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- Akbarnejad, Shahin, et al.
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Analysis on Experimental Investigation and Mathematical Modeling of Incompressible Flow Through Ceramic Foam Filters
- 2016
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Ingår i: Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. - : Springer. - 1073-5615 .- 1543-1916. ; 47:4, s. 2229-2243
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents experimental results of pressure drop measurements on 30, 50, and 80 pores per inch (PPI) commercial alumina ceramic foam filters (CFF) and compares the obtained pressure drop profiles to numerically modeled values. In addition, it is aimed at investigating the adequacy of the mathematical correlations used in the analytical and the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. It is shown that the widely used correlations for predicting pressure drop in porous media continuously under-predict the experimentally obtained pressure drop profiles. For analytical predictions, the negative deviations from the experimentally obtained pressure drop using the unmodified Ergun and Dietrich equations could be as high as 95 and 74 pct, respectively. For the CFD predictions, the deviation to experimental results is in the range of 84.3 to 88.5 pct depending on filter PPI. Better results can be achieved by applying the Forchheimer second-order drag term instead of the Brinkman-Forchheimer drag term. Thus, the final deviation of the CFD model estimates lie in the range of 0.3 to 5.5 pct compared to the measured values.
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- Akbarnejad, Shahin, et al.
(författare)
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Effect of Fluid Bypassing on the Experimentally Obtained Darcy and Non-Darcy Permeability Parameters of Ceramic Foam Filters
- 2017
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Ingår i: Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. - : Springer. - 1073-5615 .- 1543-1916. ; 48:1, s. 197-207
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Ceramic foam filters (CFFs) are used to remove solid particles and inclusions from molten metal. In general, molten metal which is poured on the top of a CFF needs to reach a certain height to build the required pressure (metal head) to prime the filter. To estimate the required metal head, it is necessary to obtain permeability coefficients using permeametry experiments. It has been mentioned in the literature that to avoid fluid bypassing, during permeametry, samples need to be sealed. However, the effect of fluid bypassing on the experimentally obtained pressure gradients seems not to be explored. Therefore, in this research, the focus was on studying the effect of fluid bypassing on the experimentally obtained pressure gradients as well as the empirically obtained Darcy and non-Darcy permeability coefficients. Specifically, the aim of the research was to investigate the effect of fluid bypassing on the liquid permeability of 30, 50, and 80 pores per inch (PPI) commercial alumina CFFs. In addition, the experimental data were compared to the numerically modeled findings. Both studies showed that no sealing results in extremely poor estimates of the pressure gradients and Darcy and non-Darcy permeability coefficients for all studied filters. The average deviations between the pressure gradients of the sealed and unsealed 30, 50, and 80 PPI samples were calculated to be 57.2, 56.8, and 61.3 pct. The deviations between the Darcy coefficients of the sealed and unsealed 30, 50, and 80 PPI samples found to be 9, 20, and 31 pct. The deviations between the non-Darcy coefficients of the sealed and unsealed 30, 50, and 80 PPI samples were calculated to be 59, 58, and 63 pct.
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- Burman, Jan, et al.
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On possibilities to estimate local concentration variations with CFD-LES in real urban environments
- 2019
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Ingår i: Environmental Fluid Mechanics. - : SPRINGER. - 1567-7419 .- 1573-1510. ; 19:3, s. 719-750
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Applied studies with Large Eddy Simulation (LES) of hazardous gas dispersion around buildings in cities have become increasingly feasible due to rapid advancements in computing technology. However, there is little extant literature investigating how each model's results compare with others, as well as their ability to predict near-field dispersion in a real city. In this study, three typical LES sub-grid-scale models are used to simulate gas dispersion, utilizing alternatively constant values and synthetic turbulence at inflow boundaries. The results are compared with data from the Joint Urban 2003 Atmospheric Dispersion Study in Oklahoma City. Flow and turbulence statistics of the simulation is presented at two probe locations, one inside the city-core and one outside. In addition, comparisons with the measured mean concentration and maximum concentration values are conducted. It was found that in the core of the city, simulated turbulence is mainly determined by buildings and their configurations, and is only weakly affected by model type and assumed turbulence at the inflow boundaries. On the other hand, outside and upwind the city center the turbulence set at the inflow boundaries is very important if realistic turbulence statistics is to be achieved. Downstream of the source, all tested models produce similar predictions of maximum concentration values, which in turn are similar to the experimental data. Thus, the results indicate that it could be better to use the LES calculated maximum-concentration instead of the calculated mean-concentration when developing methods for hazard area estimation.
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- Burman, J., et al.
(författare)
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Synthetic boundary conditions using les for urban dispersion modelling
- 2017
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Ingår i: HARMO 2017 - 18th International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes, Proceedings. - : Hungarian Meteorological Service. ; , s. 788-792
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Large Eddy Simulation with two sub-grid-scale models are used to simulate gas dispersion, utilizing alternatively constant values and synthetic turbulence at inflow boundaries. The results are compared with data from the JU2003 Atmospheric Dispersion Study in Oklahoma City. Turbulence statistics of the simulation is presented at two probe locations, one inside the city-core and one outside. In addition, comparisons with the measured concentration-data and maximum-values are conducted. It was found that in the core of the city, modeled turbulence is mainly determined by buildings and their configurations, and is only weakly affected by model type and assumed turbulence at inflow boundaries. Within the predicted flow-path, the tested models produce similar predictions of maximum concentration values, which in turn are similar to the experimental data. The results indicate that synthetic turbulence at the inflow boundary is less important when building generated turbulence dominate but it is important if not a local boundary layer is developed.
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- Chen, Chao, 1989-, et al.
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Mathematical modelling of molten alloy mixing in a continuous casting tundish - A hydrodynamic study
- 2015
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on the Science and Technology of Steelmaking, ICS 2015. - : Chinese Society for Metals. ; , s. 407-411
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The emergence of the nozzle clogging have inspired steelmakers to optimize the alloying routine from alloying in ladle to alloying in tundish or in continuous casting mould. Meanwhile, wire injection in tundish has been shown to be successful for postalloying and tundish temperature adjustment. However, there is limited information on the continuous feeding of alloy in tundishes. There are three aspects to be considered: a) "alloy melting", b) "alloy particle dispersion" and c) "liquid alloy mixing". In the present paper, the "liquid alloy mixing" process is studied using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) from a hydrodynamic perspective. In the simulation, the molten alloy is described by the density coupled mixed composition fluid model, which has been verified and validated by water modelling experiments using black ink and KCl tracer mixing in water as a priori. In the present model, the density of the liquid alloy is assumed to be 1.15 or 0.85 times of that of the liquid steel. Thereafter, the denser alloy injection at two positions has been studied, i.e. near the inlet (L1) and at the centre of the tundish (L2). The results indicate that the breakthrough time for the mass fraction of alloy at the outlet are about 100s for both locations. The difference is when the alloy was injected at the center (L2), there is a bypassing flow above the dam. As a result, the mass fraction of alloy at the outlet increases rapidly but the homogeneity in the tundish bath is reduced. Moreover, the denser alloy injection with different velocities was studied. The result shows that the mixing is slightly enhanced during the initial injection stage for the big velocity case. Besides, a test simulation on the mixing of a lighter alloy indicates that the alloy is floating to the top surface.
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- Liu, Hailong, et al.
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A pin-on-disc study of airborne wear particles from dry sliding wheel-rail contacts
- 2016
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Ingår i: Civil-Comp Proceedings. - : Civil-comp press. - 1759-3433. ; 110
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Pin-on-disc laboratory tests were carried out to identify the generation of airborne wear particles in wheel-rail contacts under different sliding velocities. The results show that the sliding velocity significantly influences both the number and size distribution of airborne wear particles. A comparison of the contact temperature was obtained during tests. For tests with high sliding velocities (1.2 and 3.4 m/s), the particle number concentration level was related to the elevated contact temperature in selected time intervals. Moreover, morphological and elemental analyses of collected particles and pin worn surfaces were studied by using a scanning electron microscope and field emission-scanning electron microscope. The data suggests that the oxide layers were detected within the pin's worn surfaces and an abundant presence of iron-oxide containing particles was observed. Therefore, it can be concluded that abundant fine and ultrafine airborne particles are more likely to be produced from an oxidative wear process in a wheel-rail contact under high sliding velocities.
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- Liu, Hailong, et al.
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A Simulation Study of Particles Generated from Pellet Wear Contacts during a Laboratory Test
- 2016
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Ingår i: ISIJ INTERNATIONAL. - : Iron and Steel Institute of Japan. - 0915-1559. ; 56:11, s. 1910-1919
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the blast furnace process, material losses occur due to mechanical wear between charged iron ore pellets and are exhausted in the form of dust in the off-gases. A redesigned tribometer combined with a ventilation chamber was developed to identify the dust emission from the mechanical wear contact of pellets. In order to obtain a better understanding of the measurement results, a coupled drift flux with a unified Eulerian deposition model was adopted to investigate particle dispersion and deposition during tests. Two influential factors, namely the air condition (5-20 L/min) and particle size (1-20 mu m) were examined. The predicted results were presented by introducing two parameters, namely the measurable fraction and the deposition fraction. For each air condition, the measurable fraction declines while the deposition fraction rises as particle size grows. The critical size of the particles that becomes airborne and captured at the outlet was identified to be around 20 mu m. In addition, a high airflow rate supplied at the inlet was observed to be favorable for improving the measurable fraction. Nevertheless, the results show that nearly 50% of emitted particles (1-20 mu m) that failed to be captured during tests. Thus it could be expected that these generated particles would be transported deeply in a blast furnace if they are not efficiently removed from the off-gas. As a consequence, they may influence the quality of the products. Furthermore, the validation of the simulation results against the experimental data was achieved by using the predicted measurable fraction.
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- Liu, Hailong, et al.
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Effect of the Sliding Velocity on the Size and Amount of Airborne Wear Particles Generated from Dry Sliding Wheel-Rail Contacts
- 2016
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Ingår i: Tribology letters. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1023-8883 .- 1573-2711. ; 63:3
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A set of frictional experiments have been conducted on a pin-on-disk apparatus to investigate the effect of the sliding velocity on airborne wear particles generated from dry sliding wheel-rail contacts. The size and the amount of generated particles were acquired by using particle counter instruments during the whole test period. After the completion of tests, the morphology and chemical compositions of pin worn surfaces and collected particles were analyzed by using scanning electron microscopy combined with an energy-dispersive X-ray analysis system. The results show that the total particle number concentration increases dramatically with an increased sliding velocity from 0.1 to 3.4 m/s. Moreover, the fine and ultrafine particles (<1 mu m) dominates the particle generation mode in the case of a high sliding velocity (1.2 and 3.4 m/s). The contact temperature variation is observed to be closely related to the size mode of the particle generation. In addition, the sliding velocity is found to influence the active wear. Correspondingly, an oxidative wear is identified as the predominant wear mechanisms for cases with high sliding velocities (1.2 and 3.4 m/s). This produces a substantial number of iron oxide-containing particles (<1 mu m) and reduces the wear rate to a relative low level (the wear rate for a 3.4 m/s sliding velocity is 4.5 % of that for a 0.4 m/s sliding velocity).
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- Ni, Peiyuan, 1987-, et al.
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A study on the nonmetallic inclusion motions in a swirling flow submerged entry nozzle in a new cylindrical tundish design
- 2018
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Ingår i: Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. - : Springer. - 1073-5615 .- 1543-1916. ; 49:2, s. 723-736
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Different sizes and shapes of nonmetallic inclusions in a swirling flow submerged entry nozzle (SEN) placed in a new tundish design were investigated by using a Lagrangian particle tracking scheme. The results show that inclusions in the current cylindrical tundish have difficulties remaining in the top tundish region, since a strong rotational steel flow exists in this region. This high rotational flow of 0.7 m/s provides the required momentum for the formation of a strong swirling flow inside the SEN. The results show that inclusions larger than 40 µm were found to deposit to a smaller extent on the SEN wall compared to smaller inclusions. The reason is that these large inclusions have Separation number values larger than 1. Thus, the swirling flow causes these large size inclusions to move toward the SEN center. For the nonspherical inclusions, large size inclusions were found to be deposited on the SEN wall to a larger extent, compared to spherical inclusions. More specifically, the difference of the deposited inclusion number is around 27 pct. Overall, it was found that the swirling flow contains three regions, namely, the isotropic core region, the anisotropic turbulence region and the near-wall region. Therefore, anisotropic turbulent fluctuations should be taken into account when the inclusion motion was tracked in this complex flow. In addition, many inclusions were found to deposit at the SEN inlet region. The plotted velocity distribution shows that the inlet flow is very chaotic. A high turbulent kinetic energy value of around 0.08 m2/s2 exists in this region, and a recirculating flow was also found here. These flow characteristics are harmful since they increase the inclusion transport toward the wall. Therefore, a new design of the SEN inlet should be developed in the future, with the aim to modify the inlet flow so that the inclusion deposition is reduced.
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- Ni, Peiyuan, et al.
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Deposition of particles in liquid flows in horizontal straight channels
- 2016
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Ingår i: International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. - : Elsevier. - 0142-727X .- 1879-2278. ; 62, s. 166-173
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A flow in a horizontal channel is an important method for the transport of materials, products and/or waste gases/liquids. The deposition of particles in a horizontal channel may clog the flow path. The purpose of this paper is to extend the use of a developed Eulerian deposition model to liquid flows in horizontal straight channels to predict the particle deposition rate. For a horizontal pipe, the deposition rates may differ greatly along a cross section, due to the influences of gravity and buoyancy. The current deposition model is first applied to air flows to enable a comparison with available experimental data. Then, the model is applied to liquid flows in horizontal straight pipes. The effects of gravity, buoyancy, water flow rates, wall roughness, particle size and temperature difference in the near-wall boundary layer on the deposition rate have been studied and explained. The results show that the deposition rates of particles increase with an increased flow rate. The gravity separation has a large influence on the deposition of large particle at high and low parts of the horizontal pipe in some flows. Moreover, both the wall roughness and thermophoresis have a significant influence on the deposition rate of small particles. In addition, the roughness also shows an important influence on the large particle deposition at the top of the investigated pipe, due to that a large value of roughness can make the deposition location somewhat far away from the wall, where a stronger turbophoresis exists. The intensity of the turbophoresis relative to the gravity separation before a particle is reaching the deposition location is important for the large particle deposition when the gravity separation play a negative role on the deposition rate. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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