Improving basic relationships of pipe hydraulics

This communication presents the approaches set up for processing spinner flowmeter well logs in vertical wells with a single fluid phase, which is the most widely used in assessing wells productivity. These focus on improving the pipe hydraulics relationships so that the different fluid inputs throughout the well can be quantified. Since vertical flow inside wells varies with depth between laminar flows (very low Reynolds number, i.e. Re < 10³) and turbulent (Re > 4·10³) the aim has been to reduce the uncertainty in the transition interval. Starting from bibliographical data and/or well-known formulas for laminar and for turbulent flow, several continuous relationships have been developed for any regime: 1) an expression for the radial distribution of velocity inside the pipeline (velocity profile) was developed. 2) A relationship between the average velocity and the velocity at the axis (velocity factor) was created. 3) A third equation was generated to obtain the friction factor in smooth pipes (and starting from this, a new explicit equation for rough pipes). The purpose has been to have a set of empirical expressions of easy and continuous application for any regime, as an alternative to the use of computer simulations.     

Fabrication of improved flexural strength C/SiC composites via LA-CVI method using optimized spacing of mass transfer channels

The traditional chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) method still faces massive challenge in improving the densification owing to its unavoidable bottleneck effect. Herein, laser assisted-chemical vapor infiltration (LA-CVI) was introduced to fabricate C/SiC composites with mass transfer channels. As a result, the densities of the C/SiC composites were improved due to the dense band formed during the LA-CVI process. Also, with different spacing of mass transfer channels, C/SiC composites exhibited enhanced degree of densification varying from 2.10 to 2.23 g/cm³. When the spacing of channels was 3 mm, the maximum value of flexural strength reached 528 ± 12 MPa. Additionally, micro-CT and finite element analysis were empolyed to investigate dense band and density gradient in detail. The results show that C/SiC composites prepared via LA-CVI method with suitable spacing of channels had improved density and great flexural strength. The proposed method provides a novel route for the preparation of ceramic matrix composites with high density.     

A system for time-fluctuating flow rate measurements in a single-blade pump circuit

Commonly used flow rate measurement systems provide an accurate and stable output value of the quasi-stationary flow rate. In some pump types as e.g. single-blade pumps significant flow rate fluctuations may occur even in steady operation points due to rotor-stator interaction. For the analysis of the time-resolved flow rate a new measurement and evaluation method is presented based on an electromagnetic flow meter. Internal averaging of the flow meter is deactivated and the raw signal is evaluated directly with a sampling rate of 3 kHz. With ensemble-averaging in combination with an impeller position detection, interfering signals acting on the time-resolved measurement signal are filtered out. Accompanying numerical simulations of the pump flow circuit are carried out with a 1D method of characteristics and validated against well-established time-resolved pressure measurements of the pump flow. Experiment and simulation show a resembling trend of pressure as well as flow rate fluctuations over the entire operation range of the pump. Thus, by the combined utilisation of measurement and simulation technique, we assure the validity of the ensemble-averaged flow rate fluctuation results. We find that the flow rate fluctuations show a consistent phase shift to the pressure fluctuations that increases towards overload. The flow rate amplitude is an order of magnitude smaller than the amplitude of the pressure fluctuations.     

XJM-KS型浮选机矿化器负压产生机理研究

浮选机矿化器是用于浮选矿浆预处理的重要设备，其性能的优劣直接影响到浮选机的工作效果。文章通过流体力学仿真软件FLUENT对XJM-KS型浮选机矿化器的内部流场进行数值仿真，重点研究了聚焦式喷嘴布置所带来的流场特征。模拟结果表明，高速的矿浆射流能够在混合室内产生-2.43×10Pa的负压区，从而吸入大量的空气，实现空气与矿浆的有效混合与预矿化，与传统的机械搅拌式矿浆预处理装置相比，该矿化器能够大幅度提高预矿化效果。     

A benchmark data set for two-phase Coriolis metering

For more than a decade there has been growing interest in the use of Coriolis mass flow metering applied to two-phase (gas/liquid) and multiphase (oil/water/gas) conditions. It is well-established that the mass flow and density measurements generated from multiphase flows are subject to large errors, and a variety of physical models and correction techniques have been proposed to explain and/or to compensate for these errors. One difficulty is the absence of a common basis for comparing correction techniques, because different flowtube designs and configurations, as well as liquid and gas properties, may result in quite different error curves. Furthermore, some researchers with interests in the modelling aspects of the field may not have suitable multiphase laboratory facilities to generate their own data sets. This paper offers a small data set that may be used by researchers as a benchmark i.e. a common data set for comparing correction techniques. The data set was collected at the UK National Flow Laboratory TUV-NEL, using air and a viscous oil, and provides experimental points over a wide flow range (8:1 turndown) and with Gas Volume Fraction (GVF) values up to 60%. As a first investigation using the benchmark data set, we consider how data sparsity (i.e. the flow rate and GVF spacing in the experimental grid) affects the accuracy of a correction model. A range of neural network models are evaluated, based on different subsets of the benchmark data set. The data set and some exemplary code are provided with the paper. Additional data sets are available on a web site created to support this initiative.     

长周期扰动应力下盘区柱内巷道锚杆支护动态响应规律

长周期扰动应力下盘区柱内巷道稳定及盘区柱整体稳定是大规模开采的关注重点。采用数值模拟方法,构建了大规模、多中段、长周期强烈开采扰动下的数值模型,建立了锚杆支护的拉伸破断、剪切破断数值力学模型,研究了不同水平、不同阶段回采过程中盘区柱内巷道锚杆支护的受力特性和盘区柱围岩的应力和塑性区发展特征。研究结果表明:不同开采阶段不同开采水平的锚杆轴力和巷道顶板变形响应明显,锚杆剪力由于变形监测部位的限制响应程度甚微,盘区柱内巷道稳定性好。盘区柱内巷道围岩偏应力场与塑性区动态演化仅在前两个中段开采时反应强烈,大规模开采结束时盘区柱仍然能够保持正常稳定。分析方法及分析结果能够对盘区柱内巷道稳定及盘区柱整体稳定做出提前预判,为盘区柱的正常使用提供安全保障。     

Shear and extensional rheology of selected polysaccharides

Rheology is used for the elucidation of the flow properties of polysaccharide solutions. For a given polysaccharide, both shear and extensional rheological experiments should be performed for the full characterisation of its flow properties. The provided information will facilitate the efficient exploitation of a polysaccharide in various applications. Although shear rheology is widely used in polysaccharides’ characterisation, there are only limited extensional rheology studies due to lack of reliable techniques in the formation of pure extensional flow. However, recently, several commercial extensional rheometers have been developed and thus, accurate extensional experiments can now be performed. The present work initially presents the principles and concepts of both shear and extensional rheology and then reports rheological findings for solutions of various polysaccharides and their derivatives. Xanthan and various members of the galactomannan, cellulose and alginate families were selected.     

航天发动机叶片电解加工流场设计和试验研究

电解加工作为整体构件制造的主要技术之一,其流场设计的合理性将严重影响电解加工过程的稳定性、加工效率和质量。针对航天发动机叶片式扩压器设计了部分阻隔式反W型流场,并开展了与侧流式和反W型流场的仿真比较。仿真结果表明,该流场方式可以保证加工区电解液的高速流动,并能有效避免进/排气边漏液现象。最后,在部分阻隔式反W型流场中开展了叶片式扩压器电解加工试验,在阴极进给速度为0.5 mm/min时加工出了扩压器叶片,验证了流场设计的合理性。     

Mixed convection flow of a Maxwell nanofluid with Hall and ion‐slip impacts employing the spectral relaxation method

This article investigates the Hall and ion‐slip impacts on the mixed convection flow of a Maxwell nanofluid over an expanding surface in a permeable medium. The impacts of Brownian movement and thermophoresis parameters, Soret, Dufour, viscous dissipation, chemical reaction, and suction parameters, are, moreover, considered. Using the similitude changes, the partial differential equations with regard to the momentum, energy, and concentration equations are transformed to an arrangement of nonlinear ordinary differential equations, which are handled numerically utilizing a spectral relaxation method (SRM). The impacts of noteworthy physical parameters on the velocities, thermal, and concentration distributions are investigated graphically. Moreover, the numerical values of skin‐friction coefficients, local Nusselt number, and Sherwood number for different values of the mixed convection parameter $\left(\gamma \right),$ Deborah number $\left(\lambda \right),$ Hall parameter $({\beta }_{\mathrm{H}}),$ ion‐slip parameter $({\beta }_{\mathrm{i}}),$ Dufour number (Du), and Soret number $\left(\mathit{Sr}\right)$ are computed and tabulated. It is discovered that ascent in Deborah number reduces both the stream and transverse velocity profiles, while the inverse pattern is seen with augmentation in the mixed convection parameter. In addition, inverse patterns of the stream and transverse velocity profiles are seen with expansion in magnetic, Hall, and ion‐slip parameters. Besides this, the temperature and concentration disseminations decline with augmentation in Dufour number and chemical reaction parameters, respectively. It is likewise seen that both the skin‐friction coefficients lessen with expansion in Deborah number, and they ascend with upgrade in blended convection and ion‐slip parameters, while the opposite condition is noticed with augmentation in Hall parameter. Furthermore, the reverse trends of local Nusselt and Sherwood numbers are discovered with expansion in the Dufour and Soret numbers.     

高速激光热丝钎焊表面成形质量的控制

高速激光钎焊会引起熔池流动紊乱导致焊缝成形质量恶化,从而限制了其在汽车制造领域的应用。通过正交试验研究了高速下激光功率、送丝角度等工艺参数对焊缝成形质量的影响,发现焊缝成形质量随激光功率增加和送丝角度减小而提升。激光功率是通过影响熔池获得的热输入,从而影响熔池表面扰动的铺展来影响焊缝成形质量的。送丝角度是通过影响焊丝送入熔池的位置,从而影响焊丝对熔池的扰动强度和扰动的铺展速度来影响焊缝成形质量的。采用正交试验获得的最优工艺参数组合进行试验,获得了表面光滑平整无缺陷的高质量焊缝,为激光钎焊在高速下的应用发展奠定了基础。