In the presence of nasal septal deviation, the airflow can be skewed to the convex side of the airway. Asymmetry of the airflow partition can be aggravated if the decongestion phase of the nasal cycle occurs on the sa...
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In the presence of nasal septal deviation, the airflow can be skewed to the convex side of the airway. Asymmetry of the airflow partition can be aggravated if the decongestion phase of the nasal cycle occurs on the same side. This numerical study investigates the variation in the airflow partition over time during inspiration and the corresponding changes in relative humidity when septal deviation is combined with the nasal cycle. In the nasal cavities with a decongested convex side, the variation in the airflow partition ratio observed over time was larger than that in the nasal cavities not influenced by the nasal cycle. In addition, the decrease in the relative humidity of the convex side was larger, resulting in a relative humidity of as low as 76.3 %. Therefore, the convex side of the deviated cavity was more prone to nasal dryness under the influence of the nasal cycle.
To allow inhalation exposure studies, with control of particulate matter (PM) concentration/dose, a low-cost aerosol generator with real-time continual monitoring was developed and tested. This device can be used for ...
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To allow inhalation exposure studies, with control of particulate matter (PM) concentration/dose, a low-cost aerosol generator with real-time continual monitoring was developed and tested. This device can be used for comparing controlled laboratory experiments with resuspension of dry ambient PM or dry powders/particles to model atmospheric PM concentrations decoupling the PM sampling and the exposure. Dry powder disposed in a reservoir was resuspended using a generator that promoted the control of flow rates of clean air and containing-PM air for injection in a whole-body exposure chamber continuously monitored by a PM monitor allowing real-time control of PM concentration/dose. To quantify its ability to produce exposure conditions, the airflow dynamics within the exposure chamber with computational fluid dynamics was simulated. A study of PM size distribution and chemical composition was undertaken to compare the ambient and resuspended PM. Airflow circulation patterns show that no areas of stagnation were present;the exposure chamber allows enough dispersion and mixing for the exposure of the mice. While the aerosol generator produces more fine particles, which are a major health concern than coarse particles, it can adequately reproduce the atmosphere with target concentrations. The resuspension in aerosol generator does not cause significative variations in mass ratios of the chemical species that are similar in the ambient and resuspended PM. Overall, this low-cost exposure system can be used in different laboratories, making inhalation exposure techniques more accessible in order to replace more invasive/artificial exposure such as instillation techniques.
Aiming at the vibration suppression and noise reduction of a direct-drive piston pump system, a novel porous variable diameter Helmholtz pulsation attenuator (abbr. PVDHPA) was developed. The vibration suppression mec...
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Aiming at the vibration suppression and noise reduction of a direct-drive piston pump system, a novel porous variable diameter Helmholtz pulsation attenuator (abbr. PVDHPA) was developed. The vibration suppression mechanism of PVDHPA was analyzed, and the pressure and flow mathematical model was established. The fluid vibration energy absorption characteristics of PVDHPA with different structural parameters in the direct-drive pump system were analyzed by computational fluid dynamics simulation. The optimized damping hole and maximum diameter of the resonant cavity of the PVDHPA are 6.5 mm and 110 mm, respectively. Based on the custom-manufactured testing apparatus, the vibration absorption effect of the PVDHPA was verified. The test results show that the vibration response amplitude of the direct-drive pump is significantly reduced after the installation of PVDHPA, in which the vibration signals in the 200-400 Hz and 1000 Hz frequency bands are significantly suppressed, and the vibration impact in the vertical direction is most significantly weakened. Meanwhile, the foot vibration acceleration of the direct-drive pump system decreases by 7.4 dB(A). These researches provide an effective method for vibration and noise reduction of the direct-drive pump systems.
The existing standard current-temperature calculations for overhead line (OHL) conductors have been adequate for conventional conductors and their operating temperatures. However, these calculations make assumptions a...
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The existing standard current-temperature calculations for overhead line (OHL) conductors have been adequate for conventional conductors and their operating temperatures. However, these calculations make assumptions and include simplifications about conductor geometry and aero-thermal-dynamics, introducing an error in the High-Temperature Low-Sag conductors operating temperatures. To quantify the error introduced by the shape of strands, the paper employs a Multi-Physics Finite Element Modeling approach that calculates the conjugate heat transfer for trapezoidal stranded OHL conductors. Furthermore, it proposes corrective equations to improve the accuracy of existing methods. The equations incorporate a new Nusselt number correlation for mixed convection and capture the surface area ignored by current calculations. The outer conductor geometry assumptions and the combined natural and forced convective cooling omission in the IEEE and CIGRE methods introduce an error at low (below 0.12 m/s) cross-flow wind speeds suggesting an underestimation of conductor temperature by up to 4%. In medium wind speeds, typically at 0.5 m/s-0.61 m/s, the standard methods overestimate the conductor temperature limiting its current-carrying capability. A 5% uprating for existing OHLs is potentially feasible, particularly for the trapezoidal stranded conductors, when removing the assumptions made in existing methods.
computational analysis of elliptic and normal flat plate geometries, sized to wings of small fliers and in a two-dimensional plunging-pitching-flapping motion resulting in hover, is conducted to investigate circulatio...
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computational analysis of elliptic and normal flat plate geometries, sized to wings of small fliers and in a two-dimensional plunging-pitching-flapping motion resulting in hover, is conducted to investigate circulation growth at the leading-edge vortex (LEV) and trailing-edge vortex (TEV). The models are sized to the same aspect ratio, and a Reynolds number of 225 is chosen as it is similar to that observed in small fliers in hover. Results show similar LEV growth and lift production trends for both cases but with differing energy flux mechanisms. A vorticity transport analysis is done to quantify these energy fluxes. The LEV growth and shearing is closely related to the TEV growth and shearing, and the plunging-pitching profile, while the geometry plays a role in the magnitude of vortex creation and intensity of spanwise fluxes only.
A coal combustion solver with detailed multiphase radiation modeling has been developed and applied during the simulation of a laboratory-scale coal flame in this work. The carrier gas is modeled by the Eulerian equat...
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A coal combustion solver with detailed multiphase radiation modeling has been developed and applied during the simulation of a laboratory-scale coal flame in this work. The carrier gas is modeled by the Eulerian equation while the coal particles are tracked in a Lagrangian framework. Radiative heat sources are fed back to the energy equations of both carrier gases and dispersed particles. The spectral properties for both gases and coal particles are either calculated by the full-spectrum k-distribution (FSK) method or considered to be gray, and the radiative transfer equation is solved by the spherical harmonics (PN) method at different orders. High-fidelity radiation effects on temperature, liftoff height, combustion products, and coal burnout for the target flame are investigated. It is found that radiation has a significant cooling effect on the flame. Involving radiation during the simulation of target flame makes both liftoff height and coal burnout closer to the experimental measurements, and also alters the combustion productions. Results also show that, considering both accuracy and efficiency, the P1 solver combined with either FSK method or gray method should be acceptable an alternative for multiphase radiation modeling of target flame.
Pump as turbine (PAT) is a type of economical energy recovery device that is widely used in micro-hydropower plants and energy recovery. A special impeller with forward-curved blades can dramatically improve the PAT...
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Pump as turbine (PAT) is a type of economical energy recovery device that is widely used in micro-hydropower plants and energy recovery. A special impeller with forward-curved blades can dramatically improve the PAT's performance relative to an original impeller with backward-curved blades because the inlet angle created by the former more effectively matches volute outlet flow. The blade outlet angle is another important factor in energy conversion. To investigate the effects of blade outlet angle on the performance of a special impeller, four outlet velocity moments were chosen according to the same inlet velocity moment value vu(1)r(1) (0.02vu(1)r(1), 0, -0.02vu(1)r(1),-0.04vu(1)r(1), were used). Four special impellers with different blade outlet angles were modeled and simulated via verified computational fluid dynamics. The results show that, the highest efficiency among PATs at - 0.02vu(1)r(1) was higher than that at 0.02vu(1)r(1) by 1.46%. A suitable negative outlet velocity moment also helps eliminate swirl at the impeller outlet caused by the asymmetric inlet velocity moment and helps reduce the formation of vortex in the draft tube. This further decreases hydraulic loss and improves the operating stability of PAT. This paper presents a method for determining the blade outlet angle of the special impeller of PAT.
An experiment coupled with a computational analysis was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of surgical masks, which include KF94 and ASTM Level 1, in an indoor environment. The KF94 mask sample shows the highe...
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An experiment coupled with a computational analysis was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of surgical masks, which include KF94 and ASTM Level 1, in an indoor environment. The KF94 mask sample shows the highest filtration efficiency (99.9%) in the analysis. The simulation is consistent with the experimental results as the concentration of sodium chloride (NaCl) droplets is < 4% on average in the room. The ultraviolet-C (UVC) irradiation and dry heating samples are shown to retain the highest filtration efficiencies (> 97%) after 3 disinfection treatment cycles. All methods (boiling, steaming, ethanol treatment, and dry heating) effectively reduce the S. aureus load by 99.99%. The UVC irradiation shows exposure to 450 mu W cm(-2) for 10 minutes can effectively eliminate all S. aureus on the mask materials. Simulation shows the reduction in overall NaCl and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels is directly proportional to the filtration efficiency and the effectiveness of reused masks is also directly proportional to the filtration efficiency. The proxy indicator (CO2) for aerosol particles demonstrates that very fine respiratory droplets can penetrate the mask after reaching a steady state. The CO2 concentration increase shows that aerosol particles are accumulated under adequate ventilation and further pose the risk of infection. The NaCl droplets (2%) simulation shows that respiratory droplets have infiltrated the mask, but the mask demonstrates a higher ability to block the NaCl droplets and prevent their penetration. The findings suggest a need to revise the existing regulation of the control policy.
Cemented tailings pastes (CTPs) exhibit complex thixotropic behaviors, which considerably affect the accurate prediction of pressure drop in circular pipe transport. In this work, the thixotropy of CTPs is incorporate...
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Cemented tailings pastes (CTPs) exhibit complex thixotropic behaviors, which considerably affect the accurate prediction of pressure drop in circular pipe transport. In this work, the thixotropy of CTPs is incorporated into the numerical simulation via a constitutive thixotropic model. The analytical solution of the velocity profile across the pipe based on the equilibrium rheological model is presented. Comparisons indicate that the Bingham model cannot accurately characterize the flow behaviors of CTPs. It also overestimates the pressure drop in the circular pipe. Moreover, the pressure drop predicted by the novel equilibrium model is overestimated because of thixotropy. A peak of the structural parameter can be observed near the edge of the plug region, which highly influences shear rate distribution. The effects of solids content and flow rate on pressure drop are analyzed. In summary, thixotropy should be considered in the circular pipe flow simulation of CTPs.& COPY;2023 Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The installations of offshore wind farms, especially the type with monopile structures, increase the number of suspended particles in the surrounding area. The offshore wind structures are usually coated with several ...
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The installations of offshore wind farms, especially the type with monopile structures, increase the number of suspended particles in the surrounding area. The offshore wind structures are usually coated with several layers of coatings, including a thin layer of organic coating as a topcoat. In this study, we aim to investigate the influence of the stresses on the organic coatings due to the kinetic energy of the suspended sand particles. To accomplish the goal, impingement flow jets with particles were applied on coated steel samples for a week in a lab-scale impingement chamber. The working fluid for the experiments was 3.5 wt% NaCl solution with 1 wt% suspended sand particles. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was conducted to monitor the degradation of organic coatings while exposed to the impingement flow. computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling was utilized to calculate the magnitude of the applied fluid stresses on the coatings. Thermodynamics of electrochemical reactions and the activation theories were utilized to compare with the electrochemical parameters. It was concluded that for the lowest flow rate (Q(1) = 6.31 cm(3)/s), the added sand particles started to show destructive influence after the first three days of exposure. As the flow rate increased, the destructive influence of sand particles on coating samples appeared earlier at the beginning of the exposure, and the elements of equivalent circuit model showed larger difference between coatings exposed to pure NaCl solution and those exposed to solution with sand particles. For the highest flow rate (Q(3) = 18.93 cm(3)/s), the destructive influence of sand particles was significant, indicating that for the particulate flows with the velocity of 1 m/s, which is the regular velocity of the underwater zone in shallow sea regions (with a depth of 30 m), the momentum impact of the sand particles plays a vital role in the degradation of the organic coatings.
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