The results of a heat-conduction experiment with a central point source in a sand barrel shows that the temperature of the heat source increase much faster in sand saturated with oil and air (dry sand) than in water...The results of a heat-conduction experiment with a central point source in a sand barrel shows that the temperature of the heat source increase much faster in sand saturated with oil and air (dry sand) than in water sand. During cooling the temperature of the central heat source goes down slower in oil- or air-saturated sands than in water sands. Based on the theory of heat-conduction in porous media and the experimental results, we developed a new heat-conduction logging technique which utilizes an artificial heat source (dynamite charge or electric heater) to heat up target forma- tions in the borehole and then measure the change of temperature at a later time. Post-frac oil production is shown to be directly proportional to the size of the temperature anomaly when other reservoir parameters are fairly consistent. The method is used to evaluate potential oil production for marginal reservoirs in the FY formation in Song-Liao basin of China.展开更多
A research on the heat transfer performance of kerosene flowing in a vertical upward tube at supercritical pressure is presented.In the experiments,insights are offered on the effects of the factors such as mass flux,...A research on the heat transfer performance of kerosene flowing in a vertical upward tube at supercritical pressure is presented.In the experiments,insights are offered on the effects of the factors such as mass flux,heat flux,and pressure.It is found that increasing mass flux reduces the wall temperature and separates the experimental section into three different parts,while increasing working pressure deteriorates heat transfer.The extended corresponding-state principle can be used for evaluating density and transport properties of kerosene,including its viscosity and thermal conductivity,at different temperatures and pressures under supercritical conditions.For getting the heat capacity,a Soave–Redlich–Kwong(SRK)equation of state is used.The correlation for predicting heat transfer of kerosene at supercritical pressure is established and shows good agreement with the experimental data.展开更多
This paper proposed a new experimental rig of testing flow boiling heat transfer of refrigerant and lubricant oil mixture. The quantity of oil in the test section can be controlled and regulated conveniently and accur...This paper proposed a new experimental rig of testing flow boiling heat transfer of refrigerant and lubricant oil mixture. The quantity of oil in the test section can be controlled and regulated conveniently and accurately by connecting separate lubricant oil circuit with test section in parallel. It was built up by retrofitting a multiple air-conditioner and installing three oil-separators in serials at the compressor outlet. And so the lubricant oil in the discharged refrigerant gas of compressor can be removed completely.The refrigerant flow rate through test section can be bypassed by the by-path circuit of indoor unit.This experimental rig has advantages such as on-line and continuous oil injection, short time of obtaining stability, flexible operation, simple control, which lead to high efficiency in the research of flow boiling heat transfer of refrigerant and lubricant oil mixture.展开更多
The paper described experimental investigation of heat transfer and single-phase pressure drop through tubes with different rotor-assembled strands inserted in the Reynolds number range of 800-9000 with lubricant as w...The paper described experimental investigation of heat transfer and single-phase pressure drop through tubes with different rotor-assembled strands inserted in the Reynolds number range of 800-9000 with lubricant as working fluid. In the experiment, fixed mounts were employed to eliminate the entrance effect. The experimental results showed that the employment of fixed mounts led to a visible bias of friction factor in the laminar regime while it could not affect the Nusselt numbers significantly. Experiment for the tube inserted with rotors-assembled strand showed remarkable improvement for heat transfer with the Nusselt number increased by 200%-225% in the laminar regime and 125%-160% in the transitional regime. Meanwhile, the friction factor increased inevitably by 200%-300% within the same range of Reynolds number. The comparison of different rotor-assembled strands in-serted tubes and plain tube showed that the heat transfer benefited from the increase of the diameter of rotor-assembled strand with the same lead and the decrease of the lead of rotor-assembled strand, so does the friction factor. Based on experimental data and thorough multivariant linear normal regression method, the correlations of average Nusselt number and friction factor are established.展开更多
One of the proposed concepts for spark ignition engines is advanced port fuel injection(APFI),which suggests using two port injectors for each cylinder.In this research,we numerically examine the capabilities of this ...One of the proposed concepts for spark ignition engines is advanced port fuel injection(APFI),which suggests using two port injectors for each cylinder.In this research,we numerically examine the capabilities of this concept in reducing fuel consumption and increasing engine performance.The results demonstrated that the use of this concept is very effective due to the use of two injectors and the possibility of reducing the spraying time and bringing the injection start time closer to the air inlet valve opening time.The maximum amount of fuel film formed on the walls is reduced by about 75%,naturally,which leads to better and more homogeneous fuel distribution inside the combustion chamber and increases combustion efficiency.The results showed that under the same boundary conditions and engine operating point,the use of two port injectors for each cylinder leads to an increase of more than 20%of the maximum combustion chamber pressure and about 4%combustion efficiency.On the other hand,fuel film formation becomes worse in cold conditions.So in this study,the capabilities of this concept in cold conditions were investigated too.Investigations have shown that the advanced port fuel injection,unlike conventional engines,is almost insensitive to inlet temperature changes.展开更多
Experiments and simulations on flow and heat transfer behavior of Therminol-55 liquid phase heat transfer fluid have been conducted in a ribbed tube with the outer diameter and inner diameter 25.0 and 20.0 mm,pitch an...Experiments and simulations on flow and heat transfer behavior of Therminol-55 liquid phase heat transfer fluid have been conducted in a ribbed tube with the outer diameter and inner diameter 25.0 and 20.0 mm,pitch and rib height of 4.5 and 1.0 mm.respectively.Experimental results show that the heat transfer and thermal performance of Therminol-55 liquid phase heat transfer fluid in the ribbed tube are considerably improved compared to those of the smooth tube.The Nusselt number increase with the increase of Reynolds number.The increase in heat transfer rate of the ribbed tube has a mean value of 2.24 times.Also,the pressure drop results reveal that the average friction factor of the ribbed tube is in a range of 2.4 and 2.8 times over the smooth tube.Numerical simulations of three-dimensional flow behavior of Therminol-55 liquid phase heat transfer fluid are carried out using three different turbulence models in the ribbed tube.The numerical results show that the heat transfer of ribbed tube is improved because vortices are generated behind ribs,which produce some disruptions to fluid flow and enhance heat transfer compared with smooth tube.The numerical results prove that the ribbed tube can improve heat transfer and fluid flow performances of Therminol liquid phase heat transfer fluid.展开更多
Comparative experiments of oil and water-cooling were performed on a 4-cylinder automotive gasoline engine and a single-cylinder direct injection Diesel engine. Measurements were made to investigate the variation of f...Comparative experiments of oil and water-cooling were performed on a 4-cylinder automotive gasoline engine and a single-cylinder direct injection Diesel engine. Measurements were made to investigate the variation of fuel consumption, combustor wall temperature and engine emissions (HC, CO, NOx and smoke) with two cooling media at steady-state conditions. Significant improvement of fuel economy was found mainly at partial load conditions with oil-cooling in comparison with the baseline waer-cooling both for the two engines. The experimental results also showed general trend of reduction in engine emissions using oil as the coolant. Measurements of wall temperature demonstrated that oil-cooling resulted in considerable increase of the combustor wall temperature and reduce of warmup period in starting process. For automotive gasoline engine, road tests indicated the same trend of fUel economy improvement with oil-cooling. The performance of the automotive oil-cooled engine was fUrther improved by internal cooling with water or methanol injection.展开更多
The entransy theory, which can be used to optimize the heat transfer network of a solar power tower system (SPTS) and im- prove its energy efficiency, was introduced in this paper. Firstly, the irreversibility of th...The entransy theory, which can be used to optimize the heat transfer network of a solar power tower system (SPTS) and im- prove its energy efficiency, was introduced in this paper. Firstly, the irreversibility of the heat transfer processes in a SPTS was analyzed and the total entransy dissipation equation of a SPTS was derived. Then, two types of optimization problems (reduc- ing the total circulating flow rate or the total heat-exchanging area) of a SPTS were solved with conditional extremum model based on the formulas of total entransy dissipation. Finally, the entransy dissipation-based optimization principle was applied to a simple SPTS without re-heater and a complex SPTS with a re-heater. The results showed that under the chosen calculation conditions the minimum total thermal conductance was 19306.03 W K-~ for a SPTS without re-heater when the total heat ca- pacity rate of heat transfer fluid (HTF) was 3200 W K-1. The minimum total thermal conductance was about 7.9% lower than the value predicted based on the typical outlet temperature of a receiver. This meant that the total heat exchange area or initial investment could be effectively reduced under the prescribed total HTF circulating flow rate. We also studied the variation trends of the two optimized results including minimum total HTF heat capacity rate and minimum total thermal conductance. The minimum total HTF heat capacity rate decreased with the given total thermal conductance, the minimum total thermal conductance decreased first and then increased with the given total HTF heat capacity rate. We also found that for a SPTS with a re-heater, the mixing temperature and the mixing position of HTF had significant effects on the two types of optimization problems.展开更多
The purpose of this study is to understand the factor that influence the heating efficiency of the outward and inward multi-hole gas burner. The flame-hole angle and the distance from flame hole to heating object are ...The purpose of this study is to understand the factor that influence the heating efficiency of the outward and inward multi-hole gas burner. The flame-hole angle and the distance from flame hole to heating object are chosen as the experimental parameters. The measurement of the flame temperature distribution is carried out on each experimental condition. The observation of combustion flame, by the Schlieren method, is done from the purpose to understand the combustion phenomenon on the heating efficiency. LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) is used for the test fuel gas. The compositions of LPG are propane 97.5vol%, butane 0.2vol% and methane + ethylene 2.3vol%. The optimum ranges of the flame-hole angle and the distance from flame hole to heating object are clarified. The experimental correlation equations for the outward and inward multi-flame-hole gas burner are proposed.展开更多
文摘The results of a heat-conduction experiment with a central point source in a sand barrel shows that the temperature of the heat source increase much faster in sand saturated with oil and air (dry sand) than in water sand. During cooling the temperature of the central heat source goes down slower in oil- or air-saturated sands than in water sands. Based on the theory of heat-conduction in porous media and the experimental results, we developed a new heat-conduction logging technique which utilizes an artificial heat source (dynamite charge or electric heater) to heat up target forma- tions in the borehole and then measure the change of temperature at a later time. Post-frac oil production is shown to be directly proportional to the size of the temperature anomaly when other reservoir parameters are fairly consistent. The method is used to evaluate potential oil production for marginal reservoirs in the FY formation in Song-Liao basin of China.
基金Supported by the National Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(Z13E060001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52176091)+1 种基金the National Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2012EEQ017)the PhD Program Foundation of Ministry of Education of China(20120101110102)
文摘A research on the heat transfer performance of kerosene flowing in a vertical upward tube at supercritical pressure is presented.In the experiments,insights are offered on the effects of the factors such as mass flux,heat flux,and pressure.It is found that increasing mass flux reduces the wall temperature and separates the experimental section into three different parts,while increasing working pressure deteriorates heat transfer.The extended corresponding-state principle can be used for evaluating density and transport properties of kerosene,including its viscosity and thermal conductivity,at different temperatures and pressures under supercritical conditions.For getting the heat capacity,a Soave–Redlich–Kwong(SRK)equation of state is used.The correlation for predicting heat transfer of kerosene at supercritical pressure is established and shows good agreement with the experimental data.
文摘This paper proposed a new experimental rig of testing flow boiling heat transfer of refrigerant and lubricant oil mixture. The quantity of oil in the test section can be controlled and regulated conveniently and accurately by connecting separate lubricant oil circuit with test section in parallel. It was built up by retrofitting a multiple air-conditioner and installing three oil-separators in serials at the compressor outlet. And so the lubricant oil in the discharged refrigerant gas of compressor can be removed completely.The refrigerant flow rate through test section can be bypassed by the by-path circuit of indoor unit.This experimental rig has advantages such as on-line and continuous oil injection, short time of obtaining stability, flexible operation, simple control, which lead to high efficiency in the research of flow boiling heat transfer of refrigerant and lubricant oil mixture.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Beijing (3102023) and the National Science and Technology Support Plan Project (2011BAA04B02).
文摘The paper described experimental investigation of heat transfer and single-phase pressure drop through tubes with different rotor-assembled strands inserted in the Reynolds number range of 800-9000 with lubricant as working fluid. In the experiment, fixed mounts were employed to eliminate the entrance effect. The experimental results showed that the employment of fixed mounts led to a visible bias of friction factor in the laminar regime while it could not affect the Nusselt numbers significantly. Experiment for the tube inserted with rotors-assembled strand showed remarkable improvement for heat transfer with the Nusselt number increased by 200%-225% in the laminar regime and 125%-160% in the transitional regime. Meanwhile, the friction factor increased inevitably by 200%-300% within the same range of Reynolds number. The comparison of different rotor-assembled strands in-serted tubes and plain tube showed that the heat transfer benefited from the increase of the diameter of rotor-assembled strand with the same lead and the decrease of the lead of rotor-assembled strand, so does the friction factor. Based on experimental data and thorough multivariant linear normal regression method, the correlations of average Nusselt number and friction factor are established.
文摘One of the proposed concepts for spark ignition engines is advanced port fuel injection(APFI),which suggests using two port injectors for each cylinder.In this research,we numerically examine the capabilities of this concept in reducing fuel consumption and increasing engine performance.The results demonstrated that the use of this concept is very effective due to the use of two injectors and the possibility of reducing the spraying time and bringing the injection start time closer to the air inlet valve opening time.The maximum amount of fuel film formed on the walls is reduced by about 75%,naturally,which leads to better and more homogeneous fuel distribution inside the combustion chamber and increases combustion efficiency.The results showed that under the same boundary conditions and engine operating point,the use of two port injectors for each cylinder leads to an increase of more than 20%of the maximum combustion chamber pressure and about 4%combustion efficiency.On the other hand,fuel film formation becomes worse in cold conditions.So in this study,the capabilities of this concept in cold conditions were investigated too.Investigations have shown that the advanced port fuel injection,unlike conventional engines,is almost insensitive to inlet temperature changes.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11472093 and21276056)
文摘Experiments and simulations on flow and heat transfer behavior of Therminol-55 liquid phase heat transfer fluid have been conducted in a ribbed tube with the outer diameter and inner diameter 25.0 and 20.0 mm,pitch and rib height of 4.5 and 1.0 mm.respectively.Experimental results show that the heat transfer and thermal performance of Therminol-55 liquid phase heat transfer fluid in the ribbed tube are considerably improved compared to those of the smooth tube.The Nusselt number increase with the increase of Reynolds number.The increase in heat transfer rate of the ribbed tube has a mean value of 2.24 times.Also,the pressure drop results reveal that the average friction factor of the ribbed tube is in a range of 2.4 and 2.8 times over the smooth tube.Numerical simulations of three-dimensional flow behavior of Therminol-55 liquid phase heat transfer fluid are carried out using three different turbulence models in the ribbed tube.The numerical results show that the heat transfer of ribbed tube is improved because vortices are generated behind ribs,which produce some disruptions to fluid flow and enhance heat transfer compared with smooth tube.The numerical results prove that the ribbed tube can improve heat transfer and fluid flow performances of Therminol liquid phase heat transfer fluid.
文摘Comparative experiments of oil and water-cooling were performed on a 4-cylinder automotive gasoline engine and a single-cylinder direct injection Diesel engine. Measurements were made to investigate the variation of fuel consumption, combustor wall temperature and engine emissions (HC, CO, NOx and smoke) with two cooling media at steady-state conditions. Significant improvement of fuel economy was found mainly at partial load conditions with oil-cooling in comparison with the baseline waer-cooling both for the two engines. The experimental results also showed general trend of reduction in engine emissions using oil as the coolant. Measurements of wall temperature demonstrated that oil-cooling resulted in considerable increase of the combustor wall temperature and reduce of warmup period in starting process. For automotive gasoline engine, road tests indicated the same trend of fUel economy improvement with oil-cooling. The performance of the automotive oil-cooled engine was fUrther improved by internal cooling with water or methanol injection.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1261112)the Research Project of Chinese Ministry of Education(Grant Nos.113055A,20120201130006)
文摘The entransy theory, which can be used to optimize the heat transfer network of a solar power tower system (SPTS) and im- prove its energy efficiency, was introduced in this paper. Firstly, the irreversibility of the heat transfer processes in a SPTS was analyzed and the total entransy dissipation equation of a SPTS was derived. Then, two types of optimization problems (reduc- ing the total circulating flow rate or the total heat-exchanging area) of a SPTS were solved with conditional extremum model based on the formulas of total entransy dissipation. Finally, the entransy dissipation-based optimization principle was applied to a simple SPTS without re-heater and a complex SPTS with a re-heater. The results showed that under the chosen calculation conditions the minimum total thermal conductance was 19306.03 W K-~ for a SPTS without re-heater when the total heat ca- pacity rate of heat transfer fluid (HTF) was 3200 W K-1. The minimum total thermal conductance was about 7.9% lower than the value predicted based on the typical outlet temperature of a receiver. This meant that the total heat exchange area or initial investment could be effectively reduced under the prescribed total HTF circulating flow rate. We also studied the variation trends of the two optimized results including minimum total HTF heat capacity rate and minimum total thermal conductance. The minimum total HTF heat capacity rate decreased with the given total thermal conductance, the minimum total thermal conductance decreased first and then increased with the given total HTF heat capacity rate. We also found that for a SPTS with a re-heater, the mixing temperature and the mixing position of HTF had significant effects on the two types of optimization problems.
文摘The purpose of this study is to understand the factor that influence the heating efficiency of the outward and inward multi-hole gas burner. The flame-hole angle and the distance from flame hole to heating object are chosen as the experimental parameters. The measurement of the flame temperature distribution is carried out on each experimental condition. The observation of combustion flame, by the Schlieren method, is done from the purpose to understand the combustion phenomenon on the heating efficiency. LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) is used for the test fuel gas. The compositions of LPG are propane 97.5vol%, butane 0.2vol% and methane + ethylene 2.3vol%. The optimum ranges of the flame-hole angle and the distance from flame hole to heating object are clarified. The experimental correlation equations for the outward and inward multi-flame-hole gas burner are proposed.