Numerical study on hydrodynamic characteristics of spherical bubble contaminated by surfactants under higher Reynolds numbers

It is of significance to investigate deeply the hydrodynamic featu res of the bubble co ntaminated by impurities in view of the fact that the industrial liquid is difficult to keep absolutely pure.On the basis of the finite volume method,the bubble interface contaminated by the surfactant(1-pentanol)is achieved through solving the concentration transport equations in liquid and along the bubble interface,and solving the absorption and desorption equation at the bubble interface.And the three-dimensional momentum equation is solved at the same time.It is investigated in detail on the influence of interfacial contamination degrees(described with the cap angleθ)on hydrodynamic characteristics of the spherical bubble when the bubble Reynolds number(Re)is larger than 200.Theθis realized by changing the surfactant concentration(C_(0)) in liquid.The present results show that the hydrodynamic characteristics,such as interfacial concentration,interfacial shear stress,interfacial velocity and wake flow,are related to both Re and C_(0) for the contaminated bubble.When C_(0) is relatively low in liquid(i.e.,the contamination degree of the bubble interface is relatively slight),the hydrodynamic characteristics of the bubble can still keep the 2 D features even if Re>200.The decrease ofθor the increase of Re can promote the appearance of the unsteady wake flow.For the present investigation,when Re>200 andθ≤60°,the hydrodynamic characteristics of the bubble show the 3D phenomena,which indicates that axisymmetric model is no longer valid.

Heterostructured Co_(3)Se_(4)/CoSe_(2)@C nanoparticles attached on three-dimensional reduced graphene oxide as a promising anode towards Li-ion batteries

In situ carbon-coated Co_(3)Se_(4)/CoSe_(2)(Co_(x)Se_(y))nanoparticles(NPs)attached on three-dimensional(3D)reduced graphene oxide(rGO)sheets were skillfully developed in this work,which involved the environment-friendly hydrothermal method,freeze drying,and selenide calcination.Within the structure,the glucose-derived carbon layer exhibited significantly homogeneous dispersion under an argon environment.This structure not only has enhanced stability,but also can effectively mitigate the volume swell of Co_(x)Se_(y) particles.The resulted Co_(3)Sea/CoSe_(2)@C/rGO(CSe@C/rGO)exhibited a specific surface area(SSA)of 240.9 m^(2)·g^(-1),offering more electrochemically active sites for the storage of energy related to lithium ions.The rGO matrix held exceptional flexibility and functional structural rigidity,facilitating the swift ion intercalation and ensuring the high conductivity and recyclability of the structure.When applied to anodes designed for lithium-ion batteries(LiBs),this material demonstrated distinguished rate and ultra-high reversible capacity(872.98 mA·h·g^(-1) at 0.5 A·g^(-1)).Meanwhile,its capacity retention reached 119.5%after 500 cycles at 2 A·g^(-1),with a coulombic efficiency of 100%.This work potentially paves the way for generating fast and powerful metal selenide anodes and initiating LiBs with good performance.