The Effect of Agitator Impeller Design on Maximum Shear Stress, and the Resulting Impact on the Flocculation Process

Although it is extensively researched, flocculation in the water-treatment industry lacks a design procedure to assess accurately the performance of the different types of agitator impeller which are available. New high-efficiency, hydrofoil-type impellers offer substantial potential for flocculation duties in many areas, provided that they are applied correctly. This paper highlights the importance of the 'velocity gradient'and the distribution of shear within the agitation system. The objective of the paper is to help engineers to evaluate different types of proprietary impeller designs, using various techniques to examine the shear distribution applied to the system.     

翼型桨叶片尾涡结构的PIV实测与LES模拟研究

在塔径383 mm、高径比为1的翼型桨搅拌反应器内,采用粒子图像测速(PIV)技术和大涡模拟(LES)研究了一种翼型桨的叶片尾涡结构.对比二维PIV技术测定的翼型桨搅拌反应器平均速度场数据,验证了LES方法的可靠性.并通过叶片端的速度矢量场、叶片区内的涡量大小及湍动能分布清楚地识别了翼型桨叶片尾涡结构.发现该叶片尾涡为...     

LES NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF CAVITATION BUBBLE SHEDDING ON ALE 25 AND ALE 15 HYDROFOILS

A cavitation calculation scheme is developed and applied to ALE 15 and ALE 25 hydrofoils, based on the Bubble Two-phase Flow (BTF) cavity model with a Large Eddy Simulation (LES) methodology. The Navier-Stokes equations including cavitation bubble clusters are solved through the finite-volume approach with a time-marching scheme. Simulations are carried out in a 3-D field with a hydrofoil ALE 15 or ALE 25 at an angle of attack of 8° and cavitation number σ = 2.3 with a 2 × 10⁶, meshing system. With the time-marching, the cavitation bubble gradually grows to a steady lump shape and then produces an irregular small bubble behind the main cavitation bubble, finally shedding from the leading edge of the cloud cavitation structure. The calculated results including velocity field and pressure field are consistent with experiment data at the same Reynolds number and cavitation number. The vortex and reverse flow are observed on the hydrofoil surface.     

EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY FOR HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OSCILLATING HYDROFOIL

The present article reports the experimental Particle Image Velocimetry （PIV） investigation and the corresponding numerical simulation results about the water flow over the oscillating hydrofoil and its unsteady dynamic characters. The experimental study focuses on the effect of mean angles of attack. The comparison between the PIV results and numerical prediction about the flow field using Fluent well demonstrates the capability of CFD on the simulation of the water flow around the pitching hydrofoil. The numerical results indicate that the forced oscillating frequencies have evident effects on the flow separation and vortex shedding. The simulations about the hydrodynamic drag and lift coefficients were also performed.     

Periodical shedding of cloud cavitation from a single hydrofoil in high-speed cryogenic channel flow

In order to explain criteria for periodical shedding of the cloud cavitation, flow patterns of cavitation around a plano-convex hydrofoil were observed using a cryogenic cavitation tunnel of a blowdown type. Two hydrofoils of similarity of 20 and 60 mm in chord length with two test sections of 20 and 60 mm in width were prepared. Working fluids were water at ambient temperature, hot water and liquid nitrogen. The parameter range was varied between 0.3 and 1.4 for cavitation number, 9 and 17 m/sec for inlet flow velocity, and −8° and 8° for the flow incidence angle, respectively. At incidence angle 8°, that is, the convex surface being suction surface, periodical shedding of the whole cloud cavitation was observed on the convex surface under the specific condition with cavitation number and inlet flow velocity, respectively, 0.5, 9 m/sec for liquid nitrogen at 192°C and 1.4, 11 m/sec for water at 88°C, whereas under the supercavitation condition, it was not observable. Periodical shedding of cloud cavitation occurs only in the case that there are both the adverse pressure gradient and the slow flow region on the hydrofoil.     

Mixing of a lignin‐based slurry fuel

Lignin‐based slurry fuels are a potential alternative to fossil fuels in kraft pulp mills. Lignogels — mixtures of lignin, fuel oil, water and surfactant — are non‐Newtonian fluids, with shear‐thinning and thixotropic behaviour. Their mixing was investigated in tanks with volumes of 3 and 30 L. An A310 hydrofoil impeller was used in all experiments. Results were compared with measurements in Newtonian fluids, used to characterize the impeller over a broad range of Reynolds numbers (1–500 000). An aqueous CMC solution was also used for characterization of the impeller and estimation of the Metzner‐Otto constant. Results in the transition region were corrected by introduction of two empirical parameters.     

NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF 2D PERIODIC UNSTEADY CAVITATING FLOWS

1. INTRODUCTION Cavitation is a natural phenomenon especially existing in liquids. A cavitating flow generally involves a large number of vapor structures such as bubbles or vortices which are convecting downstream. When they reach high pressure zones, th…     

NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF CAVITATING FLOWS

BRIEFINTRODUCTIONOFTHEPAPER :　Thisthesismainlyresearchesonthehydrodynamiccharacteristicsandmechanismfor 3Dcavitatingflowsaroundaxisymmetricbodies ,aswellasthe2Dcavitatingflowsaroundhydrofoils .Anewcavi tatingflowmodel,whichinvolvesviscousandmul ti phaseeffects,isestablishedintwo phaseflowcategory .Accordingtothelocalizedvariationofdensitywithinpredominantlyincompressiblewatermediumandthecharacteristicsofsoundspeedinwater vapormixture ,arelationbetweendensityandpressureisassumed ,in…     

振荡翼改进运动模型的能量捕获性能分析

为了提高振荡水翼的水动力性能和能量捕获效率,基于传统简谐运动模型提出改进运动模型,通过引入俯仰运动系数k,推导改进后俯仰运动规律的一般形式,利用Fluent软件建立水翼的二维模型,综合分析半主动振荡模型下不同俯仰运动系数、折算频率和俯仰振幅等运动参数对水翼能量捕获性能的影响。结果表明:与传统简谐运动模型相比,改进运动模型能够使水翼升力系数在较长时间段内维持较大数值,提高水翼的升力系数和捕能效率;在相同的折算频率和俯仰振幅下,减小俯仰运动系数会增大俯仰角转动的角速度,进而增大俯仰运动所消耗的能量;不同俯仰振幅下对应不同的最优折算频率,折算频率越低水翼的捕能性能越不稳定,俯仰振幅越大,转动俯仰角所消耗的能量越多。在给定参数条件下,水翼的能量转化效率可超过40%。     

低固相含量液流中磨蚀翼型空化特性研究

针对水力机械内部空蚀及泥沙磨损联合作用破坏问题,探索空化促进磨损破坏的方式.在闭式循环装置的收缩-扩散实验段中,采用激光-CCD系统获取低固相含量下空化场中翼型表面多个断面的空穴结构分布,分析了空穴结构空间分布规律及其初生、发展、脱落、溃灭的周期性行为特征.针对空穴结构分布,采用了一种基于统计原理的图像处理方法,获得了空泡云平均值及标准差值的灰度分布,前者为流场中各位置的空化程度,后者为各位置空泡云体积变化率的分布.结合已有的空蚀磨损研究成果认为,水力机械内部空化促进颗粒磨损的方式取决于空穴结构及其体积变化率在流场中的分布规律.