The effect of aspect ratio in counter-current gas-liquid bubble columns: Experimental results and gas holdup correlations

2017 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 53-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Besagni ◽  
Alessandro Di Pasquali ◽  
Lorenzo Gallazzini ◽  
Elia Gottardi ◽  
Luigi Pietro Maria Colombo ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 117 (6) ◽  
pp. 615
Author(s):  
Ping Shen ◽  
Lei Zhou ◽  
Qiankun Yang ◽  
Zhiqi Zeng ◽  
Kenan Ai ◽  
...  

In 38MnVS6 steel, the morphology of sulfide inclusion has a strong influence on the fatigue life and machinability of the steel. In most cases, the MnS inclusions show strip morphology after rolling, which significantly affects the steel quality. Usually, the MnS inclusion with a spherical morphology is the best morphology for the steel quality. In the present work, tellurium was applied to 38MnVS6 micro-alloyed steel to control the MnS inclusion. Trace tellurium was added into 38MnVS6 steel and the effect of Te on the morphology, composition, size and distribution of MnS inclusions were investigated. Experimental results show that with the increase of Te content, the equivalent diameter and the aspect ratio of inclusion decrease strikingly, and the number of inclusions with small aspect ratio increases. The inclusions are dissociated and spherized. The SEM-EDS analysis indicates that the trace Te mainly dissolves in MnS inclusion. Once the MnS is saturated with Te, MnTe starts to generate and wraps MnS. The critical Te/S value for the formation of MnTe in the 38MnV6 steel is determined to be approximately 0.075. With the increase of Te/S ratio, the aspect ratio of MnS inclusion decreases and gradually reaches a constant level. The Te/S value in the 38MnVS6 steel corresponding to the change of aspect ratio from decreasing to constant ranges from 0.096 to 0.255. This is most likely to be caused by the saturation of Te in the MnS inclusion. After adding Te in the steel, rod-like MnS inclusion is modified to small inclusion and the smaller the MnS inclusion, the lower the aspect ratio.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaobai Li ◽  
Siyuan Huang ◽  
Jungeng Fan

In this study, the gas holdup of bubble swarms in shear-thinning fluids was experimentally studied at superficial gas velocities ranging from 0.001 to 0.02 m·s−1. Carboxylmethyl cellulose (CMC) solutions of 0.2 wt%, 0.6 wt%, and 1.0 wt% with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as the surfactant were used as the power-law (liquid phase), and nitrogen was used as the gas phase. Effects of SDS concentration, rheological behavior, and physical properties of the liquid phase and superficial gas velocity on gas holdup were investigated. Results indicated that gas holdup increases with increasing superficial gas velocity and decreasing CMC concentration. Moreover, the addition of SDS in CMC solutions increased gas holdup, and the degree increased with the surfactant concentration. An empirical correlation was proposed for evaluating gas holdup as a function of liquid surface tension, density, effective viscosity, rheological property, superficial gas velocity, and geometric characteristics of bubble columns using the experimental data obtained for the different superficial gas velocities and CMC solution concentrations with different surfactant solutions. These proposed correlations reasonably fitted the experimental data obtained for gas holdup in this system.


1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-392 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. H. Chen ◽  
N. S. Yang ◽  
A. F. Mcmillan

Author(s):  
Amr Elsayed Mohammed Abdallah ◽  
Ehab Fathy El-Salakawy

The mechanical and physical properties of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement are different from steel, which requires independent code provisions for GFRP-reinforced concrete (RC) members. The currently available code provisions for GFRP-RC members still need more research evidence to be inclusive. For example, the available provisions for confinement reinforcement of FRP-RC columns do not consider the effects of column aspect ratio, which is not yet supported by any available research data. In this study, two full-scale spirally reinforced GFRP-RC circular columns were constructed and tested under concurrent seismic and axial loads. Both specimens had an aspect ratio (shear span-to-diameter ratio) of 7.0, while other two specimens with an aspect ratio of 5.0, from a previous stage of this study, were included for comparison purposes. For each aspect ratio, each specimen was loaded under one of two levels of axial load; 20 or 30% of the axial load capacity of the column section. All test specimens had a 35 MPa concrete compressive strength, 350-mm diameter, 85-mm spiral pitch and 1.2% longitudinal reinforcement ratio. The experimental results were analyzed in terms of hysteretic response, drift capacity and inelastic deformability hinge length. Based on the experimental results, it can be concluded that the aspect ratio affects the magnitude of secondary moments and inelastic deformability hinge length. In addition, the aspect ratio may affect drift capacity of GFRP-RC columns, depending on axial load level.


Author(s):  
K. A. Cook-Chennault ◽  
S. Banerjee

An analytical expression for prediction of the effective dielectric constant of a three phase 0-3-0 ferroelectric composite is presented. The analytical results are verified with the experimental results from Nan et al [1]. We extend the analytical model, so that the influence of the shape of the third phase inclusion, on the effective dielectric constant of the composite, can be investigated. The results indicate that the dielectric constant increases ∼7 times, when the aspect ratio of the conductive inclusion is increased from 1 (sphere) to 10 (spheroid). The analytical predictions compare favorably with the experimental values.


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