不同改流体对稻种颗粒在料仓卸料流动的影响

    Effects of different modification fluids on the flow of rice seed particles during unloading in the silo

    • 摘要: 为探明不同改流体对稻种颗粒在料仓卸料流动的影响机理,实现种群流动从中心流到整体流转变,改善种群流动环境,该研究利用离散元法(discrete element method,DEM)建立传统料仓、垂直扰动和水平扰动料仓模型与稻种颗粒仿真模型,进行卸料数值模拟,并与料仓实际卸料试验作流型对比,验证离散元模型与数值模拟结果准确性。整体流指数(mass flow index,MFI)与z轴颗粒速度表明传统和垂直扰动料仓中部区域颗粒速度均随颗粒堆积高度增加而减小,边壁区域颗粒速度均随颗粒堆积高度增加而增大;而水平扰动料仓边壁区域颗粒速度随料仓颗粒堆积高度增加而减小,中部区域颗粒速度随颗粒堆积高度增加而增大;传统料仓,垂直和水平扰动料仓的流型转化高度分别为130、118以及130 mm。料仓不同区域种群垂直速度、水平速度和角速度表明,种群垂直速度在垂直与水平改流体作用下,相较传统料仓流动区域分别降低34.82%和83.46%;随料仓颗粒堆积高度降低,种群水平速度波动增大,传统料仓、垂直及水平扰动料仓颗粒水平速度标准差分别为0.0273、0.0187以及0.0103 m/s。传统和垂直扰动料仓中心和边壁区域颗粒角速度变化相似,垂直扰动料仓中心区域角速度峰值小于传统料仓;水平扰动与传统料仓流动区域颗粒角速度变化相似,但水平扰动料仓颗粒角速度变化小。研究结果可为工程提出改流体设计标准、结构与位置参数及提高料仓使用面积提供参考。

       

      Abstract: Raw materials are usually stored in the form of particles in silos, such as the food, chemical, and pharmaceutical field. The motion of granular materials can vary greatly in the flow of gases and liquids, due to their discrete particle aggregates. It is difficult to accurately explain using traditional theories, such as solid or fluid mechanics, and condensed matter physics. Particularly, the silo can serve as one of the most important carriers to store the particulate matter. It is still lacking in a comprehensive unified theory for the silo subjected to complex forces. Among them, the irregularity of rice seeds has a significant impact on the unloading in the silo, due to the nature of loose particles. Therefore, it is of great significance to clarify the impact of rice seed discharge flow in the silo. Auxiliary devices can also be added to transform the central into the overall flow bin. Simple and effective fluid modification can be used to adjust the structure of silos for the better particle flow. This study aims to explore the impact mechanism of different fluid modifications on the flow of rice seed particles during discharge in the silo. The transformation of the population flow pattern was achieved from the central to the overall flow for better population flow. The discrete element method (DEM) was selected to construct the traditional silo, vertical disturbance, and horizontal disturbance silo models. Rice seed particle models were established for the discharge simulation. The flow pattern was compared with the actual discharge experiment in the silo. A series of experiments was also conducted to verify the accuracy of the discrete element model and numerical simulation. The mass flow index (MFI) and z-axis particle velocity indicated that the particle velocity in the central region of traditional and vertically disturbed silos decreased with the increase of particle stacking height, whereas, the particle velocity increased in the sidewall region. There was a decrease in the particle velocity in the sidewall area of the horizontally disturbed silo, as the particle stacking height increased, whereas, the particle velocity increased in the central area. Traditionally, the conversion heights of the flow pattern were 130, 118, and 130 mm, respectively, in the vertically and horizontally disturbed silos. There was a variation in the vertical, horizontal, and angular velocity in the different areas of the silo. Specifically, the vertical velocity of the population decreased by 34.82% and 83.46%, respectively, compared with the traditional flow area of the silo under the action of the vertical and horizontal fluid. The fluctuation of population horizontal velocity increased, as the height of particle accumulation decreased in the silo population. The standard deviations of particle horizontal velocity were 0.027 3, 0.018 7, and 0.010 3, respectively, in the traditional silos, vertical and horizontal disturbance silos. There were similar changes in the particle angular velocity in the center and sidewall areas of traditional and vertical disturbance silos. The peak angular velocity was smaller in the center area of vertical disturbance silos, compared with the traditional silos. The variation of particle angular velocity was similar to the traditional silo in the flow area of a horizontal disturbance. But there was a small variation of particle angular velocity in a horizontal disturbance silo. The finding can provide the theoretical reference for the fluid design standards, structural and positional parameters, particularly for the high available area of the silo.

       

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