Numerical study on the effect of jet spacing on the Swirl flow and heat transfer in the turbine airfoil leading edge region

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In this paper, flow and heat transfer of a swirl chamber that models an internal cooling passage for a gas turbine airfoil leading edge is studied with numerical simulation. The geometry consists of a circular pipe, and rectangular section inlets that lead inlet flow to impinge tangentially on the circular pipe. The effects of the ratio of jet spacing to swirl chamber radius and Reynolds numbers on swirl cooling performance are investigated. The results indicate how the pressure loss and globally averaged Nusselt number on the swirl chamber wall increase with increases of Reynolds number and the ratio of jet spacing to swirl chamber radius. A Nusselt number correlation on these parameters is suggested. Also shown is how Nusselt numbers on the swirl chamber surface increase with the ratio of jet spacing to swirl chamber radius.     

Forced Convective Heat Transfer in a Plate Channel Filled with Solid Particles

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Experiment and numerical simulation investigations of the combustion and NOx emissions characteristics of an over-fire air system in a 600 MWe boiler

Several numerical simulations are conducted to investigate the influence of pulverized-coal combustion characteristics and NO_x emissions with different configurations of nozzle and arrangements of an over-fire air device for a 600 MWe boiler unit. It is found by a series of comparisons that the numerical simulation results are almost in agreement with the in-situ experimental results, including the flue gas temperature of the burner outlet, the flue gas temperature along the furnace height, the NO_x concentration, and combustible content in the fly ash of the air preheater outlet, which indicates that the numerical model and the grid are reasonable. Numerical simulation results show that setting the over-fire device in which the inner is straight flow and the outer is swirl flow and the staggered arrangement of two layers of over-fire air (OFA) in the boiler are both conducive to the pulverized-coal combustion in the furnace and to the reduction of NO_x emissions. The results also show the values of 241.64?mg/m³ @ 6% O₂ for the lowest NO_x concentration at the furnace outlet. Compared with the boiler without OFA, the NO_x concentration decreased by 60.4%. Using the staggered arrangement of two layers of OFA in the practical 600 MW boiler unit, the gas temperature can reach 1100?K at the height of 100?mm away from the burner outlet, leading to coal particle ignition immediately; moreover, the NO_x emission concentration reduced to 284?mg/m³ @ 6% O₂ and heat loss due to unburned carbon in refuse of the air preheater outlet is 3.17%.     

Evaluations of Closure Correlations for the Simulation of Two-Phase Flows in Condensers

The effects of different closure correlations on numerical simulations of vapor-liquid two-phase flow and heat transfer in steam surface condensers are critically assessed in this study. A modified k-? turbulence model for two-phase flows is used in the simulation. The closure correlations are those for condensation vapor shear, interphase drag forces, non-condensable air, tube-side fluid flow, inundation, and hydraulic resistance due to the tube bundle. Numerical simulations of a steam surface condenser are carried out using different closure correlations, and the numerical results are compared with the experimental data. Recommendations are given for different closure correlations.     

Simulation of Swirling Turbulent Heat Transfer in a Vortex Heat Exchanger

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This article presents a numerical simulation of swirling turbulent flow and heat transfer in a novel vortex heat exchanger. A new algebraic Reynolds stress/heat flux model (ASM/AFM) is applied to the simulation. The computation is performed under different air flow rates for both swirling and nonswirling flows. The calculated mean heat transfer coefficients on both inner and outer walls of the annular duct are compared with the measured data. They are generally improved over the results predicted by the new ASM/k–? model. The effects of swirl on enhancing heat transfer in the annular duct are illustrated. The heat transfer performance of the vortex heat exchanger under different air flow rates is obtained.     

CFD modeling of heat transfer and fluid flow inside a pent-roof type combustion chamber using dynamic model

A numerical work has been performed to analyze the heat transfer and fluid flow in a pent-roof type combustion chamber. Dynamic mesh model was used to simulation piston intake stroke. Revolution of piston (1000 ≤ n ≤ 5000) is the main governing parameter on heat and fluid flow. k–ε turbulence model was used to predict the flow in the cylinder of a non-compressing fluid. They were solved with finite volume method and FLUENT 12.0 commercial code. Velocity profiles, temperature distribution, pressure distribution and velocity vectors are presented. It is found that the inclined surface of pent-roof type of combustion chamber reduces the swirl effect and it can be a control parameter for heat and fluid flow.     

Numerical analysis of discrete phase induced effects on a gas flow in a turbulent two-phase free jet

The paper addresses numerical simulation of turbulent two-phase flow in a long vertical tube and turbulent two-phase free jet formed at the tube outlet, analyzing agreement between the numerical results and the results of corresponding experimental investigation carried out earlier.In the numerical analyses conducted, gas phase was modeled as an air flow (having a mass flow-rate in the range of 1.25–4.00 g/s), while the sand particles of two different sizes (0.25–0.30 and 0.8–1.0 mm) represented a discrete phase (particle to gas mass flow ratio of 0.72–4.08) in the two-phase flow considered. Gas-particle interaction was analyzed based on the gas velocities in the particle-laden two-phase flow and the particle-free gas flow, calculated and measured at various locations along the longitudinal axis and radius of the jet.Mathematical model of continuous phase flow was developed based on the single phase flow models, with certain corrections introduced to account for the effects of particles in the flow. In the simulation model developed, the flow analyzed was modeled as a two-phase mixture, with Eulerian simulation used to account for the gas phase behavior and the Lagrangian simulation modeling the particle movement in the two-phase flow considered. In order to appropriately close the system of time-averaged equations, k–ε turbulent model, deemed the most reliable, was used. Phase coupling i.e. fluid-particle interaction was modeled using the PSI-CELL concept. The results obtained via numerical simulation have shown a good agreement with the experimental data acquired.     

Modelling of heat transfer and fluid flow for decaying swirl flow in a circular pipe

In the present study, a propeller type swirl generator was developed, and its effects on heat transfer and fluid flow were investigated numerically and experimentally for air flow in a pipe. In the numerical study, for axisymetrically, incompressible turbulent swirl flows, the Navier-Stokes equations were solved using the k-ε turbulent model. So that a computer program in Fortran was constructed using the SIMPLEC Algorithm. In experimental work, axial and tangential velocity distributions behind the swirl generator were measured by using hot-wire anemometry. Experimental and numerical axial and tangential velocity distributions along the pipe were compared, and good agreement was found. Axial velocity profile showed a decrement in the central portion of the pipe and an increased axial velocity was seen in near the wall. Tangential velocity profiles had a maximum value and its location moved in radially with distance. The effects of swirl flow on the heat transfer and pressure drop were also investigated experimentally.     

Non-unique convection in a three-dimensional slot-vented cavity with opposed jets

This study aims to investigate multiple flow structures in a three-dimensional chamber with opposed jets. Numerical computations focus on the effect of inlet velocity on the air flow pattern, especially on multiple steady flow characteristics for Reynolds maintaining 10⁵. Three distinct branches of steady-state flows are found for this configuration. A complete study of stability of each branch is performed for varying velocity of the left inlet continuously between 0 and 3. The results are presented by stability diagrams showing the critical parameters corresponding to transition from one steady-state branch to the other state within multiple flow range. In parallel with numerical development, an experimental system was set up where adjustable flow rate was prescribed to produce variation of supplying jets. The corresponding vector flow fields, on a scale model, were measured by a laser-based particle image velocimetry (PIV) system. The multiple flow structures were validated both by numerical simulation and experimental investigation.     

涡流室式柴油机燃油蒸发过程的三维数值模拟

建立了高温高压条件下的油滴蒸发模型,并在不同的工质压力和温度下对模型进行了验证,模型计算结果和实验结果吻合良好。将此油滴蒸发模型和油膜蒸发模型相结合,应用到涡流室式柴油机的燃油蒸发过程中,通过三维数值模拟计算,研究了燃油蒸发过程中燃料蒸气浓度和工质温度场的变化历程以及燃油蒸发对涡流室平均温度和平均压力的影响。     

火焰筒扩张角与旋流匹配对燃烧特性的影响

为研究旋流器流量分配对干式低排放(Dry Low Emission,DLE)燃烧室燃烧特性的影响规律,针对单头部中心分级旋流燃烧室,以天然气作为燃料,在保持旋流数不变的前提下开展两级旋流器不同空气分配比例下的试验测试和数值模拟,获得不同结构参数条件下燃烧室的综合燃烧性能以及污染物排放等变化规律。研究表明：随主燃级/预燃级旋流器流量比增大,燃烧室中心回流区变小、回流区长度变短;预燃级局部当量比的增大造成燃烧室出口CO排放增加,主燃区燃烧加剧,热力型NOx排放也增加;同时,燃烧室中心高温区域向燃烧室出口方向扩张,出口温度分布均匀性变差。     

CFD analysis on the influence of helical carving in a vortex flow solar reactor

Solar thermal cracking of natural gas is a promising technology, which has attracted researchers in recent years for its potential to lead to the development of CO₂ free hydrogen production process. However, experimental access to the reaction chamber of solar cracking reactors is a challenge due to the high temperature process as the instruments capable of measuring fluid flow cannot survive the medium inside the reactor. However, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) can provide an insight into the flow, where experimental access is limited or not possible. This paper presents a CFD analysis for directly irradiated solar thermochemical reactor to characterize the influence of flow behavior on the heat transfer and solar cracking process. The heat transfer by radiation from carbon particles is considered by providing global absorption and scattering coefficients in the computational domain obtained from Mie code. The flow field is based on RNG k–? model derived using renormalization group theory. This technique accounts for the effect of swirl on turbulence thereby enhancing accuracy for the swirl flows. Validation of the numerical results is carried out by making a comparison with the experimental results. Highlighting the effects of carving on the solar reactor walls, this study presents numerical analyses of solar reactor geometry for two cases; namely, when there is no vortex forming carving in the cavity, and when there is vortex forming helical carving. The results show that carving has significant influence on the flow behavior, however, it has very little effect on the outlet temperature. The numerical results also show that the radiative heat transfer mechanism is the dominant means of heat transfer compared to the effects of conduction and convection.     

Numerical Simulation of Swirling Gas—solid Two Phase Flow through a Pipe Expansion

Im~ctionConfined swirling tWo-e flows are widelyutilized in engineering aPPlications, such as combushonsystems, cyclone separators etc. So they are a tOPic ofgreat interest to the engineering cOInlnunity. Incombushon systems they are used tO enhance the flamestability and tO box the foel and the ondzer well. Incyclone separators they are used to separate the Pridesby the centrifugal force. In all of those engineeringsystems, the behavior of both the particles and the air isof great ~e.St…     

惯性分离器内气固两相流雷诺应力数值模拟

对循环流化床中气田惯性分离过程进行了详细的数值研究。湍流模型采用雷诺应力模型,研究对象为U型分离器内的气一固两相流动。为了真实描述固体颗粒与分离器壁面之间的碰撞过程,固体颗粒模拟采用颗粒轨道模型,引入壁面粗糙度的影响,同时考虑了固体颗粒在湍流中的扩散作用和颗粒之间的相互碰撞。模拟计算了不同入口速度、分离器挡板数目对颗粒分离效率和流体压降的影响,计算结果不仅给出了分离器内的气-固两相流动结构特性,而且给出了分离器效率、压降与入口主流速度和分离器结构参数的关系。     

Convective heat transfer of horizontal spherical particle layer heated from below and cooled from above Part II: Effect of thickness of particle layer

Convection heat transfer and pressure drop measurements were performed with a rectangular duct, having a cooled upper and a heated lower surface, which was packed with spherical particles. Air was used as the test fluid and four kinds of spherical particles having different diameters and thermal conductivities were used as the packing materials. The ratio of the diameter of the spherical particle to the distance between the cooled and heated surfaces, d/H, was varied from 0.173 to 1. The thermal conductivity of the particle layer was also measured under the still air condition. The thermal conductivity of the particle layer was not affected by the value of d/H. In the case of the one-stage arrangement of spherical particles (d/H = 1), the flow resistance took on a remarkably small value compared with the flow resistance of a homogeneous spherical particle layer. Moreover, the flow resistance of the particle layer formed with some layers of particles could be predicted by combining the flow characteristics of the one-stage particle layer and that of the homogeneous spherical particle layer. The heat transfer coefficient of the particle layer was larger than that of turbulent air flow on a flat plate. At a constant superficial air velocity, there existed a value of d/H which gave a maximum value of the average heat transfer coefficient. Nondimensional heat transfer correlation equations were derived in terms of parameters expressing the average characteristics of the spherical particle layers. © 1998 Scripta Technica, Heat Trans Jpn Res, 26(3): 176–192, 1997     

Development of gas-solid direct contact heat exchanger by use of axial flow cyclone

A heat exchanger between particulate or granular materials and gas is developed. It makes use of a swirling gas flow similar to the usual cyclone separators but the difference from them is that the swirl making gas is issued into the cyclone chamber with downward axial velocity component. After it turns the flow direction near the bottom of the chamber, the low temperature gas receives heat from high temperature particles supplied from above at the chamber's center. Through this configuration, a direct contact and quasi counter-flow heat exchange pattern is realized so that the effective recovery of heat carried by particles is achieved. A model heat exchanger was manufactured via several numerical experiments and its performances of heat exchange as well as particle recovery were examined. Attaching a small particle diffuser below the particle-feeding nozzle brought about a drastic improvement of the heat exchange performance without deteriorating the particle recovery efficiency. The outlet gas temperature much higher than the particle outlet temperature was finally obtained, which is never realized in the parallel flow heat exchanger.     

Collision modeling between two non-Brownian particles in multiphase flow

In this paper, we develop a collision model for particle–particle and particle–wall interaction inside fluid medium based on stereomechanical impact model. One of the important parameters identified in literature that characterizes the interaction is the Stokes number (St), which is the ratio of the particles inertia and fluid viscosity. In dry air collisions, the coefficient of restitution (e) and coefficient of friction (f) are used to describe post-collision velocities on the basis of pre-collision velocities. In the case of collisions in fluid medium, we use the experimental results that provide the co-relation between the values of e and f as a function of the Stokes number. The collision models developed here are used in our direct numerical simulation of particulate flows to verify the model with some of the well-known behavior of particle interaction in fluids.     

涡流运动降低柴油机混合气浓度及碳烟排放的数值分析

为了揭示涡流运动对柴油机混合气形成及碳烟排放的影响规律，采用经过实验验证的喷雾及湍流模型，用CFD数值分析软件对某车用柴油机燃烧室内不同涡流条件下柴油喷雾的混合气浓度、速度矢量场、燃油液滴空间分布及油束特性进行了模拟计算．模拟结果表明，当涡流比从0到5．0依次增大时，过喷孔轴线的铅垂面内喷雾浓度场局部浓区燃空当量比逐渐降低，而过喷孔轴线且与铅垂面垂直的平面内喷雾浓度场局部浓区的燃空当量比则先降后升，而不是逐渐下降．只有合理选择剖切平面，即选择过喷孔轴线且与铅垂面垂直的平面，才能正确评价涡流运动对燃烧室内混合气浓度分布及碳烟形成区域分布的影响规律．组织燃烧室内气流运动，须兼顾与气缸轴线垂直的水平面内的涡流运动和过气缸轴线的铅垂面内的湍流或滚流运动．涡流比太大，铅垂面内的湍流或滚流太弱，会削弱喷雾射流对燃烧室底部空气的卷吸，降低燃烧室底部的空气利用率．随涡流比增大，射流顺涡流方向的弯曲度增大，不同喷孔的油束会发生相互干涉，在靠近气缸中心的区域内形成局部浓混合气，不利于降低碳烟排放．对具体的燃烧室结构和喷油系统，合理匹配涡流运动十分必要．     

The influence of swirl burner structure on the gas/particle flow characteristics

Improvements were made to a low-NO_x axial swirl burner (LNASB), aimed at mitigating slagging in a 600-MWe boiler burning bituminous coal. The new design is referred to as improved low-NO_x axial swirl burner (ILNASB). This paper describes investigations of the influence of swirl burner structure on the gas/particle flow characteristics using a three-dimensional particle-dynamics anemometer. In comparing results from both ILNASB and LNASB, a central recirculation zone is seen to form in the region x/d = 0.1–0.3 within the ILNASB. This zone had shifted from the region between primary and secondary air in LNASB to a region between inner and outer secondary air. In the vicinity of the burner outlet, particle volume flux is reduced significantly in the central recirculation zone. In contrast, this flux is high near the central axis in ILNASB, thus concentrating a great fraction of pulverized coal near the central axis. Form the study, the gas/particle flow characteristics of the ILNASB show that the improved burner has the ability to ease slagging and reduce NO_x emissions.     

Experimental study of industrial gas turbine flames including quantification of pressure influence on flow field,fuel/air premixing and flame shape

A commercial swirl burner for industrial gas turbine combustors was equipped with an optically accessible combustion chamber and installed in a high-pressure test-rig. Several premixed natural gas/air flames at pressures between 3 and 6 bar and thermal powers of up to 1 MW were studied by using a variety of measurement techniques. These include particle image velocimetry (PIV) for the investigation of the flow field, one-dimensional laser Raman scattering for the determination of the joint probability density functions of major species concentrations, mixture fraction and temperature, planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF) of OH for the visualization of the flame front, chemiluminescence measurements of OH^* for determining the lift-off height and size of the flame and acoustic recordings. The results give insights into important flame properties like the flow field structure, the premixing quality and the turbulence–flame interaction as well as their dependency on operating parameters like pressure, inflow velocity and equivalence ratio. The 1D Raman measurements yielded information about the gradients and variation of the mixture fraction and the quality of the fuel/air mixing, as well as the reaction progress. The OH PLIF images showed that the flame was located between the inflow of fresh gas and the recirculated combustion products. The flame front structures varied significantly with Reynolds number from wrinkled flame fronts to fragmented and strongly corrugated flame fronts. All results are combined in one database that can be used for the validation of numerical simulations.