This paper presents a new idea to reduce the solidity of low-pressure turbine(LPT) blade cascades,while remain the structural integrity of LPT blade.Aerodynamic performance of a low solidity LPT cascade was improved b...This paper presents a new idea to reduce the solidity of low-pressure turbine(LPT) blade cascades,while remain the structural integrity of LPT blade.Aerodynamic performance of a low solidity LPT cascade was improved by increasing blade trailing edge thickness(TET).The solidity of the LPT cascade blade can be reduced by about12.5% through increasing the TET of the blade without a significant drop in energy efficiency.For the low solidity LPT cascade,increasing the TET can decrease energy loss by 23.30% and increase the flow turning angle by1.86% for Reynolds number(Re) of 25,000 and freestream turbulence intensities(FSTT) of 2.35%.The flow control mechanism governing behavior around the trailing edge of an LPT cascade is also presented.The results show that appropriate TET is important for the optimal design of high-lift load LPT blade cascades.展开更多
River ice is an important hydraulic element in temperate and polar environments and would affect hydrodynamic conditions of rivers through changes both in the boundary conditions and the thermal regime. The river bend...River ice is an important hydraulic element in temperate and polar environments and would affect hydrodynamic conditions of rivers through changes both in the boundary conditions and the thermal regime. The river bend has been reported as the common location for the initiation of ice jams because the water flow along a river bend is markedly affected by the channel curvature. In this article, the experimental studies about the ice accumulation in a river bend are reviewed. Based on experiments conducted so far, the criteria for the formation of ice jams in the river bend, the mechanisms of the ice accumulation in the river bend and the thickness profile of the ice accumulation in the river bend are discussed. The two-equation turbulence model is used to simulate the ice accumulation under an ice cover along a river bend. A formula is proposed for describing the deformation of the ice jam bottom. Our results indicate that all simulated thickness of the ice accumulation agrees reasonably well with the measured thickness of the ice accumulation in the laboratory.展开更多
A more general model describing PCM close-contact melting outside a hot sphere is devel0ped withthe aid of introducing a parameter a and presenting a supplementary equation for the first time in thispaper. The governi...A more general model describing PCM close-contact melting outside a hot sphere is devel0ped withthe aid of introducing a parameter a and presenting a supplementary equation for the first time in thispaper. The governing integral-differential equations are solved by numerical method. The melt-filmthickness variation along the surface of sphere is obtained reasonably due to the consideration of theinterface shape more precisely. The calculation results of Peclet number, heat transferred and pressuredistribution are also compared with that in literature. The model presented in this paper can describethe whole close-contact region and the whole contact melting process. Closeeontact melting in spher-ical or cylindrical capsules to which the model can be extended is also discussed brielly.展开更多
基金supported by the National Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of China(Grant No.51421063)
文摘This paper presents a new idea to reduce the solidity of low-pressure turbine(LPT) blade cascades,while remain the structural integrity of LPT blade.Aerodynamic performance of a low solidity LPT cascade was improved by increasing blade trailing edge thickness(TET).The solidity of the LPT cascade blade can be reduced by about12.5% through increasing the TET of the blade without a significant drop in energy efficiency.For the low solidity LPT cascade,increasing the TET can decrease energy loss by 23.30% and increase the flow turning angle by1.86% for Reynolds number(Re) of 25,000 and freestream turbulence intensities(FSTT) of 2.35%.The flow control mechanism governing behavior around the trailing edge of an LPT cascade is also presented.The results show that appropriate TET is important for the optimal design of high-lift load LPT blade cascades.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50979021)supported by the Scientific Research and Development fund of Hefei University of Technology (Grant No. 2010HGXJ0064)
文摘River ice is an important hydraulic element in temperate and polar environments and would affect hydrodynamic conditions of rivers through changes both in the boundary conditions and the thermal regime. The river bend has been reported as the common location for the initiation of ice jams because the water flow along a river bend is markedly affected by the channel curvature. In this article, the experimental studies about the ice accumulation in a river bend are reviewed. Based on experiments conducted so far, the criteria for the formation of ice jams in the river bend, the mechanisms of the ice accumulation in the river bend and the thickness profile of the ice accumulation in the river bend are discussed. The two-equation turbulence model is used to simulate the ice accumulation under an ice cover along a river bend. A formula is proposed for describing the deformation of the ice jam bottom. Our results indicate that all simulated thickness of the ice accumulation agrees reasonably well with the measured thickness of the ice accumulation in the laboratory.
文摘A more general model describing PCM close-contact melting outside a hot sphere is devel0ped withthe aid of introducing a parameter a and presenting a supplementary equation for the first time in thispaper. The governing integral-differential equations are solved by numerical method. The melt-filmthickness variation along the surface of sphere is obtained reasonably due to the consideration of theinterface shape more precisely. The calculation results of Peclet number, heat transferred and pressuredistribution are also compared with that in literature. The model presented in this paper can describethe whole close-contact region and the whole contact melting process. Closeeontact melting in spher-ical or cylindrical capsules to which the model can be extended is also discussed brielly.
