Using the efficient,space-saving,and flexible supercritical carbon dioxide(sCO_(2)) Brayton cycle is a promising approach for improving the performance of nuclear-powered ships.The purpose of this paper is to design a...Using the efficient,space-saving,and flexible supercritical carbon dioxide(sCO_(2)) Brayton cycle is a promising approach for improving the performance of nuclear-powered ships.The purpose of this paper is to design and compare sCO_(2) cycle power systems suitable for nuclear-powered ships.Considering the characteristics of nuclear-powered ships,this paper uses different indicators to comprehensively evaluate the efficiency,cost,volume,and partial load performance of several nuclear-powered sCO_(2) cycles.Four load-following strategies are also designed and compared.The results show that the partial cooling cycle is most suitable for nuclear-powered ships because it offers both high thermal efficiency and low volume and cost,and can maintain relatively high thermal efficiency at partial loads.Additionally,the new load-following strategy that adjusts the turbine speed can keep the compressor away from the surge line,making the cycle more flexible and efficient compared to traditional inventory and turbine bypass strategies.展开更多
According to the analysis of the problems about the operation of marine propulsion shafting in steady state,the geometric and mechanical coupling relationships between marine propulsion shafting and oil film of bearin...According to the analysis of the problems about the operation of marine propulsion shafting in steady state,the geometric and mechanical coupling relationships between marine propulsion shafting and oil film of bearings in two-dimensional space are established,and a coupling mathematical model of the marine propulsion shafting in steady operating state is proposed.Then the simulation of a real ship is carried out,and the variation laws of some special parameters such as bearing load and deflection are obtained.Finally,the results of simulation are verified by experimental data of a real ship,which can provide the mathematical model and analysis method for the research on the characteristics of ship propulsion shafting condition in steady state.展开更多
Marine mobile buoy(MMB) have many potential applications in the maritime industry and ocean science.Great progress has been made,however the technology in this area is far from maturity in theory and faced with many...Marine mobile buoy(MMB) have many potential applications in the maritime industry and ocean science.Great progress has been made,however the technology in this area is far from maturity in theory and faced with many difficulties in application.A dynamic model of the propulsion mechanism is very necessary for optimizing the parameters of the MMB,especially with consideration of hydrodynamic force.The principle of wave-driven propulsion mechanism is briefly introduced.To set a theory foundation for study on the MMB,a dynamic model of the propulsion mechanism of the MMB is obtained.The responses of the motion of the platform and the hydrofoil are obtained by using a numerical integration method to solve the ordinary differential equations.A simplified form of the motion equations is reached by omitting terms with high order small values.The relationship among the heave motion of the buoy,stiffness of the elastic components,and the forward speed can be obtained by using these simplified equations.The dynamic analysis show the following:The angle of displacement of foil is fairly small with the biggest value around 0.3 rad;The speed of mobile buoy and the angle of hydrofoil increased gradually with the increase of heave motion of buoy;The relationship among heaven motion,stiffness and attack angle is that heave motion leads to the angle change of foil whereas the item of speed or push function is determined by vertical velocity and angle,therefore,the heave motion and stiffness can affect the motion of buoy significantly if the size of hydrofoil is kept constant.The proposed model is provided to optimize the parameters of the MMB and a foundation is laid for improving the performance of the MMB.展开更多
In this study,the coupled torsional-transverse vibration of a propeller shaft system owing to the misalignment caused by the shaft rotation was investigated.The proposed numerical model is based on the modified versio...In this study,the coupled torsional-transverse vibration of a propeller shaft system owing to the misalignment caused by the shaft rotation was investigated.The proposed numerical model is based on the modified version of the Jeffcott rotor model.The equation of motion describing the harmonic vibrations of the system was obtained using the Euler-Lagrange equations for the associated energy functional.Experiments considering different rotation speeds and axial loads acting on the propulsion shaft system were performed to verify the numerical model.The effects of system parameters such as shaft length and diameter,stiffness and damping coefficients,and cross-section eccentricity were also studied.The cross-section eccentricity increased the displacement response,yet coupled vibrations were not initially observed.With the increase in the eccentricity,the interaction between two vibration modes became apparent,and the agreement between numerical predictions and experimental measurements improved.Given the results,the modified version of the Jeffcott rotor model can represent the coupled torsional-transverse vibration of propulsion shaft systems.展开更多
The thermodynamic(energy and exergy)analysis of a condensate heating system,its segments,and components from a marine steam propulsion plant with steam reheating is performed in this paper.It is found that energy anal...The thermodynamic(energy and exergy)analysis of a condensate heating system,its segments,and components from a marine steam propulsion plant with steam reheating is performed in this paper.It is found that energy analysis of any condensate heating system should be avoided because it is highly influenced by the measuring equipment accuracy and precision.All the components from the observed marine condensate heating system have energy destructions lower than 3 kW,while the energy efficiencies of this system are higher than 99%.The exergy efficiency of closed condensate heaters continuously increases from the lowest to the highest steam pressures(from 70.10%to 92.29%).The ambient temperature variation between 5℃and 45℃notably influences the exergy efficiency change of both low pressure heaters and the low pressure segment equal to 31.61%,12.37%,and 18.35%,respectively.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52276150)。
文摘Using the efficient,space-saving,and flexible supercritical carbon dioxide(sCO_(2)) Brayton cycle is a promising approach for improving the performance of nuclear-powered ships.The purpose of this paper is to design and compare sCO_(2) cycle power systems suitable for nuclear-powered ships.Considering the characteristics of nuclear-powered ships,this paper uses different indicators to comprehensively evaluate the efficiency,cost,volume,and partial load performance of several nuclear-powered sCO_(2) cycles.Four load-following strategies are also designed and compared.The results show that the partial cooling cycle is most suitable for nuclear-powered ships because it offers both high thermal efficiency and low volume and cost,and can maintain relatively high thermal efficiency at partial loads.Additionally,the new load-following strategy that adjusts the turbine speed can keep the compressor away from the surge line,making the cycle more flexible and efficient compared to traditional inventory and turbine bypass strategies.
基金the National Natural Science Founda-tion of China(No.51479154)。
文摘According to the analysis of the problems about the operation of marine propulsion shafting in steady state,the geometric and mechanical coupling relationships between marine propulsion shafting and oil film of bearings in two-dimensional space are established,and a coupling mathematical model of the marine propulsion shafting in steady operating state is proposed.Then the simulation of a real ship is carried out,and the variation laws of some special parameters such as bearing load and deflection are obtained.Finally,the results of simulation are verified by experimental data of a real ship,which can provide the mathematical model and analysis method for the research on the characteristics of ship propulsion shafting condition in steady state.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51175484)Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University,China(Grant No.NCET-12-0500)+1 种基金Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities,China(Grant No.B14028)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant No.841513053)
文摘Marine mobile buoy(MMB) have many potential applications in the maritime industry and ocean science.Great progress has been made,however the technology in this area is far from maturity in theory and faced with many difficulties in application.A dynamic model of the propulsion mechanism is very necessary for optimizing the parameters of the MMB,especially with consideration of hydrodynamic force.The principle of wave-driven propulsion mechanism is briefly introduced.To set a theory foundation for study on the MMB,a dynamic model of the propulsion mechanism of the MMB is obtained.The responses of the motion of the platform and the hydrofoil are obtained by using a numerical integration method to solve the ordinary differential equations.A simplified form of the motion equations is reached by omitting terms with high order small values.The relationship among the heave motion of the buoy,stiffness of the elastic components,and the forward speed can be obtained by using these simplified equations.The dynamic analysis show the following:The angle of displacement of foil is fairly small with the biggest value around 0.3 rad;The speed of mobile buoy and the angle of hydrofoil increased gradually with the increase of heave motion of buoy;The relationship among heaven motion,stiffness and attack angle is that heave motion leads to the angle change of foil whereas the item of speed or push function is determined by vertical velocity and angle,therefore,the heave motion and stiffness can affect the motion of buoy significantly if the size of hydrofoil is kept constant.The proposed model is provided to optimize the parameters of the MMB and a foundation is laid for improving the performance of the MMB.
基金supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey(TUBITAK)2214-A International Doctoral Research Fellowship Programmewhile experiments were performed at the Wuhan University of Technology。
文摘In this study,the coupled torsional-transverse vibration of a propeller shaft system owing to the misalignment caused by the shaft rotation was investigated.The proposed numerical model is based on the modified version of the Jeffcott rotor model.The equation of motion describing the harmonic vibrations of the system was obtained using the Euler-Lagrange equations for the associated energy functional.Experiments considering different rotation speeds and axial loads acting on the propulsion shaft system were performed to verify the numerical model.The effects of system parameters such as shaft length and diameter,stiffness and damping coefficients,and cross-section eccentricity were also studied.The cross-section eccentricity increased the displacement response,yet coupled vibrations were not initially observed.With the increase in the eccentricity,the interaction between two vibration modes became apparent,and the agreement between numerical predictions and experimental measurements improved.Given the results,the modified version of the Jeffcott rotor model can represent the coupled torsional-transverse vibration of propulsion shaft systems.
基金This research is supported by the Croatian Science Foundation under the project IP-2018-01-3739,CEEPUS network CIII-HR-0108,European Regional Development Fund under the grant KK.01.1.1.01.0009(DATACROSS)project CEKOM under the grant KK.01.2.2.03.0004,CEI project“COVIDAi”(305.6019-20)University of Rijeka Scientific Grants uniri-tehnic-18-275-1447,uniritehnic-18-18-1146 and uniri-tehnic-18-14.
文摘The thermodynamic(energy and exergy)analysis of a condensate heating system,its segments,and components from a marine steam propulsion plant with steam reheating is performed in this paper.It is found that energy analysis of any condensate heating system should be avoided because it is highly influenced by the measuring equipment accuracy and precision.All the components from the observed marine condensate heating system have energy destructions lower than 3 kW,while the energy efficiencies of this system are higher than 99%.The exergy efficiency of closed condensate heaters continuously increases from the lowest to the highest steam pressures(from 70.10%to 92.29%).The ambient temperature variation between 5℃and 45℃notably influences the exergy efficiency change of both low pressure heaters and the low pressure segment equal to 31.61%,12.37%,and 18.35%,respectively.