Optimum step length selection rule in modified HL–RF method for structural reliability

This paper presents the implementation concepts of a step length selection rule in a modified Hasofer-Lind and Rackwitz-Fiessler (HL–RF) method in order to improve its performance. Several step length selection rules in the context of structural reliability were studied and implemented in order to make the modified HL–RF method more robust and efficient. It has been demonstrated that a variant of Goldstein's rule, which is popularly known as the Armijo rule, is one of the most efficient step length selection rules. It is observed in this study that a proper step length selection rule will not only make the algorithm more robust but also improves the other parameters such as efficiency, capacity, etc. An iterative procedure, which enables systematic implementation into a computer program has been given. Several case studies have been taken from the literature to demonstrate and validate the proposed algorithm. A general-purpose software has been developed to solve a variety of structural reliability problems including those, which are complex and non-linear. In addition, non-normal distributions, such as lognormal, extreme value distributions, etc., are incorporated in this software.     

Numerical investigation of gelled crude oil particle melting in water for hydrogen production

This paper describes a numerical analysis of the melting process of gelled crude oil in water for hydrogen production. The melting characteristics of crude oil particles are analyzed, and the influence of flow velocity, particle radius, and hot water temperature on the melting process is discussed. The results indicate that the melting rate on the surface of the crude oil is different, the oil particles do not melt concentrically, and the monitoring points and rate of increase in temperature are not substantially affected by the phase change interval. The flow rate and particle radius are found to have a significant influence on the phase distribution of the oil droplets, but changes in water temperature have little effect. After validating a model of the melting process, we investigate the influence of oil particle size, water temperature, flow rate, and oil temperature. It is found that increases in water temperature and flow rate, or a decrease in oil particle size, tend to reduce the melting time.     

掺气坎后水流掺气浓度分布及掺气保护长度试验研究

在掺气减蚀研究中,掺气设施的掺气保护长度是检验掺气减蚀效果的重要指标,而水流掺气浓度及其分布将决定掺气保护长度。通过反弧段泄槽模型试验,研究了不同流量、不同挑坎高度时掺气浓度与掺气保护长度的变化规律。结果表明,掺气坎后水流掺气浓度沿程分布规律为先增大后减小,而在断面上的分布规律为由水流表面到水流底部逐渐减小;泄槽反弧段与泄槽直段及不同水深处掺气浓度的沿程衰减率不同;在其他条件不变时,掺气浓度与流量大小成反比,与挑坎高度成正比;掺气有效保护长度随流量增大而减小,随掺气坎高的增大而增大。     

钢卷尺和派尺校准装置的研制

本次对现有的十米激光测长机进行改造,利用十米激光测长机原有平台,使用高精度激光干涉仪作为检定标准器,取代专用钢卷尺检定台和标准钢卷尺,再加装瞄准用的40倍USB测量显微镜,这样可以很大程度上节省检定装置的成本,并且具有更高的检定精度和更大的测量范围。     

Flow and Heat Transfer Phenomena around an Equilateral Triangular Bluff Body: Effect of Wall Confinement

This paper focuses on the effects of wall confinements (or blockage ratios) on the flow and heat transfer characteristics around a long equilateral triangular bluff body placed in a horizontal channel for Reynolds number (Re) range 1 to 80 and blockage ratio range 0.1 to 0.5 for air as the working fluid. The governing continuity, Navier–Stokes and energy equations along with appropriate boundary conditions are solved by using a finite volume method‐based commercial solver Ansys Fluent. The total drag coefficient decreases with an increasing value of Re for a fixed value of the blockage ratio; however, it increases with an increasing value of the blockage ratio for a fixed value of Re due to the fact that the channel walls exert an extra retardation force on the obstacle. The onset of flow separation is delayed as the value of the blockage ratio increases. The critical Re (i.e., the transition to a time‐periodic regime) exists between 45 and 46, 46 and 47, 58 and 59, and 79 and 80 for the blockage ratios of 0.1, 0.125, 0.25, and 0.5, respectively. The simple correlations for wake length, total drag coefficient, and average obstacle Nusselt number are obtained for the range of conditions covered.     

二乙醚-空气预混合气层流燃烧速率测定

在定容燃烧弹内利用高速纹影摄像法系统地研究了不同初始压力、不同初始温度和不同燃空当量比下二乙醚-空气预混合气的层流燃烧特性。利用球形发展火焰分析得到了不同初始压力、不同初始温度和不同燃空当量比下二乙醚-空气预混合气的无拉伸层流火焰燃烧速率、马克斯坦长度等层流燃烧参数。研究结果表明:无拉伸层流火焰燃烧速率随初始温度的增加而增加,随初始压力的增加而降低;马克斯坦长度随着初始温度的增加而减小,随初始压力的增加而减小,随当量比的增加而减小,表明火焰前锋面不稳定性随初始温度和初始压力的增加而增加,随混合气浓度的增加而增加。基于试验数据获得了二乙醚-空气预混合气无拉伸层流燃烧速率的关系式。     

汽油/柴油掺混燃油两段喷射喷雾特性试验研究

基于定容燃烧弹与超高速数码相机搭建的LED-Mie散射喷雾试验台,研究了不同参数对柴油、汽油质量占比20%的柴汽混合油(记为G20)单段与两段喷射主喷液相喷雾特性的影响。结果表明,单段喷射喷雾贯穿距与喷雾锥角随喷射压力的增大而增大,G20喷雾贯穿距略小于柴油喷雾贯穿距,G20喷雾锥角略大于柴油喷雾锥角。将环境温度由300K升高到850K,喷雾贯穿距变小且喷雾很快达到稳定。冷态环境下(300K),两段喷射主喷喷雾贯穿距起始阶段与单段喷射喷雾贯穿距基本一致,但随着喷雾发展200μs左右后,两段喷射主喷喷雾贯穿距变得略小于单段喷射喷雾贯穿距。两段喷射主喷喷雾锥角略大于单段喷射喷雾锥角,预主喷间隔时间对喷雾锥角影响较小。     

环境气压对掺气设施空腔长度的影响分析

低气压环境下泄水建筑物空化空蚀风险增大,环境气压对掺气减蚀效果的影响程度是高海拔地区高坝水力设计时需重点关注的问题。采用CFD数值仿真方法,建立跌坎和挑坎两种不同体型的掺气设施模型,分析不同环境气压下的掺气设施的空腔长度,研究环境气压对高速水流掺气效果的影响。结果表明,环境气压越低,高速水流掺气空腔长度越小,掺气效果越弱,高海拔地区高速水流防蚀设计应合理考虑环境气压的影响程度。     

Heat transfer inside a horizontal channel with an open trapezoidal enclosure subjected to a heat source of different lengths

The heat transfer phenomena inside a horizontal channel with an open trapezoidal enclosure subjected to a heat source of different lengths was investigated numerically in the present work. The heat source is considered as a local heating element of varying length, which is embedded at the bottom wall of the enclosure and maintained at a constant temperature. The air flow enters the channel horizontally at a constant cold temperature and a fixed velocity. The other walls of the enclosure and the channel are kept thermally insulated. The flow is assumed laminar, incompressible, and two‐dimensional, whereas the fluid is considered Newtonian. The results are presented in the form of the contours of velocity, isotherms, and Nusselt numbers profiles for various values of the dimensionless heat source lengths (0.16 ≤ ε ≤ 1). while, both Prandtl and Reynolds numbers are kept constant at (Pr = 0.71) and (Re = 100), respectively. The results indicated that the distribution of the isotherms depends significantly on the length of the heat source. Also, it was noted that both the local and the average Nusselt numbers increase as the local heat source length increases. Moreover, the maximum temperature is located near the heat source location.     

Effect of CaO mineral change on coal ash melting characteristics

The change of mineral composition in ash and the effect of CaO on the melting characteristics of coal ash were studied by adding different contents of CaO to coal ash. At the same time, the Factsage thermodynamics software was used to simulate the mineral changes in the synthetic ash to support and verify the experimental results. The results show that with the increase of CaO content, the melting characteristic temperature of coal ash first decreases and then rises. After adding a certain amount of CaO, the quartz with higher melting point completely disappears, and the melting point of the coal ash reaches a minimum value. And with the increase of CaO content, the appearance of wollastonite and single crystal calcium oxide mineral makes the melting point of coal ash gradually increase. It can be seen from the phase diagram calculated by Factsage that as the CaO content increases, the corresponding position of the coal ash gradually moves from the hematite region to the calcareous region. And the phenomenon of low temperature eutectic occurs when the CaO content is 35%, which is consistent with the trend of temperature change of the melting characteristics. These phenomena all indicate that the change in the melting point of coal ash is nonlinear as the content of CaO minerals increases.