Transient flow in natural gas pipeline – The effect of pipeline thermal model

One-dimensional, nonisothermal gas flow model was solved to simulate the slow and fast fluid transients, such as those typically found in high-pressure gas transmission pipelines. The results of the simulation were used to understand the effect of different pipeline thermal models on the flow rate, pressure and temperature in the pipeline. It was found that simplified flow model with steady-state heat transfer term overestimates the amplitude of the temperature fluctuations in the pipeline. This result indicated that unsteady heat transfer model with the effect of heat accumulation in the surroundings of the pipeline should be used to calculate the gas parameters at locations of interest within high-pressure gas transmission pipelines.     

Heat transfer in a gas mixture between parallel plates

The one-dimensional steady-state heat flux and the temperature distribution in a rarefied gas mixture between two parallel plates with different temperatures are studied using the kinetic theory. The Boltzmann equation is solved by the projection method assuming that the gas consists of elastic hard spheres and the reflection from the surfaces is diffuse. The flow features are analyzed for a wide range of the Knudsen number. The molecular numerical densities of the components, the total temperature of the mixture, and the mixture heat flux are obtained. The behavior of the distribution functions for the components is discussed. A comparison with other authors’ results shows that the accuracy of the given method is good.     

基于微观方法对液态铝泡沫宏观析液过程的数值模拟研究

通过微元管内流动模型,研究了液态金属熔体泡沫体内单条Plateau边界内析液过程中的速度场.分析了不同Newton表面粘度,即不同的气液界面运动能力(无量纲参数M)下,Plateau边界内速度的分布.结果显示:在相同的气液界面运动能力和曲率半径条件下,泡沫体内固壁处Plateau边界内速度约是内部Plateau边界内速度的6～8倍,从而解释了不同容器内泡沫体析液速率的差异现象;发现M存在1个临界值,在此值的两边,液膜厚度与曲率半径的比值对Plateau边界内速度的影响呈现出相反的趋势.结合多尺度方法,进而利用微观计算结果建立了泡沫体的整体宏观析液模型,将模型计算结果和经典析液方程计算结果及实验值作了比较,结果表明:该文模型计算结果与实验值在泡沫层上部、中部吻合较好,M值和气泡大小对析液过程有显著影响.     

Numerical study of a mathematical model of a catalytic fuel processor with cocurrent oxidation and conversion flows

The results are presented of the numerical study of a mathematical model in the form of a nonlinear boundary value problem describing the stationary regimes in a catalytic fuel processor. We study a two-dimensional model for the endoblock, with the longitudinal heat and mass transfer by the gas and the transversal heat conductivity along the catalyst in the two-temperature approximation. For the exochannel, a model is considered with the longitudinal heat and mass transfer by the gas flow and the longitudinal heat transfer along the catalytic wall. These two blocks are related to each other through the equality of the temperature and heat flux on the boundary. The results obtained are in good agreement with experimental data.     

Collapse criteria of foam cells under various loading

Recently porous materials are widely used in civil and mechanical engineering. In particular, such porous materials as metal and polymer foams have applications in lightweight structures. From mechanics point of view foams can demonstrate unusual behavior such as strain localization related to foam cells buckling under certain loads. The aim of this work is the elaboration of the model of foam material taking into account the cell collapse. We consider the cell collapse initiation during the elastic instability and its further evolution under loading. The geometrical structure of foam is generated with the use of the Voronoi algorithm. Based on stochastic distributions of cells we create various geometrical models of foams. The influence of the cell volume, wall thicknesses and material properties of the foam material on critical loads is obtained. The calculations are performed with the use of Abaqus CAD/CAE system. (© 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

一种新的变域传热问题的边界条件

回顾古典热传导方程建立的假设条件的基础上,分析了热层材料由于表面烧蚀而引起的传热区域内部的热漏现象.基于能量守恒原理,利用有限元分析法推导出变域热传导方程,并得到了热漏函数的表达式,提出了变域传热问题边界条件的改进形式.为了检验这种边界条件的合理性,利用Crank-Nicholson法对此数学模型进行空间和时间离散化,并进行了数值仿真求解.仿真结果证实,基于边界条件改进形式的数学模型使计算更方便,结果更符合实际,从而为工程应用提供理论分析的依据.同时,该数学模型也为研究动边界发汗冷却控制问题奠定了理论研究的基础.     

比热容非常值对高超声速平板边界层稳定性的影响

在高超声速条件下,边界层中气体的温度可能很高,以致气体的比热容不再是常数而与温度有关．这时边界层中的流动稳定性如何是值得研究的问题．采用线性稳定性理论,考虑比热容与温度有关时高超声速可压缩平板边界层的稳定性,并与假定比热容为常值的情况作比较,发现对第一模态和第二模态波的中性曲线、最大增长率都有影响．因此,在高超声速情况下,比热容随温度变化是研究边界层稳定性时必须考虑的一个因素．     

矩形微通道热沉内单相稳态层流流体的流动与传热分析

采用解析方法分析了矩形微通道热沉内单相稳态层流流体的流动与传热．基于y方向流速和导热不变的假设,建立流体在矩形微通道内流动的流速方程和传热的温度方程,进而推导出Nusselt数和Poiseuille数的理论表达式．通过计算结果可以看出,推导的Nusselt数和Poiseuille数的解析解与其他文献的结果吻合较好,而且当宽高比趋于无穷大时,Nusselt数和Poiseuille数分别趋近于8.235和96,这与其他文献结果完全相同．在Reynolds数相同时,摩擦因数随着宽高比的增加而增加,而在相同宽高比时,摩擦因数随Reynolds数的增加而减小．     

Stability of liquid films adjacent to compressible streams

An analysis is presented for the linear stability of a liquid film, adjacent to a compressible viscous gas stream. The analysis is valid for all wavelengths and liquid Reynolds numbers. The pressure and shear perturbations exerted by the gas on the liquid are calculated, using a gas model which takes into account the gas viscosity, velocity profile, and heat transfer. The results show that an inviscid, uniform stream model for the gas is inadequate unless the disturbed boundary layer is very thin. Although the present linear analysis is in fairly good agreement with the experimental observations for subsonic flow, it does not predict the observed wavelengths and wave speeds for supersonic flow.     

柔性圆柱形微管道内的电动流动及传热研究

研究了在纯压力驱动下,流体通过壁面带有某种电荷的聚电解质层（PEL）的微管道，即柔性微管道的电动流动和热传输特性.基于先前得到的电势和速度的解析解以及流向势的数值解,在热充分发展的情况下, 假设壁面热流恒定,利用有限差分法求解了包括黏性耗散和Joule(焦耳)热影响下的能量方程，获得了无量纲温度数值解.通过数值计算，给出了相关的无量纲参数对速度、温度以及Nusselt(努赛尔)数的影响.研究表明,当其他参数固定时,无量纲速度和温度随着无量纲聚电解质层厚度d的增大而减小,随着聚电解质层中等效双电层厚度与双电层厚度之比K_λ的增大而增大；Nusselt数随着Joule热系数S的增大而减小,随无量纲聚电解质层厚度d的增大而减小,随着K_λ的增大而增大.     

Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer for Cooling of Photovoltaic Cells

Photovoltaic cells are devices which convert solar radiation directly into electricity. However, solar radiation increases the photovoltaic cells temperature [1] [2]. The temperature has an influence on the degradation of the cell efficiency and the lifetime of a PV cell. This work reports on a cooling water technique for cells, whereby the cooling system was placed at the front surface of the cells to dissipate away excess heat and to block unwanted radiation. Using water as a cooling medium for the cells, the overheating of closed panel is greatly reduced without prejudicing luminosity and water acts as a filter to remove a portion of solar spectrum in the infrared band but allows transmission of the visible spectrum most useful for the PV operation. The aims of this study are to develop a 3D thermal model to simulate the cooling and heat transfer in Photovoltaic panel and recommend a cooling technique for the PV panel. In order to have a good estimation for the temperature distribution, the three-dimensional flow and heat transfer across the cooling block is investigated numerically by solving the continuity, momentum and energy equations using FLUENT. The second objective of this work is to study the influence of the geometrical dimensions of the panel, water mass flow rate and water inlet temperature on the flow distribution and the solar panel temperature. The results obtained by the model are compared with experimental results from testing the prototype of the cooling device. (© 2014 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Normalized Dynamic Characterization and Application of Multiple Heat Storage Materials Based on Standard Thermal Resistance北大核心CSCD

基于标准热阻和能量流法,推导出储热材料与换热流体的瞬态换热热阻,通过类比电路分析法,获得了储热-换热过程的瞬态热量流模型及动态响应时间常数。进一步引入节点温度,重新定义换热热阻,获得了储热与换热过程耦合的三阶电路瞬态热量流模型,求解得到了加热、储热和释热三类时间常数,可用于协同表征储热材料中储热与释热的快慢程度,从而实现了多类储热材料的归一化动态表征。通过数值模拟验证与应用对比分析,发现基于多时间常数的归一化动态模型用于表征储热材料的动态特性是可行的,可直接对不同换热、储热材料进行对比分析。案例分析发现与固体储热材料换热时,液态金属的动态换热能力优于熔融盐,而相比于水蒸气和CO₂,空气与陶瓷材料换热能更快达到稳态。     

Heat Flow on Alexandrov Spaces

We prove that on compact Alexandrov spaces with curvature bounded below the gradient flow of the Dirichlet energy in the \begin{align*}L^2\end{align*}‐space produces the same evolution as the gradient flow of the relative entropy in the \begin{align*}L^2\end{align*}‐Wasserstein space. This means that the heat flow is well‐defined by either one of the two gradient flows. Combining properties of these flows, we are able to deduce the Lipschitz continuity of the heat kernel as well as Bakry‐Émery gradient estimates and the \begin{align*}\Gamma_2\end{align*}‐condition. Our identification is established by purely metric means, unlike preceding results relying on PDE techniques. Our approach generalizes to the case of heat flow with drift. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Thermo-mechanically coupled modelling of cellular MgO-C refractories under thermal shock

Refractory materials such as magnesium oxide carbon (MgO-C) composites are used in the steel-making industry for furnaces, ladles or oxygen converters. A new class of composites are cellular MgO-C materials, consisting of carbon foams filled with magnesium oxide and inclusions of gas filled pores. Cellular MgO-C composites have the advantage of significantly improving the thermo-mechanical properties [1]. This contribution focuses on the FEM implementation of a fully coupled thermo-mechanical continuum model. It is based on the theory of porous media (TPM) restricted by a kinematic coupling of the displacement field of all constituents. (© 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Heat transfer enhancement for boundary layer flow over a wedge by the use of electric fields

The effect of an electric field is investigated for heat transfer properties in a laminar, incompressible, non-isothermal boundary layer gas flow over a wedge. The governing boundary layer equations are reduced to an ordinary differential equation system using similarity transformations. The reduced equations are solved numerically for different values of electric and flow field parameters characterizing the ratio of electric force to fluid inertia force, Joule heating and ion kinetic work. For specific electric field function forms, leading to similarity solutions, velocity boundary layers are observed to become thinner and heat transfer properties are shown to be enhanced near the wall. The level of enhancement is controlled by the electric body force with additional effects of Joule heating and ion kinetic work on the bulk flow. The effects of low and high Prandtl numbers are also demonstrated. Heat transfer enhancement is observed to increase with increasing Prandtl number.     

An advanced dynamic process model for industrial horizontal anode baking furnace

The global aluminum industry is facing new challenges due to new technological developments. Carbon anodes, consisting of mainly petroleum coke and coal tar pitch, are used in the electrolytic production of aluminum. High amperage utilization in the electrolytic cells with the objective of increasing production requires high quality carbon anodes. The anode quality depends both on raw material quality, anode recipe as well as forming and baking conditions of anode manufacturing process. The cost of the baking process constitutes 15 to 25% of the total aluminum production cost [1]. The industrial challenge is to produce better quality anodes consuming less energy, and reducing environmental emissions.A transient two dimensional (2D⁺) process model for horizontal anode baking furnace was developed during this study. The main objective was to develop an efficient furnace model with low computation load and time, using the transient Finite Difference Method and simplified furnace geometry. The model represents several phenomena involved during the anode baking process such as heat transfer (convection, radiation and conduction), fuel combustion, volatile matter (tar, methane and hydrogen) generation and combustion, air infiltration and energy loss to the atmosphere from the walls, the top of the furnace and the foundation. The model was developed using two coupled sub-models; the first one describes the thermal conduction through the solid materials (brick refractory wall, packing coke and anode block) as well as the volatile release, and the second one describes the gas flow, heat and mass transfer as well as the combustion of fuel and volatiles in the flue. Compared to the existing process models (where the gas flow in flue is assumed as unidirectional along the horizontal furnace direction), the present model also considers the gas flow in vertical direction and uses four vertical planes per pit section to predict the temperature of the solids. The model predicts 2D temperature distribution within the flue gas (xy plane) and the pit solid materials (yz plane) allowing then the prediction of the pseudo tridimensional distribution of the solid temperature. This model is a useful tool for the continuous monitoring of anode temperature and studying of the horizontal anode baking furnace behaviour. The effect of any change in operational parameters and the energy consumption on the furnace operation can be predicted.     

电渗流中传热传质过程与熵的分析

在壁面存在恒定热通量条件下,分析微通道内电渗流中传热传质过程与熵的生成.建立数值计算模型,分别采用Poisson-Boltzmann方程、Navier-Stokes方程、Nernst-Planck方程和能量方程来描述微通道内双电层电势、流场、离子浓度和温度的分布情况.引入熵产生,进一步研究不同流动参数对流体传热过程的作用,讨论不同流动参数下各热效应的变化规律,并具体分析热效应参数对流体总熵增加及各部分热效应对总熵比重的影响.结果表明,动电参数与Joule(焦耳)热系数的增大会使得传热性能减弱,动电参数对传热性能影响更为明显;流体的总熵为动电参数、传质系数和质量弥散系数的增函数.     

Permeability Studies on Soft Open‐Cell Foams

The behaviour of fluid‐saturated solid foams can be very well described using multiphasic continuum mechanical models [4]. Concerning permeable soft foams, like e. g. gas‐filled open‐cell polyurethane (PU) foams, the transient compressive response is strongly influenced by the outstreaming pore‐fluid. Following this, it is the objective of the present contribution to point out the macroscopic permeability properties of soft foams including non‐linear phenomena influenced by the pore space deformation at varying flow rates. In particular, based on experimental investigations, an appropriate constitutive setting is presented considering the dependency of the permeability on the deformation state and on the seepage velocity in the sense of a modified Forchheimer ansatz. The constitutive equations are embedded into the macroscopic Theory of Porous Media (TPM), where the numerical treatment of the strongly coupled problem can effciently be performed with the finite element method (FEM). Finally, a numerical example shows the applicability of the presented approach.     

Heat and mass transfer in liquid desiccant air-conditioning process at low flow conditions

This paper investigates the transient heat and mass transfer in liquid desiccant air-conditioning process at low flow conditions. Using local volumetric average approach, one-dimensional non-equilibrium heat and mass transfer models are developed to describe the humid air and liquid desiccant interaction at counter flow configuration. Using triethylene glycol solution as desiccant, some experimental studies are completed. Experimental results are used to justify the numerical models. Numerical results are then obtained to demonstrate process characteristics. The models include a transient desiccant flow model for initial liquid desiccant building-up process, empirical wetted specific surface ratio for mass transfer, and heat and mass transfer coefficients. The objective of this research is to develop a process analytical tool for liquid desiccant air-conditioner design.