Modeling of an industrial scale hydrodynamic cavitation multiphase reactor for Prileschajew epoxidation

The hydrodynamic cavitation multiphase reactor (HCMR) is emerging as a promising alternative for the intensification of liquid–liquid heterogeneous reactions, but research on HCMR modeling is lacking. In this article, an HCMR model was developed using Prileschajew epoxidation as the model system. First, based on experimental measurements of oil/water two-phase flow downstream of hydrodynamic cavitation devices, semiempirical correlations were proposed to describe the droplet size and droplet size distribution (DSD) as functions of flow conditions and geometry parameters. Then, with boundary conditions calculated by the DSD correlation, a droplet dynamics simulation in a reaction tank was performed by computational fluid dynamics coupled with population balance model to obtain the two-phase interfacial area. Finally, the acquired reactor model was substituted into an overall kinetic model, to simulate the epoxidation reaction in HCMR. Model predictions were verified by experimental results measured on an industrial scale HCMR.     

Inequality and city size: An analysis for OECD functional urban areas

As cities grow, both the productivity of their inhabitants and the income distribution among them is expected to change. While the empirical literature has widely shown how productivity (and income) changes with city size, the empirical evidence on the effects on income inequality remains very limited. The few papers that study the relationship between city size and city-level inequality focus on a single country and do not provide international comparative evidence. In this paper, we study the relationship between city size and income inequality at city level for a sample of 153 functional urban areas (FUAs) across 11 OECD countries.     

改善某机涡轮叶片荧光渗透检测背景过度的试验

荧光渗透检测某机高压涡轮叶片时,批量性出现荧光背景过度导致无法检测叶片的问题。采用理论和工艺试验相结合的方法,分析了荧光背景过度产生的原因,制定了有效的解决方法,较好地改善了该高压涡轮叶片的荧光背景。     

球磨工艺和分散剂对陶瓷结合剂粉体解团聚的影响

通过球磨工艺和添加分散剂相结合的方法对陶瓷结合剂团聚体进行解团聚，研究球磨参数和分散剂添加量对解团聚效果及结合剂机械性能的影响，并用激光粒度分析仪、SEM、万能材料试验机测试结合剂粉体解团聚前后的粒度、显微形貌、抗折强度。结果表明:采用小粒径(5 mm)的磨球，添加质量分数为2.5%的分散剂球磨2 h后，结合剂粉体分散性良好，基本没有团聚现象，其D₅₀可降至0.186 μm，且球磨后的粉体在700 ℃烧结后，其抗折强度达到26.2 MPa，比原始团聚体烧结后样品的强度提升了近45%。      

C38+N2非调质钢曲轴法兰开裂原因分析

某厂的C38+N2非调质钢曲轴,在装机测试压力时法兰部位开裂。通过化学成分分析、金相检验、断口检验、能谱分析及硫印试验等研究了曲轴开裂的原因。分析结果如下:①材料化学成分和法兰部位淬硬层深度均符合要求;②断口上部为准解理断裂,下部为“朽木状”撕裂;③在锻造分模面有硫化物聚集,甚至有长达1mm的以MnS为主的超长硫化物。硫化物聚集割裂基体材料是曲轴开裂的主要原因,曲轴锻后晶粒粗大,法兰的螺孔部位厚度较薄,是其开裂的次要原因。     

晶粒形态、尺寸对Ag-28Cu-0.75Ni合金超细丝加工及电学性能的影响

为诠释柱状晶贵金属兼具优良超细丝加工性能及高电阻率的原因,采用水平连铸、水冷铜模铸造及石墨模铸造,分别获得了具有20 μm×60 μm的柱状晶、10 μm的等轴晶、以及5 μm的表面细晶+长径比约为3的柱状晶+30 μm的芯部等轴晶三晶区的三种Ag-28Cu-0.75Ni合金棒材,研究了晶粒形态、尺寸对Ag-28Cu-0.75Ni合金棒材超细丝加工性能及电阻率的影响。结果表明：与等轴晶和三晶区Ag-28Cu-0.75Ni合金棒材相比,柱状晶棒材由于其较低的位错密度(1.78×10_¹⁵ m_^-2)及显微硬度变化率(33.3%)、铸态断口无解理台阶,表现了出最低的加工硬化率,且铸态轴向抗拉强度高达384.6 MPa,可实现100 m以上、直径0.05 mm超细丝高效不断丝加工；加工态及退火态的柱状晶Ag-28Cu-0.75Ni合金超细丝均表现出了较高的电阻率,经两次连续退火后电阻率高达3.68 μΩ.cm,与其较低的位错密度及加工硬化率有关。     

High pressure EIGA preparation and 3D printing capability of Ti—6Al—4V powder

Ti—6Al—4V alloy powder was processed by electrode induction melting gas atomization (EIGA) at high gas pressure (5.5–7.0 MPa). The effects of atomizing gas pressure on the powder characteristics and the microstructure, along with the mechanical properties of the as-fabricated block by laser melting deposition (LMD), were investigated. The results indicate that the diameters of powders are distributed in a wide range of sizes from 1 to 400 μm, and the median powder size (d₅₀) decreases with increasing gas pressure. The powders with a size fraction of 100–150 μm obtained at gas pressures of 6.0 and 6.5 MPa have better flowability. The oxygen content is consistent with the change trend of gas pressure within a low range of 0.06%–0.20%. Specimens fabricated by LMD are mainly composed of α+β grains with a fine lamellar Widmanstatten structures and have the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and yield strength of approximately 1100 and 1000 MPa, respectively. Furthermore, the atomized powders have a favorable 3D printing capability, and the mechanical properties of Ti—6Al—4V alloys manufactured by LMD typically exceed those of their cast or wrought counterparts.     

Zirconia ultrafiltration membranes on silicon carbide substrate: microstructure and water flux

This study reported the preparation of ZrO₂/SiC ceramic membrane with silicon carbide as the substrate and intermediate layers and zirconia as the selective layer. The substrate and intermediate layers were sintered by evaporation-condensation process at 2200 and 1900 ℃, respectively. After sintering, the intermediate layer presented layer thickness of 50 μm, pore size of 0.87 μm and pure water permeability of 2140 L/(m²·h). The selective lay was deposited on the silicon carbide substrate by dip-coating method and then sintered in the temperature range from 800 to 1000 ℃. For the membrane coated by one dip-coating cycle and sintered at 800 ℃, it presented average pores of 82 nm and water flux of 850 L/(m²·h). Due to the exclusion of low-melting oxides during sintering, the ZrO₂/SiC ceramic membrane can satisfy the separation and purification of chemical corrosion and high temperature wastewater.     

Effect of particle size and grain composition on two-dimensional infiltration process of weathered crust elution-deposited rare earth ores

The two-dimensional infiltration experiment was carried out by means of digital image technology. The evolution process of the wetting body was described. The wetted front distance and the time show a very significant power function relationship. The horizontal wetted distance is larger than the vertical wetted distance in the initial stage. Then, the vertical distance of the wetted body gradually approaches to the horizontal distance. The infiltration distance decreases as the content of fine particles increases. The wetted front migration rate curve shows a three-stage change law, and it increases with the increase of coarse particle content. The directional velocity ratio is defined. The initial value of horizontal infiltration rate is larger than that of vertical one, and then the vertical infiltration rate is gradually close to the horizontal value. The empirical relationship between the characteristic particle size and the stable infiltration rate is established, which provides a theoretical basis for the prediction of the stable infiltration rate in in-situ leaching.     

Dissolution kinetics of alumina in molten CaO–Al2O3–FetO–MgO–SiO2 oxide representing the RH slag in steelmaking process

In order to effectively remove alumina inclusions suspending in ultra-low C steel during RH process, the dissolution kinetics of alumina in molten CaO–Al₂O₃–Fe_tO–MgO–SiO₂ oxide was investigated. A crucible dissolution technique was used where the alumina crucible was allowed to dissolve in the slag of various conditions ((% CaO)/(% Al₂O₃), (% Fe_tO), temperature). The obtained data were interpreted using a kinetic mass transport equation to obtain the mass transport coefficient (k_m) in each condition. Increasing (% CaO)/(% Al₂O₃), (% Fe_tO), and temperature increased the dissolution rate as well as the k_m provided that the slag composition is not close to its saturation composition by alumina. In order to simulate the dissolution of alumina inclusion in the RH slag, which cannot be measured by a confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM) at present due to the opaqueness of the slag, the modified invariant interface approximation was employed. Along with the obtained k_m, the viscosity of slag, and a reference experiment using the CSLM, the dissolution kinetics of alumina inclusion in the Fe_tO-containing RH slag was predicted. The time required for the dissolution of alumina inclusions from liquid steel to RH slag was discussed.