Optimizing Flow Path Design(FPD)is a popular research area in transportation system design,but its application to Overhead Transportation Systems(OTSs)has been limited.This study focuses on optimizing a double-spine f...Optimizing Flow Path Design(FPD)is a popular research area in transportation system design,but its application to Overhead Transportation Systems(OTSs)has been limited.This study focuses on optimizing a double-spine flow path design for OTSs with 10 stations by minimizing the total travel distance for both loaded and empty flows.We employ transportation methods,specifically the North-West Corner and Stepping-Stone methods,to determine empty vehicle travel flows.Additionally,the Tabu Search(TS)algorithm is applied to branch the 10 stations into two main layout branches.The results obtained from our proposed method demonstrate a reduction in the objective function value compared to the initial feasible solution.Furthermore,we explore howchanges in the parameters of the TS algorithm affect the optimal result.We validate the feasibility of our approach by comparing it with relevant literature and conducting additional tests on layouts with 20 and 30 stations.展开更多
Understanding of hydrological processes in caves is important to help us interpret paleoclimate records from speleothems. In this study, we integrated hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical properties to characterize th...Understanding of hydrological processes in caves is important to help us interpret paleoclimate records from speleothems. In this study, we integrated hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical properties to characterize the hydraulic behavior of karst waters in the Heshang Cave, Central China. Using geological and topographical analyses, we identified regional watershed boundaries and hydrogeological connections that were controlled by anticlinal geometry and faults. Water samples were collected from the Heshang Cave and potential recharge sites. Geochemical data of c（Sr^2＋）/c（Ca^2＋） and c（Mg^2＋）/c（Ca^2＋） ratios suggest that the drainage system in Heshang Cave consists of two flow paths. For vadose waters, including drip water and rimstone pool water, c（Sr^2＋）/c（Ca^2＋） ratio ranges from 0.000 6 to 0.001 1, and c（Mg^2＋）/c（Ca^2＋） ratio ranges from 0.97 to 1.1, indicating that recharge was mainly from rainfall infiltration through the overlying Cambrian dolomite stratum. In contrast, slope current and underground river waters have higher c（Sr^2＋）/c（Ca^2＋） ratios （values from 0.002 2 to 0.002 8）, and lower c（Mg2＋）/c（Ca^2＋） ratios （values from 0.50 to 0.64）. These waters show homogeneous isotopic composition （δ^18O： -7.15‰- -6.95‰; δD： -52.73‰- -51.31‰）, implying recharge of allogeneic water from the Xiaocr River via karst conduits that pass through Ordovician limestone and Cambrian dolomite stratum.展开更多
The Diizce Plain has a multi-aquifer system, which consists of a near surface unconfined aquifer, along with first and second deeper confined aquifers. Hydrochemical evolution and water quality are related to infiltra...The Diizce Plain has a multi-aquifer system, which consists of a near surface unconfined aquifer, along with first and second deeper confined aquifers. Hydrochemical evolution and water quality are related to infiltration of the precipitation, recharge from the formations surrounding the plain, flow path of groundwater and the relationship between surface and groundwater. The groundwater in the unconfined aquifer flows towards the Efteni Lake and the Biiyiik Melen River. Surface waters are divided into two main hydrochemical facies in the study area： （a） Ca2＋-HCO3-; and （b） Ca2＋, Mg2＋-HCOc-, SO4^2-. The groundwater has generally three main hydrochemical facies： （a） Ca2＋-HCO3-; （b） Ca2＋, Mg2＋-HCO3-; and （c） Ca2＋, Mg2＋-HCO3-, Cl-. The hydrochemical facies ＂a＂ and ＂b＂ dominate within shallow depths in recharge areas under rapid flow conditions, while hydrochemical facies ＂c＂ characterizes shallow and mixed groundwater, which dominate intermediate or discharge areas （near Efteni Lake and Biiyiik Melen River） during low flow conditions and agricultural contamination. Calcium and bicarbonate ions, total hardness and electrical conductivity of total dissolved solids （EC-TDS） values increase along the groundwater flow path; but these parameters remain within the limits specified by the standards set for industrial and agricultural usages.展开更多
The retrofit on flow path of low pressure cylinder of domestic made 200 MW steam turbine undertaken by Longwei Power Generation Technology Service Company Ltd by using Westinghouse technology was successful for the fi...The retrofit on flow path of low pressure cylinder of domestic made 200 MW steam turbine undertaken by Longwei Power Generation Technology Service Company Ltd by using Westinghouse technology was successful for the first time on the No. 5 unit of Zhenhai Prover Plant. Zhejiang Province. The test carried out by the Xi’an Thermal Power Research Institute showed that the thermal efficiency after the retrofit展开更多
The karst groundwater of Cambrian limestone may become an important water source for industry and agriculture in the Pingdingshan area,and is also a potential threat to mining safety.Therefore,to find out the origin,f...The karst groundwater of Cambrian limestone may become an important water source for industry and agriculture in the Pingdingshan area,and is also a potential threat to mining safety.Therefore,to find out the origin,flow paths,and hydrogeochemical processes of karst groundwater beneath the Pingdingshan coalfield,a total of 16 water samples were collected.Our findings confirmed that the karst groundwater is mainly recharged by precipitation.The precipitation can directly supply the deep aquifer of the karst water system through the southwest limestone outcrops,and this area mostly includes the southern part of mines No.11,No.9,and the hidden outcrops in the southern part of mine No.2.What is more,the areas adjacent to the synclinal axis,including mines No.10,No.12,and No.8,may be the main discharge areas.A mixing model of^(87)Sr/^(86)Sr and Sr showed that in the southwest Pingdingshan coalfield,the proportion of precipitation decreased gradually from the recharge area to the discharge area,ranging from 89.1%to 17.1%.Besides,the northeast Pingdingshan coalfield is another recharge area for the whole karst system,thus,the infiltrating groundwater will indirectly supply the deep aquifer through Quaternary deposition near the mine No.13.Our research results can provide theoretical support for the prevention and control of groundwater disasters and the development and utilization of regional groundwater resources in the coalfield in Northern China.展开更多
A numerical study has been carried out to investigate the full flow path and aerodynamic characteristics of a hypersonic vehicle at a 7.0 free stream Mach number. Results indicate that the inlet started and unstarted ...A numerical study has been carried out to investigate the full flow path and aerodynamic characteristics of a hypersonic vehicle at a 7.0 free stream Mach number. Results indicate that the inlet started and unstarted operations have remarkable effects on the flow pattern of the full flow path. When the inlet operates in a started mode, the transverse pressure gradient generated by the forebody alters the air captured characteristics and the entering flow quality of the inlet. Furthermore, the expansion process of the nozzle jet flow is obviously affected by the external flow field around the afterbody with the cross section shape transiting from a near rectangle at the exit of the nozzle to a near triangle at the tail of the vehicle. When the inlet operates in an unstarted mode, the aerodynamic instability can be observed in the full flow path of the vehicle. Due to the oscillation of the external compressed shock wave and nozzle jet flow, the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle vary periodically with the lift-drag ratio changing from 0.25 to 2.09. Finally, by comparing to the experimental data, the reliability of the CFD is verified.展开更多
A prototype model of the mean radius flow path of a four-stage, high speed 1 MWe axial steam turbine was optimized by using evolution algorithms, DE （differential evolution） algorithm in this case. Also the cost-ben...A prototype model of the mean radius flow path of a four-stage, high speed 1 MWe axial steam turbine was optimized by using evolution algorithms, DE （differential evolution） algorithm in this case. Also the cost-benefits of the optimization were inspected. The optimization was successfully performed but the accuracy of the optimization was slightly less than hoped when compared to the control modeling executed with the CFD （computational fluid dynamics）. The mentioned inaccuracy could have been hardly avoided because of problems with an initial presumption involving semi-empiric calculations and of the uncertainty concerning the absolute areas of qualification of the functions. This kind of algebraic modeling was essential for the success of the optimization because e.g. CFD-calculation could not have been done on each step of the optimization. During the optimization some problems occurred with the adequacy of the computer capacity and with finding a suitable solution that would keep the algorithms within mathematically allowable boundaries but would not restrict the progress of the opti- mization too much. The rest of the problems were due to the novelty of the application and problems with pre- ciseness when handling the areas of qualification of the functions. Although the accuracy of the optimization re- suits was not exactly in accordance with the objective, they did have a favorable effect on the designing of the turbine. The optimization executed with the help of the DE-algorithm got at least about 3.5 % more power out of the turbine which means about 150 000 ε cost-benefit per turbine in the form of additional electricity capacity.展开更多
The effect of the cooling water flow path on the flow and heat transfer in a double tube-pass condenser for a 660 MW power plant unit was numerically investigated based on a porous medium model. The results were used ...The effect of the cooling water flow path on the flow and heat transfer in a double tube-pass condenser for a 660 MW power plant unit was numerically investigated based on a porous medium model. The results were used to analyze the streamline, velocity, air mass fraction and heat transfer coefficient distributions. The simulations indicate that the cooling water flow path is important in large condensers. For the original tube arrangement, the heat transfer with the lower-upper cooling water flow path is better than that with the upper-lower cooling water flow path. The reason is that the steam cannot flow into the internal of upper tube bundle and the air fractions are higher in the upper tube bundle with the upper-lower cooling water flow path. An improvement tube arrangement was developed for the upper-lower cooling water flow path which reduced the back pressure by 0.47 kPa compared to the original scheme. Thus, the results show that the tube arrangements should differ for different cooling water flow paths and the condenser heat transfer can be improved for the upper-lower cooling water flow path by modifying the tube arrangement.展开更多
A kind of three-dimensional flow-path of the ram-rotor was designed in this paper according to the design method of the typical supersonic intake of aircraft and missiles,especially the design method of the compressio...A kind of three-dimensional flow-path of the ram-rotor was designed in this paper according to the design method of the typical supersonic intake of aircraft and missiles,especially the design method of the compression ramp,the throat and the subsonic diffuser.The design Mach number of the flow-path was based on the averaged relative Mach number,regardless of the change of incoming Mach number along radial direction of the flow-path.Then,the flowfield of the designed flow-path was simulated numerically with computational fluid dynamics software at design point.The purpose of simulation was to obtain the details of the flowfield,including the structure of the shock wave system,position of flow separation zone,and so on.The performance of the ram-rotor was also evaluated.The numerical results show the structure of the shock wave system in the flow-path is similar to that in the supersonic intake.To improve the overall performance of the ram-rotor,the reasonable compromise between the total pressure ratio and the isentropic adiabatic efficiency should be reached.The structure optimization of the flow-path and the configuration of the shock wave system have great influence on the performance of the ram-rotor.展开更多
We present a workflow linking coupled fluid-flow and geomechanical simulation with seismic modelling to predict seismic anisotropy induced by non-hydrostatic stress changes. We generate seismic models from coupled sim...We present a workflow linking coupled fluid-flow and geomechanical simulation with seismic modelling to predict seismic anisotropy induced by non-hydrostatic stress changes. We generate seismic models from coupled simulations to examine the relationship between reservoir geometry, stress path and seismic anisotropy. The results indicate that geometry influences the evolution of stress,which leads to stress-induced seismic anisotropy. Although stress anisotropy is high for the small reservoir, the effect of stress arching and the ability of the side-burden to support the excess load limit the overall change in effective stress and hence seismic anisotropy. For the extensive reservoir, stress anisotropy and induced seismic anisotropy are high. The extensive and elongate reservoirs experience significant compaction, where the inefficiency of the developed stress arching in the side-burden cannot support the excess load.The elongate reservoir displays significant stress asymmetry,with seismic anisotropy developing predominantly along the long-edge of the reservoir. We show that the link betweenstress path parameters and seismic anisotropy is complex,where the anisotropic symmetry is controlled not only by model geometry but also the nonlinear rock physics model used. Nevertheless, a workflow has been developed to model seismic anisotropy induced by non-hydrostatic stress changes, allowing field observations of anisotropy to be linked with geomechanical models.展开更多
基金funded by Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology(HCMUT),VNU-HCM under Grant Number B2021-20-04.
文摘Optimizing Flow Path Design(FPD)is a popular research area in transportation system design,but its application to Overhead Transportation Systems(OTSs)has been limited.This study focuses on optimizing a double-spine flow path design for OTSs with 10 stations by minimizing the total travel distance for both loaded and empty flows.We employ transportation methods,specifically the North-West Corner and Stepping-Stone methods,to determine empty vehicle travel flows.Additionally,the Tabu Search(TS)algorithm is applied to branch the 10 stations into two main layout branches.The results obtained from our proposed method demonstrate a reduction in the objective function value compared to the initial feasible solution.Furthermore,we explore howchanges in the parameters of the TS algorithm affect the optimal result.We validate the feasibility of our approach by comparing it with relevant literature and conducting additional tests on layouts with 20 and 30 stations.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.91125009,91325101,and 06013024)
文摘Understanding of hydrological processes in caves is important to help us interpret paleoclimate records from speleothems. In this study, we integrated hydrogeological and hydrogeochemical properties to characterize the hydraulic behavior of karst waters in the Heshang Cave, Central China. Using geological and topographical analyses, we identified regional watershed boundaries and hydrogeological connections that were controlled by anticlinal geometry and faults. Water samples were collected from the Heshang Cave and potential recharge sites. Geochemical data of c（Sr^2＋）/c（Ca^2＋） and c（Mg^2＋）/c（Ca^2＋） ratios suggest that the drainage system in Heshang Cave consists of two flow paths. For vadose waters, including drip water and rimstone pool water, c（Sr^2＋）/c（Ca^2＋） ratio ranges from 0.000 6 to 0.001 1, and c（Mg^2＋）/c（Ca^2＋） ratio ranges from 0.97 to 1.1, indicating that recharge was mainly from rainfall infiltration through the overlying Cambrian dolomite stratum. In contrast, slope current and underground river waters have higher c（Sr^2＋）/c（Ca^2＋） ratios （values from 0.002 2 to 0.002 8）, and lower c（Mg2＋）/c（Ca^2＋） ratios （values from 0.50 to 0.64）. These waters show homogeneous isotopic composition （δ^18O： -7.15‰- -6.95‰; δD： -52.73‰- -51.31‰）, implying recharge of allogeneic water from the Xiaocr River via karst conduits that pass through Ordovician limestone and Cambrian dolomite stratum.
文摘The Diizce Plain has a multi-aquifer system, which consists of a near surface unconfined aquifer, along with first and second deeper confined aquifers. Hydrochemical evolution and water quality are related to infiltration of the precipitation, recharge from the formations surrounding the plain, flow path of groundwater and the relationship between surface and groundwater. The groundwater in the unconfined aquifer flows towards the Efteni Lake and the Biiyiik Melen River. Surface waters are divided into two main hydrochemical facies in the study area： （a） Ca2＋-HCO3-; and （b） Ca2＋, Mg2＋-HCOc-, SO4^2-. The groundwater has generally three main hydrochemical facies： （a） Ca2＋-HCO3-; （b） Ca2＋, Mg2＋-HCO3-; and （c） Ca2＋, Mg2＋-HCO3-, Cl-. The hydrochemical facies ＂a＂ and ＂b＂ dominate within shallow depths in recharge areas under rapid flow conditions, while hydrochemical facies ＂c＂ characterizes shallow and mixed groundwater, which dominate intermediate or discharge areas （near Efteni Lake and Biiyiik Melen River） during low flow conditions and agricultural contamination. Calcium and bicarbonate ions, total hardness and electrical conductivity of total dissolved solids （EC-TDS） values increase along the groundwater flow path; but these parameters remain within the limits specified by the standards set for industrial and agricultural usages.
文摘The retrofit on flow path of low pressure cylinder of domestic made 200 MW steam turbine undertaken by Longwei Power Generation Technology Service Company Ltd by using Westinghouse technology was successful for the first time on the No. 5 unit of Zhenhai Prover Plant. Zhejiang Province. The test carried out by the Xi’an Thermal Power Research Institute showed that the thermal efficiency after the retrofit
基金granted by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42102297,41972254)Innovative Science and Technology Talents Team Construction Project of Henan Province(CXTD2016053)+2 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021M701098)Special Funds for Higher Education Basic Scientific Research Funds of Henan Province(NSFRF200103NSFRF210304)。
文摘The karst groundwater of Cambrian limestone may become an important water source for industry and agriculture in the Pingdingshan area,and is also a potential threat to mining safety.Therefore,to find out the origin,flow paths,and hydrogeochemical processes of karst groundwater beneath the Pingdingshan coalfield,a total of 16 water samples were collected.Our findings confirmed that the karst groundwater is mainly recharged by precipitation.The precipitation can directly supply the deep aquifer of the karst water system through the southwest limestone outcrops,and this area mostly includes the southern part of mines No.11,No.9,and the hidden outcrops in the southern part of mine No.2.What is more,the areas adjacent to the synclinal axis,including mines No.10,No.12,and No.8,may be the main discharge areas.A mixing model of^(87)Sr/^(86)Sr and Sr showed that in the southwest Pingdingshan coalfield,the proportion of precipitation decreased gradually from the recharge area to the discharge area,ranging from 89.1%to 17.1%.Besides,the northeast Pingdingshan coalfield is another recharge area for the whole karst system,thus,the infiltrating groundwater will indirectly supply the deep aquifer through Quaternary deposition near the mine No.13.Our research results can provide theoretical support for the prevention and control of groundwater disasters and the development and utilization of regional groundwater resources in the coalfield in Northern China.
基金National Nature Science Foundation of China (5060601)
文摘A numerical study has been carried out to investigate the full flow path and aerodynamic characteristics of a hypersonic vehicle at a 7.0 free stream Mach number. Results indicate that the inlet started and unstarted operations have remarkable effects on the flow pattern of the full flow path. When the inlet operates in a started mode, the transverse pressure gradient generated by the forebody alters the air captured characteristics and the entering flow quality of the inlet. Furthermore, the expansion process of the nozzle jet flow is obviously affected by the external flow field around the afterbody with the cross section shape transiting from a near rectangle at the exit of the nozzle to a near triangle at the tail of the vehicle. When the inlet operates in an unstarted mode, the aerodynamic instability can be observed in the full flow path of the vehicle. Due to the oscillation of the external compressed shock wave and nozzle jet flow, the aerodynamic characteristics of the vehicle vary periodically with the lift-drag ratio changing from 0.25 to 2.09. Finally, by comparing to the experimental data, the reliability of the CFD is verified.
基金Financially supported by the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES)
文摘A prototype model of the mean radius flow path of a four-stage, high speed 1 MWe axial steam turbine was optimized by using evolution algorithms, DE （differential evolution） algorithm in this case. Also the cost-benefits of the optimization were inspected. The optimization was successfully performed but the accuracy of the optimization was slightly less than hoped when compared to the control modeling executed with the CFD （computational fluid dynamics）. The mentioned inaccuracy could have been hardly avoided because of problems with an initial presumption involving semi-empiric calculations and of the uncertainty concerning the absolute areas of qualification of the functions. This kind of algebraic modeling was essential for the success of the optimization because e.g. CFD-calculation could not have been done on each step of the optimization. During the optimization some problems occurred with the adequacy of the computer capacity and with finding a suitable solution that would keep the algorithms within mathematically allowable boundaries but would not restrict the progress of the opti- mization too much. The rest of the problems were due to the novelty of the application and problems with pre- ciseness when handling the areas of qualification of the functions. Although the accuracy of the optimization re- suits was not exactly in accordance with the objective, they did have a favorable effect on the designing of the turbine. The optimization executed with the help of the DE-algorithm got at least about 3.5 % more power out of the turbine which means about 150 000 ε cost-benefit per turbine in the form of additional electricity capacity.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No: 51506061 and 51706068)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No: 2017MS039)
文摘The effect of the cooling water flow path on the flow and heat transfer in a double tube-pass condenser for a 660 MW power plant unit was numerically investigated based on a porous medium model. The results were used to analyze the streamline, velocity, air mass fraction and heat transfer coefficient distributions. The simulations indicate that the cooling water flow path is important in large condensers. For the original tube arrangement, the heat transfer with the lower-upper cooling water flow path is better than that with the upper-lower cooling water flow path. The reason is that the steam cannot flow into the internal of upper tube bundle and the air fractions are higher in the upper tube bundle with the upper-lower cooling water flow path. An improvement tube arrangement was developed for the upper-lower cooling water flow path which reduced the back pressure by 0.47 kPa compared to the original scheme. Thus, the results show that the tube arrangements should differ for different cooling water flow paths and the condenser heat transfer can be improved for the upper-lower cooling water flow path by modifying the tube arrangement.
基金Supported by National High-tech R&D Program(2007AA05Z255)
文摘A kind of three-dimensional flow-path of the ram-rotor was designed in this paper according to the design method of the typical supersonic intake of aircraft and missiles,especially the design method of the compression ramp,the throat and the subsonic diffuser.The design Mach number of the flow-path was based on the averaged relative Mach number,regardless of the change of incoming Mach number along radial direction of the flow-path.Then,the flowfield of the designed flow-path was simulated numerically with computational fluid dynamics software at design point.The purpose of simulation was to obtain the details of the flowfield,including the structure of the shock wave system,position of flow separation zone,and so on.The performance of the ram-rotor was also evaluated.The numerical results show the structure of the shock wave system in the flow-path is similar to that in the supersonic intake.To improve the overall performance of the ram-rotor,the reasonable compromise between the total pressure ratio and the isentropic adiabatic efficiency should be reached.The structure optimization of the flow-path and the configuration of the shock wave system have great influence on the performance of the ram-rotor.
基金the sponsors of the IPEGG project, BG, BP, Statoilthe Research Council UK (EP/K035878/1+1 种基金 EP/K021869/1 NE/L000423/1) for financial support
文摘We present a workflow linking coupled fluid-flow and geomechanical simulation with seismic modelling to predict seismic anisotropy induced by non-hydrostatic stress changes. We generate seismic models from coupled simulations to examine the relationship between reservoir geometry, stress path and seismic anisotropy. The results indicate that geometry influences the evolution of stress,which leads to stress-induced seismic anisotropy. Although stress anisotropy is high for the small reservoir, the effect of stress arching and the ability of the side-burden to support the excess load limit the overall change in effective stress and hence seismic anisotropy. For the extensive reservoir, stress anisotropy and induced seismic anisotropy are high. The extensive and elongate reservoirs experience significant compaction, where the inefficiency of the developed stress arching in the side-burden cannot support the excess load.The elongate reservoir displays significant stress asymmetry,with seismic anisotropy developing predominantly along the long-edge of the reservoir. We show that the link betweenstress path parameters and seismic anisotropy is complex,where the anisotropic symmetry is controlled not only by model geometry but also the nonlinear rock physics model used. Nevertheless, a workflow has been developed to model seismic anisotropy induced by non-hydrostatic stress changes, allowing field observations of anisotropy to be linked with geomechanical models.
