Modelling and Solution of a Ablation-Transpiration Cooling Control Systems

A controlled model of thermal shield of ablation with trapspiration cooling is develoed. The existence and uniqueness of the classical solution can be obtained by Friedman and Jiang's methods. The positivity of the solution is proved and the conditions for the coolant flux under which the abladtion process will complete in finite time are also determined. Finally, we show the existence of critical coolant flux beyond which the ablation material begin melting.

Maxi mumprinciple for the optimal control of an ablation-transpiration cooling system with free final time and phase constraints

This paper is concerned with an optimal control problem of an abhtion-transpiration cooling control system with Stefan-Signorini boundary condition. As the continuation of the authors＇previous paper, the Dubovits Rii-Milyutin fimctional approach is again adopted in investigation of the Pontryagin＇ s maximun principle of the system. The necessary optimality condition is presented for the problem with free final horizon and phase constraints.

The Analysis and Numerical Simulation of Dynamical Functions of the Transpiration Cooling Control System with Surface Ablation

This problem is a nonlinear control system with variable-domain distributed parameter. In this paper, the numerical simulation of the dynamic functions has been carried out by transforming this problem to a fixed-domain initial-boundary value problem, and the numerical results are obtained: (1) Thedistribution of temperature rises, the ablation amount and velocity of the thermal shield vary with the time; (2) The maximum ablating velocity, the time of the ablation beginning and ending related to thetranspiration quantity. This method succeeds in overcoming the difficulty brought up by variable domain.On the other hand, the critical transpiration quantity for the surface to start ablating, the maximum ablating velocity and time of the ablation ending are obtained theoretically.

Temporal Variation in Sap-Flux-Scaled Transpiration and Cooling Effect of a Subtropical Schima superba Plantation in the Urban Area of Guangzhou

Agriculture could suffer the water stress induced by climate change. Because climate warming affects global hydrological cycles, it is vital to explore the effect of tree transpiration, as an important component of terrestrial evapotranspiration, on the environment. Thermal dissipation probes were used to measure xylem sap flux density of a Schima superba plantation in the urban area of Guangzhou City, South China. Stand transpiration was calculated by mean sap flux density times total sapwood area. The occurrence of the maximum sap flux density on the daily scale was later in wet season than in dry season. The peak of daily sap flux density was the highest of 59 g m-2 s^-1 in July and August, and the lowest of 28 g m-2 s-1 in December. In the two periods （November 2007-October 2008 and November 2008-October 2009）, the stand transpiration reached 263.2 and 291.6 ram, respectively. During our study period, stand transpiration in wet season （from April to September） could account for about 58.5 and 53.8% of the annual transpiration, respectively. Heat energy absorbed by tree transpiration averaged 1.4×10s and 1.6×10s kJ per month in this Schima superba plantation with the area of 2 885 m2, and temperature was reduced by 4.3 and 4.7℃ s^-1 per 10 m3 air.

Safety and efficacy of microwave ablation for periductal hepatocellular carcinoma with intraductal cooling of the central bile ducts through a percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage tube

Background and aims:Biliary thermal injury caused by microwave ablation(MWA)for a hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)close to the central bile ducts always results in severe complications and leads to mortality.Some studies have demonstrated that intraductal cooling of the biliary tract with chilled saline during thermal ablation can successfully prevent these complications.In this study,we present a novel bile duct cooling technique through a percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage(PTCD)tube for preventing biliary thermal injury caused by MWA,and compare the feasibility and safety of the intraductal cooling technique when performed with a PTCD tube and with an endoscopic nasobiliary drainage(ENBD)tube.Methods:Participants were randomly assigned to undergo MWA of HCC with intraductal chilled saline perfusion through a PTCD tube or an ENBD tube.The main study outcomes were bile duct complications related to MWA and local tumor recurrence,p value<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.Results:A total of 23 patients with an HCC(23 nodules)close to a central bile duct were enrolled in this study.Of these patients,12 had a PTCD tube and 11 had an ENBD tube placed into the hepatic duct close to the lesions.There were no PTCD-and ENBD-related mortality cases.There was no complication related to the PTCD procedure;however,3 patients(27.27%)developed acute pancreatitis and 1 patient(9.09%)had hemorrhage in the ENBD group(p=0.037).One patient(8.33%)in the PTCD group had bile leakage and 2 patients(18.18%)in the ENBD group developed a biloma.Within 5 years,1 patient in the PTCD group and 2 patients in the ENBD group had local recurrence.There was no significant difference in local recurrence,nonlocal hepatic recurrence,mortality rate,or median cumulative overall survival between the 2 groups.Conclusions:The intraductal cooling technique using a PTCD tube is a feasible and effective method for preventing bile duct thermal injury caused by MWA for an HCC close to the central bile ducts.It does not increase local recurrence and may be safer than intraductal cooling through an ENBD tube.

Three dimensional free convection couette flow with transpiration cooling

Free convection flow between two vertical parallel plates with transverse sinusoidal injection of the fluid at the stationary plate and its corresponding removal by constant suction through the plate in uniform motion has been analyzed. Due to this type of injection velocity, the flow becomes three-dimensional. Analytical expressions for the velocity, temperature, skin friction and rate of heat transfer were obtained. The important characteristics of the problem, namely the skin friction and the rate of heat transfer are discussed in detail with the help of graphs.

Comparative Study of Transpiration in Cooling Effect of Tree Species in the Atmosphere

Trees create microclimate under their crowns in comparison to the outside ambient atmosphere, which is a result of physical as well as physiological functions of the tree. The cooling produced by trees varies with species due to variation in several anatomical, structural and physiological attributes of the species. Transpiration is one of the most significant physiological functions performed by plants, which affects cooling produced by a tree under its shade. When solar energy impinges on the leaf, water emerges from its surface through transpiration taking the latent heat to convert it into water vapour. This leads to a rise in humidity of the atmosphere and reduction in temperature of the leaf. To remain leaf in equilibrium, it takes heat from the surrounding atmosphere resulting in reduction in temperature of surroundings. Since, transpiration takes place through stomata which are normally located on the ventral side of the leaf, this reduction in temperature is more experienced beneath the crown of the tree. Therefore, the present study was carried out to analyze the role of transpiration in cooling effect of five forestry tree species. The cooling produced by tree species under their shades has been found positively correlated to the transpiration rate whereas the rate of transpiration has responded positively to the ambient temperature and water conductance. However, no definite relationship has been found between frequency of open stomata and the rate of transpiration.

3D couette flow of dusty fluid with transpiration cooling

The couette dusty flow between two horizontal parallel porous flat plates with transverse sinusoidal injection of the dusty fluid at the stationary plate and its corresponding removal by constant suction through the plate in uniform motion was analyzed. Due to this type of injection velocity the dusty flow becomes 3D. Perturbation method is used to obtain the expressions for the velocity and temperature fields of both the fluid and dust. It was found that the velocity profiles of both the fluid and dust in the main flow direction decrease with the increase of the mass concentration of the dust particles, and those in cross flow direction increase with an increase in the mass concentration of the dust particles up to the middle of the channel and thereafter decrease with increase in mass concentration of the dust particles. The skin friction components Tx and Tz in the main flow and transverse directions respectively increase with an increase in the mass concentration of the dust particles (or) injection parameter. The heat transfer coefficient decreases with the increase of the injection parameter and increases with the increase in the mass concentration of the dust particles.

Use of a New Algorithm with an Internally Cooled Electrode for Radiofrequency Ablation of Small Hepatocellular Carcinomas

Purpose: To investigate the efficacy of a new algorithm to increase the volume of tissue ablation via gradual ramp-up of power using an internally cooled electrode for ablating hepatomas 3 cm or less. Materials and Methods: 44 patients with 62 hepatomas were treated from March 4, 2004 to May 24, 2009. Ablation with a gradual ramp-up of power was performed using a single needle with an internally cooled electrode. Evaluation for tumor response was performed with 4-phase CT at 24 hours and 3 months. All immediate and follow-up complications were recorded. Results: Complete tumor ablation was achieved in 86%. The ablation volumes were 16 cm3 +/- 12 cm3 for tumors 3 +/- 12 cm3 for tumors 2 - 3 cm. Out of 68 total ablation sessions, there were 2 major complications (pleural effusions) requiring intervention (thoracentesis). Conclusion: Compared with existing techniques using a constant full-power setting, ablation of small hepatomas using an algorithm of gradual ramp-up of power provides comparable rate of complete tumor ablation, adequate ablation volumes, and a low rate of complications that require treatment.

Numerical Analysis for Heat Shield Ablation Law in Transpiration Cooling System

The transpiration cooling control system of the thermal protective shield with surface ablation is a nonlinear control system of distributed parameter with moving boundary.As far as the boundary conditions the third kind and a one-dimensional incompressible coolant flow under constant transpiration mass flux are concerned,this paper transforms the definite solution problem into the second-type Volterra integral equations,and applies them directly to compute the shield ablation law.Investigation of the system's control by transpiration mass flux,ablation amount and ablation velocity varying with time,time of the ablation's beginning and ending,etc.,are presented.

Effect of reaction routes on the porosity and permeability of porous high entropy(Y0.2Yb0.2Sm0.2Nd0.2Eu0.2)B6 for transpiration cooling

Transpiration cooling technique is a reusable and high-efficiency thermal protection system(TPS),which is potential to improve the reusability and security of re-entry space vehicle.Relatively low density,high permeability and high porosity are general requirements for porous media of transpiration cooling systems.In this work,a new porous high entropy metal hexaboride(Y0.2Yb0.2Sm0.2Nd0.2Eu0.2)B6 is designed and prepared by the in-situ reaction/partial sintering method.Two reaction routes are designed to synthesize(Y0.2Yb0.2Sm0.2Nd0.2Eu0.2)B6,including boron thermal reduction and borocarbon thermal reduction.The as-prepared porous HE(Y0.2Yb0.2Sm0.2Nd0.2Eu0.2)B6 ceramics possess homogeneous microstructure and exhibit low density,high porosity,high compressive strength and high permeability.The combination of these properties makes porous HE(Y0.2Yb0.2Sm0.2Nd0.2Eu0.2)B6 promising as a candidate porous media for various transpiration cooling applications.

Experimental study on a transpiration cooling thermal protection system

Transpiration cooling thermal protection systems (TPS) are investigated for potential applications in hypersonic and re-entry vehicles,which are subjected to the severe aerodynamic heating environment. In this paper a transpiration cooling thermal protection system was designed and manufactured,and an experiment platform with radiant heating at the bottom as heat source was developed. The cooling capacity of the transpiration cooling TPS was experimentally investigated. By combining transpiration cooling method with traditional TPS,the heat load capability of the TPS can be improved. The structure temperature with active cooling applied was much lower than that without active cooling applied under the same heat load as well as the heat load increased with active cooling than the one without active cooling for the same structure temperature. The experimental results showed that at 5800 s,the temperature of inner structure was 100°C with active cooling applied compared to 500°C without active cooling applied,then the temperature increased and reached to 360°C at 8300 s. Heat load of this transpiration cooling TPS can be increased by over 70% as compared to the passion one and the cooling capability of the transpiration TPS was about 1700 kJ/kg. The results can provide fundamental data for developing the transpiration cooling TPS.

Existence of Solution to Transpiration Cooling Control Problem

This paper introduces non-local equilibrium model of the transpiratin cooling control with moving boundary. We regard the velocity of the coolant as the controlled of system, and prove that the solutio to the transpiration coolig control problem exists uniquely under the fair assumption with non-ablation. Moreover, continuous dependence of solution on the controller is presented.

Research on Cooling Effect with Coolant Groove Structure Parameters in Platelet Transpiration Cooled Nosetip

A platelet transpiration cooled nosetip is considered as thermal protection system （TPS） to prevent hypersonic ve- hicle from the serious aerodynamic heating. Based on the one dimensional flow model, a distribution model of coolant is proposed for the temperature calculation. When Si = Sj （i, j=1,… 24）, the first cooling effect parameter Pmax is proposed and its relationship with total mass flux and Sc0/Si is investigated. The result shows that Pmax increases while the total mass flux increases, and when the mass flux is fixed, Pmax increases rapidly at the be- ginning and then turns to a nearly stable value while Sc0/Si increases. Then under the precondition of cooling ef- fect, we fix Sc0/Si to insure there is enough space for the pipe. Numerical investigation shows the design of the nosetip makes the transpiration cooling extremely effective. In order to reduce the temperature difference on the nosetip, the second cooling effect parameter Pdiff is proposed and different Pdiff with different 0gi （i=1,..., 23） are analyzed. According to the cases we design, Pdiff decreases while the upstream 0gi decreases or the down- stream 0gi increases. The best result among cases shows Pdiff is reduced by 15.1%.

单相发汗冷却对脉冲爆震燃烧传播的影响

作为一种先进推进系统,脉冲爆震发动机热端部件的热载荷随着工作频率和飞行马赫数的提高而大幅增加。发汗冷却具有很高的冷却效率和更低的冷却剂消耗,使其成为脉冲爆震发动机燃烧室壁面冷却的理想方案。开展发汗冷却与爆震燃烧耦合研究,是爆震发动机发汗冷却设计的理论基础。为了探索发汗冷却的固体和流体结构对爆震燃烧的影响规律,本文采用实验方法,研究了不同多孔介质结构和单相发汗冷却对充分发展爆震燃烧传播过程的影响。结果表明,爆震波在多孔介质壁面上传播时发生减速,但不会引起爆震波解耦。单相发汗冷却引发爆震燃烧失效的主要原因是冷却剂的稀释作用使得局部当量比低于燃料的可爆极限。当冷却剂注入率超过12.5%时,爆震燃烧解耦。

射频消融针热损伤区域研究和分析

针对射频消融针消融过程中热损伤区域控制偏离预期以及肿瘤消融不彻底的问题,利用COMSOL仿真软件,研究不同属性的电极材料、冷却循环水、电极结构射频消融针对组织消融效果的影响。研究结果表明,高电导率和热导率材料的消融针,升温更快,可以更加有效的加热组织;靠近针尖的位置,温升由焦耳热决定,而远离针尖位置处的温升,主要由热传导决定;消融针中的冷却循环水,不会改变焦耳热和热传导,但会控制消融针表面温度,降低表面组织吸附量,让组织温升更均匀,从而扩大消融区域;多级针和单极针比,相当于有多个单极针加热源;多个加热源形成的消融区域随时间增大,在组织中相互重叠,可以形成更接近肿瘤形状的消融区域;消融针的弯曲程度趋近180°时,会导致消融区域横向直径增加。

双层多孔板结构相变发汗冷却的数值模拟研究

为了提高相变发汗冷却的冷却性能,提出不同孔隙率组合的双层多孔板结构设计代替传统的单层多孔板结构.以液态水作为冷却剂,使用修正后的局部热非平衡两相混合流模型,数值研究了不同孔隙率组合的多孔板内流-固耦合传热和冷却剂流动输运特性.数值模拟结果表明存在可以降低结构表面温度的双层多孔板设计,并且在冷却剂流量较大、液体水相变发生在上层多孔板内时,该新型结构相较于传统结构的表面温度降低更为明显.与此同时,冷却剂的注射压力被重点关注.由于水蒸气的运动黏度远高于液体水,研究中发现当冷却剂相变发生在多孔板内时,冷却剂的注射压力主要取决于水蒸气所集中的上层多孔板孔隙率.因此基于多孔介质内的渗流特性,采用孔隙率较大的上层多孔板有助于降低结构内的水蒸气压力,从而实现多孔板板底冷却剂注射压力的降低,在某一孔隙率组合中冷却剂注射压力的最大降幅可以达到65%.如果采用相反的孔隙率设计,即下层多孔板的孔隙率较大,虽然也可以在一定程度上降低表面温度,但是注射压力将会数倍增加,不利于相变发汗冷却的实际应用.

基于真空管的无水冷微波消融针的设计

为减少组织碳化,提高微波消融治疗的有效性,本研究根据现有水冷法的原理,设计了一款基于双层不锈钢真空管的无水冷微波消融针。利用离体猪肝实验,验证了真空管隔热的有效性;根据有限元仿真方法建立了微波消融仿真模型,并通过实验验证,达到了更好的消融效果。仿真和实验结果表明,无水冷真空管微波消融针无消融尾迹;与传统带水冷的消融针相比,在相同剂量下,无水冷真空管可得到更大的消融区域和更小的碳化区域。本研究证明了真空管用于无水冷消融的可行性,可为后续设计微波消融针提供新的思路。

超燃冲压发动机燃烧室三种冷却结构性能比较

面对超燃冲压发动机燃烧室严峻热环境,需要通过改进设计以提高气膜冷却性能。本文用数值方法分析比较了三种不同于传统气膜冷却的结构:(1)沿冷气通道增加气膜孔直径的改进型气膜冷却结构;(2)增加冷气冲击与对流换热的层板冷却结构;(3)增加多孔板的发散气膜组合冷却结构。通过机理实验数据验证数学模型和数值方法。利用经过验证的模型和方法,在真实的超燃冲压发动机燃烧室工况下,数值分析三种结构的冷却机理。在不同冷气注射量下,比较三种冷却结构热端冷却效率及温度分布的均匀性,结果表明组合冷却结构最高冷却效率高出其他结构的28%。此外,分析热障涂层对三种结构综合冷却特性的贡献,结果表明层板结构冷却效率在大冷气量下高出其他结构的16%。

电子发汗冷却技术及其研究进展

电子发汗冷却是一种新型的高超声速主动热防护技术,利用材料的热电子发射效应,通过热电子将热载荷转移至流场下游,降低了尖前缘结构热流密度峰值和梯度,为高超飞行器尖前缘结构热防护系统设计提供了新的思路.作为一种潜在的冷却技术,文章主要介绍了电子发汗冷却的工作原理、技术特点,综述了国内外相关研究进展,并对未来发展需解决的关键问题进行了讨论.