Hydrodynamics study of a fast liquid–liquid oxidation process with in situ gas production in microreactors

Hydrodynamics characteristics of a fast and highly exothermic liquid–liquid oxidation process with in situ gas production in microreactors were studied using a newly developed experimental method. In the adipic acid synthesis through the K/A oil (the mixture of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone) oxidation with nitric acid, bubble generation modes were divided into four categories. The gas production became more intensive, unstable, even explosive with increasing the oil phase feed rate and the temperature. A novel automatic image processing method was developed to monitor the instantaneous velocity online by tracking the gas–liquid interface. The axial velocity at the same location was unstable due to the changing gas production rate. Furthermore, the actual residence time was obtained easily with being only 36% of the space–time minimally, beneficial for establishing accurate kinetics and mass transfer models with time participation. Finally, an empirical correlation was developed to predict the actual residence time under different conditions.     

Processing capabilities of micro ultrasonic machining for hard and brittle materials: SPH analysis and experimental verification

Micro ultrasonic machining (micro-USM) is an unconventional micromachining technology that has capability to fabricate high aspect ratio micro-holes, intricate shapes and features on various hard and brittle materials. The material removal in USM is based on brittle fracture of work materials. The mechanical properties and fracture behaviour are different for varied hard and brittle materials, which would make a big difference in the processing capability of micro-USM. To study the processing capability of USM and exploit its potential, the material removal of work materials, wear of abrasive particles and wear of machining tools in USM of three typical hard and brittle materials including float glass, alumina, and silicon carbide were investigated in this work. Both smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) simulations and verification experiments were conducted. The material removal rate is found to decrease in the order of glass, alumina, and silicon carbide, which can be well explained by the simulation results that cracking of glass is faster and larger compared to the other materials. Correspondingly, the tool wear rate also dropped significantly thanks to the faster material removal, and a formation of concavity on the tool tip center due to intensive wear was prevented. The SPH model is proved useful for studying USM of different hard and brittle materials, and capable of predicting the machining performance.     

Numerical Simulation of Interfacial Closures for 3D Bubble Column Flows

Numerical investigation of flow hydrodynamics in a square cross‐sectioned bubble column was conducted in a transient Euler‐Euler environment by applying the simulation tool Ansys CFX 14.0. The influence of the drag coefficient (C_D) was investigated and the results were also compared with drag force models. Furthermore, three different lift force models and a defined lift coefficient were studied. All results were compared with the available experimental data. All simulations were carried out for a single‐hole sparger with given aspect ratio (H/D) and superficial gas velocity.     

循环流化床置换燃烧机理介绍及流动特性研究

介绍了一种基于循环流化床的动力系统方案———循环流化床置换燃烧。这种燃烧系统能在没有能量损失的前提下,将CO2从燃烧产物中分离出来。本文设计建立了一套燃煤循环流化床置换燃烧冷态实验系统,以此为研究对象,选择具有代表性的实验物料,利用测试系统取得多种信号参数,获得反应装置之间的气固流动特性,总结出一定的规律,为以后的热态实验以及进一步探索奠定基础。     

流体力学教学中的传统教学与网络多媒体教学

通过论述传统教学模式与多媒体网络教学模式的利弊 ,提出了在流体力学教学活动中既要弘扬传统教学的优点 ,又要融入现代多媒体网络教学 ,两者有机地结合起来 ,高效率、高质量地培养出优秀人才。     

岩石渗透试验瞬态法的水动力学分析

压力脉冲瞬态法是一种专门进行岩石渗透率测试的新方法。对多孔介质渗流的水动力学分析表明,在岩石渗透试验的瞬态法中,水流动量方程可以不考虑流速的变化率。对于致密岩石,出现高速非Darcy流的特征不显著,在一般条件下Darcy定律仍然有效。给出压力脉冲瞬态法的物理模型和数学模型,采用等梯度假设简化连续性方程,针对上下游压力容器的不同控制条件,推导各种情况下压力测试曲线的解译公式。这些解译公式为分析不同控制方式下的试验过程和计算岩石渗透率提供了方便。实例表明,基于等梯度假设的解译公式对压力脉冲瞬态法所产生的渗透率测试曲线基本适用。     

卧式单轴捏合反应器流动与混合特性的数值模拟

选取卧式单轴捏合反应器为研究对象,搭建了一个可视化实验装置来研究其分布混合过程,并且通过三维有限元数值模拟方法和网格重叠技术获取了高黏牛顿流体在反应器中的流速分布、剪切速率分布与混合指数分布,进一步采用粒子示踪技术分析了全局与局部分布混合过程,对示踪粒子的运动轨迹进行统计分析得到了拉伸率与混合效率,并且考察了搅拌结构对流动与混合过程的影响。结果表明,实验与数值模拟结果吻合较好。捏合反应器中几乎不存在流动死区,搅拌轴上的动态捏合杆与搅拌槽壁面上的静态捏合杆之间存在周期性的捏合作用,可以强化自清洁性能、剪切作用、整体与局部分布混合过程、分散混合性能以及混合效率。拉伸率随着混合时间以指数形式增加,时均混合效率大于零。     

脉动条件下旋流场内气液两相流流型及其转变机理

运用高速摄像技术对流量脉动条件下旋流分离器内气泡动力学行为及气液两相流流型展开研究。研究发现,在完整脉动周期内,流量在3.62~4.18 m³/h范围内波动,流量增大段的气核整体向溢流口方向运移,流量减小段的气核整体向底流口方向运移,气核大小及形态变化呈现周期往复性。通过脉动周期内特殊帧的分析,得出流量脉动条件下旋流场内气液两相流流型主要包括：气泡流、塞状流、弹状流、丝状流及波状流等五种形式。根据实验得出的气液两相折算速度,确定了脉动条件下气液两相流流型转换界限图,而气泡间的聚并破碎行为是产生气液两相流型的主要原因,最终构建了表征截面含气量和分离效率之间关系的评价模型。