One Dimensional Steady Model for Natural Ventilation of Solar Chimney

Solar chimney is effective to enhance the natural ventilation by heating the air with solar radiation. Based on the research by other authors, a revised mathematical model is proposed. One dimensional heat conduction model is proposed when the thermal resistance of both the glass cover and heat absorbing wall are taken into account. The mean temperatures of the air and heat absorbing wall, the air mass rate and heat collection efficiency in the solar chimney are calculated with the present model. The results of the present model are compared with the related experimental data and reasonable agreement is validated. It is shown that the present revised model is able to predict the temperatures of the air and wall, the air mass rate and heat collection efficiency more preciously than the original model.     

contact stress and steady thermal analysis of herringbone gears in a gas turbine

To obtain the distribution characteristic of contact stress and the bulk temperature on the surface of herringbone gears, parameter modeling of gears was carried out by parametric design language. A numerical simulation was given to calculate the contact stress field and the steady thermal field by combining heat transfer theory, tribology theory, and mesh theory. The distribution of contact stress, the bulk temperature and heat flux also were analyzed. The analysis results show that the distribution of the load along the contact line possesses regularity. The heat flux along the tooth depth direction decreases first and then increases. The effect of thermal conduction of the tooth is stronger than that of convective heat transfer. The conclusion indicates that the finite element emulation method can be used to estimate the transmission performance of herringbone gears.     

Influence of Backfill on Performance of Ground Heat Exchanger

The physical and mathematical model of three dimensional unsteady coupled heat transfer in the ground heat exchanger is proposed, and corresponding numerical simulations for actual ground heat exchanger and operation condition are carried out. The computed results are compared with those of the thermal resistance test of the ground heat exchanger, which proves the correctness of the model and corresponding numerical methods. Then, the effects of thermal conductivity and specific heat of the ground backfill material on the ground heat exchanger are investigated, which provides theoretical guidance for the thermal response test and the engineering design of the ground heat exchanger.     

Energy Saving Principle and Design Experience of a New Type Curtain Wall

The energy consumption and sight pollution of glazing curtain wall are two problems to be urgently managed. Intelligent curtain wall is a new type one of energy conservation and environment protection, in which the thermal channel to save building energy consumption and automatic sunshade to adjust sunlight are adopted. Four engineering examples of oversea intelligent curtain wall are briefed. The construction and energy saving principle of ventilative curtain wall as the core technique of intelligent curtain wall are presented. The earliest ventilative curtain wall in China Mainland, and its test results of heat preservation in winter are stressed. The design experience of how to choose three key parameters: the width of thermal channel, the layout of inlet and outlet and the type of glass is discussed.     

Performance analysis of a concentrating solar hybrid photovoltaic thermal system

The photovoltaic components of a hybrid photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) system are combined with a solar thermal collector, which generates both thermal and electrical energy simultaneously with a higher integrated efficiency. A three dimensional steady model of the concentrating solar PV/T system which has a plate type metallic thermal collector with a serpentine rectangular channel is developed. The processes of photovoltaic and thermal transformation and heat transfer in the PV/T collector are calculated and simulated. The effects of the optical concentrating ratio, coolant mass flow rate, ambient air velocity and glass cover on both thermal and electrical performance of the collector are presented and discussed.     

The Numerical Simulations of the Casting Process for Making Fiber-reinforced Metal Matrix Composite

The numerical simulations of the casting process for making metal matrix composite by infiltrating melting alloys into a fiber preform arestudied. The evaluation of the infiltration flow, the thermal conduction, the stress and strains of the matrix are studied with finite element method, and the corresponding finite element program for axi-symmetry condition is programmed. The influences of the controllable initial and boundary conditions on the casting process, residual stress and residual plastic strains, and selection of optimal technological parameters are researched. The reliability of the numerical simulation is analyzed by comparison between the calculated results andsimilar experimental data.[WT5HZ]     

Thermal Radiation Effects on Smoke-flow in Atrium Fires

The field models for smoke flow in atrium, takings into account strong buoyancy, turbulence, radiation exchange and wall heat losses are developed according to the characteristics of the atrium fire. Realistic combustion processes in the burning fuel have not been included. A six-flux radiation model is included in a general mathematical model for fires, which are taking as a volumetric heat source, It is applied to the predictions of fire smoke development in a small-scale atrium. In order to avoid complicated radiation exchange models, radiation heat loss effects are combined to the wall heat loss. A General-purpose compute program PHOENICS has been developed to meet this need. Results of numerical calculations based on the field model are compared with test data for a fire in the small-scale atrium test facility. The resullts indicate that radiation transfer has the minor effects, due to the relatively low temperatures encountered. The method that the effect of radiation is included in the calculation of wall heat transfer losses by using maximum heat transfer coefficient is feasible. The field model used in the present study is not good enough, which a turbulent combustion sub-model must be included.     

Analysis of the Ground Adjustment Ability of the Ground Source Heat Pump Systems in Winter

Based on an actual ground source heat pump system in hot summer and cold winter area, the system operation parameters were tested for 6 years under the state of using cooling tower for cooling in summer but the ground heat exchanger and fire pool for heating in winter. A three dimensional (3D) tube group model was established, and the thermal balance analysis and calculation of the ground temperature distribution around the ground heat exchanger were conducted by the numerical calculation. According to the comparison between the test data and the theoretical results, the influencing factors of the ground adjustment ability were obtained.     

Dealing with Thermal Exchange in Temperature Field Simulation in Low Pressure Die-casting Process

The main effort is to develop numerical simulation software of low pressure die casting on Windows platform in Personal Computer, based on the production of aluminum wheel in Die cast wheel manufacture Co. Ltd.. The heat conduction calculation is the basis of solidification simulation. A 3 dimentional model including the refrigeration medium block is set up based on the study of boundary heat exchange. Various calculation method is analyzed for different types of boundary element. A comprehensive calculation model is set up according to practically manipulable parameters in production.     

Dropwise Condensation Heat Transfer Coefficient on the Horizontal Circular Surface with Radial Gradient Surface Energy

A theoretical model is developed for the dropwise condensation heat transfer on the horizontal circular surface with radial gradient surface energy based on the heat transfer model of individual condensate drop and the size distribution model of condensate drop on homogeneous condensation surface.The effect of variation of contact angle on the gradient surface on condensation heat transfer and condensate drop size distribution is taken account of in this model.The theoretical calculation method was obtained to predict the dropwise condensation heat transfer coefficient on the horizontal circular surface with radial gradient surface energy under various wall subcooled temperature,contact angle profile on wall surface,and working fluid.The effects of surface energy gradient,wall subcooled temperature,and thermophysical properties of condensate on the condensation heat transfer are discussed respectively.The calculation results show that the condensation heat transfer coefficient increases slightly with the increase of wall subcooled temperature.As latent heat and surface tension increasing,the condensation heat transfer coefficient increases.A larger surface energy gradient induces a larger condensation heat transfer coefficient.     

利用频域有限元法分析内嵌管式辐射地板频域热特性

分析内嵌管式辐射地板的频域热特性,便于进一步了解内嵌管式辐射地板的动态热特征,为辐射地板的系统和控制设计提供重要的参考依据。建立了内嵌管式辐射地板的频域有限元模型,同时采用ANSYS软件建立了内嵌管式辐射地板的时域传热模型,通过2个模型的对比说明了频域有限元模型的准确性。采用频域有限元模型计算并分析了内嵌管式辐射地板的频域热特性。结果表明,在低频区域,地板的频域热响应基本不随频率变化,其传热过程接近于稳态,而在高频区域,地板的频域热响应随频率的变化十分剧烈,地板传热呈现明显的动态特征。当房间内存在较多成分的高频热扰时,关于辐射地板的传热计算应采用动态计算方法。     

Influence of Backfill Air Gap on Soil Temperature Recovery in Ground coupled Heat Pumps

Air gap may easily emerge in the progress of backfill in ground heat exchange due to field operation problems. The single U tube three dimensional numerical heat transfer model is set up and there are 3 kinds of backfill air gap assumptions for computational analysis, which are the most common situations in practical projects. Different air gap situations will have considerable effects on soil heat transfer, especially the factor of soil temperature recovery performance, which is investigated in this research, and there is practical project operating data for the comparison confirmation with the theoretical calculation results in inlet and outlet water temperatures. It can be concluded that the backfill air gap will increase the soil average excess temperature in the period of recovery inside the place where the air gap is, and degrade the heat transfer performance of the ground heat exchange.     

Defects detection in the inner surface of pipes based on inverse heat conduction problem

It is a typical ill posed inverse heat conduction problem to estimate the geometry boundary of the inner surface of pipe by the temperature of outer surface. With the establishment of a two dimensional steady model for pipe with irregular inner surface, the inverse problem is transformed into a direct problem and an optimization problem. Based on the temperature at the outer surface obtained from the infrared thermography and the variation of the object function, the conjugate gradient method (CGM) is introduced into the geometry problem. With the numerical analysis of three typical defects, the effects of the measurement errors, choice of the initial value, boundary conditions and number of discrete temperature points are discussed and the proposed methodology is approved.     

Four-node Membrane Element of Vector Form Intrinsic Finite Element for Large Deformation Analysis of Membrane Structures

Based on fundamental principles of the vector form intrinsic finite element (VFIFE), the basic formulas of 4-node quadrilateral membrane element were first derived in this paper. The procedure for the determination of pure nodal deformation through reverse movement was elaborated, and the method for the calculation of internal nodal forces through deformation coordinate system was presented. Feasible approaches were also proposed for several issues for 4-node membrane element, including the location statuses and the numerical integration for internal forces. A computer program of 4-node membrane element was developed. By the analysis of the numerical example, the correctness and validity of the membrane element theory and the computer program were verified. Then the approach was applied for more analysis of large deformation and large rotation problems of membrane structures, including cushion inflating and cloth draping.     

Effect of High-frequency Thermal Disturbance on Soil Temperature around the Metro Tunnels

Soil temperature prediction model around the subway metro tunnels is constructed with the consideration of coupled heat transfer between range temperature and surrounding soil. Finite difference method is adopted for numerical solution of the model, and the solving results in certain conditions are compared to validate the analytical solution. The high-frequency thermal disturbance brought by train operation is simplified into three different forms, and the predictive model of soil temperature is used to calculate the corresponding soil temperature response. It is indicated that temperature fluctuations of range air and the wall are accompanied with high-frequency thermal disturbance, but the impact on soil temperature distribution inside is limited.     

Heat Conduction due to Moving Heat Sources in Semi infinite Body

Combined image method with heat source function method,heat conduction due to moving heat sources is analysed in semi infinite body and cylinder with heat exchanging on its surface.The distribution of temperature is obtained when the wall temperature is constant and the wall heat flux is zero.The result is useful for engineering calculation.     

Finite Element Method of 3D Stable Heat Conduction of Steel Fluid in Continuous Casting Moulds

The heat transfer of steel fluid in continuous casting mould is a stable process and can be depicted with three-dimensional stable heat conduction equation depending on tension speed. The corresponding finite element equation, including the first, second and third boundary conditions, is deduced out with Galerkin residual method. The coded FEM program is used to analyze the temperature distribution of Q235 steel in continuous billet casting mould. The method proposed is a foundation of thermo-mechanical coupled analysis for the formation of solidified shells and stress in the shells in continuous casting.     

Dynamic characteristics research of gear coupling rotor system in gas turbine

Taking the sliding bearing into account, the lateral vibration analysis models of two single rotor were built respectively using the transfer matrix method. The transmission matrix of herringbone gear coupled unit is derived. Using whole transfer matrix method, the lateral torsional coupling analysis model of herringbone gear rotor system is set up, and the vibration characteristics of gear rotor bearing system in gas turbine is analyzed. Through numerical calculation and anlysis, the eigenvalue of gear rotor system, the Logarithmic decrement and the critical speed are obtained. The result shows that the working speed of this gear rotor bearing system is far away from the critical speed, therefore the system is stable and safe.     

Electromagnetic field models and their influences onthe temperature field of large hydro generator

To accurately analyze the loss and heat of large hydro generator,the finite element models of 2D steady state electromagnetic field,moving electromagnetic field and field circuit coupling are established respectively.As an example,the losses of the rotor iron and damper winding of a 36 MW tubular hydro generator are calculated.Furthermore,the influences of 3 different electromagnetic field models on the thermal sources and temperatures are analyzed by 3D finite element calculation of the temperature field.The results are compared with the test data and indicate that the precision of the field circuit coupling model is better.The losses of each damp bar are different and the heat of the damp bar at the lee side is larger than that at the windward with the full load.The maximal temperature of the rotor is located at the damper winding,instead of the field winding.The research is valuable for improving the calculation precision of the rotor losses and temperature field and enhancing the reliability of the hydro generator design and operation.     

The Numerical Simulation of Casting Process for Making Metal Matrix Composites

In this paper,a numerical simulation of the casting process for making the MMC.using the PEM, is studied.The convection of liquid metal and the release of latent heat of solidification are taken into account.The algorithm and program for axisymmetric casting model are developed to the problem of coupling between flow and heat transfer,as well as phase change.The variational curves of temperature,the position of flow front and the distrsbutions of volume fraction of solid metal in matrix and their variation with time are obtained.The influences of technological paarmeters to casting are discussed.