Добірка наукової літератури з теми "Electrohydraulic reactor"

Abstract Pulsed arc electrohydraulic discharge (PAED) offers concurrent treatment of chemical and microbial target compounds in water by several mechanisms. Here, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis spore, and MS2 bacteriophage inactivation by PAED were investigated using two bench-scale reactors (0.7 and 3 L). A plasma channel was created between a pair of iron electrodes set 0.5 mm apart in these reactors. Pulsed applied voltage was supplied at approximately 0.3 kJ/pulse (~100 µsec). In the 0.7-L reactor, median E. coli, B. subtilis, and MS2 reductions of 2.4-, 4.6-, and 3.7-log, respectively, were observed after approximately 80 seconds of treatment in water with a conductivity of 14.7 mS; reductions of 2.8-, 4.0-, and 3.7-log, respectively, were observed in treated drinking water filter effluent (conductivity of 610 µS). In the 3-L reactor, at a conductivity of 500 to 600 µS, 1.9- and approximately 0.9-log median reductions of E. coli and B. subtilis were achieved after 500 pulses (~3,300 sec); and, at a conductivity of 4.3 mS, median E. coli reductions of 0.5-log were achieved after 50 pulses (400 sec). Further work is necessary to elucidate the primary mechanism(s) of disinfection acting in the PAED system and how they relate to the reactor design, applied power requirements, and disinfection of specific target microorganisms.

The United Nations, through its Sustainable Development Goals, have identified access to clean water as one of the challenges facing society. With reported global deaths exceeding 1 million annually linked to untreated water consumption, which is usually contaminated by pathogenic micro-organisms, further research continues in water disinfection. The direct generation of non-thermal plasma in water is a promising method for the inactivation of disease-causing bacteria present in the wastewater. This study explored the efficacy of plasma in the inactivation of different bacterial densities (4.0×104, 1.5×105, and 2.5×107 CFU/mL) using a 500 mL plasma batch reactor operating at atmospheric pressure. The plasma discharge was generated in water by a Technix-SR-10R-5000 high voltage direct current power supply in negative polarity with a set current of 0.45 A and a maximum pre-set ignition voltage of 9 kV. The electrodes used in the discharge was a copper material. A bacterial culture of Escherichia coli ATCC® 25922TM (E.coli) was used as a model for the direct plasma discharge. The study further investigated the contribution of copper ions (0.4 and 0.7 mg/L) released into the water during treatment by having two control reactors that were not exposed to plasma. The results show a complete inactivation at 180 seconds for the bacterial densities from 4.0×104 to 2.5×107 CFU/mL. The results from this study indicated the potential of a direct electric discharge in handling water source with high-bacteria densities.

Abstract The aspects, related to the influence of the electrohydraulic shock method use in a water-cement slurry passing in a closed chamber (activation reactor) with a pre-applied pressure to the system under various processing modes are highlighted in the article. In order to test the effect of this method on water-cement slurry, an installation was developed, consisting of: a high-voltage source, a high-voltage diode, capacitor banks, a closing element and an activation reactor. The necessary experiments were carried out on the completed installation. The procedure for conducting experiments is described in the work, shows a schematic diagram of the installation for performing activation, a diagram of the reactor, and the processing modes. Several activation modes were considered, depending on: the number of pulses (1-4), pulse energy (0.5-8 kJ), water-cement ratio (0.2-0.35), time intervals for starting treatment from the moment the cement was mixed with water (0 -120 minutes), volume and shape of the container (activation reactor), holding temperature (20-60°C), etc. According to the results of the data obtained, it was experimentally established that the use of electric pulse treatment of water-cement suspension has a positive effect on strength (cup compressive strength) indicators, obtained as a result of processing cement stone samples at different times of hardening (1-3 days). The compressive strength of the treated specimens’ increases in comparison with the untreated specimens, increase in strength reaches up to 45%, depending on the activation mode. The resulting effect was achieved due to many factors (high pressure, magnetic, temperature, energy, ultrasonic and other influences), which were applied in the most optimal period of time (stage) of the cement grain hydration process.

The sonochemical coprecipitation reaction with moderate ultrasound irradiation in low vacuum environment was used to obtain aqueous colloidal suspensions of iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs). Synthesized magnetite nanoparticles were conjugated directly by Folic Acid using electrohydraulic discharges as a processing technique before modification of the surface of the nanoparticles. Electrohydraulic discharges were applied in two operational modes with high and low power pulsed direct currents between the electrodes. The physical and chemical properties of the obtained samples were studied using X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), and Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS). The investigation has proved an inverse cubic spinel structure of magnetite with Folic Acid attachment to the magnetite surface (mean crystallite diameter in the samples D = 27~29 ? 2 nm by XRD and SAXS). It was found that the processing with electrohydraulic discharges increases the colloidal stability of the Folic acid-magnetite nanoparticle dispersions.

An experiment is designed to investigate electrohydraulic servo-valves with mechanical feedback, excluding the effects of lap conditions and flow forces on the spool. Equilibrium of the armature–flapper assembly is modelled using exact expressions of the decentering magnetic torque on the armature and the hydraulic reaction on the flapper. Evidence is furnished that the feedback wire stiffness must not be constant as it is usually assumed. The parameters used to describe this hitherto unidentified non-linearity are accurately determined by computer simulation. This phenomenon is furthermore found to account for anomalies observed in the no-load flow gain characteristics of similar valves. Thus, a new criterion for quality and performance of electrohydraulic servo-valves could be established. Derivation of the stall-pressure gain characteristics of first-stage hydraulic amplifiers including a drain orifice is given in the Appendix.

This paper introduces a new hybrid controller for position and force control of an electrohydraulic car active suspension. In most hybrid controllers, a switching function is normally used in order to take advantage of two separate controllers. Switching between the two controllers produces a chattering in the system, in addition to the chattering that may be inherent to the controller itself, which deteriorates the system performance. In this work, we resolved the switching limitations dilemma by transitioning from one controller to another through two low-pass filters. These filters are used with variable gains to improve the new hybrid position/force controller performance that we developed. The produced control signal is a structured combination, in which the signal coming from the position controller reduces the effect of road perturbations on passengers by bringing the car’s vertical motion to zero. Simultaneously, the signal from the force controller tracks a reference force and thus reduces the force transmitted to passengers. To eliminate the chattering that is inherent to the sliding mode controller, we introduced an exponential reaching law function to the hybrid sliding mode controller. This exponential function also reduced the response time, consequently speeding up the system reaction to suppress perturbations. In addition to that, a recent sliding surface-based controller is applied to vary the filters’ gains and obtain better performance. The frequency analysis is done to verify the controller performance. The proposed hybrid controller is also validated in real time on active suspension workbench and compared with a classical PID controller.

Pulsatile waves of blood pressure and flow are continuously augmented by the resistance, compliance, and inertance properties of the vasculature, resulting in unique wave characteristics at distinct anatomical locations. Hemodynamically generated loads, transduced as physical signals into resident vascular cells, are crucial to the maintenance and preservation of a healthy vascular physiology; thus, failure to recreate biomimetic loading in vitro can lead to pathological gene expression and aberrant remodeling. As a generalized approach to improve native and engineered blood vessels, we have designed, built, and tested a pulsatile perfusion bioreactor based on biomimetic impedances and a novel five-element electrohydraulic analog. Here, the elements of an incubator-based culture system were formulaically designed to match the vascular impedance of a brachial artery by incorporating both the inherent (systemic) and added elements of the physical system into the theoretical approach. Freshly harvested porcine saphenous veins were perfused within a physiological culture chamber for 6 h and the relative expression of seven known mechanically sensitive remodeling genes analyzed using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method. Of these, we found plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (SERPINE1) and fibronectin-1 (FN1) to be highly sensitive to differences between arterial- and venous-like culture conditions. The analytical approach and biological confirmation provide a framework toward the general design of long-term hemodynamic-mimetic vascular culture systems.

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
The aim of this study was to design and build an electrohydraulic discharge reactor in such a way that the synthetic immobilized TiO2 nanophotocatalytic components could be integrated, for the production of active species such as OH radicals, ozone and hydrogen peroxide, as a cocktail to clean drinking water without the addition of chemicals. The research objectives include: • To design and construct the different AOP prototypes based on various electrode configurations and compare their operation. • To optimize the discharge parameters and conditions of the best AOP system. • To determine the effectiveness of the best prototype for the degradation of methylene blue as model pollutant. • To compare the designed AOP system with the Sodis method for the disinfection of contaminated river water. • To prepare supported TiO2 nanoparticles via electro spinning, followed by combustion and study the effect on the morphology of TiO2 nanoparticles. • To determine the stability and robustness of composite nano-crystalline TiO2 photocatalysts by sonication • To determine the enhanced effect of combining the composite TiO2 in the AOP system on degradation of methylene blue under the same conditions. • To detect the active species promoting disinfection.

Дисертація на здобуття наукового ступеня кандидата технічних наук за спеціальністю 05.09.13 – техніка сильних електричних та магнітних полів. – Національний технічний університет "Харківський політехнічний інститут", Харків, 2017. Дисертація присвячена вдосконаленню електророзрядного обладнання, що використовується для обробки речовин сильно струмовим підводним іскровим розрядом. Проведено аналіз здобутих властивостей матеріалів та рідин в залежності від електричних параметрів розрядного кола, розмірів міжелектродного проміжку, конструкцій електрогідравлічних реакторів і тиску у реакторі. Запропоновані технологічні рекомендації щодо вдосконалення обладнання та процесів електрофізичного впливу на матеріали і рідкі середовища. В дисертації вдосконалено математичну модель щодо дослідження ранньої стадії розвитку іскрового каналу потужного іскрового розряду в парі води та у парогазовій оболонці. Вперше виявлено можливість швидкої (5–20 с) зміни окислювально-відновного потенціалу рідин в бік від'ємних значень з помірним підвищенням водневого показника. Проведено діагностику зміни фізико-хімічних властивостей води. Визначено склад та розміри частинок, що утворюються під час електричної ерозії електродів, запропоновано хімічну схему їх впливу на властивості води. Виявлено можливість подрібнення матеріалів, що моделюють відпрацьоване ядерне паливо, з метою вдосконалення методів його переробки. Оптимізовано параметри розрядного кола та реактора для подрібнення гумовотехнічних виробів у середовищі рідкого азоту. Доведено можливість обробки та зменшення розмірів зерен металів, що переплавляються в вакуумно-дугових пічках під впливом механіко-акустичних імпульсів, які утворюються високовольтними потужними підводними іскровими розрядами.
Thesis for the scientific degree of the candidate of engineering sciences by specialty 05.09.13 – Technology of Strong Electric and Magnetic Fields. – National Science Center "Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology", Ministry of education and science of Ukraine National Technical University "Kharkiv Politechnic University" Kharkiv, 2017. This thesis is devoted to the improvement of the electric discharge equipment that is used for the substance treatment by heavy-current underwater spark discharges. The properties of materials and liquids were analyzed as a function of the electric parameters of discharge circuit, in particular, the charging voltage, the capacitance and the spark gap size. The structures of electrohydraulic reactors that are used for the treatment of general mechanical rubber goods and materials that simulate in the first approximation the spent solid nuclear fuel were developed and modernized to improve the methods of fuel recycling. The liquid degassing intensification method was suggested to initiate underwater spark discharges in the electrohydraulic reactor under the evacuation. The electrode system was created to provide the ordered motion of a pulsating steam and gas cavity in the water space at a reduced pressure in the reactor. A structure of the electric discharge generator of elastic vibrations that allows us to have an influence on the metal melts in vacuum-arc furnaces has been developed. It has been proved that mechanical acoustic vibrations generated by spark discharges in the liquid have a positive effect on the distribution of admixtures in treated metals and a decrease in the size of crystal grains. Technological recommendations on the improvement of the processes of electrophysical impact on the materials and liquid media were given. A mathematical model used for the investigation of the progress of current conducting channel that short-closes the spark gap at an early stage of its development, in particular a process of the expansion of current conducting channel and steam-gas cavity was improved. An opportunity for a fast (5–20 s) change in the redox potential of the liquid to the side of negative values with a moderate increase in the pH value was revealed for the first time. It has been shown that a change in the redox potential depends on the input of total energy into the treated volume. We established that a change in the redox potential is related to the processes that occur inside the steam-gas cavity, in particular chemical transformations that occur in its volume and the formation of electric erosion products of the electrodes that result in the chemical changes in the composition of treated medium. The size and dimensions of the particles that are formed during the electric erosion of electrodes have been defined. The chemical diagram of their influence on water properties has been suggested. A degree of the change in the redox potential is related to a number of formed polydisperse particles. Nanosize particles (37 % of the total volume of particles) with an increased physical and chemical activity were revealed.

Дисертація на здобуття наукового ступеня кандидата технічних наук за спеціальністю 05.09.13 – техніка сильних електричних та магнітних полів. – Національний технічний університет "Харківський політехнічний інститут", Харків, 2017. Дисертація присвячена вдосконаленню електророзрядного обладнання, що використовується для обробки речовин сильно струмовим підводним іскровим розрядом. Проведено аналіз здобутих властивостей матеріалів та рідин в залежності від електричних параметрів розрядного кола, розмірів міжелектродного проміжку, конструкцій електрогідравлічних реакторів і тиску у реакторі. Запропоновані технологічні рекомендації щодо вдосконалення обладнання та процесів електрофізичного впливу на матеріали і рідкі середовища. В дисертації вдосконалено математичну модель щодо дослідження ранньої стадії розвитку іскрового каналу потужного іскрового розряду в парі води та у парогазовій оболонці. Вперше виявлено можливість швидкої (5–20 с) зміни окислювально-відновного потенціалу рідин в бік від'ємних значень з помірним підвищенням водневого показника. Проведено діагностику зміни фізико-хімічних властивостей води. Визначено склад та розміри частинок, що утворюються під час електричної ерозії електродів, запропоновано хімічну схему їх впливу на властивості води. Виявлено можливість подрібнення матеріалів, що моделюють відпрацьоване ядерне паливо, з метою вдосконалення методів його переробки. Оптимізовано параметри розрядного кола та реактора для подрібнення гумовотехнічних виробів у середовищі рідкого азоту. Доведено можливість обробки та зменшення розмірів зерен металів, що переплавляються в вакуумно-дугових пічках під впливом механіко-акустичних імпульсів, які утворюються високовольтними потужними підводними іскровими розрядами.
Thesis for the scientific degree of the candidate of engineering sciences by specialty 05.09.13 – Technology of Strong Electric and Magnetic Fields. – National Science Center "Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology", Ministry of education and science of Ukraine National Technical University "Kharkiv Politechnic University" Kharkiv, 2017. This thesis is devoted to the improvement of the electric discharge equipment that is used for the substance treatment by heavy-current underwater spark discharges. The properties of materials and liquids were analyzed as a function of the electric parameters of discharge circuit, in particular, the charging voltage, the capacitance and the spark gap size. The structures of electrohydraulic reactors that are used for the treatment of general mechanical rubber goods and materials that simulate in the first approximation the spent solid nuclear fuel were developed and modernized to improve the methods of fuel recycling. The liquid degassing intensification method was suggested to initiate underwater spark discharges in the electrohydraulic reactor under the evacuation. The electrode system was created to provide the ordered motion of a pulsating steam and gas cavity in the water space at a reduced pressure in the reactor. A structure of the electric discharge generator of elastic vibrations that allows us to have an influence on the metal melts in vacuum-arc furnaces has been developed. It has been proved that mechanical acoustic vibrations generated by spark discharges in the liquid have a positive effect on the distribution of admixtures in treated metals and a decrease in the size of crystal grains. Technological recommendations on the improvement of the processes of electrophysical impact on the materials and liquid media were given. A mathematical model used for the investigation of the progress of current conducting channel that short-closes the spark gap at an early stage of its development, in particular a process of the expansion of current conducting channel and steam-gas cavity was improved. An opportunity for a fast (5–20 s) change in the redox potential of the liquid to the side of negative values with a moderate increase in the pH value was revealed for the first time. It has been shown that a change in the redox potential depends on the input of total energy into the treated volume. We established that a change in the redox potential is related to the processes that occur inside the steam-gas cavity, in particular chemical transformations that occur in its volume and the formation of electric erosion products of the electrodes that result in the chemical changes in the composition of treated medium. The size and dimensions of the particles that are formed during the electric erosion of electrodes have been defined. The chemical diagram of their influence on water properties has been suggested. A degree of the change in the redox potential is related to a number of formed polydisperse particles. Nanosize particles (37 % of the total volume of particles) with an increased physical and chemical activity were revealed.

Abstract Mechanical seals are commonly used in rotating machinery to contain liquid leakage past a rotating shaft. Pumps vibration often exhibit both synchronous and sub-synchronous whirling, which may lead to premature failure of mechanical seals. A test rig was developed to simulate a running pump environment for the mechanical seal. The controlled-motion test rig comprises a flexibly-mounted-rotor connected to a pair of electrohydraulic shakers. This configuration allows imposing whirl orbits to a flexibly-mounted-rotor (FMR) mechanical seal at any prescribed frequency independent of rotor speed. A 6-axis load cell provides direct measurements of the reaction forces at the mechanical seal stationary component. Five Eddy current sensors and capacity probes track the 5 DOFs of the mechanical seal dynamic face. The flow loop is a modified plan 54 with an external pump capable of delivering 32 lpm at 14 bar using VG 2 mineral oil, and an external heat exchanger to regulate oil temperature. Tests were performed on a 3-inch (76.2 mm) FMR seal. Input rotor whirl vibration was increased to 10 mils pk-pk (254 microns), while cooling flow (VG2 mineral oil) was set to 8 lpm and pressure was varied from 1.7–6.9 lpm. The measurements include steady state values of temperature, power loss, clearance and leakage; and dynamic measurements of seal face wobble, wobble-imposed torque, relative lateral movement and fluid film shear.