Analysis on Operational Safety and Efficiency of FAO System in Urban Rail Transit

This paper discusses two urgent problems that need to be solved in fully automatic operation(FAO)for urban rail transit.The first is the analysis of safety in FAO,while another is the analysis of efficiency in FAO.Firstly,this paper establishes an operational safety evaluation index system from the perspective of operation for the unique or typical risk sources of the FAO system,and uses the analytic hierarchy process(AHP)to evaluate the indicators,analyzes various factors that affect the safe operation of FAO,and provides safety management recommendations for FAO lines operation to maintain the FAO system specifically.Secondly,taking the Yanfang Line as an example,this paper uses OpenTrack software to analyze the efficiency of FAO operation,and conducts simulation calculations for key links such as the mainline tracking interval,train entry and exit,and return limit interval.The fault impact surface of the FAO trains is simulated and discussed to verify whether FAO can meet the long-term operation requirements of Yanfang Line.Finally,this paper compares the simulation data of FAO on the Yanfang Line with manual operation(MO)to verify the advantages of FAO and guide the engineering construction of subsequent fully automated driving lines.

基于Flow-Simulation的气液分离器设计仿真分析研究

为解决燃气发电机组瓦斯气源含水量高的问题,对燃气发电机组气液分离器进行了设计与仿真分析。首先根据功能要求进行气液分离器设计参数计算,用Solidworks三维建模,然后利用Flow-Simulation进行CFD流体动力学仿真,得到气液分离器内的压力云图、速度云图和运动轨迹图;从压力云图中看出压力损失为784 Pa,能够满足压力损失≤1 kPa的要求。后经现场试验气液分离器分离效率达到93.6%,有效地提高了燃气发电机组的发电效率。该款设计优化后的旋风式气液分离器能够满足设计使用要求。

Efficiency analysis of trilateral-cycle power systems for waste heat recovery-to-power generation

Numerous innovative heat recovery-to-power technologies have been resourcefully and technologically exploited to bridge the growing gap between energy needs and its sustainable and affordable supply.Among them,the proposed trilateral-cycle(TLC) power system exhibits high thermodynamic efficiency during heat recovery-to-power from low-to-medium temperature heat sources.The TLCs are proposed and analysed using n-pentane as working fluid for waste heat recovery-to-power generation from low-grade heat source to evaluate the thermodynamic efficiency of the cycles.Four different single stage TLC configurations with distinct working principles are modelled thermodynamically using engineering equation solver.Based on the thermodynamic framework,thermodynamic performance simulation and efficiency analysis of the cycles as well as the exergy efficiencies of the heating and condensing processes are carried out and compared in their efficiency.The results show that the simple TLC,recuperated TLC,reheat TLC and regenerative TLC operating at subcritical conditions with cycle high temperature of 473 K can attain thermal efficiencies of 21.97%,23.91%,22.07% and 22.9%,respectively.The recuperated TLC attains the highest thermodynamic efficiency at the cycle high temperature because of its lowest exergy destruction rates in the heat exchanger and condenser.The efficiency analysis carried out would assist in guiding thermodynamic process development and thermal integration of the proposed cycles.

Analysis of the nutation and precession of the vortex core and the influence of operating parameters in a cyclone separator

Vortices motion in the anisotropic turbulent flow of cyclones makes a vital impact on flow stability and collection performance.Nevertheless,there remains a lack of clarity in the overall feature of vortices motion.In this work,a numerical analysis was conducted to clarify the complex motion of the vortex core in a cyclone separator.The validity of the numerical model was demonstrated by comparing the computational results with experimental data in the literature.As revealed by the results,the vortex core not only has a precession motion about the geometrical center axis but also does a nutation motion in the axial direction.The frequencies of the precession motions show two main peaks.And the magnitudes of the precession and nutation motions have non-uniform distributions in the cyclone.Moreover,the precession-nutation motions of the vortex cores exhibit a similar fluctuant pattern to the dust ring on the separator wall.The inlet gas velocity and the inlet solid loading show vital effects on the magnitudes and frequencies of precession and nutation motion.

Numerical analysis on the influence of vortex motion in a reverse Stairmand cyclone separator by using LES model

This study aims to analyze the influence of vortex motion in a reverse Stairmand cyclone separator by using LES model.The mathematical analysis indicated that the energy dissipation and the flow characteristics of incompressible fluid are directly related to on the vortex motion.The results of the Q criterion-based iso-vortex surface could well reflect the tendency of the vortex structure,in which the iso-vortex surface exhibited a distorted distribution rather than around the center axis.At the turning point of velocity vector,vortices were formed and developed,and the point was the center of the local vortex core.In addition,the vortex formed an irregular annular region around the wall at the bottom of vortex finder.The vortex structure near the dust hopper presented a strong distortion.Moreover,there were two rotating flow in the opposite direction within the dust hopper.These phenomena would affect the separation performance,which was significance to cyclone separator.

Advanced reliability analysis of slopes in spatially variable soils using multivariate adaptive regression splines

This study aims to extend the multivariate adaptive regression splines(MARS)-Monte Carlo simulation(MCS) method for reliability analysis of slopes in spatially variable soils. This approach is used to explore the influences of the multiscale spatial variability of soil properties on the probability of failure(P_f) of the slopes. In the proposed approach, the relationship between the factor of safety and the soil strength parameters characterized with spatial variability is approximated by the MARS, with the aid of Karhunen-Loeve expansion. MCS is subsequently performed on the established MARS model to evaluate Pf.Finally, a nominally homogeneous cohesive-frictional slope and a heterogeneous cohesive slope, which are both characterized with different spatial variabilities, are utilized to illustrate the proposed approach.Results showed that the proposed approach can estimate the P_f of the slopes efficiently in spatially variable soils with sufficient accuracy. Moreover, the approach is relatively robust to the influence of different statistics of soil properties, thereby making it an effective and practical tool for addressing slope reliability problems concerning time-consuming deterministic stability models with low levels of P_f.Furthermore, disregarding the multiscale spatial variability of soil properties can overestimate or underestimate the P_f. Although the difference is small in general, the multiscale spatial variability of the soil properties must still be considered in the reliability analysis of heterogeneous slopes, especially for those highly related to cost effective and accurate designs.

Simulation and analysis on the ship energy efficiency operational indicator for bulk carriers by Monte Carlo simulation method

The ship energy efficiency management is an important topic in the field of the energy management onboard and the exhaust gases emission nowadays.The advanced model plays a vital role to improve the ship energy efficiency management when considering the variable factors.The establishment of the ship energy efficiency model through energy efficiency operational indicator(EEOI)index has been conducted through Monte Carlo simulation method along with using the operation data of a bulk carrier.A bulk carrier is chosen,namely,M/V NSU JUSTICE 250,000 DWT of VINIC Shipping Transportation Company in Vietnam.This research uses the real operational data to perform a statistical methodology which calculates the various factors used to calculate EEOI.This method is supported by Matlab program through the curve fitting tool.The normal distribution estimation and the kernel density estimation method are used for the parametric curve fitting and non-parametric curve fitting,respectively.The average weather condition(wind speed and wave height)and the fouling condition of hull have been investigated and compared with the research results.The validation of the proposed methods has been conducted through the study of the external factors influencing the research results.The research result shows the optimal operational data for the fuel consumption at each certain voyage.This paper is useful for the ship-owners and the ship-operators in the field of the ship energy efficiency management.

Non-Isothermal Separation Process of Two-Phase Mixture Water/Ultra-Viscous Heavy Oil by Hydrocyclone

Environmental agencies do not allow effluents, from the petroleum productions, which contain oil concentrations that exceed the amounts permitted by the regulations. In recent time heavy oil operating petroleum industries are generating oil/water mixture by products, which are difficult to separate. Industrially, hydrocyclone is generally used to separate oil from an oil/water mixture. This is due to its high performance of separation, low cost of installation and maintenance. In the present work, therefore, the thermal fluid dynamics of water/ultra-viscous heavy oil separation process in a hydrocyclone has been studied. A steady state mathematical model which simulates the performance of a non-isothermal separation process is presented. The Eulerian-Eulerian approach for the interface of the phases involved (water/ultra-viscous heavy-oil) is used and the two-phase flow is considered as incompressible, viscous and turbulent. For carrying out numerical solutions of the governing equations the CFX11? commercial code was used. Results of the behavior of the two-fluid flow inside the hydrocyclone and separation efficiency are presented and analyzed. The role of the average temperature of the fluid, oil droplet diameter and the fluid mixture inlet velocity on the separation efficiency of the hydrocyclone are verified.

The Identification of Peak Period Impacts When a TMY Weather File Is Used in Building Energy Use Simulation

When typical meteorological year (TMY) data are used as an input to simulate the energy used in a building, it is not clear which hours in the weather data file might correspond to an electric or natural gas utility’s peak demand. Yet, the determination of peak demand impacts is important in utility resource planning exercises and in determining the value of demand-side management (DSM) actions. We propose a formal probability-based method to estimate the summer and winter peak demand reduction from an energy efficiency measure when TMY data and model simulations are used to estimate peak impacts. In the estimation of winter peak demand impacts from some example energy efficiency measures in Texas, our proposed method performs far better than two alternatives. In the estimation of summer peak demand impacts, our proposed method provides very reasonable results which are very similar to those obtained from the Heat Wave approach adopted in California.

THE STATISTIC ANALYSIS OF SCREEN PARAMETERS ON PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

A series of laboratory screening tests have been performed with the objective of evalu-ating the effect of feed rate, screen length and screen motion on the quality of separation achieved. The statistic analysis and results derived from it are discussed. Suggestions for future work with the objective of assessing the industrial significance of the research to the optimisation and design of screening processes are presented.

TBM Construction Process Simulation and Performance Optimization

Long tunnel excavation with tunnel boring machine (TBM) is a complex and stochastic process. It is easily affected by uncertainties and needs to be adjusted according to specific geological conditions in different tunnel sections, which makes the construction scheduling and management difficult. Based on the rock mass classification, this paper estimates the penetration rate. Using the rate, a cyclic network simulation (CYCLONE) model of TBM boring system is established, and the advance rates under different geological conditions are determined. Then, the impact of different cutter head thrust, which is chosen in reasonable range according to previous experiences, on project schedule is analyzed. Moreover, the simulation model of mucking system is built to determine the number of muck trains and rail intersections reasonably, regarding the efficiency of muck loading and material transporting. Based on the interaction and interrelation between TBM boring system and mucking system, the combined CYCLONE model for the entire tunneling process is established. Then reasonable construction schedule, the utilization rate of working resources, and the probability of project completion are obtained through the model programming. At last, a project application shows the feasibility of the presented method.

新型螺旋式气液旋流分离器数值模拟研究

为研究气液旋流分离器的气液分离性能,解决油气产出液中潜在高含气导致泵气锁的问题。基于旋流分离理论,设计了一种新型螺旋气液分离器。在不同气液比条件下对其内部流场进行研究。研究结果表明:随着分流比的增加,旋流器的内壁面和底流口附近的含气体积分数显著降低,同时旋流器溢流压力损失逐渐增大,而底流压力损失逐渐减小,溢流压力损失增加的速率与底流压力损失减小的速率基本相同;分流比的增加使气液分离器的除气效率逐渐提高,底流含气体积分数逐渐减小。综合分析气液比分别为1∶1、1∶2、1∶5以及1∶8的4种工况,得出了其最佳溢流分流比分别为58%、39%、22%以及15%。研究结果可为高含气油井的井下气液分离装置设计提供依据,同时可为现场应用及操作提供指导。

Y型管式油水分离结构分离特性仿真分析

管式油水分离技术具有占地面积小、分离效率高、成本低等优点,基于管式油水分离原理,设计一种Y型管式油水分离结构,利用Fluent数值模拟软件,采用标准k-ε湍流模型和Mixture多相流模型,对Y型管内部流场特性以及外部参数对分离效率的影响进行了研究。结果表明,Y型管对流体扰动小,内部流场特性稳定不易产生涡流,能够实现油水分离,支管与主管交汇处存在油水分离现象;油水分离效率随着油滴粒径的增大而逐渐提高,油滴粒径越大越利于油相上浮聚集在Y型管上层,能有效提高油水分离效率;入口速度对油水分离效果的影响很大,速度越大,油相上浮时间越短,Y型管的分离效率越低;分离效率随支管分流比的增大而增大,当入口速度为0.5 m/s时,分流比超过0.4后,分离效率不再增加。研究结果为油水分离提供了新思路,可为Y型管的设计提供理论参考。

进液量对气举式同向出流旋流器分离特性影响

为了提高旋流器的分离效率,提出一种气举式同向出流水力旋流器结构,通过注气的方式将旋流器轴心的油核举升至溢流口,加速油核向溢流口方向运动,进而提升旋流器的分离性能。基于雷诺应力模型(Reynolds Stress Model,RSM)与多相流模型(Mixture),模拟计算了入口进液量对气举式同向出流旋流器分离性能的影响,分析了进液量对旋流器内气核形态、速度场分布以及分离性能的影响规律。数值模拟结果表明:进液量分布在(3.6~8.4)m^(3)/h范围内时,随着进液量的增加,注气口处压力逐渐增大,混合液内各相介质的轴向速度与径向速度均有显著提高,旋流器轴心处的油相体积分数明显增大,旋流器的分离效率从64%增至77.9%。

放射性气溶胶自适应分离设计与特性研究

研究针对不同颗粒物密度环境下人工放射性气溶胶氡的分离与监测,提出了一种基于虚拟冲击原理的环境自适应分离技术。基于虚拟冲击原理,建立亚微米虚拟冲击器二维模型。结合流体动力学,数值计算虚拟冲击器在不同颗粒物密度、结构和流量条件下内流道分离效率与壁面损失,阐明多因素对分离效率的影响规律,揭示亚微米虚拟冲击器在不同颗粒物密度下对氡气溶胶的自适应分离规律。结果表明,亚微米虚拟冲击器对氡气溶胶的分离曲线陡度较好,具有良好的分离性能与较低的壁面损失;颗粒物密度与流量因素对分离效率的影响大于结构因素;亚微米虚拟冲击器自适应流量调节可实现不同颗粒物密度下氡气溶胶的高效分离,颗粒物密度为2200 kg/m 3时亚微米虚拟冲击器较自适应前分离效率提升18.35%且具有较低的壁面损失。

喷水推进器进水流道格栅流固耦合特性研究

为了研究格栅部件对喷水推进船舶效率的影响,本文拟采用流固耦合的数值计算方法系统地对格栅表面受力及其强度特性进行计算,结合有限元方法和流固耦合理论,以STARCCM+和ABAQUS软件为工具,根据目前已知的格栅剖面设计方法,对目前格栅的剖面形式进行改进,形成新型对称剖面形式的格栅。基于上述计算流体力学与流固耦合计算方法对其进行周围流场、结构静力强度、结构动力强度进行计算与分析。结果表明:对称形式的格栅剖面对于降低格栅的变形与应力水平有一定的帮助,采用新型对称形式的剖面结构使格栅总体变形模式发生了变化,但是最大变形位置与最大应力出现在格栅的位置未发生明显变化,新型对称剖面形式格栅具有比较好的静强度与动强度特性,各栅条均匀承受流体载荷。

基于交互式设计超材料建模与分析的MCR-WPT效率提升研究

超材料具有特殊的磁场调控能力,被广泛关注并应用于磁耦合谐振无线电能传输(MCR-WPT)领域,但寻求针对特定领域目标需求的超材料设计具有挑战性.目前,超材料的一般设计方法为S参数反演法和等效电路法,设计流程通常需要多次建模仿真得到目标参数,该过程较为繁琐耗时.对此,深入分析上述两种设计方法的特性并将二者结合,采用HFSS与MATLAB软件交互设计和优化用于MCR-WPT特性提升的超材料,有效简化了超材料的设计过程.以无线电能传输效率优化为目标设计方形和Koch两种超材料单元,分析对比两种单元的电磁特性.搭建工作频率为6.78 MHz的MCR-WPT系统实验平台,探究两种超材料对传输效率的影响.实验结果表明,方形超材料和Koch超材料分别实现了28.4%和24.6%的最大传输效率提升,证明了交互设计可以更简便地设计超材料并且用于无线电能传输系统传输效率的提升.

考虑交通流量俘获的电动汽车充电负荷预测和充电站规划

针对电动汽车(EV)的充电需求,考虑路径的交通流量,以最大交通流量俘获、最小配电系统网络损耗和最小节点电压偏移为目标,构建了一个多目标决策模型对EV充电站进行规划。运用网络扩展技术确定交通流量俘获路径;运用蒙特卡罗模拟算法,确定规划区内EV的最大充电负荷,从而推算得到充电站的容量;运用超效率数据包络分析评价方法,确定经过归一化处理后各目标函数的权重系数,从而将多目标优化问题转化为单目标优化问题,并采用改进的二进制粒子群优化算法进行求解。以一个包含25个节点的交通网络耦合33节点配电系统为算例进行仿真,验证所建模型和所提方法的有效性,并进一步分析EV最大行驶里程、充电站负荷接入不同节点以及不同时刻对各目标函数的影响。

双锥形油水分离旋流器分离效率正交数值的实验研究

以双锥形油水分离旋流器为研究对象,采用计算流体力学数值模拟方法和正交实验方法,针对旋流器的含油率、进口速度、分流比、大锥段角度和小锥段角度等因素对旋流器分离效率的影响,进行了正交数值实验。结果表明,各因素对分离效率影响的顺序为:分流比>含油率>进口速度>大锥段角度>小锥段角度。含油率10%、进口速度6m·s-1、分流比25%、大锥段角度15°、小锥段角度1°为最优的参数组合,其中旋流器的大锥段角度和小锥段角度的影响不显著,可以根据实际需要进行调整。通过回归分析推导出了含油率、进口速度和分流比对分离效率影响的经验公式,可供设计时使用。

侧部双点排烟模式排热效率研究

为探究隧道火灾侧部排烟口排热效率的表达公式,采用理论分析推导出排热效率与火灾热释放速率、排烟风速、排烟口距地面高度、排烟口间距4个影响参数的量纲一关系式,通过FDS数值模拟研究不同因素影响下的烟流特征并对数据进行拟合,确定了排热效率与这4个影响参数的关系。结果表明,在侧部双点排烟模式下,排热效率随火灾热释放速率增大呈-0.33次方减小关系,与排烟口排烟风速呈0.23次方增长关系,与排烟口距地面高度呈1.25次方增长关系,与排烟口间距呈-0.57次方减小关系,最终通过线性拟合建立了考虑吸穿影响的侧部双点排烟模式下排烟口处排热效率的模型。研究结果可为隧道侧部排烟系统的设计提供参考。