Liquid Radial Dispersion in Liquid-solid Circulating Fluidized Beds with Viscous Liquid Medium

Liquid dispersion in the radial direction was investigated in the riser of a viscous liquid-solid fluidized bed 0.102 m in diameter and 3.5 m in height. Pressure fluctuations in the riser were also measured and analyzed to examine the behavior of fluidized particles. Effects of liquid velocity (0.15-0.45 m/s), solid circulation rate (2-8 kg/m²s), particle size (1-3 mm), and liquid viscosity (0.96-38 mPas) on pressure fluctuations and the liquid radial dispersion coefficient were determined. The infinite space model was employed to obtain the radial dispersion coefficient from the radial concentration profiles of the tracer. The pressure fluctuations were analyzed by means of autocorrelation coefficient as well as power spectral density function. The dominant frequency obtained from the autocorrelation coefficient or power spectral density function of pressure fluctuations decreases with increasing liquid viscosity or liquid velocity, but it increases with increasing particle size. The liquid radial dispersion coefficient decreases with increasing liquid velocity or viscosity, but it increases as the solid circulation rate or particle size increases. The liquid radial dispersion coefficient is related closely to the resultant behavior of fluidized particles. The radial dispersion coefficient has been well correlated with operating variables in terms of dimensionless groups.     

Thermodynamic studies on the complete phase diagram of aqueous two phase system containing polyethylene glycol dimethyl ether 2000 and di-potassium hydrogen phosphate at different temperatures

The liquid-liquid equilibrium of polyethylene glycol dimethyl ether 2000 (PEGDME₂₀₀₀)+K₂HPO₄+H₂O system has been determined experimentally at T=(298.15,303.15,308.15 and 318.15) K. The liquid-solid and complete phase diagram of this system was also obtained at T=(298.15 and 308.15) K. A nonlinear temperature dependent equation was successfully used for the correlation of the experimental binodal data. Furthermore, a temperature dependent Setschenow-type equation was successfully used for the correlation of the tie-lines of the studied system. Moreover, the effect of temperature on the binodal curves and the tie-lines for the investigated aqueous two-phase system have been studied. Also, the free energies of cloud points for this system and some previously studied systems containing PEGDME₂₀₀₀ were calculated from which it was concluded that the increase of the entropy is the driving force for formation of aqueous two-phase systems. Additionally, the calculated free energies for phase separation of the studied systems were used to investigate the salting-out ability of the salts having different anions. Furthermore, the complete phase diagram of the investigated system was compared with the corresponding phase diagrams of previously studied systems, in which the PEGDME₂₀₀₀ has been used, in order to obtain some information regarding the phase behavior of these PEGDME₂₀₀₀+salt+water systems.     

40MnV钢中微合金元素氮-碳化物的析出行为

用Thermo-cale软件对微合金钢40MnV(%：0．36-0.40C，1．36～1.40Mn，0.8～0.9V，0.011-0．016Ti，0．021-0．045Al，0．007-0．016N)中的析出相进行计算，并用电解分析，X-衍射，透射电镜研究了析出相的成分、形貌和分布。结果表明，钢中少量的N和Ti可导致在固液两相区析出尺寸为50nm的粗大TiN粒。随温度降低，析出相尺寸逐渐减小到10nm以下，形状由方形变成圆形，且析出相中V和C含量增加，N和Ti含量减少。随着钢中铝含量的增加，VN析出量减少。     

Fluidisation characteristics of granular activated carbon in drinking water treatment applications

Granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration is an important unit operation in drinking water treatment. GAC filtration is widely used for its filtration and adsorption capabilities as a barrier for undesired organic macro- and micro-pollutants. GAC filtration consists of two successive phases: adsorption and filtration, capturing the impurities from the water in conjunction with a backwash procedure in which the suspended particles are flushed out of the system. Available literature predominantly focusses on adsorption. A less frequently discussed but nevertheless equally crucial aspect of this operation is the backwash procedure of GAC beds. To prevent accumulation of suspended particles and to avoid additional operation costs, optimal backwashing is required. Another factor is sustainability: water utilities are showing increasing interest in exploring new sustainable GAC media. As these have different bed expansion tendencies due to different GAC characteristics with varying geometries, operational developments are needed for prediction models to estimate the expansion degree during backwashing. The prediction of the bed expansion of GAC is complex as the particles are non-spherical, porous and polydisperse. Through a combination of advanced particle laboratory and fluidisation experiments, we demonstrate a new approach which leads to an improved expansion prediction model for the backwashing of GAC filters.     

Computation of feed-paths for casting solidification using level-set-method

The aim of the present work is to compute feed-paths and hot-spots by combining level-set-method based sharp interface and feed-path model. The model is based on the solution of energy and level-set equations in solid and liquid, with Stefan condition on the interface. The energy and level-set equation are discretized using finite-volume and finite-difference method, respectively. Feed-path is computed by tracking mass-less particles along the liquid-solid interface during solidification using combined Eulerian-Lagrangian framework. The proposed model is benchmarked on six test cases, where temperature contours and solidification time are compared with a finite-element-method based commercial software. The capability to predict the temporal evolution of interface and to identify multiple hot-spots is validated with an industrial aluminum-alloy lug casting. The numerical as well as experimental validations demonstrate the effectiveness of level-set-method for feed-path calculation.     

Liquid-solid mass transfer in a rotating packed bed reactor with structured foam packing

A rotating packed bed (RPB) reactor has substantially potential for the process intensification of heterogeneous catalytic reactions. However, the scarce knowledge of the liquid–solid mass transfer in the RPB reactor is a barrier for its design and scale-up. In this work, the liquid–solid mass transfer in a RPB reactor installed with structured foam packing was experimentally studied using copper dissolution by potassium dichromate. Effects of rotational speed, liquid and gas volumetric flow rate on the liquid–solid mass transfer coefficient (k_LS) have been investigated. The correlation for predicting k_LS was proposed, and the deviation between the experimental and predicted values was within ± 12%. The liquid–solid volumetric mass transfer coefficient (k_LSa_LS) ranged from 0.04–0.14 1⁻¹, which was approximately 5 times larger than that in the packed bed reactor. This work lays the foundation for modeling of the RPB reactor packed with structured foam packing for heterogeneous catalytic reaction.     

活塞环-缸套液固二相润滑研究

基于平均流量模型、微凸体接触模型及颗粒承载模型,引入微米尺度颗粒的粒径、质量浓度、硬度和摩擦副表面形貌参数等,提出了一种液固二相润滑下活塞环-缸套润滑模型。并以此为基础分析了颗粒的承载、摩擦力和二相流体的摩擦功耗。研究表明：由于颗粒的增黏和弹、塑性变形,液固二相润滑剂的承载能力比纯油有所提高;固体颗粒的作用在活塞行程的不同位置是动态变化的;随着颗粒直径、浓度的增加,颗粒分担的负荷和产生的摩擦力、以及二相流体的摩擦功消耗都有所增加;颗粒直径的增加,使颗粒在更广的行程范围承载和产生摩擦力。     

液-固挤压复合材料过程中模具传热特性研究

采用有限元模拟与试验研究相结合的方法,研究了液-固挤压复合材料工艺过程的模具温度场,得到了模具温度沿径向和纵向随时间变化的曲线,分析了模具温度变化规律及其对成形过程的影响.结果表明,在浸渗保压和挤压过程中,挤压筒各处温度变化的总趋势是先升后降,在同一高度下,内侧比外侧温度变化更为剧烈;成形模温度的变化趋势是上部内侧比下部外侧变化要大,挤压后期各部位温度分布逐渐趋于一致.模拟结果与试验结果吻合较好,说明所建模型的有效性,为优化模具设计和液-固挤压复合材料工艺的实际应用提供了理论依据.     

Liquid-solid separation phenomena of two-phase turbulent flow in curved pipes

The present study is to contribute some knowledge of phase separation phenomena of liquid-solid two-phase turbulent flow in curved pipes and provide a basis for the invention and development of a new type of curved pipe separator. Firstly, the solid-liquid two-phase flows in two-dimensional (2D) curved channels were numerically simulated using a two-way coupling Euler-Lagrangian scheme. Phase distribution characteristics of 2D curved channel two-phase flow were examined under conditions of different particle size, liquid flowrate and coil curvature. Based on the numerical results, the dynamic effects and contributions to phase separation of particle-subjected forces, including centrifugal force, drag force, pressure gradient force, gravity force, buoyancy force, virtual mass force and lift force, were exposed by kinematic and dynamic analysis along particle trajectories. Secondly, measurement of particle size and concentration profiles in helically coiled tube two-phase flow was conducted using a nonintrusive Malvern 2600 particle sizer based on laser diffraction. Particle size and concentration distribution characteristics of helically coiled tube two-phase flow and the effect of secondary flow on phase separation were analyzed based on experimental data.     

Influence of substrate conductivity type on the thickness and composition of epitaxial layers grown by Liquid Phase Epitaxy

It is shown that the conductivity of the substrate has a non negligible effect on the thickness and composition of epitaxial layers grown by Liquid Phase Epitaxy. The growth experiments have been done on the systems GaAs/GaAs, GaAlSb/GaSb and GaInAsSb/GaSb. To insure strictly the same growth conditions the growth was done simultaneously, from the same liquid phase, on the different substrates.