Numerical simulation of pollutant dispersion in street canyons: Geometric and thermal effects

Numerical investigations on pollutant dispersion in street canyons with emission sources located near the ground level are performed in the present work. Pollutant dispersion problems in urban areas are usually studied considering the street canyon model, which consists of long streets laterally confined by buildings. Significant changes can be observed in wind flow patterns and pollutant concentration fields when thermal and geometric effects are considered. Thus, the objective of this study is to investigate numerically the wind flow and pollutant dispersion for the following cases: (a) a two-dimensional street canyon model considering three different aspect ratios and four different wall heating configurations; (b) a flow domain with two immersed buildings arranged in two distinct configurations; (c) a three-dimensional urban area model composed of a building set and street intersections. Expected flow structures were obtained inside the canyon when different aspect ratios and wall heating configurations were considered. Flow phenomena such as separation/reattachment were observed when two-buildings models were analyzed. Finally, three-dimensional flow structures, with some characteristic that are not observed in two-dimensional models, affecting the pollutant removal, were simulated in the last case, highlighting the relevance of model dimensionality. The wind flow and pollutant dispersion are investigated using a numerical model based on the finite element formulation utilized by some of the authors of this work, which is extended here to deal with problems of heat and mass transport in the urban micro-scale. Turbulence is reproduced using Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and thermal effects on the momentum equations are considered as a buoyancy force, according to Boussinesq approximation.     

On large Eddy simulation and variational multiscale methods in the numerical simulation of turbulent incompressible flows

Numerical simulation of turbulent flows is one of the great challenges in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). In general, Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) is not feasible due to limited computer resources (performance and memory), and the use of a turbulence model becomes necessary. The paper will discuss several aspects of two approaches of turbulent modeling—Large Eddy Simulation (LES) and Variational Multiscale (VMS) models. Topics which will be addressed are the detailed derivation of these models, the analysis of commutation errors in LES models as well as other results from mathematical analysis.     

Mixed convection turbulent film condensation on a sphere

The present paper reports a research on condensation heat transfer of an isothermal sphere with an external flow of vapor. The high tangential velocity of the vapor flow is determined from potential flow theory. The transition criterion of the onset turbulence has been given in the local film Reynolds number (Re_Γ). An eddy diffusivity model along with an expression by [H. Kato, N.N. Shiwaki, M. Hirota, On the turbulent heat transfer by free convection from a vertical plate, Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, 11(1968) 1117–1125] is used to model turbulence. And the local liquid–vapor interfacial shear which occurs for high velocity vapor flow across a sphere surface is defined by the Colburn analogy. The paper then presents analytical analysis for the local dimensionless film thickness and heat transfer characteristics for the film condensation. And a comparison with those generated by previous theoretical of laminar condensation is discussed. The comparison shows the heat transfer coefficient of turbulent film condensation is higher than laminar film condensation under the high vapor velocity.     

基于STM32F407的高压输电线电磁检测系统设计

针对输电线的结构特点,采用涡流检测与漏磁检测相结合的电磁检测方法,设计了一套以高速ARM微控制器STM32F407VG为控制核心器件的高压输电线电磁检测系统。介绍了系统采用直接数字频率合成DDS技术的涡流激励信号产生模块、采用锁相放大技术的涡流信号提取模块、采用差动测量技术的漏磁检测模块、A/D模数转换模块等。上位机程序采用LabVIEW虚拟仪器设计,并通过USB总线与系统进行实时通信。整个系统具有实时性强、易于集成和重构的特点。     

Constricted hysteresis loops in Fe and Ni single crystals

Magnetic hysteresis loops reflect the variety of magnetic domain structures and have been considered to have normal rectangular or leaf-like shapes in standard ferromagnets such as Fe and Ni metals. We report on observations of constricted hysteresis loops in Fe and Ni single crystals with very low defect densities. The constricted loops were observed below T=150 K and in a medium temperature range from 150 to 430 K in Fe and Ni single crystals, respectively. These constricted loops disappear by weak plastic deformation for both single crystals. The origin of constricted hysteresis loops was explained by eddy current effects under less domain wall pinning due to dislocations.     

Generalisation of the eddy-dissipation concept for jet flames with low turbulence and low Damköhler number

Moderate or intense low oxygen dilution (MILD) combustion has been the focus of a range of fundamental experimental and numerical studies. Reasonable agreement between experimental and numerical investigations, however, requires finite-rate chemistry models and, often, ad hoc model adjustment. To remedy this, an adaptive eddy dissipation concept (EDC) combustion model has previously been developed to target conditions encountered in MILD combustion; however, this model relies on a simplified, pre-defined assumption about the combustion chemistry. The present paper reports a generalised version of the modified EDC model without the need for an assumed, single-step chemical reaction or ad hoc coefficient tuning. The results show good agreement with experimental measurements of two CH₄/H₂ flames in hot coflows, showing improvements over the standard EDC model as well as the previously published modified EDC model. The updated version of the EDC model also demonstrates the capacity to reproduce the downstream transition in flame structure of a MILD jet flame seen experimentally, but which has previously proven challenging to capture computationally. Analyses of the previously identified dominant heat-release reactions provide insight into the structural differences between a conventional autoignitive flame and a flame in the MILD combustion regime, whilst highlighting the requirement for a generalised EDC combustion model.     

当量比对预混燃烧影响的大涡模拟研究

本文对在突扩燃烧室内甲烷和空气的预混燃烧进行了大涡模拟(LES)研究,考虑预混燃料的当量比对燃烧室提供的动力及产生的污染物的影响．利用LES计算了不同当量比条件下燃烧室内湍流预混燃烧反应流场的温度、浓度、涡量和压力分布,最后对当量比0.5时B点和C点的温度和速度进行EMD分解,得到了温度场和速度场的各阶模态的平均周期．结果表明：随着当量比从0.5增加至0.7,燃烧反应趋于剧烈,燃烧室的最高温度提高了350K,平均压力从32.876 Pa增大到34.833Pa,燃烧产生的瞬态径向最高浓度从0.5%增加到0.95%．     

数值耗散对压气机流动分离涡模拟的影响研究

分离涡模拟DES是压气机流动模拟中常用的高保真湍流模式。为了使DES准确解析湍流,数值耗散必须限制在合理范围内。然而,当前的压气机流动DES类研究工作中仍然普遍采用高耗散的迎风格式。本文首先基于DES类方法计算的各向同性衰减湍流结果,定量比较了多种不同数值格式的耗散,证实了高耗散迎风格式严重低估中高波数湍流能量。高阶重构格式可以一定程度上改善该问题,但能量耗散仍然过高。本文在高阶重构的基础上,进一步引入自适应耗散函数修改Riemann求解器,构造了自适应耗散格式。该格式在全波数范围都能准确地预测湍流能谱。将该格式配合DES类方法模拟跨声速离心压气机流动,其预测的压比相比于三阶迎风格式,更加接近实验结果。此外,自适应耗散格式显著提高了中小尺度流动结构的分辨率。分析表明,在使用DES类方法模拟压气机流动时,有必要采用数值耗散较低的离散格式,以准确预测压气机总体性能和流动结构。本文构造的自适应耗散格式是一种良好选择。     

Modeling of filtered heat release for large eddy simulation of compressible infinitely fast reacting flows

A priori and a posteriori studies for large eddy simulation of the compressible turbulent infinitely fast reacting shear layer are presented. The filtered heat release appearing in the energy equation is unclosed and the accuracy of different models for the filtered scalar dissipation rate and the conditional filtered scalar dissipation rate of the mixture fraction in closing this term is analyzed. The effect of different closures of the subgrid transport of momentum, energy and scalars on the modeling of the filtered heat release via the resolved fields is also considered. Three explicit models of these subgrid fluxes are explored, each with an increasing level of reconstruction and all of them regularized by a Smagorinsky-type term. It is observed that a major part of the error in the prediction of the conditional filtered scalar dissipation comes from the unsatisfactory modeling of the filtered dissipation itself. The error can be substantial in the turbulent fluctuation (rms) of the dissipation fields. It is encouraging that all models give good predictions of the mean and rms density in a posteriori LES of this flow with realistic heat release corresponding to large density change. Although a posteriori results show a small sensitivity to subgrid modeling errors in the current problem, extinction–reignition phenomena involving finite-rate chemistry would demand more accurate modeling of the dissipation rates. A posteriori results also show that the resolved fields obtained with the approximate reconstruction using moments (ARM) agree better with the filtered direct numerical simulation since the level of reconstruction in the modeled subfilter fluxes is increased.