In this study,the low emission combustion technology of Rich-Quench-Lean(RQL)has been applied in Trapped-Vortex Combustor(TVC),and the combinative RQL-TVC shows a promising low emissions performance.By utilizing a que...In this study,the low emission combustion technology of Rich-Quench-Lean(RQL)has been applied in Trapped-Vortex Combustor(TVC),and the combinative RQL-TVC shows a promising low emissions performance.By utilizing a quench orifice plate combined with a bluffbody,a lab-scale RQL-TVC was designed.The flow fields of RQL-TVC were measured by 2-D PIV and predicted by 3-D numerical simulation.Flow structures,radial profiles of normalized mean axial velocity,turbulence intensity and mixing level of the quench zone were analyzed.Results reveal that the dual-vortex and the single-vortex flow patterns both exist in cavities and quench zone of RQL-TVC,and the turbulence intensity is strong in the quench zone with some reverse flows.The spiral vortex was discussed by 3-D streamlines and the detail flow structures of the quench zone were analyzed based on the numerical results.The mixing level of the quench zone was determined,and results show that the quench device enhances the mixing level compared with TVC.Combustion efficiency and emissions performance were investigated experimentally,and results demon-strate that RQL-TVC has relatively higher combustion efficiency and lower emission index of CO,UHC and NO_xthan the same size lab-scale TVC in present work.展开更多
Reconstructions of past seafloor age make it possible to quantify how plate tectonic forces,surface heat flow,ocean basin volume and global sea level have varied through geological time.However,past ocean basins that ...Reconstructions of past seafloor age make it possible to quantify how plate tectonic forces,surface heat flow,ocean basin volume and global sea level have varied through geological time.However,past ocean basins that have now been subducted cannot be uniquely reconstructed,and a significant challenge is how to explore a wide range of possible reconstructions.Here,we investigate possible distributions of seafloor ages from the late Paleozoic to present using published full-plate reconstructions and a new,efficient seafloor age reconstruction workflow,all developed using the open-source software GPlates.We test alternative reconstruction models and examine the influence of assumed spreading rates within the Panthalassa Ocean on the reconstructed history of mean seafloor age,oceanic heat flow,and the contribution of ocean basin volume to global sea level.The reconstructions suggest variations in mean seafloor age of~15 Myr during the late Paleozoic,similar to the amplitude of variations previously proposed for the Cretaceous to present.Our reconstructed oceanic age-area distributions are broadly compatible with a scenario in which the long-period fluctuations in global sea level since the late Paleozoic are largely driven by changes in mean seafloor age.Previous suggestions of a constant rate of seafloor production through time can be modelled using our workflow,but require that oceanic plates in the Paleozoic move slower than continents based on current reconstructions of continental motion,which is difficult to reconcile with geodynamic studies.展开更多
This research investigates water-wave scattering via a horizontal perforated plate fixed at the still water level through analytical studies and physical model tests.The velocity potential decomposition method is comb...This research investigates water-wave scattering via a horizontal perforated plate fixed at the still water level through analytical studies and physical model tests.The velocity potential decomposition method is combined with an efficient iterative algorithm to develop an analytical solution in which the quadratic pressure drop condition is imposed on the horizontal perforated plate.The analytical results are in good agreement with the results of an independently developed iterative boundary element method(BEM)solution.Experimental tests are carried out in a wave flume to measure the reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient of the horizontal perforated plate,and the analytical results agree reasonably well with the experimental data.The influence of various structural parameters of the horizontal perforated plate on the hydrodynamic parameters of reflection coefficient,transmission coefficient,energy-loss coefficient,and wave force are analyzed on the basis of the analytical solution.Useful results for the practical engineering application of horizontal perforated plates are also presented.展开更多
A two-level additive Schwarz preconditioner based on the overlapping domain decomposition approach is proposed for the local C0 discontinuous Galerkin (LCDG) method of Kirchhoff plates.Then with the help of an intergr...A two-level additive Schwarz preconditioner based on the overlapping domain decomposition approach is proposed for the local C0 discontinuous Galerkin (LCDG) method of Kirchhoff plates.Then with the help of an intergrid transfer operator and its error estimates,it is proved that the condition number is bounded by O(1 + (H4/δ4)),where H is the diameter of the subdomains and δ measures the overlap among subdomains.And for some special cases of small overlap,the estimate can be improved as O(1 + (H3/δ3)).At last,some numerical results are reported to demonstrate the high efficiency of the two-level additive Schwarz preconditioner.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51706103,51822605,51776181)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China,(Nos.CEPE2019010,30920031103)+1 种基金the Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization,Zhejiang University,China,(Nos.ZJU-CEU2017011)great support given by the China Scholarship Council(No.201906845024)。
文摘In this study,the low emission combustion technology of Rich-Quench-Lean(RQL)has been applied in Trapped-Vortex Combustor(TVC),and the combinative RQL-TVC shows a promising low emissions performance.By utilizing a quench orifice plate combined with a bluffbody,a lab-scale RQL-TVC was designed.The flow fields of RQL-TVC were measured by 2-D PIV and predicted by 3-D numerical simulation.Flow structures,radial profiles of normalized mean axial velocity,turbulence intensity and mixing level of the quench zone were analyzed.Results reveal that the dual-vortex and the single-vortex flow patterns both exist in cavities and quench zone of RQL-TVC,and the turbulence intensity is strong in the quench zone with some reverse flows.The spiral vortex was discussed by 3-D streamlines and the detail flow structures of the quench zone were analyzed based on the numerical results.The mixing level of the quench zone was determined,and results show that the quench device enhances the mixing level compared with TVC.Combustion efficiency and emissions performance were investigated experimentally,and results demon-strate that RQL-TVC has relatively higher combustion efficiency and lower emission index of CO,UHC and NO_xthan the same size lab-scale TVC in present work.
基金This work was supported by NSFC(Grant Nos.41972237)ARC(Grant Nos.IH130200012,DP180102280 and DE160101020).
文摘Reconstructions of past seafloor age make it possible to quantify how plate tectonic forces,surface heat flow,ocean basin volume and global sea level have varied through geological time.However,past ocean basins that have now been subducted cannot be uniquely reconstructed,and a significant challenge is how to explore a wide range of possible reconstructions.Here,we investigate possible distributions of seafloor ages from the late Paleozoic to present using published full-plate reconstructions and a new,efficient seafloor age reconstruction workflow,all developed using the open-source software GPlates.We test alternative reconstruction models and examine the influence of assumed spreading rates within the Panthalassa Ocean on the reconstructed history of mean seafloor age,oceanic heat flow,and the contribution of ocean basin volume to global sea level.The reconstructions suggest variations in mean seafloor age of~15 Myr during the late Paleozoic,similar to the amplitude of variations previously proposed for the Cretaceous to present.Our reconstructed oceanic age-area distributions are broadly compatible with a scenario in which the long-period fluctuations in global sea level since the late Paleozoic are largely driven by changes in mean seafloor age.Previous suggestions of a constant rate of seafloor production through time can be modelled using our workflow,but require that oceanic plates in the Paleozoic move slower than continents based on current reconstructions of continental motion,which is difficult to reconcile with geodynamic studies.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51725903 and 52001293)the Taishan Scholar Program of Shandong Province(No.ts20190915).
文摘This research investigates water-wave scattering via a horizontal perforated plate fixed at the still water level through analytical studies and physical model tests.The velocity potential decomposition method is combined with an efficient iterative algorithm to develop an analytical solution in which the quadratic pressure drop condition is imposed on the horizontal perforated plate.The analytical results are in good agreement with the results of an independently developed iterative boundary element method(BEM)solution.Experimental tests are carried out in a wave flume to measure the reflection coefficient and transmission coefficient of the horizontal perforated plate,and the analytical results agree reasonably well with the experimental data.The influence of various structural parameters of the horizontal perforated plate on the hydrodynamic parameters of reflection coefficient,transmission coefficient,energy-loss coefficient,and wave force are analyzed on the basis of the analytical solution.Useful results for the practical engineering application of horizontal perforated plates are also presented.
文摘A two-level additive Schwarz preconditioner based on the overlapping domain decomposition approach is proposed for the local C0 discontinuous Galerkin (LCDG) method of Kirchhoff plates.Then with the help of an intergrid transfer operator and its error estimates,it is proved that the condition number is bounded by O(1 + (H4/δ4)),where H is the diameter of the subdomains and δ measures the overlap among subdomains.And for some special cases of small overlap,the estimate can be improved as O(1 + (H3/δ3)).At last,some numerical results are reported to demonstrate the high efficiency of the two-level additive Schwarz preconditioner.
