旋转流管式微滤膜的流场探测及分离性能研究

利用水力旋流器原理采用切向进料使膜器环隙产生旋转流,为探明旋转流场的特征,应用PIV(粒子图像测速技术)测试系统进行了实测,结果表明环隙中存在起强化过滤作用的类Taylor涡。在此基础上对旋转流场进行了过滤分离实验,以探讨旋转流场中的进料方式、悬浮液质量分数和操作压力对过滤的影响。研究发现由于存在旋转流和二次涡流的剪切强化作用使得在相同工况下旋转流过滤的稳定通量达到普通轴向流的4—10倍,这表明旋转流过滤是一种有效的膜过滤强化方法之一,由此为进一步探讨旋转流膜过滤强化机理,减少浓差极化和膜污染提供实验依据。     

旋转强度对旋转管式微滤膜分离器强化性能的影响

在分析旋转管式微滤膜分离器所具有的高切变特性、离心压差特性和传质机理特性基础上,将影响旋转管式微滤膜透过能力的因素归纳成能够反映微滤膜不可逆污染并随时间增加的结构透过因子、膜管静止时的可逆污染因子和膜管旋转产生的强化因子等3个要素.提出以膜管静止时的透过能力为比尺来度量膜管旋转强化时的透过能力,并将其定义为相对强化因子以表征膜管旋转产生强化作用的程度.在实验的基础上考察了不同浓度、不同压力和不同传质控制机理下旋转管式微滤膜的相对强化因子随旋转Taylor数的变化关系及其特性,进而分析产生其特性的原因,获得了旋转Taylor数对分离强化性能影响的辩证认识.     

Flow in the nose region and annular film around a Taylor bubble rising through vertical columns of stagnant and flowing Newtonian liquids

The flow in the nose region and in the annular film around individual Taylor bubbles rising through stagnant and co-current vertical columns of liquid were studied, employing particle image velocimetry (PIV) and pulsed shadowgraphy techniques (PST) at the same time. The combined techniques enabled simultaneous determination of the bubble shape and the velocity profiles in the liquid film. Experiments were performed with water and aqueous glycerol solutions in a wide range of viscosities , in an acrylic column of 32 mm ID.Values for the distance ahead of the nose in which the flow is disturbed by the presence of the bubble are presented for the conditions studied. The bubble shapes in the nose region are compared with Dumitrescu's shape for potential flow. The velocity profiles show that after the nose region the liquid begins to accelerate downwards, and at a certain distance from the bubble nose the velocity profile and the liquid film thickness stabilise. The liquid film acquires characteristics of a free-falling film. Values of the developing length and film thickness are reported for the experimental conditions studied. Average velocity profiles in the fully developed film are also presented. A critical Reynolds number of around 80 (based on the mean absolute velocity in the liquid film and on the film thickness) is reported for the transition from laminar to turbulent regime. Shear stress profiles (in the fully developed film) are also provided.The data reported are relevant for the validation of numerical codes in slug flow.     

偏心搅拌槽内宏观不稳定性的分离涡模拟

为研究偏心搅拌槽内的宏观不稳定性,基于分离涡模型建立了偏心搅拌数值模拟方法。采用滑移网格法模拟搅拌桨的旋转,实现了偏心搅拌流场的非稳态模拟。对不同工况时的宏观不稳定性进行了频谱分析,讨论了偏心率、雷诺数和桨径比对宏观不稳定频率的影响,并进行了PIV实验验证。研究表明,偏心搅拌槽内存在明显的宏观不稳定现象,其变化周期约为桨叶通过周期的10倍;PIV实验结果与分离涡模拟结果吻合较好,都表明偏心搅拌槽内的宏观不稳定频率随雷诺数的升高而增大,随偏心率的增大而减小,随桨径比的增大而增大。     

Effect of the contraction ratio upon viscoelastic fluid flow in three-dimensional square–square contractions

In this work we investigate the laminar flow through square–square sudden contractions with various contraction ratios (CR=2.4, 4, 8 and 12), using a Newtonian fluid and a shear-thinning viscoelastic fluid. Visualizations of the flow patterns were carried out using streak line photography and detailed velocity field measurements were performed using particle image velocimetry. The experimental results are compared with numerical predictions obtained using a finite-volume method. For the Newtonian fluid, a corner vortex is found upstream of the contraction and increasing flow inertia leads to a reduction of the vortex size. Good agreement is observed between experiments and numerical simulations. For the shear-thinning fluid flow a corner vortex is also observed upstream of the contraction independently of the contraction ratio. Increasing the elasticity of the flow, while still maintaining low inertia flow conditions, leads to a strong increase of the vortex size, until an elastic instability sets in and the flow becomes time-dependent at De≈200, 300, 70 and 450 for CR=2.4, 4, 8 and 12, respectively. At low contraction ratios, viscoelasticity brings out an anomalous divergent flow upstream of the contraction. For both fluids studied the flow presents a complex three-dimensional helical vortex structure which is well predicted by numerical simulations. However, for the viscoelastic fluid flow the maximum Deborah number achieved in the numerical simulations is about one order of magnitude lower than the critical Deborah number for the onset of the elastic instability found in the experiments.     

Experimental investigation on flow characteristics in circular tube inserted with rotor-assembled strand using PIV

Rotor-assembled strand works as a typical tube insert to achieve heat transfer augmentation and scale inhibition in a heat exchanger. In this work, the PIV experiment regarding the flow fields in a circular tube inserted with rotor-assembled strand was conducted and the flow characteristics on transverse section and longitudinal section were analyzed. The results showed that swirling flow was produced in the tube inserted with rotors and it was particularly strong within the swing diameter of the rotor on the section that contains the rotor; the average turbulence intensity and the radial velocity were improved notably; the velocity vectors on the longitudinal section remained along the direction of a straight line; both the swirling flow and average turbulence intensity were higher for the rotor with three blades than for the rotor with two blades except that the radial velocity was approximate, but they were all reduced by enlarging the lead of the rotor. Characterization of the flow patterns in a circular tube contributes to understanding the heat transfer efficiency and scale inhibition performance of the rotor-assembled strand and provides guidance for its application.     

Experimental study on the effects of gas permeation through flat membranes on the hydrodynamics in membrane-assisted fluidized beds

Recently, many novel reactor concepts based on membrane fluidized bed reactors have been proposed. In this work, the effects of gas permeation through flat membranes on the hydrodynamics in a pseudo-2D membrane-assisted gas–solid fluidized bed have been investigated experimentally. A combination of the non-invasive techniques (Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Digital Image Analysis (DIA)) was employed to simultaneously investigate solids phase and bubble phase properties in great detail. Counter-intuitively, addition of secondary gas via the membranes, that constituted the confining walls of a gas–solid suspension at conditions close to incipient fluidization, did not result in a larger, but in a smaller equivalent bubble diameter, while gas extraction on the other hand, resulted in a larger equivalent bubble diameter, although in this case the effect was less pronounced. This could be explained by changes in the larger scale particle circulation patterns due to gas extraction and addition via the membranes.     

旋转流强化管式膜微滤的研究评述

浓差极化和膜污染是阻碍微滤广泛应用的关键难题 ,在认识理解颗粒迁移沉积和过滤速率下降的基础上 ,本文对旋转流管式膜微滤进行了一定的探讨分析。     

旋转管式微滤器中流体流动对过滤通量的影响

为讨论膜器环隙内流体流动对过滤通量的影响，运用了纳维—斯托克斯方程、连续性方程、达西定律等，并结合稳定性理论，分别对主流体为去离子水和悬浮液的情况下环隙内流体的运动规律进行了分析。对于主流体为去离子水的情况，建立了过滤通量与膜器进出口压力降的关系，并与Belfort的实验数据进行了比较。结果证明当主流体为去离子水时(即无滤饼生成的理想情况下)，流体旋转所产生的离心力对微滤推动力有削弱作用，当内膜管转速较小时，流体流动方式对过滤通量几乎无影响。对于悬浮液，由内膜管旋转所形成的剪切力对减少滤饼形成的作用甚微，而Taylor涡的形成是强化微滤的主要原因。最后提出了内膜管旋转管式膜器优化设计的新思想。     

Application of ECT to solid concentration measurements during granular flow in a rectangular model silo

The paper presents results of concentration changes in cohesionless sand during dynamic mass flow in a rectangular model silo composed of a bin and hopper. Electrical capacitance tomography (ECT) was used. Sensors were located outside the silo along both the periphery and height. Local horizontal one-dimensional and cross-sectional two-dimensional evolutions of solid concentrations in dry sand during silo discharge were determined. The first ones were estimated from the raw data and the latter were obtained with the aid of the reconstructed data using a Linear Back Projection algorithm (LBP) to solve an inverse problem. Experiments in a model silo were carried out with two different initial sand densities and wall roughness grades. The measured results with ECT were compared with corresponding ones obtained with a Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) method.     

Flow patterns in the wake of a Taylor bubble rising through vertical columns of stagnant and flowing Newtonian liquids: An experimental study

The flow in the wake and near-wake regions of individual Taylor bubbles rising through stagnant and co-current vertical columns of Newtonian liquids was studied, employing simultaneously particle image velocimetry (PIV) and pulsed shadowgraphy techniques (PST). Experiments were made with water and aqueous glycerol solutions covering a wide range of viscosities , in an acrylic column of 32 mm ID.Different wake structures (laminar, transitional and turbulent) are identified, in both stagnant and co-current flow conditions. In stagnant liquids, the wake flow pattern is only dependent on the dimensionless group N_f. The different types of wakes obtained are in accordance with the critical N_f numbers proposed in previous works. For co-current flow conditions, the flow patterns in the wake depend on the Reynolds number based on the relative (to the bubble) average velocity of the upward liquid flow, the laminar-transitional and transitional-turbulent limits being for the first time experimentally determined.The wake flow patterns are quantified by means of instantaneous and average flow fields. Values for the wake length and wake volume are also presented and compare well with correlations found in literature. Study of the flow in the near-wake zone enabled determination of the distance needed to recover the undisturbed liquid velocity profile.The detailed study of the flow in the wake and near-wake regions is an important contribution to better understanding the interaction and coalescence mechanisms between Taylor bubbles.The data reported are relevant to the validation of numerical simulation codes in the vertical slug flow regime.     

涡轮桨搅拌槽内流场特性的V3V实验

用体三维速度测量技术（volumetric three-component velocimetry measurements,V3V）实验研究了涡轮桨搅拌槽内桨叶附近流场。通过速度数据得到三维流场特性,确定尾涡三维结构;分析了叶片后方30°截面轴向、径向和环向速度沿径向分布规律;对比了V3V和2D-PIV（particle image velocimetry）径向和轴向速度,发现速度分布吻合较好,特别是尾涡所在的射流区。用2D-PIV方法对尾涡发展规律进行研究,发现受流体自由液面影响,尾涡轨迹向上倾斜,并与水平方向成10°,上、下尾涡运动轨迹不对称,下尾涡运动比上尾涡稍快,衰减亦较快,这与V3V实验结果一致;叶片后方60°尾涡依然清晰可见。用V3V和2D-PIV方法对桨叶附近湍流各向同性假设进行了分析,发现桨叶区和尾涡所在位置湍动能被各向同性假设近似法高估了25%~33%,桨叶区和尾涡所在位置趋向于各向异性。     

Study on the Flow Field inside the Microfiltration Separator with Rotary Tubular Membrane

Abstract

By using a new type of laser surveying instrument named particle image velocimetry (PIV), the flow field inside a rotary tubular membrane separator with a rotating inner tubular microfiltration membrane and a transparent outer cylinder was measured experimentally, and from which some new observations were resulted. Pairs of stable Taylor vortices with similar dimensions and opposite flowing directions were directly visualized by the measured streamlines and vorticity of flow field in the annular gap of the membrane separator. No matter how the axial Reynolds number, radial Reynolds number and Taylor number changed, the dimensions of the Taylor vortices and the distances between the centers of adjacent Taylor vortices were almost the same, but the shapes of the Taylor vortices at lower Taylor numbers were more regular than those at higher Taylor numbers. The Taylor vortices disappeared because of the turbulence when the Taylor number was too high. The maximum axial velocity near the membrane surface was about 20 times larger than the mean velocity of axial flow inside the annular gap, and the maximum outward radial velocity near the membrane surface was even about 3000 times larger than the average velocity of the radial permeating flow through the tubular microfiltration membrane. The large velocities near the membrane surface, which were due to the Taylor vortices, could prevent solid fine particles from depositing onto the membrane surface and/or entering into the membrane pores and therefore result in reduced concentration polarization and reduced membrane fouling. The results in this study provided some valuable guidelines on the hydrodynamic way to reduce membrane fouling.     

新型旋风分离器气相流场测试实验研究

针对高温高压的特殊情况提出了一种新型的旋风分离器,并用三维动态粒子分析仪PDA对不同结构参数和操作条件下的气相流场进行了测试,得出该旋风分离器内气相流场的整体特性———流场的切向速度分布在分离空间具有明显的对称性,任一截面上的分布分成内外2层旋流,外旋流是准自由涡,内旋流是准强制涡;同时分析了入口角度、排气管直径、高径比和入口气速等因素对其切向速度的影响规律,在此基础上依据实验数据关联出了计算内旋流直径和速度分布指数的公式。     

环流循环除尘系统分离柱内旋风流场的基本分析

环流循环除尘系统是旋风分离技术上的一个重要突破,它成功地解决了用旋风分离器高效捕集亚微米粉尘(≤2μ)的问题,同时还具有压降低、操作弹性大等优点。而分离柱作为环流循环除尘系统的主要组成部分,对分离效果起着重要的作用。因此,对分离柱内部流场进行系统的研究十分必要。文章从柱坐标下理想流体的N-S方程和连续性方程出发,对环流循环除尘系统分离柱内旋风流场进行了系统的理论分析,推导出分离柱内理想流体的径向速度、切向速度和轴向速度的基本表达式,并将计算值和试验值进行了比较。研究结果表明,所采用的数学模型和计算公式是可行的。     

化工搅拌釜内流动测量技术的应用进展

搅拌釜内的物料混合是一个有限空间中的复杂非定常湍流问题,且常伴有强烈的传质、传热乃至反应过程。搅拌混合过程中影响因素多,理论分析难度大,实验获取搅拌釜内整场流动信息是其机理研究和搅拌混合设备优化设计的重要手段。本文归纳了在搅拌混合研究中传统流动测量技术的应用,分析其各自优缺点,着重探讨了新一代全场光学测速技术——粒子图像速度场仪（PIV）在搅拌混合实验中的应用,指出PIV在搅拌混合研究中具有广泛应用前景。PIV具有很高的空间分辨率和时间解析度,可以得到搅拌釜中混合流体的瞬时2D或3D速度场以及浓度场和温度场等信息,进行非定常湍流特性研究,有助于建立搅拌釜内多相流动模型,验证数值模拟结果,实现搅拌釜的优化设计,从而促进化工搅拌技术的进一步发展。     

旋转流强化管式膜微滤过程中分离因数研究

分离因数是影响旋转流强化管式膜微滤过程的关键操作变量之一。本文首先对管式膜分离器内分离因数的分布特征进行了研究,然后,不仅从理论上研究了分离因数对过滤过程行为的影响,而且进行了探讨分离因数对过滤性能影响的试验研究。结果表明,管式膜分离器内分离因数沿轴向从顶部到底部呈迅速减小的分布特征;分离因数的增大,可使过滤过程推动力提高,并使外旋流时过滤过程中固相颗粒不易向膜面迁移并沉积,但加剧了内旋流时过滤过程中固相颗粒向膜面迁移并沉积的趋势;在悬浮液固相浓度保持一定时,过滤通量随分离因数的增大而提高     

Stereoscopic PIV studies on the swirling flow structure in a gas cyclone

Understanding the swirling flow in a gas cyclone is of great importance in improving the cyclone design. Once the three-dimensional strong swirling flow is fully understood, cyclone performance such as pressure drop and separation efficiency can be improved by optimizing the cyclone design. The swirling flow was investigated by the stereoscopic particle image velocimetry (Stereo-PIV) in this work. The instantaneous whole-field tangential, axial, and radial velocities were measured simultaneously in the cylindrical and conical separation zone, and in the dust hopper area of the cyclone with gas inlet velocity of .The time-averaged flow pattern in the cylindrical and conical sections of the cyclone showed: a typical Rankine vortex with inner quasi-forced vortex and outer quasi-free vortex which is generated by tangential gas velocity; inner upward flow and outer downward flow of axial gas velocity; and centripetal flow in the region close to the wall due to the presence of radial gas velocity. In the dust hopper, a secondary longitudinal circular flow is formed in the annulus area between the conical body and the cylindrical wall. Experimental results indicate that the separated particles may be re-entrained into the cyclone from the bin to degrade the separation efficiency of the cyclone.     

The effect of temperature on the flow field in a continuous rotating annular electrophoresis column

The effect of a non-uniform temperature profile on the flow field in a continuous rotating annular electrophoresis column is investigated. The momentum balance equation is solved for packed as well as unpacked columns using a centered-difference finite difference technique with a known temperature profile. The packed column analysis utilizes a parallel annular channel model similar to the capillary channel model used in packed bed columns. Results indicate that the changes in density and viscosity as result of the temperature variation have a significant effect on the flow field. Effects of voltage gradient and column geometry are also discussed.     

Influence of the mass flow rate of secondary air on the gas/particle flow characteristics in the near-burner region of a double swirl flow burner

The influence of the mass flow rate of secondary air on the gas/particle flow characteristics of a double swirl flow burner, in the near-burner region, was measured by a three-component particle-dynamics anemometer, in conjunction with a gas/particle two-phase test facility. Velocities, particle volume flux profiles, and normalized particle number concentrations were obtained. The relationship between the gas/particle flows and the combustion characteristics of the burners was discussed. For different mass flow rates of secondary air, annular recirculation zones formed only in the region of r/d=0.3–0.6 at x/d=0.1–0.3. With an increasing mass flow rate of secondary air, the peaks of the root mean square (RMS) axial fluctuating velocities, radial mean velocities, RMS radial fluctuating velocities, and tangential velocities all increased, while the recirculation increased slightly. There was a low particle volume flux in the central zone of the burner. At x/d=0.1–0.7, the profiles of particle volume flux had two peaks in the secondary air flow zone near the wall. With an increasing mass flow rate of secondary air, the peak of particle volume flux in the secondary air flow zone decreased, but the peak of particle volume flux near the wall increased. In section x/d=0.1–0.5, the particle diameter in the central zone of the burner was always less than the particle diameter at other locations.