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The patterns of primary flow jet core in steam ejector were investigated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method. Simulations based on ideal gas model at different operating conditions were performed. The results demonstrate the pattern of primary pseudo-shock flow was affected by the operating conditions obviously when value of operating condition was bigger than that of the critical condition...
In this study, the cause of the boundary layer separation, the determination of the separated region and the effect of the boundary layer separation on ejector performance were comprehensively investigated. The boundary layer separation inside the ejector was studied by using CFD method. A steam ejector refrigeration experimental system was set up to verify the numerical model. The degree of boundary...
We have synthesized a novel type of multifunctional microcapsules based on an n-eicosane phase-change material (PCM) core and a silver/silica double-layered shell through interfacial polycondensation followed by sliver reduction. The resultant microcapsules showed the regular spheres with a well-defined core-shell structure and a silver outer layer. The characterization of chemical composition and...
The wake of a wind turbine has substantial influence on the aerodynamic performance of downstream wind turbine. Unsteady numerical simulations are performed in this paper to investigate the wake structure of a three-bladed H-type VAWT (vertical axis wind turbine) and the influence on the aerodynamic performance of downstream wind turbine. A simplified two-dimensional model is used considering the...
We have designed a type of dual-functional magnetic microcapsules containing a phase change material core and an organo-silica shell for the electromagnetic shielding and thermal regulating PI (polyimide) films. The magnetic microcapsules were synthesized through interfacial polycondensation in a reverse emulsion templating system. The resulting microcapsules show an interesting cup-like morphology...
We have designed a new type of bifunctional microcapsules composed of an n-dodecane PCM (phase change material) core and a rare-earth-doped zirconia shell for photoluminescence enhancement and thermal energy storage and have synthesized a series of microcapsule samples through in-situ polycondensation in a non-aqueous emulsion templating system. The scanning electron microscopic investigation indicated...
The effects of primary steam superheating on steam condensation in nozzle and the performance of steam ejector were investigated using CFD (computational fluid dynamics) method. Using a wet steam model being proposed in our previous study, simulations based on the primary steam with five superheated levels were performed, and the results demonstrate the superheating operation of the primary steam...
In this paper, non-deterministic CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulations have been performed to investigate the uncertain effects of stochastic boundary conditions on the aerodynamic performance of wind turbines. A NIPRC (non-intrusive probabilistic collocation) method is employed, which is coupled with a commercial flow solver. A 2D (two-dimensional) airfoil case is used to validate the non-deterministic...
A new silica encapsulation technique toward n-octadecane PCM (phase change material) was developed through sol–gel synthesis using sodium silicate as a silica precursor. Fourier transform infrared spectra confirm the chemical composition of the synthesized microcapsules, and wide-angle X-ray scattering patterns indicate good crystallinity for the n-octadecane inside silica microcapsules. Scanning...
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