Debris flows are typical two-phase flows, which commonly accompany erosion in mountainous areas, and may destroy bridge engineering by scouring. In this study, a physically-based two-phase model is applied for the sim...Debris flows are typical two-phase flows, which commonly accompany erosion in mountainous areas, and may destroy bridge engineering by scouring. In this study, a physically-based two-phase model is applied for the simulation of debris flow scouring of bridge pier. In this model, the shear stress of debris flow on an erodible bed is considered to be a function of the solid shear stress, fluid shear stress, and volume fraction; accordingly, the erosion is incorporated into the two-phase model. Using a highaccuracy computational scheme based on the finite volume method, the model is employed for simulating a dynamic debris flow over an erodible bed. The numerical results are consistent with the experimental data, and verify the feasibility of the two-phase model. Moreover, a simple numerical test is performed to exhibit the fundamental behaviour of debris flow scouring of bridge pier, which shows that the degree of erosion on each side of the pier is higher compared to other areas. The scouring depth is influenced by the variations of solid volume fraction and velocity of debris flow and pier width.展开更多
Leakage occurring in the tube sockets of the main steam thermometers can seriously threaten the safe operation of coal-fired power plants.Here,assuming a 300 MW unit as a relevant testbed,this problem is investigated ...Leakage occurring in the tube sockets of the main steam thermometers can seriously threaten the safe operation of coal-fired power plants.Here,assuming a 300 MW unit as a relevant testbed,this problem is investigated numerically through solution of the equations of fluid-dynamics in synergy with the mathematical treatment of relevant statistics.The results indicate that the steam can form a large-scale spiral flow inside the tube socket and continuously scour the inner wall.In the model with the protective casing setting angle of 60°,the average tangential fluid velocity can reach up to 4.8 m/s,which is about twice higher than that in the model with the protective casing setting angle of 0°.The wake disturbance generated by the flow around the thermo-sensitive body leads to differences in the fluid motion inside the tube sockets between the upstream and downstream thermometers.These differences are affected by the distance between the thermometers,the setting angle of protective casing,and other factors.The pressure of the main steam inside the tube socket for a R3 thermometer,located outside the curved pipeline,is about 1756 Pa higher than that of the L3 thermometer located outside the straight pipeline,indicating that the secondary flow generated in the curved pipeline is able to provide stronger energy for the large-scale spiral flow inside the tube socket.On the basis of these findings,an improvement scheme for the installation of long-itudinal ribs in the tube sockets is proposed.The simulation results show that the average tangential velocity of the fluid within the near-wall area of tube sockets decreases by more than 90%,which should be enough to effectively alleviate the damage to the inner wall caused by high-pressure fluid or particles.展开更多
基金Financial support from the NSFC-ICIMOD (41661144041)Key Research and Development Program (2017SZ0041)Sichuan Province Science and Technology Support Project (2016SZ0067)
文摘Debris flows are typical two-phase flows, which commonly accompany erosion in mountainous areas, and may destroy bridge engineering by scouring. In this study, a physically-based two-phase model is applied for the simulation of debris flow scouring of bridge pier. In this model, the shear stress of debris flow on an erodible bed is considered to be a function of the solid shear stress, fluid shear stress, and volume fraction; accordingly, the erosion is incorporated into the two-phase model. Using a highaccuracy computational scheme based on the finite volume method, the model is employed for simulating a dynamic debris flow over an erodible bed. The numerical results are consistent with the experimental data, and verify the feasibility of the two-phase model. Moreover, a simple numerical test is performed to exhibit the fundamental behaviour of debris flow scouring of bridge pier, which shows that the degree of erosion on each side of the pier is higher compared to other areas. The scouring depth is influenced by the variations of solid volume fraction and velocity of debris flow and pier width.
文摘Leakage occurring in the tube sockets of the main steam thermometers can seriously threaten the safe operation of coal-fired power plants.Here,assuming a 300 MW unit as a relevant testbed,this problem is investigated numerically through solution of the equations of fluid-dynamics in synergy with the mathematical treatment of relevant statistics.The results indicate that the steam can form a large-scale spiral flow inside the tube socket and continuously scour the inner wall.In the model with the protective casing setting angle of 60°,the average tangential fluid velocity can reach up to 4.8 m/s,which is about twice higher than that in the model with the protective casing setting angle of 0°.The wake disturbance generated by the flow around the thermo-sensitive body leads to differences in the fluid motion inside the tube sockets between the upstream and downstream thermometers.These differences are affected by the distance between the thermometers,the setting angle of protective casing,and other factors.The pressure of the main steam inside the tube socket for a R3 thermometer,located outside the curved pipeline,is about 1756 Pa higher than that of the L3 thermometer located outside the straight pipeline,indicating that the secondary flow generated in the curved pipeline is able to provide stronger energy for the large-scale spiral flow inside the tube socket.On the basis of these findings,an improvement scheme for the installation of long-itudinal ribs in the tube sockets is proposed.The simulation results show that the average tangential velocity of the fluid within the near-wall area of tube sockets decreases by more than 90%,which should be enough to effectively alleviate the damage to the inner wall caused by high-pressure fluid or particles.
