A 2D discrete heat transfer model considering the thermal resistance effect of fractures for simulating the thermal cracking of brittle materials

Acta Geotechnica - A concise, two-dimensional discrete heat transfer model is presented, which considers the thermal resistance effects of cracks. The discrete heat transfer model discretizes the...     

高精度室内地图辅助VLC与PDR融合定位

针对传统室内定位方式存在的忽略地图精度对于整体定位精度的支撑性作用、需要额外的辅助设施和附加模块以协助定位系统实现目标点定位、定位信标的保密性差、定位信号源与辅助基站等具有较强的信号辐射等问题,本研究引入高精度室内地图辅助,提出了一种VLC与PDR融合的室内定位算法。首先,本研究摒弃了传统人工勾绘方式,在室内扫描机器人turtlrbot平台上（装载有二维激光扫描雷达）,利用Gmapping二维栅格地图构建算法,生成高精度室内地图。在此基础上,采用扩展卡尔曼滤波算法结合高精度地图信息实现VLC与PDR融合定位。该融合定位算法较好地结合了VLC定位与PDR定位各自的技术优势,实现了VLC定位结合高精度地图信息对PDR定位自适应动态纠偏,对于进一步实现新型低成本、无信号辐射、保密性强、附加模块少的高精度室内定位提供了较好的理论与技术支撑。实验结果表明：在高精度室内扫描地图构建过程中,其测距分辨率<0.5 mm,VLC与PDR融合定位算法的整体定位精度为1.33 m,平均定位响应时间为0.58 s。     

A 2D mixed fracture–pore seepage model and hydromechanical coupling for fractured porous media

A novel two-dimensional mixed fracture–pore seepage model for fluid flow in fractured porous media is presented based on the computational framework of finite-discrete element method (FDEM). The model consists of a porous seepage model in triangular elements bonded by unbroken joint elements, as well as a fracture seepage model in broken joint elements. The principle for determining the fluid exchange coefficient of the unbroken joint element is provided to ensure numerical accuracy and efficiency. The mixed fracture–pore seepage model provides a simple but effective tool for solving fluid flow in fractured porous media. In this paper, examples of 1D and 2D seepage flow in porous media and porous media with a single fracture or multiple fractures are studied. The simulation results of the model match well with theoretical solutions or results obtained by commercial software, which verifies the correctness of the mixed fracture–pore seepage model. Furthermore, combining FDEM mechanical calculation and the mixed fracture–pore seepage model, a coupled hydromechanical model is built to simulate fluid-driven dynamic propagation of cracks in the porous media, as well as its influence on pore seepage and fracture seepage.

     

A 2D coupled hydro-thermal model for the combined finite-discrete element method

Based on the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM), a two-dimensional coupled hydro-thermal model is proposed. This model can simulate fluid flow and heat transfer in rock masses with arbitrary complex fracture networks. The model consists of three parts: a heat conduction model of the rock matrix, a heat-transfer model of the fluid in the fracture (including the heat conduction and convection of fluid), and a heat exchange model between the fluid and rock at the fracture surface. Three examples with analytical solutions are given to verify the correctness of the coupled model. Finally, the coupled model is applied to hydro-thermal coupling simulations of a rock mass with a fracture network. The temperature field evolution, the effect of thermal conductivity of the rock matrix thermal conductivity and the fracture aperture on the outlet temperature are studied. The coupled model presented in this paper will enable the application of FDEM to study rock rupture driven by the effect of hydro-thermo-mechanical coupling in geomaterials such as in geothermal systems, petroleum engineering, environmental engineering and nuclear waste geological storage.

     

基于智慧城市多源时空数据脉动规律认知的城市病研究

随着智慧城市上升为国家战略和《新型智慧城市评价指标》出台,各级政府不断推进新型智慧城市建设,各类便民惠民项目争相落地,产业规模呈现快速增长态势。针对常见城市病,利用我们在智慧城市建设中形成的空间信息公共平台所汇聚的各类数据,运用大数据思维和科学的数据挖掘手段,全方位、多角度揭示城市潜藏规律,把脉城市健康脉搏,辅助城市管理、规划决策和应急响应。依托"城市脉动"基本理念,针对城市交通拥堵、城乡垃圾堆放、城市热岛涌现、社会案件频发等常见"城市病",融合数据挖掘技术和深度学习手段对长序列时空大数据进行分析,揭示"城市脉动"变化规律并进行可视化展示,最终为城市规划和管理决策者提供科学指导,提升智慧城市公共服务效率。     

A three-dimensional heat transfer and thermal cracking model considering the effect of cracks on heat transfer

A simple three-dimensional heat transfer model is developed to consider the hindering effect of cracks on heat transfer. The 3D heat transfer model can also be applied to numerical methods such as the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM), discrete element method (DEM), discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA), the numerical manifold method (NMM), and the finite element method (FEM) to construct thermo-mechanical coupling models that allow these methods to solve thermal cracking problems and dynamically consider the hindering effect of cracks on heat transfer. In the 3D heat transfer model, the continuous-discontinuous medium is discretized into independent tetrahedral elements, and joint elements are inserted between adjacent tetrahedral elements. Heat transfer calculations for continuous-discontinuous media are converted to heat conduction in tetrahedral elements and the heat exchange between the adjacent tetrahedral elements through the joint element. If the joint element between adjacent tetrahedral elements breaks (ie, a crack generates), the heat exchange coefficient of the joint element is reduced to account for the hindering effect of cracks on heat conduction. Then the model and the FDEM are combined to build a thermo-mechanical coupling model to simulate thermal cracking. The thermally induced deformation, stress, and cracking are investigated by the thermo-mechanical coupling model, and the numerical results are compared with analytical solutions or experimental results. The 3D heat transfer model and thermo-mechanical model can provide a powerful tool for simulating heat transfer and thermal cracking in a continuous-discontinuous medium.     

FDEM-TH3D: A three-dimensional coupled hydrothermal model for fractured rock

This paper proposes a three-dimensional coupled hydrothermal model for fractured rock based on the finite-discrete element method to simulate fluid flow and heat transport. The 3D coupled hydrothermal model is composed of three main parts: a heat conduction model for the rock matrix, a heat transfer model for the fluid in the fractures (including heat conduction and heat convection), and a heat exchange model between the rock matrix and the fluid in the fractures. Four examples with analytical solutions are provided to verify the model. A heat exchange experiment of circulating water in a cylindrical granite sample with one fracture is simulated. The simulation results agree well with the experimental results. The effects of the fracture aperture, fluid viscosity, and pressure difference on the heat exchange between the fluid and rock are studied. Finally, an application concerned with heat transport and fluid flow in fractured rock is presented. The simulation results indicate that the 3D fully coupled hydrothermal model can capture the fluid flow and temperature evolution of rocks and fluids.