Propagation properties of stochastic electromagnetic double-vortex beams in a turbulent atmosphere

Based on the extended Huygens-Fresnel principle, we study the propagation properties of stochastic electromagnetic double-vortex beams in a turbulent atmosphere. The result shows that the spreading of partially coherent double-vortex beams can be smaller than that of fully coherent ones. The degree of polarization of this kind of beam will experience change, which is dependent on the degree of polarization of the source plane, the atmospheric turbulence, topological charge, and the spatial coherence. The results may have applications in space optical communication.

The Structure of A Turbulent Jet in A Crossflow-Effect of Jet-Crossflow Velocity

A comprehensive numerical study on the three-dimensional structure of a turbulent jet in crossflow is performed. The jet-to-crossflow velocity ratio (R) varies in the range of 2 - 16; both vertical jets and inclined jets without excess streamwise momentum are considered. The numerical results of the Standard two-equation k-ε model show that the turbulent structure can be broadly categorised according to the jet-to-crossflow velocity ratio. For strong to moderate jet discharges, i.e. R> 4, the jet is characterized by a longitudinal transition through a bent-over phase during which the jet becomes almost parallel with the main freestream, to a sectional vortex-pair flow with double concentration maxima; the computed flow details and scalar mixing characteristics can be described by self-similar relations beyond a dimensionless distance of around 20-60. The similarity coefficients are only weakly dependent on R. The cross-section scalar field is kidney-shaped and bifurcated, vvith distinct double concentration maxima; the aspect ratio is found to be around 1.2. A loss in vertical momentum is ob-served and the added mass coefficient of the jet motion is found to be approximately 1. On the other hand, for weak jets in strong crossflow, i. e. R ≥ 2, the lee of the jet is characterized by a negative pressure region. Although the double vortex flow can stili be noted, the scalar field becomes more symmetrical and no longer bifurcated. The similarity coeffcients are al-so noticeably different. The predicted jet flovv characteristics and mixing rates are well supported by experimental and field dala

Dynamic Response of Floating Body Subjected to Underwater Explosion Bubble and Generated Waves with 2D Numerical Model

The low frequency load of an underwater explosion bubble and the generated waves can cause significant rigid motion of a ship that threaten its stability.In order to study the fluid-structure interaction qualitatively,a two-dimensional underwater explosion bubble dynamics model,based on the potential flow theory,is established with a double-vortex model for the doubly connected bubble dynamics simulation,and the bubble shows similar dynamics to that in 3-dimensional domain.A fully nonlinear fluid-structure interaction model is established considering the rigid motion of the floating body using the mode-decomposition method.Convergence test of the model is implemented by simulating the free rolling motion of a floating body in still water.Through the simulation of the interaction of the underwater explosion bubble,the generated waves and the floating body based on the presented model,the influences of the buoyancy parameter and the distance parameter are discussed.It is found that the impact loads on floating body caused by underwater explosion bubble near the free surface can be divided into 3 components:bubble pulsation,jet impact,and slamming load of the generated waves,and the intensity of each component changes nonlinearly with the buoyance parameter.The bubble pulsation load decays with the increase in the horizontal distance.However,the impact load from the generated waves is not monotonous to distance.It increases with the distance within a particular distance threshold,but decays thereafter.

Analysis of Three Supercell Storms with Doppler Weather Radar Data

Three supercell storms on 24 June 2004（0624）,28 June 2003（0628）,and 27 September 2002（0927） induced different damages in Shandong Province.Storm 0927 was inferior in size and intensity to storms 0628 and 0624.The structure and evolvement of the three storms were analyzed in detail based on the WSR98D radar data in combination with weather charts.The results show that mesoscale surface convergence triggered release of instable energy,which resulted in severe convection.During the development stage,storms 0927,0628,and 0624 displayed multi-cell propagation,single-cell evolution,and multi-cell mergence,respectively.The storm tracks were similar：they were all right-moving supercell storms,i.e.,moving at an angle of 30°-70° to the right of the mean wind and at a speed of about 45%-70% of the mean wind speed.In the mature stage,the maximum reflectivity appeared at the low level in storm 0927,mid level in storm 0628,and mid-upper level in storm 0624.These storms possessed almost all typical features of supercell storms：weak echo region（WER）,bounded weak echo region（BWER）,and mesocyclone.An organized mesocyclone formed at the middle height of an updraft,deepened gradually downward and upward,and became a typical mid-level mesocyclone with strong updrafts.The vertical structures of airflows in the three storms were similar,i.e.,significant convergence at low level,nearly pure rotation at mid level,and divergent rotation at upper level.However,signatures of mid-level horizontal airflows in the three storms were different：at mid level,there was a single vortex in storm 0628,but a double-vortex flow pattern was seen in storms 0927 and 0624.The horizontal structure of the double-vortex flow was hard to be blown away by the environmental airflow,and thus the storms could persist for a longer period of time than the single vortex storm.