简介:Inthepresentwork,computationalsimulationswasmadeusingANSYSCFXtopredicttheimprovementsinfilmcoolingperformancewithdualtrench.Dual-trenchconfigurationconsistsoftwotrenchestogether,onewidertrenchandtheotherisnarrowtrenchthatextrudedfromthewiderone.Severalblowingratiosintherange(0.5:5)wereinvestigated.Thepitch-to-diameterratioof2.775isused.Byusingthedualtrenchconfiguration,thecoolantjetimpactedthetrenchwalltwotimesallowingincreasingthespreadingofcoolantlaterallyinthetrench,reducingjetvelocityandjetcompletelycoveredonthesurface.Theresultsindicatethatthisconfigurationincreasedadiabaticeffectivenessasblowingratioincreased.Thespatiallyaveragedadiabaticeffectivenessreached57.6%foratM=2.Noobservedfilmblow-offatallblowingratios.Theadiabaticfilmeffectivenessofdualtrenchcaseoutperformedthenarrowtrenchcase,laidbackfan-shapedhole,fan-shapedholeandcylinderholeatdifferentblowingratios.
简介:Mostoftheinvestigationsregardingfrictionstirwelding(FSW)ofaluminumalloyplateshavebeenlimitedtoabout5to6mmthickplates.InpriorworkconductedthevariousaspectsconcerningtheprocessparametersandtheFSWtoolgeometrywerestudiedutilizingfrictionstirweldingof12mmthickcommercialgradealuminumalloy.Twodifferentsimple-tomanufacturetoolgeometrieswereused.TheeffectofvaryingweldingparametersanddwelltimeofFSWtoolonmechanicalpropertiesandweldqualitywasexamined.Itwasobservedthatinordertoachieveadefectfreeweldingonsuchthickaluminumalloyplates,toolhavingtrapezoidalpingeometrywassuitable.Adequatetensilestrengthandductilitycanbeachievedutilizingacombinationofhightoolrotationalspeedofabout2000r/minandlowspeedofweldingaround28mm/min.Atverylowandhighdwelltimetheductilityofweldedjointsarereducedsignificantly.
简介:Foralargefloatingvesselinwaves,radiationdampingisnotanaccuratepredictionofthedegreeofrollunlikeotherdegreesoffreedommotion.Therefore,togettheknowledgeofrollmotionperformanceofdeepwaterpipelaycranevesselsandtokeepthevesselworkingsafety,thepaperpresentstherelationshipbetweenaseriesofdimensionlessrolldampingcoefficientsandtherollresponseamplitudeoperator(RAO).Byusingtwokindsofempiricaldata,therolldampingisestimatedinthecalculationflow.Aftergettingtherolldampingcoefficientfromthemodeltest,apredictionofrollmotioninregularwavesisevaluated.Accordingtothewaveconditionintheworkingregion,shorttermstatisticsofrollmotionarepresentedunderdifferentwaveparameters.Moreover,therelationshipbetweenthemaximalrollresponseleveltopeakspectralwaveperiodandtherolldampingcoefficientisinvestigated.Resultsmayprovidesomereferencetodesignandimprovethiskindofvessel.
简介:Themostcriticalissueinthesteelcatenaryriserdesignistoevaluatethefatiguedamageinthetouchdownzoneaccurately.Appropriatemodelingoftheriser-soilresistanceinthetouchdownzonecanleadtosignificantcostreductionbyoptimizingdesign.Thispaperpresentsaplasticitymodelthatcanbeappliedtonumericallysimulateriser-soilinteractionandevaluatedynamicresponsesandthefatiguedamageofasteelcatenaryriserinthetouchdownzone.Utilizingthemodel,numerousriser-soilelementsareattachedtothesteelcatenaryriserfiniteelements,inwhicheachsimulateslocalfoundationrestraintalongtherisertouchdownzone.Theriser-soilinteractionplasticitymodelaccountsforthebehaviorwithinanallowablecombinedloadingsurface.Themodelwillberepresentedinthispaper,allowingsimplenumericalimplementation.Moreimportantly,itcanbeincorporatedwithinthestructuralanalysisofasteelcatenaryriserwiththefiniteelementmethod.Theapplicabilityofthemodelisinterpretedtheoreticallyandtheresultsareshownthroughapplicationtoanoffshore8.625″steelcatenaryriserexample.Thefatigueanalysisresultsofthelinerelasticriser-soilmodelarealsoshown.Accordingtothecomparisonresultsofthetwomodels,thefatiguelifeanalysisresultsoftheplasticityframeworkarereasonableandthehorizontaleffectsoftheriser-soilinteractioncanbeincluded.