Study on Hydraulic Characteristic of Aerator with Side-Walls Sudden Enlargement in Free-Flow Spillway Tunnel

2012 ◽  
Vol 614-615 ◽  
pp. 613-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai Yun Wang ◽  
Qing Yang ◽  
Guang Qing Dai ◽  
Chao Liu
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Air Entrainment ◽  
Free Flow ◽  
Bottom Cavity ◽  
Lateral Cavity ◽  
Sudden Enlargement ◽  
Side Walls ◽  
Spillway Tunnel ◽  
Forced Aeration ◽  
Engineering Practices

Engineering practices showed side-walls in free-flow discharge tunnels with high speed flows and low pressure tended to be damaged by cavitation, especially behind concave reach. In this paper through experiment an aerator with side-walls sudden enlargement and soleplate vertical dropping was introduced on the concave reach bottom of the Vertical-Bend free-flow spillway tunnel side-walls. By applying this type of aerator, air entrainment increases significantly and un-airflow areas disappear. Experimental observations show that lateral cavity and bottom cavity are linked to each other and the forced aeration forms behind the aerator, which protects sidewalls and soleplates against cavitation damage.

Cavity length downstream of a sudden fall-expansion aerator in chute

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2053-2062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Li ◽  
Jianmin Zhang ◽  
Xiaoqing Chen ◽  
Jiangang Chen ◽  
Gordon G. D. Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Present Method ◽  
Cavity Length ◽  
Dynamic Pressure ◽  
Air Entrainment ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Bottom Cavity ◽  
Parabolic Shape ◽  
Lateral Cavity ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Geometric Morphology

Abstract Cavity length has been proven to have a significant effect on the air entrainment of an aerator in flood discharge engineering; however, the estimation of both the bottom and lateral cavity lengths downstream of a sudden fall-expansion aerator remain unclear. This research conducts a series of experiments involving various approach-flow conditions and geometric parameters of an aerator. An improved solution of the cavity length for the bottom and lateral cavities is established. The proposed equation was validated through the data of experiments and predecessor formulas, and exhibited a higher precision than other methods. Both the transverse turbulence and the axial dynamic pressure are found to be related to the formation of a lateral cavity. The present method involving the lateral cavity length was developed based on dimensional analysis and experimental test. The geometric morphology of a lateral cavity exhibits a parabolic shape, which is similar to that of the bottom cavity.

Development and Validation of a Three-Dimensional Multiphase Flow CFD Analysis for Journal Bearings in Steam and Heavy Duty Gas Turbines

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Uhkoetter ◽  
Stefan aus der Wiesche ◽  
Michael Kursch ◽  
Christian Beck
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Multiphase Flow ◽  
Gas Turbines ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Air Entrainment ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Heavy Duty ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Two Phase

The traditional method for hydrodynamic journal bearing analysis usually applies the lubrication theory based on the Reynolds equation and suitable empirical modifications to cover turbulence, heat transfer, and cavitation. In cases of complex bearing geometries for steam and heavy-duty gas turbines this approach has its obvious restrictions in regard to detail flow recirculation, mixing, mass balance, and filling level phenomena. These limitations could be circumvented by applying a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach resting closer to the fundamental physical laws. The present contribution reports about the state of the art of such a fully three-dimensional multiphase-flow CFD approach including cavitation and air entrainment for high-speed turbo-machinery journal bearings. It has been developed and validated using experimental data. Due to the high ambient shear rates in bearings, the multiphase-flow model for journal bearings requires substantial modifications in comparison to common two-phase flow simulations. Based on experimental data, it is found, that particular cavitation phenomena are essential for the understanding of steam and heavy-duty type gas turbine journal bearings.

Characteristics of air entrainment during dynamic wetting failure along a planar substrate

2014 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
pp. 119-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Vandre ◽  
M. S. Carvalho ◽  
S. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Water Solution ◽  
Air Entrainment ◽  
Dynamic Contact ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Dynamic Wetting ◽  
Glycerol Water ◽  
Planar Substrate ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Stationary Plate

AbstractCharacteristic substrate speeds and meniscus shapes associated with the onset of air entrainment are studied during dynamic wetting failure along a planar substrate. Using high-speed video, the behaviour of the dynamic contact line (DCL) is recorded as a tape substrate is drawn through a bath of a glycerol/water solution. Air entrainment is identified by triangular air films that elongate from the DCL above some critical substrate speed. Meniscus confinement within a narrow gap between the substrate and a stationary plate is shown to delay air entrainment to higher speeds for a wide range of liquid viscosities, expanding upon the findings of Vandre, Carvalho & Kumar (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 707, 2012, pp. 496–520). A pressurized liquid reservoir controls the meniscus position within the confinement gap. It is found that liquid pressurization further postpones air entrainment when the meniscus is located near a sharp corner along the stationary plate. Meniscus shapes recorded near the DCL demonstrate that operating conditions influence the size of entrained air films, with smaller films appearing in the more viscous solutions. Regardless of size, air films become unstable to thickness perturbations and ultimately rupture, leading to the entrainment of air bubbles. Recorded critical speeds and air-film sizes compare well to predictions from a hydrodynamic model for dynamic wetting failure, suggesting that strong air stresses near the DCL trigger the onset of air entrainment.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF FREE-FLOW EXCIPIENTS ON FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF NOVEONAA1 IN CONTROLLED-RELEASE TABLETS

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
RubÉn Ramos Islas ◽  
Leopoldo Villafuerte Robles
Keyword(s):  
Drug Release ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Functional Performance ◽  
Release Profile ◽  
Free Flow ◽  
Release Mechanism ◽  
Powder Flowability ◽  
Powder Flow Rate ◽  
Controlled Release Tablets ◽  
Better Than

<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this work is the assessment of an eventual improvement in flowability of free flowing excipients on formulations containing Noveon AA1 and their influence on compactibility and release profile.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Mixtures containing 20% Noveon AA1 and variable proportions of metronidazole and the free flowing excipients Prosolv EasyTab and GalenIQ 720 and 721were tested in their powder flow rate and the tablets compactibility and released profiles.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The powder flowability obtained with GalenIQ is about 20% better than that obtained with EasyTab. However, it is lesser than that considered as acceptable for a high-speed tableting machine. EasyTab reduces the drug release up to a half along with a continuing flattening of the release profile. This is attributed to an increasing tortuosity of the drug release path as the proportion EasyTab increases. GalenIQ restricts drug release in about a third with a lesser change in the release mechanism. This is attributed to competition for the available water inside the tablet, between the hydrating Noveon AA1 and the dissolving GalenIQ. The compactibility of the metronidazole/Noveon AA1 mixtures increases after addition of EasyTab in about 3.5 N per unit percentage of the added excipient while GalenIQ does it in about 2.6 N.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The powder flowability of mixtures of metronidazole with Noveon AA1 was not suited for direct compression after addition of 40% of the free-flow excipient. The free-flow excipients reduce the metronidazole release rate and increase its compactibility. It was not observed a different clear functioning between both types of GalenIQ.</p>

Flow over a stepped chute with and without macro-roughness elements

2004 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 880-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Ali Kökpinar
Keyword(s):  
Water Flow ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Length Distribution ◽  
Air Entrainment ◽  
Air Concentration ◽  
Bubble Frequency ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Air Bubble ◽  
Roughness Elements ◽  
Stepped Chute

High-speed two-phase flows over a 30° stepped flume were experimentally investigated using macro-roughness elements. The roughness elements included combinations of steps and horizontal strips. Local values of air concentration, air bubble frequency, and mean chord lengths were measured by a fiber-optical instrumentation system in the air–water flow region. The range of unit discharge of water was varied from 0.06 to 0.20 m2/s. Three step configurations were studied: (i) without macro-roughness elements, (ii) with macro-roughness elements on each step, and (iii) with macro-roughness elements on each second step (AMR configuration). The results were compared in terms of onset flow conditions and internal air–water flow parameters such as local air concentration, mean air bubble chord length distribution, and air bubble frequency in the skimming flow regime. It was observed that the AMR configuration produced the maximum free-surface aeration among the other configurations. This alternative step geometry has potential for less cavitation damage than conventional step geometry because of the greater air entrainment.Key words: stepped chute, air-entrainment, air-water flow properties, macro-roughness elements, skimming flow.

scholarly journals The Fabrication and Characterization of InAlAs/InGaAs APDs Based on a Mesa-Structure with Polyimide Passivation

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (15) ◽  
pp. 3399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jheng-Jie Liu ◽  
Wen-Jeng Ho ◽  
June-Yan Chen ◽  
Jian-Nan Lin ◽  
Chi-Jen Teng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Fields ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Gain Bandwidth ◽  
Mesa Structure ◽  
Multiplication Gain ◽  
Data Rates ◽  
Field Control ◽  
Side Walls ◽  
Speed Response

This paper presents a novel front-illuminated InAlAs/InGaAs separate absorption, grading, field-control and multiplication (SAGFM) avalanche photodiodes (APDs) with a mesa-structure for high speed response. The electric fields in the InAlAs-multiplication layer and InGaAs-absorption layer enable high multiplication gain and high-speed response thanks to the thickness and concentration of the field-control and multiplication layers. A mesa active region of 45 micrometers was defined using a bromine-based isotropic wet etching solution. The side walls of the mesa were subjected to sulfur treatment before being coated with a thick polyimide layer to reduce current leakage, while lowering capacitance and increasing response speeds. The breakdown voltage (VBR) of the proposed SAGFM APDs was approximately 32 V. Under reverse bias of 0.9 VBR at room temperature, the proposed device achieved dark current of 31.4 nA, capacitance of 0.19 pF and multiplication gain of 9.8. The 3-dB frequency response was 8.97 GHz and the gain-bandwidth product was 88 GHz. A rise time of 42.0 ps was derived from eye-diagrams at 0.9 VBR. There was notable absence of intersymbol-interference and the signals remained error-free at data-rates of up to 12.5 Gbps.

Flow Visualization and Forces From a Squeeze Film Damper Operating With Natural Air Entrainment

2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis San Andre´s ◽  
Sergio E. Diaz
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Air Entrainment ◽  
Squeeze Film ◽  
Natural Phenomenon ◽  
Squeeze Film Damper ◽  
Feed Pressure ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Free Air ◽  
Through Flow ◽  
Discharge Operation

Measurements of dynamic film pressures and high-speed photographs of the flow field in an open-ended Squeeze Film Damper (SFD) operating with natural free air entrainment are presented for increasing whirl frequencies (8.33–50 Hz), and a range of feed pressures to 250 kPa (37 psig). The flow conditions range from lubricant starvation (air ingestion) to a fully flooded discharge operation. The test dynamic pressures and video recordings show that air entrainment leads to large and irregular gas fingering and striation patterns. This is a natural phenomenon in SFDs operating with low levels of external pressurization (reduced lubricant through flow rates). Air ingestion and entrapment becomes more prevalent as the whirl frequency raises, and increasing the feed pressure aids little to ameliorate the loss in dynamic forced performance. As a result of the severity of air entrainment, experimentally estimated damping forces decrease steadily as the whirl frequency (operating speed) increases.

scholarly journals Study of Compressible High Speed Gas Flow in Piping System : 2nd Report, Piping Systems with Sudden Enlargement

1980 ◽  
Vol 23 (186) ◽  
pp. 2005-2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takaaki MORIMUNE ◽  
Naomichi HIRAYAMA ◽  
Toshiyuki MAEDA
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Gas Flow ◽  
Piping System ◽  
Piping Systems ◽  
Sudden Enlargement

Air Entrainment and Bubble Generation by a Hydrofoil in a Turbulent Channel Flow

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ichiro Kumagai ◽  
Kakeru Taguchi ◽  
Chiharu Kawakita ◽  
Tatsuya Hamada ◽  
Yuichi Murai
Keyword(s):  
Channel Flow ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Air Entrainment ◽  
Air Bubbles ◽  
Air Flow Rate ◽  
Bubble Generation ◽  
Gas Liquid Flow ◽  
Entrained Air

Abstract Air entrainment and bubble generation by a hydrofoil bubble generator for ship drag reduction have been investigated using a small high-speed channel tunnel with the gap of 20 mm in National Maritime Research Institute (NMRI). A hydrofoil (NACA4412, chord length = 40 mm) was installed in the channel and an air induction pipe was placed above the hydrofoil. The flow rate of the entrained air was quantitatively measured by thermal air flow sensors at the inlet of the air induction pipe. The gas-liquid flow around the hydrofoil was visualized by a backlight method and recorded by a high-speed video camera. As the flow velocity in the channel increased, the negative pressure generated above the suction side of the hydrofoil lowered the hydrostatic pressure in the channel, then the atmospheric air was entrained into the channel flow. The entrained air was broken into small air bubbles by the turbulent flow in the channel. The threshold of air entrainment, the air flow rate, and gas-liquid flow pattern depends on Reynolds number, angle of attack (AOA), and hydrofoil type. We identified at least three modes of air entrainment behavior: intermittent air entrainment, stable air entrainment, and air entrainment with a ventilated cavity. At high flow speed in our experimental condition (9 m/s), a large volume of air bubbles was generated by this hydrofoil system (e.g. air flow rate was 50 l/min for NACA4412 at AOA 16 degrees), which has a high potential to reduce ship drag.

High-Speed Free-Flow Electrophoresis on Chip

2003 ◽  
Vol 75 (21) ◽  
pp. 5759-5766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao-Xuan Zhang ◽  
Andreas Manz
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Free Flow ◽  
On Chip
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