Shield tail sealing system is one of the important
systems of shield. When it breaks down, it will cause major construction risks
such as water leakage and slurry leakage. It is of great practical significance
to study the sealing performance of shield tail sealing system under different
external water pressure conditions (2~8 MPa). A multiphase flow numerical
simulation is performed on shield tail sealing system using computational fluid
dynamics method based on the characteristics of space configuration of shield
tail seal chamber and the bidirectional pressure experiment. The simplified
method of shield tail brush model, the pressure distribution law of shield tail
grease chamber, and the flow law of water invasion are studied. The simulation
results show that: (1) after the grease injected becomes stable, the pressure
in grease chamber is in the range of 0.8~1.2 MPa, and the pressure in grease
chamber 2 is always greater than that in chamber 1 with a pressure difference
of 0.1~0.3 MPa; (2) when the water completely breaks through the shield tail
sealing system, a stable flow channel will be formed; and (3) with the increase
of water pressure, the time needed for completely breaking through the shield
tail sealing system gradually decreases, and the amplitude reduction gradually
decreases. The fluid simulation performed can provide theoretical guidance for
the design of the shield tail sealing system.
LI Guang, WANG Ning
. Sealing Performance of Shield Tail Sealing System
Based on Multiphase Flow Numerical Simulation[J]. Tunnel Construction, 2021
, 41(S1)
: 490
.
DOI: 10.3973/j.issn.2096-4498.2021.S1.065