Heat Transfer Method for Solid Flow Rate Measurement in Gas-Solid Two Phase Flow

A new method for measuring the solid flow rate in gas solid two phase flow is introduced in this paper. An electrically heated probe was put in a gas solid two phase flow. For certain solid particles, the flow media with different velocities and concentrations of particles produced different effects on heat transfer with the probe. The solid flow rate can be measured according to the intensity of heat transfer. Experiments were made on a pilot pneumatic conveying device. Research results prove that the method works effectively and reliably.

Simultaneous measurement of velocity profile and liquid film thickness in horizontal gas–liquid slug flow by using ultrasonic Doppler method

Horizontal gas-liquid two-phase flows widely exist in chemical engineering,oil/gas production and other important industrial processes.Slug flow pattern is the main form of horizontal gas-liquid flows and characterized by intermittent motion of film region and slug region.This work aims to develop the ultrasonic Doppler method to realize the simultaneous measurement of the velocity profile and liquid film thickness of slug flow.A single-frequency single-channel transducer is adopted in the design of the field-programmable gate array based ultrasonic Doppler system.A multiple echo repetition technology is used to improve the temporal-spatial resolution for the velocity profile.An experiment of horizontal gas-liquid two-phase flow is implemented in an acrylic pipe with an inner diameter of 20 mm.Considering the aerated characteristics of the liquid slug,slug flow is divided into low-aerated slug flow,high-aerated slug flow and pseudo slug flow.The temporal-spatial velocity distributions of the three kinds of slug flows are reconstructed by using the ultrasonic velocity profile measurement.The evolution characteristics of the average velocity profile in slug flows are investigated.A novel method is proposed to derive the liquid film thickness based on the instantaneous velocity profile.The liquid film thickness can be effectively measured by detecting the position and the size of the bubbles nearly below the elongated gas bubble.Compared with the time of flight method,the film thickness measured by the Doppler system shows a higher accuracy as a bubble layer occurs in the film region.The effect of the gas distribution on the film thickness is uncovered in three kinds of slug flows.

Criterion of gas and solid dual-phase flow atomization crash in molten metal

A self-invented atomization process, in which molten metal is atomized into powder by a high-velocity gas stream carrying solid particles as the atomization medium, was introduced. The characteristics of powders prepared by common gas atomization and dual-phase flow atomization under similar conditions were compared. The experimental results show that the dual-phase flow-atomized powders have average particle sizes that are one-half that of the common gas-atomized particles;additionally, they possess a finer microstructure and higher cooling rate under the same atomization gas pressure and the same gas flow. The Weber number in the crash criteria of liquid atomization is adopted to measure the crash ability of the atomization media. The Weber number of the dual-phase flow atomization medium is the sum of that of the gas and the solid particles. Furthermore, the critical equation of the crash model in dual-phase flow atomization is established, and the main regularities associated with this process were analyzed.

Uncertainty analysis of flow rate measurement for multiphase flow using CFD

The venturi meter has an advantage in its use,because it can measure flow without being much affected by the type of the measured fluid or flow conditions.Hence,it has excellent versatility and is being widely applied in many industries.The flow of a liquid containing air is a representative example of a multiphase flow and exhibits complex flow characteristics.In particular,the greater the gas volume fraction（GVF）,the more inhomogeneous the flow becomes.As a result,using a venturi meter to measure the rate of a flow that has a high GVF generates an error.In this study,the cause of the error occurred in measuring the flow rate for the multiphase flow when using the venturi meter for analysis by CFD.To ensure the reliability of this study,the accuracy of the multiphase flow models for numerical analysis was verified through comparison between the calculated results of numerical analysis and the experimental data.As a result,the Grace model,which is a multiphase flow model established by an experiment with water and air,was confirmed to have the highest reliability.Finally,the characteristics of the internal flow Held about the multiphase flow analysis result generated by applying the Grace model were analyzed to find the cause of the uncertainty occurring when measuring the flow rate of the multiphase flow using the venturi meter.A phase separation phenomenon occurred due to a density difference of water and air inside the venturi,and flow inhomogeneity happened according to the flow velocity difference of each phase.It was confirmed that this flow inhomogeneity increased as the GVF increased due to the uncertainty of the flow measurement.

Three-dimensional Simulation of Gas/Solid Flow in Spout-fluid Beds with Kinetic Theory of Granular Flow

A three-dimensional Eulerian multiphase model, with closure law according to the kinetic theory of granular flow, was used to study the gas/solid flow behaviors in spout-fluid beds. The influences of the coefficient of restitution due to non-ideal particle collisions on the simulated results were tested. It is demonstrated that the simulated result is strongly affected by the coefficient of restitution. Comparison of simulations with experiments in a small spout-fluid bed showed that an appropriate coefficient of restitution of 0.93 was necessary to simulate the flow characteristics in an underdesigned large size of spout-fluid bed coal gasifier with diameter of lm and height of 6m. The internal jet and gas/solid flow patterns at different operating conditions were obtained. The simulations show that an optimal gas/solid flow pattern for coal gasification is found when the spouting gas flow rate is equal to the fluidizing gas flow rate and the total of them is two and a half times the minimum fluidizing gas flow rate. Besides, the radial distributions of particle velocity and gas velocity show similar tendencies; the radial distributions of particle phase pressure due to particle collisions and the particle pseudo-temperature corresponding to the macroscopic kinetic energy of the random particle motion also show similar tendencies. These indicate that both gas drag force and particle collisions dominate the movement of particles.

A new numerical approach of coupled modeling for solid deformation and gas leak flow in multi-coal-seams

From the viewpoint of interaction mechanics for solid and gas, a coupled mathematical model was presented for solid coal/rock deformation and gas leak flow in parallel deformable coal seams. Numerical solutions using the SIP (Strong Implicit Proce- dure) method to the coupled mathematical model for double parallel coal seams were also developed in detail. Numerical simulations for the prediction of the safety range using protection layer mining were performed with experimental data from a mine with potential danger of coal/gas outbursts. Analyses show that the numerical simulation results are consistent with the measured data in situ.

A study on periodic boundary condition in direct numerical simulation for gas–solid flow

Direct numerical simulation(DNS) of gas–solid flow at high resolution has been carried out by coupling the lattice Boltzmann method(LBM) for gas flow and the discrete element method(DEM) for solid particles. However,the body force periodic boundary condition(FPBC) commonly used to cut down the huge computational cost of such simulation has faced accuracy concerns. In this study, a novel two-region periodic boundary condition(TPBC) is presented to remedy this problem, with the flow driven in the region with body force and freely evolving in the other region. With simulation cases for simple circulating fluidized bed risers, the validity and advantages of TPBC are demonstrated with more reasonable heterogeneity of the particle distribution as compared to the corresponding case with FPBC.

Mathematical modeling for coupled solid elastic-deformation and gas leak flow in multi-coal-seams

Based on the new viewpoint of solid and gas interaction mechanics, gas leakage in a double deformable coal seam can be understood. That is, under the action of geophysical fields, the methane flow in a double deformable coal seam can be essentially considered to be compressible with time dependent and mixed permeation and diffusion through a pore cleat deformable heterogeneous and anisotropy medium. Based on this new viewpoint, a coupled mathematical model for coal seam deformation and gas leakage in a double coal seam was formulated and numerical simulations for gas emission from the coal seam are presented. It is found that coupled models might be closer to reality.

CFD studies on the separation performance of a new combined gas–solid separator used in TMSR-SF

In order to comply with discharge standards, a gas–solid separator is used to remove solid particles from the thorium molten salt reactor-solid fuel (TMSR-SF) system. As a key component, it directly determines system energy efficiency. However, current gas–solid separators, based on activated carbon adsorption technology, result in high pressure drops and increased maintenance costs. In the present study, a new combined gas–solid separator was developed for the TMSR-SF. Based on a simplified computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model, the gas–solid twophase flow and the motion trajectory of solid particles were simulated for this new separator using commercial ANSYS 16.0 software. The flow and separation mechanism for this structure were also been discussed in terms of their velocity effects and pressure field distributions, and then the structure was optimized based on the influence of key structural parameters on pressure and separation efficiency. The results showed that the standard k–ε model could be achieved and accurately simulated the new combined separator. In this new combined gas–solid separator, coarse particles are separated in the first stage using rotating centrifugal motion, and then fine particles are filtered in the second stage, giving a separation efficiency of up to 96.11%. The optimum blade inclination angle and numbers were calculated to be 45° and four, respectively. It implicated that the combined separator could be of great significance in a wide variety of applications.

Problems in Water Environmental Control—Sense and Nonsense in Measurement of Water Protection

Water environmental control and process refinement inside a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) is fundamentally based on sampling, analysis and on-line measurements on water and sludge streams. The problems related to an accurate and reliable control and thus an efficient water protection are addressed in the following. Four different crucial points whenever a sampling and control scheme is planned: 1) Where should a sampling and on-line measurement take place? 2) When should sampling take place? 3) How should the sampling and on-line measurement take place? 4) Which variables should be controlled? Examples are given from different plants demonstrating ways to address the questions. Especially the relevance of the adopted parameter BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) is discussed. It is finally suggested to even abandon the use of BOD as consent variable in favor of on-line measurement of Suspended Solids, Nitrogen and Phosphorous.

SOLID-GAS INTERACTION MODELLING FOR MINING SAFETY RANGE AND NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS

Coal and gas outburst is one of the most serious natural calamities in collieries. And protective layer mining is an effective regional method for preventing and controlling coal outburst. However, how to rationally determine the mining safety range in coal mining of protective layer with quantitative analysis is a difficult problem in rock mechanics and mining engineering so far. Then in this paper applied solid gas interaction mechanics for gas leakage flow, the solid gas interaction analysis for the safety range of up protective layer mining has been achieved with the results of experimental research and in situ measurements so that the result of numerical simulation for the difficult problem is closer to reality. Furthermore, the safety range of up protective layer mining can be determined with time dependent based on the result of numerical simulation.

Experimental measurements of gas-solid flow and splitting mechanisms of a coal pipe splitter with a perpendicularly arranged upstream elbow

The effect of the vertical pipe length on the performance of a coal pipe splitter with a perpendicularly arranged upstream elbow was investigated experimentally employing a fiber optic measuring system. The upstream elbow and coal pipe splitter were installed in two perpendicular planes. Contours of dis- tributions of the particle concentration and size were obtained in different transverse sections. The experimental data show that the maximum/minimum concentration ratio in transverse sections A, B, and C decreased rapidly as the length of the vertical pipe increased. The left/right-leg average concentration ratio remained about 1, and a balanced split was thus achieved. With a perpendicularly arranged upstream elbow, the vertical pipe length had little effect on the splitter performance, which is beneficial for engineering design and convenient for industrial application.

Characteristics of a Flow Transducer Based on Polarized Charge

In this paper we analyze the characteristics of a flow transducer based on polarized charge. The effects of the charged particles in pneumatic pipeline on the measurement pipe potential are discussed in detail and the equivalent circuits of the potential measurement are presented. On this bases, the relationships between mass flowrate and the electrical potential are obtained for different time constants of the measurement circuit. A satisfactory model is presented based on the characteristics of gas solid two phase flow. The linearity of the model is verified by the experiment results. The transducer, which is coaxially connected with the transport pipeline, does not disturb the flow state and has the features of ruggedness and durability, it is especially suitable for industry process control.

Numerical simulation on gas-solid flow during circulating fluidized roasting of bauxite by a computational particle fluid dynamics method

A full-cycle numerical simulation of a circulating fluidized bed(CFB)by the use of the computational particle fluid dynamics(CPFD)method has been developed.The effects of the presence or absence of the secondary air,different secondary air positions,and different secondary air ratios on the gas–solid flow characteristics were explored.The results show that the presence of the secondary air makes a core-annular structure of the velocity distribution of particles in the fluidized bed,which enhances the uniformity of particles’distribution and the stability of fluidization.The position and the ratio of the secondary air have a significant impact on the particle distribution,particle flow rate,and gas flow rate in the fluidized bed.When the secondary air position and ratio are optimal,the particles,particle flow rate,and air flow rate in the CFB are evenly distributed,the gas–solid flow state is good,and the CFB can operate stably.

Axial flow structure of solids holdup in an 18-m high-density CFB riser based on pressure measurements

The axial flow structure in a high-density CFB riser having a height of 18 m is investigated on the basis of pressure measurements.Solids circulation rates reach 1400 kg/(m2 s)at superficial gas velocities of 5-9 m/s and the apparent solids holdup exceeds 0.2,indicating high-density operations have been achieved.The apparent solids holdup increases with the solids circulation rate increasing and/or superficial gas velocity decreasing.Axial distributions of the apparent solids holdup have exponential shapes with denser regions at the bottom and more dilute regions in the upper part.The apparent slip velocity increases with the increasing solids holdup and reaches 14 m/s,showing that there are more opportunities of cluster formation in high-density operation.Furthermore,the apparent slip velocity has a power relation with the apparent solids holdup under a wide range of operating conditions.

Investigation on the effect of oxalic acid, succinic acid and aspartic acid on the gas hydrate formation kinetics

Gas hydrate reserves are potential source of clean energy having low molecular weight hydrocarbons trapped in water cages.In this work,we report how organic compounds of different chain lengths and hydrophilicities when used in small concentration may modify hydrate growth and either act as hydrate inhibitors or promoters.Hydrate promoters foster the hydrate growth kinetics and are used in novel applications such as methane storage as solidified natural gas,desalination of sea water and gas separation.On the other hand,gas hydrate inhibitors are used in oil and gas pipelines to alter the rate at which gas hydrate nucleates and grows.Inhibitors such as methanol and ethanol which form strong hydrogen bond with water have been traditionally used as hydrate inhibitors.However,due to relatively high volatility a significant portion of these inhibitors ends up in gas stream and brings further complexity to the safe transportation of natural gas.In this study,organic additives such as oxalic acid,succinic acid and L-aspartic acid(all three)having––COOH group(s)with aspartic acid having an additional––NH2 group,are investigated for gas hydrate promotion/inhibition behavior.These compounds are polar in nature and thus have significant solubility in liquid water;the presence of weak acidic and water loving(carboxylic/amine groups)moieties makes these organic acids an excellent candidate for further study.This study would pave ways to identify a novel(read better)promoter/inhibitor for gas hydrate formation.Suitable thermodynamic conditions were generated in a stirred tank reactor coupled with cooling system;comparison of gas hydrate formation kinetics with and without additives were carried out to identify the effect of these acids on the formation and growth of hydrates.The possible mechanisms by which these additives inhibit or promote the hydrate growth are also discussed.

基于流固耦合的高承压水岩溶隧道加固措施研究

我国西南地区多山岭且地下水丰富,公路隧道在修建过程中面临的水文地质条件复杂多变,国内外大量工程实践表明,隧道在穿越高承压水岩溶地质时,由于围岩岩溶发育、自稳能力差、岩溶水丰富且水压力较高等特点常易发生突泥、涌水甚至塌方等工程灾害,为此开展基于流固耦合的高承压水岩溶隧道加固措施研究,并以巫溪隧道为依托工程,通过对采用不同加固措施包括帷幕注浆、超前小导管及径向注浆系统锚杆的隧道施工进行数值模拟,对比分析不同加固措施的效果。结果表明:1)隧道仅施作初期支护时,高承压水岩溶隧道易发生整体失稳破坏;2)采用帷幕注浆加固措施后,围岩变形及塑性区得到有效控制;3)采用帷幕注浆+超前小导管+径向注浆系统锚杆控制围岩变形效果更加显著,可进一步为隧道提供安全储备;4)根据加固效果及经济成本控制,推荐方案为帷幕注浆+径向注浆系统锚杆。

基于A-RAFT模型的垂直管道输送测速方法

流速作为流动特性的重要参数之一,在垂直管道提升效率研究中有着重要地位.以管道固液两相流为研究对象,研究管道测速的方法.结合深度学习技术,提出了基于注意力机制的光流全场递归匹配模型(A-RAFT),提高了网络对速度场突变区域的估计能力;构建了一个虚实结合的数据集,用于训练神经网络模型.对新提出的模型与数据集进行评估,结果显示:该模型在合成的图像上实现了高精度的速度场计算,与现有其他模型相比,估计误差减小了15.6%;开展了垂直管道固体颗粒输送的模拟实验,本模型在实验中所采集的真实流场数据上同样展现了准确的估计性能,该模型对颗粒速度的测量平均相对误差低于5%.上述实验结果充分证明了该方法在速度场中有较高的估计精度,模型有较强的泛化能力.这一研究能够为能源开采、隧道掘进、污水处理以及长距离管道运输等领域中的固液两相流特性分析提供新思路.

Study of fluid cell coarsening for CFD-DEM simulations of polydisperse gas–solid flows

Particle polydispersity is ubiquitous in industrial fluidized beds,which possesses a significant impact on hydrodynamics of gas-solid flow.Computational fluid dynamics-discrete element method(CFD-DEM)is promising to adequately simulate gas-solid flows with continuous particle size distribution(PSD)while it still suffers from high computational cost.Corresponding coarsening models are thereby desired.This work extends the coarse-grid model to polydisperse systems.Well-resolved simulations with different PSDs are processed through a filtering procedure to modify the gas-particle drag force in coarse-grid simulations.We reveal that the drag correction of individual particle exhibits a dependence on filtered solid volume fraction and filtered slip velocity for both monodisperse and polydisperse systems.Subsequently,the effect of particle size and surrounding PSD is quantified by the ratio of particle size to Sauter mean diameter.Drag correction models for systems with monodisperse and continuous PSD are developed.A priori analysis demonstrates that the developed models exhibit reliable prediction accuracy.

电容式矿井防灭火固液两相浆液参数测量研究

井下火灾作为煤矿开采中的重大事故,不仅对煤炭开采产生严重影响,更威胁着井下作业人员的生命安全。针对灌浆防灭火技术中浆液中固相沉积或堵塞问题,采用电容传感器对浆液速度参数进行精准测量。通过仿真研究,结合对影响因素和电容传感器灵敏度的分析,设计了适用于煤矿环境的电容传感器结构及几何尺寸,选择电极宽度为35 mm、电极间距为70 mm;同时,设计了电容传感器变送器,并结合上位机LabVIEW实时显示界面,进行了浆液两相流速度参数的实验验证。实验结果表明,设计的电容传感器能够准确地测量浆液的速度参数,为灌浆防灭火技术提供了实时可靠的反馈信号。这一创新技术的成功应用,将有力地保障灌浆防灭火技术在井下的安全有效实施。