Effect of the distributor plugging ways on fluidization quality and particle stratification in air dense medium fluidized bed

Gas-solid fluidized bed separation is a highly efficient and clean technique for coal separation,and can effectively remove ash and sulfur contained gangue minerals from coal.However,the fine coal plugging distributor often leads to uneven fluidization and affects the separation effect.In this paper,different plugging ways were designed to study their effects on the fluidization characteristics and particle mixing.It was found that when the plugging phenomenon occurs,the minimum fluidization velocity of the fluidized bed gradually decreases as the plugging area enlarges.The difference between the top and the bottom of the bed minimum fluidization velocity increases accordingly,and a“stagnation phenomenon”occurs in the bed.The standard deviation of pressure fluctuations at the top of the bed is smaller than that at the bottom of the bed,which is the opposite of normal conditions.As the area of the plugging increases,the dead zone on the side wall of the fluidized bed significantly increases.The size of the dead zone is rapid reducing at the initial stage.It was noticed that the stratification of the low-density products is particularly affected by plugging,whereas the stratification of high-density products is not obviously influenced by certain conditions.

Numerical Investigation of Constructal Distributors with Different Configurations

Seven distributors with different configurations are designed and optimized by constructal approach. Their flow distribution performance and energy dissipation are investigated and compared by computational fluid dynamics （CFD） simulation. The reliability of CFD simulation is verified by experiments on the distributor that has all distributing rectangle channels on a plate. The results show that the symmetry of the distributing channels has decisive influence on the performance of flow distribution. Increasing the generations of channel branching will improve the flow distribution uniformity, but on the other hand increase the energy dissipation. Among all the seven constructal distributors, the distributor that has dichotomy configuration, Y-type junctions and straight interconnecting channels, is recommended for its better flow distribution performance and less energy dissipation.

Influences of Used Parameters of Screw Distributor upon Mixture Paving Segregation

The paving segregation of asphalt mixture was closely related to the structure size and using parameters for the screw distributor of paver,and the paving uniformity of the mixture was determined by the screw blade diameter,pitch,and the position of the mixture in the screw distributor.Through researching the kinematics of the mixture in the screw distributor,the mathematical model was established,and the mathematical model was related with structural parameters,used parameters and material parameters.Through the mathematical model,the various parameters on the screw distributor job performance were analyzed,and the unstable area,meta-stable area and stable area were determined.In the project,the full-scale test in actual project was conducted by using the AC25 mixture.By changing the using parameters compare the paving operations,the results show that,the reasonable parameter will greatly improve the uniformity of paving,and the surface proportion of structural depth of mixture decrease from the 2.13 to 1.60.

CFD Analysis of Gas Distributor in Packed Column ——Prediction of Gas Flow and Effect of Tower Internals Geometry Structure

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were carried out on the gas flow patterns of twin-tangential annular deflector gas distributor in the absence of liquid flow in a packed column (6.4 m in diameter), and the gas flow field in the column was presented close to reality on the whole. Furthermore, after ame-(lioration) of this gas distributor frame, turbulence energy and turbulence energy dissipation rate were both decreased greatly.Simulation results showed that the flow pattern and the distribution of gas flow were strongly affected by the column bottom frame; the proper column bottom frame could decrease the flow pressure drop greatly. Multifold factors, such as the column bottom geometry structure and distributor structure which affects the distribution capacity, must be considered.

Cold Model Study and Commercial Test on Novel Vapor-Liquid Distributor of Hydroprocessing Reactor

A novel vapor-liquid distributor was developed on the basis of sufficient study on the existing distributors applied in hydroprocessing reactors. The cold model test data showed that the fluid distribution performance of the novel vapor-liquid distributor was evidently better than the traditional one. Com- mercial tests of the new distributor were carded out in the 300 kt/a gas oil hydrotreating reactor at SINOPEC Changling Branch Company, showing that the new vapor-liquid distributor could improve the fluid distribution, promote the hydrotreating efficiency and lead to better performance than the traditional one.

Effect of Gas Distributor Structure on Fluidization Characteristics in a Gas-Solid Fluidized Bed

In the present paper,the experimental method and computational fluid dynamics(CFD)method were used to investigate the effect of gas distributors with different orifice sizes and orifice pitches on fluidization characteristics in a gas-solid fluidized bed.The Euler-Euler two fluid model(TFM)approach based on the kinetic theory of granular flow(KTGF)and the standard k-epsilon turbulence model was employed in the numerical simulation by using ANSYS Fluent 15.0.The results showed that the orifice size and the orifice pitch of gas distributor had a significant influence on the flow characteristics in the gas-solid fluidized bed.With a decreasing orifice size and orifice pitch of gas distributor having the same opening area,the distributor pressure drop,the initial bubble size,and the height of dead zone just above the distributor were decreased,and the bed pressure drop was increased more than that of the larger orifice size and orifice pitch of distributors,the distribution of solid volume fraction was also more homogeneous for the smaller orifice size.

CFD Simulation of Orifice Flow in Orifice-type Liquid Distributor

In this study,a suitable CFD(computational fluid dynamics)model has been developed to investigate the influence of liquid height on the discharge coefficient of the orifice-type liquid distributors.The orifice flow in different diameters and liquid heights has been realized using the shear stress transport(SST)turbulence model and the Gamma Theta transition(GTT)model.In the ANSYS CFX software,two models are used in conjunction with an automatic wall treatment which allows for a smooth shift from a wall function(WF)to a low turbulent-Re near wall formulation(LTRW).The results of the models coupled with LTRW are closer to the experimental results compared with the models with WF,indicating that LTRW is more appropriate for the prediction of boundary layer characteristics of orifice flow.Simulation results show that the flow conditions of orifices change with the variation of liquid height.With respect to the turbulence in orifice,the SST model coupled with LTRW is recommended.However,with respect to the transition to turbulence in orifice with an increase in liquid height,the predictions of GTT model coupled with LTRW are superior to those obtained using other models.

Analysis and Modeling of Wangqing Oil Shale Drying Characteristics in a Novel Fluidized Bed Dryer with Asynchronous Rotating Air Distributor

In order to replace the conventional distributor, a novel asynchronous rotating air distributor, which can optimize the drying ability of fluidized bed and strengthen the drying performance of oil shale particles, is creatively designed in this study. The rotating speed of the asynchronous rotating air distributor with an embedded center disk and an encircling disk is regulated to achieve the different air supply conditions. The impacts of different drying conditions on the drying characteristic of Wangqing oil shale particles are studied with the help of electronic scales. The dynamics of experimental data is analyzed with 9 common drying models. The results indicate that the particles distribution in fluidized bed can be improved and the drying time can be reduced by decreasing the rotating speed of the embedded center disk and increasing the rotating speed of the encircling disk. The drying process of oil shale particles involves a rising drying rate period, a constant drying rate period and a falling drying rate period. Regulating the air distributor rotating speed reasonably will accelerate the shift of particles from the rising drying rate period to the falling drying rate period directly. The two-term model fits properly the oil shale particles drying simulation among 9 drying models at different air supply conditions. Yet the air absorbed in the particles' pores is diffused along with the moisture evaporation, and a small amount of moisture remains on the wall of fluidized bed in each experiment, thus, the values of drying simulation are less than the experimental values.

Study on the Measurement Systems and Implementation Methods of Strategic Distributor's Core Competence Under Supply Chain Management

Under the circumstance of buyer’s market,the general core competence of supply chain is radically determined by the core competence of distributors facing customers directly.Based on the analysis of channel management and creation model,the traditional Manufacture-Distributor relationship is discussed including the disadvantages of common distributor Core Competence e- valuation.Meanwhile,In this paper,the Logarithm Triangular Fuzzy Number-AHP method is creatively used to evaluate the strategic distributor Core Competence evaluation index system.This method also overcomes some disadvantages that experts can di- rectly give definite numbers when the traditional AHP method is used to value certainty and measure the qualitative index.More important,it is a scientific qualitative and quantitative evaluation tool.Then the real cases are researched based on all discussions above.

MASS TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MEMBRANEOUS GAS DISTRIBUTOR

1 INTRODUCTIONIt is well known that the throughput of many gas-liquid reactors is limited by the rate atwhich a gaseous component can be transferred from the gas to the liquid.For example,it isthe oxygen transfer capacity of a fermentor that set the upper limit to the productivity ofmost aerobic fermentation.Therefore,studies have been in progress to increase the masstransfer rate between the gas bubble and the broth by acting on classical parameters of bubblesize and the turbulence of flow.However,the intensive turbulence of flow usually

Influence of Orifice Position Deviations on Distribution Performance of Gravity-Type Liquid Distributor Analyzed Through Mathematical Pathway

The distribution performance of the gravity-type liquid distributor(GTLD) significantly affects column operation efficiency and the consequent product quality. In industrial settings, maldistribution is normally considered to be caused by vertical positional or coplanarity errors stemming from deflections associated with manufacture and installation, or even by excessive weight. The lack ofestimation protocols or standards impedes the description ofthis error, which influences the corresponding outflow rates. Given this situation, the paper proposes a lumped parameter, orifice position deviation(OPD), to facilitate the calculation of the relative discharge rate error(RDRE)based on a formula derivation, which allows the systematic analysis of the influence ofa single orifice or weir OPD.The paper introduces a sensitivity factor K as a concise and unified expression in theoretical RDREs for calibrating the influence of OPD on the RDREs ofgeometrically different orifices and weirs. With respect to the GTLD, a larger K indicates the need for more strict OPD requirements. The paper verifies that the extent of GTLD outflow nonuniformity is associated with diverging tendencies regarding its morphology, especially in the orifice and weir, which can be determined using our proposed procedures.

Optimal Design of Two-Chamber Gas Distributor with CFD Approach

Computational fluid dynamics( CFD) is used to investigate a new type of two-chamber natural gas distributor,which has a natural gas inlet and nine nozzle outlets. The uniformity at the outlet of distributor is practice proven to have significant degree influence on its comprehensive performance. To improve the uniformity at the nozzles of the gas distributor,CFD modeling with the RNG k-ε turbulence model is undertaken to understand the mass flow rate of nozzles with reference to different length of chambers and the most optimal length is obtained. The internal flow pattern of the natural gas distributor is analyzed. It is found that the local maximum deviation of the nozzle outflow rate increases with the increase of chambers length when the length is more than 64 mm. The results provide useful suggestions for the optimal design of two-chamber natural gas distributor.

Branch Quality Control of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow Using a Novel T-Junction Type Distributor

In order to eliminate mal-distribution and ensure the side arm to produce desirable gas quality a special distributor is proposed. The experimental distributor mainly consists of a straight through section,a gas extraction line,a liquid extraction line and a side arm branch. A gas orifice and a liquid orifice are mounted at the gas and liquid extraction line respectively to control the outlet gas quality. The diameter of the liquid orifice was set to 2. 50 mm and three gas orifices with different size( dG= 2. 65,5. 00,10. 00 mm) were tested. The experiments were carried out at an air-water two-phase flow loop. The gas superficial velocity ranged from 6. 0 to 20. 0 m /s and the liquid superficial velocity was in the range of 0. 02- 0. 18 m /s. Flow patterns such as wave flow,slug flow and annular flow were observed. The gas quality of the side arm branch was found mainly determined by the flow area ratio of the gas orifice to the liquid orifice and independent of gas and liquid superficial velocity,flow patterns and extraction flux.

Game Theory Study on Distributors' Alliance to Gain Competitive Advantage in Marketing Channel

Using the Cournot Game Model, this paper has analyzed the motivation of the distributors' alliance to gain competitive advantage in marketing channel. At first, this paper separately analyzed the advantage of alliance in the situation of oneshort game and infinitely repeated game, then, based on the analysis of distributors' betrayal of the alliance under infinitely repeated game, the conditions to maintain the distributors alliance are put forward and discussed.

RESEARCH ON CONTAMINANT WEAR OF DISTRIBUTOR OF THE SHEARER'S MAIN PUMP

Several damaged distributors of the shearer’s main pump have been analyzed. Lubricated abrasive wear was found to be the cause of distributor failure. On the basis of selecting reasonably materials and surface strenthening methods of distributors, pump’s function tests under the condition of contamination were performed with actual distributors. The results showed that wear resistance and contaminant wear lifetime of TiN coated high-speed steel W18Cr4V distributor is the best and TiN coating technology can be used in manufacturing of pump’s distributor.

MaI-Uniformity of Two-Phase Flow Distribution in Merged Pipe Distributor under Different Outlet Channel Length

Two-phase flow distributions in the merged pipe distributor have still remained mal-uniformity problem and the causes have not clearly discovered yet. Therefore, the enhancement study is needed, absolutely. The experimental was carried out upon the distributor constructed by acrylics resembling merged triple pipe, 8 mm in diameter of inlet channel and two set 5 mm in diameter of each outlet channel, set horizontally sideways. Three flow patterns were fed, i.e., bubble, slug and stratified flow, observed via high speed video camera. The pressure distribution was measured by series of U-tube water gauge manometer. The flow patterns, phase distribution and pressure drop were analyzed by CFD software, validated by experimental data and compared by existing correlation, analytically. The experiment is extended by modeling, in order to vary three inclinations of distributor： horizontally, 45° and vertically up-ward as well as to vary three outlet channel lengths with length ratio lc/dc： 3.2, 10 and 70. It was revealed that the two-phase flow distribution tends to be mal-uniform and to transform to different flow pattern in outlet channels. These are promoted by different： outlet channel length, feeding two-phase flow pattern in inlet distributor and inclination angle. The changing of flow pattern is driven by fluctuating velocity in both upper and lower outlet channel.

ZTE Partners with German Distributor VITEC to Strengthen Its Enterprise Channel

VITEC Distribution is headquartered in Mainz, Germany. On 30 August 2012, the company signed a general distribution agreement with ZTE to sell video conferencing systems in Germany. The agreement allows both companies to jointly market video conferencing terminals and servers to enterprises. The German ICT market is one of the largest in Europe （where small and medium-sized enterprises account for over 99.7% of all firms）. With its high-definition audio and video solutions, ZTE provides high quality, cost-effective, user-friendly ways for SMEs to start using video conferencing without needing expensive video bridges and superfluous exchange services

Investigation of distribution uniformity of distributor for biogas slurry application based on CFD analysis

A horizontal distributor for biogas slurry application was proposed to explore the distribution performance through CFD analysis and verified by field test.The rheological properties of biogas slurry were analyzed at first,and key parameters were obtained for the next simulation.The effects of distribution modes,inlet direction,and outlets number on the velocity distribution of flow field and mass flow rate of the horizonal distributor were investigated by CFD simulations.Results of rheological properties indicated that biogas slurry was a non-Newtonian fluid and exhibited shear-thinning behavior.It can be well described by power-law model.The simulation results showed that the geometry of rotor,especially the block numbers was the main factor that determining the fluid movement and trajectory of distribution and output.The mode rotor 1 with two blocks reached the lowest variable coefficient of mass flow rate(4.49%),indicating a higher degree of uniformity.The upward inlet direction would obtain less dead zone,and the distributor with an even outlets number would possess more uniform distribution and less dead zone.The field test of the distributor with rotor 1,upward inlet direction,and 24 outlets has been carried on to verify the simulation results,the variable coefficient of mass flow was 13.06%,which was slightly higher than the simulation(9.23%),but it still within the range of requirement(<15%).The proposed model and the findings of this work are of guiding significance for the study of the utilization technology and equipment of liquid biogas residue.