Mitigation of blast loadings on structures by an anti-blast plastic water wall

Seven in-situ tests were carried out in far field to study the blast mitigation effect of a kind of water filled plastic wall. Test results show that the mitigation effect of water filled plastic wall is remarkable. The maximum reduction of peak reflected overpressure reaches up to 94.53%, as well as 36.3% of the minimum peak reflected overpressure reduction in the scaled distance ranging from 1.71 m/kg1/3 to 3.42 m/kg1/3. Parametric studies were also carried out. The effects of the scaled gauge height, water/charge scaled distance(the distance between the explosive charge and the water wall), water wall scaled height and water/structure scaled distance(the distance between the water wall and the structure) were systematically investigated and compared with the usual rigid anti-blast wall. It is concluded that these parameters affect the mitigation effects of plastic water wall on blast loadings significantly, which is basically consistent to the trend of usual rigid anti-blast wall. Some formulae are also derived based on the numerical and test results, providing a simple but reliable prediction model to evaluate the peak overpressure of mitigated blast loadings on the structures.

Analysis on thermophoretic deposit of fine particle on water wall of 10 MW high temperature gas-cooled reactor

The water wall is an important part of the passive natural circulation residual heat removal system in a high temperature gas-cooled reactor. The maximum temperatures of the pressure shell and the water wall are calcu- lated using annular vertical closed cavity model. Fine particles can deposit on the water wall due to the thermophore- sis effect. This deposit can affect heat transfer. The thermophoretic deposit efficiency is calculated by using Batch and Shen’s formula fitted for both laminar flow and turbulent flow. The calculated results indicate that natural convection is turbulent in the closed cavity. The transient thermophoretic deposit efficiency rises with the increase of the pressure shell’s temperature. Its maximum value is 14%.

Wall Sticking of High Water-Cut, Highly Viscous and High Gel-Point Crude Oil Transported at Low Temperatures

Some crude oils with high water cut have the capability to flow below the oil gel point, while the oil particles adhere to the pipe wall in the form of paste, also called "wall sticking". Wall sticking is a serious problem during the pipeline transportation, leading to partial or total blockage of the pipeline and energy wastage. In this paper, a series of laboratory flow loop experiments were conducted to observe the wall sticking characteristics of crude oil with high water cut, high viscosity and high gel point at low transportation temperatures. The effects of shear stress and water cut on the wall sticking rate and occurrence temperature were investigated. Experimental results indicated that the wall sticking rate and occurrence temperature were lower under stronger shear stress and higher water cut conditions. A criterion of wall sticking occurrence temperature(WSOT) and a regression model of wall sticking rate were then established. Finally, the software was developed to calculate the pressure drop along the pipelines of crude oils with high water-cut. It was able to predict the wall sticking thickness of gelled oil and then calculate the pressure drop along the pipelines. A typical case study indicated that the prediction results obtained from the software were in agreement with actual measured values.

Numerical Simulation of Thermal Stress Field of Water-cooled-wall Pulverized-coal Gasifiers

A local thermal stress model of water-cooled-wall pulverized-coal gasifier was built, and ANSYS was used to simulate the stress field in the gasifier operation to research the damage of refractories and slag layer caused by the thermal stress. The results reveal that:（1） the maximum stress of water-cooled-wall gasifier appears at the interface between anchor nails and refractories as well as the interface between refractories and the slag layer, and the maximum stress of slag layer appears on the surface of the slag layer;（2） the increase of slag layer thickness can significantly reduce the thermal stress at the interface between anchor nails and refractories, but increase the thermal stress between slag layer and refractories;（3） when the therma I conductivity is 2-6 W · m-1 · K-1, the thermal stress increases rapidly with the increase of the thermal conductivity, but when the thermal conductivity is 6-10 W · m-1 · K-1, the thermal stress is basically stable;（4） the higher the cooling rate, the faster the decreasing speed of the temperature and thermal stress.

Direct transition of potential of water droplets to electric energy using aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes

In this paper, we report that an electromotive force （EMF） can be induced in a rope of aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes （SWNTs） when water droplets fall on this rope. The magnitude of this EMF depends sensitively on the slant angle of the SWNTs. Most interestingly, both the magnitude and the direction of the induced EFM can be modulated by applying a current to the SWNTs. The concepts of electrical slip and no-slip are proposed and can be quantitatively described by ＂electrical slip resistance＂. This kind of generator does not need any magnet, rotor, etc and shows quite a different operating mechanism and design compared with a conventional large scale hydroelectric power generator.

Water structures inside and outside single-walled carbon nanotubes under perpendicular electric field

The structures of water inside and outside （6,6）, （8,8）, and （10,10） single- walled carbon nanotubes （SWCNTs） under an electric field perpendicular to the tube axis are investigated by molecular dynamics simulations. The results show that dipole reorientation induced by electric field plays a significant role on the structures of confined water inside and outside SWCNTs. Inside SWCNTs, the average water occupancy and the average number of hydrogen bonds （H-bonds） per water molecule decrease as the electric intensity increases. Because the field intensity is sufficiently strong, the initial water structures inside the SWCNTs are destroyed, and the isolated water clusters are found. Outside SWCNTs, the azimuthal distributions of the density and the average number of H-bonds per water molecule around the solid walls become more and more asymmetric as the electric intensity increases. The percentages of water molecules involved in 0-5 H-bonds for all the three types of SWCNTs under different field intensities are displayed. The results show that those water molecules involved with most H-bonds are the most important to hold the original structures. When the electric field direction is parallel with the original preferred orientation, the density and the H-bond connections in water will be increased; when the electric field direction is perpendicular to the original preferred orientation, the density and the H-bond connections in water will be decreased.

CFD EVALUATION OF THE POTTERY WATER WALL IN A HOT ARID CLIMATE OF LUXOR,EGYPT

This paper aims to evaluate the Pottery Water Wall in a hot arid climate using CFD simulation.The Pottery Water Wall is a passive system and an upgrade to the Water Wall.The Pottery Water Wall is a combination of a Water Wall and Porous Ceramic Pipes for evaporative cooling.First,the study will evaluate the efficiency of the Pottery Water Wall in cooling and heating in the most extreme climatic conditions of winter and summer in Luxor,Egypt.This study will aid determining the ability of the Pottery Water Wall to cool and heat buildings and its ability to achieve thermal comfort.The study found that the Pottery Water Wall’s cooling ability ranges between 4oC to 10oC,while its heating ability ranges between 4oC to 15oC.The Pottery Water Wall achieved thermal comfort for 62.5%of a day resembling extreme summer and achieved thermal comfort 62.5%of a day resembling extreme winter.In conclusion,the Pottery Water Wall can reduce cooling and heating demand by 88%at the extreme climatic conditions of Luxor,Egypt.

Effect of Groundwater Radiolysis on the Wall-rock Alteration of Uranium Ore Deposits

Reported for the first the in this paper are the results of simulating experimnts on theγ-irradiation-induced oxidation of Fe2+ under the physicochemical conditions tr= 200℃,P= 50 MPa,Eh= -0.1V, PH=7.2) similar to tfor under which moderate-low temperature hydrothermal uraniumdeposits are formed . Evdence shows that the effect of groundwater radiolysis m to be the majormechanism of wall-rock alteration (hematitizaton ) of hydrothermal uranium deposits.Moreover, adiscussion was made of possible dets of radiolyss of the waterrock system on wall-rock alterationsincluding argillization and decoloration of uranium ore deposits on the basis of the experimentalresults.

A preliminary analysis of the pigments from ice algae in theadjacentwatersofGreatWallStation，Antarctica

This paper reports the results of separation and identification of the pigments from ice algae in the adjacent waters (62°12′30″S～62°14′30″S, 58°53′W～ 58°57′W) of Great Wall Station, Antarctica during the icing Pened (from June 1988～ December 1988) and the discussion is also made on the composition and seasonal variations of the pigments of ice algae in that area as well as their roles in marine ecosystems. The results indicate that 15 kinds of pigments have been separated from ice algae, of which 13 kinds can be identified. They are respeCtively: carotene, pheophytin-a, chlorophyll-a, -b, -c, xanthophyll, fucoxanthin, chlorophyllide-a, violaxanthin, pheophorbide-a, chlorophyllin-a, derivative of chlorophyll-c (diadinoxanthin), but two kinds of pigments can not be identified. There are distinct seasonal variations in the pigments of ice algae at that sea area.

A Theoretical Study of Rock Drilling with a High Pressure Water Jet

Based on analyses of experimental results of water jet drilling, the fluid motion law in rock pores and the tendency of energy distribution, the rock-breaking process under high pressure water jet drilling has been studied systematically. The research indicates that the main interaction between the rock and water jet is interface coupling, that the impacting load and the static pressure of the water jet act together to make the rock break, and that the stress wave is the main factor. Water jet drilling can be divided into two stages: At the initial stage, the stress wave plays the main role and most of the rock breaking takes place; at the later stage, the existing rock defects, for instance, micro-holes and micro-cracks, are propagated and merged to make macroscopic damage, and then the diameter of the jet-drilled hole is expanded.

Effect of trapezoidal collars as a scour countermeasure around wing-wall abutments

Local scour around bridge abutments is a widespread problem that can result in structural failure. Collars can be used as a countermeasure to reduce the scour depth. In this study, the temporal scour development around a wing-wall abutment was investigated with and without collars. The tests were carried out under clear-water conditions for different abutment lengths, with collars of different sizes placed at the bed level. When no collar was used in the experiments, 70% of the maximum scour depth occurred in less than 2 h. However, when a collar with a width greater than the length of the abutment was used, no scour was observed for up to 200 min from the beginning of the experiments. The results show that an increase in the collar width not only led to a lag time for the onset of scouring but also reduced the maximum scour depth. Moreover, an increased collar width led to a better performance in mitigating scouring around smaller abutments. Generally, the scour depth decreased by 9%-37% with different collar widths.

适应锅炉调峰运行的水冷壁高温腐蚀预测模型

随着可再生能源大规模并网,传统火电机组作为调配能源的地位显著增强,这对锅炉灵活调峰运行的安全稳定性提出了更高要求。本文耦合烟气侧与工质侧传热,结合管壁温计算,形成水冷壁壁温分布耦合计算方法。同时,建立了用于确定还原性气氛下的燃料硫释放以及含硫组分的相互转化过程的SO_(x)生成模型。综合炉膛数值模拟、水冷壁壁温耦合计算以及包含时间维度的管壁高温腐蚀模型,提出了一种适应锅炉调峰运行的水冷壁高温腐蚀预测模型并基于Matlab GUI开发了对应软件。选取一台超临界600MW四角切圆燃煤锅炉为研究对象,结果表明:采用壁温耦合计算模型和SO_(x)生成模型得到水冷壁的壁温分布和近壁面H_(2)S浓度分布准确度高,为水冷壁高温腐蚀的准确预测提供了良好基础。不同负荷下水冷壁高温腐蚀特征存在差异,壁面腐蚀程度整体上随负荷降低而降低。100%BMCR与75%THA负荷下前墙水冷壁燃烧器与SOFA之间的区域腐蚀最为严重,最大年腐蚀深度分别为276μm和233μm;50%THA与35%BMCR负荷下高温腐蚀深度在燃烧器区域的上部迅速增加至最大值,分别为224μm和256μm。多工况运行水冷壁高温腐蚀状态表现为各工况腐蚀状态的时空叠加。运用水冷壁高温腐蚀预测模型可实现通过锅炉运行参数和运行时间预测多工况下水冷壁高温腐蚀状态程度的时空分布。

计算机视觉的电站锅炉水冷壁缺陷检测方法

发电厂锅炉巡检可有效避免安全事故发生,针对现场巡检过程中,锅炉水冷壁巡检区域较大,部分区域检测困难问题,开发一种基于YOLOv3模型的水冷壁缺陷检测系统。无人机携带视觉采集装置,对豫能集团某电厂锅炉水冷壁进行图像采集,画面经压缩后实时无线传输到检测末端装置,采用YOLOv3算法对水冷壁数据进行分析,对模型重要参数进行调整并做出样本增广与平衡化改进处理,提高检测效果,共测出磨损、裂缝、氧化等106处失效部位,与人工检测对比,成功率达77.9%。该方法解决了在巡检区域大、部分区域检测困难问题,使大型电站锅炉在开展水冷壁检测方面实际付出的成本得到有效缩减。

Dispersive bubble wall—a new method of flow control in tundish

Tundish is the last refractory vessel in the steelmaking process. The fluid flow phenomena in tundish have a strong influence on the separation of non-metallic inclusions. The dispersive bubble wall （DBW） is a new method in tundish metallurgy. A water model of a multi-strand tundish has been set up based on the Froude number and Reynold number similarity criteria. The effect of DBW＋weir on the flow pattern has been studied. The results show that this new structure of DBW＋weir is beneficial not only to uniform the temperature among different submerge entry nozzles but also to separate non-metallic inclusions from liquid steel. The DBW can capture the particles of non-metallic inclusions and make them float up to the surface.

Using a water-confined carbon nanotube to probe the electricity of sequential charged segments of macromolecules

The detection of macromolecular conformation is particularly important in many physical and biological applications. Here we theoretically explore a method for achieving this detection by probing the electricity of sequential charged segments of macromolecules. Our analysis is based on molecular dynamics simulations, and we investigate a single file of water molecules confined in a half-capped single-walled carbon nanotube （SWCNT） with an external electric charge of ＋e or -e （e is the elementary charge）. The charge is located in the vicinity of the cap of the SWCNT and along the centerline of the SWCNT. We reveal the picosecond timescale for the re-orientation （namely, from one unidirectional direction to the other） of the water molecules in response to a switch in the charge signal, -e -＋ ＋e or ＋e -＋ --e. Our results are well understood by taking into account the electrical interactions between the water molecules and between the water molecules and the external charge. Because such signals of re-orientation can be magnified and transported according to Tu et al. [2009 Proc. Natl. Aead. Sci. USA 106 18120], it becomes possible to record fingerprints of electric signals arising from sequential charged segments of a macromolecule, which are expected to be useful for recognizing the conformations of some particular macromolecules.

塑性混凝土咬合桩防渗墙变形机理研究

以大连湾沉管隧道南岸港池临时围堰工程监测数据为基础,建立了塑性混凝土咬合桩防渗墙数值计算模型,通过实测数据验证了模型的准确性,分析了不同影响因素下咬合桩防渗墙的变形演化规律,结论表明:水压力相比土压力对咬合桩变形和内力的影响更为显著,水压力增大导致桩身变形和弯矩增大,扰动临时围堰土体;土体坡度的影响较小,但土体坡度应逐渐放缓,不小于1∶1.5;桩长的变化对变形影响较大,较短的桩身未嵌固在岩石中,较长的桩身在桩顶出现最大位移;随着桩径增大,桩顶变形和最大弯矩逐渐增大,弯矩分布较为一致。

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。

Action of Cnoidal Waves on Vertical Walls

Based on the 2nd order cnoidal wave theory, the characters of shallow water standing waves and their action on vertical walls are studied in this paper. The theoretical expressions of the wave surface elevation in front of and the wave pressure on the vertical wall are obtained. In order to verify the theoretical results, model tests were made in the State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering at DUT. For the wave surface elevation in front of the wall and the wave forces on the wall at the moment when the wave surface at the wall surface goes down to the bottom of the wave trough, the calculated results coincide quite well with the experimental results. For the wave forces on the wall at the moment when the wave surface at the wall surface goes up to the top of the wave crest, the theoretical expressions are modified by the experimental results. For the convenience of practical use, calculations are made for the wave conditions which usually occur in enginering practice by use of the investigated results obtained in this paper. Empirical formulas are fitted with these calculated results for designers to use.

MODIFICATION OF MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES WITH POLY(NITRILOETHYLENENITRILOVINYLENE)“GRAFTING TO”THE SURFACE

A mild and facile way was used to prepare poly(nitriloethylenenitrilovinylene)-grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs-g-PNENV)nanocomposites via the"grafting to"method.The MWCNTs-g-PNENV nanocomposites are well dispersible in polar solvents such as water,tetrahydrofuran and ethanol.Chemical structure of the resulting product was characterized by Fourier transform infrared(FTIR)spectroscopy,transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and thermal gravimetric analysis(TGA).FTIR showed that the"grafting to"process belonged to covalent attachment mechanisms.TEM observations indicated that the MWCNTs were coated with a uniform PNENV layer,and the MWCNTs existed as a hard backbone.TGA data also showed that the PNENV shell was successfully grafted to the side wall of MWCNTs.

超临界W型火焰锅炉结构效应导致前墙水冷壁温差偏大问题的研究与治理

为解决某锅炉前墙水冷壁温差偏大导致水冷壁频繁超温爆管的问题,从管外传热和管内吸热两方面对热偏差进行分析,发现采用内螺纹管技术的水冷壁管具有自补偿特性,通过数值模拟试验发现结构效应带来温度场和气流场的变化对热偏差影响显著,是造成水冷壁变形和泄漏的主要原因,进而提出二次风差异配风、水冷壁前墙喷涂绝热涂料和优化卫燃带等治理方案,成功治理了水冷壁超温爆管问题.