Design of a New Bearing on the Large Net Shell Roof Tank

Author(s):  
Zhiping Chen ◽  
Huan Gao ◽  
Wenjing Guo ◽  
Fucai Chen ◽  
Ji Wang ◽  
...  

The structure of the plate rib roof can’t meet the need of the constantly enlarging storage tanks, thus more steel/aluminum net shell roofs have been used on the large storage tanks. The bearing between the roof and the tank wall is a key component, because it directly affects the strength and stability of the net shell roof. In this paper, a new type of net shell roof bearing structure is proposed in order to relieve the stress on the bearing and the net shell roof. The proposed structure has several features compared with the existing bearings: the net shell roof with the new bearing can allow a certain amount of radial displacement, and the bearing can also rotate within a certain angle. According to the actual loading status, strength and stability analysis of the overall net shell roof and the bearing’s partial structure are carried out respectively. The overall model of the net shell roof is established by ANSYS, and different boundary conditions are defined on the roof under two working conditions of “full-span live load” and “half-span live load”. Then the overall static strength calculation and stability analysis of the roof are completed. Based on the results of the overall analysis, the strength of the bearing’s partial model is analyzed in ANSYS Workbench. Research shows that when the net shell roof is under load, the roof is allowed to make radial displacement and the bearing to make angular displacement. Thus the burden on the bearing and the net shell roof is relieved, and the strength and stability of the overall roof meet the requirements. Moreover, many regions of the bearing can share the horizontal force, which helps to reduce the load on the bolts and improve the safety of the bearing structure. And the strength of the bearing meets the requirements.

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3243
Author(s):  
Shaojian Song ◽  
Peichen Guan ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
Yimin Lu ◽  
HuiHwang Goh

Impedance-based stability analysis is an effective method for addressing a new type of SSO accidents that have occurred in recent years, especially those caused by the control interaction between a DFIG and the power grid. However, the existing impedance modeling of DFIGs is mostly focused on a single converter, such as the GSC or RSC, and the influence between the RSC and GSC, as well as the frequency coupling effect inside the converter are usually overlooked, reducing the accuracy of DFIG stability analysis. Hence, the entire impedance is proposed in this paper for the DFIG-based WECS, taking coupling factors into account (e.g., DC bus voltage dynamics, asymmetric current regulation in the dq frame, and PLL). Numerical calculations and HIL simulations on RT-Lab were used to validate the proposed model. The results indicate that the entire impedance model with frequency coupling is more accurate, and it is capable of accurately predicting the system’s possible resonance points.


2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Z. Chen ◽  
M. R. Kianoush

This paper presents the results of parametric studies on the seismic response of concrete rectangular liquid storage tanks using the generalized single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) system. The effects of height of liquid and width of tank on the dynamic response of liquid storage tanks are investigated. The liquid level varies from the empty condition to a full tank. Also, instead of the commonly used ratio of width of tank to liquid height, Lx/HL, the ratio of width of tank to full height of the tank wall, Lx/Hw, is used as a characteristic parameter of tanks to study the effect of tank size on the dynamic response. The trends of added mass of liquid, effective height, and natural frequencies for different sizes of tanks are established. The values of the added mass of liquid due to impulsive hydrodynamic pressure and the effective height in the relationship with the ratios Lx/Hw and HL/Hw are determined and can be used in the seismic design of liquid storage tanks. Since the natural frequencies of liquid-containing structures are within a band of frequencies between that of a full tank and that of an empty tank, the recommended frequency to be used in the design of the tank wall is the frequency that causes the maximum dynamic response .


1984 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. N. Kramer

In industry when a link, crank, or other mechanical component is to be rotated from one rest position to another, it is necessary to establish appropriate functional relationships for angular displacement, velocity, and acceleration versus time such that the output motion satisfies certain kinematic and dynamic requirements. In the work presented here, a new type of motion is developed which has distinct advantages over constant velocity motion, constant acceleration motion, simple harmonic motion, cycloidal motion, and polynomial motions. The “variable-rate transymmetric” motion allows a designer to assign specific portions of the motion to be described by a linearly varying acceleration and other portions by a constant acceleration. As a result, the designer can decrease the power required, decrease the operating cost, and decrease dynamic responses such as shock, vibration, and shaking force.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Zheng Chen

In this thesis, the dynamic response of concrete rectangular liquid storage tanks is investigated. In previous studies, the tank wall has been assumed as rigid in the calculation of hydrodynamic pressures. The effect of flexibility of tank wall is considered in this study. The analytical solutions for both impulsive pressure and convective pressure induced by both horizontal and vertical ground motions are presented. A 2-D coupled analysis model of tank wall is proposed. The hydrodynamic pressures are considered as external forces applied on the tank wall. Through a technique called the sequential method, the two fields of fluid and structure are coupled. The time-history analysis using the mode superposition method and the direct step-by-step integration method are carried out. Two rectangular tanks are analyzed. From the comparison of the results obtained from the proposed model with those proposed by other researchers, such as added mass model based on the rigid wall boundary condition, it shows that the lumped mass approach overestimates the base shear and wall displacement. The effect of wall flexibility on displacements, base shears and base moments are also discussed. A combination of the added mass method and the sequential method is used to study liquid storage tanks subjected to the vertical ground motion. It is found that the effect of the vertical acceleration should be considered in dynamic analysis of rectangular tanks. It is concluded that the total response of the structures should be based on the sum of the response under both horizontal and vertical components of ground motion.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Zheng Chen

In this thesis, the dynamic response of concrete rectangular liquid storage tanks is investigated. In previous studies, the tank wall has been assumed as rigid in the calculation of hydrodynamic pressures. The effect of flexibility of tank wall is considered in this study. The analytical solutions for both impulsive pressure and convective pressure induced by both horizontal and vertical ground motions are presented. A 2-D coupled analysis model of tank wall is proposed. The hydrodynamic pressures are considered as external forces applied on the tank wall. Through a technique called the sequential method, the two fields of fluid and structure are coupled. The time-history analysis using the mode superposition method and the direct step-by-step integration method are carried out. Two rectangular tanks are analyzed. From the comparison of the results obtained from the proposed model with those proposed by other researchers, such as added mass model based on the rigid wall boundary condition, it shows that the lumped mass approach overestimates the base shear and wall displacement. The effect of wall flexibility on displacements, base shears and base moments are also discussed. A combination of the added mass method and the sequential method is used to study liquid storage tanks subjected to the vertical ground motion. It is found that the effect of the vertical acceleration should be considered in dynamic analysis of rectangular tanks. It is concluded that the total response of the structures should be based on the sum of the response under both horizontal and vertical components of ground motion.


2020 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 103492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-rong Xie ◽  
Hao Pan ◽  
Dong-dong Chen ◽  
Jun-chao Zeng ◽  
Hai-zheng Song ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (25n27) ◽  
pp. 3769-3774 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEE-KU KWAC ◽  
JAE-YEOL KIM ◽  
HANG-WOO KIM ◽  
JAE-HO HAN ◽  
YOUN-SIN LEE

When ironwork, especially steel roll coil, is transported to customers, land transportation and sea transportation are usually used. To transport steel roll coil fast and safe without damaging it, it is necessary that the steel roll coil has to be in stable condition. These days, apitong, which is all imported from overseas, is being used to support the steel roll coil, but because of apitong's rigidity, it damages the coil and when the coil is damaged, it is hard to fix. Due to the fact that recovering damage of the coil is almost impossible, we have to find the new type of dunnage that can substitute the apitong. In this paper, the arrays and the kinds of reinforcements, and rectangular type and trapezoid of dunnage will be talked about. The phenomenon of rolling and the impact when the carrier start moving and stop will be talked about as well. Therefore, we are going to develop a dunnage that does not damage ironwork and has better recovery and softness than existing apitong dunnage.


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