稠密颗粒-液体混合流斜槽装置的设计、研制和应用

DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATION OF A CHUTE APPARATUS FOR DENSE GRANULAR-LIQUID MIXED FLOWS

  • 摘要: 稠密颗粒液体两相流广泛存在于泥石流、滑坡等自然环境流动,以及深海采矿、浓密机浓缩等工业流动中。诸多研究者采用室内明渠斜槽实验探究稠密颗粒-液体两相流的流动特征与流变特性。但受限于颗粒-液体体系的不透明性,以往研究往往观测侧壁处、顶部表面或底部表层颗粒相的流动信息,难于获取内部颗粒相流动的统计信息。为克服稠密颗粒液体两相流因其不透明性而难以进行内部流场测量的重大挑战,该研究设计并搭建了一套集光学可视化与力学测量于一体的实验系统。该系统以折射率匹配(RIM)技术为核心技术基础,结合平面激光诱导荧光(PLIF)方法,实现了颗粒流介质的光学透明化。采用粒子追踪测速(PTV)技术,对流动核心区域的颗粒运动学信息进行非侵入式、高时空分辨率的捕捉。该文详细阐述了该实验系统的总体设计、关键组成部分(包括斜槽与供料系统、RIM-PLIF系统、光电同步测量系统)以及实验数据处理算法(基于Hough变换与最近邻匹配的PTV组合识别追踪框架)。最后通过一个稠密颗粒-液体混合物沿倾斜槽道流动的典型案例,成功验证了该系统在获取颗粒相流速剖面、面积分数剖面剪切率及颗粒温度剖面等复杂内部流动信息方面的可行性,为从颗粒尺度研究颗粒材料的流变本构关系提供了新的研究路径和完备数据集。

     

    Abstract: Dense granular-liquid two-phase flows are ubiquitous in natural phenomena such as debris flows and landslides, as well as in industrial processes including deep-sea mining and thickening operations. Numerous researchers have employed laboratory-scale open-channel inclined chute experiments to investigate the flow characteristics and rheological properties of these complex flows. However, restricted by the opacity of granular-liquid systems, previous studies were often limited to observing the flow behavior at the sidewalls, at the free surface, or at the basal layer, making it difficult to obtain a statistical information regarding the internal granular phase. To address the critical challenge of measuring internal flow fields in dense granular-liquid two-phase flows caused by their opacity, this study designed and constructed an experimental system integrating optical visualization with a mechanical measurement. Based on Refractive Index Matching (RIM) technology and combined with the Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) method, the system achieves the optical transparency of the granular flow medium. Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV) is employed to capture the kinematic information of the granular phase in the core flow region non-intrusively and with high spatiotemporal resolution. This paper elaborates on the overall design of the experimental system, on its key components (including the inclined chute and feeding system, the RIM-PLIF system, and the opto-electronic synchronization system), and on the experimental data processing algorithms (a PTV framework combining Hough transform identification and nearest-neighbor matching tracking). Finally, through a typical case study of a dense granular-liquid mixture flowing down an inclined chute, the feasibility of the system in acquiring the complex internal flow information—including velocity profiles, area fraction profiles, shear rates, and granular temperature profiles—is successfully validated. This work provides a novel research avenue and a comprehensive dataset for investigating the rheological constitutive relations of granular materials at the particle scale.

     

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