Simulation study on near-field structure and flow characteristics of high-pressure CO2 released from the pipeline

The accidental release of high-pressure carbon dioxide (CO₂) can cause serious damages to both humans and pipeline equipment. Therefore, it is of great significance to have a deeper understanding about the release characteristics of high-pressure CO₂ for improving the safety level of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies. Both industrial-scale and laboratory-scale studies have been carried out to predict the release behaviors. In recent years, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation has become a crucial method to study the instantaneous changes and microscopic details of the fluid behaviors. In this paper, the simulation method was employed to study the near-field structure and flow characteristics of high-pressure CO₂ released from pipelines. The Peng-Robinson Equation of State (EOS) was used to compute the thermodynamic properties of high-pressure CO₂, and SST k-ω model was applied to simulate the structure and physical parameters of the under-expanded jet. In addition, the multi-phase mixture model was introduced to study the phase transition. The non-equilibrium liquid/vapor transition is modeled by introducing ‘source terms’ for mass transfer and latent heat. Compared to the experimental results, the simulation results showed good agreement. Furthermore, the influences of operating conditions, including different stagnation pressure, stagnation temperature, and nozzle size, were analyzed.     

近震作用下单自由度结构的非弹性响应分析研究

通过选择几条典型的脉冲型近震记录 ,已发现近震脉冲特性对单自由度结构基底剪力、顶部位移和延性需求的影响。为了全面地反映近震作用对单自由度结构非弹性位移响应的影响 ,笔者以结构的非弹性位移比作为指标 ,通过选取大量的近震和远震记录 ,研究了近场地面运动参数对理想弹塑性单自由度结构非弹性位移比的影响 ,着重分析了不同类型、不同程度退化效应和不同场地条件对结构非弹性位移比的影响 ,并与远震作用计算结果进行了对比分析 ,得出了一些重要的结论。