Modeling Near-Field Impulsive Waves Generated by Deformable Landslide Using the HBP Model Based on the SPH Method

Landslide-generated impulsive waves(LGWs)in reservoir areas can seriously threaten waterway safety as well as hu-man life and properties around the two side slopes.The risk reduction and mitigation of such a hazard require the accurate prediction of near-field wave characteristics,such as wave amplitude and run-up.However,near-field LGW involves complicated fluid-solid interactions.Furthermore,the wave characteristics are closely related to various aspects,including the geometry and physical features of the slide,river,and body of water.However,the empirical or analytical methods used for rough estimation cannot derive accurate results,especially for deformable landslides,due to their significant geometry changes during the sliding process.In this study,the near-field waves generated by deformable landslides were simulated by smoothed particle hydrodynamics(SPH)based on multi-phase flow.The deformable landslides were generalized as a kind of viscous flow by adopting the Herschel-Bulkley-Papanastasiou(HBP)-based nonNewtonian rheology model.The HBP model is capable of producing deformable landslide dynamics even though the high-speed sliding process is involved.In this study,an idealized experiment case originating from Lituya LGW and a practical case of Gongjiafang LGW were reproduced for verification and demonstration.The simulation results of both cases show satisfactory consistency with the experiment/investigation data in terms of landslide movement and near-field impulsive wave characteristics,thus indicating the applicability and accuracy of the proposed method.Finally,the effects of the HBP model’s rheological parameters on the landslide dynamics and near-field wave characteristics are discussed,providing a parameter calibration method along with sug-gestions for further applications.

Maximum initial primary wave model for low-Froude-number reservoir landslides based on wave theory

The impulse waves induced by large-reservoir landslides can be characterized by a low Froude number.However,systematic research on predictive models specifically targeting the initial primary wave is lacking.Taking the Shuipingzi 1#landslide that occurred in the Baihetan Reservoir area of the Jinsha River in China as an engineering example,this study established a large-scale physical model(with dimensions of 30 m×29 m×3.5 m at a scale of 1:150)and conducted scaled experiments on 3D landslide-induced impulse waves.During the process in which a sliding mass displaced and compressed a body of water to generate waves,the maximum initial wave amplitude was found to be positively correlated with the sliding velocity and the volume of the landslide.With the increase in the water depth,the wave amplitude initially increased and then decreased.The duration of pressure exertion by the sliding mass at its maximum velocity directly correlated with an elevated wave amplitude.Based on the theories of low-amplitude waves and energy conservation,while considering the energy conversion efficiency,a predictive model for the initial wave amplitude was derived.This model could fit and validate the functions of wavelength and wave velocity.The accuracy of the initial wave amplitude was verified using physical experiment data,with a prediction accuracy for the maximum initial wave amplitude reaching 90%.The conversion efficiency(η)directly determined the accuracy of the estimation formula.Under clear conditions for landslide-induced impulse wave generation,estimating the value ofηthrough analogy cases was feasible.This study has derived the landslide-induced impulse waves amplitude prediction formula from the standpoints of wave theory and energy conservation,with greater consideration given to the intrinsic characteristics in the formation process of landslide-induced impulse waves,thereby enhancing the applicability and extensibility of the formula.This can facilitate the development of empirical estimation methods for landslide-induced impulse waves toward universality.

Pressure characteristics of landslide-generated impulse waves

The destructiveness of impulse waves generated by landslides(IWL) originates from the wave’s movement and load, wherein the impulse wave’s load is the major cause of sub-aerial building damage and casualties. In this study, an experiment involving 16 groups of physical tests for the wave pressure generated by a landslide was designed, consisting of 4 sets of IWL and 4 opposite bank slope angles. A high-frequency strain system was used to measure the total pressure of the impulse wave in a water tank. The tests showed that the dynamic pressure caused by the IWL can be divided into two types: impact pressure generated by the jetflow and the pulsating pressure caused by the wave. Under the same impulse wave conditions, the maximum run-up becomes smaller as the opposite bank’s slope angle increases, and the jetflow maximum impact pressure experienced by the opposite bank increases, while the maximum pulsating pressure caused by the impulse wave is slightly decreased. Different from previous studies, the spatial maximum pressure distributions of the wave generated by landslide were concluded that the position of the maximum pulsating pressure appears adjacent to the still water surface, and the overall spatial distribution pattern of maximum wave pressure is presented as an inclined 'M' shape.Meanwhile, this study is the first to quantitatively analyzed that impact pressure has a very short action time, is even 7 times of the pulse pressure value, and there is a simple mathematical linear relationship between the two. Currently, some wave-load formulas for wind waves and tides are not applicable to calculating the loads of IWL. Research on the load of IWL will explain the hazard of impulse wave very clearly, and will greatly contribute to hazard prevention, mitigation and risk assessment work associated with IWL.

Wave attenuation mechanism of cross-plates applied in landslide-induced tsunami in river course

Since the impounding of the Three Gorges Reservoir, the channel of the Yangtze River has become a busy watercourse and the probability of landslide-induced tsunamis has increased. In the case of landslide-induced tsunamis in the Three Gorges Reservoir, even after shipping closures in advance, there are still facilities and objects in urgent need of protection within the risk zone of the watercourse, such as wharfs, marine fueling stations, berthed ships. The emergency protection against and decay of landslide-induced tsunamis in inland watercourses is a new challenge. In this study, 37 sets of wave decay experiments were conducted with the hydromechanics numerical method. The wave decay efficiencies of common simple structures including submerged horizontal plate, horizontal plate on the water surface, inclined thin plate and cross-plates in coastal areas were compared and analyzed. Cross-plates structure showed better wave decay capacity than other simple plates. The wave decay performance of cross-plates was related to five modes of energy dissipation and transformation, namely run-up/run-down, overtopping, reflecting, return flow and disturbed wave orbital path. The type of wave had little relation with the decay performance of cross-plates, but a strong correlation with cross-plates structure, especially the height of the vertical emerged plate. The best decay performance was observed when the ratio of wave amplitude to emerged vertical plate height was between 1 and 1.5, which can reduce up to about 8o% of the incoming wave amplitude. Finally, the emergency way of cross-plates applied to the decay of landslide-induced tsunami in river course is discussed. This study provides a conceptual reference for related studies to practice the attenuation of landslide-induced tsunami in reservoirs.

Normal values of shear wave velocity in liver tissue of healthy children measured using the latest acoustic radiation force impulse technology

BACKGROUND Several studies have demonstrated the feasibility and effectiveness of using ultrasound elastography to assess liver tissue stiffness.Virtual touch imaging quantification(VTIQ)based on acoustic radiation force impulse imaging has been developed as a latest and noninvasive method for assessing liver stiffness in children.AIM To determine the standard value in healthy children,and to identify possible factors that might influence the VTIQ measurement.METHODS With the ethical approval,202 children between 1 month and 15 years old were included in this study.None of them had any liver or systematic diseases.All children had a normal ultrasound scan and normal body mass index(BMI)range.The subjects were divided into four age and BMI groups.The effects of gender,age,liver lobe,measurement depth,and BMI on liver elasticity were investigated.RESULTS A significant correlation was found between age and shear wave velocity(SWV)value.At measurement depths of 1.5 cm and 2.0 cm in the left lobe,there were significant differences among the age groups.SWV values were significantly negatively correlated with the measurement depth.Gender,liver lobe,and BMI showed no significant effect on the SWV values.Age and BMI may influence the quality of the elastogram.CONCLUSION VTIQ is a noninvasive technique that is feasible to measure liver stiffness in children.The afore-mentioned velocity value obtained utilizing VTIQ method could be used as reference value for normal liver stiffness in children.

Effects of Rotor Solidity on the Performance of Impulse Turbine for OWC Wave Energy Converter

Impulse turbine, working as a typical self-rectifying turbine, is recently utilized for the oscillating water column（OWC） wave energy converters, which can rotate in the same direction under the bi-directional air flows. A numerical model established in Fluent is validated by the corresponding experimental results. The flow fields, pressure distribution and dimensionless evaluating coefficients can be calculated and analyzed. Effects of the rotor solidity varying with the change of blade number are investigated and the suitable solidity value is recommended for different flow coefficients.

Proper Understanding of the Nerve Impulses and the Action Potential

Neurologists define the transmission of nerve impulses across the membranes of the neural cells as a result of difference in the concentration of ions while they measured an electric potential, called as an action potential, which allows the propagation of such nerve impulses as electrical signals. Such measurements should guide them to a logical explanation of the nerve impulses as electric charges driven by the measured action potential. However, such logical conclusion, or explanation, is ignored due to a wrong definition of the flow of electric charges as a flow of electrons that cannot pass through neural networks. According to recent studies, electric charges are properly defined as electromagnetic (EM) waves whose energy is expressed as the product of its propagating electric potential times their entropy flow which is adhered to the flow of such energy. Such definition matches the logical conclusion of the nerve impulses as electric charges, as previously explained, and defines the entropy of the neural network, measured by Ammeters, in Watt or Joule/Volt. The measured entropy represents a neurodiagnostic property of the neural networks that measures its capacity to allow the flow of energy per unit action potential. Theoretical verification of the innovative definition of nerve impulses is presented by following an advanced entropy approach. A proper review of the machine records of the stimulating electric charges, used in the diagnosis of the neural networks, and the stimulated nerve impulses or stimulated responses, represents practical verifications of the innovative definitions of the electric charges and the nerve impulses. Comparing the functioning of the thermoelectric generators and the brain neurons, such neurons are defined as thermoelectric generators of the electric nerve impulses and their propagating, or action, potential.

Wells Turbine for Wave Energy Conversion —Improvement of the Performance by Means of Impulse Turbine for Bi-Directional Flow

Wells turbine has inherent disadvantages in comparison with conventional turbines: relative low efficiency at high flow coefficient and poor starting characteristics. To solve these problems, the authors propose Wells turbine with booster turbine for wave energy conversion, in order to improve the performance in this study. This turbine consists of three parts: a large Wells turbine, a small impulse turbine with fixed guide vanes for oscillating airflow, and a generator. It was conjectured that, by coupling the two axial flow turbines together, pneumatic energy from oscillating airflow is captured by Wells turbine at low flow coefficient and that the impulse turbine gets the energy at high flow coefficient. As the first step of this study on the proposed turbine topology, the performance of turbines under steady flow conditions has been investigated experimentally by model testings. Furthermore, we estimate mean efficiency of the turbine by quasi-steady analysis.

A Twin Unidirectional Impulse Turbine for Wave Energy Conversion

A twin unidirectional impulse turbine has been proposed in order to enhance the performance of wave energy plant. This turbine system uses two unidirectional impulse turbines and their flow direction is different each other. However, the effect of guide vane solidity on the turbine characteristics has not been clarified to date. The performances of a uni- directional impulse turbine under steady flow conditions were investigated experimentally by using a wind tunnel with large piston/cylinder in this study. Then, mean efficiency of the twin impulse turbine in bidirectional airflow has been estimated by a quasi-steady analysis using experimental results in order to investigate the effect of guide vane solidity on the performance.

Experimental Investigation on a Fixed Oscillating Water Column with an Impulse Turbine for Wave Energy Conversion

A fixed oscillating water column(OWC)-type wave energy converter consists of an air chamber,an air turbine and a generator.The energy conversion processes are the primary conversion in an air chamber and the secondary conversion of the turbine.For the practical use,it is necessary to develop a design method which can consider the incident wave motion,the motion of the internal free surface affected in the structure such as a partly submerged wall,the fluctuation of air pressure in an air chamber,and the rotation of the air turbine.At here,the authors carried out the wave tank tests using the model OWC equipped with the impulse turbine and a generator to obtain the experimental data needed to make this design method.As the result,the efficiencies of the three cases with different speed ratio between generator and turbine,and the effects of the curtain wall depth and the wave length on the energy conversion performance were clarified.

Factors correlating with acoustic radiation force impulse elastography in chronic hepatitis C

AIM: To investigate the factors other than fibrosis stage correlating with acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastograpy in chronic hepatitis C.

Preliminary results of acoustic radiation force impulses (ARFI) ultrasound imaging of solid suspicious breast lesions

Objective： The aim of our study was to make the qualitative and quantitative analysis to breast lesions using acoustic radiation force impulses （ARFI）, and assess the diagnostic value of ARFI for differentiation between benign and malignant solid breast masses, meanwhile evaluate the influences of ARFI with breast imaging reporting and data system （BI-RADS） of suspicious masses. Methods： Seventy-five women with 86 breast lesions underwent conventional breast ultra- sound examination. Then B-mode BI-RADS features and assessments were recorded and standard breast US supplemented by ARFI elastographic examination were repeated. The data were recorded and analyzed as following： area ratio of breast lesion, the shear-wave velocity, the ratio of the shear-wave velocity between lesions and surrounding normal tissues, and according to the elastographic data reconsidered the BI-RADS category, all the results have been correlated with pathological results and make statistical evaluations of ARFI for differentiation between benign and malignant solid breast masses. Meantime our study has correlated the adjusted BI-RADS category of suspicious breast lesions with the pathological results and made assessment. Results： Thirty-eight patients were malignant breast carcinoma （31 invasive ductal carcinoma, 5 intraductal carcinoma in situ, 2 medullary carcinoma, 2 invasive Iobular carcinoma）, 48 patients were benign breast lesions （23 fibroadenoma, 12 benign nodular hyperplasia, 5 phyllodes tumor, 6 adenosis, 2 intraductal papilloma）. Underwent conventional breast ultrasound exam, 42 cases were BI-RADS category 3, 23 cases were BI-RADS category 4. When adding elastographic data, 46 cases were BI-RADS category 3 and 20 cases were BI-RADS category 4. Compared with pathological results showed for both the specificity of BIRADS features and the area under ROC curve has risen. Virtual touch tissue imaging （VTI） and virtual touch tissue quantification （VTQ） data showed the area ratio （AR） between elastographic lesions area and B-mode lesions area, SWV （maximal shear-wave velocity of lesions）, R-SWV （shear-wave velocity ratio between lesions and surrounding normal tissues） in benign breast lesions were lower than those in malignant lesions which has statistical significance and the cut-off point were 1.1,4.65 m/s, 5.18 respectively. Conclusion： The ARFI elastography can provide the reliable qualitative and quantitative analysis about hardness of breast lesions, supply the new BI-RADS category features to suspicious breast masses and serve as an effective diagnostic tool for differentiation between benign and malignant solid masses.

EXACT SOLUTION FOR A TWO-DIMENSIONAL LAMB'S PROBLEM DUE TO A STRIP IMPULSE LOADING

By applying the integral transform method and the inverse transformation technique based upon the two types of integration, the present paper has successfully obtained an exact algebraic solution for a two-dimensional Lamb＇s problem due to a strip impulse loading for the first time. With the algebraic result, the excitation and propagation processes of stress waves, including the longitudinal wave, the transverse wave, and Rayleigh-wave, are discussed in detail. A few new conclusions have been drawn from currently available integral results or computational results.

A RANS-VoF Numerical Model to Analyze the Output Power of An OWC-WEC Equipped with Wells and Impulse Turbines in A Hypothetical Sea-State

Wave energy is a renewable source with significant amount in relation to the global demand. A good concept of a device applied to extract this type of energy is the onshore oscillating water column wave energy converter(OWC-WEC). This study shows a numerical analysis of the diameter determination of two types of turbines, Wells and Impulse, installed in an onshore OWC device subjected to a hypothetical sea state. Commercial software FLUENT?,which is based on RANS-VoF(Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes equations and Volume of Fluid technique), is employed. A methodology that imposes air pressure on the chamber, considering the air compressibility effect, is used. The mathematical domain consists of a 10 m deep flume with a 10 m long and 10 m wide OWC chamber at its end(geometry is similar to that of the Pico's plant installed in Azores islands, Portugal). On the top of the chamber, a turbine works with air exhalation and inhalation induced by the water free surface which oscillates due to the incident wave. The hypothetical sea state, represented by a group of regular waves with periods from 6 to 12 s and heights from 1.00 to 2.00 m(each wave with an occurrence frequency), is considered to show the potential of the presented methodology. Maximum efficiency(relation between the average output and incident wave powers) of46% was obtained by using a Wells turbine with the diameter of 2.25 m, whereas the efficiency was 44% by an Impulse turbine with the diameter of 1.70 m.

High-Speed Numeral Filter in Impulse Voltage Measurement

Since the CPU of embed system has some limitation in operating speed, a new filter was put forward which implemented mountain template convolution by performing rectangle template convolution two times. It can obtain time and frequency localization with computational complexity greatly reduced. This algorithm was applied to lightning waveforms (include chopped waveforms) parameter calculation. It simplifies the computation and the results pretreated by this algorithm are in accord with IEC1083-2 completely. It was applied in embed system successfully. Its capability in frequency restraining was researched. The validity of the algorithm was proved in theory when processing lightning waves. The standard sources and the processing results are consistent completely.

雷电间接效应多重脉冲组电流产生装置的设计

针对雷电间接效应多重脉冲组电流模拟需求,完成了雷电间接效应多重脉冲组模拟源的设计,采用20个Crowbar电路支路,通过分时放电的方式实现1个脉冲串内多脉冲输出需求,每个支路可以实现最小间隔30 ms的重复频率放电,从而实现3个脉冲串的输出需求。对放电支路的参数进行了详细设计,分析了电容、波尾电路电感、波尾电路电阻参数变化对输出特性的影响。分析了采用并联大电容实现放电电容重复频率快速充电的可行性,完成了装置的初步结构设计并结合装置结构简要分析了电路模拟参数设置的合理性。该装置建成后,可为电子、电气设备等开展测试提供技术支持。

白鹤滩库区五里坡滑坡蓄水变形机理与潜在涌浪

水库滑坡破坏产生的涌浪会大幅度增加滑坡造成的人员伤亡和财产损失。通过现场调查和数值模拟分析研究了白鹤滩水电站五里坡滑坡的蓄水变形机理与潜在涌浪。结果表明,五里坡滑坡由下部软岩、上部硬岩构成的软弱基座型风化碎裂岩质滑坡,其变形破坏模式为压缩-拉裂-剪断,长期库水升降循环作用下存在整体失稳破坏可能性。进一步数值模拟分析表明,五里坡滑坡在最高蓄水位整体破坏激发的冲击波不会对临近的蒙姑社区和甘葫路造成破坏性影响,但可影响过往船只安全通行。因此,可考虑采用坡体削方等工程措施降低五里坡滑坡潜在冲击波风险。

TNT和温压炸药浅埋爆炸效应差异性研究

为研究TNT和温压炸药浅埋爆炸效应的差异性,文章开展了浅埋爆炸试验,系统分析了TNT和温压炸药在爆坑形貌和地表空气冲击波波形等方面的差异。结果表明:相同工况的浅埋爆炸,温压炸药产生的爆坑直径、深度以及体积都大于TNT,装药埋深为0.1 m和0.3 m时,温压炸药产生的爆坑体积分别是TNT的1.2倍和2.3倍。通过对测得的冲击波参数进行比较,分析得出:当埋深为0.1 m和0.3 m时,比例距离为1的测点处温压炸药产生的冲击波峰值压力分别是TNT的2.16倍和1.41倍;在研究范围内,比例距离和埋深变化对不同类型装药的冲击波冲量衰减量影响很小,但对衰减率有较大影响,当埋深从0.1 m增加为0.3 m时,2种类型装药的冲量衰减率都增加了近1倍。

基于压力-冲量曲线的水下爆炸压力-时间公式

根据材料受冲击载荷时的压力-冲量函数,推导得到了适用于水下爆炸冲击载荷的压力时程公式。通过水下爆炸实验方法测量不同药量、不同距离的压力时程曲线,使用MATLAB软件对实验数据进行拟合,由此计算冲击波冲量和能量参数,并与通用的Cole与Орленко理论计算结果进行对比,验证拟合曲线的准确性。相较于Cole和Орленко理论,新方法得到的压力衰减曲线更接近实验值。计算水下爆炸冲击波的比冲量和比冲击波能时,新模型具有较高的计算精度,其中:比冲量与实验值的误差不超过4%,与Орленко理论相比,精度提高了5%~10%;比冲击波能与实验值的误差不超过1%,计算精度与通用理论相当。

充液管结构人员抗爆炸冲击防护试验研究

区域冲突和恐怖袭击等爆炸环境造成的人员伤亡事件频频发生,且爆炸引起的人体损伤也已成为现代战争中士兵的主要致伤形式。针对人体抗爆炸冲击波防护的迫切需求,设计制作模拟人体的硅胶试验段,利用激波管试验研究一种柔性充液管结构的冲击波衰减作用,探索将冲击波的能量转化为管内的液体内能和动能,实现冲击波能量的有效转移和耗散。研究结果表明,通过协调冲击波作用下的液体流动耗能和液体自身吸能(凝胶化),最高可以衰减35%的超压峰值和30%的比冲量。相关研究对于提高人员爆炸冲击防护水平具有重要的研究意义和应用前景。