Effect of wall friction on oscillation of velocity at the head of the gravity current

Velocity oscillations at the head of the gravity current were investigated in experiments and numerical simulations of a locked-exchange flow.A comparison of the experimental and numerical simulations showed that the depth and volume of the released fluid affected the oscillations in the velocity of the gravity current.At the initial stage,the head moved forward at a constant velocity,and velocity oscillations occurred.The head maximum thickness increased at the same time as the head,which did not have a round,and accumulated buoyant fluid due to the buoyancy effect intrusion force.The period of accumulation and release of the buoyant fluid was almost the same as that observed for the head movement velocity;the head movement velocity was faster when the buoyant fluid accumulated and slower when it was released.At the viscous stage,the forward velocity decreased proportionally to the power of 1/2 of time,since the head was not disturbed from behind.As the mass concentration at the head decreased,the gravity current was slowed by the viscous stage in its effect.At the viscous stage,the mass concentration at the head was no longer present,and the velocity oscillations also decreased.

Numerical analysis of effect of friction between diaphragm wall and soil on braced excavation

A plane strain finite element model was established to investigate the effect of friction between diaphragm wall and soil on braced excavation. The behavior of interface between diaphragm wall and soil was simulated with the interface model of ABAQUS. Parametric studies were conducted with different diaphragm wall external friction angles δ. The results show that deflection of diaphragm wall and ground surface settlement decrease with the decrease of δ. However, the reduction effect on diaphragm wall deflection is the most significant at the depth where the maximum wall deflection occurs and can be neglected at the wall base. The ratio between wall deep inward component and wall cantilever component reaches its peak value 2.7 when δ=5°. The ratio of the maximum ground surface settlement to the maximum wall lateral deflection decreases at a reduced rate with the increase of δ. For excavation with braced diaphragm wall, the effect of friction between diaphragm and soil on the deflection of diaphragm wall and ground settlement, especially the distribution of ground surface settlement behind diaphragm, should be taken into account.

An Experimental and Analytical Study on Cross-Laminated Bamboo Rocking Walls with Friction Dampers

Cross-laminated bamboo(CLB)have a high strength to weight ratio and stable bidirectional mechanical properties.Inspired by the investigation on cross-laminated timber(CLT)rocking walls,CLB rocking walls with conventional friction dampers(CFDs)are studied in this paper.To investigate the mechanical properties of the CLB rocking wall,seven tests are conducted under a cyclic loading scheme,and different test parameters,including the existence of the CFDs,the moment ratio,and the loading times,are discussed.The test results show a bilinear behavior of the CLB rocking wall.The small residual displacements of the CLB rocking wall demonstrate an idealized self-centering capacity.The cumulative energy dissipation curves indicate that the energy dissipation capacity of the CLB rocking wall can be greatly improved with CFDs.The limit states of the CLB rocking wall under a lateral force are proposed based on the strains,stress,and damage level of the CLB material and posttensioned rebar.In addition,an analytical model of the CLB rocking wall is developed based on the proposed limit states of the CLB rocking wall to evaluate the hysteretic response of the CLB rocking wall,and the model is validated by the experimental data.The comparison results show the potential value of the analytical model for engineering design.

Study on the cutting plane friction law of sandstone

The friction characteristics of rock damage plane have important impact on the stability of block structure formed after the stratum is broken. The mechanics properties of rock damage plane are described by parameters such as roughness coefficient, wall compress strength and basic friction angle. These three coefficients for fine grain sandstone and medium granular sandstone and grit sandstone are test. The friction stress is researched at the condition of different normal compressive stress acting on the tension damage plane. The friction law of tension damage plane of sandstone abided by is summed up. This law will provide scientific basis for block structure stability judging in basic roof stratum and roof pressure intensity calculating.

Effect of frictions on cross section quality of thin-walled tube NC bending

The effect of frictions between dies and tube on the cross section quality of thin-walled tube numerical controlled(NC) bending was studied by numerical simulation method, combined with theoretical analysis and experiment. The results show that the frictions between mandrel, wiper, pressure die, bending die and tube have a significant and complicate effect on the section quality of thin-walled tube NC bending. To improve the section quality, frictions between mandrel, wiper and tube should be decreased, but the frictions between the pressure die, bending die and tube increase. The effect on the section distortion is more significant from mandrel, wiper, pressure die to bending die and the effect on the wall thinning more significant from mandrel, pressure die, wiper, to bending die. The effects of frictions between all dies and tube on wall thinning are smaller than their effects on section distortion. Mandrel and wiper should be lubricated well and drawing oil is used to lubricate them in actual production. The frictions between pressure die, bending die and tube should be increased and the dry friction is used between pressure die, bending die and tube in actual production.

Management of the late effects of disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome: A case report

BACKGROUND There have been few reports about the late effects of disconnected pancreatic duct syndrome(DPDS). Although few reports have described the recurrence interval of pancreatitis, it might be rare for recurrence to occur more than 5 years later.Herein, we describe a case of recurrence in an 81-year-old man after the treatment of walled-off necrosis(WON) with pancreatic transection 7 years ago.CASE SUMMARY An 81-year-old man visited our hospital with chief complaints of fever and abdominal pain 7 years after the onset of WON due to severe necrotic pancreatitis. His medical history included an abdominal aortic aneurysm(AAA),hypertension, dyslipidemia, and chronic kidney disease. Computed tomography(CT) scan showed that the pancreatic fluid collection(PFC) had spread to the aorta with inflammation surrounding it, and CT findings suggested that bleeding occurred from the vasodilation due to splenic vein occlusion. First, we attempted to perform transpapillary drainage because of venous dilation around the residual stomach and the PFC. However, pancreatic duct drainage failed because of complete main pancreatic duct disruption. Second, we performed endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage. After transmural drainage, the inflammation improved and stenting for the AAA was performed successfully. The inflammation was resolved, and he has been free from infection for more than 2 years after the procedure.CONCLUSION This case highlights the importance of continued follow-up of patients for recurrence after the treatment of WON with pancreatic transection.

Influence of wall friction on granular column

Granular packings under gravity in frictional and frictionless silos were simulated and the influence of the wall friction on the normal force distribution was investigated. Although there is an obvious Janssen effect in frictional silos, only a slight influence on the geometry of packing was found. The law of normal force distribution is different for frictional and frictionless walls, which is related to the pressure profile. A modified formula with consideration of the pressure profile was well fitted to the simulation results.

Influence of Wall Effect on Comprehensive Controllability for Ducted Fan Aircraft

A novel coaxial ducted fan structure aircraft is proposed to enable the aircraft near vertical walls at high altitudes.The state space equation of the system can be obtained by correlation deduction and identification of the whole prototype model.Based on the duct test bench experiment and computational fluid dynamics(CFD)simulation analysis,the expressions between the different distances dWE from the rotor center of the prototype to the wall and the thrust,reaction torque,and tilting moment of the system under hovering conditions are obtained.The influence of the wall effect of the prototype is incorporated into the system model to analyze the relationship between distance dWE and the comprehensive controllability of the system.The results show that the system comprehensive controllability vector of other channels changes little with the decrease of the distance dWE,and only the controllability vector of the rolling channel increases significantly.At the same time,the tilting moment also increases significantly,which strengthens the tendency of the prototype to tilt towards the wall.

Scaling study of the combustion performance of gas gas rocket injectors

To obtain the key subelements that may influence the scaling of gas-as injector combustor performance, the combustion performance subelements in a liquid propellant rocket engine combustor are initially analysed based on the results of a previous study on the scaling of a gas gas combustion fiowfield. Analysis indicates that inner wall friction loss and heat-flux loss are two key issues in gaining the scaling criterion of the combustion performance. The similarity conditions of the inner wall friction loss and heat-flux loss in a gas-gas combustion chamber are obtained by theoretical analyses. Then the theoretical scaling criterion was obtained for the combustion performance, but it proved to be impractical. The criterion conditions, the wall friction and the heat flux are further analysed in detail to obtain the specific engineering scaling criterion of the combustion performance. The results indicate that when the inner fiowfields in the combustors are similar, the combustor wall shear stress will have similar distributions qualitatively and will be directly proportional to pc0.8dt-0.2 quantitatively. In addition, the combustion peformance will remain unchanged. Furthermore, multi-element injector chambers with different geometric sizes and at different pressures are numerically simulated and the wall shear stress and combustion efficiencies are solved and compared with each other. A multi- element injector chamber is designed and hot-fire tested at several chamber pressures and the combustion performances are measured in a total of nine hot-fire tests. The numerical and experimental results verified the similarities among combustor wall shear stress and combustion performances at different chamber pressures and geometries, with the criterion applied.

Enhanced heat transfer in a heat exchanger square-duct with discrete V-finned tape inserts

The article presents an experimental and numerical study on thermal performance enhancement in a constant heatfluxed square-duct inserted diagonally with 45° discrete V-finned tapes(DFT).The experiments were carried out by varying the airflow rate through the tested square duct with DFT inserts for Reynolds number from 4000 to 25000.The effect of the DFT with V-tip pointing upstream at various relative fin heights and pitches on heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics was experimentally investigated.Both the heat transfer and pressure drop were presented in terms of Nusselt number and friction factor respectively.Several V-finned tape characteristics were introduced such as fin- to duct-height ratio or blockage ratio(R_B=e/H = 0.075,0.1,0.15 and 0.2),fin pitch to duct height ratio(R_P= P/H=0.5,1.0,1.5 and 2.0) and fin attack angle,α = 45°.The experimental results reveal that the heat transfer and friction factor values with DFT inserts increase with the increment of R_B but the decrease of R_P.The inserted square-duct at R_B = 0.2 and R_P = 0.5 provides the highest heat transfer and friction factor while the one with R_B= 0.1 and R_P= 1.5 yields the highest thermal performance.Also,a numerical simulation was conducted to investigate the flow structure and heat transfer mechanism inside the tested duct with DFT inserts.

STUDY ON MECHANISM OF FIBRE DEPOSITION IN OE FRICTION SPINNING

This paper deals with the mechanism of fibre deposition in OE friction spinning.A fibremodel has been established to analize and evaluate fibre.straightness after deposition.Exper-iments have been done on the measurement of air flow speed at the entrance and exit of thefeed duct which is mounted in an experimental friction spinning unit.Conclusion has beendrawn:the weakness of friction spun yarn is mainly due to its poor fibre straigthness after dep-osition.

Management of“Wall to Wall Heart”in a Transient Neonatal Tricuspid Regurgitation

We present a case of a one-day-old newborn,without prenatal diagnosis,referred to our cardiologic intensive care unit in critical condition presenting sub-cyanosis and peripheral oxygen saturation of 80%.Echocardiography diagnosis was tricuspid valve dysplasia with severe regurgitation,functional pulmonary valve atresia with intact ventricular septum and reversal flow in the large patent ductus arteriosus(PDA).Chest X-ray showed severe cardiomegaly and wall to wall heart.Prostaglandin E1 infusion was started once after birth.After few days,clinical conditions progressively worsened because of right heart failure;a first pharmacological approach to close PDA failed and surgery ligation of PDA was necessary to restore anterograde pulmonary flow and heart size.

Numerical Simulation of Single Bubble Deformation in Straight Duct and 90°Bend Using Lattice Boltzmann Method

The paper aims to give a comprehensive investigation of the two dimensional deformation of a single bubble in a straight duct and a 90° bend under the zero gravity condition. For this, the two phase flow lattice Boltzmann equation (LBE) model is used. An averaging scheme of boundary condition implementation has been applied and validated. A generalized deformation benchmark has been introduced. By presenting and analyzing the shape of the bubbles moving through the channels, the effects of the all important nondimensional numbers on the bubble deformation are examined thoroughly. It is seen that by increasing the Weber number the rate of the deformation enhances. Besides, because of the velocity dissimilarity between the particles constructing the bubble, the initial coordinates and the diameter of the bubble play a great role in the future behavior of the bubble. The density ratio has a little effect on the shape of the bubble within the assumed range of the density ratio. Moreover, as the Reynolds number or the viscosity ratio is decreased, higher rate of deformation is exhibited. Finally it is found that there is an inverse proportionality between the amplitude and frequency of the bubble deformation.

IDRIZI Infill Wall System for Seismic Protection of Residential Buildings

It is widely acknowledged that masonry walls in RC （reinforced concrete） frame structures, although often omitted in the design process, contribute significantly on the seismic resistance of buildings. Their contribution toward seismic response improvement is proportional to their participation level on buildings. The more abundant they are on buildings, their lateral strength contribution gets more significant, especially for ＂frame systems＂ of both RC and steel structures. This paper presents an ＂innovative＂ solution which aims to provide a seismic protection to masonry walls and to improve the seismic performance of the entire building structure. These goals are achieved through use of so called ＂IDRIZI＂ seismic devices. These ＂box-like＂ devices are placed at characteristic locations between the masonry infill walls and the structural frame system of the building. They act as special link elements between the top of wall panels and the bottom of beams and/or slabs. The assemblage of a wall panel, IDRIZI seismic devices and other boundary structural elements forms an integral structural system that is shortly called ＂IDRIZI＂ wall system. In addition, as part of this paper is shown selected experimental investigations, which demonstrate that under ＂optimal design＂ of buildings integrated with IDRIZI wall system, up to 80% of earthquake energy input in the structure can be dissipated by the friction mechanism of the IDRIZI devices. This feature provides remarkable improvements on the seismic performance of residential buildings or any other type of building where masonry walls are abundantly present.

Structural connection with predetermined discrete variable friction forces

This paper presents a simple and practical structural connection able to develop predetermined discrete variable friction forces at target design displacement levels. The innovative connection is termed Modified Friction Device ( Modified FD ). Modified FDs are used to transfer the seismic induced horizontal forces from the floors to the core wall seismic force-resisting system of a building. The schematics of the physical embodiment of the Modified FD are presented. The components and the assembly of the Modified FD are discussed. The mechanics of the Modified FD are explained. Results from static structural analyses of two types of finite element models of the Modified FD are presented. The first model is developed using solid finite elements and it is used to assess the expected kinematics and the expected force-displacement response of the Modified FD. The second model is developed using a truss finite element and it can be used to effciently simulate the force-displacement response of the Modified FD in numerical earthquake simulations of structural systems. The force-displacement response of the Modified FD computed using a numerical earthquake simulation of an eighteen-story reinforced concrete core wall building model is presented. The seismic response of the building model with Modified FDs is compared with the seismic response of the building model with monolithic connections and the seismic response of the building model with friction devices with constant friction forces. The results presented in this paper show that it is possible to develop a simple and practical structural connection with predetermined discrete variable forcedisplacementresponse to limit the seismic induced horizontal forces transferred between the floors of the flexible gravity load resisting system and the core wall piers in high-performance earthquake resilient buildings.

基于积分形式的湍流边界层壁面摩擦速度预测方法

湍流边界层流动广泛存在于自然界、航空航天以及环境工程等领域.壁面摩擦速度是湍流边界层理论研究和工程应用中的一个重要参数,对其进行准确预测具有十分重要的科学意义和工程价值.文章基于雷诺平均动量方程提出了一种利用湍流边界层平均速度和雷诺应力剖面预测壁面摩擦速度的积分方法.该方法仅需要同一流向位置、边界层外层的平均流场分布,显著降低了对近壁面流场数据的依赖性.通过文献中大量的直接数值模拟和实验数据验证,该方法的相对误差在±3%以内,且受积分上下限以及边界层厚度等模型参数的影响较小.通过与文献中具有相似积分形式的壁面摩擦速度预测方法比较,发现湍流边界层壁面摩擦速度预测方法的精度与选取的总切应力模型密切相关.本文提出的壁面摩擦速度预测方法适用于不可压缩、零压力梯度光滑及粗糙壁面湍流边界层流动,具有精度高和鲁棒性强等特点,研究结果可为航空航天及能源动力等领域重大工程应用中湍流壁面摩擦阻力的准确预测和调控提供理论指导.

Effect of cylinder wall parameters on the final packing density of mono-disperse spheres subject to three-dimensional vibrations Author links open overlay panel

Achieving densely packed particles is desirable within the industries of ceramics,pharmaceuticals,defence and additive manufacturing.In this work,we use the discrete element method(DEM)to determine the effect of wall parameters on the final packing density of mono-disperse spheres subject to 4 varying three-dimensional vibration and fill conditions.We focus specifically on the impact of the container wall parameters on the particles'final packing density.Following on from the validation of the DEM simulation the particle-wall coefficient of restitution,the particle-wall coefficient of rolling friction and the particle-wall coefficient of sliding friction were varied individually and the effect on the final packing density analysed.For relatively low particle-particle friction glass beads,the effect of these wall properties had no discernible effect on the final packing density achieved.Following on from these findings the particle-wall properties were varied at the extreme values of particle-particle coefficient of rolling friction and particle-particle coefficient of sliding friction.For a particle-particle coefficient of sliding friction=1,increases in particle-wall coefficient of restitution resulted in a minor increase in the final packing density of particles though this was not statistically significant.For a particle-particle coefficient of sliding friction=1,increases in particle-wall coefficient of rolling friction resulted in a minor decrease in the final packing density of the particles though again not to a degree where the trend can,with complete certainty,be distinguished from the random error across the repeats.Finally,when the particle-particle coefficient of sliding friction=1,increases in particle-wall coefficient of sliding friction resulted in a significant decrease in the final packing density of particles.This decrease was attributed to the propagation of force chains throughout the packing.The significant decrease in final packing density with particle-wall coefficient of sliding friction highlights the need to choose appropriate vessel materials to optimise packing of particles with a high particle-particle coefficient sliding friction.Conversely,for particles with minimal particle-particle friction,the particle-wall friction coefficient has no effect on the final packing density of particles-a potentially valuable finding for certain industrial applications.All simulations were run using the open-source DEM package LIGGGHTS on the University of Birmingham's high-performance computer:BlueBEAR.All the code files used within this paper can be found on Github:https://github.com/Jack-Grogan/DEM-Vibropacking-Wall-Effects.

某40 mm挤进试验台架身管内壁载荷特征研究

目的模拟研究弹带挤进过程大口径火炮身管的内壁载荷特性,研制一个40 mm挤进试验台架,通过揭示该试验台架身管内壁载荷的变化规律,以证明台架能够获得与155 mm火炮近似的在挤进过程中身管内壁受到的弹带载荷。方法通过销盘试验获得白铜弹带与身管之间的摩擦因数随接触正压力与滑移速率变化的关系,利用最小二乘法拟合得到摩擦因数随接触正压力与滑移速率乘积变化的表达式,提出弹丸挤进时期弹带与身管之间的接触摩擦模型。基于弹带本构模型与弹带身管摩擦模型,建立台架的三维热力耦合挤进有限元模型,并与试验测试得到的弹丸速度结果进行对比。结果通过仿真计算得到挤进过程弹丸速度、身管内壁载荷、挤进阻力以及能量随时间的变化规律,挤进结束时的弹丸速度约为60 m/s,与台架的实测弹丸速度误差较小,且台架的身管内壁载荷与文献中155 mm身管内壁载荷相近。结论所提出的热力耦合有限元模型能够较好地计算40 mm挤进试验台架的弹带挤进过程,且该台架具备实验室模拟155 mm火炮弹带挤进过程的身管内壁载荷的能力。

Stability analysis of shallow tunnels subjected to eccentric loads by a boundary element method

This paper presents the results of the shear strength（frictional strength） of cemented paste backfillcemented paste backfill（CPB-CPB） and cemented paste backfillerock wall（CPB-rock） interfaces. The frictional behaviors of these interfaces were assessed for the short-term curing times（3 d and 7 d） using a direct shear apparatus RDS-200 from GCTS（Geotechnical Consulting ＆ Testing Systems）. The shear（friction） tests were performed at three different constant normal stress levels on flat and smooth interfaces. These tests aimed at understanding the mobilized shear strength at the CPB-rock and CPB-CPB interfaces during and/or after open stope filling（no exposed face）. The applied normal stress levels were varied in a range corresponding to the usually measured in-situ horizontal pressures（longitudinal or transverse） developed within paste-filled stopes（uniaxial compressive strength, s c 150 k Pa）. Results show that the mobilized shear strength is higher at the CPB-CPB interface than that at the CPB-rock interface. Also, the perfect elastoplastic behaviors observed for the CPB-rock interfaces were not observed for the CPB-CPB interfaces with low cement content which exhibits a strain-hardening behavior. These results are useful to estimate or validate numerical model for pressures determination in cemented backfill stope at short term. The tests were performed on real backfill and granite. The results may help understanding the mechanical behavior of the cemented paste backfill in general and, in particular, analyzing the shear strength at backfillebackfill and backfill-rock interfaces.

An improved wall shear stress measurement technique using sandwiched hot-film sensors

In this letter we present a novel wall shear stress measurement technique for a turbulent boundary layer using sandwiched hot-film sensors. Under certain conditions, satisfactory results can be obtained using only the heat generated by one of the hot-film and a calibration of the sensors is not required. Two thin Nickel films with the same size were used in this study, separated by an electrical insulating layer. The upper film served as a sensor and the bottom one served as a guard heater. The two Nickel films were operated at a same temperature, so that the Joule heat flux generated by the sensor film transferred to the air with a minimum loss or gain depending on the uncertainties in the film temperature measurements. Analytical solution of the shear stress based on the aforementioned heat flux was obtained. The preliminary results were promising and the estimated wall shear stresses agreed reasonablywell with the directly measured values （with errors less than 20%） in a fully developed turbulent pipe flow. The proposed technique can be improved to further increase precisions.