Analysis and Optimization of Key Dimensions of Co-Axial Dual-Mechanical-Port Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Machines for Fuel-Based Extended Range Electric Vehicles

In this paper,key dimensions of a co-axial dual-mechanical-port flux-switching permanent magnet(CADMP-FSPM)machine for fuel-based extended range electric vehicles(ER-EVs),including split ratio,stator/rotor pole arcs,rotor yoke thickness,etc.,are analyzed and optimized.Firstly,the topologies and operation principles of an exampled 3-phase CADMP-FSPM are introduced briefly,in which an inner-rotor FSPM machine with 12-stator-slots/10-rotor-poles for high-speed generation and an outer-rotor FSPM machine with 12-stator-slots/22-rotor-poles for low-speed motoring are assembled co-axially.Then,the relationship between the key dimensions and electromagnetic performance,particularly for electromagnetic torque(power),of the CADMP-FSPM machine is studied by 2D-finite element analysis(FEA).Further,the reasonable matches of split ratio,rotor/stator pole arcs and rotor yoke are determined and the original CADMP-FSPM machine is optimized correspondingly.Finally,the static characteristics,including no-load PM flux-linkage,electro-motive-force(EMF),winding inductances,cogging torques and electromagnetic torques,of the original and optimized machines are compared by 2D-FEA.The results verify that the optimized CADMP-FSPM machine can exhibit improved torque characteristics than the original one,i.e.,the torque ripples of the inner and outer machines can be reduced by 22.7%and 4.7%,respectively,and the average torque of the inner and outer machines can be increased by 0.43Nm and 2Nm,respectively.

Dynamical Modeling and Dynamic Characteristics Analysisof a Coaxial Dual-Rotor System

The dual-rotor structure serves as the primary source of vibration in aero-engines. Understanding itsdynamical model and analyzing dynamic characteristics, such as critical speed and unbalanced response, arecrucial for rotor system dynamics. Previous work introduced a coaxial dual-rotor-support scheme for aeroengines,and a physical model featuring a high-speed flexible inner rotor with a substantial length-to-diameter ratiowas designed. Then a finite element (FE) dynamic model based on the Timoshenko beam elements and rigid bodykinematics of the dual-rotor system is modeled, with the Newmark method and Newton–Raphson method used forthe numerical calculation to study the dynamic characteristics of the system. Three different simulation models,including beam-based FE (1D) model, solid-based FE (3D) model, and transfer matrix model, were designed tostudy the characteristics of mode and the critical speed characteristic of the dual-rotor system. The unbalancedresponse of the dual-rotor system was analyzed to study the influence of mass unbalance on the rotor system. Theeffect of different disk unbalance phases and different speed ratios on the dynamic characteristics of the dual-rotorsystem was investigated in detail. The experimental result shows that the beam-based FE model is effective andsuitable for studying the dual-rotor system.

VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC INVESTIGATION OF COUNTER-ROTATING DUAL-ROTOR IN AERO-ENGINE

Two methods for vibration characteristic investigation of the counter-rotating dual-rotors in an aero-en- gine are put forward. The two methods use DAMP tool on the MSC. NASTRAN platform and develope the re- solving sequence. Vibration characteristics of a turbofan engine are analyzed by using the two methods. Com- pared with results calculated using transfer matrix method and test results, the two methods are valuable and have great potential in practical applications for vibration characteristic investigation of aero-engines with high thrust-weight ratio.

Analysis on Nonlinear Dynamic Properties of Dual-Rotor System

In order to clarify the effects of support structure on a dual-rotor machine,a dynamic model is established which takes into consideration the contact force of ball bearing and the cubic stiffness of elastic support. Bearing clearance,Hertz contact between the ball and race and the varying compliance effect are included in the model of ball bearing. The system response is obtained through numerical integration method,and the vibration due to the periodic change of bearing stiffness is investigated. The motions of periodic,quasiperiodic and even chaotic are found when bearing clearance is used as control parameter to simulate the response of rotor system. The results reveal two typical routes to chaos: quasi-periodic bifurcation and intermittent bifurcation. Large cubic stiffness of elastic support may cause jump and hysteresis phenomena in resonance curve when rotors run at the critical-speed region. The modeling results acquired by numerical simulation will contribute to understanding and controlling of the nonlinear behaviors of the dual-rotor system.

Effect of Hub-Ratio on Performance of Asymmetric Dual-Rotor Small Axial Fan

Currently, domestic and abroad scholars put more attention on contra-rotating dual-rotor axial fan. But there is less scholars study on asymmetric dual-rotor small axial fan, which is one of the contra-rotating dual-rotor axial fans. Like axial fan, many factors have influence on the performance of the asymmetric dual-rotor small axial flow fan, such as the wheel hub ratio, blade shape, blade number, stagger angle and the tip clearance. Because wheel hub ratio has great impact on the performance of the fan, we choose the size of wheel hub ratio as a variable factor to study the model change. There is a different wheel hub ratio between front stage impeller and rear stage of asymmetric dual-rotor small axial fan, so it is very beneficial to select the greater wind area that the fan area of external diameter minuses the area occupied by the blades and the hub as front stage impeller. In this paper, the hub-ratio of front stage impeller is 0.72, and that of rear stage is 0.72, 0.67 and 0.62 respectively along with the front stage impeller. Three kinds of models with different hub ratio of rear stage are simulated using the CFD software and the static characteristics are obtained. Based on the experimental test results, the internal flow field of the asymmetric dual-rotor small axial fan is analyzed in detail, the impact trends of different hub-ratio on the performance of asymmetric dual-rotor small axial fan are obtained and the argument of structure optimization for dual-rotor small axial fan is provided.

3D biofabrication of vascular networks for tissue regeneration:A report on recent advances

Rapid progress in tissue engineering research in past decades has opened up vast possibilities to tackle the challenges of generating tissues or organs that mimic native structures. The success of tissue engineered constructs largely depends on the incorporation of a stable vascular network that eventually anastomoses with the host vasculature to support the various biological functions of embedded cells. In recent years, significant progress has been achieved with respect to extrusion, laser, micro-molding, and electrospinning-based techniques that allow the fabrication of any geometry in a layer-by-layer fashion. Moreover, decellularized matrix, self-assembled structures, and cell sheets have been explored to replace the biopolymers needed for scaffold fabrication. While the techniques have evolved to create specific tissues or organs with outstanding geometric precision, formation of interconnected, functional, and perfused vascular networks remains a challenge. This article briefly reviews recent progress in 3D fabrication approaches used to fabricate vascular networks with incorporated cells, angiogenic factors, proteins, and/or peptides. The influence of the fabricated network on blood vessel formation, and the various features, merits, and shortcomings of the various fabrication techniques are discussed and summarized.

Parametric study of droplet size in an axisymmetric flow-focusing capillary device

A conventional technique for microfluidic droplet generation is Co-axial Flow Focusing(CFF)in which a contraction zone is placed downstream of the dispersed phase nozzle.In this contraction zone,the dispersed-phase(dphase)fluid is pinched off by continuous-phase(c-phase)fluid to generate micro-droplets.Studying the influence of multiple parameters such as the fluids velocities and viscosities,the interfacial tension,and nozzle and orifice diameters on the droplet size is of great importance for the design and application of CFF devices.Thus,development of more complete numerical models is required.In this paper,we show our model is compatible with experimental data and then numerically investigate the effects of aforementioned parameters on the droplet generation in a CFF microfluidic device.Simulation results showed that the c-phase flow rate,viscosity and the interfacial tension had great impacts on the droplet size.The effect of the nozzle diameter on the generated droplet size was small compared to that of the orifice in a CFF device.Using the simulation results,a correlation was also developed and suggested which predicts the droplet size with less than 15%error in a wide range of the introduced dimensionless parameters.

The effect of neural cell integrated into 3D co-axial bioprinted BMMSC structures during osteogenesis

A three-dimensional(3D)bioprinting is a new strategy for fabricating 3D cell-laden constructs that mimic the structural and functional characteristics of various tissues and provides a similar architecture and microenvironment of the native tissue.However,there are few reported studies on the neural function properties of bioengineered bone autografts.Thus,this study was aimed at investigating the effects of neural cell integration into 3D bioprinted bone constructs.The bioprinted hydrogel constructs could maintain long-term cell survival,support cell growth for human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells(BMMSCs),reduce cell surface biomarkers of stemness,and enhance orthopedic differentiation with higher expression of osteogenesis-related genes,including osteopontin(OPN)and bone morphogenetic protein-2.More importantly,the bioprinted constructs with neural cell integration indicated higher OPN gene and secretory alkaline phosphatase levels.These results suggested that the innervation in bioprinted bone constructs can accelerate the differentiation and maturation of bone development and provide patients with an option for accelerated bone function restoration.

Development of timer based on liquid level measurement system

This paper describes the design and development of the timer based on liquid level measurement system in which timer 555 is used in astable mode. The capacitor charging time i. e. the ON time pulse width of the timer output waveform which is measured using a digital storage oscillator （DSO）,is linearly proportional to the capacitance of a co-axial cylindrical capacitive transducer, and this capacitance once again linearly varies with the change in liquid level. Hence, we obtain a linear relationship between the liquid level and the capacitor charging time. The main advantages of this developed system are linear input-output relationship, small in size, easily portable, cost effective, and independent on the ambient temperature effect. The system can also be exploited to measure dielectric constant of liquid or solid in various process industries.

A 5-DOF Model for Aeroengine Spindle Dual-rotor System Analysis

This paper develops a five degrees of freedom（5-DOF） model for aeroengine spindle dual-rotor system dynamic analysis.In this system,the dual rotors are supported on two angular contact ball bearings and two deep groove ball bearings,one of the latter-mentioned bearings works as the inter-shaft bearing.Driven by respective motors,the dual rotors have different co-rotating speeds.The proposed model mathematically formulates the nonlinear displacements,elastic deflections and contact forces of bearings with consideration of 5-DOF and coupling of dual rotors.The nonlinear equations of motions of dual rotors with 5-DOF are solved using Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg algorithm.In order to investigate the effect of the introduced 5-DOF and nonlinear dy-namic bearing model,we compare the proposed model with two models：the 3-DOF model of this system only considering three translational degrees of freedom（Gupta,1993,rotational freedom is neglected）;the 5-DOF model where the deep groove ball bearings are simplified as linear elastic spring（Guskov,2007）.The simulation results verify Gupta＇s prediction（1993） and show that the rotational freedom of rotors and nonlinear dynamic model of bearings have great effect on the system dynamic simula-tion.The quantitative results are given as well.

Modal analysis strategy and nonlinear dynamic characteristics of complicated aero-engine dual-rotor system with rub-impact

This paper aims to gain insight into the nonlinear modal characteristics and the possible influence of the modes on the responses for the practical dual-rotor system with rub-impact in aero-engine.The finite solid element method combined with a constraint stiffness model produced by rub-impact is introduced to build the governing equation of the complicated nonlinear dual-rotor system.In order to deal with the efficiency and numerical divergence in the process of solving the nonlinear modes of this large-scale nonlinear system,an analysis strategy is proposed by integrating a two-layer reduction technique into the harmonic balance method.The effectiveness of the analysis strategy is validated by applying to a simple rotor system,which can easily obtain the theoretical result.Based on the modeling method and analysis strategy,the modal characteristics of an aero-engine dual-rotor system with rub-impact are revealed.The results show that the modal frequency of the dual-rotor system increases when rub-impact occurs and has the feature of interval,which allows us to obtain the critical speeds of the rubbing system by traditional Campbell diagram.The rotation direction is an important factor since it can not only affect the gyroscopic effect but also change the friction effect of the rub-impact.It is found that the modal frequencies of the counter-rotation dual-rotor are less than those of co-rotation condition.More importantly,the forward modes of the counter-rotation dual-rotor may be instable when rub-impact occurs at a certain rotor,while the corresponding modes under the co-rotation condition are always stable.Furthermore,by analyzing the rubbing response of the dual-rotor,it is found that the modal characteristics have an important influence on rotor’s response.The instable forward modes existing in the counter-rotation dual-rotor may lead to the divergence of the response when passing the corresponding critical speed.

Nonlinear vibration response characteristics of a dual-rotor-bearing system with squeeze film damper

Rolling bearing and Squeeze Film Damper(SFD)are used in rotor support structures,and most researches on the nonlinear rotor-bearing system are focused on the simple rotor-bearing systems.This work emphasizes the comparative analysis of the influence of SFD on the nonlinear dynamic behavior of the dual-rotor system supported by rolling bearings.Firstly,a reduced dynamic model is established by combining the Finite Element(FE)method and the freeinterface method of component mode synthesis.The proposed model is verified by comparing the natural characteristics obtained from an FE model with those from the experiment.Then,the steady-state vibration responses of the system with or without SFD are solved by the numerical integration method.The influences of the ball bearing clearance,unbalance,centralizing spring stiffness and oil film clearance of SFD on the nonlinear steady-state vibration responses of the dual-rotor system are analyzed.Results show that SFD can effectively suppress the amplitude jump of the dual rotor system sustaining two rotors unbalance excitations.As the ball bearing clearance or unbalance increases,the amplitude jump phenomenon becomes more obvious,the resonance hysteresis phenomenon strengthens or weakens,the resonant peaks shift to the left or the right,respectively.SFD with unreasonable parameters will aggravate the system vibration,the smaller the oil film clearance,the better the damping performance of the SFD,the larger the centralizing spring stiffness is,the larger resonance amplitudes are.

Nonlinear resonance characteristics of a dual-rotor system with a local defect on the inner ring of the inter-shaft bearing

In this paper,the nonlinear resonance characteristics of a dual-rotor system are investigated with the consideration of a local defect on the inter-shaft bearing of the system.A simplified model of the dual-rotor system is proposed by considering that there is a local defect on the inner ring of inter-shaft bearing.The local defect is modelled as an inverted isosceles trapezoidal groove,which can make great influence on the inter-shaft bearing force due to the change of radial clearance of the inter-shaft bearing.The motion equations of the dual-rotor system are formulated by using the Lagrange equation.The Runge-Kutta method is employed to solve the motion equation.The amplitude-frequency response curve of the dual-rotor system is obtained,the abnormal resonance characteristics are analyzed.In addition,the influence of defect parameters,rotors and support parameters and inter-shaft bearing parameters on the amplitude-frequency characteristics of the system are discussed.The results show that there are two main resonance peaks and four abnormal resonance peaks on the amplitude-frequency response curve of the dual-rotor with a local defect on the inner ring of the inter-shaft bearing.Through analyzing the vibration response of the abnormal resonance peaks,it is found that the first two abnormal resonances are caused by the combined resonance,which are related to the inner ring fault and the rotational speed of high or low pressure rotors,and the last two resonances are caused by the induced resonance of the inner ring fault.At the same time,when the parameters of defect,rotors and support and inter-shaft bearing change,the resonance of the system also shows the corresponding change law.

Synchronous impact phenomenon of a high-dimension complex nonlinear dual-rotor system subjected to multi-frequency excitations

The“synchronous impact”is a phenomenon that increases the dynamic load of the inter-shaft bearing,when the frequency of the aerodynamic excitation is close to the contact frequency of the inter-shaft bearing.This work addresses the“synchronous impact”phenomenon of an aero-engine.The 104 degree-of-freedom dynamical model of an aero-engine is established by the finite element method,in which the complex nonlinearity of the Hertzian contact force of the inter-shaft bearing with clearance is included,and the multi-frequency excitations such as the unbalanced excitations of the high-and low-pressure rotors and the aerodynamic excitation are considered.A harmonic balance method combined with the alternating frequency time-domain method(HB-AFT)is introduced to obtain periodic responses of the high-dimension complex nonlinear dual-rotor system.The results show that there emerges a peak value of the amplitude-frequency response for the contact frequency harmonic component of the outer ring of the inter-shaft bearing,when the aerodynamic excitation frequency is close to the contact frequency.In addition,the dynamic load of the inter-shaft bearing increases significantly.Moreover,the parametric analysis shows that the“synchronous impact”phenomenon is sensitive to the change of the speed ratio of the high-and low-pressure rotors.The dynamic load of inter-shaft bearing can be significantly reduced by changing the speed ratio by 1%.The results obtained in this paper not only provide more insight into the mechanism of the“synchronous impact”phenomenon but also demonstrate the HBAFT method as a potential semi-analytical tool to explore the high-dimension complex nonlinear system.

Effects of Perforation Number of Blade on Aerodynamic Performance of Dual-rotor Small Axial Flow Fans

Compared with single rotor small axial flow fans, dual-rotor small axial flow fans is better regarding the static characteristics. But the aerodynamic noise of dual-rotor small axial flow fans is worse than that of single rotor small axial flow fans. In order to improve aerodynamic noise of dual-rotor small axial flow fans, the pre-stage blades with different perforation numbers are designed in this research. The RANS equations and the standard k-e turbulence model as well as the FW-H noise model are used to simulate the flow field within the fan. Then, the aerodynamic performance of the fans with different perforation number is compared and analyzed. The results show that： （1） Compared to the prototype fan, the noise of fans with perforation blades is reduced. Additionally, the noise of the fans decreases with the increase of the number of perforations. （2） The vorticity value in the trailing edge of the pre-stage blades of perforated fans is reduced. It is found that the vorticity value in the trailing edge of the pre-stage blades decreases with the increase of the number of perforations. （3） Compared to the prototype fan, the total pressure rising and efficiency of the fans with perforation blades drop slightly.

变转速共轴旋翼载荷建模及实验验证

对共轴双旋翼无人飞行器操纵结构的简化,会引起旋翼载荷变化更加复杂。共轴双旋翼转速控制方法有助于飞行控制系统的实现,但是在飞行控制律设计时,需要透彻了解变转速旋翼的气动载荷变化,建立精准的旋翼载荷模型。本文深入分析了旋翼变转速情况下单旋翼系统和共轴双旋翼系统的旋翼入流分布,建立了单旋翼变转速旋翼载荷计算方法,提出了共轴双旋翼变转速旋翼载荷计算方法。明确了低雷诺数对微型旋翼飞行器的旋翼载荷计算影响,引入雷诺数修正系数完成对旋翼翼型升阻系数气动参数的修正和验证,提高了变转速共轴双旋翼载荷模型的计算精度。设计了一套变转速单旋翼系统和共轴双旋翼系统的旋翼载荷测量实验装置,通过实验测试完成了对共轴双旋翼载荷计算方法的验证,表明了所提出的变转速共轴双旋翼载荷模型和实验测试装置是可信的。

A highly active and durable electrocatalyst for large current density hydrogen evolution reaction

Splitting water under large current density is essential for efficient large-scale production and commercial utilization of hydrogen.However,the performance of the available electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction(HER)is far from satisfactory under large current density in alkaline electrolyte.Here we report a remarkably active and durable electrocatalyst,long and dense MoS2/Ni3S2 co-axial heterostructure nanowires on nickel foam(NF).Notably,it requires only 182 and 200 mV overpotential to achieve large current density of 500 and 1000 mA cm^-2,respectively,in alkaline solution,which are far superior to those of Pt/C-NF(281 and 444 mV)and the reported best non-noble metal catalysts(191 and 220 mV).The physical origin for this extraordinary HER performance is analyzed,which provides a useful guide for structure design of electrocatalysts to further improve their performance.

Three-dimensional-engineered bioprinted in vitro human neural stem cell self-assembling culture model constructs of Alzheimer’s disease

The pathogenic cascade of Alzheimer’s disease(AD)characterized by amyloid-β protein accumulation is still poorly understood,partially owing to the limitations of relevant models without in vivo neural tissue microenvironment to recapitulate cell-cell interactions.To better mimic neural tissue microenvironment,three-dimensional(3D)core-shell AD model constructs containing human neural progenitor cells(NSCs)with 2% matrigel as core bioink and 2% alginate as shell bioink have been bioprinted by a co-axial bioprinter,with a suitable shell thickness for nutrient exchange and barrier-free cell interaction cores.These constructs exhibit cell self-clustering and-assembling properties and engineered reproducibility with long-term cell viability and self-renewal,and a higher differentiation level compared to 2D and 3D MIX models.The different effects of 3D bioprinted,2D,and MIX microenvironments on the growth of NSCs are mainly related to biosynthesis of amino acids and glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism on day 2 and ribosome,biosynthesis of amino acids and proteasome on day 14.Particularly,the model constructs demonstrated Aβ aggregation and higher expression of Aβ and tau isoform genes compared to 2D and MIX controls.AD model constructs will provide a promising strategy to facilitate the development of a 3D in vitro AD model for neurodegeneration research.

Heparin/Growth Factors‑Immobilized Aligned Electrospun Nanofibers Promote Nerve Regeneration in Polycaprolactone/Gelatin‑Based Nerve Guidance Conduits

Injuries to the nervous system account for the widespread morbidity,mortality,and discomfort worldwide.Artificial nerve guidance conduits(NGCs)offer a promising platform for nerve reconstruction,however,they require extracellular matrix(ECM)-like features to better mimic the in vivo microenvironment.Consequently,this research was aimed to fabricate heparin/growth factors(GFs)-immobilized artificial NGCs.Heparin was covalently immobilized onto aligned electrospun polycapro-lactone/gelatin(PCL/Gel)nanofibers.Thereafter,basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF)and nerve growth factor(NGF)were preferentially immobilized on heparinized nanofibers;the immobilization efficiency of GFs was found to be 50%with respect to(w.r.t.)their initial loaded amounts.The in vivo implantation of NGCs in a sciatic nerve defect model revealed the successful retention(~10%w.r.t the initial loaded amount)and bioactivity of NGF for up to 5 days.The permeability of bovine serum albumin(BSA)from nanofibrous membranes was further assessed and found to be comparable with the commercialized cel-lulose acetate membranes.The bioactivity of NGCs was assessed in a sciatic nerve defect model in rats for short-term(1 week)and long-term(1-month).The NGCs displayed good structural stability and biocompatibility in vivo.The in vivo evaluation revealed the accumulation of host cells into the transplanted NGCs.Taken together;these heparin/GFs-immobilized artificial NGCs may have broad implications for nerve regeneration and related tissue engineering disciplines.