Water conservation measures are rapidly becoming a necessity in urban environments all over Africa and the world. There is little innovation and available information for homeowners, building professionals and practit...Water conservation measures are rapidly becoming a necessity in urban environments all over Africa and the world. There is little innovation and available information for homeowners, building professionals and practitioners to guide towards water conservation. Water scarcity has progressively increased over periods of time in Eastleigh due to increased population density from increased high-rise apartments. The study tries to establish how water usage patterns and water conservation devices can potentially reduce water consumption levels. In the study area, 96% of the families are faced with problems related to water supply and hence are forced to come up with water conservation and adaptation strategies due to the scarcity of water. The study used survey and descriptive research design, and collected data on water usage patterns and water conservation devices from a total of 230 households in Biafra and Sewage estates in the Eastleigh neighbourhood. The results indicated that 76% of the households did not have water saving devices while the other 24% had water saving devices such as the dual flush toilets, low flow high-efficiency faucet aerators, low flow plumbing fixtures and automatic shut-off nozzles. A unit increase in water saving devices will lead to a 0.512 decrease in water consumption level. The study recommends that low-income households use water saving devices and develop water management strategies such as water-saving plumbing fixtures, rainwater harvesting, and grey water reuse.展开更多
A reduction of fuel consumption and an increase in efficiency are currently required for river–sea bulk carriers.Pre-swirl and ducted stators are widely used devices in the industry and efficiency gains can be obtain...A reduction of fuel consumption and an increase in efficiency are currently required for river–sea bulk carriers.Pre-swirl and ducted stators are widely used devices in the industry and efficiency gains can be obtained for single-screw and twin-screw vessels.Based on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the 20,000DWT river–sea bulk carrier,in this study,we proposed,designed,and tested a series of pre-swirl energy-saving devices(ESDs).The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed ESDs improved the propulsive efficiency and reduced the delivered power.The results confirm the success of our ESD for the 20,000DWT river–sea bulk carrier.We validated the role of Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes(RANS)computational fluid dynamics(CFD)in the twin-skeg river–sea vessel ESD design and found the circumferential arrangement and number of stators to be important factors in the design process.展开更多
For the sake of saving energy and reducing emissions, this paper will introduce a design of oil-saving device for the simple cylinder 250 water-cooled petrol engine. The oil-saving device is based on the principle of ...For the sake of saving energy and reducing emissions, this paper will introduce a design of oil-saving device for the simple cylinder 250 water-cooled petrol engine. The oil-saving device is based on the principle of heat transfer and capture. By raising the heat of the oil mist up to 50℃, absorption and gathering the released gas from the opening valve, the engine can achieve fuel-saving purpose. The oil-saving device was made by 3D print technology. UG8.0 and ANSYS workbench were used in the design of device.展开更多
Due to the well condition and the un-expected imbalance movement of the pumping unit in use, the energy consumes a lot. The existing balancing equipment cannot adjust and monitor the pumping units in real time. Theref...Due to the well condition and the un-expected imbalance movement of the pumping unit in use, the energy consumes a lot. The existing balancing equipment cannot adjust and monitor the pumping units in real time. Therefore this paper introduces the new adaptive balancing equipment—fan-shaped adaptive balancing intelligent device, projects a design of such control system based on PLC, and determines the principle of the control system, the execution software and the design flow. Site commissioning effect on Daqing Oilfield shows this fan-shaped adaptive balancing intelligent device can effectively adjust and monitor the pumping unit in real time, the balance even adjusts from 0.787 to 0.901, and integrated energy saving rate is 14.2%. It is approved that this control device is professionally designed, with strong compatibility, and high reliability.展开更多
文摘Water conservation measures are rapidly becoming a necessity in urban environments all over Africa and the world. There is little innovation and available information for homeowners, building professionals and practitioners to guide towards water conservation. Water scarcity has progressively increased over periods of time in Eastleigh due to increased population density from increased high-rise apartments. The study tries to establish how water usage patterns and water conservation devices can potentially reduce water consumption levels. In the study area, 96% of the families are faced with problems related to water supply and hence are forced to come up with water conservation and adaptation strategies due to the scarcity of water. The study used survey and descriptive research design, and collected data on water usage patterns and water conservation devices from a total of 230 households in Biafra and Sewage estates in the Eastleigh neighbourhood. The results indicated that 76% of the households did not have water saving devices while the other 24% had water saving devices such as the dual flush toilets, low flow high-efficiency faucet aerators, low flow plumbing fixtures and automatic shut-off nozzles. A unit increase in water saving devices will lead to a 0.512 decrease in water consumption level. The study recommends that low-income households use water saving devices and develop water management strategies such as water-saving plumbing fixtures, rainwater harvesting, and grey water reuse.
基金supported by Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China No.2014BAG04B01
文摘A reduction of fuel consumption and an increase in efficiency are currently required for river–sea bulk carriers.Pre-swirl and ducted stators are widely used devices in the industry and efficiency gains can be obtained for single-screw and twin-screw vessels.Based on the hydrodynamic characteristics of the 20,000DWT river–sea bulk carrier,in this study,we proposed,designed,and tested a series of pre-swirl energy-saving devices(ESDs).The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed ESDs improved the propulsive efficiency and reduced the delivered power.The results confirm the success of our ESD for the 20,000DWT river–sea bulk carrier.We validated the role of Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes(RANS)computational fluid dynamics(CFD)in the twin-skeg river–sea vessel ESD design and found the circumferential arrangement and number of stators to be important factors in the design process.
基金surported by the China Scholarship Council(CSC)(201608525023)
文摘For the sake of saving energy and reducing emissions, this paper will introduce a design of oil-saving device for the simple cylinder 250 water-cooled petrol engine. The oil-saving device is based on the principle of heat transfer and capture. By raising the heat of the oil mist up to 50℃, absorption and gathering the released gas from the opening valve, the engine can achieve fuel-saving purpose. The oil-saving device was made by 3D print technology. UG8.0 and ANSYS workbench were used in the design of device.
文摘Due to the well condition and the un-expected imbalance movement of the pumping unit in use, the energy consumes a lot. The existing balancing equipment cannot adjust and monitor the pumping units in real time. Therefore this paper introduces the new adaptive balancing equipment—fan-shaped adaptive balancing intelligent device, projects a design of such control system based on PLC, and determines the principle of the control system, the execution software and the design flow. Site commissioning effect on Daqing Oilfield shows this fan-shaped adaptive balancing intelligent device can effectively adjust and monitor the pumping unit in real time, the balance even adjusts from 0.787 to 0.901, and integrated energy saving rate is 14.2%. It is approved that this control device is professionally designed, with strong compatibility, and high reliability.
