Mathematical modeling of a steam generator for sensor fault detection

A dynamic model for a nuclear power plant steam generator (vertical, preheated, U-tube recirculation-type) is formulated as a sixth-order nonlinear system. The model integrates nodal mass and energy balances for the primary water, the U-tube metal and the secondary water and steam. The downcomer flow is determined by a static balance of momentum. The mathematical system is solved using transient input data from the Philippsburg 2 (FRG) nuclear power plant. The results of the calculation are compared with actual measured values. The proposed model provides a low-cost tool for the automatic control and simulation of the steam generating process. The “parity-space” algorithm is used to demonstrate the applicability of the mathematical model for sensor fault detection and identification purposes. This technique provides a powerful means of generating temporal analytic redundancy between sensor signals. It demonstrates good detection rates of sensor errors using relatively few steps of scanning time and allows the reconfiguration of faulty signals.     

激光金属汽化汽离混合区状态参量的稳定性及其影响因素分析

在汽离混合区激光强度时空修正的基础上,近似求解了流体力学模型下的状态参数,找出了稳定状态参数的共同自洽参量,分析了自洽参量的取值方法,研究了相关参数对自洽参量的影响机制,结果发现:(1)汽离混合区内,状态参量的稳定性可用自洽参量的稳定性来表征;(2)当入射激光强度小于108W.cm-2时,自洽参量随入射激光强度变化相对较快,稳定性差;当激光强度大于108W.cm-2时,自洽参量随入射激光强度变化相对较慢,稳定性高;(3)汽离混合区各处的约化自洽参量随辐照激光的波长成变周期增加的变化,波长越长,约化自洽参量越大;(4)要使自洽参量稳定,纹波较小,宜采取短波激光辐照;(5)当蒸汽压强小于2.7×106Pa时,自洽参量随蒸汽压强成指数递减规律变化;当蒸汽压大于2.7×106Pa时,自洽参量与蒸汽压强之间没有对应关系.     

Numerical investigation of the effect of inlet condition on self‐excited oscillation of wet steam flow in a supersonic turbine cascade

Self‐excited oscillation can be induced due to the interaction between condensation process and local transonic condition in condensing flow, which is an important problem in wet steam turbine. With an Eulerian/Eulerian numerical model, the self‐excited oscillation of wet steam flow is investigated in a supersonic turbine cascade. Owing to supercritical heat addition to the subsonic flow in the convergent part of the cascade, the oscillation frequency decreases with increased inlet supercooling. Mass flow rate increases in the oscillating flow due to the greater supersaturation in condensation process, while the increase will be suppressed with the flow oscillation. Higher inlet supercooling leads to the fact that the condensation process moves upstream and the loss increases. Moreover, some predictions of oscillation effects on outflow angle and aerodynamic force are also presented. Finally, heterogeneous condensations with inlet wetness and periodic inlet conditions, as a result of the interference between stator and rotor, are discussed. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Hydrogen Production by Steam Reforming of Ethanol: A Two Step Process

A two-layer fixed-bed catalytic reactor for hydrogen production by steam reforming of ethanol is proposed. In this reactor ethanol is first converted to acetaldehyde over a Cu-based catalyst and then acetaldehyde is converted to a hydrogen-rich mixture over a Ni-based catalyst. It is shown that the use of such type of reactor prevents coke formation and provides hydrogen yields closed to equilibrium.     

甲醇制氢铜铝尖晶石缓释催化剂的研究—不同铜源合成的影响

以拟薄水铝石为铝源,氢氧化铜、乙酸铜和硝酸铜等为铜源,采用固相法合成Cu-Al尖晶石催化剂。采用TG-MS、XRD、H2-TPR、BET和XANES等表征技术,对合成过程、产物的物相、还原性质及表层结构进行研究,并考察了甲醇重整制氢的缓释催化性能。结果表明,三种铜源都得到尖晶石固溶体,其晶粒粒径相差不大,但其比表面积(25.4-65.9 m2/g)、孔容(0.213-0.434 cm3/g)、表面结构(Cu的分布)以及还原性能有明显的差别,从而导致不同的缓释催化行为。在甲醇重整反应过程中,铜铝缓释催化剂通过反应条件下还原释放活性铜物种而起催化作用。以氢氧化铜合成的催化剂活性高,反应稳定性好,反应后生成的Cu粒子最小(6.6 nm),其表现出优异的催化性能。     

花状微球NiO/CeO_2催化剂上乙醇水蒸气重整制氢研究

用水热法制备微米尺寸CeO2花状微球粉体,并通过浸渍/热分解法在该粉体上担载纳米尺寸的NiO颗粒,制得催化剂NiO/CeO2。对催化剂进行了XRD、SEM、XES和BET物性表征。经固定床反应器对催化剂的催化性能进行测试。装载1.0 g催化剂,液体处理量0.05 mL/min。结果表明,该方法合成的催化剂NiO/CeO2对低温乙醇水蒸气重整反应表现出较高的活性和稳定性。同时通过微量Cr、Zn、Cu的加入在低温区抑制了CO、CH4的生成,提高了H2的产率和催化剂的抗积炭能力。该催化剂连续稳定性测试达到2 000 h;进行反复起动稳定性测试12次后,未表现出失活特征。     

基于MPS方法的汽泡凝结数值模拟研究

采用移动粒子半隐式(MPS)方法对静止过冷水中单个汽泡的凝结现象进行了数值模拟,研究了不同初始压力和初始直径时饱和蒸汽汽泡凝结过程,获得了凝结过程中汽泡形状、当量直径和压力的变化规律;汽泡初始压力为0.1～0.5MPa,初始直径为2mm、3mm和5mm;过冷水压力为0.1MPa,温度为70℃。结果表明两相界面不存在压差时,凝结过程中汽泡始终保持球形,汽泡当量直径逐渐减小,压力近似不变;相界面存在压差时,凝结过程中汽泡从球形逐渐变为心形、半月形,汽泡当量直径和压力会出现周期性振荡,且初始压力越大振荡幅度越大。     

Prediction of losses in the flow through the last stage of low‐pressure steam turbine

In this paper, the numerical modelling of the flow through the low‐pressure steam turbine last stage was presented. On the basis of predicted wet steam flow‐field, the aerodynamic as well as thermodynamic losses were estimated. For calculations of the wet steam steady flow‐field three numerical methods were employed. The first method was a streamline curvature method (SCM). The commercial CFD code (CFX‐TACflow) and an in‐house code, both solving the 3‐D RANS equations, were the next two methods. In the wet steam region, by means of all three methods, the equilibrium flow was modelled. Additionally, the in‐house CFD code was used for modelling of the non‐equilibrium steam condensing flow. In this work, the comparison of the cascade loss coefficient for stator and rotor and selected flow parameters for the stage were presented, compared and discussed. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Drop coalescence and deposition in turbulent wet steam pipe flows

The numerical turbulent coalescence/deposition model of Crane and Williams has been used to indicate likely trends in the development of drop size distribution and entrained water flow rate in the cross-over pipes of a nuclear wet steam turbine. Large increases in mean drop diameter have been shown to be possible, the results being very sensitive to the width of the initial size distribution, the entrained wetness fraction and the turbulence intensity. Deposition rate was also found to be strongly dependent on turbulence intensity, but inertial deposition onto and re-entrainment from the turning vanes of a bend did not significantly influence subsequent coalescence and turbulent deposition rates in the single example computed