The three-dimensional(3D) behavior characteristics of bubble rising in gas-liquid two-phase flow are of great importance to study bubbly flow mechanism and guide engineering practice. Based on the dual-perspective ima...The three-dimensional(3D) behavior characteristics of bubble rising in gas-liquid two-phase flow are of great importance to study bubbly flow mechanism and guide engineering practice. Based on the dual-perspective imaging of virtual binocular stereo vision, the 3D behavior characteristics of bubbles in gas-liquid two-phase flow are studied in detail, which effectively increases the projection information of bubbles to acquire more accurate behavior features. In this paper, the variations of bubble equivalent diameter, volume, velocity and trajectory in the rising process are estimated, and the factors affecting bubble behavior characteristics are analyzed. It is shown that the method is real-time and valid, the equivalent diameter of the rising bubble in the stagnant water is periodically changed, and the crests and troughs in the equivalent diameter curve appear alternately. The bubble behavior characteristics as well as the spiral amplitude are affected by the orifice diameter and the gas volume flow.展开更多
The effect of vertical internal baffles on the particle mixing and graindrying characteristics in a batch fluidized bed column is investigated. Experimental work wascarried out in a 3m high rectangular fluidized bed d...The effect of vertical internal baffles on the particle mixing and graindrying characteristics in a batch fluidized bed column is investigated. Experimental work wascarried out in a 3m high rectangular fluidized bed dryer of cross sectional area of 0.15 m x 0.61 mat different operating conditions using paddy, a group D particle, as the fluidizing material. Theresults of the study showed that the fluidized bed dryer system with vertical internal baffles gavebetter particle mixing effect in the bed of particles than that without vertical internal baffles.This is due to the fact that the vertical internal baffle act as gas bubble breakers by breaking upthe large gas bubbles into smaller ones. The smaller bubbles cause a more vigorous mixing in the bedof particles before finally erupting at the bed surface. This improves the contacting efficiencyand enhanced the heat and mass transfer of the fluidized bed system. Thus a higher drying rate wasobtained in the falling rate period because the higher contacting efficiency increases theevaporation rate at the particle surface. However, the drying rate in the diffusion region showslittle improvement because the moisture diffusivity does not depend on the contacting efficiency.The fluidized bed dryer with vertical internal baffles could therefore be used in the initial rapiddrying stage in a two stage drying strategy for paddy. The insertion of vertical internal bafflesinto a fluidized bed system improves the processing of Group D particles in a fluidized bed systemespecially if the system is large in scale.展开更多
The different carbon nanotube(CNT)particles(^(@)A and^(@)V)were bed materials in the pseudo-2D tapered fluidized bed(TFB)with/without a distributor.A detailed investigation of the motion mechanism of bubbles was carri...The different carbon nanotube(CNT)particles(^(@)A and^(@)V)were bed materials in the pseudo-2D tapered fluidized bed(TFB)with/without a distributor.A detailed investigation of the motion mechanism of bubbles was carried out.The high-speed photography and image analysis techniques were used to study bubble characteristic and mixing behavior in the tapered angle of TFB without a distributor.The fractal analysis method was used to analyze the degree of particles movement.Results showed that an S-shaped motion trajectory of bubbles was captured in the bed of^(@)V particles.The population of observational bubbles in the bed of^(@)V particles was more than that of^(@)A particles,and the bubble size was smaller in the bed of^(@)V particles than that of^(@)A particles.The motion mechanism of bubbles had been shown to be related to bed materials and initial bed height in terms of analysis and comparison of bubble diameter,bubble aspect ratio and bubble shape factor.Importantly,compared to the TFB with a distributor,the TFB without a distributor had been proved to be beneficial to the CNT fluidization according to the study of bubble characteristic and the degree of the particle movement.Additionally,it was found that the mixing behavior of^(@)V particles was better than^(@)A particles in the tapered angle of TFB without a distributor.展开更多
This study presents a systematic investigation of pressure drop and gas holdup in an upward-flow fixedbed reactor,examining the effects of bubble size,bed height,particle shape,superficial gas velocity(SGV),and superf...This study presents a systematic investigation of pressure drop and gas holdup in an upward-flow fixedbed reactor,examining the effects of bubble size,bed height,particle shape,superficial gas velocity(SGV),and superficial liquid velocity(SLV)based on experimental measurements and empirical correlations.Two bubble generators,namely ring tube generator(RTG)and porous sintered film generator(PSG),are used.Key findings reveal that for the PSG,increasing SGV decreases small-bubble population while promoting large-bubble formation,with the bubbles stabilizing at a Sauter mean diameter(d_(32))of~3 mm.The RTG produces stable large bubbles(d_(32)=6—7 mm)with minimal size variations across the range of tested SGVs.The pressure drop decreases with an increase in SGV but increases with higher SLV and bed height,primarily due to the reduced liquid holdup and the dominance of static pressure.Smaller bubbles reduce the pressure drop by slowing rise velocity and minimizing frictional resistance.Clover-shaped particles exhibit the highest pressure drop owing to large porosity,while 3-mm toothed spheres show higher pressure drop than 5-mm spheres at high SGV because of intensified capillary forces.The gas holdup increases with increasing SGV and bed height but decreases slightly with increasing SLV.Smaller bubbles enhance gas holdup by improving bed distribution and residence time.The 3-mm toothed spheres show the highest gas holdup due to stronger capillary trapping,whereas the clover-shaped particles exhibit the lowest.Empirical correlations for pressure drop and gas holdup are developed,yielding calculation errors within±1%and±20%of the experimental values,respectively.展开更多
A pilot-scale experimental setup was constructed to investigate the effect of mild agitation on the bubble characteristics and phase holdup in a slurry bubble column.Mild agitation positively impacts the axial uniform...A pilot-scale experimental setup was constructed to investigate the effect of mild agitation on the bubble characteristics and phase holdup in a slurry bubble column.Mild agitation positively impacts the axial uniform distribution of solid holdup,though it shows insignificant influence on the radial distribution.In homogenous regime,mild agitation promotes the coalescence of bubbles,and the effect becomes stronger with increasing agitator speed.The mild agitation contributes to a decrease in bubble size in heterogeneous flow regime.Mild agitation presents a significant effect on the gas holdup by adjusting the bubble size and bubble motion trajectory.The modification was introduced to predict the gas holdup considering the effects of mild agitation,a necessary consideration for applications requiring mild agitation.This adapted model predicts gas holdup with a maximum error of 12.9%.展开更多
There is some disagreement in the published literature regarding the definition and the measurement of housing bubbles in China. Extending the analytical framework of Black et al. （2006）, the present paper measures ...There is some disagreement in the published literature regarding the definition and the measurement of housing bubbles in China. Extending the analytical framework of Black et al. （2006）, the present paper measures the housing bubbles of China＇s 35 major cities from the second quarter of 1999 to the second quarter of 2010. The results indicate that the housing bubbles in China＇s 35 major cities were relatively small in the sample interval, but the bubbles in eastern metropolises, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Ningbo, have been relatively big since 2005. The changing tendency of housing bubbles in most cities highly corresponds with the changes in real estate policies. This paper decomposes the housing bubbles of the 35 cities, and finds a great proportion of irrational bubbles rather than rational intrinsic bubbles generated by price speculation. Based on empirical analysis, this paper proposes policy recommendations for preventing the generation and expansion of housing bubbles.展开更多
The flow around the ship bow involves complex three-dimensional flow separation,leading to the generation of a large number of bubbles.These bubbles have a significant impact on acoustic instrumentation,and mitigating...The flow around the ship bow involves complex three-dimensional flow separation,leading to the generation of a large number of bubbles.These bubbles have a significant impact on acoustic instrumentation,and mitigating their effects has become a key focus in the field.Central to this issue is understanding the bubble generation mechanism near the bow.This study investigates the generation of bubbles in the bow region through a com-bination of physical experiments and numerical simulations.Experiments were conducted in a wind-wavecurrent circulating flume under controlled laboratory conditions.Qualitative observations of bubble phenom-ena near the bow were carried out,complemented by numerical simulations to examine the statistical charac-teristics of bubble distribution.Two distinct types of bubble generation were identified in the experiments:air entrainment due to vortex formation and bubble clouds caused by wave breaking.The former is primarily influenced by hull geometry and the turbulence intensity of the incoming flow,whereas the latter is strongly affected by wave parameters and hull motion.Numerical simulations successfully reproduced bubble generation around the hull,revealing vortex entrainment and wave-breaking-induced bubble clouds.The bubble size-density distribution follows a power-law behavior,with the slope of the bubble density versus diameter distribution found to be-3.3.展开更多
Heavy particulate matter (PM) pollution and high energy consumption are the bottlenecks of hydrometallurgy, especially in the electrolysis process. Therefore, an urgent need is to explore PM reduction methods with pro...Heavy particulate matter (PM) pollution and high energy consumption are the bottlenecks of hydrometallurgy, especially in the electrolysis process. Therefore, an urgent need is to explore PM reduction methods with production performance co-benefits. This study presents three PM reduction methods based on controlling operating parameters, i.e., lowering electrolyte temperature, H2SO4 concentration, and current density of the cathode. The optimized conditions were also investigated using the response surface methodology to balance the PM reduction effect and Zn production. The results showed that lowering electrolyte temperature is the most efficient, with an 89.0% reduction in the PM generation flux (GFPM). Reducing H2SO4 concentration led to the minimum side effects on the current efficiency of Zn deposition (CEZn) or power consumption (PC). With the premise of non-deteriorating CEZn and PC, GFPM can be reduced by 86.3% at the optimal condition (electrolyte temperature = 295 K, H2SO4 = 110 g/L, current density = 373 A/m^(2)). In addition, the reduction mechanism was elucidated by comprehensively analyzing bubble characteristics, electrochemical reactions, and surface tension. Results showed that lower electrolyte temperature inhibited the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and compressed gas volume. Lower H2SO4 concentration inhibited the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and reduced electrolyte surface tension. Lower current density inhibited both OER and HER by decreasing the reaction current. The inhibited gas evolutions reduced the microbubbles’ number and size, thereby reducing GFPM. These results may provide energy-efficient PM reduction methods and theoretical hints of exploring cleaner PM reduction approaches for industrial electrolysis.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61671321,51475328 and 61372143)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin in China(No.17JCYBJC18400)
文摘The three-dimensional(3D) behavior characteristics of bubble rising in gas-liquid two-phase flow are of great importance to study bubbly flow mechanism and guide engineering practice. Based on the dual-perspective imaging of virtual binocular stereo vision, the 3D behavior characteristics of bubbles in gas-liquid two-phase flow are studied in detail, which effectively increases the projection information of bubbles to acquire more accurate behavior features. In this paper, the variations of bubble equivalent diameter, volume, velocity and trajectory in the rising process are estimated, and the factors affecting bubble behavior characteristics are analyzed. It is shown that the method is real-time and valid, the equivalent diameter of the rising bubble in the stagnant water is periodically changed, and the crests and troughs in the equivalent diameter curve appear alternately. The bubble behavior characteristics as well as the spiral amplitude are affected by the orifice diameter and the gas volume flow.
文摘The effect of vertical internal baffles on the particle mixing and graindrying characteristics in a batch fluidized bed column is investigated. Experimental work wascarried out in a 3m high rectangular fluidized bed dryer of cross sectional area of 0.15 m x 0.61 mat different operating conditions using paddy, a group D particle, as the fluidizing material. Theresults of the study showed that the fluidized bed dryer system with vertical internal baffles gavebetter particle mixing effect in the bed of particles than that without vertical internal baffles.This is due to the fact that the vertical internal baffle act as gas bubble breakers by breaking upthe large gas bubbles into smaller ones. The smaller bubbles cause a more vigorous mixing in the bedof particles before finally erupting at the bed surface. This improves the contacting efficiencyand enhanced the heat and mass transfer of the fluidized bed system. Thus a higher drying rate wasobtained in the falling rate period because the higher contacting efficiency increases theevaporation rate at the particle surface. However, the drying rate in the diffusion region showslittle improvement because the moisture diffusivity does not depend on the contacting efficiency.The fluidized bed dryer with vertical internal baffles could therefore be used in the initial rapiddrying stage in a two stage drying strategy for paddy. The insertion of vertical internal bafflesinto a fluidized bed system improves the processing of Group D particles in a fluidized bed systemespecially if the system is large in scale.
基金This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51676103)Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province(ts20190937).
文摘The different carbon nanotube(CNT)particles(^(@)A and^(@)V)were bed materials in the pseudo-2D tapered fluidized bed(TFB)with/without a distributor.A detailed investigation of the motion mechanism of bubbles was carried out.The high-speed photography and image analysis techniques were used to study bubble characteristic and mixing behavior in the tapered angle of TFB without a distributor.The fractal analysis method was used to analyze the degree of particles movement.Results showed that an S-shaped motion trajectory of bubbles was captured in the bed of^(@)V particles.The population of observational bubbles in the bed of^(@)V particles was more than that of^(@)A particles,and the bubble size was smaller in the bed of^(@)V particles than that of^(@)A particles.The motion mechanism of bubbles had been shown to be related to bed materials and initial bed height in terms of analysis and comparison of bubble diameter,bubble aspect ratio and bubble shape factor.Importantly,compared to the TFB with a distributor,the TFB without a distributor had been proved to be beneficial to the CNT fluidization according to the study of bubble characteristic and the degree of the particle movement.Additionally,it was found that the mixing behavior of^(@)V particles was better than^(@)A particles in the tapered angle of TFB without a distributor.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52025103)。
文摘This study presents a systematic investigation of pressure drop and gas holdup in an upward-flow fixedbed reactor,examining the effects of bubble size,bed height,particle shape,superficial gas velocity(SGV),and superficial liquid velocity(SLV)based on experimental measurements and empirical correlations.Two bubble generators,namely ring tube generator(RTG)and porous sintered film generator(PSG),are used.Key findings reveal that for the PSG,increasing SGV decreases small-bubble population while promoting large-bubble formation,with the bubbles stabilizing at a Sauter mean diameter(d_(32))of~3 mm.The RTG produces stable large bubbles(d_(32)=6—7 mm)with minimal size variations across the range of tested SGVs.The pressure drop decreases with an increase in SGV but increases with higher SLV and bed height,primarily due to the reduced liquid holdup and the dominance of static pressure.Smaller bubbles reduce the pressure drop by slowing rise velocity and minimizing frictional resistance.Clover-shaped particles exhibit the highest pressure drop owing to large porosity,while 3-mm toothed spheres show higher pressure drop than 5-mm spheres at high SGV because of intensified capillary forces.The gas holdup increases with increasing SGV and bed height but decreases slightly with increasing SLV.Smaller bubbles enhance gas holdup by improving bed distribution and residence time.The 3-mm toothed spheres show the highest gas holdup due to stronger capillary trapping,whereas the clover-shaped particles exhibit the lowest.Empirical correlations for pressure drop and gas holdup are developed,yielding calculation errors within±1%and±20%of the experimental values,respectively.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant Nos.22308171,21968023)State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing,China University of Petroleum(grant No.WX20230157)Special Projects of the Central Government Guiding Local Science and Technology Development(grant No.2022FRD05017).
文摘A pilot-scale experimental setup was constructed to investigate the effect of mild agitation on the bubble characteristics and phase holdup in a slurry bubble column.Mild agitation positively impacts the axial uniform distribution of solid holdup,though it shows insignificant influence on the radial distribution.In homogenous regime,mild agitation promotes the coalescence of bubbles,and the effect becomes stronger with increasing agitator speed.The mild agitation contributes to a decrease in bubble size in heterogeneous flow regime.Mild agitation presents a significant effect on the gas holdup by adjusting the bubble size and bubble motion trajectory.The modification was introduced to predict the gas holdup considering the effects of mild agitation,a necessary consideration for applications requiring mild agitation.This adapted model predicts gas holdup with a maximum error of 12.9%.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.71173223)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universitiesthe Research Funds of Renmin University of China(No.10XNF049)
文摘There is some disagreement in the published literature regarding the definition and the measurement of housing bubbles in China. Extending the analytical framework of Black et al. （2006）, the present paper measures the housing bubbles of China＇s 35 major cities from the second quarter of 1999 to the second quarter of 2010. The results indicate that the housing bubbles in China＇s 35 major cities were relatively small in the sample interval, but the bubbles in eastern metropolises, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Ningbo, have been relatively big since 2005. The changing tendency of housing bubbles in most cities highly corresponds with the changes in real estate policies. This paper decomposes the housing bubbles of the 35 cities, and finds a great proportion of irrational bubbles rather than rational intrinsic bubbles generated by price speculation. Based on empirical analysis, this paper proposes policy recommendations for preventing the generation and expansion of housing bubbles.
基金supported by Postdoctoral Innovation Fund of the Northwestern Polytechnical University Taicang Yangtze River Delta Research Institute(14005-5140250014,14005-5140250013)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(D5000240079,D5000250321).
文摘The flow around the ship bow involves complex three-dimensional flow separation,leading to the generation of a large number of bubbles.These bubbles have a significant impact on acoustic instrumentation,and mitigating their effects has become a key focus in the field.Central to this issue is understanding the bubble generation mechanism near the bow.This study investigates the generation of bubbles in the bow region through a com-bination of physical experiments and numerical simulations.Experiments were conducted in a wind-wavecurrent circulating flume under controlled laboratory conditions.Qualitative observations of bubble phenom-ena near the bow were carried out,complemented by numerical simulations to examine the statistical charac-teristics of bubble distribution.Two distinct types of bubble generation were identified in the experiments:air entrainment due to vortex formation and bubble clouds caused by wave breaking.The former is primarily influenced by hull geometry and the turbulence intensity of the incoming flow,whereas the latter is strongly affected by wave parameters and hull motion.Numerical simulations successfully reproduced bubble generation around the hull,revealing vortex entrainment and wave-breaking-induced bubble clouds.The bubble size-density distribution follows a power-law behavior,with the slope of the bubble density versus diameter distribution found to be-3.3.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22106081)the Natural Science of Foundation of Shandong Province,China(No.ZR202103040646)+2 种基金the special fund of State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control(China)(No.20K09ESPCT)the Major Basic Research Projects of Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(China)(No.ZR2020KE025)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(China)(No.22120220166).
文摘Heavy particulate matter (PM) pollution and high energy consumption are the bottlenecks of hydrometallurgy, especially in the electrolysis process. Therefore, an urgent need is to explore PM reduction methods with production performance co-benefits. This study presents three PM reduction methods based on controlling operating parameters, i.e., lowering electrolyte temperature, H2SO4 concentration, and current density of the cathode. The optimized conditions were also investigated using the response surface methodology to balance the PM reduction effect and Zn production. The results showed that lowering electrolyte temperature is the most efficient, with an 89.0% reduction in the PM generation flux (GFPM). Reducing H2SO4 concentration led to the minimum side effects on the current efficiency of Zn deposition (CEZn) or power consumption (PC). With the premise of non-deteriorating CEZn and PC, GFPM can be reduced by 86.3% at the optimal condition (electrolyte temperature = 295 K, H2SO4 = 110 g/L, current density = 373 A/m^(2)). In addition, the reduction mechanism was elucidated by comprehensively analyzing bubble characteristics, electrochemical reactions, and surface tension. Results showed that lower electrolyte temperature inhibited the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and compressed gas volume. Lower H2SO4 concentration inhibited the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and reduced electrolyte surface tension. Lower current density inhibited both OER and HER by decreasing the reaction current. The inhibited gas evolutions reduced the microbubbles’ number and size, thereby reducing GFPM. These results may provide energy-efficient PM reduction methods and theoretical hints of exploring cleaner PM reduction approaches for industrial electrolysis.
