This article reports recent developments and advances in the simulation of the CO2-formation fluid displacement behaviour at the pore scale of subsurface porous media. Roughly, there are three effective visualization ...This article reports recent developments and advances in the simulation of the CO2-formation fluid displacement behaviour at the pore scale of subsurface porous media. Roughly, there are three effective visualization approaches to detect and observe the CO2-formation fluid displacement mechanism at the micro-scale, namely, magnetic resonance imaging, X-ray computed tomography and fabricated micromodels, but they are not capable of investigating the dis- placement process at the nano-scale. Though a lab-on-chip approach for the direct visualization of the fluid flow behaviour in nanoscale channels has been developed using an advanced epi-fluorescence microscopy method combined with a nanofluidic chip, it is still a qualitative analysis method. The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) can simulate the CO2 displacement processes in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional (3D) pore structure, but until now, the CO2 displace- ment mechanisms had not been thoroughly investigated and the 3D pore structure of real rock had not been directly taken into account in the simulation of the CO2 displacement process. The status of research on the applications of CO2 displacement to enhance shale gas recovery is also analyzed in this paper. The coupling of molecular dynamics and LBM in tandem is proposed to simulate the CO2-shale gas displacement process based on the 3D digital model of shale obtained from focused ion beams and scanning electron microscopy.展开更多
For comprehensive characteristics of flow in a gas bearing,lattice Boltzmann method(LBM)is applied for study of the two-dimensional flow between two eccentric cylinders with the inner one rotating at a high speed.The ...For comprehensive characteristics of flow in a gas bearing,lattice Boltzmann method(LBM)is applied for study of the two-dimensional flow between two eccentric cylinders with the inner one rotating at a high speed.The flow pattern and circumferential pressure distribution are discussed based on critical issues such as eccentricity ranging from 0.2 to 0.9,clearance ratio varying from 0.005 to 0.01 and rotating speed in the range of 3×104—1.8×105 r/min.The analysis and discussion on the circumferential pressure distribution affirmed the quasilinear relation between the extremum pressure and rotating speed.Furthermore,a high eccentricity and small clearance ratio contributes most to the fluctuation of the circumferential pressure distribution.The flow pattern inside the channel exhibits separation vortex under a large eccentricity.The conclusions drawn in this work give rise to prediction of the flow pattern in the gas bearing which is beneficial for evaluating the performance of as well as instructing the design and development.展开更多
The numerical simulation using the multiple relaxation time lattice Boltzmann method (MRT-LBM) is carried out for the purpose of investigating the two-dimensional flow around three circular cylinders. Among these th...The numerical simulation using the multiple relaxation time lattice Boltzmann method (MRT-LBM) is carried out for the purpose of investigating the two-dimensional flow around three circular cylinders. Among these three circular cylinders, one of the three cylinders on which a forced in-line vibrating is used to do this research and attempt to find out the effects of the moving cylinder and the other two rigid cylinders on the wake characteristics and vortex formation. As a benchmark problem to discuss the problem of lift coefficient r.m.s for these cylinders with spacing ratios T/ D between other rigid side-by-side cylinders, and the calculation is carried out with two compared cases at Reynolds number of 100, two of the cylinders are rigid and the other one is an in-line vibrated cylinder lying downstream, in addition, forced vibrating amplitude and frequency are A/D = 0.5 and fv= 0.4 (where A is the forced amplitude, D is the cylinder diameter, and fv stands for the vibrating frequency, respectively). The calculated results not only indicate that the spacing ratios T/D (T is the center-to-center spacing between the two upstream cylinders) have influence on the wake patterns and the formation of vortex shedding, but also analyze the lift coefficient r.m.s for the three cylinders with the spacing ratios S/D (where S is the center-to-center spacing between the center of upstream two side-by-side cylinders and downstream cylinder).展开更多
We report a theoretic study on the inverse spin-Hall effect (ISHE) in a two-terminal nano-device that consists of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) with Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC) and two ideal leads....We report a theoretic study on the inverse spin-Hall effect (ISHE) in a two-terminal nano-device that consists of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) with Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC) and two ideal leads. Based on a two-site toy model and Keldysh Green's function method, we derive an analytic result of ISHE, which shows clearly that a nonzero transverse charge current stems from the combined effect of the RSOC, the spin bias, and its spin polarization direction in spin space. Our further numerical calculations in a larger system other than two-site lattice model demonstrate that the transverse charge current, dependent on the strength of the RSOC, the Fermi energy of the system, as well as the system size, can exhibit oscillating behavior and even reverse its sign due to Rashba spin precession. These properties may be helpful for eficient detection of the spin current (spin bias) by measuring the transverse charge current in a spin-orbital coupling system.展开更多
The triatomic and tetratomic gas molecule adsorption effects on the electrical conductivity of graphene areinvestigated by the tight-binding model,Green’s function method,and coherent potential approximation.We find ...The triatomic and tetratomic gas molecule adsorption effects on the electrical conductivity of graphene areinvestigated by the tight-binding model,Green’s function method,and coherent potential approximation.We find thatthe electrical conductivity of graphene sheet is sensitive to the adsorption of these gases.展开更多
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51374213 and 51674251), the State Key Research Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFC0600705), the National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China (Grant No. 51125017), the Fund for Innovative Research and Development Group Program of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. 2014- 27), the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51421003), and the Priority Academic Program Development of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD 2014).
文摘This article reports recent developments and advances in the simulation of the CO2-formation fluid displacement behaviour at the pore scale of subsurface porous media. Roughly, there are three effective visualization approaches to detect and observe the CO2-formation fluid displacement mechanism at the micro-scale, namely, magnetic resonance imaging, X-ray computed tomography and fabricated micromodels, but they are not capable of investigating the dis- placement process at the nano-scale. Though a lab-on-chip approach for the direct visualization of the fluid flow behaviour in nanoscale channels has been developed using an advanced epi-fluorescence microscopy method combined with a nanofluidic chip, it is still a qualitative analysis method. The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) can simulate the CO2 displacement processes in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional (3D) pore structure, but until now, the CO2 displace- ment mechanisms had not been thoroughly investigated and the 3D pore structure of real rock had not been directly taken into account in the simulation of the CO2 displacement process. The status of research on the applications of CO2 displacement to enhance shale gas recovery is also analyzed in this paper. The coupling of molecular dynamics and LBM in tandem is proposed to simulate the CO2-shale gas displacement process based on the 3D digital model of shale obtained from focused ion beams and scanning electron microscopy.
基金partially supported by the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China (No.201928052008)
文摘For comprehensive characteristics of flow in a gas bearing,lattice Boltzmann method(LBM)is applied for study of the two-dimensional flow between two eccentric cylinders with the inner one rotating at a high speed.The flow pattern and circumferential pressure distribution are discussed based on critical issues such as eccentricity ranging from 0.2 to 0.9,clearance ratio varying from 0.005 to 0.01 and rotating speed in the range of 3×104—1.8×105 r/min.The analysis and discussion on the circumferential pressure distribution affirmed the quasilinear relation between the extremum pressure and rotating speed.Furthermore,a high eccentricity and small clearance ratio contributes most to the fluctuation of the circumferential pressure distribution.The flow pattern inside the channel exhibits separation vortex under a large eccentricity.The conclusions drawn in this work give rise to prediction of the flow pattern in the gas bearing which is beneficial for evaluating the performance of as well as instructing the design and development.
基金Support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.10932010 and 11072220the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province under Grant Nos.Y607425,Z6090556the Foundation Project for Youths of Zhijiang Normal University under Grant No.KJ20090102
文摘The numerical simulation using the multiple relaxation time lattice Boltzmann method (MRT-LBM) is carried out for the purpose of investigating the two-dimensional flow around three circular cylinders. Among these three circular cylinders, one of the three cylinders on which a forced in-line vibrating is used to do this research and attempt to find out the effects of the moving cylinder and the other two rigid cylinders on the wake characteristics and vortex formation. As a benchmark problem to discuss the problem of lift coefficient r.m.s for these cylinders with spacing ratios T/ D between other rigid side-by-side cylinders, and the calculation is carried out with two compared cases at Reynolds number of 100, two of the cylinders are rigid and the other one is an in-line vibrated cylinder lying downstream, in addition, forced vibrating amplitude and frequency are A/D = 0.5 and fv= 0.4 (where A is the forced amplitude, D is the cylinder diameter, and fv stands for the vibrating frequency, respectively). The calculated results not only indicate that the spacing ratios T/D (T is the center-to-center spacing between the two upstream cylinders) have influence on the wake patterns and the formation of vortex shedding, but also analyze the lift coefficient r.m.s for the three cylinders with the spacing ratios S/D (where S is the center-to-center spacing between the center of upstream two side-by-side cylinders and downstream cylinder).
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10704016National Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province under Grant No.BK2007100New Teacher Fund of Ministry of Education of China under Grant No.20070286036
文摘We report a theoretic study on the inverse spin-Hall effect (ISHE) in a two-terminal nano-device that consists of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) with Rashba spin-orbit coupling (RSOC) and two ideal leads. Based on a two-site toy model and Keldysh Green's function method, we derive an analytic result of ISHE, which shows clearly that a nonzero transverse charge current stems from the combined effect of the RSOC, the spin bias, and its spin polarization direction in spin space. Our further numerical calculations in a larger system other than two-site lattice model demonstrate that the transverse charge current, dependent on the strength of the RSOC, the Fermi energy of the system, as well as the system size, can exhibit oscillating behavior and even reverse its sign due to Rashba spin precession. These properties may be helpful for eficient detection of the spin current (spin bias) by measuring the transverse charge current in a spin-orbital coupling system.
文摘The triatomic and tetratomic gas molecule adsorption effects on the electrical conductivity of graphene areinvestigated by the tight-binding model,Green’s function method,and coherent potential approximation.We find thatthe electrical conductivity of graphene sheet is sensitive to the adsorption of these gases.