Corrosion leakages often occur in the air cooler of a hydrocracking unit,with the failure sites mainly located in the entrance area of the tubes.An analysis of the macroscopic morphology and corrosion products confirm...Corrosion leakages often occur in the air cooler of a hydrocracking unit,with the failure sites mainly located in the entrance area of the tubes.An analysis of the macroscopic morphology and corrosion products confirmed that the damage was caused by erosion-corrosion(E-C).Numerical and experimental methods were applied to investigate the E-C mechanism in the air cooler.Computational fluid dynamics(CFD)was used to calculate the hydrodynamic parameters of the air cooler.The results showed that there was a biased flow in the air cooler,which led to a significant increase in velocity,turbulent kinetic energy and wall shear within 0.2 m of the tube entrance.A visualization experiment was then performed to determine the principles of migration and transformation of multiphase flow in the air cooler tubes.Various flow patterns(pure droplet flow,mist flow,and annular flow)and their evolutionary processes were clearly depicted experimentally.The initiation mechanism and processes leading to the development of E-C in the air cooler were also determined.This study provided a comprehensive explanation for the E-C failures that occur in air coolers during operation.展开更多
The so-called indirect evaporative cooling technology is widely used in air conditioning applications.The thermal characterization of tube-type indirect evaporative coolers,however,still presents challenges which need...The so-called indirect evaporative cooling technology is widely used in air conditioning applications.The thermal characterization of tube-type indirect evaporative coolers,however,still presents challenges which need to be addressed to make this technology more reliable and easy to implement.This experimental study deals with the performances of a tube-type indirect evaporative cooler based on an aluminum tube with a 10 mm diameter.In particular,the required tests were carried out considering a range of dry-bulb temperatures between 16℃ and 18℃ and a temperature difference between the wet-bulb and dry-bulb temperature of 2℃∼4℃.The integrated convective heat transfer coefficient inside the tube in the drenching condition has been found to lie in the range between 36.10 and 437.4(W/(m^(2)⋅K)).展开更多
不同试验条件下沉积在EGR(exhaust gas recirculation)冷却器换热管内表面的颗粒物会形成不同表面微观结构的沉积层。为了量化分析沉积处表面微观结构的分布特征和三维表面的起伏特征,提出采用沉积层表面结构特征面积占比和表面分形盒...不同试验条件下沉积在EGR(exhaust gas recirculation)冷却器换热管内表面的颗粒物会形成不同表面微观结构的沉积层。为了量化分析沉积处表面微观结构的分布特征和三维表面的起伏特征,提出采用沉积层表面结构特征面积占比和表面分形盒维数两个参数分析沉积层的表面微观结构变化规律,并利用其分析碳氢化合物(HC,hydrocarbons)浓度对沉积层表面微观结构的影响。结果表明:试验气体中的HC等挥发性物质的析出会影响EGR气体中颗粒物的尺寸,改变沉积层表面凹坑和凸起结构的数量和尺寸分布;随着HC浓度的增加,沉积层表面凸起结构所占的面积百分比逐渐增加,凹坑结构所占面积百分比变化较小;用于表征沉积层表面起伏程度的沉积层表面分形盒维数随试验气体中HC浓度的增加而逐渐增加。展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFB3301100)Beijing University of Chemical Technology Interdisciplinary Program(XK2023-07).
文摘Corrosion leakages often occur in the air cooler of a hydrocracking unit,with the failure sites mainly located in the entrance area of the tubes.An analysis of the macroscopic morphology and corrosion products confirmed that the damage was caused by erosion-corrosion(E-C).Numerical and experimental methods were applied to investigate the E-C mechanism in the air cooler.Computational fluid dynamics(CFD)was used to calculate the hydrodynamic parameters of the air cooler.The results showed that there was a biased flow in the air cooler,which led to a significant increase in velocity,turbulent kinetic energy and wall shear within 0.2 m of the tube entrance.A visualization experiment was then performed to determine the principles of migration and transformation of multiphase flow in the air cooler tubes.Various flow patterns(pure droplet flow,mist flow,and annular flow)and their evolutionary processes were clearly depicted experimentally.The initiation mechanism and processes leading to the development of E-C in the air cooler were also determined.This study provided a comprehensive explanation for the E-C failures that occur in air coolers during operation.
基金This work was supported by Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(2021JQ-689).
文摘The so-called indirect evaporative cooling technology is widely used in air conditioning applications.The thermal characterization of tube-type indirect evaporative coolers,however,still presents challenges which need to be addressed to make this technology more reliable and easy to implement.This experimental study deals with the performances of a tube-type indirect evaporative cooler based on an aluminum tube with a 10 mm diameter.In particular,the required tests were carried out considering a range of dry-bulb temperatures between 16℃ and 18℃ and a temperature difference between the wet-bulb and dry-bulb temperature of 2℃∼4℃.The integrated convective heat transfer coefficient inside the tube in the drenching condition has been found to lie in the range between 36.10 and 437.4(W/(m^(2)⋅K)).
文摘不同试验条件下沉积在EGR(exhaust gas recirculation)冷却器换热管内表面的颗粒物会形成不同表面微观结构的沉积层。为了量化分析沉积处表面微观结构的分布特征和三维表面的起伏特征,提出采用沉积层表面结构特征面积占比和表面分形盒维数两个参数分析沉积层的表面微观结构变化规律,并利用其分析碳氢化合物(HC,hydrocarbons)浓度对沉积层表面微观结构的影响。结果表明:试验气体中的HC等挥发性物质的析出会影响EGR气体中颗粒物的尺寸,改变沉积层表面凹坑和凸起结构的数量和尺寸分布;随着HC浓度的增加,沉积层表面凸起结构所占的面积百分比逐渐增加,凹坑结构所占面积百分比变化较小;用于表征沉积层表面起伏程度的沉积层表面分形盒维数随试验气体中HC浓度的增加而逐渐增加。
