Study on the clogging mechanism of punching screen in sand control by the punching structure parameters

As an independent sand control unit or a common protective shell of a high-quality screen,the punching screen is the outermost sand retaining unit of the sand control pipe which is used in geothermal well or oil and gas well.However,most screens only consider the influence of the internal sand retaining medium parameters in the sand control performance design while ignoring the influence of the plugging of the punching screen on the overall sand retaining performance of the screen.To explore the clogging mechanism of the punching screen,this paper established the clogging mechanism calculation model of a single punching screen sand control unit by using the computational fluid mechanics-discrete element method(CFD-DEM)combined method.According to the combined motion of particles and fluids,the influence of the internal flow state on particle motion and accumulation was analyzed.The results showed that(1)the clogging process of the punching sand control unit is divided into three stages:initial clogging,aggravation of clogging and stability of clogging.In the initial stage of blockage,coarse particles form a loose bridge structure,and blockage often occurs preferentially at the streamline gathering place below chamfering inside the sand control unit.In the stage of blockage intensification,the particle mass develops into a relatively complete sand bridge,which develops from both ends of the opening to the center of the opening.In the stable plugging stage,the sand deposits show a“fan shape”and form a“V-shaped”gully inside the punching slot element.(2)Under a certain reservoir particle-size distribution,The slit length and opening height have a large influence on the permeability and blockage rate,while the slit width size has little influence on the permeability and blockage rate.The microscopic clogging mechanism and its law of the punching screen prevention unit are proposed in this study,which has some field guidance significance for the design of punching screen and sand prevention selection.

MOF衍生的分层多孔三维N-CoP_(x)/Ni_(2)P大电流密度下加速析氢

氢气(H_(2))具有能量密度高、环境友好等优点,是一种很有前景的清洁能源载体.目前,电催化水裂解大规模制氢被认为是一种理想可行的方法.析氢反应(HER)涉及多个步骤,首先形成吸附的氢(Volmer步骤),然后是脱附步骤(Heyrovsky步骤)或两个相邻的吸附氢形成H_(2)(Tafel步骤).与酸性介质相比,碱性介质中的HER可与现有的析氧反应(OER)催化剂偶合,降低电解水的设备成本,因此研究碱性条件下HER更具应用价值.但是,HER在碱性介质中不可避免地需要打破较强的共价键H–O–H,动力学缓慢,导致需要高过电位驱动反应.因此,开发适用于广泛的pH范围,特别是碱性介质高催化活性的催化剂,成为当务之急.金属铂是最高效的HER催化剂,但昂贵的价格严重阻碍了其在电解水中的大规模商业化应用.因此,开发过电位低和稳定性持久的非贵金属催化剂,特别是可以在大电流密度(>500 mA cm^(-2)的质子交换膜和碱性电解槽)下稳定工作的催化剂,对实际工业应用至关重要.过渡金属磷化物(TMPs),尤其是CoP和Ni_(2)P在HER中表现出了较好的催化活性,引起广泛关注.但是,有限的电子结构、低电导率和大电流密度测试过程中的团聚仍然是限制其实际应用的瓶颈.近年来,具有金属可调性、多孔型结构、高比表面积和多交叉开放通道的金属有机骨架(MOFs)已被证明是制备TMPs的理想前驱体.但是,在高温煅烧过程中无法避免MOF结构坍塌,导致开放通道和电导率降低,限制了电子/离子的传输以及在高电流密度下的电催化活性.本文通过TMPs和Co-MOF之间的简单拓扑化学转化制备了一种自支撑结构的N掺杂二元TMPs电催化剂(N-CoP_(x)/Ni_(2)P),以Co-MOF作为模板和前驱体,一部分泡沫镍原位磷化成Ni_(2)P,形成异质结构的双金属磷化物.扫描电镜和透射电镜结果表明,该催化剂呈三维多孔结构,有利于充分暴露活性位点.通过X射线光电子能谱分析了催化剂表面化学状态,发现形成了Co–N键,说明N掺杂成功.通过电化学测试结果表明,N-CoP_(x)/Ni_(2)P在全pH范围内表现出较好的HER活性,尤其在碱性介质中,当电流密度为650 mA cm^(-2)时,仅需要152 mV过电位.催化剂转化率为3.2 s^(-1),法拉第效率接近100%,该催化剂在200 mA cm^(-2)电流密度下连续工作24 h无明显衰减.密度泛函理论计算表明,N-CoP_(x)/Ni_(2)P催化活性的增强归因于氮掺杂及双金属磷化物的协同作用提高了催化剂的本征活性位点,从而优化了氢吸附能和水结合能.综上,本文为廉价电催化剂的工业化应用提供了一种有前景的策略.

Enhanced catalytic conversion of polysulfides using high-percentage 1T-phase metallic WS_(2) nanosheets for Li–S batteries

High-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries has attracted substantial attention as competitive candidates for large-scale energy storage technologies.Still,the adverse“shuttle effect”and sluggish sulfur conversion reaction kinetics immensely obstruct their commercial viability.Herein,a two-dimensional metallic 1T phase WS_(2)(1T-WS_(2))nanosheets modified functional separator is developed to improve the electrochemical performance.Meanwhile,the semiconducting bulk-WS_(2) crystals,and 2H phase WS_(2)(2H-WS_(2))nanosheets with more basal-plane Svacancy defects are also prepared to probe the contributions of the crystal structure(phase),S-vacancy defects,and edges to the Li–S batteries performance experimentally and theoretically.In merits of the synergistic effect of high ion and electron conductivity,enhanced binding ability to lithium polysulfides(LiPSs),and sufficient electrocatalytic active sites,the 1T-WS_(2) shows highly efficient electrocatalysis of LiPSs conversion and further improves Li–S battery performance.As expected,thus-fabricated cells with 1T-WS_(2) nanosheets present superior cycle stability that maintain capacity decline of 0.039%per cycle after 1000 cycles at 1.0 C.The strategy presented here offers a viable approach to reveal the critical factors for LiPSs catalytic conversion,which is beneficial to developing advanced Li–S batteries with enhanced properties.

Generation of shaping nondiffracting structured caustic beams on the basis of stationary phase principle

On the basis of the stationary phase principle,we construct a family of shaping nondiffracting structured caustic beams with the desired morphology.First,the analytical formula of a nondiffracting astroid caustic is derived theoretically using the stationary phase method.Then,several types of typical desired caustics with different shapes are numerically simulated using the obtained formulas.Hence,the key optical structure and propagation characteristics of nondiffracting caustic beams are investigated.Finally,a designed phase plate and an axicon are used to generate the target light field.The experimental results confirm the theoretical prediction.Compared with the classical method,the introduced method for generating nondiffracting caustic beams is high in light-energy utilization;hence,it is expected to be applied conveniently to scientific experiments.

Partial AZFc duplications not deletions are associated with male infertility in the Yi population of Yunnan Province,China

Objective:There are many reports on associations between spermatogenesis and partial azoospermia factor c(AZFc) deletions as well as duplications;however,results are conflicting,possibly due to differences in methodology and ethnic background.The purpose of this study is to investigate the association of AZFc polymorphisms and male infertility in the Yi ethnic population,residents within Yunnan Province,ChinaMethods:A total of 224 infertile patients and 153 fertile subjects were selected in the Yi ethnic population.The study was performed by sequence-tagged site plus/minus(STS+/) analysis followed by gene dosage and gene copy definition analysis.Y haplotypes of 215 cases and 115 controls were defined by 12 binary markers using single nucleotide polymorphism on Y chromosome(Y-SNP) multiplex assays based on single base primer extension technology.Results:The distribution of Y haplotypes was not significantly different between the case and control groups.The frequencies of both gr/gr(7.6% vs.8.5%) and b2/b3(6.3% vs.8.5%) deletions do not show significant differences.Similarly,single nucleotide variant(SNV) analysis shows no significant difference of gene copy definition between the cases and controls.However,the frequency of partial duplications in the infertile group(4.0%) is significantly higher than that in the control group(0.7%).Further,we found a case with sY1206 deletion which had two CDY1 copies but removed half of DAZ genes.Conclusions:Our results show that male infertility is associated with partial AZFc duplications,but neither gr/gr nor b2/b3 deletions,suggesting that partial AZFc duplications rather than deletions are risk factors for male infertility in Chinese-Yi population.

Variable stiffness wires based on magnetorheological liquid metals

Magnetorheological fluid(MRF)has shown its great potential in the development of large mechanical devices,such as dampers,shock absorbers,rotary brakes,clutches,and prosthetic joints.Recently,more research focus has been invested on using MRF to develop soft,stretchable,and miniaturized devices with variable stiffness for realizing functionalities that cannot be achieved using solid smart materials.Here,based on liquid metal magnetoactive slurries(LMMS),a variable stiffness wire with excellent electrical conductivity is demonstrated.Without exposure to a magnetic field,the LMMS wire has an extremely low stiffness,and can be easily stretched while maintaining an excellent electrical conductivity.When applying a magnetic field,the wire becomes much stiffer and can retain its shape even under a load.The combination of properties of flexibility,high electrical conductivity,and variable stiffness of the wire is harnessed to make a flexible gripper that can grasp objects of various shapes.Moreover,by using gallium instead of its liquid metal alloys,the tunable stiffness range of the LMMS wire is signifi-cantly enhanced and can be controlled using both external magnetic fields and temperature-induced phase change.The presented LMMS wire has the potential to be applied in flexible electronics,soft robotics and so on.