Conceptual design of a high-efficiency absorption cooling cycle

The search for high-efficiency, gas-fired cooling cycles has led to the development of dual-loop absorption machines with cooling coefficients of performance (COPs) in the 1.2 to 1.7 range. This increased performance may call for high generator temperatures, new working fluids or new materials of construction. In most cases, two different sets of working fluids are required. The conceptual design presented here is aimed at obtaining high efficiencies with relatively low temperatures, employing only one set of fluids. The concept consists of two loops coupled in a configuration aimed at minimizing the loss of thermodynamic availability incurred when transferring refrigerant between the loops. The working fluid pair is a solution of lithium bromide-water. The calculated COPs are of the order of 1.8. The cycle relies on an elaborate evaporator-absorber combination. The paper presents the conceptual design, the critical assumptions, and the performance calculations for the concept.     

Continuous formation of slurry ice by cooling water–oil emulsion in a tube

Water-silicone oil emulsion with an additive, (C₂H₅O)₃SiC₃H₆NH₂, was examined as a heat storage material. A spiral tube used as a heat exchanger was immersed in a low temperature bath and the emulsion was circulated in the tube to make ice continuously. Ice was separated from the ice–liquid suspension in an outlet tank. The amount of formed ice, the temperatures of the inlet and the outlet of the heat exchanger, and the temperatures in the tube wall were measured and the overall heat transfer coefficient and the heat flux through the tube were calculated. Experiments were carried out, varying the flow rate, the temperature of cooling brine, and the thickness of tube wall. The condition under which slurry ice was formed continuously without adhesion of ice to the cooling wall was clarified. Though decrease in the thermal resistance of the tube increased the rate of ice formation or raised the brine temperature, it narrowed the range of the flow rate and of the brine temperature in which slurry ice was formed continuously.     

Calculation methods for comparing the performance of pure and mixed working fluids in heat pump applications

Three methods for comparing cycle performance of working fluids, pure as well as non-azeotropic mixtures, are investigated for two applications and for two mixture pairs, HCFC22-CFC114 and HCFC22-HCFC142b, and their pure components. The methods differ in the way of calculating the heat exchange processes. They assume, respectively, equal minimum approach temperatures, equal mean temperature differences and equal heat transfer areas. Changes of coefficient of performance (COP) with composition are explained for all methods. It is shown that transport properties must be taken into account when making rigorous comparisons between working fluids. To predict the relations between fluids with high accuracy, one must use the method with equal heat transfer areas. By the method with equal mean temperature differences, the COP can be estimated with the same accuracy for mixtures as for pure fluids, and can be used for rough estimations of the COP level with different fluids. The method of equal minimum approach temperatures should be avoided for non-azeotropic mixtures.     

双参数Bézier曲线的升二次扩展

本文以二次Bernstein基函数为例,首次提出了含双参数基函数的新扩展——αβQ—Bern-stein基函数,此类基函数具有新的特点,即基函数的扩展次数一次性升高两次,且包含了二次多项式和带一个参数的三次多项式基函数的所有性质。基于这组基函数定义了αβQ—Bézier曲线,该曲线也含有参数,具有形状可调性,当α与β取某些值时曲线能达到C4连续或在某个端点处C0连续。最后与含两个参数的升一次Bézier曲线进行比较,该曲线具有调节范围广、灵活性更强的优势。     

三次Bézier曲线的α扩展

利用一个对称的调配函数,结合NURBS曲线中权的思想,在曲线控制顶点处引进调配参数,将三次Bézier曲线进行扩展,得到的新曲线比原来的曲线有更强的描述能力,并且包含了原曲线形式。讨论了扩展曲线的基表示及曲线的性质,调配参数可以用来控制曲线的局部形状,特别适用于自由曲线曲面的设计,在CAD/CAM中具有很好的应用前景。     

带有给定切线多边形的G2连续Bézier闭曲线

描述了一种与给定多边形相切的五次Bézier曲线的算法。在算法中,所有的五次Bézier曲线的控制点可以通过对多边形的顶点简单计算产生。所构造的曲线对多边形具有保形性,曲线可以局部修改,最后给出了一个算例。     

融合多向学习的混沌麻雀搜索算法

对于原始麻雀搜索算法（SSA）在迭代过程中表现出的种群多样性减小,易陷入局部最优等问题,提出一种融合多向学习的混沌麻雀搜索算法（MSSA）。利用Hénon混沌映射初始化种群,增加麻雀种群的多样性,扩大可行解的搜索范围,为全局寻优奠定基础;采用多向学习策略增加麻雀跟随者探索未知领域的机会,平衡算法的局部开发性能和全局搜索能力;当算法陷入局部最优时,引用遗传算法中的变异策略依据动态的变异概率对当前最优个体进行扰动变异;将MSSA算法应用到无线传感器网络节点覆盖优化问题。数值实验结果与Wilcoxon秩和检验结果均表明MSSA算法在收敛精度与收敛速度等方面具有更明显的优势。     

采用变回水温度控制策略的空气源热泵空调系统研究

为了提高空气源热泵空调系统运行性能,研究了一套采用变回水温度控制策略的空气源热泵机组的制冷性能。实验研究表明,变回水温度工况可满足室内冷负荷需求。与传统采用定12℃回水温度的空气源热泵空调系统相比,COP更高,耗电量更小,是一种高效节能的空气源热泵空调系统控制方法。此外,所建立的Dymola模型从理论上验证了实验结果,在此基础上模拟实际空调系统的能耗,模拟结果表明,COP由3.99提高至4.39,提高了10%。     

A Novel Contour Tracing Algorithm for Object Shape Reconstruction Using Parametric Curves

Parametric curves such as Bézier and B-splines, originally developed for the design of automobile bodies, are now also used in image processing and computer vision. For example, reconstructing an object shape in an image, including different translations, scales, and orientations, can be performed using these parametric curves. For this, Bézier and B-spline curves can be generated using a point set that belongs to the outer boundary of the object. The resulting object shape can be used in computer vision fields, such as searching and segmentation methods and training machine learning algorithms. The prerequisite for reconstructing the shape with parametric curves is to obtain sequentially the points in the point set. In this study, a novel algorithm has been developed that sequentially obtains the pixel locations constituting the outer boundary of the object. The proposed algorithm, unlike the methods in the literature, is implemented using a filter containing weights and an outer circle surrounding the object. In a binary format image, the starting point of the tracing is determined using the outer circle, and the next tracing movement and the pixel to be labeled as the boundary point is found by the filter weights. Then, control points that define the curve shape are selected by reducing the number of sequential points. Thus, the Bézier and B-spline curve equations describing the shape are obtained using these points. In addition, different translations, scales, and rotations of the object shape are easily provided by changing the positions of the control points. It has also been shown that the missing part of the object can be completed thanks to the parametric curves.     

四次C-Bézier曲线的拼接技术研究

为了解决造型设计中复杂曲线难以用单一曲线来表示的问题,研究了一种带形状参数的四次C-Bézier曲线的光滑拼接技术.在对四次C-Bézier曲线基函数及其端点性质分析的基础上,给出了两相邻四次C-Bézier曲线间G1、G2和C1、C2的光滑拼接的充要条件,同时还给出了两相邻四次C-Bézier曲线间光滑拼接的基本步骤和几何造型实例.实例结果表明,所提方法简单有效、易实现,极大地增强了四次C-Bézier曲线表达复杂曲线的能力,可广泛地应用于各种CG/CAD/CAID/CAM造型系统中.