Models with main-branch channel, crossing channel and net type channel are established and nutrient liquid with a velocity of 0.01m/s is adopted in the study to investigate the fluid field in the channel by using FEA software FLUENT. The velocity and pressure distribution have been obtained in the investigation. By comparing the results in the three models, pressure and velocity distribution in the second and the third models are relatively uniform and are appropriate for the bionics principles. Studies in this paper will be of benefits for the development of tissue engineering.
A laboratory equipped with the thermal energy storage unit utilizing the solar heat sources was designed and constructed. The spherical capsules which were filled with the phase change material (PCM) were installed inside the unit. The temperatures at inlet and outlet of the thermal energy storage (TES) unit and at the first through seventh layers of heat transfer fluid (HTF) were measured. Many groups of experimental schemes were designed to evaluate the storage unit’s performance. The effects of inlet fluid temperature and flow rate of HTF on the performance of the storage unit were analyzed. The experimental results showed that, with the inlet temperature and flow rate of HTF increasing, the time required to complete the charge process reduced constantly; the efficiency of thermal energy storage is consequently improved. The results provide the basis for designing, optimizing, and applying the TES unit.
ZrO2 nano-particles were successfully prepared by supercritical hydrolysis in two steps (hydrolysis and dehydration) and were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and laser particle-size analyzer. The influences of operation parameters, including operation pressure and temperature, CO2 total flow and ratio of CO2 branch flow, on the particles were investigated experimentally. The results show that average particle size increases with the increase of the operation temperature, while it decreases with the increase of the operation pressure and the CO2 total flow. The smallest particles with average diameter of 793nm can be prepared under the condition: operation temperature and pressure of 50°C and 8MPa, CO2 total flow of 30 standard cubic centimeter per Minute and ratio of CO2 branch flow of 3.
A thermal energy storage unit laboratory with solar heat sources being designed and constructed. The spherical capsules which filled in phase change material (PCM) were put into the unit. Many groups' experiment schemes was designed and the discharging experiment is done, different import temperature and flow rate of HTF were experimented repeatedly, the effects of inlet fluid temperature and flow rate of HTF on the performance of the storage unit was analyzed. The experimental result shows that, with the import temperature and flow rate of HTF increased, the time finishes discharging reducing constantly, the efficiency of thermal energy storage is improved. The results offer the reference basis for design, optimization, and appreciation of the TES unit.The test data was compared with simulation data,the simulated results and experimental results agree well with the experimental results.
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