Effect of nozzle orifice diameter on diesel spray tip penetration according to various spray models for CFD simulation with widely varying back pressure

CFD simulations of spray tip penetration with the standard KIVA3V, ‘original gas jet’ and ‘Normal gas jet profile with breakup length formula’ (NGJBL) spray models were performed to investigate the effects of nozzle orifice size and ambient gas density combinations on the spray penetration. The accuracy of the CFD simulation results was estimated by comparing them with available experimental data. The ambient gas density was varied in 12 kg/m³ intervals from 12 to 69 kg/m³ for each nozzle orifice diameter. The nozzle orifice diameters used were 119, 140, 183 and 206 mm. A total of 20 cases in the CFD simulations were considered with combinations of the 4 nozzle orifice diameters and 5 ambient gas densities. CFD simulations with the NGJBL spray model were more accurate than those with either the standard KIVA3V or gas jet spray models as the nozzle orifice diameter and ambient gas density was increased. The NGJBL and original gas jet model is more effective in predicting the spray tip penetration near the nozzle tip region.     

Vibration reduction of H/Shaft using an electromagnetic damper with mode change

The objective of this study is to develop a damper that can reduce the amplitude of vibration in various frequency ranges. Previous H/Shaft vibration reduction methods work in a passive way. A dynamic damper reduces the amplitude of vibration at its first mode, but vibration still appears at the second mode. A mass damper or hollow shaft can shift the natural frequency to a lower or higher region. The fixed operating frequency prevents vibration from being reduced outside the operating frequency range. The proposed damper uses electromagnets as either masses or actuators to change the damper mode between dynamic damper mode and mass damper mode. The electromagnetic damper (EMD) can change its mode to respond to the vibration excitation at both low and high frequencies. The vibration reduction performance was evaluated by FRF tests in laboratory and vehicle conditions. The results were compared with those of a dynamic damper and indicate that the amplitude of vibration is reduced by 95.6 % when the EMD is implemented on an H/Shaft, whereas only 61.9 % vibration reduction is achieved by the dynamic damper.     

A receding horizon sliding control approach for electric powertrains with backlash and flexible half-shafts

Active control of electric powertrains is challenging, due to the fact that backlash and structural flexibility in transmission components can cause severe performance degradation or even instability of the control system. Furthermore, high impact forces in transmissions reduce driving comfort and possibly lead to damage of the mechanical elements in contact. In this paper, a nonlinear electric powertrain is modelled as a piecewise affine (PWA) system. The novel receding horizon sliding control (RHSC) idea is extended to constrained PWA systems and utilised to systematically address the active control problem for electric powertrains. Simulations are conducted in Matlab/Simulink in conjunction with the high fidelity Carsim software. RHSC shows superior jerk suppression and target wheel speed tracking performance as well as reduced computational cost over classical model predictive control (MPC). This indicates the newly proposed RHSC is an effective method to address the active control problem for electric powertrains.     

Insights into vehicle trajectories at the handling limits: analysing open data from race car drivers

Race car drivers can offer insights into vehicle control during extreme manoeuvres; however, little data from race teams is publicly available for analysis. The Revs Program at Stanford has built a collection of vehicle dynamics data acquired from vintage race cars during live racing events with the intent of making this database publicly available for future analysis. This paper discusses the data acquisition, post-processing, and storage methods used to generate the database. An analysis of available data quantifies the repeatability of professional race car driver performance by examining the statistical dispersion of their driven paths. Certain map features, such as sections with high path curvature, consistently corresponded to local minima in path dispersion, quantifying the qualitative concept that drivers anchor their racing lines at specific locations around the track. A case study explores how two professional drivers employ distinct driving styles to achieve similar lap times, supporting the idea that driving at the limits allows a family of solutions in terms of paths and speed that can be adapted based on specific spatial, temporal, or other constraints and objectives.     

田湾核电站扩建工程取水明渠导流堤优化设计

取水工程为核电厂重要构筑物,按照较高的核电标准设计往往断面较大,在保证取水安全的前提下,分析不同工程的使用要求,有针对性的的进行优化设计,可降低工程造价。以田湾核电取水工程为例,分析优化设计过程,供类似工程参考。     

海底埋设管线平管起吊运动分析

基于有限元软件OrcaFlex,充分考虑不规则波浪、海流、管土相互作用以及船舶管线耦合运动,建立海底埋设管线平管起吊模型。参考DNV-RP-F110计算埋深管道受到的土壤阻力,依据DNV-RP-C205确定相关水动力系数。通过数值模拟研究分析管线在平管起吊过程中管道的运动响应以及吊绳张力的时间历程变化,为实际海底管线平管起吊提供一定理论参考。     

Prediction of Scour Depth around Offshore Pipelines in the South China Sea

Scour depth prediction of offshore pipelines is of great significance to the design and construction of the submarine pipeline projects. In this paper, based on the CFD software package FLUENT and User...     

基于直流漏泄电流的无铠装电缆绝缘性能检测方法

电缆绝缘性能的好坏对供电系统连续运行具有重要意义。采用直流漏泄电流方法,提出一种无铠装电缆的绝缘性能检测方法。该方法把电缆两端电流的同步测量,转换成电缆输出端开路时输入端电流的准确测量,简化了测量的复杂性,提高了直流漏泄电流的测量精度,改善了电缆绝缘性能的诊断准确度。该法用于地铁牵引变电站直流馈线电缆绝缘性能检测中,取得了良好的效果。     

城市轨道交通换乘站布局综合评价方法研究

对城市轨道交通线网交会点是否需要设置为换乘站、换乘站设置对整体线网的优化有何影响、用什么标准衡量和评价换乘站的布局进行深入的研究。根据充分发挥线网整体效率、均衡客流强度、减少乘客无效乘距的指导思想,提出从网络发展水平、居民出行条件改善、运营效果三方面9项指标组成的轨道交通换乘站布局方案综合评价体系,研究指标量化的方法,对城市轨道交通换乘站布局进行多目标模糊综合分析评价。以某市轨道交通线网规划为例,应用评价体系推荐出最优布局方案。     

杭州湾北岸奉贤段滩涂演变分析

杭州湾北岸奉贤段滩涂资源丰富,解放以来已围垦升发113 km3。但由于水情、工况变化,日前已处于冲刷状态,可围垦利用资源已十分有限。经过详细调查研究,在收集大量数据基础上,该文对近年滩涂演变过程作仔细分析,得出的结论是:由于沿岸泥沙供应量减少、东部深水围垦造成流态变化等原因,奉贤段滩涂的冲刷情况将更趋严重,对海塘防汛能力、沿岸进一步开发利用都构成一定的威胁。必须采取相应的工程、非工程措施,以合理、有序地开发利用奉贤岸段宝贵的滩涂资源。