Regulation effect of the grille spacing of a funnel-type grating water–sediment separation structure on the debris flow performance

The size of pores or the grille spacing of water–sediment separation structures directly affects their regulation effect on the debris flow performance.A suitable pore size or grille spacing can effectively improve the water–sediment separation ability of the structure.The new funnel-type grating water–sediment separation structure(FGWSS)combines vertical and horizontal structures and provides a satisfactory water–sediment separation effect.However,the regulation effect of the grille spacing of the structure on the debris flow performance has not been studied.The regulation effect of the structure grille spacing on the debris flow performance is studied through a flume test,and the optimal structure grille spacing is obtained.An empirical equation of the relationship between the relative grille spacing of the structure and the sediment separation rate is established.Finally,the influence of the water–sediment separation structure on the regulation effect of debris flows is examined from two aspects:external factors(properties of debris flows)and internal factors(structural factors).The experimental results show that the gradation characteristics of solid particles in debris flows constitute a key factor affecting the regulation effect of the structure on the debris flow performance.The optimum grille spacing of the FGWSS matches the particle size corresponding to the material distribution curves d85~d90 of the debris flow.The total separation rate of debris flow particles is related to the grille spacing of the structure and the content of coarse and fine particles in the debris flow.

Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Fluid Structure Interaction Techniques for Calculating the 3D Transient Flow of Journal Bearings Coupled with Rotor Systems

Journal bearings are important parts to keep the high dynamic performance of rotor machinery. Some methods have already been proposed to analysis the flow field of journal bearings, and in most of these methods simplified physical model and classic Reynolds equation are always applied. While the application of the general computational fluid dynamics （CFD）-fluid structure interaction （FSI） techniques is more beneficial for analysis of the fluid field in a journal bearing when more detailed solutions are needed. This paper deals with the quasi-coupling calculation of transient fluid dynamics of oil film in journal bearings and rotor dynamics with CFD-FSI techniques. The fluid dynamics of oil film is calculated by applying the so-called ＂dynamic mesh＂ technique. A new mesh movement approacb is presented while the dynamic mesh models provided by FLUENT are not suitable for the transient oil flow in journal bearings. The proposed mesh movement approach is based on the structured mesh. When the joumal moves, the movement distance of every grid in the flow field of bearing can be calculated, and then the update of the volume mesh can be handled automatically by user defined function （UDF）. The journal displacement at each time step is obtained by solving the moving equations of the rotor-bearing system under the known oil film force condition. A case study is carried out to calculate the locus of the journal center and pressure distribution of the journal in order to prove the feasibility of this method. The calculating results indicate that the proposed method can predict the transient flow field of a journal bearing in a rotor-bearing system where more realistic models are involved. The presented calculation method provides a basis for studying the nonlinear dynamic behavior of a general rotor-bearing system.

Dynamic Characteristics of High-speed Water-Lubricated Spiral Groove Thrust Bearing Based on Turbulent Cavitating Flow Lubrication Model

The water-lubricated bearings are usually the state of turbulent cavitating flow under high-speed conditions. And the distribution of cavitation bubbles and the interface effect between the two phases have not been included in previous studies on high-speed water-lubricated bearings. In order to study the influence of interface effect and cavitation bubble distribution on the dynamic characteristics of high-speed water-lubricated spiral groove thrust bearings(SGTB).A turbulent cavitating flow lubrication model based on two-phase fluid and population balance equation of bubbles was established in this paper. Stiffness and the damping coefficients of the SGTB were calculated using the perturbation pressure equations. An experimental apparatus was developed to verify the theoretical model. Simulating and experimental results show that the small-sized bubbles tend to generate in the turbulent cavitating flow when at a high rotary speed, and the bubbles mainly locate at the edges of the spiral groove. The simulating results also show that the direct stiffness coefficients are increased due to cavitation effect, and cross stiffness coefficients and damping coefficients are hardly affected by the cavitation effect. Turbulent effect on the dynamic characteristics of SGTB is much stronger than the cavitating effect.

Middle or low water pressure direct spiral double helix converging nozzle structure optimization and flow field analysis

In order to solve the problem of using new nozzle is proposed in fire rescue robot. middle or low water pressure to form fine water mist, a Existing water mist nozzles are basically used for high pressure and in large size, complex structure and poor low pressure atomization effect in comparison with requirement of snake-like fire rescue robots. On the basis of comprehensive typical spray noz- zles, a direct spiral double helix converging nozzle （DSDHCN） is proposed, which has the advanta- ges of small volume, light weight, simple structure, and convenient installation. To make the spray nozzle have good performance, and meet the requirements of more efficient fire extinguishing, a nu- merical study is carried out to analyze the internal and external full flow field of nozzle. A gas-liquid two-phase flow is applied to simulate the external full flow field of nozzle with VOF model in fluent software. The simulation results show the real situation of water flow out of the atomization nozzle and the water jet trajectory. Some simulations about middle or low water pressure direct spiral double he- lix converging optimized nozzle have been done in 30bar pressure. The simulation results show that the optimized nozzle structure not only makes the spray droplets have a good cone angle, but also have a sufficient axial velocity,which proves the structure rationality of the proposed optimized nozzle.

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON COHERENT VORTEX STRUCTURES IN DIFFERENTIALLY ROTATING QUASI TWO DIMENSIONAL ZONAL FLOW

An experimental system for forming a rotating paraboloid shaped shallow water with a free surface was conducted to study coherent vortex structures in a differentially rotating quasi two dimensional zonal flow.Flow visualization and laser light scattering techniques were used to obtain the information of spatial flow patterns.Experimental results show that the coexistence of Coriolis effect and strong shear in latitudinal zones may lead to formation of coherent vortices.Power spectra analysis and photographs which were taken in a reference frame rotating with the observed vortices also justified the emergence,drift and evolution of persistent vortices on the large scale.Locked vortex state manifests the cyclone and anticyclone asymmetry.

Air flow patterns and noise analysis inside high speed angular contact ball bearings

The vortex formed around the rolling ball and the high pressure region formed around the ball-raceway contact zone are the principle factors that barricades the lubricant entering the bearing cavity, and further causes improper lubrication. The investigation of the air phase flow inside the bearing cavity is essential for the optimization of the oil-air two-phase lubrication method. With the revolutionary reference frame describing the bearing motion, a highly precise air phase flow model inside the angular contact ball bearing cavity was build up. Comprehensive factors such as bearing revolution, ball rotation, and cage structure were considered to investigate the influences on the air phase flow and heat transfer efficiency. The aerodynamic noise was also analyzed. The result shows that the ball spinning leads to the pressure rise and uneven pressure distribution. The air phase velocity, pressure and cage heat transfer efficiency increase as the revolving speed increases. The operating noise is largely due to the impact of the high speed external flow on the bearing. When the center of the oil-air outlet fixes near the inner ring, the aerodynamic noise is reduced. The position near the inner ring on the bigger axial side is the ideal position to fix the lubricating device for the angular contact ball bearing.

Water Hydraulic 2/2 Directional Valve with Plane Piston Structure

Due to the fire resistance and environmental compatibility, using water as the working fluid in hydraulic circuits is receiving an increasing attention by both manufactures and users. This hydraulic directional valve is developed. When new water hydraulic directional valve is designed and manufactured, this paper introduces a water hydraulic 2/2 directional valve and its principle. The valve is composed of a hydraulically operated seat valve and a magnetic 3/2 direction valve. Aimed at the serious leakage and impact generating easily in reversing suddenly, an improved structure of water space seal is changed to direct seal, compaction force between main valve spool and main valve pocket was logically designed and damper in pilot valve port is matched with sensitive cavity in main valve. From the view of flow control, the methods of cavitation resistanee of the directional water hydraulic valve are investigated. The computational fluid dynamics approaches are applied to obtain static pressure distributions and cavitation images in the channel of the main stage of the valve with two kinds of structure. The results show that the method of optimized spout can effectively restrain cavitation. The work provides some useful reference for developing water hydraulic control valve with the lower noise and lower vibration. Meantime, the structural parameters are optimized on the basis of information obtained from simulation. Static test, dynamic test and life test are accomplished, and the results show that the water hydraulic directional valve possesses good property, its pressure loss is 1.1 MPa lower, switching time is shorter than 0.025 s, and its strike crest is 0.8 MPa lower. The valve possess fine dynamic performance with the characteristic rapidly action and lower implusion.

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON TURBULENT COHERENT STRUCTURES NEAR A SHEARED AIR-WATER INTERFACE

The turbulence structures near a sheared air-water interface were experimentally investigated with the hydrogen bubble visualization technique. Surface shear was imposed by an airflow over the water flow which was kept free from surface waves. Results show that the wind shear has the main influence on coherent structures under air-water interfaces. Low- and high- speed streaks form in the region close to the interface as a result of the imposed shear stress. When a certain airflow velocity is reached, “turbulent spots” appear randomly at low-speed streaks with some characteristics of hairpin vortices. At even higher shear rates, the flow near the interface is dominated primarily by intermittent bursting events. The coherent structures observed near sheared air-water interfaces show qualitative similarities with those occurring in near-wall turbulence. However, a few distinctive phenomena were also observed, including the fluctuating thickness of the instantaneous boundary layer and vertical vortices in bursting processes, which appear to be associated with the characteristics of air-water interfaces.

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.

Steady Characteristics of the Water-Lubricated Conical Bearings

The water-lubricated conical bearing has attracted attentions of researchers for its simple structure, easily adjusted gap （fdm thickness ）, lower friction loss, and less pollution in application. A mathematic model with consideration of the effects of turbulence, two-phase flow, and temperature on the pressure field at bearing surface is proposed here. Using this model, the Reynolds＇ equation and energy equation are solved in which the thermo- physical properties of the water as lubricant are taken into account. The dependency of characteristics of bearing, such as load-earrying capacity, flow rate （pumping losses ）, and frictional losses, on angular velocity, conical angle, and radial eccentricities, is presented. The research results are beneficial to the improvement of the efficiency of conical bearing and the environmental protection.

STUDIES ON STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF MONGOLIAN OAK FORESTS

After the investigation and long-lerm research, the structure, succession, energy flow,nutrient and water cycles, produetivity, ete. of Mongolian oak (Quercus mongolica) forest ecosysteins are synthetically summarized. The oak, with a simple stand composition, naturally distributes at hilltops, where the soil is arid and inlfertile and lots of tree species can not grow, and stabilizes for a long period for its high adaptive capacity and long longevity, but it will grow better in good sites.Compared with other forest ecosystems in temperate zone, the oak forest has not only more intensive biological cycles of nutrients but higher productivity as well. Among the nine elements determined, the concentrations of Ca and Zn are the highest and lowest, amounling to 41 .99% and 0.0015%, respectiveiv. In the vegetation, the largest nutrient pool is root svstem, making up 47.75%, and the trunk steps the following, 25. 13%. Among the main secondary forest types in Maoershan region, the oak stands have not only highest biomass but best biomass structure for in which the biomass of trcc stratum reaches 95.6% of the total of the stands and that of trunk does 68.9% of the total of the tree. The oak stands have high steinflow, which amounts to 15.6% of the precipitation and carries a lot of nutrients, and high evapotranspiration, which is as high as 504. 1 mm and for which 77.45% of the total radiation (123.3 KJ. cm-2) is consumed as latent heat transter in the growing reason. The clearcutting of the oak stands will result in not only inereasing the surlace runoff and interflow percentage but also intensitying the loses of N, Ca, Mg and Fe. Finally, it is proposed to pay a great attention to cnltivating.rejuvenating and even planting the oak as high yield timber and water conservation forests.

含水致密砂岩气藏气井全生命周期动态规律与差异化管理技术对策

鄂尔多斯盆地苏里格气田是典型的致密砂岩气田,经过20余年的勘探开发,2024年天然气产气量已超300×10^(8) m^(3)。但该气田西区投产气井大多存在不同程度产水现象,且水气比变化范围大,严重制约了该区天然气的长期稳产和高效开发。为此,从动、静态结合角度出发,开展了该区生产井气水两相渗流特征、变水气比两相产能方程、产水气井特征与生产规律、积液时机判别、生产制度优化等气井全生命周期动态规律和差异化管理技术对策研究。研究结果表明:(1)基于考虑水气比变化、非达西渗流及应力敏感性特征,建立的两相产能新方程能够准确描述致密气藏产水气井全生命周期产能变化规律;(2)气井产出地层水类型分为构造低部位水、层间滞留水、透镜体水等3类,前两者是气井产水主要来源,结合生产动态和水气比变化规律,可将气井产水类型分为高产水型(水气比大于1.0 m^(3)/10^(4)m^(3),主要为构造低部位水)、中产水型(水气比0.5~1.0 m^(3)/10^(4) m^(3),主要为层间滞留水)、低产水型(水气比小于0.5 m^(3)/10^(4) m^(3),主要为层间滞留水);(3)建立了不同类型的产水气井配产图版,提出了含水致密砂岩气藏气井配产优化流程;(4)基于不同类型产水气井临界携液流量评价模型,准确辨识了气井发生积液的时机,优选了排水采气措施,制订产水气井差异化管理技术对策,有效提高了产水气井的产能发挥率。结论认为,形成的含水致密砂岩气藏全生命周期差异化管理技术对策可提高产水气井累计产量,能够解决苏里格气田西区当前开发效果差和采收率低的问题,为气田持续稳产提供了技术支撑,且对同类型气藏开发具有重要参考和借鉴意义。

喷水推进泵空化诱导压力脉动特性的试验研究

为探讨喷水推进泵内空化流动结构演变对压力脉动特性的影响,本文结合高速摄像和压力脉动同步测量展开了试验研究。结果表明:随着空化条件加剧,叶顶出现了泄漏涡核空化、剪切层旋涡空化、叶顶吸力侧片状空化和云状空化等复杂空化流动结构;叶顶低压区随着空化区域增大而增大;在泄漏流夹带下空化云不断翻滚,增加了空化云的不稳定性;空化云尺度随空化条件加剧而增大。大尺度空化云会导致强烈的压力脉动。空化区边缘的空泡破碎会带来压力冲击成份。压力脉动主频是叶频,次主频是二倍叶频。主频和次主频幅值在片状空化时小幅增长,在云状空化时大幅增大。垂直空化涡发展会导致叶片前缘附近压力面压力和局部压差下降,这是泵性能断裂的重要原因。

摩托车发动机冷却水套流场分析及水套结构优化

对摩托车单缸发动机、双缸发动机及四缸发动机冷却水套内冷却液循环流动过程进行了分析,研究了水套内冷却液流速及水套壁面换热系数分布,基于冷却液循环流动路径分析进行了冷却水套结构优化。结果表明:单缸发动机排气侧及鼻梁区冷却液流速较低,鼻梁区存在零流速区域;双缸发动机两缸冷却液流速分布不均匀,两缸间衔接处中间区域冷却液流速较低;四缸发动机各缸也存在冷却液流速不均匀的问题。通过冷却液循环流动路径分析明确了各缸垫上水孔冷却液的流动方向及其作用,结合高温区域需重点冷却的设计准则对3种类型发动机冷却水套的缸垫上水孔布局、水套局部流通面积进行了优化,优化后3种类型发动机冷却水套排气侧及鼻梁区等高温区域的冷却液流速都达到流速不低于1.5 m/s的要求,各缸冷却液流速差异减小。经发动机热平衡验证,3种类型发动机冷却水套结构优化都可有效降低缸头火花塞垫片温度及减小各缸火花塞垫片温度的差异,验证了水套结构优化方案的有效性。

Lagrangian-based investigation of multiphase flows by finite-timeLyapunov exponents

Multiphase flows are ubiquitous in our daily life and engineering applications. It is important to investigate the flow structures to predict their dynamical behaviors ef- fectively. Lagrangian coherent structures （LCS） defined by the ridges of the finite-time Lyapunov exponent （FTLE） is utilized in this study to elucidate the multiphase interactions in gaseous jets injected into water and time-dependent turbu- lent cavitation under the framework of Navier-Stokes flow computations. For the gaseous jets injected into water, the highlighted phenomena of the jet transportation can be observed by the LCS method, including expansion, bulge, necking/breaking, and back-attack. Besides, the observation of the LCS reveals that the back-attack phenomenon arises from the fact that the injected gas has difficulties to move toward downstream re- gion after the necking/breaking. For the turbulent cavitating flow, the ridge of the FTLE field can form a LCS to capture the front and boundary of the re-entraint jet when the ad- verse pressure gradient is strong enough. It represents a bar- rier between particles trapped inside the circulation region and those moving downstream. The results indicate that the FFLE field has the potential to identify the structures of mul- tiphase flows, and the LCS can capture the interface/barrier or the vortex/circulation region.

Joint optimization scheduling for water conservancy projects incomplex river networks

In this study, we simulated water flow in a water conservancy project consisting of various hydraulic structures, such as sluices, pumping stations, hydropower stations, ship locks, and culverts, and developed a multi-period and multi-variable joint optimization scheduling model for flood control, drainage, and irrigation. In this model, the number of sluice holes, pump units, and hydropower station units to be opened were used as decision variables, and different optimization objectives and constraints were considered. This model was solved with improved genetic algorithms and verified using the Huaian Water Conservancy Project as an example. The results show that the use of the joint optimization scheduling led to a 10% increase in the power generation capacity and a 15% reduction in the total energy consumption. The change in the water level was reduced by 0.25 m upstream of the Yundong Sluice, and by 50% downstream of pumping stations No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4. It is clear that the joint optimization scheduling proposed in this study can effectively improve power generation capacity of the project, minimize operating costs and energy consumption, and enable more stable operation of various hydraulic structures. The results may provide references for the management of water conservancy projects in complex river networks.

Experimental Study on Transitional Flow in a Circular Microtube

We investigate the characteristics of the transition from laminar to turbulent flow in the microtube with a diameter of 310μm. The microscopic particle image velocimetry is used to measure the water flow at Re =1600-2500 in the microtube. It is found that the flow transition occurs at Re=1600-1900, and the streamwise streaks and vortices appear in the transitional flow fields. These experimental observations provide a validation for the theoretical prediction of unstable travelling waves in pipe flow.

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF LOW-SPEED STREAKS UNDER SHEARED AIR-WATER INTERFACES

The characteristics of low-speed fluid streaks occurring under sheared air-water interfaces were examined by means of hydrogen bubble visualization technique. A critical shear condition under which the streaky structure first appears was determined to be u(tau) approximate to 0.19 cm/s. The mean spanwise streak spacing increases with distance from the water surface owing to merging and bursting processes, and a linear relationship describing variation of non-dimensional spacing <(<lambda>+)over bar> versus y(+) was found essentially independent of shear stress on the interface. Values of <(<lambda>+)over bar>, however, are remarkably smaller than their counterparts in the near-wall region of turbulent boundary layers. Though low-speed streaks occur randomly in time and space, the streak spacing exhibits a lognormal probability distribution behavior. A tentative explanation concerning the formation of streaky structure is suggested, and the fact that <(<lambda>+)over bar> takes rather smaller values than that in wall turbulence is briefly discussed.

矩形沟槽结构参数对水润滑轴承润滑性能的影响

为了研究矩形沟槽结构参数对水润滑轴承弹流润滑性能的影响,建立水润滑轴承流固耦合(FSI)分析模型,采用有限元法,通过比对轴承周向水膜压力、最大水膜压力、摩擦系数、承载力、偏位角和轴承最大径向变形等参数,阐述了矩形沟槽结构参数对轴承润滑性能的变化规律。结果表明,沟槽宽度或深度越大的轴承,其承载性能越差。通过合理调整沟槽的宽深比,可以有效地改善轴承的润滑状态。在相同流水槽总断面积下,沟槽宽深比过大或过小均不是轴承弹流润滑的最好状态,沟槽宽度对轴承承载性能的影响要高于沟槽深度对轴承的影响。

高速跨介质入水多相流动与流固耦合特性研究综述

高速跨介质入水问题广泛存在于海洋工程、航空航天等领域,入水多相流动与流固耦合作用机理是该领域的研究热点,对于跨介质航行器的载荷预报、弹道稳定性评估、结构强度校核以及安全性设计等具有重要意义。本文围绕高速跨介质入水所涉及的基础关键力学问题,重点论述了高速跨介质多相流动与空泡演化、冲击载荷与降载方法、运动稳定性与流固耦合响应、流固耦合数值研究方法等方面的研究现状,并针对目前仍存在的问题提出了建议,旨在为高速跨介质入水的相关研究与设计等提供参考。