基于竖轴漩涡水动力特性的海底矿粒采集方法试验研究

随着新能源等新兴产业的高速发展,金属矿产资源需求激增,国内外争相发展深海采矿技术。基于竖轴漩涡的水动力特性,设计了一种带有4个切向射流喷嘴的吸盘式水力集矿装置,提出应用切向射流在集矿装置内诱导生成竖轴漩涡的新集矿方法。开展水力集矿模型试验,研究竖轴漩涡集矿流场流速分布特征;分析低、中、高3种旋流度流态下,集矿流量对矿粒运动轨迹和采集率的影响。结果表明：矿粒起动轨迹随着旋流度的增加,逐渐从混乱无序转向明显的圆周运动;在特定集矿流态下,矿粒采集率随集矿流量的增加不断提高;当矿粒采集率超过90%时,集矿流量需求随着旋流度的增加而减小。通过采矿车原理样机水池测试,初步验证了集矿装置的集矿性能,可为集矿装备的设计研发与论证提供借鉴。     

基于康达效应的海底集矿装置流场与集矿特性试验研究

海底集矿作为深海矿产资源开发的核心技术之一,直接影响到矿石采集效率和海底沉积物受扰动程度。基于康达效应的水力集矿装置因具有结构简单、可靠性高及对海床扰动小等优点,受到广泛关注。针对基于康达效应的水力集矿头模型进行3种类型的试验研究：1)利用粒子图像测速(PIV)技术测得集矿流场速度分布,试验发现流体质点在靠近凸曲面壁处流速和沿法线速度梯度较大,而远离凸曲面壁处则相反;2)通过高速摄像和图像处理获得球形矿粒运动轨迹和速度,试验发现了不同射流流速下5种典型矿粒运动形态;3)分析了射流流量对矿粒采集率的影响,试验得到了颗粒采集率关于射流流量的变化曲线,并根据变化特征划分为增长区、缓变区和跃升区。研究可为新式集矿装置的优化设计与性能分析提供参考。     

基于康达效应的深海多金属结核采集装置参数匹配

随着陆地资源的日益短缺,深海矿产资源将成为人类未来社会经济可持续发展的重要保障。采集装置作为深海采矿系统的重要组成部分,不仅要解决采集率问题还要关注采矿活动造成的环境扰动。基于康达效应与CFD方法,获取采集装置不同运动状态下的流场数值模拟结果,精细划分流场内部结核各运动阶段的迁移状态,并使用射流角度与凸曲面壁半径控制变量,探讨采集装置参数对流场特征的影响,进而优化采集装置参数匹配。结果表明：1) 采集装置射流角度和凸曲面壁半径的增大,增加了流场均匀度,使得动能更集中于底部区,采集装置运动速度的增加会增强凸曲面壁下康达效应,当速度为0.5 m/s时,内部流场较为稳定;2) 采集装置射流角度、凸曲面壁半径与结核升力指数和曳力存在显著相关性,一定范围内,升力指数随着采集装置射流角度变大或凸曲面壁半径变小而升高;3) 分析对比结核运动阶段中迁移变化,当采集装置离底高度为80 mm,射流角度为45°,凸曲面壁半径为350 mm,采集装置运动速度为0.5 m/s时,结核能够精准进入吸入口。研究结果可为深海多金属结核采集装置的设计与研发提供重要参考。     

动、定砂床底部剪切力对比试验研究

在河口海岸工程中,常常会面临岸滩冲蚀、岸线演变、航道淤积、建筑物底部淘刷等涉及泥沙起动和输运的问题,而水流对底床的剪切力是研究泥沙起动与输运的重要参数。本文利用自行设计的底床剪切力测量装置,在不同流速的水流中,分别在固定砂床(定床)和可移动砂床(动床)上进行了底部剪切力的直接测量;同时,根据试验中声学多普勒流速仪(ADV)测得的流速信息,采用湍流动能法对底床剪切力进行了估算。结果显示:当比例系数取值0.19时,估算出的底床剪切力与测量值吻合较好。对测量结果进行分析后发现,流速较小、砂粒未起动时,动、定砂床上的底部剪切力大致相同;在有砂粒起动的情况下,动床上的底部剪切力比定床上的大,相对差值最大约20%。因此当涉及底床剪切力的问题时,需要先确认床面形式,然后再进行分析研究。     

深海采矿循环式水力集矿系统设计与数值研究

为使深海采矿作业更为高效、环保，提出了一种用于深海采矿的循环式水力集矿系统设计方案。该系统主要由集矿头、矿-沙分离器、水-沙分离器、水泵以及连接各部件的管道组成。采用基于欧拉法的液固两相流计算模型对该系统的关键问题，即矿-沙分离器和水-沙分离器的泥沙颗粒流动进行数值研究。相间拖曳力采用Richardson-Zaki模型。液相与固相湍流分别采用标准k-ε模型和Tchen湍流响应模型。该模型经验证对于直径0.165 mm与0.27 mm细颗粒具有较高精度。利用该模型，以0.165 mm泥沙颗粒为例，得到了两种分离器的分离效果与入口流速之间的规律，分析了两者颗粒浓度分布与流场特征。结果表明，两种分离器的性能均与入口流速有关，在选取适当入口条件时均可取得良好效果。     

基于图像处理技术的养殖池集污特性研究

本文针对养殖池的集污试验,研究了用于量化分析污物聚集面积的图像处理技术,并将其用于方形圆切角养殖池在边侧管式射流方式下的集污特性研究。图像处理技术包括图像预处理、图像增强、图像分割、轮廓提取四个步骤,成功获得了污物的量化分布面积。在养殖池集污特性研究方面,本文研究了射流流速为24cm/s条件下,不同射流角(射流方向与池壁夹角)对污物聚集效果的影响。结果表明,方形圆切角养殖池存在一个最优的射流角度,本文研究条件下,最优角度约为40°。本文研究结果,可为养殖池水力驱动优化布置提供参考。     

颗粒粒径对深海采矿提升泵工作性能影响分析

为研究颗粒粒径对深海采矿提升泵工作性能影响,采用RNGκ-ε湍流模型和Hinze-Tchen颗粒湍流粘性系数模型,运用Fluent软件对采矿提升泵内固液两相流进行数值模拟,比较不同的颗粒粒径对采矿提升泵内颗粒浓度、速度、压力分布的影响,进而分析颗粒粒径对扬程、效率等工作性能的影响,指导深海采矿提升泵的设计。研究结果表明:在转速、流量、颗粒体积分数不变情况下,随着颗粒粒径增大,泵的扬程和效率都逐渐下降;叶轮叶片中前部流道内浆体的颗粒浓度大幅上升,叶轮流道内颗粒动态沉积更加严重,叶轮流道过流面积随之减小,反而加大了叶轮流道内贯流的相对速度,从而有效地抑制了边界层分离的发生,但在叶轮叶片中后部压力面上浆体压力下降幅度较大,泵内浆体总压逐渐下降,扬程随之减小;在叶轮出口处,流道内固液两相流的速度差异增大,在叶轮出口处形成的射流-尾迹结构增强,并在空间导叶流道内形成更加明显的二次流及漩涡,从而加大水力损失,降低效率。实验证实了数值模拟方法的可行性及准确性。     

海底水平管线回流区水流特性研究

针对管线绕流剪切层区的水流特征,利用射流分析的类似方法,通过简化控制方程,从理论上探讨了剪切层区的时均速度分布规律。物理试验中采用ADV测速仪对回流区流场进行了测量,对各流区流速和紊动强度变化趋势进行了讨论,并将试验结果与理论推导进行对比,二者基本吻合,为进一步研究海底管线防护措施提供了理论依据。     

不同水力坡度对丁坝近区水流的影响

采用超声水位和PIV流速测量技术,对不同水力坡度下非淹没丁坝近区的水流结构进行了试验研究。结果表明,随着水力坡度的降低,在坝头处,紊动强度较大的区域逐渐向主流区及上游扩散;在坝后,跌水最低点逐渐下移,漩涡中心向丁坝侧边壁靠近。回流区长度与宽度的变化和水力坡度的变化无明显对应关系,但坝头近壁区的流速与坝后回流区的长度及宽度存在高度响应的线性关系。研究成果揭示了丁坝在不同水力坡度下调整水流结构的机理,同时对各家测量得到的回流区长度不等有了较明确的答案,为工程中丁坝的设计及河道岸线的规划提供了科学依据。     

冰盖下水流纵向紊动特性的试验研究

冬季河流封冻后,水体表面出现固体冰盖,使得过水断面的湿周增大,水力半径减小,从而导致了水流结构和紊动水体对河底附加切应力的改变。进行冰盖下水流纵向紊动特性试验研究对进一步探讨冰盖下的紊流冲刷具有一定的指导意义。本文借助室内模拟试验,对不同流速、水深、冰盖糙率等条件下的冰盖下水流垂线流速及紊动强度进行了观测与分析,得出了以下结论:在水流条件基本一致的情况下,冰盖下水流纵向紊动强度比明流大;且随冰盖糙率的增大,冰盖下水流的纵向紊动强度逐渐增大。     

Experimental prediction of the noncontact jet Trencher’s excavation depth in clay

Trenching depth calculation of traveling jet is a very important field in both pipeline burying and dredging engineering. The trenching ability of a noncontact control flow jet trencher was predicted by experimental method according to the geometry similarity. In the test, the jet pressure, the shear strength of clay, and the translational speed of nozzle were the same with the design parameters, while the nozzle was a reduced scale model. The trenching depth was found about seven to nine times of the nozzle’s diameter. The width of the trench was about four times of the nozzle’s diameter. Based on the test results the noncontact jet trencher was produced and succeeded in practical usage.     

Probability of Sediment Incipient Motion Under Complex Flows

Presented in this paper is a mathematical model to calculate the probability of the sediment incipient motion,in which the effects of the fluctuating pressure and the seepage are considered.The instantaneous bed shear velocity and the pressure gradient on the bed downstream of the backward-facing step flow are obtained according to the PIV measurements.It is found that the instantaneous pressure gradient on the bed obeys normal distribution.The probability of the sediment incipient motion on the bed downstream of the backward-facing step flow is given by the mathematical model.The predicted results agree well with the experiment in the region downstream of the reattachment point while a large discrepancy between the theory and experiment is seen in the region near the reattachment point.The possible reasons for this discrepancy are discussed.     

深海多金属结核物理特性及其对采输过程的影响概述

文章旨在确定深海多金属结核的物理特性,并分析其对采输过程的影响,以指导工程应用。总结了深海多金属结核开采的最新研究进展,通过对数据进行统计整理、回归分析,确定了结核形成机理及主要成分、在海底的分布特性、结核形态及构造、结核尺寸与重量关系、含水量、密度、孔隙特性及结核强度等关键物理特性。研究表明：结核形状多样,质松多孔隙,含水率高,近似均匀分布在海床上或浅泥层中。颗粒质量和尺寸联合概率分布具有长右尾特性,需使用更广义的联合概率密度函数copula才能准确建模。结核抗拉强度随结核直径增大按对数函数递减。此外,深海高压环境下结核的开采需更多能耗,且结核表现出更高的延性。结合固液两相流分析和颗粒沉降理论,分析了结核形状、尺寸、密度等主要参数对水力举升过程的影响,确定了颗粒破碎的主要方式和规律,总结了不同粒径级配输运造成堵塞的可能原因。     

Suspended sediment transport in the swash zone of a dissipative beach

Simultaneous high frequency field measurements of water depth, flow velocity and suspended sediment concentration were made at three fixed locations across the high tide swash and inner surf zones of a dissipative beach. The dominant period of the swash motion was 30–50 s and the results are representative of infragravity swash motion. Suspended sediment concentrations, loads and transport rates in the swash zone were almost one order of magnitude greater than in the inner surf zone. The vertical velocity gradient near the bed and the resulting bed shear stress at the start of the uprush was significantly larger than that at the end of the backwash, despite similar flow velocities. This suggests that the bed friction during the uprush was approximately twice that during the backwash.The suspended sediment profile in the swash zone can be described reasonably well by an exponential shape with a mixing length scale of 0.02–0.03 m. The suspended sediment transport flux measured in the swash zone was related to the bed shear stress through the Shields parameter. If the bed shear stress is derived from the vertical velocity gradient, the proportionality coefficient between shear stress and sediment transport rate is similar for the uprush and the backwash. If the bed shear stress is estimated using the free-stream flow velocity and a constant friction factor, the proportionality factor for the uprush is approximately twice that of the backwash. It is suggested that the uprush is a more efficient transporter of sediment than the backwash, because the larger friction factor during the uprush causes larger bed shear stresses for a given free-stream velocity. This increased transport competency of the uprush is necessary for maintaining the beach, otherwise the comparable strength and greater duration of the backwash would progressively remove sediment from the beach.     

Large-scale laboratory experiment on erosion of sand beds by moving circular vertical jets

This study investigates the topographic deformation due to the erosion of a sand bed impinged by a moving submerged turbulent round jet in a large-scale laboratory. The test conditions represent the case of discharges beneath a vessel while operating in water with a limited clearance such as a shallow navigation channel. The jet moves horizontally and discharges water vertically downward towards the bed. The distance between the jet nozzle and the bed equals six times the jet diameter so the jet flow is in the potential core region. The speed of the jet horizontal motion was varied to examine its effect on the scour profile. The characteristic lengths of the scour profile in the asymptotic state were determined by modifying the empirical formulas in Aderibigbe and Rajaratnam [1996. Erosion of loose beds by submerged circular impinging vertical turbulent jets. Journal of Hydraulic Research 34(1), 19–33]. The maximum scour depth, the scour hole radius, and the ridge height were found to be a function of the ratio of the jet exit to jet translation velocities and were modeled using a hyperbolic function. Empirical equations describing the scour profile were developed and the scour profile was found to be self-similar when normalized by appropriate length scales.     

The prediction of traveling jet trenching in stiff clay based on the erosion failure mechanism

The performance of traveling jet trenching in stiff clay was tested. All the key parameters varied in the experiment, including the jet velocity, the shear strength of clay, the diameter of the nozzle, and the translational velocity of the nozzle. The jet–soil interface was found to be an arc. An equation was given to describe the interface. On the basis of the erosion failure mechanism, a new method is presented for predicting jet trenching depth. We first calculated the trajectory of the jet–soil interface and then predicted the distribution of the boundary layer shear stress along the jet–soil interface. The point where the wall shear stress was equal to the critical shear strength of clay was the ultimate trenching depth. The predictive results were found to fit the experimental results well.     

太平洋CC区多金属结核的分类问题

本文论述了多金属结核分类的目的及应遵循的原则，结合DY85－4航次对结核的调查研究，依据结核的表面构造特征将结核分为：光滑型、粗糙型及光滑十粗糙型。详细地叙述了不同类型多金属结核的特征及形成环境。通过对前人关于多金属结核分类的回顾和评述，指出了前人分类的某些缺点和不足，并着重强调了我们采用分类的优点和可行性。     

Resource Assessment of Polymetallic Nodules Using Acoustic Backscatter Intensity Data from the Korean Exploration Area,Northeastern Equatorial Pacific

A high level of confidence in resource data is a key prerequisite for conducting a reliable economic feasibility study in deep water seafloor mining. However, the acquisition of accurate resource data is difficult when employing traditional point-sampling methods to assess the resource potential of polymetallic nodules, given the vast size of the survey area and high spatial variability in nodule distribution. In this study, we analyzed high-resolution acoustic backscatter intensity images to estimate nodule abundance and increase confidence levels in nodule abundance data. We operated a 120 kHz deep-towed sidescan sonar (DSL-120) system (1×1 m resolution) across a 75 km² representative area in the Korean Exploration Area for polymetallic nodules in the Northeastern Equatorial Pacific. A deep-towed camera system was also run along two tracks in the same area to estimate the abundance of polymetallic nodules on the seafloor. Backscatter data were classified into four facies based on intensity. The facies with the weakest and strongest backscatter intensities occurred in areas of high slope gradient and basement outcrops, respectively. The backscatter intensities of the two other facies correlated well with the nodule abundances estimated from still-camera images. A linear fit between backscatter intensity and mean nodule abundance for 10 zones in the study area yielded an excellent correlation (r² = 0.97). This allowed us to compile a map of polymetallic nodule abundance that shows greater resolution than a map derived from the extrapolation of point-sampling data. Our preliminary analyses indicate that it is possible to greatly increase the confidence level of nodule resource data if the relationship between backscatter intensity and nodule abundance is reliably established. This approach has another key advantage over point sampling and image analyses in that detailed maps of mining obstacles along the seafloor are produced when acquiring data on the abundance of polymetallic nodules. The key limitation of this work is a poor correlation between nodule coverage, as observed from photographs, and nodule abundance. Significant additional ground truth sampling using well located box cores should be completed to determine whether or not there is a real correlation between the backscatter and abundance.