Experimental Study in Reaction Thrust Characteristics of Water Jet for Conical Nozzle

Water jet thruster, which is a marine system that creates a jet of water for propulsion, has several advantages such as low noise, good anti-cavitation characteristics and maneuvering characteristics. The reaction thrust characteristics of water jet for conical nozzles directly determine the speed of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV). Theoretical, numerical and experimental studies have been carried out to investigate the effects of the nozzle geometries as well as inlet conditions on the reaction thrust of water jet in this paper. The results show that: 1) the reaction thrust is proportional to inlet pressure, the square of flow rate and 2/3 power exponent of input power; 2) the diameter of cylinder column for conical nozzle has great influence on the reaction thrust characteristics; 3) the best values of the half cone angle and the cylinder column length exist to make the reaction thrust coefficient to reach maximum under the same inlet conditions．Those provide a basis for nozzles design and jave significant value, especially for developing high performance and efficiency water jet propulsion unit.     

Estimating basal friction and fluid pressure from the geometry and spacing of frontal faults in Naga fold thrust belt, India

Naga fold thrust belt is an emerging destination for petroleum exploration in eastern India. It is a thin skinned FTB where new initiatives are being taken after a long gap of initial discoveries. In absence of sufficient drilling or quality seismic data in the southern part of the fold thrust belt, fluid pressure regimes remain largely speculative. Using the concept and the formulation for efficient coefficient of basal friction, we have revisited the method and concept of pressure-dependent Coulomb wedge theory for thin skinned thrust belts for deriving the fluid pressure ratio in Naga fold thrust belt. The efficient coefficient of basal friction on the decollement and the fluid ratio of Naga fold thrust belt are estimated to be 0.22 and 0.85 respectively. This indicates an overpressure situation in the wedge. This method of estimating basal friction and fluid pressure is more case-specific and can be obtained from the data of thrust initiation angle and thrust spacing.     

基于人工神经网络的半潜平台动力定位系统推力分配策略研究

针对带有禁止角的半潜平台动力定位系统推力分配算法功率较大的问题,提出了一种基于人工神经网络拟合桨—桨干扰推力损失函数的序列二次规划推力分配算法。该方法考虑了半潜平台桨—桨干扰造成的推力损失,引入推力系数来表达推力损失。利用人工神经网络拟合推力系数,将推力损失加入到推力分配的数学模型中,取消了禁止角。采用序列二次规划求解推力分配数学模型。最后以某半潜式钻井平台为例,选取三种浪向角工况进行推力分配仿真模拟,结果显示该算法在高效分配定位所需推力的同时有效减小了功率消耗,应用前景广泛。     

半潜式平台动力定位系统控制力动态约束分配法

半潜式平台动力定位推力分配系统通过计算每个推力器的推力和推力角,将控制力分配到推力系统的各推力器上。基于系统耗能最小模式,根据推力器之间的损失模型,通过动态设置推力可行域,将推力分配问题转化为求解二次型优化模型。考虑推力器的物理性能,以推力变化率和转角变化速率为控制参数,利用序列二次规划法得到数值计算结果。该方法充分考虑推力器的物理性能,降低推力器的机械磨损,且可以避免处理可行域为非凸集问题,有效地提高推力器的推力效率。     

潜器速升率的计算

本文提出了安装有槽道螺旋桨的潜器的速升率计算方法。因为航速对槽道桨发出的推力和力矩大小具有很大的影响，所以在速升率计算公式中应当引入对力臂的修正项。数值计算表明，计入该项修正能显著改善装有槽道桨潜器速升率的预报值。     

动力定位系统的推力系统设计

在总结前人研究成果以及动力定位系统实例的基础上,提出推力系统设计方案,将之应用于动力定位系统的模型试验,并通过初步的动力定位模型试验验证了所设计的推力系统的有效性。     

基于构造矩阵零空间的动力定位系统推力分配方法

在动力定位系统中,推力分配方法是联系运动控制算法和执行机构的纽带,具有十分重要的意义。回顾目前用于海洋工程船舶动力定位系统的主要推力分配算法,针对动力定位系统中常见的过驱动推力分配问题提出了一种基于船舶推进器构造矩阵零空间的分配算法。该方法将构造矩阵分解为基空间和零空间,目标推力可以由基空间保证;零空间向量并不影响总的目标推力,但影响单台推进器的推力,目标函数可以在零空间上优化。并将这一算法应用于某一工程船的动力定位仿真模拟,对该算法进行了验证。     

吊舱推进器与船体间相互影响研究进展

吊舱推进器是近年来发展起来的一种新型船舶推进装置.针对吊舱推进器与船体之间影响的成因、干扰形式和研究方法进行了阐述,总结了吊舱推进器与船体之间相互影响的理论研究和模型试验方面取得的成果.最后提出该领域的主要研究方向,作为进一步研究的参考.     

快速转向推进器推力优化分配研究

随着船舶推进技术的不断发展,动力定位船舶将更多地使用快速转向推进器以提高其定位性能。快速转向推进器的使用将引入大角度变化率,这会造成优化分配求解域明显的非凸性,给优化问题的求解带来了挑战。针对装备快速转向推进器的动力定位船舶,运用区域外切近似法对其推力分配的非凸性问题进行了凸化,采用增广拉格朗日乘子法对控制力进行了优化分配。仿真结果表明:推荐的凸化处理方法能有效地解决推力分配的非凸问题,分配算法可以充分利用快速转向推进器的机械性能优势,寻找更优的可行解,从而显著地减少动力定位船舶的能耗,提高其定位性能。     

Static performance of power-augmented ram vehicle model on water

An experimental parametric study of a novel air-assisted platform-type model called power-augmented ram vehicle is described. The zero-speed regimes of the model over the water are investigated. The recovered thrust, pressure underneath the platform, and the model attitude are recorded for variable system geometry, loading conditions, and propulsor thrust. The stern flap under the model platform provides an effective mechanism for controlling the thrust recovery and the air-jet-induced lift. Unstable behavior of the model is found at sufficiently high levels of the propulsor thrust.     

古巴前陆盆地三区块石油地质特征及勘探潜力分析

古巴三区块是2005年中国石化获得的风险勘探开发合同区块，位于墨西哥湾西南部，是古巴西部的前陆盆地之一。结合该盆地勘探现状，对相关的钻井、物探以及地球化学等资料进行石油地质综合分析，评价了该盆地的油气成藏条件及其勘探潜力，预测了有利区带。三区块主要发育上侏罗统一下白垩统的泥灰岩、泥质灰岩和中-下侏罗统泥页岩两套主要烃源岩，储层以泥晶灰岩、灰岩和砂砾岩为主，区内早期形成的圈闭在造山期基本遭到破坏，有效的圈闭主要形成于晚古近纪，圈闭类型有背斜、断鼻、断块和地层圈闭等，推测可能发育多套储盖组合。据区域对比和钻井资料分析，区内的前陆冲断带是本区最有利勘探区带，南盆地北缘发育较厚的第三系，推测是本区有利远景区。     

Nozzle optimization for water jet propulsion with a positive displacement pump

In the water jet propulsion system with a positive displacement （PD） pump, the nozzle, which converts pressure energy into kinetic energy, is one of the key parts exerting great influence on the reactive thrust and the efficiency of the system due to its high working pressure and easily occurring cavitation characteristics. Based on the previous studies of the energy loss and the pressure distribution of different nozzles, a model of water jet reactive thrust, which fully takes the energy loss and the nozzle parameters into consideration, is developed to optimize the nozzle design. Experiments and simulations are carried out to investigate the reactive thrust and the conversion efficiency of cylindrical nozzles, conical nozzles and optimized nozzles. The results show that the optimized nozzles have the largest reactive thrust and the highest energy conversion efficiency under the same inlet conditions. The related methods and conclusions are extended to the study of other applications of the water jet, such as water jet cutting, water mist fire suppression, water injection molding.     

Wave-like aquatic propulsion of mono-hull marine vessels

The present paper describes results of the experimental investigation of a small-scale mono-hull model boat propelled by a localised flexural wave propagating along the plate of finite width forming the boat's keel. Forward propulsion of the boat was achieved through flexural wave propagation in the opposite direction, which is similar to the aquatic propulsion used in nature by stingrays. The model boat under consideration underwent a series of tests both in a Perspex water tank and in an experimental pool. In particular, the forward velocity of the boat has been measured for different frequencies and amplitudes of the flexural wave. The highest velocity achieved was 32 cm/s. The thrust and propulsive efficiency have been measured as well. The obtained value of the propulsive efficiency in the optimum regime was 51%. This indicates that the efficiency of this type of aquatic propulsion is comparable to that of dolphins and sharks (around 75%) and to that of a traditional propeller (around 70%). In contrast with a propeller though, the wave-like aquatic propulsion has the following advantages: it does not generate underwater noise and it is safe for people and marine animals.     

Nozzle Optimization for Water Jet Propulsion with A Positive Displacement Pump

In the water jet propulsion system with a positive displacement (PD) pump, the nozzle, which converts pressure energy into kinetic energy, is one of the key parts exerting great influence on the reactive thrust and the efficiency of the system due to its high working pressure and easily occurring cavitation characteristics. Based on the previous studies of the energy loss and the pressure distribution of different nozzles, a model of water jet reactive thrust, which fully takes the energy loss and the nozzle parameters into consideration, is developed to optimize the nozzle design. Experiments and simulations are carried out to investigate the reactive thrust and the conversion efficiency of cylindrical nozzles, conical nozzles and optimized nozzles. The results show that the optimized nozzles have the largest reactive thrust and the highest energy conversion efficiency under the same inlet conditions. The related methods and conclusions are extended to the study of other applications of the water jet, such as water jet cutting, water mist fire suppression, water injection molding.     

A 1.5D model of the steady-state thermal structure of detachment folds

We present a 1.5D steady-state model of thermal perturbations in the core of detachment anticlines. The model incorporates the effects of heat conduction, advection by folding, radiogenic sources, and conversion of work into heat by viscous dissipation. We work out analytical solutions of model's equations for heat flow and temperature field for the case of low amplitude detachment folds growing in a thick homogeneous stratigraphy.Our analytical solutions for the simplest case of no heat sources show that detachment folds develop a thermal boundary layer. Conduction of heat dominates inside the layer, whereas advection of heat by folding prevails outside the boundary layer. We also find that heat flow in a growing detachment fold decays exponentially with the square of the thickness of the detached stratigraphic section. When heat sources are included into the problem we find that radiogenic heat generates thermal anomalies at the crest of the anticlines whereas viscous dissipation produces thermal anomalies at the core of the detachment fold.We analyze three cases of geological interest: detachment folds growing in evaporitic sequences, marine carbonates, and shaley sediments. For a typical uplift rate of 2 mm/yr conduction dominates in the first class of rocks. Viscous dissipation dominates in folds growing in limestone due to its high viscosity. Advection and the generation of heat by radiogenic isotopes dominate the growth of detachment folds in shale. Additionally, the cooling histories of Lagrangian particles embedded in the fold for the last two cases are analyzed. The core of the fold is characterized by rapid cooling whereas the limbs cool at slower rates than the core. Thus, the development of detachment anticlines may either accelerate maturation of source rocks and expand the maturation window or halt it by removing source rocks from the generating window.     

马尼拉俯冲带北段增生楔形态结构及演化过程

为揭示马尼拉增生楔的形态结构并加深对其演化过程的理解,本文对横穿马尼拉俯冲带北段的几条典型地震剖面进行了深度偏移处理,得到叠前深度偏移剖面和深度-速度模型,并对马尼拉增生楔的形态结构及内部特征进行了精细解释,将马尼拉增生楔分为原始沉积段、褶皱变形段、逆冲推覆段和背逆冲段四个部分,分别代表增生楔演化的不同阶段。推断马尼拉增生楔下部存在由早期仰冲的菲律宾海板块的残留块体构成的弧前基盘,弧前基盘是控制马尼拉增生楔形成演化的关键构造。弧前基盘前端是拆离滑脱面突然降阶并在地震剖面上"隐没"的部位;弧前基盘向增生楔底部的不断挤入导致了逆冲脱序断层的渐次发育以及增生楔向弧前基盘之上的不断爬升,导致了增生楔上、下陆坡地貌的分化,并为褶皱变形段和逆冲推覆段的地层形变提供了主要的应力。     

单体喷水推进船舶动力定位控制方法研究

面向一型喷水推进器为动力定位执行机构的单体喷水推进船舶,开展了船舶仿真模型建立、推力分配及进一步动力定位相关控制算法设计与仿真模拟。针对传统的定步长Kalman滤波提出了改进方案,同时考虑到单体喷水推进船舶的特殊性,对推力分配算法进行了优化,并基于荷载前馈的PD控制算法开展了不同工况下的仿真试验。试验结果表明,所提出的喷水推进推力分配算法能够有效控制一型单体喷水推进船舶实现定点、定艏向、移位、转艏等动力定位典型功能,并具备一定抗外部干扰能力。     

全耦合S型铺管动力定位时域分析

为研究S型铺管船铺管工况下的动力定位系统性能,进行了船体-托管架-管道的耦合作用下的动力定位模拟。采用广义弹性面接触法模拟托管架上托辊,莫里森杆构建托管架模型,集中质量法计算管道受力,并应用PID和Kalman滤波相结合的控制系统和序列二次规划法进行分配的推力系统,进行了全耦合S型铺管动力定位时域分析;研究了船体波频运动对于管道-托管架耦合作用力和动力定位系统的影响;比较分析了铺管工况和非铺管工况下的定位精度影响;同时应用API规范对管道应力进行校核,验证了该耦合模拟的正确性。结果表明,垂荡和艏摇对于管道-托管架-船体之间的耦合作用力对动力定位系统影响很大,在动力定位系统设计时,需要着重考虑。减小纵摇和迎浪铺管是使铺管作业和动力定位系统安全有效的重要方法。     

全驱动船舶轨迹跟踪初始位置影响分析

船舶轨迹跟踪属于广义上的船舶动力定位,具体来说是船舶在规定的时间内,通过轨迹跟踪系统的控制到达原本设定的位置。以某一全驱动船舶为例,分别对预定轨迹为直线和圆进行船舶轨迹跟踪时域模拟研究,通过分析船舶时域模拟轨迹与预设轨迹的水平位置偏差与艏向角偏差研究轨迹跟踪精度,并分析船舶初始位置对轨迹跟踪的影响。研究表明,船舶初始水平位置偏离设定轨迹起点越大,船舶调整至轨迹的时间越长,但最终能回到预设轨迹上;船舶初始艏向如偏离过大,会导致船舶远离预设轨迹。在实际工程应用中,可利用动力定位将船舶定位至轨迹跟踪起点,调整船舶艏向,再开始轨迹跟踪。