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    Numerical simulation of a supersonic ejector for vacuum generation with explicit and implicit solver in openfoam

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    Supersonic ejectors are used extensively in all kind of applications: compression of refrigerants in cooling systems, pumping of volatile fluids or in vacuum generation. In vacuum generation, also known as zero-secondary flow, the ejector has a transient behaviour. In this paper, a numerical and experimental research of a supersonic compressible air nozzle is performed in order to investigate and to simulate its behaviour. The CFD toolbox OpenFOAM 6 was used, with two density-based solvers: explicit solver rhoCentralFoam, which implements Kurganov Central-upwind schemes, and implicit solver HiSA, which implements the AUSM+up upwind scheme. The behaviour of the transient evacuation ranges between adiabatic polytropic exponent at the beginning of the process and isothermal at the end. A model for the computation of the transient polytropic exponent is proposed. During the evacuation, two regimes are encountered in the second nozzle. In the supercritic regime, the secondary is choked and sonic flow is reached. In the subcritic regime, the secondary flow is subsonic. The final agreement is good with the two different solvers, although simulation tends to slightly overestimate flow rate for large values region.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

    Multi-factor design for a vacuum ejector improvement by in-depth analysis of construction parameters

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    A vacuum supersonic ejector is an indispensable pneumatic device placed in nearly all industrial production lines. This device, also called a zero-secondary flow ejector, is characterized by the maximum entrained flow and the minimum secondary pressure. Numerical simulations were carried out by means of the CFD toolbox OpenFOAM v8 and its solver HiSA, which uses the AUSM+up upwind scheme. A single-factor analysis of eight parameters was performed to find how the ejector鈥檚 performance was enhanced or decreased, while other parameters were fixed. Four parameters were subject to further analysis to find the geometry that improves the standalone performance of the ejector. The mixing chamber length is the parameter that most improves its performance; alone it leads to a 10% improvement. A multi-factor analysis, based on a fractional factorial design, is carried out with the four relevant parameters. Results indicate that the multi-factor analysis enhances the performance of the ejector by 10.4% and the mixing chamber length is the factor that most influences the improvement. Although a multi-factor design improves the performance, no significant relevance has been detected with respect to the mixing chamber length improvement alone. The improved performance of this device leads to a reduction in operating time and, as a consequence, results in significant energy savings.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

    Estudi i implementaci贸 d鈥檜n ByPass autom脿tic per a millorar el sistema hidr脿ulic de refrigeraci贸 de l鈥櫭爎ea experimental pels laboratoris del Sincrotr贸 ALBA de Cerdanyola del Vall猫s

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    La instal路laci贸 hidr脿ulica de refrigeraci贸 del sincrotr贸 es basa en un sistema de 4 anelles que alimenten les 脿rees del sincrotr贸. Cada 脿rea t茅 un conjunt d鈥檈quipament que necessita ser refrigerada. Concretament, l鈥櫭爎ea d鈥檈xperiments, es troba al 25% de la capacitat que aquesta pot tenir. Aix貌 茅s degut que actualment nom茅s hi ha 7 de les 33 l铆nies explotables de la instal路laci贸. Aquesta instal路laci贸 per q眉estions d鈥檈conomia de disseny consta d鈥檜n conjunt de canonades a la mateixa secci贸 i a la mateixa al莽ada. Hi ha un conducte per la impulsi贸 i un pel retorn. Per aquest conjunt de fets s鈥檋i provoca que la distribuci贸 de velocitats va reduint-se progressivament (on te貌ricament a l鈥櫭簂tim punt 茅s igual a zero). Les grans instal路lacions hidr脿uliques han de complir i vigilar que no rebaixar una velocitat m铆nima en el flux d鈥檃igua. El motiu 茅s perqu猫 s鈥檋i acumula aire que no permet una purga senzilla ja que el flux no porta prou velocitat per a emp猫nyer-lo. Actualment hi ha m猫todes de purga total que s贸n ineficients (comporten l鈥檃turada del sincrotr贸 durant un dia) per貌 permeten solucionar temporalment el problema. Se鈥檔 desprenen dos problemes directes: augmenta la caiguda pressi贸 del sistema, que fa treballar m茅s les bombes, i l鈥檃ire potencia l鈥檕xidaci贸 i corrosi贸 dels equips que es vol refrigerar[1]. La intenci贸 del projecte 茅s caracteritzar la instal路laci贸 actual, establir un criteri t猫cnic per seleccionar la velocitat m铆nima permesa dins dels conductes, proposar una soluci贸 constructiva que agilitzi el manteniment o b茅 que l鈥檈radiqui, i implementar-l

    Numerical study of the flow in a laminar barrier inerting for melting furnace

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    The main objectives are:Build and mesh teh geometry for numerical analysisPerform the numerical analysis with thermal effectsFind the best flow configuration for the melt furnaceThe objective of this project is to numerically study the correct flow rate in a Laminar Barrier Inerting method for induction melting

    Estudi i implementaci贸 d鈥檜n ByPass autom脿tic per a millorar el sistema hidr脿ulic de refrigeraci贸 de l鈥櫭爎ea experimental pels laboratoris del Sincrotr贸 ALBA de Cerdanyola del Vall猫s

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    La instal路laci贸 hidr脿ulica de refrigeraci贸 del sincrotr贸 es basa en un sistema de 4 anelles que alimenten les 脿rees del sincrotr贸. Cada 脿rea t茅 un conjunt d鈥檈quipament que necessita ser refrigerada. Concretament, l鈥櫭爎ea d鈥檈xperiments, es troba al 25% de la capacitat que aquesta pot tenir. Aix貌 茅s degut que actualment nom茅s hi ha 7 de les 33 l铆nies explotables de la instal路laci贸. Aquesta instal路laci贸 per q眉estions d鈥檈conomia de disseny consta d鈥檜n conjunt de canonades a la mateixa secci贸 i a la mateixa al莽ada. Hi ha un conducte per la impulsi贸 i un pel retorn. Per aquest conjunt de fets s鈥檋i provoca que la distribuci贸 de velocitats va reduint-se progressivament (on te貌ricament a l鈥櫭簂tim punt 茅s igual a zero). Les grans instal路lacions hidr脿uliques han de complir i vigilar que no rebaixar una velocitat m铆nima en el flux d鈥檃igua. El motiu 茅s perqu猫 s鈥檋i acumula aire que no permet una purga senzilla ja que el flux no porta prou velocitat per a emp猫nyer-lo. Actualment hi ha m猫todes de purga total que s贸n ineficients (comporten l鈥檃turada del sincrotr贸 durant un dia) per貌 permeten solucionar temporalment el problema. Se鈥檔 desprenen dos problemes directes: augmenta la caiguda pressi贸 del sistema, que fa treballar m茅s les bombes, i l鈥檃ire potencia l鈥檕xidaci贸 i corrosi贸 dels equips que es vol refrigerar[1]. La intenci贸 del projecte 茅s caracteritzar la instal路laci贸 actual, establir un criteri t猫cnic per seleccionar la velocitat m铆nima permesa dins dels conductes, proposar una soluci贸 constructiva que agilitzi el manteniment o b茅 que l鈥檈radiqui, i implementar-l

    Numerical study of the flow in a laminar barrier inerting for melting furnace

    No full text
    The main objectives are:Build and mesh teh geometry for numerical analysisPerform the numerical analysis with thermal effectsFind the best flow configuration for the melt furnaceThe objective of this project is to numerically study the correct flow rate in a Laminar Barrier Inerting method for induction melting

    Simulation of ejector for vacuum generation

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    Supersonic ejectors are used in a wide range of applications such as compression of refrigerants in cooling systems, pumping of volatile fluids, or vacuum generation. The objective of the present paper is to mesh and simulate, in an OpenFOAM environment with an open access implicit density-based solver HiSA, the physics of the vacuum ejector, and, later, compare the results with experimental measurements. In order to achieve this a 2D axisymmetric mesh made by hexahedral cells has been created. Steady solutions have been obtained, with prescribed total pressure in primary and secondary inlets. Secondary total pressure ranges from 1 to around 0.2 bar in which the secondary flow is zero. Numerical results are compared with experimental measurement, with two flowmeter sizes for small flow rate accuracy. Two regimes are encountered. In supercritic regime the secondary is chocked and sonic flow is reached in the second nozzle. In subcritic regime, the secondary flow is subsonic. The agreement is good, although simulation tends to slightly overestimate flow rate for large values regionPostprint (published version

    Numerical simulation of a supersonic ejector for vacuum generation with explicit and implicit solver in openfoam

    No full text
    Supersonic ejectors are used extensively in all kind of applications: compression of refrigerants in cooling systems, pumping of volatile fluids or in vacuum generation. In vacuum generation, also known as zero-secondary flow, the ejector has a transient behaviour. In this paper, a numerical and experimental research of a supersonic compressible air nozzle is performed in order to investigate and to simulate its behaviour. The CFD toolbox OpenFOAM 6 was used, with two density-based solvers: explicit solver rhoCentralFoam, which implements Kurganov Central-upwind schemes, and implicit solver HiSA, which implements the AUSM+up upwind scheme. The behaviour of the transient evacuation ranges between adiabatic polytropic exponent at the beginning of the process and isothermal at the end. A model for the computation of the transient polytropic exponent is proposed. During the evacuation, two regimes are encountered in the second nozzle. In the supercritic regime, the secondary is choked and sonic flow is reached. In the subcritic regime, the secondary flow is subsonic. The final agreement is good with the two different solvers, although simulation tends to slightly overestimate flow rate for large values region.Peer Reviewe
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