We studied the relationship between corona structure and properties of solvent-free Fe3O4 nanofluids. We proposed a series of corona structures with different branched chains and synthesize different solvent-free nano...We studied the relationship between corona structure and properties of solvent-free Fe3O4 nanofluids. We proposed a series of corona structures with different branched chains and synthesize different solvent-free nanofluids in order to show the effect of corona structure on the phase behavior, dispersion, as well as rheology properties. Results demonstrate novel liquid-like behaviors without solvent at room temperature. Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles content is bigger than 8% and its size is about 23 nm. For the solvent-free nanofluids,the long chain corona has the internal plasticization, which can decrease the loss modulus of system, while the short chain of corona results in the high viscosity of nanofluids. Long alkyl chains of modifiers lead to lower viscosity and better flowability of nanofluids. The rheology and viscosity of the nanofluids are correlated to the microscopic structure of the corona, which provide an in-depth insight into the preparing nanofluids with promising applications based on their tunable and controllable physical properties.展开更多
Solid-state batteries(SSBs) with high safety are promising for the energy fields,but the development has long been limited by machinability and interfacial problems.Hence,self-supporting,flexible Nano LLZO CSEs are pr...Solid-state batteries(SSBs) with high safety are promising for the energy fields,but the development has long been limited by machinability and interfacial problems.Hence,self-supporting,flexible Nano LLZO CSEs are prepared with a solvent-free method at 25℃.The 99.8 wt% contents of Nano LLZO particles enable the Nano LLZO CSEs to maintain good thermal stability while exhibiting a wide electrochemical window of 5.0 V and a high Li~+ transfer number of 0.8.The mean modulus reaches 4376 MPa.Benefiting from the interfacial modulation,the Li|Li symmetric batteries based on the Nano LLZO CSEs show benign stability with lithium at the current densities of 0.1 mA cm^(-2),0.2 mA cm^(-2),and 0.5 mA cm^(-2).In addition,the Li|LiFePO_(4)(LFP) SSBs achieve favorable cycling performance:the specific capacity reaches128.1 mAh g^(-1) at 0.5 C rate,with a capacity retention of about 80% after 600 cycles.In the further tests of the LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)O_(2)(NCM811) cathodes with higher energy density,the Nano LLZO CSEs also demonstrate good compatibility:the specific capacities of NCM811-based SSBs reach 177.9 mAh g^(-1) at 0.5 C rate,while the capacity retention is over 96% after 150 cycles.Furthermore,the Li|LFP soft-pack SSBs verify the safety characteristics and the potential for application,which have a desirable prospect.展开更多
We report on the magnetohydrodynamic impact on the axisymmetric flow of Al_(2)O_(3)/Cu nanoparticles suspended in H_(2)O past a stretched/shrinked sheet.With the use of partial differential equations and the correspon...We report on the magnetohydrodynamic impact on the axisymmetric flow of Al_(2)O_(3)/Cu nanoparticles suspended in H_(2)O past a stretched/shrinked sheet.With the use of partial differential equations and the corresponding thermophysical characteristics of nanoparticles,the physical flow process is illustrated.The resultant nonlinear system of partial differential equations is converted into a system of ordinary differential equations using the suitable similarity transformations.The transformed differential equations are solved analytically.Impacts of the magnetic parameter,solid volume fraction and stretching/shrinking parameter on momentum and temperature distribution have been analyzed and interpreted graphically.The skin friction and Nusselt number were also evaluated.In addition,existence of dual solution was deduced for the shrinking sheet and unique solution for the stretching one.Further,Al_(2)O_(3)/H_(2)O nanofluid flow has better thermal conductivity on comparing with Cu/H_(2)O nanofluid.Furthermore,it was found that the first solutions of the stream are stable and physically realizable,whereas those of the second ones are unstable.展开更多
Single-ion conductors based on covalent organic frameworks(COFs)have garnered attention as a potential alternative to currently prevalent inorganic ion conductors owing to their structural uniqueness and chemical vers...Single-ion conductors based on covalent organic frameworks(COFs)have garnered attention as a potential alternative to currently prevalent inorganic ion conductors owing to their structural uniqueness and chemical versatility.However,the sluggish Li+conduction has hindered their practical applications.Here,we present a class of solvent-free COF single-ion conductors(Li-COF@P)based on weak ion-dipole interaction as opposed to traditional strong ion-ion interaction.The ion(Li+from the COF)-dipole(oxygen from poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate embedded in the COF pores)interaction in the Li-COF@P promotes ion dissociation and Li+migration via directional ionic channels.Driven by this single-ion transport behavior,the Li-COF@P enables reversible Li plating/stripping on Li-metal electrodes and stable cycling performance(88.3%after 2000 cycles)in organic batteries(Li metal anode||5,5’-dimethyl-2,2’-bis-p-benzoquinone(Me2BBQ)cathode)under ambient operating conditions,highlighting the electrochemical viability of the Li-COF@P for all-solid-state organic batteries.展开更多
Fluid flow through porous spaces with variable porosity has wide-range applications,notably in biomedical and thermal engineering,where it plays a vital role in comprehending blood flow dynamics within cardiovascular ...Fluid flow through porous spaces with variable porosity has wide-range applications,notably in biomedical and thermal engineering,where it plays a vital role in comprehending blood flow dynamics within cardiovascular systems,heat transfer and thermal management systems improve efficiency using porous materials with variable porosity.Keeping these important applications in view,in current study blood-based hybrid nanofluid flow has considered on a convectively heated sheet.The sheet exhibits the properties of a porous medium with variable porosity and extends in both the x and y directions.Blood has used as base fluid in which the nanoparticles of Cu and Cu O have been mixed.Thermal radiation,space-dependent,and thermal-dependent heat sources have been incorporated into the energy equation,while magnetic effects have been integrated into the momentum equations.Dimensionless variables have employed to transform the modeled equations into dimensionless form and facilitating their solution using bvp4c approach.It has concluded in this study that,both the primary and secondary velocities augmented with upsurge in variable porous factor and declined with escalation in stretching ratio,Casson,magnetic,and slip factors along x-and y-axes.Thermal distribution has grown up with upsurge in Casson factor,magnetic factor,thermal Biot number,and thermal/space-dependent heat sources while has retarded with growth in variable porous and stretching ratio factors.The findings of this investigation have been compared with the existing literature,revealing a strong agreement among present and established results that ensured the validation of the model and method used in this work.展开更多
This article concentrates on the steady magnetohydrodynamic （MHD） flow of viscous nanofluid. The flow is caused by a permeable exponentially stretching surface. An incompressible fluid fills the porous space. A comp...This article concentrates on the steady magnetohydrodynamic （MHD） flow of viscous nanofluid. The flow is caused by a permeable exponentially stretching surface. An incompressible fluid fills the porous space. A comparative study is made for the nanoparticles namely Copper （Cu）, Silver （Ag）, Alumina （A1203） and Titanium Oxide （TiO2）. Water is treated as a base fluid. Convective type boundary conditions are employed in modeling the heat transfer process. The non-linear partial differential equations governing the flow are reduced to an ordinary differential equation by similarity transformations. The obtained equations are then solved for the development of series solutions. Convergence of the obtained series solutions is explicitly discussed. The effects of different parameters on the velocity and temperature profiles are shown and analyzed through graphs.展开更多
Nanofluids or liquids with suspended nanoparticles are likely to be the future heat transfer media, as they exhibit higher thermal conductivity than those of liquids. It has been proposed that nanoparticles are apt to...Nanofluids or liquids with suspended nanoparticles are likely to be the future heat transfer media, as they exhibit higher thermal conductivity than those of liquids. It has been proposed that nanoparticles are apt to congregate and form clusters, and hence the interaction between nanoparticles becomes important. In this paper, by taking into account the interaction between nearest-neighbour inclusions, we adopt the multiple image method to investigate the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids. Numerical results show that then the thermal conductivity ratio between the nanoparticles and fluids is large, and the two nanoparticles are close up and even touch, and the polnt-dipole theory such as Maxwell-Garnett theory becomes rough as many-body interactions are neglected. Our theoretical results on the effective thermal conductivity of CuO/water and Al2O3/water nanofluids are in good agreement with experimental data.展开更多
Carbides/carbon composites are emerging as a new kind of binary dielectric systems with good microwave absorption performance.Herein,we obtain a series of tungsten carbide/carbon composites through a simple solvent-fr...Carbides/carbon composites are emerging as a new kind of binary dielectric systems with good microwave absorption performance.Herein,we obtain a series of tungsten carbide/carbon composites through a simple solvent-free strategy,where the solid mixture of dicyandiamide(DCA)and ammonium metatungstate(AM)is employed as the precursor.Ultrafine cubic WC1-x nanoparticles(3-4 nm)are in situ generated and uniformly dispersed on carbon nanosheets.This configuration overcomes some disadvantages of conventional carbides/carbon composites and is greatly helpful for electromagnetic dissipation.It is found that the weight ratio of DCA to AM can regulate chemical composition of these composites,while less impact on the average size of WC1-x nanoparticles.With the increase in carbon nanosheets,the relative complex permittivity and dielectric loss ability are constantly enhanced through conductive loss and polarization relaxation.The different dielectric properties endow these composites with distinguishable attenuation ability and impedance matching.When DCA/AM weight ratio is 6.0,the optimized composite can produce good microwave absorption performance,whose strongest reflection loss intensity reaches up to-55.6 dB at 17.5 GHz and qualified absorption bandwidth covers 3.6-18.0 GHz by manipulating the thickness from 1.0 to 5.0 mm.Such a performance is superior to many conventional carbides/carbon composites.展开更多
To improve the efficiency of coal seam water injection,the influence of nanofluids on coal surface wettability was studied based on the nano drag reduction and injection enhancement technology in the field of tertiary...To improve the efficiency of coal seam water injection,the influence of nanofluids on coal surface wettability was studied based on the nano drag reduction and injection enhancement technology in the field of tertiary oil recovery.The composition optimization and performance evaluation of nanofluids with nano-silica and sodium lauryl sulfate as the main components were carried out,and the effects of the nanofluid with the optimal ratio on coal wettability were studied through spontaneous upward imbibition experiments.The results show that the composite nanofluid has a lower surface tension,and the lowest value of the interfacial tension is 15.79 m N/m.Therefore,the composite nanofluid can enhance the wettability of coal.However,its effects on coal samples with different metamorphic degrees is different,that is,low rank coal is the largest,middle rank coal is the second,and high rank coal is the least.In addition,a functional relationship between time and imbibition height is found for pulverized coal with different particle sizes.When the particle size of pulverized coal is 60–80 mesh,the wettability of nanofluid to coal is best.The findings in this paper provide a new perspective for improving the water injection efficiency for coal seams with low permeability.展开更多
A novel analytical model to determine the heat flux of subcooled pool boiling in fractal nanofluids is developed. The model considers the fractal character of nanofluids in terms of the fractal dimension of nanopartic...A novel analytical model to determine the heat flux of subcooled pool boiling in fractal nanofluids is developed. The model considers the fractal character of nanofluids in terms of the fractal dimension of nanoparticles and the fractal dimen- sion of active cavities on the heated surfaces; it also takes into account the effect of the Brownian motion of nanoparticles, which has no empirical constant but has parameters with physical meanings. The proposed model is expressed as a function of the subcooling of fluids and the wall superheat. The fractal analytical model is verified by a reasonable agreement with the experimental data and the results obtained from existing models.展开更多
Nanofluids(NFs) are nanotechnology-based colloidal suspensions fabricated by suspending nanoparticles(NPs) in a base liquid. These fluids have shown potential to improve the heat transfer properties of conventional he...Nanofluids(NFs) are nanotechnology-based colloidal suspensions fabricated by suspending nanoparticles(NPs) in a base liquid. These fluids have shown potential to improve the heat transfer properties of conventional heat transfer fluids. In this study we report in detail on fabrication, characterization and thermo-physical property evaluation of SiC NFs, prepared using SiC NPs with different crystal structures,for heat transfer applications. For this purpose, a series of SiC NFs containing SiC NPs with different crystal structure(α-SiC and β-SiC) were fabricated in a water(W)/ethylene glycol(EG) mixture(50/50 wt%ratio). Physicochemical properties of NPs/NFs were characterized by using various techniques, such as powder X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM),Fouriertransform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR), dynamic light scattering(DLS) and Zeta potential analysis.Thermo-physical properties including thermal conductivity(TC) and viscosity for NFs containing SiC particles(α- and β- phase) weremeasured. The results show among all suspensions NFs fabricated with α-SiC particles have more favorable thermo-physical properties compared to the NFs fabricated with β-SiC.The observed difference is attributed to combination of several factors, including crystal structure(β- vs. α-), sample purity,and residual chemicals exhibited on SiC NFs. A TC enhancement of ～20% while 14% increased viscosity were obtained for NFs containing 9 wt% of particular type of α-SiC NPs indicating promising capability of this kind of NFs for further heat transfer characteristics investigation.展开更多
Paper-based devices have attracted extensive attention due to the growing demand for disposable flexible electronics.Herein,we integrate semiconducting devices on cellulose paper substrate through a simple abrasion te...Paper-based devices have attracted extensive attention due to the growing demand for disposable flexible electronics.Herein,we integrate semiconducting devices on cellulose paper substrate through a simple abrasion technique that yields high-performance photodetectors.A solvent-free WS_(2) film deposited on paper favors an effective electron-hole separation and hampers recombination.The as-prepared paper-based WS2 photodetectors exhibit a sensitive photoresponse over a wide spectral range spanning from ultraviolet(365 nm)to near-infrared(940 nm).Their responsivity value reaches up to~270 mA W^(−1) at 35 V under a power density of 35 mW cm^(−2).A high performance photodetector was achieved by controlling the environmental exposure as the ambient oxygen molecules were found to decrease the photoresponse and stability of the WS_(2) photodetector.Furthermore,we have built a spectrometer using such a paperbased WS_(2) device as the photodetecting component to illustrate its potential application.The present work could promote the development of cost-effective disposable photodetection devices.展开更多
Nanofluids because of their surface characteristics improve the oil production from reservoirs by enabling different enhanced recovery mechanisms such as wettability alteration,interfacial tension(IFT)reduction,oil vi...Nanofluids because of their surface characteristics improve the oil production from reservoirs by enabling different enhanced recovery mechanisms such as wettability alteration,interfacial tension(IFT)reduction,oil viscosity reduction,formation and stabilization of colloidal systems and the decrease in the asphaltene precipitation.To the best of the authors’ knowledge,the synthesis of a new nanocomposite has been studied in this paper for the first time.It consists of nanoparticles of both SiO2 and Fe3O4.Each nanoparticle has its individual surface property and has its distinct effect on the oil production of reservoirs.According to the previous studies,Fe3O4 has been used in the prevention or reduction of asphaltene precipitation and SiO2 has been considered for wettability alteration and/or reducing IFTs in enhanced oil recovery.According to the experimental results,the novel synthesized nanoparticles have increased the oil recovery by the synergistic effects of the formed particles markedly by activating the various mechanisms relative to the use of each of the nanoparticles in the micromodel individually.According to the results obtained for the use of this nanocomposite,understanding reservoir conditions plays an important role in the ultimate goal of enhancing oil recovery and the formation of stable emulsions plays an important role in oil recovery using this method.展开更多
During the development of low or ultra-low permeability oil resources,the alternative energy supply becomes a prominent issue.In recent years,carbon dots(CDs)have drawn much attention owing to their application potent...During the development of low or ultra-low permeability oil resources,the alternative energy supply becomes a prominent issue.In recent years,carbon dots(CDs)have drawn much attention owing to their application potential in oil fields for reducing injection pressure and augmenting oil recovery.However,carbon dots characterized of small size,high surface energy are faced with several challenges,such as self-aggregation and settling.The preparation of stably dispersed carbon dots nanofluids is the key factor to guarantee its application performance in formation.In this work,we investigated the stability of hydrophilic carbon dots(HICDs)and hydrophobic carbon dots-Tween 80(HOCDs)nanofluids.The influences of carbon dots concentration,sorts and concentration of salt ions as well as temperature on the stability of CDs were studied.The results showed that HICDs are more sensitive to sort and concentration of salt ions,while HOCDs are more sensitive to temperature.In addition,the core flooding experiments demonstrated that the pressure reduction rate of HICDs and HOCDs nanofluids can be as high as 17.88%and 26.14%,respectively.Hence,the HICDs and HOCDs nanofluids show a good application potential in the reduction of injection pressure during the development of low and ultra-low permeability oil resources.展开更多
Tight oil reservoir development is faced with the key technical problem that"water cannot be injected and oil cannot be produced"yet.With the diphenyl ethers water-soluble(gemini)surfactants as water phase s...Tight oil reservoir development is faced with the key technical problem that"water cannot be injected and oil cannot be produced"yet.With the diphenyl ethers water-soluble(gemini)surfactants as water phase shell and C10–C14 straight-chain hydrocarbon compounds as oil phase kernel,a nanofluids permeation flooding system was prepared by microemulsion technology,and its characteristics and EOR mechanisms were evaluated through experiments.The system has the following five characteristics:(1)"Small-size liquid":the average particle size of the system is less than 30 nm,which can greatly reduce the starting pressure gradient of water injection,and effectively enter and expand the sweep volume of micro-nano matrix;(2)"Small-size oil":the system can break the crude oil into"small-size oil"under the flow condition,which can greatly improve the percolation ability and displacement efficiency of the crude oil in the micro-nano matrix;(3)Dual-phase wetting:the system has contact angles with the water-wet and oil-wet interfaces of(46±1)°and(68±1)°respectively,and makes it possible for capillarity to work fully under complex wetting conditions of the reservoir;(4)High surface activity:the interfacial tension between the system and crude oil from a tight oil reservoir in Xinjiang is 10-3–10-2 mN/m,indicating the system can effectively improve the displacement efficiency of oil in fine pore throats;(5)Demulsification and viscosity reduction:the system has a demulsification and viscosity reduction rate of more than 80%to inversely emulsified crude oil from a tight oil reservoir in Xinjiang,so it can improve the mobility of crude oil in the reservoir and wellbore.The system can be used to increase oil production by fracturing in tight reservoirs,replenish formation energy by reducing injection pressure and increasing injection rate,and enhance oil recovery by displacement and cyclic injection,providing key technical support for effective production and efficient development and recovery enhancement of tight reservoirs.展开更多
Volumetric solar evaporations by using light-absorbing nanoparticles suspended in liquids(nanofluids)as solar absorbers have been widely regarded as one of the promising solutions for clean water production because of...Volumetric solar evaporations by using light-absorbing nanoparticles suspended in liquids(nanofluids)as solar absorbers have been widely regarded as one of the promising solutions for clean water production because of its high efficiency and low capital cost compared to traditional solar distillation systems.Nevertheless,previous solar evaporation systems usually required highly concentrated solar irradiation and high capital cost,limiting the practical application on a large scale.Herein,for the first time in this work,polydopamine(PDA)-capped nano Fe_(3)O_(4)(Fe_(3)O_(4)@PDA)nanofluids were used as solar absorbers in a volumetric system for solar evaporation.The introduction of organic PDA to nano Fe_(3)O_(4)highly contributed to the high light-absorbing capacity of over 85%in wide ranges of 200–2400 nm because of the existence of numerous carbon bonds and pi(π)bonds in PDA.As a result,high evaporation efficiency of 69.93%under low irradiation of 1.0 kW m^(-2)was achieved.Compared to other nanofluids,Fe_(3)O_(4)@PDA nanofluids also provided an advantage in high unit evaporation rates.Moreover,Fe_(3)O_(4)@PDA nanofluids showed excellent reusability and recyclability owing to the preassembled nano Fe_(3)O_(4),which significantly reduced the material consumptions.These results demonstrated that the Fe_(3)O_(4)@PDA nanofluids held great promising application in highly efficient solar evaporation.展开更多
Garnet-type Li_(7)La_(3)Zr_(2)O_(12)(LLZO) has been recognized as a candidate solid electrolyte for high-safety Lianode based solid-state batteries because of its electro-chemical stability against Li-metal and high i...Garnet-type Li_(7)La_(3)Zr_(2)O_(12)(LLZO) has been recognized as a candidate solid electrolyte for high-safety Lianode based solid-state batteries because of its electro-chemical stability against Li-metal and high ionic conductivity. Solvent(e.g., isopropanol(IPA)) has been commonly applied for preparing LLZO powders and ceramics. However, the deterioration of the proton-exchange between LLZO and IPA/absorbed moisture during the mixing and tailoring route has aroused less attention. In this study, a solvent-free dry milling route was developed for preparing the LLZO powders and ceramics. For orthogonal four categories of samples prepared using solvent-free and IPA-assisted routes in the mixing and tailoring processes, the critical evaluation was conducted on the crystallinity, surficial morphology, and contamination of ascalcinated and as-tailored particles, the cross-sectional microstructure of green and sintered pellets,the morphology and electro-chemical properties of grain boundaries in ceramics, as well as the interfacial resistance and performance of Li anode based symmetric batteries. The wet route introduced Li-rich contaminations(e.g., Li OH·H)_(2)O and Li)_(2)CO)_(3)) onto the surfaces of LLZO particles and Li-Ta-O segregations at the adjacent and triangular grain boundaries. The LLZO solid electrolytes prepared through dry mixing in combination with the dry tailoring route without the use of any solvent were found to the optimal performance. The fundamental material properties in the whole LLZO preparation process were found, which are of guiding significance to the development of LLZO powder and ceramic production craft.展开更多
We study the coupled flow and heat transfer of power-law nanofluids on a non-isothermal rough rotating disk subjected to a magnetic field.The problem is formulated in terms of specified curvilinear orthogonal coordina...We study the coupled flow and heat transfer of power-law nanofluids on a non-isothermal rough rotating disk subjected to a magnetic field.The problem is formulated in terms of specified curvilinear orthogonal coordinate system.An improved BVP4C algorithm is proposed,and numerical solutions are obtained.The influence of volume fraction,types and shapes of nanoparticles,magnetic field and power-law index on the flow,and heat transfer behavior are discussed.The obtained results show that the power-law exponents(PLE),nanoparticle volume fraction(NVF),and magnetic field inclination angle(MFIA)have almost no effects on velocities in the wave surface direction,but have small or significant effects on the azimuth direction.The NVF has remarkable influences on local Nusselt number(LNN)and friction coefficients(FC)in the radial direction and the azimuth direction(AD).The LNN increases with NVF increasing while FC in AD decreases.The types of nanoparticles,magnetic field strength,and inclination have small effects on LNN,but they have remarkable influences on the friction coefficients with positively correlated heat transfer rate,while the inclination is negatively correlated with heat transfer rate.The size of the nanoparticle shape factor is positively correlated with LNN.展开更多
The core imbibition and shifting nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) imaging experiment has loss of surface oil phase and air adsorption, which will affect the accuracy of the experiment result. To solve this issue, a mod...The core imbibition and shifting nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) imaging experiment has loss of surface oil phase and air adsorption, which will affect the accuracy of the experiment result. To solve this issue, a modified experiment method, in-situ imbibition NMR method has been worked out. This method was used to carry out sandstone core imbibition experiment in nanofluid, and the oil migration images in the entire process were recorded. In combination with physical properties of the sandstone cores and the variations of the driving force during the imbibition process, imbibition characteristics of the sandstone cores with different permeabilities in nanofluid were analyzed. The results show that: the nanofluid can greatly reduce the interfacial tension of oil phase and improve the efficiency of imbibition and oil discharge, the higher the concentration, the lower the interfacial tension and the higher the efficiency of imbibition and oil discharge would be, but when the concentration reaches a certain value, the increase in imbibition and oil discharge efficiency slows down;the rise of temperature can reduce the oil viscosity resistance and interfacial tension, and hence enhance the imbibition and oil discharge rate;when the sandstone core is higher in permeability, the bottom crude oil would migrate upward and discharge during the imbibition, the higher the permeability of the sandstone core, the more obvious this phenomenon would be, and the phenomenon is shown as top oil discharge characteristic;when the sandstone core is low in permeability, the crude oil in the outer layer of the sandstone core would discharge first during the imbibition, then crude oil in the inside of the core would disperse outside and discharge, which is shown as oil discharge characteristic around the core;but under long time effect of nanofluid, the core would become more and more water-wet and reduce in the oil-water interfacial tension, so would have top oil discharge characteristic in the later stage of imbibition.展开更多
The numerical modeling of oil displacement by nanofluid based on three-dimensional micromodel of cores with different permeability was carried out by the volume of fluid(VOF)method with experimentally measured values ...The numerical modeling of oil displacement by nanofluid based on three-dimensional micromodel of cores with different permeability was carried out by the volume of fluid(VOF)method with experimentally measured values of interfacial tension,contact angle and viscosity.Water-based suspensions of SiO_(2) nanoparticles with a concentration of 0–1%and different particle sizes were considered to study the effect of concentration and size of nanoparticles,displacement fluid flow rate,oil viscosity and core permeability on the efficiency of oil displacement by nanofluid.The oil recovery factor(ORF)increases with the increase of mass fraction of nanoparticles.An increase in nanoparticles’concentration to 0.5% allows an increase in ORF by about 19% compared to water flooding.The ORF increases with the decrease of nanoparticle size,and declines with the increase of displacing rate.It has been shown that the use of nanosuspensions for enhanced oil recovery is most effective for low-permeable reservoirs with highly viscous oil in injection modes with capillary number close to the immobilization threshold,and the magnitude of oil recovery enhancement decreases with the increase of displacement speed.The higher the oil viscosity,the lower the reservoir rock permeability,the higher the ORF improved by nanofluids will be.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundations(51073129 and50971104)Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(2010ZF53060)graduate starting seed fund of Northwestern Polytechnical University(Z2011012)
文摘We studied the relationship between corona structure and properties of solvent-free Fe3O4 nanofluids. We proposed a series of corona structures with different branched chains and synthesize different solvent-free nanofluids in order to show the effect of corona structure on the phase behavior, dispersion, as well as rheology properties. Results demonstrate novel liquid-like behaviors without solvent at room temperature. Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles content is bigger than 8% and its size is about 23 nm. For the solvent-free nanofluids,the long chain corona has the internal plasticization, which can decrease the loss modulus of system, while the short chain of corona results in the high viscosity of nanofluids. Long alkyl chains of modifiers lead to lower viscosity and better flowability of nanofluids. The rheology and viscosity of the nanofluids are correlated to the microscopic structure of the corona, which provide an in-depth insight into the preparing nanofluids with promising applications based on their tunable and controllable physical properties.
基金supported by Science and Technology Project of China Southern Power Grid (SZKJXM20230049/090000KC23010038)。
文摘Solid-state batteries(SSBs) with high safety are promising for the energy fields,but the development has long been limited by machinability and interfacial problems.Hence,self-supporting,flexible Nano LLZO CSEs are prepared with a solvent-free method at 25℃.The 99.8 wt% contents of Nano LLZO particles enable the Nano LLZO CSEs to maintain good thermal stability while exhibiting a wide electrochemical window of 5.0 V and a high Li~+ transfer number of 0.8.The mean modulus reaches 4376 MPa.Benefiting from the interfacial modulation,the Li|Li symmetric batteries based on the Nano LLZO CSEs show benign stability with lithium at the current densities of 0.1 mA cm^(-2),0.2 mA cm^(-2),and 0.5 mA cm^(-2).In addition,the Li|LiFePO_(4)(LFP) SSBs achieve favorable cycling performance:the specific capacity reaches128.1 mAh g^(-1) at 0.5 C rate,with a capacity retention of about 80% after 600 cycles.In the further tests of the LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)O_(2)(NCM811) cathodes with higher energy density,the Nano LLZO CSEs also demonstrate good compatibility:the specific capacities of NCM811-based SSBs reach 177.9 mAh g^(-1) at 0.5 C rate,while the capacity retention is over 96% after 150 cycles.Furthermore,the Li|LFP soft-pack SSBs verify the safety characteristics and the potential for application,which have a desirable prospect.
基金LMP acknowledges financial support from ANID through Convocatoria Nacional Subvención a Instalación en la Academia Convocatoria Año 2021,Grant SA77210040。
文摘We report on the magnetohydrodynamic impact on the axisymmetric flow of Al_(2)O_(3)/Cu nanoparticles suspended in H_(2)O past a stretched/shrinked sheet.With the use of partial differential equations and the corresponding thermophysical characteristics of nanoparticles,the physical flow process is illustrated.The resultant nonlinear system of partial differential equations is converted into a system of ordinary differential equations using the suitable similarity transformations.The transformed differential equations are solved analytically.Impacts of the magnetic parameter,solid volume fraction and stretching/shrinking parameter on momentum and temperature distribution have been analyzed and interpreted graphically.The skin friction and Nusselt number were also evaluated.In addition,existence of dual solution was deduced for the shrinking sheet and unique solution for the stretching one.Further,Al_(2)O_(3)/H_(2)O nanofluid flow has better thermal conductivity on comparing with Cu/H_(2)O nanofluid.Furthermore,it was found that the first solutions of the stream are stable and physically realizable,whereas those of the second ones are unstable.
基金supported by the Basic Science Research Program (No.RS-2024-00344021) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and future Planningthe financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52103277)+2 种基金the Program for Science & Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province (23HASTIT015)Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province (242300421073)supported by the Technology Innovation Program (20010960) funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE, Korea)
文摘Single-ion conductors based on covalent organic frameworks(COFs)have garnered attention as a potential alternative to currently prevalent inorganic ion conductors owing to their structural uniqueness and chemical versatility.However,the sluggish Li+conduction has hindered their practical applications.Here,we present a class of solvent-free COF single-ion conductors(Li-COF@P)based on weak ion-dipole interaction as opposed to traditional strong ion-ion interaction.The ion(Li+from the COF)-dipole(oxygen from poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate embedded in the COF pores)interaction in the Li-COF@P promotes ion dissociation and Li+migration via directional ionic channels.Driven by this single-ion transport behavior,the Li-COF@P enables reversible Li plating/stripping on Li-metal electrodes and stable cycling performance(88.3%after 2000 cycles)in organic batteries(Li metal anode||5,5’-dimethyl-2,2’-bis-p-benzoquinone(Me2BBQ)cathode)under ambient operating conditions,highlighting the electrochemical viability of the Li-COF@P for all-solid-state organic batteries.
基金supported via funding from Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University(Grant No.PSAU/2024/R/1446)。
文摘Fluid flow through porous spaces with variable porosity has wide-range applications,notably in biomedical and thermal engineering,where it plays a vital role in comprehending blood flow dynamics within cardiovascular systems,heat transfer and thermal management systems improve efficiency using porous materials with variable porosity.Keeping these important applications in view,in current study blood-based hybrid nanofluid flow has considered on a convectively heated sheet.The sheet exhibits the properties of a porous medium with variable porosity and extends in both the x and y directions.Blood has used as base fluid in which the nanoparticles of Cu and Cu O have been mixed.Thermal radiation,space-dependent,and thermal-dependent heat sources have been incorporated into the energy equation,while magnetic effects have been integrated into the momentum equations.Dimensionless variables have employed to transform the modeled equations into dimensionless form and facilitating their solution using bvp4c approach.It has concluded in this study that,both the primary and secondary velocities augmented with upsurge in variable porous factor and declined with escalation in stretching ratio,Casson,magnetic,and slip factors along x-and y-axes.Thermal distribution has grown up with upsurge in Casson factor,magnetic factor,thermal Biot number,and thermal/space-dependent heat sources while has retarded with growth in variable porous and stretching ratio factors.The findings of this investigation have been compared with the existing literature,revealing a strong agreement among present and established results that ensured the validation of the model and method used in this work.
基金supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
文摘This article concentrates on the steady magnetohydrodynamic （MHD） flow of viscous nanofluid. The flow is caused by a permeable exponentially stretching surface. An incompressible fluid fills the porous space. A comparative study is made for the nanoparticles namely Copper （Cu）, Silver （Ag）, Alumina （A1203） and Titanium Oxide （TiO2）. Water is treated as a base fluid. Convective type boundary conditions are employed in modeling the heat transfer process. The non-linear partial differential equations governing the flow are reduced to an ordinary differential equation by similarity transformations. The obtained equations are then solved for the development of series solutions. Convergence of the obtained series solutions is explicitly discussed. The effects of different parameters on the velocity and temperature profiles are shown and analyzed through graphs.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No 10204017） and the Natural Science of Jiangsu Province, China （Grant No BK2002038）.
文摘Nanofluids or liquids with suspended nanoparticles are likely to be the future heat transfer media, as they exhibit higher thermal conductivity than those of liquids. It has been proposed that nanoparticles are apt to congregate and form clusters, and hence the interaction between nanoparticles becomes important. In this paper, by taking into account the interaction between nearest-neighbour inclusions, we adopt the multiple image method to investigate the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids. Numerical results show that then the thermal conductivity ratio between the nanoparticles and fluids is large, and the two nanoparticles are close up and even touch, and the polnt-dipole theory such as Maxwell-Garnett theory becomes rough as many-body interactions are neglected. Our theoretical results on the effective thermal conductivity of CuO/water and Al2O3/water nanofluids are in good agreement with experimental data.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(21676065 and 21776053)。
文摘Carbides/carbon composites are emerging as a new kind of binary dielectric systems with good microwave absorption performance.Herein,we obtain a series of tungsten carbide/carbon composites through a simple solvent-free strategy,where the solid mixture of dicyandiamide(DCA)and ammonium metatungstate(AM)is employed as the precursor.Ultrafine cubic WC1-x nanoparticles(3-4 nm)are in situ generated and uniformly dispersed on carbon nanosheets.This configuration overcomes some disadvantages of conventional carbides/carbon composites and is greatly helpful for electromagnetic dissipation.It is found that the weight ratio of DCA to AM can regulate chemical composition of these composites,while less impact on the average size of WC1-x nanoparticles.With the increase in carbon nanosheets,the relative complex permittivity and dielectric loss ability are constantly enhanced through conductive loss and polarization relaxation.The different dielectric properties endow these composites with distinguishable attenuation ability and impedance matching.When DCA/AM weight ratio is 6.0,the optimized composite can produce good microwave absorption performance,whose strongest reflection loss intensity reaches up to-55.6 dB at 17.5 GHz and qualified absorption bandwidth covers 3.6-18.0 GHz by manipulating the thickness from 1.0 to 5.0 mm.Such a performance is superior to many conventional carbides/carbon composites.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51974176,51934004,52174194)the Shandong Province Natural Science Foundation of Outstanding Youth Fund(ZR2020JQ22)+1 种基金the Shandong Province Colleges and Universities Youth Innovation and Technology Support Program(2019KJH006)the Special funds for Taishan scholar project(TS20190935)。
文摘To improve the efficiency of coal seam water injection,the influence of nanofluids on coal surface wettability was studied based on the nano drag reduction and injection enhancement technology in the field of tertiary oil recovery.The composition optimization and performance evaluation of nanofluids with nano-silica and sodium lauryl sulfate as the main components were carried out,and the effects of the nanofluid with the optimal ratio on coal wettability were studied through spontaneous upward imbibition experiments.The results show that the composite nanofluid has a lower surface tension,and the lowest value of the interfacial tension is 15.79 m N/m.Therefore,the composite nanofluid can enhance the wettability of coal.However,its effects on coal samples with different metamorphic degrees is different,that is,low rank coal is the largest,middle rank coal is the second,and high rank coal is the least.In addition,a functional relationship between time and imbibition height is found for pulverized coal with different particle sizes.When the particle size of pulverized coal is 60–80 mesh,the wettability of nanofluid to coal is best.The findings in this paper provide a new perspective for improving the water injection efficiency for coal seams with low permeability.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.11102100)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province,China (Grant No.2012J01017)the Scientific Research Special Foundation for Provincial University of Education Department of Fujian Province,China (Grant No.JK2011056)
文摘A novel analytical model to determine the heat flux of subcooled pool boiling in fractal nanofluids is developed. The model considers the fractal character of nanofluids in terms of the fractal dimension of nanoparticles and the fractal dimen- sion of active cavities on the heated surfaces; it also takes into account the effect of the Brownian motion of nanoparticles, which has no empirical constant but has parameters with physical meanings. The proposed model is expressed as a function of the subcooling of fluids and the wall superheat. The fractal analytical model is verified by a reasonable agreement with the experimental data and the results obtained from existing models.
基金financial support from the EU (Project Reference: 228882)Swedish Research Council (VR) for the project NanoHex (Enhanced Nano-fluid Heat Exchange)
文摘Nanofluids(NFs) are nanotechnology-based colloidal suspensions fabricated by suspending nanoparticles(NPs) in a base liquid. These fluids have shown potential to improve the heat transfer properties of conventional heat transfer fluids. In this study we report in detail on fabrication, characterization and thermo-physical property evaluation of SiC NFs, prepared using SiC NPs with different crystal structures,for heat transfer applications. For this purpose, a series of SiC NFs containing SiC NPs with different crystal structure(α-SiC and β-SiC) were fabricated in a water(W)/ethylene glycol(EG) mixture(50/50 wt%ratio). Physicochemical properties of NPs/NFs were characterized by using various techniques, such as powder X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM),Fouriertransform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR), dynamic light scattering(DLS) and Zeta potential analysis.Thermo-physical properties including thermal conductivity(TC) and viscosity for NFs containing SiC particles(α- and β- phase) weremeasured. The results show among all suspensions NFs fabricated with α-SiC particles have more favorable thermo-physical properties compared to the NFs fabricated with β-SiC.The observed difference is attributed to combination of several factors, including crystal structure(β- vs. α-), sample purity,and residual chemicals exhibited on SiC NFs. A TC enhancement of ～20% while 14% increased viscosity were obtained for NFs containing 9 wt% of particular type of α-SiC NPs indicating promising capability of this kind of NFs for further heat transfer characteristics investigation.
基金Felix Carrascoso (ICMM-CSIC) for support with the metal evaporationfunding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement n°755655,ERC-StG 2017 project2D-TOPSENSE)+5 种基金the Ministry of Science and Innovation (Spain) through the project PID2020-115566RB-I00support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant No.61704129 and No.62011530438the Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi (Program No.2021KW-02)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JB211409)the grant from China Scholarship Council (CSC) under No.201908610178the support from European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the grant agreement 956813 (2Exciting)。
文摘Paper-based devices have attracted extensive attention due to the growing demand for disposable flexible electronics.Herein,we integrate semiconducting devices on cellulose paper substrate through a simple abrasion technique that yields high-performance photodetectors.A solvent-free WS_(2) film deposited on paper favors an effective electron-hole separation and hampers recombination.The as-prepared paper-based WS2 photodetectors exhibit a sensitive photoresponse over a wide spectral range spanning from ultraviolet(365 nm)to near-infrared(940 nm).Their responsivity value reaches up to~270 mA W^(−1) at 35 V under a power density of 35 mW cm^(−2).A high performance photodetector was achieved by controlling the environmental exposure as the ambient oxygen molecules were found to decrease the photoresponse and stability of the WS_(2) photodetector.Furthermore,we have built a spectrometer using such a paperbased WS_(2) device as the photodetecting component to illustrate its potential application.The present work could promote the development of cost-effective disposable photodetection devices.
文摘Nanofluids because of their surface characteristics improve the oil production from reservoirs by enabling different enhanced recovery mechanisms such as wettability alteration,interfacial tension(IFT)reduction,oil viscosity reduction,formation and stabilization of colloidal systems and the decrease in the asphaltene precipitation.To the best of the authors’ knowledge,the synthesis of a new nanocomposite has been studied in this paper for the first time.It consists of nanoparticles of both SiO2 and Fe3O4.Each nanoparticle has its individual surface property and has its distinct effect on the oil production of reservoirs.According to the previous studies,Fe3O4 has been used in the prevention or reduction of asphaltene precipitation and SiO2 has been considered for wettability alteration and/or reducing IFTs in enhanced oil recovery.According to the experimental results,the novel synthesized nanoparticles have increased the oil recovery by the synergistic effects of the formed particles markedly by activating the various mechanisms relative to the use of each of the nanoparticles in the micromodel individually.According to the results obtained for the use of this nanocomposite,understanding reservoir conditions plays an important role in the ultimate goal of enhancing oil recovery and the formation of stable emulsions plays an important role in oil recovery using this method.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51704313)the Chang Jiang Scholars Program(No.T2014152)。
文摘During the development of low or ultra-low permeability oil resources,the alternative energy supply becomes a prominent issue.In recent years,carbon dots(CDs)have drawn much attention owing to their application potential in oil fields for reducing injection pressure and augmenting oil recovery.However,carbon dots characterized of small size,high surface energy are faced with several challenges,such as self-aggregation and settling.The preparation of stably dispersed carbon dots nanofluids is the key factor to guarantee its application performance in formation.In this work,we investigated the stability of hydrophilic carbon dots(HICDs)and hydrophobic carbon dots-Tween 80(HOCDs)nanofluids.The influences of carbon dots concentration,sorts and concentration of salt ions as well as temperature on the stability of CDs were studied.The results showed that HICDs are more sensitive to sort and concentration of salt ions,while HOCDs are more sensitive to temperature.In addition,the core flooding experiments demonstrated that the pressure reduction rate of HICDs and HOCDs nanofluids can be as high as 17.88%and 26.14%,respectively.Hence,the HICDs and HOCDs nanofluids show a good application potential in the reduction of injection pressure during the development of low and ultra-low permeability oil resources.
基金Supported by the CNPC Science and Technology Major Project(2019E-2607)RIPED Discipline Construction Project(yjxk2019-12)
文摘Tight oil reservoir development is faced with the key technical problem that"water cannot be injected and oil cannot be produced"yet.With the diphenyl ethers water-soluble(gemini)surfactants as water phase shell and C10–C14 straight-chain hydrocarbon compounds as oil phase kernel,a nanofluids permeation flooding system was prepared by microemulsion technology,and its characteristics and EOR mechanisms were evaluated through experiments.The system has the following five characteristics:(1)"Small-size liquid":the average particle size of the system is less than 30 nm,which can greatly reduce the starting pressure gradient of water injection,and effectively enter and expand the sweep volume of micro-nano matrix;(2)"Small-size oil":the system can break the crude oil into"small-size oil"under the flow condition,which can greatly improve the percolation ability and displacement efficiency of the crude oil in the micro-nano matrix;(3)Dual-phase wetting:the system has contact angles with the water-wet and oil-wet interfaces of(46±1)°and(68±1)°respectively,and makes it possible for capillarity to work fully under complex wetting conditions of the reservoir;(4)High surface activity:the interfacial tension between the system and crude oil from a tight oil reservoir in Xinjiang is 10-3–10-2 mN/m,indicating the system can effectively improve the displacement efficiency of oil in fine pore throats;(5)Demulsification and viscosity reduction:the system has a demulsification and viscosity reduction rate of more than 80%to inversely emulsified crude oil from a tight oil reservoir in Xinjiang,so it can improve the mobility of crude oil in the reservoir and wellbore.The system can be used to increase oil production by fracturing in tight reservoirs,replenish formation energy by reducing injection pressure and increasing injection rate,and enhance oil recovery by displacement and cyclic injection,providing key technical support for effective production and efficient development and recovery enhancement of tight reservoirs.
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51704220,No.51974216 and No.51674183)for this work
文摘Volumetric solar evaporations by using light-absorbing nanoparticles suspended in liquids(nanofluids)as solar absorbers have been widely regarded as one of the promising solutions for clean water production because of its high efficiency and low capital cost compared to traditional solar distillation systems.Nevertheless,previous solar evaporation systems usually required highly concentrated solar irradiation and high capital cost,limiting the practical application on a large scale.Herein,for the first time in this work,polydopamine(PDA)-capped nano Fe_(3)O_(4)(Fe_(3)O_(4)@PDA)nanofluids were used as solar absorbers in a volumetric system for solar evaporation.The introduction of organic PDA to nano Fe_(3)O_(4)highly contributed to the high light-absorbing capacity of over 85%in wide ranges of 200–2400 nm because of the existence of numerous carbon bonds and pi(π)bonds in PDA.As a result,high evaporation efficiency of 69.93%under low irradiation of 1.0 kW m^(-2)was achieved.Compared to other nanofluids,Fe_(3)O_(4)@PDA nanofluids also provided an advantage in high unit evaporation rates.Moreover,Fe_(3)O_(4)@PDA nanofluids showed excellent reusability and recyclability owing to the preassembled nano Fe_(3)O_(4),which significantly reduced the material consumptions.These results demonstrated that the Fe_(3)O_(4)@PDA nanofluids held great promising application in highly efficient solar evaporation.
基金the financial support from the National Key R&D Project (2018YFE0181300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52102284)+2 种基金the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M682871)the Guangdong Natural Science Funds (2019A1515010675)the Science and Technology Project of Shenzhen (JCYJ20190808142209376 and JCYJ20210324094206019)。
文摘Garnet-type Li_(7)La_(3)Zr_(2)O_(12)(LLZO) has been recognized as a candidate solid electrolyte for high-safety Lianode based solid-state batteries because of its electro-chemical stability against Li-metal and high ionic conductivity. Solvent(e.g., isopropanol(IPA)) has been commonly applied for preparing LLZO powders and ceramics. However, the deterioration of the proton-exchange between LLZO and IPA/absorbed moisture during the mixing and tailoring route has aroused less attention. In this study, a solvent-free dry milling route was developed for preparing the LLZO powders and ceramics. For orthogonal four categories of samples prepared using solvent-free and IPA-assisted routes in the mixing and tailoring processes, the critical evaluation was conducted on the crystallinity, surficial morphology, and contamination of ascalcinated and as-tailored particles, the cross-sectional microstructure of green and sintered pellets,the morphology and electro-chemical properties of grain boundaries in ceramics, as well as the interfacial resistance and performance of Li anode based symmetric batteries. The wet route introduced Li-rich contaminations(e.g., Li OH·H)_(2)O and Li)_(2)CO)_(3)) onto the surfaces of LLZO particles and Li-Ta-O segregations at the adjacent and triangular grain boundaries. The LLZO solid electrolytes prepared through dry mixing in combination with the dry tailoring route without the use of any solvent were found to the optimal performance. The fundamental material properties in the whole LLZO preparation process were found, which are of guiding significance to the development of LLZO powder and ceramic production craft.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China(Grant No.11772046)。
文摘We study the coupled flow and heat transfer of power-law nanofluids on a non-isothermal rough rotating disk subjected to a magnetic field.The problem is formulated in terms of specified curvilinear orthogonal coordinate system.An improved BVP4C algorithm is proposed,and numerical solutions are obtained.The influence of volume fraction,types and shapes of nanoparticles,magnetic field and power-law index on the flow,and heat transfer behavior are discussed.The obtained results show that the power-law exponents(PLE),nanoparticle volume fraction(NVF),and magnetic field inclination angle(MFIA)have almost no effects on velocities in the wave surface direction,but have small or significant effects on the azimuth direction.The NVF has remarkable influences on local Nusselt number(LNN)and friction coefficients(FC)in the radial direction and the azimuth direction(AD).The LNN increases with NVF increasing while FC in AD decreases.The types of nanoparticles,magnetic field strength,and inclination have small effects on LNN,but they have remarkable influences on the friction coefficients with positively correlated heat transfer rate,while the inclination is negatively correlated with heat transfer rate.The size of the nanoparticle shape factor is positively correlated with LNN.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NO. 51274136)Shanghai Key Discipline Construction Project (NO. S30106)Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics Application in Energy Engineering and Key Project of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (Construction Project of Peak Discipline)。
文摘The core imbibition and shifting nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR) imaging experiment has loss of surface oil phase and air adsorption, which will affect the accuracy of the experiment result. To solve this issue, a modified experiment method, in-situ imbibition NMR method has been worked out. This method was used to carry out sandstone core imbibition experiment in nanofluid, and the oil migration images in the entire process were recorded. In combination with physical properties of the sandstone cores and the variations of the driving force during the imbibition process, imbibition characteristics of the sandstone cores with different permeabilities in nanofluid were analyzed. The results show that: the nanofluid can greatly reduce the interfacial tension of oil phase and improve the efficiency of imbibition and oil discharge, the higher the concentration, the lower the interfacial tension and the higher the efficiency of imbibition and oil discharge would be, but when the concentration reaches a certain value, the increase in imbibition and oil discharge efficiency slows down;the rise of temperature can reduce the oil viscosity resistance and interfacial tension, and hence enhance the imbibition and oil discharge rate;when the sandstone core is higher in permeability, the bottom crude oil would migrate upward and discharge during the imbibition, the higher the permeability of the sandstone core, the more obvious this phenomenon would be, and the phenomenon is shown as top oil discharge characteristic;when the sandstone core is low in permeability, the crude oil in the outer layer of the sandstone core would discharge first during the imbibition, then crude oil in the inside of the core would disperse outside and discharge, which is shown as oil discharge characteristic around the core;but under long time effect of nanofluid, the core would become more and more water-wet and reduce in the oil-water interfacial tension, so would have top oil discharge characteristic in the later stage of imbibition.
文摘The numerical modeling of oil displacement by nanofluid based on three-dimensional micromodel of cores with different permeability was carried out by the volume of fluid(VOF)method with experimentally measured values of interfacial tension,contact angle and viscosity.Water-based suspensions of SiO_(2) nanoparticles with a concentration of 0–1%and different particle sizes were considered to study the effect of concentration and size of nanoparticles,displacement fluid flow rate,oil viscosity and core permeability on the efficiency of oil displacement by nanofluid.The oil recovery factor(ORF)increases with the increase of mass fraction of nanoparticles.An increase in nanoparticles’concentration to 0.5% allows an increase in ORF by about 19% compared to water flooding.The ORF increases with the decrease of nanoparticle size,and declines with the increase of displacing rate.It has been shown that the use of nanosuspensions for enhanced oil recovery is most effective for low-permeable reservoirs with highly viscous oil in injection modes with capillary number close to the immobilization threshold,and the magnitude of oil recovery enhancement decreases with the increase of displacement speed.The higher the oil viscosity,the lower the reservoir rock permeability,the higher the ORF improved by nanofluids will be.
