Hydraulic Method and a Device of Fish Protection at Water-Intake from the Mountain Rivers

2014 ◽  
Vol 641-642 ◽  
pp. 353-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolai Vatin ◽  
Nikolai Lavrov ◽  
Nikolai Korzhavin

In given article the arrangement of fish protection on water intakes is observed. Fish protection device in the form of variable width visor, arranged on the crest of sediment protection threshold is offered. In the article the geometrical dimensions of the fish protection device are substantiated, the distribution of water flow along it is studied, the capacity and the impact of the device on specimens of young fish is determined. The experimental data and their analysis with the subsequent conclusions are given.

Author(s):  
A. Zabrodin ◽  
Yu. Bagaiskov

The water intake structure is a functional element of the water supply system, but it must also be a fish protection object. The following basic requirements are imposed on the devices of modern fish protection devices at water intakes: prevention of ingress and death of young fish and larvae, prevention of injury to young fish and larvae, removal of protected fish from water intake, reliability of operation under specific conditions and means. According to the principle of operation, the most effective is the active scheme, with the forced formation of the hydraulic flow structure. The design of a universal combined type device with the use of a jet generator as a flow-forming element that creates a reactive hydraulic movement designed to protect fish and juveniles with a body size of less than 15 mm is proposed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 07008
Author(s):  
Svetlana Dragunova ◽  
Evgeny Kuznetsov ◽  
Anna Khadzhidi ◽  
Alexander Koltsov ◽  
Noureldin Sharaby

The study was conducted at the reclamation water intake facility of Tikhovsky hydroelectric complex. We used data from long-term observations and results of laboratory studies on a 1:20 scale physical model of the Zapan fish protection device. The effectiveness of the model was evaluated using simulators of juvenile fish. Increasing the efficiency of the Zapan fish protection facility is achieved by additional placement in the bottom threshold, which directs the bottom flow along with the young fish to the springboard, where there is an airlift in the form of a bubble curtain that lifts the young along the springboard into the fish-receiving holes of permeable shields. Fish protection design and location in the middle of the water stream do not create a backwater due to low resistance and provide protection for young fish. This increases not only the survival rate of young fish, but also the efficiency of reclamation water intakes. A new design of a fish protection structure for reclamation water intakes of the Zapan type was developed, which provides a fish protection effect of 3 groups of young fish formed by their swimming ability, which allowed determining the size of the elements of the fish protection structure.


2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (08) ◽  
pp. 1735-1754 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. MOHERY ◽  
M. ARAFA

The present paper deals with the interactions of 22 Ne and 28 Si nuclei at (4.1–4.5)A GeV /c with emulsion. Some characteristics of the compound multiplicity nc given by the sum of the number of shower particles ns and grey particles ng have been investigated. The present experimental data are compared with the corresponding ones calculated according to modified cascade evaporation model (MCEM). The results reveal that the compound multiplicity distributions for these two reactions are consistent with the corresponding ones of MCEM data. It can also be seen that the peak of these distributions shifts towards a higher value of nc with increasing projectile mass. It may further be seen that the compound multiplicity distributions becomes broader with increasing target size and its width increases with the size of the projectile nucleus. In addition, it has been found that the MCEM can describe the compound multiplicity characteristics of the different projectile, target and the correlation between different emitted particles. The values of average compound multiplicity increase with increasing mass of the projectile. Furthermore, it is observed that while the value of 〈nc〉 depends on the mass number of the projectile Ap and the target mass number At, the value of the ratio 〈nc〉/D(nc) seems to be independent of Ap and At. The impact parameter is found to affect the shape of the compound multiplicity distribution. Finally, the dependence of the average compound multiplicity on the numbers of grey and black particles, and the sum of them, is obvious. The values of the slope have been found to be independent of the projectile nucleus.


2021 ◽  
pp. 204141962110377
Author(s):  
Yaniv Vayig ◽  
Zvi Rosenberg

A large number of 3D numerical simulations were performed in order to follow the trajectory changes of rigid CRH3 ogive-nosed projectiles, impacting semi-infinite metallic targets at various obliquities. These trajectory changes are shown to be related to the threshold ricochet angles of the projectile/target pairs. These threshold angles are the impact obliquities where the projectiles end up moving in a path parallel to the target’s face. They were found to depend on a non-dimensional entity which is equal to the ratio between the target’s resistance to penetration and the dynamic pressure exerted by the projectile upon impact. Good agreement was obtained by comparing simulation results for these trajectory changes with experimental data from several published works. In addition, numerically-based relations were derived for the penetration depths of these ogive-nosed projectiles at oblique impacts, which are shown to agree with the simulation results.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghazanfar Mehdi ◽  
Maria Grazia De Giorgi ◽  
Donato Fontanarosa ◽  
Sara Bonuso ◽  
Antonio Ficarella

Abstract This study focused on the comparative analysis about the production of ozone and active radicals in presence of nanopulsed plasma discharge on air and on fuel/air mixture to investigate its effect on combustion enhancement. This analysis is based on numerical modeling of air and methane/air plasma discharge with different repetition rates (100 Hz, 1000 Hz and 10000 Hz). To this purpose, a two-step approach has been proposed based on two different chemistry solvers: a 0-D plasma chemistry solver (ZDPlasKin toolbox) and a combustion chemistry solver (CHEMKIN software suite). Consequently, a comprehensive chemical kinetic scheme was generated including both plasma excitation reactions and gas phase reactions. Validation of air and methane/air mechanisms was performed with experimental data. Kinetic models of both air and methane/air provides good fitting with experimental data of O atom generation and decay process. ZDPlasKin results were introduced in CHEMKIN in order to analyze combustion enhancement. It was found that the concentrations of O3 and O atom in air are higher than the methane/air activation. However, during the air activation peak concentration of ozone was significantly increased with repetition rates and maximum was observed at 10000 Hz. Furthermore, ignition timings and flammability limits were also improved with air and methane/air activation but the impact of methane/air activation was comparatively higher.


2021 ◽  
Vol 129 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryana N Harris ◽  
Laura Woo ◽  
Jeffrey J Saucerman

Rationale: Heart failure is caused by the inability of adult mammalian hearts to overcome the loss of cardiomyocytes (CMs). This is due partly to the limited proliferative capacity of CMs, which exit the cell cycle and do not undergo cell division. Current knowledge in cardiac regeneration lacks an understanding of the molecular regulatory networks that determine whether CMs will progress through the cell cycle to proliferate. Our goal is to use computational modeling to understand the expression and activation levels of the core cell cycle network, specifically cyclins and cyclin-cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) complexes. Methods: A model of core cell cycle dynamics was curated using previously published studies of CM proliferation regulators. This model incorporates those regulators known to stimulate G1/S and G2/M transitions through the core CDKs. The activity of each of the 22 network nodes (22 reactions) was predicted using a logic-based differential equation approach. The CDK model was then coupled with a minimal ODE model of cell cycle phase distributions and validated based on descriptions and experimental data from the literature. To prioritize key nodes for experimental validation, we performed a sensitivity analysis by stimulating individual knockdown for every node in the network, measuring the fractional activity of all nodes. Results: Our model confirmed that the knockdown of p21 and Rb protein and the overexpression of E2F transcription factor and cyclinD-cdk4 showed an increase in cells going through DNA synthesis and entering mitosis. A combined knockdown of p21 and p27 showed an increase of cells entering mitosis. Cyclin D-cdk4 and p21 overexpression showed a decrease and increase of Rb expression, respectively. Of the 14 model predictions, 12 agreed with experimental data in the literature. A comprehensive knockdown of the model nodes suggests that E2F (a key transcription factor driving DNA synthesis) is positively regulated by cyclin D while negatively regulated by GSK3B, SMAD3, and pRB. Conclusion: This model enables us to predict how cardiomyocytes respond to stimuli in the CDK network and identify potential therapeutic regulators that induce cardiomyocyte proliferation.


1996 ◽  
Vol 54 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 85-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. Bristow ◽  
R. Horton
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Author(s):  
Louay S. Yousuf ◽  
Dan B. Marghitu

In this study a cam and follower mechanism is analyzed. There is a clearance between the follower and the guide. The mechanism is analyzed using SolidWorks simulations taking into account the impact and the friction between the roller follower and the guide. Four different follower guide’s clearances have been used in the simulations like 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 mm. An experimental set up is developed to capture the general planar motion of the cam and follower. The measures of the cam and the follower positions are obtained through high-resolution optical encoders (markers). The effect of follower guide’s clearance is investigated for different cam rotational speeds such as 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700 and 800 R.P.M. Impact with friction is considered in our study to calculate the Lyapunov exponent. The largest Lyapunov exponents for the simulated and experimental data are analyzed and selected.


2018 ◽  
Vol 141 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeshaswini Emmi ◽  
Andreas Fiolitakis ◽  
Manfred Aigner ◽  
Franklin Genin ◽  
Khawar Syed

A new model approach is presented in this work for including convective wall heat losses in the direct quadrature method of moments (DQMoM) approach, which is used here to solve the transport equation of the one-point, one-time joint thermochemical probability density function (PDF). This is of particular interest in the context of designing industrial combustors, where wall heat losses play a crucial role. In the present work, the novel method is derived for the first time and validated against experimental data for the thermal entrance region of a pipe. The impact of varying model-specific boundary conditions is analyzed. It is then used to simulate the turbulent reacting flow of a confined methane jet flame. The simulations are carried out using the DLR in-house computational fluid dynamics code THETA. It is found that the DQMoM approach presented here agrees well with the experimental data and ratifies the use of the new convective wall heat losses model.


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