The Networked Manufacturing Resources Optimizing Configuration System and Its Partners Selection Method

The three levels optimizing strategy is put forward for the networked manufacturing resources optimizing configuration, namely, the optimizing of a logical manufacturing process, the optimizing of simulation-based integration of process planning and scheduling, and the optimizing of networked production scheduling. Then, the web services-based architecture of networked manufacturing resources optimizing configuration is brought forward. Finally, the key algorithm of the networked manufacturing resources optimizing configuration is discussed, namely, the two phases manufacturing partners selection method, which including the group technology-based manufacturing resources pre-configuration and the genetic algorithm-based executable manufacturing process optimizing.

Flow Structure in RH Vacuum Degasser Using Rotating Electromagnetic Field

An innovative steelmaking process is suggested using an electromagnetic driven swirling flow in the up-leg of an RH vacuum degasser.A physical and a mathematical model based on 300t RH vacuum degasser are developed to understand the effect of rotating electromagnetic field on the circulation flow rate and the two phases flow behavior of RH system.Both water model experiments and numerical simulation show the flow pattern and distribution of gas bubbles. The gas bubbles move towards the centre of up-leg under the effect of rotating electromagnetic field,and the accumulation of gas bubbles depends on the magnetic intensity.An optimization value of magnetic intensity was suggested in this paper.

Experiments and simulations of gas-solid flow in an airlift loop reactor

The hydrodynamics in a gas-solid airlift loop reactor was investigated systematically using experimental measurements and CFD simulation. In the experiments, the time averaged parameters, such as solid frac- tion and particle velocity, were measured by optical fiber probe. In the simulation, the modified Gidaspow drag model accounting for the interparticles clustering was incorporated into the Eulerian-Eulerian CFD model with particulate-phase kinetic theory. Predicted values of solid fraction and particle velocity were compared with experimental results, validating the drag model and the simulation. The results show that the profiles of particle velocity and solid fraction are uniform in annulus. However, the core-annulus structure appears in other three regions （draft tube region, bottom region and particle diffluence region）, which presents the similar heterogeneous feature of aggregative fluidization usually occurred in nor- mal fiuidized beds. Simulated profiles of particle residence time distribution indicate that the airlift loop reactor should be characterized by near perfect mixing.

Effect of counter current gas phase on liquid film

Liquid film flow is very important in many industrial applications.However,there are few reports about its characteristics on structured packings.Therefore,in this paper,liquid film phenomena were investigated experimentally to exploit new approaches for intensifying the performance of the structured packings.All experi-ments were performed at room temperature.Water and air were the working fluids.The effect of counter current gas phase on the liquid film was taken into consideration.A high speed camera,a non-intrusive measurement techni-que,was used.It is shown that both liquid and gas phases have strong effects on film characteristics.In the present work,liquid film width increased by 57% because of increasing liquid flow rate,while it decreased by 25%resulting from the counter current gas phase.