scholarly journals Nanoparticle Generation in Glowing Wire Generator: Insight into Nucleation Peculiarities

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 7775
Author(s):  
Elena Fomenko ◽  
Igor Altman ◽  
Lucija Boskovic ◽  
Igor E. Agranovski

The paper studies nanoparticle formation in a glowing wire generator (GWG), in which the gas carrier flows around heated metal wire, producing aerosols from a vapor released from the surface. The device has been customized, enabling the use of a double-wire in different orientations in regard to the gas flow. Such alterations provided different effective distances between wires enabling investigation of their mutual influence. Concentration of particles produced in the GWG at different parameters (applied voltage and a gas flow) was carefully measured and analysed. Different regimes of a nanoparticle nucleation were identified that resulted from the applied voltage variation and the gas flow direction. In particular, independent nucleation of nanoparticles on both parts of the wire occurred in the wire plane’s configuration perpendicular to the gas flow, whilst dependent nucleation of nanoparticles was observed at a certain specific set of parameters in the configuration, in which the wire plane was parallel to the gas flow. Two corresponding functions were introduced in order to quantify those nucleation regimes and they tend to zero when either independent or dependent nucleation occur. The peculiarities found ought to be considered when designing the multi-wire GWGs in order to further extend the device’s range for industrial applications.

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuan Wang ◽  
Zhenqiang Xie ◽  
Binggui Xu ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
Xu Zhou

Abstract The electrohydrodynamic (EHD) flow induced by the corona discharge was experimentally investigated in an electrostatic precipitator (ESP). The ESP was a narrow horizontal Plexiglas box (1300 mm×60 mm×60 mm). The electrode set consisted of a single wire discharge electrode and two collecting aluminum plate electrodes. Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) method was used to visualize the EHD flow characteristics inside the ESP seeded with fine oil droplets. The influence of applied voltage (from 8 kV to 10 kV) and primary gas flow (0.15 m/s, 0.2 m/s, 0.4 m/s) on the EHD flow transition was elucidated through experimental analysis. The formation and transition of typical EHD flows from onset to the fully developed were described and explained. Experimental results showed that the EHD flow patterns change depends on the gas velocity and applied voltage. EHD flow starts with flow streamlines near collecting plates bending towards the wire electrode, forming two void regions. An oscillating jet forming the downstream appeared and moved towards the wire electrode as voltage increased. For higher velocities (≥0.2 m/s), the EHD transition became near wire phenomenon with a jet-like flow structure near the wire, forming a void region behind the wire and expanding as voltage increased. Fully developed EHD secondary flow in the form of counter-rotating vortices appeared upstream with high applied voltage.


Author(s):  
Nikolay Ivanov ◽  
Vladimir V. Ris ◽  
Nikolay A. Tschur ◽  
Marina Zasimova
Keyword(s):  
Gas Flow ◽  

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 208-219
Author(s):  
A.M. Ilyasov

In this paper we propose a model for determining the pressure loss due to friction in each phase in a three-layer laminar steady flow of immiscible liquid and gas flow in a flat channel. This model generalizes an analogous problem for a two-layer laminar flow, proposed earlier. The relations obtained in the final form for the pressure loss due to friction in liquids can be used as closing relations for the three-fluid model. These equations take into account the influence of interphase boundaries and are an alternative to the approach used in foreign literature. In this approach, the wall and interphase voltages are approximated by the formulas for a single-phase flow and do not take into account the mutual influence of liquids on the loss of pressure on friction in phases. The distribution of flow parameters in these two models is compared.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryosuke Sinmyo ◽  
Elena Bykova ◽  
Sergey V. Ovsyannikov ◽  
Catherine McCammon ◽  
Ilya Kupenko ◽  
...  

Abstract Iron oxides are fundamentally important compounds for basic and applied sciences as well as in numerous industrial applications. In this work we report the synthesis and investigation of a new binary iron oxide with the hitherto unknown stoichiometry of Fe7O9. This new oxide was synthesized at high-pressure high-temperature (HP-HT) conditions, and its black single crystals were successfully recovered at ambient conditions. By means of single crystal X-ray diffraction we determined that Fe7O9 adopts a monoclinic C2/m lattice with the most distorted crystal structure among the binary iron oxides known to date. The synthesis of Fe7O9 opens a new portal to exotic iron-rich (M,Fe)7O9 oxides with unusual stoichiometry and distorted crystal structures. Moreover, the crystal structure and phase relations of such new iron oxide groups may provide new insight into the cycling of volatiles in the Earth’s interior.


2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (5) ◽  
pp. 843-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Roy ◽  
D. Vo-Ngoc ◽  
D. N. Nguyen ◽  
P. Florent

The application of pneumatic metrology to control dimensional accuracy on machined parts is based on the measurement of gas flow resistance through a restricted section formed by a jet orifice placed at a small distance away from a machined surface. The backpressure, which is sensed and indicated by a pressure gauge, is calibrated to measure dimensional variations. It has been found that in some typical industrial applications, the nozzles are subject to fouling, e.g., dirt and oil deposits accumulate on their frontal areas, thus requiring more frequent calibration of the apparatus for reliable service. In this paper, a numerical and experimental analysis of the flow behavior in the region between an injection nozzle and a flat surface is presented. The analysis is based on the steady-state axisymmetric flow of an incompressible fluid. The governing equations, coupled with the appropriate boundary conditions, are solved using the SIMPLER algorithm. Results have shown that for the standard nozzle geometry used in industrial applications, an annular low-pressure separated flow area was found to exist near the frontal surface of the nozzle. The existence of this area is believed to be the cause of the nozzle fouling problem. A study of various alternate nozzle geometries has shown that this low-pressure recirculation area can be eliminated quite readily. Well-designed chamfered, rounded, and reduced frontal area nozzles have all reduced or eliminated the separated recirculation flow area. It has been noted, however, that rounded nozzles may adversely cause a reduction in apparatus sensitivity.


Author(s):  
Yu Ikoshi ◽  
Satoshi Ogata ◽  
Takehiko Segawa ◽  
Ryota Yamatani

It is known that a dielectric barrier discharge plasma actuator (DBD-PA) induces tangential flow in the vicinity of the wall. In the conventional studies the induced flow was generated in the direction from the upper electrode to the lower electrode. The direction of the induced flow was one-way using DBD-PA composed of asymmetric electrodes. However, in this experiment, it was found that the flow induced by DBD-PA can be generated in the opposite direction in contrast with conventional results. In this study, effects of DBD induced flow on applied voltage characteristics were investigated by means of PIV analysis. When square wave voltages biased negative are applied to the electrodes of DBD-PA, the flow is generated in the direction from the lower electrode to the upper electrode. It should be noted that it is not reversed by sine waves even with same amplitudes and frequencies when the reverse flow was generated by DBD-PA, a vortex is induced above the area of plasma. The vortex height was about 10 mm, and it tended to change slightly its shape based on the electrode width. It seems that the vortex on the plasma area play an important role in the mechanism of the reverse flow. The plasma actuator has been focused as an actuator for aerodynamic flow control. If it becomes possible to control the flow direction as well as the velocity by changing the applied voltage, the applications of the plasma actuator can be spread across a wide area of industry.


2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
El-Shazly M. Duraia ◽  
G.W. Beall ◽  
Zulkhair A. Mansurov ◽  
Tatyana A. Shabanova ◽  
Ahmed E. Hannora

Elongated wire-like Zinc oxide, nanocombs and nanocrystals have been successfully synthesized on the silicon substrate from the metallic zinc as a starting material. The annealing temperature was as low as 450 ºC in argon atmosphere mixed with about 3% oxygen. Structural analysis using the X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) showed that the existence of two phases; nanowires and crystalline form. Moreover some nanoparticles aggregates were noticed to be attached in the bulk to the sides of the ZnO nanocrystals and sometimes these aggregate attached to the Zinc oxide hexagonal crystal and grow to form nanowire at different angles. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) investigations for the zinc oxide nanostructure on the silicon substrate showed the formation of the nanocrystals in the gas flow direction and at the low energy sites over the silicon substrate. Photoluminescence (PL) measurements, performed at the room temperature, showed the existence of two basic emissions: narrow ultraviolet (UV) emission at 398 nm which attributed to the near band edge emission of the wide band gap and a very wide, more intensive, green emission at 471 nm corresponds to the crystal defects such as vacancies, interstitial sites in ZnO.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisha Bhardwaj ◽  
Bikash Kumar ◽  
Komal Agrawal ◽  
Pradeep Verma

AbstractThe potential of cellulolytic enzymes has been widely studied and explored for bioconversion processes and plays a key role in various industrial applications. Cellulase, a key enzyme for cellulose-rich waste feedstock-based biorefinery, has increasing demand in various industries, e.g., paper and pulp, juice clarification, etc. Also, there has been constant progress in developing new strategies to enhance its production, such as the application of waste feedstock as the substrate for the production of individual or enzyme cocktails, process parameters control, and genetic manipulations for enzyme production with enhanced yield, efficiency, and specificity. Further, an insight into immobilization techniques has also been presented for improved reusability of cellulase, a critical factor that controls the cost of the enzyme at an industrial scale. In addition, the review also gives an insight into the status of the significant application of cellulase in the industrial sector, with its techno-economic analysis for future applications. The present review gives a complete overview of current perspectives on the production of microbial cellulases as a promising tool to develop a sustainable and greener concept for industrial applications.


Author(s):  
Hong Xu ◽  
Shuqin Feng ◽  
Liehui Xiao ◽  
Yazhen Hao ◽  
Xiaoze Du

To achieve the near zero emission of wastewater in the flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system in coal-fired power plant and better utilize the exhaust heat from flue gas, a feasible technology of spraying FGD wastewater in the flue duct for evaporation is discussed in the present study. A full-scale influencing factor investigation on the wastewater droplet evaporation performance is established under the Eulerian-Lagrangian model numerically. The dominant factors, including the characters of wastewater droplets, flue gas and the spray nozzles were analyzed under different conditions, respectively. Considering the multiple factors and conditions in the process, a Least-Square support vector machine (LSSVM) model is introduced to predict the evaporation rate based on the numerical results. Conclusions are made that the flue gas temperature and droplet diameter are of great importance in the evaporation process. The spray direction of droplet parallel with the flue gas flow direction is profitable for the dispersion of droplet, resulting the maximal evaporation rate. A double-nozzle arrangement optimized with relatively small flow rate is recommended. The LSSVM model can accurately predict the evaporation rate using the numerical results with different conditions.


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