Calculation of Mass Concrete Temperature Containing Cooling Water Pipe Based on Substructure and Iteration Algorithm

Mathematical physics equations are often utilized to describe physical phenomena in various fields of science and engineering.One such equation is the Fourier equation,which is a commonly used and effective method for evaluating the effectiveness of temperature control measures for mass concrete.One important measure for temperature control in mass concrete is the use of cooling water pipes.However,the mismatch of grids between large-scale concrete models and small-scale cooling pipe models can result in a significant waste of calculation time when using the finite element method.Moreover,the temperature of the water in the cooling pipe needs to be iteratively calculated during the thermal transfer process.The substructure method can effectively solve this problem,and it has been validated by scholars.The Abaqus/Python secondary development technology provides engineers with enough flexibility to combine the substructure method with an iteration algorithm,which enables the creation of a parametric modeling calculation for cooling water pipes.This paper proposes such a method,which involves iterating the water pipe boundary and establishing the water pipe unit substructure to numerically simulate the concrete temperature field that contains a cooling water pipe.To verify the feasibility and accuracy of the proposed method,two classic numerical examples were analyzed.The results showed that this method has good applicability in cooling pipe calculations.When the value of the iteration parameterαis 0.4,the boundary temperature of the cooling water pipes can meet the accuracy requirements after 4∼5 iterations,effectively improving the computational efficiency.Overall,this approach provides a useful tool for engineers to analyze the temperature control measures accurately and efficiently for mass concrete,such as cooling water pipes,using Abaqus/Python secondary development.

Experimental Investigation of Solar Panel Cooling by a Novel Micro Heat Pipe Array

A novel micro heat pipe array was used in solar panel cooling. Both of air-cooling and water-cooling conditions under nature convection condition were investigated in this paper. Compared with the ordinary solar panel, the maximum difference of the photoelectric conversion efficiency is 2.6%, the temperature reduces maximally by 4.7℃, the output power increases maximally by 8.4% for the solar panel with heat pipe using air-cooling, when the daily radiation value is 26.3 MJ. Compared with the solar panel with heat pipe using air-cooling, the maximum difference of the photoelectric conversion efficiency is 3%, the temperature reduces maximally by 8℃, the output power increases maximally by 13.9% for the solar panel with heat pipe using water-cooling, when the daily radiation value is 21.9 MJ.

A p-version embedded model for simulation of concrete temperature fields with cooling pipes

Pipe cooling is an effective method of mass concrete temperature control, but its accurate and convenient numerical simulation is still a cumbersome problem. An improved embedded model, considering the water temperature variation along the pipe, was proposed for simulating the temperature field of early-age concrete structures containing cooling pipes. The improved model was verified with an engineering example. Then, the p-version self-adaption algorithm for the improved embedded model was deduced, and the initial values and boundary conditions were examined. Comparison of some numerical samples shows that the proposed model can provide satisfying precision and a higher efficiency. The analysis efficiency can be doubled at the same precision, even for a large-scale element. The p-version algorithm can fit grids of different sizes for the temperature field simulation. The convenience of the proposed algorithm lies in the possibility of locating more pipe segments in one element without the need of so regular a shape as in the explicit model.

A Novel Integrated Photovoltaic System with a Three-Dimensional Pulsating Heat Pipe

Solar energy is a valuable renewable energy source,and photovoltaic(PV)systems are a practical approach to harnessing this energy.Nevertheless,low energy efficiency is considered a major setback of the system.Moreover,high cell temperature and reflection of solar irradiance from the panel are considered chief culprits in this regard.Employing pulsating heat pipes(PHPs)is an innovative and useful approach to improving solar panel performance.This study presents the results of the power performance of a PV panel attached to a newly designed spiral pulsating heat pipe,while graphene oxide nanofluid with three different concentrations was used as a working fluid to maximize the efficacy of the solar panel.The study proved that the cooling method delivered high efficiency by reducing the temperature,especially in the middle of the day.Using nanofluid graphene oxide at concentrations of 0.2,0.4,and 0.8 gr/lit as the working fluid can reduce the thermal resistance of PHPs by over 30%,24%,and 15%,respectively.This,in turn,enhances the system’s electrical power output by approximately 9%,7%,and 6%,respectively.

Thermal field in water pipe cooling concrete hydrostructures simulated with singular boundary method

The embedded water pipe system is often used as a standard cooling technique during the construction of large-scale mass concrete hydrostructures. The prediction of the temperature distribution considering the cooling effects of embedded pipes plays an essential role in the design of the structure and its cooling system. In this study, the singular boundary method, a semi-analytical meshless technique, was employed to analyze the temperature distribution. A numerical algorithm solved the transient temperature field with consideration of the effects of cooling pipe specification, isolation of heat of hydration, and ambient temperature. Numerical results are verified through comparison with those of the finite element method, demonstrating that the proposed approach is accurate in the simulation of the thermal field in concrete structures with a water cooling pipe.

Testing Thermal Properties of Cooling Device with Heat Pipes to Improve His Heat Transfer Ability

This paper deals about testing thermal properties of the cooling device with heat pipes at inclination position, in consequence of using the natural convection to improve heat transfer properties. Head point testing of cooling device is monitoring temperature on the aluminium block of energy converter, heat pipes and ribs under temperature condition 30 ℃ in thermostatic chamber. Testing of the device was performed at tilt angles positions 0, 10 and 20° from the vertical level. The heat flux loaded to energy converter was 450 W. The next goal of the paper is to research on influence working position of the wick heat pipe on their thermal performance. In this research heat pipes were made with capillary structure sintered from copper powder granularity 100, 63 and 50 μm filled with water and ethanol. Next heat pipe thermal performance was performed by measuring heat source and working positions. Knowledge of these two research goals can bring potential improvements in purpose of cooling device for effective heat sink from high power electronic components.

Effects of bending on heat transfer performance of axial micro-grooved heat pipe

Heat pipe is always bent in the typical application of electronic heat dissipation at high heat flux,which greatly affects its heat transfer performance. The capillary limit of heat transport in the bent micro-grooved heat pipes was analyzed in the vapor pressure drop,the liquid pressure drop and the interaction of the vapor with wick fluid. The bent heat pipes were fabricated and tested from the bending angle,the bending position and the bending radius. The results show that temperature difference and thermal resistance increase while the heat transfer capacity of the heat pipe decreases,with the increase of the bending angles and the bending position closer to the vapor section. However,the effects of bending radius can be ignored. The result agrees well with the predicted equations.

Fabrication and thermal performance of grooved-sintered wick heat pipe

Some novel grooved-sintered composite wick heat pipes(GSHP) were developed for the electronic device cooling.The grooved-sintered wicks of GSHP were fabricated by the processes of oil-filled high-speed spin forming and solid state sintering.The wick could be divided into two parts for liquid capillary pumping flow:groove sintered zone and uniform sintered zone.Both of the thermal resistance network model and the maximum heat transfer capability model of GSHP were built.Compared with the theoretical values,the heat transfer limit and thermal resistance of GSHP were measured from three aspects:copper powder size,wick thickness and number of micro grooves.The results show that the wick thickness has the greatest effect on the thermal resistance of GSHP while the copper powder size has the most important influence on the heat transfer limit.Given certain copper powder size and wick thickness,the thermal resistance of GSHP can be the lowest when micro-groove number is about 55.

Formation of X-120 M Line Pipe through J-C-O-E Technique

The line pipe forming operation can be divided into two parts, first is to achieve the required shape in terms of curvature and ovality after formation of the line pipe. The curvature and ovality ultimately effects the final dimensional controls at the later stage i.e. after mechanical expansion of the line pipe. The second part is to make right welding joint geometry to make the final long seam weld of line pipe. The welding joint geometry ultimately controls soundness of final seam weld at later stage i.e. during submerged arc welding of the line pipe. As far as curvature or shape of line pipe is concerned, important operation is making the required curvature along the edges of TMCP and ACC (Thermo mechanical controlled processing and accelerated cooling process) plate for line pipe (Plate Edge Crimping press) up to the 150 mm in width minimum and forming of the line pipe at J-C-O press. The selection of dies with proper hardness and curvature in both the operation plays a vital role in the formation of line pipes. The main parameters of selection dies (Tools) are size of line pipe for which dies/tools are to be made i.e. the diameter of line pipe, thickness of line pipe and most important is grade of line pipe (Strength level). The grade or strength level decides amount of spring back behavior of the steel Plate. The spring back behavior again varies from steel mill to steel mill in the same grade of HR plate. This is because the each steel mill has its own manufacturing procedures to produce the TMCP and ACC plate. The plate for line pipe is produced through TMCP (Thermo mechanical controlled processing) and accelerated cooling process. In this process the strength level is achieved by the chemical composition of the slab, thickness of the slab, reheating temperature, roughing temperature at which reduction in the thickness, finish rolling temperature and finally the accelerated cooling temperature rate.

Decoupled thermal–hydraulic analysis of an air-cooled separated heat pipe for spent fuel pools under natural convection

An investigation of the decoupled thermal–hydraulic analysis of a separated heat pipe spent fuel pool passive cooling system(SFS)is essential for practical engineering applications.Based on the principles of thermal and mass balance,this study decoupled the heat transfer processes in the SFS.In accordance with the decoupling conditions,we modeled the spent fuel pool of the CAP1400 pressurized water reactor in Weihai and used computational fluid dynamics to explore the heat dissipation capacity of the SFS under different air temperatures and wind speeds.The results show that the air-cooled separated heat pipe radiator achieved optimal performance at an air temperature of 10℃ or wind speed of 8 m/s.Fitted equations for the equivalent thermal conductivity of the separated heat pipes with the wind speed and air temperature we obtained according to the thermal resistance network model.This study is instructive for the actual operation of an SFS.

Drive Train Cooling Options for Electric Vehicles

Electrification of vehicles intensifies their cooling demands due to the requirements of maintaining electronics/electrical systems below their maximum temperature threshold.In this paper,passive cooling approaches based on heat pipes have been considered for the thermal management of electric vehicle(EV)traction systems including battery,inverter,and motor.For the battery,a heat pipe base plate is used to provide high heat removal(180 W per module)and better thermal uniformity(<5°C)for the battery modules in a pack while downsizing the liquid cold plate system.In the case of Inverter,two phase cooling system based on heat pipes was designed to handle hot spots arising from high heat flux(∼100 W/cm2)–for liquid cooling and provide location independence and a dedicated cooling approach-for air cooling.For EV motors,heat pipebased systems are explored for stator and rotor cooling.The paper also provides a glimpse of development on high-performance microchannel-based cold plate technologies based on parallel fins and multi-layer 3D stacked structures.Specifically,this work extends the concept of hybridization of two-phase technology based on heat pipes with single-phase technology,predominately based on liquid cooling,to extend performance,functionalities,and operational regime of cooling solutions for components of EV drive trains.In summary,heat pipes will help to improve and extend the overall reliability,performance,and safety of air and liquid cooling systems in electric vehicles.

Energy Saving Model and Calculation Example of Three Cooling Schemes for Data Center in Hot Summer and Cold Winter Area

In order to achieve the goal of “carbon peak” in 2030 and “carbon neutralization” in 2060, the task of energy conservation has risen to the national strategic level, and its work is urgent. It focuses on energy saving and energy consumption in data center, 5G network and other fields. The gravity heat pipe double cycle air conditioning is a kind of room air conditioning which uses natural cooling source with high efficiency. According to the outdoor meteorological parameters of ten typical cities in China, the calculation model of unit hybrid refrigeration mode is established by using integral method. A simplified algorithm for statistical summation is proposed. Then it compares with the same type of refrigerant pump air conditioner, water-cooled chiller and natural cooling plate. The results show that the annual operation time of gravity heat pipe double cycle air conditioner is 50.8% longer than that of refrigerant pump air conditioner. Then the calculation model is verified by the annual actual operation data of a data center in Changsha. The results show that the double cycle air conditioner with gravity heat pipe can save about 34% energy compared with the chiller. The accuracy of the calculation model is 17.5%, which meets the engineering accuracy requirements. The application of gravity heat pipe double cycle air conditioning in hot summer and cold winter area is a scheme worthy of popularization and application.

Cooling Device Using the Natural Convection, Phase Change of Substance and Capillary Effect

Paper deals about testing of device with gravity assisted heat pipes and about researching of wick heat pipes used to effective heat transfers from power switches of energy converter. At first, to simulate ambient condition was designed thermostatic chamber where was monitoring temperature course on main parts of cooling device （energy converter, air cooler and heat pipes） at various position of cooling device. It was found, if the cooling device is in tilt position the cooling performance is better. But if the tilt angel of gravity assisted heat pipe is higher the heat transfer is lower. From reason improve heat transfer cooling device at tilt angle are manufactured heat pipes with the sintered, mesh screen and grooved capillary structures and tested their thermal performance at vertical and tilt angel 45~ position by calorimetric method. Article describes manufacturing process and thermal performance measuring method of wick heat pipes. This experiment testify that the wick heat pipe is able operate at tilt angle position than gravity assisted heat pipe and application of wick heat pipes into cooling device will improve his cooling performance.

锅炉水冷壁管失效分析

锅炉水冷壁管材料为20G钢,在320℃和10.3 MPa下使用约5年后外表面出现鼓包并泄漏。对失效的水冷壁管进行了宏观检查、化学成分分析、力学性能检测、金相检验、腐蚀产物分析及锅炉水质检测。结果表明:水冷壁管失效是由于锅炉水碱性超标从而发生高温碱腐蚀所致。

热管冷却反应堆系统研究进展和挑战

热管是一种高效的非能动热量传递元件,热管冷却反应堆核动力系统在多场景特种应用领域具备独特优势。本文概述了热管冷却反应堆特种核动力系统发展情况。首先介绍了热管冷却反应堆概念提出以及在海陆空天等领域的应用场景分析,同时总结了国内外典型堆型的发展现状。其次探讨了当前热管冷却反应堆面临的关键技术挑战,包括高性能材料研究、高性能热管研制、高效能量转换技术研究、设计分析技术研究。最后对未来发展趋势进行了分析和展望,强调了整体系统一体化研制、发电器件特性研究以及智能自主控制技术在热管冷却反应堆领域的重要性。本文的系统性总结将推动热管冷却反应堆技术的进一步发展,为未来特种核动力系统的应用提供重要支持。

热管堆单根热管失效事故瞬态数值分析研究

热管冷却反应堆(热管堆)如果发生单根热管失效事故,可能会超过热管最大允许温度和功率并出现级联失效。本文以热管堆堆芯为研究对象,通过建立单根热管失效事故瞬态计算模型,利用ANSYS Mechanical APDL程序对不同工况单根热管失效事故进行了瞬态数值分析研究。结果表明:最恶劣工况是处于靠近外围热管失效的工况,基体最高温度为1314.16 K,芯块中心最高温度达到1352.49 K,热管最高工作温度为1149.84 K,均未超出容许工作温度限值,约123 s达到新的稳态;在最恶劣工况下,靠近中心的热管最高功率为83709.87 W,未超出热管传热极限范围,并能顺利达成新的稳态进行工作,不会有整体级联失效的风险。本文结果可为该堆型的设计提供热管失效事故的参考,并为堆芯结构设计奠定基础。

电机散热中毛细芯热管等效导热系数演变规律实验研究

为推动毛细芯热管在电机中的应用并提供理论参考和数据支撑,本文通过实验研究了加热功率、运行角度以及风速对毛细芯热管等效导热系数的影响。结果表明,热管正常运行过程中,加热功率对热管等效导热系数影响不大。不同运行角度下的热管等效导热系数也存在一定的差异,在10 W加热功率下,等效导热系数的差异最高可达25%。当风速增大时,热管的等效导热系数呈现出减小的趋势,这种现象对高加热功率下的热管运行尤为明显。

食用油罐内冷媒管降温模拟试验与优化

为缓解食用油在储藏过程中出现的热分层现象,设计内置冷媒管的食用油储罐,并通过调整冷媒流动方式、冷媒流量和冷媒温度等对储油进行降温对比试验。结果表明:采用上供式和下供式降温均可在储油温度整体下降的同时有效缩小上下层温差(1.93、3.67℃),且与自然降温(6.79℃)相比,热分层现象得到明显改善。采用下供式降温的效率最高,较上供式提高了约20%,且下层油温较上供式低约1.9℃。基于Ansys(Fluent)商用计算流体动力学软件平台,通过数值模拟进一步研究了采用下供式的冷媒流量对下层油温的影响。结果显示下供式降温可有效阻隔外部传热,而下层温度变化集中在低温区域,对远离入口侧区域的影响并不明显。

3D打印技术在舰船管系三维建模设计中的应用

为提升复杂结构舰船管系的设计灵活性,研究3D打印技术在舰船管系三维建模设计中的应用。利用CAD软件建立舰船管系的二维模型,依据舰船管系三角面片的交线段,确定舰船管系的点、线、面关系,将其转换为舰船管系三维模型。将舰船管系三维模型,导入切片软件中,利用切片引擎运行3D打印切片引擎增强处理算法,切片处理舰船管系三维模型,输出舰船管系三维模型的Gcode代码文件。将Gcode代码导入3D打印机,采用Z字填充法填充舰船管系3D打印材料,实现舰船管系模型的3D打印。实验结果表明,该方法可以精准打印舰船管系三维模型,打印结果的尺寸偏差小,提升了舰船管系设计的灵活性。

温差热电转换型空间热管冷却反应堆瞬态分析程序开发及验证

热管冷却反应堆采用固态堆芯设计、高温热管传热,具有结构简单、非能动、高可靠性等优点。为研究温差热电转换型空间热管冷却反应堆电源系统的瞬态特性,本文针对该型电源系统中最主要的系统(包括堆本体、高温热管、温差热电转换系统)建立了详细的数学物理模型,并开发了系统瞬态分析程序,其中堆本体模型基于OpenFOAM进行模块开发,耦合了点堆动力学模型和反应性反馈模型。通过文献和试验数据分别验证了高温热管及温差热电转换模型,结果与参考值符合较好,其中温差热电转换模块发电功率与试验值的相对偏差小于2.75%。采用该程序对KRUSTY进行了建模分析,开展了反应性引入、热电转换模块失效、负荷跟踪、主动冷却丧失工况下的瞬态分析,并与试验值进行了对比。结果表明,在上述瞬态工况下堆芯燃料表面温度与试验值的偏差小于4.1 K,程序计算结果与试验值符合较好。