Effect of encased concrete on section temperature gradient of corrugated steel web box girder

2021 ◽  
pp. 136943322199249
Author(s):  
Feng Zhang ◽  
Jia Shen ◽  
Jinyi Liu
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Daily Maximum ◽  
Box Girder ◽  
Structural Temperature ◽  
Corrugated Steel Web ◽  
Maximum Temperature Gradient ◽  
Lateral Temperature ◽  
Concrete Section

Thirty-two temperature sensors, a solar radiation sensor, wind speed, and direction sensor were installed on the bridge for the field monitoring of structural temperature, solar radiation, and wind. The frequency was set at 60 min for 211 days. Empirical equations were used to predict the maximum vertical and lateral temperature gradients, and the daily maximum and minimum mean temperatures of the corrugated steel web box girder. The results showed that the temperature gradient of the corrugated steel web box girder was closely related to the temperature gradient of air. The vertical maximum temperature gradient occurred at 4 pm. The height of the box girder had a significant effect on the accuracy of the predicted vertical maximum temperature gradient. Compared with the section without encased concrete, the maximum temperature gradient of the encased concrete section was reduced by 10.48%. Encased concrete showed minimal effect on both the vertical and lateral temperature gradient of the top plate part, however, the effect on the vertical temperature gradient of the haunch reduced by 17.19%. The maximum temperature gradient of corrugated steel with a composite encased concrete section was 4.12°C, which was less than that of the section without encased concrete at 5.06°C. The encased concrete had a significant effect on the maximum temperature gradient of corrugated steel web with a 26.99% deviation.

scholarly journals Temperature Field Boundary Conditions and Lateral Temperature Gradient Effect on a PC Box-Girder Bridge Based on Real-Time Solar Radiation and Spatial Temperature Monitoring

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 5261
Author(s):  
Xiao Lei ◽  
Xutao Fan ◽  
Hanwan Jiang ◽  
Kunning Zhu ◽  
Hanyu Zhan
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Prediction Model ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Radiation Boundary Condition ◽  
Box Girder ◽  
Box Girder Bridge ◽  
Girder Bridge ◽  
Lateral Temperature

Climate change could impose great influence on infrastructures. Previous studies have shown that solar radiation is one of the most important factors causing the change in temperature distribution in bridges. The current temperature distribution models developed in the past are mainly based on the meteorological data from the nearest weather station, empirical formulas, or the testing data from model tests. In this study, a five-span continuous Prestressed-concrete box-girder bridge was instrumented with pyranometers, anemometers, strain gauges, displacement gauges, and temperature sensors on the top and bottom slabs and webs to measure the solar radiation, wind speeds, strain, displacement, and surface temperatures, respectively. The continuously monitoring data between May 2019 and May 2020 was used to study the temperature distributions caused by solar radiation. A maximum positive lateral temperature gradient prediction model has been developed based on the solar radiation data analysis. Then, the solar radiation boundary condition obtained from the monitoring data and the lateral temperature gradient prediction model were utilized to compute the tensile stresses in the longitudinal and transverse directions. It was demonstrated in this study that the tensile stress caused by the lateral temperature gradient was so significant that it cannot be ignored in structural design.

scholarly journals Minimum maximum temperature gradient coil design

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 584-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter T. While ◽  
Michael S. Poole ◽  
Larry K. Forbes ◽  
Stuart Crozier
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Gradient Coil ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Coil Design ◽  
Gradient Coil Design ◽  
Maximum Temperature Gradient

Research of Temperature Field of Long Span Concrete Box Girder Bridge Caused by Solar Radiation

2012 ◽  
Vol 256-259 ◽  
pp. 1635-1639
Author(s):  
Cun Ren Jiang ◽  
Jian Min Ren ◽  
Zhuo Ling Wang
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Field ◽  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Structure Design ◽  
Box Girder ◽  
Qinghai Province ◽  
Long Span ◽  
Concrete Box Girder ◽  
Girder Bridge ◽  
Bottom Slab

When stimulate temperature field of concrete box girder caused by solar radiation with ANSYS, it’s feasible to turn boundary conditions to third boundary condition. Taking Ping'an Huangshui River Super-large Bridge in Qinghai Province for example, the research analyzes box girder temperature field distribution and deduces realistic temperature gradient mode by comparing calculations with measurements. Calculations show that bottom slab of box girder also has quite big temperature gradient which should be taken seriously in bridge structure design.

scholarly journals Simulation of Photovoltaic Thermoelectric Battery Characteristics

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-258
Author(s):  
A. K. Esman ◽  
G L. Zykov ◽  
V. A. Potachits ◽  
V. K. Kuleshov
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Solar Spectrum ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Back Side ◽  
Software Environment ◽  
Thermoelectric Converters

Solar radiation is an environmentally friendly and affordable energy source with high release of energy. The use of a photovoltaic thermoelectric battery makes it possible to increase the efficiency of converting solar and thermal radiation into electrical energy, both on serene and cloudy days. An original battery structure with photovoltaic and thermoelectric converters is proposed. The 3D model of the proposed photovoltaic thermoelectric battery was realized in the COMSOL Multiphysics software environment with the use of a heat transfer module. The simulation was performed for the geographical coordinates of Minsk and taking into account the diurnal and seasonal variations of both the ambient temperature and the power density of the concentrated AM1.5 solar spectrum, the maximum value of which being varied from 1 to 500 kW/m2. The dependences of the maximum temperature values of the photovoltaic thermoelectric battery and the thermoelectric converters as well as temperature gradient patterns in the thermoelectric converters have been calculated. The dependences of the maximum temperature gradient values inside the thermoelectric converters on the solar power density are obtained. The graphs of the temperature gradients inside the thermoelectric converters of the photovoltaic thermoelectric battery by concentrated solar radiation versus the time of day in the middle of July and January are provided. It is shown that the output voltage increases up to the maximum values of 635 and 780 mV, respectively, in January and in July were achieved due to the temperature stabilization of the back side of the external electrodes of the proposed device

scholarly journals Analysis of Sunshine Temperature Field of Steel Box Girder Based on Monitoring Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Hailin Lu ◽  
Jing Hao ◽  
Jiwei Zhong ◽  
Yafei Wang ◽  
Hongyin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Field ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Temperature Model ◽  
Bridge Site ◽  
Vertical Temperature Gradient ◽  
Vertical Temperature ◽  
Box Girder ◽  
Steel Box Girder

In this study, based on the recorded meteorological data of the bridge site, a spatial-temporal temperature model of a 3-span steel box girder is developed through applying the thermal analysis software TAITHERM. Firstly, the rationality and dependability of the proposed spatial-temporal temperature model are adequately verified by means of implementing the comparison with the measurement data. Then the temperature distribution of the steel box girder is analyzed and discussed in detail. The analytical results show that the time of the bottom of pavement reaching the daily maximum temperature lags behind the top of pavement by 2 or 3 hours due to the thermal insulation effect of pavement, and the maximum vertical temperature gradient of the structure exceeds the existing standards. Moreover, with the help of the analytical model, a parametric study of comprehensively meteorological factors is also performed. The results of the sensitivity analysis indicate that solar radiation is the most significant factor affecting the maximum vertical temperature gradient of the steel box girder, followed by air temperature and wind speed. After that, with the representative values of the extreme meteorological parameters during 100-year return period in Wuhan City in China being considered as the thermal boundary conditions, the temperature distribution of the steel box girder is further studied for investigation purpose. The results demonstrate that the heat conduction process of the steel box girder has distinct “box-room effect,” and it is of great necessity to consider both the actual weather conditions at the bridge site and the “box-room effect” of steel box girder when calculating thermal behaviors of bridge structures. Finally, it is related that the particular method proposed in this paper possesses a satisfactory application prospect for temperature field analysis upon various types of bridges in different regions.

Diurnal temperature gradients in shallow water produced by populations of artificial aquatic macrophytes

1978 ◽  
Vol 56 (9) ◽  
pp. 1099-1106 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. Dale ◽  
T. J. Gillespie
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Aquatic Macrophytes ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Water Evaporation ◽  
Vertical Temperature ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Leaf Arrangement ◽  
Maximum Temperature Gradient

Three artificial populations, with leaf area indices (L) of 4.4, 1.5, and 0.54 were submerged in identical tubs of 1-m3 capacity. Experiments showed that the maximum vertical temperature gradient of the water varied and was dependent on the ratio of solar radiation to wind speed, the leaf area index, and the arrangement of the leaves in the population. The time of day of the maximum temperature gradient was also dependent on L and leaf arrangement. The interception of the light energy by the leaf surface heated the water locally, while the shadow beneath caused the temperature to remain low. With fewer plants, water evaporation was slightly greater. Evaporation resulted in a marl deposit which was confined to the upper surface of the leaves.

Effects of Averaging the Heat Transfer Coefficient on Predicted Material Temperature and Its Gradient

2016 ◽  
Vol 139 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien-Shing Lee ◽  
Tom I-P. Shih ◽  
Kenneth Mark Bryden
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Flat Plate ◽  
Biot Number ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Gradual Transition ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Maximum Temperature Gradient

The heat transfer coefficient (HTC) is often averaged spatially when designing heat exchangers. Since the HTC could vary appreciably about a heat transfer enhancement feature such as a pin fin or a rib, it is of interest to understand the effects of averaging the HTC on design. This computational study examines those effects via a unit problem—a flat plate of thickness H and length L, where L represents the distance between pin-fins or ribs. This flat plate is heated on one side, and cooled on the other. Variable HTC is imposed on the cooled side—a higher HTC (hH) over LH and a lower HTC (hL) over LL = L − LH. For this unit problem, the following parameters were studied: abrupt versus gradual transition between hH and hL, hH/hL, LH/L, and H/L. Results obtained show that if the averaged HTC is used, then the maximum temperature in the plate and the maximum temperature gradient in the plate can be severely underpredicted. The maximum temperature and the maximum temperature gradient can be underpredicted by as much as 36.3% and 542%, respectively, if the Biot number is less than 0.1 and as much as 13.0% and 570% if the Biot number is between 0.25 and 0.4. A reduced-order model was developed to estimate the underpredicted maximum temperature.

scholarly journals Geometrical Parametric Study on Steel Beams Exposed to Solar Radiation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 9198
Author(s):  
Sallal R. Abid ◽  
Thaar S. Al-Gasham ◽  
Junqing Xue ◽  
Yongjian Liu ◽  
Jiang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Thermal Stresses ◽  
Solar Irradiation ◽  
Wave Radiation ◽  
Steel Beams ◽  
Daily Maximum ◽  
Geometrical Parameters ◽  
Element Analysis

A finite element thermal analysis was conducted in this study with the aim of evaluating the influence of the geometrical parameters of steel sections on their thermal response under solar radiation. Four W12 and W24 standard steel beams were investigated under the solar irradiation conditions of a sunny summer day. The finite element analysis was carried out using COMSOL Multiphysics considering the Sun’s movement from sunrise to sunset, reflected radiation from the ground, surface convection of air and long wave radiation as the main boundary thermal loads. The temperature-time variation at different locations in the sections, vertical temperature distributions, temperature gradient distributions and thermal stress distributions were investigated. The results showed that the daily maximum temperatures, temperature variation, temperature and temperature gradient distributions and thermal stresses are influenced by the geometry of the steel section. The flange width and flange thickness were found to be the controlling parameters during the noon hours, while these parameters in addition to web depth control the shading effect during the afternoon. On the other hand, web thickness affects the temperature of webs at sunrise and sunset times. Geometrical ratios like Wf/H, Wf/tf2 and 2Wf/Htf were the most influential parameters on temperatures, temperature gradients and thermal stresses of steel beams subjected to solar radiation. The investigated section with the maximum Wf/tf2 value of 0.96 (W12 × 58) recorded the highest top-surface noon temperature, while section W24 × 84 with the lowest Wf/tf2 value of 0.60 exhibited the lowest temperature.

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