Aqueous‐Phase Reforming in a Microreactor: The Role of Surface Bubbles

In heterogeneous catalysis, the creation of gaseous products as bubbles in a liquid phase on the catalytic surface is associated with slip phenomena. In a microreactor, the slip length at the gas‐liquid interface is in the same order of magnitude as the reactor dimensions, which can affect fluid dynamics and transport phenomena. Here, the interplay of momentum, heat and mass transfer in a microreactor, when bubbles form on the catalytic surface, was investigated using two‐dimensional simulations. The effect of bubbles on the endothermic process of aqueous‐phase reforming of a glycerol solution was evaluated in terms of conversion and conversion and temperature in the reactor. Altogether, this study highlights the impact of bubbles, not only on the transport phenomena but also on the reactor performance.     

HFETR碘坑后沿启堆临界棒位的估算

本文研究高通量工程试验堆(HFETR)在碘坑内启动反应堆的问题。首先根据反应堆在碘坑内启堆时碘(135I)和氙(135Xe)浓度随时间变化关系推导出了氙毒引入的反应性随时间变化的解析表达式;接着针对HFETR某炉段进行研究,并结合冷却剂温度效应、燃耗及停堆前的棒位,给出估算碘坑后沿启动反应堆的临界棒位的方法;最后基于MATLAB软件开发用于估算碘坑后沿启动反应堆的临界棒位的程序。     

The impact of hydrogen addition to natural gas on flame stability

Injecting hydrogen into existing natural gas networks is a promising step to mitigate global warming. However there is little evidence showing that how much degree of hydrogen admixture can be accepted. Experiments on populations of gas appliances are not available at present, thus a unified estimation method is required. First, a single-port burner was experimentally evaluated using methane-hydrogen mixtures (hydrogen percentage: 0–50%vol, unburned mixture temperature:373–573K, equivalence ratio:0.8–2). Mathematical formulae of the critical boundary velocity gradient, which quantitatively depict the relationships between flashback, lifting and hydrogen percentage, temperature were provided. A multi-ports burner was subsequently assessed, and the results of the two burners showed good agreement. An analysis method for changes in the flame stability region and gas source replacement decision was proposed based on curves of the flashback and lifting limits. This work provides an important basis for introducing hydrogen into gas networks and the design and adjustment of gas appliances.     

On a marching level-set method for extended discontinuous Galerkin methods for incompressible two-phase flows: Application to two-dimensional settings

In this work a solver for two-dimensional, instationary two-phase flows on the basis of the extended discontinuous Galerkin (extended DG/XDG) method is presented. The XDG method adapts the approximation space conformal to the position of the interface. This allows a subcell accurate representation of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in their sharp interface formulation. The interface is described as the zero set of a signed-distance level-set function and discretized by a standard DG method. For the interface, resp. level-set, evolution an extension velocity field is used and a two-staged algorithm is presented for its construction on a narrow-band. On the cut-cells a monolithic elliptic extension velocity method is adapted and a fast-marching procedure on the neighboring cells. The spatial discretization is based on a symmetric interior penalty method and for the temporal discretization a moving interface approach is adapted. A cell agglomeration technique is utilized for handling small cut-cells and topology changes during the interface motion. The method is validated against a wide range of typical two-phase surface tension driven flow phenomena in a 2D setting including capillary waves, an oscillating droplet and the rising bubble benchmark.     

Applying fractography and fracture mechanics to the energy and mass of crack growth for glass in the mirror region

The mirror region following the fracture initiation site is considered by applying fracture mechanics principles along with experimental observations of the crack velocity at the formation of the mirror mist boundary. Several issues regarding this crack growth in glass are addressed after considering the terminal velocity of crack growth and the mirror mist boundary information on silicate glasses. A strain energy release rate criterion is applied to estimate the kinetic energy of an advancing crack in glass at the mirror/mist boundary. This energy is then utilized to estimate the effective mass of the crack at the mirror/mist boundary. It is compared with material volumes in the vicinity of the crack.     

Effect of gas properties on the onset of flooding in small diameter inclined tubes

This work concerns the effect of gas phase properties on incipient flooding in counter-current gas–liquid two-phase flow in small diameter inclined tubes (D < 10 mm). The aim is to propose generalized correlations that can be used to predict incipient flooding in small diameter tubes. Experiments were performed in a 7 mm glass tube and at two inclination angles, i.e. 30 and 60° from the horizontal, using water as liquid phase and atmospheric air, He and CO₂ as gas phase. Previously proposed correlations for flooding prediction ( Pantzali et al., 2008) were suitably adjusted to incorporate the effect of gas phase properties. It has been proved that the flooding curves calculated using the proposed correlations are in good agreement with both the results of the present study and relevant literature data.     

高海拔地区大型循环流化床锅炉特性研究

结合青海盐湖工业股份有限公司供热中心4×480 t/h循环流化床(CFB)锅炉的启动调试,通过理论论证及实际应用,对高海拔地区大型循环流化床锅炉特性进行研究,解决了低气压地区流化床锅炉高负荷工况下频繁结焦问题。给出了流化床锅炉正常运行所要维持的流化风速范围,明确了高海拔地区循环流化床锅炉流化风速计算应选用标态风量,与低海拔地区一致,使得此类技术具备实际可参考性及可操作性,对解决同类型问题有一定的参考价值。     

WF油田强底水断块油藏开发规律研究及认识

为改善底水油藏开发效果,结合WF油田强底水断块油藏历年开发实践的基础上,分别对不同开发阶段的影响因素进行了详细分析,总结了强底水断块油藏的开发规律。通过计算临界产量和统计生产初期打开程度与含水的关系,早期应充分利用天然隔板,合理打开程度在30%左右;中期含水20%~80%时,合理控制生产压差;后期提掖稳产,晚期上返挖潜,确保了底水油藏的有效开发。该方法从不同生产阶段来分别制定对策,能充分挖掘油藏的生产潜力,来提高开发效果,其做法及经验可供同类型油藏开发参考借鉴。     

三相气升式环流反应器内上升区相含率轴向分布与循环液速的研究

常温常压下,在三相气升式内环流反应器中,将硅铝球、石英砂和瓷球分别与空气、水组成三相物系,考察了细颗粒与大颗粒物系中上升区相含率轴向分布规律、固体装载率和颗粒粒径对该规律的影响,以及各物系中上升区循环液速随表观气速的变化规律。结果表明:随轴向高度的增加,瓷球物系中上升区固含率εsr先增大后减小;硅铝球物系中εsr减小;石英砂物系中εsr均匀分布。随轴向高度的增加,瓷球物系中上升区气含率εgr增大;硅铝球物系中εgr减小;石英砂物系中εgr先增大后减小。固定表观气速,各轴向位置处的上升区气含率随固体装载率、颗粒粒径的增大而增大。当固体装载率相同时,各物系中上升区循环液速随表观气速的增大而增大。