Numerical Simulations of the Flow Field around a Cylindrical Lightning Rod

As an important lightning protection device in substations,lightning rods are susceptible to vibration and potential structural damage under wind loads.In order to understand their vibration mechanism,it is necessary to conduct flow analysis.In this study,numerical simulations of the flow field around a 330 kV cylindrical lightning rod with different diameters were performed using the SST k-ωmodel.The flow patterns in different segments of the lightning rod at the same reference wind speed(wind speed at a height of 10 m)and the flow patterns in the same segment at different reference wind speeds were investigated.The variations of lift coefficient,drag coefficient,and vorticity distribution were obtained.The results showed that vortex shedding phenomena occurred in all segments of the lightning rod,and the strength of vortex shedding increased with decreasing diameter.The vorticity magnitude and the root mean square magnitudes of the lift coefficient and drag coefficient also increased accordingly.The time history curves of the lift coefficient and drag coefficient on the surface of the lightning rod exhibited sinusoidal patterns with a single dominant frequency.For the same segment,as the wind speed increased in a certain range,the root mean square values of the lift coefficient and drag coefficient decreased,while their dominant frequencies increased.Moreover,there was a proportional relationship between the dominant frequencies of the lift coefficient and drag coefficient.The findings of this study can provide valuable insights for the refined design of lightning rods with similar structures.

Experimental Study on Cross-Flow Induced Vibrations in Heat Exchanger Tube Bundle

Vibration in heat exchangers is one of the main problems that the industry has faced over last few decades. Vibration phenomenon in heat exchangers is of major concern for designers and process engineers since it can lead to the tube damage, tube leakage, baffle damage, tube collision damage, fatigue, creep etc. In the present study, vibration response is analyzed on single tube located in the centre of the tube bundle having parallel triangular arrangement （60-） with P/D ratio of 1.44. The experiment is performed for two different flow conditions. This kind of experiment has not been reported in the literature. Under the first condition, the tube vibration response is analyzed when there is no internal flow in the tube and under the second condition, the response is analyzed when the internal tube flow is maintained at a constant value of 0.1 rn/s. The free stream shell side velocity ranges from 0.8 rn/s to 1.3 m/s, the reduced gap velocity varies from 1,80 to 2.66 and the Reynolds number varies from 44500 to 66000. It is observed that the internal tube flow results in larger vibration amplitudes for the tube than that without internal tube flow. It is also established that over the current range of shell side flow velocity, the turbulence is the dominant excitation mechanism for producing vibration in the tube since the amplitude varies directly with the increase in the shell side velocity. Damping has no significant effect on the vibration behavior of the tube for the current velocity range.

Numerical investigation on flow and heat transfer characteristics of corrugated tubes with non-uniform corrugation in turbulent flow

Based on finite volume method, the pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics of one smooth tube and ten different axisymmetric corrugated tubes, including two with uniform corrugation and eight with non-uniform corrugation, have been studied. A physical model of the corrugated tube was built, then the numerical simulation of the model was carried out and the numerical simulation results were compared with the empirical formula.The results show that: the friction factor decreases with the increase of Reynolds number ranging from 6000 to 57000, the value of which in the corrugated tubes with non-uniform corrugation(tube 03–10) are smaller than those with uniform corrugation(tube 01–02). The geometry parameters of tube(01) have advantages on the heat transfer enhancement in low Reynolds number flow region(from 6000 to 13000) and tube(07–08)have advantages on the heat transfer enhancement in high Reynolds number flow region(from 13000 to 57000). The vortex, existed in each area between two adjacent corrugations called second flow region, is the root of the enhancement on heat transfer in the corrugated tubes. The effectiveness factor decreases with the increasing of Reynolds number and the performances of the corrugated tubes with pitch of 12.5 mm have advantages than these of 10 mm under the same corrugation geometric parameter.

Numerical Study of Air Nozzles on Mild Combustion for Application to Forward Flow Furnace

An attempt was made to extend mild combustion to forward flow furnace, such as the refinery and petrochemical tube furnace. Three dimensional numerical simulation was carried out to study the performance of this furnace. The Eddy Dissipation Concept(EDC) model coupled with the reaction mechanism DRM-19 was used. The prediction showed a good agreement with the measurement. The effect of air nozzle circle(D), air nozzle diameter(d), air nozzle number(N), and air preheating temperature(Tair) on the flow, temperature and species fields, and the CO and NO emissions was investigated. The results indicate that there are four zones in the furnace, viz.: a central jet zone, an ignition zone, a combustion reaction zone, and a flue gas zone, according to the distribution profiles of H_2 CO and OH. The central jet entrains more flue gas in the furnace upstream with an increasing D while the effect of D is negligible in the downstream. The air jet momentum increases with a decreasing d or an increasing Tair, and entrains more flue gas. The effect of N is mainly identified near the burner exit. More heat is absorbed in the radiant section and less heat is discharged to the atmosphere with a decreasing d and an increasing N as evidenced by the flue gas temperature. The CO and NO emissions are less than 50 μL/L and 10 μL/L, respectively, in most of conditions.

Visual analysis of flow and diffusion of hemolytic agents and hematomas

The elimination of intracranial hematomas has received widespread attention and the interactions between hemolytic agents and hematomas have become a hot research topic.In this study,we used the Navier-Stokes equation to describe the flow control equation for hemolytic agents in a tube and used Fick’s law and the Maxwell-Stefan diffusion theory to describe the diffusion and mass transfer of hemolytic agents and hematomas.The physical fields and initial boundary conditions were set according to the parametric properties of the fluid and drainage tube.The COMSOL Multiphysics software was used to simulate the streamline distribution of hemolytic agents in a bifurcated drainage tube.Additionally,the diffusion behaviors of the hemolytic agents into hematomas were simulated and visual analysis of coupled multiphysics was performed to realize the digitization and visualization of engineering fluid problems and contribute to the field of medical engineering.

A well test analysis model of generalized tube flow and seepage coupling

"Generalized mobility"is used to realize the unification of tube flow and seepage in form and the unification of commonly used linear and nonlinear flow laws in form,which makes it possible to use the same form of motion equations to construct unified governing equations for reservoirs of different scales in different regions.Firstly,by defining the generalized mobility under different flow conditions,the basic equation governing fluid flow in reservoir coupling generalized tube flow and seepage is established.Secondly,two typical well test analysis models for coupling tube flow and seepage flow are given,namely,pipe-shaped composite reservoir model and partially open cylindrical reservoir model.The log-log pressure draw-down type-curve of composite pipe-shaped reservoir model can show characteristics of two sets of linear flow.The log-log pressure drawdown plot of partially opened cylindrical reservoir model can show the characteristics of spherical flow and linear flow,as well as spherical flow and radial flow.The pressure build-up derivative curves of the two models basically coincide with their respective pressure drawdown derivative curves in the early stage,pulling down features in the late stage,and the shorter the production time is,the earlier the pulling down feature appears.Finally,the practicability and reliability of the models presented in this paper are verified by three application examples.

Platelet adhesion to the surface of a sudden tubular expansion tube under swirling flow condition

The size mismatch in an end-to-end vascular anastomosis between the host vessel and the graft may cause flow disturbance and predispose to thrombosis [1].Although a number of techniques have been employed to reduce the risk of anastomotic thrombosis due to the size mismatch。

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR EQUATIONS OF UNSTEADY FLOW OF NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS IN TUBE

This paper presents analytieal solutions to the partial differential equations for unsteady flow of the second-order fluid and Maxwell fluid in tube by using the integral transform method. It can be used to analyse the behaviour of axial velocity and shear stress for unsteady flow of nun-Newtonian visco-elastie fluids in tube, and to provide a theoretical base for the projection of pipe-line engineering.

EFFECT OF THE MAGNETIC FIELD ON THE PULSATILE FLOW THROUGH A RIGID TUBE

This study presents the effect of the magnetic field with constant intensity on the pulsatile flow through a rigid tube. Basing on the experimental results, the influence of the magnetic field on the blood viscosity is considered The analytic solution of the pulsatile flow through a rigid tube under constant magnetic field intensitier and the effect of the magnetic field on the velocity distribution, flow and impedance in a rigid tube are given. this investigation is valuable for understanding the influence of the magnetic field on the blood circulation.

Loss of ozone on sulfate and sulfide doped ice surfaces

The sticking coefficients of ozone on ice surface and solid solution of sulfate and sulfide were measured over a temperature range from 200K to 260K. Experiments were performed in a horizontal flow tube. Results indicate that the sticking coefficients of ozone on ice are in the range from 1 3×10 -7 to 2 7×10 -6 , and it will become larger as temperature increases; the sticking coefficients of ozone on eight kinds of 0.1mol/L sulfate doped ice are in the range from 1 8×10 -7 to 6 9×10 -6 ; the sticking coefficients of ozone on four kinds of 0 1 mol/L sulfide doped ice are in the range from 3 2×10 -7 to 2 1×10 -5 . Ozone loss on these particles was evaluated.

Deliquescence and Efflorescence Processes of Aerosol Particles Studied by in situ FTIR and Raman Spectroscopy

Deliquescence and efflorescence are the two most important physicochemical processes of aerosol particles. In deliquescence and efflorescence cycles of aerosol particles, many fundamental problems need to be investigated in detail on the molecular level, including ion and molecule interactions in supersaturated aerosols, metastable solid phases that may be formed, and microscopic structures and deliquescence mechanisms of aerosol particles. This paper presents a summary of the progress made in recent investigations of deliquescence and efflorescence processes of aerosol particles by four common spectral techniques, which are known as Raman/electrodynamic balance, Fourier transform infrared/aerosol flow tube, Fourier transform infrared/attenuated total reftection, and confocal Raman on a quartz substrate.

Review: Prediction of Unexpected Fluid-Induced Vibration in Pipeline Network

This review considers unexpected destructive disasters involving fluid power plants, such as nuclear electric power plants and fluid power plants. It specifically addresses the possibility of fluid vibration induced in a pipeline network of such a plant. The authors investigate the flow oscillation induced within a T-junction for laminar steady flow at a Reynolds number less than 103 and clarify that there is a periodic fluid oscillation with a constant Strouhal number independent of several flow conditions. Generally, a nuclear electric power plant is constructed using straight pipes, elbows, and T-junctions. Indeed, a T-Junction is a basic fluid element of a pipeline network. The flow in a fluid power plant is turbulent. There are peculiar flow phenomena that occur at high Reynolds numbers, which are also seen in other flow situations;e.g., Kaman vortices are observed around a circular cylinder in low Reynolds numbers, around structures like bridges and downstream of islands in oceans. Although the flow situation of a T-junction and elbow in a fluid power plant, such as the fluid suddenly changing its flow direction is turbulent flow, the authors mention the possibility of the fluid-induced vibration of a pipeline network.

Simple Power-type Heat Transfer Correlations for Turbulent Pipe Flow in Tubes

The paper presents three power-type correlations of a simple form, which are valid for Reynolds numbers range from 3.10^3 ≤ Re ≤ 10^6, and for three different ranges of Prandtl number： 0.1 ≤ Pr ≤ 1.0, 1.0≤ Pr ≤ 3.0, and 3.0 ≤Pr ≤ 10^3. Heat transfer correlations developed in the paper were compared with experimental results available in the literature. The comparisons performed in the paper confLrm the good accuracy of the proposed correlations. They are also much simpler compared with the relationship of Gnielinski, which is also widely used in the heat transfer calculations.

Variational approach for the flow of Ree–Eyring and Casson fluids in pipes

The flow of Ree–Eyring and Casson non-Newtonian fluids is investigated using a variational principle to optimize the total stress.The variationally obtained solutions are compared to the analytical solutions derived from the Weissenberg–Rabinowitsch–Mooney equation and the results are found to be identical within acceptable numerical errors and modeling approximations.

A Flow-Tube and PERCA Study of Radical Yields in the Ozonolysis of Ethene

The production of radicals in the ozonolysis of ethene in air in a flow tube was monitored directly by a chemical amplification instrument at room temperature （298±2） K and 1 × 10^5 Pa. The radical yield is 0.50± 0.08 （σ） and found to be independent of CO. The result shows that the indirectly measured radical yields for the ozonolysis of ethene may be underestimated by a factor of 2.

Measurements of HO2 uptake coefficient on aqueous（NH4）2SO4 aerosol using aerosol flow tube with LIF system

Laboratory studies of HO2 uptake coefficients,γ(HO2),were conducted at room temperature using an aerosol flow tube coupled with a laser induced fluorescence(LIF) system.The measurement was conducted with atmospherically relevant HO2 concentrations(~1×10^9 molecule/cm^3) at 51% RH.The measured γ(HO2) onto aqueous(NH4)2 SO4 aerosol was 0.001±0.0007,which was consistent with the relatively low first-order loss rate of HO2 onto aqueous(NH4)2 SO4 aerosol.Theγ(HO2) was elevated with increase of Cu(Ⅱ) concentrations in aqueous(NH4)2 SO4 aerosol.The threshold of Cu(Ⅱ) concentration was10^-3 mol/L for the dramatic increase of γ(HO2).It was found that γ(HO2) reached 0.1 when Cu(Ⅱ)concentration in aerosol was larger than 10^-3 mol/L,suggesting that γ(HO2) is very sensitive to concentration of transition metal ions in aerosol.

PULSATILE BLOOD FLOW THROUGH A VISCOELASTICITY-TETHERED TUBE OF MILD VARYING CROSS-SECTION

In this paper a mathematical model is developed for the description of the pulsatile blood flow through an axisymmetric artery of mild varying cross-section, taking into account the tethering effect of the sorrounding tissues.Based on the linear Navier-Stokes equation and boundary conditions,a set of differential equa- tions for the modulus of phase velocity,blood velocities,pressure and deformation of the vessel wall are deduced and the numerical solutions are found by utilizing the Runge-Kutta method.The axial velocity profiles and the peak wall shear stresses are given for both mild tapering tube and mild stenosed tube.It is shown that the peak wall shear stresses in the tethered tube are higher than those in the free tube.It is also shown that in a series of previously research work on peak wall shear stresses of varying cross-section vessels the free vessel assumption has the tendency of under assessing the peak wall shear stresses and vice versa for the rigid vessel assumption.

Waste-minimized continuous flow copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition with low metal contamination

Metal contamination is a waste-generating and serious issue in the synthesis of chemicals,in particular in the case of products with biological activity.The appropriate selection of operating conditions plays a crucial role in the abatement of metal leaching in solution and associated wastes.Herein we report a waste-minimized continuous flow process for the synthesis of 1,4-disubstitutedβ-keto 1,2,3-triazoles exploiting the use of a copper tube flow reactor(CTFR).The selection of the proper azeotropic mixture allowed an almost quantitative recovery of the reaction medium greatly influencing the E-factor of the protocol.A thorough understanding of the main parameters affecting the waste generation was given by calculation of the E-factor distribution for different work-up tested under batch and flow conditions.Furthermore,the measurement of different green metrics(AE:Atom Economy,SF:Stoichiometric Factor,RME:Reaction Mass Efficiency,and MRP:Mass Recover Parameter)clearly demonstrated the benefits of the flow scale-up that allowed to perform a low environmental footprint CuAAC reaction.

Physiological Transportation of Casson Fluid in a Plumb Duct

This paper is devoted to a study of the peristaltic motion of a Casson fluid of a non-Newtonian fluid accompanied in a horizontai tube.To characterize the non-Newtonian fluid behavior,we have considered the Casson fluid model.Suitable similarity transformations are utilized to transform the governing partial differential momentum into the non-linear ordinary differential equations.Exact analytical solutions of these equations are obtained and are the properties of velocity,pressure and profiles are then studied graphically.

Compilation of reaction kinetics parameters determined in the Key Development Project for Air Pollution Formation Mechanism and Control Technologies in China

A compilation of new advances made in the research?eld of laboratory reaction kinetics in China’s Key Development Project for Air Pollution Formation Mechanism and Control Technologies was presented.These advances are grouped into six broad,interrelated categories,including volatile organic compound(VOC)oxidation,secondary organic aerosol(SOA)formation,new particle formation(NPF)and gas-particle partitioning,ozone chemistry,model parameters,and secondary inorganic aerosol(SIA)formation,highlighting the laboratory work done by Chinese researchers.For smog chamber applications,the current knowledge gained from laboratory studies is reviewed,with emphasis on summarizing the oxidation mechanisms of long-chain alkanes,aromatics,alkenes,aldehydes/ketones in the atmosphere,SOA formation from anthropogenic emission sources,and oxidation of aromatics,isoprene,and limonene,as well as SIA formation.For?ow tube applications,atmospheric oxidation mechanisms of toluene and methacrolein,SOA formation from limonene oxidation by ozone,gas-particle partitioning of peroxides,and sulfuric acid-water(H2SO4-H2O)binary nucleation,methanesulfonic acid-water(MSA-H2O)binary nucleation,and sulfuric acid-ammonia-water(H2SO4-NH3-H2O)ternary nucleation are discussed.