Near-wall porosity characteristics of fixed beds packed with wood chips

Packed beds of fuel wood chips are commonly found in thermal conversion processes such as combustion or gasification. Wood chips in particular are mostly used as fuel for small-scale domestic heating boilers but also for commercial-scale combustion units. The characterization of spatial voidage distribution inside the wood chip beds is of great importance for flow and reactor modelling. This study focuses on the radial porosity variations of cylindrical beds of three different types of commercially available wood chips including chips classified as G30 size class. The conventional technique of consolidating packed beds with a resin was chosen as the experimental procedure. The radial voidage distribution in different cylindrical beds is determined by image analysis of sections of the solidified packings. Additionally, a packing of monosized spheres was investigated in order to assess the selected procedure in comparison with widely available literature data for spheres. The results are discussed and summarized in a mathematical expression correlating the radial voidage distribution depending on average wood chip size, packing core porosity and dimensionless distance from the tube wall.     

Voidage characteristics and prediction of bed expansion in liquid-solid inverse fluidized bed

Studies on voidage fluctuations, axial voidage profile and bed expansion are carried out by measuring the local void fraction using particles of wide ranging characteristics in liquid-solid inverse fluidized bed. The quality of fluidization is elucidated by the local voidage fluctuations. The RMS voidage fluctuation depicts a maximum with respect to average bed void fraction and increases with increase in Archimedes number. The fluidization quality has been quantified using average normalized RMS voidage fluctuation in terms of Transition number. The axial void fraction is almost uniform throughout the bed except for particles with size distribution. All the literature and present experimental data on bed expansion are unified in terms of Richardson and Zaki equation using experimental terminal velocities. A new correlation is proposed for predicting the wall effect corrected experimental terminal velocities, as a substitute for standard drag equation. The bed expansion data are also predicted using the drift flux model.     

CHARACTERIZATION OF GAS-LIQUID FLOWS IN RECTANGULAR BUBBLE COLUMNS USING CONDUCTIVITY PROBES

Unsteady gas-liquid flows in bubble columns are comprised of various flow processes occurring with varying length and time scales and govern mixing and transport processes. In the present work, we have characterized dynamic and time-averaged properties of gas-liquid flows in rectangular bubble columns using conductivity probes. The development of a single-tip conductivity probe, data processing methodology, and photographic validation procedure is discussed in detail. The effect of superficial gas velocity and aerated liquid height-to-width (H/W) ratio on voidage fluctuations and time-averaged gas holdup was investigated. The experimental data presented here can help in understanding the dynamics of various flow processes and validating computational fluid dynamics based models.     

X-ray computed tomography of a gas-sparged stirred-tank reactor

X-ray computed tomography (CT) is used to explore the differences in gas dispersion in a stirred-tank reactor (STR) for different operating conditions by varying the impeller speed and gas flow rate. X-ray imaging has been carried out in a 0.21 m ID acrylic STR equipped with a nylon Rushton-type impeller. From the CT images, major differences in local gas holdup are observed for different operating conditions. Completely dispersed conditions have a relatively uniform holdup profile while flooded conditions show a high gas holdup near the impeller shaft. The high resolution of the X-ray system allowed fine details such as recirculation regions behind the baffles to be visualized.     

岩体软弱夹层的渗透性对水压力响应的研究

由于软弱带岩体的工程特性很差，且又处于应力场和渗流场中，在外荷载的作用下，岩体的结构将发生变化，进而引起岩体的渗透性发生变化，从而改造岩体的应力场。以某水电站工程坝址区软弱带岩体所作的渗透变形试验资料为基础，分析岩体所受应力、岩体结构及岩体的渗透性之间的关系。给出了反应软弱带岩体的渗透性与孔隙度之间关系的表达式。     

UPR合成与FRP制造中值得注意的三个问题

本文对ＵＰＲ合成中掺合技术的应用与ＦＲＰ制造中正确认识材料、正确使用材料及ＦＲＰ制品 中空洞率与质量的关系进行了论述。     

The effect of bubble column diameter on gas holdup in fiber suspensions

Three bubble column diameters (D=10.2, 15.2, and 32.1 cm) are employed to study the scale-up effect on gas holdup in air-water and air-water-cellulose fiber (hardwood, softwood, and BCTMP) systems. The effect of column diameter depends on flow regime and fiber mass fraction. When , gas holdup decreases with increasing column diameter for the transitional and heterogeneous flow regime, and column diameter effects are negligible in the homogeneous flow regime. When , gas holdup is only affected by column diameter in the transitional flow regime for an air-water system and low fiber mass fraction suspensions (C?0.25%); column diameter effects disappear at medium fiber mass fractions (e.g., C=0.8%) but are significant at high fiber mass fractions (e.g., C=1.4%).     

Measurement and modeling of axial distribution of adsorbent particles in expanded bed: taking into account the particle density difference

Based on the previous work (Yun et al., Chem. Eng. Sci. 59 (2004) 449-457), after the analysis of adsorbent structure, bed expansion and in-bed fluid hydrodynamics, a model was developed to describe the axial variations of the mean particle size and local bed voidage for adsorbents with a broad size distribution and different densities in expanded bed. In the model, the different-size particles were assumed to have different densities while the equal-size particles have the same density. Particle densities were described by a function that considered two parts of each particle: the resin-core part consisting of resin and inert core-particulates, and the thin resin film part without inert core-particulates. With UpFront FastLine SP adsorbents as interest test particles, the particle size and local voidage changes with bed height were measured in a 20 mm I.D. column and then predicted by the model. It was shown that the mean particle size decreased, while the local bed voidage increased with increase of bed height. These trends are similar to those for particles with a broad normal size distribution and nearly uniform density. More obvious increase trends of voidage with increase of bed height exist in expanded beds with UpFront FastLine SP particles compared with those of Streamline particles. The present model gave a good prediction of bed expansion, the mean particle sizes and local voidages in most parts of bed compared with experimental data.     

FCC细颗粒湍流流化床流体力学性能研究

ＦＣＣ细颗粒湍流流化床流体力学性能研究李俊，张蕴璧，闫遂宁（西安石油学院，西安７１００６１）（西北大学）（洛阳石化公司）关键词：流化床，湍流，气泡，空隙率１前言湍流流化床有着广泛的工业背景。湍流流化床反应器存在着物质空间分布的不均匀现象，这种分布对湍...     

Modeling axial distributions of adsorbent particle size and local voidage in expanded bed

Axial distribution of adsorbent particle as well as local voidage variation is very important and fundamental for the predicting and understanding of adsorptive performance in expanded bed adsorption. Based on the analysis of bed expansion and fluid hydrodynamic behaviors, a model was developed to predict the mean particle size and local voidage variations with the axial bed height under various operation conditions in expanded bed. Experimental measurements of particle size and local voidage changes with bed height were conducted in a modified glass column of inner diameter with sampling ports. Experimental data obtained in this work and in the literature with Streamline SP, Streamline Phenyl and Streamline quartz base matrix particles in the columns of inner diameters 20-, were used to verify the model prediction. The results were in good agreement with the experimental data.