The particle residence time distributions in the entrained-flow gasifier as the important parameters in the gasification process were studied by using a new stimulus response method.The differences of the particle res...The particle residence time distributions in the entrained-flow gasifier as the important parameters in the gasification process were studied by using a new stimulus response method.The differences of the particle residence time distributions in the opposed multi-burner entrained-flow(OMBEF) and Texaco gasifier were compared.The influence of gas velocity and particle diameter on particle residence time distributions was discussed.The experimental results showed that the new stimulus response method was reliable and could be used to measure the particle residence time distributions in the entrained-flow gasifier and the particle residence time in the OMBEF gasifier was more favorable than in the Texaco gasifier.The results also showed that with increasing gas velocity and decreasing particle diameter,the mean and variance of particle residence time increased in both kinds of entrained-flow gasifier.展开更多
The residence time distribution (RTD) evolution along a co-rotating twin-screw extruder with a split barrel was experimentally investigated by using the pre-mixed particles of polystyrene (PS) with anthracene as the t...The residence time distribution (RTD) evolution along a co-rotating twin-screw extruder with a split barrel was experimentally investigated by using the pre-mixed particles of polystyrene (PS) with anthracene as the tracer.The samples on the screw were taken out from the specially designed extruder, which could be dead-stopped at a given time and its barrel opened within several seconds.A three-parameter function was used to fit the experimentally measured RTD.The calculated results fit the experimental data very well.The reverse screw elements and kneading block had much longer residence time and resulted in effective mixing.Based on the average residence time of different screw zones and volume flow rate of molten PS, the fill degree in different screw zones was estimated.The fill degree results proved that the similar structure of screw elements might have different degrees of fill due to the effect of neighboring elements, and too close alignment of kneading zones might lead to ‘besiegement’ of materials in the zone between them.展开更多
文摘The particle residence time distributions in the entrained-flow gasifier as the important parameters in the gasification process were studied by using a new stimulus response method.The differences of the particle residence time distributions in the opposed multi-burner entrained-flow(OMBEF) and Texaco gasifier were compared.The influence of gas velocity and particle diameter on particle residence time distributions was discussed.The experimental results showed that the new stimulus response method was reliable and could be used to measure the particle residence time distributions in the entrained-flow gasifier and the particle residence time in the OMBEF gasifier was more favorable than in the Texaco gasifier.The results also showed that with increasing gas velocity and decreasing particle diameter,the mean and variance of particle residence time increased in both kinds of entrained-flow gasifier.
文摘The residence time distribution (RTD) evolution along a co-rotating twin-screw extruder with a split barrel was experimentally investigated by using the pre-mixed particles of polystyrene (PS) with anthracene as the tracer.The samples on the screw were taken out from the specially designed extruder, which could be dead-stopped at a given time and its barrel opened within several seconds.A three-parameter function was used to fit the experimentally measured RTD.The calculated results fit the experimental data very well.The reverse screw elements and kneading block had much longer residence time and resulted in effective mixing.Based on the average residence time of different screw zones and volume flow rate of molten PS, the fill degree in different screw zones was estimated.The fill degree results proved that the similar structure of screw elements might have different degrees of fill due to the effect of neighboring elements, and too close alignment of kneading zones might lead to ‘besiegement’ of materials in the zone between them.