VERTICAL IMPINGING STREAMS AND SPOUTED BED DRYERS COMPARISON AND PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

A comparison made between spouted-bed and two-impinging-streams reactors proved the superiority of the-impinging-streams dryer The latter device exhibited, on the one hand, relatively small energy requirements for pumping the phases through the reactor and, on the other hand, improved drying characteristics Thus the two-imping-streams reactor is recommended as a useful device for drying operations     

Aquatic suction feeding dynamics: insights from computational modelling

Aquatic suction feeding in vertebrates involves extremely unsteady flow, externally as well as internally of the expanding mouth cavity. Consequently, studying the hydrodynamics involved in this process is a challenging research area, where experimental studies and mathematical models gradually aid our understanding of how suction feeding works mechanically. Especially for flow patterns inside the mouth cavity, our current knowledge is almost entirely based on modelling studies. In the present paper, we critically discuss some of the assumptions and limitations of previous analytical models of suction feeding using computational fluid dynamics.     

Modeling of partial oxidation in gas–solids downer reactors

Selective partial oxidations represent an important class of reactions in the process industry. Of particular interest is the partial oxidation of n‐butane to maleic anhydride (MAN), which is arguably the largest commercialized alkane partial oxidation process. Partial oxidation of n‐butane, which uses vanadium phosphorous oxide (VPO) as a heterogeneous catalyst, is believed to operate through a unique mechanism in which lattice oxygen oxidizes n‐butane selectively to MAN. Past work has shown that performing partial oxidation reactions in gas–solids riser configuration is realizable and commercially viable, which has lead to commercialization of this technology in the last decade. Though the riser configuration allows optimal and independent control of the oxidation and reduction steps, the riser unit suffers from solid backmixing at walls, which in turn result into lower conversion, nonoptimal selectivity and diminished overall yield of desired product. In recent years, there has been growing interest in downers involving cocurrent downflow of both solids and gas phases, hence offering relatively uniform flow characteristics. In this contribution, we explore through modeling the implications of effecting partial oxidation reactions in a downer (gas–solids cocurrent downflow) compared to that in a conventional riser reactor (gas–solids cocurrent up flow) operated under equivalent operating conditions. Further, we explore the operational space of downers for these reactions, suggesting ways for improving the productivity of downer for partial oxidation applications. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2010     

DRYING OF POWDERY MATERIALS IN A PULSED FLUID BED DRYER

ABSTRACT

Drying of recycled polypropylene powder was studied experimentally in a laboratory pulsed fluid bed dryer (PFB) with relocated air stream. It was proved that fluidization of fine particles having a large specific surface area and a broad size distribution is technically feasible when using the composite supporting grid. Drying and hydrodynamic characteristics for a pulsed fluid bed of fine particles are found to be similar to the ones for coarse particles. Equations for minimum pulsed fluidization velocity, pressure drop, and surface and volumetric heat transfer coefficients are given.     

Call For Paper The 9th International Workshop on Ship and Marine Hydrodynamics（IWSH＇2015, 26- 28 August 2015, Glasgow,UK）

<正>In 1999,the first International Workshop on Ship Hydrodynamics was successfully held in Wuhan,China.Then it was held in Wuhan,Shanghai,Zhenjiang,Harbin,Seoul in subsequent every two years.These Conferences had drawn a variety of international delegates including scientists,engineers and researchers with a common interest in ship hydrodynamics.They provided a forum to promote scientific advancement,technological progress,information exchange,and cooperation among engineers and researchers in ship and ocean engineering and other related fields.The coming IWSH’2015 conference will change its full name to International Workshop on Ship and Marine Hydrodynamics.It will be hosted and organized by University of Strathclyde,UK and sponsored by Lloyd’s Register,UK.The IWSH’2015 will be a platform for engineers and researchers to keep abreast     

三角形网格在水动力水环境数学模型中的应用

综合介绍了三角形网格在水动力、水环境数学模型中的若干实用技术。     

防渗渠道顶托渗漏量计算方法的理论探讨

针对灌区高地下水位条件,探讨在饱和渗流水顶托条件下,采取防渗衬砌措施前后渠道渗漏量的理论计算方法,分析研究现有解析计算经典公式的特点及其适应性.根据水力学和水动力学原理,推出理论上可行、结构合理和简便适用的解析计算方法,并用数值模拟计算进行了验证,结果表明,本文解析法与数值法的计算结果比较接近.     

Solid Suspension in Jet Mixers

Experiments have been carried out with jet mixers to study the solid suspension characteristics. The jet velocities required for solid suspension in 0.5 and 1 m ID tanks were measured experimentally. The nozzle diameter was varied from 0.0156 to 0.05 m. The nozzle clearance from the tank bottom was varied from 0.1 to 0.9 m. Tap water and sand of average sizes 100, 300, and 500 µm were used. The solid loading was varied from 1 to 5% (wt.). The effect of nozzle angle was also studied. A semi‐empirical model has been developed to predict the jet velocity needed to achieve a certain degree of suspension.     

Hydrodynamics of the Stripper Section of Fluid Cokers

The hydrodynamics of fluid bed cokers were studied by analyzing pressure fluctuations and particle motion in a half‐column cold model, geometrically and dynamically similar (with key dimensionless groups matched) to the stripper section of two commercial fluid cokers. Superficial gas velocity and solids circulation strongly affected the hydrodynamics. The pressure drop over the top section of the stripper decreased at high solids circulation fluxes and high gas velocities due to flooding. Flooding occurred prematurely when fouling was simulated. Steam redistribution did not improve stripper performance for the conditions investigated. However, steep sheds on the top row, aeration behind the solids exit and standpipe aeration all improved solids circulation, leading to reduced fouling in two commercial fluid cokers.     

ON THE FORMATION OF THE BULGE IN A SPILLING BREAKING WATER WAVE

The early stages of a spilling breaking water wave leading to the formation of a bulge on the forward face of the wave are investigated. In this study, simultaneous space-time measurements of the free-surface elevation of a spilling breaking water wave are recorded and analyzed. The analysis, carried out in the frame of reference moving with the crest of the wave,reveals that the formation of the bulge is due to the presence of a shock-like mode. In the previous frame of reference, the shock itself is unsteady but its (spatial) location is time independent and coincides with the "toe" of the bulge. As time increases, the shock undergoes a flip (a reflection symmetry) with respect to the midpoint of our time interval. Such a flip is responsible for an abrupt increase of the wave steepe-ness, which will lead to wave breaking at later times. Following these observations, we present a two-dimensional quantitative model which reproduces both the formation of the bulge and the sudden increase of the wave stee