Dimensionless study on outlet flow characteristics of an air-driven booster

Air-driven boosters are widely used to obtain high-pressure gas. Through analysis of the boosting process of an air-driven booster, the basic mathematical model of working processes can be set up. By selecting the appropriate reference values, the basic mathematical model is transformed to a dimensionless expression. Using MATLAB/Simulink for simulation and studying the booster experimentally, the dimensionless outlet flow characteristics of the booster were obtained and the simulation results agree well with the experimental results. Through analysis, it can be seen that the dimensionless outlet flow of the booster is mainly determined by the dimensionless input pressure of the driving chamber, the dimensionless outlet condition pressure of the booster and the dimensionless area of the piston in the driving chamber. The dimensionless average outlet flow becomes larger with an increasing dimensionless input pressure of the driving chamber, but it becomes smaller with an increase in the dimen- sionless outlet condition pressure of the booster. Especially when the dimensionless outlet condition pressure is approximately 1.4, the dimensionless average outlet flow reaches zero. With an increase in the dimensionless area of the piston in the driving chamber, the dimensionless average outlet flow increases and peaks at approximately 1.89, and after this peak, it starts to decrease. This research can be referred to in the design of air-driven boosters.

Influence of Blade Outlet Angle on Inner Flow Field of Centrifugal Pump Transporting Salt Aqueous Solution

During transportation of salt aqueous solutions with centrifugal pump, crystallization phenomenon is frequently encountered. For this kind of two-phase flow, it is difficult to be accurately modeled since there are various medium properties and phase change characteristics. In view of experiment, several problems are hampering the implementation of precise measurement. Influences of blade outlet angle and medium temperature on crystallization rate were studied. Sodium sulfate solution was applied to simulate practical fluid in chemical industry. Particle image velocimetry（PIV） was employed to measure velocity distributions in rotating impeller. Crystallization processes in three impellers with different blade outlet angles were investigated. Relations among crystallization and flow parameters such as temperature and velocity were obtained. With the same blade wrap angle, when blade outlet angle is larger, diffusion of single flow passage gets stronger, relative velocity at blade outlet decreases and large scale vortex tends to appear near the blade working surface. For the impact of volume effect of particle phase on fluid viscosity, both liquid and solid phase velocities decrease with continual forming and growing of crystal particles. Velocity of solid phase is greater than that of liquid phase and its direction leans more closely to blade working surface. Solid particles tend to move towards blade working surface, as is more obvious in the impeller with large blade outlet angle. Therefore, collision between solid particles with stem part of blade working surface is more intensive in impeller with large blade outlet angle. Concerning transportation of salt aqueous solution, accurate PIV measurement is conducted in centrifugal impellers with different blade outlet angles. The results are useful and instructive in relevant engineering design and operation.

Flow patterns and boundary conditions for inlet and outlet conduits of large pump system with low head

The flow patterns in the inlet and outlet conduits have a decisive effect on the safe, stable, and highly efficient operation of the pump in a large pumping station with low head. The numerical simulation of three-dimensional （3D） turbulence flow in conduits is an important method to study the hydraulic performance and conduct an optimum hydraulic design for the conduits. With the analyses of the flow patterns in the inlet and outlet conduits, the boundary conditions of the numerical simulation for them can be determined. The main obtained conclusions are as follows： （i） Under normal operation conditions, there is essentially no pre-swirl flow at the impeller chamber inlet of an axial-flow pump system, based on which the boundary condition at the inlet conduit may be defined. （ii） The circulation at the guide vane outlet of an axial-flow pump system has a great effect on the hydraulic performance of the outlet conduit, and there is optimum circulation for the performance. Therefore, it is strongly suggested to design the guide vane according to the optimum circulation. （iii） The residual circulation at the guide vane outlet needs to be considered for the inlet boundary condition of the outlet conduit, and the value of the circulation may be measured in a specially designed test model.

Hydrodynamics of the Pilot Scale Wet Scrubber with Restricted Outlet Absorbent Flow Rate

This paper presents the hydrodynamics of the wet scrubber coupled to a pilot CFB incineration facility. The scrubber was operated using tap water as a scrubbing liquid. The outlet liquid flow rate, Qo, and accumulation rate, Qa, strongly depend on the inlet liquid flow rate, Qin, with different profiles. At higher Qin values, Qo stabilizes, leading to higher Qa and finally flooding. The values of Qa were higher than Qo except for Qin ranging between 0.53 and 0.72 L/s (safe operating range) in which Qa ≌ Qo and Qa = Qin/2. The outlet-to-inlet liquid flow rate ratio, Qo/Qin decreased for Qin > 0.53 L/s. The increase in the accumulation-to-inlet liquid flow rate ratio, Qa/Qin, at higher Qin indicates a change in flow regime towards flooding, accompanied by an abrupt increase in the height of accumulating liquid, Ha. The difference between Qa/Qin and Qo/Qin (denoted as, ΔQao/Qin), shows a minimum close to zero in the safe operating range. The gas flow rate towards the wet scrubber had slight effect on Qo and Qa when Qin was maintained constant. The ratio Qo/Qin decreased slightly with Ha/Ht irrespective of gas velocity. Changing the liquid-to-gas ratio, L/G and Qin strongly affects the maximum and minimum values of Qo/Qin and Qa/Qin.

Numerical Investigation of the Aerodynamic Performance Affected by Spiral Inlet and Outlet in a Positive Displacement Blower

The flow in the positive displacement blower is very complex.The existing two-dimensional numerical simulation cannot provide the detailed flow information,especially flow characteristics along the axial direction,which is unfavorable to improve the performance of positive displacement blower.To investigate the effects of spiral inlet and outlet on the aerodynamic performance of positive displacement blower,three-dimensional unsteady flow characteristics in a three-lobe positive displacement blower with and without the spiral inlet and outlet are simulated by solving Navier-Stokes equations coupled with RNG k-ε turbulent model.In the numerical simulation,the dynamic mesh technique and overset mesh updating method are used.The computational results are compared with the experimental measurements on the variation of flow rate with the outlet pressure to verify the validity of the numerical method presented.The results show that the mass flow rate with the change of pressure is slightly affected by the application of spiral inlet and outlet,but the internal flow state is largely affected.In the exhaust region,the fluctuations of pressure,velocity and temperature as well as the average values of velocity are significantly reduced.This illustrates that the spiral outlet can effectively suppress the fluctuations of pressure,thus reducing reflux shock and energy dissipation.In the intake area,the average value of pressure,velocity and temperature are slightly declined,but the fluctuations of them are significantly reduced,indicating that the spiral inlet plays the role in making the flow more stable.The numerical results obtained reveal the three-dimensional flow characteristics of the positive displacement blower with spiral inlet and outlet,and provide useful reference to improve performance and empirical correction in the noise-reduction design of the positive displacement blowers.

Urine Flow Acceleration Is Superior to Qmax in Diagnosing BOO in Patients with BPH

Summary： We performed a retrospective, case-control study to evaluate whether the urine flow acceleration （UFA, mL/s2） is superior to maximum uroflow （Qmax, mL/s） in diagnosing bladder outlet obstruction （BOO） in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia （BPH）. In this study, a total of 50 men with BPH （age： 58±12.5 years） and 50 controls （age： 59±13.0 years） were included. A pressure-flow study was used to determine the presence of BOO according to the recommendations of Incontinence Control Society （ICS）. The results showed that the UFA and Qmax in BPH group were much lower than those in the control group [（2.05±0.85） vs. （4.60±1.25） mL/s2 and （8.50±1.05） vs. （13.00±3.35） mL/s] （P〈0.001）. Accol;ding to the criteria （UFA〈2.05 mL/s2, Qmax〈10 mL/s）, the sensitivity and specificity of UFA vs. Qmax in diagnosing BOO were 88%, 75% vs. 81%, 63%. UFA vs. Omax, when compared with the results of P-Q chart （the kappa values in corresponding analysis）, was 0.55 vs. 0.35. The pros- tate volume, post void residual and detrusor pressure at Qmax between the two groups were 28.6±9.8 vs. 24.2±7.6 mL, 60.4±1.4 vs. 21.3±2.5 mL and 56.6±8.3 vs. 21.7±6.1 cmHzO, respectively （P〈0.05）. It was concluded that the UFA is a useful urodynamic parameter, and is superior to Qmax in diagnosing BOO in patients with BPH.

Diagnosis of voiding dysfunction by pressure-flow study in women

Pressure-flow study(PFS) of micturition is the best method to quantitatively analyse voiding function. It allows us to distinguish voiding lower urinary tract symptoms and low urine flow rate caused by bladder outlet obstruction(BOO) from those caused by detrusor underactivity(DU). Voiding dynamics are significantly different in men and women and the established criteria for urodynamic diagnosis in men do not apply to women. Basic principles of voiding mechanics and voiding patterns in asymptomatic women are analyzed. Although attempts have been made to establish a consensus for diagnosis of BOO in women with pressure-flow cutoff, video-urodynamics criteria and nomograms, currently there is no consensus. There is no standard urodynamic test to diagnose and quantify DU in women for which further investigations are needed. Modified projected isovolumetric pressure(to assess detrusor contraction strength) and pressure-flow cutoff criteria have been used. The diagnosis of voiding dysfunction in women is challenging, requiring PFS with very good quality control and often involves integrating clinical and radiographic data to make the final assessment.

Pressure-flow studies in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia:a study comparing suprapubic and transurethral methods

Aim： To compare the use of the suprapubic puncture method versus the transurethral method in pressure-flow studies in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. Methods： Twenty-three men with benign prostatic hyperplasia underwent both suprapubic and transurethral pressure-flow studies during a single session. Standard pressure-flow variables were recorded in all patients with both methods, enabling calculation of obstruction using commonly used grading systems, such as the urethral resistance algorithm, the Abrams-Griffith （AG） number and the Schaefer linear nomogram. Results： There were statistically significant differences between the methods in the mean values of maximum flow rate （P 〈 0.05）, detrusor pressure at the maximum flow （P 〈 0.01）, urethral resistance algorithm （P 〈 0.01）, AG number （P 〈 0.01） and maximum cystic capacity （P 〈 0.01）. Of the men in the study, 10 （43.5%） remained in the same Schaefer class with both methods and 18 （78.3%） in the same AG number area. Using the transurethral method, 12 （52.2%） men increased their Schaefer class by one and 1 （4.3%） by two. There were also differences between the suprapubic and transurethral methods using the AG number： 4 （17.4%） men moved from a classification of equivocal to obstructed and 1 （4.3%） from unobstructed to equivocal. Conclusion： The differences between the techniques for measuring intravesical pressure alter the grading of obstruction determined by several of the commonly used classifications. An 8 F transurethral catheter significantly increases the likelihood of a diagnosis of bladder outlet obstruction when compared with the suprapubic method.

侧式进/出水口各孔道流量分配差异及影响因素

对于抽水蓄能电站侧式进/出水口各孔道流量分配,现有设计规范规定进/出水口相邻中边孔道的流量不均匀程度不宜超过10%,但实际工程设计难以达到此要求.本文以某抽水蓄能电站侧式进/出水口为例,通过优化进/出水口各体型参数,利用数值模拟方法研究各孔道流量等水力参数,重点分析分流墩布置对各孔道流量分配的影响及其规律,试图使进流工况和出流工况相邻中边孔道的流量不均匀程度均最小.研究表明,改变扩散段分流墩布置能有效改善流量不均匀程度.对于3墩4孔侧式进/出水口,相邻中边孔道的流量不均匀程度在出流工况下随中边孔宽度比增大而增大,在进流工况下随中边孔宽度比增大而减小;当中边孔宽度比增大且中墩后移距离减小时,出流工况和进流工况下的流量不均匀程度均减小.对于2墩3孔侧式进/出水口,相邻中边孔道的流量不均匀程度不论在出流工况下还是在进流工况下,均随中边孔宽度比增大呈先减小后增大的规律.优化后的3墩4孔侧式进/出水口的中边孔宽度比取0.228∶0.272,中墩后移距离取0.36D(D为隧洞直径),其相邻中边孔道的流量不均匀程度均较优,在出流工况下为18.47%~19.43%,在进流工况下为19.82%~19.83%;优化后的2墩3孔侧式进/出水口的中边孔宽度比取0.310∶0.345,其相邻中边孔道的流量不均匀程度均较优,在出流工况下为19.47%~19.63%,在进流工况下为18.66%~18.67%.相邻中边孔道的流量不均匀程度较难满足不宜超过10%的设计规范要求.研究成果将有助于《抽水蓄能电站设计规范》中关于进/出水口水力指标要求的完善.

基于夹点的带喷射器CO_(2)热泵系统性能分析

为了研究带喷射器的跨临界CO_(2)内部过冷热泵系统(TCISE),基于夹点建立了TCISE的热力学模型,分析了冷却水进出水温度及流量对系统性能的影响。研究表明:冷却水进水温度从25℃降低到15℃时,最优高压压力从9.3 MPa降至8.8 MPa,降低了5.4%,最大COP从3.83提升至4.27,提高了11.49%;TCISE存在临界冷却水出水温度和临界冷却水质量流量,当冷却水进水温度一定时,在出水温度低于临界出水温度或质量流量高于临界质量流量时,系统COP保持不变。

冷却流量对冷却器换热效果的影响

火电厂广泛采用冷却器对介质进行冷却降温,在使用过程中希望用最少的能量达到最好的效果。计算了冷却流量达到额定值后,继续增加冷却流量,热流体出口温度的变化情况,分析了冷却流量对冷却器换热效果的影响。

混合式抽水蓄能电站对下泄水温影响的数值模拟研究

【目的】混合式抽水蓄能电站运行特性与常规电站相比存在差异,本文旨在掌握抽水蓄能电站水温的变化规律,为水库管理调度提供参考。【方法】以紧水滩水库为研究对象,采用MIKE3水温模型模拟不同进/出水口高程以及不同抽水流量工况的下泄水温,据此探讨混合式抽水蓄能电站对下泄水温的影响。【结果】抽蓄水流会对下泄水温产生影响,相对于现状无抽水工况的下泄水温,抽蓄工况下的下泄水温基本表现为5—9月略有下降,其余月份略有升高,下泄水温的最大降幅不超过0.7℃,最大升幅不超过0.8℃。【结论】进/出水口高程对于下泄水温影响较大,且高程越低,下泄水温差异越大。然而抽水流量对于下泄水温差异影响并不显著,但整体上也呈现出随着抽水流量增加,水温差异增大的趋势。

进出口流道对轴流泵性能影响的数值模拟分析

冷却剂流态是影响核主泵装置工作性能的重要因素,而进出水流道的结构影响着进出水流态。在保证叶轮和导叶结构不变的情况下,探究不同的进出口流道结构对泵水力性能的影响。本文基于SST k-ω湍流模型和SIMPLEC算法,使用三个常用的商业计算流体力学软件对采用不同入口弯管、蜗壳和出口直管的轴流泵进行网格无关性分析和全流域稳态数值计算。经计算,两个模型的外特性参数一致,流量特性曲线几乎重合,且轴流泵的进出水流态相似。不同商业流体力学计算软件得到的曲线和云图的趋势一致,各软件计算误差均在5%以内,证明本次研究中进出口结构改型对泵的水力性能没有产生明显的影响。

曲线型实用堰弧形门闸孔出流流量系数分析

针对曲线型实用堰上弧形门闸孔出流流量系数经验方法确定的数值偏小问题,基于凯巴萨水电站溢流坝模型试验,采用最小二乘拟合法对实用堰上弧形门闸孔出流的流量系数进行分析,分段建立流量系数μ与闸门相对开启高度e/H的关系式表明,拟合获取的流量系数与实测值相对误差绝对值最大4.14%,平均值1.48%,预测精度较高。

侧式进 出水口顶板扩张角对拦污栅断面流速分布影响规律研究

抽水蓄能电站侧式进出水口双向过流,其顶板扩张角的大小将直接影响拦污栅断面流速分布是否均匀,甚至出现反向流速。抽水蓄能电站设计规范将3°~5°作为侧式进出水口顶板扩张角的推荐范围,其依据是矩形渐扩管阻力系数最小的扩张角度,但侧式进出水口体型较之复杂很多,因此有必要进一步探讨。本文以某侧式进出水口体型为研究对象,采用数值模拟方法,研究了11种角度的顶板扩张角对出流工况和进流工况拦污栅断面流速分布的影响。结果表明:在出流工况下,随着顶板扩张角的增大,中孔拦污栅断面的主流位置由居中部逐渐向底部降低,断面流速分布由上下基本对称趋于底部大上部小的上下不对称,当顶板扩张角较大时中孔拦污栅断面上部出现反向流速;随着顶板扩张角的增大,边孔拦污栅断面流速分布由基本均匀逐渐变为底部大上部小的不均匀分布;随着顶板扩张角的增大,中、边孔孔口流速不均匀系数均逐渐增大,但中孔拦污栅断面流速分布受顶板扩张角影响更大。在进流工况下,随着顶板扩张角的增大,中、边孔拦污栅断面流速分布及孔口流速不均匀系数均无明显影响。研究成果可为优化侧式进出水口设计提供指导。

侧式进/出水口偏流出流下的大涡模拟

实际工程中受地形地质条件影响,引水洞在水平上存在转角,导致出流工况来流不均,进/出水口内部紊流特性的复杂程度显著提升。利用大涡模拟对某带水平弯段抽水蓄能电站侧式进/出水口进行数值计算,其流速、概率密度分布与模型试验吻合较好。结果表明:偏流出流下进/出水口各流道分流比分别为0.64、0.81、1.26和1.29,水平方向流速分布极为不均;垂直方向主流靠近中下部,垂向雷诺切应力在扩散段内呈一正一负峰值分布,该现象主要由中上部的流动分离和底部的壁面剪切造成;两中间流道的回流区高度大于两边流道,导致中间流道的拦污栅更易受到反向流速影响;流动分离使拦污栅附近存在三轴漩滚,靠近过水断面中上部和底部产生2处能量集中的低频脉动,且各流道在偏流条件下的紊动强度相比均匀来流的紊动强度分别提高11%、25%、29%、3%,不利的水流流态和较高的紊动强度可能对拦污栅造成威胁。

高扬程泵站虹吸式出水流道虹吸形成过程分析

为研究高扬程泵站虹吸式出水流道虹吸形成过程,以某高扬程泵站的出水流道及出水池为研究对象,建立三维模型并使用Fluent仿真计算了虹吸管流态变化。针对3种出水池水位使用VOF模型计算其压力、流速等参数。驼峰段原角度为段前150°、段后160°,在虹吸段顶端使用DN350的真空破坏阀,同时改变驼峰段角度进行优化,发现将段前角度增加10°后,虹吸形成时间为448 s,相较于优化前缩短了56 s,改善了泵启动过程。分析发现,不同水位下虹吸形成时压力分布较为均匀;水位较低时流速分布不均,不良流态产生,低水位造成的负面影响远大于高水位;在驼峰段安装DN350真空阀能减小水力损失,对虹吸形成过程起到促进作用;真空阀会影响经典断面处流速分布,产生高流速区,出水池水位较低时,该现象使得流速分布不均。

Study on the Influence of Blade Outlet Backsweep Angle on Performance of Impeller

As an important parameter of compressor impeller, the design value of blade outlet backsweep angle has a great influence on the performance of impeller. In this paper, six impellers with blade outlet backsweep angle β2B equal to 0°, 10°, 20°, 30°, 40°, and 50° were designed to evaluate the influences of impeller backsweep angle β2B on the performance, characteristics of gas flow and equivalent stress using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA). Results indicated that the performance curve for the outlet backsweep blade angle β2B of 50° has the largest stable operating range. The isentropic efficiency of the impeller with backsweep angle β2B equal to 40° is 16.8% - 25.9% higher than that of the impeller with backsweep angle β2B equal to 0°. When the blade outlet backsweep angle is 30°, the equivalent stress distribution of the impeller is more uniform, the maximum equivalent stress is the smallest.

开口条件下高速离心机机室流场模拟及试验研究

为研究离心机机室开口条件下机室内流场特性及开口对风阻功率的影响,首先基于CFD(计算流体力学)方法建立了某离心机机室流场分析模型,针对机室开口状态进行了模拟,对比了风口竖直及倾斜对换热的影响;其次在某高速离心机上开展了流场测试试验,获得了机室内压力及风速的空间分布,及随离心机转速的变化规律,并对比了圆盘转子与转臂转子的风阻功率差异。研究表明滑移网格技术可用于计算离心机机室内旋转流场,倾斜通风口更有利于机室通风换热,并降低离心机运行的风阻功率;对旋转部件上凹坑等进行整流可有效降低风阻功率;圆盘转子的压差阻力远小于转臂转子。通过合理设计通风口可提高机室换热效率,研究可为高速离心机机室及温控设计提供参考。

膜阀微流道液流脉动消减性能

提出一种采用片上膜阀对微流控芯片液体微流道内液流脉动进行主动消减的方法。以阀腔蓄能器和阀腔阻尼孔为研究对象,采用ANSYS Fluent UDF自定义仿真方法,开展膜阀微流道内液流脉动消减特性研究。研究表明:不同结构消减元件消减作用不同,不同膜阀数量的消减效果不同。根据脉动消减元件的工作原理,开展了液流脉动消减试验,试验表明,膜阀对微流道内液流脉动的主动消减方法是有效的,验证了基于膜阀微流道内液流消减元件的合理性、理论模型的正确性和具体应用的可实施性,为微量液流流量精确控制技术提供理论指导和技术支持。