On the hydrodynamics of the polarographic maxima of the first kind

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 402-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. N. O'Brien ◽  
F. P. Dieken

The mechanism of polarographic maxima of the first kind, positive and negative, was investigated. Tracks of suspended particles photographed at 16 fps were analysed and found to obey a power law consistent with increasing speeds towards the mercury drop surface pointing to even more rapid movement of the mercury surface. The motions of large particles trapped in specific parts of the flow patterns were photographed and their velocities analysed. Particle motion in the mainly stagnant layer below the drop outlined by interferometry was contrasted with the motion of particles in the streaming region. Finally particles deposited on the drop were used to show the motion of the surface of the bottom hemisphere of the drop. High speed motion picture photography was used to record the change of shape of the drop on sudden polarization and to find the resonant frequency of the drop.

Author(s):  
G. J. Parker ◽  
E. Bruen

This paper describes an investigation into the behaviour of drops which impinge upon dry and wet surfaces. This is of particular interest in the context of the wet steam turbine. Two approaches have been made in the studies; these are: (1) Drops were made to impinge normally on to various types of dry, stationary surfaces. The drops were in the size range 300–1500 μm diameter with velocities of 2–9 m/s. (2) Drops were made to impinge on to surfaces moving with considerable velocity at right angles to the motion of the drop. Surface velocities ranged up to 45 m/s. The latter study is of direct interest for the splashing of drops on turbine casings at small glancing angles, as occurs near drainage belts. Analysis of the mechanisms involved is made from the records of high-speed ciné photography.


1972 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Clift ◽  
J. R. Grace ◽  
L. Cheung ◽  
T. H. Do

Previous analyses of gas and particle motion around bubbles in fluidized beds have concentrated on idealized isolated bubbles. In this paper three non-idealities are considered using the theoretical models of Davidson and Murray. Gas flow patterns are derived for indented and elongated bubbles and for pairs of interacting bubbles. Cloud boundaries are predicted for these situations and some effects on gas-solid contacting are discussed.


Author(s):  
Jacqueline Barber ◽  
Khellil Sefiane ◽  
David Brutin ◽  
Lounes Tadrist

Boiling in microchannels remains elusive due to the lack of full understanding of the mechanisms involved. A powerful tool in achieving better comprehension of the mechanisms is detailed imaging and analysis of the two phase flow at a fundamental level. We induced boiling in a single microchannel geometry (hydraulic diameter 727 μm), using a refrigerant FC-72, to investigate several flow patterns. A transparent, metallic, conductive deposit has been developed on the exterior of rectangular microchannels, allowing simultaneous uniform heating and visualisation to be conducted. The data presented in this paper is for a particular case with a uniform heat flux of 4.26 kW/m2 applied to the microchannel and inlet liquid mass flowrate, held constant at 1.33×10−5 kg/s. In conjunction with obtaining high-speed images and videos, sensitive pressure sensors are used to record the pressure drop profiles across the microchannel over time. Bubble nucleation, growth and coalescence, as well as periodic slug flow, are observed in the test section. Phenomena are noted, such as the aspect ratio and Reynolds number of a vapour bubble, which are in turn correlated to the associated pressure drops over time. From analysis of our results, images and video sequences with the corresponding physical data obtained, it is possible to follow visually the nucleation and subsequent both ‘free’ and ‘confined’ growth of a vapour bubble over time.


2011 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 97-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geun Sub Heo ◽  
Oh Hyun Kang ◽  
Cheol Woo Park ◽  
Sang Ryong Lee ◽  
Choon Young Lee

In the present study, we have simulated stress characteristics and vibration modes in the back plate of head-stack driving motor of 2.5 inch small sized hard disk drives (HDDs). The magnets in head-stack driving motor have large magnetic fields, and therefore, the resulting large force may induce fracture and deformation in the back plate of the motor. Since the high-speed motion of head-stack motor generates high frequency vibration, we analyzed the vibration mode to avoid resonant frequency. ANSYS software was used in this study to check the deformation of back plate with the following design parameters: thickness of plate, the number of support beams, and the width of support beams. From the vibration mode analysis, we obtained a stable plate shape whose operating frequency is off the resonant frequency.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 168781401881719 ◽  
Author(s):  
You Wang ◽  
Xinghua Zhu ◽  
Rong Zheng ◽  
Zhe Tang ◽  
Bingbing Chen

In this study, the applications of the cubic power law damping in vessel isolation systems are investigated. The isolation performance is assessed using the force transmissibility of the vessel isolation system, which is simplified as a multiple-degree-of-freedom system with two parallel freedoms. The force transmissibilities of different working conditions faced in practice are discussed by applying the cubic power law damping on different positions of the vessel isolation system. Numerical results indicate that by adding the cubic power law damping to an appropriate position, the isolation system can not only suppress the force transmissibility over the resonant frequency region but also keep the force transmissibility unaffected at the nonresonant frequency region. Moreover, the design of the nonlinear vessel isolation system is discussed by finding the optimal nonlinear damping of the isolation system.


2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (22) ◽  
pp. 26427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiri Lee ◽  
Euiheon Chung ◽  
Seungrag Lee ◽  
Tae Joong Eom

2021 ◽  
pp. 014459872110520
Author(s):  
Yabin Gao ◽  
Xin Xiang ◽  
Ziwen Li ◽  
Xiaoya Guo ◽  
Peizhuang Han

Hydraulic slotting has become one of the most common technologies adopted to increase permeability in low permeability in coal field seams. There are many factors affecting the rock breaking effects of water jets, among which the impact force cannot be ignored. To study the influencing effects of contact surface shapes on jet flow patterns and impact force, this study carried out experiments involving water jet impingement planes and boreholes under different pressure conditions. The investigations included numerical simulations under solid boundary based on gas–liquid coupling models and indoor experiments under high-speed camera observations. The results indicated that when the water jets impinged on different contact surfaces, obvious reflection flow occurred, and the axial velocity had changed through three stages during the development process. Moreover, the shapes of the contact surfaces, along with the outlet pressure, were found to have impacts on the angles and velocities of the reflected flow. The relevant empirical formulas were summarized according to this study's simulation results. In addition, the flow patterns and shapes of the contact surfaces were observed to have influencing effects on the impact force. An impact force model was established in this study based on the empirical formula, and the model was verified using both the simulation and experimental results. It was confirmed that the proposed model could provide important references for the optimization of the technical parameters water jet systems, which could provide theoretical support for the further intelligent and efficient transformation of coal mine drilling water jet technology.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (DPC) ◽  
pp. 001564-001593
Author(s):  
Chong Li ◽  
Yixuan Wu ◽  
Haoyue Yang ◽  
Luke L. Jenkins ◽  
Robert N. Dean ◽  
...  

The transmissibility reveals two very useful characteristics of a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) device, the resonant frequency and the mechanical quality factor. Real time knowledge on these two important factors can enhance application performance or avoid potential problems from environmental disturbances due to fabrication tolerances and the resulting operational differences in otherwise identical devices. Expensive laboratory equipment is typically used to measure the transmissibility. However, these test systems are not readily adaptable to field use. Therefore, it is important to be able to measure the transmissibility using a real time technique with a simplified test setup. This study proposes a technique that can compute the transmissibility in real time using a low cost microcontroller. This technique utilizes two laser vibrometers to detect the input and output motions of the proof mass in a MEMS device, which are fed to high speed 500 KHz analog to digital converters (ADC) in the microcontroller. A filtering step is performed to decrease noise. After the sampling and pre-filtering, a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is performed to convert the time-domain signals to frequency domain signals. The amplitude of the output signal at each frequency is divided by the amplitude of the corresponding input signal at each frequency to obtain the transmissibility. To overcome the difficulties resulting from measurement and quantization noise, a recursive calculating algorithm and a de-quantization filter are introduced. The recursive calculating process guarantees that the system updates the results continually, which results in a transmissibility plot covering the entire bandwidth. The de-quantization filter considers the validity of the data and performs the transmissibility division step accordingly. A cantilevered structure was chosen as the device-under-test to verify and evaluate this technique. The cantilevered device was attached to an electromechanical shaker system for vibratory stimulation. Two laser vibrometers were used to detect the input and output motion and this data was fed into a microcontroller. The microcontroller was STM32F407, which is 32-bit and 168 MHz controller. The tests demonstrated that this technique can measure the transmissibility and therefore the resonant frequency and mechanical quality factor accurately compared to a professional signal analyzer.


Author(s):  
Prabhu Balasubramanian ◽  
Satish G. Kandlikar

The use of phase change heat transfer in parallel minichannels and microchannels is one of the solutions proposed for cooling high heat flux systems. The increase in pressure drop in a two phase system is one of the problems, that need to be studied in detail before proceeding to any design phase. The pressure drop fluctuations in a network of parallel channels connected by a common head need to be addressed for stable operation of flow boiling systems. The current work focuses on studying the pressure-drop fluctuations and flow instabilities in a set of six parallel rectangular minichannels, each with 333 μm hydraulic diameter. Demonized and degassed water was used for all the experiments. Pressure fluctuations are recorded and signal analysis is performed to find the dominant frequencies and their amplitudes. These pressure fluctuations are then mapped to their corresponding flow patterns observed using a high speed camera. The results help us to relate pressure fluctuations to different flow characteristics, and their effect on flow instability.


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