Performance evaluation of a bubble generator and a bubble separator designed for the gas removal system of a small thorium molten salt reactor

In the present study, a bubble generator and a bubble separator were designed and evaluated for an independent off-gas removal system of a small thorium molten salt reactor(TMSR) with reference to the design of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory(ONRL). The bubble generator employed a Venturi tube as its main body owing to its simplicity and highly reliable structure. A centrifugal separator was used as the bubble separator, taking advantage of the kinetic energy of fluid to create a centrifugal force to separate gas bubbles from the mixture flow. Both the bubble generator and the separator were demonstrated to have good potential to meet the performance requirements of an off-gas removal system for a small TMSR. With water and air as the working fluids, for the final designs of the two key pieces of equipment, a liquid flow rate exceeding 15 m~3·h~(-1) can essentially make their performance meet the requirements of the off-gas removal system in terms of the average size of the generated bubbles and gas separation efficiency.     

CFD modeling of immiscible liquids turbulent dispersion in Kenics static mixers: Focusing on droplet behavior

The present study is concerned with the computational fluid dynamics(CFD) simulation of turbulent dispersion of immiscible liquids, namely, water–silicone oil and water–benzene through Kenics static mixers using the Eulerian–Eulerian and Eulerian–Lagrangian approaches of the ANSYS Fluent 16.0 software. To study the droplet size distribution(DSD), the Eulerian formulation incorporating a population balance model(PBM) was employed. For the Eulerian–Lagrangian approach, a discrete phase model(DPM) in conjunction with the Eulerian approach for continuous phase simulation was used to predict the residence time distribution(RTD) of droplets.In both approaches, a shear stress transport(SST) k-ω turbulence model was used. For validation purposes, the simulated results were compared with the experimental data and theoretical values for the Fanning friction factor, Sauter mean diameter and the mean residence time. The reliability of the computational model was further assessed by comparing the results with the available empirical correlations for Fanning friction factor and Sauter mean diameter. In addition, the influence of important geometrical and operational parameters, including the number of mixing elements and Weber number, was studied. It was found that the proposed models are capable of predicting the performance of the Kenics static mixer reasonably well.     

Enhanced heat transfer in rectangular duct with punched winglets

Thermal performance of a heat exchanger duct with punched winglets(PWs) mounted on the upper duct wall has been examined for Reynolds number(Re) ranging from 4100 to 25,500. In the present experiment, two types of PWs: punched delta-and elliptical-winglets(P-DW and P-EW) with four punched-hole sizes were tested at a fixed attack angle, optimal relative pitch and height. Also, data of solid delta-and elliptical-winglets(DW and EW) were included for comparison. The investigation has shown that the P-DW yields higher thermal-performance enhancement factor(η) than the P-EW. Although the solid DW and EW with no punch have the highest heat transfer and friction loss, the PWs yield better η than the solid ones. For PWs, the P-DW with smaller hole size has the peak heat transfer and friction loss around 5.7 and 40 times over the smooth duct, respectively but the optimum η of 2.17 is seen for the one with a certain hole size. The PWs provide η at about 5%–8% above the solid winglets.     

Q235碳钢在静止和流动条件下的腐蚀不均匀性研究

目的研究Q235碳钢在静止和流动条件下腐蚀程度和主要腐蚀区域的差异。方法使用丝束电极(WBE)技术和电化学阻抗谱(EIS)技术分别研究了WBE在静止和流动条件下的电流密度分布、电荷转移电阻以及腐蚀形貌的变化和差异,同时分析了电极的极性转换现象。结果流动条件下Q235碳钢的电荷转移电阻明显降低。在静止条件下,Q235碳钢表面阳极电流区域所占的最大比例为47%,且阳极电流峰集中出现在WBE的中间区域,而四周边缘处的阳极电流峰较少。在流动条件下,Q235碳钢表面的阳极电流区域所占的最大比例为58%,阳极电流峰随机分布在整个WBE表面,且电流分布区间明显变窄。浸泡在静止条件下的58~#电极和流动条件下的39~#电极发生了多次极性转换现象。结论 Q235碳钢在静止和流动条件下均发生了明显的不均匀腐蚀现象。流动条件加剧了Q235碳钢的腐蚀且降低了腐蚀不均匀性。静止条件下Q235碳钢的腐蚀区域集中在中间区域,流动条件下Q235碳钢的腐蚀区域随机分布在整个碳钢表面。静止和流动条件下的钢电极均发生了电流的极性转换现象。     

25Cr2Ni4MoV锻轴制造工艺研究

对25Cr2Ni4MoV钢锻轴的冶炼、锻造、热处理工艺进行研究,并通过超声检测和力学性能检验,充分证明了其冶炼、锻造、热处理工艺的可行性。在生产实践中,成功地制造出了4支该材质的60 MW空冷发电机转子。     

煤矿井下钻孔内涡轮发电机的设计

针对煤矿井下孔内仪器续航能力差且现有的发电技术难以满足煤矿钻探安全性要求等技术问题,设计开发了一套煤矿井下涡轮发电机装置。流动的泥浆进入转子涡轮叶片流道,带动涡轮高速旋转,从而驱动发电机组件的转子旋转,产生交流电能;将交流电能转化为直流电后对充电电池组进行充电,电池组经过本安保护后提供电能给负载使用。经过搭建试验平台,对样机转速和水流驱动性能进行了测试,试验数据证明样机符合设计目标,能够满足煤矿井下钻孔内探测仪器的使用要求。     

基于ANSYS Workbench柱塞泵主轴动、静态性能分析

主轴是液压泵的重要零件之一,起着传递扭矩的作用,对液压泵的性能有着重要的影响。运用ANSYS Workbench对某型开式回路斜盘式柱塞变量泵的主轴进行动、静态性能分析,主要对柱塞泵主轴进行静力分析和模态分析,得到相关参数,并对主轴进行了一定的优化。为该类主轴的设计和优化提供一定的参考。     

基于变权与正态云理论的煤矿安全评价及应用

为准确对煤矿安全状态作出客观评价,综合考虑评估过程中指标的模糊性和状态随机性,构建基于变权与正态云理论的煤矿安全状态评估模型。结合正态云的数字特征量期望、熵、超熵组成的特定结构函数确定安全状态评判矩阵,得出各评价指标隶属于不同等级的确定度。同时为了避免常权方法确定权重的局限性及突出关键指标对综合评判结果的影响,引入变权理论对常权权重进行处理得到变权。结合实例研究,发现基于变权云理论评判方法对取值较差的指标作用不会被其他指标作用中和,可以有效地反映煤矿的真实安全状态,能够为煤矿的安全风险预测提供了一种技术途径。     

桩土复合路基静载试验改进方法研究

静载试验作为复合路基的一种重要检测手段而广泛应用,然而,在工程质量检测中,常出现检测结果与实际情况不符的情况,除人为操作因素外,垫层模拟过于简单是主要原因。借助引入弹性垫层,提出一种桩土复合路基静载试验改进方法。首先,基于数值模拟计算,建立复合路基桩土应力比n和桩土相对位移Δs、弹性垫层厚度h和弹性垫层模量E的函数关系;其次,通过模拟结果和路堤荷载结果对比,确定不同桩型复合路基静载试验中弹性垫层参数选择范围,最后,利用现场对比试验和实测结果,论证桩土复合路基静载试验改进方法的正确性和可靠性。     

Transient performances of the gas turbine recuperating waste heat through hydrogen rich fuels

Operational rules and control strategies of the chemically recuperated gas turbine (CRGT) in the marine propulsion are investigated in this paper. The Minimization of Gibbs free energy method is used to calculate the diesel-steam reforming reaction which products synthetic hydrogen rich fuels, and a universal model of the chemical regenerator which is easily applied to different application environments is created. The hydrogen production and hydrogen molar fraction are investigated to verify that the CRGT improve the combustion performances under low working conditions. Off-design calculations are performed to derive proper operational rules, and transient calculations are performed to investigate the best control strategies for the systems. The modelling approach of the chemical regenerator can be generally used in the chemically recuperated gas turbine. The elaborate operational rules can greatly improve the thermal efficiencies under every working condition. The system using synchronous control strategies have better regulation speed and operation stability than that using asynchronous control strategies.