Metal organic chenlical vapor deposition (AIOCVD) growth systems arc one of the. main types of equipment used for growing single crystal materials, such as GaN. To obtain fihn epitaxial materials with uniform perfor...Metal organic chenlical vapor deposition (AIOCVD) growth systems arc one of the. main types of equipment used for growing single crystal materials, such as GaN. To obtain fihn epitaxial materials with uniform performanee, the flow field and ternperature field in a GaN-MOCVD reactor are investigated by modeling and simulating. To make the simulation results more consistent with the actual situation, the gases in the reactor are considered to be compressible, making it possible to investigate the distributions of gas density and pressure in the reactor. The computational fluid dynamics method is used to stud,v the effects of inlet gas flow velocity, pressure in the reactor, rotational speed of graphite susceptor, and gases used in the growth, which has great guiding~ significance for the growth of GaN fihn materials.展开更多
Mushroom shaped rocks are not uncommon in nature, but their origin is often misunderstood because they can be formed by different natural forces. A huge mushroom stone in a stream valley of the Xiqiao Mountain of Guan...Mushroom shaped rocks are not uncommon in nature, but their origin is often misunderstood because they can be formed by different natural forces. A huge mushroom stone in a stream valley of the Xiqiao Mountain of Guangdong,China is widely believed to be formed through the way of stream water erosion. However, the result of the simulation performed with Flow-3 D in this study indicates that the mushroom shape of the rock could not have been sculpted by the flowing water erosion because the simulation result contradicts that of the field investigations:(1) the sediment brought by upstream flowing water tends to be deposited on the leeward side of the flowing water preventing the rock on this side form being eroded, but the narrowest part of the rock bottom is exactly located on this side of the rock and(2) the stream flow should erode the bed sediment and produce high abrasion on the rock surface on the upstream and lateral sides of the rock,respectively, but no abrasion marks are found on the same sides of the rock. Subsequent geological analyses in this study provide evidence that the narrow bottom of the mushroom stone was resulted from chemical and physical weathering happening within the sediment that used to deposit on the lee side of the stone.展开更多
This study modeled the effects of structural and dimensional manipulations on hydrodynamic behavior of a bench vertical current classifier. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach was used as modeling method, an...This study modeled the effects of structural and dimensional manipulations on hydrodynamic behavior of a bench vertical current classifier. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach was used as modeling method, and turbulent intensity and fluid velocity were applied as system responses to predict the over- flow cut size variations. These investigations showed that cut size would decrease by increasing diameter and height of the separation column and cone section depth, due to the decrease of turbulent intensity and fluid velocity. As the size of discharge gate increases, the overflow cut-size would decrease due to freely fluid stream out of the column. The overflow cut-size was significantly increased in downward fed classifier compared to that fed by upward fluid stream. In addition, reforming the shape of angular overflow outlet's weir into the curved form prevented stream inside returning and consequently unselec- tire cut-size decreasing.展开更多
Computer chip is always accompanied by the increase of heat dissipation and miniaturization. The miniature heat pipes are widely used in notebook computer to resolve the heat dissipation problems. Maximum heat removed...Computer chip is always accompanied by the increase of heat dissipation and miniaturization. The miniature heat pipes are widely used in notebook computer to resolve the heat dissipation problems. Maximum heat removed model of miniature heat pipes building by grey model is presented. In order to know the foundation for modeling, the smooth grade of error examination is inquired and the accuracy of grey relational grade is verified. The model can be used to select a suitable heat pipes to solve electric heat problems in the future. Final results show that the grey model only needs four experiment data and its error value is less than 10%, further, it is better than computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model.展开更多
For engineering applications of water dilution controlling system,the fluid dynamics of a mixed flow was studied with computational fluid dynamics(CFD) simulations and self-designed experimental set-up.In order to exa...For engineering applications of water dilution controlling system,the fluid dynamics of a mixed flow was studied with computational fluid dynamics(CFD) simulations and self-designed experimental set-up.In order to examine the predictability of CFD model for the headbox in industrial scale,two pulp suspensions before mixing were treated as homogeneous flows separately.Standard k-ε turbulence models with the mass diffusion in turbulent flows-species transport approach were applied in the simulations.A numerical simulation of this headbox model was analyzed with semi-implicit method for pressure linked equations scheme with pressure–velocity coupling.Results show that the model can predict hydrodynamic characteristics of headbox with injecting dilution water in a central diffusion tube,and the distribution of water content at the outlet of the slice lip is ideally normal at different speeds.展开更多
Gasification is one of the most significant and well-researched pathways to produce energy from biomass among the different options available.It is a conversion through thermo-chemical process that takes place within ...Gasification is one of the most significant and well-researched pathways to produce energy from biomass among the different options available.It is a conversion through thermo-chemical process that takes place within a gasifier,with interconnected factors that have an impact on how well the gasifier works.Gasification of carbonized biomass,which has a variety of effects on both the gasification process and the final product,is a significant method of producing energy from raw biomass that contains a lot of moisture or has non-homogeneous morphology.Although carbonized biomass has the potential to eliminate or significantly reduce tar formation,which is the most difficult aspect of biomass gasifier design and operation,it has not received the attention it merits even though gasification of biomass is a well-known conversion process with extensive research and development spanning all sectors of the process.This review gathers and analyzes the growing number of experimental and numerical modeling approaches in gasification of carbonized biomass based on exact conditions such as type of modeling considerations,feedstock,gasifier,and assessed parameters.The study also provides an overview of various models,such as equilibrium and kinetic rate models and numerical simulations of carbonized biomass gasification schemes based on computational fluid dynamics and Aspen Plus,while comparing the modeling approaches and results for each type of models that are described in the literature.Also,this review encompasses a broad variety of technologies,from laboratory reactors to industrial scale.Overall,this review offers a brief overview of the modeling decisions that must be taken at the beginning of a modeling research.展开更多
To increase the photoelectronic conversion efficiency of the single discharge tube and to meet the requirements of the laser cutting system, optimization of the discharge tube structure and gas flow field is necessary...To increase the photoelectronic conversion efficiency of the single discharge tube and to meet the requirements of the laser cutting system, optimization of the discharge tube structure and gas flow field is necessary. We present a computational fluid dynamic model to predict the gas flow characteristics of high-power fast-axial flow CO2 laser. A set of differential equations is used to describe the operation of the laser. Gas flow characteristics, are calculated. The effects of gas velocity and turbulence intensity on discharge stability are studied. Computational results are compared with experimental values, and a good agreement is observed. The method presented and the results obtained can make the design process more efficient.展开更多
Local hydrodynamics in the riser of an external loop airlift reactor (EL-ALR) are identified and the performances of three drag models are evaluated in computational fluid dynamics simulation. The simulation results...Local hydrodynamics in the riser of an external loop airlift reactor (EL-ALR) are identified and the performances of three drag models are evaluated in computational fluid dynamics simulation. The simulation results show that the Schiller-Naumann drag model underestimated the local gas holdup at lower superficial gas velocity whereas the Tomiyama drag model overestimated that at higher superficial gas velocity. By contrast, the dual-bubble-size (DBS)-local drag model gave more reasonable radial and axial distri-butions of gas holdup in all cases. The reason is that the DBS-local drag model gave correct values of the lumped parameter, i,e., the ratio of the drag coefficient to bubble diameter, for varying operating conditions and radial positions. This ratio is reasonably expected to decrease with increasing superficial gas velocity and be smaller in the center and larger near the wall. Only the DBS-local drag model correctly reproduced these trends. The radial profiles of the axial velocity of the liquid and gas predicted by the DBS-local model also agreed well with experimental data.展开更多
Experimentalists, numerical modellers and reactor modellers need to work together, not only just for validation of numerical codes, but also to shed fundamental light on each other's problems and underlying assumptio...Experimentalists, numerical modellers and reactor modellers need to work together, not only just for validation of numerical codes, but also to shed fundamental light on each other's problems and underlying assumptions. Several examples are given, Experimental gas axial dispersion data provide a means of choosing the most appropriate boundary condition (no slip, partial slip or full slip) for particles at the wall of fluidized beds. CFD simulations help to identify how close "two-dimensional" experimental columns are to being truly two-dimensional and to representing three-dimensional columns. CFD also can be used to provide a more rational means of establishing assumptions needed in the modelling of two-phase fluidized bed reactors, for example how to deal with cases where there is a change in molar flow (and hence volumetric flow) as a result of chemical reactions.展开更多
The influence of a vertical jet located at the distributor in a cylindrical fluidized bed on the flow behavior of gas and particles was predicted using a filtered two-fluid model proposed by Sundaresan and coworkers. ...The influence of a vertical jet located at the distributor in a cylindrical fluidized bed on the flow behavior of gas and particles was predicted using a filtered two-fluid model proposed by Sundaresan and coworkers. The distributions of volume fraction and the velocity of particles along the lateral direction were investigated for different jet velocities by analyzing the simulated results. The vertical jet penetration lengths at the different gas jet velocities have been obtained and compared with predictions derived from empirical correlations; the predicted air jet penetration length is discussed. Agreement between the numerical simulations and experimental results has been achieved.展开更多
An experimental and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical study of the sintering of an Al?7Zn?2.5Mg?1Cu alloy in flowing nitrogen was presented. Three rectangular bars with dimensions of 56 mm × 10 mm ...An experimental and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical study of the sintering of an Al?7Zn?2.5Mg?1Cu alloy in flowing nitrogen was presented. Three rectangular bars with dimensions of 56 mm × 10 mm × 4.5 mm each, equally spaced 2 or 10 mm apart, were sintered in one batch at 620 °C for 40 min in a tube furnace. The pore distribution in the selected cross section of sintered samples was found to be dependent on the sample separation distance and the distance from the cross section examined to the sample end. A three-dimensional (3D) CFD model was developed to investigate the nitrogen gas behavior near each sintering surface of the three samples during isothermal sintering. The variation in porosity in the cross section of each sintered sample along sample length was found to be closely related to the nitrogen gas flow field near the sintering surfaces.展开更多
The closure problem of turbulence is still a challenging issue in turbulence modeling. In this work, a stability condition is used to close turbulence. Specifically, we regard single-phase flow as a mixture of turbule...The closure problem of turbulence is still a challenging issue in turbulence modeling. In this work, a stability condition is used to close turbulence. Specifically, we regard single-phase flow as a mixture of turbulent and non-turbulent fluids, separating the structure of turbulence. Subsequently, according to the picture of the turbulent eddy cascade, the energy contained in turbulent flow is decomposed into different parts and then quantified. A turbulence stability condition, similar to the principle of the energy-minimization multi-scale (EMMS) model for gas-solid systems, is formulated to close the dynamic constraint equa- tions of turbulence, allowing the inhomogeneous structural parameters of turbulence to be optimized. We name this model as the "EMMS-based turbulence model", and use it to construct the corresponding turbulent viscosity coefficient. To validate the EMMS-based turbulence model, it is used to simulate two classical benchmark problems, lid-driven cavity flow and turbulent flow with forced convection in an empty room, The numerical results show that the EMMS-hased turbulence model improves the accuracy of turbulence modeling due to it considers the principle of compromise in competition between viscosity and inertia.展开更多
This paper gives an overview of the recent development of modeling and simulation of chemically react- ing flows in gas-solid catalytic and non-catalytic processes. General methodology has been focused on the Eulerian...This paper gives an overview of the recent development of modeling and simulation of chemically react- ing flows in gas-solid catalytic and non-catalytic processes. General methodology has been focused on the Eulerian-Lagrangian description of particulate flows, where the particles behave as the catalysts or the reactant materials. For the strong interaction between the transport phenomena (i.e., momentum, heat and mass transfer) and the chemical reactions at the particle scale, a cross-scale modeling approach, i.e., CFD-DEM or CFD-DPM, is established for describing a wide variety of complex reacting flows in multiphase reactors, Representative processes, including fluid catalytic cracking (FCC), catalytic conversion of syngas to methane, and coal pyrolysis to acetylene in thermal plasma, are chosen as case studies to demonstrate the unique advantages of the theoretical scheme based on the integrated particle-scale information with clear physical meanings, This type of modeling approach provides a solid basis for understanding the multiphase reacting flow problems in general.展开更多
Improvement of surface finish and material removal has been quite a challenge in a finishing operation such as abrasive flow machining (AFM). Factors that affect the surface finish and material removal are media vis...Improvement of surface finish and material removal has been quite a challenge in a finishing operation such as abrasive flow machining (AFM). Factors that affect the surface finish and material removal are media viscosity, extrusion pressure, piston velocity, and particle size in abrasive flow machining process. Performing experiments for all the parameters and accurately obtaining an optimized parameter in a short time are difficult to accomplish because the operation requires a precise finish. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was employed to accurately determine optimum parameters. In the current work, a 2D model was designed, and the flow analysis, force calculation, and material removal prediction were performed and compared with the available experi- mental data. Another 3D model for a swaging die finishing using AFM was simulated at different viscosities of the media to study the effects on the controlling parameters. A CFD simulation was performed by using commercially available ANSYS FLUENT. Two phases were considered for the flow analysis, and multiphase mixture model was taken into account. The fluid was considered to be a Newtonian fluid and the flow laminar with no wall slip.展开更多
The hydrodynamics of suspension of solids in liquids are critical to the design and performance of stirred tanks as mixing systems. Modelling a multiphase stirred tank at a high solids concentration is complex owing t...The hydrodynamics of suspension of solids in liquids are critical to the design and performance of stirred tanks as mixing systems. Modelling a multiphase stirred tank at a high solids concentration is complex owing to particle-particle and particle-wall interactions which are generally neglected at low concentra- tions. Most models do not consider such interactions and deviate significantly from experimental data. Furthermore, drag force, turbulence and turbulent dispersion play a crucial role and need to be precisely known in predicting local hydrodynamics. Therefore, critical factors such as the modelling approach, drag, dispersion, coefficient of restitution and turbulence are examined and discussed exhaustively in this paper. The Euler-Euler approach with kinetic theory of granular flow, Syamlal-O'Brien drag model and Reynolds stress turbulence model provide realistic predictions for such systems. The contribution of the turbulent dispersion force in improving the prediction is marginal but cannot be neglected at low solids volume fractions. Inferences drawn from the study and the finalised models will be instrumen- tal in accurately simulating the solids suspension in stirred tanks for a wide range of conditions. These models can be used in simulations to obtain precise results needed for an in-depth understanding of hydrodynamics in stirred tanks.展开更多
The effects of different Planetary Boundary Layer(PBL) structures on pollutant dispersion processes within two idealized street canyon configurations and a realistic urban area were numerically examined by a Computa...The effects of different Planetary Boundary Layer(PBL) structures on pollutant dispersion processes within two idealized street canyon configurations and a realistic urban area were numerically examined by a Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) model. The boundary conditions of different PBL structures/conditions were provided by simulations of the Weather Researching and Forecasting model. The simulated results of the idealized 2D and 3D street canyon experiments showed that the increment of PBL instability favored the downward transport of momentum from the upper flow above the roof to the pedestrian level within the street canyon. As a result, the flow and turbulent fields within the street canyon under the more unstable PBL condition are stronger. Therefore, more pollutants within the street canyon would be removed by the stronger advection and turbulent diffusion processes under the unstable PBL condition. On the contrary, more pollutants would be concentrated in the street canyon under the stable PBL condition. In addition, the simulations of the realistic building cluster experiments showed that the density of buildings was a crucial factor determining the dynamic effects of the PBL structure on the flow patterns. The momentum field within a denser building configuration was mostly transported from the upper flow, and was more sensitive to the PBL structures than that of the sparser building configuration. Finally, it was recommended to use the Mellor-Yamada-Nakanishi-Niino(MYNN) PBL scheme, which can explicitly output the needed turbulent variables, to provide the boundary conditions to the CFD simulation.展开更多
The metal components exposed to the high-velocity liquid-solid flow can be rapidly eroded by the accelerated particles.With an excellent combination of strength and toughness,the NiCoCrFeNb_(0.45)eutectic high-entropy...The metal components exposed to the high-velocity liquid-solid flow can be rapidly eroded by the accelerated particles.With an excellent combination of strength and toughness,the NiCoCrFeNb_(0.45)eutectic high-entropy alloy(EHEA)has emerged as a promising material to resist erosion damage.In this study,the erosion behavior of NiCoCrFeNb_(0.45)EHEA in high-velocity multiphase flow is investigated through the coupling analysis of material properties,multiphase flow,and particle–surface impact behavior.The inherent mathematical relationship is discovered between the erosion rates and the impact velocity,impact angle,and test time.The results show that the NiCoCrFeNb_(0.45)EHEA has superior erosion resistance than the commonly used machinery materials.The principal material removal mechanism is the formation and brittle fracture of the platelets,accompanied by micro-cutting and ploughing at some oblique angles.The higher work-hardenability of NiCoCrFeNb_(0.45)EHEA could mitigate the erosion damage as time proceeds,and this effect becomes more apparent as the impact angle increases.Therefore,the evolution of erosion damage with time varies significantly depending on the impact angle.Based on the test data and computational fluid dynamics(CFD)modeling of the near-wall flow field,a power exponential function relationship between erosion depth and the corresponding impact velocity at various locations on the material surface is established.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant No 2016YFB0400104
文摘Metal organic chenlical vapor deposition (AIOCVD) growth systems arc one of the. main types of equipment used for growing single crystal materials, such as GaN. To obtain fihn epitaxial materials with uniform performanee, the flow field and ternperature field in a GaN-MOCVD reactor are investigated by modeling and simulating. To make the simulation results more consistent with the actual situation, the gases in the reactor are considered to be compressible, making it possible to investigate the distributions of gas density and pressure in the reactor. The computational fluid dynamics method is used to stud,v the effects of inlet gas flow velocity, pressure in the reactor, rotational speed of graphite susceptor, and gases used in the growth, which has great guiding~ significance for the growth of GaN fihn materials.
基金funded by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants No.41571002,42171007 and 42171005)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong,China(2015A030313385)Foundation for the Young Creative Talent Foundation in Higher Education of Guangdong,China(2014KQNCX193)。
文摘Mushroom shaped rocks are not uncommon in nature, but their origin is often misunderstood because they can be formed by different natural forces. A huge mushroom stone in a stream valley of the Xiqiao Mountain of Guangdong,China is widely believed to be formed through the way of stream water erosion. However, the result of the simulation performed with Flow-3 D in this study indicates that the mushroom shape of the rock could not have been sculpted by the flowing water erosion because the simulation result contradicts that of the field investigations:(1) the sediment brought by upstream flowing water tends to be deposited on the leeward side of the flowing water preventing the rock on this side form being eroded, but the narrowest part of the rock bottom is exactly located on this side of the rock and(2) the stream flow should erode the bed sediment and produce high abrasion on the rock surface on the upstream and lateral sides of the rock,respectively, but no abrasion marks are found on the same sides of the rock. Subsequent geological analyses in this study provide evidence that the narrow bottom of the mushroom stone was resulted from chemical and physical weathering happening within the sediment that used to deposit on the lee side of the stone.
基金financially supported by INVENTIVE~ Mineral Processing Research Center of Iran
文摘This study modeled the effects of structural and dimensional manipulations on hydrodynamic behavior of a bench vertical current classifier. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach was used as modeling method, and turbulent intensity and fluid velocity were applied as system responses to predict the over- flow cut size variations. These investigations showed that cut size would decrease by increasing diameter and height of the separation column and cone section depth, due to the decrease of turbulent intensity and fluid velocity. As the size of discharge gate increases, the overflow cut-size would decrease due to freely fluid stream out of the column. The overflow cut-size was significantly increased in downward fed classifier compared to that fed by upward fluid stream. In addition, reforming the shape of angular overflow outlet's weir into the curved form prevented stream inside returning and consequently unselec- tire cut-size decreasing.
文摘Computer chip is always accompanied by the increase of heat dissipation and miniaturization. The miniature heat pipes are widely used in notebook computer to resolve the heat dissipation problems. Maximum heat removed model of miniature heat pipes building by grey model is presented. In order to know the foundation for modeling, the smooth grade of error examination is inquired and the accuracy of grey relational grade is verified. The model can be used to select a suitable heat pipes to solve electric heat problems in the future. Final results show that the grey model only needs four experiment data and its error value is less than 10%, further, it is better than computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model.
基金Supported by the Science&Technology Plan Projects of Guangzhou City(15020079,Study on Quality Intelligent Control of Modern Paper Machine and Energy-saving Technology with Equipment)Guangdong Provincial Science&Technology Plan Projects(2015B020241001,Research and Application of Biomass Pretreatment and Ethanol Production Technology)
文摘For engineering applications of water dilution controlling system,the fluid dynamics of a mixed flow was studied with computational fluid dynamics(CFD) simulations and self-designed experimental set-up.In order to examine the predictability of CFD model for the headbox in industrial scale,two pulp suspensions before mixing were treated as homogeneous flows separately.Standard k-ε turbulence models with the mass diffusion in turbulent flows-species transport approach were applied in the simulations.A numerical simulation of this headbox model was analyzed with semi-implicit method for pressure linked equations scheme with pressure–velocity coupling.Results show that the model can predict hydrodynamic characteristics of headbox with injecting dilution water in a central diffusion tube,and the distribution of water content at the outlet of the slice lip is ideally normal at different speeds.
基金support from the project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22278142)the social development science and technology tackling roject of 2021“Scientific and Innovative Action Plan of Shanghai”(21DZ1209000).
文摘Gasification is one of the most significant and well-researched pathways to produce energy from biomass among the different options available.It is a conversion through thermo-chemical process that takes place within a gasifier,with interconnected factors that have an impact on how well the gasifier works.Gasification of carbonized biomass,which has a variety of effects on both the gasification process and the final product,is a significant method of producing energy from raw biomass that contains a lot of moisture or has non-homogeneous morphology.Although carbonized biomass has the potential to eliminate or significantly reduce tar formation,which is the most difficult aspect of biomass gasifier design and operation,it has not received the attention it merits even though gasification of biomass is a well-known conversion process with extensive research and development spanning all sectors of the process.This review gathers and analyzes the growing number of experimental and numerical modeling approaches in gasification of carbonized biomass based on exact conditions such as type of modeling considerations,feedstock,gasifier,and assessed parameters.The study also provides an overview of various models,such as equilibrium and kinetic rate models and numerical simulations of carbonized biomass gasification schemes based on computational fluid dynamics and Aspen Plus,while comparing the modeling approaches and results for each type of models that are described in the literature.Also,this review encompasses a broad variety of technologies,from laboratory reactors to industrial scale.Overall,this review offers a brief overview of the modeling decisions that must be taken at the beginning of a modeling research.
基金supported by the National Key Technology Research and Development Program under Grant No.2007BAF11B01
文摘To increase the photoelectronic conversion efficiency of the single discharge tube and to meet the requirements of the laser cutting system, optimization of the discharge tube structure and gas flow field is necessary. We present a computational fluid dynamic model to predict the gas flow characteristics of high-power fast-axial flow CO2 laser. A set of differential equations is used to describe the operation of the laser. Gas flow characteristics, are calculated. The effects of gas velocity and turbulence intensity on discharge stability are studied. Computational results are compared with experimental values, and a good agreement is observed. The method presented and the results obtained can make the design process more efficient.
文摘Local hydrodynamics in the riser of an external loop airlift reactor (EL-ALR) are identified and the performances of three drag models are evaluated in computational fluid dynamics simulation. The simulation results show that the Schiller-Naumann drag model underestimated the local gas holdup at lower superficial gas velocity whereas the Tomiyama drag model overestimated that at higher superficial gas velocity. By contrast, the dual-bubble-size (DBS)-local drag model gave more reasonable radial and axial distri-butions of gas holdup in all cases. The reason is that the DBS-local drag model gave correct values of the lumped parameter, i,e., the ratio of the drag coefficient to bubble diameter, for varying operating conditions and radial positions. This ratio is reasonably expected to decrease with increasing superficial gas velocity and be smaller in the center and larger near the wall. Only the DBS-local drag model correctly reproduced these trends. The radial profiles of the axial velocity of the liquid and gas predicted by the DBS-local model also agreed well with experimental data.
文摘Experimentalists, numerical modellers and reactor modellers need to work together, not only just for validation of numerical codes, but also to shed fundamental light on each other's problems and underlying assumptions. Several examples are given, Experimental gas axial dispersion data provide a means of choosing the most appropriate boundary condition (no slip, partial slip or full slip) for particles at the wall of fluidized beds. CFD simulations help to identify how close "two-dimensional" experimental columns are to being truly two-dimensional and to representing three-dimensional columns. CFD also can be used to provide a more rational means of establishing assumptions needed in the modelling of two-phase fluidized bed reactors, for example how to deal with cases where there is a change in molar flow (and hence volumetric flow) as a result of chemical reactions.
基金This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China through Grant No. 21676051, New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-12-0703). One of the authors (Shuyan Wang) thanks the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for providing financial support to the Sundaresan's group of Princeton University.
文摘The influence of a vertical jet located at the distributor in a cylindrical fluidized bed on the flow behavior of gas and particles was predicted using a filtered two-fluid model proposed by Sundaresan and coworkers. The distributions of volume fraction and the velocity of particles along the lateral direction were investigated for different jet velocities by analyzing the simulated results. The vertical jet penetration lengths at the different gas jet velocities have been obtained and compared with predictions derived from empirical correlations; the predicted air jet penetration length is discussed. Agreement between the numerical simulations and experimental results has been achieved.
基金supported by Ampal Inc., a member of the United States Metal Powders Group, through the CAST CRC, a Cooperative Research Centre established by the Australian Commonwealth Government
文摘An experimental and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical study of the sintering of an Al?7Zn?2.5Mg?1Cu alloy in flowing nitrogen was presented. Three rectangular bars with dimensions of 56 mm × 10 mm × 4.5 mm each, equally spaced 2 or 10 mm apart, were sintered in one batch at 620 °C for 40 min in a tube furnace. The pore distribution in the selected cross section of sintered samples was found to be dependent on the sample separation distance and the distance from the cross section examined to the sample end. A three-dimensional (3D) CFD model was developed to investigate the nitrogen gas behavior near each sintering surface of the three samples during isothermal sintering. The variation in porosity in the cross section of each sintered sample along sample length was found to be closely related to the nitrogen gas flow field near the sintering surfaces.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21106155)Science Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDA07080303)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2012M520385)
文摘The closure problem of turbulence is still a challenging issue in turbulence modeling. In this work, a stability condition is used to close turbulence. Specifically, we regard single-phase flow as a mixture of turbulent and non-turbulent fluids, separating the structure of turbulence. Subsequently, according to the picture of the turbulent eddy cascade, the energy contained in turbulent flow is decomposed into different parts and then quantified. A turbulence stability condition, similar to the principle of the energy-minimization multi-scale (EMMS) model for gas-solid systems, is formulated to close the dynamic constraint equa- tions of turbulence, allowing the inhomogeneous structural parameters of turbulence to be optimized. We name this model as the "EMMS-based turbulence model", and use it to construct the corresponding turbulent viscosity coefficient. To validate the EMMS-based turbulence model, it is used to simulate two classical benchmark problems, lid-driven cavity flow and turbulent flow with forced convection in an empty room, The numerical results show that the EMMS-hased turbulence model improves the accuracy of turbulence modeling due to it considers the principle of compromise in competition between viscosity and inertia.
基金support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC) under grants Nos.20976091 and 20806045the Key Project of National High-tech R&D Program under grant No.2009AA044701the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in universities(NCET)
文摘This paper gives an overview of the recent development of modeling and simulation of chemically react- ing flows in gas-solid catalytic and non-catalytic processes. General methodology has been focused on the Eulerian-Lagrangian description of particulate flows, where the particles behave as the catalysts or the reactant materials. For the strong interaction between the transport phenomena (i.e., momentum, heat and mass transfer) and the chemical reactions at the particle scale, a cross-scale modeling approach, i.e., CFD-DEM or CFD-DPM, is established for describing a wide variety of complex reacting flows in multiphase reactors, Representative processes, including fluid catalytic cracking (FCC), catalytic conversion of syngas to methane, and coal pyrolysis to acetylene in thermal plasma, are chosen as case studies to demonstrate the unique advantages of the theoretical scheme based on the integrated particle-scale information with clear physical meanings, This type of modeling approach provides a solid basis for understanding the multiphase reacting flow problems in general.
文摘Improvement of surface finish and material removal has been quite a challenge in a finishing operation such as abrasive flow machining (AFM). Factors that affect the surface finish and material removal are media viscosity, extrusion pressure, piston velocity, and particle size in abrasive flow machining process. Performing experiments for all the parameters and accurately obtaining an optimized parameter in a short time are difficult to accomplish because the operation requires a precise finish. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation was employed to accurately determine optimum parameters. In the current work, a 2D model was designed, and the flow analysis, force calculation, and material removal prediction were performed and compared with the available experi- mental data. Another 3D model for a swaging die finishing using AFM was simulated at different viscosities of the media to study the effects on the controlling parameters. A CFD simulation was performed by using commercially available ANSYS FLUENT. Two phases were considered for the flow analysis, and multiphase mixture model was taken into account. The fluid was considered to be a Newtonian fluid and the flow laminar with no wall slip.
文摘The hydrodynamics of suspension of solids in liquids are critical to the design and performance of stirred tanks as mixing systems. Modelling a multiphase stirred tank at a high solids concentration is complex owing to particle-particle and particle-wall interactions which are generally neglected at low concentra- tions. Most models do not consider such interactions and deviate significantly from experimental data. Furthermore, drag force, turbulence and turbulent dispersion play a crucial role and need to be precisely known in predicting local hydrodynamics. Therefore, critical factors such as the modelling approach, drag, dispersion, coefficient of restitution and turbulence are examined and discussed exhaustively in this paper. The Euler-Euler approach with kinetic theory of granular flow, Syamlal-O'Brien drag model and Reynolds stress turbulence model provide realistic predictions for such systems. The contribution of the turbulent dispersion force in improving the prediction is marginal but cannot be neglected at low solids volume fractions. Inferences drawn from the study and the finalised models will be instrumen- tal in accurately simulating the solids suspension in stirred tanks for a wide range of conditions. These models can be used in simulations to obtain precise results needed for an in-depth understanding of hydrodynamics in stirred tanks.
基金supported by the China Meteorological Administration Special Public Welfare Research Fund (No. GYHY201106033)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41175004)
文摘The effects of different Planetary Boundary Layer(PBL) structures on pollutant dispersion processes within two idealized street canyon configurations and a realistic urban area were numerically examined by a Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) model. The boundary conditions of different PBL structures/conditions were provided by simulations of the Weather Researching and Forecasting model. The simulated results of the idealized 2D and 3D street canyon experiments showed that the increment of PBL instability favored the downward transport of momentum from the upper flow above the roof to the pedestrian level within the street canyon. As a result, the flow and turbulent fields within the street canyon under the more unstable PBL condition are stronger. Therefore, more pollutants within the street canyon would be removed by the stronger advection and turbulent diffusion processes under the unstable PBL condition. On the contrary, more pollutants would be concentrated in the street canyon under the stable PBL condition. In addition, the simulations of the realistic building cluster experiments showed that the density of buildings was a crucial factor determining the dynamic effects of the PBL structure on the flow patterns. The momentum field within a denser building configuration was mostly transported from the upper flow, and was more sensitive to the PBL structures than that of the sparser building configuration. Finally, it was recommended to use the Mellor-Yamada-Nakanishi-Niino(MYNN) PBL scheme, which can explicitly output the needed turbulent variables, to provide the boundary conditions to the CFD simulation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51906200,51879216)the Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51839010)+1 种基金the Key Laboratory Foundation of Education Department of Shaanxi(No.19JS045)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Nos.2019TQ0248,2019M663735)。
文摘The metal components exposed to the high-velocity liquid-solid flow can be rapidly eroded by the accelerated particles.With an excellent combination of strength and toughness,the NiCoCrFeNb_(0.45)eutectic high-entropy alloy(EHEA)has emerged as a promising material to resist erosion damage.In this study,the erosion behavior of NiCoCrFeNb_(0.45)EHEA in high-velocity multiphase flow is investigated through the coupling analysis of material properties,multiphase flow,and particle–surface impact behavior.The inherent mathematical relationship is discovered between the erosion rates and the impact velocity,impact angle,and test time.The results show that the NiCoCrFeNb_(0.45)EHEA has superior erosion resistance than the commonly used machinery materials.The principal material removal mechanism is the formation and brittle fracture of the platelets,accompanied by micro-cutting and ploughing at some oblique angles.The higher work-hardenability of NiCoCrFeNb_(0.45)EHEA could mitigate the erosion damage as time proceeds,and this effect becomes more apparent as the impact angle increases.Therefore,the evolution of erosion damage with time varies significantly depending on the impact angle.Based on the test data and computational fluid dynamics(CFD)modeling of the near-wall flow field,a power exponential function relationship between erosion depth and the corresponding impact velocity at various locations on the material surface is established.