The impact of atmospheric stability on the near‐surface wind over sea in storm conditions

We study the influence of boundary layer stability on the near‐surface wind speed, especially for high‐wind conditions. An analysis of the wind speed ratio between two vertical levels observed at tall masts in the North Sea and The Netherlands demonstrates that over sea non‐neutral conditions commonly occur, even when the 10 m wind speed is 7 Bft or higher (at least 13.9 ms^?1). Over land, stability conditions are always close to neutral for these strong wind conditions. This is because over land, large vertical temperature differences are rare in these conditions. An analysis of 30 years of station data shows that even in storm conditions the ratio of the 10 m wind speed between sea and land depends systematically on the difference between the air temperature and the sea surface temperature. The observational results are reproduced by HARMONIE, a state‐of‐the‐art Numerical Weather Prediction model, although the impact of stability is smaller than in the observations. A model sensitivity analysis for a severe storm shows that the near‐surface wind speed over sea can vary by 10% depending on the difference between the air temperature and the sea surface temperature. The results presented in this study indicate that even in conditions that are usually classified as ‘(near) neutral’, small variations in stability may have a significant impact on the wind profile. They also indicate that for high wind speeds, the sea‐to‐land wind speed ratio is dominated by the stability over sea as in these conditions the stability over land is close to neutral. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Frictional contact problem between a functionally graded magnetoelectroelastic layer and a rigid conducting flat punch with frictional heat generation

In this study, we consider the frictional sliding contact problem between a functionally graded magnetoelectroelastic (MEE) layer resting on a perfectly insulated rigid half plane and a perfectly conducting rigid flat punch with frictional heat generation. The punch is subjected to magnetoelectromechanical loads. The graded layer is modeled as a nonhomogeneous medium with a transversely isotropic stress–strain law and an exponential variation of the magnetoelectrothermoelastic properties along the thickness direction. Neglecting inertia effects and assuming a constant friction coefficient, the solution is obtained within the framework of steady-state plane magnetoelectrothermoelasticity under plane strain conditions. The heat equation is first solved using Fourier transform to yield the temperature field in the layer which is then substituted in the MEE governing equations. These equations are solved analytically using the same transform leading to three coupled Cauchy-type singular integral equations in which the main unknowns are the normal contact stress, the electric displacement, and the magnetic induction. These equations are then solved numerically to obtain the distributions of the normal contact stress, electric displacement, and magnetic induction at the surface of the graded medium. The main objective of this paper is to study the effect of the nonhomogeneity parameter; the friction coefficient; and the elastic, electric, and magnetic coefficients on the surface contact pressure, electric displacement, and magnetic induction distributions for the case of flat punch profile.     

太阳能烟囱发电系统非稳态传热问题及性能分析

建立了包含蓄热层的太阳能烟囱发电系统非稳态传热数学模型,研究了集热系统特性和蓄热层的增温效应,结果表明:蓄热层表面温度、气流温度、集热棚板温度相互影响,随时间有较大波动;气流温升主要发生在气流入口至集热棚半径1/3处,蓄热层表面温度沿径向逐渐升高,在集热棚出口段有明显下降;集热棚板、蓄热层底部及四周是系统热量损失的主要地方;系统运行非稳定期,在没有太阳辐射时,深层蓄热层不参与向气流放热过程,而是继续从浅层蓄热层吸热,浅层蓄热层贮存的热量并不全向气流传递。系统运行平稳期,蓄热层底层的温度趋于定值;理论发电功率的变化趋势与气流温度随时间变化趋势一致。     

氦气流动特性的初步研究

使用计算流体力学方法,模拟了圆管内流动、圆柱绕流、孤立翼型、叶栅当量扩压器、平面叶栅,在氦气和空气两种工质下典型流场的流动。结果发现:在低马赫数下,雷诺数相同时,氦气和空气流场具有较大的相似性;氦气的运动粘性系数较大,其附面层发展较快,流速大,容易发生边界层分离;与空气相比,氦气总压损失系数大。由此得到启示:对于高温气冷堆氦气压气机的设计,要充分考虑氦气雷诺数小、流速大、容易发生分离的流动特性。并且给出了氦气流动特性的基本数据,可供进一步研究和工程使用。     

用可调卫燃带改善燃煤锅炉低负荷燃烧效率

分析了现有燃煤锅炉低负荷运行时燃烧效率偏低的原因,提出了可调卫燃带的概念及模型。指出在低负荷运行时可调卫燃带提高燃烧效率的机理在于能在炉内构建一合理的温度场;介绍了低负荷运行时可调卫燃带对炉内温度场及燃烧率影响的模拟试验结果,试验表明：可调卫燃带对改善锅炉低负荷时炉内温度分布及提高燃烧效率具有十分明显的效果,图8参6     

Pore network modeling of fibrous gas diffusion layers for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

A pore network model of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell is developed and validated. The model idealizes the GDL as a regular cubic network of pore bodies and pore throats following respective size distributions. Geometric parameters of the pore network model are calibrated with respect to porosimetry and gas permeability measurements for two common GDL materials and the model is subsequently used to compute the pore-scale distribution of water and gas under drainage conditions using an invasion percolation algorithm. From this information, the relative permeability of water and gas and the effective gas diffusivity are computed as functions of water saturation using resistor-network theory. Comparison of the model predictions with those obtained from constitutive relationships commonly used in current PEMFC models indicates that the latter may significantly overestimate the gas phase transport properties. Alternative relationships are suggested that better match the pore network model results. The pore network model is also used to calculate the limiting current in a PEMFC under operating conditions for which transport through the GDL dominates mass transfer resistance. The results suggest that a dry GDL does not limit the performance of a PEMFC, but it may become a significant source of concentration polarization as the GDL becomes increasingly saturated with water.     

Lessons from Rotor 37

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Effect of the micro porous layer design on the dynamic performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell

The mass transport characteristics of a gas diffusion layer (GDL) predominantly affect the performance of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. However, studies examining the transient response related to the GDL are insufficient, although the dynamic behavior of a PEM fuel cell is an important issue. In this study, the effects of the design of a micro porous layer (MPL) on the transient response of a PEM fuel cell are investigated. The MPL slurry density and multiple functional layers are treated as the variable design parameter. The results show that the transient response is determined by the capillary pressure gradient through the GDL. The trade-off relation for the PEM fuel cell performance under low and high humidity conditions due to the hydrophobic GDL is mitigated by designing a reverse capillary pressure gradient in the MPL.     

Influence of compressive stress on the pore structure of carbon cloth based gas diffusion layer investigated by capillary flow porometry

Gas diffusion layer (GDL) is subjected to compressive stress at high temperature along with polymer electrolyte membrane in the fabrication process and in assembling the fuel cell stacks. Compressive stress decreases the thickness of GDL, electrical conductivity, permeability, and affects the pores. Carbon cloth based GDL withstands higher strain level when compared to carbon paper and the pore structure is also disrupted to a greater extent in cloth based GDL. In the present paper, we have addressed the effects of stress on pore structure of cloth based GDL. An optimum GDL must offer low mass transport resistance in an operating PEM fuel cell. The pore size analysis of pristine GDL and GDLs pressed at different pressure levels (200, 600 & 1000 kg cm⁻²) and their characteristics are evaluated using capillary flow porometry. The compressive stress affects the three types of pores in GDL called bubble point pore, mean flow pore and smallest pore. The change in electrical resistance, wetting behavior and surface morphology is also examined as a function of compressive stress. The fuel cell performances using these GDLs pressed at different compressive stresses are also evaluated and presented. The highest PEMFC performance is achieved at a compressive stress of 200 kg cm⁻², which could be attributed to the combined effect of reduced ohmic resistance and optimized pore structure. The order of increasing performance in terms of current density is observed to be j₂₀₀ > j_Pristine > j₆₀₀ > j₁₀₀₀ at 0.15 V. The thicknesses and pore sizes of custom made GDL for optimum fuel cell performance are recommended.     

柴油机颗粒捕集器内颗粒沉积结构的实验研究

基于可视化单通道实验系统,采用激光位移测量方法,对柴油机颗粒在陶瓷捕集器内的沉积过程进行了在线测量.研究结果发现,颗粒沉积过程分为4个阶段:深床期、长树期、搭桥期和颗粒层期;颗粒层厚度的增加在长树期迅速增长,而后在颗粒层期呈缓慢增加的趋势.颗粒层过滤期颗粒层的孔隙结构受过滤速度的影响,过滤速度增大,颗粒层的渗透系数和孔隙率减小,形成的颗粒层致密.实验结果证实了当Pe<1时,渗透系数和孔隙率随Pe的增大而减小,且变化显著;当Pe>1时,渗透系数和孔隙率随Pe数的变化趋于平坦.