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Process Study on Alumina-zirconia Nanocomposite via Ammonolysis Route

  • Naoya Enomoto;Tang, Jun-Mu;Masato Uehara;Hideaki Maeda;Junichi Hojo;Nakagawa, Zenbe-e
    • Proceedings of the Korea Association of Crystal Growth Conference
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    • 2000.06a
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    • pp.143-150
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    • 2000
  • Wet-chemical process using ammonia to precipitate aluminum ion dissolved in a zirconia sol solution is examined. Formation of crystalline bayerite is unfavorable for fine dispersion of zirconia nanoparticles in alumina matrix after heat treatment. To avoid the bayerite formation, it was preferred to make a precipitation with a diluted ammonia or with an ammonia gas flow at high temperature. By optimizing the precipitation process and the calcination temperature, we successfully prepared the uniform microstructure in which tetragonal zirconia particles of ∼30nm is finely dispersed within the alumina grains.

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A Study on Darrieus-type Hydroturbine toward Utilization of Extra-Low Head Natural Flow Streams

  • Tanaka, Kei;Hirowatari, Kotaro;Shimokawa, Kai;Watanabe, Satoshi;Matsushita, Daisuke;Furukawa, Akinori
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.152-159
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    • 2013
  • A two-dimensional Darrieus-type hydroturbine system, installed with a wear for flow streams such as small rivers and waterways, has been developed for hydropower utilization of extra-low head less than 2m. There are several problems such as flow rate change and flowing wastes to be solved for its practical use in natural flow streams. In the present study, at first, a design guideline in the case of overflow or bypass flow is shown by using simple flow model. Next, in order to avoid the unexpected obstacles flowing into the hydroturbine, an installation of waste screening system is examined. It is confirmed that the screen is effective with some amount of bypass flow rate, however the output power is remarkably deteriorated.

Experimental Study on Adjustment of Inlet Nozzle Section to Flow Rate Variation for Darrieus-type Hydro-Turbine

  • Watanabe, Satoshi;Shimokawa, Kai;Furukawa, Akinori;Okuma, Kusuo;Matsushita, Daisuke
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.30-37
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    • 2012
  • A two dimensional Darrieus-type turbine has been proposed for the hydropower utilization of extra-low head less than 2m. In a practical use of Darrieus-type hydro-turbine, head and flow rate may be varied temporally and seasonally. Considering that the cost advantage is required for the low head hydro turbine system, the Darrieus turbine should be operated with high efficiency in the wider range of flow rate possibly by using an additional device with simpler mechanism. In the present paper, an adjustment of inlet nozzle section by lowering the inlet nozzle height is proposed to obtain the preferable inlet velocity in low flow rate conditions. Effects of resulting spanwise partial inlet flow are investigated. Finally, an effective modification of inlet nozzle height over flow rate variation is shown.

Compound Choking of a Two-Parallel Stream Through a Convergent Duct

  • Kwon, Jin-Kyung;K. Masusaka;Y. Miyazato;M. Masuda;K. Matsuo;H. Katanoda
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.15 no.12
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    • pp.1829-1834
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    • 2001
  • The choking of dual subsonic streams flowing through a convergent duct in contact has been investigated experimentally and theoretically. The experiment was conducted by using blow-down wind tunnel. The condition, when the dual stream flow chocking (compound choking) occurs at the nozzle exit, was explained by one-dimensional analysis of compound sound wave propagation. The experimental results for the condition of compound choking were compared with the prediction from theoretical analysis, and the schlieren optical method using the spark light source has been used to visualize the flowfield.

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