Research on numerical wave tank based on the improved moving-particle semi-implicit method with large eddy simulation

Moving-particle semi-implicit （MPS） method is a new mesh-free numerical method based on Lagrangian particle. In this paper, MPS method is applied to the study on numerical wave tank. For the purpose of simulating numerical wave, we combine the MPS method with large eddy simulation （LES） which can simulate the turbulence in the flow. The intense pressure fluctuation is a significant shortcoming in MPS method. So, we improve the original MPS method by using a new pressure Poisson equation to ease the pressure fluctuation. Divergence- free condition representing fluid incompressible is used to calculate pressure smoothly. Then, area-time average technique is used to deal with the calculation. With these improvements, the modified MPS-LES method is applied to the simulation of numerical wave. As a contrast, we also use the original MPS-LES method to simulate the wave in a numerical wave tank. The result show＇s that the new method is better than the original MPS-LES method.     

Design of rail pressure tracking controller for novel fuel injection system

This paper proposes a rail pressure tracking controller based on a novel common rail system. A mathematical model, based on physical equations, is developed and used for feed forward control design. Rail pressure peak sampling mechanism is designed to remove the disturbance of rail pressure due to fuel injection. An enhanced tracking differentiator is designed to get smooth tracking signal and exact differential signal from signal with noise. Double loop control strategy is designed to decouple the system and to improve dynamic performance of the system. Experimental results indicate that fluctuation of rail pressure is within ±1 MPa in steady condition, while within ±3 MPa in transient condition, which verifies the effectiveness of the proposed rail pressure control strategy.     

Physical model test on the behavior of large slurry shield-driving tunnel in soft clay

As the dimension of the slurry shield is greatly increasing, more and more attention is paid to the face stability of slurry shield-driven tunnel in recently years. A reduced-scale slurry shield model test is carried out based on the background of Qianjiang River Tunnel and Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel. The results of the model test are presented in this paper with particular emphasis on the slurry shield driving parameters and the critical slurry pressure of the excavating face. It is shown that the behavior of large slurry shield-driving induced by the cutting face is mostly decided by the fluctuation of the slurry pressure in the chamber, and a smaller slurry pressure fluctuation range is presented according to the results of the physical model test. Especially, it is more difficult to control the machine in sandy silt than that in soft clay and muddy clay. The chamber pressure will fluctuate greatly when excavating in high permeability ground, and the gradient of accumulation of the flux difference could be used to evaluate the face balance of the slurry shield excavation.     

An experimental study on flowrate and stability for 600MW supercritical steamturbine control valve

An experimental study on flowrate and stability of a type of control valve of 600MW supercritical steamturbine was presented by measuring instruments of static, dynamic pressure and vibration in self-designed test rig. The investigation shows that flow coefficient is 30% up more than that of the control valve of GX-1 type used widely in domestic power plants now, as small-medium lifts. If the relative lift （h/D） is less than 20%, the valve can always work steadily in all the pressure ratios. When the h/D is between 20% to 24%, big vibration of valve stem occurs if the pressure ratio is between 0.7 to 0.8. When h/D is more than 25%, relatively great vibration happens in a wide range of pressure ratios of 0.4 to 0.85.     

Nonlinear inverse modeling of sensor based on back-propagation fuzzy logical system

Objective To correct the nonlinear error of sensor output, a new approach to sensor inverse inodeling based on Back-Propagation Fuzzy Logical System （BP FS） is presented. Methods The BP FS is a computationaiiy efficient nonlinear universal approximator, which is capable of implementing complex nonlinear mapping from its input pattern space to the output with fast convergence speed. Results The neuro-fuzzy hybrid system, i.e. BP FS, is then applied to construct nonlinear inverse model of pressure sensor. The experimental results show that the proposed inverse modeling method automatically compensates the associated nonlinear error in pressure estimation, and thus the performance of pressure sensor is significantly improved. Conclusion The proposed method can be widely used in r nonlinearity correction of various kinds of sensors to compensate the effects of nonlinearity and temperature on sensor output.     

Numerical Study of Flow Near River Outlet in Namtso Lake

A river plume dynamics analysis was made in Namtso Lake by using a sigma coordinate non-hydrostatic numerical ocean model, the Bergen Ocean Model. Simulations were carried out by hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic models with horizontal resolution of 5.00 m, 2.50 m and 1.25 m, respectively. The simulation results for the homogeneous lake are robust to the grid size, and the non-hydrostatic pressure effect is not important in this case. For the stratified case, the results are sensitive to both the grid size and non-hydrostatic pressure corrections.     

Predictive Model for Corrosion Rate of Oil Tubes in CO2／He S Coexistent Environment Part Ⅰ： Building of Model

Based on an analysis of the existing models of CO2 corrosion in literatures and the autoclave simulative experiments, a predictive model of corrosion rate (γcorr ) in CO2/H2S corrosion for oil tubes has been established, in which γcorr is expressed as a function of pH, temperature (T) , pressure of CO2 ( Pco2 ) and pressure of H2S (PH2S). The model has been verified by experimental data obtained on N80 steel. The improved features of the predictive model include the following aspects: ( 1 ) The influence of temperarare on the protectiveness of corrosion film is taken into consideration for establishment of predictive model of the γcorr in CO2/H2S corrosion. The Equations of scale temperature and scale factor are put forward, and they fit the experimental result very well. (2)The linear relationship still exists between In γcorr and In Pco2 in CO2/H2S corrosion ( as same as that in CO2 corrosion). Therefore,a correction factor as a function of PH2s has been introduced into the predictive model in CO2/H2 S corrosion. ( 3 ) The model is compatible with the main existing models.     

A STEP-BY-STEP INTEGRAL METHOD FOR ACTIVELY CONTROLLED STRUCTURES

Introduction　　 Since 1 970 s,the researches in active controlofcivil engineering structures have been developedfor30 years[1] .It is now at the stage where full-scale active systems are installed in actual struc-tures and perform well for the purposes intend-ed[2 ,3 ] .Although a significant progress has beenmade,the true potential of active vibration controlremains non- exploited fully[4] .For example,manyof the current operating systems are designed pri-marily on the basis of the classical…     

Combustion Characteristics and Emission of a Two-Stroke Compression Ignition Engine with Two-Stage Injection

In order to study the effect of two-stage injection on two-stroke diesel engines, a well characterized research engine equipped with electronically controlled common rail system and scavenging system was constructed. Through analysis of combustion and emissions, two-stage injection shows its advantages. Compared with the standard injection, it produces less emissions, while compared with single early injection, it expands engine operation range. Further experiments were carried out to study the influence of several injection control parameters on two-stage injection. The fuel in the first injection is used for forming homogeneous mixture. The fuel in the second injection keeps combustion, and it is the main source of smoke emissions. NO_x is formed in both combustion process caused by these two injections, and there is an optimum fuel allocation ration to produce minimum NO_x. The cylinder pressure decreases, and the combustion is depressed with the increasing of scavenging pressure. By optimizing the injection control parameters of two-stage injection, NO_x and smoke can be reduced beyond 30% simultaneously.     

Two-phase flow pressure drop of liquid nitrogen boiling in the straight section downstream of U-bend

The gas-liquid(two-phase) flow pressure drop of liquid nitrogen boiling in the straight section downstream of U-bend is investigated experimentally. The mass flux ranges from 32 to 280 kg/(m2· s). The inlet pressure of U-tube is from 140 to 272 kPa. And the curvature ratio is from 6.67 to 15. The tube wall including the U-bend is heated uniformly and the heat flux ranges from 0 to 22 kW/m2. The tube with higher inlet pressure has higher pressure drop in the downstream section of the bend. The bended degree of the U-bend influences the pressure drop in the downstream straight section of U-bend. A new correlation taking the effect of the secondary flow into account is proposed for the two-phase slip speed ratio. The pressure drop in the straight section downstream of U-bend calculated by the new correlation agrees well with experimental measurements.     

Modeling the effect of environmental conditions on reliability of wind turbines

The climate condition of a wind farm has a significant influence on the reliability of wind turbines. The climate condition varies with season in a year and hence the reliability changes in a complex way. The purpose of this paper is to model the effect of climate condition on field reliability of wind turbines. The reliability is measured by monthly-averaged mean time between failures(MTBF), and the climate conditions are described by variables of monthly-averaged temperature, relative humidity, rainfall and wind speed. Referring to the physicsof-failure models in accelerated life testing(ALT), we develop a quantitative relation between the MTBF and the climate variables. For a set of field data, the model parameters are estimated by regression, and the insignificant variables are gradually deleted based on the P-value of the regression coefficients. The resulting model is useful for maintenance workload forecasting and preventive maintenance planning, and has a potential to be used in online failure prediction.     

Research on hydrogen environment fatigue test system and correlative fatigue test of hydrogen storage vessel

A 70 MPa hydrogen environment fatigue test system has been designed and applied in the manufacture of a hydrogen storage vessel. Key equipment is the 80 MPa flat steel ribbon wound high pressure hydrogen storage vessel. A reasonable stress distribution has been realized, that is low stress in the liner of the pressure vessel and even stress in the flat ribbon layers. This optimal stress distribution is achieved through the adjustment of the prestress in flat steel ribbons. A control system for the fatigue test system has also been designed. It consists of a double control model, i.e. manual control and automatic control, to satisfy different experimental requirements. The system is the unique one that can be used in the real hydrogen environmental fatigue test system in China. An experiment for the 70 MPa onboard composite material hydrogen vessel has been carried out on the system. The experimental result from this test is in close agreement with the practical operating conditions.     

Neural Network Prediction Model for Ship Hydraulic Pressure Signal Under Wind Wave Background

The ship hydraulic pressure signal is one of the important characters for the target detection and recognition. At present, most of the researches on the detection focus on the ways in the time domain. The ways are usually invalid in the large wind wave background. In order to solve the problem efficiently, we present an effectual way to detect the ship using the ship hydraulic pressure signal. Firstly, the signature in the proposed method is decomposed by wavelet-transform technique and reconstructed at the low-frequency region. Then,a predictive model is set up by using the radial basis function(RBF) neural network. Finally, the signature predictive error is regarded as the testing signal which can be used to judge whether the target exists or does not.The practical result shows that the method can improve the signal to noise ratio(SNR) obviously.     

CFD Analysis of Flow Characteristics of Corrugated Louvered Fins at Low Reynolds

A 2-D laminar flow model was established for CFD analysis of air-flow between louvered fins. Two louvered fins are studied based on commercial software FLUENT. Air-flow pressure drop characteristics are derived on the calculation of Reynolds number from 75.3 to 600.The numerical results are in good agreement with the experimental data when Reynolds is lower.     

Axi-symmetric active earth pressure for layered backfills obtained by the slip line method

The axi-symmetric active earth pressure for layered backfills was investigated using the slip line method. Due to different soil properties, the interfaces of the soil layers were considered as discontinuity surface. Accordingly, the change of the major principal direction was obtained and a new computation scheme was proposed to deal with the discontinuity in the calculation, finally the slip line method was extended to layered backfills. Results indicate that, the major principal direction, as well as the earth pressure, has a finite jump on passing the soil interfaces. The magnitude of the jump depends on the soil properties mainly. Generally, the active earth pressure when a strong layer is overlying a weak layer is much larger than that when the weak layer is lying on the strong layer. The present solution can be reduced to plane strain case and it has been compared with Rankine's and Coulomb's results, and a good agreement is observed.     

Influence of Angle of Attack and Lateral Force between Wheel and Rail on Wear of Rail--a Laboratory Study

Angle of attack and lateral force are two important parameters influencing wheel-rail wear. This paper deals with the question of influences of the angle of attack and the lateral force on the wear of rail. A series of experiments are conducted on 1/4 JD-1 Wheel/Rail Tribology Simulation Facility. The angles of attack selected in the tests are 0°16′30″, 0°37′40″ and 1°0′0″ respectively. The lateral forces selected in the tests are 0.694 kN, 1.250 kN and 2.083 kN, respectively corresponding to the lateral forces of 25 kN, 45 kN and 75 kN measured in the field, with the aim of keeping the same ratio of L/V between laboratory and field conditions. It is found that the larger the angle of attack is, the more serious the wear of rail is. The relation of rail wear rate versus angle of attack is non-linear, and the relation of rail wear rate versus lateral force is approximately linear. The influence of angle of attack is more serious than that of lateral force. For the tractive wheelset, the wear index involving linear and quadratic function terms of angle of attack has good agreement with the limited experimental data. Some conclusions are given.     

Simulation and analysis of microstructure evolution of IN718 in rotary forgings by FEM

A numerical analysis was performed to study the in?uence of process parameters on the microstruc-ture evolution of IN718 alloy in rotary forging using the finite element method(FEM).For this purpose, a constitutive equation considering the effects of strain hardening and dynamic softening of IN718 alloy was built.The constitutive equation and microstructure models were implemented into the finite element code to investigate the microstructure evolution during rotary forging subject to large deformations.The simulations were carried out in the ratio of initial height to diameter range 0.2-0.8, the angle of the rocker 3°-7° and the relative feed per revolution range 0.01-0.1 r-1.The research results revealed the deformation mechanism and the correlation of process parameters with the grain size evolution of IN718 alloy during rotary forging.These provide evidence for the selection of rotary forging parameters.     

Numerical Simulation on Freezing Process of Saturated Granlar Soil

The relation between ice pressure and load as a criterion of segregated ice initiation is introduced into the rigid ice model to simulate frost heave in saturated and granular soil. The calculated results show that unfrozen water content, thermal conductivity and hydraulic conductivity change greatly in frozen fringe. In numerical simulations, the influence of load, hydraulic conductivity and property of soil containing water on the process of soil freezing are analyzed, and the simulation curves such as cumulative heave,the change of depth of frozen and the distributions of water content are similar to the observations reported elsewhere.     

Experimental Study of the Controlling Characteristics of Inverter-Driven Multi-type Air Conditioner

The controlling algorithm was studied for the inverter-driven multi-type air conditioner using electronic expansion valve (EEV) in outdoor unit. The performance of inverter-driven air conditioner with two different units was investigated by varying the outdoor ambient temperature and compressor speed. Based on the test results, the effect of EEV opening on the indoor unit exit superheat was discussed. For the specified outdoor ambient temperature scope and the EEV opening, the superheats of indoor units decrease with the outdoor ambient temperature rising. Improper distribution of refrigerant into each indoor unit will causes excessive superheat difference between two indoor units. Suggestions were then given for the controlling of the superheat.     

Numerical Analysis and Comparison of the Fan Ducted Discharge Equipment Acoustics

In order to cut down excessive experiments, acoustic response of the different fan ducted discharge equipment was studied based on numerical method. The sound pressure level(SPL) in each component of a ductplenum-reverberant room model was drawn and SPL deviation was analyzed. The trends of the curves were explained by the diffracti on and end reflection at the duct discharge. Models with different room dimensions, duct lengths, duct cross sections, duct locations and duct elbow were constructed, and their response was analyzed and compared. The results show that the SPL curves are smooth in the duct discharge cross section, but seriously fluctuant in the reverberant rooms SPL in the duct discharge is only sensitive to duct dimensions, while that of the reverberant room is regularly influenced by all the dimension and arrangement factors. Small room and short duct help to increase room SPL. Elbow has an indistinct influence on all the components‘ sound field. Finally, suggestion to reduce the deviation of experiment results was proposed.