A NEW SIMULATION APPROACH TO THE ENTROPY-RELATED PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS——CHEMICAL POTENTIAL AND HELMHOLTZ FREE ENERGY OF HARD SPHERE FLUIDS

A new approach to the computation of entropy-related properties of fluids has been pre-sented.Application of the new technique to hard sphere fluids shows that it is capable of providingreliable estimates of such properties as the chemical potential and Helmholtz free energy,even athigh density where other existing methods are hardly applicable.The chemical potential of an infinitedilute component in hard sphere systems has been estimated,and compared with that calculated fromthe Carnahan-Starling equation.     

The Effects of Power Law Fluid Rheology on Coil Heat Transfer for Agitated Vessel in the Transitional Flow Regime

A CFD model of heat transfer from power‐law fluids to helical cooling coils in the transitional flow regime of a baffled tank mixed with a pitched blade turbine was developed with Fluent^TM. The model captured local temperature and velocity gradients. Simulations were run, varying Re, Pr, K and n. The results indicate that a Sieder‐Tate type correlation, with the exponent on and the coefficient in front of the Reynolds number being a function of n, is recommended for estimating ho. Also, a new two coil bank design was found to be more efficient when 450 < Re < 650.     

Catalytic hydrodechlorination of 1-chlorooctadecane, 9,10-dichlorostearic acid, and 12,14-dichlorodehydroabietic acid in supercritical carbon dioxide

Kinetic and thermodynamic analyses of catalytic hydrodechlorinations in supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO₂) were performed using 5% Pd supported on γ-Al₂O₃. The selected standard compounds used for the study represented chlorinated wood resins commonly found in pitch deposits; 1-chlorooctadecane (C₁₈-Cl), 9,10-dichlorostearic acid (Stearic-Cl₂), and 12,14-dichlorodehydroabietic acid (DHA-Cl₂). The reaction utilized isopropanol as a hydrogen donor. Pressure, temperature, and the concentrations of isopropanol and palladium were varied to study the effect of each parameter and to optimize the dechlorination yield. The reaction in SC-CO₂ was compared to the one in liquid solvents at atmospheric pressure. By applying a Langmuir–Hinshelwood kinetic model, the rate-determining step of the reaction was deduced to be adsorption of the chlorinated molecules on the palladium surface. The apparent activation energies of the reactions for C₁₈-Cl, Stearic-Cl₂, DHA-Cl₂ were 43±5, 40±7, and 135±7 kJ mol⁻¹, respectively, in SC-CO₂. The relatively high activation energy for DHA-Cl₂ was apparently due to structural differences from the other two compounds. The apparent activation energy of dechlorination of C₁₈-Cl in liquid isopropanol at atmospheric pressure was determined to be 35±3 kJ mol⁻¹, leading to the conclusion that the rate-determining step is the same for this compound in both fluid systems. The enthalpies of desorption of stearic acid and dehydroabietic acid were determined to be 18±2 and 12±2 kJ mol⁻¹, respectively. These values being less than half of the apparent activation energies of dechlorination of their corresponding chlorinated compounds indicates that desorption of the dechlorinated products is not the rate-determining step of the reaction. This was consistent with the conclusion that the rate-determining step is adsorption, on the understanding that the reaction mechanism is same in both fluid systems.     

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the Viscous Fingering Instability of Shear‐Thinning Fluids

Miscible flow displacements in a rectilinear Hele‐Shaw cell of Newtonian as well as rheologically well‐characterized shear‐thinning fluids are examined through experimental measurements and numerical modelling. Water is used as a displacing fluid while the displaced fluid consists of either a reference Newtonian glycerol solution or shear‐thinning solutions of Alcoflood? polymers of different molecular weights. The experimental measurements revealed that the shear‐thinning behaviour of the non‐Newtonian solutions resulted in more complex instability patterns and new finger structures not previously observed in the case of Newtonian displacements are identified and characterized. An analysis of the effects of the rheological behaviour of the shear‐thinning fluids on instability characteristics such as the finger width and finger tip velocity is presented. Numerical simulations using a pseudo‐spectral method are conducted and allowed to compare the predictions of the mathematical model based on an effective Darcy's law with the experimental measurements.     

Fe3O4-10-HCPT及Fe3O4-HCPT@SiO2核壳纳米粒子的制备

为有效控制磁性四氧化三铁纳米粒子在水介质中的分散,防止其聚集.通过控制Na Cl溶液的物质的量浓度,对比研究磁性四氧化三铁纳米粒子在超声前和超声后在盐中的分散情况.实验结果表明,磁性四氧化三铁纳米粒子在0.4 mol/L的氯化钠中分散性最好,聚集度较小;进一步为了制备粒径均匀的复合磁性纳米载药粒子,通过调节10-羟基喜树碱溶液的p H,将10-羟基喜树碱和磁性纳米粒子制备成复合纳米粒子,并将其用二氧化硅包覆制备了复合载药纳米粒子,其复合纳米粒子的粒径大约为120 nm,结果显示通过该方法成功制备了理想的磁性纳米载药粒子.     

磁流变体流变学特性研究

本文对所研制的矿物油价质和硅油介质磁流变体样品的零场粘度，磁流变性能，示功及速率特性进行了系统的测试和分析，并对其影响因素进行了详细的讨论.     

绿色金属加工用油的开发与发展趋势

本文论述了绿色金属加工油液的发展概况,开发的必要性和可能性,介绍了几种绿色金属加工油液和几种添加剂的性能测试结果,并提出了相关建议.     

Prospects of Supercritical Fluids in Realizing Graphene‐Based Functional Materials

Supercritical‐fluids science and technology predate all the approaches that are currently established for graphene production by several decades in advanced materials design. However, it has only recently been proposed as a plausible approach for graphene processing. Since then, supercritical fluids have emerged into contention as an alternative to existing technologies because of their scalability and versatility in processing graphene materials, which include composites, aerogels, and foams. Here, an overview is presented of such materials prepared through supercritical fluids from an advanced materials science standpoint, with a discussion on their fundamental properties and technological applications. The benefits of supercritical‐fluid processing over conventional liquid‐phase processing are presented. The benefits include not only better performances for advanced applications but also environmental issues associated with the synthesis process. Nevertheless, the limitations of supercritical‐fluid processing are also stressed, along with challenges that are still faced toward the achievement of the great expectations from graphene materials.     

A study on the effect of polishing fluid volume in ball end magnetorheological finishing process

Ball end magnetorheological finishing is a unique process that utilizes a magnetically controlled ball of polishing fluid at the tip of the rotating tool to finish workpiece of different materials and shapes. The aim of this research is to study the effect of polishing fluid volume on finishing spot size and the surface finish associated with it. A magnetostatic simulation is done to find the variation of flux density in the working gap and on the workpiece surface. The maximum limit of the polishing fluid volume is selected on the basis of area of threshold magnetic flux density (minimum value required for finishing) region on the workpiece surface. The surface characteristics and the diameter of the finished spot are analyzed by varying the fluid volume. The surface obtained with high fluid volume is poorly finished and has scratch marks as the excess fluid flows out from the working gap and forms a thick ring at the periphery of the tool tip. Contrary to this, if the fluid volume is too less, then it merely rotates over the workpiece surface without causing any finishing action. An optimum range of fluid volume produces a good quality surface finish with constant finished spot size.