Comparison of co-current and counter-current flow in a bifunctional reactor containing ammonia synthesis and 2-butanol dehydrogenation to MEK

In this study, a multi-tubular thermally coupled packed bed reactor in which simultaneous production of ammonia and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) takes place is simulated. The simulation results are presented in two co-current and counter-current flow modes. Based on this new configuration, the released heat from the ammonia synthesis reaction as an extremely exothermic reaction in the inner tube is employed to supply the required heat for the endothermic 2-butanol dehydrogenation reaction in the outer tube. On the other hand, MEK and hydrogen are produced by the dehydrogenation reaction of 2-butanol in the endothermic side, and the produced hydrogen is used to supply a part of the ammonia synthesis feed in the exothermic side. Thus, 30.72% and 31.88% of the required hydrogen for the ammonia synthesis are provided by the dehydrogenation reaction in the co-current and counter-current configurations, respectively. Also, according to the thermal coupling, the required cooler and furnace for the ammonia synthesis and 2-butanol dehydrogenation conventional plants are eliminated, respectively. As a result, operational costs, energy consumption and furnace emissions are considerably decreased. Finally, a sensitivity analysis and optimization are applied to study the effect of the main process parameters variation on the system performance and obtain the minimum hydrogen make-up flow rate, respectively.     

Systematic convergence of nonlinear stochastic estimators on the Special Orthogonal Group SO(3)

This paper introduces two novel nonlinear stochastic attitude estimators developed on the Special Orthogonal Group with the tracking error of the normalized Euclidean distance meeting predefined transient and steady‐state characteristics. The tracking error is confined to initially start within a predetermined large set such that the transient performance is guaranteed to obey dynamically reducing boundaries and decrease smoothly and asymptotically to the origin in probability from almost any initial condition. The proposed estimators produce accurate attitude estimates with remarkable convergence properties using measurements obtained from low‐cost inertial measurement units. The estimators proposed in continuous form are complemented by their discrete versions for the implementation purposes. The simulation results illustrate the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed estimators against uncertain measurements and large initialization error, whether in continuous or discrete form.     

大牛地气田气井无阻流量的确定方法研究

大牛地气田气井试井大多采用一点法，由于气层渗透性差，测试时间短，流压很难达到稳定，计算的无阻流量往往偏高，且无法获得正确的产能方程。通过气田多口井修正等时试井数据进行统计分析，获得了一点法试井在不同生产时间下计算无阻流量的经验公式；利用气田修正等时试井的二项式方程系数曰，计算惯性阻力系数并经过曲线回归处理获得了经验关系式，很好地解决了一点法试井计算产能方程的问题。     

A multigrid accelerated hybrid unstructured mesh method for 3D compressible turbulent flow

 A cell vertex finite volume method for the solution of steady compressible turbulent flow problems on unstructured hybrid meshes of tetrahedra, prisms, pyramids and hexahedra is described. These hybrid meshes are constructed by firstly discretising the computational domain using tetrahedral elements and then by merging certain tetrahedra. A one equation turbulence model is employed and the solution of the steady flow equations is obtained by explicit relaxation. The solution process is accelerated by the addition of a multigrid method, in which the coarse meshes are generated by agglomeration, and by parallelisation. The approach is shown to be effective for the simulation of a number of 3D flows of current practical interest. Sponsored by The Research Council of Norway, project number 125676/410 Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Mike Crisfield, a respected colleague     

Suspension force and mechanism of debris flows

The paper discusses the postulated suspension force, by which it is possible to explain some enigmatic phenomena observed in different types of mass movements. This force is generated in thick suspensions as a result of friction between sinking solid particles and static water. The suspension force is related to the seepage force but they have opposite directions. Both forces form flow networks. Having explained the suspension force, the paper describes how this influences the movement of material, particularly in debris flows. Enigmatic features and the mechanism of debris flows and lahars are explained by virtue of the suspension force. Electronic Publication     

Salt-water up-coning during extraction of fresh water from a tropical island

Rainwater can collect in a lens-shaped region within the rock of a tropical island, and may be separated from the underlying salt water by a sharp interface. This paper presents a nonlinear theory for determining the shape of this interface. The island is assumed to be saturated with rain, and provision is made for the outflow of rain-water through the sides of the island. The effect of a bore well on the shape of the interface is investigated, and the problem is solved using a spectral method. An integral-equation method is also presented for the case when the island has infinite width.     

Interaction of free-surface waves with floating flexible strips

The method developed by the author to derive a set of algebaic equations to solve the interaction of free-surface waves with a single floating rigid or flexible two-dimensional platform with small draft is extended to the case that the platform consists of strips with different constant flexural rigidity and mass. The method is based on the application of Green's theorem, with a specific choice of the Green function to arrive at a differential-integral equation along the platform. This equation can be solved exactly by means of superposition of exponential functions, a standard method to solve a set of linear differential equations. After integration with respect to the space coordinate the residue theorem leads to both the dispersion relation along each individual strip and an algebraic equation for the coefficients. Due to very fast convergence with respect to the number of coefficients taken into account the series are truncated. Depending on the water-depth, in each series three to ten terms are taken into account. Results are shown for a structure consisting of several strips that are tightly connected and for disjoint strips. In the latter case the computation of the water level between the strips is also computed. The water level and the reflection and transmission coefficients are not unknowns in the algebraic equation, but are computed afterwards by means of Green's theorem.     

水电站复杂输水系统恒定流的数值计算

对单元总体方程进行了局部修改，使方程的求解具有唯一性和更高的可靠性。提出水电站恒定流数值计算只有四种给定条件，每种条件都能保证计算结果的唯一性；计算实例证明，相同工况条件下根据四种给定条件求解的计算结果非常吻合。     

一种外置式视频同步信号发生器的设计

对随机视频信号的特点进行了研究，提出了采用谱分析提取随机视频信号的同步频率的方法，根据数据传输的要求设计了基于USB接口的外置式视频同步信号发生器并给出了系统的硬件框图和软件流程。系统具有自动分析随机视频信息隐含的同步信号频率，精确产生同步脉冲信号的特点，满足随机视频信号采集和稳定显示的同步要求。同步精度达到300帧内图像漂移小于1个像素。利用该视频同步信号发生器控制非标准图像采集卡实现了计算机辐射的随机视频信号的采集和稳定显示。     

Coupling of free surface and groundwater flows

In this paper we present some preliminary results about the coupling of shallow water equations for free surface flows and Darcy equation for groundwater flows. A suitable set of interface conditions is discussed: the Beavers and Joseph formula for the bottom stress is used. An iterative algorithm to solve the coupled problem is proposed and some numerical results are presented.