万家寨引黄工程水力量测设计与仪器选型

水力量测是引黄工程自动化系统的重要组成部分。文中较为详细地介绍了引黄工程水力量测设计、测站布置、仪器选型等方面的经验,可供其它工程参考。

引黄入晋渠首输水建筑物原型水力量测

利用已安装在系统中的超声波流量计、压力式水位计等,对万家寨引黄入晋工程渠首输水建筑物的水位、流量进行监测表明,现场实时量测数据较真实地反映了输水建筑物的运行状态。出水口总管的超声波流量计测量结果接近真值,比真值平均略大0.014 m3/s,水泵超声波流量计测量结果比真值平均略大0.113 m3/s。

万家寨引黄工程联接段输水建筑物原型水力量测

山西省万家寨引黄工程联接段输水建筑物原型水力量测是利用已安装在系统中的压力表、压力式水位计、超声波流量计、薄壁堰、水尺和外夹式超声波流量计等,通过对输水建筑物水流压力(水位)、流量和糙率进行监测和计算,较真实地反映输水建筑物的运行状态,为经济运行管理和安全供水提供有价值的借鉴资料。可供有关设计、运行和研究参考。

基于EMD方法的水力测量信号分析

压力脉动具有非平稳的特点,尤其在过渡过程中表现出非常强的非时变特性;应用EMD方法进行压力脉动信息提取解决了现场实测过程中压力脉动特性难以确定的问题,采用基于连续均方误差法有效地解决了压力脉动信号难以重构的问题。本文以现场机组甩负荷试验数据为计算基础,利用EMD方法实现了现场实测压力信号的分解和脉动信息的提取,为分析机组各部位的压力和脉动信息提供一个重要手段,证明了该方法对实测信号的分析具有很好的实用性。

万家寨引黄工程运行监测成果的几点启示

万家寨引黄工程是一项大型水利工程,文章通过十余年监测数据的统计分析,认为泵站选用的高扬程、大流量水泵提水能力基本达到了设计要求;通过环境敏感地区的南干线7#隧洞沿线地区水环境得到了明显改善;所监测的输水建筑物持续处于安全运行状态;对超声波流量计测量偏差问题进行分析,提出了改进意见。

Calculation of wave and current loads on launching offshore jacket

It’s very complicated to calculate and analyze the wave and current loads on naval architectures since the sea condition is uncertain and complicated and the determinants vary from different form types and dimensions. For calculating the wave and current loads on upright small-long-size pipe, the Morrison equation is practical and applied. Jacket platform is a kind of offshore space frame structure comprised of lots of poles that are circular cylinders with small diameter and in the oblique status relative to seabed. In this paper, based on Morrison equation, the specific method and procedure calculating the wave and current loads on launching jacket are given and applied on a typical launching jacket. The instance shows that the method and procedure are convenient and make the calculation and analysis in good agreement with actual launching.

Performance of water-based foams affected by chemical inhibitors to retard spontaneous combustion of coal

The micelle generating process of the sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS) solution with the addition of chemical inhibitors was elucidated using phase separation model, and the descending order of the capacity for the selected chemical inhibitors to reduce the critical micelle concentrations of the solution are Mg Cl_2, Ca Cl_2,NH_4HCO_3 and NH_4Cl. The data to quantitatively describe the foam decay process, including foaming ratio,foam life and decay behaviors, was obtained by pressure measuring system. The results indicate that chemical inhibitors can improve the solution foamability. The capacity of the inhibitors to enhance the solution foamability is sorted as NH_4 Cl, NH_4HCO_3, Mg Cl2 and Ca Cl_2 which can distinctly improve the foam stability as well. The capacity of the inhibitors to enhance the SDS foam stability can be arranged as Mg Cl_2, NH_4 Cl, NH_4HCO_3 and Ca Cl_2. It is observed that the gravity drainage plays a leading role in the increase of proportion of diffusion drainage. The oxidation dynamic parameters of the coal samples treated by inhibition foams were investigated using thermal analysis technique, and their synergistic effects on inhibiting coal oxidation were explored.

Study on hydrodynamic vibration in fluidic flowmeter

The characteristics of the fluidic flowmeter,which is a combination of impinged concave wall and bistable fluid amplifier,is investigated by experimental studies and numerical simulations. The numerical approaches are utilized to examine the time dependent flow field and pressure field inside the proposed flowmeter. The effect of varying structural parameters on flow characteristics of the proposed fluidic flowmeter is investigated by computational simulations for the optimization. Both the simulation and experimental results disclose that the hydrodynamic vibration,with the same intensity,frequency and 180° phase shift,occurs at axisymmetric points in the feedback channel of the fluidic flowmeter. Using the structural combination of impinged concave wall and bistable fluid amplifier and differential signal processing technique,a novel fluidic flowmeter with excellent immunity and improved sensibility is developed.

In-situ stress measurements and stress change monitoring to monitor overburden caving behaviour and hydraulic fracture pre-conditioning

A coal mine in New South Wales is longwall mining 300 m wide panels at a depth of 160–180 m directly below a 16–20 m thick conglomerate strata. As part of a strategy to use hydraulic fracturing to manage potential windblast and periodic caving hazards associated with these conglomerate strata,the in-situ stresses in the conglomerate were measured using ANZI strain cells and the overcoring method of stress relief. Changes in stress associated with abutment loading and placement of hydraulic fractures were also measured using ANZI strain cells installed from the surface and from underground. Overcore stress measurements have indicated that the vertical stress is the lowest principal stress so that hydraulic fractures placed ahead of mining form horizontally and so provide effective pre-conditioning to promote caving of the conglomerate strata. Monitoring of stress changes in the overburden strata during longwall retreat was undertaken at two different locations at the mine. The monitoring indicated stress changes were evident 150 m ahead of the longwall face and abutment loading reached a maximum increase of about7.5 MPa. The stresses ahead of mining change gradually with distance to the approaching longwall and in a direction consistent with the horizontal in-situ stresses. There was no evidence in the stress change monitoring results to indicate significant cyclical forward abutment loading ahead of the face. The forward abutment load determined from the stress change monitoring is consistent with the weight of overburden strata overhanging the goaf indicated by subsidence monitoring.

Vapor Pressure Measurement of Water+1,3-Dimethylimidazolium Tetrafluoroborate System

In absorption cycles,ionic liquid(IL)1,3-dimethylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate([Dmim]BF4)may be a promising absorbent of working pair using water as refrigerant.The vapor pressures of[Dmim]BF4 aqueous solution were measured with the boiling-point method in the temperature range from 312.25 to 403.60 K and in the mass concentration range of 65%to 90%of[Dmim]BF4.The experimental data were correlated with an Antoine-type equation and the Non-Random Two-Liquid(NRTL)model,and the average absolute deviations between the experimental and calculated values were 1.06%and 1.15%,respectively.For the[Dmim]BF4 aqueous solution,the experimental vapor pressures show negative deviations from the calculated data with Raoult's law.For higher mass concentration of the IL,the deviation is more negative.In addition,the vapor pressures,the hydrophilicity and the solubility of[Dmim]BF4 aqueous solutions were compared with those of[Dmim]Cl aqueous solutions and [Bmim]BF4 aqueous solutions at IL-mole fraction of 0.20.

Online dynamic measurement of saturation-capillary pressure relation in sandy medium under water level fluctuation

An online dynamic method based on electrical conductivity probe, tensiometer and datataker was presented to measure saturation-capillary pressure （S-p） relation in water-light nonaqueous phase liquid （LNAPL） two-phase sandy medium under water level fluctuation. Three-electrode electrical conductivity probe （ECP） was used to measure water saturation. Hydrophobic tensiometer was obtained by spraying waterproof material to the ceramic cup of commercially available hydrophilic tensiometer. A couple of hydrophilic tensiometer and hydrophobic tensiometer were used to measure pore water pressure and pore LNAPL pressure of the sandy medium, respectively. All the signals from ECP and tensiometer were collected by a data taker connected with a computer. The results show that this method can finish the measurement of S-R relation of a complete drainage or imbibition process in less than 60 min. It is much more timesaving compared with 10-40 d of traditional methods. Two cycles of water level fluctuation were produced, and four saturation-capillary pressure relations including two stable residual LNAPL saturations of the sandy medium were obtained during in 350 h. The results show that this method has a good durable performance and feasibility in the porous medium with complicated multiphase flow. Although further studies are needed on the signal stability and accuracy drift of the ECP, this online dynamic method can be used successfully in the rapid characterization of a LNAPL migration in porous media.

Exact Solution of D-Dimensional Klein-Gordon Oscillator with Minimal Length

Specific modifications of the usual canonical commutation relations between position and momentumoperators have been proposed in the literature in order to implement the idea of the existence of a minimal observablelength. Here, we study a consequence of this proposal in relativistic quantum mechanics by solving in the momentumspace representation the Klein-Gordon oscillator in arbitrary dimensions. The exact bound states spectrum and thecorresponding momentum space wave function are obtained. Following Chang et al. (Phys. Rev. D 65 (2002) 125027),we discuss constraint that can be placed on the minimal length by measuring the energy levels of an electron in a penningtrap.

With the Measuring Rod against the Floods: Ferdinand Verbiest and His Forgotten Introduction of Benedetto Castelli’s River Hydraulics to China

The monumental Studies to Fathom Principles(Qiongli xue窮理學;1683)by Ferdinand Verbiest S.J.(Nan Huairen南懷仁,1623–1688)was never printed,and its exact content is not known.A section of the only extant,though incomplete,manuscript deals with fluvial flood prevention and river control measures,a subject that until then had not cropped up in any Chinese-language work of the Jesuits.In this section,Verbiest not only described the already well-known Aristotelian theory of the origin of rivers,but also introduced to China new scientific propositions,concepts,and numerical examples originating from the seminal Renaissance work Della misura dell’acque correnti(Of the Mensuration of Running Waters;1628)by Benedetto Castelli(1578–1643).In addition,Verbiest presented to his readers some noteworthy examples of pertinent Western achievements such as the pound-lock with miter gate,and he provided them with a simple economic analysis of flood control options.The significance and possible influence of Verbiest’s text on further developments in Chinese approaches to water engineering are discussed,highlighting a hitherto largely disregarded facet of Western science and technology transfer in the field of river hydraulics and flood management.

Definition of Stationarity Based on Monitoring the Uncertainty at Real Measurement Conditions

In the statistical standard literature the stationarity of a time dependent process generally is defined by the invariance in time of the distribution of the variable, like a SPL （sound pressure level） fluctuating in time. However in reality there cannot exist constant distribution, respectively characteristics, in time in the strict mathematical sense because the time intervals of observation only can be finite due to practical reasons. Hence on every distribution and characteristics based on it a certain, but evaluable uncertainty is imposed. For monitoring these uncertainties the online-measurement technique, i.e. primarily appropriate software, is already available, also for customers. According to this state of the art the following expanded definition of the stationarity is proposed： Stationarity during a quality controlled measurement process becomes established, when the upper confidence limit of the interesting specific characteristic has no positive slope in time and correspondingly the lower confidence limit of the specific characteristic no negative slope and, as a third, a common condition, the interesting specific characteristic has adjusted itself to a constant position in time. From this a systematic criteria scheme is established and in examples applied on different in- and outdoor situations of sound impact.

Terrestrial water variations in the North China Plain revealed by the GRACE mission

Using eight years of time-variant gravity measurements from the GRACE gravity satellite mission, we estimate monthly terrestrial water storage variations in the North China Plain between August 2002 and August 2010. We find that during this period, the water storage is not constant but accelerate at a rate of -1.1 cm/yr over time. The study confirms that the relatively long-term trend of water storage in the North China Plain (by 13-point moving average) is consistent well with that by linear fitting. Two hydrological models, CPC and GLDAS, are adopted in calculating surface water variations, with results indicating that they agree with those of GRACE. Furthermore, rates of -0.6 cm/yr for surface water variations and -0.5 cm/yr for groundwater variations are found in the North China Plain during the study period. Decrease of rainfall and the groundwater over-exploitation are possibly the main causes for groundwater depletion in the North China Plain. The results will be helpful for better understanding climatic changes and provide reference for the management of water resources and the establishment of policies on preventing and alleviating natural hazards.

Mechanocaloric materials for solid-state cooling

This article reviews the up-to-date progress in mechanocaloric effect and materials near ambient temperature. For elastocaloric materials, we focus on directly measured temperature change and its entropy origin in nonmagnetic and magnetic shape memory alloys. In terms of barocaloric materials, change in magnetic state, volume and shift of transition temperature due to hydrostatic pressure are systematically compared. We propose advantages and challenges of elastocaloric materials for solidstate cooling. Strategies to enhance elastocaloric and mechanical stability under long-term mechanical cycles are presented. Finally, we conclude with an outlook on the prospect of elastocaloric cooling application.

Wing tip vortex structure behind an airfoil with flaps at the tip

In this work, the wing tip vortex structure behind a NACA 0015 airfoil with and without small flaps was studied using a Partical Image Velocimetry （PIV） system. The experiment was carried out in a low speed wind tunnel with a test section of 0.5 m x 0.5 m. The Reynolds number （Re）, defined by the chord length of the wing （C）, was 8.1 x 104. The angle of attack was fixed at 10~. The PIV measurements were made from 0 to 2C, measured from the trailing edge of the model. The dihedral angle of three flaps was -15~, 0~ and 15~, respectively. Compared with the clean airfoil, the one with three flaps significantly changed the wing tip vortex structure, the vorticity and the core of the wing tip vortex. The occurrence of three flaps decreased the gradient of pressure on the two sides of the wing tip, which depressed wing tip vortex formation to some extent. Vortices shed from three flaps influence the evolution of the wingtip vortex generated by the base airfoil. The interaction of those vortices resulted in a weakening of the wing tip vortex.

Establishment and Analysis of the Spectral Relationship Between Range-Rate and Gravity Potential Based on Energy Conservation

The spectral relationship between range-rate measurements and the gravity potential for low-low satellite-to-satellite tracking mission was established based on the energy conservation theory. Then the performances of satellite separation, the orbital altitude, and the accuracy of range-rate measurements in recovering the earth＇s gravity field were simulated and analyzed by this method. Finally, the cumulative geoid errors of the reference mode were obtained by using the configuration parameters of the GRACE mission. By comparing the cumulative geoid errors of the reference mode and GGMO2S and EIGEN-GRACEO2S models, it basically reflected the performance of GRACE and proved the feasibility of this method.