简介：TheVenturi-roddecktrayisatypeofdualflowtraysusedinfluegasdesulfurization(FGD)process.Inthispaper,thehydrodynamiccharacteristicsoftheVenturi-roddecktraywerestudiedintheexperimentsandcomparedwiththeconventionalsievetray.Resultsshowedtheturndownratioofthistraywasintherangeof2.71-3.77,whichwasby9%higherthanthesievetray.Besides,thepressuredropofthistraywasbymorethan50%lowerthanthesievetray.Basedontheexperimentaldata,thecorrelationfunctionsforthepressuredropandthefrothheight,respectively,wereobtained.TheindustrialscaleuppracticeofthistrayinFGDprocesswasdescribedwiththeefficiencyofthistraydemonstrated.

简介：Thepolypropylene(PP)nanocompositesfilledwithpretreatedhalloysitenanotubes(HNTs)werepreparedbythemelt-blendingmethod.Beforefilling,theas-receivedHNTspowderwasatfirstpurifiedandthenmodified.ThecharacterizationtestsshowedthatthepurifiedHNTshadlessimpurityandmoreuniformporesizedistributionandthesurfacehydrophobicityofthemodifiedHNTswasobviouslyimproved.ThemechanicalandtribologicalpropertiesofthePP/HNTsnanocompositeswereextensivelyinvestigated.Theresultsshowedthatthetensile,bendingandnotchedimpactstrengthofthePP/HNTsnanocompositeswassomewhatimproved,butthewearresistanceofthePP/HNTsnanocompositeswasobviouslyenhanced.

简介：Thispaperhadinvestigatedtheeffectsofsurfacewettabilityonthefrictionalresistanceofturbulenthorizontalflowfortapwaterinfivepipesmadeofvariousmaterialsandfourkindsofliquidsinapolytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)pipe,withthesameinnerdiameterof14mm.Pressuredropsweremeasuredunderdifferentflowratesthroughanexperimentalflowloop.Thecontactanglesandadhesionworkofliquidsincontactwithpipesurfacesweredeterminedusingacontactanglemeter.Basedonthedimensionandregressionanalyses,twokindsofmodifiedrelationshipsbetweenthefrictionalcoefficientandthesurfacewettabilitywereestablishedaccordingtothemeasuredresultscorrespondingtotapwaterinfivepipesandfourliquidsinPTFEpipe.Theexperimentalresultsshowthatthesurfacewettabilityhassomeinfluenceonfrictionalcoefficientofthestudiedliquidsflowinginmacroscalepipes,andthefrictionalcoefficientdecreaseswiththeincreaseofthecontactangleatthesameReynoldsnumber.Meanwhiletheeffectofwettabilityonthehydrophobicsurfaceisgreaterthanthatonthehydrophilicone.Thefrictionalcoefficientspredictedbythemodifiedformulashaveverifiedtobeingoodagreementwiththeexperimentalvalues,therelativeerrorsofwhicharewithin±6%and±3%forthetapwaterflowinginfivedifferentpipesandfourkindsofliquidsflowinginPTFEpipe,respectively.