Wet Oxidation Treatment of Radioactive Spent Ion-Exchange Resin

Radioactive waste ion-exchange resins have been treated by cement solidification directly, however, the effect of cement is unsatisfactory. In order to find other proper treatment methods, many investigations have been carried out. Especially, wet oxidation treatment technology is favored by many researchers because of its short treatment cycle and high volume reduction ratio. In this work, the reaction mechanism, process characteristics and industrial application of the wet oxidation treatment of radioactive spent ion-exchange resins were summarized. The analysis of the acid boiling degradation, Fenton wet oxidation technology, steam reforming process and supercritical water oxidation method had been focused. Mainly for the acid digestion, steam reforming process, supercritical water oxidation and Fenton wet oxidation were compared by the status of research at home and abroad and industrial applications, combined with the advantages and disadvantages of each method and the ease of post-processing,and considering the perspective of nuclear safety and convenient for subsequent processing, four treatment methods were briefly analyzed by comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each method. The results indicated that Fenton wet oxidation treatment of radioactive spent ion exchange resin was one of the feasible schemes.     

Evaluation of turbulent forced convection of non-Newtonian aqueous solution of CMC/CuO nanofluid in a tube with twisted tape inserts

The present paper investigates the turbulent flow and heat transfer of non-Newtonian aqueous solution of Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and CuO nanoparticles in a plain tube and also tube with twisted tape inserts. The aqueous solution of CMC and CuO/CMC nanofluid show a shear-thinning (pseudo-plastic) rheological behavior, resulting in a higher viscosity than that of water. The consistency index and the power law index are evaluated based on available experimental data. The single phase approach with temperature dependent thermo-physical properties is applied to simulate the nanofluid flow and heat transfer. Simulation results are presented at different nanoparticle concentrations and twisted tape ratios. Only an axial flow is identified in the plain tube whereas both axial and swirl flows are detected in the tube with twisted tape inserts. The turbulence kinetic energy in the tube with twisted tapes is significantly higher than that in the plain one, which is useful for non-Newtonian fluid with higher viscosity. Also, the temperature fields in the tube with twisted tapes are disturbed relative to those in the plain one, due to stronger turbulence intensity and better fluid mixing. Higher amounts of nanoparticles concentration and lower twist ratios, giving maximum values of total efficiency, display the advantage of using non-Newtonian nanofluid in the tube with twisted tape inserts rather than non-Newtonian base fluid in the plain one.     

Investigation of precipitation selectivity and particle size concentration dependences in supercritical antisolvent method via online supercritical fluid chromatography

Supercritical antisolvent (SAS) precipitation technique, although being versatile and ecologically friendly, suffers from the lack of convenient methods for necessary thermodynamic parameters measurement. Recently we have proposed a method for solubility measurement in binary fluids based on an online hyphenation of supercritical antisolvent method and supercritical fluid chromatography (SAS-SFC). In this paper, we demonstrate the applicability of this method to the investigation of both selective precipitation from solution and particle size tuning in SAS using lower dicarboxylic acids as model objects. Measured solubility values adequately reflect selective crystallization from solution. SAS precipitation was observed only for those components, which concentration was above solubility in CO₂-solvent mixture as predicted by SAS-SFC method. Also, concentration dependences of particle size plotted in supersaturation coordinates instead of direct concentration in initial solution give additional insight into crystallization behaviour in SAS.     

The Couette flow of a conducting Jeffrey fluid when the walls are lined with deformable porous material

The paper deals with the flow, past a deformable porous channel bounded by finite deformable porous layer with moving rigid parallel plates. Transverse magnetic field is also applied and incorporated in the momentum equation. The coupled nonlinear equations are transformed to ordinary differential equations (ODEs) with suitable choice of similarity transformation. Further, these sets of nonlinear ODEs are solved analytically and are used to get results for the flow phenomena. The effects of the porous layer thickness and the drag on the flow phenomena are discussed graphically. It is observed that rigid velocity decreases with increasing in the drag, whereas the decrease in the deformable is noted. It is clear to see that the retards in solid displacement are shown with enhancing viscosity parameter η.     

回转式空气预热器流场仿真分析

为分析某电厂1000 MW锅炉机组的双密封回转式空气预热器漏风问题,建立局部流体仿真模型。通过理论计算和仿真模拟相结合的方法分析了密封间隙对回转式空气预热器内部流场压力分布、密封压差及漏风率的影响,并针对“三密封”特殊时刻下的流场压力及漏风率变化做了研究。结果表明,密封间隙从2 mm到8 mm的变化过程中,密封片受到的最大压差小于7000 Pa;为使空预器漏风率小于5%,其漏风间隙需要控制在3 mm以内;“三密封”时刻下的漏风率达到了最小值,为3.98%。经过分析总结,为密封片的载荷计算及密封片的改进提供一定的参考。     

基于流固耦合的柱面气膜密封支撑结构性能研究

利用流固耦合分析方法,研究一种波箔结构柔性支撑柱面气膜密封,探讨气膜厚度、浮环与转子的偏心率以及柔性支撑结构的泊松比、弹性模量、波箔数量等参数对支撑结构等效应力及变形量的影响。结果表明:柔性支承结构满足柱面气膜密封的正常运作,不会造成因为气膜刚度过大而使得浮环与波箔发生破坏性变形,并且变形量远小于波箔高度;柔性支撑的等效应力和变形量随平均气膜厚度的增大而减小,随偏心率的增加而增大,随支撑材料泊松比的增大而增大;弹性模量的增加并不影响柔性支撑结构的等效应力,但是会使变形量减小;增加波箔数量,柔性支撑的等效应力略有减小,变形量显著减小。     

超临界二氧化碳干气密封稳态性能研究

以超临界二氧化碳(S-CO_2)干气密封为研究对象,建立变黏度变密度雷诺方程,通过构建物性数据库的方式对黏度及密度进行处理,并采用有限差分法对控制方程进行求解,得到端面压力分布,并计算开启力、泄漏量、摩擦扭矩和气膜刚度等稳态性能参数。结果表明:随着压力、转速的增大,开启力、泄漏量、摩擦扭矩、气膜刚度等参数均增大;随着槽坝比和槽深的增加,开启力、泄漏量和气膜刚度均增大,摩擦扭矩减小;随着槽数的增加,各稳态性能参数均减小;将槽坝比控制在0.5～1的范围内,有助于提高密封稳定性。     

Enzymatic ring‐opening polymerization (ROP) of polylactones: roles of non‐aqueous solvents

Aliphatic polyesters such as polylactides (PLAs) and other polylactones are thermoplastic, biodegradable and biocompatible polymers with the potential to replace petro‐chemical‐based synthetic polymers. A benign route for synthesizing these polyesters is through the enzyme‐catalyzed ring‐opening polymerization (ROP) reaction; this type of enzymatic process is very sensitive to reaction conditions such as solvents, water content and temperature. This review systematically evaluates the crucial roles of different solvents (such as solvent‐free/in bulk, organic solvents, supercritical fluids, ionic liquids, and aqueous biphasic systems) on the degree of polymerization and polydispersity. In general, many studies suggest that hydrophobic organic solvents with minimum water contents lead to efficient enzymatic polymerization and subsequently high molecular weights of polyesters; the selection of solvents is also limited by the reaction temperature, e.g. the ROP of lactide is often conducted at above 100 °C, therefore, the solvent typically needs to have its boiling point above this temperature. The use of supercritical fluids could be limited by its scaling‐up potential, while ionic liquids have exhibited many advantages including their low‐volatility, high thermal stability, controllable enzyme‐compatibility, and a wide range of choices. However, the fundamental and mechanistic understanding of the specific roles of ionic liquids in enzymatic ROP reactions is still lacking. Furthermore, the lipase specificity towards l ‐ and d ‐lactide is also surveyed, followed by the discussion of engineered lipases with improved enantioselectivity and thermal stability. In addition, the preparation of polyester‐derived materials such as polyester‐grafted cellulose by the enzymatic ROP method is briefly reviewed. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry