Mechanisms for the link between onset and duration of open water in the Kara Sea

The sea ice conditions in the Kara Sea have important impacts on Arctic shipping,oil and gas production,and marine environmental changes.In this study,sea ice coverage(C_(R))less than 30%is considered as open water,its onset and end dates are defined as T_(open)and T_(close),respectively.The sea ice melt onset(T_(melt))is defined as the date when ice-sea freshwater flux initially changes from ice into the ocean.Satellite-based sea ice concentration(SIC)from 1989 to 2019 shows a negative correlation between T_(open)and T_(close)(r=-0.77,p<0.01)in the Kara Sea.This phenomenon is also obtained through analyzing the hindcast simulation from 1994 to 2015 by a coupled ocean and sea-ice model(NAPA1/4).The model results reveal that thermodynamics dominate the sea ice variations,and ice basal melt is greater than the ice surface melt.Heat budget estimation suggests that the heat flux is significant correlated with T_(open)(r=-0.95,p<0.01)during the melt period(the duration of multi-year averaged T_(melt)to T_(open))influenced by the sea ice conditions.Additionally,this heat flux is also suggested to dominate the interannual variation of the heat input during the whole heat absorption process(r=0.81,p<0.01).The more heat input during this process leads to later T_(close)(r=0.77,p<0.01).This is the physical basis of the negative correlation between T_(open)and T_(close).Therefore,the duration of open water can be predicted by T_(open)and thence support earlier planning of marine activities.

Effect of Time Step Size and Turbulence Model on the Open Water Hydrodynamic Performance Prediction of Contra-Rotating Propellers

A growing interest has been devoted to the contra-rotating propellers （CRPs） due to their high propulsive efficiency, torque balance, low fuel consumption, low cavitations, low noise performance and low hull vibration. Compared with the single-screw system, it is more difficult for the open water performance prediction because forward and aft propellers interact with each other and generate a more complicated flow field around the CRPs system. The current work focuses on the open water performance prediction of contra-rotating propellers by RANS and sliding mesh method considering the effect of computational time step size and turbulence model. The validation study has been performed on two sets of contra-rotating propellers developed by David W Taylor Naval Ship R ＆ D center. Compared with the experimental data, it shows that RANS with sliding mesh method and SST k-ω turbulence model has a good precision in the open water performance prediction of contra-rotating propellers, and small time step size can improve the level of accuracy for CRPs with the same blade number of forward and aft propellers, while a relatively large time step size is a better choice for CRPs with different blade numbers.

Applying Periodic Boundary Conditions to Predict Open Water Propeller Performance

Mathematical models of propellers were created that investigate the influence of periodic boundary conditions on predictions of a propeller's performance.Thrust and torque coefficients corresponding to different advance coefficients of DTMB 4119, 4382, and 4384 propellers were calculated.The pressure coefficient distribution of the DTMB 4119 propeller at different sections was also physically tested.Comparisons indicated good agreement between the results of experiments and the simulation.It showed that the periodic boundary condition can be used to rationally predict the open water performance of a propeller.By analyzing the three established modes for the computation, it was shown that using the spline curve method to divide the grids can meet the calculation's demands for precision better than using the rake cutting method.

Greenhouse Gas Emission from Inland Open Water Bodies and Their Estimation Process—An Emerging Issue in the Era of Climate Change

The persistent rise in concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the earth’s atmosphere is responsible for global warming and climate change. Besides the known source of GHGs emissions like energy, industry, and agriculture, intrinsic emissions from natural inland water bodies like wetland, rivers, reservoirs, estuaries, etc. have also been identified as other hotspots of GHGs emission and gaining the attention of the scientific communities in recent times. Inland fisheries in India are threatened by climate changes such as a change in temperature, precipitation, droughts, storm, sea-level rise, saltwater intrusion, floods that affect mostly the production, productivity and ultimately affect the fishers’ livelihood. There are, however, different mitigation and adaptation strategies to cope with the effects of climate change. Carbon sequestration and other related management interventions are one of the options available minimizing GHGs emissions from inland open waters, particularly the wetlands and coastal mangroves which are well known worldwide for their significant role in the storage of carbon. Assessment of C efflux from exposed sediments in dry streams, reservoirs, lakes, rivers, and ponds into the atmosphere can be considered imperative for a better understanding of their role as a C-sink or as a C-source to the atmosphere.

Surface Water Quality Profiling Using Physicochemical Parameters in Open Defecation Free and Non-Open Defecation Free Local Government Areas in Benue State, Nigeria

Physicochemical parameters of surface water sources in the study of local government areas (LGAs) were assessed using standard procedures. The mean physicochemical parameters for pH (5.49), NO2 (0.23 mg/L), SO4 (0.77 mg/L), Na (28.72 mg/L), Ca (28.94 mg/L), Mg (17.50 mg/L), Cl (11.65 mg/L), TSS (6.27 mg/L), TDS (104.23 mg/L), BOD (2.83 mg/L) and F (0.87 mg/L) were below WHO standards irrespective of their defecation status. The values for electrical conductivity (EC) (2770.50 µs/cm, turbidity (481.24 NTU), dissolved oxygen (DO) (5.32 mg/L), chemical oxygen demand (COD) (445.50 mg/L), K (125.06 mg/L), PO4 (0.78 mg/L) and Fe (0.57 mg/L) were above the WHO limits for safe water. Higher EC and COD values obtained in the study is evidence of pollution of the water sources by organic matter.

Observational estimation of heat budgets on drifting ice and open water over the Arctic Ocean

Estimates of the surface heat budget over drifting ice and open water in the Arctic Ocean are made using eddy correlation and flux-profile methods using data obtained from drifting ice and from the R/V Xuelong in the Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition during August 19—24,1999. The results show that the net radiation received by the ice surface is mainly lost through the sensible heat flux and the heat flux due to melting ice, and the latent heat flux making small contribution to the heat balance. However, the heat balance of the open water surface was dominated by the radiative flux whereas the latent and sensible heat fluxes and the oceanic heat flux were greater than those on the sea-ice surface. These results emphasize that thermodynamic processes are quite different between air/open water and air/sea-ice over the Arctic Ocean which is important when considering the effect of sea-air-ice interaction on climate change process dur-ing the summer period.

Study on numerical simulation to water lowering in an open coal mine digging

In view of the situation of excavation of should carry out simulation studies for the numerical open coal mine for the underground water disaster, we value of the water lowering project and improve the accuracy and the level of the water lowering project. On the basis of the hydrological geological conditions of certain open mine digging, a more reasonable seepage numerical model was built according to MODFLOW. It was simulated in advance that the process of the confined water level descending with the time, and combining with the actual observations to test the correctness of the model. The calculation showed that the results coincided well with the results of actual measurement. Based on this, different water lowering numerical simulations were built for the open coal mine digging. It could be simulated and forecast that the changes of the groundwater level in drainage process within and outside the mine pit, and it was quantitatively assessed that the possible water lowering result of the opencast water drainage process, which provide an important basis for the actual water lowering project and the possible project disposal.

CAS center for water resources opens in Beijing

The CAS Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) has recently been established in Beijing. Its opening ceremony was held on 3 December, 2006, at

Determination of optimal grid opening width for herringbone water-sediment separation structures based on sediment separation efficiency

The herringbone water-sediment separation structure(HWSSS) was developed to prevent debris flows. This paper mainly focuses on evaluating the sediment separation efficiency of HWSSS in debris flow prevention and determining the grid opening width D, a crucial structure parameter for HWSSS design. Theoretical analysis on the total sediment separation rate Pt reveals that the efficiency of sediment separation is much related with sediment grain size distribution(GSD) and grid opening width. The lower limit of Pt is deduced from the perspective of safety consideration by transforming debris flow into sediment-laden flow. Hydraulic model tests were carried out. Based on the regression analysis of the experimental data, the quantitative relationships between Pt and D and GSD characteristic values were finally established. A procedure for determining optimal grid opening width is proposed based on these analyses. These results are of significance in evaluating sediment separation effect by HWSSS in debris flow prevention and contribute to a more explicit methodology for design of HWSSS.

Identifying important habitats for waterbird conservation at a Greek Regional Nature Park

Background:Small coastal wetlands are vital sites for wintering waterbirds.Identifying important habitats is critical for managing waterbirds effectively.The Vourkari inlet is a small coastal wetland located near the capital Athens,within the most urbanized and industrialized area of Greece.We aimed at identifying the most important habitats for waterbirds at the Vourkari inlet during winter.Methods:Data about habitat use and availability were collected for 14 waterbird species and for seven habitat classes.Habitat selection(Manly’s selection ratio),overlap indices(Pianka’s niche overlap index)and null models were calculated.Results:All the studied waterbird species selected available habitats nonrandomly.Shallow waters(0–2 m),were used by 13 waterbirds and selected by five waterbirds.Pools and channels were used and selected by 10 species.Mud was used by nine species and selected by six species.Mud with rocky substrate was used by nine species and selected by eight species.Medium(2–4 m)and deep(4–6 m)open water habitats were used by seven species and selected by four species.Halophytic vegetation was used by six species and selected by two species.Several habitats were selected by nationally important populations:mudflat habitats(i.e.,mud,mud with rocky substrate and pools and channels)by Common Redshanks(Tringa totanus),halophytic vegetation by Little Egrets(Egretta garzetta),shallow waters by Common Shelducks(Tadorna tadorna)and medium and deep waters by Sandwich Terns(Thalasseus sandvicencis),whilst shallow waters and mudflat habitats were preferred by a possibly internationally important population of Mediterranean Gulls(Ichthyaetus melanocephalus).Although overlap in habitat use between species was generally low,null models indicated habitat sharing and a lack of competition.Conclusions:Waterbirds coexisted in the absence of competition for habitats at Vourkari,where they mostly used and preferred shallow water and mudflats.Small coastal wetlands are numerous,both in Greece and worldwide,therefore our findings would be useful as a basis for comparisons,both temporal at the inlet and spatial with other sites,that would help assess the importance of habitats and improve management strategies to benefit waterbirds,especially in areas with similar Mediterranean-type habitats and climate.

基于 OpenFOAM 的螺旋桨敞水性能预报方法

为深入研究螺旋桨周围的粘流问题,基于面向对象的开源CFD计算平台OpenFOAM,选择DTMBP4119桨作为对象,利用RANS方程计算了桨的敞水性能,并分别考察了网格依赖性和离散格式的影响。同时分析了不同半径处叶剖面的压力分布及桨前后的流场速度分布。为保证对流项离散的稳定性和高精度性,采用了二阶NVD格式Gamma混合差分格式,选取k-wSST模型作为湍流模型,压力速度耦合采用SIMPLE松弛算法。计算结果与试验数据吻合较好。研究建立了基于OpenFOAM的螺旋桨敞水性能预报方法。

基于OpenFOAM的全回转推进器非定常性能预估

本文选择某一全回转吊舱推进器为研究对象,运用任意网格面元法(AMI)CFD数值计算方法,计算采用的开源数值计算软件OpenFoam对全回转推进器非定常敞水水动力性能进行了研究分析.控制方程离散采用有限体积法,湍流模型选取SSTκ-ω 模型,速度压力耦合采用PIMPLE算法求解.通过与试验结果比较,验证了基于OpenFoam的非定常数值计算方法在全回转推进器敞水性能预报的可靠性和有效性.

Hydrogen and Oxygen Isotope Study on the Water-Rock Interaction of the Yinshan (Cu-) Pb-Zn-Ag Ore Deposit, Jiangxi Province

The δ18O values of vein quartz of different stages from the Yinshan ore deposit are constant around 16‰ and the calculated δ18OH2O values attain 8‰± ; the δDH2O values of fluid inclu-sions in vein quartz are constant at about-60‰. From the surface down to 1200 m below the δ18O values of altered rocks gradually decrease from 15‰± to 11‰± . Various water-rock inversion calculations indicate that the ore fluids were formed by the interaction between meteoric water and phyllite at 350℃ and the effective W/ R value of around 0.1. When the water-rock exchange in the upper mineralization system took place, the effective W / R value increased to 5.0 or more. As a result, an evolution and mineralization model of a buffered open system with two-stage water-rock interactions is proposed in this study.

Landslide forecasting based on hydrological process simulation for a dump slope in an open mining pit

There are concerns about the safety issues of dump slope in the open-cast mining pit because of the risk of catastrophic destruction caused by slope failures that are related to several factors, such as atmospheric conditions(especially precipitation), vegetation and some others. The aim of this study is to investigate the hydrological regime in a dump slope and the influence of the saturation degree on the stability of dump slopes with consideration of precipitation and vegetation using the program of PCSiWaPro~?. Based on the hydrological simulation conducted through PCSiWaPro~?, the calculation of the Factor of Safety(Fs) in the dump slope using Geo-slope Software was improved with further consideration of soil-water weight in the unsaturated dump slope and the influence of water content on the variation of soil property parameters(e.g. cohesion).

偏转工况L型吊舱推进器敞水性能数值研究

针对吊舱推进器在偏转时诱发的剧烈的水动力不稳定问题,以某L型吊舱推进器为研究对象,采用计算流体力学(CFD)方法和滑移网格技术对不同偏转角β(β=0°、±10°、±20°、±30°)下L型吊舱推进器进行敞水性能数值研究。研究结果表明:吊舱推进器螺旋桨的推力、扭矩以及吊舱单元的侧向力均随偏转角的增大而变大,其中吊舱推进器螺旋桨的推力系数、扭矩系数受偏转方向影响较小。β=0°时,受螺旋桨旋转时产生的周向诱导速度的影响,吊舱推进器在直航工况下也会受到侧向力作用,当吊舱推进器向右偏转时,其迎流侧产生的侧向力会与螺旋桨旋转尾流产生的侧向力相互抵消,导致吊舱推进器在向右偏转时产生的侧向力整体小于向左偏转时产生的侧向力;由于螺旋桨旋转尾流会与后方舱体、支架相互干扰,吊舱推进器整体推力系数并不是关于直航时对称,小偏转角(|β|≤15°)对吊舱推进器整体的推力系数影响较小,当偏转角|β|>15°时,推力系数会迅速下降。

几何参数对轮缘推进器水动力性能影响的研究

轮缘推进器是近年来发展起来的一种无轴组合式特种推进器。与传统推进器相比,轮缘推进器在水动力设计和性能分析方面存在诸多挑战,水动力性能的研究对轮缘推力器的设计和应用具有重要意义。为了研究几何参数对轮缘推力器水动力性能的影响,本文以7叶轮缘驱动推力器为基本模型,基于面元法原理,利用编译的面元法代码对轮缘推力器在开阔水域的工作状态进行了数值模拟。通过求解每个面元的速度场,计算了水动力性能和叶片表面压力分布。此外,本文选择了几个典型的几何特征,如螺距比和叶片数,通过进行变参数分析,比较了不同几何参数下轮缘推力器的敞水性能。结果表明:本文的相关研究对轮缘推力器的设计和开发具有参考价值。

导管螺旋桨水动力性能试验及数值研究

为了研究导管螺旋桨的推力、扭矩和敞水效率等主要水动力参数和进速系数之间的关系,本文采用物理模型试验和计算流体力学(Computational Fluid Dynamics,CFD)技术相结合的方式分析导管对螺旋桨水动力特性的影响。首先在本校拖曳水池开展导管螺旋桨模型的敞水性能试验然后使用计算流体软件STAR-CCM+对导管桨模型进行数值模拟。在模拟计算中应用多参考系法(Multi Reference Frames,MRF),分别采用不同湍流模型对导管螺旋桨的水动力性能进行计算,并与试验数据进行对比,验证了STAR-CCM+软件模拟可以对导管螺旋桨的水动力性能进行有效预报且使用SST k-ω湍流模型获得的水动力性能精度更高。研究结果表明,导管螺旋桨更适用于在低进速系数下工作的重载船舶。

基于过热蒸汽干燥开式制粉燃褐煤发电技术研究

针对高水分褐煤燃烧发电中存在的热效率低和低负荷稳燃困难等问题,提出了基于过热蒸汽干燥开式制粉系统的新型高效燃褐煤发电技术,该技术采用基于汽轮机抽汽加热的过热蒸汽干燥开式制粉系统,保证了制粉系统的运行安全性,提高了燃烧系统的运行灵活性,实现了制粉系统与锅炉主机的运行解耦,并综合解决了褐煤锅炉炉温低、热效率低的等问题。以600 MW超临界燃褐煤机组为例,对采用该技术的热力系统进行了仿真,分析了其节能与环保效益。研究结果表明,该技术通过对锅炉与汽轮机整体热力系统的综合优化,将汽轮机回热系统扩大至高水分煤的干燥过程,同时梯级回收锅炉排烟废热和制粉乏汽废热至汽轮机回热系统,可获得较为显著的节煤效益。同时,该技术不仅可由节煤相应减少各类污染物及CO_(2)排放,还可回收大量水资源,有望实现零水耗电厂。

Efficacy and tolerability of hydrogen carbonate-rich waterfor heartburn

AIM To investigate the efficacy and safety of mineralwater with a high content of hydrogen carbonate inpatients with heartburn.METHODS： This open, single-center, single-armclinical pilot study enrolled 50 patients, 18-64 yearsold, who had been suffering from heartburn at leasttwice a week for at least 3 mo before entering thestudy. Pharmacological treatment of heartburn was notpermitted, and patients with severe organic diseaseswere excluded. After a run-in period of one week, theparticipants received 1.5 L of the test water for thefollowing 6 wk; 300 mL with meals t.i.d., the remainderto be drunk throughout the day. During the trial, therewere five visits at the study center （screening, baseline,two interim visits and the final visit）. The efficacyendpoints included incidence and duration of heartburnepisodes per week by patient＇s self-assessment （heartburndiary） as well as changes in symptom severity asper symptom specific questionnaires [Reflux Disease Questionnaire （RDQ）; Quality of Life in Reflux andDyspepsia （QOLRAD）; Gastrointestinal Quality of LifeIndex] and overall health-related quality of life per SF-12（12-question short form） at each visit. At the end of thestudy, patients and investigators independently ratedthe overall efficacy of the test water on a 4-point Likertscale. Safety was assessed by evaluation of adverseevents （AEs）, vital signs （heart rate, blood pressure）and laboratory parameters. Changes from initial to finalexaminations were assessed by the non-parametricWilcoxon test; categorical variables were comparedusing the χ 2 test, and for more than 5 categories, by theU-test.RESULTS： Twenty-eight participants were men, 22women. The mean age of the patients in the fullanalysis set/intention-to treat population （FAS/ITT） was40.6 years. Forty-two participants completed the studyaccording to the study protocol and formed the perprotocolset （PP population）; 48 participants drank thewater at least once as requested and were analyzedas ITT population. The occurrence of heartburn wasstatistically significantly reduced at wk 6 in both the ITTand the PP populations. At wk 6, the mean number ofheartburn episodes/week decreased by 5.1 episodes（P 〈 0.001） and the mean duration of heartburnsymptoms by 19 min （ITT） （P = 0.002）. The frequencyof heartburn symptoms was reduced in 89.6% of thepatients （P 〈 0.001）, and the duration of symptoms in79.2% of patients （ITT） （P 〈 0.001）. All dimensions ofthe RDQ （heartburn, regurgitation, gastro-esophagealreflux disease symptoms, dyspepsia） showed asignificant improvement at 6 wk. Likewise, diseasespecificquality of life improved significantly （QOLRAD,GIQLI）. Overall, 89.4% of patients rated the efficacyof the test water as ＂good＂ or ＂very good＂, as did theinvestigators for 91.5% of the patients. There wereno serious AEs. After 6 wk, systolic and diastolic bloodpressure values decreased slightly but significantly [-3.5and -3.0 mmHg, respectively （P = 0.008 and P = 0,002）].Ninety-six percent of patients and investigators for thesame percentage of patients rated the tolerability of thewater as ＂good＂ or ＂very good＂.CONCLUSION： The data demonstrate effectiveness ofa hydrogen carbonate-rich mineral water in alleviatingheartburn frequency and severity, thereby improvingquality of life. The water has excellent tolerability.

水喷雾对隧道遮挡火灭火性能及顶棚温度的影响

水喷雾系统作为一种有效的火灾扑救设施,被广泛应用于隧道等场所中。本研究基于1:8的缩尺寸双层隧道火灾试验平台(36 m长、单层隧道净高0.58 m),在该模型的下层隧道空间内开展了水喷雾试验,探究了水喷雾系统工作压力、开启时间、喷淋区段和开启组数等因素对火灾控制效果的影响。研究结果表明,水雾与火焰作用过程中火焰强化和燃烧抑制作用共同存在,燃烧抑制作用随着水喷雾压力的增加而增强,喷水压强超过0.30 MPa后燃烧抑制起主导作用;火源熄灭时间随着水喷雾区段的增加而缩短;越早启动水喷雾系统,越能迅速有效地将火场温度控制在较低水平,较晚开启水喷雾,高温汽化产生大量水蒸气,对燃烧产生阻隔作用,减弱火势的增长,同时水喷雾区段作用范围对隧道火灾烟气温度分布具有显著影响。