Experimental study and model predictions on helium release in an enclosure with single or multiple vents

This paper presents experiments performed at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) to examine the dispersion behaviour of helium in a polycarbonate enclosure that was representative of a residential parking garage. The purpose was to gain a better understanding of the effect of buoyancy- or wind-driven natural ventilation on hydrogen dispersion behaviour. Although hydrogen dispersion studies have been reported extensively in the literature, gaps still exist in predictive methods for hazard analysis. Helium, a simulant for hydrogen, was injected near the centre of the floor with a flow rate ranging from 5 to 75 standard litres per minute through an upward-facing nozzle, resulting in an injection Richardson number ranging between 10^?1 and 10². The location of the nozzle varied from the bottom of the enclosure to near the ceiling to examine the impact of the nozzle elevation on the development of a stratified layer in the upper region of the enclosure. When the injection nozzle was placed at a sufficiently low elevation, the vertical helium profile always consisted of a homogenous layer at the top overlaying a stratified layer at the bottom. To simulate outdoor environmental conditions, a fan was placed in front of each vent to examine the effect of opposing or assisting wind on the dispersion. The helium transients in the uniform layer predicted with analytical models were in good agreement with the measured transients for most tests. Model improvements are required for adequately predicting transients with primarily stratified profiles or strong opposing wind.     

塔里木盆地中秋1凝析气藏成藏条件及演化过程

2018年12月,塔里木盆地秋里塔格构造带天然气勘探取得重大突破,中秋1井在下白垩统巴什基奇克组测试获高产工业气流,发现了该构造带迄今为止最大的整装凝析气藏。为了给该构造带下一步油气勘探部署提供依据,在充分利用前人研究成果的基础上,基于岩心、薄片、测井及地球化学分析资料,明确了中秋1大型凝析气藏的油气藏特征和气藏类型,分析了该气藏天然气成藏条件并推演其演化过程。研究结果表明:①中秋1大型气藏属于低含凝析油凝析气藏,天然气为煤成气,主要来自区内侏罗系腐殖型煤系烃源岩;②该构造带能够形成大型油气藏的有利地质条件是三叠系和侏罗系发育的两套巨厚高演化烃源岩、白垩系发育的大型辫状河三角洲规模有效砂岩储层、喜马拉雅晚期以来的构造活动形成的大规模楔状叠瓦构造圈闭、古近系和新近系巨厚膏盐岩形成的优越保存条件,以及油气生成与圈闭形成的良好时空匹配;③该气藏具有先油后气、晚期快速气侵聚集成藏的成藏模式,总体上是一个"早期聚油、晚期气侵、改造调整、快速成藏"的成藏过程。结论认为,该构造带油气成藏条件优越,具有广阔的油气勘探前景。     

Se doped nickel-molybdenum bimetal sulfide with enhanced electrochemical activity for hydrogen evolution reaction

In this work, we synthesized Se doped MoS₂@Ni₃S₂ with nanosheets coated nanorods structure supported on Ni foam (MoNiSeS). Firstly, MoS₂@Ni₃S₂ (MoNiS) nanorods was synthesized by hydrothermal method. After selenization treatment, MoSe₂ successfully formed on the edge of MoS₂ nanosheets and particle Ni₃S₂ transformed into NiSe, in which MoSe₂ and NiSe acted as new phase in MoNiSeS. The obtained MoNiSeS only needs a low overpotential of 68 mV to reach the current density of 10 mA cm^?2, and has a low Tafel plots of 72.77 mV dec^?1 and good electrochemical durability, whose electrochemical activity is much better than that of MoNiS and NiSeS, implying the introduction of Mo and Se is beneficial to improve the electrocatalytic performance of NiS for HER. In addition, the proper amount of Mo source, which has an effect on the morphology of product, has also been investigated. For MoNiSeS, the typical nanosheets coated nanarods expose more active sites and the synergic effects is good to the improvement of the catalytic activity. Meanwhile, WNiSeS has also been prepared using the same method and the corresponding results show that the electrochemical activity of WNiSeS is much better than that of NiSeS, proving the universality of this strategy.     

Reducing the power consumption of household refrigerators through the integration of latent heat storage elements in wire-and-tube condensers

This study evaluates the influence of latent heat storage elements on the condenser temperature of a commercial household refrigerator. In order to determine the power consumption and the temperature distribution, a standard wire-and-tube condenser is equipped with different heat storage elements (containing water, paraffin or copolymer compound). The results indicate that particularly the application of phase change materials (PCM) lowers the condenser temperature, which leads to a significantly reduced power consumption.     

Experimental investigation and analysis of composite silica-gel coated fin-tube heat exchangers

Desiccant coated heat exchanger provides a promising option for desiccant cooling system, since it can handle sensible load and latent load simultaneously within one component. It is fabricated by coating desiccant material on the surface of conventional fin-tube heat exchanger. In order to enhance the performance of conventional silica gel coated heat exchanger (SGCHE), a novel composite silica gel coated heat exchanger (CCHE) is proposed and fabricated. An experimental setup is built to test and compare the dynamic performance of SGCHE and CCHE. Influences of main operation parameters including water temperatures and inlet air conditions on system performance are analyzed in terms of average dehumidification capacity (D_avg) and thermal coefficient of performance (COP_th). Optimization of cycle switch modes is also discussed. Experimental results show that CCHE has better dehumidification performance compared with SGCHE. In addition, pre-cooling before dehumidification process is found to be advantageous to both D_avg and COP_th.     

An experimental investigation of refrigerant mixture R32/R290 as drop-in replacement for HFC410A in household air conditioners

In the present paper, the refrigerant mixture R32/R290 (68%/32% by weight) is investigated as the drop-in replacement for R410A in household air conditioners. The GWP of it is only 22% of that of R410A. Theoretical and experimental investigations are conducted on the performance of the air conditioners working with both R32/R290 and R410A. Experimental results show that the refrigerant charge amount of R32/R290 is reduced by 30.0%–35.0%; the cooling and heating capacities are increased by 14.0%–23.7%. For further reducing charge amount and flammability, the micro-channel heat exchanger (condenser) is employed to replace the finned tube one. Compared with the R32/R290 system using finned tube heat exchanger, the R32/R290 charge amount and the power consumption are reduced by 34.1% and 0.4%, respectively; the cooling capacity and the COP are increased by 6.4% and 6.8%, respectively.     

淮南采煤沉陷区积水重金属健康风险评价

为研究淮南采煤沉陷区积水中重金属对人体产生的潜在健康风险,对9个矿19个沉陷水域进行采样,测试5种重金属(Cd、Cr、Pb、Ni、Zn)含量,采用美国环境保护局(USEPA)推荐使用的健康风险评价模型,对其进行健康风险评价。研究结果表明：(1)采样水域5种重金属年平均离子浓度由大到小依次为：Zn＞Cr＞Ni＞Pb＞Cd,重金属的分布影响因素可能与农药化肥的使用、工业废水的排放、汽车尾气中重金属的大气沉降、渔业养殖以及采煤活动等因素有关；(2)重金属的健康风险值总体随季节变化,呈现出丰水期小于枯水期的特点；该区域沉陷积水的重金属致癌风险整体较为安全,但化学致癌物(Cr)的健康风险值超出其它4种重金属4~8个数量级；(3)5种重金属的健康风险平均值排序为：Cr＞Cd＞Pb＞Zn＞Ni,其中Cd的致癌风险值及Pb、Zn、Ni非致癌风险值均低于最大可接受风险值(5.05×10-5a-1)。     

Soluble microbial products in membrane bioreactor operation: Behaviors, characteristics, and fouling potential

This paper presents an experimental study on soluble microbial products (SMP) in membrane bioreactor (MBR) operation at different sludge retention times (SRTs). A laboratory-scale MBR was operated at SRT of 10, 20, and 40 days for treatment of readily biodegradable synthetic wastewater. The accumulation, composition, characteristics, and fouling potential of SMP at each SRT were examined. It was found that accumulation of SMP in the MBR became more pronounced at short SRTs. Carbohydrates and proteins appeared to be the components of SMP prone to accumulate in the MBR compared with aromatic compounds. The proportions of SMP with large molecular weight in supernatants and in effluents were almost identical, implying that membrane sieving did not work for most SMP. In addition, the majority of SMP was found to be composed of hydrophobic components, whose proportion in total SMP gradually increased as SRT lengthened. However, fouling potentials of SMP were relatively low at long SRTs. The hydrophilic neutrals (e.g., carbohydrates) were most likely the main foulants responsible for high fouling potentials of SMP observed at short SRTs.     

地震作用下诱发堆积层滑坡的机制分析

为了分析堆积层滑坡在地震作用下的成因,本文对多种因素进行了详细分析。通过分析竖直地震力、水平地震力、滑床刚度、孔隙水压力、累进破坏、减阻效应、压推扩展效应,分别指出了各种因素下的作用机理。结果表明,在地震这一复杂作用下,多种因素都使得坡体破坏加剧,减小了稳定性系数,最后造成堆积层滑坡的形成。     

青东凹陷油藏类型及主控因素浅析

青东凹陷具有独特而复杂的成藏特征,通过基础地质的综合研究,识别出青东凹陷发育构造、地层、岩性和复合油藏等四类油藏类型,阐述了各种不同油藏类型的分布特征;通过典型油气藏解剖,明确了有效烃源岩、储盖组合、油气输导条件等油气成藏要素和主控因素,研究认为青东凹陷具有双源供烃的油源条件,发育6套储盖组合,骨架砂体和输导断层为油气运移的有效通道;将青东凹陷划分为西北部斜坡、西南部断阶、中部深洼和东部走滑断裂四个油气聚集带,并解剖了各个油气聚集带的成藏类型及成藏主控因素。