Equatorial Wave Expansion of Instantaneous Flows for Diagnosis of Equatorial Waves from Data:Formulation and Illustration

This paper presents a method for expanding horizontal flow variables in data using the free solutions to the shallow-water system as a basis set. This method for equatorial wave expansion of instantaneous flows（EWEIF） uses dynamic constraints in conjunction with projections of data onto parabolic cylinder functions to determine the amplitude of all equatorial waves.EWEIF allows us to decompose an instantaneous wave flow into individual equatorial waves with a presumed equivalent depth without using temporal or spatial filtering a priori.Three sets of EWEIF analyses are presented. The first set is to confirm that EWEIF is capable of recovering the individual waves constructed from theoretical equatorial wave solutions under various scenarios. The other two sets demonstrate the ability of the EWEIF method to derive time series of individual equatorial waves from instantaneous wave fields without knowing a priori exactly which waves exist in the data as well as their spatial and temporal scales using outputs of an equatorial β-channel shallow-water model and ERA-Interim data. The third set of demonstrations shows, for the first time, the continuous evolutions of individual equatorial waves in the stratosphere whose amplitude is synchronized with the background zonal wind as predicted by quasi-biennial oscillation theory.

Flow characteristics of variable hydraulic transformer

A new kind of hydraulic transformer, called variable hydraulic transformer(VHT), is proposed to control its load flow rate. The hydraulic transformer evolves from a pressure transducer to a power transducer. The flow characteristics of VHT, such as its instantaneous flow rates, average flow rates, and flow pulsations in the ports, are investigated. Matlab software is used to simulate and calculate. There are five controlled angles of the port plate that can help to define the flow characteristics of VHT. The relationships between the flow characteristics and the structure in VHT are shown. Also, the plus-minus change of the average flow rates and the continuity of the instantaneous flow rates in the ports are presented. The results demonstrate the performance laws of VHT when the controlled angles of the port plate and of the swash plate change. The results also reveal that the special principle of the flow pulsation in the ports and the jump points of the instantaneous curves are the two basic causes of its loud noise, and that the control angles of the port plate and the swash plate and the pressures in the ports are the three key factors of the noise.

Effect of plunger number on hydraulic transformer's flow pulsation rate

In order to supply theoretical guidance to hydraulic transformer's design and application,the effect of the number of plungers in hydraulic transformer on its flow characteristic is analyzed,theoretical analysis and simulation are done on hydraulic transformer's flow characteristic when the number of plungers is different.Based on the working principle of swash plate piston hydraulic components,mathematical models of instantaneous flow and flow pulsation rate are built,and simulation study is done with MATLAB.As a result,the effect is found,and some conclusions worth referring to are obtained.

Intrinsic physical relationships between rotor modal shapes and instantaneous vibrational energy flow transmission characteristics:Theoretical and numerical analysis and application

The modal vibration of the rotor is the main cause of excessive vibration of the aeroengine overall structure.To attenuate the vibration of the rotor under different modal shapes from the perspective of energy control,the intrinsic physical relationships between rotor modal shapes and instantaneous vibrational energy flow transmission characteristics is derived from the general equation of motion base on the structural intensity method.A dual-rotor-support-casing coupling model subjected to the rotor unbalanced forces is established by the finite element method in this paper.The transmission,conversion and balance relationships of the vibrational energy flow for the rotors in the first-order bending modal shape,the conical whirling modal shape and the translational modal shape are analyzed,respectively.The results show that the vibrational energy flow transmitted to the structure can be converted into the strain energy,the kinetic energy and the energy dissipated by the damping of the structure.The vibrational energy flow transmission characteristics of rotors with different modal shapes are quite different.Especially for the first-order bending modal shape,the vibrational energy flow and the strain energy are transmitted and converted to each other in the middle part of the rotor shaft,resulting in large deformation at this part.To attenuate this harmful vibration,the influences of grooving on the shaft on the first-order bending vibration are studied from the perspective of transmission control of vibrational energy flow.This study can provide theoretical references and guidance for the vibration attenuation of the rotors in different modal shapes from a more essential perspective.

Application ofArtificial Neural Networks in Instantaneous Peak Flow Estimation for Kharestan Watershed, Iran

Understanding the amount of instantaneous peak flow in watersheds is one of the most important factors that plays important role in planning and designing of projects related to water and river engineering. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficiency of artificial neural network and empirical methods for estimating instantaneous peak flow in Kharestan Watershed located northwest of Fars Province, Iran. For this purpose, 25 years of daily peak and instantaneous peak flow of Jamal Beig Hydrometric Station was considered. Then the estimation was done based on empirical methods including Fuller, Sangal and Fill-Steiner and artificial neural network and were compared based on RMSE and R2 . Results showed that estimation of artificial neural network is more accurate than empirical methods with RMSE = 13.710 and R2=0.942 which indicated the lower errors of artificial neural network method compared with empirical methods.

Experimental Investigation of Effects of Suction-Side Squealer Tip Geometry on the Flow Field in a Large-scale Axial Compressor using SPIV

It is well known that the non-uniform tip geometry is a promising passive flow control technique in turbomachinery.However,detailed investigation of its effects on the unsteady flow field of turbomachinery is rare in the existiug hteratures.This paper presents an experimental investigation of effects of suction side squealer tip configuration on both the steady and unsteady flow field of an isolated compressor rotor.The flow field at 10%chord downstream from the trailing edge was measured using a mini five-hole probe.Meanwhile,the unsteady flow field inside the passage was investigated using stereo particle image velocimetry(SPIV).The steady results show that the SSQ tip configuration exerts positive effect on the static pressure rise performance of this compressor,and the radial equilibrium at the rotor outlet is obviously rearranged.The SSQ tip configuration would create a stronger tip leakage vortex at the formation phase,and it experiences a faster dissipation process around the rear chord.Also,the splitting process of the tip leakage vortex is severer,which is the main cause of the relatively higher probability of the presence of the streamwise reverse flow.The quantitatively analysis of the tip leakage vortex indicates that the velocity loss inside the blockage region is direct response of the evolutionary procedure of the tip leakage vortex.It keeps increasing until the end of the splitting process.Although the blockage coefficient grows sustainably,the velocity loss will reduce once the turbulent mixing procedure is dominant.

Quantitative analysis of coherent structures affecting instantaneous fluctuation of point-source plumes based on PIV-POD method

For an enclosed space like an industrial plant where devices and equipment generate a large amount of heat,the fluctuation characteristics of thermal plume become more crucial.This paper aims to study the unique air distribution of the point-source plume by shutting down all valves in a thermostatic chamber.250 consecutive instantaneous flow fields(in each zone)were measured by a two-dimensional particle image velocimetry(PIV)system at a sampling frequency of 3 Hz to quantify the air distribution of the plume.Based on the experimental data,the indoor instantaneous velocity and vorticity fields were analyzed,and the transient velocity fluctuation characteristics of typical points were discussed.The fluctuation periods of the plume at different heights were ini-tially estimated.Through the proper orthogonal decomposition(POD)analysis,the dominant coherent structures in complex instantaneous flow fields were excavated,and the turbulent kinetic energy of coherent structures was calculated.In addition,POD analysis provided a new method for validating and improving transient numerical simulation models.