悬垂水滴与悬浮气泡表面气体水合物形成特性对比

基于悬垂水滴和悬浮气泡表面形成气体水合物的可视化耐高压实验装置,分析探讨了反应压力、温度、水质等因素对水滴和气泡表面气体水合物成核和生长规律的影响.对已有的关于研究单个静止悬垂水滴和悬浮气泡表面气体水合物生长特性的实验现象及结果进行了对比分析,得出结论:温度和压力是影响表面水合物结晶与生长的重要因素;温度的降低或压力的升高均使水合反应速度加快.研究为发展喷雾法和鼓泡法这两种强化制备水合物的方式提供了有效的实验支撑.     

A sensitivity analysis for the determination of unknown thermal coefficients through a phase-change process with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity

In Tarzia, Int. Comm. in Heat and Mass Transfer, 25 (1998), 139-147, explicit formulas for the simultaneous determination of unknown thermal coefficients of a semi-infinite material through a phase-change process with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity were obtained. Moreover, ten different cases were studied: four cases of free boundary problems (i.e. Stefan-like problems) and six cases of moving boundary problems (i.e. inverse Stefan-like problems).The goal of this paper is to obtain a numerical sensitivity analysis of the mentioned ten cases for the simultaneous determination of unknown thermal coefficients and to determine the coefficients which are more sensitive with respect to the given parameters. We show numerical result for the aluminum.     

液滴在倾斜表面上的固化特征研究

采用平滑铝表面为基底,以去离子水为介质,对低温条件下倾斜表面上运动液滴的固化特征进行了研究,分析了液滴的固化时间特征,并探讨了基底倾斜角、液滴体积以及基底表面浸润性对液滴固化时间的影响。结果表明：当基底倾斜角小于液滴在铝表面上的临界滑动角时,液滴固化时间保持不变;当基底倾斜角大于临界滑动角时,随着倾斜角增大,液滴固化时间变短。随着液滴体积增大,虽然湿接触面积增大,但是液滴高度也增大,液滴固化时间随之延长。基底表面的疏水性越好,液滴与固体表面的湿接触面积越少,液滴高度越高,因此液滴固化时间越长。基于传热学理论建立了双圆法模型,利用其预测运动液滴的固化时间,并将计算值与实验值进行了比较,发现两者吻合良好。     

A numerical study of air entrapment during the droplet impact on a solid substrate

A numerical investigation is conducted to study the air entrapment phenomenon when two different liquids such as water and diesel droplet are impacted on the solid surface. The beginning of the air entrapment process was observed during droplet impact on a solid substrate forming a dimple underneath the droplet. The air film thus trapped underneath the droplet started evolving into the air bubble. This journey of evolution mainly comprises phases like an inertial retraction of air film, contraction, and pinch-off of the secondary droplet inside the air bubble for a water droplet impact case. The volume of fluid approach has been utilized to track the progress of air film evolution. The influence of surface wettability has been observed on the evolution of air film into the air bubble by taking four different values of contact angle pertaining to the hydrophilic surface (θ = 10° and 35°) and hydrophobic surface (θ = 90° and θ = 120°). The air bubble was found to get detached from the substrate for the hydrophilic surface (θ = 35°) and observed to remain attached to the substrate for the hydrophobic surface. The variation of pressure underneath the droplet was also investigated as the droplet reaches the substrate. The effect of surface tension has been studied on the evolution of air film by impacting the diesel droplet on the same substrate keeping the same wettability condition (θ = 35°). The lower surface tension of the diesel droplet as compared to the water droplet delayed the process of air film evolution and consequently decreases the retraction speed of air film. Also, the air bubble remains attached to the surface. Furthermore, the air bubble detaches from the surface for an even higher wettability condition (θ = 10°). Thus surface wettability and surface tension become two important factors governing the development of entrapped air film and bubble elimination in many practical applications.     

Universal solutions for the streamwise variation of the temperature of a moving sheet in the presence of a moving fluid

A method has been developed for determining the streamwise variation of the temperature of a moving sheet in the presence of a co-flowing fluid. The solution does not depend on any material property of the sheet, its velocity, or its thickness. The solution is also independent of the properties of the fluid aside from the Prandtl number. Furthermore, the actual velocities of the sheet and the fluid need not be specified, but only their ratio is required. In the development of the method, a large knowledge base was first created by solving the differential equations for mass, momentum, and energy. The tabulated knowledge base served as input to a purely algebraic procedure whose end result is the streamwise variation of the sheet temperature. The procedure is iterative but requires no more than a least-squares curve-fitting capability. The iterative procedure is robust in that the converged result is independent of the initial iterant. It is also self correcting in the presence of an inadvertent error. Another method for determining the streamwise temperature variation, the relative-velocity model, was also investigated, and its accuracy assessed.     

On the sliding and profile of a liquid droplet on a rotating disk

This theoretical and experimental study was conducted to investigate the critical condition at which a liquid droplet starts to move on a rotating disk. The critical rotational speed ω was theoretically calculated based on the force balance between the surface tension and the centrifugal force, where ω was experimentally measured for each combination between three kinds of test plates and test liquids. The movements of droplets were judged from the careful observation of infinitesimal motion of the three‐phase contact line. The calculated rotational speeds agreed well with measured ones for arbitrary contact angle when the droplets were set on the plate. The three‐dimensional surface profiles of droplets were calculated from the approximate Laplace equation in which the contact line was assumed as the combination of two ellipses with different ratio of measure to minor axis. The measured profiles on the rotating disk were approximated well by the method proposed in this study. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/htj.20276     

Experimental and numerical investigation of the flow in rotating diverging channels

This paper reports on an experimental and numerical study at low Reynolds number in order to evaluate the influence of the Coriolis forces on the flow in radial rotating channels.Operating conditions correspond to the flow in radial impellers for micro gasturbine applications.A comparison of detailed flow measurements with CFD results indicates that Navier Stokes solvers with standard k-ω and SST turbulence models predict the flow surprisingly well and that no extra corrections for Coriolis forces are required at these operating conditions     

Analytical and numerical investigation of fin efficiency and temperature distribution of conductive,convective, and radiative straight fins

In this study, fin efficiency, temperature distribution, and effectiveness of conductive, convective, and radiative straight fins with temperature dependent thermal conductivity are solved using the differential transformation method (DTM).The concept of differential transformation is briefly introduced, and then it is employed to derive the solutions of nonlinear governing equations of fins with highly nonlinear terms because of existing radiation in this study. The obtained results of DTM are compared with those of the Galerkin method (GM) and numerical boundary value problem method (BVP) to verify the accuracy of the proposed method. Furthermore, the effects of some physical appropriate parameters such as thermo‐geometric fin parameters and thermal parameters are analyzed. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res; Published online in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/htj ). DOI 10.1002/htj.20341     

Experimental and numerical analysis of a methane thermal decomposition reactor

An indirectly heated tubular reactor is fabricated and used to study methane thermal decomposition conversion and determine kinetic parameters. A combined perfectly mixed reactor with bypass (CPMR) is proposed as an alternative to the traditional perfectly mixed and plug flow reactors. The CPMR model is used in order to account for buoyancy flow in the reactor. Results comparing the numerical predictions from all three models to experimental data show that buoyancy effects are significant in the reactor under study and also in most reactors in the literature. Including this effect might significantly improve the accuracy of the model predictions. The CPMR reactor model with a reaction rate constant of 5.43 × 10¹⁵ 1/s and an activation energy of 420.7 kJ/mol is capable of reproducing the obtained experimental data in this study and in the literature.     

A theoretical analysis of the capture of greenhouse gases by single water droplet at atmospheric and elevated pressures

Gas absorption by droplets is an important route to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially for carbon dioxide. To recognize the fundamental absorption processes of greenhouse gases by single droplets, the mass transport phenomena of greenhouse gas uptake by a quiescent water droplet at atmospheric and elevated pressures are analyzed theoretically and four common greenhouse gases of CO₂, N₂O, CH₄ and O₃ are taken into consideration. On account of piecewise function encountered at the droplet surface, it is impossible to obtain a fully analytical solution for describing the mass transfer process. Instead, a semi-analytical method is developed to predict the mass diffusion between the gas phase and the liquid phase. The obtained results indicate that, by virtue of the four greenhouse gases characterized by low mass diffusion number, the entire mass transfer is controlled by the liquid phase. A unified formula has been successfully established to aid in estimating the dimensionless solute uptake process and the dimensionless aqueous diffusion time of 0.45 is sufficiently long the implement the absorption process. For the ambient temperature and pressure in the ranges of 280–350 K and 1–20 atm, respectively, it is found that increasing the two parameters will intensify the solute absorption amount significantly and the absorption process can be accelerated by increasing temperature.     

Experimental and numerical study of a directly PV-assisted domestic hot water system

The solar domestic hot water (SDHW) system is the most highly developed system for use of solar energy. The developments for the thermal regulation of buildings should reinforce this trend given the significant reduction of heating needs. Currently, the design of these SDHW installations is well controlled and the system performance is reasonably good. The annual average solar fraction is consistent with expected level (between 60% and 70%) according to a report of CSTB by evaluating 120 SDHW installations (Buscarlet and Caccavelli, 2006). However, the control mode of conventional SDHWs induces additional costs related to the consumption of auxiliaries and other risks of dysfunction of the circulation pump due to the temperature probes and controller setup which induces low annual productivity of solar collector (200 instead of 400 kW h/m² expected). From this point of view, the photovoltaic pumped system seems suitable since it eliminates the controller and temperature sensors. This paper focuses on an experimental and numerical study of the behavior of a PV-SDHW system, focusing on the start-up phase optimized through various electronic devices. A detailed model of a circulation pump was developed by considering a direct current (DC) circulation pump coupled with various electronic devices (linear current booster and maximum power point tracker). The developed models were then validated experimentally, to reveal the influence of the threshold solar radiation on the circulation pump start-up and the pump flow rate as a function of the solar radiation, and its effects on the annual energy performance of PV-SDHW systems.     

Experimental and numerical investigations of the effects of PBI loading and operating temperature on a high-temperature PEMFC

In this paper, experimental and numerical investigations of the effects of polybenzimidazole (PBI) loading and operating temperature on a high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) performance are carried out. Experiments related to a PBI-based PEMFC are performed and a two-dimensional (2-D) simulation model is developed to numerically predict the cell characteristics. Variations of 5–30 wt% in PBI amount in the catalyst layer (CL) and 160–200 °C in cell temperature are considered. On the basis of the experimental and numerical results, the negative effect of PBI content and positive effect of operating temperature on the cell performance can be precisely captured. These effects can also be shown by measurements of the impedance spectrum and predictions of O₂ concentration and current density distributions. In addition, non-uniform distributions in the O₂ concentration and the current density in the cathode compartment are also shown in the model simulation results. Cell performance curves predicted by the present model correspond well with those obtained from experimental measurements, showing the applicability of this model in a PBI-based PEMFC.     

蜂窝蓄热体温度特性数学解析

基于蜂窝蓄热体气固传热精确解，研究蓄热体温度变化和切换周期设计方法，忽略沿气流流动方向的固体导热影响，建立了周期传热数学模型，并求出了气固温度分布精确解。和数值计算相比，半解析解可信，按炉内低氧稳定燃烧和蓄热体低温端不结业的要求，可进行切换周期优化设计，从而为低氧弥散燃烧设计和操控优化提供一种高效、经济、准确的解析研究方法。     

Experimental investigation of separation and transition processes on a high-lift low-pressure turbine profile under steady and unsteady inflow at low Reynolds number

The effects induced by the presence of incoming wakes on the boundary layer developing over a high-lift low-pressure turbine profile have been investigated in a linear cascade at mid-span. The tested Reynolds number is 70000, typical of the cruise operating condition. The results of the investigations performed under steady and unsteady inflow conditions are analyzed. The unsteady investigations have been performed at the reduced fre- quency off=0.62, representative of the real engine operating condition. Profile aerodynamic loadings as well as boundary layer velocity profiles have been measured to survey the separation and transition processes. Spectral analysis has been also performed to better understand the phenomena associated with the transition process under steady inflow. For the unsteady case, a phase-locked ensemble averaging technique has been employed to reconstruct the time-resolved boundary layer velocity distributions from the hot-wire instantaneous signal output. The ensemble-averaging technique allowed a detailed analysis of the effects induced by incoming wakesboundary layer interaction in separation suppression. Time-resolved results are presented in terms of mean velocity and unresolved unsteadiness time-space plots.     

Experimental detection of laminar‐turbulent transition on a rotating wind turbine blade in the free atmosphere

This paper discusses the findings from a measurement campaign on a rotating wind turbine blade operating in the free atmosphere under realistic conditions. A total of 40 pressure sensors together with an array of 23 usable hot‐film sensors (based on constant temperature anemometry) were used to study the behavior of the boundary layer within a specific zone on the suction side of a 30 m diameter wind turbine at different operational states. A set of several hundreds of data sequences were recorded. Some of them show that under certain circumstances, the flow may be regarded as not fully turbulent. Accompanying Computational Fluid Mechanics (CFD) simulations suggest the view that a classical transition scenario according to the growth of so‐called Tollmien–Schlichting did not apply. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Experimental and numerical analysis of spring stiffness on flow and valve core movement in pilot control globe valve

Valves are widely used for fluid flow control, not only for conventional fluid like water, gas and oil, but also for hydrogen under high pressure and so forth. Under these new conditions, the response time and energy consumption of valves are closely related to the whole performance of the piping system. Pilot-control globe valve (PCGV) is a novel quick response valve, which can utilize the pressure difference before and after the valve core to control the open/close states of the main valve. In this paper, the effects of spring stiffness inside PCGV on the flow and the valve core movement are carried out, respectively. To begin with, the experimental setup is introduces and the 3D numerical model is established. The simulation is carried out in software FLUENT with RNG k-ε turbulence model, User Defined Function method and dynamic mesh regeneration methods under transmit state. Then, a comparison of steady valve core displacements between experiment and simulation is carried out. After that, the effects of spring stiffness on flow characteristics, valve core movement and response times during opening and closing periods are presented. Finally, a spring chosen correction equation is proposed. This work can benefit the further design work of PCGVs or similar valves with springs, and it can be also referred by someone dealing with novel control valves design or flow control issues.     

Experimental investigation of temperature and flow distribution in a thermosyphon solar water heating system

Natural circulation solar water heating systems are available in varying collector geometries (and materials), storage tank capacities and specifications of individual components. Though theoretical and experimental studies including the test procedures are available to estimate the performances of these systems, detailed experimental studies showing the temperature profiles of the absorber plate, water temperature in the riser and water flow in the riser are few. This paper presents details of experimental observations of temperature and flow distribution in a natural circulation solar water heating system and its comparison with the theoretical models. The measured profile of the absorber temperature near the riser tubes (near the bottom and top headers) conforms well with the theoretical models. The values at the riser tubes near the collector inlet are found to be generally much higher than those at the other risers on a clear day, while on cloudy days, these temperatures are uniform. The mean absorber plate and mean fluid temperature during a day has been estimated and compared with theoretical models. The temperature of water near the riser outlets was found to be fairly uniform especially in cloudy and partly cloudy days at a given plane during a day. The temperature of water in the riser depends on its flow rate. Measurements of glass temperature were also carried out.     

Impact of PTFE distribution across the GDL on the water droplet removal from a PEM fuel cell electrode containing binder

By progress of the new generation of electrical powertrains and reducing of the fossil fuel resources, vehicle industry becomes more interested in utilizing proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. However, practical utilization of them is faced with some challenges including liquid water accumulation in the porous electrodes. The common belief for mitigating this issue is the treatment of electrodes' gas diffusion layers (such as carbon papers consisting of carbon fibers and binder for binding fibers) with a highly hydrophobic material such as poly-tetra-fluoro-ethylene (PTFE). In the current investigation, 3D stochastic reconstructions and 3D lattice Boltzmann simulations are employed to discover the impact of PTFE distribution as well as the role of binder content on the removal process of a water droplet from a PEM fuel cell electrode for the first time. Nine different simulations with three dissimilar PTFE distributions and three dissimilar binder contents are implemented. The results demonstrate that the PTFE distribution and the existence of binder can greatly affect the removal efficiency of water droplet from gas diffusion layer. Unexpectedly, for higher binder contents, the uniform distribution of PTFE is less effective. Besides, for a specific PTFE distribution adding binder can effectively hinder the removal process of droplet.     

Experimental and numerical analysis of oxy‐fuel combustion in a porous plate reactor

The present work focuses on studying experimentally and numerically the oxy‐fuel combustion characteristics inside a porous plate reactor towards the application of oxy‐combustion carbon capture technology. Initially, non‐reactive flow experiments are performed to analyze the permeation rate of oxygen in order to obtain the desired stoichiometric ratios. A numerical model is developed for non‐reactive and reactive flow cases. The model is validated against the presently recorded experimental data for the non‐reacting flow cases, and it is validated against the available literature data for oxy‐fuel combustion for the reacting flow cases. A modified two‐step oxy‐combustion reaction kinetics model for methane is implemented in the present model. Simulations are performed over wide range of operating oxidizer ratios (O₂/CO₂ ratio), from OR = 0.2 to OR = 0.4, and over wide range of equivalence ratios, from φ = 0.7 to φ = 1.0. The flame length was decreased as a result of the increase of the oxidizer ratio. Effects of CO₂ recirculation amount on the oxy‐combustion flame stability are examined. A reduction in combustion temperature and increase in flame fluctuations are encountered while increasing CO₂ concentration inside the reactor. At high equivalence ratio, the combustion temperature and flame stability are improved. At low equivalence ratio, the flame length is increased, and the flame was moved towards the reactor center line. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.