Base Pressure Control with Semi-Circular Ribs at Critical Mach Number

When better fuel-air mixing in the combustion chamber or a reduction in base drag are required in vehicles,rockets,and aeroplanes,the base pressure control is activated.Controlling the base pressure and drag is necessary in both scenarios.In this work,semi-circular ribs with varying diameters(2,4,and 6 mm)positioned at six distinct positions(0.5D,1D,1.5D,2D,3D,and 4D)inside a square duct with a side of 15 mm are proposed as an efficient way to apply the passive control technique.In-depth research is done on optimising rib size for various rib sites.According to this study,the base pressure rises as rib height increases.Furthermore,the optimal location for the semi-circular ribs with a diameter of 2 mm is at 0.5D.The 1D location appears to be optimal for the 4 mm size as well.For the 6 mm size,however,the 4D position fills this function.

Post-processing Free Quantum Random Number Generator Based on Avalanche Photodiode Array

Quantum random number generators adopting single negligible dead time of avalanche photodiodes （APDs） photon detection have been restricted due to the non- We propose a new approach based on an APD array to improve the generation rate of random numbers significantly. This method compares the detectors＇ responses to consecutive optical pulses and generates the random sequence. We implement a demonstration experiment to show its simplicity, compactness and scalability. The generated numbers are proved to be unbiased, post-processing free, ready to use, and their randomness is verified by using the national institute of standard technology statistical test suite. The random bit generation efficiency is as high as 32.8% and the potential generation rate adopting the 32× 32 APD array is up to tens of Gbits/s.

A moment-based criterion for determining the number of components in a normal mixture model

Determining the number of components is a crucial issue in a mixture model. A moment-based criterion is considered to estimate the number of components arising from a normal mixture model. This criterion is derived from an omnibus statistic involving the skewness and kurtosis of each component. The proposed criterion additionally provides a measurement for the model fit in an absolute sense. The performances of our criterion are satisfactory compared with other classical criteria through Monte-Carlo experiments.

Numerical Analysis of Cavity-Based Control of Base Pressure Variations at Supersonic Mach Numbers

In the present study,the base pressure variations induced by the presence of a cavity,known to have a strong influence of the behaviour of supersonic projectiles,are investigated through numerical solution of the balance equations for mass,momentum,and energy.An area ratio of four is considered and numerical simulations are carried out at Mach M=1.2,1.4,1.6,and 1.8 assuming no cavity or cavity locations 0.5D,1D,1.5D,and 2D.The inlet pressure of the nozzle is considered as a flow variable.The Taguchi method is also used,and the considered cases are then analyzed using a full factorial experimental design.The results show that the cavity is effective in increasing the base pressure for the conditions examined.For other nozzle pressure ratios,cavities do not lead to passive control due the change in the reattachment length.The distribution of wall pressure reveals that,in general,a cavity used to implement passive control of the base pressure does not adversely influence the flow pattern in the domain.

Biased Random Number Generator Based on Bell's Theorem

We propose a biased random number generation protocol whose randomness is based on the violation of the Clauser Home inequality. Non-maximally entangled state is used to maximize the Bell violation. Due to the rotational asymmetry of the quantum state, the ratio of Os to ls varies with the measurement bases. The experimental partners can then use their measurement outcomes to generate the biased random bit string. The bias of their bit string can be adjusted by altering their choices of measurement bases. When this protocol is implemented in a device-independent way, we show that the bias of the bit string can still be ensured under the collective attack.

Efficient Single Event Upset-Tolerant FIR Filter Design Based on Residue Number for OBP Satellite Communication Systems

Cosmic radiation has several effects on the On-Board Processing(OBP)platform in satellite communications systems,and Single Event Upsets(SEUs)are one of its most important effects.In order to protect the Finite Impulse Response(FIR)filters against SEU,this paper proposes a novel Residue Number(RN)-based method.The proposed method applies the transpose form of the FIR filter to avoid the fault missing caused by SEU on shift registers.It also adjusts the input intelligently to avoid the fault missing caused by SEU on the filter coefficients.After all the fault missing events are avoided,the modulus can be minimised to achieve the minimum overhead.Theoretical analysis and simulation results show that the noise introduced by the input adjustment is negligible.Fault injection shows that the fault missing rate of the proposed method is zero.Finally,FPGA implementation shows that the overhead of the proposed method is approximately 75% of Triple Modular Redundancy,and is only 1%-2% higher than that of the traditional RN-based design.

A Number of Major Natural Gas Production Bases Establishedby CNOOC

ItisreportedthatabundantnaturalgasresourcesexistinChina'soffshoreareasandCNOOChasalreadyestablishedanumberofmajoroffshorenaturalgasproductionbasesinSouthChinaSea,BobalSeaandEastChinaSea.Thecombinedannualproductionreaches4billioncubicmeters.Accordingt...

Optimization of green sand mould system using Taguchi based grey relational analysis

The strength of the mould cavity in sand casting is very much significant to attain high-quality castings. Optimization of green sand process parameters plays a vital role in minimizing casting defects. In the present research work, the effect of process parameters such as AFS grain fineness number, water, molasses, bentonite, fly ash, and ramming, and their levels on the resultant mould properties were investigated and optimized using Taguchi based grey relational analysis. The Taguchi L18 orthogonal array and analysis of variance(ANOVA) were used. The quality characteristics viz., green compression strength, permeability, bulk density, mould hardness and shatter index of green sand mould were optimized using grey relational grade, based on the experiments designed using Taguchi's Design of Experiments. ANOVA analysis indicated that water content is the most influential parameter followed by bentonite, and degree of ramming that contributes to the quality characteristics. The results are confirmed by calculating confidence intervals, which lies within the interval limits. Finally, microstructure observations and X-ray diffraction analysis have been performed for the optimal sand parametric combination. Results show that presence of maximum amount of SiO_2, which might be the reason for enhancement of the physical properties of the sand.

Numerical Analysis of a Microjet-Based Method for Active Flow Control in Convergent-Divergent Nozzles with a Sudden Expansion

A method based on microjets is implemented to control the flow properties in a convergent-divergent nozzle undergoing a sudden expansion.Three different variants of this active control technique are explored numerically by means of a finite-volume method for compressible fluid flow:with the first one,the control is implemented at the base,with the second at the wall,while the third one may be regarded as a combination of these.When jets are over-expanded,the control is not very effective.However,when a favourable pressure gradient is established in the nozzle,the control becomes effective,leading to an increase in the base pressure.

Analysis of Micro-scale Flame Structure of AP/HTPB Base Bleed Propellant Combustion

A complex multiple flame structure is formed during the combustion of AP/HTPB base bleed propellant.The AP monopropellant flame is concentrated in a thin zone above the burning surface of AP crystal to maintain self-sustained decomposition.Due to the low temperature near the burning surface,the diffusion between the decomposition products of AP and the pyrolysis products of HTPB occurs,and a partly pre-mixed diffusion flame structure-leading edge flame(LEF)is formed.The effects of pressure,chemical reaction rate and AP particle size on diffusion flame structure in the range from 20 atm to 100 atm are discussed.The Peclet number increases from 6.64 at 20 atm to 21.91 at 100 atm when AP particle size is 140 mm.The high temperature zone is blown away from the burning surface because the convective transport rate increases with the increase in Peclet number.The chemical reaction rate is enhanced and the diffusion mixing is inhibited as Damkohler number increases.The chemical heat release is more concentrated and the chemical reaction zone becomes narrow when Damkohler number changes from 330 at20 atm to 4700 at 100 atm.When AP particle diameter is decreased to 60 mm,the diffusion time scale is reduced due to the reduced diffusion length scale.So the diffusion mixing is enhanced and a more pre-mixed flame is formed.The burning rate increases because the more pre-mixed heat release increases the heat feedback to the HTPB binder.

Reinforcing a Matroid to Have k Disjoint Bases

Let denote the maximum number of disjoint bases in a matroid . For a connected graph , let , where is the cycle matroid of . The well-known spanning tree packing theorem of Nash-Williams and Tutte characterizes graphs with . Edmonds generalizes this theorem to matroids. In [1] and [2], for a matroid with , elements with the property that have been characterized in terms of matroid invariants such as strength and -partitions. In this paper, we consider matroids with , and determine the minimum of , where is a matroid that contains as a restriction with both and . This minimum is expressed as a function of certain invariants of , as well as a min-max formula. These are applied to imply former results of Haas [3] and of Liu et al. [4].

A Note on the Representation of an Integer in Two Different Bases

Let a,b and n be integers larger than 1 and letα,βbe integers satisfying 0≤α<a,0≤β<b.Denote L_(α,a)(n),L_(β,b)(n)the numbers of digits in the canonical expansion of n in base a and b which are different fromαandβ,respectively.Define L_(α,a,β,b)(n)=L_(α,a)(n)+L_(β,b)(n).In this short note,the lower bound of L_(α,a,β,b)(n)was considered,i.e.,if loga/logb is irrational,the estimate L_(α,a,β,b)(n)>loglogn/logloglogn+C−1,holds for Clogab and n>25,which deepens the result of Stewart.

State feedback control of network-based systems with packet disordering

A new method that stabilizes network-based systems with both bounded delay and packet disordering is discussed under the state feedback controller. A novel model, fully describing the dynamic characteristic of network-based systems with packet disordering, is constructed. Different from the existing models of network-based systems, the number of delay items is time-varying in the model proposed. Further, this model is converted into a parameter-uncertain discrete-time system with time-varying delay item numbers in terms of matrix theory. Moreover, the less conservative stability condition is obtained by avoiding utilisation of Moon et al.’ inequality and bounding inequalities for quadratic functional terms. By solving a minization problem based on linear matrix inequalities, the state feedback controller is presented. A numerical example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Application of Operational Approaches to Solving Decision Making Problem Using Z-Numbers

The combination of fuzzy logic tools and multi-criteria decision making has a great relevance in literature. Compared with the classical fuzzy number, Z-number has more ability to describe the human knowledge. It can describe both restraint and reliability. Prof. L. Zadeh introduced the concept of Z-numbers to describe the uncertain information which is a more generalized notion closely related to reliability. Use of Z-information is more adequate and intuitively meaningful for formalizing information of a decision making problem. In this paper, Z-number is applied to solve multi-criteria decision making problem. In this paper, we consider two approaches to decision making with Z-information. The first approach is based on converting the Z-numbers to crisp number to determine the priority weight of each alternative. The second approach is based on Expected utility theory by using Z-numbers. To illustrate a validity of suggested approaches to decision making with Z-information the numerical examples have been used.

Development of Maintenance Management Strategy Based on Reliability Centered Maintenance for Marginal Oilfield Production Facilities

The present work adopted Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) methodology to evaluate marginal oilfield Early Production Facility (EPF) system to properly understand its functional failures and to develop an efficient maintenance strategy for the system. The outcome of the RCM conducted for a typical EPF within the Niger Delta zone of Nigeria provides an indication of equipment whose failure can significantly affect operations at the production facility. These include the steam generation unit and the wellhead choke assembly, using a risk-based failure Criticality Analysis. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) was conducted for the identified critical equipment on a component basis. Each component of the equipment was analyzed to identify the failure modes, causes and the effect of the failure. The outcome of the FMEA analysis aided the development of a robust maintenance management strategy, which is based on an optimized mix of corrective, preventive and condition-based monitoring maintenance for the marginal oilfield EPF.

变马赫数下的内并联式TBCC模态转换控制

随着高超声速技术的发展,涡轮基组合循环(TBCC)发动机越来越受到重视。模态转换是制约TBCC发动机投入实用的障碍之一,有必要对这个过程中的控制方式进行研究。提出一种模型综合方式,实现一维进气道、冲压发动机及涡轮发动机的综合迭代,基于MATLAB/Simulink环境构建了适用于控制系统设计的TBCC模型。对单模态控制系统进行分析,在最小改动原则上提出模态转换控制器架构;通过线性矩阵不等式(LMI)工具给出控制器设计方法。给出变马赫数仿真的意义,通过2.5~3马赫数下的模态转换仿真验证了控制系统。仿真结果表明:控制系统可以保证TBCC发动机处于安全状态,变马赫数模态转换阶段推力波动小于4.2%。

基于实数化的均匀圆阵矩阵重构方法

为了减小低快拍数和低信噪比下采样协方差矩阵误差,并降低其运算复杂度,提出了一种基于实数化的均匀圆阵采样协方差矩阵重构方法。针对均匀圆阵的特点,通过组建特殊的基向量,构成特殊的重构矩阵。通过将采样协方差矩阵实数化,进一步降低了重构矩阵的复杂度。考虑到多通道不一致性对重构矩阵的影响,引入0位校正算法,提高了重构方法的稳健性。最后应用重构后的协方差矩阵进行子空间类波达方向估计(direction of arrival,DOA)。实验仿真证明,该特殊重构矩阵在实数化下与原矩阵重构能力相同;当快拍数为100、信噪比为0 dB时,双信源分辨力较重构前由74%提高到95%以上;理论重构运算复杂度降低到原来的53.99%。

悬挂式单轨交通车辆基地站场设计关键技术研究

[目的]悬挂式单轨交通车辆基地的总平面布局形式直接影响列车作业及工程造价。道岔选型对车辆基地站场总平面布局影响较大,运用库单线列位数的选择也将直接影响道岔数量及段场规模,因此需对悬挂式单轨交通车辆基地站场设计的关键技术进行深入研究。[方法]依托武汉光谷生态大走廊悬挂式单轨交通工程的龙泉山车辆段,阐述了该车辆段的总平面布局形式及创新点,分析了该车辆段道岔选型及场坪标高的制定方法,建立了理想条件下车辆段运用库单线列位数模型。[结果及结论]悬挂式单轨交通车辆基地总平面布置宜采用贯通式洗车方案,将洗车库放在出入线上;咽喉设计时,需同时考虑桥墩布置的美观性;需联合道岔厂家加快对三开道岔及五开道岔的研发,并合理选用不同道岔组合以更进一步节省投资;在不考虑其他作业干扰的理想条件下,悬挂式单轨交通车辆基地运用库最多可采用1线5列位,实际设计过程中需结合车辆基地条件、综合考虑列车出库的便捷性、扣除其他作业干扰等因素选择合适的运用库单线列位数。

不同铺层数平纹碳纤维力学特性分析

为明确面密度为200g/m^(2)的3K平纹碳纤维的力学特性,分别进行不同铺层数下碳纤维树脂基复合材料的拉伸、弯曲和冲压式剪切实验。结果表明:试样的损伤形式为断口处的分层、纤维从基体中拔出和断裂、垂直于载荷方向上的纤维束撕裂、基体之间的挤压、纤维的剪切断裂、基体的挤压变形。拉伸和弯曲试样的位移载荷曲线的起始阶段是线性的,弯曲试样的位移载荷曲线的起始阶段是非线性的。在2—12层的铺层数变化范围内,所有试样的铺层数载荷曲线呈现线性变化,试样承受弯曲载荷的能力较弱。

基于中智数的突发事件网络舆情辅助决策方法研究

为解决当前应急决策研究大多侧重于数学模型构建且决策数据偏主观假定,导致客观性、实用性及智能性不足的问题,提出基于深度学习和情感倾向分析的单值中智数智能获取方法,并将其应用于突发事件应急决策。首先,利用Python编程技术对突发事件网络舆情数据进行抓取、预处理、统计分析和可视化,得到量化的单值中智数;其次,利用中智数本身具有的不确定性特点,基于精确函数和信息熵客观确定属性权重;最后,利用案例推理(CBR)方法对备选方案进行排序和择优。研究结果表明:所提方法能够对突发事件网络舆情进行实时监测,可以客观智能获取决策数据从而实现对台风灾害的量化评估。研究结果可为相关部门有效应对突发事件网络舆情提供智能辅助决策支持。