Analysis of operating limits and combustion state regulation for low-calorific value gases in industrial burners

The effective and efficient utilization of low-calorific value (LCV) gases has gained increasing attention in scientific research and industrial fields. In this study, the combustion characteristics of three LCV gases in practical devices are analyzed by using a nonadiabatic perfectly stirred reactor model. The complete steady-state solution in the temperature-residence time parameter space is obtained with arc-length continuation. The stable operation region is quantified by the eigenvalue analysis. The transition of solution curves is quantified with heat loss coefficient. Five key system parameters are systematically investigated on their effects on stability limits. With the combustion performance being quantified by a combustion state index, a combustion state regulation method is proposed to find the optimal regulation path of system parameters. Active subspace method is further applied to shorten the regulation step by identifying the active direction. The proposed method and findings are useful for optimal regulation of burning LCV gases in industrial burners.     

Ozonation of CI Reactive Black 5 using rotating packed bed and stirred tank reactor

This study investigates the ozonation of CI Reactive Black 5 (RB5) by using the rotating packed bed (RPB) and completely stirred tank reactor (CSTR) as ozone contactors. The RPB, which provides high gravitational force by adjusting the rotational speed, was employed as a novel ozone contactor. The same ozone dosage was separately introduced into either the RPB or the CSTR for the investigation, while the experimental solution was continuously circulated within the apparatus consisting of the RPB and CSTR. The decolorization and mineralization efficiencies of RB5 in the course of ozonation are compared for these two methods. Moreover, the dissolved and off‐gas ozone concentrations were simultaneously monitored for the further analysis. As a result, the ozone mass transfer rate per unit volume of the RPB was significantly higher because of its higher mass transfer coefficient and gas–liquid concentration driving force. Furthermore, ozonation kinetics was found to be independent of the gravitational magnitude of an ozone gas–liquid contactor. Therefore, the results suggest employing RPBs as ozone‐contacting devices with the advantage of volume reduction. The experimental results, which can be used for further modeling of the ozonation process in the RPB, also show the requirement of correct design for the RPB. Consequently, the present study is useful for the understanding of practical application of RPBs. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

Modeling the continuous melt transesterification of bisphenol-A and diphenyl carbonate in a continuous stirred tank reactor

A model of continuous melt transesterification of bisphenol-A and diphenyl carbonate in a continuous stirred tank reactor is developed using phase equilibria assumption and the method of molecular weight moments. The model equations can be simplified into a polynomial system that has 17 equations and 17 unknowns. Solution of the polynomial system gives out almost every aspects of the continuous transesterification process. Molecular weight and polydispersity index, end group ratio of hydroxyl to phenyl carbonate, contents of molecular species, and lost diphenyl carbonate fractions are studied in different operation parameters.     

鼠笼式搅拌磨的流体场建模及计算机仿真

搅拌磨机在工业与研究领域是一种效率高的超细粉磨设备。为了优化设计参数，提高鼠笼式搅拌磨机的粉碎效果，需要对磨机研磨室内的流体场作深入的研究。利用Ansys有限元软件对鼠 式搅拌磨机研磨室的圆截面内的流体场进行仿真分析。通过对仿真结果的分析可知，在该流体场内存在着2个速度梯度较高的区域。在这2个区域中，粉碎作用明显。为了得到最佳的粉碎效果，应该使磨球尽可能地通过这2个区域。     

R－X图解法计算多级串联理想混合反应器

论述Ｒ－Ｘ图解法计算多级串联理想混合反应器的基本原理，并结合实例，对Ｒ－Ｘ法的计算步骤予以详细介绍，为多级串联反应器的设计与计算，提供一种新颖适用的图解计算方法。     

Balanced multiple weighted linear discriminant analysis and its application to visual process monitoring

Visual process monitoring is important in complex chemical processes. To address the high state separation of industrial data, we propose a new criterion for feature extraction called balanced multiple weighted linear discriminant analysis(BMWLDA). Then, we combine BMWLDA with self-organizing map(SOM) for visual monitoring of industrial operation processes. BMWLDA can extract the discriminative feature vectors from the original industrial data and maximally separate industrial operation states in the space spanned by these discriminative feature vectors. When the discriminative feature vectors are used as the input to SOM, the training result of SOM can differentiate industrial operation states clearly.This function improves the performance of visual monitoring. Continuous stirred tank reactor is used to verify that the class separation performance of BMWLDA is more effective than that of traditional linear discriminant analysis, approximate pairwise accuracy criterion, max–min distance analysis, maximum margin criterion, and local Fisher discriminant analysis. In addition, the method that combines BMWLDA with SOM can effectively perform visual process monitoring in real time.     

搅拌槽形对含钒页岩固液混合特性的数值模拟

搅拌槽是湿法提钒工业应用的重要设备,但在实际应用中存在矿物混合不均匀、易沉积在搅拌槽底部的问题。运用计算流体动力学(CFD)FLUENT软件,采用多重参考系法（MRF）、标准的k-ε方程、欧拉—欧拉多相流模型,对不同底部形状搅拌槽进行固液流场数值模拟。研究表明,平底搅拌槽对大粒径颗粒易产生固相沉积,圆底搅拌槽能有效解决沉积问题且搅拌更加均匀,槽内搅拌死区大幅下降。对槽内不同位置流场进行考察,圆弧底搅拌槽的湍动能、速度均优于平底搅拌槽,有利于提高固液混合效率。     

Study on bioleaching of primary chalcopyrite ore with thermoacidophilic archae

A high temperature-tolerating thermoacidophilic archae （TA） was isolated from water samples collected from a hot sulfur-containing spring in the Yunnan Province, China, and was used in bioleaching experiments of a low-grade chalcopyrite ore. The TA grow at temperatures ranging from 40 to 80℃, with 65℃ being the optimum temperature, and at pH values of l.5 to 4.0, with an optimum pH value of 2.0. The bioleaching experiments of the chalcvpyrite ore were conducted in both laboratory batch bioreactors and leaching columns. The results obtained from the bioreactor experiments showed that the TA bioleaching rate of copper reached 97% for a 12-day leaching period, while the bioleaching rate was 32.43% for thiobacillus ferrooxidans （Tf） leaching for the same leaching time. In the case of column leaching, tests of a two-phase leaching （196 days）, that is, a two-month （56 days） Tf leaching in the first phase, followed by a 140-day TA leaching in the second phase were performed. The average leaching rate of copper achieved for the 140-day TA leaching was 195mg/（L.d）, while for the control experiments, it was as low as 78mg/（L .d） for the Tf leaching, indicating that the TA possesses a more powerful oxidizing ability to the chalcopyrite than Tf Therefore, it is suggested that the two-phase leaching process be applied to .for the heap leaching operations, whereas, the TA can be used in the second phase when the temperature inside the heap has increased, and the primary copper sulfide minerals have already been partially oxidized with Tf beforehand in the first phase.     

Current problems in the modelling of chemical reactors

Modelling of chemical reactors is reviewed with an emphasis on process development and scale-up. A distinction is made between modelling of chemical kinetics, of rate processes in volume elements and of whole reactors. Examples are mainly taken from papers presented at the Sixth International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering. Special attention is given to the modelling of single phase reactors, fixed beds, trickle beds, fluid beds, and gas bubble reactors.     

2种高剪切搅拌器流动特性的CFD模拟

采用计算流体力学模拟方法对2种用于分散混合过程的高剪切搅拌器的流动特性进行研究分析,分别是转子定子搅拌器(RS)和多级叶轮式搅拌釜(CF)。本文从流场细节和功率消耗方面对其进行考察研究,从而为解释搅拌器中气泡的分散混合过程提供理论依据。模拟结果表明,在RS中流体大致呈周向流动,且剪切速率分布相对较为均匀,较高剪切速率不仅出现在转子到壁面的径向间隙处,而且出现在转子与定子之间的轴向间隙处:而在CF中,流体呈现较为明显的旋转流动,且剪切速率分布没有RS均匀,较高的剪切速率只出现在叶轮与壁面的径向间隙处。在相同转速下,虽然这2种搅拌器所形成的平均剪切速率差别不大,但CF中所形成的最大剪切速率大于RS,这也意味着相同操作条件下CF中所能形成的气泡尺寸更小,这与实验结果是一致的。对于这2种搅拌器,在层流区功率准数与搅拌雷诺数都成反比,且CFD模拟计算得到的结果与根据实验得到的关联式的结果基本一致。然而CF的功率消耗高于RS的功率消耗。