Discharge evolution law of debris flow based on a sharp bend physical modeling test

For the basins with debris flow development,its channel terrain exhibits a tortuous shape,which significantly restricts the movement of debris flows and leads to severe erosion effects on the concave bank.Therefore,this study aims to analyze the shear force of debris flows within the bend channel.We established the relationship between the shear force and bend curvature through laboratory experiments.Under the long-term erosion by debris flows,the curvature radius of bends gradually increases,however,when this increasing trend reaches an equilibrium state with the intensity of debris flow discharge,there will be no significant change in curvature radius.In general,the activity pattern and discharges of debris flows would remain relatively stable.Hence,we can infer the magnitude of debris flow discharges from the terrain parameters of the bend channel.

Electrokinetic flow in the U-shaped micro-nanochannels

U-shaped micro-nanochannels can generate significant flow disturbance as well as locally amplified electric field, which gives itself potential to be microfluidic mixers, electrokinetic pumps,and even cell lysis process. Numerical simulation is utilized in this work to study the hidden characteristics of the U-shaped micro-nanochannel system, and the effects of key controlling parameters(the external voltage and pressure) on the device output metrics(current, maximum values of electric field, shear stress and flow velocity) were evaluated. A large portion of current flowing through the whole system goes through the nanochannels, rather than the middle part of the microchannel, with its value increasing linearly with the increase of voltage. Due to the local ion depletion near micro-nanofluidic junction, significantly enhanced electric field(as much as 15 fold at V=1 V and P_0=0) as well as strong shear stress(leading to electrokinetic flow) is generated.With increasing external pressure, both electric field and shear stress can be increased initially(due to shortening of depletion region length), but are suppressed eventually at higher pressure due to the destruction of ion depletion layer. Insights gained from this study could be useful for designing nonlinear electrokinetic pumps and other systems.

Discussion on Standardization and Automatic Flow Measurement of U-shaped Channel Water

In human life,water resources are inseparable.In recent years,China’s population growth has accelerated,and the industrial level has been continuously improved,resulting in the rapid use and waste of water resources.The protection and rational distribution of water resources are the most pressing issue in China’s water resources.At present,the water measuring facilities of the U-shaped channel mainly include a straight wall measuring pool,a parabolic throat measuring pool,and a long throat measuring pool.In view of the problems in irrigation measurement,the empirical water measurement of basic open-channel and automatic flow measurement system in irrigation district is summarized to improve the accuracy,fairness,and rationality of water measurement,and promote irrigation district management to a higher level.

VISUALIZATION OF FLOW THROUGH A ROTATING U-BEND DUCT

The flow through a rotating U bend duct is investigated by means of visualization. The U bend duct has a cross section of 50 mm×50 mm and a ratio of bend mean radius R c to hydraulic diameter of the duct D of 0.65. The rotation axis is parallel with the bend axis. Three cases with rotation number of Ro=-0.2, 0 and 0.2, respectively, are studied at a Reynolds number of 100 000. The results show that the combined effect of rotation and bend curvature strongly influences the flow field, especially in the downstream region of the bend. The evident difference among the flow patterns with different rotation number shows that the secondary flow induced by Coriolis force takes an important role in determining the flow structure.

Flow field simulation and establishment for mathematical models of flow area of spool valve with sloping U-shape notch machined by different methods

Precise function expression of the flow area for the sloping U-shape notch orifice versus the spool stroke was derived. The computational fluid dynamics was used to analyze the flow features of the sloping U-shape notch on the spool, such as mass flow rates, flow coefficients, effiux angles and steady state flow forces under different operating conditions. At last, the reliability of the mathematical model of the flow area for the sloping U-shape notch orifice on the spool was demonstrated by the comparison between the orifice area curve derived and the corresponding experimental data provided by the test. It is presented that the bottom arc of sloping U-shape notch （ABU） should not be omitted when it is required to accurately calculate the orifice area of ABU. Although the theoretical flow area of plain bottom sloping U-shape notch （PBU） is larger than that of ABU at the same opening, the simulated mass flow and experimental flow area of ABU are both larger than these of PBU at the same opening, while the simulated flow force of PBU is larger than that of ABU at the same opening. Therefore, it should be prior to adapt the ABU when designing the spool with proportional character.

Numerical models and theoretical analysis of supercritical bend flow

The flow pattern of supercritical flow in bend channels is complicated due to the shock wave phenomenon, which creates difficulties with regard to research and design of bend channels. Using the spillway of an actual project as an example, a three-dimensional numerical investigation was conducted to simulate the flow in a steep-slope bend based on the renormalization group(RNG) k-ε turbulence flow model and the volume of fluid(VOF) method. The validity of the numerical simulation was demonstrated by comparison between the results of numerical simulation and physical model tests. An optimal scheme of setting vertical vanes in the bend channel is presented. The results of numerical simulation and physical model tests are in agreement, which demonstrates the effectiveness of optimization of vertical vanes and the validity of the three-dimensional numerical simulation. Water depths along both bend walls were analyzed numerically and theoretically. The formula for calculating supercritical water depth along either bend wall was derived, and the critical condition of flow separation from the inner wall was determined.

Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Flow of Hydraulic Oil through 90° Circular-sectional Bend

Oil flow through pipe bends is found in many engineering applications. However, up to now, the studies of oil flow field in the pipe bend appear to be relatively sparse, although the oil flow field and the associated losses of pipe bend are very important in practice. In this paper, the relationships between the turbulent flow of hydraulic oil in a bend and the Reynolds number Re and the curvature ratio δare studied by using computational fluid dynamics （CFD）. A particular emphasis is put on hydraulic oil, which differs from air or water, flowing through 90° circular-sectional bend, with the purpose of determining the turbulent flow characteristics as well as losses. Three turbulence models, namely, RNG κ-ε model, realizable k-ε model, and Reynolds stress model （RSM）, are used respectively. The simulation results in the form of contour and vector plots for all the three turbulence models for pipe bends having curvature ratio of δ=0.5, and the detailed pressure fields and total pressure losses for different Re and δ for RSM are presented. The RSM can predict the stronger secondary flow in the bend better than other models. As Re increases, the pressure gradient changes rapidly, and the pressure magnitude increases at inner and outer wall of the bend. When δ decreases, two transition points or transition zones of pressure gradient arise at inner wall, meanwhile, the transition point moves towards the inlet at outer wall of the bend. Owing to secondary flow, the total pressure loss factor k increases as the bend tightens, on the contrary, as Re increases, factor k decreases due to higher velocity heads, and the rapid change of pressure gradient on the surface of the bend leads to increasing of friction and separation effects, and magnified swirl intensity of secondary flow. A new mathematical model is proposed for predicting pressure loss in terms of Re and δ in order to provide support to the one-dimensional simulation software. The proposed research provides reference for the analysis of oil flow with higher Re in the large bends.

TWO-PHASE FLOW PATTERNS IN A 90° BEND AT MICROGRAVITY

Bends are widely used in pipelines carrying single-and two-phase fluids in both ground and space applications.In particular,they play more important role in space applications due to the extreme spatial constraints.In the present study,a set of experimental data of two-phase flow patterns and their transitions in a 90°bend with inner diameter of 12.7 mm and curvature radius of 76.5 mm at microgravity conditions are reported.Gas and liquid superficial velocities are found to range from (1.0～23.6)m/s for gas and(0.09～0.5)m/s for liquid,respectively.Three major flow patterns, namely slug,slug-annular transitional,and annular flows,are observed in this study.Focusing on the differences between flow patterns in bends and their counterparts in straight pipes,detailed analyses of their characteristics are made.The transitions between adjoining flow patterns are found to be more or less the same as those in straight pipes,and can be predicted using Weber number models satisfactorily. The reasons for such agreement are carefully examined.

The Effect of the Variation of the Downstream Region Distance and Butterfly Valve Angle on Flow Characteristics in a 90 Degree Bended Elbow

This study presents the numerical evaluation about the impact of flow disturbance near the intrados and extrados regions of the 90 degree bended elbow using CFX for several practical cases where the 90 degree bended upward elbow is located in a proximity to the butterfly valve and the butterfly valve open angle is changed. For the change of a butterfly valve open angle from 60% to 100% and the increase of the distance between a valve and a 90 degree bended elbow, the effect of FAC (Flow-Accelerated Corrosion) in the 90 degree bended elbow may be neglected because the value and distribution of the velocity and shear stress is rapidly decreased comparing with the present status installed in an industry, and the data of 100% valve open (Case 3) and L/D ≈ 5 (Case 4) are very good agreement comparing with the reference data, L/D ≈ 8 (Case 2). The reasons are that flow already maintains a fully developed condition and a steady state in spite of less distance than the reference case, L/D = 8. Therefore, smooth flow fields have approached at a 90 degree bended elbow. Then, the effect of shear stress and vortex is hardly investigated around the intrados area of 90 degree bended elbow.

Fluid−Structure Interaction of Two-Phase Flow Passing Through 90° Pipe Bend Under Slug Pattern Conditions

Numerical simulations of evolution characteristics of slug flow across a 90°pipe bend have been carried out to study the fluid−structure interaction response induced by internal slug flow.The two-phase flow patterns and turbulence were modelled by using the volume of fluid(VOF)model and the Realizable k−εturbulence model respectively.Firstly,validation of the CFD model was carried out and the desirable results were obtained.The different flow patterns and the time-average mean void fraction was coincident with the reported experimental data.Simulations of different cases of slug flow have been carried out to show the effects of superficial gas and liquid velocity on the evolution characteristics of slug flow.Then,a one-way coupled fluid-structure interaction framework was established to investigate the slug flow interaction with a 90°pipe bend under various superficial liquid and gas velocities.It was found that the maximum total deformation and equivalent stress increased with the increasing superficial gas velocity,while decreased with the increasing superficial liquid velocity.In addition,the total deformation and equivalent stress has obvious periodic fluctuation.Furthermore,the distribution position of maximum deformation and stress was related to the evolution of slug flow.With the increasing superficial gas velocity,the maximum total deformation was mainly located at the 90°pipe bend.But as the superficial liquid velocity increases,the maximum total deformation was mainly located in the horizontal pipe section.Consequently,the slug flow with higher superficial gas velocity will induce more serious cyclical impact on the 90°pipe bend.

Experimental and Numerical Study of Dilute Gas-Solid Flow inside a 90°Horizontal Square Pipe Bend

A pneumatic test rig is built to test a curved 90° square bend in an open-circuit horizontal-to-horizontal suction wind tunnel system. Sand particles are used to represent the solid phase with a wide range of particle diameters. Velocity profiles are constructed by measuring the gas velocity using a 3-hole probe. Flow patterns inside the bend duct are introduced using sparks caused by burning sticks of incense with the air flow inside the piping system for flow visualization purpose. Numerical calculations are performed by Lagrangian-particle tracking model for predicting particle trajectories of dispersed phase, and standard k-ε model for predicting the turbulent gas-solid flows in bends. Comparisons made between the theoretical results and experimental data for the velocity vectors and particle trajectories show good agreement.

Simulation of subcritical flow pattern in 180° uniform and convergent open-channel bends using SSIIM 3-D model

In meandering rivers, the flow pattern is highly complex, with specific characteristics at bends that are not observed along straight paths. A numerical model can be effectively used to predict such flow fields. Since river bends are not uniform-some are divergent and others convergent-in this study, after the SSIIM 3-D model was calibrated using the result of measurements along a uniform 180° bend with a width of 0.6 m, a similar but convergent 180v bend, 0.6 m to 0.45 m wide, was simulated using the SSI1M 3-D numerical model. Flow characteristics of the convergent 180° bend, including lengthwise and vertical velocity profiles, primary and secondary flows, lengthwise and widtbwise slopes of the water surface, and the helical flow strength, were compared with those of the uniform 180° bend. The verification results of the model show that the numerical model can effectively simulate the flow field in the uniform bend. In addition, this research indicates that, in a convergent channel, the maximum velocity path at a plane near the water surface crosses the channel＇s centerline at about a 30° to 40° cross-section, while in the uniform bend, this occurs at about the 50° cross-section. The varying range of the water surface elevation is wider in the convergent channel than in the uniform one, and the strength of the helical flow is generally greater in the uniform channel than in the convergent one. Also, unlike the uniform bend, the convergent bend exhibits no rotational cell against the main direction of secondary flow rotation at the 135° cross-section.

Effects of bubbly flow on bending moment acting on the shaft of a gas sparged vessel stirred by a Rushton turbine

The bending moment acting on the overhung shaft of a gas-sparged vessel stirred by a Rushton turbine,as one of the results of fluid and structure interactions in stirred vessels,was measured using a moment sensor equipped with digital telemetry.An analysis of the shaft bending moment amplitude shows that the amplitude distribution of the bending moment,which indicates the elasticity nature of shaft material against bending deformation,follows the Weibull distribution.The trends of amplitude mean,standard deviation and peak deviation characteristics manifest an "S" shape versus gas flow.The "S" trend of the relative mean bending moment over gas flow rate,depending on the flow regime in gas-liquid stirred vessels,resulted from the competition among the nonuniformity of bubbly flow around the impeller,the formation of gas cavities behind the blades,and the gas direct impact on the impeller when gas is introduced.A further analysis of the bending moment power spectral density shows that the rather low frequency and speed frequency are evident.The low-frequency contribution to bending moment fluctuation peaks in the complete dispersion regime.

CVBEM and FVM Computational Model Comparison for Solving Ideal Fluid Flow in a 90-Degree Bend

While finite volume methodologies (FVM) have predominated in fluid flow computations, many flow problems, including groundwater models, would benefit from the use of boundary methods, such as the Complex Variable Boundary Element Method (CVBEM). However, to date, there has been no reporting of a comparison of computational results between the FVM and the CVBEM in the assessment of flow field characteristics. In this work, the CVBEM is used to develop a flow field vector outcome of ideal fluid flow in a 90-degree bend which is then compared to the computational results from a finite volume model of the same situation. The focus of the modelling comparison in the current work is flow field trajectory vectors of the fluid flow, with respect to vector magnitude and direction. Such a comparison is necessary to validate the development of flow field vectors from the CVBEM and is of interest to many engineering flow problems, specifically groundwater modelling. Comparison of the CVBEM and FVM flow field trajectory vectors for the target problem of ideal flow in a 90-degree bend shows good agreement between the considered methodologies.

铝合金型材挤压弯曲一体化成形技术研究进展

相比于直型材,铝合金弯曲型材更适用于日益复杂的部件形状并能更好地满足轻量化需求,具有提升部件结构强度和刚度、节约空间及增加工业设计自由度等优点,在汽车、高铁和航空航天等领域具有广泛用途。相较于传统冷弯成形技术,挤压弯曲一体化成形技术在生产弯曲型材方面具有流程短、精度高、缺陷少等优点,因而受到广泛关注。重点综述了基于外部弯曲装置和材料差速流动的挤压弯曲一体化成形技术的研究进展,分析并总结了不同挤压弯曲一体化成形技术的原理及发展现状,对比了不同挤压弯曲一体化成形技术的优缺点,最后展望未来发展趋势及其研究方向。

溢洪道弯道段流态改善试验研究和应用

溢洪道泄槽弯道泄流时,弯道段内易产生横向冲击波,水流紊乱,流态较差,会不同程度地影响溢洪道的正常运行。该文根据广东省部分水库陡槽溢洪道水力模型试验研究成果,介绍改善溢洪道泄槽弯道段流态的断面超高、斜向高低坎、纵向导流墙、阶梯跌坎、弯道前设置消力池等工程措施,并对各种工程措施的适用性进行分析,研究成果可供类似工程设计和运行参考。

含错边焊缝缺陷弯管气固两相流冲蚀磨损研究

在天然气输送系统中,当考虑弯管焊接缺陷时,结构特征差异导致的流场变化会使弯管产生不同的冲蚀特性。采用Computational Fluid Dynamics-Discrete Phase Model(CFD-DPM)方法研究不同颗粒参数、弯管导向、缺陷高度及颗粒入射角度下无错边焊缝弯管、外错边焊缝弯管、内错边焊缝弯管的介质流态特征与冲蚀规律。研究结果表明:(1)气体在弯管部位出现二次流动现象,速度分布出现扭曲,其中外错边焊缝弯管速度分布曲线扭曲幅度大,二次流作用效应最明显;(2)流体速度对冲蚀速率的影响最大,两者呈幂指数函数关系,质量流量次之,与冲蚀速率呈线性函数关系,颗粒粒径的影响最小,与冲蚀速率近似呈线性函数关系;(3)外错边焊缝弯管会在弯头处形成第二冲蚀磨损严重区域,而内错边焊缝与无错边焊缝弯管冲蚀效果相似,均只有1个冲蚀严重区域;(4)当流体在竖直管流向一致时,“H-V”导向弯管最大冲蚀速率均大于“V-H”导向弯管,在不同弯管导向下外错边焊缝弯管冲蚀速率最大;(5)弯管最外侧最大磨损位置随着错边高度发生变化,在一定高度下会使弯头内壁形成第二冲蚀磨损严重区域,且错边高度越大,弯头最外侧所受冲蚀速率越大;(6)颗粒的入射角度会影响弯管的冲蚀效应,其影响程度需结合入口直管长度与颗粒运动状态分析。

基于三维流动的弯管模型的建立及流场分析

排气歧管是发动机的必要零部件之一,对发动机的性能有很大的影响。文章对排气歧管的弯曲管进行了研究,建立了弯管内气体流动的理论模型,利用FLUENT软件对弯管内气体流动状况进行了仿真,然后对两种弯曲管道(90°-56°管和90°-90°管)中的气体进行了对比分析。结果表明,90°-90°管道内的气体速度分布、压力分布和流线分布更为均匀,流动分离面积和涡流相对较小,速度均匀系数更接近于1,对柴油机进气的影响较小,柴油机的动力性能得以充分发挥。

侧式进/出水口偏流出流下的大涡模拟

实际工程中受地形地质条件影响,引水洞在水平上存在转角,导致出流工况来流不均,进/出水口内部紊流特性的复杂程度显著提升。利用大涡模拟对某带水平弯段抽水蓄能电站侧式进/出水口进行数值计算,其流速、概率密度分布与模型试验吻合较好。结果表明:偏流出流下进/出水口各流道分流比分别为0.64、0.81、1.26和1.29,水平方向流速分布极为不均;垂直方向主流靠近中下部,垂向雷诺切应力在扩散段内呈一正一负峰值分布,该现象主要由中上部的流动分离和底部的壁面剪切造成;两中间流道的回流区高度大于两边流道,导致中间流道的拦污栅更易受到反向流速影响;流动分离使拦污栅附近存在三轴漩滚,靠近过水断面中上部和底部产生2处能量集中的低频脉动,且各流道在偏流条件下的紊动强度相比均匀来流的紊动强度分别提高11%、25%、29%、3%,不利的水流流态和较高的紊动强度可能对拦污栅造成威胁。

A strategy for strengthening chaotic mixing of dual shaft eccentric mixers by changing non-Newtonian fluids kinetic energy distribution

Efficiently modulating the velocity distribution and flow pattern of non-Newtonian fluids is a critical challenge in the context of dual shaft eccentric mixers for process intensification,posing a significant barrier for the existing technologies.Accordingly,this work reports a convenient strategy that changes the kinetic energy to controllably regulate the flow patterns from radial flow to axial flow.Results showed that the desired velocity distribution and flow patterns could be effectively obtained by varying the number and structure of baffles to change kinetic energy,and a more uniform velocity distribution,which could not be reached normally in standard baffle dual shaft mixers,was easily obtained.Furthermore,a comparative analysis of velocity and shear rate distributions is employed to elucidate the mechanism behind the generation of flow patterns in various dual-shaft eccentric mixers.Importantly,there is little difference in the power number of the laminar flow at the same Reynolds number,meaning that the baffle type has no effect on the power consumption,while the power number of both unbaffle and U-shaped baffle mixing systems decreases compared with the standard baffle mixing system in the transition flow.Finally,at the same rotational condition,the dimensionless mixing time of the U-shaped baffle mixing system is 15.3%and 7.9%shorter than that of the standard baffle and the unbaffle mixing system,respectively,which shows the advantage of the U-shaped baffle in stirring rate.