scholarly journals An Experiment on Flashing-Spray Jet Characteristics of Supercritical CO2 from Various Orifice Geometries

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Teng ◽  
Jinbao Bai ◽  
Yuxing Li ◽  
Cailin Wang

Supercritical CO2 pipelines usually are used to link the CO2 capture system to the geological storage. There are severe hazards once the asphyxiating gas leaks from the long-distance pipeline. The uncertainty of near-field jet characteristics results in imprecise consequences assessment of accidental release of supercritical CO2. To improve the prediction of consequences of accidental release accuracy, the near-field mechanisms of flashing-spray jet was investigated. In this work, an experimental setup with multiple measurement instruments was developed to impose controllable CO2 release from a high-pressure vessel. The flashing-spray jet structures of supercritical CO2 from circular and rectangular orifices were recorded by a high-speed camera. Results indicate that the near-field structures of supercritical CO2 jet from circular and rectangular orifices are totally different, which causes the different dispersion consequences. The jet angle and shock waves were analyzed quantitatively. Lastly, the models of flashing-spray based on the two different phenomena from rectangular and circular orifices were discussed. The combination of macroscopic and microscopic data in the jet can help to understand the complex physics and improve discharge and dispersion model. This work provides a fundamental data to consequences assessment of accidental release of supercritical CO2.

Author(s):  
Bo Wang ◽  
Xinyu Zhang ◽  
Yuying Yan ◽  
Jean-Paul Kone

Precise control of the spray behavior is key to fully realize the potential benefits of modern GDI engines. Flash boiling is known to alert the spray behavior significantly; and thus, a complete understanding of its mechanism is essential. In this work, a study of the effect of the fuel properties on the near-nozzle flow characteristics of a single-hole GDI injector under the flash boiling conditions is presented. The performance of hexane and a typical gasoline surrogate iso-octane has been studied both experimentally and numerically. Fuel temperature varied from 20 and 100 °C with ambient pressures of 20, 50 and 100 kPa. For the experiment, microscopic imaging was conducted with a high-speed camera coupled with a long-distance microscope; and a convex lens was used to provide enough illumination to the interested area. The numerical studies were performed at the maximum needle lift using OpenFOAM, an open-source Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code. Phase change was captured with the Homogeneous Relaxation Model (HRM); and turbulence was modeled using RNG k–ε model. The results have shown that while the near-field flow behavior of hexane and isooctane was similar under ambient conditions, a significant difference was observed between the two under the flash boiling conditions. The onset and development of flash boiling of isooctane was retarded compared to hexane due to its much lower vapor pressure. Spray contraction has been observed in the down-stream due to fuel vaporization and air entrainment. The CFD results were shown to agree well with the experimental data.


1905 ◽  
Vol 59 (1537supp) ◽  
pp. 24627-24628
Author(s):  
Charles A. Mudge

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Saisantosh Vamshi Harsha Madiraju ◽  
Ashok Kumar

Transportation sources are a major contributor to air pollution in urban areas. The role of air quality modeling is vital in the formulation of air pollution control and management strategies. Many models have appeared in the literature to estimate near-field ground level concentrations from mobile sources moving on a highway. However, current models do not account explicitly for the effect of wind shear (magnitude) near the ground while computing the ground level concentrations near highways from mobile sources. This study presents an analytical model based on the solution of the convective-diffusion equation by incorporating the wind shear near the ground for gaseous pollutants. The model input includes emission rate, wind speed, wind direction, turbulence, and terrain features. The dispersion coefficients are based on the near field parameterization. The sensitivity of the model to compute ground level concentrations for different inputs is presented for three different downwind distances. In general, the model shows Type III sensitivity (i.e., the errors in the input will show a corresponding change in the computed ground level concentrations) for most of the input variables. However, the model equations should be re-examined for three input variables (wind velocity at the reference height and two variables related to the vertical spread of the plume) to make sure that that the model is valid for computing ground level concentrations.


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1101-1117
Author(s):  
Lin Yang ◽  
Xiangdong Li ◽  
Jiyuan Tu

Due to the fast development of high-speed rail (HSR) around the world, high-speed trains (HSTs) are becoming a strong competitor against airliners in terms of long-distance travel. Compared with airliner cabins, HST cabins have much larger window sizes. When the big windows provide better lighting and view of the scenery, they also have significant effects on the thermal conditions in the cabins due to the solar radiation through them. This study presents a numerical study on the solar radiation on the thermal comfort in a typical HST cabin. The effect of solar radiation was discussed in terms of airflow pattern, temperature distribution and thermal comfort indices. Parametric studies with seven different daytime hours were carried out. The effect of using the roller curtain was also studied. The overall cabin air temperature, especially near passengers, was found to have significantly increased by solar radiation. Passengers sitting next to windows were recorded to have an obvious thermal comfort variation at different hours of the day. To improve the passengers’ comfort and reduce energy consumption during hot weather, the use of a curtain could effectively reduce the solar radiation effect in the cabin environment.


2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. e3846
Author(s):  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Naijie Gu ◽  
Junjie Su

1955 ◽  
Vol 100 (599) ◽  
pp. 353-367
Author(s):  
L. M. Hodges
Keyword(s):  

2013 ◽  
Vol 842 ◽  
pp. 445-448
Author(s):  
Wei Chao Yang ◽  
Chuan He ◽  
Li Min Peng

This paper describes the results of numerical work to determine the flow structures of the slipstream and wake of a high speed train on platforms of underground rail station using three-dimensional compressible Euler equation. The simulations were carried out on a model of a simplified three-coach train and typical cross-section of Chinese high-speed railway tunnel. A number of issues were observed: change process of slipstreams, longitudinal and horizontal distribution characteristics of train wind. Localized velocity peaks were obtained near the nose of the train and in the near wake region. Maximum and minimum velocity values were also noticed near to the nose rear tip. These structures extended for a long distance behind the train in the far wake flow. The slipstream in platform shows the typical three-dimensional characteristics and the velocity is about 4 m/s at 6 m away from the edge of platform.


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