A Two-Dimensional Finite Element Model for Kiln-Drying of Refractory Concrete

ABSTRACT

A two-dimensional finite element model is developed for kiln-drying of refractory concrete. Using this model simulations are carried out for refractory concrete castings of different thicknesses to investigate the effects of drying schedules on pore steam pressure and moisture removal. Simulation results from both one- and two-dimensional models are compared and discussed. On the basis of the simulation results new realistic drying schedules are suggested.     

SIMULTANEOUS HEAT AND FLUID FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA: CASE STUDY: STEAM INJECTION FOR TERTIARY OIL RECOVERY

Heat transfer and fluid flow in porous media occur simultaneously in thermal enhanced oil recovery and significantly increase the rate of energy transfer. The purpose of this investigation was to take advantage of such contemporary transfers and to study heavy oil recovery efficiency using hot-water flooding, cold-water flooding, and steam injection into porous media. A set of multistage laboratory tests was performed to find the temperature profile during steam injection as a means of tertiary oil recovery. Sand-packed models were utilized to investigate the oil recovery efficiency during cold and hot water injection as well as steam flooding for both secondary and tertiary oil production stages. An oil bank was formed in steam injection during the tertiary oil recovery from a vertical standing sand-packed model, resulting in very high oil recovery efficiency. Steam injection was found to be very effective, compared to cold- and hot-water flooding, for the recovery of heavy oil. Based on the principles of transport phenomena in porous media, a mathematical model was developed to predict the temperature profile during the steam injection process. Satisfactory agreement is achieved between the temperature profile predicted from the model and the experimental results.     

A kinetic modelling study of ethane cracking for optimal ethylene yield

Current generation steam cracking plants are considered to be mature. As a consequence it is becoming more and more important to know whether the underlying mechanistic cracking process offers still scope for further improvements. The fundamental kinetic limits to cracking yields have recently been researched in detail for different feed stocks with a new synthesis reactor model, d-RMix, incorporating a large scale mechanistic reaction scheme, SPYRO^® [M.W.M. van Goethem, S. Barendregt, J. Grievink, J.A. Moulijn, P.T.J. Verheijen “Model-based, thermo-physical optimisation for high olefin yield in steam cracking reactors”, Chemical Research and Engineering Developments 88 (2010) 1305–1319]. Mathematical optimization revealed for ethane cracking a maximum ethylene yield of about 67 wt%. with a linear-concave optimal temperature profile along the reaction coordinate with a maximum temperature between 1200 and 1300 K. Further mechanistic analysis of these results showed that the linear-concave shape not only suppresses the successive dehydrogenation and condensation reactions of ethylene, but mainly reduces the role of the ethane initiation reaction to form two methyl radicals.     

The Use of Methane‐Containing Syngas in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell: A Comparison of Kinetic Models and a Performance Evaluation

The nickel‐based anodes of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) can catalytically reform hydrocarbons, which make natural gas, gasification syngas, etc., become potential fuels in addition to hydrogen. SR and water–gas shift (WGS) often occur inside SOFCs when operated on these fuels. Their reaction rates affect the partial pressures of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, the local temperatures and the related Nernst voltages. Consequently, the reaction rates affect the electrochemical reactions in the fuel cell. Three different kinetic models were used to characterize methane SR in a tubular SOFC; the results of each model were evaluated and compared. The polarizations of the fuel cell results of these models were validated against experimental data. The performance of a fuel cell operated with different fuels and based on a selected kinetic model was further studied in terms of the anode oxygen partial pressure, the thermo‐electrochemical distribution, and the system level performance.     

光响应型分子的合成及应用研究进展

光响应型分子作为一种刺激性响应分子,因其具有信号稳定、远程控制、瞬时性和环保性等优势,而广泛应用于智能材料、光控器件等领域,其中最典型、研究最广泛的当属光致异构分子。光致异构分子在特定波长光照下会发生结构变化,在宏观上有时会表现出颜色的改变,在另一波长光照下结构会重新变为原来的结构,颜色也会随之褪去。综述了螺吡喃、偶氮苯、二芳基乙烯等几种主流的光致异构分子的合成与制备、光响应机理以及在盐湖资源提取、药物检测、储能材料制备等实际生产生活中的应用,并对光响应分子在低成本环境友好合成、复合功能材料化、智能分子器件等方面的发展趋势进行了展望。     

蒸爆技术及其在植物纤维素资源中的应用

介绍了蒸爆原理,类型和几种蒸爆工艺条件。同时还介绍了蒸爆在植物纤维素水解和制无胶板中的应用,此外本文还对蒸爆设备作简要描述。     

蒸汽管网常见事故分析与预防措施

炼油厂内蒸汽管网系统的正常运行与否影响着生产装置的正常生产。在生产实践中蒸汽管网有3种常见事故类型：焊口泄漏、法兰口喷开、管路断裂。文章对3种常见事故的原因进行了分析,并提出了预防措施,在实际生产过程中收到了较好的效果。     

Steady-state isotopic transient kinetic analysis of steam reforming of methanol over Cu-based catalysts

Mechanistic aspects of steam reforming of methanol were studied via steady-state isotopic transient kinetic analysis over three copper-based catalysts, namely combustion-synthesized Cu-Ce-O and Cu-Mn-O, and commercial Cu-ZnO-Al₂O₃. The “C-path” and “O-path” for the production of CO₂ via steam reforming of methanol was analysed with the following step changes in the feed: ¹²CH₃OH/H₂O/Ar/He → ¹³CH₃OH/H₂O/He and CH₃OH/H₂¹⁶O/Ar/He → CH₃OH/H₂¹⁶O/H₂¹⁸O/He. The presence of CH₃¹⁸OH in the products after the switch to ¹⁸O-labeled water indicates that a major path of the reaction is the one involving a methyl formate intermediate. This appears to be the main path over the Cu-Mn-O catalyst, while parallel paths via dioxomethylene and methyl formate intermediates appear to be operative over Cu-Ce-O and Cu-ZnO-Al₂O₃ catalysts.     

Colloidal Co nanoparticles supported on SiO2: Synthesis, characterization and catalytic properties for steam reforming of ethanol

Colloidal Co nanoparticles with sizes in the 3–8 nm range were obtained by thermal decomposition of Co₂(CO)₈ in the presence of ligands and impregnated on SiO₂ to prepare SiO₂-supported Co nanocatalysts. The catalysts showed activity for the steam reforming of ethanol with higher values for smaller Co particles. H₂ adsorption results and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed CO suggested that the fraction of accessible Co sites also depended on the synthesis conditions. Precipitation of the Co nanoparticles with methanol instead of ethanol before impregnation had a positive effect on the density of accessible Co sites to catalysis; similar result was verified by increasing the thermal treatment temperature under H₂ flow before the reaction. Based on the distribution of products with temperature of reaction, a mechanism for steam reforming of ethanol on SiO₂-supported Co nanocatalysts is suggested.     

注CO2气驱提高采收率效果影Ⅱ向因素分析

目前油田常规注水开发难度不断增加,应用注CO2气驱技术能够有效解决注水困难等问题,提高了原油采收率。在室内实验研究的基础上,应用数值模拟技术优化了注气方式及注气时机;分析了油藏地质参数对注CO2气驱提高采收率的影响。研究表明：水气交替注入方式更优;非均质性越强,开发效果越差;油藏渗透率越大、含油饱和度越高、原油粘度越低,注CO2驱油效果越好。