Towards Extracting Absolute Roughness From Underground Mine Drift Profile Data

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a technique to utilize underground mine drift profile data for estimating absolute roughness of an underground mine drift in order to implement the Darcy-Weisbach equation for mine ventilation calculations. This technique could provide mine ventilation engineers with more accurate information upon which they might base their ventilation systems designs. This paper presents preliminary work suggesting that it is possible to estimate the absolute roughness of drift-like tunnels by analyzing profile data (e.g., collected using a scanning laser rangefinder). The absolute roughness is then used to estimate the friction factor employed in the Darcy-Weisbach equation. The presented technique is based on an analysis of the spectral characteristics of profile ranges. Simulations based on real mine data are provided to illustrate the potential viability of this method. It is shown that mining drift roughness profiles appear similar to Gaussian profiles

Model to increase the lateral line length of drip irrigation systems

Non-pressure compensating drip hose is widely used for irrigation of vegetables and orchards. One limitation is that the lateral line length must be short to maintain uniformity due to head loss and slope. Any procedure to increase the length is appropriate because it represents low initial cost of the irrigation system. The hypothesis of this research is that it is possible to increase the lateral line length combining two points: using a larger spacing between emitters at the beginning of the lateral line and a smaller one after a certain distance; and allowing a higher pressure variation along the lateral line under an acceptable value of distribution uniformity. To evaluate this hypothesis, a nonlinear programming model (NLP) was developed. The input data are: diameter, roughness coefficient, pressure variation, emitter operational pressure, relationship between emitter discharge and pressure. The output data are: line length, discharge and length of the each section with different spacing between drippers, total discharge in the lateral line, multiple outlet adjustment coefficient, head losses, localized head loss, pressure variation, number of emitters, spacing between emitters, discharge in each emitter, and discharge per linear meter. The mathematical model developed was compared with the lateral line length obtained with the algebraic solution generated by the Darcy-Weisbach equation. The NLP model showed the best results since it generated the greater gain in the lateral line length, maintaining the uniformity and the flow variation under acceptable standards. It had also the lower flow variation, so its adoption is feasible and recommended.

Efeito do uso de polímero redutor de atrito no escoamento forçado de água e de vinhaça

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Índice geométrico e perda de carga localizada em conexões de emissores "online"

The objective of this research is to present a study on a relationship between the local head loss in connection of emitters in pipes with different diameters used in drip irrigation, with the online geometry of the emitter connectors, that allows an easy quantification of such head loss regarding of the size of the connectors. The experiment was carried out according to the Reynolds Numbers at a turbulent flow interval, obtained by the variation of the pipe outflow at a constant temperature of water. The results indicated that the friction factor of the Darcy-Weisbach equation can be estimated by the Blasius equation with the coefficients b = 0.300 and m = 0.25, for the above mentioned pipes. The head losses produced by the connections of the emitters, in relation to the pipe without emitter, was of 62%. A relationship between the kinetic load coefficient (K) and the index of blockage (IO) provoked by the online connector is presented by an algebraic equation which shows a coefficient of adjustment of approximately 96%.

Increasing the lateral line length of drip irrigation systems

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Avaliação de funcionamento das bombas hidráulicas do sistema de tratamento de efluentes da Empresa Parker Hannifin

On the field of the projects of hydraulic systems exists a lot of worries when we talk about the calculate of hydraulic pumps. In this case some facts must be considerate: length of tubes, fluid characteristics, height gauge, temperature, pressure, characteristics of tubes, flow required and others. For that mathematic calculates must be developed with the objective to optimize hydraulic pumps and agree to find an ideal machine (that don't requires more energy than necessary or less energy than it requires; that is the more critical case, cause exists the risk that the fluid pumped do not agree to become in your destiny). The wrong calculate of this machine can super-size its, bringing an excessive energy consumption. Actually it's an important subject because we are in the age of lack of energy what turn it more expensive. So the correct sizing of a hydraulic pump is connected with the fact that you have to uses the enough energy resources avoiding waste. The calculate of ideal pump in the pumping system is studied during years and a lot of specialists in this subject develop equations and theories to calculate its. Some researches study about this subject and all of them become to the same conclusion: to find the ideal pump we have to know the characteristics of fluid (cinematic viscosity), the required flow , overall yield (overall of motor x overall of pump) the high gauge or discharge pressure and the loss of repression. The pressure drop can be calculated with different theories: using Hazen-Williams, Darcy e Weisbach or Chézy (1775 - that starts the researches to calculate the pressure drop). Although the most used theory and what is most near to reality is the Darcy's equation. So, in this job the Darcy's equation were choice to calculate the drop pressure that consider what kind of flow we are studying: laminar or turbulent. The determination of the best pump to be used in the ... ( complete abstract click eletronic access below)

特征线法分析长距离输油管道的流动瞬变过程

建立了基于特征线方法求解流动瞬变过程的数值模型，编制了针对长距离输油管道流动瞬变过程的分析软件。在数值处理上，Darcy-Weisbach摩擦力项用二阶精度格式来近似，保证了高粘度流体在流动瞬变过程分析时的计算稳定性和精确度。模型考虑了埋管地形对沿线瞬变压力的影响；当某一泵站发生水击后其它站的反应由其站控程序确定。应用该软件，分析模拟了某一长距离输油管道在中间泵站停电或末站瞬时关阀情况下的流动瞬变过程。

草本植物对土质路面径流水动力学特征及水沙过程的影响

通过室内人工模拟降雨,研究了草本植物不同覆盖度土质路面的径流水动力学特征以及路面的产流产沙过程。结果表明,路面径流的弗劳德数和雷诺数属层流的急流范畴,并且二者与径流流速及过水断面单位能量相同,均随草本植物覆盖度的增大而减小。而Darcy-weisbach阻力系数以及曼宁糙率系数则均随覆盖度的增大而增大。在不同覆盖度土质路面上,径流量随径流时间急剧增大后趋于稳定,且二者符合移轴双曲线关系,而输沙率则经历了先增大后减小的过程。随着植被覆盖度的增大,土质道路的水分入渗率逐渐增大,而径流量、输沙率及含沙率均逐渐减小。该研究表明土质路面种植的草本植物具有较好的水土保持功能,为阐明草本植物与土壤侵蚀的关系提供了理论依据。

草地覆盖坡面流水动力参数的室内降雨试验

为研究两种典型黄土的坡面流水力特性变化规律,进行了室内人工降雨试验。以草地盖度为主要影响因子,土壤质地和雨强为辅助影响因子进行分析。结果表明:同一盖度下,随雨强逐渐增大,流量和流速也随之增加;当盖度增加时,流量和流速随之减小。流速随降雨历时的延长而逐渐增大;当雨强增大时,流速曲线整体抬高;当覆盖度逐渐增大,流速曲线整体降低。平均水深随流速增大而减小;同一雨强下,盖度增加时氟汝德数Fr随之增加,雷诺数Re降低,而Darcy-Weisbach阻力系数f及曼宁粗糙系数n均大致呈增加趋势;对同一盖度,雨强增加Fr随之减小,Re逐渐增加,同时f和n均随之减小。因此草地覆盖度增加将改善坡面流水力性质,总体上减小了坡面流速,增加了阻力和粗糙度。

Hydraulic modeling of runoff over a rough surface under partial inundation

This study presents a numerical method to derive the Darcy- Weisbach friction coefficient for overland flow under partial inundation of surface roughness. To better account for the variable influence of roughness with varying levels of emergence, we model the flow over a network which evolves as the free surface rises. This network is constructed using a height numerical map, based on surface roughness data, and a discrete geometry skeletonization algorithm. By applying a hydraulic model to the flows through this network, local heads, velocities, and Froude and Reynolds numbers over the surface can be estimated. These quantities enable us to analyze the flow and ultimately to derive a bulk friction factor for flow over the entire surface which takes into account local variations in flow quantities. Results demonstrate that although the flow is laminar, head losses are chiefly inertial because of local flow disturbances. The results also emphasize that for conditions of partial inundation, flow resistance varies nonmonotonically but does generally increase with progressive roughness inundation.

Analisi della rete di teleriscaldamento di Corticella in presenza di utenze attive

Oggetto di questa tesi è lo studio di una rete di teleriscaldamento (TLR) preesistente, la rete di Corticella (Bo) ipotizzando la presenza di sottostazioni di scambio termico attive. Inizialmente sono state presentate le sottostazioni di scambio termico sia tradizionali che attive. Nelle tradizionali ci si è soffermato sul tipo di regolazione che può avvenire. Per quanto riguarda le sottostazioni di scambio termico attive son stati esaminati i 4 layout che permettono uno scambio termico bidirezionale di energia termica. E’ stato presentato il software IHENA (intelligent Heat Energy Network Analysis) creato dal dipartimento di ingegneria industriale, che ha permesso di effettuare le simulazioni sulla rete analizzata. Viene mostrato l’algoritmo di Todini-Pilati generalizzato dall’utilizzo delle equazioni di Darcy-Weisbach su cui si basa il motore di calcolo. Inoltre vengono presentati i vari input che è necessario inserire per ottenere il calcolo della rete. Dopo nozioni di base relative al teleriscaldamento attivo e la presentazione del software utilizzato si è passati alla vera e propria analisi della rete di teleriscaldamento. Sono state effettuate varie simulazioni per vedere l’andamento della rete di Corticella sia considerandola passiva (come nella realtà) che ipotizzandola attiva tramite l’inserimento di sottostazioni di scambio termico ative. Le analisi condotte riguardano i seguenti punti. a) E’ stata presentata la rete di Corticella cosi come è andando a studiare quindi il caso base. b) Sono state svolte delle analisi per vedere come si comportava la rete nel caso in cui venivano variati dei parametri operativi come i carichi termici richiesti dalle utenze. c) Sono stati valutati i percorsi più critici. d) Si è condotta un analisi sulla regolazione al variare delle temperature esterne. Dopo l'analisi del caso base sono state introdotte delle sottostazioni di scambio termico attive, prima solo una, e poi varie lungo determinati percorsi. Le valutazioni effettuate mettevano in primo piano gli andamenti della temperatura nei percorsi, la potenza termica generata dalla sorgente, la temperatura di ritorno in centrale e se si verificano delle problematiche sugli scambiatori di calore. In queste simulazioni sono stati valutati tutti e quattro gli schemi utilizzabili. Infine è stata effettuata un analisi comparativa tra le varie soluzioni studiate per poter mettere a confronto i casi. In particolare anche qui si sono voluti confrontare i valori di potenza spesa per il pompaggio, temperatura di ritorno in centrale e potenza termica offerta dalla sorgente.

Integrated surface-ground water modeling in wetlands with improved methods to simulate vegetative resistance to flow

In topographically flat wetlands, where shallow water table and conductive soil may develop as a result of wet and dry seasons, the connection between surface water and groundwater is not only present, but perhaps the key factor dominating the magnitude and direction of water flux. Due to their complex characteristics, modeling waterflow through wetlands using more realistic process formulations (integrated surface-ground water and vegetative resistance) is an actual necessity. This dissertation focused on developing an integrated surface – subsurface hydrologic simulation numerical model by programming and testing the coupling of the USGS MODFLOW-2005 Groundwater Flow Process (GWF) package (USGS, 2005) with the 2D surface water routing model: FLO-2D (O’Brien et al., 1993). The coupling included the necessary procedures to numerically integrate and verify both models as a single computational software system that will heretofore be referred to as WHIMFLO-2D (Wetlands Hydrology Integrated Model). An improved physical formulation of flow resistance through vegetation in shallow waters based on the concept of drag force was also implemented for the simulations of floodplains, while the use of the classical methods (e.g., Manning, Chezy, Darcy-Weisbach) to calculate flow resistance has been maintained for the canals and deeper waters. A preliminary demonstration exercise WHIMFLO-2D in an existing field site was developed for the Loxahatchee Impoundment Landscape Assessment (LILA), an 80 acre area, located at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wild Life Refuge in Boynton Beach, Florida. After applying a number of simplifying assumptions, results have illustrated the ability of the model to simulate the hydrology of a wetland. In this illustrative case, a comparison between measured and simulated stages level showed an average error of 0.31% with a maximum error of 2.8%. Comparison of measured and simulated groundwater head levels showed an average error of 0.18% with a maximum of 2.9%. The coupling of FLO-2D model with MODFLOW-2005 model and the incorporation of the dynamic effect of flow resistance due to vegetation performed in the new modeling tool WHIMFLO-2D is an important contribution to the field of numerical modeling of hydrologic flow in wetlands.

Integrated Surface-Ground Water Modeling in Wetlands With Improved Methods to Simulate Vegetative Resistance to Flow

This dissertation focused on developing an integrated surface – subsurface hydrologic simulation numerical model by programming and testing the coupling of the USGS MODFLOW-2005 Groundwater Flow Process (GWF) package (USGS, 2005) with the 2D surface water routing model: FLO-2D (O’Brien et al., 1993). The coupling included the necessary procedures to numerically integrate and verify both models as a single computational software system that will heretofore be referred to as WHIMFLO-2D (Wetlands Hydrology Integrated Model). An improved physical formulation of flow resistance through vegetation in shallow waters based on the concept of drag force was also implemented for the simulations of floodplains, while the use of the classical methods (e.g., Manning, Chezy, Darcy-Weisbach) to calculate flow resistance has been maintained for the canals and deeper waters. A preliminary demonstration exercise WHIMFLO-2D in an existing field site was developed for the Loxahatchee Impoundment Landscape Assessment (LILA), an 80 acre area, located at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wild Life Refuge in Boynton Beach, Florida. After applying a number of simplifying assumptions, results have illustrated the ability of the model to simulate the hydrology of a wetland. In this illustrative case, a comparison between measured and simulated stages level showed an average error of 0.31% with a maximum error of 2.8%. Comparison of measured and simulated groundwater head levels showed an average error of 0.18% with a maximum of 2.9%.

Transient non-Darcy forced convective heat transfer from a flat plate embedded in a fluid-saturated porous medium

Transient non-Darcy forced convection on a flat plate embedded in a porous medium is investigated using the Forchheimer-extended Darcy law. A sudden uniform pressure gradient is applied along the flat plate, and at the same time, its wall temperature is suddenly raised to a high temperature. Both the momentum and energy equations are solved by retaining the unsteady terms. An exact velocity solution is obtained and substituted into the energy equation, which then is solved by means of a quasi-similarity transformation. The temperature field can be divided into the one-dimensional transient (downstream) region and the quasi-steady-state (upstream) region. Thus the transient local heat transfer coefficient can be described by connecting the quasi-steady-state solution and the one-dimensional transient solution. The non-Darcy porous inertia works to decrease the velocity level and the time required for reaching the steady-state velocity level. The porous-medium inertia delays covering of the plate by the steady-state thermal boundary layer. © 1990.

Approximate solution for non-Darcy transient film condensation in a porous medium

The problem of non-darcian transient film condensation adjacent to a vertical flat plate embedded in a porous medium has been considered. The governing equation for the boundary layer thickness was obtained by an integral method and solved approximately by the method of integral relations. It is shown that the results are in good agreement with those obtained exactly by the method of characteristics.