The Analysis of Performance on Spring Supported Thrust Pads Inclusive of One Dimensional Pressure Buildup

In the paper, a solution of one dimensional fore region pressure build up is put forward. The performance of spring supported thrust bearing is carried out with 3 dimensional thermo elasto hydrodynamic (TEHD) lubrication theory inclusive of inlet pressure build up, thermal elastic distortion of pad and thermal effect. The effects of fore region pressure build up and the variation of some operating conditions on the performance of the pad are studied.

Analysis and verification of gas content and pressure change rate characteristics in hydraulic system

Gas content of the hydraulic system directly affects the rate of pressure change of the hydraulic system. The purpose of this paper is to establish a mathematical model of oil gas content, hydraulic system pressure and pressure rise rate, obtain corresponding oil pressure value when the pressure rise rate of different gas content is maximum, and verify the accuracy of this conclusion by the FLUENT simulation software. On this basis, a rapid pressure building device of the hydraulic system is developed and designed. The above oil pressure value is used as the working cut-off pressure of the rapid pressure building device, and then the hydraulic oil pump continues to pressurize to the highest working pressure required by the system. The research content can replace the hydraulic system from the initial low pressure to the rapid pressure build-up of the oil, thus increasing the construction pressure of the hydraulic system. The research results show that the rapid pressure building device effectively reduces the time for the hydraulic system to establish pressure. Through the analysis of theoretical derivation and the collected experimental data, the error is about 5.9%, which verifies the correctness of the theoretical formula.

Wave flume experiments on the contribution of seabed fluidization to sediment resuspension

Sediment resuspension is commonly assumed to be eroded from the seabed surface by an excess bottom shear stress and evolves in layers from the top down. Although considerable investigations have argued the importance of wave-induced seabed fluidization in affecting the sediment resuspension, few studies have been able to reliably evaluate its quantitative contribution till now. Attempt is made to preliminarily quantify the contribution of fluidization to resuspension using a series of large-scale wave flume experiments. The experimental results indicated that fluidization of the sandy silts of the Huanghe Delta account for 52.5% and 66.8% of the total resuspension under model scales of 4/20 and 6/20（i.e., relative water depth： the ratio of wave height to water depth）, respectively. Some previously reported results obtained using the same flume and sediments are also summarized for a contrastive analysis, through which not only the positive correlation is confirmed, but also a parametric equation for depicting the relationship between the contribution of fluidization and the model scale is established. Finally, the contribution of fluidization is attributed to two physical mechanisms：（1） an attenuation of the erosion resistance of fluidized sediments in surface layers due to the disappearing of original cohesion and the uplifting effect resulting from upward seepage flows, and（2） seepage pumping of fines from the interior to the surface of fluidized seabed.