Fuyong Su^a,*, Rui Song^a , Peiwei Ni^a , Zhi Wen^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.12, pp. 1-5, 2019, DOI:10.5098/hmt.12.25

Abstract A mathematical model of the inverse heat transfer problem of blast furnace lining is established in this study. Following the identification of the boundary conditions of the model, the inverse problem via the conjugate gradient method was decomposed into three issues: the direct problem, the sensitivity problem, and the adjoint problem. The feasibility of the model was verified through two types of real inner wall boundary shape functions. The effects of the initial inner wall boundary shape function and the number of measuring points are also investigated. Results showed that the accuracy of the inverse More >

Qingxin Ba^a , Scott Egbert^b, Xuefang Li^a,* , Lin Cheng^a,**

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.12, pp. 1-9, 2019, DOI:10.5098/hmt.12.20

Abstract Precalciner performance is crucial to the production rate and lifespan of cement kiln systems. The gas-solid flow and pulverized coal combustion processes in an industrial precalciner were numerically modeled to understand the flow patterns and thermal processes in the system. The gas and meal flow rates and properties were measured on-site to determine the boundary conditions for the simulations and to validate the models. The upward swirl of the gas flow in the furnace helped disperse the particles and extend their duration in the precalciner. The O₂ and CO₂ concentration distributions indicated that the coal particles More >

Weiyu Zhang^a , Mo Yang^a,*, Yuwen Zhang^b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.12, pp. 1-8, 2019, DOI:10.5098/hmt.12.18

Abstract The periodically fully-developed flow and heat transfer in channels with periodic semi-circular tube is studied numerically by the direct numerical simulation (DNS), the large eddy simulation (LES), and the Reynolds stress model (RSM). When the Reynolds number is between 3000 and 25000, the Nusselt number obtained by the RSM is closer to the experimental results than the results obtained from other turbulence models. The nonlinear characteristics of flow and heat transfer is revealed based on the results of numerical simulation. When Reynolds number is high, the geometric structure and boundary conditions of the channel are More >

Yubing Li^a , Mo Yang^a,*, Jian Li^b , Zhiyun Wang^a

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.13, pp. 1-8, 2019, DOI:10.5098/hmt.13.11

Abstract Thermalsolutal convection induced by mass and heat source in horizontal cavity is investigated numerically based on SIMPLE algorithm with QUICK scheme. The high-concentration heat source is placed in the square cavity, and the cavity wall is low temperature and low concentration. The smoke is used as the diffusion medium, and the flow field, temperature and concentration of the fluid under different Rayleigh number, buoyancy ratio Nc, Soret numbers and Dufour numbers are analyzed systematically. Parameter study demonstrates that heat and mass transfer of thermosolutal convection are enhanced with increasing Rayleigh number or buoyancy ratio, and More >

Ming Zhao^* , Yang Tian

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.13, pp. 1-10, 2019, DOI:10.5098/hmt.13.4

Abstract The field synergy principle and thermal resistance analysis were carried out for the heat transfer enhancement of a chip heat sink. Thermal analysis of the heat dissipation capacity is applied for setting up the gallery on the rib, changing the fan ventilation diameter, and changing the rib height. The results show that the analysis of field synergy principle agrees well with that of the thermal analysis, and setting up a gallery on the rib can improve the heat capacity of the heat sink. Meanwhile, the results also show that decreasing diameter of the ventilation causes More >

Xuewen Cao^a,b,*, Qi Chu^a,b, Xiaodan Song^a,b, Yuxuan Li^a,b, Jiang Bian^a,b

Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.13, pp. 1-9, 2019, DOI:10.5098/hmt.13.2

Abstract Wet natural gas widely exists in the natural gas industry, and the selection of throttling devices plays an important role in wet natural gas transportation. In order to study the flow field characteristics of different throttling devices in wet natural gas pipelines, a set of Laval nozzles, orifice plates, and plate valves have been designed. The standard k-ε model was selected for numerical simulation. By changing inlet pressure, inlet temperature or volume fraction of water-liquid, the pressure field and temperature fields of different throttling devices were obtained, and the influence of the presence of a More >

Gao Xiaolong¹, Li Chunguang², Qiao Yunhong³

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.25, No.4, pp. 775-783, 2019, DOI:10.31209/2019.100000081

Abstract Plagued by consistent temperature cracks caused by hydration heat of mass concrete construction, a lot of research on concrete DAMS and other large hydraulic concrete, the theory also more deeply, and for large span bridge foundation pile caps, corresponding much smaller size of mass concrete, the related research is less. This article obtains from the cooling water pipes "embedded" scheme optimization, based on the new Tianjin Haihe river bridge project as the engineering background, construction of the concrete hydration heat temperature rise theory model was set up, with the help of theory formula, the numerical More >

Zhihui Wang^1,2,3, Wei Luo^1,2,3,*, Ruiquan Liao^1,2,3, Xiangwei Xie⁴, Fuwei Han⁵, Hongying Wang⁶

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.15, No.5, pp. 583-595, 2019, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2019.06847

Abstract Horizontal well production technology gradually occupies a dominant position in the petroleum field. With the rise in water production in the later stage of exploitation, slug flow phenomena will exist in horizontal, inclined and even vertical sections of gas wells. To grasp the flow law of slug flow and guide engineering practice, the flow law of slug flow at various inclination angles (30°~90°) is studied by means of the combination of laboratory experiments (including high frequency pressure data acquisition system) and finite element numerical simulation. The results reveal that because of the delay of pressure… More >

D. O. Redchyts¹, E. A. Shkvar^2,*, S. V. Moiseienko³

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.15, No.5, pp. 509-525, 2019, DOI:10.32604/fdmp.2019.08266

Abstract A mathematical model for unsteady electro- and aerodynamic processes in the presence of a plasma actuator has been elaborated through physical modeling of the dielectric barrier discharge. A specialized computational fluid dynamics package has been developed accordingly in order to calculate steady and unsteady laminar and turbulent flows. For the numerical simulation of the dielectric barrier discharge, in particular, two equations have been added to the Navier-Stokes equations and solved. They describe the distribution of the applied voltage and the charged particles density. The impact of the plasma actuator on air has been accounted for… More >

Jianjun Gan^1,2, Y. X. Zhang^2,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.121, No.3, pp. 981-1009, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.07337

Abstract This study proposes a comprehensive method, which consists of field investigation, flume test and numerical simulation, to predict the velocity and sediment thickness of debris flow. The velocity and sediment thickness of the debris flow in mountainous areas can provide critical data to evaluate the geohazard, which will in turn help to understand the debris runout. The flume test of this debris prototype can provide friction coefficient and viscosity coefficient which are important for numerical simulation of debris flow. The relation between the key parameters in the numerical modelling using the Voellmy model and debris-flow More >