The installation of plunger-type wave makers in experimental tanks will generally include a gap between the back of the wedge and the wall of the tank.In this study,we analyze the influence of this gap on the wave mak...The installation of plunger-type wave makers in experimental tanks will generally include a gap between the back of the wedge and the wall of the tank.In this study,we analyze the influence of this gap on the wave making performance of the plunger using two-dimensional(2 D)CFD calculations for a range of nearly linear wave conditions and compare the results with both experimental measurements and linear potential flow theory.Three wedge-shaped profiles,all with the same submerged volume,are considered.Moreover,the generated waves are compared with the predictions of linear potential flow theory.The calculations are made using the commercial ANSYS FLUENT finite-volume code with dynamic meshes to solve the Navier-Stokes equations and the volume of fluid scheme to capture the air-water interface.Furthermore,the linear potential flow solution of Wu(J Hydraul Res 26:481-493,1988)is extended to consider an arbitrary profile and serve as a reference solution.The amplitude ratios of the generated waves predicted by the CFD calculations compare well with the predictions of linear potential flow theory for a simple wedge,indicating that viscous effects do not influence this ratio for small-amplitude motions in 2 D.By contrast,significant higher harmonic components are produced by larger amplitude motions.Also,the simple wedge is found to produce the smallest spurious higher harmonic content in the far-field wave.展开更多
It can be beneficial to reduce vibrations in shipboard piping, so the authors designed a new kind of piping damper with a plunger-type accumulator.Special requirements for the piping damper included low impact displac...It can be beneficial to reduce vibrations in shipboard piping, so the authors designed a new kind of piping damper with a plunger-type accumulator.Special requirements for the piping damper included low impact displacement, low speed, as well as an appropriate locking speed.Inside the damper, a plunger-type accumulator was installed and on the outside of the piston rod, a tube with exposed corrugations was added.Between the piston and the cylinder, a clearance seal was added.Using mathematical modeling, the effects of the dynamic performance of the damper's impact displacement on vibrations were observed.Changes to the clearance between the piston and the cylinder, the stiffness of the spring in the accumulator, the throttle valve size, and locking speed resistance of the damper were respectively simulated and studied.Based on the results of the simulation, dampers with optimal parameters were developed and tested with different accumulator spring stiffnesses and different throttles.The simulation and experimental results showed that parameters such as seal clearance between piston and cylinder, accumulator spring stiffness and throttle parameters have significant effects on the damper's impact displacement, low speed resistance and locking speed.展开更多
文摘The installation of plunger-type wave makers in experimental tanks will generally include a gap between the back of the wedge and the wall of the tank.In this study,we analyze the influence of this gap on the wave making performance of the plunger using two-dimensional(2 D)CFD calculations for a range of nearly linear wave conditions and compare the results with both experimental measurements and linear potential flow theory.Three wedge-shaped profiles,all with the same submerged volume,are considered.Moreover,the generated waves are compared with the predictions of linear potential flow theory.The calculations are made using the commercial ANSYS FLUENT finite-volume code with dynamic meshes to solve the Navier-Stokes equations and the volume of fluid scheme to capture the air-water interface.Furthermore,the linear potential flow solution of Wu(J Hydraul Res 26:481-493,1988)is extended to consider an arbitrary profile and serve as a reference solution.The amplitude ratios of the generated waves predicted by the CFD calculations compare well with the predictions of linear potential flow theory for a simple wedge,indicating that viscous effects do not influence this ratio for small-amplitude motions in 2 D.By contrast,significant higher harmonic components are produced by larger amplitude motions.Also,the simple wedge is found to produce the smallest spurious higher harmonic content in the far-field wave.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10972086
文摘It can be beneficial to reduce vibrations in shipboard piping, so the authors designed a new kind of piping damper with a plunger-type accumulator.Special requirements for the piping damper included low impact displacement, low speed, as well as an appropriate locking speed.Inside the damper, a plunger-type accumulator was installed and on the outside of the piston rod, a tube with exposed corrugations was added.Between the piston and the cylinder, a clearance seal was added.Using mathematical modeling, the effects of the dynamic performance of the damper's impact displacement on vibrations were observed.Changes to the clearance between the piston and the cylinder, the stiffness of the spring in the accumulator, the throttle valve size, and locking speed resistance of the damper were respectively simulated and studied.Based on the results of the simulation, dampers with optimal parameters were developed and tested with different accumulator spring stiffnesses and different throttles.The simulation and experimental results showed that parameters such as seal clearance between piston and cylinder, accumulator spring stiffness and throttle parameters have significant effects on the damper's impact displacement, low speed resistance and locking speed.
