Real-life experiences with flow-induced vibration

A number of occurrences of flow-induced vibration in the power-generating industry are presented, many in nuclear plant where all incidents/problems have to be reported. Specifically, cases of (i) vortex-induced vibration (VIV), (ii) fluidelastic instability in cylinder arrays, (iii) axial and (iv) annular-flow-induced vibration, (v) leakage-flow instability and (vi) shell-type ovalling are discussed. For items (ii), (v) and (vi), a few words on the mechanisms underlying the vibration are provided.     

双圆诱导不可压缩势流的几个精确解

Lagally(1929)给出了两个静止圆在均匀来流中的扰动速度势精确解。本文通过使用 Apollonius 保角变换,将两圆外部区域变为圆环内部区域,并在变换平面上用 Fo-urier 级数方法求解 Laplace 方程,从而得出双圆扰动势流的另外三个精确解。它们分别对应于静止流体中两圆膨胀(收缩)、沿连心线相向(相背)运动和垂直连心线反向运动(错动)所诱导的速势场。     

A review: Acoustic emission,a tool for composite-materials studies

The technique of acoustic emission has two broad applications areas. The first is nondestructive evaluation. The second is as a tool in studies or research which are not fundamentally directed towards acoustic emission. It is this second application with which we are concerned here. Acoustic emission is a very useful tool in this role because of its high sensitivity, real-time capability, volume-monitoring approach, and sensitivity to any process or mechanism which generates sound waves. This paper presents a comprehensive review of areas where acoustic emission (AE) has been used for materials studies on composite materials. The following fields, among others, will be covered: (1) time-dependent composite properties, (2) impact studies, (3) correlation of AE with stress level, (4) application to matrix cure studies, (5) relationship of AE-detected damage to other measures of damage, (6) studies of the effects of matrix material, (7) application to differences in second phase, (8) interface studies, (9) AE and dimensional stability, (10) AE applied to orientation studies, and (11) environmental effects. This review will emphasize the roles that AE can play as a tool for the materials scientist: (1) discovery of damage mechanisms, (2) characterization of damage progression with increasing time or stress, (3) optimization of fabrication variables, and (4) reduction in the numbers of test specimens required in various studies.     

An inverse heat conduction problem of estimating boundary fluxes in an irregular domain with conjugate gradient method

A Boundary Element Method (BEM)-based inverse algorithm utilizing the iterative regularization method, i.e. the Conjugate Gradient Method (CGM), is used to solve the Inverse Heat Conduction Problem (IHCP) of estimating the unknown transient boundary heat flux in a multi-dimensional domain with arbitrary geometry. Results show that the advantages of applying the CGM in the inverse calculations lie in that the major difficulties in (i) choosing a suitable quadratic norm, (ii) determining a proper regularization order and (iii) determining the optimal smoothing (or regularization) coefficient in the conventional Regularization Method (RM) are avoided. Received on 27 October 1997     

On the boundedness and the stability properties of solution of certain fourth order differential equations

This paper investigates equation(1)in two cases:(i)P≡0,(ii)P(≠O)satisfies|P(t,x,y,z,ω)|≤(A |y| |z| |ω|)q(t),where q(t)is a nonnegative function of t.For case(i)the asymptotic stability in the large of the trivial solution x=0 is investigatedand for case(ii)the boundedness result is obtained for solutions of equation(1).Theseresults improve and include several well-known results.     

超细氧化铁对TNT炸药爆热的影响

利用均匀沉淀法制备得到纳米级氧化铁,研究了不同粒度的氧化铁颗粒对TNT炸药爆热的影响。结果表明:随着氧化铁颗粒度的减小,它与TNT组成的混合炸药的爆热得到有效的提高。     

Synthesis of submicron-sized composite particles with unique morphology by emulsifier-free seeded emulsion copolymerization

Polystyrene (PSt) microspheres with diameter of 375 nm to be used as the seeds for seeded emulsion polymerization were prepared via emulsion polymerization using potassium persulfate (KPS) as initiator in ethanol-water mixed solvents.Emulsifier-free seeded emulsion copolymerization of styrene (St) with acrylonitrile (AN) was carried out in the presence of poly(ethylene glycol) monomethoxymonomethacrylate (PEGm)macromonomer as reactive stabilizer and 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as initiator to obtain submicron-sized PEGm graft poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (PEGm-g-PSAN) composite particles with unique morphology.Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) indicated that St and AN together contributed to forming the unusual morphology.The concentration of St and AN,total monomer concentration,initiator type and the monomer adding method remarkably affected the morphology of the composite polymer particles.     

欧拉流体力学数值方法中的界面计算

本文所提算法适用于二维和三维多介质流体力学两步欧拉数值方法中输运计算的混合网格(包括自由面网格)界面处理。在一个混合网格中，界面被近似地看作直线(二维)或平面(三维)。整个方法分为三步：(1)第一步，用混合网格周围的八个网格的介质面积份额(二维)或二十六个网格的介质体积份额(三维)确定界面的法线方向；第二步，用混合网格的本身的介质面积份额(二维)或体积份额(三维)确定界面的方程(位置)；第三步，用此直线方程求出通过网格边界的流以及下一时刻网格的面积份额(二维)或体积份额(三维)。最后给出了用此方法所做的一些数值计算及与SLIC算法的比较。     

国内非牛顿流体力学进展

非牛顿流体;;本构方程;;流变测量;;流动稳定性;;收缩流动;;聚合物加工;;石油工业;;生物流体力学     

Enhancement of energy efficiency for mechanical production of fine and ultra-fine particles in comminution

This paper presents the energy requirements for mechanical production of fine and ultra-fine particles in comminution. Recent approaches for effective size reduction and energy saving in comminution are described, viz., （a） development and application of new mills/classifiers, （b） adjustment of the bead characterization in stirred bead mills, （c） hybrid comminution systems with roller-press and media mill, （d） assisted methods, and （e） simulation.2007 Chinese Society of Particuology and Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V.     

Remarks on the non-linear vibration of an axisymmetric circular disk near critical speed

We re-examine the large amplitude transverse oscillations of axisymmetric disks spinning near a critical speed resonance as considered by Raman and Mote (Int. J. Non-linear Mech. 34 (1) (1999) 139). Averaged equations in traveling wave based coordinates are shown to provide a transparent explanation for certain bifurcations presented in Raman and Mote (Int. J. Non-linear Mech. 34 (1) (1999) 139). The theoretical results in Raman and Mote (Int. J. Non-linear Mech. 34 (1) (1999) 139) are proved analytically, and an enhanced interpretation of their results is presented.     

Synthesis of submicron-sized composite particles with unique morphology by emulsifier-free seeded emulsion copolymerization

Polystyrene （PSt） microspheres with diameter of 375 nm to be used as the seeds for seeded emulsion polymerization were prepared via emulsion polymerization using potassium persulfate （KPS） as initiator in ethanol-water mixed solvents. Emulsifier-free seeded emulsion copolymerization of styrene （St） with acrylonitrile （AN） was carried out in the presence of poly（ethylene glycol） monomethoxymonomethacrylate （PEGm） macromonomer as reactive stabilizer and 2,2＇-azobisisobutyronitrile （AIBN） as initiator to obtain submicron-sized PEGm graft poly（styrene-coacrylonitrile） （PEGm-g-PSAN） composite particles with unique morphology. Scanning electron microscopy （SEM） indicated that St and AN together contributed to forming the unusual morphology. The concentration of St and AN, total monomer concentration, initiator type and the monomer adding method remarkably affected the morphology of the composite polymer particles.     

A modified and compact form of Krylov-Bogoliubov-Mitropolskii unified method for solving an nth order non-linear differential equation

A modified and compact form of Krylov-Bogoliubov-Mitropolskii (KBM) (Introduction to Nonlinear Mechanics, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1947; Asymptotic Methods in the Theory of Nonlinear Oscillations, Gordan and Breach, New York, 1961) unified method (J. Franklin Inst. 339 (2002) 239) is determined for obtaining the transient response of an nth order (n?2) differential equation with small non-linearities. The formula presented in (J. Franklin Inst. 339 (2002) 239) is a changed form of KBM method. For n=2,3,4, some previous formulas were found separately by several authors in terms of amplitude and phase variables; but the formula of Shamsul Alam, J. Franklin Inst. 339 (2002) 239) is derived in terms of some unusual variables instead of amplitudes and phases. The formula of Shamsul Alam, J. Franklin Inst. 339 (2002) 239) is a general form and used arbitrarily to obtain asymptotic solution for n=2,3,4,…. However, a solution obtained by formula Shamsul Alam, J. Franklin Inst. 339 (2002) 239) is transformed to a formal form replacing the unusual variables by amplitude and phase variables. In the present paper, the formula of Shamsul Alam, J. Franklin Inst. 339 (2002) 239) is itself transformed to a usual form (i.e. in terms of amplitude and phase variables). The later form of the formula is similar to most of the previous formulas found by several authors when n=2,3,4. This form of the formula is also generalized and it is easier than those obtained in all previous papers (extension) and identical to that initiated by original contributors (Introduction to Nonlinear Mechanics, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 1947; Asymptotic Methods in the Theory of Nonlinear Oscillations, Gordan and Breach, New York, 1961).     

(Q)SAR modelling of nanomaterial toxicity: A critical review

There is increasing recognition that some nanomaterials may pose a risk to human health and the environment. Moreover, the industrial use of the novel engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) increases at a higher rate than data generation for hazard assessment; consequently, many of them remain untested. The large number of nanomaterials and their variants (e.g., different sizes and coatings) requiring testing and the ethical pressure towards nonanimal testing means that in a first instance, expensive animal bioassays are precluded, and the use of (quantitative) structure–activity relationships ((Q)SARs) models as an alternative source of (screening) hazard information should be explored. (Q)SAR modelling can be applied to contribute towards filling important knowledge gaps by making best use of existing data, prioritizing the physicochemical parameters driving toxicity, and providing practical solutions for the risk assessment problems caused by the diversity of ENMs. This paper covers the core components required for successful application of (Q)SAR methods to ENM toxicity prediction, summarizes the published nano-(Q)SAR studies, and outlines the challenges ahead for nano-(Q)SAR modelling. It provides a critical review of (1) the present availability of ENM characterization/toxicity data, (2) the characterization of nanostructures that meet the requirements for (Q)SAR analysis, (3) published nano-(Q)SAR studies and their limitations, (4) in silico tools for (Q)SAR screening of nanotoxicity, and (5) prospective directions for the development of nano-(Q)SAR models.     

General exact solution of incompressible potential flows around two circles

Three exact solutions are obtained for 2-D incompressible potential flows around two moving circles in three cases: (i) expansion (or contraction) of themselves, (ii) approaching (or departing from) each other, (iii) moving perpendicularly to the line connecting the centres in opposite directions. Meanwhile, another set of two exact solutions is obtained for 2-D incompressible potential flows between two moving eccentric circles in two cases: moving parallely or perpendicularly to the line connecting the centres.     

粘性土(红土)中游离氧化铁含量对其工程地质性质的影响

通过试验, 本文就游离氧化铁在粘性土尤其是红土中富积含量的变化对土体工程地质性质产生的影响及其规律性做了初步研究。     

互逆规划理论及其用于建立结构拓扑优化的合理模型

在数学规划的领域里定义了互逆规划——各自目标函数与约束条件位置相互交换的一对规划. 接着指出,尽管互逆规划与对 偶规划在表面上似乎类似,但是二者存在 5 点不同:(1) 是否为同一个问题的不同;(2) 存在``对偶间隙'与否的不同;(3) 设计变量数目的不同;(4) 是否单目标与多目标问题的不同;(5) 问题合理与否的不同. 然后,基于互逆规划的定义,用以审视结 构拓扑优化模型,给出如下结果:(1) 从这个角度洞悉,在结构优化中,确实有不合理的模型一直被沿用着;(2) 找到了修正不 合理模型使之合理化的方法;(3) 对于给定体积下的柔顺度最小化 (MCVC) 模型,指出了其不合理的原因;(4) MCVC 模型实际是互 逆规划的 m 方,由此建立起其对应的 s 方, 即给出了多个柔顺度约束的体积最小化 (MVCC) 模型;(5)给出了MVCC模型中的结构 柔顺度约束的物理解释和算法,论证了 ICM (independent continuous and mapping) 方法以往关于全局化应力约束的概念和方法;(6)数值算例表明了 MCVC 与 MVCC 模型作为互逆规划的差异,且印证了 MVCC 模型的合理性.MCVC 模型在不同体积约束及多工况下不同的权系数时,得到最优拓扑不同;但 MVCC 模型在多工况柔顺度约束下可得到唯一的最优拓扑.      

Enhancement of finite Reynolds number effects: Inner-outer sublayer interaction in the turbulent boundary layer

Residual Reynolds number effects in the established data for the velocity profile in turbulent boundary layers (and in pipe or channel flows) are found to be remarkably large. We combine two eddy-viscosity models (with overlapping validity in the inertial sublayer) and show (both analytically and numerically) that this enhancement (which involves a viscous correlation length) arises from inner-outer sublayer interaction.     

A combinatorial approach for enhancing the performance of TH-PPM UWB systems: chaotic vs. classical codes sequences

In this paper, we propose a method to minimize the Multi-User Interference (MUI) caused by Multiple Access (MA) in a Time Hopping Ultra Wide Band (TH-UWB) system with Line-Of-Sight (LOS) multipath channel in a residential environment IEEE 802.15.4a. We consider both synchronous and asynchronous cases.