Chemical and membrane desalination of natural water with high content of iron-organic compounds

Under the conditions of modernization of Russian thermal power plants (TPP), water treatment plants based on imported membrane technologies are often put into operation without consideration of the quality of the source (natural) water and variable-performance operating modes. At the same time long-running water treatment plants and their capabilities are not considered. In this regard, the cost of additional water is three or more times higher, and the average output is respectively lower than at traditional water treatment plants. Often, one doesn’t take the advantages of reverse osmosis installations based on the rejection of the use of aggressive reagents such as sulfuric acid, etc. The aim of the study is to increase the efficiency of desalinated water production. It is especially important to conduct studies of natural waters with high content of iron-organic compounds characteristic of the regions of the center and north of Russia. The authors have carried out laboratory studies of various, primarily new filter materials, regents, and devices, both at the stages of pre-purification of water i.e., clarification, and at the stages of demineralization of clarified water. Water treatment plants of Ivanovo combined-cycle plant (CCP) and Cherepovets state district power station (GRES) are considered as the subject of the research. It is found out that if one applies ion-exchange and membrane water treatment technologies to treat water with high content of iron-organic compounds, high-quality desalinated water can be obtained. The properties of water are the following: specific electrical conductivity of no more than 0,2 mcm/cm and permanganate oxidizability of no more than 1 MgO/l. Results of studies at the Ivanovo CCP and Cherepovets GRES have shown practicability to coagulate water with aluminum sulfate using an anionactive flocculant, for example, during the flood period. Application of coagulation and ultrafiltration units before reverse osmosis installation ensures removing organic impurities from the water. Based on the obtained research results, recommendations are given for the implementation of the results at Ivanovo water treatment plants.

Analysis of application and improvement of methods to solve discrete models of Boltzmann equation

To describe technological systems using models of Markov chains and discrete models of the Boltzmann equation it is necessary to determine the probabilities of transition of a system from one state to another. An urgent topic of a scientific research is to improve the accuracy of solving the Boltzmann equation by making a reasonable choice of probabilities of transition and admissible areas of their application. The strategy to model and determine the probabilities of transitions is based on the finite volume method, the ratios of the theory of probability and the joint analysis of material and energy balances. Considering the ratios of the theory of probability, the authors have obtained the refined formula for the probabilities of transitions over the cells of the computational space of discrete models of the Boltzmann equations in case of the description of technological systems. Recommendations to choose the area of application of the model are presented. The computational analysis has showed a significant improvement of the quality of forecasting when we implement the proposed dependencies and recommendations. The relative error of calculating the energy of the system is reduced from 8,4 to 2,8 %. The presented calculated dependencies to determine the probabilities of transition and recommendations for their application can be used to simulate various technological processes and improve the quality of their description.

Model of implicit pole electric machine based on mathematical formulation of magnetic field in air gap

When modeling transient processes in electric power systems, the issue of designing reliable models of electrical machines is of great interest. The most difficult task is to design the models of synchronous and asynchronous machines. The purpose of the project is to develop mathematical models of synchronous and asynchronous machines based on a generalized model of an implicit-pole machine that considers the change of rotor speed, geometric shapes, and the type of rotor and stator windings. Methods of mathematical modeling of electromagnetic fields in the air gap based on Maxwell equations and methods of the theory of electrical circuits are applied. A system of nonlinear differential equations is considered as a mathematical model of a generalized implicit-pole machine. The key assumption made is the high magnetic permeability of the stator and rotor cores. Technical data of real electric machines have been used for verification. Mathematical models of an implicit pole synchronous machine and an asynchronous machine with a phase rotor have been developed. These models can be used to analyze transient processes in the aggregate without dividing them into electromagnetic and electromechanical ones. The novelty of the models is the fact of non-sinusoidal distribution of the magnetic field in the air gap, various types of multiphase AC windings and rejecting the principle of constant rotation frequency at the time step of the simulation. The proposed mathematical models can be used to solve design problems, to analyze the modes of electric power systems, the operation of relay protection and automation of electric power facilities, and emergency automation. In the future, the equations that consider the influence of the damper circuits and the peculiarities of the windings will be added to the developed mathematical models. The purpose of further research is to develop models of salient-pole synchronous machines and asynchronous machines with a squirrel-cage rotor.

Development of circuit model with natural circulation of coolant under conditions of ship motion

Safety is the key requirement to any nuclear power installation. Various factors affect safety during operation of the nuclear power installation. These factors are difficult to study due to the high economic costs. This problem can be solved by developing prototype models to conduct the research of many complex processes. Dynamic impact on the ship installation is one of these processes. The most significant impact is the impact on the natural circulation of the coolant, that is one of the basic emergency safety systems. Also, it is a promising way to ensure movement in the main circulation circuit. The purpose of this paper is to assess the influence of external dynamic forces on the processes of natural circulation. For the study a testing bench has been developed that simulates one of the circulation loops of the reactor unit. The basic method to obtain experimental data is temperature sounding of the specific sections of the circulation route. A mathematical model has been developed that describes this process. The model is based on the equations of momentum conservation and heat balance. In accordance with the experimental data, the calculation of natural circulation for static and dynamic modes has been carried out. A mathematical model to describe this process has been developed. A comparative analysis of the results of calculating the static and dynamic modes has been carried out. It is founded out that the decrease of mass flow rate is about 10 % as compared with the static regime. It confirms the qualitative effect of ship motion on natural circulation. The practical significance of the research is the development of a model under conditions of ship motion, as well as verification of the model at the testing bench. The results show a significant effect of ship motion on the mass flow rate of the coolant in the case of natural circulation. Thus, to ensure the required safety of ship installations, it is recommended to conduct a study of natural circulation in accordance with the developed model under conditions of maximum possible ship motion.

Method of detection of district heating pipe network leakage using data monitoring of heat energy consumers

Currently, information systems to get data of metering devices are introduced to calculate the consumed thermal energy. The metering devices are installed at the thermal station of the consumers. However, the processing of these data is usually limited to the monthly data collection to calculate the payments and to monitor the output of the observed parameters beyond the established boundaries. The urgent issue is the possibility to use these data for the in-depth study of the processes, and, in particular, to detect district heating pipe network leakage. The authors have used both the methods and tools to model and analyze the operating modes of district heating pipe networks, methods to collect and monitor data of heat supply metering devices, methods to model district heating pipe networks in the geoinformation systems environment. The authors have proposed the method to detect the sections of the heat network where a heat medium leak has occurred. The difference of the method is the use only of the readings of the metering devices installed at consumers. The limitations of the application of the method and its implementation in geoinformation system environment are considered. An example is given to illustrate the possibility to detect the location of leakage based on the analysis of real data of the house heat metering devices collected during leakage and leakage elimination. Practical application of the developed method is discussed by the example of a real situation of leakage at the section of the heat network of the ISPU boiler house. The results obtained have confirmed the possibility to detect localization of leakage in heating networks based on the analysis of meter readings installed at consumers. The developed method can be applied in information systems to monitor the operating modes of district heating networks to search the places of accidents.

Control algorithm to improve the vibronoise characteristics of synchronous multi-phase magnetoelectric electric drive

Vibrations and noises occur during the operation of synchronous motors. To reduce them, more advanced engine designs and special control algorithms are used. The application of a multiphase (m > 3) synchronous motor design allows you to influence the configuration of the magnetic field in a wider range. Thus, the task to develop a control algorithm that improves the vibration-noise characteristics of a multiphase motor is relevant. The finite element method is used to calculate the magnetic field in a 2D formulation, implemented in the Elcut software package. Also, the simulation methods with the MatLab Simulink package are applied. The authors suggest the algorithm to control multiphase synchronous motors with permanent magnets that reduces the level of vibrations. Improvement of vibration-noise characteristics is achieved when the motor is supplied with currents of the certain form, and they compensate the pulsation of electromagnetic forces that occur between various parts of the electric machine. This algorithm is based on the measurement of the electromagnetic forces and the torque directly in the process of control. The results of modeling the operation of the engine with the developed control algorithm are presented. The authors have compared the characteristics obtained using the developed control algorithm and the characteristics that correspond to the sinusoidal source supply. The vibration-noise characteristics of a permanent magnet synchronous motor can be improved by using the control system. This control system generates currents in an appropriately synthesized form. In this case, the power consumption will increase slightly.

Method for tuning feedforward in electric feed drive control systems

The electric feed drive used in metal-cutting machines like any high-precision electric drive requires high accuracy of reference processing and robustness against perturbations. For this purpose, feedforwards are added to the position controller to improve set point processing time and to compensate for disturbances. Feedforwards are usually tuned manually when the machine is setup, either by applying a series of tests on the motor or by calculation. The calculation requires some information about the magnitudes of disturbances that can be compensated by appropriate feedforwards, but this information is not always available a priori. In this paper, we propose tuning the feedforward coefficients based on the results of the parametric identification of the values of the torques acting on the electric drive, as well as the apparent moment of inertia. For parametric identification the methods of electric drive theory, method of least squares, and digital signal processing method are used; mathematical modeling method is applied to assess the compensation quality. The authors propose the method of tuning the parameters of the control system of electric feed drive based on parametric identification of the values of torques acting on the motor and/or the operating device. The results of control system simulation show both high identification accuracy and significant reduction of dynamic control error when feedforwards are activated. The considered structure of the control system and the proposed algorithm of identification and adjustment of its parameters can be used in electric drives of metal-cutting machine tools. The simulation results have shown that the use of feedforwards, tuned in accordance with the algorithm, enable to reduce the dynamic position tracking error by more than 50 times, which can be critical in contour machining.

Comparison of methods of nonlinear control systems design

The issue of designing nonlinear control systems is a complex problem. A lot of methods are known that allow us to find a suitable control for a given nonlinear object that provides asymptotic stability of the nonlinear system equilibrium and an acceptable quality of the transient process. Many of these methods are difficult to apply in practice. Thus, comparing some of the methods in terms of simplicity of use is of great interest. Two analytical methods for the synthesis of nonlinear control systems are considered. They are the algebraic polynomial-matrix method that uses a quasilinear model, and the feedback linearization method that uses the Brunovsky model in combination with special feedbacks. A comparative analysis of the algebraic polynomial-matrix method and the feedback linearization method is carried out. It is found out that the algebraic polynomial-matrix method (APM) is much simpler than the feedback linearization method (FLM). A numerical example of designing a system that is synthesized by these methods is considered. It is found out that the system synthesized by the APM method has a region of attraction of the equilibrium position twice as large as the region of attraction of the system synthesized by the FLM method. It is reasonable to use the algebraic polynomial-matrix method with the quasilinear models in case of synthesis of control systems of objects with differentiable nonlinearities.

Matrix method to solve inverse problem of heat transfer in heat exchangers with phase transition in heat carriers

The transition to environmentally friendly and resource-saving energy, efficient use of natural resources and energy performance are the key priorities of the state energy policy of the Russian Federation. Maximum use of heat combustion of fuel and simultaneously production of condensate water of the combustion products of natural gas is one of the directions of energy saving policy. Despite many scientific papers on the issues of utilization of flue gas heat, condensation heat exchangers are not used in most gas boiler houses, energy power providers and thermal power plants in this country. And there are several reasons to explain this fact due to the lack of universal methods to calculate and design condensation-type heat exchangers. Thus, the development of new methods to simulate multithreaded heat exchangers considering the phase transition in heat carriers is an urgent task of power engineering and industry sectors. Matrix models of heat transfer based on mass and energy balance equations are applied to solve the inverse problem of heat transfer in heat exchangers, considering the phase transition in heat carriers. A method to calculate and select the designs of multi-threaded heat exchangers, considering the phase transition in heat carriers, has been developed. The author suggests a numerical solution to choose the design of a contact economizer of a heat power plant steam boiler used for heat recovery of flue gases to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. The proposed method to solve the inverse problem of heat transfer provides the possibility to identify simultaneously the most acceptable values of the parameters of heat carriers and design characteristics of heat exchangers for various purposes.

Mathematical modeling and analysis of operation of cylindric pyrolysis reactor with radial heating

The vector of development of solid-fuel energy is currently directed towards expanding the range of renewable fuels used. Along with the direct combustion of fuel, the processes of controlled thermal transformation of the raw biomass in an oxygen-free surrounding to obtain a new fuel based on it (liquid, solid, gaseous) are widely spread. A significant part of research in this sphere is related to the study of the formal kinetics of such processes, at the same time, the hardware design of the process is no less important, but less studied. Thus, development of mathematical models of pyrolysis equipment operation is relevant. A decisive difference approximation of these processes in the framework of an axisymmetric formulation of the problem is chosen as a mathematical basis for modeling physical and chemical transformations and transfer processes in the radial direction of a cylindrical pyrolysis reactor. The material constants of the processes are borrowed from the well-known literature references The authors studied the modes of reactor operation not covered by a full-scale experiment, using the previously proposed and verified one-dimensional mathematical model of a cylindrical pyrolysis reactor. The issues of the influence of the dimensionless kinetic function of the process (reaction model) on the thermal transformation of the material in the apparatus are considered. The significant influence of the chosen reaction model on the kinetic nature of the process is pointed out. The mutual influence of drying and pyrolysis the presence of which is due to the energy effects of the processes is considered. A significant spatial heterogeneity of the process is defined and the possibility of the existence of a non-trivial effect of advanced heating of the internal zones of the apparatus in comparison with the peripheral ones is specified. The paper shows that a computational experiment can help to detect non-trivial effects and identify the variability of the process implementation even within the framework of a single design and technological solution of the pyrolysis process. According to the authors, the results of the obtained numerical experiments indicate that mathematical modeling can be the basis of making technological solution. However, further research is also needed to determine reliably the material constants of the process.