scholarly journals Characterization of Field-Scale Solute Transport in Spatially Variable Unsaturated Field Soils

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
William A. Jury ◽  
David Russo
Keyword(s):  
Solute Transport ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Unsaturated Flow ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Agricultural Field ◽  
Field Scale ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Local Soil ◽  
Special Cases

This report describes activity conducted in several lines of research associated with field-scale water and solute processes. A major effort was put forth developing a stochastic continuum analysis for an important class of problems involving flow of reactive and non reactive chemicals under steady unsaturated flow. The field-scale velocity covariance tensor has been derived from local soil properties and their variability, producing a large-scale description of the medium that embodies all of the local variability in a statistical sense. Special cases of anisotropic medium properties not aligned along the flow direction of spatially variable solute sorption were analysed in detail, revealing a dependence of solute spreading on subtle features of the variability of the medium, such as cross-correlations between sorption and conductivity. A novel method was developed and tested for measuring hydraulic conductivity at the scale of observation through the interpretation of a solute transport outflow curve as a stochastic-convective process. This undertaking provided a host of new K(q) relationships for existing solute experiments and also laid the foundation for future work developing a self-consistent description of flow and transport under these conditions. Numerical codes were developed for calculating K(q) functions for a variety of solute pulse outflow shapes, including lognormal, Fickian, Mobile-Immobile water, and bimodal. Testing of this new approach against conventional methodology was mixed, and agreed most closely when the assumptions of the new method were met. We conclude that this procedure offers a valuable alternative to conventional methods of measuring K(q), particularly when the application of the method is at a scale (e.g. and agricultural field) that is large compared to the common scale at which conventional K(q) devices operate. The same problem was approached from a numerical perspective, by studying the feasibility of inverting a solute outflow signal to yield the hydraulic parameters of the medium that housed the experiment. We found that the inverse problem was solvable under certain conditions, depending on the amount of noise in the signal and the degree of heterogeneity in the medium. A realistic three dimensional model of transient water and solute movement in a heterogeneous medium that contains plant roots was developed and tested. The approach taken was to generate a single realization of this complex flow event, and examine the results to see whether features were present that might be overlooked in less sophisticated model efforts. One such feature revealed is transverse dispersion, which is a critically important component in the development of macrodispersion in the longitudinal direction. The lateral mixing that was observed greatly exceeded that predicted from simpler approaches, suggesting that at least part of the important physics of the mixing process is embedded in the complexity of three dimensional flow. Another important finding was the observation that variability can produce a pseudo-kinetic behavior for solute adsorption, even when the local models used are equilibrium.

scholarly journals The Development of Fast Response Aerodynamic Probes for Flow Measurements in Turbomachinery

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger W. Ainsworth ◽  
John L. Allen ◽  
J. Julian M. Batt
Keyword(s):  
Mach Number ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Pressure Sensors ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Rotor Blades ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Hot Wire ◽  
Flow Measurements

The advent of a new generation of transient rotating turbine simulation facilities, where engine values of Reynolds and Mach number are matched simultaneously together with the relevant rotational parameters for dimensional similitude (Dunn et al [1988], Epstein et al [1984]. Ainsworth et al [1988]), has provided the stimulus for developing improved instrumentation for investigating the aerodynamic flows in these stages. Much useful work has been conducted in the past using hot-wire and laser anemometers. However, hot-wire anemometers are prone to breakage in the high pressure flows required for correct Reynolds numbers, Furthermore some laser techniques require a longer runtime than these transient facilites permit, and generally yield velocity information only, giving no data on loss production. Advances in semiconductor aerodynamic probes are beginning to fulfil this perceived need. This paper describes advances made in the design, construction, and testing of two and three dimensional fast response aerodynamic probes, where semiconductor pressure sensors are mounted directly on the surface of the probes, using techniques which have previously been successfully used on the surface of rotor blades (Ainsworth, Dietz and Nunn [1991]). These are to be used to measure Mach number and flow direction in compressible unsteady flow regimes. In the first section, a brief review is made of the sensor and associated technology which has been developed to permit a flexible design of fast response aerodynamic probe. Following this, an extensive programme of testing large scale aerodynamic models of candidate geometries for suitable semiconductor scale probes is described, and the results of these discussed. The conclusions of these experiments, conducted for turbine representative mean and unsteady flows, yielded new information for optimising the design of the small scale semiconductor probes, in terms of probe geometry, sensor placement, and aerodynamic performance. Details are given of a range of wedge and pyramid semiconductor probes constructed, and the procedures used in calibrating and making measurements with them. Differences in performance are discussed, allowing the experimenter to choose an appropriate probe for the particular measurement required. Finally, the application of prototype semiconductor probes in a transient rotor experiment at HP turbine representative conditions is described, and the data so obtained is compared with (PD solutions of the unsteady viscous flow-field.

scholarly journals Coronal ejections from convective spherical shell dynamos

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (S286) ◽  
pp. 154-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Warnecke ◽  
P. J. Käpylä ◽  
M. J. Mantere ◽  
A. Brandenburg
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Spherical Shell ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Convection Zone ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Simplified Model ◽  
Spherical Coordinates ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Large Scale Magnetic Field

AbstractWe present a three-dimensional model of rotating convection combined with a simplified model of a corona in spherical coordinates. The motions in the convection zone generate a large-scale magnetic field which is sporadically ejected into the outer layers above. Our model corona is approximately isothermal, but it includes density stratification due to gravity.

scholarly journals Study on Fluorine Pollution in a Slag Yard

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 847
Author(s):  
Lide Wei ◽  
Changfu Wei ◽  
Sugang Sui
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Solute Transport ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Simulation Results

This paper suggests a large-scale three-dimensional numerical simulation method to investigate the fluorine pollution near a slag yard. The large-scale three-dimensional numerical simulation method included an experimental investigation, laboratory studies of solute transport during absorption of water by soil, and large-scale three-dimensional numerical simulations of solute transport. The experimental results showed that the concentrations of fluorine from smelting slag and construction waste soil were well over the discharge limit of 0.1 kg/m3 recommended by Chinese guidelines. The key parameters of the materials used for large-scale three-dimensional numerical simulations were determined based on an experimental investigation, laboratory studies, and soil saturation of survey results and back analyses. A large-scale three-dimensional numerical simulation of solute transport was performed, and its results were compared to the experiment results. The simulation results showed that the clay near the slag had a high saturation of approximately 0.9, consistent with the survey results. Comparison of the results showed that the results of the numerical simulation of solute transport and the test results were nearly identical, and that the numerical simulation results could be used as the basis for groundwater environmental evaluation.

Modeling of Solids and Gas Mixing Effects in Large-Scale CFB Combustors

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karsten Luecke ◽  
Ernst-Ulrich Hartge ◽  
Joachim Werther
Keyword(s):  
Combustion Chamber ◽  
Residence Time ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Control Volume ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Fuel Feed ◽  
Cross Section Area

In a CFB combustor the reacting solids are locally fed into the combustion chamber. These reactants have to be dispersed across the reactor’s cross-sectional area. Since the rate of mixing is limited this leads to a mal-distribution of the reactants and to locally varying reaction conditions. In order to describe the influence of mixing a three-dimensional model of the combustion chamber is suggested here. The model is divided into three sub-topics. First, the flow structure in terms of local gas and solids velocities and solids volume concentrations is described. Second, mixing of the solids and the gas phase has to be quantified by defining dispersion coefficients, and finally the combustion process itself, i.e. the reaction kinetics, has to be modeled. Employing the information of the three sub-models mass balances for the reactants at each finite control volume inside the CFB combustion chamber can be formulated. The model was validated against data from measurements in the large-scale combustor of Chalmers University of Technology in Go¨teborg/Sweden. Concentration gradients concerning the char phase are only moderate. However, the spatial distribution of the oxygen shows strong non-uniformities, especially under conditions of staged combustion. In further predictive calculations, the influence of the fuel supply arrangement on the emissions of industrial sized CFB boilers was studied. Furthermore, the influence of the fuel composition on the feeding technique has been examined. High volatile fuels tend to form plumes of unburned hydrocarbons near the fuel feed point, and might therefore need more feed points per square meter cross-section area. Since the average gas residence time in the primary cyclone of a CFB plant is about 30–40% of the total gas residence time, a considerable burn-off of not completely oxidized gas species may occur here. An effectively used cyclone may remedy to a certain extent the negative impacts of incomplete mixing in the combustion chamber.

Boil-Off Gas Formation inside Large Scale Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Tank Based on Specific Parameters

2012 ◽  
Vol 229-231 ◽  
pp. 690-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Shukri Zakaria ◽  
Kahar Osman ◽  
Md. Nor Musa
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Seawater Temperature ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Liquefied Natural Gas ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Ambient Seawater ◽  
Lng Tank

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fleets are coasting with various condition and behavior. These variable leads to different type of LNG fleets build every year with unavoidable generated Boil-off Gas (BOG). Estimation of BOG generated inside LNG tank play significant role in determines the ship specification and management method of BOG including venting, propulsion or requalification. Hence, in the present study, the right choices of boundary condition and parameter have been implementing in order to have good estimation amount of BOG evaporates for specific LNG tank. Three dimensional model of cargo with capacity 160000 m3 LNG carrier are simulate using ANSYS Fluent with specific ambient air temperature of 5oC and ambient seawater temperature of 0oC have been chosen as a calculation case, gain the total heat transfer rate and Boil-off Rate (BOR). The result shows that the calculation model and simulation are feasible with typical LNG fleet specification and International Marine Organization (IMO) standard.

scholarly journals CFD ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIZER IN A TENGENTIAL FIRED BOILER

2013 ◽  
pp. 143-147
Author(s):  
KRUNAL P. MUDAFALE ◽  
HEMANT S. FARKADE
Keyword(s):  
Flue Gas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Thermal Power ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Geometrical Model ◽  
Gas Temperature ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Side Flow

This paper presents a simulation of the economizer zone, which allows for the condition of the shell-side flow and tube-side and tube-wall, thermal fields, and of the shell-tube heat-exchange. Selection of the economizer zone from the thermal power plant only because, it is found trends of failure that the economizer is the zone where the leakages are found more. The maximum number of cause of failure in economizer unit is due to flue gas erosion. The past failure details revels that erosion is more in U-bend areas of Economizer Unit because of increase in flue gas velocity near these bends. But it is observed that the velocity of flue gases surprisingly increases near the lower bends as compared to upper ones. The model is solved using conventional CFD techniques by STAR- CCM+ software. In which the individual tubes are treated as sub-grid features. A geometrical model is used to describe the multiplicity of heat-exchanging structures and the interconnections among them. The Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) approach is utilised for the creation of a three-dimensional model of the economizer coil. With equilibrium assumption applied for description of the system chemistry. The flue gas temperature, pressure and velocity field of fluid flow within an economizer tube using the actual boundary conditions have been analyzed using CFD tool. Such as the ability to quickly analyse a variety of design options without modifying the object and the availability of significantly more data to interpret the results. This study is a classic example of numerical investigation into the problem of turbulent reacting flows in large scale furnaces employed in thermal power plants for the remediation of ash deposition problems. And the experimental setup is from Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station, Chandrapur having the unit no IV of 210 MW energy generations.

The Development of Fast Response Aerodynamic Probes for Flow Measurements in Turbomachinery

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. Ainsworth ◽  
J. L. Allen ◽  
J. J. M. Batt
Keyword(s):  
Mach Number ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Pressure Sensors ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Rotor Blades ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Hot Wire ◽  
Flow Measurements

The advent of a new generation of transient rotating turbine simulation facilities, where engine values of Reynolds and Mach number are matched simultaneously together with the relevant rotational parameters for dimensional similitude (Dunn et al., 1988; Epstein and Guenette, 1984; Ainsworth et al., 1988), has provided the stimulus for developing improved instrumentation for investigating the aerodynamic flows in these stages. Much useful work has been conducted in the past using hot-wire and laser anemometers. However, hot-wire anemometers are prone to breakage in the high-pressure flows required for correct Reynolds numbers. Furthermore, some laser techniques require a longer run-time than these transient facilities permit, and generally yield velocity information only, giving no data on loss production. Advances in semiconductor aerodynamic probes are beginning to fulfill this perceived need. This paper describes advances made in the design, construction, and testing of two and three-dimensional fast response aerodynamic probes, where semiconductor pressure sensors are mounted directly on the surface of the probes, using techniques that have previously been successfully used on the surface of rotor blades (Ainsworth et al., 1991). These are to be used to measure Mach number and flow direction in compressible unsteady flow regimes. In the first section, a brief review is made of the sensor and associated technology that has been developed to permit a flexible design of fast response aerodynamic probe. Following this, an extensive program of testing large-scale aerodynamic models of candidate geometries for suitable semiconductor scale probes is described, and the results of these discussed. The conclusions of these experiments, conducted for turbine representative mean and unsteady flows, yielded new information for optimizing the design of the small-scale semiconductor probes, in terms of probe geometry, sensor placement, and aerodynamic performance. Details are given of a range of wedge and pyramid semiconductor probes constructed, and the procedures used in calibrating and making measurements with them. Differences in performance are discussed, allowing the experimenter to choose an appropriate probe for the particular measurement required. Finally, the application of prototype semiconductor probes in a transient rotor experiment at HP turbine representative conditions is described, and the data so obtained are compared with CFD solutions of the unsteady viscous flow-field.

Development of Inherently Safe Technologies for Large Scale BWRs: (5) Operation Support System for Plant Accidents

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaki Kanada ◽  
Ryota Kamoshida ◽  
Yoshihiko Ishii ◽  
Tadaaki Ishikawa ◽  
Setsuo Arita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Support System ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Plant Design ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Event Identification ◽  
Plant Behavior ◽  
Operation Support System ◽  
Sensor Signals ◽  
Plant Simulation

When accident events are caused by a large-scale natural disaster, conditions beyond those at the plant site may affect the accident. As well, quick diagnosis and recognition of damaged equipment are necessary. We have been developing inherently safe technologies for boiling water reactor (BWR) plants in response to these. An operation support system for plant accident events is one of these technologies. Our operation support system identifies accident events and predicts the progression of plant behavior. The system consists of three main functions: sensor integrity diagnosis, accident event identification, and plant simulation functions. The sensor integrity diagnosis function diagnoses whether sensor signals have maintained their integrity by correlating redundant sensors with the plant design information. The accident event identification function extracts a few of candidate accident events using alarm and normal sensor signals received by the sensor integrity diagnosis function. The scale and position of the accident event are determined by comparing plant simulation results with normal sensor signals. The plant simulation function uses a detailed three-dimensional model of the nuclear reactor and plant. This simulation can predict future plant behavior on the basis of identified accident events. This proposed operation support system provides available results of accident event identification and plant condition prediction to plant operators. This system will reduce the occurrence of false identifications of accident events and human errors of operators.

Control of Meloidogyne incognita in three-dimensional model systems and pot experiments by the attract-and-kill effect of furfural acetone

Plant Disease ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanli Cheng ◽  
Zhen Chen ◽  
Li Zeng ◽  
Xue Yang ◽  
Dian Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Meloidogyne Incognita ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Moist Sand ◽  
Attract And Kill

Meloidogyne incognita causes large-scale losses of agricultural crops worldwide. The natural metabolite furfural acetone has been reported to attract and kill M. incognita, but whether the attractant and nematicidal activities of furfural acetone on M. incognita function simultaneously in the same system, especially in three dimensions or in soil, is still unknown. Here, we used 23% pluronic F-127 gel and a soil simulation device to demonstrate that furfural acetone has a significant attract-and-kill effect on M. incognita in both three-dimensional model systems. At 24 h, the chemotaxis index and corrected mortality of nematodes exposed to 60 mg/mL furfural acetone in 23% pluronic F-127 gel were as high as 0.82 and 74.44%, respectively. Soil simulation experiments in moist sand showed that at 48 h, the chemotaxis index and corrected mortality of the nematode towards furfural acetone reached 0.63 and 82.12%, respectively, and the effect persisted in the presence of tomato plants. In choice experiments, nematodes selected furfural acetone over plant roots and were killed subsequently. In pot studies, furfural acetone had a control rate of 82.80% against M. incognita. Collectively, these results provide compelling evidence for further investigation of furfural acetone as a novel nematode control agent.

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