Multi-scale complexity entropy causality plane: An intrinsic measure for indicating two-phase flow structures

We extend the complexity entropy causality plane（CECP） to propose a multi-scale complexity entropy causality plane（MS-CECP） and further use the proposed method to discriminate the deterministic characteristics of different oil-in-water flows. We first take several typical time series for example to investigate the characteristic of the MS-CECP and find that the MS-CECP not only describes the continuous loss of dynamical structure with the increase of scale, but also reflects the determinacy of the system. Then we calculate the MS-CECP for the conductance fluctuating signals measured from oil–water two-phase flow loop test facility. The results indicate that the MS-CECP could be an intrinsic measure for indicating oil-in-water two-phase flow structures.

Bayesian seismic multi-scale inversion in complex Laplace mixed domains

Seismic inversion performed in the time or frequency domain cannot always recover the long-wavelength background of subsurface parameters due to the lack of low-frequency seismic records. Since the low-frequency response becomes much richer in the Laplace mixed domains, one novel Bayesian impedance inversion approach in the complex Laplace mixed domains is established in this study to solve the model dependency problem. The derivation of a Laplace mixed-domain formula of the Robinson convolution is the first step in our work. With this formula, the Laplace seismic spectrum, the wavelet spectrum and time-domain reflectivity are joined together. Next, to improve inversion stability, the object inversion function accompanied by the initial constraint of the linear increment model is launched under a Bayesian framework. The likelihood function and prior probability distribution can be combined together by Bayesian formula to calculate the posterior probability distribution of subsurface parameters. By achieving the optimal solution corresponding to maximum posterior probability distribution, the low-frequency background of subsurface parameters can be obtained successfully. Then, with the regularization constraint of estimated low frequency in the Laplace mixed domains, multi-scale Bayesian inversion inthe pure frequency domain is exploited to obtain the absolute model parameters. The effectiveness, anti-noise capability and lateral continuity of Laplace mixed-domain inversion are illustrated by synthetic tests. Furthermore,one field case in the east of China is discussed carefully with different input frequency components and different inversion algorithms. This provides adequate proof to illustrate the reliability improvement in low-frequency estimation and resolution enhancement of subsurface parameters, in comparison with conventional Bayesian inversion in the frequency domain.

Lempel-Ziv complexity changes and physiological mental fatigue level during different mental fatigue state with spontaneous EEG

The objective was to study changes in EEG time-domain Kolmogorov complexity under different mental fatigue state and to evaluate mental fatigue using Lempel-Ziv complexity analysis of spontaneous EEG in healthy human subjects. EEG data for healthy subjects were acquired using a net of 2 electrodes (Fp1 and Fp2) at PM 4:00, AM 12:00 and AM 3:00 in the 24 hours sleep-deprived mental fatigue experiments. It was presented that initial results for eight subjects examined in three different mental fa-tigue state with 2-channel EEG time-domain Lempel-Ziv complexity computations. It was found that the value of mean Lempel-Ziv com-plexity corresponding to a special mental state fluctuates within the special range and the value of C(n) increases with mental fatigue increasing for the total frequency spectrum. The result in-dicates that the value of C(n) is strongly cor-relative with the mental fatigue state. These re-sults suggest that it may be possible to nonin-vasively differentiate different mental fatigue level according to the value of C(n) for particular mental state from scalp spontaneous EEG data. This method may be useful in further research and efforts to evaluate mental fatigue level ob-jectively. It may also provide a basis for the study of effects of mental fatigue on central neural system.

Correlation between detrended fluctuation analysis and the Lempel-Ziv complexity in nonlinear time series analysis

We study the correlation between detrended fluctuation analysis（DFA） and the Lempel-Ziv complexity（LZC） in nonlinear time series analysis in this paper.Typical dynamic systems including a logistic map and a Duffing model are investigated.Moreover,the influence of Gaussian random noise on both the DFA and LZC are analyzed.The results show a high correlation between the DFA and LZC,which can quantify the non-stationarity and the nonlinearity of the time series,respectively.With the enhancement of the random component,the exponent α and the normalized complexity index C show increasing trends.In addition,C is found to be more sensitive to the fluctuation in the nonlinear time series than α.Finally,the correlation between the DFA and LZC is applied to the extraction of vibration signals for a reciprocating compressor gas valve,and an effective fault diagnosis result is obtained.

Multi-scale separation of aeromagnetic abnormality based on dual-tree complex wavelet

Bit-field separation is an important part of gravity and magnetic data processing.In order to extract different levels of anomaly information better,this paper introduces the dual-tree complex wavelet multi-scale separation to the processing of bit-field data firstly and uses the geological model of different buried depth to ve-rify its feasibility.Finally,the dual-tree complex wavelet is applied to the aeromagnetic anomaly in Jinchuan copper nickel mining area.The results show that the method can effectively separate the anomaly information of different scales and analyze the output results with relevant geological data.

Radar Emitter Signal Recognition Based on Complexity Features

Intra-pulse characteristics of different radar emitter signals reflect on signal waveform by way of changing frequency, phase and amplitude. A novel approach was proposed to extract complexity features of radar emitter signals in a wide range of signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and radial basis probability neural network (RBPNN) was used to recognize different radar emitter signals. Complexity features, including Lempel-Ziv complexity (LZC) and correlation dimension (CD), can measure the complexity and irregularity of signals, which mirrors the intra-pulse modulation laws of radar emitter signals. In an experiment, LZC and CD features of 10 typical radar emitter signals were extracted and RBPNN was applied to identify the 10 radar emitter signals. Simulation results show that the proposed approach is effective and has good application values because average accurate recognition rate is high when SNR varies in a wide range.

Denoising of seismic data via multi-scale ridgelet transform

Noise has traditionally been suppressed or eliminated in seismic data sets by the use of Fourier filters and, to a lesser degree, nonlinear statistical filters. Although these methods are quite useful under specific conditions, they may produce undesirable effects for the low signal to noise ratio data. In this paper, a new method, multi-scale ridgelet transform, is used in the light of the theory of ridgelet transform. We employ wavelet transform to do sub-band decomposition for the signals and then use non-linear thresholding in ridgelet domain for every block. In other words, it is based on the idea of partition, at sufficiently fine scale, a curving singularity looks straight, and so ridgelet transform can work well in such cases. Applications on both synthetic data and actual seismic data from Sichuan basin, South China, show that the new method eliminates the noise portion of the signal more efficiently and retains a greater amount of geologic data than other methods, the quality and consecutiveness of seismic event are improved obviously as well as the quality of section is improved.

Multi-scale morphology analysis of acoustic emission signal and quantitative diagnosis for bearing fault

Monitoring of potential bearing faults in operation is of critical importance to safe operation of high speed trains.One of the major challenges is how to differentiate relevant signals to operational conditions of bearings from noises emitted from the surrounding environment.In this work,we report a procedure for analyzing acoustic emission signals collected from rolling bearings for diagnosis of bearing health conditions by examining their morphological pattern spectrum（MPS） through a multi-scale morphology analysis procedure.The results show that acoustic emission signals resulted from a given type of bearing faults share rather similar MPS curves.Further examinations in terms of sample entropy and Lempel-Ziv complexity of MPS curves suggest that these two parameters can be utilized to determine damage modes.

Fault Diagnosis of Rolling Element Bearing Using Multi-Scale Lempel-Ziv Complexity and Mahalanobis Distance Criterion

A new fault diagnosis technique for rolling element bearing using multi-scale Lempel-Ziv complexity(LZC) and Mahalanobis distance(MD) criterion is proposed in this study. A multi-scale coarse-graining process is used to extract fault features for various bearing fault conditions to overcome the limitation of the single stage coarse-graining process in the LZC algorithm. This is followed by the application of MD criterion to calculate the accuracy rate of LZC at different scales, and the best scale corresponding to the maximum accuracy rate is identified for fault pattern recognition. A comparison analysis with Euclidean distance(ED) criterion is also presented to verify the superiority of the proposed method. The result confirms that the fault diagnosis technique using a multi-scale LZC and MD criterion is more effective in distinguishing various fault conditions of rolling element bearings.

Exploring Motor Imagery EEG: Enhanced EEG Microstate Analysis with GMD-Driven Density Canopy Method

The analysis of microstates in EEG signals is a crucial technique for understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of brain electrical activity.Traditional methods such as Atomic Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering(AAHC),K-means clustering,Principal Component Analysis(PCA),and Independent Component Analysis(ICA)are limited by a fixed number of microstate maps and insufficient capability in cross-task feature extraction.Tackling these limitations,this study introduces a Global Map Dissimilarity(GMD)-driven density canopy K-means clustering algorithm.This innovative approach autonomously determines the optimal number of EEG microstate topographies and employs Gaussian kernel density estimation alongside the GMD index for dynamic modeling of EEG data.Utilizing this advanced algorithm,the study analyzes the Motor Imagery(MI)dataset from the GigaScience database,GigaDB.The findings reveal six distinct microstates during actual right-hand movement and five microstates across other task conditions,with microstate C showing superior performance in all task states.During imagined movement,microstate A was significantly enhanced.Comparison with existing algorithms indicates a significant improvement in clustering performance by the refined method,with an average Calinski-Harabasz Index(CHI)of 35517.29 and a Davis-Bouldin Index(DBI)average of 2.57.Furthermore,an information-theoretical analysis of the microstate sequences suggests that imagined movement exhibits higher complexity and disorder than actual movement.By utilizing the extracted microstate sequence parameters as features,the improved algorithm achieved a classification accuracy of 98.41%in EEG signal categorization for motor imagery.A performance of 78.183%accuracy was achieved in a four-class motor imagery task on the BCI-IV-2a dataset.These results demonstrate the potential of the advanced algorithm in microstate analysis,offering a more effective tool for a deeper understanding of the spatiotemporal features of EEG signals.

Challenging multiphase complex fluids for applications

Modern processing technology is calling the scientific understanding of dynamic processes,where the science of complex fluids plays a central role.We summarize our recent efforts using the generic approaches of multi-scale physics of complex fluids on apparently irrelevant processes,i.e.the mixing of polymer blends,the processing of thermoplastic(TP) toughened thermosetting(TS) composites using phase separation of TP in TS,as well as the enhanced oil recovery using polymer soft gel.It is emphasized that the thorough physical understanding in multi-scales of time and space through the joint efforts of experiment and theory in each scale is the key issue for the modeling of various processes.

Decreasing complexity of glucose time series derived from continuous glucose monitoring is correlated with deteriorating glucose regulation

Most information used to evaluate diabetic statuses is collected at a special time-point,such as taking fasting plasma glucose test and providing a limited view of individual’s health and disease risk.As a new parameter for continuously evaluating personal clinical statuses,the newly developed technique“continuous glucose monitoring”(CGM)can characterize glucose dynamics.By calculating the complexity of glucose time series index(CGI)with refined composite multi-scale entropy analysis of the CGM data,the study showed for the first time that the complexity of glucose time series in subjects decreased gradually from normal glucose tolerance to impaired glucose regulation and then to type 2 diabetes(P for trend<0.01).Furthermore,CGI was significantly associated with various parameters such as insulin sensitivity/secretion(all P<0.01),and multiple linear stepwise regression showed that the disposition index,which reflectsβ-cell function after adjusting for insulin sensitivity,was the only independent factor correlated with CGI(P<0.01).Our findings indicate that the CGI derived from the CGM data may serve as a novel marker to evaluate glucose homeostasis.

Focusing on the meso-scales of multi-scale phenomena-In search for a new paradigm in chemical engineering

To celebrate the 90th birthday of Professor Mooson Kwauk, who supervised the multi-scale research at this Institute in the last three decades, we dedicate this paper outlining our thoughts on this subject accumulated from our previous studies. In the process of developing, improving and extending the energy- minimization multi-scale （EMMS） method, we have gradually recognized that meso-scales are critical to the understanding of the different kinds of multi-scale structures and systems. It is a common challenge not only for chemical engineering but also for almost all disciplines of science and engineering, due to its importance in bridging micro- and macro-behaviors and in displaying complexity and diversity. It is believed that there may exist a common law behind meso-scales of different problems, possibly even in different fields. Therefore, a breakthrough in the understanding of meso-scales will help materialize a revolutionary progress, with respect to modeling, computation and application.

Recent developments in plastic forming technology of titanium alloys

Titanium alloys have been used extensively in industry fields including aviation,aerospace and automobile due to their excellent comprehensive properties.Research and development of advanced plastic forming technology are of great importance to manufacturing titanium products of high performance and lightweight with low cost and short cycle.This paper analyzes the development tendencies of titanium alloy forming technology.Recent achievements in precision forming,microstructure control and multi-scale simulation of titanium alloys are reviewed.The forming techniques of large-sale integral complex components are presented.

Development and stability analysis of a high-speed train bearing system under variable speed conditions

During a high-speed train operation,the train speed changes frequently,resulting in motion change as a function of time.A dynamic model of a double‐row tapered roller bearing system of a high-speed train under variable speed conditions is developed.The model takes into consideration the structural characteristics of one outer ring and two inner rings of the train bearing.The angle iteration method is used to determine the rotation angle of the roller within any time period,solving the difficult problem of determining the location of the roller.The outer ring and inner ring faults are captured by the model,and the model response is obtained under variable speed conditions.Experiments are carried out under two fault conditions to validate the model results.The simulation results are found to be in good agreement with the results of the formula,and the errors between the simulation results and the experimental results when the bearing has outer and inner ring faults are found to be,respectively,5.97% and 2.59%,which demonstrates the effectiveness of the model.The influence of outer ring and inner ring faults on system stability is analyzed quantitatively using the Lempel–Ziv complexity.The results show that for low train acceleration,the inner ring fault has a more significant effect on the system stability,while for high acceleration,the outer ring fault has a more significant effect.However,when the train acceleration changes,the outer ring has a greater influence.In practice,train acceleration is usually small and does not frequently change in one operation cycle.Therefore,the inner ring fault of the bearing deserves more attention.

REMARKS ON SINO-GERMAN WORKSHOP ON CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PARTICLES AND FLUIDS

This paper presents some remarks on the perspectives of process engineering in the 21st century extracted from the discussion at the workshop. It is considered that the field will be upgraded by introducing knowledge in other fields, extended to even more applications by generalizing the relevant methods, and unified to, at least covered by, the complexity science. Transdisciplinarity is necessary to cope with this challenge.