Browsing by Author "Zhang, Ming"

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    • DEM modelling of dynamic penetration in granular material 

      Zhang, Ming; Arroyo Alvarez de Toledo, Marcos; Gens Solé, Antonio; Ciantia, Matteo Oryem (CRC Press, 2018)
      Conference lecture
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      Dynamic penetration has been widely employed in some site investigation procedures and for the installation of driven piles. A 3-dimensional discrete element method model has been developed to simulate dynamic rod penetration ...

    • Failure investigation of a Kaplan turbine blade 

      Zhang, Ming; Valentín Ruiz, David; Valero Ferrando, Ma. del Carmen; Egusquiza Montagut, Mònica; Egusquiza Estévez, Eduard (Elsevier, 2019-03-01)
      Article
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      In this paper, an uncommon failure of a Kaplan turbine blade has been analyzed. After the monitoring system detected a sudden increase in vibration levels, the turbine was inspected. The inspection showed that a large crack ...

    • Numerical study on the dynamic behavior of a francis turbine runner model with a crack 

      Zhang, Ming; Valentín Ruiz, David; Valero Ferrando, Ma. del Carmen; Egusquiza Montagut, Mònica; Zhao, Weiqiang (2018-01-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Crack appearance in the blade is the most common type of fatigue damage in Francis turbines. However, it is sometimes difficult to detect cracks in time using the current monitoring system, even when they are very large. ...

    • On the changes in dynamic behavior produced by the hydraulic turbine runner damage 

      Zhang, Ming (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-17)
      Doctoral thesis
      Open Access
      Hydropower plays a very important role in the world electricity generation nowadays. Hydropower is one type of renewable energy and is the only renewable energy source that can provide a wide range of power regulation with ...