Comparison of Compound Lean Nozzles and Controlled Flow Nozzles at Off-Design

Turbokoneet ja etenkin höyryturbiinit ovat usein suunniteltu ja optimoitu toimimaan tietyssä toimintapisteessä jossa häviöt on minimoitu ja hyötysuhde maksimoitu. Joissakin tapauksissa on kuitenkin tarpeellista käyttää turbiinia toimintapisteen ulkopuolella. Tällöin turbiinin läpi virtaava massavirta muuttuu ja yleensä heikentää hyötysuhdetta. Turbokoneiden suorituskykyä voidaan parantaa käyttämällä kolmidimensionaalisesti muotoiltuja siipiä. Työssä on vertailtu laskennallisesti kahta kohtuullisesti muotoiltua suutinta (Compound lean ja Controlled flow) niiden suunnitellun toimintapisteen ulkopuolella. Kolmas suutin, ilman kolmidimensionaalista muotoilua on mukana vertailukohteena. Suutinten suorituskykyä tutkitaan laskennallisen virtausmekaniikan avulla olosuhteissa, jotka ovat toimintapisteen ulkopuolella. Virtauksen muutoksia tutkitaan kokonaispainehäviön, isentrooppisen hyötysuhteen ja virtauspinnan yhdenmukaisuuden avulla. Virtauspintoja verrataan ulosvirtauskulman, massavirran ja toisiovirtausvektoreiden jakauman avulla. Erot suutinten suorituskykyvyssä korostavat ylikuormalla. Kun massavirran arvoa on kohotettu eniten, Compound lean suuttimilla hyötysuhde laskee Controlled flow suuttimeen verrattuna vähemmän. Alikuormalla, kun massavirran arvoa lasketaan, erot suuttimien suorituskyvyssä pienenevät ja tutkittujen suuttimien ulosvirtaus on samankaltainen.

The Optimisation of the Draft Tube of a Hydro Power Plant at Off-Design Conditions

Several possible methods of increasing the efficiency and power of hydro power plants by improving the flow passages are investigated in this stydy. The theoretical background of diffuser design and its application to the optimisation of hydraulic turbine draft tubes is presented in the first part of this study. Several draft tube modernisation projects that have been carried out recently are discussed. Also, a method of increasing the efficiency of the draft tube by injecting a high velocity jet into the boundary layer is presented. Methods of increasing the head of a hydro power plant by using an ejector or a jet pump are discussed in the second part of this work. The theoretical principles of various ejector and jet pump types are presented and four different methods of calculating them are examined in more detail. A self-made computer code is used to calculate the gain in the head for two example power plants. Suitable ejector installations for the example plants are also discussed. The efficiency of the ejector power was found to be in the range 6 - 15 % for conventional head increasers, and 30 % for the jet pump at its optimum operating point. In practice, it is impossible to install an optimised jet pump with a 30 % efficiency into the draft tube as this would considerabely reduce the efficiency of the draft tube at normal operating conditions. This demonstrates, however, the potential for improvement which lies in conventional head increaser technology. This study is based on previous publications and on published test results. No actual laboratory measurements were made for this study. Certain aspects of modelling the flow in the draft tube using computational fluid dynamics are discussed in the final part of this work. The draft tube inlet velocity field is a vital boundary condition for such a calculation. Several previously measured velocity fields that have successfully been utilised in such flow calculations are presented herein.

Design and Off-design modelling of advanced Power-to-Gas energy storage systems

Power-to-Gas storage systems have the potential to address grid-stability issues that arise when an increasing share of power is generated from sources that have a highly variable output. Although the proof-of-concept of these has been promising, the behaviour of the processes in off-design conditions is not easily predictable. The primary aim of this PhD project was to evaluate the performance of an original Power-to-Gas system, made up of innovative components. To achieve this, a numerical model has been developed to simulate the characteristics and the behaviour of the several components when the whole system is coupled with a renewable source. The developed model has been applied to a large variety of scenarios, evaluating the performance of the considered process and exploiting a limited amount of experimental data. The model has been then used to compare different Power-to-Gas concepts, in a real scenario of functioning. Several goals have been achieved. In the concept phase, the possibility to thermally integrate the high temperature components has been demonstrated. Then, the parameters that affect the energy performance of a Power-to-Gas system coupled with a renewable source have been identified, providing general recommendations on the design of hybrid systems; these parameters are: 1) the ratio between the storage system size and the renewable generator size; 2) the type of coupled renewable source; 3) the related production profile. Finally, from the results of the comparative analysis, it is highlighted that configurations with a highly oversized renewable source with respect to the storage system show the maximum achievable profit.

Studio del comportamento in off-design di un sistema di accumulo energetico di tipo Power to Gas

Studio del comportamento in off-design di un sistema di accumulo energetico di tipo Power to Gas

Työkoneiden dieselmoottoreiden hyötysuhteen parantaminen lämmöntalteenoton avulla

Tämä diplomityö on osa Lappeenrannan teknillisessä yliopistossa tehtävää tutkimusta polttomoottoreiden energiatehokkuuden parantamisessa. Työn tavoitteena on saada tutkimustietoa polttomoottoreiden hukkalämpövirtojen hyödyntämisestä sähköntuotannossa. Tavoitteena on muodostaa näkemys Mikro-ORC energiamuuntimen mahdollisuuksista ja reunaehdoista osana työkoneluokan (150 kW… 400 kW) dieselmoottorikokonaisuutta, erityisesti maataloussektorilla. Työssä tarkasteltaviksi moottoreiksi valittiin kaksi eri AGCO Sisu Powerin dieselmoottoria. Laskennat suoritettiin moottorin valmistajan antamien hukkalämpövirtojen arvojen perusteella. Laskennan perusperiaatteena oli tutkia ORC-prosessin tuottamaa lisäsähkötehoa hyödyntämällä pakokaasujen lämpöenergiaa korkea-, keski- ja matalalämpötiloissa. Työssä vertailtiin kahden eri kiertoaineen prosessihyötysuhdetta, saatava sähkötehoa sekä prosessin sisäisiä parametreja. Lisäksi työssä tutkittiin ORC-prosessin laskentaa suunnittelupisteessä (design) ja suunnittelupisteen ulkopuolella (off-design), prosessisuureiden optimointia ja lämmönsiirtimien mitoitusta. Diplomityössä tarkasteltiin moottorin energiataseen mukaisten arvojen lisäksi moottorin parametrien muuttamisen vaikutusta hukkalämpövirroista saatavan tehoon. Työssä saatiin arvokasta tietoa polttomoottoreiden hukkalämpövirtojen muuntamisesta sähköksi ORC:lla sekä moottorin energiatehokkuuden parantamisesta.

Multi-Objective and Financial Portfolio Optimization of Carrier-Sense Multiple Access Protocols with Cooperative Diversity

8th International Workshop on Multiple Access Communications (MACOM2015), Helsinki, Finland.

Aksiaaliturbiinin suunnittelu kokemusperäisillä häviökertoimilla

Tässä raportissa on esitettyaksiaalisen turbiinivaiheen suunnittelun perusperiaatteet perustuen ideaalikaasun paisuntaprosessin termodynamiikkaan yhdistettynä kokemusperäisiin häviökertoimiin. Häviökertoimien avulla voidaan arvioida turbiinin siivistössä syntyvien aerodynaamisten häviöiden suuruutta ja jakaantumista. Niiden määrittämiseksi on esitetty yhteenvetomaisesti kolme tunnettua ja kirjallisuudessa runsaasti siteerattua laskentamenetelmää. Esitettyjen laskentaperiaatteiden avulla voidaan arvioida annetuissa toimintaolosuhteissa tietyllä virtaus- ja siipigeometrialla rakennetun turbiinivaiheen teho, hyötysuhde ja paisuvan kaasun tila-arvot eri kohdissa turbiinia. Annetut yhtälöt ovat suhteellisen helposti ohjelmoitavissa tietokoneella ohjelmaksi, mikä käytännössä helpottaa huomattavasti esimerkiksi optimaalisen virtausgeometrian etsintää tai off-design analyysiä. Saadut tulokset eivät välttämättä ole absoluuttisen tarkkoja johtuen tehdyistä yksinkertaistuksista ja häviökertoimien epätarkkuuksista. Ne soveltuvat kuitenkin hyvin suuruusluokkatarkasteluun ja erilaisten ratkaisujen suhteellisten erojen arviointiin sekä lähtökohdaksi tarkempaan numeeriseen laskentaan (CFD). Työ liittyy LTKK:n Energiatekniikan osastolla tehtävään suurnopeustekniikan koelaitetutkimukseen. Työssä esitettyjä menetelmiä on hyödynnetty käänteisen Brayton-prosessin turbiinin rakenteellisessa esisuunnittelussa ja feasibility-selvityksessä. Lisäksi raportti on hyödyksi turbotekniikan opetusmateriaalina.

Computational Analysis and Optimization of Real Gas Flow In Small Centrifugal Compressors

Small centrifugal compressors are more and more widely used in many industrialsystems because of their higher efficiency and better off-design performance comparing to piston and scroll compressors as while as higher work coefficient perstage than in axial compressors. Higher efficiency is always the aim of the designer of compressors. In the present work, the influence of four partsof a small centrifugal compressor that compresses heavy molecular weight real gas has been investigated in order to achieve higher efficiency. Two parts concern the impeller: tip clearance and the circumferential position of the splitter blade. The other two parts concern the diffuser: the pinch shape and vane shape. Computational fluid dynamics is applied in this study. The Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes flow solver Finflo is used. The quasi-steady approach is utilized. Chien's k-e turbulence model is used to model the turbulence. A new practical real gas model is presented in this study. The real gas model is easily generated, accuracy controllable and fairly fast. The numerical results and measurements show good agreement. The influence of tip clearance on the performance of a small compressor is obvious. The pressure ratio and efficiency are decreased as the size of tip clearance is increased, while the total enthalpy rise keeps almost constant. The decrement of the pressure ratio and efficiency is larger at higher mass flow rates and smaller at lower mass flow rates. The flow angles at the inlet and outlet of the impeller are increased as the size of tip clearance is increased. The results of the detailed flow field show that leakingflow is the main reason for the performance drop. The secondary flow region becomes larger as the size of tip clearance is increased and the area of the main flow is compressed. The flow uniformity is then decreased. A detailed study shows that the leaking flow rate is higher near the exit of the impeller than that near the inlet of the impeller. Based on this phenomenon, a new partiallyshrouded impeller is used. The impeller is shrouded near the exit of the impeller. The results show that the flow field near the exit of the impeller is greatly changed by the partially shrouded impeller, and better performance is achievedthan with the unshrouded impeller. The loading distribution on the impeller blade and the flow fields in the impeller is changed by moving the splitter of the impeller in circumferential direction. Moving the splitter slightly to the suction side of the long blade can improve the performance of the compressor. The total enthalpy rise is reduced if only the leading edge of the splitter ismoved to the suction side of the long blade. The performance of the compressor is decreased if the blade is bended from the radius direction at the leading edge of the splitter. The total pressure rise and the enthalpy rise of thecompressor are increased if pinch is used at the diffuser inlet. Among the fivedifferent pinch shape configurations, at design and lower mass flow rates the efficiency of a straight line pinch is the highest, while at higher mass flow rate, the efficiency of a concave pinch is the highest. The sharp corner of the pinch is the main reason for the decrease of efficiency and should be avoided. The variation of the flow angles entering the diffuser in spanwise direction is decreased if pinch is applied. A three-dimensional low solidity twisted vaned diffuser is designed to match the flow angles entering the diffuser. The numerical results show that the pressure recovery in the twisted diffuser is higher than in a conventional low solidity vaned diffuser, which also leads to higher efficiency of the twisted diffuser. Investigation of the detailed flow fields shows that the separation at lower mass flow rate in the twisted diffuser is later than in the conventional low solidity vaned diffuser, which leads to a possible wider flow range of the twisted diffuser.

Höyry- ja kaasuturbiinin mallintaminen prosessisimulointiohjelmaan

Tässä diplomityössä on mallinnettu höyry- ja kaasuturbiini Balas -prosessisimulointi-ohjelmaan. Balas on Valtion Teknillisen Tutkimuskeskuksen kehittämä simulointiohjelma, erityisesti paperi- ja selluteollisuuden prosessien staattiseen simulointiin. Työn tavoitteena on kehittää simulointimallit höyry- ja kaasuturbiinille, sekä tutkia niiden toimivuutta vertaamalla simulointeja mittaus- ja mitoitustietoihin. Työssä on muodostettu matemaattiset mallit höyryturbiinille, höyryturbiinin säätövyöhykkeelle sekä höyryturbiinin off-design laskennalle. Kaasuturbiinille muodostettiin toimintakäyrät, joiden avulla tarkastellaan sen toimintaa off-design tilanteessa. Komponentit mallinnettiin diplomityövaiheessa Matlab-ympäristöön, josta ne siirretään Balasiin erillisessä työvaiheessa. Malleissa on kiinnitetty huomiota erityisesti niiden helppokäyttöisyyteen ja monipuolisuuteen. Höyryturbiinimalleja testattiin simuloimalla erään paperitehtaan yhteydessä toimivan voimalaitoksen vastapaineturbiini säätövyöhykkeineen ja vertaamalla simulointituloksia tehtaan mittaustietoihin. Kaasuturbiinimallia testattiin vertaamalla GE Power MS 7001 kaasuturbiinin mitoitustietoja vastaavilla parametreilla simuloituun tapaukseen.

Study of a vapor-compression air-conditioning system for jetliners

Most modern passenger aeroplanes use air cycle cooling. A high-speed air cycle is a reliable and light option, but not very efficient. This thesis presents research work done to design a novel vapour cooling cycle for aeroplanes. Due to advancements in high-speed permanent magnet motors, the vapour cycle is seen as a competitive option for the air cycle in aeroplanes. The aerospace industry places tighter demands on the weight, reliability and environmental effects of the machinery than those met by conventional chillers, and thus modifications to conventional design are needed. The thesis is divided into four parts: the initial screening of the working fluid, 1-D design and performance values of the compressor, 1-D off-design value predictions of the compressor and the 3-D design of the compressor. The R245fa was selected as the working fluid based the study. The off-design range of the compressor was predicted to be wide and suitable for the application. The air-conditioning system developed is considerably smaller than previous designs using centrifugal compressors.

Numerical modelling of small supersonic axial flow turbines

Supersonic axial turbine stages typically exhibit lower efficiencies than subsonic axial turbine stages. One reason for the lower efficiency is the occurrence of shock waves. With higher pressure ratios the flow inside the turbine becomes relatively easily supersonic if there is only one turbine stage. Supersonic axial turbines can be designed in smaller physical size compared to subsonic axial turbines of same power. This makes them good candidates for turbochargers in large diesel engines, where space can be a limiting factor. Also the production costs are lower for a supersonic axial turbine stage than for two subsonic stages. Since supersonic axial turbines are typically low reaction turbines, they also create lower axial forces to be compensated with bearings compared to high reaction turbines. The effect of changing the stator-rotor axial gap in a small high (rotational) speed supersonic axial flow turbine is studied in design and off-design conditions. Also the effect of using pulsatile mass flow at the supersonic stator inlet is studied. Five axial gaps (axial space between stator and rotor) are modeled using threedimensional computational fluid dynamics at the design and three axial gaps at the off-design conditions. Numerical reliability is studied in three independent studies. An additional measurement is made with the design turbine geometry at intermediate off-design conditions and is used to increase the reliability of the modelling. All numerical modelling is made with the Navier-Stokes solver Finflo employing Chien’s k ¡ ² turbulence model. The modelling of the turbine at the design and off-design conditions shows that the total-to-static efficiency of the turbine decreases when the axial gap is increased in both design and off-design conditions. The efficiency drops almost linearily at the off-design conditions, whereas the efficiency drop accelerates with increasing axial gap at the design conditions. The modelling of the turbine stator with pulsatile inlet flow reveals that the mass flow pulsation amplitude is decreased at the stator throat. The stator efficiency and pressure ratio have sinusoidal shapes as a function of time. A hysteresis-like behaviour is detected for stator efficiency and pressure ratio as a function of inlet mass flow, over one pulse period. This behaviour arises from the pulsatile inlet flow. It is important to have the smallest possible axial gap in the studied turbine type in order to maximize the efficiency. The results for the whole turbine can also be applied to some extent in similar turbines operating for example in space rocket engines. The use of a supersonic stator in a pulsatile inlet flow is shown to be possible.

Model development for circulating fluidized bed boiler operation

Comprehensive understanding of the heat transfer processes that take place during circulating fluidized bed (CFB) combustion is one of the most important issues in CFB technology development. This leads to possibility of predicting, evaluation and proper design of combustion and heat transfer mechanisms. The aim of this thesis is to develop a model for circulating fluidized bed boiler operation. Empirical correlations are used for determining heat transfer coefficients in each part of the furnace. The proposed model is used both in design and offdesign conditions. During off-design simulations fuel moisture content and boiler load effects on boiler operation have been investigated. In theoretical part of the thesis, fuel properties of most typical classes of biomass are widely reviewed. Various schemes of biomass utilization are presented and, especially, concerning circulating fluidized bed boilers. In addition, possible negative effects of biomass usage in boilers are briefly discussed.

Vision 2020 - A whole life-cycle information management system for built environments

A whole life-cycle information management vision is proposed, the organizational requirements for the realization of the scenario is investigated. Preliminary interviews with construction professionals are reported. Discontinuities at information transfer throughout life-cycle of built environments are resulting from lack of coordination and multiple data collection/storage practices. A more coherent history of these activities can improve the work practices of various teams by augmenting decision making processes and creating organizational learning opportunities. Therefore, there is a need for unifying these fragmented bits of data to create a meaningful, semantically rich and standardized information repository for built environment. The proposed vision utilizes embedded technologies and distributed building information models. Two diverse construction project types (large one-off design, small repetitive design) are investigated for the applicability of the vision. A functional prototype software/hardware system for demonstrating the practical use of this vision is developed and discussed. Plans for case-studies for validating the proposed model at a large PFI hospital and housing association projects are discussed.

Spectral characterisation of cooled filters for remote sensing

The improvements obtained on cooling atmospheric remote-sensing instruments for space flight applications has promoted research in characterization of the necessary optical filters. By modelling the effects of temperature on the dispersive spectrum of some constituent thin film materials, the cooled performance can be simulated and compared. multilayer filter designs with the measured spectra from actual filters. Two actual filters are discussed, for the 7µm region, one a composite cut-on/cut-off design of 13% HBW and the other an integral narrowband design of 4% HBW.

Developing new components for variable flow distribution system modelling in TRNSYS

This study attempts to fill the existing gap in the simulation of variable flow distribution systems through developing new pressure governing components. These components are able to capture the actual ever-changing system performance curve in variable flow distribution systems together with the prediction of controversial issues such as starving, over-flow and the lack of controllability on the flow rate of different branches in a hydronic system. The performance of the proposed components is verified using a case study under design and off-design circumstances. Full integration of the new components within the TRNSYS simulation package is another advantage of this study, which makes it more applicable for designers in both the design and commissioning of hydronic systems.