Volume 49, No.2 May 2006

Series B: Fluids and Thermal Engineering

 

Contents

Special Issue on International Conferences on Power and Energy

185    Foreword

Mikio SATO and Ken-ichiro SUGIYAMA

186    Upgrading and Life Extension Technologies for Geothermal Steam Turbines

Akira SAKUMA, Toshihiro MATSUURA, Toshio SUZUKI, Osamu WATANABE and Masataka FUKUDA

192    Recent Life Assessment Technology for Existing Steam Turbines

Kiyoshi SAITO, Akira SAKUMA and Masataka FUKUDA

198    Recent Upgrading and Life Extension Technologies for Existing Steam Turbines

Toshio SUZUKI, Toshihiro MATSUURA, Akira SAKUMA, Hirotsugu KODAMA, Kentaro TAKAGI and Andrew CURTIS

205    Development and Verification of 3 000 Rpm 48 Inch Integral Shroud Blade for Steam Turbine

Yasutomo KANEKO, Kazushi MORI and Hiroharu OHYAMA

212    Numerical Study of Partial Admission Stages in Steam Turbine
        (Efficiency Improvement by Optimizing Admission Arc Position)

Naoto SAKAI, Tetsuya HARADA and Yoshinobu IMAI

218    Recent Development of Steam Turbines with High Steam Temperatures

Hideo NOMOTO, Yoshikazu KUROKI, Masafumi FUKUDA and Shinya FUJITSUKA

224    Development of a Dual-Fuel Gas Turbine Engine of Liquid and Low-Calorific Gas

Masamichi KOYAMA and Hiroshi FUJIWARA

230    Diagnosis of Thermal Efficiency of Advanced Combined Cycle Power Plants Using Optical Torque Sensors

Shuichi UMEZAWA

237    New Concept of Micro-Gas-Turbine-Based Cogeneration Package for Performance Improvement in Practical Use

Kenichiro MOCHIZUKI, Satoshi SHIBATA, Umeo INOUE, Toshiaki TSUCHIYA, Hiroko SOTOUCHI and Masanori OKAMOTO

245    Development of Low-NOx DME Multi-Port Burner

Ryosuke MATSUMOTO, Mamoru OZAWA, Isao ISHIHARA, Shingo SASAKI and Masahiro TAKAICHI

253    DME-Fired Water-Tube Boiler---A R&D Study

Mamoru OZAWA, Ryosuke MATSUMOTO, Nobuo HIGUCHI, Yoshio HAYASHI, Hiroki UEMATSU and Yoshitaka SUITA

260    Effect of Radiation Reabsorption on Laminar Burning Velocity of Methane Premixed Flame Containing with Steam and Carbon Dioxide

Takumi EBARA, Norihiko IKI, Sanyo TAKAHASHI and Won-Hee PARK

265    Characterization of Coal Ash Emissivity in High Temperature Atmospheres

Miki SHIMOGORI, Hidehisa YOSHIZAKO, Yoshio SHIMOGORI and Mark RICHARDSON

271    An Experimental Study on the Mass Transfer Rate of Droplets in Annular Two-Phase Flow

Tomio OKAWA, Naoya SHIMADA, Akio KOTANI and Isao KATAOKA

279    Void Fraction and Pressure Drop in Two-Phase Equilibrium Flows in a Vertical 2 × 3 Rod Bundle Channel --- Assessment of Correlations against the Present Subchannel Data

Michio SADATOMI, Keiko KANO, Akimaro KAWAHARA and Naoki MORI

287    Single- and Two-Phase Turbulent Mixing Rate between Subchannels in Triangle Tight Lattice Rod Bundle

Akimaro KAWAHARA, Michio SADATOMI, Hiroyuki KUDO and Keiko KANO

296    Numerical Simulation of In-Line and Cross-Flow Oscillations of a Cylinder

Tadashi WATANABE and Masaya KONDO

302    Development of a New Thermochemical and Electrolytic Hybrid Hydrogen Production System for Sodium Cooled FBR

Toshio NAKAGIRI, Takeshi KASE, Shoichi KATO and Kazumi AOTO

309    Influence of Heating Rate on Subcooled Flow Boiling Critical Heat Flux in a Short Vertical Tube

Koichi HATA, Masahiro SHIOTSU and Nobuaki NODA

318    Effects of Surface Conditions on Transient Pool Boiling CHF in Various Liquids with Different Mechanisms Depending on Pressure and Subcooling

Jongdoc PARK, Katsuya FUKUDA and Qiusheng LIU

326    Theoretical and Experimental Studies on Transient Heat Transfer for Forced Convection Flow of Helium Gas over a Horizontal Cylinder

Qiusheng LIU, Katsuya FUKUDA and Zheng ZHANG

334    Thermal Hydraulic Performance of Tight Lattice Bundle

Yasushi YAMAMOTO, Miyuki AKIBA, Shinichi MOROOKA, Kenetsu SHIRAKAWA and Nobuaki ABE

343    Derivations of Correlation and Liquid-Solid Contact Model of Transition Boiling Heat Transfer

Hiroyasu OHTAKE and Yasuo KOIZUMI

352    High Temperature NPSH and Its Application for a Feedwater System

Jun MANABE and Kazuyoshi MIYAGAWA

360    Wave Propagation Properties of Frame Structures---Formulation for Three-Dimensional Frame Structures

Akemi NISHIDA

368    Development of Multi-Stage Steam Injector for Feedwater Heaters in Simplified Nuclear Power Plant

Tadashi NARABAYASHI, Shuichi OHMORI, Michitsugu MORI, Yutaka ASANUMA and Chikako IWAKI

377    Post-Dryout Heat Transfer Analysis Model with Droplet Lagrangian Simulation

Keizo MATSUURA, Isao KATAOKA and Kaichiro MISHIMA

384    Flow Patterns around the MESUR Capsule Traveling at Supersonic/Hypersonic Speeds

Hiroaki NAKAMURA, Keiji MANABE and Masatomi NISHIO

393    Model Experiment, Numerical Simulation and Theoretical Analysis on the Characteristics of a Viscous Micropump Using a Cylindrical Rotor in a Rectangular Duct

Kazuhiko YOKOTA, Kotaro SATO and Motoyuki ITOH

401    Analysis of Ground Effects on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Aerofoils Using Boundary Layer Approximation

Yuji TAKAHASHI, Masanori KIKUCHI and Kimitaka HIRANO

410    In-Line Motion of a Pair of Bubbles in a Viscous Liquid

Masao WATANABE and Toshiyuki SANADA

419    C₂H₄ Decomposition Behavior of a Non-Thermal Plasma Discharge-Photocatalyst System for an Air Purifying Device

Hanyong KANG, Byungchul CHOI, Geonseog SON and David E. FOSTER

426    Vortex Structures around a Flat Paddle Impeller in a Stirred Vessel

Kazumi SUZUKAWA, Keisuke KATO, Shinsuke MOCHIZUKI and Hideo OSAKA

434    Measurement on the Fluid Forces Induced by Rotor-Stator Interaction in a Centrifugal Pump

Shijie GUO, Hidenobu OKAMOTO and Yoshiyuki MARUTA

443    Performance Characteristics of a Micro Air Grinder Operated by a Two-Stages Axial-Type Turbine

Soo-Yong CHO and Sang-Kyu CHOI

450    Development of Intelligent Wind Turbine Generator with Tandem Wind Rotors and Double Rotational Armatures
        (1st Report, Superior Operation of Tandem Wind Rotors)

Toshiaki KANEMOTO and Ahmed Mohamed GALAL

458    A Discussion on Prediction of Wind Conditions and Power Generation with the Weibull Distribution

Sumio SAITO, Kenichi SATO and Satoshi SEKIZUKA

465    Oscillatory Flow in Loop Channel with Right Angle Branch and Reservoirs

Daisuke TAKAHASHI, Daisuke AKAZAWA, Gaku TANAKA and Makoto HISHIDA

473    Theoretical Analysis of Cavitation in Inducers with Unequally Spaced Blades

Hironori HORIGUCHI, Tomokazu TAKASHINA and Yoshinobu TSUJIMOTO

482    Development of a Positive Displacement Micro-Hydro Turbine

Dousith PHOMMACHANH, Junichi KUROKAWA, Young-Do CHOI and Noboru NAKAJIMA

490    Characterization of Water Spray on Fire Suppression

Tung-Liang HSIEH, Yu-Lieh WU, Ming-Chin HO and Kee-Chiang CHUNG

498    Experimental and Numerical Study on Combustion Mechanism of Liquid Fuel Spray Entering Gaseous Flame Front

Mariko NAKAMURA, Fumiteru AKAMATSU, Ryoichi KUROSE and Masashi KATSUKI

506    A Study on Effects of Surface Structural Clearance in Nanometer Scale on Energy Transfer and Molecular Behavior at a Liquid-Solid Interface

Masahiko SHIBAHARA, Tomoaki KUNUGI, Katsumi MUKO and Masashi KATSUKI

512    Measurement of Fuel Concentration Distribution in a Sooting Flame through Raman Scattering

Kazuhiro HAYASHIDA, Kenji AMAGAI, Keiji SATOH and Masataka ARAI

520    Instantaneous Measurement of Local Concentration and Vapor Fraction in Liquid-Gas Mixtures by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Akihiro KIDO, Kenji HOSHI, Hiroto KUSAKA, Hideyuki OGAWA and Noboru MIYAMOTO

526    A Study on NO Reduction Caused by Thermal Cracking Hydrocarbons during Rich Diesel Combustion

Hirofumi NOGE, Yoshiyuki KIDOGUCHI and Kei MIWA

533    A Scalable Balancing Domain Decomposition Based Preconditioner for Large Scale Heat Transfer Problems

Abul Mukid Mohammad MUKADDES, Masao OGINO, Hiroshi KANAYAMA and Ryuji SHIOYA

541    Performance Analysis of a Hot Water Supply System with a CO₂ Heat Pump by Numerical Simulation
        (1st Report, Modeling and Analysis of Heat Pump)

Ryohei YOKOYAMA, Takeshi SHIMIZU, Kazuhisa TAKEMURA and Koichi ITO

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