Computer flow calculations

The treatment of vent flow calculations in most typical relief wstem configurations involves two classes of computation models flow in low-fric tion geometries such as nozzles and frictional flow in pipes and fittings. 

An alternative metlrod of solution to these analytical procedures, which is particularly useful in computer-assisted calculations, is the finite-difference technique. The Fourier equation describes the accumulation of heat in a thin slice of the heated solid, between the values x and x + dx, resulting from the flow of heat tlirough the solid. The accumulation of heat in the layer is the difference between the flux of energy into the layer at x = x, J and the flux out of the layer at x = x + dx, Jx +Ox- Therefore the accumulation of heat in the layer may be written as... 

Monsanto and other companies are working independently on design methods to size vents more rigorously using two-phase flow calculations in complex computer programs. Several assumptions have been made in an effort to allow a wide range of application. Most notable is the use of the correlations of Martinelli and co-workers for pressure drop H) and hold-up( ). 

Figure 5.10. Sketch of one-dimensional mixture-fraction chemical lookup table. For any value of the mixture fraction, the reacting scalars can be found from the pre-computed table in a post-processing stage of the flow calculation.

The simultaneous solution of eqns. (72) and (79) when h is not zero is generally achieved by a numerical method which considers small increments in reactor volume and then iterates the calculation of the resulting temperature and fractional conversion in a manner similar to that described for Sect. 2.5.3 for a batch reactor. Cooper and Jeffreys [3] give an illustrative example, together with a computer flow diagram, for calculating the reactor volume. 

The capacity of the relief system can be obtained from a two-phase flow calculation for nozzle flow. If the flow is not choked, then the Omega method (see Annex 8) or suitable computer code must be used to calculate flow capacity. For choked flow a larger range of methods may be applicable, e.g. ERM for vapour pressure systems (see 9.4.2) or Tangren et al. s method for gassy systems (see 9.4.3), together with the application of a discharge coefficient. The capacity can then be obtained from ... 

Advances in knowledge and models of fluid flows in UGS have increased simultaneously. As a result of the increasing performance and falling costs of computer systems, calculations have been able to progress in terms of their accuracy, rapidity and cost. Fluid flow simulations give a clearer picture of how gas is distributed in the reservoir at any moment and any place, provided rock properties are known. In this way they allow the assessment of the working volume, the peak withdrawal rate, the number and location of new wells required and finally the minimum gas cushion to be injected to guarantee performances [5],... 

P 62] A Lagrangian particle tracking technique, i.e. the computation of trajectories of massless tracer particles, which allows the computation of interfacial stretching factors, was coupled to CFD simulation [47]. Some calculations concerning the residence time distribution were also performed. A constant, uniform velocity and pressure were applied at the inlet and outlet, respectively. The existence of a fully developed flow without any noticeable effect of the inlet and outlet boundaries was assured by inspection of the computed flow fields obtained in the third mixer segment for all Reynolds numbers under study. 

The actual heat transfer may be computed by calculating either the energy lost by the hot fluid or the energy gained by the cold fluid. Consider the parallel-flow and counterlow heat exchangers shown in Fig. 10-7. For the parallel-flow exchanger... 

Without the availability of a computer, the calculations for this solution would be very tedious and time consuming. With computers available, the design engineer s task is essentially finished with the correct generation of the mathematical model as given in Eqs. (48) to (53) and summarized as an information flow diagram in Table 12. 

The ratio /t often is termed the response function, or the burning-rate response, and combustion-zone analyses typically provide magnitudes of order unity for it. Therefore, equation (52) indicates that y is of the same order of magnitude as the Mach number of mean flow of the burnt gas. This observation enables the order of magnitude of the growth or decay rate to be estimated directly from equation (30). More accurate computations necessitate calculating Re /x. The many different possibilities for steady-state structures of the combustion zone indicated in Chapter 7 imply that many different analyses can be relevant to the calculation of /i. Here we shall outline only two and comment on other approaches. 

Using the time, temperature, pressure, volume and nonideality correction (if needed), a background computer program calculates the true flow of gas, and changes the flow controller s setpoint. 

Amsden AA, Harlow FH (1970) A Simplified MAC Technique for Incompressible Fluid Flow Calculations. J Comput Phys 6 322-325... 

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Particular attention should be paid to the fact that standards contain various formulas for computations and calculations, conversion factors, and correction factors. For example, a method of test for calorific value of gaseous fuels by the water-flow calorimeter (ASTM D 900-46T) has tables showing corrections for reduction of observed barometric heights to standard conditions. These corrections include those of temperature, latitude, and altitude. A standard method of testing and tolerances for woolen yarns (ASTM 403-44) has formulas for computing yarn numbers and a yarn number conversion table. 

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