Model Test Study on Ice Induced Vibration of A Compliant Conical Structure

The problem of ice induced vibration is common to ocean engineering of cold region countries. To study the ice induced vibration of a compliant conical structure, a series of model tests have been performed and some breakthrough progresses made. The ice sheet before the compliant conical structure is found to fail by two-time breaking in the tests. The process of two-time breaking behaves in two modes, and the general control of the ice and structural conditions determine the mode in which the ice force would behave. Two dynamic ice force functions are established respectively for the two modes of two-time breaking process in this paper. The numerical simulation results are in good agreement with the measured results, indicating that the dynamic ice force functions given in this paper can fully reflect the real situation of the dynamic ice force on a compliant conical structure.

A New Model for Ice Forces on A Conical Structure

The ice force is an important factor to be taken into account for offshore structures in cold regions, and the calculation method of the ice force is meaningful for the offshore structure design. The cone is now used as an optimal ice-resistant structure because it can cause bending failure of the ice sheet. The interaction between an ice sheet and a conical structure is studied in this paper and Croasdale's model is modified based on field observations. The newly built model separates the ice sheet into the emersed part and the floating part, and the equilibrium analyses are carried out respectively. The bending moment distribution of the ice sheet is analyzed for the determination of the position of bending failure, which serves as a supplementary restraint. The analytic solution of the ice force on a conical structure is obtained and it is verified with the experimental data of previous researches.

Classification Criteria of Narrow/Wide Ice-ResistantConical Structures Based on Direct Measurements

Ice-induced structural vibration generally decreases with an increase in structural width at the waterline. Definitions of wide/narrow ice-resistant conical structures, according to ice-induced vibration, are directly related to structure width, sea ice parameters, and clearing modes of broken ice. This paper proposes three clearing modes for broken ice acting on conical structures: complete clearing, temporary ice pile up, and ice pile up. In this paper, sea ice clearing modes and the formation requirements of dynamic ice force are analyzed to explore criteria determining wide/narrow ice-resistant conical structures. According to the direct measurement data of typical prototype structures, quantitative criteria of the ratio of a cone width at waterline(D) to sea ice thickness(h) is proposed. If the ratio is less than 30(narrow conical structure), broken ice is completely cleared and a dynamic ice force is produced; however, if the ratio is larger than 50(wide conical structure), the front stacking of broken ice or dynamic ice force will not occur.

Dynamic ice loads on conical structures

Two series of model tests were performed to observe the dynamic ice loads on conical structures.The variable testing parameters include the water line diameter of the model cone and ice parameters.During small water line diameter tests,two-time breaking is found to be the typical failure of ice on steep conical structure,and also be controlled by other factors,such as ice speed and the cone angle.During big water line diameter tests,the ice sheet failed nonsimultaneously around the cone.Several independent zones of bending were found in the nonsimultaneous failure process of ice.With the increase of the ratio of D/h and the number of independent zones,the total ice force was found being gradually reduced.

Wind-induced response analysis of conical membrane structures

Conical membrane structures are a typical form of tensile membrane structures. In the past, most studies focused on the static performance, but few on dynamic performance. In this paper, systematic parameter analysis of wind-induced response of conical membrane structures has been performed with nonlinear random simulation method in a time domain, by considering some parameters, such as span, rise-span ratio, prestress of membrane, and characteristic of the approaching wind flow. Moreover, formulas of the dynamic coefficient and nonlinear adjustment factor are advised, which can be conveniently used in wind-resistant design of conical membrane structures.

Conical Structures on Acrylic Intraocular Lens (IOLs) Materials after 193-nm Excimer Laser Ablation

Intraocular lens (IOLs) implants are synthetic lenses used to replace the natural lens of the eye and obtain optical reha- bilitation. The materials and methods of IOLs fabrication have been correlated with postoperative complications such as diffractive aberrations, capsular opacification or discoloration. Thus, several new materials and patterns are studied for the formation and etching of intraocular lenses (IOLs). In our work, we studied the use of UV laser as an alternative method to conventional surface shaping techniques for IOLs etching. Ablation experiments were conducted on hydrophobic acrylic IOLs by a commercial excimer laser system used in photorefractive surgery. The morphology of the irradiated area was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and a mathematical algorithm was used for SEM image processing. The effect of IOLs exposure to UV light before excimer laser irradiation was also examined, since natural ageing and cross-linking of IOLs material were reported. Conical structures were revealed after UV laser ablation and their population was increased with the number of laser pulses. Period distribution of cones was measured with the combination of image processing and a scanning algorithm which was developed for this reason. According to the graphs, the mean period and the distribution of the cones was depending of the number of irradiation pulses and the exposure to UV lamp before laser irradiation. Although a photochemical and a theoretically smooth-surface ablation mechanism is considered for the UV excimer laser interaction with polymers, surface conical-like abnormalities and thermal degradation of the lenses materials was observed.

Theoretical investigation of hierarchical sub-wavelength photonic structures fabricated using high-order waveguide-mode interference lithograph

This paper presents the theoretical investigation of hierarchical sub-wavelength photonic structures with various periods and numbers of layers, which were fabricated using a high-order waveguide-mode interference field. A 442-nm laser was used to excite high-order waveguide modes in an asymmetric metal-cladding dielectric waveguide structure. The dispersion curve of the waveguide modes was theoretically analyzed, and the distribution of the interference field of high-order waveguide modes was numerically simulated using the finite-element method. The various dependences of the characteristics of hierarchical sub-wavelength photonic structures on the thickness and refractive index of the photoresist and the waveguide mode were investigated in detail. These hierarchical sub-wavelength photonic structures have various periods and numbers of layers and can be fabricated by a simple and low-cost method.

Modeling and optimal vibration control of conical shell with piezoelectric actuators

In this paper numerical simulations of active vibration control for conical shell structure with dis-tributed piezoelectric actuators is presented.The dynamic equations of conical shell structure are derivedusing the finite element model (FEM) based on Mindlin's plate theory.The results of modal calculationswith FEM model are accurate enough for engineering applications in comparison with experiment results.The Electromechanical influence of distributed piezoelectric actuators is treated as a boundary conditionfor estimating the control force.The independent modal space control (IMSC) method is adopted and theoptimal linear quadratic state feedback control is implemented so that the best control performance withthe least control cost can be achieved.Optimal control effects are compared with controlled responses withother non-optimal control parameters.Numerical simulation results are given to demonstrate the effective-ness of the control scheme.

Structural Dynamics of 3-Dimethylamino-2-methyl-propenal in S2（ππ^＊） State

The photophysics of 3-dimethylamino-2-methyl-propenal （DMAMP） after excitation to the S2 （ππ^＊） electronic state was studied using the resonance Raman spectroscopy and complete active space self-consistent field method calculations. The transition barriers of the ground state tautomerization reactions between DMAMP and its three isomers were determined at B3LYP/6-311＋＋G（d,p） level of theory. The vibrational spectra were assigned. The A- band resonance Raman spectra were obtained in acetonitrile with excitation wavelengths in resonance with the first intense absorption band to probe the structural dynamics of DMAMP. The B3LYP-TD computation was carried out to determine the relative A-band resonance Raman intensities of the fundamental modes, and the result indicated that the vibronic-coupling existed in Franck-Condon region. Complete active space self-consistent field （CASSCF） calculations were carried out to determine the excitation energies of the lower-lying singlet and triplet excited states, the conical intersection points and the intersystem crossing points. The A-band short-time structural dynamics and the corresponding decay dynamics of DMAMP were obtained by analysis of the resonance Raman intensity pattern and CASSCF computations. It was found that a sudden de-conjugation between C1=O6 and C2=C3 occurred at the Franck-Condon region of the S2（ππ^＊） state, while the enhancement of the conjugation interaction between C3 and N（CH3）2, and between C1 and C2 evolutions shortly after the wavepacket leaves away the Pranck-Condon region via the excited state charge redistribution. The de-conjugation interaction between C1=O6 and C2=C3 made the rotation of C3=N（CH3）2 group around the C2-C3 bond much easier, while the enhanced conjugation between C1 and C2, and between C3 and N（CH3）2 made the rotation around the C1-C2 bond and C3-N5 more difficult. It was revealed that the initial structural dynamics of DMAMP was predominantly towards the CI-I（S2/S0） point, while the opportunities towards either CI-2（S2/S0） or CI-3（S2/S0） point were negligible. Two decay channels of DMAMP from S2,FC（ππ^＊） to So or Tl,min via various CIs and ISCs were proposed.

Multiple conical spin order in spinel structure stabilized by magnetic anisotropy

Conical spin order, where the spin components along the conical axis form magnetization while the spiral parts induce ferroelectric polarization, possesses multiferroicity with inherent magnetoelectric coupling. A Monte Carlo simulation performed using a classical Heisenberg spinel （AB2O4） model reveals a multiple conical spin order, i.e., three modulations with different cone angles and wavelengths on A sites and two alternate B sites. The spin order not only exists as the ground state but also survives locally stably in a larger parameter region. The whole existence range can be effectively expanded by anisotropy to cover the cases of CoCr2O4 and MnCr2O4. The multiple conical spin order is well maintained and finely tuned by frustration and anisotropy over the whole existence range, and the magnetic and ferroelectric properties are influenced correspondingly.

VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION OF CONICAL SPIRAL TUBE BUNDLE

Heat transfer enhancement is achieved by flow-induced vibration in elastic tube bundles heat exchangers. For a further understanding of heat transfer enhancement mechanism and tube structure optimization, it is of importance to study the vibration characteristics of fluid-structure interaction of tube bundles. The finite element method is applied in the study of fluid-structure interaction of a new type elastic heat transfer element, i.e., the dimensional conical spiral tube bundle. The vibration equation and element matrix for the tube are set up by the regulation of different helical angles and coordinate transformation, together with the simplification of the joint body of the two pipes. The vibration characteristics of conical spiral tube bundle are analyzed at different velocities of the tube-side flow, and the critical velocity of vibration buckling is obtained. The results show that the natural frequency of the tube bundle decreases as the flow speed increases, especially for the first order frequency, and the critical velocity of vibration buckling is between 1.2665 m/s-1.2669 m/s. The vibration mode of conical spiral tube bundle is mainly z-axial, which is feasible to be induced and controlled.

Structural and Regulating Characteristics of Adjustable Annulus-clearance Nozzle Used in Supercritical Fluid Precipitation

A new type of adjustable nozzle with an annulus clearance between the surfaces of a revolved solid and the matched hole was analyzed, which contained matching parts, regulating parts, guiding elements, and sealing part. The general regulating function of the adjustable nozzle was derived and the regulating and matching characteristics were also analyzed. Through the analysis, it was concluded that the matching-profile curve of either the revolved body or matched hole should be chosen as a straight line in order to keep the linear regulating feature. Moreover, the multi-annulus-clearance nozzle was designed, and some experiments were carried out on preparing budesonide particles with the nozzle. According to the experimental results, it was proved that the annulus nozzles is practical in preparing micro-particles by supercritical fluid precipitation method.

Design and fabrication of structural color by local surface plasmonic meta-molecules

In this paper, we propose a new form of nanostructures with Al film deposited on a patterned dielectric material for generating structural color, which is induced by local surface plasmonic resonant(LSPR) absorption in sub-wavelengthindented hole/ring arrays. Unlike other reported results obtained by using focus ion beam(FIB) to create metallic nanostructures, the nano-sized hole/ring arrays in Al film in this work are replicated by high resolution electron beam lithography(EBL) combined with self-aligned metallization. Clear structural color is observed and systematically studied by numerical simulations as well as optical characterizations. The central color is strongly related to the geometric size, which provides us with good opportunities to dye the colorless Al surface by controlling the hole/ring dimensions(both diameter and radius), and to open up broad applications in display, jewelry decoration, green production of packing papers, security code,and counterfeits prevention.

Experimental and numerical studies on the receiving gain enhancement modulated by a sub-wavelength plasma layer

A novel technique based on sub-wavelength plasma structure effects on enhancement of RF communication signals on a receiving antenna is carried out in this paper in laboratory experiments and analyzed by corresponding numerical simulations.Considerable intensification on receiving signal gain up to -10 d B in comparison with that without the plasma modulation is observed experimentally in -1 GHz RF band,with an effective enhancement bandwidth of -340 MHz and the fractional bandwidth of -34%.Then,the optimal modulation parameters of plasma are further studied by a numerical simulation.It is shown that the number density,the layer thickness,and the collision frequency of the plasma,as well as the relative distance between the plasma layer and antenna synergistically affect the modulation.Compared to the metallic antenna with the same overall dimension,the modulated antenna covered by the subwavelength plasma structure features higher receiving efficiency and lower radar cross section in the studied RF band.The mechanism of the reception enhancement is further revealed by analyzing characteristics of electromagnetic scattering and electric field distribution in the subwavelength plasma layer.The results then exhibit scientific significance and application potential of sub-wavelength plasma modulation on compact receiving antennas with higher performance and better feature of radar stealth.

Exact investigation of the electronic structure and the linear and nonlinear optical properties of conical quantum dots

Intersubband linear and third-order nonlinear optical properties of conical quantum dots with infinite barrier potential are studied. The electronic structure of conical quantum dots through effective mass approximation is determined analytically. Linear, nonlinear, and total absorption coefficients, as well as the refractive indices of GaAs conical dots, are calculated. The effects of the size of the dots and of the incident electromagnetic field are investigated. Results show that the total absorption coefficient and the refractive index of the dots largely depend on the size of the dots and on the intensity and polarization of the incident electromaenetic field.

三角形排列波浪锥柱绕流流动特性数值分析

采用大涡模拟方法,分析了亚临界雷诺数为3 900时三角形排列波浪锥柱的横流向间距比和顺流向间距比对其升阻力特性、尾流干涉效应及三维流动结构等的影响.结果表明,上游2个波浪锥柱的升阻力特性受下游波浪锥柱影响较小,下游波浪锥柱处于上游双波浪锥柱尾流中,其升阻力特性受横流向间距比和顺流向间距比影响更为显著.3个波浪锥柱间的流动状态可分为邻近干扰、漩涡撞击和涡相互作用状态.在漩涡撞击状态下,上游波浪锥柱尾涡得以发展充分,周期性撞击在下游波浪锥柱表面,从而产生较大的脉动升力.横流向间距比、顺流向间距比分别为3和6时,下游波浪锥柱脉动升力系数较单直圆柱提升了20.93倍.

亚临界雷诺数下串列双波浪锥柱绕流数值模拟

针对风力俘能结构布局问题,基于大涡模拟(LES)方法,在亚临界雷诺数下(Re=3900)研究有限长串列双波浪锥柱的升阻力特性及其流动结构随间距比的变化规律。结果表明:由于上游波浪锥柱的影响,下游波浪锥柱的脉动升力系数大幅增大,当间距比为3时,表面时均压力系数分布形式呈反向分布;随间距比增加,上游波浪锥柱尾流充分发展,并产生大量肋状涡撞击在下游波浪锥柱表面,下游波浪锥柱产生大的脉动升力,相较于单直圆柱提升约15.3倍,阻力系数降低约0.172。所得结果可为风力俘能结构布局提供有益参考。

锥形双螺杆加工含能材料熔融过程数值模拟

螺杆挤出机是连续加工含能材料的一种重要设备,药料经过挤出机的加热和剪切作用能顺利熔融并进一步塑化。通过网格无关分析得出网格数量大于126万后,GCI(网格收敛指数)小于3%且最大压力变化幅度较小,确定采用网格数为1261205的网格进行模拟。首次使用FLUENT中的Solidification&Melting模型对锥形双螺杆挤出机加工含能材料的熔融过程进行模拟,得到熔融段熔体分数、流动速度和温度等参数;基于质量守恒定律模拟分析锥形双螺杆挤出机中药料熔融过程的压力变化。在此基础上,通过改变螺杆转速、机筒温度和螺杆温度,分析了工艺参数对熔融过程的影响;通过改变螺杆的槽深、导程和法向螺棱宽度,分析螺杆结构对熔融过程的影响。

电场作用下锥翅表面强化池沸腾换热的介观数值方法

采用耦合电场模型的相变格子Boltzmann模型,数值研究了电场作用下锥翅结构表面的饱和池沸腾换热.为了定量分析电场对锥翅结构表面沸腾换热影响的机理,首先在无电场作用下对比调查了平滑表面和锥翅表面的沸腾换热现象.发现锥翅结构在核态沸腾阶段有更多的成核点,沸腾换热性能增强,临界热流密度(critical heat flux,CHF)提高.而在过渡沸腾阶段以及膜态沸腾阶段,由于锥翅结构增加了锥翅表面流体的流动阻力,阻碍了气液交换,换热性能低于平滑表面.基于以上发现,通过对锥翅表面池沸腾过程施加电场,进一步强化了锥翅表面沸腾换热.结果表明,在起始核态沸腾阶段,电场的存在稍微延后了气泡开始成核时间,气泡尺寸减小,沸腾轻微被抑制;充分核态沸腾阶段,由于电场力的作用以及电场与锥翅结构协同表现出的尖端效应,阻止了加热表面干斑的扩散和蔓延,促进沸腾换热;过渡沸腾以及膜态沸腾阶段,尖端效应更加明显,逐渐增大的电场强度使沸腾在更高过热度下处于核态沸腾状态,沸腾换热性能大幅度提高,且CHF逐渐提高.

锥形防喷器密封性能分析及结构改进

以FH18-35GK锥形防喷器为研究对象,根据锥形防喷器工作原理,推导活塞的最大行程和锥形胶芯最大挤胶量计算公式;通过单轴拉伸和压缩实验,确定胶芯材料的本构模型为Yeoh模型,建立锥形防喷器的三维模型,运用CAE仿真软件模拟锥形防喷器工作时胶芯的力学行为,分析胶芯和支撑筋的应力及接触压力的分布规律。结果表明:活塞达到最大行程时,胶芯的最大应力分布在胶芯上部隆起位置的前段,支撑筋的最大应力分布支撑筋中板块与胶芯接触的圆角处和支撑筋下板块与活塞接触处;胶芯中部平整区是主要的密封区域,但FH18-35GK锥形防喷器胶芯中部主要密封区域的接触应力较小,不能有效密封钻杆。通过增大密封长度和胶芯锥角,对FH18-35GK锥形防喷器胶芯结构进行优化改进。结果表明:优化后胶芯和支撑筋的最大应力虽增加,但均在材料的屈服极限内,而胶芯和钻杆之间的接触应力增加了约42%,有效增强了锥形防喷器的可靠性。