This article studies the influence of polymers on drag reduction and heat transfer enhancement of a nanofluid past a uniformly heated permeable vertically stretching surface. Our prime focus is on analyzing the possib...This article studies the influence of polymers on drag reduction and heat transfer enhancement of a nanofluid past a uniformly heated permeable vertically stretching surface. Our prime focus is on analyzing the possible effects of polymer inclusion in the nanofluid on drag coefficient, Nusselt number and Sherwood number. Dispersion model is considered to study the behavior of fluid flow and heat transfer in the presence of nanoparticles. Molecular approach is opted to explore polymer addition in the base fluid. An extra stress arises in the momentum equation as an outcome of polymer stretching. The governing boundary layer equations are solved numerically. Dependence of physical quantities of engineering interest on different flow parameters is studied. Reduction in drag coefficient, Nusselt number and Sherwood number is noticed because of polymer additives.展开更多
The extraction ability of organophosphorus extractant D2EHPA(di-2-ethylhexyl phosphoric acid) and hydroximic extractant Lix984N are investigated by the extraction equilibrium experiments.Effects of carrier concen-trat...The extraction ability of organophosphorus extractant D2EHPA(di-2-ethylhexyl phosphoric acid) and hydroximic extractant Lix984N are investigated by the extraction equilibrium experiments.Effects of carrier concen-tration and organic/aqueous volume ratio on the mass transfer of hollow fiber renewal liquid membrane(HFRLM) are studied.Results show that,in the extracting process,kerosene and n-heptane are more suitable than methyl-isobutyl ketone,butylacetate and benzene as the diluents of D2EHPA or Lix984N.The favorable feed pH is 4.4 for D2EHPA and 2.6 for Lix984N.The mass transfer flux of HFRLM increases with carrier concentration and finally reaches a plateau.The mass transfer flux and the overall transfer coefficient increase with the organic/aqueous volume ratio,reach the maximum and then decrease.展开更多
A solid state H2S/air electrochemical cell having the configuration of H2S, (MoS2+NiS+Ag)/YSZ/Pt, air has been examined with different H2S flow rates and concentrations at atmospheric pressure and 750-850 ℃. Performa...A solid state H2S/air electrochemical cell having the configuration of H2S, (MoS2+NiS+Ag)/YSZ/Pt, air has been examined with different H2S flow rates and concentrations at atmospheric pressure and 750-850 ℃. Performance of the fuel cell was dependent on anode compartment H2S flow rate and concentration. The cell open-circuit voltage increased with increasing H2S flow rate. It was found that increasing both H2S flow rate and H2S concentration improved current-voltage and power density performance. This is resulted from improved gas diffusion in anode and increased concentration of anodic electroactive species. Operation at elevated H2S concentration improved the cell performance at a given gas flow rate. However, as low as 5% H2S in gas mixture can also be utilized as fuel feed to cells. Highest current and power densities, 17500mA·cm-2 and 200mW·cm-2, are obtained with pure H2S flow rate of 50ml·min-1 and air flow rate of 100ml·min-1 at 850℃.展开更多
This paper presents the analysis of two-layer cilia induced flow of Phan-Thien-Tanner(PTT) fluid with thermal and concentration effect.The Phan-Thien-Tanner fluid model has been used in the analogy of mucus present in...This paper presents the analysis of two-layer cilia induced flow of Phan-Thien-Tanner(PTT) fluid with thermal and concentration effect.The Phan-Thien-Tanner fluid model has been used in the analogy of mucus present in the respiratory tract.The two-layer model approach was used due to the Peri Ciliary liquid Layer(PCL) and Airway Ciliary Layer(ACL) present on the epithelium cell in respiratory tract.The mathematical modelling of two-layer flow problem was simplified using long wavelength and small Reynold ’ s number approximation.The resulting differential equation with moving boundary gives exact solution for velocity,temperature and concentration profiles in two layers.The change in pressure has calculated by the results of velocity profile,also the pressure rise was evaluated by the numerical integration of pressure gradient along the channel wall.The impact of physical parameters on pressure rise,velocity,temperature and concentration profile was explained by the graphs.It can be seen from graphs that velocity and temperature profile are maximum in the inner layer of fluid(PCL) and concentration profile is maximum at outer layers of fluid(ACL).展开更多
Simulation of the flow and deposition from a laboratory turbidity current, in which dense mixtures of sediment move down a narrow, sloping channel and flow into a large tank. SSIIM CFD software is used to model 3-D fl...Simulation of the flow and deposition from a laboratory turbidity current, in which dense mixtures of sediment move down a narrow, sloping channel and flow into a large tank. SSIIM CFD software is used to model 3-D flow and deposition. SSIIM predicts the height of the accumulated mound to within 25% of experimental values, and the volume of the mound to 20%-50%, depending on the concentration of sediment and slope of the channel. The SSIIM predictions were consistently lower than experimental values. In simulations with initial sediment volumetric concentrations greater than 14%, SSIIM dumped some of the sediment load at the entry gate into the channel, which was not the case with the experimental runs. This is likely due to the fact that the fall velocity of sediment particles in SSIIM does not vary with sediment concentration. Further simulations of deposition from turbidity currents should be attempted when more complete experimental results are available, but it appears for now that SSIIM can be used to give approximate estimates of turbidity current deposition.展开更多
The general behavior of micron-particles in the inner domain of porous ceramic vessel was simulated by computational fluid dynamics software in terms of sampling experimental data.The results show that there is an opt...The general behavior of micron-particles in the inner domain of porous ceramic vessel was simulated by computational fluid dynamics software in terms of sampling experimental data.The results show that there is an optimum porosity of 0.32 to get a higher efficiency and lower pressure drop during filtration.According to the results of simulation and experiment,it is evident that lower inlet velocity can maintain lower pressure drop and obtain higher collection efficiency and inlet concentration also has a crucial influence on the collection efficiency.The collection efficiency of equipment increases significantly with the increase of inlet concentration when the inlet concentration is less than 6.3 g/m3,but it gradually tends to be stable in the range of 97.3%-99.7%when the inlet concentration is over this concentration.展开更多
Heat transfer and entropy generation of developing laminar forced convection flow of water-Al_2O_3 nanofluid in a concentric annulus with constant heat flux on the walls is investigated numerically. In order to determ...Heat transfer and entropy generation of developing laminar forced convection flow of water-Al_2O_3 nanofluid in a concentric annulus with constant heat flux on the walls is investigated numerically. In order to determine entropy generation of fully developed flow, two approaches are employed and it is shown that only one of these methods can provide appropriate results for flow inside annuli. The effects of concentration of nanoparticles, Reynolds number and thermal boundaries on heat transfer enhancement and entropy generation of developing laminar flow inside annuli with different radius ratios and same cross sectional areas are studied. The results show that radius ratio is a very important decision parameter of an annular heat exchanger such that in each Re, there is an optimum radius ratio to maximize Nu and minimize entropy generation. Moreover, the effect of nanoparticles concentration on heat transfer enhancement and minimizing entropy generation is stronger at higher Reynolds.展开更多
On the basis of Navier-Stockes equation and convection-diffusion equation, combined with surface tension and penetration models, the equations of moment and mass transfer between bubble and the ambient non-Newtonian l...On the basis of Navier-Stockes equation and convection-diffusion equation, combined with surface tension and penetration models, the equations of moment and mass transfer between bubble and the ambient non-Newtonian liquid were established. The formation of a single bubble from a submersed nozzle of 1.0 mm diameter and the mass transfer from an artificially fixed bubble into the ambient liquid were simulated by the volume-of-fluid (VOF) method. Good agreement between simulation results and experimental data confirmed the validity of the numerical method. Furthermore, the concentration distribution around rising bubbles in shear thinning non-Newtonian fluid was simulated. When the process of a single ellipsoidal bubble with the bubble deformation rate below 2.0 rises, the concentration distribution is a single-tail in the bubble's wake, but it is fractal when thebubble deformation rate is greater than 2.0. For the overtaking of two in-line rising bubbles, the concentration distribution area between two bubbles broadens gradually and then coalescence occurs. The bifurcation of concentration distribution appears in the rear of the resultant bubble.展开更多
Seoul metropolitan subway network is known to be the one of the most heavily used transportation means in the world. The subway cabins are naturally ventilated when the cabin doors are opened and through the gaps caus...Seoul metropolitan subway network is known to be the one of the most heavily used transportation means in the world. The subway cabins are naturally ventilated when the cabin doors are opened and through the gaps caused by the incomplete air-tightening of cabin bodies. Although, subway trains are equipped with a mechanical exhaust fan, the apparatus is rarely operated due to the problem of heating/cooling efficiency especially in the summer and winter seasons. In this study, we analyzed the transient CO2 (carbon dioxide) concentration level during the journey of a subway cabin when a heavy load of passengers of up to 200% of designed capacity using a CFD (computational fluid dynamics) analysis. With an increased journey time, the CO2 concentration increased by up to 5,000 ppm depending on passenger load. Through the operation of a mechanical exhaust fan, the high concentration of CO2 decreased down to 1,500 ppm. The effect of the exhaust fan operating on the dilution of indoor air was estimated by comparison with a closed cabin. In addition, the energy consumption for cooling in summer time was assessed for exhaust fan operations.展开更多
Various physical parameters, including gas concentrations (O2, CO, CH4, and H2) and temperatures at dif- ferent air velocities, were determined for full scale wood fires in the Chongqing Coal Research Institute fire t...Various physical parameters, including gas concentrations (O2, CO, CH4, and H2) and temperatures at dif- ferent air velocities, were determined for full scale wood fires in the Chongqing Coal Research Institute fire test tunnel. Both experimental measurements and numerical simulations are discussed. The numer- ical analysis was performed with the computational fluid dynamics software package ''FLUENT''. The results show that the experimental data agree with the simulation results. The results verify that Roberts' theory of burning is correct. They also prove that the air velocity is the key factor that determines the type of combustion. Also, it is shown that secondary disasters are unlikely for oxygen rich combustion with a limited fire load.展开更多
We systematically investigated the electrical nanoplates through field effect transistor and properties of spiral-type and smooth Bi2Se3 conductive atomic force microscopy (CAFM) measurement. It is observed that bot...We systematically investigated the electrical nanoplates through field effect transistor and properties of spiral-type and smooth Bi2Se3 conductive atomic force microscopy (CAFM) measurement. It is observed that both nanoplates possess high conductivity and show metallic-like behavior. Compared to the smooth nanoplate, the spiral-type one exhibits the higher carrier concentration and lower mobility. CAFM characterization reveals that the conductance at the screw-dislocation edge is even higher than that on the terrace, implying that the dislocation can supply excess carriers to compensate the low mobility and achieve high conductivity. The unique structure and electrical properties make the spiral-type Bi2 Se3 nanoplates a good candidate for catalysts and gas sensors.展开更多
Thermodynamically, electric storages can be generally characterized as a type of regenerative machines able to operate in a work and a power machine mode. A consideration of the concentration term of the Nernst equati...Thermodynamically, electric storages can be generally characterized as a type of regenerative machines able to operate in a work and a power machine mode. A consideration of the concentration term of the Nernst equation already shows a first principal difference between batch and flow processes, because the reaction coordinate depends on time for batch processes and on the flow coordinate for flow processes. Ionic substances may be stored within a volume surrounding the electrodes or on the surface of the electrodes itself. The volume concentrations of the reactants are thus a determining parameter of electrochemical storage beside voltage and the ratio of released electrons per reacting reference substance. Surface storage allows only batch processes while volume storage allows batch and flow processes. This characterization identifies the benefits of certain reactions regarding mass and volume related energy density in a simple way at a very early stage of development. It also allows a simple calculation of possible discharging times.展开更多
This study deals with the stagnation point flow of ferrofluid over a flat plate with non-linear slip boundary condition in the presence of homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions.Three kinds of ferroparticles,namely,magne...This study deals with the stagnation point flow of ferrofluid over a flat plate with non-linear slip boundary condition in the presence of homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions.Three kinds of ferroparticles,namely,magnetite(Fe_3O_4),cobalt ferrite(CoFe_2O_4) and manganese zinc ferrite(Mn-ZnFe_2O_4) are taken into account with water and kerosene as conventional base fluids.The developed model of homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions in boundary layer flow with equal and unequal diffusivities for reactant and autocatalysis is considered.The governing partial differential equations are converted into system of non-linear ordinary differential equations by mean of similarity transformations.These ordinary differential equations are integrated numerically using shooting method.The effects of pertinent parameters on velocity and concentration profiles are presented graphically and discussed.We found that in the presence of Fe_3O_4-kerosene and CoFe_2O_4-kerosene,velocity profiles increase for large values of α and β whereas there is a decrement in concentration profiles with increasing values of if and K_s.Furthermore,the comparison between non-magnetic(A1_2O_3) and magnetic Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles is given in tabular form.展开更多
Solid concentration and particle velocity distributions in the transition section of a Ф 200 mm turbulent fluidized bed (TFB) and a q5200 mrn annulus turbulent fluidized bed (A-TFB) with a Ф 50 mm central standp...Solid concentration and particle velocity distributions in the transition section of a Ф 200 mm turbulent fluidized bed (TFB) and a q5200 mrn annulus turbulent fluidized bed (A-TFB) with a Ф 50 mm central standpipe were measured using a PVBD optical probe. It is concluded that in turbulent regime, the axial distribution of solid concentration in A-TFB was similar to that in TFB, but the former had a shorter transition section. The axial solid concentration distribution, probability density, and power spectral distributions revealed that the standpipe hin- dered the turbulence of gas-solid two-phase flow at a low superficial gas velocity. Consequently, the bottom flow of A-TFB approached the bubbling fluidization pattern. By contrast, the standpipe facilitated the turbulence at a high superficial gas velocity, thus making the bottom flow of A-TFB approach the fast fluidization pattern. Both the particle velocity and solid concentration distribution presented a unimodal distribution in A-TFB and TFB. However, the standpipe at a high gas velocity and in the transition or dilute phase section significantly affected the radial distribution of flow parameters, presenting a bimodal distribution with particle concentration higher near the internal and external walls and in downward flow. Conversely, particle concentration in the middle an- nulus area was lower, and particles flowed upward. This result indicated that the standpipe destroyed the coreannular structure of TFB in the transition and dilute phase sections at a high gas velocity and also improved the particle distribution of TFB. In conclusion, the standpipe improved the fluidization quality and flow homogeneity at high gas velocity and in the transition or dilute phase section, but caused opposite phenomena at low gas velocity and in the dense-phase section.展开更多
Nonpoint source pollution has gradually received attention during stormwater flush in highway runoff. The understanding the pollutant characteristics will be criticat issue to treat these types of pollution. In the pr...Nonpoint source pollution has gradually received attention during stormwater flush in highway runoff. The understanding the pollutant characteristics will be criticat issue to treat these types of pollution. In the present study, two monitoring stations were selected to measure hydrology and to take sampling during first flushing events at the Zhong-Shan freeway and East-West expressway in the Miaoli County, Taiwan. The results of monitoring stations in 2007 storm events found that normally the peak concentrations of total suspended solids (TSS) and heavy metals occurred at the initial stormwater and then the concentrations decreased when the measured time elapsed. The highest and lowest heavy metal concentrations were Fe and Ni, respectively, during the stormwater. Particle size distribution (PSD) mostly ranged from 12μm and 96 μm at two measured sites. The event mean concentrations (EMCs) and loadings of TSS and heavy metals were also correlated with total runoff and total rainfall.展开更多
Low-concentration methane(LCM) has been one of the biggest difficulties in using coal mine methane.And previous studies found that premixed combustion in porous media is an effective method of low calorific gas utiliz...Low-concentration methane(LCM) has been one of the biggest difficulties in using coal mine methane.And previous studies found that premixed combustion in porous media is an effective method of low calorific gas utilization. This paper studied the combustion of LCM in a divergent porous medium burner(DPMB) by using computational fluid dynamics(CFD), and investigated the effect of gas initial temperature on combustion characteristic, the distribution of temperature and pollutant at different equivalence ratios in detail. Besides, the comparison of divergent and cylindrical burners was also performed in this paper. The results show that: the peak temperature in DPMB increases as the increasing of equivalence ratio, which is also suitable for the outlet NO discharge; the linear correlation is also discovered between peak temperature and equivalence ratios; NO emission at the initial temperature of 525 K is 5.64 times,larger than NO emission at the initial temperature of 300 K. Thus, it is preferable to balance the effect of thermal efficiency and environment simultaneously when determining the optimal initial temperature range. The working parameter limits of divergent burner are wider than that of cylindrical one which contributes to reducing the influence of LCM concentration and volume fluctuation on combustion.展开更多
The physicochemical and microbiological assessments of thirteen accessible boreholes in Rumukalagbor in Port Harcourt were ascertained. The studies were carried out in April (onset of the rains) and June (peak of t...The physicochemical and microbiological assessments of thirteen accessible boreholes in Rumukalagbor in Port Harcourt were ascertained. The studies were carried out in April (onset of the rains) and June (peak of the rains) and the results obtained showed that all the water samples tested were acidic (pH 3.12-5.18) with the samples having lower values in June. Eight boreholes (61.5%) had high conductivity values and all boreholes recorded high TDS (total dissolved solids).These are indications of the presence of dissolved minerals/polluting agents. TH (total hardness) values for all the borehole samples were very low (20 mg/L-60 mg/L), which are below WHO (World Health Organization) set limit of 200 mg/L. The levels of Ca and Mg ions were determined using AAS (atomic absorption spectroscopy) and these were also observed to be very low. Ca ion concentrations were 0.15 mg/L-20.1 mg/L and Mg ion concentrations were 0.10 mg/L-10.3 mg/L. All the samples but one exceeded the WHO limit for chloride ion concentration for potable water. These high levels can account for the high pH and conductivity values and since water from some boreholes are soft, they are prone to plumbosolvacy. Sulphate and nitrate concentrations in the samples are within the WHO allowable limits. The water samples showed minimal microbial load with 38.5% not having any microbial load.展开更多
A phase-field model with forced liquid metal flow was employed to study the effect of boundary heat flux on the dendritic structure forming of a Ni-40.8%Cu alloy with liquid flow during solidification.The effect of th...A phase-field model with forced liquid metal flow was employed to study the effect of boundary heat flux on the dendritic structure forming of a Ni-40.8%Cu alloy with liquid flow during solidification.The effect of the flow field coupling with boundary heat extractions on the morphology change and distributions of concentration and temperature fields was analyzed and discussed.The forced liquid flow could significantly affect the dendrite morphology,concentration and temperature distributions in the solidifying microstructure.And coupling with boundary heat extraction,the solute segregation and concentration diffusion were changed with different heat flux.The morphology,concentration and temperature distributions were significantly influenced by increasing the heat extraction,which could relatively make the effect of liquid flow constrained.With increasing the initial velocity of liquid flow,the lopsided rate of the primary dendrite arm was enlarged and the transition of developing manner of the secondary arms moved to the large heat extraction direction.It was the competition between heat flux and forced liquid flow that finally determined microstructure forming during solidification.展开更多
基金Project(IFP-A-2022-2-5-24) supported by Institutional Fund Projects,University of Hafr Al Batin,Saudi Arabia。
文摘This article studies the influence of polymers on drag reduction and heat transfer enhancement of a nanofluid past a uniformly heated permeable vertically stretching surface. Our prime focus is on analyzing the possible effects of polymer inclusion in the nanofluid on drag coefficient, Nusselt number and Sherwood number. Dispersion model is considered to study the behavior of fluid flow and heat transfer in the presence of nanoparticles. Molecular approach is opted to explore polymer addition in the base fluid. An extra stress arises in the momentum equation as an outcome of polymer stretching. The governing boundary layer equations are solved numerically. Dependence of physical quantities of engineering interest on different flow parameters is studied. Reduction in drag coefficient, Nusselt number and Sherwood number is noticed because of polymer additives.
基金Supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(NCET-05-0122) the National Natural Science Foundation of China(20576008 20706003)
文摘The extraction ability of organophosphorus extractant D2EHPA(di-2-ethylhexyl phosphoric acid) and hydroximic extractant Lix984N are investigated by the extraction equilibrium experiments.Effects of carrier concen-tration and organic/aqueous volume ratio on the mass transfer of hollow fiber renewal liquid membrane(HFRLM) are studied.Results show that,in the extracting process,kerosene and n-heptane are more suitable than methyl-isobutyl ketone,butylacetate and benzene as the diluents of D2EHPA or Lix984N.The favorable feed pH is 4.4 for D2EHPA and 2.6 for Lix984N.The mass transfer flux of HFRLM increases with carrier concentration and finally reaches a plateau.The mass transfer flux and the overall transfer coefficient increase with the organic/aqueous volume ratio,reach the maximum and then decrease.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (No. 031424).
文摘A solid state H2S/air electrochemical cell having the configuration of H2S, (MoS2+NiS+Ag)/YSZ/Pt, air has been examined with different H2S flow rates and concentrations at atmospheric pressure and 750-850 ℃. Performance of the fuel cell was dependent on anode compartment H2S flow rate and concentration. The cell open-circuit voltage increased with increasing H2S flow rate. It was found that increasing both H2S flow rate and H2S concentration improved current-voltage and power density performance. This is resulted from improved gas diffusion in anode and increased concentration of anodic electroactive species. Operation at elevated H2S concentration improved the cell performance at a given gas flow rate. However, as low as 5% H2S in gas mixture can also be utilized as fuel feed to cells. Highest current and power densities, 17500mA·cm-2 and 200mW·cm-2, are obtained with pure H2S flow rate of 50ml·min-1 and air flow rate of 100ml·min-1 at 850℃.
文摘This paper presents the analysis of two-layer cilia induced flow of Phan-Thien-Tanner(PTT) fluid with thermal and concentration effect.The Phan-Thien-Tanner fluid model has been used in the analogy of mucus present in the respiratory tract.The two-layer model approach was used due to the Peri Ciliary liquid Layer(PCL) and Airway Ciliary Layer(ACL) present on the epithelium cell in respiratory tract.The mathematical modelling of two-layer flow problem was simplified using long wavelength and small Reynold ’ s number approximation.The resulting differential equation with moving boundary gives exact solution for velocity,temperature and concentration profiles in two layers.The change in pressure has calculated by the results of velocity profile,also the pressure rise was evaluated by the numerical integration of pressure gradient along the channel wall.The impact of physical parameters on pressure rise,velocity,temperature and concentration profile was explained by the graphs.It can be seen from graphs that velocity and temperature profile are maximum in the inner layer of fluid(PCL) and concentration profile is maximum at outer layers of fluid(ACL).
文摘Simulation of the flow and deposition from a laboratory turbidity current, in which dense mixtures of sediment move down a narrow, sloping channel and flow into a large tank. SSIIM CFD software is used to model 3-D flow and deposition. SSIIM predicts the height of the accumulated mound to within 25% of experimental values, and the volume of the mound to 20%-50%, depending on the concentration of sediment and slope of the channel. The SSIIM predictions were consistently lower than experimental values. In simulations with initial sediment volumetric concentrations greater than 14%, SSIIM dumped some of the sediment load at the entry gate into the channel, which was not the case with the experimental runs. This is likely due to the fact that the fall velocity of sediment particles in SSIIM does not vary with sediment concentration. Further simulations of deposition from turbidity currents should be attempted when more complete experimental results are available, but it appears for now that SSIIM can be used to give approximate estimates of turbidity current deposition.
基金Project(50878080)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(K0902006-31)supported by the Key Scientific and Technological Special of Changsha City in China
文摘The general behavior of micron-particles in the inner domain of porous ceramic vessel was simulated by computational fluid dynamics software in terms of sampling experimental data.The results show that there is an optimum porosity of 0.32 to get a higher efficiency and lower pressure drop during filtration.According to the results of simulation and experiment,it is evident that lower inlet velocity can maintain lower pressure drop and obtain higher collection efficiency and inlet concentration also has a crucial influence on the collection efficiency.The collection efficiency of equipment increases significantly with the increase of inlet concentration when the inlet concentration is less than 6.3 g/m3,but it gradually tends to be stable in the range of 97.3%-99.7%when the inlet concentration is over this concentration.
文摘Heat transfer and entropy generation of developing laminar forced convection flow of water-Al_2O_3 nanofluid in a concentric annulus with constant heat flux on the walls is investigated numerically. In order to determine entropy generation of fully developed flow, two approaches are employed and it is shown that only one of these methods can provide appropriate results for flow inside annuli. The effects of concentration of nanoparticles, Reynolds number and thermal boundaries on heat transfer enhancement and entropy generation of developing laminar flow inside annuli with different radius ratios and same cross sectional areas are studied. The results show that radius ratio is a very important decision parameter of an annular heat exchanger such that in each Re, there is an optimum radius ratio to maximize Nu and minimize entropy generation. Moreover, the effect of nanoparticles concentration on heat transfer enhancement and minimizing entropy generation is stronger at higher Reynolds.
基金Supported by the National iqatural Science Foundation of China (21076139).
文摘On the basis of Navier-Stockes equation and convection-diffusion equation, combined with surface tension and penetration models, the equations of moment and mass transfer between bubble and the ambient non-Newtonian liquid were established. The formation of a single bubble from a submersed nozzle of 1.0 mm diameter and the mass transfer from an artificially fixed bubble into the ambient liquid were simulated by the volume-of-fluid (VOF) method. Good agreement between simulation results and experimental data confirmed the validity of the numerical method. Furthermore, the concentration distribution around rising bubbles in shear thinning non-Newtonian fluid was simulated. When the process of a single ellipsoidal bubble with the bubble deformation rate below 2.0 rises, the concentration distribution is a single-tail in the bubble's wake, but it is fractal when thebubble deformation rate is greater than 2.0. For the overtaking of two in-line rising bubbles, the concentration distribution area between two bubbles broadens gradually and then coalescence occurs. The bifurcation of concentration distribution appears in the rear of the resultant bubble.
文摘Seoul metropolitan subway network is known to be the one of the most heavily used transportation means in the world. The subway cabins are naturally ventilated when the cabin doors are opened and through the gaps caused by the incomplete air-tightening of cabin bodies. Although, subway trains are equipped with a mechanical exhaust fan, the apparatus is rarely operated due to the problem of heating/cooling efficiency especially in the summer and winter seasons. In this study, we analyzed the transient CO2 (carbon dioxide) concentration level during the journey of a subway cabin when a heavy load of passengers of up to 200% of designed capacity using a CFD (computational fluid dynamics) analysis. With an increased journey time, the CO2 concentration increased by up to 5,000 ppm depending on passenger load. Through the operation of a mechanical exhaust fan, the high concentration of CO2 decreased down to 1,500 ppm. The effect of the exhaust fan operating on the dilution of indoor air was estimated by comparison with a closed cabin. In addition, the energy consumption for cooling in summer time was assessed for exhaust fan operations.
基金Financial support for this work provided by the National"Eleventh Five-Year" Key Scientific and Technological Support[Program (No. 2007BAK22B04)2008 independent task (No.SKLCRSM08B12)
文摘Various physical parameters, including gas concentrations (O2, CO, CH4, and H2) and temperatures at dif- ferent air velocities, were determined for full scale wood fires in the Chongqing Coal Research Institute fire test tunnel. Both experimental measurements and numerical simulations are discussed. The numer- ical analysis was performed with the computational fluid dynamics software package ''FLUENT''. The results show that the experimental data agree with the simulation results. The results verify that Roberts' theory of burning is correct. They also prove that the air velocity is the key factor that determines the type of combustion. Also, it is shown that secondary disasters are unlikely for oxygen rich combustion with a limited fire load.
文摘We systematically investigated the electrical nanoplates through field effect transistor and properties of spiral-type and smooth Bi2Se3 conductive atomic force microscopy (CAFM) measurement. It is observed that both nanoplates possess high conductivity and show metallic-like behavior. Compared to the smooth nanoplate, the spiral-type one exhibits the higher carrier concentration and lower mobility. CAFM characterization reveals that the conductance at the screw-dislocation edge is even higher than that on the terrace, implying that the dislocation can supply excess carriers to compensate the low mobility and achieve high conductivity. The unique structure and electrical properties make the spiral-type Bi2 Se3 nanoplates a good candidate for catalysts and gas sensors.
文摘Thermodynamically, electric storages can be generally characterized as a type of regenerative machines able to operate in a work and a power machine mode. A consideration of the concentration term of the Nernst equation already shows a first principal difference between batch and flow processes, because the reaction coordinate depends on time for batch processes and on the flow coordinate for flow processes. Ionic substances may be stored within a volume surrounding the electrodes or on the surface of the electrodes itself. The volume concentrations of the reactants are thus a determining parameter of electrochemical storage beside voltage and the ratio of released electrons per reacting reference substance. Surface storage allows only batch processes while volume storage allows batch and flow processes. This characterization identifies the benefits of certain reactions regarding mass and volume related energy density in a simple way at a very early stage of development. It also allows a simple calculation of possible discharging times.
文摘This study deals with the stagnation point flow of ferrofluid over a flat plate with non-linear slip boundary condition in the presence of homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions.Three kinds of ferroparticles,namely,magnetite(Fe_3O_4),cobalt ferrite(CoFe_2O_4) and manganese zinc ferrite(Mn-ZnFe_2O_4) are taken into account with water and kerosene as conventional base fluids.The developed model of homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions in boundary layer flow with equal and unequal diffusivities for reactant and autocatalysis is considered.The governing partial differential equations are converted into system of non-linear ordinary differential equations by mean of similarity transformations.These ordinary differential equations are integrated numerically using shooting method.The effects of pertinent parameters on velocity and concentration profiles are presented graphically and discussed.We found that in the presence of Fe_3O_4-kerosene and CoFe_2O_4-kerosene,velocity profiles increase for large values of α and β whereas there is a decrement in concentration profiles with increasing values of if and K_s.Furthermore,the comparison between non-magnetic(A1_2O_3) and magnetic Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles is given in tabular form.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U1361112,U1162125)
文摘Solid concentration and particle velocity distributions in the transition section of a Ф 200 mm turbulent fluidized bed (TFB) and a q5200 mrn annulus turbulent fluidized bed (A-TFB) with a Ф 50 mm central standpipe were measured using a PVBD optical probe. It is concluded that in turbulent regime, the axial distribution of solid concentration in A-TFB was similar to that in TFB, but the former had a shorter transition section. The axial solid concentration distribution, probability density, and power spectral distributions revealed that the standpipe hin- dered the turbulence of gas-solid two-phase flow at a low superficial gas velocity. Consequently, the bottom flow of A-TFB approached the bubbling fluidization pattern. By contrast, the standpipe facilitated the turbulence at a high superficial gas velocity, thus making the bottom flow of A-TFB approach the fast fluidization pattern. Both the particle velocity and solid concentration distribution presented a unimodal distribution in A-TFB and TFB. However, the standpipe at a high gas velocity and in the transition or dilute phase section significantly affected the radial distribution of flow parameters, presenting a bimodal distribution with particle concentration higher near the internal and external walls and in downward flow. Conversely, particle concentration in the middle an- nulus area was lower, and particles flowed upward. This result indicated that the standpipe destroyed the coreannular structure of TFB in the transition and dilute phase sections at a high gas velocity and also improved the particle distribution of TFB. In conclusion, the standpipe improved the fluidization quality and flow homogeneity at high gas velocity and in the transition or dilute phase section, but caused opposite phenomena at low gas velocity and in the dense-phase section.
文摘Nonpoint source pollution has gradually received attention during stormwater flush in highway runoff. The understanding the pollutant characteristics will be criticat issue to treat these types of pollution. In the present study, two monitoring stations were selected to measure hydrology and to take sampling during first flushing events at the Zhong-Shan freeway and East-West expressway in the Miaoli County, Taiwan. The results of monitoring stations in 2007 storm events found that normally the peak concentrations of total suspended solids (TSS) and heavy metals occurred at the initial stormwater and then the concentrations decreased when the measured time elapsed. The highest and lowest heavy metal concentrations were Fe and Ni, respectively, during the stormwater. Particle size distribution (PSD) mostly ranged from 12μm and 96 μm at two measured sites. The event mean concentrations (EMCs) and loadings of TSS and heavy metals were also correlated with total runoff and total rainfall.
基金the supports by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2011CB201205)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51204169)+1 种基金the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No. 20110095120017)the Fund of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (No. 20110491482)
文摘Low-concentration methane(LCM) has been one of the biggest difficulties in using coal mine methane.And previous studies found that premixed combustion in porous media is an effective method of low calorific gas utilization. This paper studied the combustion of LCM in a divergent porous medium burner(DPMB) by using computational fluid dynamics(CFD), and investigated the effect of gas initial temperature on combustion characteristic, the distribution of temperature and pollutant at different equivalence ratios in detail. Besides, the comparison of divergent and cylindrical burners was also performed in this paper. The results show that: the peak temperature in DPMB increases as the increasing of equivalence ratio, which is also suitable for the outlet NO discharge; the linear correlation is also discovered between peak temperature and equivalence ratios; NO emission at the initial temperature of 525 K is 5.64 times,larger than NO emission at the initial temperature of 300 K. Thus, it is preferable to balance the effect of thermal efficiency and environment simultaneously when determining the optimal initial temperature range. The working parameter limits of divergent burner are wider than that of cylindrical one which contributes to reducing the influence of LCM concentration and volume fluctuation on combustion.
文摘The physicochemical and microbiological assessments of thirteen accessible boreholes in Rumukalagbor in Port Harcourt were ascertained. The studies were carried out in April (onset of the rains) and June (peak of the rains) and the results obtained showed that all the water samples tested were acidic (pH 3.12-5.18) with the samples having lower values in June. Eight boreholes (61.5%) had high conductivity values and all boreholes recorded high TDS (total dissolved solids).These are indications of the presence of dissolved minerals/polluting agents. TH (total hardness) values for all the borehole samples were very low (20 mg/L-60 mg/L), which are below WHO (World Health Organization) set limit of 200 mg/L. The levels of Ca and Mg ions were determined using AAS (atomic absorption spectroscopy) and these were also observed to be very low. Ca ion concentrations were 0.15 mg/L-20.1 mg/L and Mg ion concentrations were 0.10 mg/L-10.3 mg/L. All the samples but one exceeded the WHO limit for chloride ion concentration for potable water. These high levels can account for the high pH and conductivity values and since water from some boreholes are soft, they are prone to plumbosolvacy. Sulphate and nitrate concentrations in the samples are within the WHO allowable limits. The water samples showed minimal microbial load with 38.5% not having any microbial load.
基金supported by the NPU Foundation of Fundamental Research,China(Grant No.JC201272)
文摘A phase-field model with forced liquid metal flow was employed to study the effect of boundary heat flux on the dendritic structure forming of a Ni-40.8%Cu alloy with liquid flow during solidification.The effect of the flow field coupling with boundary heat extractions on the morphology change and distributions of concentration and temperature fields was analyzed and discussed.The forced liquid flow could significantly affect the dendrite morphology,concentration and temperature distributions in the solidifying microstructure.And coupling with boundary heat extraction,the solute segregation and concentration diffusion were changed with different heat flux.The morphology,concentration and temperature distributions were significantly influenced by increasing the heat extraction,which could relatively make the effect of liquid flow constrained.With increasing the initial velocity of liquid flow,the lopsided rate of the primary dendrite arm was enlarged and the transition of developing manner of the secondary arms moved to the large heat extraction direction.It was the competition between heat flux and forced liquid flow that finally determined microstructure forming during solidification.