The structural properties of CdS thin films obtained by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis at different substrate temperature were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scan electron microscope (SEM), Raman spectrum and Uv-vis ...
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The structural properties of CdS thin films obtained by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis at different substrate temperature were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scan electron microscope (SEM), Raman spectrum and Uv-vis absorption spectrum. The experimental results show that the crystallinity level gets higher with increasing substrate temperature while the bandgap remains constant. This deposition method should be an effective method as the deposited film looks uniform and smooth in the SEM image. Furthermore, the photoelectrochemical activities of CdS thin films used as electrode to split water to hydrogen and oxygen were investigated. The photoelectrochemical activity increases and then decreases with increasing substrate temperature which forms a peak value at 300 °C . Under a light intensity of 187 mW/cm, the electrode deposited at 300 °C gives a saturated photocurrent of 4.1 mA/cm with increasing electrode potential. The highest energy conversion efficiency was calculated as 0.68% at electrode potential of -0.13 V (vs SCE).
As an important performance diagnosis tool, in-situ measurement of current distribution in PEM fuel cells is helpful for better understanding of internal transport phenomena and optimization of fuel cell structures an...
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As an important performance diagnosis tool, in-situ measurement of current distribution in PEM fuel cells is helpful for better understanding of internal transport phenomena and optimization of fuel cell structures and operating parameters. With a specially developed current distribution measurement gasket, the effects of reactant gas flow rates on the current distribution in a PEM fuel cell with single serpentine flowfield were investigated. Experimental results show that insufficient hydrogen or air leads to decreased current density along the gas flow direction. Higher reactant gas flow rate favors not only the local performance but also the homogeneity of current distribution. But current distribution almost ceases to change with further increase of hydrogen flow rate when it reaches certain value.
The velocities of liquid slugs in continuous slug flow were studied experimentally in a 133 m long horizontal pipeline. Measurements were performed by cross-correlating the signals of two pairs of probes installed alo...
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The velocities of liquid slugs in continuous slug flow were studied experimentally in a 133 m long horizontal pipeline. Measurements were performed by cross-correlating the signals of two pairs of probes installed along the pipeline. Correlations of liquid slug velocities with the mixed velocities are presented. It is found that the correlations depend on Froude numbers. At low Froude numbers, the correlation from the measurements of the upstream probes is consistent with that from the measurements of the downstream probes and both correlations agree well with the results of other researchers. But there is difference between the correlation of the upstream probes and that of the downstream probes at high Froude numbers. Compared with the experimental data of other researchers, it is expected that the velocities of liquid slugs are affected by the void fraction in liquid slugs and the evolution of the lengths of liquid slugs and elongated bubbles along pipeline. However, the wake effect may have no influence on the liquid slug velocities.
Cadmium sulfide photocatalyst was prepared by hydrothermal methods with one-step and two-step methods, respectively. Platinum was loaded on the surface of prepared photocatalysts and its optimal loading amount was exa...
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Cadmium sulfide photocatalyst was prepared by hydrothermal methods with one-step and two-step methods, respectively. Platinum was loaded on the surface of prepared photocatalysts and its optimal loading amount was examined. All the prepared photocatalysts were characterized by XRD, UV-Vis, XRF, SEM and TEM and their pohtocatalytic activity was evaluated by H2 evolution from water under visible light. It was found that the photocatalyst prepared by two-step showed markedly improved hydrogen production activity.
A new vibrating tube densimeter was developed with a precision of better than ±0.5 kg/m3. Using this apparatus, the saturation liquid density of dimethyl ether was measured from 233.15 K to 320.15 K, and the max ...
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A new vibrating tube densimeter was developed with a precision of better than ±0.5 kg/m3. Using this apparatus, the saturation liquid density of dimethyl ether was measured from 233.15 K to 320.15 K, and the max relative expanded uncertainty was 0.34%(coverage factor k = 2). The experimental data of this work were correlated as a polynomial function of the temperature with the published data of our previous work. The average and maximum relative deviation were 0.13% and 0.37%, respectively.
Numerical research was carried out on the convection heat transfer characteristics in bilaterally heated annular channel with narrow gap under the conditions of fully developed flow, where the inner and outer walls ar...
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Numerical research was carried out on the convection heat transfer characteristics in bilaterally heated annular channel with narrow gap under the conditions of fully developed flow, where the inner and outer walls are heated by uniform but unequal heat fluxes. Calculation results show that the ratio of the inner wall heat flux to the outer wall heat flux has great effects on the heat transfer characteristics in bilaterally heated narrow annuli. With the increase of the inner wall heated flux, the heat transfer coefficient at the outer wall of the inner tube will decrease, while the heat transfer coefficient at the inner wall of outer tube will increase. These numerical results are in good agreement with some experimental results in open literatures. Numerical results also show that the decrease of the annuli gap will yield heat transfer deterioration during flowing in narrow annular channels.
Through experiments and numerical simulation methods a study has been conducted of the characteristics of convection heat exchange of ridged internal-finned tubes and a comparison of the above characteristics with the...
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Through experiments and numerical simulation methods a study has been conducted of the characteristics of convection heat exchange of ridged internal-finned tubes and a comparison of the above characteristics with the flow and heat transfer characteristics of straight internal-finned tubes is performed. The experimental results indicate that the heat exchange characteristics of ridged internal-finned tubes are better than those of straight internal-finned tubes in terms of intensified heat transfer performance, but at the same time there is a corresponding increase in flow resistance. Through the adoption of a turbulent flow model capable of realizing k-ε equation, the flow and heat transfer process of ridged internal-finned tubes have been simulated. The calculation results are in good agreement with the experimental ones. The calculation results indicate that the periodical ridges inside the finned tubes have changed the distribution of the inner-flow fields and temperature ones. Relative to the straight internal-finned tubes, a secondary vortex flow has emerged, which is conducive to an intensified heat exchange and plays a definite destructive role to the flow boundary layer. Meanwhile, by increasing the turbulent kinetic energy of the flow field, the temperature gradient in the neighborhood of the heat exchange wall surfaces has been enhanced, contributing to an intensification of heat transfer.
An investigation was conducted of the flow distribution characteristics of distribution header water-wall tubes under a supercritical pressure for a home-made 600 MW once-through boiler. The test parameters can be lis...
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An investigation was conducted of the flow distribution characteristics of distribution header water-wall tubes under a supercritical pressure for a home-made 600 MW once-through boiler. The test parameters can be listed as follows: pressure p=23-25 MPa, mass flow rate G=400-1200 kg/(m2·s), working medium temperature t=10-400°C. An experimental study has been conducted of the impact of working medium pressure, mass flow rate and working medium temperature on the vertical water-wall tube flow distribution characteristics of the distribution header. The test results show that with an increase in mass flow rate, the uniformity of flow distribution among the vertical water-wall tubes could be enhanced. The non-uniformity of flow distribution will undergo a step increase near the quasi-critical points. Moreover, with an increasing pressure, the above-mentioned step increase will become weaker. By employing a discrete model of the parallel-connected branch tubes of the distribution header, the flow distribution among the distribution header vertical water-wall tubes was calculated and the calculation results are in good agreement with the test ones.
In this paper, a new numerical procedure is proposed for the steady flow of a viscous, incompressible fluid based on SIMPLER algorithm on a non-orthogonal non-staggered grid, together with Cartesian velocity component...
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In this paper, a new numerical procedure is proposed for the steady flow of a viscous, incompressible fluid based on SIMPLER algorithm on a non-orthogonal non-staggered grid, together with Cartesian velocity components as dependent variables in the momentum equations. The main feature of the algorithm is that the pressure and pressure correction equations are obtained by explicitly treating pressure cross-derivatives terms in interface contravariant velocities. A collocated arrangement of variables is introduced on numerical grids, and the cell face velocities are calculated by the momentum interpolation. It is proved that this algorithm can be effectively used to simulate fluid flow and heat transfer in complex geometry, by the validation calculation of flow inside branching channel.
A transient one-dimensional two-fluid model is proposed to investigate numerically the interfacial instability and the onset of slugging for liquid-gas flow in a horizontal duct. In the present model, the effects of s...
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A transient one-dimensional two-fluid model is proposed to investigate numerically the interfacial instability and the onset of slugging for liquid-gas flow in a horizontal duct. In the present model, the effects of surface tension and transverse variations in dynamic pressure are taken into account. The evolution of interfacial disturbances is displayed and compared with the linear viscous Kelvin-Helmholtz stability analyses. It shows that interfacial wave is more instable due to the non-linear effect. The model predicts well the stability limit of stratified flow in comparison with the experimental data, and also automatically tracks the onset of slugging. The results show that the initiation of hydrodynamic slugging is related to local interfacial instability. Based on the cycle of slugging, a model for slug frequency is presented, which predicts the trends of slug frequencies with gas/liquid flow rate well in comparison with the available data. The effects of physical properties on slugging have been examined. It is found that with the increase in the gas viscosity and liquid density the slugging would be inhibited, whereas, with the increase in liquid viscosity and gas density, the slugging can be promoted.
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