油页岩与固体热载体在回转干馏炉内混合特性的冷态实验

实验研究了回转干馏炉内非等粒径油页岩与固体热载体颗粒群的混合行为,以回转干馏炉出口油页岩质量分数的样本变异系数作为混合指数。对2种填充率、2种抄板形式、2种倾角在5种转速的不同工况下出口的混合指数进行计算,对比分析了混合指数的变化趋势及不同影响因素的混合机理,得出20%填充率采用直角抄板在倾角为3.24°时混合度优于其它对应工况,以对流混合为主。     

回转干馏炉内油页岩颗粒群断续给料混合运动模式

采用0～12mm油页岩颗粒群,研究回转干馏炉的填充率、转速、抄板形式等对油页岩不同粒度颗粒混合运动特征,探明其在回转干馏炉内运动形态及混合机理。研究结果表明:填充率、转速及抄板形式对颗粒群运动和混合过程有重要影响;混合机理方面,对流、扩散、剪切对混合过程均有一定的作用,但对流起主要作用;随着填充率增大,颗粒群易产生分离效应;转速降低时,采用直角抄板比直抄板颗粒群混合程度好。     

颗粒物料在半封闭式回转鼓内的混合特性

采用DEM离散单元法,对不同转速与倾角下半封闭式回转鼓内颗粒物料的混合过程进行了模拟。通过“颗粒接触数”定义的分离指数S,分析了不同转速和倾角对回转鼓内颗粒物料径向与轴向混合特性的影响。结果表明：转速与倾角对回转鼓内颗粒物料径向与轴向混合特性有显著的影响;倾角不变,转速分别为15r/min、30r/min、45r/min时,颗粒物料的径向与轴向混合速度随转速的增加而增加,当转速超过30r/min后,增加转速对径向与轴向混合速度的影响越来越小;转速不变,倾角分别为0°、17°、34°时,增大倾角能有效的增加轴向混合速度,但对径向混合速度没有促进作用,当倾角超过17°后,轴向混合速度的增幅随着倾角的增加而逐渐变小,而径向混合速度随着倾角的增大而减小,但增加转速可以减小径向混合速度下降幅度。     

回转干馏炉内颗粒间传热特性的数值模拟

将离散元方法与颗粒热传导模型相结合,研究了页岩灰颗粒与油页岩颗粒在回转干馏炉内的混合传热过程,采用混合指数、颗粒平均温度和温度标准偏差作为评价混合传热效果的指标,分析了填充率、炉体转速、油页岩粒径及抄板形式对颗粒间混合传热特性的影响规律。结果表明,炉体转速和油页岩粒径是影响颗粒混合传热效果的主要因素,而填充率和抄板形式对混合传热效果的影响相对较小。当炉内未设抄板时,随着填充率和油页岩粒径的增大,颗粒间分层现象使混合传热效果变差,而随炉体转速的提高传热效果呈现出先增强后减弱的趋势;设抄板时,抄板形式对炉内颗粒间的混合起到不同程度的扰动作用,从而使传热效果得到显著改善。     

物料无桨混合过程数值模拟

目前物料混合主要采用有桨混合方式,该方法容易使物料受到较大摩擦作用。为了解决这一问题,本文对无桨滚筒混合工艺过程进行探索研究。采用离散元软件EDEM模拟无桨滚筒对两种物料的混合过程,分析混合过程中物料的运动特征,通过定义颗粒混合均匀性指数来定量表征混合均匀程度,分析了不同填料（10000~20000个颗粒）和转速（7~22r/min）对混料均匀性的影响规律,并对物料受力情况进行了定量分析。研究结果表明：在无桨滚筒混料过程中,可以实现对两种物料的混合,且随着转速提高,物料能较快达到均匀。在混合过程中物料受力呈波动式变化,其中最大受力小于0.6N,稳定在0.1~0.35N;物料受力平均值小于0.015N,稳定在0.005~0.01N;最大受力是平均受力值的20~30倍;且随着填料和滚筒转速增加,物料的受力略有增加。     

回转干馏炉内颗粒间传热特性的数值模拟

将离散元方法与颗粒热传导模型相结合,研究了页岩灰颗粒与油页岩颗粒在回转干馏炉内的混合传热过程,采用混合指数、颗粒平均温度和温度标准偏差作为评价混合传热效果的指标,分析了填充率、炉体转速、油页岩粒径及抄板形式对颗粒间混合传热特性的影响规律。结果表明,炉体转速和油页岩粒径是影响颗粒混合传热效果的主要因素,而填充率和抄板形式对混合传热效果的影响相对较小。当炉内未设抄板时,随着填充率和油页岩粒径的增大,颗粒间分层现象使混合传热效果变差,而随炉体转速的提高传热效果呈现出先增强后减弱的趋势;设抄板时,抄板形式对炉内颗粒间的混合起到不同程度的扰动作用,从而使传热效果得到显著改善。     

回转装置内三组元颗粒径向混合评价方法分析

简介了各种混合度评价方法,对3种较常用混合度评价方法——变异系数、接触数及Lacey指数的应用范围进行了分析,其中Lacey指数适合评价径向颗粒混合。以回转装置内三组元颗粒径向混合实验为背景,讨论取样方式对Lacey指数算法的影响。研究表明：取样方式引起混合度数值变化的根本原因在于不同样本内大小颗粒比例不同,进而引起S2数值发生变化。本文通过分析,获得了最佳取样方式为：样本边长尺寸比颗粒最佳混合时横向尺寸略大,本实验最佳取样为6×6取样方式,即边长尺寸为14 mm。     

柱状生物质颗粒与钢球颗粒在滚筒中的混合特性

采用离散单元法DEM（discrete element method）对圆柱形生物质颗粒和钢球颗粒在滚筒中的混合进行了数值模拟,分析了滚筒转速和颗粒数量比对混合质量的影响。结果表明：在本文设定的工况下,颗粒的混合模式为阶梯模式,并且颗粒在混合时可以分成3个区域,即左面的单层钢球颗粒区、中间的钢球颗粒和生物质颗粒混合区、右面的生物质颗粒堆积区。左右两边的颗粒混合效果较差,中间的颗粒混合效果较好。当滚筒转速相同时,钢球颗粒和生物质颗粒数量比为3000∶200时的颗粒混合效果比钢球颗粒和生物质颗粒数量比为3000∶100时的好,即当钢球颗粒数量远大于生物质颗粒数量时,增加生物质颗粒的数量可以提高混合效果。在钢球颗粒和生物质颗粒数量比相同的情况下,当滚筒转速在5~25r/min的范围内,滚筒转速越高,颗粒的混合质量越好,并且颗粒混合达到稳定的时间就越短。     

颗粒在圆形偏心滚筒内的运动模式

实验研究了影响颗粒在圆形偏心滚筒内运动状态的因素,分析了2种偏心距、4种填充率和4种转速对运动模式的影响。结果表明:转速和填充率是影响颗粒在圆形偏心滚筒内运动模式变化的主要因素,偏心距对其基本没有影响;当转速为15r/min和25r/min时,填充率不会影响颗粒的运动模式;而在转速为5r/min时,颗粒运动模式随填充率由1/6增大到1/3,相应由阶梯模式变为滚动模式;在转速为40r/min时,颗粒运动模式随填充率由1/6增大到1/3,相应由滚动模式变为小瀑布模式;偏心距越大,颗粒在运动过程中产生的涡心越偏离滚筒中心;转速的增加使颗粒群的上表面和下落层两端的弧度发生变化;填充率对颗粒在圆形偏心滚筒中的运动模式的影响只发生在低转速和高转速下。     

单孔射流流化床内颗粒混合特性的数值模拟

在欧拉-拉格朗日坐标系下,采用离散单元法对单孔射流流化床内颗粒混合特性进行了数值模拟。引入混合指数对床内轴向及径向布置的颗粒混合质量进行定量分析,并研究了不同表观气速、不同弹性系数对颗粒混合特性的影响。模拟得到了颗粒轴向及径向混合序列图、气体和颗粒速度分布、整床颗粒混合指数分布、参量变化时整床颗粒混合指数分布。结果表明：流化床床层内颗粒混合速度受颗粒内循环能力和颗粒扩散能力的综合作用。单口射流喷动流化床颗粒轴向混合速度主要由颗粒内循环速度决定,颗粒径向混合速度主要由颗粒扩散能力决定。表观气速增大时,颗粒内循环速度增加,从而加快了颗粒轴向混合进程,但对颗粒径向混合影响微弱;弹性系数增大时,颗粒混合速度及混合质量均下降,并且弹性系数增大对颗粒径向混合进程影响小于颗粒轴向混合。     

Modelling transverse mixing in a rolling drum

In this paper, a new model of transverse mixing in a rotating drum is derived from dynamic data collected from an experimental rig. Since the active layer has often been declared as the zone that is responsible for the mixing of solids in a rolling bed, the active layer was characterized so that its properties could be predicted for a wide range of experimental conditions. The mixing model consisted of two correlations, one to predict the mixing rate in the drum and the other to predict the final contact between the two materials. These correlations were linked back to the operational variables of the drum, such as the drumfs loading, size and rotational velocity. By combining these two correlations the time required to fully mix the material in the drum could be predicted. The mixing model was tested against independent data and good agreement was observed between the experimentally derived results and those predicted by the mixing model. Furthermore, this mixing model was designed such that it would be easily applicable to different sized drums. The extrapolation ability was tested on different smaller‐sized drums and found to agree considerably with experimental results.     

In-situ monitoring of axial particle mixing in a rotating drum using bulk density measurements

A device is described for measuring changes in the local composition of particulate materials in a rotary mixer by continuously monitoring changes in the bulk density. The bulk density is measured using a small cup mounted to the mixer wall that fills with powder during rotation through the bed of particles in the lower part of the mixer. The mass of material in the cup is measured using a load cell during rotation of the cup above the free surface of the particles, and the cup empties before re-entering the particle bed. For mixing of materials with a difference in either particle density, or packing density, the localised bulk density measurement gives a good measure of mixing progress. The measurement device is demonstrated in a 1 m diameter horizontal rotating drum in which two materials are mixed along the axis of the drum. Measurements of the rate of dispersion along the axis are consistent with other work in inclined rotary kilns and can be fitted with a simple diffusion model for the axial mixing of the two species.     

Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Particle Mixing and Conduction in Wavy Drums

A thermal discrete element method (DEM) is used to simulate particle mixing and heat conduction inside wavy drums to explore the effects of wavy walls. Sinusoidal configurations with different waves on the walls are simulated. The Lacey mixing index is applied to analyze the mixing characteristics. The driven forces from the wavy wall, either positive/negative or effective driven forces, are analyzed to explain the mechanisms of mixing enhancement in the wavy drum. A new control parameter is proposed to explain the mechanism of mixing enhancement. It is found that a locally oscillating effect exists in wavy drums, which is imparted on the bulk rotating motions of particles and enhances the characteristics of particle mixing and heat conduction significantly. Except over large wave numbers and rotating speeds when the flow regime is deteriorated for mixing, the wavy drum is generally beneficial for mixing augmentation as well as conduction enhancement.     

固液两相声共振混合数值模拟

声共振混合作为一种解决力/热敏感超细材料均匀分散混合问题的新方法,其技术特点是混合容器工作在共振状态下使用不超过200Hz的振动产生低频声场促进混合。本文采用气固液三相流模型对一种固体、一种液体在声共振混合容器中的混合过程进行建模。固体颗粒与液体之间相互作用系数采用Gidaspow公式。采用固体颗粒体积分数标准偏差作为标准对混合均匀性进行了评价。计算结果表明,在100g振动加速度下容器中出现了体流现象,并初步计算了不同高宽比、不同激振参数条件下的混合特性,对计算结果进行了分析。最后利用自搭建的声共振混合样机,分别在低固含量、高固含量条件下进行实验,记录混合过程中固体颗粒的运动轨迹。实验结果初步验证了仿真模拟的正确性以及声共振样机的混合能力。     

Cohesive effects in powder mixing in a tumbling blender

Rotary drums are used as mixers, dryers, kilns and granulators. In all of these systems, powder cohesion deeply affects mixing and segregation, and it is critical in process scale up. In this paper, we focus on the effect of cohesion in mixing and size segregation of binary mixtures of uniform and non-uniform sizes in a partially filled rotating drum. The cohesive force between particle is simulated using a square-well potential and the numerical model is used to characterize flow and mixing properties. The model is validated by comparison to experimental images. Results show a time-dependent spatial distribution of cohesive powder that depends on the magnitude of cohesion and friction. In uniform binary systems, as cohesion increases, the rate of mixing first increases and then decreases, however for the case of non-uniform binary systems, we observe different mixing patterns depending on the relative magnitude of forces acting between particles of same/different sizes. Unlike free flowing material, for cohesive mixtures, a higher rotation speed is found to enhance mixing performance.     

Characterization of transverse mixing in a screw mixer by image analysis

Transverse mixing of particles in a screw mixer is investigated by a digitized image analysis method coupled with a solidification technique. The effects of screw rotation speed, filling level, and particle size on the transverse mixing index and mixing rate constant are investigated experimentally. The results show that a decrease in screw rotation speed and filling level results in an increase in the mixing rate. Faster mixing is observed with large particles, and the mixing rate constant of coarse particles is 1.5–2 times higher than that of fine particles. The particle size difference of materials puts the particles at a risk of segregation.     

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。