Obtaining a reasonable mold flow field for casting slabs with different sections is challenging by solely modifying the nozzle structure and continuous casting process. Research was conducted on small-sectioned (1000 ...Obtaining a reasonable mold flow field for casting slabs with different sections is challenging by solely modifying the nozzle structure and continuous casting process. Research was conducted on small-sectioned (1000 mm × 220 mm) and large-sectioned (3250 mm × 220 mm) slab continuous casting molds with a fixed nozzle form (concave bottom nozzle, side port inclination angle of 0°). A three-dimensional electromagnetic model is established to analyze the current frequency, installation position, and rotation angle under the active deceleration mode and acceleration mode. The results indicate that, regardless of the deceleration mode for small-sectioned slabs or the acceleration mode for large-sectioned slabs, the magnetic flux density in the mold decreases with increasing current frequency. However, the maximum electromagnetic force initially increases and then decreases, suggesting that both electromagnetic modes have the same optimal current frequency (3 Hz). The optimal mechanical design parameters for the deceleration mode of electromagnetic variable flow device (EM-VFD) with the small-sectioned slab are as follows: installation position Z = 115 mm and rotation angle of 15°, ensuring that the maximum electromagnetic force is applied to the nozzle jet area. For the acceleration mode of the large-sectioned slab EM-VFD, the optimal mechanical design parameters are as follows: Z = 115 mm and rotation angle of 10°, ensuring that the maximum electromagnetic force is applied to 1/4 and 3/4 areas of the wide face. These findings indicate that the new electromagnetic variable flow device, which can actively adjust the flow rate and angle of the steel even under given working conditions, provides the possibility for reasonable control of the mold’s flow field.展开更多
The variation characteristics of aquifer parameters,induced by groundwater source heat pump(GWSHP) operation under variable flow,were theoretically analyzed through a case study,in which the characteristics of buildin...The variation characteristics of aquifer parameters,induced by groundwater source heat pump(GWSHP) operation under variable flow,were theoretically analyzed through a case study,in which the characteristics of building air conditioning load were considered.The results,compared with the constant flow operation,indicate that the influence on the variations of porosity,hydraulic conductivity and confined water head is decreased by 48%,51% and 71%,respectively,under variable flow operation.The security of variable flow operation is superior to that of constant flow.It is also concluded that the climate region and function of the buildings are primary factors which affect the suitability of variable flow operation in GWSHP.展开更多
The development of all-electric,low-orbit satellite constellations requires low-power Hall thrusters with a wide thrust output.However,the efficiency at low flow rates decreases rapidly due to the deterioration of ion...The development of all-electric,low-orbit satellite constellations requires low-power Hall thrusters with a wide thrust output.However,the efficiency at low flow rates decreases rapidly due to the deterioration of ionization.Although magnetic fields are widely used to optimize Hall thrusters,they are rarely used in wide-range variable flow conditions.In this study,we investigate the influence of the magnetic field gradient on the flow-rate range experimentally.It is found that a small-gradient magnetic field is helpful to improve performance at low flow rates.Then,the experimental results are explained by theoretical deduction,and the quantitative relationship between the flow rate and gradient is given.These conclusions provide guidance and a theoretical basis for designing high-performance,wide-range Hall thrusters.展开更多
A water loop variable refrigerant flow（WLVRF）air-conditioning system is designed to be applied in large-scale buildings in northern China.The system is energy saving and it is an integrated system consisting of a va...A water loop variable refrigerant flow（WLVRF）air-conditioning system is designed to be applied in large-scale buildings in northern China.The system is energy saving and it is an integrated system consisting of a variable refrigerant flow（VRF）air-conditioning unit,a water loop and an air source heat pump.The water loop transports energy among different regions in the buildings instead of refrigerant pipes,decreasing the scale of the VRF air-conditioning unit and improving the performance.Previous models for refrigerants and building loads are cited in this investigation.Mathematical models of major equipment and other elements of the system are established using the lumped parameter method based on the DATAFIT software and the MATLAB software.The performance of the WLVRF system is simulated.The initial investments and the running costs are calculated based on the results of market research.Finally,a contrast is carried out between the WLVRF system and the traditional VRF system.The results show that the WLVRF system has a better working condition and lower running costs than the traditional VRF system.展开更多
Well completions are generally used to connect a reservoir to the surface so that fluids can be produced from orinjected into it. With these systems, pipe flows are typically established in the horizontal sections of ...Well completions are generally used to connect a reservoir to the surface so that fluids can be produced from orinjected into it. With these systems, pipe flows are typically established in the horizontal sections of slotted screencompletions and inflow control device (ICD) completions;moreover, an annular flow exists in the region betweenthe pipe and the borehole wall. On the basis of the principles of mass and momentum conservation, in the presentstudy, a coupling model considering the variable mass flow of the central tubing, the variable mass flow of theannular tubing and the reservoir seepage is implemented to simulate the wellbore–annulus–reservoir behaviorin the horizontal section of slotted-screen and ICD completions. In earlier models, only the central tubing variablemass flow and reservoir seepage flow were considered. The present results show that the closer the heel end, thegreater is the flow per unit length in the central tubing from the annulus. When external casing packers are notconsidered, the predicted production rate of the slotted screen completion, which is obtained using the variablemass flow model not taking into account the annulus flow, is 9.51% higher than the rate obtained using the (complete) model with annulus flow. In addition, the incomplete model forecasts the production of ICD completion ata 70.98% higher rate. Both models show that the pressure profile and flow profile of the borehole wall are relatively uniform in the wellbore–annulus–reservoir in horizontal wells.展开更多
Tree-ring chronologies from pine,oak and black locust tree species were used to reconstruct annual streamflow and examine hydrological drought years for Palgong Mountain forested watershed in southeastern South Korea ...Tree-ring chronologies from pine,oak and black locust tree species were used to reconstruct annual streamflow and examine hydrological drought years for Palgong Mountain forested watershed in southeastern South Korea for the period from 1954-2015. The backward elimination multiple regression analysis provided the statistically significant predictor chronologies of streamflow. The final calibration and verification test models accounted for 84.8% and 81.6%,respectively,of the variability in streamflow observed in the gage data. Further verification of the validity of the reconstructed model was undertaken with the Pearson Correlation Coefficient,the Reduction of Error Test,and the Durbin-Watson Statistics and indicated fidelity of the model for reconstructing the annual streamflow. Analyses of the reconstructed annual streamflow indicate that the most persistent years of high flows above the median annual discharge occurred from 1986-2008.This period included 7 single or multiple years of highest flow above the 90 th percentile discharge and multiple years of high flows with a time interval of 2-6 years,although with intervening multiple years of low flows below the 10 th and 50 th percentile. In comparison,the most persistent years of low flows below the median annual discharge occurred from 1954-1985 and 2009-2015. This period included 8 single or multiple years of lowest flow below the 10 th percentiledischarge and multiple years of low flows with a time interval of 2-9 years,although also with intervening multiple years of high flows above the 50 th percentile. No single years of extreme hydrological droughts below the 10 th percentile were identified from 1986-2015 whereas a greater proportion of high flows above the 90 th percentile occurred during this period. The persistent single or multiple years of lowest flows between 1954 and 1985 were the recent most critical hydrological drought years identified in the Palgong Mountain forested watershed providing supportive evidence of the severity of past hydrological droughts during that period,applicable to the southeastern South Korea where the study watershed is located. This interpretation agrees with the hydrological drought event years identified from 1951 to the early 1980 s in a related national study that used precipitation proxy data to reconstruct past occurrences of droughts in Korea.展开更多
An iterative method was developed for incorporating the well bore boundary into the finite difference model of water flow in variably saturated porous media. Six cases were presented involving groundwater pumping or i...An iterative method was developed for incorporating the well bore boundary into the finite difference model of water flow in variably saturated porous media. Six cases were presented involving groundwater pumping or injection to demonstrate the advantages of the iterative method over the traditional method. For the iterative method, the total flux gradually approached the well discharge and the flux profile was non-uniform. And the iterative method took into account the variation of well bore water table. Compared to the traditional method, the iterative method can simulate the variably saturated flow caused by pumping or injection more realistically.展开更多
Tubing collars’influence on hydrodynamic behavior of annular duct flow has been investigated using Particle Image Velocity(PIV)technology.PIV has become an efficient method for complex transient flows visualization.A...Tubing collars’influence on hydrodynamic behavior of annular duct flow has been investigated using Particle Image Velocity(PIV)technology.PIV has become an efficient method for complex transient flows visualization.A water flow loop with two replaceable variable cross-sections(VCS),75-90 mm and 90-110 mm,in a 129 mm inner diameter(ID)pipe was used.The whole field of the variable cross-section annulus(VCSA)was visualized,including forward-facing step(FFS),narrow annulus(NA),and backwardfacing step(BFS)flow.The VCSA ratio and Reynolds(Re)number influence on streamline distribution,velocity distribution,and turbulence intensity were discussed.Results showed that the recirculation is easier to form in BFS than FFS flow under the same condition.The VCSA ratio affects the formation of recirculation zones and the location of the reattachment point.Reynolds number mainly affects BFS flow by influencing the main velocity component-axial velocity.The turbulence intensity is relatively high in BFS than FFS flow and is larger at y/h>1.0 than y/h<1.0.Furthermore,the streamwise cohere nt structures reveal that the first two modes are predominant and represent the main characteristics of the flow by proper orthogonal decomposition(POD)method.展开更多
Estimated daily flows along the Yarlung Zangbo River(YZR)for periods well before stream gauging began in the 1950s are needed to characterize long-term flow variabilities.To examine whether the recorded flow in recent...Estimated daily flows along the Yarlung Zangbo River(YZR)for periods well before stream gauging began in the 1950s are needed to characterize long-term flow variabilities.To examine whether the recorded flow in recent decades can sufficiently represent natural variability and change,daily flows were reconstructed using the autocalibrated variable infiltration capacity(VIC)model using preinstrumental proxy-based precipitation and temperature data for four mainstream stations in the YZR basin for the period 1473–2000.VIC performed well during calibration and validation for all stations,with the Nash–Sutcliffe coefficient of efficiency exceeding 0.55 and the correlation coefficient and the bias in the standard deviation being close to 1.This study showed that the annual or decadal flows have not significantly changed over the past 528 years.The longterm mean flow differed from that for the period 1951–2000 by only 6%–8%,although the reconstructed maximum annual flow was approximately 24%–35%higher and the minimum flow was 0%–9%lower than those for 1951−2000.Moreover,the flow in recent decades could not capture the persistently high or low flows and some extreme wet/dry years found in the preinstrumental period.The timing of the maximum daily flow was more concentrated,and its magnitude was slightly but not significantly higher.A comparison of flows at the four mainstream stations indicated that the annual and peak daily flows were not synchronous.The timing of floods was highly correlated among the three stations,apart from that at Lazi.Furthermore,flows at Nuxia demonstrated a pronounced response to the Indian Ocean Dipole approximately at 20-year periodicity,whereas those at Lazi were more strongly influenced by the North Atlantic Oscillation on an~50-year scale.This study improves our understanding of the long-term flow variability for the whole YZR basin and its potential climatic drivers for better water resource management and more effective flood hazard control.展开更多
Central air-conditioning systems predominantly operate under partial load conditions.The optimization of a differential pressure setpoint in the chilled water system of a central air-conditioning system leads to a mor...Central air-conditioning systems predominantly operate under partial load conditions.The optimization of a differential pressure setpoint in the chilled water system of a central air-conditioning system leads to a more energy-efficient operation.Determining the differential pressure adjustment value based on the terminal user's real-time demand is one of the critical issues to be addressed during the optimal control process.Furthermore,the online application of the differential pressure setpoint optimization method needs to be considered,along with the stability of the system.This paper proposes a variable differential pressure reset method with an adaptive adjustment algorithm based on the Mamdani fuzzy model.The proposed method was compared with differential pressure reset methods with reference to the chilled water differential temperature,outdoor temperature,and linear model based on the adjustment algorithm.The energy-saving potential,temperature control effect,and avoidance of the most unfavorable thermodynamic loop effects of the four methods were investigated experimentally.The results indicated that,while satisfying the terminal user's energy supply demand and ensuring the avoidance of the most unfavorable thermodynamic loop,the proposed adaptive adjustment algorithm also decreased the differential pressure setpoint value by 25.1%—59.1%and achieved energy savings of 10.6%-45.0%.By monitoring the valve position and supply air temperature of each terminal user,the proposed method exhibited suitable online adaptability and could be flexibly applied to buildings with random load changes.展开更多
In this work,we develop a novel high-order discontinuous Galerkin(DG)method for solving the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with variable density.The incompressibility constraint at cell interfaces is relaxed b...In this work,we develop a novel high-order discontinuous Galerkin(DG)method for solving the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with variable density.The incompressibility constraint at cell interfaces is relaxed by an artificial compressibility term.Then,since the hyperbolic nature of the governing equations is recovered,the simple and robust Harten-Lax-van Leer(HLL)flux is applied to discrete the inviscid term of the variable density incompressible Navier-Stokes equations.The viscous term is discretized by the direct DG(DDG)method,the construction of which was initially inspired by the weak solution of a scalar diffusion equation.In addition,in order to eliminate the spurious oscillations around sharp density gradients,a local slope limiting operator is also applied during the highly stratified flow simulations.The convergence property and performance of the present high-order DDG method are well demonstrated by several benchmark and challenging numerical test cases.Due to its advantages of simplicity and robustness in implementation,the present method offers an effective approach for simulating the variable density incompressible flows.展开更多
An abnormality tends to occur in the productivity indicative curves in the process of productivity test interpretation of multi-layer gas wells,resulting in the failure of solutions to their productivity equations and...An abnormality tends to occur in the productivity indicative curves in the process of productivity test interpretation of multi-layer gas wells,resulting in the failure of solutions to their productivity equations and absolute open flow rates.To figure out the reasons for such an abnormality,we established a full-hole calculation model considering the coupling of wellbore variable mass flows and reservoir seepages to calculate a gas production profile and wellbore pressure distribution of a multi-layer productive gas reservoir.Then,based on the analysis of the gas production profile and wellbore pressure distribution characteristics of gas wells at different gas production rates,the root cause for the abnormality in the productivity indicative curves of multi-layer gas wells was analyzed,and a corresponding correction method was proposed and validated based on some examples.And the following research results were obtained.First,there are two reasons for the abnormal productivity indicative curves of multi-layer gas wells.On the one hand,there is a variable mass pipe flow in the wellbore of multi-layer sections and a flowing pressure gradient decreases with the increase of well depth.And the flowing pressure in the middle of the reservoir which is converted based on the flowing pressure gradient above the pressure gauge is higher than the real value.On the other hand,the pressure in the multi-layer producing sections doesn't realize a balance after well shutdown for a short time,so the measured static pressure is greater than the one measured when the pressure of each layer gets balanced after well shutdown for a long time.Second,the flowing pressure obtained from the productivity test interpretation of multi-layer gas producer shall be converted based on the pressure measured by the pressure gauge within 200 m above the reservoir top and it is necessary to adopt the static pressure measured after the balance of wellbore pressure.Third,the reliability of the model,the rationality of the abnormality reason analysis and the validity of the correction method are verified based on calculation examples and cases.It is concluded that the research results provide a technical support for the productivity evaluation of multi-layer gas wells.展开更多
A new pressurized feed system of the dual-thrust hybrid rocket motor for flight is presented in this paper.The feed system supplies 90% hydrogen peroxide (90%H 2 O 2) with two different flows of 4.5 and 2 kg s 1.The o...A new pressurized feed system of the dual-thrust hybrid rocket motor for flight is presented in this paper.The feed system supplies 90% hydrogen peroxide (90%H 2 O 2) with two different flows of 4.5 and 2 kg s 1.The oxidizer flow is changed through regulating the mass flow of the high-pressure gas and switching the performance modes of the unique oxidizer flow control valve simultaneously.The models of the gas storage container,pressure regulator valve,control orifice,propellant tank,oxidizer flow control valve and cavitating venturi are generated and used to compute the instantaneous pressure,temperature and mass flow rate.There is a good agreement between the simulated and experimental results.Parameter sensitivity analysis is also conducted.It is found that the throat diameter of the cavitating venturi in feed line 1 is the main factor affecting the mass flow in both boost and sustaining phase.Other parameters have limited effects on the mass flow rate and the transition time of the system.展开更多
Thermal battery plays an important role in renewable energy utilization towards carbon neutrality.The novel absorption thermal battery(ATB)has excellent performance but suffers from serious capacity attenuation.To add...Thermal battery plays an important role in renewable energy utilization towards carbon neutrality.The novel absorption thermal battery(ATB)has excellent performance but suffers from serious capacity attenuation.To address this problem,two capacity regulation methods,i.e.,variable solution flow and variable cooling water flow,are proposed to achieve a demanded discharging rate.The effects of the two regulation strategies on the dynamic discharging characteristics and overall storage performance are comparatively investigated.To demon-strate the adjustability of the output capacity,several stable discharging rates are successfully maintained by the proposed methods.To maintain a higher discharging rate,the stable discharging time has to be sacrificed.As the demanded output increased from 0.5 kW to 6.0 kW,the stable discharging time decreased from 781.8 min to 27.9 min under variable solution flow and from 769.9 min to 30.7 min under variable cooling water flow.With the increase of solution or water flow rate,the energy storage density is improved,while the energy storage efficiency is slightly increased first and decreased later.The regulation method of variable water flow shows relatively lower energy storage efficiency due to the larger pump power.This study could facilitate reasonable development and application of ATB cycles.展开更多
Chiller model is a key factor to building energy simulation and chiller performance prediction.With spread of new types of electric water chillers that have higher performance and wider operating range,new challenges ...Chiller model is a key factor to building energy simulation and chiller performance prediction.With spread of new types of electric water chillers that have higher performance and wider operating range,new challenges have been faced by building energy simulation tools and their chiller models.This work takes a new type of electric water chiller as a case study and reevaluates eight typical empirically based models for predicting the energy performance of electric water chiller to verify whether they are suitable for the new type of chiller,using both laboratory test data from chiller manufacturer and online monitoring data from on-site operation of a central cooling plant with chillers of the same type.The prediction ability of the chiller models(including model prediction accuracy and generation ability)in laboratory test and on-site operation situations are examined.The results show that the existing models can well describe the chiller performance in the laboratory test situation but perform poorly in the on-site operation situation.As the best two models in the laboratory dataset,the overall prediction errors of DOE-2 and GN model increase more than 250%and 75%respectively in the field dataset.The big discrepancy of model prediction accuracy in the two situations is mainly due to the differences of evaporator and condenser water flow rates between the laboratory and on-site operation datasets,which indicates the limitations of the empirical chiller models and implies further research in future in order to improve the suitability and reliability of chiller model.展开更多
基金supported by the Science and Technology Talent Support Project of Hunan province in China(Grant No.2023TJ-Z14).
文摘Obtaining a reasonable mold flow field for casting slabs with different sections is challenging by solely modifying the nozzle structure and continuous casting process. Research was conducted on small-sectioned (1000 mm × 220 mm) and large-sectioned (3250 mm × 220 mm) slab continuous casting molds with a fixed nozzle form (concave bottom nozzle, side port inclination angle of 0°). A three-dimensional electromagnetic model is established to analyze the current frequency, installation position, and rotation angle under the active deceleration mode and acceleration mode. The results indicate that, regardless of the deceleration mode for small-sectioned slabs or the acceleration mode for large-sectioned slabs, the magnetic flux density in the mold decreases with increasing current frequency. However, the maximum electromagnetic force initially increases and then decreases, suggesting that both electromagnetic modes have the same optimal current frequency (3 Hz). The optimal mechanical design parameters for the deceleration mode of electromagnetic variable flow device (EM-VFD) with the small-sectioned slab are as follows: installation position Z = 115 mm and rotation angle of 15°, ensuring that the maximum electromagnetic force is applied to the nozzle jet area. For the acceleration mode of the large-sectioned slab EM-VFD, the optimal mechanical design parameters are as follows: Z = 115 mm and rotation angle of 10°, ensuring that the maximum electromagnetic force is applied to 1/4 and 3/4 areas of the wide face. These findings indicate that the new electromagnetic variable flow device, which can actively adjust the flow rate and angle of the steel even under given working conditions, provides the possibility for reasonable control of the mold’s flow field.
基金Project(2006BAJ01B05) supported by the National Science and Technology Pillar Program during the 11th Five-Year Plane Period
文摘The variation characteristics of aquifer parameters,induced by groundwater source heat pump(GWSHP) operation under variable flow,were theoretically analyzed through a case study,in which the characteristics of building air conditioning load were considered.The results,compared with the constant flow operation,indicate that the influence on the variations of porosity,hydraulic conductivity and confined water head is decreased by 48%,51% and 71%,respectively,under variable flow operation.The security of variable flow operation is superior to that of constant flow.It is also concluded that the climate region and function of the buildings are primary factors which affect the suitability of variable flow operation in GWSHP.
基金funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52076054 and 51736003).
文摘The development of all-electric,low-orbit satellite constellations requires low-power Hall thrusters with a wide thrust output.However,the efficiency at low flow rates decreases rapidly due to the deterioration of ionization.Although magnetic fields are widely used to optimize Hall thrusters,they are rarely used in wide-range variable flow conditions.In this study,we investigate the influence of the magnetic field gradient on the flow-rate range experimentally.It is found that a small-gradient magnetic field is helpful to improve performance at low flow rates.Then,the experimental results are explained by theoretical deduction,and the quantitative relationship between the flow rate and gradient is given.These conclusions provide guidance and a theoretical basis for designing high-performance,wide-range Hall thrusters.
文摘A water loop variable refrigerant flow（WLVRF）air-conditioning system is designed to be applied in large-scale buildings in northern China.The system is energy saving and it is an integrated system consisting of a variable refrigerant flow（VRF）air-conditioning unit,a water loop and an air source heat pump.The water loop transports energy among different regions in the buildings instead of refrigerant pipes,decreasing the scale of the VRF air-conditioning unit and improving the performance.Previous models for refrigerants and building loads are cited in this investigation.Mathematical models of major equipment and other elements of the system are established using the lumped parameter method based on the DATAFIT software and the MATLAB software.The performance of the WLVRF system is simulated.The initial investments and the running costs are calculated based on the results of market research.Finally,a contrast is carried out between the WLVRF system and the traditional VRF system.The results show that the WLVRF system has a better working condition and lower running costs than the traditional VRF system.
基金the Scientific Research and Technological Development Project of CNPC(2019D-4413).
文摘Well completions are generally used to connect a reservoir to the surface so that fluids can be produced from orinjected into it. With these systems, pipe flows are typically established in the horizontal sections of slotted screencompletions and inflow control device (ICD) completions;moreover, an annular flow exists in the region betweenthe pipe and the borehole wall. On the basis of the principles of mass and momentum conservation, in the presentstudy, a coupling model considering the variable mass flow of the central tubing, the variable mass flow of theannular tubing and the reservoir seepage is implemented to simulate the wellbore–annulus–reservoir behaviorin the horizontal section of slotted-screen and ICD completions. In earlier models, only the central tubing variablemass flow and reservoir seepage flow were considered. The present results show that the closer the heel end, thegreater is the flow per unit length in the central tubing from the annulus. When external casing packers are notconsidered, the predicted production rate of the slotted screen completion, which is obtained using the variablemass flow model not taking into account the annulus flow, is 9.51% higher than the rate obtained using the (complete) model with annulus flow. In addition, the incomplete model forecasts the production of ICD completion ata 70.98% higher rate. Both models show that the pressure profile and flow profile of the borehole wall are relatively uniform in the wellbore–annulus–reservoir in horizontal wells.
基金support of Forest Science and Technology Projects (Project No.S211215L020210) provided by Korea Forest Service
文摘Tree-ring chronologies from pine,oak and black locust tree species were used to reconstruct annual streamflow and examine hydrological drought years for Palgong Mountain forested watershed in southeastern South Korea for the period from 1954-2015. The backward elimination multiple regression analysis provided the statistically significant predictor chronologies of streamflow. The final calibration and verification test models accounted for 84.8% and 81.6%,respectively,of the variability in streamflow observed in the gage data. Further verification of the validity of the reconstructed model was undertaken with the Pearson Correlation Coefficient,the Reduction of Error Test,and the Durbin-Watson Statistics and indicated fidelity of the model for reconstructing the annual streamflow. Analyses of the reconstructed annual streamflow indicate that the most persistent years of high flows above the median annual discharge occurred from 1986-2008.This period included 7 single or multiple years of highest flow above the 90 th percentile discharge and multiple years of high flows with a time interval of 2-6 years,although with intervening multiple years of low flows below the 10 th and 50 th percentile. In comparison,the most persistent years of low flows below the median annual discharge occurred from 1954-1985 and 2009-2015. This period included 8 single or multiple years of lowest flow below the 10 th percentiledischarge and multiple years of low flows with a time interval of 2-9 years,although also with intervening multiple years of high flows above the 50 th percentile. No single years of extreme hydrological droughts below the 10 th percentile were identified from 1986-2015 whereas a greater proportion of high flows above the 90 th percentile occurred during this period. The persistent single or multiple years of lowest flows between 1954 and 1985 were the recent most critical hydrological drought years identified in the Palgong Mountain forested watershed providing supportive evidence of the severity of past hydrological droughts during that period,applicable to the southeastern South Korea where the study watershed is located. This interpretation agrees with the hydrological drought event years identified from 1951 to the early 1980 s in a related national study that used precipitation proxy data to reconstruct past occurrences of droughts in Korea.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51079068)
文摘An iterative method was developed for incorporating the well bore boundary into the finite difference model of water flow in variably saturated porous media. Six cases were presented involving groundwater pumping or injection to demonstrate the advantages of the iterative method over the traditional method. For the iterative method, the total flux gradually approached the well discharge and the flux profile was non-uniform. And the iterative method took into account the variation of well bore water table. Compared to the traditional method, the iterative method can simulate the variably saturated flow caused by pumping or injection more realistically.
基金financial support of the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2019YFB1504102)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52020105001)the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(51725404)and their approval of publishing this paper。
文摘Tubing collars’influence on hydrodynamic behavior of annular duct flow has been investigated using Particle Image Velocity(PIV)technology.PIV has become an efficient method for complex transient flows visualization.A water flow loop with two replaceable variable cross-sections(VCS),75-90 mm and 90-110 mm,in a 129 mm inner diameter(ID)pipe was used.The whole field of the variable cross-section annulus(VCSA)was visualized,including forward-facing step(FFS),narrow annulus(NA),and backwardfacing step(BFS)flow.The VCSA ratio and Reynolds(Re)number influence on streamline distribution,velocity distribution,and turbulence intensity were discussed.Results showed that the recirculation is easier to form in BFS than FFS flow under the same condition.The VCSA ratio affects the formation of recirculation zones and the location of the reattachment point.Reynolds number mainly affects BFS flow by influencing the main velocity component-axial velocity.The turbulence intensity is relatively high in BFS than FFS flow and is larger at y/h>1.0 than y/h<1.0.Furthermore,the streamwise cohere nt structures reveal that the first two modes are predominant and represent the main characteristics of the flow by proper orthogonal decomposition(POD)method.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91747207,U2340223)the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(STEP)(Grant No.2019QZKK0903).
文摘Estimated daily flows along the Yarlung Zangbo River(YZR)for periods well before stream gauging began in the 1950s are needed to characterize long-term flow variabilities.To examine whether the recorded flow in recent decades can sufficiently represent natural variability and change,daily flows were reconstructed using the autocalibrated variable infiltration capacity(VIC)model using preinstrumental proxy-based precipitation and temperature data for four mainstream stations in the YZR basin for the period 1473–2000.VIC performed well during calibration and validation for all stations,with the Nash–Sutcliffe coefficient of efficiency exceeding 0.55 and the correlation coefficient and the bias in the standard deviation being close to 1.This study showed that the annual or decadal flows have not significantly changed over the past 528 years.The longterm mean flow differed from that for the period 1951–2000 by only 6%–8%,although the reconstructed maximum annual flow was approximately 24%–35%higher and the minimum flow was 0%–9%lower than those for 1951−2000.Moreover,the flow in recent decades could not capture the persistently high or low flows and some extreme wet/dry years found in the preinstrumental period.The timing of the maximum daily flow was more concentrated,and its magnitude was slightly but not significantly higher.A comparison of flows at the four mainstream stations indicated that the annual and peak daily flows were not synchronous.The timing of floods was highly correlated among the three stations,apart from that at Lazi.Furthermore,flows at Nuxia demonstrated a pronounced response to the Indian Ocean Dipole approximately at 20-year periodicity,whereas those at Lazi were more strongly influenced by the North Atlantic Oscillation on an~50-year scale.This study improves our understanding of the long-term flow variability for the whole YZR basin and its potential climatic drivers for better water resource management and more effective flood hazard control.
基金support provided by the National Key Research and Development Project of China(No.2017YFC0704100,under the title New Generation Intelligent Building Platform Techniques)Liaoning Natural Science Foundation Guidance Plan(No.20180551057)+1 种基金Dalian High-level Talent Innovation Support Program(Youth Technology Star)(No.2017RQ099)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.DUT20JC47)。
文摘Central air-conditioning systems predominantly operate under partial load conditions.The optimization of a differential pressure setpoint in the chilled water system of a central air-conditioning system leads to a more energy-efficient operation.Determining the differential pressure adjustment value based on the terminal user's real-time demand is one of the critical issues to be addressed during the optimal control process.Furthermore,the online application of the differential pressure setpoint optimization method needs to be considered,along with the stability of the system.This paper proposes a variable differential pressure reset method with an adaptive adjustment algorithm based on the Mamdani fuzzy model.The proposed method was compared with differential pressure reset methods with reference to the chilled water differential temperature,outdoor temperature,and linear model based on the adjustment algorithm.The energy-saving potential,temperature control effect,and avoidance of the most unfavorable thermodynamic loop effects of the four methods were investigated experimentally.The results indicated that,while satisfying the terminal user's energy supply demand and ensuring the avoidance of the most unfavorable thermodynamic loop,the proposed adaptive adjustment algorithm also decreased the differential pressure setpoint value by 25.1%—59.1%and achieved energy savings of 10.6%-45.0%.By monitoring the valve position and supply air temperature of each terminal user,the proposed method exhibited suitable online adaptability and could be flexibly applied to buildings with random load changes.
基金supported by theNationalNatural Science Foundation of China No.12001020.
文摘In this work,we develop a novel high-order discontinuous Galerkin(DG)method for solving the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with variable density.The incompressibility constraint at cell interfaces is relaxed by an artificial compressibility term.Then,since the hyperbolic nature of the governing equations is recovered,the simple and robust Harten-Lax-van Leer(HLL)flux is applied to discrete the inviscid term of the variable density incompressible Navier-Stokes equations.The viscous term is discretized by the direct DG(DDG)method,the construction of which was initially inspired by the weak solution of a scalar diffusion equation.In addition,in order to eliminate the spurious oscillations around sharp density gradients,a local slope limiting operator is also applied during the highly stratified flow simulations.The convergence property and performance of the present high-order DDG method are well demonstrated by several benchmark and challenging numerical test cases.Due to its advantages of simplicity and robustness in implementation,the present method offers an effective approach for simulating the variable density incompressible flows.
文摘An abnormality tends to occur in the productivity indicative curves in the process of productivity test interpretation of multi-layer gas wells,resulting in the failure of solutions to their productivity equations and absolute open flow rates.To figure out the reasons for such an abnormality,we established a full-hole calculation model considering the coupling of wellbore variable mass flows and reservoir seepages to calculate a gas production profile and wellbore pressure distribution of a multi-layer productive gas reservoir.Then,based on the analysis of the gas production profile and wellbore pressure distribution characteristics of gas wells at different gas production rates,the root cause for the abnormality in the productivity indicative curves of multi-layer gas wells was analyzed,and a corresponding correction method was proposed and validated based on some examples.And the following research results were obtained.First,there are two reasons for the abnormal productivity indicative curves of multi-layer gas wells.On the one hand,there is a variable mass pipe flow in the wellbore of multi-layer sections and a flowing pressure gradient decreases with the increase of well depth.And the flowing pressure in the middle of the reservoir which is converted based on the flowing pressure gradient above the pressure gauge is higher than the real value.On the other hand,the pressure in the multi-layer producing sections doesn't realize a balance after well shutdown for a short time,so the measured static pressure is greater than the one measured when the pressure of each layer gets balanced after well shutdown for a long time.Second,the flowing pressure obtained from the productivity test interpretation of multi-layer gas producer shall be converted based on the pressure measured by the pressure gauge within 200 m above the reservoir top and it is necessary to adopt the static pressure measured after the balance of wellbore pressure.Third,the reliability of the model,the rationality of the abnormality reason analysis and the validity of the correction method are verified based on calculation examples and cases.It is concluded that the research results provide a technical support for the productivity evaluation of multi-layer gas wells.
文摘A new pressurized feed system of the dual-thrust hybrid rocket motor for flight is presented in this paper.The feed system supplies 90% hydrogen peroxide (90%H 2 O 2) with two different flows of 4.5 and 2 kg s 1.The oxidizer flow is changed through regulating the mass flow of the high-pressure gas and switching the performance modes of the unique oxidizer flow control valve simultaneously.The models of the gas storage container,pressure regulator valve,control orifice,propellant tank,oxidizer flow control valve and cavitating venturi are generated and used to compute the instantaneous pressure,temperature and mass flow rate.There is a good agreement between the simulated and experimental results.Parameter sensitivity analysis is also conducted.It is found that the throat diameter of the cavitating venturi in feed line 1 is the main factor affecting the mass flow in both boost and sustaining phase.Other parameters have limited effects on the mass flow rate and the transition time of the system.
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the supports from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong(Project number:CityU 21201119,CityU 11212620,CityU 11215621)City University of Hong Kong(Project number:9610408).
文摘Thermal battery plays an important role in renewable energy utilization towards carbon neutrality.The novel absorption thermal battery(ATB)has excellent performance but suffers from serious capacity attenuation.To address this problem,two capacity regulation methods,i.e.,variable solution flow and variable cooling water flow,are proposed to achieve a demanded discharging rate.The effects of the two regulation strategies on the dynamic discharging characteristics and overall storage performance are comparatively investigated.To demon-strate the adjustability of the output capacity,several stable discharging rates are successfully maintained by the proposed methods.To maintain a higher discharging rate,the stable discharging time has to be sacrificed.As the demanded output increased from 0.5 kW to 6.0 kW,the stable discharging time decreased from 781.8 min to 27.9 min under variable solution flow and from 769.9 min to 30.7 min under variable cooling water flow.With the increase of solution or water flow rate,the energy storage density is improved,while the energy storage efficiency is slightly increased first and decreased later.The regulation method of variable water flow shows relatively lower energy storage efficiency due to the larger pump power.This study could facilitate reasonable development and application of ATB cycles.
基金supported by the State Key Laboratory of Air-Conditioning Equipment and System Energy Conservation(No.ACSKL2019KT13)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51608297 and No.51678024)+2 种基金Scientific Research Project of Beijing Municipal Education Commission(No.KM201910016009 and No.KZ202110016022)Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Future Urban Design(No.UDC2019011121)Fundamental Research Funds for Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture(No.XI8301).
文摘Chiller model is a key factor to building energy simulation and chiller performance prediction.With spread of new types of electric water chillers that have higher performance and wider operating range,new challenges have been faced by building energy simulation tools and their chiller models.This work takes a new type of electric water chiller as a case study and reevaluates eight typical empirically based models for predicting the energy performance of electric water chiller to verify whether they are suitable for the new type of chiller,using both laboratory test data from chiller manufacturer and online monitoring data from on-site operation of a central cooling plant with chillers of the same type.The prediction ability of the chiller models(including model prediction accuracy and generation ability)in laboratory test and on-site operation situations are examined.The results show that the existing models can well describe the chiller performance in the laboratory test situation but perform poorly in the on-site operation situation.As the best two models in the laboratory dataset,the overall prediction errors of DOE-2 and GN model increase more than 250%and 75%respectively in the field dataset.The big discrepancy of model prediction accuracy in the two situations is mainly due to the differences of evaporator and condenser water flow rates between the laboratory and on-site operation datasets,which indicates the limitations of the empirical chiller models and implies further research in future in order to improve the suitability and reliability of chiller model.
