基于热力学第二定律的燃气轮机故障性能研究

本文利用热力学第二定律的功势转化指标标之一的推力功势转化性能指标。对燃气轮机在故障状态下的推力功势性能进行分析。对比用传统的部件效率来衡量的故障性能变化,分析并量化了几种典型故障下功势的转化性能的变化程度。结果表明：推力功势转化性能指标从能源转化为有用功的角度更好地衡量燃气轮机的故障性能,为进一步研究各种故障下燃气轮机的能源转化性能奠定了基础。     

Sustainable product development based on second law of thermodynamics

The necessary reduction of the human footprint demanded by Sustainable Development can be measured by the entropy flow of the society to the environment. The classic tools of process evaluation as e.g. exergetic or life cycle analysis are able to evaluate existing solutions. But their use during the design phase is quite limited because of lacking information about the system and its components. They may be helpful for evolutionary development strategies on a long term only. But reversible process structures can be used as benchmarks already in the conceptual design phase to introduce the demands of the second law. It can be shown that basic human demands on housing, mobility, communication, and infrastructure and industry can be principally supplied by reversible process structures. Because the process logic is a virtual one, real processes can be engineered with a reversible structure however its components produce irreversible entropy flows. Hybrid cars are the most common examples here. The use of exergetic efficiencies allows a transfer of the results of reversible structures to real technology easily. The here presented methodology of sustainable engineering can be summarized by three design rules as using reversible structures, considering technology by exergetic efficiencies, and minimizing components’ entropy export. The still increasing utilization of electricity in upcoming technologies is very helpful for introducing reversible structures within hybrid technologies.     

The second law of thermodynamics as applied to energy conversion processes

The definition of the ‘second law efficiency’ presents certain ambiguities, which are reflected in its applications. It is attempted here to define another figure of merit for energy conversion processes. This incorporates the second law limitations, is based on a state function of the systems considered, exergy, and may be universally applied without ambiguities. A general thermodynamic system is adopted here, which is applicable to all processes, and the utilization factor is used in terms of exergy balances.     

Evaluation of a spark ignition engine cycle using first and second law analysis techniques

In the present work, a simulation model of the actual processes occurring during the thermodynamic cycle of a real spark ignition engine is developed. The model incorporates such important features as heat exchange of the cylinder gases with the chamber walls (during all phases), real spark ignition timings, real valve opening and closing timings, accurate simulation of the spherical flame front movement issuing from the spark plug and calculation of eight chemical species concentration during combustion, at every engine degree crank angle. The results from this first law analysis of the real cycle (for example pressure indicator diagrams, efficiencies) are compared favourably with the relevant experimental results obtained from a flexible, variable compression ratio, Ricardo E-6 spark ignition engine, located at the author's laboratory, forming thus a sound basis for moving towards a second law evaluation of this cycle. The thermodynamic state points, determined from the first law analysis, are used to determine the availability (second law analysis) at each engine crank angle and so lead to the effectiveness computation, as well as to the revelation of the magnitude of the work-potential lost during the various processes in a much more realistic way than the first law analysis can. The second law analysis results, for the actual engine in hand, are compared with the up-to-now existing ideal cycle Otto engine results. Also, a second law parametric investigation is performed over a wide range of design and operation conditions (compression ratio, fuel-air ratio, ignition advance), providing useful information for the cycle processes performance assessment by bringing state degradations and thermodynamic losses into perspective.     

The generalized thermodynamic temperature and the new expressions of the first and the second law of thermodynamics

The classical thermodynamics reflects the significant relationship between the heat and the temperature. On the basis of the relationships, according to the mathematical derivation, this paper structures the conceptions of generalized heat, generalized thermodynamic temperature, generalized entropy and so on. The series of conceptions in the classical thermodynamics is merely a special case of the generalized thermodynamics. Based on these conceptions of generalized thermodynamics, this paper presents the new expressions of the first law and the second law of thermodynamics. In other words, these expressions are endued with new explanations. The Eq. LZ = kTS given by this paper provides theoretical basis for these new expressions.     

Hydrogen enrichment effects on the second law analysis of a lean burn natural gas engine

This paper presents a computational work aimed at investigating the effects of hydrogen addition on the exergy (or availability) balance in a lean burn natural gas spark ignition (SI) engine. A thermodynamic engine cycle simulation was extended to perform the exergy analysis. A zero dimensional, two-zone computational model of the engine operation was used for the closed part of the cycle. The results of the model were compared with experimental data to demonstrate the validation of the model. Exergetic terms, such as exergy transfer with heat, exergy transfer with work, irreversibilities, fuel chemical exergy, and total exergy, were computed based on principles of the second law. The exergetic (the second law) efficiency was also calculated. The results of exergy analysis show that increasing hydrogen content and lean burn have considerably affected the exergy transfers, irreversibilities and second law efficiency. With increasing hydrogen content, the irreversibility produced during combustion decreases, and the second-law efficiency sharply increases at near the lean limit.     

Hydrogen enrichment effects on the second law analysis of natural and landfill gas combustion in engine cylinders

The availability (exergy) balance during combustion of hydrogen-enriched natural and landfill gas, which are used as fuels in combustion engine cylinders, is studied computationally using a zero-dimensional model of the closed part of the cycle. The main focus is on the demonstration of a fundamental difference in the generation of irreversibility during combustion between hydrogen and hydrocarbons. This difference relates to the mechanisms of entropy generation during the oxidation reaction of the two fuels and yields the particularly attractive characteristic of a monotonic decrease in combustion irreversibility with increasing hydrogen content of the fuel, for mole fractions of hydrogen smaller than 10%. This reduction in combustion irreversibility is reflected in an increase in second law efficiency with increasing proportions of hydrogen. The exhaust gas availability at the end of the closed part of the cycle was found to have a local maximum for a hydrogen mole fraction of the order of 5%. These trends with respect to hydrogen also apply when the fuel is diluted with a significant amount of CO₂ (of the order of 40%, as for example in the case for landfill gas), although the absolute value of each of the terms of the availability balance is affected strongly by the dilution.     

The effect of the initial charge temperature under various injection timings on the second law terms in a direct injection SI hydrogen engine

In this study, the effect of the initial charge temperature on the second law terms under the various injection timings in a direct injection spark ignition hydrogen fuelled engine has been performed theoretically during compression, combustion and expansion processes of the engine cycle. The first law analysis is done by using the results of a three dimensional CFD code. The results show a good agreement with the experimental data. Also for the second law analysis, a developed in house computational code is applied. The results reveal that the indicated work availability is more affected by varying hydrogen injection timing in comparison with other second law terms. Also increasing the initial charge temperature causes the heat loss availability and exhaust gas availability be increased and indicated work availability, combustion irreversibility and entropy generation be decreased.