Current distributions in a PEM fuel cell with interdigitated flow fields were measured with the current distribution measurement gasket technique. The measurement results showed that current density distribution in a ...
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In this Part II, on the basis of the general style design of second-order difference scheme and the analysis of the absolutely stable scheme proposed in Part I, the companion article, the general design method of any ...
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In this Part II, on the basis of the general style design of second-order difference scheme and the analysis of the absolutely stable scheme proposed in Part I, the companion article, the general design method of any high-order difference scheme is proposed. Based on this method, a new kind of third-order difference scheme including 1. different variants is constructed, which uses the same grid points as existing second-order difference schemes but is different from them in that the grids are chosen symmetrically from two sides of the interface. Because they have the same matrix style created by the same grid plots of the discretization equation, these third-order schemes require the same CPU time and memory as the second-order schemes; however, this kind of symmetrical third-order difference scheme will keep the consistency between the false diffusion and the stability, and the stability of the scheme is better than that of the existing biased second-order scheme. Further research shows that under the conditions of matrix style and computer memory, the scheme constituted by symmetrically numbered grids from two sides of the interface with odd order of accuracy can maintain consistency between numerical accuracy and stability better than any kind of scheme designed according to the 'upwind' idea. Based on this understanding, a new scheme design theory called symmetric and odd-order accuracy scheme design theory is proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Solar collector is one of the most important parts of solar chimney power plant. It plays an important role in improving the efficiency and saving the cost of the whole system. In this paper, several transparent mater...
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(纸本)9781622765447
Solar collector is one of the most important parts of solar chimney power plant. It plays an important role in improving the efficiency and saving the cost of the whole system. In this paper, several transparent materials which could be used as the collector were chosen to study the optical properties. The materials include polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), perspex (PS) and ordinary glass. Firstly, an experiment device was designed with the collector angles varying from 1.° to 60°. Secondly, different thickness of glass and different slope angles of the collector of these materials mentioned above on transmittance was compared. The effect of pollutions caused by the natural environment such as dust, rain and aging on these materials was considered in the experiment. Based on the experimental results, a conclusion was made that PMMA has the highest transmittance among the four materials without considering other factors.
In this article, an Improved SIMPLER (CLEARER) algorithm is formulated to solve the incompressible fluid flow and heat transfer on the nonstaggered, nonorthogonal curvilinear grid system. By virtue of a modified momen...
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In this article, an Improved SIMPLER (CLEARER) algorithm is formulated to solve the incompressible fluid flow and heat transfer on the nonstaggered, nonorthogonal curvilinear grid system. By virtue of a modified momentum interpolation method in calculating the interface contravariant velocity in both the predictor step and the corrector step, the coupling between pressure and velocity is fully guaranteed, and the conservation law is also satisfied. A second relaxation factor is introduced in the corrector step, of which the convergent solution is independent. By setting the second relaxation factor less than the underrelaxation factor for the velocity to some extent, both the convergence rate and robustness can be greatly enhanced. Meanwhile, the CLEARER algorithm can also overcome the severe grid nonorthogonality. With the simplified pressure-correction equation, the convergent solution can still be obtained even when the intersection angle among grid lines is as low as 1. which may provide valuable guidance in studying the fluid flow in complex geometries.
In this article an Improved SIMPLER (CLEARER) algorithm is proposed to solve incompressible fluid flow and heat transfer problems. Numerical study shows with the CLEARER algorithm on a collocated grid, in the correcti...
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In this article an Improved SIMPLER (CLEARER) algorithm is proposed to solve incompressible fluid flow and heat transfer problems. Numerical study shows with the CLEARER algorithm on a collocated grid, in the correction stage the velocities on the main nodes are overcorrected with the pressure correction, which lowers the convergence rate;hence a second relaxation factor is introduced to overcome this disadvantage. By setting this factor less than the underrelaxation factor for velocities, the convergence performance can be significantly enhanced;meanwhile, the robustness can also be increased. Four numerical examples with reliable solutions are computed to validate the CLEARER algorithm, and the results show that this algorithm can predict the numerical results accurately. Compared with the SIMPLER algorithm, CLEARER can enhance the convergence rate greatly, and in some cases it only needs as little as 1.% of the iterations required by SIMPLER to reach the same convergence criterion.
To improve the predictive accuracy of bubble concentration distribution, numerical study of upward turbulent channel flows laden with microbubbles is carried out and the fluid-bubble two-way coupling interaction is co...
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To improve the predictive accuracy of bubble concentration distribution, numerical study of upward turbulent channel flows laden with microbubbles is carried out and the fluid-bubble two-way coupling interaction is considered. Direct numerical simulation is used for solving the Navier-Stokes equation and Lagrangian approach is used to track the bubble trajectories through the action of forces imposed by the fluid and the gravity. The forces acted on the bubbles are drag, virtual mass, lift, wall lift, pressure gradient, and gravity. Numerical results show that the bubble concentration distribution can be predicted by using the two-way coupling of the fluid and the bubble motion, and adding the wall lift force into the bubble motion equation, and the fluid velocity, turbulence intensity and shear stresses modified by the bubble motions can also be revealed.
The utilization of solar heat and waste heat in order to energize absorption chillers is an important issue for increasing the energy efficiency of cooling machines. A compact pump-free LiBr absorption refrigeration s...
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(纸本)1563479028
The utilization of solar heat and waste heat in order to energize absorption chillers is an important issue for increasing the energy efficiency of cooling machines. A compact pump-free LiBr absorption refrigeration system (without the generator-pump, the evaporator-pump and the absorber-pump) driven by solar energy is designed and reconstructed. The required minimum driving temperature of the heat source is only 68°C compared to above 1.0°C in traditional absorption refrigeration systems. This paper aims to present the effects of various running parameters on the heat transfer performance of a solar refrigeration system, and typical experimental data. The phase change heat transfer is intensified in both the lunate channel of the thermosiphon elevation tube and the second generator. In this way, the two-phase solution is elevated continuously without pumps with a low driving temperature. The structure of the overflow-type spray system is optimized to make the aqueous solution of LiBr be absorbed and to make the condensate be evaporated in a once-through spray. Therefore, the aqueous solution in the refrigeration system can be in steady continuous absorption and evaporation without the absorber pump and the evaporator pump. In a cross-flow horizontal falling film heat exchanger, the staggered coil is wrapped with the mesh screen to hold up more liquid film. The performance of the heat and mass transfer is improved due to an increase in the wet ratio of the surface. Based on the heat and mass transfer theory of falling film absorption, an experimental study is carried out to analyze the performance of the refrigeration system. An experimental investigation is undertaken to characterize the effects of the absorption pressure, the inlet temperature of the solution, and the inlet temperature of the cooling water on the heat and mass transfer in the absorption process. The implications of the data are discussed in detail.
In bubbly two‐phase flow, the gas phase and liquid phase have different flow fields. The mathematical expression for the motion of a small bubble at low Re number has been already established, the liquid velocity alo...
In bubbly two‐phase flow, the gas phase and liquid phase have different flow fields. The mathematical expression for the motion of a small bubble at low Re number has been already established, the liquid velocity along the trajectory of the bubble is calculated inversely by using the motion equation. Whole field liquid flow structure has also estimated using a spatial and/or temporal interpolation method. This paper proposes an algorithm for estimating the liquid phase flow field based on measurement data on bubble data on bubble motion. The applicability of the algorithm is examined with Taylor‐Green vortex flow as an analytical test case. Meanwhile, The result, based on the theory, has been applied to reconstruct liquid phase velocity field by using the data of bubble velocity in an aeration tank.
Aeration plays an important role in the treatment of activated sludge. The aeration performance is deeply affected by the movement law of bubble liquid flow in aeration tank. In order to discuss the influence of gas‐...
Aeration plays an important role in the treatment of activated sludge. The aeration performance is deeply affected by the movement law of bubble liquid flow in aeration tank. In order to discuss the influence of gas‐phase, liquid‐phase motions in an aeration tank on the sewage disposal, three kinds of boundaries and initial conditions were applied in the experiment to study the law of two‐phase flow. A developed two‐equation turbulence model was employed in this paper. Results obtained by experiment are compared with those from the mathematical model. It is found that the results of measurement and simulation agree with each other.
Presents a set of data for flow and heat transfer of finned-tube bundle under the condition of high air flow velocity. Air flow and heat transfer over a 4 1.; 4 （ columns 1.; rows） finned-tube heat exchanger w...
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Presents a set of data for flow and heat transfer of finned-tube bundle under the condition of high air flow velocity. Air flow and heat transfer over a 4 × 4 （ columns × rows） finned-tube heat exchanger with rectangular fins was investigated experimentally in a wind tunnel with constant wall temperatures condition. The air flow velocity based on the minimum flow cross-section area over flow channel ranged from 1..8 to 50. 2 m/s, the heal transfer rate ranged from 21.8 to47. 1.kW, and the air temperatures increase ranged from 1.. 9 to 1.. 8 ℃. The present results were compared with results calculated from correlations proposed by CSPE. For air flow velocity less than 25 m/s, these two results of heat transfer agreed well with each other, whereas for larger velocity, our test data disagreed with the CSPE correlations. For the friction factor, present data are much higher than the predicted results in the whole range. Finally, correlations for friction factors and heat transfer coefficients are DrODosed based on the experimental results.
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