An Experimental Study on Thermal Characteristics of Laurie Acid as a Latent Heat Storage Material during Melting Process

The objective of this study was to establish the thermal characteristics of the lauric acid (95% purity) as a latent heat storage material filled in the annulus of vertical concentric double pipe during its melting process. The temperature data were used to determine the thermal characteristics, including the temporal temperature variations and the effects of the mass flow rate and the inlet temperature of the heat transfer fluid on the heat transfer coefficient and the heat charging fraction during the melting process. The results indicated that the time to reach to heat charging fraction of 1.0 could be altered by changing the mass flow rate and the inlet temperature of the heat transfer fluid.     

Effect of heat flux and inlet temperature on the fouling characteristics of nanoparticles

In order to study the effect of heat flux and inlet temperature on the fouling characteristics of nanoparticles, and to further reveal the fouling mechanism for insights into proper operating conditions, γ-Al_2O_3/water suspensions were chosen as the subject of this research. The particulate fouling characteristics of γ-Al_2O_3/water suspensions on the surface of stainless steel have been experimentally studied by varying the heat flux and the inlet temperature under single-phase flow and subcooled-flow boiling conditions. The results show that in the condition of single-phase flow, the asymptotic value of fouling resistance decreases with increasing of heat flux and inlet temperature. The asymptotic value of fouling resistance under single-phase flow is much higher than for the subcooled-flow boiling condition. The effect of heat flux on the fouling resistance under the two flow states has an inverse relationship, and there exists a minimum value of fouling resistance between these two states. For subcooled-flow boiling, the asymptotic value of fouling resistance increases with increasing heat flux, whereas the effect on fouling resistance by the inlet temperature is negligible.     

融化过程中作为潜能储存材料的月桂酸的热特性的实验研究

The objective of this study was to establish the thermal characteristics of the lauric acid (95% purity) as a latent heat storage material filled in the annulus of vertical concentric double pipe during its melting process,The temperature data were used to determine the thermal characteristics,including the temporal temperature variations and the effects of the mass flow rate and the inlet temperature of the heat transfer fluid on the heat transfer coefficient and the heat charging fraction during the melting process,The results indicated that the time to reach to heat charging fraction of 1.0 could be altered by changing the mass flow rate and the inlet temperature of the heat transfer fluid.     

碳酸钙在流动过冷沸腾条件下的结垢机理研究

Fouling of heat transfer surfaces during subcooled flow boiling is a frequent engineering problem in process industries. It has been generally observed that the deposits in such industrial systems consist mainly of calcium carbonate （CaCO3）, which has inverse solubility characteristics. This investigation focused on the mechanism to control deposition and the morphology of crystalline deposits. A series of experiments were carried out at different surface and bulk temperatures, fluid velocities and salt ion concentrations. It is shown that the deposition rate is controlled by different mechanism in the range of experimental parameters, depending on salt ion concentration. At higher ion concentration, the fouling rate increases linearly with surface temperature and the effect of flow velocity on deposition rate is quite strong, suggesting that mass diffusion controls the fouling process. On the contrary, at lower ion concentration, the fouling rate increases exponentially with surface temperature and is independent of the velocity, illustrating that surface reaction controls the fouling process. By analysis of the morphology of scale, two types of crystal （calcite and aragonite） are formed. The lower the temperature and ion concentration, the longer the induction period and the higher the percentage of calcite nreciDitated.     

Model for seawater fouling and effects of temperature,flow velocity and surface free energy on seawater fouling☆

A kinetic model was proposed to predict the seawater fouling process in the seawater heat exchangers.The new model adopted an expression combining depositional and removal behaviors for seawater fouling based on the Kern–Seaton model.The present model parameters include the integrated kinetic rate of deposition(k d)and the integrated kinetic rate of removal(k r),which have clear physical signi ficance.A seawater-fouling monitoring device was established to validate the model.The experimental data were well fitted to the model,and the parameters were obtained in different conditions.SEM and EDX analyses were performed after the experiments,and the results show that the main components of seawater fouling are magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide.The effects of surface temperature,flow velocity and surface free energy were assessed by the model and the experimental data.The results indicate that the seawater fouling becomes aggravated as the surface temperature increased in a certain range,and the seawater fouling resistance reduced as the flow velocity of seawater increased.Furthermore,the effect of the surface free energy of metals was analyzed,showing that the lower surface free energy mitigates the seawater fouling accumulation.     

碳酸钙在化学镀表面上的结垢与脱除

The scaling process of calcium carbonate on a low-energy heat transfer surface clectroless plating surface was investigated in a simulated cooling water system. Owing to the very low surface energy, the electroless plating surface exhibited less scaling susceptibility. A longer induction period and a lower scaling rate were obtained on the low-energy surface compared to copper surface under identical conditions. The calcite particles obtained on the electroless plating surface during the induction period were larger in size than those on copper surface because fewer cryst~s formed and grew at the same time on the |ow-energy surface. With increasing surface temperature, the induction period reduced and the scaling rate increased for the low-energy surface. When initial surface temperature was fixed, an increase in fluid velocity would reduce the induction period and increase the scaling rate due to the diffusion effect. However, when the heat flux was fixed, an increase in fluid velocity would decrease the surface temperature, and lead to a longer induction period and a lower scaling rate. The removal experiments of calcium carbonate scale indicated that during post induction period, the detachment was not obvious, while during the induction period, apparent removal of crystal particles was obtained on the electroless plating surface owing to the weak adhesion force. The more frequently the transient high hydrodynamic force acted, the more the detached crystal particles were.     

Synthesis and characterization of hybrid graphene nanocoolant for heat transfer dissipation in microchannel heat sinks

An attempt is made to examine the effect of hybrid nanocoolant in microchannel heat sink for computer cooling.Two-hybrid coolants with graphene as one of the prime components are synthesized and images of the particles are shown using scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). Heat transfer properties like thermal conductivity of the hybrid fluid, specific heat, density, and viscosity are evaluated experimentally and theoretically. The heat transfer characteristics are also studied in heat sink channels of micro level in the processors of personal computers. The parameters like internal heat transfer coefficient, thermal resistances and base temperature representing the processor temperature are examined for the applied heater power of 325 W. The coolant dilution was varied in the range of 0.05 vol%, 0.075 vol% and 0.1 vol% and the base temperature is noted. The recorded lowest base temperature is 310.01 K for the concentration of 0.1 vol%graphene-iron oxide(GFO) system for 0.5 mm fin spacing for the graphene-iron oxide hybrid coolant and for graphene oxide–iron oxide(GOFO) hybrid coolant it is 311.24 K for the same operating conditions.     

Hydrothermal and entropy generation specifications of a hybrid ferronanofluid in microchannel heat sink embedded in CPUs

The objective of this numerical work is to evaluate the first law and second law performances of a hybrid nanofluid flowing through a liquid-cooled microchannel heatsink.The water-based hybrid nanofluid includes the Fe_3O_4 and carbon nanotubes(CNTs) nanoparticles.The heatsink includes a microchannel configuration for the flow field to gain heat from a processor placed on the bottom of the heatsink.The effects of Fe_3O_4 concentration(φFe_3O_4),CNT concentration(φ_(CNT)) and Reynolds number(Re) on the convective heat transfer coefficient,CPU surface temperature,thermal resistance,pumping power,as well as the rate of entropy generation due to the heat transfer and fluid friction is examined.The results indicated higher values of convective heat transfer coefficient,pumping power,and frictional entropy generation rate for higher values of Re,φFe_3O_4 and φ_(CNT).By increasing Re,φFe_3O_4 and φ_(CNT),the CPU surface temperature and the thermal resistance decrease,and the temperature distribution at the CPU surface became more uniform.To achieve the maximum performance of the studied heatsink,applying the hybrid nanofluid with low φFe_3O_4 and φ_(CNT) was suggested,while the minimum entropy generation was achieved with the application of nanofluid with high φFe_3O_4 and φ_(CNT).     

Devise of a W serpentine shape tube heat exchanger in a hard chromium electroplating process

In a hard chromium electroplating process, a heat exchanger is employed to remove the heat produced from the high current intensity in an electroplating bath.Normally, a conventional U shape heat exchanger is installed in the bath, but it provides low heat removal.Thus, this study designs a novel W serpentine shape heat exchanger with identical heat transfer area to the conventional one for increasing heat removal performance.The performance of the heat exchange is tested with various flow velocities in a cross-section in range of 1.6 to 2.4 m·s~(-1).Mathematical models of this process have been formulated in order to simulate and evaluate the heat exchanger performance.The results show that the developed models give a good prediction of the plating solution and cooling water temperature, and the novel heat exchanger provides better results at any flow velocity.In addition, the W serpentine shape heat exchanger has been implemented in a real hard chromium electroplating plant.Actual data collected have shown that the new design gives higher heat removal performance compared with the U shape heat exchanger with identical heat transfer area; it removes more heat out of the process than the conventional one of about 23%.     

Numerical study on non-uniform heat transfer deterioration of supercritical RP-3 aviation kerosene in a horizontal tube

The convective heat transfer of supercritical-pressure RP-3(Rocket Propellant 3) aviation kerosene in a horizontal circular tube has been numerically studied, focusing mainly on the non-uniform heat transfer deterioration along the circumferential direction. The governing equations of mass, momentum and energy have been solved using the pressure-based segregated solver based on the finite volume method. The re-normalization group(RNG) k-ε turbulence model with an enhanced wall treatment was selected. Considering the heat conduction in the solid wall, the mechanism of heat transfer deterioration and the buoyancy effect on deteriorated heat transfer were discussed. The evolution of secondary flow was analyzed. Effects of the outer-wall heat flux,mass flux, pressure and tube thermal conductivity on heat transfer were investigated. Moreover, the buoyancy criterion and the heat transfer correlation were obtained. Results indicate that the poor flow performance of near-wall fluid causes the pseudo-film boiling, further leads to the heat transfer deterioration. The strong buoyancy has an effect of enhancing the heat transfer at the bottom of tube, and weakening the heat transfer at the top of tube, which results in the non-uniform inner-wall temperature and heat flux distributions. Decreasing the ratio of outer-wall heat flux and mass flux, increasing the pressure could weaken the heat transfer difference along the circumferential direction, while the effect of thermal conductivity of tube on the circumferential parameters distributions is more complicated. When the buoyancy criterion of(Gr_q/Gr_(th))_(max)≤ 0.8 is satisfied, the effect of buoyancy could be ignored. The new correlations work well for non-uniform heat transfer predictions.     

Particle collision behavior and heat transfer performance in a Na2SO4 circulating fluidized bed evaporator

The particle collision behavior and heat transfer performance are investigated to reveal the heat transfer enhancement and fouling prevention mechanism in a Na₂SO₄ circulating fluidized bed evaporator. The particle collision signals are analyzed with standard deviation by varying the amount of added particles ε (1%–3%), circulation flow velocity u (0.37–1.78 m·s^-1), and heat flux q (7.29–12.14 kW·m^-2). The results show that the enhancement factor reach up to 14.6% by adding polytetrafluoroethylene particles at ε = 3%, u = 1.78 m·s^-1, and q = 7.29 kW·m^-2. Both the standard deviation of the particle collision signal and enhancement factor increase with the increase in the amount of added particles. The standard deviation increases with the increase in circulation flow velocity; however, the enhancement factor initially decreases and then increases. The standard deviation slightly decreases with the increase in heat flux at low circulation flow velocity, but initially increases and then decreases at high circulation flow velocity. The enhancement factor decreases with the increase in heat flux. The enhancement factor in Na₂SO₄ solution is superior to that in water at high amount of added particles. The empirical correlation for heat transfer is established, and the model results agree well with the experimental data.     

ZnO-B2O3玻璃对Li2Zn3Ti4O12-CaTiO3复合陶瓷低温烧结及性能的影响

采用传统固相反应法制备0.94Li₂Zn₃Ti₄O₁₂-0.06CaTiO₃(LZT-CT)复合陶瓷,采用高温熔融法制备ZnO-B₂O₃(ZB)玻璃;以ZB玻璃为烧结助剂,研究了添加不同质量分数(x=0.5%、1.0%、1.5%、2.0%和2.5%)的ZB玻璃对LZT-CT复合陶瓷的烧结特性、物相组成、微观结构以及微波介电性能的影响。结果表明:ZB玻璃能有效地将LZT-CT复合陶瓷的烧结温度从1 175 ℃降低到875 ℃,并促进了LZT-CT复合陶瓷的致密化。当ZB玻璃掺量x≤2.5%时,LZT-CT复合陶瓷中除了LZT、CT相,没有出现其他新相。随着ZB玻璃添加量增加,复合陶瓷的体积密度、介电常数(ε_r)、品质因数(Q×f)均先增加后减小,谐振频率温度系数(τ_f)变化不大,在(-2.25~4.51)×10^-6/℃波动。当ZB玻璃掺量为2.0%时,LZT-CT复合陶瓷在875 ℃烧结2 h,获得最大体积密度(4.22 g/cm³)以及优异的微波介电性能,ε_r=23.9,Q×f=58 595 GHz,τ_f=-0.14×10^-6/℃。     

错流旋转填料床的质、热同传性能及传热机理研究

为了研究错流旋转填料床的质、热同传性能,采用热空气-氨水体系,考察了进气温度T、超重力因子β、液体喷淋密度q和气速u对错流旋转填料床传热性能的影响,在相同实验条件下对比了丝网填料和乱堆填料的传热性能。研究结果表明：气相体积传质系数k_ya_e、体积传热系数(Ua)_s随进气温度、超重力因子、气速、液体喷淋密度的增大而增大;传热效率ε、传热面积A随超重力因子、气速、液体喷淋密度的增大而增大;传热系数K随超重力因子、气速、液体喷淋密度的增大几乎不变,从而揭示了错流旋转填料床强化气液直接传热的机理是通过提高传热面积进而提高体积传热系数,而不是显著提高传热系数。在相同条件下,以丝网为填料时k_ya_e和(Ua)_s分别是乱堆填料的1.09~1.63倍和1.24~3.53倍。     

高热流低流速条件下超临界CO2在小圆管内的对流传热特性

为获取高热流、低流速条件下超临界CO₂的传热规律，开展了超临界CO₂在内径2 mm水平小圆管内对流传热试验研究，并重点探讨了变物性、浮升力和热加速等效应对传热过程的影响。试验参数范围：系统压力7.6~8.4 MPa，质量流速400~500 kg/(m²?s)，热通量0~200 kW/m²，流体温度20~60℃，Reynolds数1.2×10⁴~4.3×10⁴。分别采用Gr/Re ²和Kv作为浮升力效应和热加速效应的判别因子。结果显示，在高热流低流速工况下，浮升力效应显著（Gr/Re ² > 10^-3），同一个截面处的上壁面传热系数始终小于下壁面传热系数。浮升力效应是高热流低流速工况下传热恶化的主要诱发因素。试验中热加速因子较小（Kv < 8.5×10^-7），其效应可以忽略。将试验数据与典型的传热经验关联式作对比，结果表明Liao-Zhao关联式的计算结果与试验结果最吻合。     

基于超声技术的沉浸式换热器强化传热研究

针对沉浸式换热器管外强化传热的问题,采用振动壁面的方式向换热器内输入超声波,研究了超声外场对沉浸式换热器内的管外流动、空化现象以及传热强化的作用。超声作用在流体中能够产生空化现象和声流的传播。其空化作用使得邻近振动面的流体发生液气相变,在远离振子的区域发生微小气泡的膨胀,换热器管外流体区域的平均气体体积分数由未加载超声时的0.01302最大增至0.01359。声流现象使得换热器管外流体的流速具有和超声波相同的脉动变化特性,呈高低速相间分布流向换热器两侧,最低速度接近0,最高速度4.93 m·s^-1,平均流速由0.0248 m·s^-1增至0.102 m·s^-1,超声作用效果显著。在空化和声流的双重作用下,换热管外表面湍动能均值由2.090×10^-4 m²·s^-2增大至0.01847 m²·s^-2,表明换热管外表面流体受到扰动增强,换热管外表面对流传热系数由1634.533 W·m^-2·K^-1增大至2031.069 W·m^-2·K^-1,传热强化比率达24.26%。本研究对超声技术在沉浸式换热器内的应用具有重要意义。     

超重力减压间歇精馏的传质性能

以不锈钢波纹丝网为填料,应用超重力减压精馏间歇全回流操作分离乙醇/水共沸物系。考察了进料乙醇质量分数x_f为50%~95%、操作压力P为101.33~11.33kPa和超重力因子β为20.90~130.64时乙醇-水体系的传质性能。实验中设备运行稳定并且单级旋转精馏床传质性能随着超重力因子β的增大先增强后减弱,随着压力P的减小和进料浓度x_f的增加而增强,并在P=11.33kPa时分离高浓度原料时打破共沸点。与相同条件下传统填料塔相比,分离效果明显高于传统塔,且HETP为7.94~14.20mm,仅为传统塔的1/6~1/4,传质性能显著增强。并对能耗进行分析,超重力装置由于自身体积小等优点便于达到所需真空度,能耗降低明显。     

闭式喷雾冷却的瞬态传热过程研究

搭建了闭式喷雾冷却实验台,实验研究了喷雾冷却的瞬态传热过程,获得了准确描述其传热过程的实验曲线,分析了冷却初始温度、加热功率及工质类型对瞬态传热过程的影响。研究表明：对于喷雾冷却的瞬态传热过程,其表面温度变化趋势可分为急速下降、持续升高、二段下降3类。初始表面温度在经历启动初期增强效应后,若小于莱登弗罗斯特点（LFP）对应的温度T_f,则表面温度不断下降,在核态沸腾区实现热平衡;反之,表面温度升高,在膜态沸腾区实现热平衡;恒定加热功率的大小决定了表面温度变化速率,随着恒定加热功率的增大,表面温度下降或者上升的速率加快;同等条件下,对于不同类型介质,喷嘴入口压力及饱和温度越高,其T_f也越高。     

Natural convection heat transfer enhancement of different nanofluids by adding dimple fins on a vertical channel wall

In this numerical study, natural flow and heat transfer of nanofluids with Al_2O_3, TiO_2, Cu and CNT nanoparticles in a vertical channel with dimpled fins at Rayleigh number(Ra) of Ra = 3.25 × 10~7 to Ra = 1 × 10~8 are investigated by using the finite volume method. The obtained results revealed that, using CNT in volume fractions of 2% and 4%leads to significant heat transfer and at φ = 6%, using TiO_2 nanoparticles has a great effect on Nu number enhancement. Also, using solid nanoparticles in base fluid causes more uniform heat transfer distribution,especially in areas close to heated surface and by adding more volume fraction in base fluid, temperature level reduces. In general, according to temperature contours, reduction of wall temperature depends on the increase of Ra and volume fraction and the type of solid nanoparticles.     

Catalytic decomposition and mass transfer of aqueous ozone promoted by Fe-Mn-Cu/γ-Al2O3 in a rotating packed bed

This study investigated catalytic decomposition and mass transfer of aqueous ozone promoted by Fe-Mn-Cu/γ-Al₂O₃ (Cat) in a rotating packed bed (RPB) for the first time. The results showed that the value of the overall decomposition rate constant of ozone (K_c) and overall volumetric mass transfer coefficient (K_La) are 4.28×10^-3 s^-1 and 11.60×10^-3 s^-1 respectively at an initial pH of 6, β of 40, of 60 mg·L^-1 and Q_L of 85 L·h^-1 in deionized water, respectively. Meanwhile, the K_c and K_La values of Fenhe water are 0.88×10^-3 s^-1 and 2.51×10^-3 s^-1 lower than deionized water, respectively. In addition, the K_c and K_La values in deionized water for the Cat/O₃-RPB system are 44.86% and 47.41% higher than that for the Cat/O₃-BR (bubbling reactor) system, respectively, indicating that the high gravity technology can facilitate the decomposition and mass transfer of ozone in heterogeneous catalytic ozonation and provide some insights into the industrial wastewater.     

LTNE条件下界面对流传热系数对部分填充多孔介质通道传热特性的影响

在多孔介质区考虑局部非热平衡,采用Brinkman-extended Darcy模型结合应力跳跃条件对部分填充多孔介质通道内流体传热特性进行分析。获得了各区域温度分布及Nusselt数解析解,并分析了各参数对温度及Nusselt数的影响。结果表明：界面对流传热系数H_s较小时,界面应力跳跃系数β和Darcy数Da的增加会减小流固两相间温差。而在高H_s下,Da减小也会减小两相温差。在Da、H_s和固流两相热导率之比K较大且空心率S（自由流体区高度与通道高度之比）和Biot数Bi较小时,流固两相间会在接近多孔介质区中部出现最大温差,而该最大温差会随着S增加和Da及H_s的减小向界面区移动。对于不同K与Bi,Nusselt数Nu与S的关系曲线存在不同的类型,与模型A（界面处多孔介质固相和流相根据各自温度梯度和热导率划分总热流）不同的是,采用模型C（界面处固相热流分配与自由流体区流相的热交换相关）所获得的Nu曲线类型与H_s有关。在K较小时,β对Nu的影响大于H_s对Nu的影响;而在K较大时,H_s对Nu的影响要远大于β对Nu的影响,且H_s增加会明显提高通道内的Nu。