Experimental analysis of combined side weir-gate located on a straight channel

Flow measurement and control in open channel system for lateral flow is important to support the system management. The flow characteristics of combined side weir-gate are complicated due to changes in flow conditions along the side weir-gate section. Experimental investigation of the flow characteristics of both weir and sluice gates is crucial for predicting the flow through a combined side weir-gate structure. Although weir-gate structures are widely used for frontal flow in hydraulic structures, the same is not true for lateral flows. In this study, 650 laboratory tests were conducted to determine the flow characteristics of combined side weir-gate for subcritical flow, and the experimental results were analyzed to determine the effect of these characteristics and weir-gate geometry on discharge capacity. Interaction factor of combined side weir-gate is a function of the upstream Froude number, the ratio of gate opening to upstream flow depth, the ratio of distance between the top of the sluice gate and the weir crest to gate opening, the ratio of weir and gate length to upstream flow depth, and the ratio of weir and gate length to main channel width. Consequently, more discharge is passed through combined side weir-gate compared to side weir and sluice gates. The empirically derived equations for the discharge of combined side weir-gate show good compatibility with the experimental data.     

输水状态下挖方渠道衬砌干地修复渗控方案

南水北调中线工程运行以来,发挥了巨大社会效益,沿途及京津冀地区对其调水需求日增,渠道停水检修将带来较大风险,因此面临输水状态下渠道衬砌板破坏抢修难题。部分挖方渠道衬砌板下有复杂的渗控措施,输水状态下采用围堰干地抢修渠底和较深部位的渠坡衬砌板时,需解决围堰基坑内外水位差可能带来的基坑内渠坡抗浮和渗透破坏问题。鉴于此,在渠道渗控设计及围堰布置基础上,根据“前堵后排”思想,提出一种围堰基坑“外、中、内”三防线渗控方案,即围堰基坑外围渠基透水管封堵,基坑周边安装水泵抽排。三维渗流场模拟结果表明,该方案可显著降低基坑周边衬砌板下砂垫层内水平渗透比降和基坑涌水量,能保证基坑渗流安全。研究成果可为南水北调中线输水状态下挖方渠道围堰干地抢修提供理论依据和技术支持。     

5×5棒束通道内流动转捩特性研究

棒束通道的特殊结构导致其内部流动转捩情况较为复杂，探究其内部流动转捩规律具有重要意义。本文针对棒束通道内的流动转捩特性开展实验与CFD模拟研究，通过实验获得了棒束通道内沿程阻力系数的变化规律；采用不同湍流模型进行了数值模拟。结果表明，SST k-ω模型能较好地反映实验结果。进一步对比了不同雷诺数工况下通道内不同位置的沿程阻力系数与湍流强度，发现对于不同子通道，中心子通道湍流强度与沿程阻力系数高于边角子通道；对于同一子通道，子通道中心处湍流强度与壁面切应力高于子通道边缘处。这一结果说明，受壁面影响，棒束内湍流强度、壁面切应力、阻力特性具有不均匀性，这些空间上的不均匀性相互作用会引起总体上棒束转捩点不明显。     

结核分枝杆菌耐药机制研究进展和PE/PPE蛋白在介导细菌耐药中的作用

结核病是一种由结核分枝杆菌感染引起的，以空气传播为主的传染病，目前仍是全球公共卫生安全的重大威胁。随着抗结核抗生素的广泛使用，结核病的耐药问题也愈演愈烈，出现了多耐药结核、广泛耐药结核甚至完全耐药结核。对临床用抗结核药物作用机制和结核分枝杆菌对应耐药机制的研究，有利于我们开发新的抗结核药物，改造现有抗结核药物和研发新的耐药诊断技术。本文综述了近年来有关抗结核新药的作用机制及细菌耐药机制的研究进展，并特别讨论了最新发现的结核分枝杆菌外膜通道蛋白PE/PPE蛋白可能在结核分枝杆菌耐药中的重要作用，以期为后续的相关研究提供一定的参考。     

Trapping region of impinging jets in a cross-shaped channel

This study follows our previous report (Zhang et al., Phys. Fluids, vol. 31, 2019, 034105) by describing the formation and evolution of the engulfment flow in the cross-shaped channel. First, the flow regimes were studied by planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF). Results show the formation of a spiral vortex in the center of the chamber and the appearance of a well-mixed zone inside the spiral vortex. Second, we proposed a novel experimental method to analyze the residence time of the fluid in the chamber, and discover an unexpected trapping region inside the well-mixed zone. There is almost no fluid transport into or out of this region. Furthermore, three-dimensional numerical simulation is used to reveal the origination of this trapping region. Simulation results reveal that the fluid recirculates in the trapping region and the flow feature is caused by the bubble-type vortex breakdown.     

Numerical investigation of water dynamics in a novel wettability gradient anode flow channel for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

The effective removal and transport of water in flow channels play an important role in the water management of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). In this paper, a novel design of anode serpentine flow channel with the wettability gradient wall is discussed and numerically investigated by utilizing the volume-of-fluid (VOF) method. The effects of the contact angle and the wettability gradient of channel walls, as well as hydrogen flow velocity and water droplet size, on the droplet dynamic behavior are studied. The results indicate that compared with the conventional flow channel, the water droplet can be more effectively removed from the turning part in the wettability gradient flow channel. And the water removal ability in the turning part is improved with the increase of the wettability gradient. Moreover, the wettability gradient flow channel can also improve the water removal performance for the cases with different hydrogen flow velocities and water droplet sizes. This study provides ideas for guiding the design of flow channel to effectively enhance anode water management.     

Enhanced proton conductivities of chitosan-based membranes by inorganic solid superacid SO42−–TiO2 coated carbon nanotubes

To increase proton conductivity of chitosan (CS) based polymer electrolyte membranes, a novel nanofiller-solid superacide SO₄^2--TiO₂ (STi) coated carbon nanotubes (STi@CNTs) are introduced into CS matrix to fabricate membranes for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). Owing to the STi coating, the dispersion ability of CNTs and interfacial bonding are obviously improved, hence, CNTs can more fully play their reinforcing role, which makes the CS/STi@CNTs composite membranes exhibit better mechanical properties than that of pure CS membrane. More importantly, STi possesses excellent proton transport ability and may create facile proton transport channels in the membranes with the help of high aspect ratio of CNTs. Particularly, the CS/STi@CNTs-1 membrane (1 wt% STi@CNTs loading) obtains the highest proton conductivity of 4.2 × 10⁻² S cm^–1 at 80 °C, enhancing by 80% when compared with that of pure CS membrane. In addition, the STi@CNTs also confer the composite membranes low methanol crossover and outstanding cell performance. The maximum power density of the CS/STi@CNTs-1 membrane is 60.7 mW cm⁻² (5 M methanol concentration, 70 °C), while pure CS membrane produces the peak power density of only 39.8 mW cm⁻².     

Large-scale laboratory study on the evolution law of temperature fields in the context of underground coal gasification

This article presents the evolution law of temperature fields in a large-scale laboratory Underground Coal Gasification reactions using Ulanqab lignite under actual conditions. The results show that in the cultivation stage of oxidation zone, the main direction of the temperature field expansion is consistent with the crack direction of the coal seam. In the gasification stabilization stage, the main direction of the temperature field expansion is along the channel. The temperature of the coal seam and the overlying rock mass at its interface with the furnace directly above the gasification channel is equivalent to that of the coal seam temperature, and this temperature is much greater than the temperatures observed near both side walls of the gasification channel at the interface. However, temperatures perpendicular to the axis of the gasification channel are similar at a vertical distance of 40 cm away from the interface. The temperature distributions indicate that the transmission of heat through the overlying rock mass is more rapid in the vertical direction than in the horizontal direction. Moreover, some degree of thermal dispersion is observed in the vertical direction near the outlet. The thermal dispersion coefficient is 0.72 and dispersion angle γ is 78.7°.     

Controlling Corrosion Resistance of a Biodegradable Mg–Y–Zn Alloy with LPSO Phases via Multi-pass ECAP Process

Mg-RE(rear earth) alloys with long period stacking(LPSO) structures have great potential in biomedical applications. The present work focused on the microstructure and corrosion behaviors of Mg 98.5 Y_1 Zn_(0.5) alloys with 18 R LPSO structure after equal channel angular pressing(ECAP). The results showed that the ECAP process changed the grain size and the distribution of LPSO particles thus controlled the total corrosion rates of Mg 98.5 Y_1 Zn_(0.5) alloys. During the ECAP process from 0 p to 12 p, the grain size reduced from 160–180 μm(as-cast) to 6–8 μm(12 p). The LPSO structures became kinked(4 p), then started to be broken into smaller pieces(8 p), and at last comminuted to fine particles and redistributed uniformly inside the matrix(12 p). The improvement in the corrosion resistance for ECAP samples was obtained from 0 p to 8 p, with the corrosion rate reduced from 3.24 mm/year(0 p) to 2.35 mm/year(8 p) in simulated body fluid, and the 12 p ECAP alloy exhibited the highest corrosion rate of 4.54 mm/year.     

等通道转角挤压制备超细晶材料的最新研究进展

等通道转角挤压(Equal channel angular pressing,ECAP)方法是制备性能优异超细晶材料最常见的大塑性变形方法之一。模角、挤压路径、挤压道次、挤压温度和挤压速度等因素都会影响等通道转角挤压制备超细晶材料的性能;等通道转角挤压的模具也在不断地优化,如背压-等通道转角挤压(Back pressure ECAP,BP-ECAP)模具、可加热的模具以及在等通道转角挤压基础上形成的板材连续剪切技术等,这些新的模具可以改变ECAP变形过程中的组织均匀性。本文综述了等通道转角挤压制备超细晶材料的最新研究进展,并指出了几个需要深入研究的问题及方向。