Acoustic modal behavior is reported for an L-shape hydrophone array during the passage of a strong nonlinear internal wave packet. Acoustic track is nearly parallel to the front of nonlinear internal waves. Through mo...Acoustic modal behavior is reported for an L-shape hydrophone array during the passage of a strong nonlinear internal wave packet. Acoustic track is nearly parallel to the front of nonlinear internal waves. Through modal decomposition at the vertical array, acoustic modes are identified. Modal evolution along the horizontal array then is examined during a passing internal wave. Strong intensity fluctuations of individual modes are observed before and during the internal waves packet passes the fixed acoustic track showing a detailed evolution of the waveguide modal behavior. Acoustic refraction created either uneven distribution of modal energy over the horizontal array or additional returns observable at the entire L-shape array. Acoustic ray-mode simulations are used to phenomenologically explain the observed modal behavior.展开更多
This serial research develops the unique ocean wave power station, which is composed of the floating type platform with a pair of the floats arranged at the interval of one wavelength and the counter-rotating type wav...This serial research develops the unique ocean wave power station, which is composed of the floating type platform with a pair of the floats arranged at the interval of one wavelength and the counter-rotating type wave power unit whose runners are submerged in the seawater at the middle position of the platform. Such profiles make the flow velocity through the runners two times faster than that of the traditional fixed/caisson type OWC (oscillating water column), that is, the runners may be able to get the dynamical energy eight times on the ideal. Besides, the runners counter-drive the inner and the outer armatures of the peculiar generator, respectively, and then the relative rotational speed is two times as fast as the speed of the single runner/armature. Such characteristics make the runner diameter large, namely the output higher, as you request, because the rotational moment of the power unit hardly act on the floating type platform. This paper, as the first step, discusses the platform behaviors at the normally oscillating wave. The platform behavior is affected by not only the length and the amplitude of the wave but also the relation between the weight of the platform and the buoyancy force of the floats.展开更多
A synoptic snapshot in this study is made for the East Cape Eddy (ECE) basedon the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) P14C Hydrographic Section and Shipboard ADCPvelocity vector data collected in September 1992...A synoptic snapshot in this study is made for the East Cape Eddy (ECE) basedon the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) P14C Hydrographic Section and Shipboard ADCPvelocity vector data collected in September 1992. The ECE is an anticyclonic eddy, barotropicallystructured and centered at 33.64°S and 176.21°E, with warm and salinous-cored subsurface water.The radius of the eddy is of the order O (110 km) and the maximum circumferential velocity is O (40cm s^(-1)); as a result, the relative vorticity is estimated to be O (7 x 10^(-6)s^(-1)). Due to theexistence of the ECE, the mixed layer north of New Zealand becomes deeper, reaching a depth of 300m in the austral winter. The ECE plays an important role in the formation and distribution of theSubtropical Mode Water (STMW) over a considerable area in the South Pacific.展开更多
To understand the processes and energy dissipation performance caused by turbulence during the wave run-up over a stepped revetment,hydraulic model tests with steady flow conditions are conducted and correlated with u...To understand the processes and energy dissipation performance caused by turbulence during the wave run-up over a stepped revetment,hydraulic model tests with steady flow conditions are conducted and correlated with unsteady flow conditions of the wave run-up within a short time frame.Under irregular waves,the run-up reduction over a stepped revetment is dependent on the Iribarren number and decreases for decreasing Iribarren numbers.Velocity gradients are found to be similar in a steady and unsteady flow regime near the pseudo-bottom.展开更多
Under the background of the energy saving and emission reduction, more and more attention has been placed on investigating the energy efficiency of ships. The added resistance has been noted for being crucial in predi...Under the background of the energy saving and emission reduction, more and more attention has been placed on investigating the energy efficiency of ships. The added resistance has been noted for being crucial in predicting the decrease of speed on a ship operating at sea. Furthermore, it is also significant to investigate the added resistance for a ship functioning in short waves of large modern ships. The researcher presents an estimation formula for the calculation of an added resistance study in short waves derived from the reflection law. An improved method has been proposed to calculate the added resistance due to ship motions, which applies the radiated energy theory along with the strip method. This procedure is based on an extended integral equation (EIE) method, which was used for solving the hydrodynamic coefficients without effects of the irregular frequency. Next, a combined method was recommended for the estimation of added resistance for a ship in the whole wave length range. The comparison data with other experiments indicate the method presented in the paper provides satisfactory results for large blunt ship.展开更多
The authors have proposed the unique ocean wave power station, which is composed of the floating type platform with a pair of floats lining up at the interval of one wave pitch and the power unit where the runners are...The authors have proposed the unique ocean wave power station, which is composed of the floating type platform with a pair of floats lining up at the interval of one wave pitch and the power unit where the runners are submerged at the middle of the platform. Such a profile can make the flow velocity at the runner twice faster than that of OWC (oscillating water column) type constructed adjacent to the seashore. The behavior of the platform in the wave has been reported, and this paper continuously investigates the effects of the runner casing on the runner work and the platform behavior. Besides, the flows around the Wells type, not only single runner but also tandem runners are investigated numerically. It was confirmed that the runner work attenuates the platform amplitude and the runner casing contributes to increase the output. The flow simulation suggests that the tandem runners may be appropriate for the floating type ocean wave power station to get enough output.展开更多
The multiverse is a hypothesis created to solve certain problems in cosmology. Currently, this scheme is still largely ad hoc, rather than derived from fundamental laws and principles. Because of this, the predictive ...The multiverse is a hypothesis created to solve certain problems in cosmology. Currently, this scheme is still largely ad hoc, rather than derived from fundamental laws and principles. Because of this, the predictive power of this theory is rather limited. Furthermore, there are concerns that this theory will make it impossible to calculate some measured quantities, such as the masses of quarks and the electron. In this paper, we will show that a new development in string theory, the universal wave function interpretation of string theory, provides a way to derive the mathematical expression of the multiverse. We will demonstrate that the Weyl invariance existing in string theory indicates that our observed universe is a projection from a hologram. We will present how the laws of physics can be derived from this fact. Furthermore, we suggest it may also provide a way to calculate the masses of fundamental particles such as quarks and the electron.展开更多
The impact of sea surface waves on air-sea fluxes of heat and momentum over the Yellow Sea caused by cold fronts during cold air outbreak(CAO)events is investigated through numerical experiments with a FVCOM-SWAVE(Fin...The impact of sea surface waves on air-sea fluxes of heat and momentum over the Yellow Sea caused by cold fronts during cold air outbreak(CAO)events is investigated through numerical experiments with a FVCOM-SWAVE(Finite-Volume Coastal Ocean Model-Surface WAVE)wave-current coupled model.Two typical types of cold fronts,i.e.,those respectively from the north and from the west,are simulated and compared to each other and with monthly mean.During cold seasons,currents in the Yellow Sea are weaker than that during warm seasons.As a result,waves show a more prominent impact.The numerical simulations suggested that both the heat and momentum fluxes are significantly enhanced during CAO events;and they could be a few times larger than the monthly average of a five-year mean.The enhancement is highly sensitive to the features of CAOs.Specifically,it depends on the cold front orientation,intensity and evolution.One mechanism that strengthens the two fluxes is via sea waves.For the CAOs that are studied,an increase in sea wave height by 50%can double the maximal momentum flux,and cause an increase in heat flux by 10-160 W/m^2.展开更多
China's newly enacted Breakwater Design Specifications(JTS154-2011) explicitly state that breakwaters with water depths greater than 20 m are categorized as deep-water breakwaters, and emphasize that design princi...China's newly enacted Breakwater Design Specifications(JTS154-2011) explicitly state that breakwaters with water depths greater than 20 m are categorized as deep-water breakwaters, and emphasize that design principles, methods and construction requirements are different from those of common shallow water breakwaters. However, the specifications do not make any mention of how to choose wave force calculation methods of deep-water breakwaters. To study the feasibility of different formulae for wave force estimation of deep water combined breakwaters, the wave force calculated by the Sainflou's, Goda's, modified Goda's and specifications' methods are compared for various water depths and wave heights in this paper. The calculated results are also compared with experimental data. The total horizontal forcing and the pattern of pressure distributions are presented. Comparisons show that the wave pressure distributions by the four methods are similar, but the total horizontal forces are different. The results obtained by the Goda's method and the specified formulae are much closer to the experimental data. As for the wave force estimation for the deepwater mixed embankment foundation bed parapet, the Goda's formula is applied in the case with a water depth of less than 42 m. The Specifications method is suitable for standing waves. In the wave force estimates of breastworks, Sainflou's and the modified Gaoda's formulae are no longer applicable for the foundation bed of mixed embankment.展开更多
The development of a two dimensional numerical wave tank (NWT) with a rocker or piston type wavemaker based on the high order boundary element method (BEM) and mixed Eulerian-Lagrangian (MEL) is examined. The ca...The development of a two dimensional numerical wave tank (NWT) with a rocker or piston type wavemaker based on the high order boundary element method (BEM) and mixed Eulerian-Lagrangian (MEL) is examined. The cauchy principle value (CPV) integral is calculated by a special Gauss type quadrature and a change of variable. In addition the explicit truncated Taylor expansion formula is employed in the time-stepping process. A modified double nodes method is assumed to tackle the comer problem, as well as the damping zone technique is used to absorb the propagation of the free surface wave at the end of the tank. A variety of waves are generated by the NWT, for example; a monochromatic wave, solitary wave and irregular wave. The results confirm the NWT model is efficient and stable.展开更多
A solution of the scattering problem of guided SH_wave by apartly debonded circular cylinder centered in a traction free plate has been set up. The plate is divided up into three regions with two imaginary planes perp...A solution of the scattering problem of guided SH_wave by apartly debonded circular cylinder centered in a traction free plate has been set up. The plate is divided up into three regions with two imaginary planes perpendicular to the plate walls. In the central region where the partly debonded cylindrical obstacle is posted, the wave field is expanded into the cylindrical wave modes and Chebyshev polynomials. In the other two exterior regions the fields are expanded into the plate wave modes. A system of fundamental equations to solve the problem is obtained according to the traction free boundary condition on the plate walls and the continuity condition of the traction and the displacement across the imaginary planes. The approximate numerical method termed mode_matching technique is used to construct a matrix equation to obtain curves showing the coefficient of reflection and transmission versus the ratio of the cylinder's radius to the plate's half_thickness and the angular width of the debonded region. A comparison of the numerical results between the welded interface condition and the debonded interface condition is made, and the results are discussed.展开更多
This study presents and verifies a new idea for constructing a rotary traveling wave ultrasonic motor (USM) that uses the radial bending mode of a ring. In the new design, 20 trapezoid cross section slots are cut sy...This study presents and verifies a new idea for constructing a rotary traveling wave ultrasonic motor (USM) that uses the radial bending mode of a ring. In the new design, 20 trapezoid cross section slots are cut symmetrically in the outer surface of a thick duralumin alloy ring, where 20 PZT stacks are nested. In each slot, two wedging blocks are set between the PZT stack and the two sides of the slot respectively to apply preloading on the PZT ceramics. Two radial bending modes of the stator that have a phase difference of a quarter wavelength on space are generated by using the d33 operating mode of the PZT elements, and then a flexural traveling wave is formed by the superimposing of two standing waves whose amplitudes are equal and phases are different by 90~ temporally. Two conical rotors are pressed to each end of the ring type stator by a coiled spring. The finite element method (FEM) simulation is developed to validate the feasibility of the proposed motor. The maximal speed and torque of the prototype are tested to be 126 r/rain and 0.8 N'm, respectively.展开更多
The authors have invented the unique ocean wave power station,which is composed of the floating type platform with a pair of the floats lining up at the interval of one wave pitch and the counter-rotating type wave po...The authors have invented the unique ocean wave power station,which is composed of the floating type platform with a pair of the floats lining up at the interval of one wave pitch and the counter-rotating type wave power unit,its runners are submerged in the seawater at the middle position of the platform.Such profiles make the flow velocity at the runner is twice faster than that of the traditional fixed/caisson type OWC,on the ideal flow conditions.Besides,the runners counter-rotate the inner and the outer armatures of the peculiar generator,respectively,and the relative rotational speed is also twice faster than the speed of the single runner/armature.Such characteristics make the runner diameter large,namely the output higher,as requested,because the torque of the power unit never act on the floating type platform.At the preliminary reseach,this paper verifies to get the power using a Wells type single runner installed in the model station.The runner takes the output which is affected by the oscillating amplitude of the platform,the rotational speed and the inertia force of the runner,etc.展开更多
基金Supported by U.S. Office of Naval Research,Ocean Acoustics Program(322OA)under Nos.N00014-11-1-0701 and N00014-13-1-0306
文摘Acoustic modal behavior is reported for an L-shape hydrophone array during the passage of a strong nonlinear internal wave packet. Acoustic track is nearly parallel to the front of nonlinear internal waves. Through modal decomposition at the vertical array, acoustic modes are identified. Modal evolution along the horizontal array then is examined during a passing internal wave. Strong intensity fluctuations of individual modes are observed before and during the internal waves packet passes the fixed acoustic track showing a detailed evolution of the waveguide modal behavior. Acoustic refraction created either uneven distribution of modal energy over the horizontal array or additional returns observable at the entire L-shape array. Acoustic ray-mode simulations are used to phenomenologically explain the observed modal behavior.
文摘This serial research develops the unique ocean wave power station, which is composed of the floating type platform with a pair of the floats arranged at the interval of one wavelength and the counter-rotating type wave power unit whose runners are submerged in the seawater at the middle position of the platform. Such profiles make the flow velocity through the runners two times faster than that of the traditional fixed/caisson type OWC (oscillating water column), that is, the runners may be able to get the dynamical energy eight times on the ideal. Besides, the runners counter-drive the inner and the outer armatures of the peculiar generator, respectively, and then the relative rotational speed is two times as fast as the speed of the single runner/armature. Such characteristics make the runner diameter large, namely the output higher, as you request, because the rotational moment of the power unit hardly act on the floating type platform. This paper, as the first step, discusses the platform behaviors at the normally oscillating wave. The platform behavior is affected by not only the length and the amplitude of the wave but also the relation between the weight of the platform and the buoyancy force of the floats.
文摘A synoptic snapshot in this study is made for the East Cape Eddy (ECE) basedon the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) P14C Hydrographic Section and Shipboard ADCPvelocity vector data collected in September 1992. The ECE is an anticyclonic eddy, barotropicallystructured and centered at 33.64°S and 176.21°E, with warm and salinous-cored subsurface water.The radius of the eddy is of the order O (110 km) and the maximum circumferential velocity is O (40cm s^(-1)); as a result, the relative vorticity is estimated to be O (7 x 10^(-6)s^(-1)). Due to theexistence of the ECE, the mixed layer north of New Zealand becomes deeper, reaching a depth of 300m in the austral winter. The ECE plays an important role in the formation and distribution of theSubtropical Mode Water (STMW) over a considerable area in the South Pacific.
基金part of the joint research project ‘wave STEPS’ funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research(BMBF) through the German Coastal Engineering Research council(KFKI,03KIS108 and 03KIS119)
文摘To understand the processes and energy dissipation performance caused by turbulence during the wave run-up over a stepped revetment,hydraulic model tests with steady flow conditions are conducted and correlated with unsteady flow conditions of the wave run-up within a short time frame.Under irregular waves,the run-up reduction over a stepped revetment is dependent on the Iribarren number and decreases for decreasing Iribarren numbers.Velocity gradients are found to be similar in a steady and unsteady flow regime near the pseudo-bottom.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51079032 the Outstanding Youth Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province,No.200908
文摘Under the background of the energy saving and emission reduction, more and more attention has been placed on investigating the energy efficiency of ships. The added resistance has been noted for being crucial in predicting the decrease of speed on a ship operating at sea. Furthermore, it is also significant to investigate the added resistance for a ship functioning in short waves of large modern ships. The researcher presents an estimation formula for the calculation of an added resistance study in short waves derived from the reflection law. An improved method has been proposed to calculate the added resistance due to ship motions, which applies the radiated energy theory along with the strip method. This procedure is based on an extended integral equation (EIE) method, which was used for solving the hydrodynamic coefficients without effects of the irregular frequency. Next, a combined method was recommended for the estimation of added resistance for a ship in the whole wave length range. The comparison data with other experiments indicate the method presented in the paper provides satisfactory results for large blunt ship.
文摘The authors have proposed the unique ocean wave power station, which is composed of the floating type platform with a pair of floats lining up at the interval of one wave pitch and the power unit where the runners are submerged at the middle of the platform. Such a profile can make the flow velocity at the runner twice faster than that of OWC (oscillating water column) type constructed adjacent to the seashore. The behavior of the platform in the wave has been reported, and this paper continuously investigates the effects of the runner casing on the runner work and the platform behavior. Besides, the flows around the Wells type, not only single runner but also tandem runners are investigated numerically. It was confirmed that the runner work attenuates the platform amplitude and the runner casing contributes to increase the output. The flow simulation suggests that the tandem runners may be appropriate for the floating type ocean wave power station to get enough output.
文摘The multiverse is a hypothesis created to solve certain problems in cosmology. Currently, this scheme is still largely ad hoc, rather than derived from fundamental laws and principles. Because of this, the predictive power of this theory is rather limited. Furthermore, there are concerns that this theory will make it impossible to calculate some measured quantities, such as the masses of quarks and the electron. In this paper, we will show that a new development in string theory, the universal wave function interpretation of string theory, provides a way to derive the mathematical expression of the multiverse. We will demonstrate that the Weyl invariance existing in string theory indicates that our observed universe is a projection from a hologram. We will present how the laws of physics can be derived from this fact. Furthermore, we suggest it may also provide a way to calculate the masses of fundamental particles such as quarks and the electron.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Numbers. 41276033)the Jiangsu Science and Technology Support Project (Grant Number. BE2014729)+1 种基金the support from Jiangsu Provincial Government through Jiangsu Chair Professorshipthe 2015 Jiangsu Program of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group
文摘The impact of sea surface waves on air-sea fluxes of heat and momentum over the Yellow Sea caused by cold fronts during cold air outbreak(CAO)events is investigated through numerical experiments with a FVCOM-SWAVE(Finite-Volume Coastal Ocean Model-Surface WAVE)wave-current coupled model.Two typical types of cold fronts,i.e.,those respectively from the north and from the west,are simulated and compared to each other and with monthly mean.During cold seasons,currents in the Yellow Sea are weaker than that during warm seasons.As a result,waves show a more prominent impact.The numerical simulations suggested that both the heat and momentum fluxes are significantly enhanced during CAO events;and they could be a few times larger than the monthly average of a five-year mean.The enhancement is highly sensitive to the features of CAOs.Specifically,it depends on the cold front orientation,intensity and evolution.One mechanism that strengthens the two fluxes is via sea waves.For the CAOs that are studied,an increase in sea wave height by 50%can double the maximal momentum flux,and cause an increase in heat flux by 10-160 W/m^2.
基金supported by the Shandong Sci-tech Development Plan(Item No.2008GGB01099)
文摘China's newly enacted Breakwater Design Specifications(JTS154-2011) explicitly state that breakwaters with water depths greater than 20 m are categorized as deep-water breakwaters, and emphasize that design principles, methods and construction requirements are different from those of common shallow water breakwaters. However, the specifications do not make any mention of how to choose wave force calculation methods of deep-water breakwaters. To study the feasibility of different formulae for wave force estimation of deep water combined breakwaters, the wave force calculated by the Sainflou's, Goda's, modified Goda's and specifications' methods are compared for various water depths and wave heights in this paper. The calculated results are also compared with experimental data. The total horizontal forcing and the pattern of pressure distributions are presented. Comparisons show that the wave pressure distributions by the four methods are similar, but the total horizontal forces are different. The results obtained by the Goda's method and the specified formulae are much closer to the experimental data. As for the wave force estimation for the deepwater mixed embankment foundation bed parapet, the Goda's formula is applied in the case with a water depth of less than 42 m. The Specifications method is suitable for standing waves. In the wave force estimates of breastworks, Sainflou's and the modified Gaoda's formulae are no longer applicable for the foundation bed of mixed embankment.
基金Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.51009038/E091002).
文摘The development of a two dimensional numerical wave tank (NWT) with a rocker or piston type wavemaker based on the high order boundary element method (BEM) and mixed Eulerian-Lagrangian (MEL) is examined. The cauchy principle value (CPV) integral is calculated by a special Gauss type quadrature and a change of variable. In addition the explicit truncated Taylor expansion formula is employed in the time-stepping process. A modified double nodes method is assumed to tackle the comer problem, as well as the damping zone technique is used to absorb the propagation of the free surface wave at the end of the tank. A variety of waves are generated by the NWT, for example; a monochromatic wave, solitary wave and irregular wave. The results confirm the NWT model is efficient and stable.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19774065) .
文摘A solution of the scattering problem of guided SH_wave by apartly debonded circular cylinder centered in a traction free plate has been set up. The plate is divided up into three regions with two imaginary planes perpendicular to the plate walls. In the central region where the partly debonded cylindrical obstacle is posted, the wave field is expanded into the cylindrical wave modes and Chebyshev polynomials. In the other two exterior regions the fields are expanded into the plate wave modes. A system of fundamental equations to solve the problem is obtained according to the traction free boundary condition on the plate walls and the continuity condition of the traction and the displacement across the imaginary planes. The approximate numerical method termed mode_matching technique is used to construct a matrix equation to obtain curves showing the coefficient of reflection and transmission versus the ratio of the cylinder's radius to the plate's half_thickness and the angular width of the debonded region. A comparison of the numerical results between the welded interface condition and the debonded interface condition is made, and the results are discussed.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50875057 and 51105097)the State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems (No. SKLRS200901A04), China
文摘This study presents and verifies a new idea for constructing a rotary traveling wave ultrasonic motor (USM) that uses the radial bending mode of a ring. In the new design, 20 trapezoid cross section slots are cut symmetrically in the outer surface of a thick duralumin alloy ring, where 20 PZT stacks are nested. In each slot, two wedging blocks are set between the PZT stack and the two sides of the slot respectively to apply preloading on the PZT ceramics. Two radial bending modes of the stator that have a phase difference of a quarter wavelength on space are generated by using the d33 operating mode of the PZT elements, and then a flexural traveling wave is formed by the superimposing of two standing waves whose amplitudes are equal and phases are different by 90~ temporally. Two conical rotors are pressed to each end of the ring type stator by a coiled spring. The finite element method (FEM) simulation is developed to validate the feasibility of the proposed motor. The maximal speed and torque of the prototype are tested to be 126 r/rain and 0.8 N'm, respectively.
文摘The authors have invented the unique ocean wave power station,which is composed of the floating type platform with a pair of the floats lining up at the interval of one wave pitch and the counter-rotating type wave power unit,its runners are submerged in the seawater at the middle position of the platform.Such profiles make the flow velocity at the runner is twice faster than that of the traditional fixed/caisson type OWC,on the ideal flow conditions.Besides,the runners counter-rotate the inner and the outer armatures of the peculiar generator,respectively,and the relative rotational speed is also twice faster than the speed of the single runner/armature.Such characteristics make the runner diameter large,namely the output higher,as requested,because the torque of the power unit never act on the floating type platform.At the preliminary reseach,this paper verifies to get the power using a Wells type single runner installed in the model station.The runner takes the output which is affected by the oscillating amplitude of the platform,the rotational speed and the inertia force of the runner,etc.