Study of drag reduction by gas injection for power-law fluid flow in horizontal stratified and slug flow regimes

In this work, the drag reduction by gas injection for power-law fluid flow in stratified and slug flow regimes has been studied. Experimentswere conducted to measure the pressure gradient within air/CMC solutions in a horizontal Plexiglas pipe that had a diameter of 50mm and a length of 30 m. The drag reduction ratio in stratified flow regime was predicted using the two-fluid model. The results showed that the drag reduction should occur over the large range of the liquid holdup when the flow behaviour index remained at the low value. Furthermore, for turbulent gas-laminar liquid stratified flow, the drag reduction by gas injection for Newtonian fluid was more effective than that for shear-shinning fluid, when the dimensionless liquid height remained in the area of high value. The pressure gradient model for a gas/Newtonian liquid slug flow was extended to liquids possessing the Ostwald–de Waele power law model. The proposed model was validated against 340 experimental data point over a wide range of operating conditions, fluid characteristics and pipe diameters. The dimensionless pressure drop predicted was well inside the 20% deviation region for most of the experimental data. These results substantiated the general validity of the model presented for gas/non-Newtonian two-phase slug flows.

Effective elastic moduli of inhomogeneous solids by embedded cell model

An embedded cell model is presented to obtain the effective elastic moduli for three-dimensional two-phase composites which is an exact analytic formula without any simplified approximation and can be expressed in an explicit form. For the different cells such as spherical inclusions and cracks surrounded by sphere and oblate ellipsoidal matrix, the effective elastic moduli are evaluated and the results are compared with those from various micromechanics models. These results show that the present model is direct, simple and efficient to deal with three-dimensional tyro-phase composites.

Effects of physical parameter range on dimensionless variable sensitivity in water flooding reservoirs

The similarity criterion for water flooding reservoir flows is concerned with in the present paper. When finding out all the dimensionless variables governing this kind of flow, their physical meanings are subsequently elucidated. Then, a numerical approach of sensitivity analysis is adopted to quantify their corresponding dominance degree among the similarity parameters. In this way, we may finally identify major scaling law in different parameter range and demonstrate the respective effects of viscosity, permeability and injection rate.

Effects of physical parameter range on dimensionless variable sensitivity in water flooding reservoirs

The similarity criterion for water flooding reservoir flows is concerned with in the present paper. When finding out all the dimensionless variables governing this kind of flow, their physical meanings are subsequently elucidated. Then, a numerical approach of sensitivity analysis is adopted to quantify their corresponding dominance degree among the similarity parameters. In this way, we may finally identify major scaling law in different parameter range and demonstrate the respective effects of viscosity, permeability and injection rate.

Novel experimental phenomena of fine-particle fluidized beds

The dynamic response of bed height and concentration waves in liquid-solid fluidized beds to a step change in the fluidization velocity is considered. We experimentally study the liquid-solid fluidized beds, spherical beadings, with sizes ranging from 230 to 270 mesh and the inner diameter of columns made from glass is 2.4 mm. Experimental results find that under certain conditions, fine particles with large Richardson-Zaki exponent n display different dynamic behavior from usual particles with smaller n during expansion and collapse of the fluidized state. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

On the influence zone and the prediction of tensile strength of particulate polymeric composites

An intended numerical investigation is carried out. The results indicate that, even if a perfect adhesive bond is preserved between the particles and matrix materials, the two-phase element cell model is unable to predict the strength increment of the particulate polymeric composites (PPC). To explore the main reinforcing mechanism, additional microscopic experiment is performed. An ''influence zone'' was observed around each particle which is measured about 2 to 10 micrometers in thickness for a glass-polyethylene mixture. Then, an improved computational model is presented to include the ''influence zone'' effect and several mechanical behaviors of PPC are well simulated through this new model.

Three-dimensional finite element analysis of composites with coated spherical inclusions

A three-dimensional finite element analysis has been used to determine the internal stresses in a three-phase composite. The stresses have been determined for a variety of interphase properties, the thicknesses of the interphase and the volume fractions of particles. Young's modulus has been calculated from a knowledge of these stresses and the applied deformation. The calculations show that stress distributions in the matrix and the mechanical properties are sensitive to the interphase property in the three-phase composites. The interfacial stresses in the three-dimensional analysis are in agreement with results obtained by an axisymmetric analysis. The predicted bulk modulus in three-dimensional analysis agrees well with the theoretical solution obtained by Qui and Weng, but it presents a great divergence from that in axisymmetric analyses. An investigation indicates that this divergence may be caused by the difference in the unit cell structure between two models. A comparison of the numerically predicted bulk and shear modulus for two-phase composites with the theoretical results indicates that the three-dimensional analysis gives quite satisfactory results.

Compressible laminar boundary-layer flows of a dusty gas over a semi-infinite flat-plate

The compressible laminar boundary-layer flows of a dilute gas-particle mixture over a semi-infinite flat plate are investigated analytically. The governing equations are presented in a general form where more reasonable relations for the two-phase interaction and the gas viscosity are included. The detailed flow structures of the gas and particle phases are given in three distinct regions : the large-slip region near the leading edge, the moderate-slip region and the small-slip region far downstream. The asymptotic solutions for the two limiting regions are obtained by using a seriesexpansion method. The finite-difference solutions along the whole length of the plate are obtained by using implicit four-point and six-point schemes. The results from these two methods are compared and very good agreement is achieved. The characteristic quantities of the boundary layer are calculated and the effects on the flow produced by the particles are discussed. It is found that in the case of laminar boundary-layer flows, the skin friction and wall heat-transfer are higher and the displacement thickness is lower than in the pure-gas case alone. The results indicate that the Stokes-interaction relation is reasonable qualitatively but not correct quantitatively and a relevant non-Stokes relation of the interaction between the two phases should be specified when the particle Reynolds number is higher than unity.

A note on fracture toughnesses of unidirectional composites

presented in a general form where more reasonable relations for the two-phase

DMFC内部气液两相流动与电性能的短时落塔实验研究

利用国家微重力实验室落塔提供的短时微重力实验环境，对常重力和微重力条件下直接甲醇燃料电池（DMFC）内部的气液两相流动形态和相应电性能等的影响进行了实验研究，发现在微重力条件下，DMFC阳极流道内CO_2气泡速度很小，气泡尺寸随着时间的推移而不断长大，甚至堵塞流道；流道堵塞现象随电流增大而急剧强化．电性能曲线显示，在浓差极化区存在显著的重力效应，电性能的恶化随浓差极化程度的加强而增大．

T形微通道中互不相溶两相流数值模拟

采用摄动有限体积(PFV)算法和水平集(level set)技术对T形微通道内互不相溶两相流动进行了数值模拟研究。考察了两相界面张力和微通道壁面润湿性对流动的影响,精确地捕捉到了油水两相流动的界面。对一些典型的T形微通道油水两相流动进行了数值计算,模拟结果和实验结果吻合较好。分析总结出了微通道内两相流动过程中的一些基本规律,为微通道内的液液两相流动实验设计和工业应用提供了新的数值预测手段.

关于气液两相流流型及其判别的若干问题

气液两相流体系是一个复杂的多变量随机过程体系，流型的定义、流型过渡准则和判别方法等方面的研究是多相流学科目前研究的重点内容。本文就与气液两相流流型及其判别有关的研究状况进行了回顾和评述，力图反映近年来气液两相流流型及其判别问题研究的状态和趋势。

水平分支管路中油水两相流动研究

该文研究了两种直径的直管油水两相流动对流型和相含率的影响和在不同管径的水平并行分支管路中的相含率变化规律。实验设备包括内径为50mm的水平主管道和内径为25mm的分支管路。得到了不同入口条件下实验管段的流型和相含率图。实验指出:管道的尺度变化对于流型的影响较小,但对于油水两相的相含率和速度滑移有显著的作用。当油水两相流在并行分支管路中同时流动时,随着入口处水的表观流速增大,并行主管的截面油含率与并行分支管的差距逐渐缩小。

突扩圆管内液-固两相流固体颗粒运动特性的DPM数值模拟

采用考虑颗粒碰撞的欧拉-拉格朗日数值模拟方法(DPM),对水平突扩圆管中液固两相流固体颗粒的碰撞过程进行了数值计算。在模型中,对液相采用欧拉法建立控制方程,对离散颗粒采用拉格朗日方法模拟。采用硬球模型描述颗粒间的碰撞作用。计算结果表明,该模型可以真实地模拟液固两相流中固体颗粒运动的动态变化过程以及颗粒的非均匀分布特征,从单颗粒层次上提供颗粒的运动信息,这有助于深入研究液固两相流中固体颗粒的运动规律

线性稳定性理论在圆管充分发展两相流型研究中的应用

圆截面光滑直管内充分发展的两流体同心环状流的线性稳定性研究不仅具有重要的学术意义，而且在预测两相流型转换方面有着重要应用。本文评述了该流动构型的线性稳定性研究进展，着重分析了该流动构型的失稳机制及其与两相流型转换间的关系，并针对微重力气－液两相流地面模拟实验问题，探讨了今后需要着重研究的若干方面。