A three-dimensional diesel particulate filter(DPF)simulation model was developed by using AVL software FIRE to study the effects of four factors on soot particle distributions along the axial and radial directions in ...A three-dimensional diesel particulate filter(DPF)simulation model was developed by using AVL software FIRE to study the effects of four factors on soot particle distributions along the axial and radial directions in the DPF after the model accuracy was validated.An orthogonal test method was used to determine the importance and weights of the design of experiments(DoE)factors such as the expanding angle,the number of channels per square inch,and the exhaust mass flow rate.The effects of these factors on the uniformity of the soot particle distributions were also analyzed.The results show that when the soot loading time was 400 s,the soot particles inside the DPF along the axial direction exhibited a bowl shape,which was high on the both ends and low in the middle.The uniformity of the axial distribution of soot particles reduces significantly with an increase in the number of channels per square inch.The uniformity of the radial distribution reduced with an increase in the expanding angle of the divergent tube.Based on the impacts on the axial uniformity,the three most influencing factors in a descending order are the number of channels per square inch,the exhaust mass flow rate,and the expanding angle of the divergent tube.展开更多
The effects of mass concentration and injection pressure on the atomization characteristics of low-viscosity fuel spray are studied in a constant-volume chamber.Microscopic spray parameters are measured by laser diffr...The effects of mass concentration and injection pressure on the atomization characteristics of low-viscosity fuel spray are studied in a constant-volume chamber.Microscopic spray parameters are measured by laser diffraction at different axial and radial positions downstream of the nozzle.The results show that the atomization effect is inhibited linearly with the increase of mass concentration.The increase of injection pressure promotes the droplet breakup.However,the trend gradually weakens and becomes more noticeable at high concentrations.Comparing with the concentration,the influence of the injection pressure on the atomization characteristics is dominant.Although low concentration and high injection pressure can promote the droplet breakup,they also increase the probability of droplet collision,resulting in droplet aggregation.This is more evident in low-viscosity fuels.The droplet size increases in the axial direction owing to the aggregation.However,the diameter decreases in the radial direction owing to the outward deflection of small droplets caused by air turbulence and entrainment.In addition,the high-velocity airflow significantly promotes the droplet breakup near the nozzle and spray axis regions and inhibits the aggregation effect.However,the lower-viscosity fuels keep smaller droplet sizes and better atomization in the whole spraying process,which is easier to realize than the higher-viscosity fuels.Overall,low concentration,high injection pressure,and low viscosity of fuel have beneficial effects on the droplet breakup.This is very important for improving the atomization effect of fuel.展开更多
Developing the railway transport sector is a challenging scientific,economic and social research topic starting with ensuring human security.The main topic that should be developed in that sense is the ballast stabili...Developing the railway transport sector is a challenging scientific,economic and social research topic starting with ensuring human security.The main topic that should be developed in that sense is the ballast stability and dynamical behaviour under external loading and environmental changes.This paper investigates the effect of particle size distribution and normal pressure on the mechanical response of a ballast bed.Grading curves of ballast layers with different sizes are illustrated to discuss their strength behaviour under various strains to deduce the significant effect on the direct shear performance of the ballast layer.Direct shear tests with different Particle Size Distribution(PSD)were reproduced using the Discrete Element Method(DEM).It is noticed that when the number of small-sized ballast increases,the shear strength and the friction angle increase to varying degrees under different normal pressures,with an average increase of 27%and 8%,respectively.When the number of large-sized ballast decreases,the shear strength and the friction angle decrease to varying degrees under different normal pressures,with an average decrease of 6%and 3%,respectively.展开更多
Wedge-shaped copper casting experiment was conducted to study the engulfment behavior of TiB2 particle and the interaction between particle or cluster and the solid/liquid front in commercial pure aluminum matrix. The...Wedge-shaped copper casting experiment was conducted to study the engulfment behavior of TiB2 particle and the interaction between particle or cluster and the solid/liquid front in commercial pure aluminum matrix. The experimental results show that the particle size distribution obeys two separate systems in the whole wedge-cast sample. Furthermore, it is found that the big clusters are pushed to the center of the wedge shaped sample and the single particle or small clusters consisting of few particles are engulfed into the α-Al in the area of the sample edge. The cluster degree of particles varies in different areas, and its value is 0.2 and 0.6 for the cluster fraction in the edge and in the center of the wedge sample, respectively. The cluster diameter does not obey the normal distribution but approximately obeys lognormal distribution in the present work. More importantly, in the whole sample, the particle size obeys two separate log-normal distributions.展开更多
By using the probe data of two sorties airplane in the middle and southern parts of Hebei Province in 2007 spring,the characteristics of atmospheric aerosol particles concentration and size distribution in the area in...By using the probe data of two sorties airplane in the middle and southern parts of Hebei Province in 2007 spring,the characteristics of atmospheric aerosol particles concentration and size distribution in the area in the cloudy day situation were analyzed.The results showed that the overall trend of aerosol particles concentration in the weather systems which included the south branch trough and North China low vortex was the decrease as the height increased.However,if the cirrostratus was in the high altitude,it increased as the height increased.In the bottom of inversion layer,there existed the obvious accumulation of aerosol and cloud droplet.Affected by the complex weather systems,the aerosol particle size distribution presented the multi-peak type for the disturbance of updraft or turbulence.展开更多
Application of particle image velocity (PIV) techniques for measuringparticle size distribution and total number in an activation chamber of desulfurization system isintroduced. Watersheld algorithm is used to choose ...Application of particle image velocity (PIV) techniques for measuringparticle size distribution and total number in an activation chamber of desulfurization system isintroduced. Watersheld algorithm is used to choose the suitable initial gray level threshold whichis used to change the gray level images taken by PIV to black and white ones, then every particle inan image is isolated totally. For every isolating particle, its contour is tracked by the edgeenhancement filter function and kept by Freeman s chain code. Based on a set of particle s chincode, its size and size distribution are calculated and sorted. Finally, the experimental data ofcalcium particles and water drops, separately injected into the activation chamber, and the erroranalysis of data are given out.展开更多
Particle-laden gas flows past a circular cylinder at the Reynolds number of 2×10^(5) were numerically investigated. The Discrete Vortex Method (DVM) was employed to evaluate the unsteady gas flow fields and a Lag...Particle-laden gas flows past a circular cylinder at the Reynolds number of 2×10^(5) were numerically investigated. The Discrete Vortex Method (DVM) was employed to evaluate the unsteady gas flow fields and a Lagrangian approach was applied for tracking individual solid particles. The vortex patterns and the distributions of particles with different Stokes numbers were obtained. Numerical results show that: (1) at small Stokes number (St=0.01) the particles move with the fluid and could be found evenly throughout the flow, (2) the regions around the vortex cores, where few particles exist, become wider as the stokes number of particles increases from 0.01 to 1.0, (3) at middle Stokes number (St=1.0, 10) centrifugal forces throw the particles out of the wake vortices, (4) at high Stokes number (St=100, 1000) the particles are not affected by the vortices,and their motion is determined by their inertia effects.展开更多
A meshless Element-Free Galerkin （EFG） method was used to directly simulate the fluidization process in two dimensions. The drag force on particles was obtained by integrating the stress and shear forces on the part...A meshless Element-Free Galerkin （EFG） method was used to directly simulate the fluidization process in two dimensions. The drag force on particles was obtained by integrating the stress and shear forces on the particle surfaces. The results show that meshless methods are capable of dealing with real particle collisions, thus are superior to most mesh-based methods in reflecting the fluidization process with frequent particle collisions and suitable void fractions. Particle distribution greatly influences the drag coefficients even for the same voidage, that is, there are large differences in the average drag coefficients between nonuniform and uniform particle distributions. Different compacting directions also have different regu- larities, so conventional formulas such as ＇Wen and Yu＇ and ＇Felice＇ models have some deviations in such nonuniform distributions. To evaluate the influence of the nonuniformity, the drag force in multiple particle systems was simulated by using nonuniformity coefficients, Cvx and Cvy, to quantitatively describe the nonuniform distribution in different directions. Drag force during fluidization can be successfully evaluated by the use of Cvx alone.展开更多
The Reynolds-averaged general dynamic equation(RAGDE)for the nanoparticle size distribution function is derived,including the contribution to particle coagulation resulting from the fluctuating concentration.The equat...The Reynolds-averaged general dynamic equation(RAGDE)for the nanoparticle size distribution function is derived,including the contribution to particle coagulation resulting from the fluctuating concentration.The equation together with that of a turbulent gas flow is solved numerically in the turbulent flow of a ventilation chamber with a jet on the wall based on the proposed model relating the fluctuating coagulation to the gradient of mean concentration.Some results are compared with the experimental data.The results show that the proposed model relating the fluctuating coagulation to the gradient of mean concentration is reasonable,and it is necessary to consider the contribution to coagulation resulting from the fluctuating concentration in such a flow.The changes of the particle number concentration M_(0) and the geometric mean diameter dg are more obvious in the core area of the jet,but less obvious in other areas.With the increase in the initial particle number concentration m00,the values of M_(0) and the standard deviation of the particle sizeσdecrease,but the value of d_(g) increases.The decrease in the initial particle diameter leads to the reduction of M_(0) andσand the increase in d_(g).With the increase in the Reynolds number,particles have few chances of collision,and hence the coagulation rate is reduced,leading to the increase in M_(0) andσand the decrease in d_(g).展开更多
Characteristics of internal microstructures have a strong impact on the properties of particulate reinforced metal composites.In the present work,we perform finite element simulations to elucidate fundamental mechanis...Characteristics of internal microstructures have a strong impact on the properties of particulate reinforced metal composites.In the present work,we perform finite element simulations to elucidate fundamental mechanisms involved in the ultraprecision orthogonal cutting of aluminum-based silicon carbide composites(SiCp/AI),with an emphasis on the influence of particle distribution characteristic.The SiCp/AI composite with a particle volume fraction of 25 vol%and a mean particle size of 10|im consists of randomly distributed polygon-shaped SiC particles,the elastic deformation and brittle failure of which are described by the brittle cracking model.Simulation results reveal that in addition to metal matrix tearing,cuttinginduced particle deformation in terms of dislodging,debonding,and cracking plays an important role in the microscopic deformation and correlated machining force variation and machined surface integrity.It is found that the standard deviation of particle size to the mean value has a strong influence on the machinability of microscopic particle-tool edge interactions and macroscopically observed machining results.The present work provides a guideline for the rational synthesis of particulate-reinforced metal composites with high machinability.展开更多
With ensured network connectivity in quantum channels, the issue of distributing entangled particles in wireless quantum communication mesh networks can be equivalently regarded as a problem of quantum backbone nodes ...With ensured network connectivity in quantum channels, the issue of distributing entangled particles in wireless quantum communication mesh networks can be equivalently regarded as a problem of quantum backbone nodes selection in order to save cost and reduce complexity. A minimum spanning tree（ MST）-based quantum distribution algorithm（ QDMST） is presented to construct the mesh backbone network. First, the articulation points are found,and for each connected block uncovered by the articulation points, the general centers are solved. Then, both articulation points and general centers are classified as backbone nodes and an M ST is formed. The quantum path between every two neighbor nodes on the MST is calculated. The nodes on these paths are also classified as backbone nodes. Simulation results validate the advantages of QDMST in the average backbone nodes number and average quantum channel distance compared to the existing random selection algorithm under multiple network scenarios.展开更多
The effect of particle size and distribution of rapidly quenching NdFeB magnetic powder on the magnetic properties of polymerbonded NdFeB permanent magnet was studied. The results show that the particle size and the d...The effect of particle size and distribution of rapidly quenching NdFeB magnetic powder on the magnetic properties of polymerbonded NdFeB permanent magnet was studied. The results show that the particle size and the distribution of rapidly quenching NdFeB magnetic powder have significant effects on the magnetic properties of polymerbonded NdFeB permanent magnet. As long as the size and the distribution of rapidly quenching NdFeB powder are within the right range, high magnetic properties of polymerbonded NdFeB permanent magnet can be obtained. This is mainly because the rapidly quenching NdFeB magnetic powder has high hardness and is scaleshaped. The larger the size of rapidly quenching NdFeB particles is, the more difficult it is to obtain high density of bonded NdFeB magnet. However the structure will be destroyed if the size is too small. It results in the deterioration of magnetic properties. The mechanism is also discussed.展开更多
In this research combustion of aluminum dust particles in a quiescent medium with spatially discrete sources distributed in a random way was studied by a numerical approach.A new thermal model was generated to estimat...In this research combustion of aluminum dust particles in a quiescent medium with spatially discrete sources distributed in a random way was studied by a numerical approach.A new thermal model was generated to estimate flame propagation speed in a lean/rich reaction medium.Flame speed for different particle diameters and the effects of various oxidizers such as carbon dioxide and oxygen on flame speed were studied.Nitrogen was considered the inert gas.In addition,the quenching distance and the minimum ignition energy(MIE) were studied as a function of dust concentration.Different burning time models for aluminum were employed and their results were compared with each other.The model was based on conduction heat transfer mechanism using the heat point source method.The combustion of single-particle was first studied and the solution was presented.Then the dust combustion was investigated using the superposition principle to include the effects of surrounding particles.It is found that larger particles have higher values of quenching distance in comparison with smaller particles in an assumed dust concentration.With the increase of dust concentration the value of MIE would be decreased for an assumed particle diameter.Considering random discrete heat sources method,the obtained results of random distribution of fuel particles in space provide closer and realistic predictions of the combustion physics of aluminum dust flame as compared with the experimental findings.展开更多
A liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed boiler is designed and built for visualization research by applying the fluidized bed heat transfer and fouling prevention technology to the water side of the boiler. Four type...A liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed boiler is designed and built for visualization research by applying the fluidized bed heat transfer and fouling prevention technology to the water side of the boiler. Four types of engineering plastic particles with different physical properties are selected as the solid working media. The effect of particle types on the fluidization and distribution of particles in the boiler is investigated under different feedwater flow rates and amount of added particles by using the charge couple device image measurement and acquisition system. The results show that all kinds of particles can't be normally fluidized and accumulate in the drum at low amount of added particles and feedwater flow rate. The particles with great density and low sphericity are more likely to accumulate. The average solid holdup in the riser tubes increases with the increase in feedwater flow rate and the amount of added particles. The non-uniform degree of particle distribution in the riser tubes generally decreases with the increase in feedwater flow rate and the amount of added particles. The particles with small density and settling velocity have high average solid holdup in the riser tubes under close sphericity. In generally,the smaller the density and settling velocity, the more uniform the particle distribution in the riser tubes.Three-dimensional diagrams of the non-uniform degree of particle distribution in the riser tubes of the boiler are established.展开更多
As anode materials of electrochemical energy storage system,metal sulfides with high theoretical capacities suffer from issues of materials smashing and deactivation due to huge volume change,resulting in the inferior...As anode materials of electrochemical energy storage system,metal sulfides with high theoretical capacities suffer from issues of materials smashing and deactivation due to huge volume change,resulting in the inferior cycle stability.In this paper,a new strategy of adding sulfur powder into the electrospinning precursor instead of employing sulfur powder during the sulfurizing treatment is proposed to prepare Fe_(9)S_(10)composites(CNF@G-Fe_(9)S_(10)-1).In those composites,most of Fe_(9)S_(10)particles are embedded in the graphene-carbon fibers with multiple protection.As anodes for potassium-ion batteries,CNF@G-Fe_(9)S_(10)-1 display higher rate capacities and more excellent stability(103.2 mAh·g^(-1)at 1000 mA·g^(-1)after 892 cycles)than Fe_(9)S_(10)composites synthesized by the traditional method.In addition,as anodes for potassiumion hybrid capacitors,they also deliver high capacities of102.8 mAh·g^(-1)at 1000 mA·g^(-1)after 100 cycles.The morphology characterization evidences indicate that the surface and integrity of CNF@G-Fe_(9)S_(10)-1 are more smooth and complete than the Fe_(9)S_(10)composites fabricated using a common method without sulfur power in electrospinning precursor.The excellent stability and high capacity of CNF@G-Fe_(9)S_(10)-1 can be attributed to nearly full-wrapped structure of Fe_(9)S_(10)in the carbon matrix arising from the new strategy.Owing to the formation of the structure,Fe_(9)S_(10)particles are protected from the pulverization,and the structure stability of hybrid carbon fibers is enhanced.This study may provide a new strategy for the controllable synthesis of metal sulfide-CNFs and their application for high stability energy storage.展开更多
New particle formation is a key process in shaping the size distribution of aerosols in the atmosphere.We present here the measurement results of number and size distribution of aerosol particles （10–10000 nm in dia...New particle formation is a key process in shaping the size distribution of aerosols in the atmosphere.We present here the measurement results of number and size distribution of aerosol particles （10–10000 nm in diameter） obtained in the summer of 2008,at a suburban site in Beijing,China.We firstly reported the pollution level,particle number size distribution,diurnal variation of the particle number size distribution and then introduced the characteristics of the particle formation processes.The results showed that the number concentration of ultrafine particles was much lower than the values measured in other urban or suburban areas in previous studies.Sharp increases of ultrafine particle count were frequently observed at noon.An examination of the diurnal pattern suggested that the burst of ultrafine particles was mainly due to new particle formation promoted by photochemical processes.In addition,high relative humidity was a key factor driving the growth of the particles in the afternoon.During the 2-month observations,new particle formation from homogeneous nucleation was observed for 42.7% of the study period.The average growth rate of newly formed particles was 3.2 nm/hr,and varied from 1.2 to 8.0 nm/hr.The required concentration of condensable vapor was 4.4×10 7 cm-3,and its source rate was 1.2×10 6 cm-3 sec-1.Further calculation on the source rate of sulphuric acid vapor indicated that the average participation of sulphuric acid to particle growth rates was 28.7%.展开更多
The particle size distribution of polymer always develops in emulsion polymerization systems,and certain key phenomena/mechanisms as well as properties of the final product are significantly affected by this distribut...The particle size distribution of polymer always develops in emulsion polymerization systems,and certain key phenomena/mechanisms as well as properties of the final product are significantly affected by this distribution.This review mainly focuses on the measurement methods of particle size distribution rather than average particle size during the emulsion polymerization process,including the existing off-line,on-line,and in-line measurement methods.Moreover,the principle,resolution,performance,advantages,and drawbacks of various methods for evaluating particle size distribution are contrasted and illustrated.Besides,several possible development directions or solutions of the in-line measurement technology are explored.展开更多
Internal erosion occurs when fine particles escape from the soil driven by seepage flow,which is considered to be the crucial factor causing the failure of earth structures filled with gravelly soil.The objective of t...Internal erosion occurs when fine particles escape from the soil driven by seepage flow,which is considered to be the crucial factor causing the failure of earth structures filled with gravelly soil.The objective of this paper is to suggest an appropriate method to assess internal erosion potential of gravelly soil.By analyzing the sensitivity of soil material to internal erosion,the variable(Dc15/df85)max and the content of coarse particles(Pc)are selected as the evaluation indexes(Dc15 and df85 are the diameters of 15%mass passing in the coarse component and 85%mass passing in the fine component,respectively).A series of gravelly soils with different particle size distributions are tested for internal erosion by the self-made permeameter.Based on the test results,an evaluation method for the internal erosion of gravelly soil is proposed.Gravelly soil is prone to internal erosion when 60%≤Pc<95%and(Dc15/df85)max≥9.5.The proposed method shows good accuracy in evaluating the internal erosion of 36 soil samples from other studies,which confirms the reliability of the method.The proposed method makes it possible to accurately assess internal erosion of gravelly soil,and an alternative method is provided for engineers to determine whether there is a risk of internal erosion in earth structures consisting of gravelly soil.展开更多
Polyaluminum chloride （PAC） was used as coagulant and suspended particles in kaolin water. Online instruments including turbidimeter and particle counter were used to monitor the flocculation process. An evaluation ...Polyaluminum chloride （PAC） was used as coagulant and suspended particles in kaolin water. Online instruments including turbidimeter and particle counter were used to monitor the flocculation process. An evaluation model for demonstrating the impact on the flocculation effect was established based on the multiple linear regression analysis method. The parameter of the index weight of channels quantitatively described how the variation of floc particle population in different size ranges cause the decrement of turbidity. The study showed that the floc particles in different size ranges contributed differently to the decrease of turbidity and that the index weight of channel could excellently indicate the impact degree of floc particles dynamic distribution on flocculation effect. Therefore, the parameter may significantly benefit the development of coagulation and sedimentation techniques as well as the optimal coagulant selection.展开更多
Based on various ultrasonic loss mechanisms, the formula of the cumulative mass percentage of minerals with different particle sizes was given, with which the particle size distribution was integrated into an ultrason...Based on various ultrasonic loss mechanisms, the formula of the cumulative mass percentage of minerals with different particle sizes was given, with which the particle size distribution was integrated into an ultrasonic attenuation model. And then the correlations between the ultrasonic attenuation and the pulp density, and the particle size were obtained. The derived model was combined with the experiment and the analysis of experimental data to determine the inverse model relating ultrasonic attenuation coefficient with size distribution. Finally, an optimization method of inverse parameter, genetic algorithm was applied for particle size distribution. The results of inverse calculation show that the precision of measurement was high.展开更多
基金Project(52066008)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation,ChinaProject(2018FA030)supported by Yunnan Province Fundamental Research Key Project Foundation,China+1 种基金Project(2018ZE001)supported by Yunnan Province Major Science and Technology Project Foundation,ChinaProject(202005AG070057)supported by Yunnan Province Science and Technology Innovation Funds for key Laboratories,China。
文摘A three-dimensional diesel particulate filter(DPF)simulation model was developed by using AVL software FIRE to study the effects of four factors on soot particle distributions along the axial and radial directions in the DPF after the model accuracy was validated.An orthogonal test method was used to determine the importance and weights of the design of experiments(DoE)factors such as the expanding angle,the number of channels per square inch,and the exhaust mass flow rate.The effects of these factors on the uniformity of the soot particle distributions were also analyzed.The results show that when the soot loading time was 400 s,the soot particles inside the DPF along the axial direction exhibited a bowl shape,which was high on the both ends and low in the middle.The uniformity of the axial distribution of soot particles reduces significantly with an increase in the number of channels per square inch.The uniformity of the radial distribution reduced with an increase in the expanding angle of the divergent tube.Based on the impacts on the axial uniformity,the three most influencing factors in a descending order are the number of channels per square inch,the exhaust mass flow rate,and the expanding angle of the divergent tube.
基金Project supported by the Young Scientists Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11802136).
文摘The effects of mass concentration and injection pressure on the atomization characteristics of low-viscosity fuel spray are studied in a constant-volume chamber.Microscopic spray parameters are measured by laser diffraction at different axial and radial positions downstream of the nozzle.The results show that the atomization effect is inhibited linearly with the increase of mass concentration.The increase of injection pressure promotes the droplet breakup.However,the trend gradually weakens and becomes more noticeable at high concentrations.Comparing with the concentration,the influence of the injection pressure on the atomization characteristics is dominant.Although low concentration and high injection pressure can promote the droplet breakup,they also increase the probability of droplet collision,resulting in droplet aggregation.This is more evident in low-viscosity fuels.The droplet size increases in the axial direction owing to the aggregation.However,the diameter decreases in the radial direction owing to the outward deflection of small droplets caused by air turbulence and entrainment.In addition,the high-velocity airflow significantly promotes the droplet breakup near the nozzle and spray axis regions and inhibits the aggregation effect.However,the lower-viscosity fuels keep smaller droplet sizes and better atomization in the whole spraying process,which is easier to realize than the higher-viscosity fuels.Overall,low concentration,high injection pressure,and low viscosity of fuel have beneficial effects on the droplet breakup.This is very important for improving the atomization effect of fuel.
基金"PSPC Régions n°2"("Projets Structurants des Pôles de Compétitivitéen région")funded by Conseil Régional Hauts-de-France and BPI.
文摘Developing the railway transport sector is a challenging scientific,economic and social research topic starting with ensuring human security.The main topic that should be developed in that sense is the ballast stability and dynamical behaviour under external loading and environmental changes.This paper investigates the effect of particle size distribution and normal pressure on the mechanical response of a ballast bed.Grading curves of ballast layers with different sizes are illustrated to discuss their strength behaviour under various strains to deduce the significant effect on the direct shear performance of the ballast layer.Direct shear tests with different Particle Size Distribution(PSD)were reproduced using the Discrete Element Method(DEM).It is noticed that when the number of small-sized ballast increases,the shear strength and the friction angle increase to varying degrees under different normal pressures,with an average increase of 27%and 8%,respectively.When the number of large-sized ballast decreases,the shear strength and the friction angle decrease to varying degrees under different normal pressures,with an average decrease of 6%and 3%,respectively.
文摘Wedge-shaped copper casting experiment was conducted to study the engulfment behavior of TiB2 particle and the interaction between particle or cluster and the solid/liquid front in commercial pure aluminum matrix. The experimental results show that the particle size distribution obeys two separate systems in the whole wedge-cast sample. Furthermore, it is found that the big clusters are pushed to the center of the wedge shaped sample and the single particle or small clusters consisting of few particles are engulfed into the α-Al in the area of the sample edge. The cluster degree of particles varies in different areas, and its value is 0.2 and 0.6 for the cluster fraction in the edge and in the center of the wedge sample, respectively. The cluster diameter does not obey the normal distribution but approximately obeys lognormal distribution in the present work. More importantly, in the whole sample, the particle size obeys two separate log-normal distributions.
基金Supported by The Project of Key and Open Laboratory for Cloud Fog Physics Environment of China Meteorological Administration(2009Z0034)The Special Project of Public Welfare Industry(Mete-orology) Science Research of Science and Technology Ministry(GY-HY200806001)Research and Development Projects of Weather Modification Office in Hebei Province:Aircraft Observations Under Fog and Haze Conditions in Hebei Province(10ky04)
文摘By using the probe data of two sorties airplane in the middle and southern parts of Hebei Province in 2007 spring,the characteristics of atmospheric aerosol particles concentration and size distribution in the area in the cloudy day situation were analyzed.The results showed that the overall trend of aerosol particles concentration in the weather systems which included the south branch trough and North China low vortex was the decrease as the height increased.However,if the cirrostratus was in the high altitude,it increased as the height increased.In the bottom of inversion layer,there existed the obvious accumulation of aerosol and cloud droplet.Affected by the complex weather systems,the aerosol particle size distribution presented the multi-peak type for the disturbance of updraft or turbulence.
基金The Special Funds for State Key Projects for Fun- damental Research (G1999022201-04).
文摘Application of particle image velocity (PIV) techniques for measuringparticle size distribution and total number in an activation chamber of desulfurization system isintroduced. Watersheld algorithm is used to choose the suitable initial gray level threshold whichis used to change the gray level images taken by PIV to black and white ones, then every particle inan image is isolated totally. For every isolating particle, its contour is tracked by the edgeenhancement filter function and kept by Freeman s chain code. Based on a set of particle s chincode, its size and size distribution are calculated and sorted. Finally, the experimental data ofcalcium particles and water drops, separately injected into the activation chamber, and the erroranalysis of data are given out.
文摘Particle-laden gas flows past a circular cylinder at the Reynolds number of 2×10^(5) were numerically investigated. The Discrete Vortex Method (DVM) was employed to evaluate the unsteady gas flow fields and a Lagrangian approach was applied for tracking individual solid particles. The vortex patterns and the distributions of particles with different Stokes numbers were obtained. Numerical results show that: (1) at small Stokes number (St=0.01) the particles move with the fluid and could be found evenly throughout the flow, (2) the regions around the vortex cores, where few particles exist, become wider as the stokes number of particles increases from 0.01 to 1.0, (3) at middle Stokes number (St=1.0, 10) centrifugal forces throw the particles out of the wake vortices, (4) at high Stokes number (St=100, 1000) the particles are not affected by the vortices,and their motion is determined by their inertia effects.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51076083)
文摘A meshless Element-Free Galerkin （EFG） method was used to directly simulate the fluidization process in two dimensions. The drag force on particles was obtained by integrating the stress and shear forces on the particle surfaces. The results show that meshless methods are capable of dealing with real particle collisions, thus are superior to most mesh-based methods in reflecting the fluidization process with frequent particle collisions and suitable void fractions. Particle distribution greatly influences the drag coefficients even for the same voidage, that is, there are large differences in the average drag coefficients between nonuniform and uniform particle distributions. Different compacting directions also have different regu- larities, so conventional formulas such as ＇Wen and Yu＇ and ＇Felice＇ models have some deviations in such nonuniform distributions. To evaluate the influence of the nonuniformity, the drag force in multiple particle systems was simulated by using nonuniformity coefficients, Cvx and Cvy, to quantitatively describe the nonuniform distribution in different directions. Drag force during fluidization can be successfully evaluated by the use of Cvx alone.
基金Project supported by the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.91852102)。
文摘The Reynolds-averaged general dynamic equation(RAGDE)for the nanoparticle size distribution function is derived,including the contribution to particle coagulation resulting from the fluctuating concentration.The equation together with that of a turbulent gas flow is solved numerically in the turbulent flow of a ventilation chamber with a jet on the wall based on the proposed model relating the fluctuating coagulation to the gradient of mean concentration.Some results are compared with the experimental data.The results show that the proposed model relating the fluctuating coagulation to the gradient of mean concentration is reasonable,and it is necessary to consider the contribution to coagulation resulting from the fluctuating concentration in such a flow.The changes of the particle number concentration M_(0) and the geometric mean diameter dg are more obvious in the core area of the jet,but less obvious in other areas.With the increase in the initial particle number concentration m00,the values of M_(0) and the standard deviation of the particle sizeσdecrease,but the value of d_(g) increases.The decrease in the initial particle diameter leads to the reduction of M_(0) andσand the increase in d_(g).With the increase in the Reynolds number,particles have few chances of collision,and hence the coagulation rate is reduced,leading to the increase in M_(0) andσand the decrease in d_(g).
基金Funding was provided by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51761135106)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Science Challenge Project(Grant Nos.TZ2018006-0201-02,TZ2018006-0205-02)State Key Lab of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology(Grant Nos.DMETKF 2018007,DMETKF2019016).
文摘Characteristics of internal microstructures have a strong impact on the properties of particulate reinforced metal composites.In the present work,we perform finite element simulations to elucidate fundamental mechanisms involved in the ultraprecision orthogonal cutting of aluminum-based silicon carbide composites(SiCp/AI),with an emphasis on the influence of particle distribution characteristic.The SiCp/AI composite with a particle volume fraction of 25 vol%and a mean particle size of 10|im consists of randomly distributed polygon-shaped SiC particles,the elastic deformation and brittle failure of which are described by the brittle cracking model.Simulation results reveal that in addition to metal matrix tearing,cuttinginduced particle deformation in terms of dislodging,debonding,and cracking plays an important role in the microscopic deformation and correlated machining force variation and machined surface integrity.It is found that the standard deviation of particle size to the mean value has a strong influence on the machinability of microscopic particle-tool edge interactions and macroscopically observed machining results.The present work provides a guideline for the rational synthesis of particulate-reinforced metal composites with high machinability.
基金Prospective Research Project on Future Networks of Jiangsu Province,China(No.BY2013095-1-18)
文摘With ensured network connectivity in quantum channels, the issue of distributing entangled particles in wireless quantum communication mesh networks can be equivalently regarded as a problem of quantum backbone nodes selection in order to save cost and reduce complexity. A minimum spanning tree（ MST）-based quantum distribution algorithm（ QDMST） is presented to construct the mesh backbone network. First, the articulation points are found,and for each connected block uncovered by the articulation points, the general centers are solved. Then, both articulation points and general centers are classified as backbone nodes and an M ST is formed. The quantum path between every two neighbor nodes on the MST is calculated. The nodes on these paths are also classified as backbone nodes. Simulation results validate the advantages of QDMST in the average backbone nodes number and average quantum channel distance compared to the existing random selection algorithm under multiple network scenarios.
文摘The effect of particle size and distribution of rapidly quenching NdFeB magnetic powder on the magnetic properties of polymerbonded NdFeB permanent magnet was studied. The results show that the particle size and the distribution of rapidly quenching NdFeB magnetic powder have significant effects on the magnetic properties of polymerbonded NdFeB permanent magnet. As long as the size and the distribution of rapidly quenching NdFeB powder are within the right range, high magnetic properties of polymerbonded NdFeB permanent magnet can be obtained. This is mainly because the rapidly quenching NdFeB magnetic powder has high hardness and is scaleshaped. The larger the size of rapidly quenching NdFeB particles is, the more difficult it is to obtain high density of bonded NdFeB magnet. However the structure will be destroyed if the size is too small. It results in the deterioration of magnetic properties. The mechanism is also discussed.
文摘In this research combustion of aluminum dust particles in a quiescent medium with spatially discrete sources distributed in a random way was studied by a numerical approach.A new thermal model was generated to estimate flame propagation speed in a lean/rich reaction medium.Flame speed for different particle diameters and the effects of various oxidizers such as carbon dioxide and oxygen on flame speed were studied.Nitrogen was considered the inert gas.In addition,the quenching distance and the minimum ignition energy(MIE) were studied as a function of dust concentration.Different burning time models for aluminum were employed and their results were compared with each other.The model was based on conduction heat transfer mechanism using the heat point source method.The combustion of single-particle was first studied and the solution was presented.Then the dust combustion was investigated using the superposition principle to include the effects of surrounding particles.It is found that larger particles have higher values of quenching distance in comparison with smaller particles in an assumed dust concentration.With the increase of dust concentration the value of MIE would be decreased for an assumed particle diameter.Considering random discrete heat sources method,the obtained results of random distribution of fuel particles in space provide closer and realistic predictions of the combustion physics of aluminum dust flame as compared with the experimental findings.
基金supported by the open foundation of State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering (SKL–ChE–18B03)the Municipal Science and Technology Commission of Tianjin, China (2009ZCKFGX01900)。
文摘A liquid-solid circulating fluidized bed boiler is designed and built for visualization research by applying the fluidized bed heat transfer and fouling prevention technology to the water side of the boiler. Four types of engineering plastic particles with different physical properties are selected as the solid working media. The effect of particle types on the fluidization and distribution of particles in the boiler is investigated under different feedwater flow rates and amount of added particles by using the charge couple device image measurement and acquisition system. The results show that all kinds of particles can't be normally fluidized and accumulate in the drum at low amount of added particles and feedwater flow rate. The particles with great density and low sphericity are more likely to accumulate. The average solid holdup in the riser tubes increases with the increase in feedwater flow rate and the amount of added particles. The non-uniform degree of particle distribution in the riser tubes generally decreases with the increase in feedwater flow rate and the amount of added particles. The particles with small density and settling velocity have high average solid holdup in the riser tubes under close sphericity. In generally,the smaller the density and settling velocity, the more uniform the particle distribution in the riser tubes.Three-dimensional diagrams of the non-uniform degree of particle distribution in the riser tubes of the boiler are established.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51772082 and 51804106)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(Nos.2019JJ30002 and 2019JJ50061)。
文摘As anode materials of electrochemical energy storage system,metal sulfides with high theoretical capacities suffer from issues of materials smashing and deactivation due to huge volume change,resulting in the inferior cycle stability.In this paper,a new strategy of adding sulfur powder into the electrospinning precursor instead of employing sulfur powder during the sulfurizing treatment is proposed to prepare Fe_(9)S_(10)composites(CNF@G-Fe_(9)S_(10)-1).In those composites,most of Fe_(9)S_(10)particles are embedded in the graphene-carbon fibers with multiple protection.As anodes for potassium-ion batteries,CNF@G-Fe_(9)S_(10)-1 display higher rate capacities and more excellent stability(103.2 mAh·g^(-1)at 1000 mA·g^(-1)after 892 cycles)than Fe_(9)S_(10)composites synthesized by the traditional method.In addition,as anodes for potassiumion hybrid capacitors,they also deliver high capacities of102.8 mAh·g^(-1)at 1000 mA·g^(-1)after 100 cycles.The morphology characterization evidences indicate that the surface and integrity of CNF@G-Fe_(9)S_(10)-1 are more smooth and complete than the Fe_(9)S_(10)composites fabricated using a common method without sulfur power in electrospinning precursor.The excellent stability and high capacity of CNF@G-Fe_(9)S_(10)-1 can be attributed to nearly full-wrapped structure of Fe_(9)S_(10)in the carbon matrix arising from the new strategy.Owing to the formation of the structure,Fe_(9)S_(10)particles are protected from the pulverization,and the structure stability of hybrid carbon fibers is enhanced.This study may provide a new strategy for the controllable synthesis of metal sulfide-CNFs and their application for high stability energy storage.
基金supported by the National Department Public Benefit Research Foundation of China (No.201009001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.41005065)the Basic Foundation for Public Benefit-Research Academies from the Central Government (No.2008KYYW01)
文摘New particle formation is a key process in shaping the size distribution of aerosols in the atmosphere.We present here the measurement results of number and size distribution of aerosol particles （10–10000 nm in diameter） obtained in the summer of 2008,at a suburban site in Beijing,China.We firstly reported the pollution level,particle number size distribution,diurnal variation of the particle number size distribution and then introduced the characteristics of the particle formation processes.The results showed that the number concentration of ultrafine particles was much lower than the values measured in other urban or suburban areas in previous studies.Sharp increases of ultrafine particle count were frequently observed at noon.An examination of the diurnal pattern suggested that the burst of ultrafine particles was mainly due to new particle formation promoted by photochemical processes.In addition,high relative humidity was a key factor driving the growth of the particles in the afternoon.During the 2-month observations,new particle formation from homogeneous nucleation was observed for 42.7% of the study period.The average growth rate of newly formed particles was 3.2 nm/hr,and varied from 1.2 to 8.0 nm/hr.The required concentration of condensable vapor was 4.4×10 7 cm-3,and its source rate was 1.2×10 6 cm-3 sec-1.Further calculation on the source rate of sulphuric acid vapor indicated that the average participation of sulphuric acid to particle growth rates was 28.7%.
基金The National Key Research and Development Program(2020YFA0906804)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22078325,22035007,91934301)+1 种基金the NSFC-EU project(31961133018)the Special Project of Strategic Leading Science and Technology,CAS(XDC06010302)are gratefully acknowledged.
文摘The particle size distribution of polymer always develops in emulsion polymerization systems,and certain key phenomena/mechanisms as well as properties of the final product are significantly affected by this distribution.This review mainly focuses on the measurement methods of particle size distribution rather than average particle size during the emulsion polymerization process,including the existing off-line,on-line,and in-line measurement methods.Moreover,the principle,resolution,performance,advantages,and drawbacks of various methods for evaluating particle size distribution are contrasted and illustrated.Besides,several possible development directions or solutions of the in-line measurement technology are explored.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41790432)Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDA20030301)。
文摘Internal erosion occurs when fine particles escape from the soil driven by seepage flow,which is considered to be the crucial factor causing the failure of earth structures filled with gravelly soil.The objective of this paper is to suggest an appropriate method to assess internal erosion potential of gravelly soil.By analyzing the sensitivity of soil material to internal erosion,the variable(Dc15/df85)max and the content of coarse particles(Pc)are selected as the evaluation indexes(Dc15 and df85 are the diameters of 15%mass passing in the coarse component and 85%mass passing in the fine component,respectively).A series of gravelly soils with different particle size distributions are tested for internal erosion by the self-made permeameter.Based on the test results,an evaluation method for the internal erosion of gravelly soil is proposed.Gravelly soil is prone to internal erosion when 60%≤Pc<95%and(Dc15/df85)max≥9.5.The proposed method shows good accuracy in evaluating the internal erosion of 36 soil samples from other studies,which confirms the reliability of the method.The proposed method makes it possible to accurately assess internal erosion of gravelly soil,and an alternative method is provided for engineers to determine whether there is a risk of internal erosion in earth structures consisting of gravelly soil.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50678047)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2006AA06Z305)the National Science and Technology Project of Eleventh Five Years (No.2006BAJ08B05-2)
文摘Polyaluminum chloride （PAC） was used as coagulant and suspended particles in kaolin water. Online instruments including turbidimeter and particle counter were used to monitor the flocculation process. An evaluation model for demonstrating the impact on the flocculation effect was established based on the multiple linear regression analysis method. The parameter of the index weight of channels quantitatively described how the variation of floc particle population in different size ranges cause the decrement of turbidity. The study showed that the floc particles in different size ranges contributed differently to the decrease of turbidity and that the index weight of channel could excellently indicate the impact degree of floc particles dynamic distribution on flocculation effect. Therefore, the parameter may significantly benefit the development of coagulation and sedimentation techniques as well as the optimal coagulant selection.
基金Project supported by Technology Development and Research Special Foundation of National Science Research Academicand Institute , China
文摘Based on various ultrasonic loss mechanisms, the formula of the cumulative mass percentage of minerals with different particle sizes was given, with which the particle size distribution was integrated into an ultrasonic attenuation model. And then the correlations between the ultrasonic attenuation and the pulp density, and the particle size were obtained. The derived model was combined with the experiment and the analysis of experimental data to determine the inverse model relating ultrasonic attenuation coefficient with size distribution. Finally, an optimization method of inverse parameter, genetic algorithm was applied for particle size distribution. The results of inverse calculation show that the precision of measurement was high.
