简介：NumericalsimulationsoftheflowinthedrafttubeofaFrancisturbinearecarriedoutinordertoelucidatetheeffectsoftangentialvelocityonflowstability.Influenceofthelocationofthemaximumtangentialvelocityisexploredconsideringtheequalityofthetotalenergyattheinletofthedrafttube.Itisfoundthattheamplitudeofthepressurefluctuationdecreaseswhenthelocationofthemaximumofthetangentialvelocitymovesfromthecentretothewallonthecrosssection.Thus,thestabilityoftheflowinthedrafttubeincreaseswiththemovingofthelocationofthemaximumtangentialvelocity.However,therelativehydrauliclossincreasesandtherecoverycoefficientofthedrafttubedecreasesslightly.

简介：Rhodium-andironphosphate-basedcatalystsarebyfarthemostpromisingcatalystsforoxy-brominationofmethane(OBM)reaction.However,mostliteraturereportedeitherRh-orFePO4-basedcatalysts,andtheresultswererarelystudiedinauniformenvironmentalcondition.Inthisreport,comparativestudywasconductedonsilica-andsiliconcarbide-supportedrhodiumandironphosphatecatalystswiththemainfocusesonstabilityperformanceandcokedeposition.ThecatalyticresultsdemonstratedthatthestabilityofbothRh-andFePO4-basedcatalystswasgreatlyinfluencedbythesupportsused,andsiliconcarbide-supportedcatalystsshowedmuchbetteranti-cokingabilityascomparedwithsilica-supportedones.Temperature-programmedoxidationovertheusedcatalystsfurtherindicatedthatthecokeformationmechanismswerecompletelydifferentbetweensilica-supportedrhodiumandironphosphatecatalysts.WhilecokesmightbecausedbycondensationofCH2Br2oversupportedironphosphate,methanedecompositionmightbethereasonforcokeformationoversilica-supportedrhodiumcatalyst.ThesefindingsmightpavethewayfordesigninghighlyefficientandstablecatalystsoftheOBMreaction.