Anthracene Adsorption to Particles and Water-Stable Aggregates of Mangrove Sediment in Jiulong River Estuary, China

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in mangroves has drawn much attention, but knowledge of the sorption of PAHs in mangrove sediment is limited. This study investigated the particles and water-stable aggregates (WSA) of mangrove sediment in Jiulong River Estuary, China, and the characteristics of anthracene adsorption to them. The adsorption of anthracene was strongly influenced by the physicochemical and structural properties of sediment particles and WSA. The main sorbents of mangrove sediment were carbonized particles and clays. The porous structure of carbonized particles made it easy to sequestrate sequester the anthracene, and the aging allowed anthracene to move into deeper sites of the carbonized particles. Clays had high anthracene-fixing capacities, and they included organic matters and formed aggregates. The sorption contents coefficient Kf of anthracene with WSA of different sizes increased in the order 0.063 - 0.25 mm > 0.063 mm > 0.25 - 1.0 mm > 1.0 mm. The order was correlated with which due to the contents and characteristics of organic matters in the aggregates.

Coercivity of fractal aggregates formed by single-domain particles

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Evaluation of the Predicted Particle Properties (P3) Microphysics Scheme in Simulations of Stratiform Clouds with Embedded Convection

To evaluate the ability of the Predicted Particle Properties(P3)scheme in the Weather Research and Forecasting(WRF)model,we simulated a stratiform rainfall event over northern China on 22 May 2017.WRF simulations with two P3 versions,P3-nc and P3-2ice,were evaluated against rain gauge,radar,and aircraft observations.A series of sensitivity experiments were conducted with different collection efficiencies between ice and cloud droplets.The comparison of the precipitation evolution between P3-nc and P3-2ice suggested that both P3 versions overpredicted surface precipitation along the Taihang Mountains but underpredicted precipitation in the localized region on the leeward side.P3-2ice had slightly lower peak precipitation rates and smaller total precipitation amounts than P3-nc,which were closer to the observations.P3-2ice also more realistically reproduced the overall reflectivity structures than P3-nc.A comparison of ice concentrations with observations indicated that P3-nc underestimated aggregation,whereas P3-2ice produced more active aggregation from the self-collection of ice and ice-ice collisions between categories.Efficient aggregation in P3-2ice resulted in lower ice concentrations at heights between 4 and 6 km,which was closer to the observations.In this case,the total precipitation and precipitation pattern were not sensitive to riming.Riming was important in reproducing the location and strength of the embedded convective region through its impact on ice mass flux above the melting level.

Observation of fine particle aggregating behavior induced by high intensity conditioning using high speed CCD

The aggregating behavior between bubbles and particles induced by high intensity conditioning (HIC) was studied using high speed CCD technique. Bubble size measurement was conducted, and the attachment behavior between bubbles and particles in HIC cell and flotation cell were observed. The results show that in HIC cell, high intensity conditioning creates an advantage environment for the formation of small size bubble due to hydrodynamic cavitations, and these fine bubbles have high probability of bubble-particle collision, which will enhance fine particle flotation. The bubble-particle attachment experiments indicate that in high intensity conditioning cell, a lot of fine bubbles are produced in situ on the surface of fine particles, and most of fine particles are aggregated under the bridging action of fine bubbles. The observation of bubble-particle interaction in flotation cell illustrates that aggregates created by HIC can be loaded more easily by big air bubble in flotation cell than those created by normal conditioning.

Effect of Temperature on the Release of Transparent Exopolymer Particles(TEP)and Aggregation by Marine Diatoms(Thalassiosira weissflogii and Skeletonema marinoi)

The presence of diatoms is accompanied by the production of a large amount of extracellular polymeric substances,which are mainly composed of carbohydrates.Transparent exopolymer particles(TEP)are a large class of extracellular polymeric substances with high stickiness that promotes the formation of aggregates and marine snow,which affects marine bio-carbon pump efficiency.The purpose of this research was to determine how temperature increases affect the allocation of cellular carbohydrates and the formation and aggregation of TEP.The results showed that the responses of two different diatom species(Thalassiosira weissflogii and Skeletonema marinoi)differed according to temperature.The cell density and chlorophyll a concentration of the former were not significantly correlated with temperature,while those of the latter were significantly decreased with increasing temperature.This indicates that the two species of diatom may have different heat tolerance ranges.A temperature increase will promote significant formation of TEP by both types of diatoms,including aggregation of S.marinoi as the temperature rises,meaning that the high temperature will produce an aggregate with a larger particle size and thus may increase the sedimentation rate of organic carbon.Moreover,the TEP aggregation of T.weissflogii did not increase;therefore,its particle size was smaller,and so it may remain on the sea surface at high temperatures for longer periods.These influences have a profound impact on the biogeochemical cycling of carbon.

Establishment of a three-dimensional particle library for graded crushed stone based on a new aggregate morphology characterization method

The morphology of graded crushed stone(GCS)particles has an essential influence on the performance of aggregate mixtures.The impact of particle shape is a comprehensive effect that cannot be considered separately,leading to difficulties in establishing the relationship between the mixture properties and the aggregate morphology by using laboratory methods.The discrete element method(DEM)is an effective way widely adopted to reconstruct the morphology of particles and simulate performance tests of granular materials.However,selecting limited particles characterizing a real particle-assembly for simulation is still a challenge in current research due to the inherent rich variability of particle shapes.In this study,based on the acquisition of three-dimensional(3D)aggregate shapes by using laser scanning,ellipsoid index(EDI)translating the particle shape as a function of surface area,volume,and contour length is proposed to comprehensively evaluate aggregate morphology.Further,a particle library capable of characterizing aggregate morphology distribution is established based on the statistics of the corresponding morphological characteristics of particle samples.The model reliability is validated by carrying out a series of experimental and numerical penetration tests with nine different gradations.The established particle library can be used to model aggregate mixtures and the proposed simulation framework is promising for optimizing the mixture gradation design numerically.

Photodegradation and Aggregation Prevention of Natural Melanin Nanoparticles by Silica Coating Method

Melanin, the main photoreceptor in living organics, is largely abundant in pigmented hair tissues. Its promising properties have been widely studied in order to fully explore the corresponding applications. However, the photodegradating and aggregating natures of melanin, to some extent, restrict the development of this eco-friendly biomaterial. This study is conducted to overcome both disadvantages by a mature method that coating the original melanin nanoparticles with silica as shells. The results revealed that the aggregation of the melanin/silica nanoparticles (MSNP) was decreased obviously by a 5 h coating and appeared a uniformly mono-dispersed solution. The MSNP that coated for 20 h provided an efficient protection on the photodegradation of the melanin with a 50% maintenance of the melanin content compared with 16% of original melanin and 2% of MSNP-5 h.

The fractal research of Ultrafine Fe particle aggregation

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Properties of coarse particles in suspended particulate matter of the North Yellow Sea during summer

Fine particles in seawater commonly form large porous aggregates. Aggregate density and settling velocity determine the behavior of this suspended particulate matter(SPM) within the water column.However, few studies of aggregate particles over a continental shelf have been undertaken. In our case study, properties of aggregate particles, including size and composition, over the continental shelf of the North Yellow Sea were investigated. During a scienti?c cruise in July 2016, in situ ef fective particle size distributions of SPM at 10 stations were measured, while temperature and turbidity measurements and samples of water were obtained from surface, middle, and bottom layers. Dispersed and inorganic particle size distributions were determined in the laboratory. The in situ SPM was divided into(1) small particles(<32 μm),(2) medium particles(32–256 μm) and(3) large particles(>256 μm). Large particles and medium particles dominated the total volume concentrations(VCs) of in situ SPM. After dispersion, the VCs of medium particles decreased to low values(<0.1 μL/L). The VCs of large particles in the surface and middle layers also decreased markedly, although they had higher peak values(0.1–1 μL/L). This suggests that almost all in situ medium particles and some large particles were aggregated, while other large particles were single particles. Correlation analysis showed that primary particles <32 μm in?uenced the formation of these aggregates. Microscopic examination revealed that these aggregates consisted of both organic and inorganic ?ne particles, while large particles were mucus-bound organic aggregates or individual plankton.The vertical distribution of coarser particles was clearly related to water strati?cation. Generally, medium aggregate particles were dominant in SPM of the bottom layer. A thermocline blocked resuspension of?ne material into upper layers, yielding low VCs of medium-sized aggregate particles in the surface layer.Abundant large biogenic particles were present in both surface and middle layers.

MICROSTRUCTURE OF AGGREGATES IN DISPERSIONS DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION

Following a sticky particle model and its computer simulation scheme proposed in the previous papers, the motions of particles in both 2-and 3-dimensional shear flow fields are simulated. At a steady state of clustering process, the radial distribution functions are calculated to precisely describe the microstructure of aggregates in dispersions, and the configuration of particles is displayed,which gives a direct view of microstructure. It is found that (1) the kind of the microstructure transforms from compact clusters to a loose network as the concentration of particles increases; (2) the microstructure is independent of shear rate which only dominates the size of clusters formed at steady state.

Analysis of extinction characteristics of non-spherical biological particle aggregates [Invited]

In this study,a method was presented to accurately obtain the extinction characteristics of the non-spherical biological particle aggregates.Based on the multi-sphere particle model of non-spherical particles,a randomly oriented aggregation model was firstly built to construct the aggregates.The discrete-dipole approximation method was used to calculate the extinction characteristics of aggregates in the 3–14 μm waveband.The average mass extinction coefficients of three materials are 0.802 m~2/g,0.907 m~2/g,and 0.866 m~2/g in the 3–5 μm waveband and 0.590 m~2/g,0.402 m~2/g,and 0.523 m~2/g in the8–14 μm band,respectively.Smoke chamber experimental results are in good agreement with theoretical analyses.

Modeling of Adhesive Particles Using a Combination of the Two-Body Interaction and Phase-Field Methods

Discrete materials such as powders and granular materials have been widely used due to their specific characteristics. The precise evaluation is accordingly becoming important, and various numerical schemes have been developed. However, the interactions among the constituent particles are still difficult to model precisely. Especially, contact conditions, which vary with material properties and circumstances, are difficult to formulate. In this study, a computational model for simulating adhesive particles on contact in a many-particle system is proposed. The interaction between the particles was represented by a two-body repulsive force that depends on the distance between particles and an additional adhesive force at the contact point. A phase-field variable was introduced to express the surface of each particle, and the adhesive force was formulated using the phase-field distribution. As a result, the adhesion of particles was properly expressed. For a mono-particle system, neighboring particles adhered and uniformly aggregated, while for a dual-particle system, several characteristic patterns were obtained depending on the initial arrangement of the particles. Repulsive contact was also considered as a specific case, and the corresponding results were obtained.

分级加载下不同骨料粒径的混凝土声发射波速分析

目前利用声发射技术对混凝土结构进行损伤定位时,采用固定表面波速进行损伤定位,没有考虑混凝土声发射信号是从混凝土内部传播出来以及混凝土材料在不同的阶段产生的损伤对声发射波速的影响,导致检测结果与实际产生一定的偏差。以3种不同类型的弹性波速变化将混凝土的损伤化为5个阶段。利用波速的变化结合经典材料损伤力学从而进行材料损伤的定量分析。通过试验结果分析得出:当水灰比一定时,随混凝土粗骨料粒径的增大弹性波波速呈上升的趋势,但波速上升的趋势随粒径的增大而相对减小。随着应力的增加,波速降低时,波速与应力阶段存在一定的线性关系。采用不同加载阶段波速的不同进行变波速定位,定位精度更接近实际损伤位置,可有效提高定位精度。试验得出的结果为混凝土桥梁结构无损检测提供了新的思路方向为其安全检测提供了参考价值。

火山渣粒径和DPS掺量对轻骨料混凝土性能的影响

以火山渣作为粗骨料制备了轻骨料混凝土,研究了火山渣粒径(4.75~9.50、4.75~19.00、4.75~26.00 mm)对轻骨料混凝土坍落度、吸水率和抗压强度的影响,优选出了最佳火山渣粒径。在此基础上,研究了渗透结晶型无机防水剂(DPS)的掺量(0、0.6%、0.8%、1.0%)对轻骨料混凝土性能的影响,并分析了其作用机理。结果表明:随着火山渣粒径的增大,轻骨料混凝土的坍落度降低,吸水率增大,抗压强度先增大后减小,最佳火山渣粒径为4.75~19.00 mm;随着DPS掺量的增加,轻骨料混凝土的坍落度和吸水率降低,抗压强度增大;掺入适量DPS可以有效提高混凝土基体的密实度,从而改善混凝土的性能。

基于颗粒破碎特性的盐岩集料基层级配组成设计研究

为实现内陆干盐湖区盐岩集料基层级配组成的科学设计,以罗布泊盐岩为研究对象,分析了不同粒径及含卤水率条件下单粒组盐岩集料颗粒破碎演化特征,构建了复杂粒组下盐岩集料级配转移模型,提出了盐岩集料基层级配组成设计方法,验证了盐岩集料基层级配组成设计方法的合理性,并对比了不同级配组成及失水率下盐岩集料的工程性质。结果表明:击实作用下各粒组盐岩集料均发生颗粒破碎,随着击实能量增加,盐岩集料级配趋于稳定,卤水的赋存会降低单粒组盐岩颗粒破碎率。Weibull分布可有效表征盐岩集料破碎颗粒级配分布特征。推荐的盐岩集料基层级配组成设计方法可有效推演盐岩集料基层的级配演化特征并实现考虑卤水影响的级配修正。盐岩集料颗粒间卤水盐分结晶有利于盐岩集料基层强度形成,失水率为75%的盐岩集料无侧限抗压强度可达到4.1 MPa,盐岩集料可用于干盐湖区公路基层填筑工程。

隧道弃渣级配碎石细观力学参数研究

隧道弃渣级配碎石作为道路基层填料,能有效避免资源浪费与环境污染。有限元方法将其视为连续介质进行研究时存在一定局限性,而采用离散元对颗粒材料进行模拟时,细观参数对其宏观力学性质的影响并不明确。基于三轴压缩试验和数值模拟,通过正交控制参数变化分析,揭示了颗粒间细观参数与宏观力学参数之间的关联性,明确了细观参数对隧道弃渣级配碎石路用力学性能的影响。结果表明:细观参数中,切向黏结强度对黏聚力值的影响最大,而摩擦系数与内摩擦角值变化联系更密切;初始杨氏模量与刚度比呈负相关,其他参数对其影响不大;与泊松比相关的变化关系中,刚度比与切向黏结强度较其他参数对其影响更大。研究成果可为颗粒流模拟级配碎石的细观参数标定提供参考,也为级配碎石作为道路基层填料的力学性能研究提供了基础。

再生粗骨料取代率及粒径对混凝土抗压性能影响试验研究

为研究单轴受压情况下再生粗骨料粒径范围、取代率对再生混凝土抗压性能的影响规律,分别以粒径范围5~10、10~20和20~31.5 mm,以及取代率分别为0%、10%、30%和50%为参量设计制作再生混凝土棱柱体试件,并对其开展单轴抗压性能试验研究。结果表明:在取代率相同时,粒径范围为5~10 mm时再生混凝土的抗压强度及峰值应变均比粒径范围为10~20、20~31.5 mm时的大;在粒径范围相同情况下,随取代率增大,再生混凝土抗压强度呈现出逐渐减小的变化趋势,而峰值应变则呈现出逐渐增大的变化趋势。根据试验数据,得出了再生混凝土抗压强度和峰值应变的函数关系式。

堆石坝压实密度快速检测方法的研究

提出了基于三维激光扫描、图像智能识别与小粒径骨料自动筛分机的堆石坝密度快速检测方法,旨在提高堆石坝检测精度和效率,保障水利工程安全。通过三维激光扫描获取堆石坝测坑表面的三维点云数据,实现测坑体积的快速计算;结合图像智能识别技术,实现对骨料粒径的自动测量;利用小粒径骨料自动筛分机对堆石坝中的骨料进行筛分和测量,定量评价压实状态。该方法具有快速、准确等优点,适用于大规模的堆石坝密度检测,达到了推动碾压施工自动化水平的效果。

旋风分离器环形空间顶灰环的流动特性

旋风分离器环形空间内由于二次涡的作用在上部存在一个旋转的顶灰环,不仅会降低分离效率,而且会造成冲蚀磨损。采用有机玻璃制造的PV型旋风分离器(筒体直径D=160 mm)以及丙烯腈待生催化剂和铁矿粉,在入口气速(v_(in))为12~20 m/s、入口气流颗粒质量浓度(C_(in))为10~100 g/m^(3)条件下进行实验,利用高速摄像机考察顶灰环的流动特性。实验结果表明:顶灰环存在周期性脱落现象;脱落周期与入口气速和入口气流颗粒质量浓度有关,且随入口气速增大而增大,随入口气流颗粒质量浓度增大而减小。为进一步分析顶灰环的形成机理,利用Fluent模拟了环形空间的气相流场。结果表明,二次涡对颗粒群的夹带形成了顶灰环,顶灰环颗粒的积累导致顶灰环发生周期性脱落。在模拟分析基础上建立了基于准数关联的顶灰环脱落周期的预测模型。