Because of the complexities of fluid dynamics equations and the structure of heat exchangers, few theoretical solutions have been acquired to specify the shell side characteristics of the rod baffle heat exchanger (R...Because of the complexities of fluid dynamics equations and the structure of heat exchangers, few theoretical solutions have been acquired to specify the shell side characteristics of the rod baffle heat exchanger (RBHE). Based on the platform of PHEONICS version 3.5.1, a three-dimensional numerical method for predicting the turbulent fluid flow behavior in the shell side of the rod baffle heat exchangers is developed in this paper. With this method, modeling of the tube bundle is carried out based on the porous media concept using volumetric porosities and applicable flow resistance correlations. Turbulence effects are modeled using a standard κ-ε model. It is shown that the simulation results and experimental results are in good agreement in the shell side. The maximum absolute deviation value of pressure drops is less than 5%, and that of the heat transfer coefficients is less than 8%. Furthermore, the numerical model is used to optimize the structure of the RBHE and improves its performance.展开更多
As the integration of electronic components in high-performance servers increases,heat generation significantly impacts performance and raises failure rates.Therefore,heat dissipation has become a critical concern in ...As the integration of electronic components in high-performance servers increases,heat generation significantly impacts performance and raises failure rates.Therefore,heat dissipation has become a critical concern in electronic circuit design.This study uses numerical simulations to investigate the heat dissipation characteristics of electronic components in air-cooled servers.By adjusting airflow speed,heat sink configurations,and the arrangement of straight-fin heat sinks,we optimize heat dissipation performance and analyze the mechanisms at different airflow speeds.The results show that,at the same airflow speed,the temperature of the heat sink is lower than that of the electronic components,creating a temperature gradient that enhances heat transfer.Compared to a front-to-back arrangement of two straight-fin heat sinks,placing the heat sinks parallel to each other results in a lower maximum component temperature and better temperature uniformity.Heat sinks with fins significantly improve heat dissipation.The heat sink with semicylindrical fins on the rib surface provides the best cooling performance.Moreover,compared to natural convection,the maximum temperature of the electronic components decreases by 56.17%and 61%when the incoming flow velocity is 6 m/s with two parallel flat ribbed heat sinks and front-to-back arrangement,respectively.展开更多
In this paper, the numerical simulation on the flow field of a four-channel coal burner was investigated with Fluent software. The three-dimension model was created with UG software. The structure was meshed by using ...In this paper, the numerical simulation on the flow field of a four-channel coal burner was investigated with Fluent software. The three-dimension model was created with UG software. The structure was meshed by using Gambit software. The realizable K-ε turbulence model and simple method were adopted. The variation of the inner flow field of the burner was studied and analyzed. The results simulated to the burner by the realizable K-ε turbulence model show that the contours of theflowfield accord with the actual condition and the realizable K-ε model is proved to be feasible and the results of simulation are creditable. That will have important significance to the improvement of the structure and parameter optimization of the four-channel coal burner in the future.展开更多
This paper presents a new type of double-helical rotor wave energy converter(WEC),which consists of two isolated sets of helical rotor structures(inner and outer).This device can generate electricity by using the risi...This paper presents a new type of double-helical rotor wave energy converter(WEC),which consists of two isolated sets of helical rotor structures(inner and outer).This device can generate electricity by using the rising and falling energy of a wave.The rotors are simulated and optimized by Fluent.Each rotor’s blades are simulated and analyzed,which are separately changed in terms of helix angle,shape,and thickness.The simulation result shows that,for both inner and outer helical rotors,the energy harvesting efficiency is the highest when the blade helix angle is 45°.Triangular blades have better hydrodynamic performance than square and circular blades.The energy harvesting efficiency of 15 mm thick blades is higher than that of 75 mm thick blades.展开更多
The plenum chamber of a heat setting machine is a key structure for distributing hot air to different air channels.Its outlet velocity uniformity directly determines the heating uniformity of textiles,significantly af...The plenum chamber of a heat setting machine is a key structure for distributing hot air to different air channels.Its outlet velocity uniformity directly determines the heating uniformity of textiles,significantly affecting the heat setting performance.In a traditional heat setting machine,the outlet airflow maldistribution of the plenum chamber still exists.In this study,a novel plenum chamber with an airfoil baffle was established to improve the uniformity of the velocity distribution at the outlet in a heat setting machine.The structural influence of the plenum chamber on the velocity distribution was investigated using a computational fluid dynamics program.It was found that a chamber with a smaller outlet partition thickness had a better outlet velocity uniformity.The structural optimization of the plenum chamber was conducted using the particle swarm optimization algorithm.The outlet partition thickness,the transverse distance and the longitudinal distance of the optimized plenum chamber were 20,686.2 and 274.6 mm,respectively.Experiments were carried out.The experimental and simulated results showed that the optimized plenum chamber with an airfoil baffle could improve the outlet velocity uniformity.The air outlet velocity uniformity index of the optimized plenum chamber with an airfoil baffle was 4.75%higher than that of the plenum chamber without an airfoil baffle and 5.98%higher than that of the conventional chamber with a square baffle in a commercial heat setting machine.展开更多
Anal fistula is one of the three greatest anorectal diseases with a high prevalence. The traditional treatments(e.g., surgery) for fistula have limitations due to damage to the internal anal sphincter of patients. W...Anal fistula is one of the three greatest anorectal diseases with a high prevalence. The traditional treatments(e.g., surgery) for fistula have limitations due to damage to the internal anal sphincter of patients. With recent advances in biomaterials, treatments based on biomaterial filling (e.g., scleraprotein injection, fistula plug) have emerged as novel therapies for fistula. The anal fistula plug (e.g., based on small intestinal submucosa (SIS)) has attracted increasing attention because of short term healing rate and biocompatibility. However, challenges remain for this method such as plug falling as observed in clinics. To address this, this paper analyzes the case of SIS falling under physiological condition from mechanical point of view using ANSYS simulation. It then proposes three new geometrical structures for fistula plug and compares their mechanical behavior (e.g., axial stress, reaction of constraint) with that of clinically used structure (cone shape). Based on the simulation, it optimizes the geometric parameters of fistula plug. The approach developed here can help to improve the design of fistula plug for better clinical treatments.展开更多
Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD)is used here to reduce pressure loss and improve heat exchange efficiency in the recuperator associated with a gas turbine.First,numerical simulations of the high-temperature and lowte...Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD)is used here to reduce pressure loss and improve heat exchange efficiency in the recuperator associated with a gas turbine.First,numerical simulations of the high-temperature and lowtemperature channels are performed and,the calculated results are compared with experimental data(to verify the reliability of the numerical method).Second,the flow field structure of the low-temperature side channel is critically analyzed,leading to the conclusion that the flow velocity distribution in the low-temperature side channel is uneven,and its resistance is significantly higher than that in the high-temperature side.Therefore,five alternate structural schemes are proposed for the optimization of the low-temperature side.In particular,to reduce the flow velocity in the upper channel,the rib length of each channel at the inlet of the low-temperature side region is adjusted.The performances of the 5 schemes are compared,leading to the identification of the configuration able to guarantee a uniform flow rate and minimize the pressure drop.Finally,the heat transfer performance of the optimized recuperator structure is evaluated,and it is shown that the effectiveness of the recuperator is increased by 1.5%.展开更多
The research of LEFP(linear explosive forming projectile)is of great value to the development of new warhead due to its excellent performance.To further improve the damage ability of the shaped charge warhead,a specia...The research of LEFP(linear explosive forming projectile)is of great value to the development of new warhead due to its excellent performance.To further improve the damage ability of the shaped charge warhead,a special shell overhanging structure was designed to increase the charge based on the traditional spherical charge,in which case the crushing energy of LEFP could be guaranteed.LS-DYNA was used to simulate different charge structures obtained by changing the number of detonation points,the length of shell platform,the radius of curvature and the thickness of liner.The RSM(response surface model)between the molding parameters of LEFP and the structural parameters of charge was established.Based on RSM model,the structure of shaped charge was optimized by using multi-objective genetic algorithm.Meanwhile,the formation process of jet was analyzed by pulsed X-ray photography.The results show that the velocity,length-diameter ratio and specific kinetic energy of the LEFP were closely related to the structural parameters of the shaped charge.After the optimization of charge structure,the forming effect and penetration ability of LEPP had been significantly improved.The experimental data of jet velocity and length were consistent with the numerical results,which verifies the reliability of the numerical results.展开更多
The multiple coupling of composite laminates has a unique advantage in improving the macro mechanical properties of composite structures.A total of three hygro-thermally stablemulti-coupled laminates with extensiontwi...The multiple coupling of composite laminates has a unique advantage in improving the macro mechanical properties of composite structures.A total of three hygro-thermally stablemulti-coupled laminates with extensiontwisting coupling were presented,which were conducive to the formation of passive adaptive structures.Then,the multi-coupled laminates were used to design the bending-twisting coupled box structure,in which the configuration of laminate and box structure could be extended to variable cross-section configuration.The optimal design of stacking sequence was realized,the optimization objectives of which were to maximize bending-twisting coupling of box structure and extension-twisting coupling of laminate,respectively.The effects of multiple coupling on hygro-thermal stability,coupling,failure strength,buckling load,robustness and other comprehensive mechanical properties of laminates and box structures were analyzed by parametric modeling method.The results show that the extension-twisting coupling of laminate and the bending-twisting coupling of box structures can be greatly improved by 450%and 260%at maximum,respectively.Meanwhile,it would have a negative impact on the failure strength and buckling load,which,however,can be minimized by a reasonable paving method.Multicoupled laminates have good robustness,and the bending-twisting coupling helps improve robustness.Finally,the hygro-thermal stability and mechanical properties were verified by numerical simulation with finite element method.展开更多
Directional roof cutting(DRC)is one of the key techniques in non-pillar coal mining with self-formed entries(NCMSE)mining method.Due to the inability to accurately measure the expansion coefficient of the goaf rock ma...Directional roof cutting(DRC)is one of the key techniques in non-pillar coal mining with self-formed entries(NCMSE)mining method.Due to the inability to accurately measure the expansion coefficient of the goaf rock mass,the implementation of this technology often encounters design challenges,leading to suboptimal results and increased costs.This paper establishes a structural analysis model of the goaf working face roof,revealing the failure mechanism of DRC,and clarifies the positive role of DRC in improving the stress of the roadway surrounding rock and reducing the subsidence of the roof through numerical simulation experiments.On this basis,the paper further analyses the roadway pressure and roof settlement under different DRC design heights,and ultimately proposes an optimized design method for the DRC height.The results indicate that the implementation of DRC can significantly optimize the stress environment of the working face roadway surrounding rock.At the same time,during the application of DRC,three scenarios may arise:insufficient,reasonable,and excessive DRC height.Insufficient height will significantly reduce the effectiveness of the technology,while excessive height has little impact on the implementation effect but will greatly increase construction costs and difficulty.Engineering verification shows that the optimized DRC design method proposed in this paper reduces the peak stress of the protective coal pillar in the roadway by 27.2%and the central subsidence of the roof by 41.8%,demonstrating excellent application results.This method provides technical support for the further promotion of NCMSE mining method.展开更多
基金supported by the Scientific Research Project of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (Grant No.06AZ018)
文摘Because of the complexities of fluid dynamics equations and the structure of heat exchangers, few theoretical solutions have been acquired to specify the shell side characteristics of the rod baffle heat exchanger (RBHE). Based on the platform of PHEONICS version 3.5.1, a three-dimensional numerical method for predicting the turbulent fluid flow behavior in the shell side of the rod baffle heat exchangers is developed in this paper. With this method, modeling of the tube bundle is carried out based on the porous media concept using volumetric porosities and applicable flow resistance correlations. Turbulence effects are modeled using a standard κ-ε model. It is shown that the simulation results and experimental results are in good agreement in the shell side. The maximum absolute deviation value of pressure drops is less than 5%, and that of the heat transfer coefficients is less than 8%. Furthermore, the numerical model is used to optimize the structure of the RBHE and improves its performance.
基金supported by the key technology project of China Southern Power Grid Corporation(GZKJXM20240009).
文摘As the integration of electronic components in high-performance servers increases,heat generation significantly impacts performance and raises failure rates.Therefore,heat dissipation has become a critical concern in electronic circuit design.This study uses numerical simulations to investigate the heat dissipation characteristics of electronic components in air-cooled servers.By adjusting airflow speed,heat sink configurations,and the arrangement of straight-fin heat sinks,we optimize heat dissipation performance and analyze the mechanisms at different airflow speeds.The results show that,at the same airflow speed,the temperature of the heat sink is lower than that of the electronic components,creating a temperature gradient that enhances heat transfer.Compared to a front-to-back arrangement of two straight-fin heat sinks,placing the heat sinks parallel to each other results in a lower maximum component temperature and better temperature uniformity.Heat sinks with fins significantly improve heat dissipation.The heat sink with semicylindrical fins on the rib surface provides the best cooling performance.Moreover,compared to natural convection,the maximum temperature of the electronic components decreases by 56.17%and 61%when the incoming flow velocity is 6 m/s with two parallel flat ribbed heat sinks and front-to-back arrangement,respectively.
文摘In this paper, the numerical simulation on the flow field of a four-channel coal burner was investigated with Fluent software. The three-dimension model was created with UG software. The structure was meshed by using Gambit software. The realizable K-ε turbulence model and simple method were adopted. The variation of the inner flow field of the burner was studied and analyzed. The results simulated to the burner by the realizable K-ε turbulence model show that the contours of theflowfield accord with the actual condition and the realizable K-ε model is proved to be feasible and the results of simulation are creditable. That will have important significance to the improvement of the structure and parameter optimization of the four-channel coal burner in the future.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2019YFB1504402).
文摘This paper presents a new type of double-helical rotor wave energy converter(WEC),which consists of two isolated sets of helical rotor structures(inner and outer).This device can generate electricity by using the rising and falling energy of a wave.The rotors are simulated and optimized by Fluent.Each rotor’s blades are simulated and analyzed,which are separately changed in terms of helix angle,shape,and thickness.The simulation result shows that,for both inner and outer helical rotors,the energy harvesting efficiency is the highest when the blade helix angle is 45°.Triangular blades have better hydrodynamic performance than square and circular blades.The energy harvesting efficiency of 15 mm thick blades is higher than that of 75 mm thick blades.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62173307)the Key R&D Projects of Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province,China(Nos.2023C01158,2022C01065 and 2022C01188)the Fundamental Research Funds of Zhejiang Sci-Tech University,China(No.22242298-Y)。
文摘The plenum chamber of a heat setting machine is a key structure for distributing hot air to different air channels.Its outlet velocity uniformity directly determines the heating uniformity of textiles,significantly affecting the heat setting performance.In a traditional heat setting machine,the outlet airflow maldistribution of the plenum chamber still exists.In this study,a novel plenum chamber with an airfoil baffle was established to improve the uniformity of the velocity distribution at the outlet in a heat setting machine.The structural influence of the plenum chamber on the velocity distribution was investigated using a computational fluid dynamics program.It was found that a chamber with a smaller outlet partition thickness had a better outlet velocity uniformity.The structural optimization of the plenum chamber was conducted using the particle swarm optimization algorithm.The outlet partition thickness,the transverse distance and the longitudinal distance of the optimized plenum chamber were 20,686.2 and 274.6 mm,respectively.Experiments were carried out.The experimental and simulated results showed that the optimized plenum chamber with an airfoil baffle could improve the outlet velocity uniformity.The air outlet velocity uniformity index of the optimized plenum chamber with an airfoil baffle was 4.75%higher than that of the plenum chamber without an airfoil baffle and 5.98%higher than that of the conventional chamber with a square baffle in a commercial heat setting machine.
基金supported by the Major International (Regional) Joint Research Program of China (11120101002)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(10825210 and 31050110125)the National 111 Project of China(B06024)
文摘Anal fistula is one of the three greatest anorectal diseases with a high prevalence. The traditional treatments(e.g., surgery) for fistula have limitations due to damage to the internal anal sphincter of patients. With recent advances in biomaterials, treatments based on biomaterial filling (e.g., scleraprotein injection, fistula plug) have emerged as novel therapies for fistula. The anal fistula plug (e.g., based on small intestinal submucosa (SIS)) has attracted increasing attention because of short term healing rate and biocompatibility. However, challenges remain for this method such as plug falling as observed in clinics. To address this, this paper analyzes the case of SIS falling under physiological condition from mechanical point of view using ANSYS simulation. It then proposes three new geometrical structures for fistula plug and compares their mechanical behavior (e.g., axial stress, reaction of constraint) with that of clinically used structure (cone shape). Based on the simulation, it optimizes the geometric parameters of fistula plug. The approach developed here can help to improve the design of fistula plug for better clinical treatments.
基金supported by the Scientific Problem Tackling Program of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(18DZ1202000)the Shanghai Local University Project“Research and Application of Key Technologies of New Efficient Micro Gas Turbine System”(No.19020500900).
文摘Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD)is used here to reduce pressure loss and improve heat exchange efficiency in the recuperator associated with a gas turbine.First,numerical simulations of the high-temperature and lowtemperature channels are performed and,the calculated results are compared with experimental data(to verify the reliability of the numerical method).Second,the flow field structure of the low-temperature side channel is critically analyzed,leading to the conclusion that the flow velocity distribution in the low-temperature side channel is uneven,and its resistance is significantly higher than that in the high-temperature side.Therefore,five alternate structural schemes are proposed for the optimization of the low-temperature side.In particular,to reduce the flow velocity in the upper channel,the rib length of each channel at the inlet of the low-temperature side region is adjusted.The performances of the 5 schemes are compared,leading to the identification of the configuration able to guarantee a uniform flow rate and minimize the pressure drop.Finally,the heat transfer performance of the optimized recuperator structure is evaluated,and it is shown that the effectiveness of the recuperator is increased by 1.5%.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11772061)。
文摘The research of LEFP(linear explosive forming projectile)is of great value to the development of new warhead due to its excellent performance.To further improve the damage ability of the shaped charge warhead,a special shell overhanging structure was designed to increase the charge based on the traditional spherical charge,in which case the crushing energy of LEFP could be guaranteed.LS-DYNA was used to simulate different charge structures obtained by changing the number of detonation points,the length of shell platform,the radius of curvature and the thickness of liner.The RSM(response surface model)between the molding parameters of LEFP and the structural parameters of charge was established.Based on RSM model,the structure of shaped charge was optimized by using multi-objective genetic algorithm.Meanwhile,the formation process of jet was analyzed by pulsed X-ray photography.The results show that the velocity,length-diameter ratio and specific kinetic energy of the LEFP were closely related to the structural parameters of the shaped charge.After the optimization of charge structure,the forming effect and penetration ability of LEPP had been significantly improved.The experimental data of jet velocity and length were consistent with the numerical results,which verifies the reliability of the numerical results.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11472003)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China(Grant No.2021JJ30770)the Postgraduate Scientific Research Innovation Project of Hunan Province(Grant No.CX20200007).
文摘The multiple coupling of composite laminates has a unique advantage in improving the macro mechanical properties of composite structures.A total of three hygro-thermally stablemulti-coupled laminates with extensiontwisting coupling were presented,which were conducive to the formation of passive adaptive structures.Then,the multi-coupled laminates were used to design the bending-twisting coupled box structure,in which the configuration of laminate and box structure could be extended to variable cross-section configuration.The optimal design of stacking sequence was realized,the optimization objectives of which were to maximize bending-twisting coupling of box structure and extension-twisting coupling of laminate,respectively.The effects of multiple coupling on hygro-thermal stability,coupling,failure strength,buckling load,robustness and other comprehensive mechanical properties of laminates and box structures were analyzed by parametric modeling method.The results show that the extension-twisting coupling of laminate and the bending-twisting coupling of box structures can be greatly improved by 450%and 260%at maximum,respectively.Meanwhile,it would have a negative impact on the failure strength and buckling load,which,however,can be minimized by a reasonable paving method.Multicoupled laminates have good robustness,and the bending-twisting coupling helps improve robustness.Finally,the hygro-thermal stability and mechanical properties were verified by numerical simulation with finite element method.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52074298)Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation(8232056)+1 种基金Guizhou Province science and technology plan project([2020]3008)Liulin Energy and Environment Academician Workstation(2022XDHZ12).
文摘Directional roof cutting(DRC)is one of the key techniques in non-pillar coal mining with self-formed entries(NCMSE)mining method.Due to the inability to accurately measure the expansion coefficient of the goaf rock mass,the implementation of this technology often encounters design challenges,leading to suboptimal results and increased costs.This paper establishes a structural analysis model of the goaf working face roof,revealing the failure mechanism of DRC,and clarifies the positive role of DRC in improving the stress of the roadway surrounding rock and reducing the subsidence of the roof through numerical simulation experiments.On this basis,the paper further analyses the roadway pressure and roof settlement under different DRC design heights,and ultimately proposes an optimized design method for the DRC height.The results indicate that the implementation of DRC can significantly optimize the stress environment of the working face roadway surrounding rock.At the same time,during the application of DRC,three scenarios may arise:insufficient,reasonable,and excessive DRC height.Insufficient height will significantly reduce the effectiveness of the technology,while excessive height has little impact on the implementation effect but will greatly increase construction costs and difficulty.Engineering verification shows that the optimized DRC design method proposed in this paper reduces the peak stress of the protective coal pillar in the roadway by 27.2%and the central subsidence of the roof by 41.8%,demonstrating excellent application results.This method provides technical support for the further promotion of NCMSE mining method.