Experiments and numerical simulation on methane flame quenching by water mist

The study of extinguishment using water mist has been motivated due to the phase-out of the use of halens and the search for alternative means that preserve all of the benefits of a clean total flooding agent without adverse environmental impact. With the numerical simulation, we analyzed a gas–liquid two-phase problem including water (liquid), air and methane (gas) using Eulerian equations for the liquid phase and the full Navier–Stokes equations for the gas phase. Gaseous mass, momentum and energy equations are integrated simultaneously by a Harten–Yee explicit non-MUSCL modified-flux type TVD scheme for the convective terms and a central difference scheme for the viscous terms. Liquid phase conservation equations are solved with an application of a flux-vector-splitting scheme. In the experiments in an open room (500×500×500 mm) we observed an interaction of the diffusion flame with the water mists. The results show remarkable flame quenching and a good agreement between the numerical and experimental results.     

烟气扩散的CFD数值模拟

运用商业CFD软件Fluent模拟计算小尺寸下的简单烟气扩散规律.将结果用正态分布假设下的高斯烟羽模型验证.证明该软件模拟烟气扩散问题的可行性.     

低温液体在水中快速相变过程流动与传热数值模拟

用试验和理论分析的方法对快速相变爆炸强度的预测缺乏定量模型,因此建立了一种欧拉-欧拉双流体多相流模型与传热模型相互耦合的数值模型,并通过与Clarke H将液氮喷射入水的快速相变试验数据对比来验证模型的可靠性和正确性。通过数值计算得出快速相变过程中流场、压力场、温度场随时间变化的情况,探讨了快速相变的传热机理。结果表明:快速相变是强制对流、膜态沸腾、爆发沸腾和核态沸腾之间的转换过程;相间换热系数随时间的无量纲变化关系可以用3个高斯分布的叠加来描述。     

Modelling bund overtopping using Shallow Water Theory

A model is presented of liquid flow under gravity, over horizontal and sloping surfaces, based on the Shallow Water Equations. The aim is to facilitate assessment of the efficacy of bunds surrounding liquid storage tanks, in cases where the liquid front encountering the bund carries significant momentum. The model, called SPLOT, incorporates terms representing the effects of turbulent and laminar friction, and a sub-model for the effect of vertical walls. Having produced a robust numerical solution method, and verified its performance in cases where analytic solutions are known, it is the objective of this work to test the model’s validity against experimental data on flows overtopping bunds. SPLOT is found to be very satisfactory in a wide range of circumstances involving both vertical and sloping bunds. Physical reasons are identified for the overly conservative predictions found in the remaining cases, and a simple parameter is derived which indicates whether the model is being used outside its range of optimum validity.     

Binary liquid solutions exhibiting minimum flash-point behavior

The sufficient conditions for a binary liquid solution to behave as a minimum flash-point solution and the equations to determine the minimum flash-point composition and minimum flash-point are proposed here. Since these sufficient conditions and the associated equations were derived based upon the derivative of flash point with respect to composition (solution composition effect upon flash point), such a derivative equation was derived, initially, based upon the flash point-prediction model proposed in a previous study and then verified by the application of experimental data. Subsequently, this derived composition effect upon the flash-point equation for a liquid solution was applied to derive both the sufficient conditions and equations referred to above, with such conditions and equations both being verified by comparison of predicted results with experimentally derived data. The results reveal that these derived conditions are satisfactory for the identification of the status of a liquid solution as being a minimum flash-point solution and the proposed equations satisfactory to successfully estimate the value of the minimum flash-point composition and the minimum flash point.     

Numerical analysis of phase behavior during rapid decompression of rich natural gases

The effect of the condensation process on the gas and liquid phase behavior during rapid decompression of rich natural gases is studied in the paper numerically. A one-dimensional mathematical model of transient thermal two-phase flow of compressible multi-component natural gas mixture and liquid phase in a shock tube is developed. The set of mass, momentum and enthalpy conservation equations are solved for the gas and liquid phases. The approach to model a liquid condensation process during rapid decompression of rich natural gas mixture is proposed. The mass transfer between the gas and the liquid is taken into account by introducing the appropriate terms into the governing equations. Thermo-physical properties of multi-component natural gas mixture are calculated by solving the Equation of State (EOS) in the form of the Soave–Redlich–Kwong (SRK-EOS) model. The proposed liquid condensation model is integrated into the GDP model. A simple case of GDP model, where the liquid was not considered, was extensively validated on base and dry natural gases. The proposed two-phase model is validated against the experiments where the decompression wave speed was measured in rich natural gases at low temperature. It shows a good agreement with the experimental data.     

Evaluation of CFD simulations of transient pool fire burning rates

Fire is the most commonly occurring major accident hazard in the chemical and process industries, with industry accident statistics highlighting the liquid pool fire as the most frequent fire event. Modelling of such phenomena feeds heavily into industry risk assessment and consequence analyses. Traditional simple empirical equations cannot account for the full range of factors influencing pool fire behaviour or increasingly complex plant design. The use of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling enables a greater understanding of pool fire behaviour to be gained numerically and provides the capability to deal with complex scenarios.This paper presents an evaluation of the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) for predictive modelling of liquid pool fire burning rates. Specifically, the work examines the ability of the model to predict temporal variations in the burning rate of open atmosphere pool fires. Fires ranging from 0.4 to 4 m in diameter, involving ethanol and a range of liquid hydrocarbons as fuels, are considered and comparisons of predicted fuel mass loss rates are compared to experimental measurements.The results show that the liquid pyrolysis sub-model in FDS gives consistent model performance for fully predictive modelling of liquid pool fire burning rates, particularly during quasi-steady burning. However, the model falls short of predicting the subtleties associated with each phase of the transient burning process, failing to reliably predict fuel mass loss rates during fire growth and extinction. The results suggest a range of model modifications which could lead to improved prediction of the transient fire growth and extinction phases of burning for liquid pool fires, specifically, investigation of: ignition modelling techniques for high boiling temperature liquid fuels; a combustion regime combining both infinite and finite-rate chemistry; a solution method which accounts for two- or three-dimensional heat conduction effects in the liquid-phase; alternative surrogate fuel compositions for multi-component hydrocarbon fuels; and modification of the solution procedure used at the liquid-gas interface during fire extinction.     

基于实验与仿真的三维水下气体泄漏预测与安全评估研究

水下气体羽流特性是海底气体泄漏风险评估的重要基础。为准确预测水下气体羽流行为,基于计算流体动力学(CFD)方法,建立1种考虑气体卷吸湍流特性的三维水下气体羽流数值预测模型;采用欧拉-欧拉流体体积模型捕捉气液作用界面,以大涡模拟(LES)方式预测羽流上浮及卷吸过程中的湍流特性,从而实现对水下气体羽流行为的预测;搭建小尺度实验平台,对比仿真与实验条件下的气体羽流形态,验证数值模型的可行性及预测精度;应用建立的数值模型对工程条件下的水下气体泄漏事故进行预测和评估,以某浅层气井喷事故为例,评估水下气体羽流上浮时间、海面影响范围和涌流高度。结果表明:基于欧拉多相流与大涡模拟的数值模型对水下气体羽流预测结果与实验具有较好的吻合度,该模型能够较好捕捉羽流的湍流特性,可为水下气体泄漏羽流行为评估提供参考。     

泄爆容器中粉尘爆炸的试验研究与数值模拟

为了解泄爆容器中粉尘爆炸的发展过程,采用试验和数值模拟相结合的方法对玉米淀粉在圆柱形容器内的泄爆过程进行研究。数值模型采用欧拉–拉格朗日方法模拟粉尘爆炸的两相流问题,通过求解非稳态的湍流两相反应流守恒方程对试验进行二维仿真。试验和模拟结果表明,点火位置对爆炸发展过程有明显影响,点火位置离泄爆口越远,容器中的最大泄爆压力Pred,max越高。在粉尘爆炸的安全防护设计中,应把点火位置作为重要影响因素之一加以考虑。     

Failure mode and effect analysis using regret theory and PROMETHEE under linguistic neutrosophic context

Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA), which aims to identify and assess potential failure modes in a system, has been widely utilized in diverse areas for improving and enhancing the performance of systems due to it is a powerful and useful risk and reliability assessment instrument. However, the conventional FMEA approach has been suffered several criticisms for it has some shortcomings, such as unable to handle ambiguous and uncertain information, neglect the relative weights of risk criteria, and without considering the psychological behaviors of decision-makers. To ameliorate these limitations, this paper aims at establishing a hybrid risk ranking model of FMEA via combing linguistic neutrosophic numbers, regret theory, and PROMETHEE (Preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluation) approach. In the presented model, linguistic neutrosophic numbers are adopted to capture decision-makers’ evaluation regarding the failure modes on each risk criterion. A modified PROMETHEE approach based on regret theory is presented to obtain the risk priority of failure modes considering the psychological behaviors of decision-makers. Moreover, a maximizing deviation model and TOPSIS (Technique for order preference similar to ideal solution) are separately applied to derive the weights of risk criteria and decision-makers. Finally, a numerical example relating to the supercritical water gasification system is employed to implement the presented method, and the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed model are validated by the results derived from a sensitivity and comparison analysis.     

基于CFD的核电厂防火安全评估方法研究

目前国内核电厂普遍采用确定论方法进行防火安全评估。采用CFD模型对核电厂某典型电气间火灾发生过程进行数值模拟研究。模拟火灾行为（火势增长和蔓延）、温度场变化、烟气浓度变化等,分析结果中温度对电缆和电气设备的失效判定、烟气层对电缆和电气设备的风险影响,研究该方法对于核电厂防火安全分析的指导作用。通过分析数值模拟数据,计算结果与二代机型确定论分析方法结果相符,有效验证了CFD火灾模型在核电厂防火安全评估中的适用性,为国内自主建立核电厂火灾数值模拟评价体系提供参考。     

大型相连容器中火焰传播的研究

为了进一步了解相连装置中粉尘爆炸的火焰传播行为和压力发展,为该结构的安全防护设计提供有价值的信息,采用大型实验装置对相连容器中玉米淀粉/空气混合物爆炸时的火焰传播行为进行了实验研究,同时采用已开发的数值模型对实验进行仿真计算。实验表明:粉尘浓度的变化对粉尘爆炸的火焰传播行为有重要影响;在粉尘浓度很低的情况下,火焰仍然能够在管道中加速传播且爆炸发展的最终结果相当猛烈。数值模型采用欧拉-拉格朗日方法模拟两相流现象,通过求解非稳态的湍流两相反应流守恒方程对实验进行二维仿真,计算结果与实验结果符合性较好,表明该模型可以很好地应用于粉尘爆炸火焰传播的研究。     

小净距偏压隧道在特殊素填土施工顺序研究

在较特殊素填土中,为能更好地确定在相同的施工方法下,不同的施工顺序对改善隧道围岩变形和衬砌内力的影响,文章重点以重庆曾家岩浅埋暗挖隧道为依托,运用二维数值模拟分析,研究在特殊回填土下,隧道不同施工顺序引起的围岩变形、衬砌内力变化、塑性区分布规律。从数值模拟结果可以看出,不同施工顺序下,围岩变形、衬砌内力、塑性区分布存在一些不同,对于重庆曾家岩偏压隧道,采用先较浅埋一侧开挖方法对总体围岩扰动较小、能较好改善隧道偏压,并使衬砌受力安全稳定。     

Numerical study of medium to large scale BLEVE for blast wave prediction

So far, the prediction of blast wave generated from the Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion (BLEVE) has been already broadly investigated. However, only a few validations of these blast wave prediction models have been made, and some well-established methods are available to predict BLEVE overpressure in the open space only. This paper presents numerical study on the estimation of the near-field and far-field blast waves from BLEVEs. The scale effect is taken into account by conducting two different scale BLEVE simulations. The expansion of pressurized vapour and evaporation of liquid in BLEVE are both modelled by using CFD method. Two approaches are proposed to determine the initial pressure of BLEVE source. The vapour evaporation and liquid flashing are simulated separately in these two approaches. Satisfactory agreement between the CFD simulation results and experimental data is achieved. With the validated CFD model, the results predicted by the proposed approaches can be used to predict explosion loads for better assessment of explosion effects on structures.     

低渗非达西多相渗流的数值模拟分析

从低渗介质渗透率与压力梯度的关系出发建立数值模型,修正已有数值模拟器的渗透率项进行功能扩展,并给出计算实例.结果表明,在其他条件相同情况下,启动压力梯度越大,相同时间内的累积采油量、累积注水量越小,反之越大.启动压力梯度越大,渗流规律越偏离达西定律.本文建立的模型比传统模型更能准确反映低渗介质中的渗流特征.     

高精度格式在河道水温模拟中的应用

水温是水环境质量评价的一项基本因素,准确的水温预测是许多水质模型的基础.水温变化过程可用对流扩散方程来描述,其模拟精度直接关系到水温模型的精度.结合交错网格,将高精度HAUC2格式应用到河道水温预测中,建立了一维河道水温模型,最后将模型应用于汉江皇庄--仙桃河段水温纵向输移扩散模拟中,取得良好的效果.     

A mechanistic model for hydrocarbon plumes rising through water

For releases of hydrocarbons from a subsea pipeline, riser, or production facility, the shape of the plume rising through the water must be predicted prior to any assessment of gas dispersion, liquid pools, or fire above the water surface. The location and size of the plume at the water surface are key parameters for subsequent consequence modeling. A mechanistic model has been developed to predict the plume trajectory and size, based on mass and momentum balances and an empirical water entrainment ratio from the literature. With suitable physical property values available, the model is applicable to releases of gas and/or liquid hydrocarbons, predicting the vaporization and vapor expansion due to decreasing hydrostatic pressure as the plume rises through the water. Some validation of the model was obtained with 16 tests in a small-scale transparent tank. The data cover a wide range of flow rates, including both choked and unchoked flow. The predicted and measured trajectories (centerline displacement) agreed reasonably well. Predictions of the model are presented for three fluids. The model is valuable for assessing the consequences of underwater hydrocarbon releases, providing input for subsequent modeling of gas dispersion or liquid pools and pool fires.     

A new categorization of release models using a semi-analytic solution

The spread of cryogenic liquid due to a limited period of release is investigated for the first time to clarify the unclear conventional concept regarding two release types: continuous and instantaneous release. The physical phenomenon is described by equations involving the volume, radius and height of the liquid pool, and there are three governing parameters: the evaporation rate per unit area, a release time, and a spill volume. As a result of the perturbation solutions, the combined model, which consists of the continuous model and the subsequent instantaneous model, is necessary for a large spill source rate, whereas the continuous model is only required for a small spill source rate. This combined release model is more realistic than the instantaneous release model, and it is shown that the combined model and the continuous model are clearly distinguished in the coordinate system of the release time and the spill volume using the analytical feature of the perturbation solution.