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“一项科技成果从实验室到真正进入工厂生产、实现产业化推广之前,搭建模型进行模拟是至关重要的一步。”小萌介绍,“我们的工作就是以实验室结果为基础,通过搭建相对准确的模拟反应器,减少模拟的时间和成本损耗,为日后顺利投产做准备。如何设计相匹配的管道尺寸?是否需要考虑内容物在管道中的摩擦损耗?内容物是否会相互反应等等,这些都是需要考虑的问题。”
在研究中,课题组修正了CGDEM-CFD模型,引入滚动摩擦模型,模拟了流化床中不规则形状砂粒的流态化行为,并评估了几个关键模型设置参数以识别关键模型因素。同时,通过将模拟结果与实验数据进行比较,该论文量化了模型参数对流体动力学的影响。结果表明,滚动摩擦模型的应用可以提高非球形砂粒流态化行为的模拟精度,论文中建立的模型在保证了一定模拟准确性的前提下加快了模拟效率。
出于对模拟计算领域的兴趣,小萌在本科阶段加入高希教授的课题组,并参与了化工多相流反应器的多尺度建模和应用研究。2021年毕业后,徐小萌并没有像大部分同学一样直接出国深造,而是决定主动开启“gap year”(间隔年)的生活:作为课题组科研助理留在广以继续开展科研工作,同时不放弃对心仪的德国院校的追求,努力提升自己,希望能够以更好的精神面貌、更高的科学素养前往欧洲深造。
这个阳光爱笑的女孩坦言,在当代快节奏的竞争中踏出“gap year”的一步需要勇气,但这一年也让她收获了许多。这个夏天,在顶级期刊上发表论文的同时,徐小萌也如愿收获德国慕尼黑工业大学化学生物技术专业的研究生offer,将“gap year”诠释出有所选择、有所收获的全新境界。
慕尼黑工业大学始建于1868年,是享有国际盛誉的世界顶尖大学,迄今为止已培养了17位诺贝尔奖得主。在国际各类大学排名中,连续多年在德国排名第一,也是德国TU9联盟大学之一。
徐小萌与导师高希合影
导师高希对徐小萌的出色表现赞不绝口:“小萌有很强的钻研精神,不仅通过大量阅读文献对研究方向有比较深入的认识,还进行了大量的流体力学计算,得到了很好的结果。她是一个有远大目标的学生,更可贵的是能朝自己的目标不懈努力。在日常相处中,她也有很强的组织能力,课题组的活动都由她负责组织安排,一切都有条不紊地进行。”
徐小萌在学术会议上发言
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Xiaomeng introduced that their job focuses on the transformation of scientific achievement by building models, which is crucial for industrialization. “Based on the lab results, we are trying to establish a relatively accurate simulation reactor, in order to reduce the time and cost as much as possible. There are many factors to think about. For example, the pipe size, the loss caused by the friction, the reaction between the materials, etc.,” Xiaomeng explained.
In the research, 3D CGDEM–CFD simulated the fluidization behavior of irregular shape sand particles in a fluidized bed, and several key parameters or model settings were assessed to identify critical model factors. Moreover, the impact of the model parameters on hydrodynamics was quantified by comparing the simulation results with the experimental data. The results demonstrate that applying a rolling friction model can increase the simulation accuracy of the fluidization behavior of non-spherical sand particles. The model not only ensuring the accuracy of the simulation but also ensuring the calculating efficiency.
Out of her interest in Modeling, Xiaomeng joined Prof. Gao Xi’s research team and participated in the multi-scale modeling and application research of Chemical Engineering Multiphase Fluid Reactor. After graduation, she decided to start a gap year in GTIIT, unlike most of her classmates going abroad for further study. Xiaomeng worked as a research assistant in Prof. Gao’s group and prepared for application to Germany. The girl always with a bright smile admitted that it took courage to step into a gap year. This summer, Xiaomeng published her research article and finally received the offer from her dream school. She will go to study Chemical Biotechnology at the TUM.
Ever since its founding in 1868, TUM has been world-renowned and has the prestige of having produced 17 Nobel Prize winners. It is consistently ranked first among Germany universities and also one of the leading universities in the European Union. TUM stands at the top in the TU9, the alliance of nine leading Technical Universities in Germany.
Xiaomeng(right) with Prof. Gao Xi
Prof. Gao Xi also gave a high recognition to her. “Xiaomeng has a strong desire for science. By reading many academic articles and doing a lot of calculations in Fluid Dynamics, she gained a deep understanding for this field and obtained good results. Xiaomeng is a student with a big goal, and what is more valuable is that she never stops. She is also responsible for organizing all the activities for the research group and everything is carried out in an orderly manner.”
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文/图:GTIIT传媒与公共事务部、徐小萌
Text/Photos: GTIIT News & Public Affairs, Xu Xiaomeng
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