Engineering Papers⌕ Search

SEARCH · Engineering Papers

Results for “design optimization”

Search indexed NASA NTRS and DOE OSTI research on propulsion, heat transfer, battery materials and energy systems. Follow report and document links to the original sources.

Quote a phrase for an exact phrase match. Source license links do not imply unrestricted reuse.

At least 1,441 records · Page 80
All sourcesNASA NTRSDOE OSTI
DOE OSTI2023

HetArch: Heterogeneous Microarchitectures for Superconducting Quantum Systems

Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum Computing (NISQ) has dominated headlines in recent years, with the longer-term vision of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation (FTQC) offering significant potential but at currently intractable resource costs and quantum error correction (QEC) overheads. For problems of interest, FTQC will require millions of physical qubits with long coherence times, high-fidelity gates, and compact sizes to surpass classical systems. Just as heterogeneous specialization has offered scaling benefits in classical computing, it is likewise gaining interest in FTQC. However, systematic use of heterogeneity in either hardware or software elements of FTQC systems remains a serious challenge due to the vast design space and the variable physical constraints. This paper meets the challenge of making heterogeneous FTQC design practical by introducing HetArch, a toolbox for designing heterogeneous quantum systems, and using it to explore heterogeneous design scenarios. Using a hierarchical approach, we successively break quantum algorithms into smaller operations (akin to classical application kernels), thus greatly simplifying the design space and resulting tradeoffs. Specializing to superconducting systems, we then design optimized heterogeneous hardware composed of varied superconducting devices, abstracting physical constraints into design rules that enable devices to be assembled into standard cells optimized for specific operations, which, in turn, form heterogeneous modules optimized for quantum subroutines. Finally, we provide a heterogeneous design space exploration framework which reduces the simulation burden by a factor of 10^4 or more and allows us to characterize optimal design points. We use these techniques to design superconducting quantum modules for entanglement distillation, error correction, and code teleportation, reducing error rates by 2.6×, 10.7×, and 3.4× compared to homogeneous systems.

Quantum Computing, Quantum Physics, Computer Archi↗
DOE OSTI2015

Conceptual design and optimization for JET water detritiation system cryo-distillation facility

The aim of the Exhaust Detritiation System (EDS) of the JET Active Gas Handling System (AGHS) is to convert all Q-based species (Q{sub 2}, Q-hydrocarbons) into Q{sub 2}O (Q being indifferently H, D or T) which is then trapped on molecular sieve beds (MSB). Regenerating the saturated MSBs leads to the production of tritiated water which is stored in Briggs drums. An alternative disposal solution to offsite shipping, is to process the tritiated water onsite via the implementation of a Water Detritiation System (WDS) based, in part, on the combination of an electrolyser and a cryo-distillation (CD) facility. The CD system will separate a Q{sub 2} mixture into a de-tritiated hydrogen stream for safe release and a tritiated stream for further processing on existing AGHS subsystems. A sensitivity study of the Souers' model using the simulation program ProSimPlus (edited by ProSim S.A.) has then been undertaken in order to perform an optimised dimensioning of the cryo-distillation system in terms of available cooling technologies, cost of investment, cost of operations, process performance and safety. (authors)

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY↗
DOE OSTI2023

Design and optimization of a high-energy optical parametric amplifier for broadband, spectrally incoherent pulses

Spectrally incoherent laser pulses with sufficiently large fractional bandwidth are in demand for the mitigation of laser–plasma instabilities occurring in high-energy laser–target interactions. Here, we modeled, implemented, and optimized a dual-stage high-energy optical parametric amplifier for broadband, spectrally incoherent pulses in the near-infrared. The amplifier delivers close to 400 mJ of signal energy through noncollinear parametric interaction of 100-nJ-scale broadband, spectrally incoherent seed pulses near 1053 nm with a narrowband high-energy pump operating at 526.5 nm. Mitigation strategies for high-frequency spatial modulations in the amplified signal caused by index inhomogeneities in the Nd:YLF rods of the pump laser are explored and discussed in detail.

47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION↗
DOE OSTI2013

Development of Optimal Catalyst Designs and Operating Strategies for Lean NOx Reduction in Coupled LNT-SCR Systems

Oxides of nitrogen in the form of nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) commonly referred to as NO x , is one of the two chemical precursors that lead to ground-level ozone, a ubiquitous air pollutant in urban areas. A major source of NO x } is generated by equipment and vehicles powered by diesel engines, which have a combustion exhaust that contains NO x in the presence of excess O 2 . Catalytic abatement measures that are effective for gasoline-fueled engines such as the precious metal containing three-way catalytic converter (TWC) cannot be used to treat O 2 -laden exhaust containing NO x . Two catalytic technologies that have emerged as effective for NO x abatement are NO x storage and reduction (NSR) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR). NSR is similar to TWC but requires much larger quantities of expensive precious metals and sophisticated periodic switching operation, while SCR requires an on-board source of ammonia which serves as the chemical reductant of the NO x . The fact that NSR produces ammonia as a byproduct while SCR requires ammonia to work has led to interest in combining the two together to avoid the need for the cumbersome ammonia generation system. In this project a comprehensive study was carried out of the fundamental aspects and application feasibility of combined NSR/SCR. The project team, which included university, industry, and national lab researchers, investigated the kinetics and mechanistic features of the underlying chemistry in the lean NOx trap (LNT) wherein NSR was carried out, with particular focus on identifying the operating conditions such as temperature and catalytic properties which lead to the production of ammonia in the LNT. The performance features of SCR on both model and commercial catalysts focused on the synergy between the LNT and SCR converters in terms of utilizing the upstream-generated ammonia and alternative reductants such as propylene, representing the hydrocarbon component of diesel exhaust. First-principle models of the LNT and SCR converters, which utilized the mechanistic-based kinetics and realistic treatments of the flow and transport processes, in combination with bench-scale reactor experiments helped to identify the best designs for combining the NSR and SCR catalysts over a range of operating conditions encountered in practice. This included catalysts having multiple zones and layers and additives with the focus on determining the minimal precious metal component needed to meet emission abatement targets over a wide range of operating conditions. The findings from this study provide diesel vehicle and catalyst companies valuable information to develop more cost effective diesel emissions catalysts which helps to expand the use of more fuel efficient diesel power. The fundamental modeling and experimental tools and findings from this project can be applied to catalyst technologies used in the energy and chemical industries. Finally, the project also led to training of several doctoral students who were placed in research jobs in industry and academia.

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CH↗
DOE OSTI2019

Extending ORNL HPDM Capabilities for Design and Optimization of New Refrigerant Blends – FY19 2nd Quarterly Milestone Report: Literature Review of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Correlations for HFO Blends in Water Heating Application

Based on a comprehensive literature review, the two-phase heat transfer and pressure drop correlations, best suitable for modelling the next generation HFO blends in brazed plate heat exchangers and fluted tube-in-tube heat exchangers, were identified. The selected correlations have been incorporated to the segment-to-segment (finite volume) heat exchanger models in the HPDM library. Details are described below.

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CH↗
DOE OSTI2018

Extending ORNL HPDM Capabilities for Design and Optimization of New Refrigerant Blends – FY19 1st Quarterly Milestone Report: Development of Heat Pump System Models (Space Heating) for HFO Blends

We recently published numerous heat pump system models at the HPDM website, in the category of “Space Heating”. The published system configurations include single-stage heat pumps using TXV for expansion or a short-tube fixed-orifice coupled with a suction line accumulator, a two-stage heat pump system putting two compressors in series, single state heat pump using two parallel compressors (tandem), vapor injection systems with a vapor injection compressor coupled with an intermediate economizer or a flash tank. These configurations should cover all the residential heat pump products on the market. Additionally, to accelerate the refrigerant transition and make thousands of existing compressor maps reusable by the new refrigerants, ORNL created a mathematical approach to scale typical vapor injection compressor maps, developed from one baseline refrigerant to be used by the new HFO refrigerants/blends.

42 ENGINEERING↗
DOE OSTI2021

Optimal Header Design for Diffusion Bonded Heat Exchangers

Microchannel heat exchangers have seen increasing adoption in many high-pressure applications in recent decades but are subject to particulate fouling from the relatively small channel size compared to traditional designs. Typical cleaning methods require process shutdown, heat exchanger removal, cleaning, then reassembly. The objective of this project was to refine and transfer technology to enable header design improvements for Cleaning-in-Place (CIP), allowing for reduced/negligible process interruption for the cleaning process. The technology transfer was from Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) to Vacuum Process Engineering, Inc. (VPE). This primary purpose of CIP was developed while considering channel flow uniformity and heat exchanger cost. The project phases were to 1) capture and define potential improvement options, 2) evaluate options with both simulation and experiments, and 3) transfer design knowledge to the industry partner. These efforts resulted in improved header designs from the first known focused effort in this area. The improved designs will help the entire microchannel heat exchanger field that has applications in supercritical CO 2 power cycles, hydrogen (fuel cell) vehicle fueling, liquified natural gas processing, and more.

42 ENGINEERING↗