This numerical study investigates the effects of using a diluted fuel (50% natural gas and 50% N2) in an industrial furnace under several cases of conventional combustion (air with 21% O2 at 300 and 1273 K) and th...This numerical study investigates the effects of using a diluted fuel (50% natural gas and 50% N2) in an industrial furnace under several cases of conventional combustion (air with 21% O2 at 300 and 1273 K) and the highly preheated and diluted air (1273 K with 10% O2 and 90% N2) combustion (HPDAC) conditions using an in-house computer program. It was found that by applying a combined diluted fuel and oxidant instead of their uncombined and/or undiluted states, the best condition is obtained for the establishment of HPDAC's main unique features. These features are low mean and maximum gas temperature and high radiation/total heat transfer to gas and tubes; as well as more uniformity of theirs distributions which results in decrease in NOx pollutant formation and increase in furnace efficiency or energy saving. Moreover, a variety of chemical flame shape, the process fluid and tubes walls temperatures profiles, the required regenerator efficiency and finally the concentration and velocity patterns have been also qualitatively/quantitatively studied.展开更多
In this paper the premixed catalytic combustion emissions such as CO, unburned hydrocarbon (UHC), NOx and the temperature distribution in the catalytic monolith with ultra low concentration of Pd were studied. Three t...In this paper the premixed catalytic combustion emissions such as CO, unburned hydrocarbon (UHC), NOx and the temperature distribution in the catalytic monolith with ultra low concentration of Pd were studied. Three types of monoliths were used for experiments and the temperature of preheated air was respectively 50℃ , 100℃ and 200℃ . The results showed that preheated air made radial temperature in the catalytic monolith uniform which helped to avoid local hot spots so as to decrease NOx emission. The experiment also proved that the shorter monolith showed much better catalytic combustion performance than longer one and the temperature at the exit of the shorter monolith was relatively lower. On the contrary, the temperature was higher in the longer monolith and the lethal NOx emission was slightly increased.展开更多
Under the spirit of sustainable development, ‘lightweight’ has been gradually included into the vehicle design criterion by many manufacturers and used in automobile production. Following this trend, domestic wheel ...Under the spirit of sustainable development, ‘lightweight’ has been gradually included into the vehicle design criterion by many manufacturers and used in automobile production. Following this trend, domestic wheel suppliers also begin to study the technology of lightweight wheel. One way to achieve this goal is improving strength grade of the steel and optimizing the structure design in the field of steel wheels. But there are a few problems in flash butt welding process in the application of high strength steel, leading to high rejection rates. SW400 steel is a special high strength wheel steel developed by Benxi Steel. Taking SW400 steel as the research material, this article studys the feasibility of improving the properties of rim flash butt welded joints by adding preheating process.展开更多
One kind of facile coal-based direct reduction process is using hot preheated pellets for reduction in grate kiln. In this work, effects of reduction parameters on swelling index of hot preheated pellets were investig...One kind of facile coal-based direct reduction process is using hot preheated pellets for reduction in grate kiln. In this work, effects of reduction parameters on swelling index of hot preheated pellets were investigated by photographic technique under isothermal conditions. Experimental results show that swelling index of pellets is firstly increased then gradually decreased with increasing reduction time, while that is found to be an obvious decrease from 175 % to 30% with the variation of temperature from 900℃ to 1100℃. Results of XRD combined with SEM reveal that swelling behavior of pellets is decided by structure of newly formed metal iron grains. The formation and growth of fibers iron grains promote the increase in volume. Low temperature and low CO content are favored to the formation and orientated growth of metal iron grains in the one step process.展开更多
Reaction zone characteristics were studied using hydroxy radical planar laser-induced fluorescence (OH-PLIF) technique for a counter-flow preheated (CH4+N2)/(Air+N2) diluted diffusion flames. The effects of pr...Reaction zone characteristics were studied using hydroxy radical planar laser-induced fluorescence (OH-PLIF) technique for a counter-flow preheated (CH4+N2)/(Air+N2) diluted diffusion flames. The effects of preheat temperature and dilute ratio on the reaction zone characteristics were investigated by demonstrating the OH intensity distribution and reaction zone thickness from OH-PLIF images. Under the experimental conditions of constant cold flow velocity, the results show that the OH intensity and reaction zone thickness decrease with the increase of dilute ratio at constant preheat temperature and increase with preheat temperature at fixed dilute ratio. The OH maximum intensity shifts towards the "lean" side of counter flow at constant preheat temperature, and it shifts towards the fuel side with the increase of dilute ratio of fuel stream and towards the oxidizer side with the increase of dilute ratio of oxidizer stream respectively. The feasibility of OH as a reaction zone marker in this diluted combustion is verified further. The variation of diffusion and chemical reaction rate of reactants due to preheat and dilution contributes to the reaction zone characteristics simultaneously. The effect of strain on the flame reaction zone should be included in the future work.展开更多
The so-called organic Rankine cycle(ORC)is an effective technology allowing heat recovery from lower temperature sources.In the present study,to improve its thermal efficiency,a preheated ejector using exhaust steam c...The so-called organic Rankine cycle(ORC)is an effective technology allowing heat recovery from lower temperature sources.In the present study,to improve its thermal efficiency,a preheated ejector using exhaust steam coming from the expander is integrated in the cycle(EPORC).Considering net power output,pump power,and thermal efficiency,the proposed system is compared with the basic ORC.The influence of the ejector ratio(ER)of the preheated ejector on the system performances is also investigated.Results show that the net power output of the EPORC is higher than that of the basic ORC due to the decreasing pump power.Under given working conditions,the average thermal efficiency of EPORC is 29%higher than that of ORC.The ER has a great impact on the performance of EPORC by adjusting the working fluid fed to the pump,leading to significant variations of the pump work Moreover,the ER has a remarkable effect on the working fluid temperature lift(TL)at the evaporator inlet,thus reducing the evaporator heat load.According to the results,the thermal efficiency of EPORC increases by 30%,when the ER increases from 0.05 to 0.4.展开更多
Ammonia is a suitable carbon-free alternative fuel for power equipment.Direct combustion of liquid ammonia has the potential to reduce system costs and heat loss of gas turbine(GT).However,its tendency to flash and th...Ammonia is a suitable carbon-free alternative fuel for power equipment.Direct combustion of liquid ammonia has the potential to reduce system costs and heat loss of gas turbine(GT).However,its tendency to flash and the high latent heat of vaporization can lead to combustion deterioration.Previous research suggests that stabilizing a liquid ammonia flame requires swirling and preheated air.So far,the influencemechanism of preheated air on liquid ammonia swirl spray remains inadequately explored.To fill this research gap,this study conducted a large eddy simulation(LES)to investigate the effect of preheated air temperature(T_(a))on a liquid ammonia flash spray in a swirl combustor.The influence of T_(a) on the spray morphology and the axial velocity,diameter,and temperature distributions of the droplets were investigated to understand the spray characteristics.Besides,the effects of T_(a) on the evaporation characteristics,the properties,and the possible ignition performance of themixture were studied.The results show that with the increase of T_(a),the heating capacity of air is enhanced,leading to a greater proportion of droplets reaching flash boiling conditions.This greatly optimizes the evaporation process,resulting in more complete evaporation and significantly smaller volume.The bulk air flow velocity is increased,causing the expansion of the inner recirculation zone(IRZ),and the gaseous temperature and mixture concentration distribution are optimized.In addition,the low gaseous ammonia concentration makes ignition difficulty at T_(a)=300 K.The high|τ|value(τis the shear stress)and large inner recirculation zone area lead to a larger RegionM and a smaller RegionL at T_(a)=300 K compared to the case of T_(a)=500 K.展开更多
In a test rig,pulverized semi-coke was preheated to 850℃in a circulating fluidized bed(CFB)and then cornbusted at 1100℃in a down-fired combustor(DFC).Experiments were conducted to reveal the effects of three seconda...In a test rig,pulverized semi-coke was preheated to 850℃in a circulating fluidized bed(CFB)and then cornbusted at 1100℃in a down-fired combustor(DFC).Experiments were conducted to reveal the effects of three secondary air nozzle cases(co-axial jet,top circular jet and wall circular jet)on the NO emission.The results show that the optimized secondary air nozzle can reduce NO emission.O_2 concentration profile is the major factor affecting NO generation and emission,which is led by the secondary air nozzle.The lower O_2 concentration led to the generation of lower initial NO.The NO emission at the exit of the DFC was reduced from 189 to 92mg/m^3(@6%O_2)with the decrease of initial generation.The peak of NO at 100 mm below the nozzle should be attributed to the oxidization of NH_3 in the syngas,rather than the oxidization of fuel-N in the char.The low and well-distributed O_2 concentration contributes to the reduction of initial NO,which helps to reduce the NO emission.The combustion effieiencies of the eases of the co-axial jet,the top circular jet,and the wall circular jet are97.88%,98.94%and 98.74%,respectively.展开更多
Friction rolling additive manufacturing(FRAM)is a solid-state additive manufacturing technology that plasticizes the feed and deposits a material using frictional heat generated by the tool head.The thermal efficiency...Friction rolling additive manufacturing(FRAM)is a solid-state additive manufacturing technology that plasticizes the feed and deposits a material using frictional heat generated by the tool head.The thermal efficiency of FRAM,which depends only on friction to generate heat,is low,and the thermal-accumulation effect of the deposition process must be addressed.An FRAM heat-balance-control method that combines plasma-arc preheating and instant water cooling(PC-FRAM)is devised in this study,and a temperature field featuring rapidly increasing and decreasing temperature is constructed around the tool head.Additionally,2195-T87 Al-Li alloy is used as the feed material,and the effects of heating and cooling rates on the microstructure and mechanical properties are investigated.The results show that water cooling significantly improves heat accumulation during the deposition process.The cooling rate increases by 11.7 times,and the high-temperature residence time decreases by more than 50%.The grain size of the PC-FRAM sample is the smallest,i.e.,3.77±1.03μm,its dislocation density is the highest,and the number density of precipitates is the highest,the size of precipitates is the smallest,which shows the best precipitation-strengthening effect.The hardness test results are consistent with the precipitation distribution.The ultimate tensile strength,yield strength and elongation of the PC-FRAM samples are the highest(351±15.6 MPa,251.3±15.8 MPa and 16.25%±1.25%,respectively)among the samples investigated.The preheating and water-cooling-assisted deposition simultaneously increases the tensile strength and elongation of the deposited samples.The combination of preheating and instant cooling improves the deposition efficiency of FRAM and weakens the thermal-softening effect.展开更多
Quantitative measurement of Soot Volume Fraction (SVF) is an essential prerequisite for controlling soot particle emissions from aero-engine combustors. As an in-situ and non-intrusive optical diagnostic technique, La...Quantitative measurement of Soot Volume Fraction (SVF) is an essential prerequisite for controlling soot particle emissions from aero-engine combustors. As an in-situ and non-intrusive optical diagnostic technique, Laser-Induced Incandescence (LII) has been increasingly applied for soot concentration quantification in various combustion environments such as laminar flame, vehicle exhaust, internal combustion chamber as well as aero-engine combustor. In this work, we experimentally measured the spatial and temporal distribution of SVF using two-color LII technique at the outlet of a single-sector dual-swirl aero-engine model combustor. The effect of inlet pressure and air preheat temperature on the SVF distribution was separately investigated within a pressure range of 241–425 kPa and a temperature range of 292–500 K. The results show that soot production increases with the inlet pressure but generally decreases with the air preheat temperature. Qualitative analysis was provided to explain the above results of parametric studies. The LII experiments were also conducted under 3 designed conditions to evaluate soot emission under practical operations. Particularly, weak soot emission was detected at the outlet under the idle condition. Our experimental results provide a valuable benchmark for evaluating soot emission in the exhaust plume of this aero-engine combustor during practical operations.展开更多
A 30 kW bench-scale rig of pulverized anthracite combustion preheated by a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) was developed. The CFB riser has a diameter of 90 mm and a height of 1,500 mm. The down-fired combustion cha...A 30 kW bench-scale rig of pulverized anthracite combustion preheated by a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) was developed. The CFB riser has a diameter of 90 mm and a height of 1,500 mm. The down-fired combustion chamber (DFCC) has a diameter of 260 mm and a height of 3,000 mm. Combustion experiments were carded out using pulverized anthracite with 6.74% volatile content. This low volatile coal is difficult to ignite and burn out. Therefore, it requires longer burnout time and higher combustion temperature, which results in larger NOx emis- sions. In the current study, important factors that influence the combustion characteristics and NOx emissions were investigated such as excess air ratio, air ratio in the reducing zone, and fuel residence time in the reducing zone. Pulverized anthracite can be quickly preheated up to 800~C in CFB when the primary air is 24% of theo- retical air for combustion, and the temperature profile is uniform in DFCC. The combustion efficiency is 94.2%, which is competitive with other anthracite combustion technologies. When the excess air ratio ranges from 1.26 to 1.67, the coal-N conversion ratio is less than 32% and the NOx emission concentration is less than 371 mg/m^3 (@6% O2). When the air ratio in the reducing zone is 0.12, the NOx concentration is 221 mg/m^3 (@6% O2), and the coal-N conversion ratio is 21%, which is much lower than that of other boilers.展开更多
The utilization of coal mine methane(CMM)through porous medium combustion(PMC)contributes to energy saving and environmental protection.In this paper,a double-layer porous medium burner with the combination of heat ex...The utilization of coal mine methane(CMM)through porous medium combustion(PMC)contributes to energy saving and environmental protection.In this paper,a double-layer porous medium burner with the combination of heat exchangers was designed to recycle the exhausted heat for preheating the inlet gas.The effects of Raschig ring sizes on the temperature distributions and pollutant emissions were studied under different operating conditions.The results indicate that the preheating of inlet gas greatly influenced the temperature distribution and the optimum preheating effect was shown in the burner of spiral heat exchanger together with lower pollutant emissions.With the increasing of inlet velocity and equivalence ratio,the peak temperature was increased significantly.As the Raschig ring size increased,the flame temperature increased first and then decreased gradually.Meanwhile,the highest temperature and lowest average emissions of NOx and CO appeared in the burner of 10 mm Raschig rings.This study will provide the CMM utilization engineering with the theoretical foundation on PMC.展开更多
The martensite often appears in the nugget zone(NZ)of friction stir welding(FSW)7 wt.%Mn steel due to low austenite stability,deteriorating ductility and toughness.In this work,a 7 wt.%Mn steel was sub-jected to FSW,a...The martensite often appears in the nugget zone(NZ)of friction stir welding(FSW)7 wt.%Mn steel due to low austenite stability,deteriorating ductility and toughness.In this work,a 7 wt.%Mn steel was sub-jected to FSW,and preheating was used to tailor the austenitic stability to greatly improve the strength-ductility combination of the NZ.The austenitic deformation behavior and strain hardening mechanism in the NZ were systematically investigated.The microstructure of the as-welded NZ was composed of ultrafine blocky ferrite,austenite,and small amounts of martensite,whereas the as-preheated NZ con-tained ultrafine blocky ferrite and austenite,and the concentration of Mn in austenite was increased from 8.4 wt.%to 10.7 wt.%.This enhanced the austenitic stability,resulting in a significant increase in the volume fraction of austenite in the as-preheated NZ from 37.3%to 66.4%.The product of strength and elongation(PSE)in the as-preheated NZ increased dramatically from 42.6 GPa%to 67.1 GPa%,depending on a persistent high strain hardening rate(SHR).Multiple strain-hardening mechanisms were revealed.The austenite with enhanced stability can provoke sustained transformation-induced plasticity(TRIP)and twinning-induced plasticity(TWIP)effects,and massive dislocation multiplication occurs during tension,resulting in strong strain hardening.展开更多
The microstructure characteristics and strengthening mechanism of Inconel738LC(IN-738LC) alloy prepared by using induction-assisted directed energy deposition(IDED) were elucidated through the investigation of samples...The microstructure characteristics and strengthening mechanism of Inconel738LC(IN-738LC) alloy prepared by using induction-assisted directed energy deposition(IDED) were elucidated through the investigation of samples subjected to IDED under 1050℃ preheating with and without hot isostatic pressing(HIP,1190℃,105 MPa,and 3 h).Results show that the as-deposited sample mainly consisted of epitaxial columnar crystals and inhomogeneously distributed γ’ phases in interdendritic and dendritic core regions.After HIP,grain morphology changed negligibly,whereas the size of the γ’ phase became increasingly even.After further heat treatment(HT,1070℃,2 h + 845℃,24 h),the γ’ phase in the as-deposited and HIPed samples presented a bimodal size distribution,whereas that in the as-deposited sample showed a size that remained uneven.The comparison of tensile properties revealed that the tensile strength and uniform elongation of the HIP + HTed sample increased by 5% and 46%,respectively,due to the synergistic deformation of bimodal γ’phases,especially large cubic γ’ phases.Finally,the relationship between phase transformations and plastic deformations in the IDEDed sample was discussed on the basis of generalized stability theory in terms of the trade-off between thermodynamics and kinetics.展开更多
Innovatively addressing the challenge of difficult winter starts for vehicles in northern regions,this study has developed a Thermally Controlled Preheating Engine Activation System.This system ingeniously integrates ...Innovatively addressing the challenge of difficult winter starts for vehicles in northern regions,this study has developed a Thermally Controlled Preheating Engine Activation System.This system ingeniously integrates a thermal insulation kettle,an efficient water pump,precision valves,and temperature sensors,all closely linked with the engine’s coolant circulation system.In cold environments,the system automatically initiates a preheating mechanism by circulating and heating the coolant,significantly enhancing engine startup efficiency and reducing wear caused by cold starts.The anticipated outcome of this research is to substantially improve the operational reliability of vehicles in cold climates,extend their lifespan,promote energy conservation and emissions reduction,and drive the automotive industry towards greener,more efficient,and intelligent technologies,thus laying a solid foundation for industry upgrades and transformation.展开更多
In Shougang Jingtang 5 500m 3 huge blast furnace ( BF ) design , dome combustion hot blast stove ( DCHBS ) technology is developed.DCHBS process is optimized and integrated , and reasonable hot blast stove ( HBS ) tec...In Shougang Jingtang 5 500m 3 huge blast furnace ( BF ) design , dome combustion hot blast stove ( DCHBS ) technology is developed.DCHBS process is optimized and integrated , and reasonable hot blast stove ( HBS ) technical parameters are determined.Mathematic model is established and adopted by computational fluid dynamics ( CFD ) .The transmission theory is studied for hot blast stove combustion and gas flow , and distribution results of HBS velocity field , CO density field and temperature field are achieved.Physical test model and hot trail unit are established , and the numeral calculation result is verified through test and investigation.3-D simulation design is adopted.HBS process flow and process layout are optimized and designed.Combustion air two-stage high temperature preheating technology is designed and developed.Two sets of small size DCHBSs are adopted to preheat the combustion air to 520-600℃.With the precondition of BF gas combustion , the hot blast stove dome temperature can exceed 1 420 ℃. According to DCHBS technical features , reasonable refractory structure is designed.Effective technical measures are adopted to prevent hot blast stove shell intercrystalline stress corrosion.Hot blast stove hot pipe and lining system are optimized and designed.After blowing in , the blast temperature keeps increasing , and the monthly average blast temperature reaches 1 300℃ when burning single BF gas.展开更多
The flow field in a cold model of 2500 t/d five-stage cyclone preheater and precalciner system was numerically simulated. Renault stress model (RSM) turbulent model was adopted to simulate the flow field, and a hybrid...The flow field in a cold model of 2500 t/d five-stage cyclone preheater and precalciner system was numerically simulated. Renault stress model (RSM) turbulent model was adopted to simulate the flow field, and a hybrid mesh scheme was selected to generate calculation mesh. With the first order upwind difference, finite-volume method was used to convert turbulent equations into difference equations pressure-velocity coupling which were solved by the classic simple algorithm, and during the course of numerical solution, mesh self-adapting technology was applied. The main flow field structures of the whole system and each part of the cold model were studied by analyzing the simulation results.展开更多
18Mn18Cr0.5N steel specimens were preheated at the temperatures from 1100 to 1250°C for 5 min,and then cooled to 950°C and compressed.The cracking behaviors were investigated using optical microscopy and sca...18Mn18Cr0.5N steel specimens were preheated at the temperatures from 1100 to 1250°C for 5 min,and then cooled to 950°C and compressed.The cracking behaviors were investigated using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.The results showed that the hot workability of 18Mn18Cr0.5N steel gradually decreased with increasing preheating temperature between 1100 and 1200°C,and quickly deteriorated up to 1250°C.Above 1200°C,delta ferrite particles appeared in 18Mn18Cr0.5N steel,promoted cavity coalescence on grain boundary,and accelerated surface crack formation during the hot working process.展开更多
The effect of mold hardness on the microstructure of ductile iron and the contraction porosity was investigated.Molds with different hardnesses(0.41,0.48,0.55,0.62 MPa)and a sand mold prepared by Co2 method were use...The effect of mold hardness on the microstructure of ductile iron and the contraction porosity was investigated.Molds with different hardnesses(0.41,0.48,0.55,0.62 MPa)and a sand mold prepared by Co2 method were used.The influence of silicon content on the induced expansion pressure owing to the formation of graphite was also investigated.The contraction during solidification can be compensated by an induced expansion owing to the graphite relief when the hardness of mold increases;therefore,the possibility of achieving a sound product without using any riser increases.展开更多
The effects of preheat treatments on the microstructures and mechanical properties of tungsten inert gas (TIG)-welded AZ61 magnesium alloy joints were studied by microstructural observations, microhardness tests and...The effects of preheat treatments on the microstructures and mechanical properties of tungsten inert gas (TIG)-welded AZ61 magnesium alloy joints were studied by microstructural observations, microhardness tests and tensile tests. The results showed that the vol- ume fraction of the lamellar β-Mg17(Al,Zn)12 intermetallic compound of in fusion zone (FZ) increased from 15% to 66% with an increase in preheat temperature. Moreover, the microhardness of the FZ and the ultimate tensile strength of the welded joints reached their maximum values when the preheat temperature was 300℃ because more lamellar β-Mg17(Al,Zn)12 intermetallic compounds were distributed at the α-Mg grain boundaries and no cracks and pores formed in the FZ of the welded joint.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)
文摘This numerical study investigates the effects of using a diluted fuel (50% natural gas and 50% N2) in an industrial furnace under several cases of conventional combustion (air with 21% O2 at 300 and 1273 K) and the highly preheated and diluted air (1273 K with 10% O2 and 90% N2) combustion (HPDAC) conditions using an in-house computer program. It was found that by applying a combined diluted fuel and oxidant instead of their uncombined and/or undiluted states, the best condition is obtained for the establishment of HPDAC's main unique features. These features are low mean and maximum gas temperature and high radiation/total heat transfer to gas and tubes; as well as more uniformity of theirs distributions which results in decrease in NOx pollutant formation and increase in furnace efficiency or energy saving. Moreover, a variety of chemical flame shape, the process fluid and tubes walls temperatures profiles, the required regenerator efficiency and finally the concentration and velocity patterns have been also qualitatively/quantitatively studied.
基金Supported by the Key Project of the National 973 Program of China (No.2005CB724201)the Natural Science Foundation ofBeijing (No.06C0002)the Beijing Education Commission Key Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion Fund(No.05005790200406).
文摘In this paper the premixed catalytic combustion emissions such as CO, unburned hydrocarbon (UHC), NOx and the temperature distribution in the catalytic monolith with ultra low concentration of Pd were studied. Three types of monoliths were used for experiments and the temperature of preheated air was respectively 50℃ , 100℃ and 200℃ . The results showed that preheated air made radial temperature in the catalytic monolith uniform which helped to avoid local hot spots so as to decrease NOx emission. The experiment also proved that the shorter monolith showed much better catalytic combustion performance than longer one and the temperature at the exit of the shorter monolith was relatively lower. On the contrary, the temperature was higher in the longer monolith and the lethal NOx emission was slightly increased.
基金supported by the Key Science and Technology of Jilin Province(Grant No.20140204070GX)
文摘Under the spirit of sustainable development, ‘lightweight’ has been gradually included into the vehicle design criterion by many manufacturers and used in automobile production. Following this trend, domestic wheel suppliers also begin to study the technology of lightweight wheel. One way to achieve this goal is improving strength grade of the steel and optimizing the structure design in the field of steel wheels. But there are a few problems in flash butt welding process in the application of high strength steel, leading to high rejection rates. SW400 steel is a special high strength wheel steel developed by Benxi Steel. Taking SW400 steel as the research material, this article studys the feasibility of improving the properties of rim flash butt welded joints by adding preheating process.
基金Projects(51404213,51404214,51674225)supported by the National Natural Science Fundation of ChinaProject(1421324065)supported by the Development Fund for Outstanding Young Teachers of Zhengzhou University,China
文摘One kind of facile coal-based direct reduction process is using hot preheated pellets for reduction in grate kiln. In this work, effects of reduction parameters on swelling index of hot preheated pellets were investigated by photographic technique under isothermal conditions. Experimental results show that swelling index of pellets is firstly increased then gradually decreased with increasing reduction time, while that is found to be an obvious decrease from 175 % to 30% with the variation of temperature from 900℃ to 1100℃. Results of XRD combined with SEM reveal that swelling behavior of pellets is decided by structure of newly formed metal iron grains. The formation and growth of fibers iron grains promote the increase in volume. Low temperature and low CO content are favored to the formation and orientated growth of metal iron grains in the one step process.
基金supported by the CNRS "ACI-Energie" Program of France and the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No.50606004)
文摘Reaction zone characteristics were studied using hydroxy radical planar laser-induced fluorescence (OH-PLIF) technique for a counter-flow preheated (CH4+N2)/(Air+N2) diluted diffusion flames. The effects of preheat temperature and dilute ratio on the reaction zone characteristics were investigated by demonstrating the OH intensity distribution and reaction zone thickness from OH-PLIF images. Under the experimental conditions of constant cold flow velocity, the results show that the OH intensity and reaction zone thickness decrease with the increase of dilute ratio at constant preheat temperature and increase with preheat temperature at fixed dilute ratio. The OH maximum intensity shifts towards the "lean" side of counter flow at constant preheat temperature, and it shifts towards the fuel side with the increase of dilute ratio of fuel stream and towards the oxidizer side with the increase of dilute ratio of oxidizer stream respectively. The feasibility of OH as a reaction zone marker in this diluted combustion is verified further. The variation of diffusion and chemical reaction rate of reactants due to preheat and dilution contributes to the reaction zone characteristics simultaneously. The effect of strain on the flame reaction zone should be included in the future work.
基金This work was supported by the National Risk Assessment Laboratory of Agroproducts Processing Quality and Safety,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs(S2020KFKT-06).
文摘The so-called organic Rankine cycle(ORC)is an effective technology allowing heat recovery from lower temperature sources.In the present study,to improve its thermal efficiency,a preheated ejector using exhaust steam coming from the expander is integrated in the cycle(EPORC).Considering net power output,pump power,and thermal efficiency,the proposed system is compared with the basic ORC.The influence of the ejector ratio(ER)of the preheated ejector on the system performances is also investigated.Results show that the net power output of the EPORC is higher than that of the basic ORC due to the decreasing pump power.Under given working conditions,the average thermal efficiency of EPORC is 29%higher than that of ORC.The ER has a great impact on the performance of EPORC by adjusting the working fluid fed to the pump,leading to significant variations of the pump work Moreover,the ER has a remarkable effect on the working fluid temperature lift(TL)at the evaporator inlet,thus reducing the evaporator heat load.According to the results,the thermal efficiency of EPORC increases by 30%,when the ER increases from 0.05 to 0.4.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Number:52176130Open Research Fund of Beijing Key Laboratory of Powertrain for New Energy Vehicle,Beijing Jiaotong University。
文摘Ammonia is a suitable carbon-free alternative fuel for power equipment.Direct combustion of liquid ammonia has the potential to reduce system costs and heat loss of gas turbine(GT).However,its tendency to flash and the high latent heat of vaporization can lead to combustion deterioration.Previous research suggests that stabilizing a liquid ammonia flame requires swirling and preheated air.So far,the influencemechanism of preheated air on liquid ammonia swirl spray remains inadequately explored.To fill this research gap,this study conducted a large eddy simulation(LES)to investigate the effect of preheated air temperature(T_(a))on a liquid ammonia flash spray in a swirl combustor.The influence of T_(a) on the spray morphology and the axial velocity,diameter,and temperature distributions of the droplets were investigated to understand the spray characteristics.Besides,the effects of T_(a) on the evaporation characteristics,the properties,and the possible ignition performance of themixture were studied.The results show that with the increase of T_(a),the heating capacity of air is enhanced,leading to a greater proportion of droplets reaching flash boiling conditions.This greatly optimizes the evaporation process,resulting in more complete evaporation and significantly smaller volume.The bulk air flow velocity is increased,causing the expansion of the inner recirculation zone(IRZ),and the gaseous temperature and mixture concentration distribution are optimized.In addition,the low gaseous ammonia concentration makes ignition difficulty at T_(a)=300 K.The high|τ|value(τis the shear stress)and large inner recirculation zone area lead to a larger RegionM and a smaller RegionL at T_(a)=300 K compared to the case of T_(a)=500 K.
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDA07030100)
文摘In a test rig,pulverized semi-coke was preheated to 850℃in a circulating fluidized bed(CFB)and then cornbusted at 1100℃in a down-fired combustor(DFC).Experiments were conducted to reveal the effects of three secondary air nozzle cases(co-axial jet,top circular jet and wall circular jet)on the NO emission.The results show that the optimized secondary air nozzle can reduce NO emission.O_2 concentration profile is the major factor affecting NO generation and emission,which is led by the secondary air nozzle.The lower O_2 concentration led to the generation of lower initial NO.The NO emission at the exit of the DFC was reduced from 189 to 92mg/m^3(@6%O_2)with the decrease of initial generation.The peak of NO at 100 mm below the nozzle should be attributed to the oxidization of NH_3 in the syngas,rather than the oxidization of fuel-N in the char.The low and well-distributed O_2 concentration contributes to the reduction of initial NO,which helps to reduce the NO emission.The combustion effieiencies of the eases of the co-axial jet,the top circular jet,and the wall circular jet are97.88%,98.94%and 98.74%,respectively.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52275299,52105313)R&D Program of Beijing Municipal Education Commission(No.KM202210005036)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing,China(No.CSTB2023NSCQ-MSX0701)National Defense Basic Research Projects of China(No.JCKY2022405C002).
文摘Friction rolling additive manufacturing(FRAM)is a solid-state additive manufacturing technology that plasticizes the feed and deposits a material using frictional heat generated by the tool head.The thermal efficiency of FRAM,which depends only on friction to generate heat,is low,and the thermal-accumulation effect of the deposition process must be addressed.An FRAM heat-balance-control method that combines plasma-arc preheating and instant water cooling(PC-FRAM)is devised in this study,and a temperature field featuring rapidly increasing and decreasing temperature is constructed around the tool head.Additionally,2195-T87 Al-Li alloy is used as the feed material,and the effects of heating and cooling rates on the microstructure and mechanical properties are investigated.The results show that water cooling significantly improves heat accumulation during the deposition process.The cooling rate increases by 11.7 times,and the high-temperature residence time decreases by more than 50%.The grain size of the PC-FRAM sample is the smallest,i.e.,3.77±1.03μm,its dislocation density is the highest,and the number density of precipitates is the highest,the size of precipitates is the smallest,which shows the best precipitation-strengthening effect.The hardness test results are consistent with the precipitation distribution.The ultimate tensile strength,yield strength and elongation of the PC-FRAM samples are the highest(351±15.6 MPa,251.3±15.8 MPa and 16.25%±1.25%,respectively)among the samples investigated.The preheating and water-cooling-assisted deposition simultaneously increases the tensile strength and elongation of the deposited samples.The combination of preheating and instant cooling improves the deposition efficiency of FRAM and weakens the thermal-softening effect.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2020YFA0405700).
文摘Quantitative measurement of Soot Volume Fraction (SVF) is an essential prerequisite for controlling soot particle emissions from aero-engine combustors. As an in-situ and non-intrusive optical diagnostic technique, Laser-Induced Incandescence (LII) has been increasingly applied for soot concentration quantification in various combustion environments such as laminar flame, vehicle exhaust, internal combustion chamber as well as aero-engine combustor. In this work, we experimentally measured the spatial and temporal distribution of SVF using two-color LII technique at the outlet of a single-sector dual-swirl aero-engine model combustor. The effect of inlet pressure and air preheat temperature on the SVF distribution was separately investigated within a pressure range of 241–425 kPa and a temperature range of 292–500 K. The results show that soot production increases with the inlet pressure but generally decreases with the air preheat temperature. Qualitative analysis was provided to explain the above results of parametric studies. The LII experiments were also conducted under 3 designed conditions to evaluate soot emission under practical operations. Particularly, weak soot emission was detected at the outlet under the idle condition. Our experimental results provide a valuable benchmark for evaluating soot emission in the exhaust plume of this aero-engine combustor during practical operations.
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文摘A 30 kW bench-scale rig of pulverized anthracite combustion preheated by a circulating fluidized bed (CFB) was developed. The CFB riser has a diameter of 90 mm and a height of 1,500 mm. The down-fired combustion chamber (DFCC) has a diameter of 260 mm and a height of 3,000 mm. Combustion experiments were carded out using pulverized anthracite with 6.74% volatile content. This low volatile coal is difficult to ignite and burn out. Therefore, it requires longer burnout time and higher combustion temperature, which results in larger NOx emis- sions. In the current study, important factors that influence the combustion characteristics and NOx emissions were investigated such as excess air ratio, air ratio in the reducing zone, and fuel residence time in the reducing zone. Pulverized anthracite can be quickly preheated up to 800~C in CFB when the primary air is 24% of theo- retical air for combustion, and the temperature profile is uniform in DFCC. The combustion efficiency is 94.2%, which is competitive with other anthracite combustion technologies. When the excess air ratio ranges from 1.26 to 1.67, the coal-N conversion ratio is less than 32% and the NOx emission concentration is less than 371 mg/m^3 (@6% O2). When the air ratio in the reducing zone is 0.12, the NOx concentration is 221 mg/m^3 (@6% O2), and the coal-N conversion ratio is 21%, which is much lower than that of other boilers.
基金The authors wish to acknowledge the support to this work by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFC0808500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51804237)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China(No.2018CFB207)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(WUT:2019IVB035).
文摘The utilization of coal mine methane(CMM)through porous medium combustion(PMC)contributes to energy saving and environmental protection.In this paper,a double-layer porous medium burner with the combination of heat exchangers was designed to recycle the exhausted heat for preheating the inlet gas.The effects of Raschig ring sizes on the temperature distributions and pollutant emissions were studied under different operating conditions.The results indicate that the preheating of inlet gas greatly influenced the temperature distribution and the optimum preheating effect was shown in the burner of spiral heat exchanger together with lower pollutant emissions.With the increasing of inlet velocity and equivalence ratio,the peak temperature was increased significantly.As the Raschig ring size increased,the flame temperature increased first and then decreased gradually.Meanwhile,the highest temperature and lowest average emissions of NOx and CO appeared in the burner of 10 mm Raschig rings.This study will provide the CMM utilization engineering with the theoretical foundation on PMC.
基金supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(Nos.52274378,51774085)the Liaoning Province Excellent Youth Foundation(No.2020-YQ-03)the Open Research Fund from the National Key Research and Development Program(No.2018YFA0707304).
文摘The martensite often appears in the nugget zone(NZ)of friction stir welding(FSW)7 wt.%Mn steel due to low austenite stability,deteriorating ductility and toughness.In this work,a 7 wt.%Mn steel was sub-jected to FSW,and preheating was used to tailor the austenitic stability to greatly improve the strength-ductility combination of the NZ.The austenitic deformation behavior and strain hardening mechanism in the NZ were systematically investigated.The microstructure of the as-welded NZ was composed of ultrafine blocky ferrite,austenite,and small amounts of martensite,whereas the as-preheated NZ con-tained ultrafine blocky ferrite and austenite,and the concentration of Mn in austenite was increased from 8.4 wt.%to 10.7 wt.%.This enhanced the austenitic stability,resulting in a significant increase in the volume fraction of austenite in the as-preheated NZ from 37.3%to 66.4%.The product of strength and elongation(PSE)in the as-preheated NZ increased dramatically from 42.6 GPa%to 67.1 GPa%,depending on a persistent high strain hardening rate(SHR).Multiple strain-hardening mechanisms were revealed.The austenite with enhanced stability can provoke sustained transformation-induced plasticity(TRIP)and twinning-induced plasticity(TWIP)effects,and massive dislocation multiplication occurs during tension,resulting in strong strain hardening.
基金financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52130110 and U22A20189)the Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing(No.2023-TS-10)。
文摘The microstructure characteristics and strengthening mechanism of Inconel738LC(IN-738LC) alloy prepared by using induction-assisted directed energy deposition(IDED) were elucidated through the investigation of samples subjected to IDED under 1050℃ preheating with and without hot isostatic pressing(HIP,1190℃,105 MPa,and 3 h).Results show that the as-deposited sample mainly consisted of epitaxial columnar crystals and inhomogeneously distributed γ’ phases in interdendritic and dendritic core regions.After HIP,grain morphology changed negligibly,whereas the size of the γ’ phase became increasingly even.After further heat treatment(HT,1070℃,2 h + 845℃,24 h),the γ’ phase in the as-deposited and HIPed samples presented a bimodal size distribution,whereas that in the as-deposited sample showed a size that remained uneven.The comparison of tensile properties revealed that the tensile strength and uniform elongation of the HIP + HTed sample increased by 5% and 46%,respectively,due to the synergistic deformation of bimodal γ’phases,especially large cubic γ’ phases.Finally,the relationship between phase transformations and plastic deformations in the IDEDed sample was discussed on the basis of generalized stability theory in terms of the trade-off between thermodynamics and kinetics.
文摘Innovatively addressing the challenge of difficult winter starts for vehicles in northern regions,this study has developed a Thermally Controlled Preheating Engine Activation System.This system ingeniously integrates a thermal insulation kettle,an efficient water pump,precision valves,and temperature sensors,all closely linked with the engine’s coolant circulation system.In cold environments,the system automatically initiates a preheating mechanism by circulating and heating the coolant,significantly enhancing engine startup efficiency and reducing wear caused by cold starts.The anticipated outcome of this research is to substantially improve the operational reliability of vehicles in cold climates,extend their lifespan,promote energy conservation and emissions reduction,and drive the automotive industry towards greener,more efficient,and intelligent technologies,thus laying a solid foundation for industry upgrades and transformation.
文摘In Shougang Jingtang 5 500m 3 huge blast furnace ( BF ) design , dome combustion hot blast stove ( DCHBS ) technology is developed.DCHBS process is optimized and integrated , and reasonable hot blast stove ( HBS ) technical parameters are determined.Mathematic model is established and adopted by computational fluid dynamics ( CFD ) .The transmission theory is studied for hot blast stove combustion and gas flow , and distribution results of HBS velocity field , CO density field and temperature field are achieved.Physical test model and hot trail unit are established , and the numeral calculation result is verified through test and investigation.3-D simulation design is adopted.HBS process flow and process layout are optimized and designed.Combustion air two-stage high temperature preheating technology is designed and developed.Two sets of small size DCHBSs are adopted to preheat the combustion air to 520-600℃.With the precondition of BF gas combustion , the hot blast stove dome temperature can exceed 1 420 ℃. According to DCHBS technical features , reasonable refractory structure is designed.Effective technical measures are adopted to prevent hot blast stove shell intercrystalline stress corrosion.Hot blast stove hot pipe and lining system are optimized and designed.After blowing in , the blast temperature keeps increasing , and the monthly average blast temperature reaches 1 300℃ when burning single BF gas.
文摘The flow field in a cold model of 2500 t/d five-stage cyclone preheater and precalciner system was numerically simulated. Renault stress model (RSM) turbulent model was adopted to simulate the flow field, and a hybrid mesh scheme was selected to generate calculation mesh. With the first order upwind difference, finite-volume method was used to convert turbulent equations into difference equations pressure-velocity coupling which were solved by the classic simple algorithm, and during the course of numerical solution, mesh self-adapting technology was applied. The main flow field structures of the whole system and each part of the cold model were studied by analyzing the simulation results.
基金supported by the National Science and Technology Support Plan of China(No.2007BAF02B01-03)
文摘18Mn18Cr0.5N steel specimens were preheated at the temperatures from 1100 to 1250°C for 5 min,and then cooled to 950°C and compressed.The cracking behaviors were investigated using optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.The results showed that the hot workability of 18Mn18Cr0.5N steel gradually decreased with increasing preheating temperature between 1100 and 1200°C,and quickly deteriorated up to 1250°C.Above 1200°C,delta ferrite particles appeared in 18Mn18Cr0.5N steel,promoted cavity coalescence on grain boundary,and accelerated surface crack formation during the hot working process.
文摘The effect of mold hardness on the microstructure of ductile iron and the contraction porosity was investigated.Molds with different hardnesses(0.41,0.48,0.55,0.62 MPa)and a sand mold prepared by Co2 method were used.The influence of silicon content on the induced expansion pressure owing to the formation of graphite was also investigated.The contraction during solidification can be compensated by an induced expansion owing to the graphite relief when the hardness of mold increases;therefore,the possibility of achieving a sound product without using any riser increases.
基金supported by the Key Scientific and Technological Project of Chongqing (No.CSTC, 2009AC4046)Natural Science Foundation Project of CQ CSTC (No. CSTC, 2010BB4039) Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (Nos.CDJZR10130010 and CDJXS10131155)
文摘The effects of preheat treatments on the microstructures and mechanical properties of tungsten inert gas (TIG)-welded AZ61 magnesium alloy joints were studied by microstructural observations, microhardness tests and tensile tests. The results showed that the vol- ume fraction of the lamellar β-Mg17(Al,Zn)12 intermetallic compound of in fusion zone (FZ) increased from 15% to 66% with an increase in preheat temperature. Moreover, the microhardness of the FZ and the ultimate tensile strength of the welded joints reached their maximum values when the preheat temperature was 300℃ because more lamellar β-Mg17(Al,Zn)12 intermetallic compounds were distributed at the α-Mg grain boundaries and no cracks and pores formed in the FZ of the welded joint.