Enhancement of Thermo-Flow Performances by Windbreakers for Two-Tower Indirect Dry Cooling System

The winds will greatly weaken the cooling performance of indirect dry cooling system with twin towers.The exterior windbreakers are recommended to restrain the wind adverse effects in this paper.The macro heat exchanger model was adopted to simulate the heat exchange between circulating water and ambient air.The performances of natural draft dry cooling system(NDDCS)with and without exterior windbreakers were numerically studied.The pressure,velocity and temperature distribution of cooling air in wind angles of 0°,45°and 90°was obtained and presented.The results show that in all wind directions,the performances for lateral sector of towers with windbreakers are significantly improved,but the low-pressure zone appears unexpectedly for the rear sectors,which reduces the air flow rate.The cooling performances of the twin towers with or without windbreakers decrease at first but then recover with the wind velocity increasing.Besides,the optimal flow and heat transfer performances appear in the wind angle of 0°.The cooling performances can be significantly improved in all three wind directions due to windbreaker configuration.

Utilizing sediment grain size characteristics to assess the effectiveness of clay–sand barriers in reducing aeolian erosion in Minqin desert area,China

The clay–sand barriers in Minqin desert area,China,represent a pioneering windbreak and sand fixation project with a venerable history of 60 a.However,studies on evaluating the long-term effectiveness of clay–sand barriers against aeolian erosion,particularly from the perspective of surface sediment grain size,are limited and thus insufficient to ascertain the protective impact of these barriers on regional aeolian activities.This study focused on the surface sediments(topsoil of 0–3 cm depth)of clay–sand barriers in Minqin desert area to explain their erosion resistance from the perspective of surface sediment grain size.In March 2023,six clay–sand barrier sampling plots with clay–sand barriers of different deployment durations(1,5,10,20,40,and 60 a)were selected as experimental plots,and one control sampling plot was set in an adjacent mobile sandy area without sand barriers.Surface sediment samples were collected from the topsoil of each sampling plot in the study area in April 2023 and sediment grain size characteristics were analyzed.Results indicated a predominance of fine and medium sands in the surface sediments of the study area.The deployment of clay–sand barriers cultivated a fine quality in grain size composition of the regional surface sediments,increasing the average contents of very fine sand,silt,and clay by 30.82%,417.38%,and 381.52%,respectively.This trend became markedly pronounced a decade after the deployment of clay–sand barriers.The effectiveness of clay–sand barriers in erosion resistance was manifested through reduced wind velocity,the interception of sand flow,and the promotion of fine surface sediment particles.Coarser particles such as medium,coarse,and very coarse sands predominantly accumulated on the external side of the barriers,while finer particles such as fine and very fine sands concentrated in the upwind(northwest)region of the barriers.By contrast,the contents of finest particles such as silt and clay were higher in the downwind(southeast)region of the sampling plots.For the study area,the deployment of clay–sand barriers remains one of the most cost-effective engineering solutions for aeolian erosion control,with sediment grain size parameters serving as quantitative indicators for the assessment of these barriers in combating desertification.The results of this study provide a theoretical foundation for the construction of windbreak and sand fixation systems and the optimization of artificial sand control projects in arid desert areas.

Analysis of the Application of Windbreak and Sand Fixation Technology in Desert Roads

In order to solve the problems in the construction of desert roads and improve the quality of desert roads in China,this paper discusses the current windbreak and sand fixation technologies in desert areas in China,and puts forward relevant suggestions and corresponding solutions for each problem.This paper is written with hopes of contributing to the development of windbreak and sand fixation technologies in China as well as the development of the economy,society and environment in China's deserts.

Effects of Desertification Control Project Based on Windbreak System in Daxing County, Beijing

Windbreak system consisting of the forms of net, belt, sheet and point, has improved local eco environment greatly and promoted the level of social economy and local people's living. The result of environment impact assessment shows that the quality of eco environment has been improved obviously and the impact process is mainly positive after building of windbreak system in Daxing County of Beijing, a dry sub humid region. Effects of windbreak system and their environmental impacts are analyzed scientifically and reasonably in this paper. The study will enrich the theory of environment impact assessment and extend the scope of research, and will provide experience for the construction of windbreak system in the region.

Effects of sand-fixing and windbreak forests on wind flow:a synthesis of results from field experiments and numerical simulations

Sand-fixing and windbreak forests are widely used to protect or/and improve the ecological environments in arid and semi-arid regions. A full understanding of wind flow characteristics is essential to arranging the patterns of these protective forests for enhancing the effectiveness. In this study, the wind velocity over the underlying surface with sand-fixing forests and windbreak forests at the heights of 1–49 m was monitored from two 50-m high observation towers in an oasis of Minqin, Gansu Province of China. The wind velocities were simulated at different locations over these protective forests between those two towers by a two-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics（CFD） model. The results showed that at the heights of 1–49 m, the wind velocity profiles followed a classical logarithm law at the edge of the oasis and a multilayer structure inside the oasis. With increasing number of sand-fixing forest and windbreak forest arrays, the wind velocity at the heights of 1–49 m generally decreased along the downstream direction of the prevailing wind. Specifically, below the height of windbreak forests, the wind velocity decelerates as the airflow approaches to the windbreak forests and then accelerates as the airflow passes over the windbreak forests. In contrast, above the height of windbreak forests, the wind velocity accelerates as the airflow approaches to the windbreak forests and then generally decelerates as the airflow passes over the windbreak forests. Both the array number and array spacing of sand-fixing and windbreak forests could influence the wind velocity. The wind protection effects of sand-fixing forests were closely related to the array spacing of windbreak forests and increased with the addition of sand-fixing forests when the array of the forests was adequately spaced. However, if the array spacing of windbreak forests was smaller than seven times of the heights of windbreak forests, the effects were reduced or completely masked by the effects of windbreak forests. The results could offer theoretical guidelines on how to systematically arrange the patterns of sand-fixing and windbreak forests for preventing wind erosion in the most convenient and the cheapest ways.

Evaluating the optimal porosity of fences for reducing wind erosion

Porosity is the most important parameter determining the shelter efficiency of fences. Wind measurements were made around fence models with different porosities in a wind tunnel. The optimal fence porosity is evaluated by means of Gandemer＇s method that combines the effects of wind reduction and turbulence fields on the shelter efficiency for abating wind erosion. Defining the optimal porosity must take into account of its own purposes, required shelter degree and area to be sheltered. Turbulence has profound impacts on the shelter efficiency of high degree. Two concepts： absolute optimal porosity and practical optimal porosity concerning optimal porosity are proposed. Choosing the practical optimal porosity means reducing cost without significant expense of shelter efficiency. According to the evaluation in present study, the absolute optimal porosity for providing high degree of shelter to abate wind erosion is 0.20 while the practical optimal porosity is around 0.40. Ifa less shelter degree but over wider area is required, the absolute optimal porosity ranges from 0.05 to 0.10 and the practical optimal porosity is 0.10. For any degree of shelter for abating wind erosion effectively, the fence porosity must be less than or equal 0.40.

Dynamic behaviors and mitigation measures of a train passing through windbreak transitions from ground to cutting

In this paper,the effects of a right-angle windbreak transition(RWT)from the flat ground to cutting on train aerodynamic and dynamic responses were investigated,then a mitigation measure,an oblique structure transition(OST)was proposed to reduce the impact of RWT on the train aerodynamic and dynamic performance.The results showed that in the RWT region,the airflow was divided into two parts.One part of the airflow induced a strong backflow in the flat ground position,and the other part of the airflow induced a strong backflow in the cutting position.Therefore,there were two lateral impacts on the train.For the head car with the OST,the drop ratios of the peak-to-peak values compared with RWT were 47%,40%,and 52%for the side force coefficient C_(Fy),lift force coefficient C_(Fz) and overturning moment coefficient C_(Mx),respectively.For the peak-to-peak value of the dynamic parameters,the drop ratios of OST compared with RWT were all larger than 50%.The maximum dynamic overturning coefficients for RWT and OST were 0.75 and 0.3,respectively.

Big Tree Transplanting Techniques in Urban Road Renovation: A Case Study of Big Tree Transplanting in Urban Road Renovation of Jinchang City, Gansu Province

By reviewing the practices of urban road renovation in Jinchang City, introducing background and technical difficulties in transplanting of big trees, this paper elaborated preparations before transplanting, technical procedures during transplanting, and key management points after transplanting, which are all experience of the author obtained from landscaping cases in the past three decades.

Evaluation on Regional Ecological Benefits of Windbreak Systems

This paper studied how dynamically to evaluate regional ecological benefits of windbreak systems in a county scale. Data of air temperature. humidity. wind speed, crop yield and forest cover percentage were investigated and collected in some of counties of Heilongjiang Province, where windbreak systems were established in the last thirty years. Through analysis, an evaluation index system estimating regional ecological benetits of windbreak systems was set up, which consists of both a vegetation index system and a climate index systeln. The former includes a forest cover percentage index and a crop yield index; the later does three variable indexes of wind speed, air temperature and humidity. An integrated regional ecological benefit index.was developed through combinations of some coined evaluation indexes from the evaluation system.And to take Zhaozhou County and Anda County as a case study, the regional ecological benetits since establishment of windbreak systems of the two counties were evaluated dynamically using the integrated index.

Numerical Analysis of Different Nose Shapes on the Train Aerodynamic Performance at a Windbreak Transition under Crosswinds

Based on the Unsteady Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) method, this paper studied the effect of the nose shape on the aerodynamic performance when the high-speed train subjected to a windbreak transition under crosswinds. The windbreak transition generated by the irregular terrain from the flat ground to the cutting. The results showed that with the height of the front window increased from Z ? 2 to Z + 2 (the dimensionless height), the side force coefficient Cy and rolling moment co-efficient Cmx increased by 26% and 27% for the head car, respectively. The flow structures around the lower front window were smoother than that around the higher front window. The flow structures in the higher front window resulted in more considerable positive pressure on the windward side (WWS) and top of the nose region.

ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE EFFECTS OF WINDBREAK SYSTEMS IN DESERT ZONE OF WESTERN CHINA

This paper, by applying the theories of landscape ecology, illustrates the role and mechanism of windbreak system in the establishment and maintenance of oasis ecosystem on the basis of systematic analysis of characteristics and ecological crises of China's desert, and especially of desert zone in western China. Furthermore, direct economic benefits are summarized.

A PRELIMINARY SPECTRUM ANALYSIS ON TURBULENCE IN LEESIDE OF WINDBREAKS

The spectrum characteristics of turbulence such as period of fluctuation, frequency and amplitude of oscillation were discussed by using the method of spectral analysis of turbulence in this paper. The results show that the spectrum density in the range of low frequency is sharply variance with the distance from the windbreaks, but it follows the power index law of -5 / 3 and satisfies the theory of local isotropic turbulence in the range of high frequency. It also shows by connecting with Eulerium autocorrelation analysis that there are small scale,high frequency and short period of turbulence near the lecsidc of windbreaks,but often large scale, low frequency and long period of turbulence far from the windbreaks.

WINDBREAKS FOR SAND DUNE FIXATION IN JILIN PROVINCE

There are 0.78 million hm2 of sand dune areas in Jilin Province. The effects of two types of windbreaks. shelterbelts and small areas ofartdicial forests, on sand dune fixation were discussed. The temperature, humidity and reduced situation of wind speed in the two types of windbreaks wer systematically studied.

THE DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS OF TURBULENCE ON LEESIDE OF WINDBREAKS

The distributive characteristics of turbulence, turbulent velocity, turbulent intensity and Reynolds stress, in horizontal and vertical direction on leeward side of windbreak were discussed in this paper. The results show that all the three kinds of parameters of turbulence have the similar distributive patterns in lee, their peaks were around 10H for horizontal and Z/ H = 1 for vertical. The windbreak is important barrier to affect the structure and distribution of wind speed and turbulence. Porosities of windbreaks could alter the patterns of turbulence, therefore, affect the abilities and functions of windbreaks.

Effects of Different Wind Speeds behind Windbreak Wall of Fattening Cattle Farm on Farm Environment and Performance of Beef Cattle in Zhangye District

[Objective]The paper was to study the wind-reducing effect of windbreak wall at different sheltering distances and the effects of wind speed on cattle performance.[Method]The 40 cattle with insignificant difference in initial weight were randomly distributed in four selected stalls,and were divided into two groups according to the distance between stalls and windbreak wall to measure their daily gain.According to the actual conditions and weather conditions of fattening cattle farm,the wind speed,temperature and other environmental indexes of measuring point and heat production of beef cattle were carried out field measurement and analysis.[Result]The windbreak wall in fattening cattle farm reduced the wind speed by 40%-70%within a horizontal distance of 10 times of the wall height at a height of 1.2 m.The best sheltered area behind windbreak wall was 2-4 times of the height of windbreak wall.Within the distance of 6 times of the wall height,the wind speed reduction effect was obvious and the maximum reduction rate reached 70%.With an external WCI of-15.61 and average beef cattle weight of 480 kg,the WCI of fattening cattle farm equipped with windbreak wall reached-9.00,and the heat loss reduced by each cow was 3.31 MJ/h.Meantime,due to the difference in distance from windbreak wall,the daily gain difference of beef cattle was 0.15 kg/head day,but the difference was not significant(P>0.05).

Design of Tall Cable-Supported Windbreak Panels

The design and construction of tall and slender steel structures is always challenging. This paper discusses several design aspects (structural information, analysis methods, applied loads, cost optimisation) and a case study regarding the design and construction of 10-m-tall windbreak panels for a Greek electricity producer. The purpose of the panels is to reduce wind turbulence and improve the performance of the electricity producer’s air-cooled condenser. In this case, the main wind load acts in the longitudinal direction, with friction inducing only a small amount of wind load in the transverse direction. The steel columns are constructed from 10-m-tall hot-rolled IPE 270 (S235) cross-sections, and are supported by cables in the longitudinal direction and bracing systems in the transverse direction. Concrete anchorages and concrete footings are used for the cables and steel columns, respectively. System optimisation is investigated in terms of the steel weight, cable length, and overall cost, and practical issues are explained regarding technical decisions. Furthermore, the construction details, construction methods, and cost estimation are discussed.

Performance of a vehicle-mounted anemometer under cross wind: Simulation and experiment

Environmental wind measurements are essential for ensuring the operational safety of rail vehicles.In our previous work,al anemometer that can be mounted on the top of a train to achieve real-time measurements of wind speed and direction was proposed based on the pressure distributions around the cylindrical anemometer.However,the flow field on the top of the train is significantly influenced by the train;thus,the measured data might differ from the actual environmental wind parameters,particularly when trains are subjected to windbreak walls.In this study,simulations considering flow fields around trains installed with the proposed anemometer were conducted,and an improved delayed detached eddy simulation approach was adopted.Through simulations,the flow feld at the top of the train was analysed,and the aerodynamic characteristics of the anemometer were investigated.Accord-ingly,relationships between the measured wind characteristics and environmental wind characteristics are presented under various situations herein.Field experiments were performed for the proposed anemometer installed on a certain type of high-speed train along the Nanjiang Railway in China.The results obtained from both the numerical and experimental studies show that the proposed method has high accuracy for measuring environmental wind speed and direction when mounted on the top of a train.

Wind tunnel test on aerodynamic effect of wind barriers on train-bridge system

To investigate the aerodynamic effect of wind barriers on a high-speed train-bridge system,a sectional model test was conducted in a closed-circuit-type wind tunnel.Several different cases,including with and without barriers,with different barrier heights and porosity rates,and with different train arrangements on the bridge were taken into consideration;in addition,the aerodynamic coefficients of the train-bridge system were measured.It is found that the side force and rolling moment coefficients of the vehicle are efficiently reduced by a single-side wind barrier,but for the bridge deck these values are increased.The height and porosity rate of the barrier are two important factors that influence the windbreak effect.Train arrangement on the bridge will considerably influence the aerodynamic properties of the train-bridge system.The side force and rolling moment coefficients of the vehicle at the windward side are larger than at the leeward side.

An Application of the Shark Skin Denticle Geometry for Windbreak Fence Design and Fabrication

Windbreak fences in open and urban areas can be used to effectively reduce the wind velocity. In this paper we examine how the geometrical shape of the windbreak fence can optimally mitigate wind velocity. We propose an approach for windbreak fence design based on a bionic parametric model of the shark skin denticle geometry, which improves the reduction of the wind velocity around and behind the windbreak fences. The generative model was used to estimate improvements by variations in the parameters of the fence panel＇s geometrical shape, inspired by shark skin denticles. The results of the Computational Fluid Dynamics （CFD） analysis indicates that the fence surface inspired by shark skin performs much better than both flat and cor- rugated surfaces. Taking into account the complex geometry of the surface inspired by shark skin denticles, we propose a fab- rication process using an expanded polystyrene foam （EPS） material, created using an industrial robot arm with a hot-wire tool. Creating EPS moulds for the shark skin denticle panels allows for a richer variety material to be used in the final design, leading both to higher efficiency and a more attractive design.

Research progress on train operation safety in Xinjiang railway under wind environment

Railway lines in the Xinjiang wind area face severe wind disasters year-round,which seriously affects the safety and economy of the railway in China.Therefore,the wind characteristics and statistics of wind-induced accidents along the Xinjiang railway lines are presented and the basic research route for evaluating the train running safety under crosswinds and effective measures to improve the windproof performances of trains are proposed,which are meaningful to deal with wind-induced train accidents.Based on this research route,a series of numerical simulations are conducted to evaluate train safety and the corresponding measures are provided.The results show the following.The running safety of the train under crosswinds mainly depends on the aerodynamic loads acting on the train.The relationships between the safe speed limit and train type,the load weight,the embankment height,the road cutting depth,the railway line curve parameters,the yaw angle and other factors are obtained.The critical wind-vehicle speed relationship,as well as the engineering speed limit value under different running conditions,are determined.Large values of the aerodynamic and dynamic indices mainly appear in special locations,such as near earth-embankment-type windbreak walls,shallow cuttings and the transition sections between various types of windbreak walls.Measures such as increasing the height of the earth-embankment-type windbreak walls,adding wind barriers with reasonable heights in shallow cuttings and optimizing the design of different types of transition sections are proposed to significantly improve the safe speed limits of trains under crosswinds.