As mass transport mechanisms,the spreading and mixing(dilution) processes of miscible contaminated compounds are fundamental to understanding reactive transport behaviors and transverse dispersion.In this study,the sp...As mass transport mechanisms,the spreading and mixing(dilution) processes of miscible contaminated compounds are fundamental to understanding reactive transport behaviors and transverse dispersion.In this study,the spreading and dilution processes of a miscible contaminated compound in a three-dimensional self-affine rough fracture were simulated with the coupled lattice Boltzmann method(LBM).Moment analysis and the Shannon entropy(dilution index) were employed to analyze the spreading and mixing processes,respectively.The corresponding results showed that the spreading process was anisotropic due to the heterogeneous aperture distribution.A compound was transported faster in a large aperture region than in a small aperture region due to the occurrence of preferential flow.Both the spreading and mixing processes were highly dependent on the fluid flow velocity and molecular diffusion.The calculated results of the dilution index showed that increasing the fluid flow velocity and molecular diffusion coefficient led to a higher increasing rate of the dilution index.展开更多
The comprehensive three-dimensional structures of an anti-cyclonic mesoscale eddy(AE)in the subtropical northwestern Pacific Ocean were investigated by combining the Argo floats profiles with enhanced vertical and tem...The comprehensive three-dimensional structures of an anti-cyclonic mesoscale eddy(AE)in the subtropical northwestern Pacific Ocean were investigated by combining the Argo floats profiles with enhanced vertical and temporal sampling and satellite altimetry data.The AE originated near the Kuroshio Extension and then propagated westward with mean velocity of 8.9 cm/s.Significant changes and evolutions during the AE’s growing stage(T1)and further growing stage(T2)were revealed through composite analysis.In the composite eddy core,maximum temperature(T)and salinity(S)anomalies were of 1.7(1.9)℃ and 0.04(0.07)psu in T1(T2)period,respectively.The composite T anomalies showed positive in almost whole depth,but the S anomalies exhibited a sandwich-like pattern.The eddy’s intensification and its influence on the intermediate ocean became more significant during its growth.The trapping depth increased from 400×10^4 Pa to 580×10^4 Pa while it was growing up,which means more water volume,heat and salt content in deeper layers can be transported.The AE was strongly nonlinear in upper oceans and can yield a typical mean volume transport of 0.17×10^6 m^3/s and a mean heat and salt transport anomaly of 3.6×10^11 W and–2.1×10^3 kg/s during the observation period.The Energy analysis showed that eddy potential and kinetic energy increased notably as it propagated westward and the baroclinic instability is the major energy source of the eddy growth.The variation of the remained Argo float trapped within the eddy indicated significant water advection during the eddy’s propagation.展开更多
The dual-layer electrode for fuel cells is typically prepared by binding discrete catalyst nanoparticles onto a diffusion layer.Such a random packing forms a dense catalyst layer and thus creates a barrier for mass/io...The dual-layer electrode for fuel cells is typically prepared by binding discrete catalyst nanoparticles onto a diffusion layer.Such a random packing forms a dense catalyst layer and thus creates a barrier for mass/ion transport,particularly for direct liquid fuel cells.Three-dimensional porous electrodes,a thin nano-porous catalyst layer uniformly distributed on the matrix surface of a foam-like structure,are typically employed to improve the mass/ion transport.Such a three-dimensional porous structure brings two critical advantages:(i)reduced mass/ion transport resistance for the delivery of the reactants via shortening the transport distance and(ii)enlarged electrochemical surface area,via reducing the dead pores,isolated particles and severe aggregations,for interfacial reactions.Moreover,the three-dimensional design is capable of fabricating binder-free electrodes,thereby eliminating the use of ionomers/binders and simplifying the fabrication process.In this work,three types of three-dimensional porous electrode are fabricated,via different preparation methods,for direct formate fuel cells:(i)Pd/C nanoparticles coating on the nickel foam matrix surface(Pd-C/NF)via a dip-coating method,(ii)Pd nanoparticles depositing on the nickel foam matrix surface(Pd/NF)via reduction reaction deposition,and(iii)Pd nanoparticles embedding in the nickel foam matrix(Pd/(in)NF)via replacement reaction deposition.The latter two are binder-free three-dimensional porous electrodes.As a comparison,a conventional dual-layer design,Pd/C nanoparticles painting on the nickel foam layer(Pd-C//NF),is also prepared via direct painting method.It is shown that the use of the three-dimensional Pd-C/NF electrode as the anode in a direct formate fuel cell results in a peak power density of 45.0 mW cm^(-2)at 60℃,which is two times of that achieved by using a conventional dual-layer design(19.5 mW cm^(-2)).This performance improvement is mainly attributed to the unique three-dimensional structure design,which effectively enhances the mass/ion展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41602239)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20160861)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2016B05514)the International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program from the Office of China Postdoctoral Council(Grant No.20150048)the"333 Project"of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BRA2015305)
文摘As mass transport mechanisms,the spreading and mixing(dilution) processes of miscible contaminated compounds are fundamental to understanding reactive transport behaviors and transverse dispersion.In this study,the spreading and dilution processes of a miscible contaminated compound in a three-dimensional self-affine rough fracture were simulated with the coupled lattice Boltzmann method(LBM).Moment analysis and the Shannon entropy(dilution index) were employed to analyze the spreading and mixing processes,respectively.The corresponding results showed that the spreading process was anisotropic due to the heterogeneous aperture distribution.A compound was transported faster in a large aperture region than in a small aperture region due to the occurrence of preferential flow.Both the spreading and mixing processes were highly dependent on the fluid flow velocity and molecular diffusion.The calculated results of the dilution index showed that increasing the fluid flow velocity and molecular diffusion coefficient led to a higher increasing rate of the dilution index.
基金The National Program on Global Change and Air-Sea Interaction under contract No.GASI-IPOVAI-01-02the program for scientific research start-up funds of Guangdong Ocean University under contract No.R19011the fund of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory(Zhanjiang)under contract No.ZJW-2019-08。
文摘The comprehensive three-dimensional structures of an anti-cyclonic mesoscale eddy(AE)in the subtropical northwestern Pacific Ocean were investigated by combining the Argo floats profiles with enhanced vertical and temporal sampling and satellite altimetry data.The AE originated near the Kuroshio Extension and then propagated westward with mean velocity of 8.9 cm/s.Significant changes and evolutions during the AE’s growing stage(T1)and further growing stage(T2)were revealed through composite analysis.In the composite eddy core,maximum temperature(T)and salinity(S)anomalies were of 1.7(1.9)℃ and 0.04(0.07)psu in T1(T2)period,respectively.The composite T anomalies showed positive in almost whole depth,but the S anomalies exhibited a sandwich-like pattern.The eddy’s intensification and its influence on the intermediate ocean became more significant during its growth.The trapping depth increased from 400×10^4 Pa to 580×10^4 Pa while it was growing up,which means more water volume,heat and salt content in deeper layers can be transported.The AE was strongly nonlinear in upper oceans and can yield a typical mean volume transport of 0.17×10^6 m^3/s and a mean heat and salt transport anomaly of 3.6×10^11 W and–2.1×10^3 kg/s during the observation period.The Energy analysis showed that eddy potential and kinetic energy increased notably as it propagated westward and the baroclinic instability is the major energy source of the eddy growth.The variation of the remained Argo float trapped within the eddy indicated significant water advection during the eddy’s propagation.
基金supported by the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region,China(Grant No.25211817)。
文摘The dual-layer electrode for fuel cells is typically prepared by binding discrete catalyst nanoparticles onto a diffusion layer.Such a random packing forms a dense catalyst layer and thus creates a barrier for mass/ion transport,particularly for direct liquid fuel cells.Three-dimensional porous electrodes,a thin nano-porous catalyst layer uniformly distributed on the matrix surface of a foam-like structure,are typically employed to improve the mass/ion transport.Such a three-dimensional porous structure brings two critical advantages:(i)reduced mass/ion transport resistance for the delivery of the reactants via shortening the transport distance and(ii)enlarged electrochemical surface area,via reducing the dead pores,isolated particles and severe aggregations,for interfacial reactions.Moreover,the three-dimensional design is capable of fabricating binder-free electrodes,thereby eliminating the use of ionomers/binders and simplifying the fabrication process.In this work,three types of three-dimensional porous electrode are fabricated,via different preparation methods,for direct formate fuel cells:(i)Pd/C nanoparticles coating on the nickel foam matrix surface(Pd-C/NF)via a dip-coating method,(ii)Pd nanoparticles depositing on the nickel foam matrix surface(Pd/NF)via reduction reaction deposition,and(iii)Pd nanoparticles embedding in the nickel foam matrix(Pd/(in)NF)via replacement reaction deposition.The latter two are binder-free three-dimensional porous electrodes.As a comparison,a conventional dual-layer design,Pd/C nanoparticles painting on the nickel foam layer(Pd-C//NF),is also prepared via direct painting method.It is shown that the use of the three-dimensional Pd-C/NF electrode as the anode in a direct formate fuel cell results in a peak power density of 45.0 mW cm^(-2)at 60℃,which is two times of that achieved by using a conventional dual-layer design(19.5 mW cm^(-2)).This performance improvement is mainly attributed to the unique three-dimensional structure design,which effectively enhances the mass/ion
