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Nonlinear finite element analysis of reinforced concrete structures subjected to transient thermal loads

  • Zhou, C.E.;Vecchio, F.J.
    • Computers and Concrete
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    • v.2 no.6
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    • pp.455-479
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    • 2005
  • This paper describes a 2D nonlinear finite element analysis (NLFEA) platform that combines heat flow analysis with realistic analysis of cracked reinforced concrete structures. The behavior models included in the structural analysis are mainly based on the Modified Compression Field Theory and the Distributed Stress Field Model. The heat flow analysis takes into account time-varying thermal loads and temperature-dependent material properties. The capability of 2D nonlinear transient thermal analysis is then implemented into a nonlinear finite element analysis program VecTor2(C) for 2D reinforced concrete membranes. Analyses of four numerical examples are performed using VecTor2, and results obtained indicate that the suggested nonlinear finite element analysis procedure is capable of modeling the complete response of a concrete structure to thermal and mechanical loads.

A Numerical Study of Heat transfer and Flow Analysis for a Micro-channel in The Slip Flow Regime (Slip flow 영역에서의 미소채널 내 열전달 및 유동에 관한 수치적 연구)

  • Jeong, Soo-In;Kim, Kui-Soon;Kang, Boem-Soo
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.391-394
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, the thermal lattice Boltzmann method(TLBM) proposed by Guo et al.(2002) is applied to analyze the forced convective flow and heat transfer of 2-D micro channel. Nonequilibrium extrapolation boundary condition is adopted to simulate the velocity and temperature behavior at wall boundaries. Numerical results obtained by the present study give a good prediction of the micro fluidic characteristics with thermal effects.

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A 3-D Steady-State Analysis of Thermal Behavior in EHV GIS Busbar

  • Lei, Jin;Zhong, Jian-ying;Wu, Shi-jin;Wang, Zhen;Guo, Yu-jing;Qin, Xin-yan
    • Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.781-789
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    • 2016
  • Busbar has been used as electric conductor within extra high voltage (EHV) gas insulated switchgear (GIS), which makes EHV GIS higher security, smaller size and lower cost. However, the main fault of GIS is overheating of busbar connection parts, circuit breaker and isolating switch contact parts, which has been already restricting development of GIS to a large extent. In this study, a coupled magneto-flow-thermal analysis is used to investigate the thermal properties of GIS busbar in steady-state. A three-dimensional (3-D) finite element model (FEM) is built to calculate multiphysics fields including electromagnetic field, flow field and thermal field in steady-state. The influences of current on the magnetic flux density, flow velocity and heat distribution has been investigated. Temperature differences of inner wall and outer wall are investigated for busbar tank and conducting rod. Considering the end effect in the busbar, temperature rise difference is compared between end sections and the middle section. In order to obtain better heat dissipation effect, diameters of conductor and tank are optimized based on temperature rise simulation results. Temperature rise tests have been done to validate the 3-D simulation model, which is observed a good correlation with the simulation results. This study provides technical support for optimized structure of the EHV GIS busbar.

Thermal Performance Evaluation of Solar Hot Water System according to Flow Rate Control (유량제어방식에 따른 태양열 급탕시스템의 열성능 평가)

  • Baek, Nam-Choon;Shin, U-Cheul
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.31 no.5
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    • pp.140-145
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    • 2011
  • In this study, the performance and behavior of solar heating system according to the system control scheme, variable flow control (proportional control) and constant flow control (on-off control) was carried out by experiment. The on-off control is used generally for solar thermal system by now. But the proportional control is used for the solar district heating system which is supplied the higher temperature of water than that of desired. The proportional control logic that pump speed is varied in an attempt to maintain a specified outlet temperature of solar heating system was developed and tested for the use widely for the small and medium solar thermal system. The results are as following. First, the proportional controller which is made here could be adopted the characteristics for setting temperature control. Second, the proportional control is better than the on-off control in the side of the performance of thermal stratification in storage tank. Third, the operating energy(electricity consumption by pump) of solar thermal system can be saved more than 60% using the proportional control comparing to the on-off control.

Flow Softening Behavior during the High Temperature Deformation of AZ31 Mg alloy (AZ31 Mg 합금의 고온 변형 시의 동적 연화 현상)

  • Lee, Byoung-Ho;Reddy, N.S.;Yeom, Jong-Teak;Lee, Chong-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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    • 2006.05a
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    • pp.70-73
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    • 2006
  • In the present study, the flow-softening behavior occurring during high temperature deformation of AZ31 Mg alloy was investigated. Flow softening of AZ31 Mg alloy was attributed to (1) thermal softening by deformation heating and (2) microstructural softening by dynamic recrystallization. Artificial neural networks method was used to derive the accurate amounts of thermal softening by deformation heating. A series of mechanical tests (High temperature compression and load relaxation tests) was conducted at various temperatures ($250^{\circ}C{\sim}500^{\circ}C$) and strain rates ($10^{-4}/s{\sim}100/s$) to formulate the recrystallization kinetics and grain size relation. The effect of DRX kinetics on microstructure evolution (fraction of recrystallization) was evaluated by the unified SRX/DRX (static recrystallization/dynamic recrystallization) approaches

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Investigation of the Conjugate Heat Transfer and Wall Thermal Boundary Conditions (복합열전달과 열경계조건에 관한 연구)

  • Chang, Byong Hoon
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.33-42
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    • 1999
  • The effects of wan thermal boundary condition were investigated for a uniform wall temperature, a uniform wall heat flux, and for coupled heat conduction In the channel wall with transverse rectangular ribs. Numerical investigations for steady laminar flow show behavior similar to that observed experimentally in the separated flow region for flow over a cylinder. Conjugate heat transfer with a low solid-fluid thermal conductivity ratio does not lead to the same results as for the uniform heat flux boundary condition, and heat transfer reversal is found on the back sides of the ribs.

Analysis for the Thermal Behavior of Synchronous Linear Motor by EEM (FEM을 이용한 동기식 리니어모터 열특성의 해석)

  • Eun, In-Ung
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.26 no.8
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    • pp.1461-1471
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    • 2002
  • Linear motor has a lot of advantages in comparison with conventional feed mechanisms: high velocity, high acceleration, good positioning accuracy and a long lifetime. An important disadvantage of linear motor is its high power loss and heating up of motor and neighboring machine components in operation. For the application of the linear motors to precision machine tools an effective cooling method and thermal optimizing measures are required. In this paper Finite-Element-Method for the thermal behavior of synchronous linear motor is introduced, which is useful for the design and manufacturing of linear motors. By modeling the linear motor the orthotropic physical properties of the sheet metal and windings were considered and convective coefficient in the water cooler and to the surroundings was defined by analytical and experimental method. The calculated isothermal lines could analyze the heat flow in the linear motor.

THERMAL INSTABILITY IN REACTIVE VISCOUS PLANE POISEUILLE / COUETTE FLOWS FOR TWO EXTREME THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

  • Ajadi, Suraju Olusegun
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.73-86
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    • 2009
  • The problem of thermal stability of an exothermic reactive viscous fluid between two parallel walls in the plane Poiseuille and Couette flow configurations is investigated for different thermal boundary conditions. Neglecting reactant consumption, the closed-form solutions obtained from the momentum equation was inserted into the energy equation due to dissipative effect of viscosity. The resulting energy equation was analyzed for criticality using the variational method technique. The problem is characterized by two parameters: the Nusselt number(N) and the dynamic parameter($\Lambda$). We observed that the thermal and dynamical boundary conditions of the wall have led to a significant departure from known results. The influence of the variable pre-exponential factor, due to the numerical exponent m, also give further insight into the behavior of the system and the results expressed graphically and in tabular forms.

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A Study on Thermal Behavior and Stress Characteristics of Discs under Braking Conditions for Automobiles (자동차 브레이크 제동시 디스크의 열적거동 및 응력 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Baek, Il-Hyun
    • Tribology and Lubricants
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.246-251
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    • 2012
  • Disc brakes and brake linings are part of the braking system in automobiles; this system works due to the braking power between the disc and pad. Vehicle braking systems have complex environments due to the geometry of the disk and pad, the material properties, the braking conditions, etc. Braking energy is converted into thermal energy during the braking process, due to the frictional heat between the disc brake and pad. This heat is changed to a heat flux, which affects the thermal stress of the disc. The purpose of this study was to use the fluid dynamics software ANSYS CFX to investigate the inner flow characteristics of the air and the heat transfer of the disc, and to analyze the effects on the thermal stress of the disc brake.

Analysis on Characteristics of Thermal Flow for Heating Indoor Space by Air-heating Collector using Solar Heat (태양열 공기가열 집열기에 의한 난방 실내공간의 열유동 특성 해석)

  • Yang, Young-Joon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.25 no.2_2
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    • pp.271-278
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    • 2022
  • The solar energy has been widely used to reduce the fossil fuel and prevent the environmental pollution. The renewable energy including solar heat tends to spread due to carbon neutrality for main country of the world. Targets of solar collector are usually acquisitions of hot water or hot air. Especially, air-heating collector using solar heat is known as the technology for obtaining hot air. This study aims to investigate of characteristics of thermal flow when the hot air by air-heating collector using solar heat flows inside of indoor space. The thermal flow of heating indoor space was simulated using ANSYS-CFX program and thus the behaviors of hot air in indoor space were evaluated with standard k-𝜀 turbulence model. As the results, as the inlet velocity was increased, the behaviors of hot air became simple, and temperature range of 25~75℃ had almost no effect on behavior of flow. As the inlet temperature was increased, the temperature curve of indoor space from bottom to top was changed from linear to quadratic. Furthermore, it was confirmed that inlet velocity as well as inlet temperature also should be considered to heat indoor space equally by air-heating collector using solar heat.