The gradient-doping technique has been widely applied to induce an oriented built-in electric-field. However, it is still not efficient enough for charge mobility especially for particulate semiconductors, as the fiel...
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The gradient-doping technique has been widely applied to induce an oriented built-in electric-field. However, it is still not efficient enough for charge mobility especially for particulate semiconductors, as the field is primarily in one direction from inner to surface. Here, we propose a multilocal gradient-doping technique that a nanocapsule is designed to store dopants and then release them into semiconductors nonuniformly. As an illustration, scattered pyrochlore-type K2Ta2O6 nanoparticles have been validated the capability of storing and releasing K+, which subsequently diffuse into the substrate PCN. Multi point-radiative gradient in K+ concentration, confined within the K2Ta2O6's vicinity, will construct several 3D potential wells which can not only accelerate the carrier separation but also offer more migration channels for both photo-induced electrons and holes to the surface. Consequently, the multilocal K+ gradient-doping PCN shows the longest carriers' lifetime and highest AQY (similar to 21.8% at 400 nm) compared with the other uniformly doping techniques.
Cofiring of biomass and coal significantly reduces carbon emissions and alleviates ash-related problems of biomass. This study investigates the effect of the biomass/coal blending ratio on ash fusion characteristics t...
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Cofiring of biomass and coal significantly reduces carbon emissions and alleviates ash-related problems of biomass. This study investigates the effect of the biomass/coal blending ratio on ash fusion characteristics through the ash fusion test, X-ray fluorescence, and X-ray diffractometry. Meanwhile, kinetic analysis of the ash fusion process was conducted to provide a new method and reading benchmark for obtaining precise and repeatable initial deformation temperature (IDT). Results showed that the IDT decreased with the increase of the biomass blending ratio because of the decrease of alumina content and the increase of potassium content. When the biomass blending ratio increased, the content of orthoclase and diopside at the low melting point increased, while the content of andalusite, quartz, and anhydrite at the high melting point decreased, resulting in the decline of IDT. Kinetic analysis indicated that with increasing biomass blending ratio, the activation energy of ash fusion reaction decreased, which is the essential reason for the decrease of IDT. Coal ash had an activation energy of 1144.67 ***(-1), while it decreased to 145.89 ***(-1) with an increased biomass blending ratio to 100%. Compared with the larger error (up to 60 degrees C) caused by visual reading on the morphological change of the triangle ash cone, kinetics calculation gave precise prediction with less error between 2 and 7 degrees C. As an optimal recommendation, the average shrinkage rate of height at 41% could be used as a reading benchmark for the determination of IDT in further study.
Due to the special geometry and compact arrangement of subassemblies in the sodium-cooled fast reactor, thermal deformation of the assemblies are easily triggered by uneven temperature distribution in the reactor core...
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Due to the special geometry and compact arrangement of subassemblies in the sodium-cooled fast reactor, thermal deformation of the assemblies are easily triggered by uneven temperature distribution in the reactor core, which is negative for reactor safety. Therefore, it is necessary for researchers and engineers to conduct quantitative analysis towards thermal deformation behaviors of subassemblies, and furthermore, give reliable evaluation results on aftermath of the assembly thermal deformation. In the present study, thermal deformation analysis code FADAC, which was developed based on Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, was applied to make numerical investigation for thermal deformation behaviors of a single subassembly in sodium-cooled fast reactor. In order to preliminarily assess the capacity for thermal deformation, different temperature gradient conditions were considered and analyzed in detail for free bowing of the subassembly, furthermore, with the aid of numerical analysis for thermal axial forces and thermal bending moments, axial displacements and deflections were calculated finally. Besides, in order to predict the comprehensive results of the assembly deformation under both thermal load and mechanical load, restrained bowing were also analyzed for different temperature conditions. All of the simulation results were in good accordance with the experimental data. The present numerical research is of great significance to assembly deformation research in the sodium-cooled fast reactor, and will surely lay a solid foundation for deformation analysis towards multi-subassemblies.
Liquid leakage and gas slippage through the annulus between an upward moving plunger and vertical tubing significantly reduce the uploading efficiency of the accumulated liquid during plunger lifting in gas wells. Und...
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Liquid leakage and gas slippage through the annulus between an upward moving plunger and vertical tubing significantly reduce the uploading efficiency of the accumulated liquid during plunger lifting in gas wells. Understanding the characteristics of gas-liquid two-phase flow in the annulus during plunger lifting process is crucial to enhance the fluid seal and to improve the plunger lift technology, but investigations of this important issue in literature is extremely limited. In this paper, we employ VOF-CFD numerical approach to provide a computationally efficient flow model to account for interactions between loading liquid, producing gas and the lifting plunger in gas wells. Results from simulations are consistent with both the in-door experimental data and field observations, thus allowing us to reproduce detailed characteristics of gas-liquid flow in the annulus during plunger lifting process. The actual conditions in gas wells are simulated, in which the plunger upward velocity is ranged in 2 m/s < vp < 10 m/s and the gas density is ranged in 13.9 kg/m3 < rho g < 80.9 kg/m3. Numerical results indicate that with the plunger lifting velocity increasing, the liquid leakage flow rate increases, the gas slippage flow rate decreases, and the gas-liquid countercurrent annular flow in the annular space transforms to the cocurrent upward annular flow. Based on the interface instability analysis, we reveal the mechanism of gasliquid flow seal in the annulus which is promoted by the droplet entrainment and is weakened by the droplet deposition. A simple dimensionless coefficient is proposed to evaluate the uploading efficiency of the accumulated liquids by the plunger in gas wells, the bigger value of the coefficient represents the better performance of liquid sealing during plunger lifting process. The optimal diameter ratio between the plunger and tube (0.96), as well as the optimal diameter-length ratio of the plunger (0.13) are proposed to improve the plunger lift
Aiming at the wide adoption of flue gas recirculation (FGR) in coal power plants for NOx removal and CO2 capture, and the imperfect removal of particulate matters (PMs), especially ultrafine PMs which constitute most ...
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Aiming at the wide adoption of flue gas recirculation (FGR) in coal power plants for NOx removal and CO2 capture, and the imperfect removal of particulate matters (PMs), especially ultrafine PMs which constitute most of the particles discharged into atmosphere, consequently causing atmospheric haze and diseases, the effects of FGR and combustion parameters, and coal/char properties on PMs formation were therefore studied under different O-2/N-2 and O-2/CO2 atmospheres using a self-developed kinetic model. Modeling results showed that the inclusion vaporization rate and ratio had a dominant effect on PMs number density and size respectively. At the same level of oxygen content, smaller ultrafine PMs were generated under O-2/CO2 than those generated under O-2/N-2. Increasing oxygen content facilitated the formation of larger and fewer PMs. The PMs size in 27O(2)/73N(2) shows the biggest, followed by that in 36O(2)/64CO(2), 27O(2)/73CO(2), 21O(2)/79N(2), and 21O(2)/79CO(2) in turn. Compared to without FGR, FGR decreased the size of ultrafine PMs and increased the number, thus hindering PMs removal. With increasing FGR ratio, which had the most significant effect, the ultrafine PMs size decreased due to dilution effect. With increasing dust removal efficiency, the ultrafine PMs size decreased initially and then increased, peaking close to 100% of dust removal efficiency. The effect of recirculated particle size was negligible. Sensitivity analyses revealed that furnace gas temperature, inclusion size, and char density were the most influential factors on inclusion vaporization and PMs formation. The effects of CO/CO2 ratio, char load, coal ash content, and inclusion content were positive, while the effects of char density and ash content, inclusion size, and moisture were negative. High furnace temperature increased vaporization, but significantly decreased the PMs size. The number density of ultrafine PMs followed mass conservation. These results provide meaningful gui
The surge line is implemented to connect the pressurizer with reactor cooling system in Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR). The integrity of surge line plays an important role for reactor safe operation. In the literatur...
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The surge line is implemented to connect the pressurizer with reactor cooling system in Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR). The integrity of surge line plays an important role for reactor safe operation. In the literatures, much work has been contributed to the thermal hydraulic characteristics and reliability research on traditional pressurizer surge line. For the advanced Generation-III PWR, the AP1000 adopts a new spiral-shaped pressurizer surge line concept. In this paper, the three-dimensional thermal hydraulic transient characteristics in AP1000 pressurizer surge line are studied and the formation mechanism of surge line thermal stratification phenomenon is investigated. The variation of maximum temperature difference with time in the whole surge line is achieved. Results show that the thermal stratification is becoming weaker along the flow direction and the most dangerous region is the entrance of horizontal position. The thermal stratification affected by the circumference effect is not significant during the surge line thermal fatigue analysis. In addition, through the comparison of temperature distribution in pressurizer surge line between the traditional PWR and AP1000, it can be seen that the AP1000 pressurizer surge line has smaller temperature difference at the corresponding position with shorter period. The new design concept of AP1000 surge line brings a great advantage to reduce the hazard causing by the thermal stratification. This work provides a valuable guideline for the AP1000 pressurizer surge line fatigue assessment. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Two poly(pyrrole methane)s (PPD2HBA and PPD3HBA) were successfully synthesized, with focusing on the effect of steric hindrance on the selective adsorption of heavy metal ions. The structure and morphology of PPD2HBA ...
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Two poly(pyrrole methane)s (PPD2HBA and PPD3HBA) were successfully synthesized, with focusing on the effect of steric hindrance on the selective adsorption of heavy metal ions. The structure and morphology of PPD2HBA and PPD3HBA were characterized by FT-IR, UV-Vis, H-1 NMR, BET, SEM, XPS and Zeta potential. The influencing factors of the Pb2+-adsorption onto the two adsorbents were systematically studied, including various solution conditions and co-existing metal ions effect. These results demonstrated that the two adsorbents showed slightly different adsorption behaviors. The maximum adsorption capacities of Pb2+ onto PPD2HBA and PPD3HBA were 41.35 and 32.10 mg.g(-1) at pH= 6.0 and 318 K, respectively. The crucial steric hindrance verified by FT-IR and XPS before and after Pb2+ adsorption, showed better consistence in PPD2HBA with the size and shape of the hydrated Pb2+ than that in PPD3HBA, which can be further supported by the adsorption property of PPD4HBA. In addition, the effect of the co-existing metal ions of Pb2+ onto PPD2HBA and PPD3HBA could be testified by the HSBA theory. The proposed adsorption mechanism in this paper was of remarkable potential for the design of new adsorbent to selectively adsorb heavy metal ions from wastewater.
Utilization of KNO3-LiNO3-Ca(NO3)(2)/expanded graphite (EG) as composite phase change materials (PCMs) for medium-temperature thermal energy storage was investigated in this paper. The thermo-physical properties of KN...
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Utilization of KNO3-LiNO3-Ca(NO3)(2)/expanded graphite (EG) as composite phase change materials (PCMs) for medium-temperature thermal energy storage was investigated in this paper. The thermo-physical properties of KNO3-LiNO3-Ca(NO3)(2) with different proportions were investigated. EG was employed as an additive to enhance thermal conductivity of PCMs as it has high thermal conductivity and excellent thermo-chemical stability. Thermo-physical parameters such as phase transition temperature, latent heat of fusion, thermal conductivity and decomposition temperature were measured experimentally. The results showed that the phase transition temperature of this ternary nitrate (60.2 wt% KNO3-29.9 wt% LiNO3-9.9 wt% Ca(NO3)(2)) is lower than that of Solar Salt and Hitec Salt. The composites with more EG have higher thermal conductivity. However, the addition of EG reduces their decomposition temperature. Furthermore, the corrosion experiments with six types of metal samples embedded in liquid ternary nitrate at 480 degrees C for 1500 h were delivered to investigate their chemical stability. Moreover, the PCMs have good long-term high temperature stability during the process. The results of this work confirmed the great potentials of KNO3-LiNO3-Ca(NO3)(2)/EG as composite PCMs that can be applied for industrial waste heat energy recovery applications, the solar power generation system and medium-temperature thermal energy storage.
When planning the development of the energy sector, significant attention is given to the energy from the renewable sources, amongst which the biomass has an important role. Computational fluid mechanics and machine l...
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When planning the development of the energy sector, significant attention is given to the energy from the renewable sources, amongst which the biomass has an important role. Computational fluid mechanics and machine learning models are the powerful and efficient tools which allow the analysis of various heat and mass transfer phenomena in energy facilities. In this study, the in-house developed CFD code and machine learning models (Random Forest, Gradient Boosting and Artificial Neural Network) for predicting the biomass trajectories, particle mass burnout and residence time in a swirl burner reactor are presented. Pulverized biomass combustion cases (fine straw, pinewood and switch grass) with various mean diameters (ranging between 60 and 650 mu m) and different shape factors (within the range 0-1) are considered. The results of numerical simulations revealed a noticeably nonlinear dependence between the input values (particle types, sizes and shapes) and the output values (particle trajectories, mass burnout and residence time), mostly due to the complex swirling flow in the reactor. For particles with the mean diameters within the ranges considered, the mass burnout of particles generally decreases as the biomass particle shape factor increases. The residence time of pulverized biomass in the reactor shows in most cases a decreasing trend as the particle shape factor increases. Artificial Neural Network showed the best predictions for both particle mass burnout (RMSE = 0.083 and R2 = 0.937) and particle residence time (RMSE = 1.145 s and R2 = 0.900), providing the reliable assessment of these important indicators in the combustion process.
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