The blade number of impeller is an important design parameter of pumps, which affects the characteristics of pump heavily. At present, the investigation focuses mostly on the performance characteristics of axis flow p...The blade number of impeller is an important design parameter of pumps, which affects the characteristics of pump heavily. At present, the investigation focuses mostly on the performance characteristics of axis flow pumps, the influence of blade number on inner flow filed and characteristics of centrifugal pump has not been understood completely. Therefore, the methods of numerical simulation and experimental verification are used to investigate the effects of blade number on flow field and characteristics of a centrifugal pump. The model pump has a design specific speed of 92.7 and an impeller with 5 blades. The blade number is varied to 4, 6, 7 with the casing and other geometric parameters keep constant. The inner flow fields and characteristics of the centrifugal pumps with different blade number are simulated and predicted in non-cavitation and cavitation conditions by using commercial code FLUENT. The impellers with different blade number are made by using rapid prototyping, and their characteristics are tested in an open loop. The comparison between prediction values and experimental results indicates that the prediction results are satisfied. The maximum discrepancy of prediction results for head, efficiency and required net positive suction head are 4.83%, 3.9% and 0.36 m, respectively. The flow analysis displays that blade number change has an important effect on the area of low pressure region behind the blade inlet and jet-wake structure in impellers. With the increase of blade number, the head of the model pumps increases too, the variable regulation of efficiency and cavitation characteristics are complicated, but there are optimum values of blade number for each one. The research results are helpful for hydraulic design of centrifugal pump.展开更多
The number of return photons from sodium laser beacon（SLB） greatly suffers down-pumping, recoil, and geomagnetic field when the long pulse laser with circular polarization interacts with sodium atoms in the mesosphe...The number of return photons from sodium laser beacon（SLB） greatly suffers down-pumping, recoil, and geomagnetic field when the long pulse laser with circular polarization interacts with sodium atoms in the mesosphere. Considering recoil and down-pumping effects on the number of return photons from SLB, the spontaneous radiation rates are obtained by numerical computations and fittings. Furthermore, combining with the geomagnetic field effects, a new expression is achieved for calculating the number of return photons. By using this expression and considering the stochastic distribution of laser intensity in the mesosphere under different turbulence models for atmosphere, the number of return photons excited by the narrow-band single mode laser and that by the narrow-band three-mode laser are respectively calculated. The results show that the narrow-band three-mode laser with a specific spectrum structure has a higher spontaneous radiation rate and more return photons than a narrow-band single mode laser. Of note, the effect of the atmospheric turbulence on the number of return photons is remarkable. Calculation results indicate that the number of return photons under the HV5/7 model for atmospheric turbulence is much higher than that under the Greenwood and Mod HV models.展开更多
To explore the mechanism of solid-liquid two-phase flow in deep-sea mining pumps,this paper investigates the influences of the impeller cross-section area on the multi-phase flow in the slurry pump.Experimental and nu...To explore the mechanism of solid-liquid two-phase flow in deep-sea mining pumps,this paper investigates the influences of the impeller cross-section area on the multi-phase flow in the slurry pump.Experimental and numerical results are presented for two-phase flow in four impellers with different cross-section areas.They show that the degree of vortex strength and the passing capacity of particles increase as the cross-section area of the impeller.In addition,the correlations between the two-phase flow and cross-section area have been revealed by a mathematical model taking the force of the flow field into account.The simulation results confirm the theoretical analysis,while the experimental pump performances validate the numerical calculation.The influence of the cross-section area on two-phase flow and pump performance could provide theoretical support for the design of high-performance deep-sea mining slurry pumps.展开更多
In order to investigate the influence of correlation scale error on the inversion precision of the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer,the successive linear estimator(SLE)was used to invert the hydraulic conductivit...In order to investigate the influence of correlation scale error on the inversion precision of the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer,the successive linear estimator(SLE)was used to invert the hydraulic conductivity field of a heterogeneous aquifer based on synthetic experiments.By increasing the numbers of observation wells and pumping tests,we analyzed the difference between the estimated and true values of hydraulic conductivity with different correlation scale errors.The relationships between the observation well number and the error in inversion results,and between the pumping test number and the error in inversion results were investigated.The results show that,if the amount of observed head data is insufficient,there will be errors in inversion results with changing correlation scale.Due to the existence of correlation scale error,the improvement of inversion precision gradually slows down with the increase of the amount of observed head data,which indicates that too much observed head data causes data redundancy.Therefore,for the synthetic experiments described in this paper,the observation well number should be less than 41,the pumping test number should be less than 17,and a more suitable method should be selected according to the precision requirements of specific situations in practical engineering.展开更多
According to current solar power research,both the generating unit’s minimum start-up speed and power generation system’s minimum flow rate for operation decrease with the increase in the impeller solidity.Ideally,a...According to current solar power research,both the generating unit’s minimum start-up speed and power generation system’s minimum flow rate for operation decrease with the increase in the impeller solidity.Ideally,a high solidity should be achieved,as this translates more power for a solar power system in the start-up and shut-down cycles.However,increasing the number of blades does not increase the impeller solidity;therefore,there is an optimal number of blades needed to achieve the preferred solidity.This paper begins by selecting the blade airfoil and then performs a theoretical analysis based on the relationship between the blade number and chord length.Experiments are conducted to measure the starting and stopping wind speeds and power characteristics for different numbers of blades.The results show that a maximum impeller solidity of 0.2862 is achieved,as well as the minimum flow speed at the start-up,and the maintenance of the solar chimney power generation system is optimized when there are four blades.展开更多
A new conception of nano-laser is proposed in which depending on the size of nano-clusters (silicon quantum dots (QD)), the pumping level of laser can be tuned by the quantum confinement (QC) effect, and the populatio...A new conception of nano-laser is proposed in which depending on the size of nano-clusters (silicon quantum dots (QD)), the pumping level of laser can be tuned by the quantum confinement (QC) effect, and the population inversion can be formed between the valence band and the localized states produced from the surface bonds. The nano-laser belongs to the emission of type Ⅱ. The peaks of stimulated emission are observed at 605 nm and 693 nm. Through the micro-cavity of nano-laser, a full width at half maximum of the peak at 693 nm can reach to 0.5 nm. The theoretical model and the experimental results indicate that it is a necessary condition for setting up nano-laser that the smaller size of nano-clusters (d<3 nm) can make the localized states into band gap below the conduction band opened and the states of conduction band become the pumping level of nano-laser. The emission energy of nano-laser will be limited in the range of 1.7～2.3 eV generally due to the position of the localized states in gap, which is good in agreement between the experiments and the theory.展开更多
基金supported by National Outstanding Young Scientists Founds of China (Grant No.50825902)Top talent Foundation of Jiangsu University of china (Grant No. 2007001)
文摘The blade number of impeller is an important design parameter of pumps, which affects the characteristics of pump heavily. At present, the investigation focuses mostly on the performance characteristics of axis flow pumps, the influence of blade number on inner flow filed and characteristics of centrifugal pump has not been understood completely. Therefore, the methods of numerical simulation and experimental verification are used to investigate the effects of blade number on flow field and characteristics of a centrifugal pump. The model pump has a design specific speed of 92.7 and an impeller with 5 blades. The blade number is varied to 4, 6, 7 with the casing and other geometric parameters keep constant. The inner flow fields and characteristics of the centrifugal pumps with different blade number are simulated and predicted in non-cavitation and cavitation conditions by using commercial code FLUENT. The impellers with different blade number are made by using rapid prototyping, and their characteristics are tested in an open loop. The comparison between prediction values and experimental results indicates that the prediction results are satisfied. The maximum discrepancy of prediction results for head, efficiency and required net positive suction head are 4.83%, 3.9% and 0.36 m, respectively. The flow analysis displays that blade number change has an important effect on the area of low pressure region behind the blade inlet and jet-wake structure in impellers. With the increase of blade number, the head of the model pumps increases too, the variable regulation of efficiency and cavitation characteristics are complicated, but there are optimum values of blade number for each one. The research results are helpful for hydraulic design of centrifugal pump.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61107066)the College Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province,China(Grant No.KJ2013B331)
文摘The number of return photons from sodium laser beacon（SLB） greatly suffers down-pumping, recoil, and geomagnetic field when the long pulse laser with circular polarization interacts with sodium atoms in the mesosphere. Considering recoil and down-pumping effects on the number of return photons from SLB, the spontaneous radiation rates are obtained by numerical computations and fittings. Furthermore, combining with the geomagnetic field effects, a new expression is achieved for calculating the number of return photons. By using this expression and considering the stochastic distribution of laser intensity in the mesosphere under different turbulence models for atmosphere, the number of return photons excited by the narrow-band single mode laser and that by the narrow-band three-mode laser are respectively calculated. The results show that the narrow-band three-mode laser with a specific spectrum structure has a higher spontaneous radiation rate and more return photons than a narrow-band single mode laser. Of note, the effect of the atmospheric turbulence on the number of return photons is remarkable. Calculation results indicate that the number of return photons under the HV5/7 model for atmospheric turbulence is much higher than that under the Greenwood and Mod HV models.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52071296)the Key Research and Development Program of Zhejiang Province(Grant No.2020C01027)+1 种基金the Top-notch Talent Support Program of Zhejiang Province(Grant No.2019R51002)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2021YFC2800803 and 2021YFC2801504).
文摘To explore the mechanism of solid-liquid two-phase flow in deep-sea mining pumps,this paper investigates the influences of the impeller cross-section area on the multi-phase flow in the slurry pump.Experimental and numerical results are presented for two-phase flow in four impellers with different cross-section areas.They show that the degree of vortex strength and the passing capacity of particles increase as the cross-section area of the impeller.In addition,the correlations between the two-phase flow and cross-section area have been revealed by a mathematical model taking the force of the flow field into account.The simulation results confirm the theoretical analysis,while the experimental pump performances validate the numerical calculation.The influence of the cross-section area on two-phase flow and pump performance could provide theoretical support for the design of high-performance deep-sea mining slurry pumps.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants No.51879134 and 51569023)the First-class Discipline Construction Funding Project for the Ningxia University of China(Hydraulic Engineering)(Grant No.NXYLXK2017A03).
文摘In order to investigate the influence of correlation scale error on the inversion precision of the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer,the successive linear estimator(SLE)was used to invert the hydraulic conductivity field of a heterogeneous aquifer based on synthetic experiments.By increasing the numbers of observation wells and pumping tests,we analyzed the difference between the estimated and true values of hydraulic conductivity with different correlation scale errors.The relationships between the observation well number and the error in inversion results,and between the pumping test number and the error in inversion results were investigated.The results show that,if the amount of observed head data is insufficient,there will be errors in inversion results with changing correlation scale.Due to the existence of correlation scale error,the improvement of inversion precision gradually slows down with the increase of the amount of observed head data,which indicates that too much observed head data causes data redundancy.Therefore,for the synthetic experiments described in this paper,the observation well number should be less than 41,the pumping test number should be less than 17,and a more suitable method should be selected according to the precision requirements of specific situations in practical engineering.
基金the Scientific Research Project of Inner Mongolia University under Grant No.NJZY19075.
文摘According to current solar power research,both the generating unit’s minimum start-up speed and power generation system’s minimum flow rate for operation decrease with the increase in the impeller solidity.Ideally,a high solidity should be achieved,as this translates more power for a solar power system in the start-up and shut-down cycles.However,increasing the number of blades does not increase the impeller solidity;therefore,there is an optimal number of blades needed to achieve the preferred solidity.This paper begins by selecting the blade airfoil and then performs a theoretical analysis based on the relationship between the blade number and chord length.Experiments are conducted to measure the starting and stopping wind speeds and power characteristics for different numbers of blades.The results show that a maximum impeller solidity of 0.2862 is achieved,as well as the minimum flow speed at the start-up,and the maintenance of the solar chimney power generation system is optimized when there are four blades.
基金Support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( Grant No.10764002,60966002,11264007)the National Key Laboratory of Surface Physics in Fudan University
文摘A new conception of nano-laser is proposed in which depending on the size of nano-clusters (silicon quantum dots (QD)), the pumping level of laser can be tuned by the quantum confinement (QC) effect, and the population inversion can be formed between the valence band and the localized states produced from the surface bonds. The nano-laser belongs to the emission of type Ⅱ. The peaks of stimulated emission are observed at 605 nm and 693 nm. Through the micro-cavity of nano-laser, a full width at half maximum of the peak at 693 nm can reach to 0.5 nm. The theoretical model and the experimental results indicate that it is a necessary condition for setting up nano-laser that the smaller size of nano-clusters (d<3 nm) can make the localized states into band gap below the conduction band opened and the states of conduction band become the pumping level of nano-laser. The emission energy of nano-laser will be limited in the range of 1.7～2.3 eV generally due to the position of the localized states in gap, which is good in agreement between the experiments and the theory.
