CO2 ocean sequestration by moving ships

Ocean sequestration of the CO₂ captured from fossil-fuel burning is a possible option to mitigate the increase in CO₂ concentration in the atmosphere. It can isolate huge amounts of CO₂ from the atmosphere for a long time at relatively low cost, if it is acceptable from the viewpoint of the environmental impact on the ocean. The concept of CO₂ dispersion in the ocean depths by ships is a promising method for efficient dilution. That is, liquefied CO₂ is delivered to the site and injected into the ocean at depths of 1000–2500 m with a suspended pipe towed by a slowly moving ship. In addition to the horizontal movement of the release point, the vertical journey of CO₂ droplets until they disappear by dissolution is effective for the dilution of CO₂ in seawater. In this paper, the possibility of the generation of relatively large-sized droplets from a moving nozzle is investigated experimentally. In addition, the terminal velocity of CO₂ droplets in deep-sea circumstances is measured in a large high-pressure tank to investigate the influence of the hydrate film formed on the surface of the droplet. Finally, it is shown by simulation that an initial dilution ratio of one to some ten thousandths is possible on a realistic engineering scale in the moving ship type of CO₂ ocean sequestration. Received: August 7, 2001 / Accepted: September 13, 2001     

碎石基层的塑性变形对混凝土路面力学行为的影响

在这项研究中,通过与旋转硬化概念的结合来修正基于广义SMP准则的原始改良Cam-Clay模型,模拟在水泥混凝土板下碎石基层的塑性变形的发展,称之为旋转硬化Cam-Clay模型.模型通过预测塑性变形累计曲线和对碎石基层循环加载的三轴压缩试验得到的试验值相比较来确认.模型成功地预测了试件塑性变形的发展,塑性变形在一开始时迅速增长,此后增长的速率减小.该模型与三维有限元模型 (3DFEM)结合,在足尺试验路面上进行模拟试验.试验发现,水泥混凝土路面的弯沉值随着荷载重复次数的增加而增加,表明在水泥混凝土板下由于基层的塑性变形而产生了缝隙.通过引入等效荷载次数的概念来模拟在合理的计算时间内施加大量循环荷载的塑性回应.模拟结果和试验数据比较表明该概念是有效的.此外,调查了由于基层缝隙而引起的水泥混凝土路面的力学响应(变形,压力以及弯沉).     

Study of a simple sensor for stress history measurements of a structural member using a piezoelectric element

This paper describes a stress sensor using a piezoelectric element which was developed to monitor features of the stress history of a structural member. The sensor is 90 mm long, 60 mm wide, and 25 mm thick. A stress-level meter can turn on and off different colored light-emitting diodes (LED) according to the changes in a stress level. A stress-level cross counter can display the number of cycles which exceeds a specified stress level during a monitoring period. The sensor is bonded onto a structural member using an adhesive agent. In order to see the performance of the prototype sensor, experiments were carried out using a fatigue-testing machine. The sensor was bonded onto a smooth specimen and multiple repeated stresses were applied to that specimen. There were three main findings. (1) The sensor can operate under a stress range from −150 MPa to 150 MPa, and a frequency from 0.05 Hz to 5 Hz. (2) The stress-level meter can turn the lights of the LED on and off accurately under any stress amplitude and frequency. (3) When the stress frequency is 1 Hz or less, the stress-level cross counter can count accurately the number of cycles which exceed the predetermined stress levels. Received: February 25, 2000 / Accepted: April 11, 2000