基于深度学习的相对地质时间体估计方法

常规自动解释方法难以正确追踪三维地震数据体中被断层错断的地震反射层位。为此,提出了基于深度学习的相对地质时间体估计方法。首先,针对相对地质时间体估计需求,设计一个由编码器—解码器框架组成的相对地质时间体估计网络;其次,采用结构相似性准则为损失函数,利用生成的准确标注合成训练数据集对相对地质时间体估计网络进行训练,使其具备准确地从地震数据体中估计相对地质时间体的能力;最后,通过提取多个恒定的相对地质时间体等值面实现多个地震反射层位的自动追踪。测试结果表明,该方法不仅在验证数据集上显示出优异性能,而且在实际地震数据体上也获得了较好效果;利用估计的相对地质时间体能够一次性获得多个能够表征地层空间形态的地震反射层位。     

压裂泵液力端阀箱内腔结构优化研究

压裂泵液力端阀箱内腔在加工完成后会自然形成相贯线,该相贯线位置存在严重的应力集中问题。这些位置也是液力端阀箱常见的开裂位置,虽然通过相贯线倒圆角的方式可以减小应力集中程度,但是应力减小的幅度不是十分明显。针对此问题,通过有限元仿真对比的方式进行了阀箱内腔优化研究,提出了减小阀箱内腔应力集中程度的技术方案,同时提出了应用该方案时应注意的一些问题。研究结果对于提高压裂泵液力端使用寿命及优化压裂泵液力端设计具有一定的指导意义。     

环氧类玻璃高分子材料的热回收性能研究

采用动态交联技术制备了环氧类玻璃高分子材料（EPV）,将其制得的片材在不同模压条件下进行重复加工,考察了模压温度、模压时间和模压压力对EPV回收材料性能的影响。结果表明：重复加工没有造成EPV回收材料的降解;模压温度越高,模压时间越长,模压压力越大,越有利于EPV的愈合和重塑;在模压温度为180℃,模压压力为20 MPa,模压时间为10 min的较佳条件下,重复加工的EPV回收材料力学性能与初始EPV片材的接近。     

Heat exchanger network synthesis with detailed exchanger designs: Part 1. A discretized differential algebraic equation model for shell and tube heat exchanger design

A new method for the detailed design of shell and tube heat exchangers is presented through the formulation of coupled differential heat equations, along with algebraic equations for design variables. Heat exchanger design components (tube passes, baffles, and shells) are used to discretize the differential equations and are solved simultaneously with the algebraic design equations. The coupled differential algebraic equation (DAE) system is suitable for numerical optimization as it replaces the nonsmooth log mean temperature difference (LMTD) term. Discrete decisions regarding the number of shells, fluid allocation, tube sizes, and number of baffles are determined by solving an LMTD-based method iteratively. The resulting heat exchanger topology is then used to discretize the detailed DAE model, which is solved as a nonlinear programming model to obtain the detailed exchanger design by minimizing an economic objective function through varying the tube length. The DAE model also provides the stream temperature profiles inside the exchanger simultaneously with the detailed design. It is observed that the DAE model results are almost equal to the LMTD-based design model for one-shell heat exchangers with constant stream properties but shows significant differences when streams properties are allowed to vary with temperature or the number of shells are increased. The accuracy of the solutions and the required computational costs show that the model is well suited for solving heat exchanger network synthesis problems combined with detailed exchanger designs, which is demonstrated in Part 2 of the paper.     

Development and implementation of a hybrid scale up model for a batch high shear wet granulation operation

The high shear wet granulation (HSWG) operation consists of several rate processes influenced by the raw material properties, process operational parameters, and equipment design. Their combined effect determines the granule attributes. In literature, these rate processes have been modeled using different dimensionless numbers and their correlations. Each of these dimensionless numbers represent only certain rate processes. Since many of these rate processes occur at the same time, it is necessary to simultaneously model them to account for all the important degrees of freedom. Most of the HSWG scale up approaches in literature calculate scale up conditions based on a single rate process or operating parameter of interest that can lead to sub-optimal process design. We present the development of a hybrid HSWG scale up model accounting simultaneously for all the rate processes. The approach was successfully implemented to scale up the HSWG operation across laboratory, pilot, and commercial scales.     

Solving singular control problems using uniform trigonometrization method

This study investigates the application of a recently developed construct, the uniform trigonometrization method (UTM), to the singular control problems in chemical engineering. The UTM involves minimal modifications to the original problem, thereby generating near-singular control solutions that can be used for conceptual design and serve as an alternate to direct techniques like nested and simultaneous approaches. Eight classical singular control problems with known analytical solutions and three complex singular control problems from chemical engineering domain are solved in this study. The results obtained using the UTM for these problems are found to match well with the literature and are of higher resolution as compared to the results obtained using a direct pseudospectral-based solver. The ability of the UTM to handle complex chemical engineering problems with both singular controls and state path constraints has also been demonstrated in this study.     

Resilience-aware design of interconnected supply chain networks with application to water-energy nexus

The effects of natural disasters, pandemic-induced lockdowns, and other disruptions often cascade across networks. In this work, we use minimum cost of resilience (MCOR) and operation-based resilience metrics to quantify network performance against single-connectivity failures and identify critical connections in interconnected networks. MCOR corresponds to the minimum additional infrastructure investment that is required to achieve a certain level of resilience. To guarantee MCOR, we incorporate the metrics in a multi-scenario mixed-integer linear program (MILP) that accounts for resilience in the design phase of interconnected networks. The goal is to obtain optimal generation and transportation capacities with flexible operation under all single-connectivity disruption scenarios. We demonstrate the applicability of our resilience-aware framework on a water-energy nexus (WEN) example focusing on grass-root design and retrofitting. We further apply the framework to analyze a regional WEN and observe that it is possible to achieve “full” resilience in the expense of additional regional investments.     

Preparation of ZrO2 beads by an improved micro-droplet spray forming process

Monodisperse ZrO₂ ceramic beads with size larger than 1 mm have been prepared by an improved micro-droplet spray forming process, through which a compressor and a dispenser were employed to produce droplets continuously. Furthermore, the slurry recipe and drying temperature have been optimized to enhance the sphericity and smoothness of the beads. The sintered ZrO₂ ceramic beads present promising mechanical performance, including a relative density of 84.6%, a crush strength of 256.2 ± 36.6 N as well as a Vickers hardness of 1344.4 ± 58.3 HV. Such procedure reveals great potential in mass production of ceramic beads.     

Mid‐infrared spectroscopy as a tool for real‐time monitoring of ethanol absorption in glycols

Fast, simple, accurate, and inexpensive methods for obtaining analyte concentration data are desirable in the industrial sector. In the present study, the use of Fourier transform mid‐infrared (FT‐MIR) spectroscopy, combined with partial least squares (PLS) regression, was investigated as a tool for real‐time monitoring of processes of ethanol absorption in glycols. Calibration was performed using simple synthetic samples containing ethanol, water, and monoethylene glycol (MEG) or diethylene glycol (DEG). The PLS models presented excellent performance, with correlation coefficients (R²) close to unity and root‐mean‐square errors of cross‐validation (RMSECV) and prediction (RMSEP) lower than 2% of the calibration data ranges for both analytes (ethanol and water) in both absorbents (MEG and DEG). The monitoring technique developed has potential to be applied in absorption processes and could also be used in other large‐scale unit operations, providing information in real time and enhancing process control.