Effects of Deck Motion and Ship Airwake on Ski-Jump Takeoff Performance of Carrier-Based Aircraft

We first analyzed the force and motion of naval aircraft during launching process.Further,we investigated the ship deck with the form of a ramp and established deck motion model and ship airwake model.Finally,we conducted simulations at medium sea.Results showed that the effects of deck motion on takeoff varied with initial phases,and airwake could help reducing aircraft′s sinkage.We also found that the deck motion played a major role in the effects caused by the interaction of deck motion and ship airwake.

Experimental Investigation of the Aerodynamic Flow in the Aircraft Carrier Ski-jump by means of PIV

Computational Fluid Dynamics （CFD） methods have opened a new field to perform aerodynamic studies saving money and time. The difficulties presented by this method to calculate complex flow field problems imply that CFD validation is needed to provide correct results. Experimental data have recently been used to validate the accuracy of CFD predictions. Particle Image Velocimetry （PIV） has shown to be a powerful tool in the investigation of complex flows. The aim of this paper is to present results from PIV experiments that would be interesting for CFD validation. Regarding aircraft operations, the short runway available implies the necessity of equipment which helps to take-off performances. Ski-jump ramp system improves aircraft performances by an increment of lift resulting in successful take-off operations. The ski-jump ramp presence generates a complex flow bounded by a turbulent shear layer and a low velocity recirculation bubble over the end of the flight deck. The adverse effects on the aircraft aerodynamics affect to pilot safe operations, so this region is an interesting problem to be studied by means of wind tunnel experimental tests.

A PILOT-ASSISTED NON-CYCLIC PREFIXED MIMO-SCFDE SYSTEM

A non-Cyclic Prefixed Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Single-Carrier Frequency-Domain Equalization (non-CP MIMO-SCFDE) system based on a recursive algorithm of Joint Channel Es- timation and Data Detection (recursive-JCEDD) is proposed in this paper. Unlike the traditional CP MIMO-SCFDE system, the transmitted block of the proposed system is designed in the way that block-type pilot sequences and Single-Carrier (SC) information sequences have been arranged alter- nately without any cyclic prefix before each SC information sequence. Moreover, a recursive-JCEDD algorithm based on interference cancellation is proposed for the corresponding receivers. Simulation results show that the Bit Error Rate (BER) of the proposed system based on the recursive-JCEDD algorithm is lower than traditional CP MIMO-SCFDE or MIMO-OFDM with channel estimation for more than 0.5 dB.

Numerical simulation of ski-jump jet motion using lattice Boltzmann method

Based on the lattice Boltzmann method,a lattice Boltzmann(LB) model of the ski-jump jet two-phase flow is developed first and the corresponding boundary conditions are studied.A simple case study of a droplet horizontal movement calculation is carried out to test and verify the model,where level set method is used to track and reconstruct the moving droplet free surface. Then,we numerically simulate a two dimensional flow field of the ski-jump jet with the LB model,derive the moving surface and velocity vector field of the jet flow.The simulation results are very consistent with the physical mechanisms.The effectiveness and reliability of the model are demonstrated by the numerical examples.

Multi-body dynamic system simulation of carrier-based aircraft ski-jump takeoff

The flight safety is threatened by the special flight conditions and the low speed of carrier-based aircraft ski-jump takeoff. The aircraft carrier motion, aircraft dynamics, landing gears and wind field of sea state are comprehensively considered to dispose this multidiscipline intersection problem. According to the particular naval operating environment of the carrier-based aircraft ski-jump takeoff, the integrated dynamic simulation models of multi-body system are developed, which involves the movement entities of the carrier, the aircraft and the landing gears, and involves takeoff instruction, control system and the deck wind disturbance. Based on Matlab/Simulink environment, the multi-body system simulation is realized. The validity of the model and the rationality of the result are verified by an example simulation of carrier-based aircraft ski-jump takeoff. The simulation model and the software are suitable for the study of the multidiscipline intersection problems which are involved in the performance, flight quality and safety of carrier-based aircraft takeoff, the effects of landing gear loads, parameters of carrier deck, etc.

GENETIC PROGRAMMING TO PREDICT SKI-JUMP BUCKET SPILLWAY SCOUR

Researchers in the past had noticed that application of Artificial Neural Networks （ANN） in place of conventional statistics on the basis of data mining techniques predicts more accurate results in hydraulic predictions. Mostly these works pertained to applications of ANN. Recently, another tool of soft computing, namely, Genetic Programming （GP） has caught the attention of researchers in civil engineering computing. This article examines the usefulness of the GP based approach to predict the relative scour depth downstream of a common type of ski-jump bucket spillway. Actual field measurements were used to develop the GP model. The GP based estimations were found to be equally and more accurate than the ANN based ones, especially, when the underlying cause-effect relationship became more uncertain to model.

C(sp^3)–H bond functionalization of non-cyclic ethers by decarboxylative oxidative coupling with α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids

A copper-catalyzed decarboxylative oxidative coupling of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids with non-cyclic ethers is developed.This method provides a new approach for C(sp^3)–H bond functionalization of non-cyclic ethers. Mechanism study shows the reaction involves a radical process.

Synthesis and characterization of novel heteronuclear complexes of Ln(Ⅲ)-Cu(Ⅱ) with non-cyclic polyether Schiff base

Nine novel heteronuclear complexes of Ln(Ⅲ)-Cu(Ⅱ) with salicylidene tetraethvlcne glycol diamine (SALTTA) have been synthesized and characterized.They have the general formulae [LnCu2(SALTTA)2(NO3)3](NO3)4 3H2O (Ln=La,Pr.Nd,Srn) and [LnCu3(SALTTA)3(NO3)5]-(NO3)4-4H2O (Ln=Gd,Tb,Er,Yb,Y).The IR spectra show that vc=N in the Ln(Ⅲ)-Cu(Ⅱ) het-eronuclear complexes are splitted up into two peaks with a far distance.It has been confirmed that oxygen atoms in oxyethylene of the ligand are not all coordinated to the central metal ions by both IR and NMR methods.

Prediction for supersaturated total dissolved gas in high-dam hydropower projects

The supersaturated total dissolved gas(TDG)generated during high dam spills may cause gas bubble disease for fish and ultimately endanger their existence.As more and more high-dam hydropower projects have been constructed in China,the environmental assessment of the supersaturated TDG is becoming more and more important.It is of great importance for quantitative impact assessment of the supersaturated TDG of high dams and for the construction of ecological friendly high-dam hydropower projects.Based on the conceptual summarization of the TDG production process,the TDG prediction model for high-dam projects,in which the ski-jump energy dissipation is adopted,is developed in the paper.The model is validated by field data and employed in the TDG prediction of a high-dam hydropower project to be built in southwest China.

A new type of leak-floor flip bucket

Flip buckets are commonly used to discharge flow away from a hydraulic structure into the downstream to dissipate energy.A new leak-floor flip bucket is presented,making the ski-jump water jet a typical long-narrow nappe.Based on the model experiments and numerical simulation,the flow pattern,formation process and mechanism of the leak-floor flip bucket are studied.The results show that cross section flow shape develops from the"Y-type"to"|-type",and this is because the natural pressure difference is generated when water flows through the leak-floor area and moves transversely from both sides to the center.Different from the slit-type flip bucket with sidewall contraction,the leak-floor flit bucket makes the water jet narrow and long without high pressure on the side walls of the flip bucket.Under the same jet length condition,the maximum sidewall pressure of the slit-type is 4.67 times that of the leak-floor flip bucket.The effects of flow discharge on the jet length are less significant for the leak-floor bucket than for the slit-type bucket.