted methane hydrate deposits with excess water

The recent increase in atmospheric CO₂ concentration makes it necessary to investigate new ways to reduce CO₂ emissions. Simultaneously, natural gas hydrate mining technology is developing rapidly. The use of depleted methane hydrate (MH) deposits as potential sites for CO₂ storage is relatively safe and economical. This method can alleviate the shortage of hydrate displacement gas with CO₂. The purpose of this study was to investigate CO₂ hydrate formation characteristics during the seepage process—in reservoirs with excess water—and their effect on CO₂ storage. The experimental process can be divided into 5 parts: MH formation, water injection, MH dissociation, CO₂ hydrate formation, and CO₂ hydrate dissociation. Magnetic resonance imaging was employed to monitor the distribution of liquid water, and the effects of different parameters on the formation and dissociation of CO₂ hydrates were analyzed. It was found that a state of initial water saturation can effectively control hydrate saturation in artificial MH reservoirs for hydrate reservoirs with excess gas. In the process of CO₂ flow, initial water saturation was not the main controlling factor for CO₂ hydrate formation. Increasing the flow pressure and reducing the flow rate were beneficial for CO₂ hydrate formation. This study is of great significance for advancing the science of CO₂ geological storage in the form of deep‐sea hydrates.     

The importance of correct boundary conditions in the estimation of diffusion coefficients from mass sorption experiments

It is shown in this paper that the wrong choice of boundary conditions in the evaluation of diffusion coefficients in solids can lead to quite unreliable estimates. In particular the two frequent assumptions of immediate reequilibration at the interface or of a radiation--like boundary condition are shown to be completely inadequate if the process kinetics is different. To overcome these difficulties we describe a new method that estimates the unknown boundary conditions along with the diffusion coefficient. A numerical example is examined for comparison.     

Quantitative analysis of CO2 hydrate formation in porous media by proton NMR

Gas hydrate is a nonstoichiometric crystal compound formed from water and gas. Most nonvisual studies on gas hydrate are unable to detect how much water is converted to hydrates, and thus, the hydrate stoichiometry calculations are inaccurate. This study investigated the CO₂ hydrate formation process in porous media directly and quantitatively. The characteristics of the time-variable consumption of hydrate formation indicated a two-stage formation, hydrate enclathration and continuous occupancy. The enclathration stage occurred in the first 20 min of the formation when considerable heat is released. The continuous occupancy stage lasted longer than the hydrate enclathration because the empty cages in previously formed hydrates would also be occupied. The higher formation pressures can accelerate water consumption and increase cage occupancy. The compositions of completely formed CO₂ hydrates at 2.7, 3.0, and 3.3 MPa and 275.15 K were determined as CO₂·6.90H₂O, CO₂·6.70H₂O, and CO₂·6.49H₂O, respectively.     

溶液浓差能驱动的逆电渗析反应器制氢实验研究

低品位热能制氢技术首先是将热能转换为溶液浓差能,然后通过逆电渗析（RED）反应器将溶液浓差能转换成氢能。为了验证RED反应器能将溶液浓差能转换为氢能,探索关键运行参数变化对能量转换过程的影响。设计了一个由40个膜对所构成的RED反应器,以NaCl水溶液为工作溶液,NaOH水溶液为电极液的制氢系统。通过改变浓/稀溶液入口浓度,溶液过膜流速以及输出电流来考察对RED反应器产氢率、制氢效率和能量转换效率的影响。实验结果发现,浓/稀溶液入口浓度,过膜流速变化均会影响RED反应器的输出电流。在外电路短接条件下,输出电流越大,反应器产氢率和制氢效率越高,但能量转换效率越低。     

Chemical looping glycerol reforming for hydrogen production by Ni@ZrO2 nanocomposite oxygen carriers

The research describes the synthesis of nanocomposite Ni@ZrO₂ oxygen carriers (OCs) and lanthanide doping effect on maintaining the platelet-structure of the nanocomposite OCs. The prepared OCs were tested in chemical looping reforming of glycerol (CLR) process and sorption enhanced chemical looping reforming of glycerol (SE-CLR) process. A series of characterization techniques including N₂ adsorption-desorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), H₂ temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR), H₂ pulse chemisorption and O₂ temperature-programmed desorption (O₂-TPD) were used to investigate the physical properties of the fresh and used OCs. The results show that the platelet-stack structure of nanocomposite OCs could significantly improve the metal support interaction (MSI), thus enhancing the sintering resistance. The effect of lanthanide promotion on maintaining this platelet-stack structure increased with the lanthanide radius, namely, La³⁺ > Ce³⁺ > Pr³⁺ > Yb³⁺. Additionally, the oxygen mobility was also enhanced because of the coordination of oxygen transfer channel size by doping small radius lanthanide ions. The CeNi@ZrO₂ showed a moderate ‘dead time’ of 220 s, a high H₂ selectivity of 94% and a nearly complete glycerol conversion throughout a 50-cycle CLR test. In a 50-cycle SE-CLR stability test, the CeNi@ZrO₂CaO showed high H₂ purity of 96.3%, and an average CaCO₃ decomposition percentage of 53% without external heating was achieved.     

单液滴撞击薄液膜产生二次雾化过程的数值模拟

应用数值模拟方法研究单液滴撞击薄液膜的动力学行为.在二维轴对称坐标系内,采用VOF方法与网格局部瞬时加密技术相结合,跟踪液滴和液膜与空气间的气液两相界面.结果表明,液滴撞击薄液膜的演化行为主要受液滴初始动能、表面张力以及液体黏性的影响.初始动能越大,则形成的空间液膜最大高度越大,达到稳定状态越晚,飞溅开始时刻越早,飞溅生成的二次液滴数量也越多;在扩展后期及回缩阶段,空间液膜的形成主要受液体黏度影响,增加液体黏度会阻碍空间液膜飞溅;表面张力增大,形成的空间液膜高度减小、厚度增加,同时阻碍二次液滴的生成.