An improved cuckoo search algorithm and its application in vibration fault diagnosis for a hydroelectric generating unit

This article presents an improved cuckoo search (ICS) algorithm based on the parametric adaptation mechanism and non-uniform mutation. In the ICS algorithm, the biased random walk operator is modified to take advantage of the neighbourhood information of the current solution, and then the control parameters of step size, discovery probability and scaling factor are directly integrated into the optimized problems. Meanwhile, the non-uniform mutation operation is used to adaptively tune the search step of the current optimal solution. To evaluate the feasibility and efficiency of the presented algorithm, three groups of benchmark test functions are employed to perform the validation analysis. Subsequently, to diagnose the vibration fault of a hydroelectric generating unit, a combinational model is built, which combines ICS with a back-propagation neural network (ICSBP). The experimental results indicate that ICS is competitive on the optimization problems, and the ICSBP approach can effectively improve the accuracy of vibration fault diagnosis for a hydroelectric generating unit.     

Effect of nonuniform sintering on mechanical and thermal properties of silica-based ceramic cores

During sintering of the silica-based ceramic core of turbine blades, a phenomenon called “nonuniform sintering” occurs that negatively affects the thermal and mechanical properties of the core. Standard samples of silica-based core were prepared by an injection molding method and sintered with alumina backfilling powder with different sodium contents. The effect of sodium content on the nonuniform sintering of silica-based cores and the thermal and mechanical properties was evaluated. Results show that the sintering level and the content of α-cristobalite in the surface layer are significantly higher than that of the sample interior. A considerable number of microcracks are found in the surface layer due to the β to α-phase transition of cristobalite. As the sodium content in the alumina powder decreases, the level of the nonuniform sintering and the amount of crystallized cristobalite in the surface layer decrease, which is beneficial to the thermal expansion and flexural strength at ambient temperature. The flexural strength and thermal deformation at high temperature are improved by reducing the surface cracks, but deteriorated with the decrease of the cristobalite crystallization when the surface cracks are macroscopically invisible.

     

NUMA结构的高效实时稳定的垃圾回收算法

针对非一致性内存访问架构(NUMA)在垃圾回收(GC)过程中存在大量的远程内存读写导致GC性能降低的问题,对GC过程的各个阶段进行分析与研究,提出了一种基于NUMA结构的高效实时稳定的GC算法。该算法首先基于NUMA结构改进传统分代GC机制的堆空间布局,然后通过控制GC过程中扫描活跃对象阶段的初始根对象选取、动态负载均衡阶段截取任务队列的选取以及复制活跃对象阶段对象复制位置的选取,大大减少GC过程中的远程访问次数。这种改进的GC机制对所有NUMA结构具有通用性。以Godson-3处理器的NUMA平台为例进行的实验结果显示,优化的GC机制极大地缩短了GC的时间,而且提高了应用程序的性能以及稳定性。在SPECjvm2008测试中,GC时间平均缩短了14.6%(GC总时间缩短4.1%~41.58%),应用程序的性能平均提升了4.68%(最高提升17.8%),应用程序的性能稳定性提升了76.2%。     

非一致曲率表面下的气压砂轮磨粒剪胀及加工试验研究#br#

针对软固结磨粒气压砂轮在加工异形曲面时,工件所受的切削力以及接触区内磨粒速度因工件曲率发生变化,导致工件不同曲率处材料去除量不均匀的问题, 基于修正的Rowe剪胀理论建立砂轮切削力模型,提出了非一致曲率表面下修正的气压砂轮材料去除模型。通过EDEM软件建立了软固结磨粒气压砂轮模型,分析了砂轮下压量为1.5 mm时工件曲率对接触力以及接触区内磨粒速度的影响。搭建气压砂轮加工试验平台,通过光整加工试验验证修正的材料去除模型。研究结果表明：修正的材料去除模型平均绝对值误差为0.095,而原始的材料去除模型平均绝对值误差为0.291,说明修正的材料去除模型可以用于气压砂轮抛光过程中的定量分析,且工件加工表面划痕明显减少。     

半直立式圆筒护岸地基现场加载试验及变形分析

半直立式圆筒护岸是一种新式港口工程结构,结合其在大连某水工护岸工程中的应用,进行了半直立式圆筒护岸地基的加载试验,通过实测土压力、沉降、水平位移及孔隙水压力,分析了半直立式圆筒护岸地基的沉降及水平位移变化特点,并进一步研究了其不均匀沉降的发展过程。试验结果表明：半直立式圆筒护岸沉降及水平位移对护岸荷载分级、每级荷载加载量、加载历时及两级荷载之间的间隔时间较为敏感,其中护岸后方最后一级不对称加载对圆筒结构的不均匀沉降影响最大,孔隙水压力变化主要受每级加载量、加载历时及潮汐作用影响,而圆筒安装及第一级荷载施加后,孔隙水压力产生较大的波动。     

基于锈胀裂缝的锈蚀梁钢筋锈蚀率计算

根据钢筋混凝土梁锈胀开裂的特点,考虑钢筋锈蚀不均匀性,对锈胀裂缝宽度实测值进行修正。结合对钢筋锈蚀开裂后锈蚀物体积膨胀的量化分析,得到了混凝土开裂后的钢筋锈蚀率基于锈胀裂缝宽度的计算模型,并通过电解液加速锈蚀方法对配筋混凝土试块进行加速腐蚀试验,拟合出了实用的锈蚀率计算式。采用7根钢筋混凝土梁的电解液加速腐蚀试验进行验证。结果表明：锈胀裂缝宽度与钢筋锈蚀率近似呈线性变化;在钢筋不均匀锈蚀的情况下,采用间接法计算得到的钢筋最大锈蚀率与试验平均锈蚀率的比值在1.4~2.4之间,与实际情况符合较好。     

阳泉矿区部分建（构）筑物破坏的原因分析和对策

本文介绍了阳泉矿区部分建(构)筑物由于受地基不均匀沉降、湿陷、潜蚀、管涌、地面塌陷等影响,导致建(构)筑物破坏的情况,在分析破坏原因的基础上,提出了相应的对策。     

A least squares support vector machine model for prediction of the next day solar insolation for effective use of PV systems

Accurate prediction of daily solar insolation has been one of the most important issues of solar engineering. The amount of solar insolation on a given location is a vital data for photovoltaic plants. Systems efficiency is easily affected by the changes in solar radiation so, this study is aimed to develop a Least Squares Support Vector Machine (LS-SVM) based intelligent model to predict the next day’s solar insolation for taking measures. Daily temperature and insolation data measured by Turkish State Meteorological Service for three years (2000–2002) were used as training data and the values of 2003 used as testing data. Numbers of the days from 1st January, daily mean temperature, daily maximum temperature, sunshine duration and the solar insolation of the day before parameters have been used as inputs to predict the daily solar insolation. The simulations were carried out with SVM Toolbox of MATLAB software. As a conclusion the results show that LS-SVM is a good method in estimating the amount of solar insolation of a given location with 99.294% accuracy.     

适于非均匀线阵解相干的DOA估计算法

在研究用非均匀线阵实现对相干信号源方位估计问题的基础上,提出了一种改善方位估计的阵列设置方法和非相干与相干信源分开估计的DOA估计方法。在阵元数一定的情况下,该方法可使阵列对非相干信号源的分辨力较直均匀线阵(ULA)有较大的改善,还克服了一般稀布线阵方位估计模糊和去相关能力差的缺点,而且还具有很好的信源过载能力和估计性能。计算机仿真证明了该方法的正确性和有效性。     

Exact closed form solutions for free vibration of non-uniform annular plates

Presented herein are exact solutions for the free vibration problems of a class of annular plates with parabolically varying rigidity and for a sandwiched non-uniform annular plate. These exact solutions are useful for verifying numerical methods and algorithms.