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:Strongrestrictionsonemissionsfrommarinepowerplants(particularlySOx,NOx)willprobablybeadoptedinthenearfuture.Inthispaper,acombinedsolidoxidefuelcell(SOFC)andsteamturbinefuelledbynaturalgasisproposedasanattractiveoptiontolimittheenvironmentalimpactofthemarinesector.TheanalyzedvariantofthecombinedcycleincludesaSOFCoperatedwithnaturalgasfuelandasteamturbinewithasingle-pressurewasteheatboiler.ThecalculationswereperformedfortwotypesoftubularandplanarSOFCs,eachwithanoutputpowerof18MW.Thispaperincludesadetailedenergyanalysisofthecombinedsystem.Massandenergybalancesareperformednotonlyforthewholeplantbutalsoforeachcomponentinordertoevaluatethethermalefficiencyofthecombinedcycle.Inaddition,theeffectsofusingnaturalgasasafuelonthefuelcellvoltageandperformanceareinvestigated.Ithasbeenfoundthatahighoverallefficiencyapproaching60%maybeachievedwithanoptimumconfigurationusingtheSOFCsystem.Thehybridsystemwouldalsoreduceemissions,fuelconsumption,andimprovethetotalsystemefficiency.