A new alternating copolymerized derivative as a cold flow improver for diesel fuel

Synthesis of a cold flow improver （MAVA-a） for diesel fuel and its effect on solidifying point （SP） and cold filter plugging point （CFPP） of diesel fuels were investigated, The cold flow improver was prepared by using maleic anhydride （MA） and vinyl acetate （VA） as raw materials, toluene as solvent, dibenzoyl peroxide （BPO） as initiator, through alternating polymerization under nitrogen to obtain a binary-polymer and then through aminolysis by using a higher carbon amine as aminating agent at a temperature of 80 ℃. A cold flow improver was designed and prepared for No. 0 diesel fuel from Zhang Jia-Gang Petrochemical Company according to the contents of n-paraffin and its carbon number distribution in the No. 0 diesel fuel. It was also used together with two kinds of ethene-vinyl acetate copolymer improvers （EVA） separately. The test result showed that the CFPP of the No. 0 diesel fuel could be lowered by 3-5 ℃ when the improver MAVA-a was used. The CFPP was lowered by 8℃ when the improver MAVA-a was used together with EVA-2.

Cold Flow Experiments and Acoustic Investigation on Pressure Oscillation Induced by Flow Instability

Pressure oscillation in solid rocket motor is believed to be the results of the interaction between the flow instability and the acoustics of combustion chamber.Several reasonable and necessary hypothesizes are given to establish an equation to describe this coupling.A cold flow motor called CVS60D(corner vortex shedding 60°)was designed to study the flow-acoustic coupling based on theoretical analysis.Experimental investigations were carried out to determine the acoustics of CVS60D.Corner vortex shedding is generated at the backward facing step which is designed similar to the geometry of the motor with finocyl propellant after the burnout of its fins.A pintle was used to modify the velocity in the duct to change the frequency of vortex shedding.It is found that large amplitude pressure oscillation occurs when the pintle moves to a range of specific position,which indicates that the frequency of vortex shedding is close to one order of acoustic modes of combustion chamber.The amplitude of pressure oscillation changes as the pintle moves.

Full Cycle Cold Flow Analysis of the Effect of Twin Swirl Combustion Chamber Design in a Diesel Engine

New designs and adaptation methods are experimented to ensure compliance to ever increasing emissions and efficiency requirements of modern diesel engines. Piston head structure which influences the mixing rate and timing of the fuel within in the combustion chamber is known to enable increase in combustion efficiency and thus lower emission rates. In this paper, computation analysis of flow within a diesel engine cylinder with a twin swirl combustion chamber design throughout a full cycle is presented. The results obtained indicate that the effect of the twin swirl combustion chamber on the cold flow conditions is noteworthy and further analysis together with experiments may reveal information that may prove to be useful in further new designs.

Numerical Feasibility Study of a Wax Cold Flow Approach for Subsea Tie-In Flowlines Using a 1D Mechanistic Multiphase Flow Simulator

This work is a thermo-fluid numerical case study to investigate the size and performance of a system that eliminates needs for insulating, heating and inhibiting chemically the deposition of wax in subsea tie-in flowlines. For short, we call this type of systems “Cold Flow”. The particular system analyzed in this study consists of a reactor unit at the inlet to the flowline, where the thermal solubility of the wax-creating molecules is reduced by cooling. Subsequently, solid wax is deposited in the reactor piping and wax free crude is entering the flowline. The reactor is regenerated periodically. The reactor-pipeline system was modelled using a commercial flowline simulator, with transient, thermal, multiphase and deposition capabilities. The basic layout used was a transportation pipeline of 8 km and 6.69 in ID with a mass flow rate of 17.51 kg/s, a water cut (WC) of zero and an inlet temperature of 70°C. The wax appearance temperature (cloud point) of the crude is 22°C and the seabed temperature is 4°C. Three types of reactors have been simulated: a non-insulated pipe section, a passive cooler with a bundle of parallel pipes and an active cooler. Sensitivity analyses have been performed for all three cases varying the external convective coefficient, the reactor pipeline diameter and the WC. For a non-insulated pipeline section cooler, the required length is of the same order of magnitude as the main flowline, implying that such a solution is impractical for short flowline distances or when a compact deployment is desired. For the passive cooler case, the required length was half of that in the previous case;thus it is still significant. For the active cooler reactor, the required cooling duty was 2.2 MW. In all three cases, the pipe-flow dynamics were analyzed, and the pigging arrangement complexity has been qualitatively addressed. However, the detailed design falls out of the scope of this study.

Influence of drag laws on pressure and bed material recirculation rate in a cold flow model of an 8 MW dual fluidized bed system by means of CPFD

A cold flow model of an 8 MW dual fluidized bed （DFB） system is simulated using the commercial compu- tational particle fluid dynamics （CPFD） software package Barracuda. The DFB system comprises a bubbling bed connected to a fast fluidized bed with the bed material circulating between them. As the hydrodynam- ics in hot DFB plants are complex because of high temperatures and many chemical reaction processes, cold flow models are used. Performing numerical simulations of cold flows enables a focus on the hydro- dynamics as the chemistry and heat and mass transfer processes can be put aside. The drag law has a major influence on the hydrodynamics, and therefore its influence on pressure, particle distribution, and bed material recirculation rate is calculated using Barracuda and its results are compared with experimental results. The drag laws used were energy-minimization multiscale （EMMS）, Ganser, Turton-Levenspiel, and a combination of Wen-Yu]Ergun. Eleven operating points were chosen for that study and each was calculated with the aforementioned drag laws. The EMMS drag law best predicted the pressure and dis- tribution of the bed material in the different parts of the DFB system. For predicting the bed material recirculation rate, the Ganser drag law showed the best results. However, the drag laws often were not able to predict the experimentally found trends of the bed material recirculation rate. Indeed, the drag law significantly influences the hydrodynamic outcomes in a DFB system and must be chosen carefully to obtain meaningful simulation results. More research may enable recommendations as to which drag law is useful in simulations ofa DFB system with CPFD.

Effect of nanocomposite as pour point depressant on the cold flow properties and crystallization behavior of diesel fuel

The high effective nano-hybrid pour point depressant(PPD)has attracted extensive attention for its po-tential application in improving the cold flow properties of diesel fuel.In this paper,the nano-hybrid PPD was prepared by melt-blending method using three different alkyl chain lengths(i.e.,tetradecyl,hexade-cyl,and octodecyl)of n-alkyl methacrylate-maleic anhydride copolymers(R 1 MC-MA,R 1=C_(14),C_(16),C_(18))and SiO_(2)nanoparticles.The effect of those nano-hybrid PPDs on the cold filter plugging point(CFPP)and solidifying point(SP)depressing of diesel fuel were studied.Results indicated that nano-hybrid PPD showed much better performance on diesel fuel.The diesel fuel treated with 0.2 wt%C_(14)MC-MA/SiO_(2)nano-hybrid PPD exhibited the best depression in CFPP and SP by 6℃ and 18℃,respectively,which higher than that of single C 14 MC-MA.Viscosity-temperature curves and polarized optical microscopy were conducted to explore the performance mechanism;and results presented that nano-hybrid PPD of C_(14)MC-MA/SiO_(2)could effectively lower the low-temperature viscosity,and modify the crystallization behavior and crystal morphology of diesel.Therefore,the cold flow properties of diesel were significantly improved.

Improving cold flow properties of palm fatty acid distillate biodiesel through vacuum distillation

Palm fatty acid distillate(PFAD),a by-product of refining process of crude palm oil can be used as a potential feedstock for biodiesel production.However,the application of palm oil-based biodiesel is often hinder by its poor cold flow properties(CFP).Biodiesel fuel with poor CFP may crystallize and result in clogging of fuel lines,filters and injectors that cause engine operability problems.For that,a vacuum distillation method was designed and its feasibility and efficiency in improving the CFP was examined.A total of 13.60wt%of total saturated fatty acid methyl esters were successfully removed from the PFAD biodiesel,resulting in the improvement of the cloud point(CP),cold filter plugging point(CFPP)and pour point(PP)of PFAD biodiesel from 20℃,19℃,and 15℃to 13℃,11℃,and 9℃,respectively.It is remarkable that the improved CFPP satisfied the requirements for grade C summer biodiesel for temperate climates in EN 14212 standard.Additionally,Sarin(U FAME)empirical correlation was evaluated and it was found to have a good prediction of CFP for PFAD biodiesel,with lower than 2℃deviation.

Study on Possible Mechanism of Terrain Influence on Cold-flow Snowstorm

[Objective] The research aimed to study the possible mechanism of terrain effect on cold-flow snowstorm.[Method] By using the meso-scale numerical model(WRF),a cold-flow snowstorm weather process in Shandong Peninsula was carried out numerical simulation and terrain sensitivity contrast test.The possible reason of terrain effect on falling zone and strength of snowstorm was deeply analyzed from water vapor,thermodynamic field and so on.[Result] The mountain terrain in Shandong Peninsula had great influences on falling zone and strength of cold-flow snowstorm.The strength of snowstorm obviously increased,and the snowfall center obviously moved northward.The main reason was that terrain caused the low-level wind field convergence and vertical movement in the troposphere strengthened.Then,the spatial distribution of water vapor and snow water content in the cold-flow snowstorm process obviously changed.So,the whole snowstorm process was affected.[Conclusion] The mountain terrain in Shandong Peninsula was the important element which needed to be focused on considering in the forecast analysis of cold-flow snowstorm weather process.

Effects of a Traditional Japanese Medicine Goshajinkigan, Tokishigyakukagoshuyushokyoto on the Warm and Cold Sense Threshold and Peripheral Blood Flow

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a traditional Japanese medicine Goshajinkigan (TJ-107) and Tokishigyakukagoshuyushokyoto (TJ-38) on warm sense threshold, cold sense threshold and the peripheral blood flow. 31 healthy volunteers (control group: 9people, TJ-107 group: 12 people, TJ-38group:10 people) were examined. Drugs administered 2.5 g a dose. Analysis was before and after 1 hour dosage. The warm and cold sense threshold in the thenar of the non-handedness site of these subjects was measured using a thermostimulator (Intercross-200, Intercross Co., Tokyo, Japan). The peripheral blood flow in the finger of the non-handedness site of these subjects was measured using a full-field laser perfusion imager (FLPI, Moor Instruments Ltd., England). Control: The vehicle had no significant effect on the warm sense threshold, cold sense threshold and the peripheral blood flow. TJ-107: The warm sense threshold and cold sense threshold were significantly decreased, and the reaction latency of cold sense was significantly shortening. The peripheral blood flow was significantly increased second and third finger at 115.6%, 119.3%, respectively. TJ-38: The cold sense threshold and the reaction latency of cold sense were significantly increased. The peripheral blood flow was significantly increased second and third finger with 114.3%, 112.8%, respectively. These results suggest that TJ-107 and TJ-38 have effects on the changed warm sense threshold, cold sense threshold and increased peripheral blood flow.

Cold-state Experimental Study on Flow Characteristics of Multi-nozzle in Natural Gas Reburning Burner

Based on the prototypes of a 130 t/h boiler, constant proportional cold-state test bench is established, flow characteristics of multi-nozzle in natural gas reburning burner and its influence on the covering effect for the upflow in the furnace are researched. Numerical simulations of this process are also made with standard ?turbulence model. The results show that air flow fullness in furnace is better in the case of the reburning zone with 8 nozzles compared to 4 nozzles and also coverage effect of the reburning flow for the updraft gas in the furnace is better. In the condition each nozzle airflow velocity is constant, the effect of reburning flow on coverage of up-secondary air is best when the incident angle for four corners is 14.17?, while Center of the furnace wall is 84.57. And while the best incident angle is invariable, the effect of reburning flow on coverage of up-secondary air is best when the speed of reburning gas in the corners of furnace is 51 m/s, the same to the center of the furnace wall’s.

Effects of Bacillus subtilis Var. Natto Products on Capillary Blood Flow in Healthy Subjects with Peripheral Coldness: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Parallel Study

Purpose: NKCP®, a natto-derived dietary food supplement whose main component is bacillopeptidase F produced by Bacillus subtilis var. natto, has antithrombotic, fibrinolytic, and pressure-lowering effects, and also is suggested to improve peripheral coldness. However, existing data are based on subjective evaluations with no scientific basis about the effects on peripheral coldness. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effectiveness of NKCP®for peripheral coldness by measuring changes in blood flow using a laser doppler rheometer and biochemical indices. Patients and Methods: This was a double-blind, randomized, controlled study of individuals aged 30 - 70 years who complained of subjective symptoms of cold hands and feet. They were randomly divided into the NKCP®group and the placebo group to receive NKCP®250 mg once daily and dextrin 250 mg as placebo once daily, respectively. The experiment lasted 8 weeks, with an intervention period of 4 weeks and a washout period of 4 weeks. Results: One-month intake of NKCP®significantly increased blood flow rate for 1 min between 4 and 5 minutes after the end of cold loading compared to that before feeding (p = 0.038). Also, analysis of the 5-minute blood flow rate before and after 4 weeks of feeding showed a significant improvement in the NKCP®group (p = 0.007), although there was no significant difference in the placebo group (p = 0.215). Furthermore, the 5-minute blood flow at 4 weeks after the end of feeding was significantly improved compared to that before feeding in the NKCP®group (p = 0.049). Therefore, the effect continued for at least 1 month after discontinuation of administration. Conclusions: It is possible that NKCP®intake effectively improves blood flow in subjects with peripheral coldness. Therefore, continuous intake of NKCP®is expected to reduce the symptoms of peripheral coldness. In the future, it needs to investigate whether the effect of increasing blood flow after ingestion of NKCP®is effective in improving the symptoms of peripheral coldness.

Poly-Acrylic Acid Derivatives as Diesel Flow Improver for Paraffin-Based Daqing Diesel

Since the diesel products from paraffin-based Daqing crude oil showed low sensitivity to certain commercial diesel pour point depressant （PPDs） that resulted from the high content of paraffin, certain poly-acrylic acid derivatives （PADE） with-COOR, -COOH,-CONHR, and -COO-NH3^＋R groups by molecular design on the mechanics of diesel; PPDs were synthesized and evaluated as cold flow improver for Daqing 0^# diesel in this paper. The pure PADE was superior to the commercial PPDs and displayed a substantial ability of wax crystals dispersion. There was a synergistic effect among the PADE and T1804 and secondary amine. The synergism clearly improved the low temperature performance of Daqing diesel products and could reduce the cold filter plugging point of 0^# diesel by 6-7 ℃.

冷端管径对高压节流型涡流管性能影响分析

冷端管径(D_(c))是影响涡流管性能的重要因素之一,基于12 MPa的高压节流工况,以CH_(4)为计算工质,建立物理模型,改变D_(c)为36、38、40、42和44 mm。对比发现:随着D_(c)增大,冷端内旋气体温度逐渐下降,制冷效果提升;热端外旋气体温度先增加后下降,D_(c)=40 mm时制热效果最佳。反映出D_(c)与制冷效果呈正相关,但对制热效果存在最佳值。当D_(c)增大时,内旋气体总压下降幅度逐渐平缓,利于节流;在D_(c)≥40 mm时,外旋气体总压下降幅度变大,且变化不规律,节流时有损调节阀使用寿命。另外D_(c)=44 mm时,外旋气体速度变化规律异常。所以根据工况需求,可控制D_(c)尺寸来调节涡流管制冷制热效果。

基于GO-FLOW法的苹果冷链物流系统安全性评价

应用系统可靠性理论,利用GO-FLOW方法对苹果冷链物流系统进行安全性分析和风险评价,进行GO-FLOW程序运算,分析系统各环节的可靠性和故障率,找出了影响系统安全性的关键环节并提出了解决思路.

基于GO-FLOW法的荔枝冷链物流安全评价

借鉴系统可靠性工程理论,采用GO-FLOW法分析技术,建立一种评价荔枝及其他鲜活农产品物流安全风险的定量分析方法。在对荔枝冷链物流系统进行分析的基础上,建立荔枝物流系统的GO-FLOW图,并分析了其信号流、操作符和运算规则;以具体荔枝物流过程为例,进行GO运算,求出各信号流的故障率和可靠性,找出影响物流安全的关键环节和提出解决方法;指出GO-FLOW法是物流安全评价的一个有效和方便的方法。

某酒店定频空气源热泵空调系统变流量调适实践

借助对武汉某酒店定频空气源热泵空调系统冷(热)源与末端双变流量一级泵系统调适,分析定频空气源热泵制冷最小流量特性、计算并测试了末端管路供回水压差,分析变频水泵频率特性,制定了空气源热泵与末端用户双变流量系统控制策略,将系统水流量按照热泵台数分为5个挡位满足热泵最小流量,冷冻水温度控制在6~15℃之间,室内温度24~27℃,相对湿度45%~65%,在满足舒适性条件下,与传统冷源定流量、末端变流量运行相比,水泵节能57.5%,热泵节电6%。

钢包氩气流量对冷镦钢SWRCH35K中DS夹杂物的影响

在精炼进站时采用BaCO_(3)作为示踪剂,对比钢包底吹氩气流量对“120 t BOF→LF→CCM”流程生产的冷镦钢SWRCH35K中DS类夹杂物的影响。结果表明,氩气流量对精炼结束炉渣成分及夹杂物的类型无明显影响;精炼进站到精炼结束采用小氩气和正常氩气搅拌夹杂物密度分别降低4.5个/mm^(2)和7.1个/mm^(2),精炼结束到中包两种工艺夹杂物变化相差不大,精炼正常氩气搅拌精炼结束、软吹后、中包含Ba的夹杂物比例比小氩气搅拌分别高51.5%、26.1%、39.3%。铸坯中DS夹杂物组成有单相、两相和三相。精炼采用小氩气搅拌和正常氩气搅拌铸坯中检测到含Ba的DS夹杂物占所有DS夹杂物的比例分别为28.6%和39%。所以,控制精炼过程中冶炼的氩气搅拌强度也是控制钢中DS夹杂物的关键。

某控制器液冷板仿真优化设计与评估

某发动机控制器中驱动板采用液冷散热技术,为此开展了液冷板的散热性能仿真优化设计与力学性能评估。首先基于液冷板外形结构提出一种S形流道结构设计方案,接着仿真验证了液冷板的散热性能,并基于仿真结果优化了流道结构。优化结果表明,液冷板上最大温差由10.41℃降为4.82℃,满足温差不大于5℃的设计要求,散热性能改善117%。进一步评估流体入口压力10 MPa工况下的液冷板力学性能,流-固耦合仿真得到的最大等效应力为71.59 MPa,远低于液冷板铝合金材料屈服强度255 MPa,力学结构可靠。

宫腔镜冷刀微剪分离术应用于重度IUA患者中的疗效及对其血清指标的影响

目的:分析宫腔镜冷刀微剪分离术应用于重度宫腔粘连(IUA)患者中的疗效及对其血清指标的影响。方法:采取便利抽样的方法选取2022年1月—2023年1月黄冈市黄州区人民医院妇产科收治的80例重度IUA患者作为研究对象,根据随机数表法将患者分为对照组与观察组,各40例。对照组予以宫腔镜电切手术,观察组予以宫腔镜冷刀微剪分离术,比较两组临床疗效、月经改善情况、子宫内膜动脉血流、子宫内膜厚度及血清指标。结果:观察组总有效率为95.0%,高于对照组的77.5%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);观察组月经恢复总有效率为90.0%,高于对照组的72.5%,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);术后30 d、90 d,两组子宫内膜动脉血流与子宫内膜厚度较术前显著改善,两组术后90 d优于术后30 d,且观察组阻力指数(RI)、搏动指数(PI)低于对照组,而子宫内膜厚度高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);术后30 d、90 d,两组血清指标较术前显著改善,两组术后90 d优于术后30 d,且观察组血清转化生长因子-β_(1)(TGF-β_(1))、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)及纤溶酶原激活物抑制因子-1(PAI-1)水平均低于对照组,而基质金属蛋白酶-9(MMP-9)水平高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论:宫腔镜冷刀微剪分离术应用于重度IUA患者可取得显著效果,不仅能提升临床疗效及月经改善效果,还能促进子宫内膜动脉血流与子宫内膜厚度恢复,有效改善血清指标。

基于GO-FLOW的O2O生鲜海产品冷链物流系统风险评价——以上海厨易时代为例

在介绍GO-FLOW法的基本原理与分析冷链物流系统的运算步骤及规则的基础上,选取上海厨易时代作为公司示例,以鱿鱼的冷链物流作业流程为基础,对其各环节进行了可靠性评价,明确了全过程的关键环节和薄弱环节,并进行了改进,降低了损耗等风险,提高了系统可靠性,保证了产品质量。