An analysis of the solute dispersion in the liquid flowing through a pipe by means of Aris–Barton's ‘method of moments', under the joint effect of some finite yield stress and irreversible absorption into th...An analysis of the solute dispersion in the liquid flowing through a pipe by means of Aris–Barton's ‘method of moments', under the joint effect of some finite yield stress and irreversible absorption into the wall is presented in this paper. The liquid is considered as a three-layer liquid where the center region is Casson liquid surrounded by Newtonian liquid layer. A significant change from previous modelling exercises in the study of hydrodynamic dispersion, different molecular diffusivity has been considered for the different region yet to be constant. For all time period, finite difference implicit scheme has been adopted to solve the integral moment equation arising from the unsteady convective diffusion equation. The purpose of the study is to find the dependency of solute transport coefficients on absorption parameter, yield stress, viscosity ratio, peripheral layer variation and in addition with various diffusivity coefficients in different liquid layers. This kind of study may be useful for understanding the dispersion process in the blood flow analysis.展开更多
The sloshing of inviscid liquid of stratified density in a rectangular tank is analyzed.As the flow is no longer irrotional,the governing equation is found to be quite different from the Laplace equation used for the ...The sloshing of inviscid liquid of stratified density in a rectangular tank is analyzed.As the flow is no longer irrotional,the governing equation is found to be quite different from the Laplace equation used for the liquid of constant density.In particular it contains terms of mixed temporal and spatial derivatives.The problem is solved based on the variable separation method and Laplace transform for the constant Vaisala-Brunt frequency.It is found that the stratification of density may have small effects on those natural frequencies associated with the constant density,but many new natural frequencies have appeared as a result of its effect.展开更多
Scattering characteristics of liquid droplets spun off from a rotating disk edge are experimentally investigated. In the present research, aluminum disks are utilized and ethanol is employed for liquid. Scattering phe...Scattering characteristics of liquid droplets spun off from a rotating disk edge are experimentally investigated. In the present research, aluminum disks are utilized and ethanol is employed for liquid. Scattering phenomena of the droplets are captured by the high-speed digital camera. Frequency distribution of the droplet diameter is evaluated from these images and distributions of horizontal flying velocity and angle of the droplets were measured by PTV. Liquid filaments are stretched outward from the stagnant liquid layer by centrifugal force and skew complicatedly by aerodynamic force. Some peaks appear in the distribution of the scattered droplet diameter and they are origi- nated from large terminal droplets and small droplets generated from filamentwise breakup. Most of the scattered droplets fly slightly inside in the tangential direction of the disk edge. The droplets spun off from the thin disk scatter widely compared with that from the thick one.展开更多
The charging kinetics of electric double layers （EDLs） is closely related to the performance of a wide variety of nanostructured devices including supercapacitors, electro-actuators, and electrolyte-gated transistor...The charging kinetics of electric double layers （EDLs） is closely related to the performance of a wide variety of nanostructured devices including supercapacitors, electro-actuators, and electrolyte-gated transistors. While room temperature ionic liquids （RTIL） are often used as the charge carrier in these new applications, the theoretical analyses are mostly based on conventional electrokinetic theories suitable for macroscopic electrochemical phenomena in aqueous solutions. In this work, we study the charging behavior of RTIL-EDLs using a coarse-grained molecular model and constant-potential molecular dynamics （MD） simulations. In stark contrast to the predictions of conventional theories, the MD results show oscillatory variations of ionic distributions and electrochemical properties in response to the separation between electrodes. The rate of EDL charging exhibits non-monotonic behavior revealing strong electrostatic correlations in RTIL under confinement.展开更多
The "solidified liquid layer" model has been examined using a quartz crystal microbalance(QCM) with a polymeric matrix.The model is shown to give a reasonable explanation for the following experimental obser...The "solidified liquid layer" model has been examined using a quartz crystal microbalance(QCM) with a polymeric matrix.The model is shown to give a reasonable explanation for the following experimental observations:(i) The opposite response of the QCM and surface plasmon resonance(SPR) for the activation process;(ii) the marked difference in the responses for IgG/anti-IgG interaction between QCM and SPR.Theoretical analysis and experimental results indicated that QCM is sensitive to the thickness change of the "solidified liquid layer" but not the mass of captured biomolecules(i.e.,the immobilized mass),implying caution must be taken in interpreting QCM results.展开更多
文摘An analysis of the solute dispersion in the liquid flowing through a pipe by means of Aris–Barton's ‘method of moments', under the joint effect of some finite yield stress and irreversible absorption into the wall is presented in this paper. The liquid is considered as a three-layer liquid where the center region is Casson liquid surrounded by Newtonian liquid layer. A significant change from previous modelling exercises in the study of hydrodynamic dispersion, different molecular diffusivity has been considered for the different region yet to be constant. For all time period, finite difference implicit scheme has been adopted to solve the integral moment equation arising from the unsteady convective diffusion equation. The purpose of the study is to find the dependency of solute transport coefficients on absorption parameter, yield stress, viscosity ratio, peripheral layer variation and in addition with various diffusivity coefficients in different liquid layers. This kind of study may be useful for understanding the dispersion process in the blood flow analysis.
基金the State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering for its support (Grant No. GP010818)
文摘The sloshing of inviscid liquid of stratified density in a rectangular tank is analyzed.As the flow is no longer irrotional,the governing equation is found to be quite different from the Laplace equation used for the liquid of constant density.In particular it contains terms of mixed temporal and spatial derivatives.The problem is solved based on the variable separation method and Laplace transform for the constant Vaisala-Brunt frequency.It is found that the stratification of density may have small effects on those natural frequencies associated with the constant density,but many new natural frequencies have appeared as a result of its effect.
文摘Scattering characteristics of liquid droplets spun off from a rotating disk edge are experimentally investigated. In the present research, aluminum disks are utilized and ethanol is employed for liquid. Scattering phenomena of the droplets are captured by the high-speed digital camera. Frequency distribution of the droplet diameter is evaluated from these images and distributions of horizontal flying velocity and angle of the droplets were measured by PTV. Liquid filaments are stretched outward from the stagnant liquid layer by centrifugal force and skew complicatedly by aerodynamic force. Some peaks appear in the distribution of the scattered droplet diameter and they are origi- nated from large terminal droplets and small droplets generated from filamentwise breakup. Most of the scattered droplets fly slightly inside in the tangential direction of the disk edge. The droplets spun off from the thin disk scatter widely compared with that from the thick one.
基金This work was supported as part of the Fluid Interface Reactions, Structures and Transport （FIRST） Center, an Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences. K. X. is grateful to the Chinese Scholarship Council for a visiting fellowship. Additional support was provided by National Natural Science foundation of China （No. 21276138） and Tsinghua University Foundation （No. 2013108930）. The numerical calculations were performed at the National Energy Research Sdentific Computing Center （NERSC）.
文摘The charging kinetics of electric double layers （EDLs） is closely related to the performance of a wide variety of nanostructured devices including supercapacitors, electro-actuators, and electrolyte-gated transistors. While room temperature ionic liquids （RTIL） are often used as the charge carrier in these new applications, the theoretical analyses are mostly based on conventional electrokinetic theories suitable for macroscopic electrochemical phenomena in aqueous solutions. In this work, we study the charging behavior of RTIL-EDLs using a coarse-grained molecular model and constant-potential molecular dynamics （MD） simulations. In stark contrast to the predictions of conventional theories, the MD results show oscillatory variations of ionic distributions and electrochemical properties in response to the separation between electrodes. The rate of EDL charging exhibits non-monotonic behavior revealing strong electrostatic correlations in RTIL under confinement.
基金supported by the 100 Talents Programme of Chinese Academy of Sciences(08BM031001)the Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation (114013) to H.M.the National Basic Research Program of China (2009CB320300)
文摘The "solidified liquid layer" model has been examined using a quartz crystal microbalance(QCM) with a polymeric matrix.The model is shown to give a reasonable explanation for the following experimental observations:(i) The opposite response of the QCM and surface plasmon resonance(SPR) for the activation process;(ii) the marked difference in the responses for IgG/anti-IgG interaction between QCM and SPR.Theoretical analysis and experimental results indicated that QCM is sensitive to the thickness change of the "solidified liquid layer" but not the mass of captured biomolecules(i.e.,the immobilized mass),implying caution must be taken in interpreting QCM results.
