Modeling investigation of geometric size effect on pervaporation dehydration through scaled-up hollow fiber NaA zeolite membranes

A mass transfer model in consideration of multi-layer resistances through NaA zeolite membrane and lumen pressure drop in the permeate side was developed to describe pervaporation dehydration through scaled-up hollow fiber supported NaA zeolite membrane. It was found that the transfer resistance in the lumen of the permeate side is strongly related with geometric size of hollow fiber zeolite membrane, which could not he neglected. The effect of geometric size on pervaporation dehydration could be more significant under higher vacuum pressure in the permeate side. The transfer resistance in the lumen increases with the hollow fiber length but decreases with lumen diameter. The geometric structure could be optimized in terms of the ratio of lumen diameter to membrane length. A critical value of d1/L （Rc） to achieve high permeation flux was empirically correlated with extraction pressure in the permeate side. Typically, for a hollow fiber supported NaA zeolite membrane with length of 0.40 m, the lumen diameter should be larger than 2.0 mm under the extraction pressure of 1500 Pa.

Experimental investigation of friction coefficient in tube hydroforming

The friction coefficient between tube and die in guide zone of tube hydroforming was obtained. In hydroforming, the tube is expanded by an internal pressure against the tool wall. By pushing the tube through tool, a friction force at the contact surface between the tube and the tool occurs. In guiding zone, the friction coefficients between tube and die can be estimated from the measured axial feeding forces. In expansion zone, the friction coefficients between tube and die can be evaluated from the measured geometries of expanded tubes and FE analysis.

Numerical Analysis of the Influence of Geometry of Ceramic Units （Blocks） on Structural Walls

This paper presents finite element results of ceramic masonry prisms and walls under concentric compression. Four different hole geometries of ceramic units were studied （called Types A, B, C and D）. The A-type unit had two rectangular hollows, B-type and C-type units have two rounded hollows and different net areas, mad the D-type unit had two rectangular hollows and a double central web. This study analyzed units, prisms and structural walls joined by bedding mortar. The objective was to verify the stress distribution in units and mortars. The results showed that the distribution of compressive stress along the length and width of those units was uniform, but lateral tensile stress along the length was distinct for different geometries. In addition, this study observed that hollow shapes have an important influence in stress distribution. The D-type unit was the one that showed more uniform tension distribution, without peaks of stress concentration. This indicates that a D-type unit is the most efficient unit for use in masonry structures.

Photoelectric Instrument for Measuring the Geometrical Dimensions of the Bullet

A laser-scanning calibre measuring and digital indicating grating photosensor gauging systems are introduced,which are used to measure the dimensions of bullet.In the paper,we expound the operation principle and design idea of the principal parts and units.

Spin Polarizations of Electron with Rashba Couplings in T-Shaped Devices:A Finite Element Approach

A generalized finite element formulation is proposed for the study of the spin-dependent ballistic transport of electron through the two-dimensional quantum structures with Rashba spin-orbit interactions （SOI）. The transmission coefficient, conductance, the total and local polarization are numerically calculated and discussed as the Rashba eoefficient, the geometric sizes, and incident energy are changed in the T-shaped devices. Some interesting features are found in the proper parameter regime. The polarization has an enhancement as the Rashba coefficient becomes stronger. The polarization valley is rigid in the regime of the conductance plateaus since the local interference among the polarized multi-wave modes. The Rashba interactions coupling to geometry in sizes could form the structure-induced Fano-Rashba resonance. In the wider stub, the localized spin lattice of electron could be produced. The conductance plateaus correspond to weak polarizations. Strong polarizations appear when the stub sizes, incident energy, and the Rashba coupling coefficient are matched. The resonances are formed in a wide Fermi energy segment easily.

Shed Light on the Geometrical Configuration and Structural Principle of an Ancient Wooden Bridge in Qingming Shanghe Tu

In the centre of the famous Chinese painting, Qingrning Shanghe Tu, an arch-shaped timber bridge, Hongqiao, stands like a rainbow over the river Bianhe. Unfortunately, Hongqiao was damaged during floods from the Yellow River, and we can only see her beautiful form in Qingming Shanghe Tu. While, the geometrical dimensions, structural principle, as well as the construction methods of the bridge are still an interesting mystery. In the present paper, the author uncovers the structural principle and the geometric dimensions of the bridge as well as its history background. Furthermore, the author introduces two new structural systems, Lap-Beam and 1.5-Layer space frame, which are inspired by the structural principle of the Hongqiao.

Numerical Simulations on Geometrical Properties of Wall-attaching Transonic Jet

Effects of operating conditions and device's geometrical sizes on geometrical properties of wall-attaching transonic jet between two parallel plat plates are numerically simulated. Conclusions are as follows: 1) Upriver part of the wall-attaching jet's center streamline is in good accordance with parabola; 2) When both gas inlet pressure and outlet pressure as well as their ratio are not too high ( the outlet pressure is less than 10 MPa and the pressure ratio is less than 3), the center streamlines of the wall-attaching jet with the same pressure ratio coincide with each other very well, and the deflection degree of the center streamline decreases with rise of the pressure ratio; 3) The deflection degree of the jet's center streamline decreases with either broadening of nozzle's throat or rise of wall offset; 4) With rise of the pressure ratio, attachment distance of the jet increases, but the increase rate descends; 5) The attachment distance ascends with rise of either the nozzle's throat or the wall offset.

Size and Shape of Polymer Chain near a Flat Surface

The size and the shape of non-reversal random-walking polymerchains near an impenetrable, non- interacting flat surface areinvestigated by means of Monte Carlo simulation on the simple cubiclattice. It was found that both size and shape are dependent on thenormal-to-surface distance z_0 of the first segment of chain. We findthat the size and shape of chains, characterized by mean squareradius of gyration and mean asphericity parameter respectively, show similar dependence on distance z_0.

Elevative Deixis in Wano Exploring Human Social Cognition in Grammar

Wano, spoken by about 7,000 native speakers, is a Papuan language of Trans-New Guinea Phylum, Dani-Kwerba Stock, which is found in the interior of Papua of the regency of Puncak Jaya. The language is closely related to Dani, Walak, and Nggem. It is an SOV language typology that has a complex morphological system. Four spatial dimensions are morphosyntactically coded in elevative deixis, which are steepness/non-steepness distinction, proximity/distality distinction, adverbial/attributive expressions, and vertical/horizontal plane. This paper discusses the grammatical operation of a set of two-term system： ei ＂up＂ and ou ＂down＂ that serves as the basic forms for the elevational deixis in Wano.

Pre-compensation of Warpage for Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing technologies enable the production of parts by successively adding layers. In powder-based technologies, each powder layer is selectively solidified following the respective cross-section of the parts either by the application of high-energy radiation or by the selective deposition of binder. By repeating the steps of layer deposition and selective solidification, parts are fabricated. The layer-wise build-up and the ambient conditions lead to warpage of the parts due to the temporarily and locally uneven distribution of shrinkage throughout the part. This leads to deviations in shape and dimension. The development of these technologies fosters a change fi＇om prototyping to manufacturing applications, As a consequence, higher standards regarding the shape and dimensional accuracy are required. Therefore, new strategies to minimize the resulting deformations are necessary to reduce rejects and widen the range of applications of the described technologies. In this paper, an empirical, a knowledge-based and a simulative approach for warpage compensation are introduced. They are all based on the pre-deformation of the digital 3D part geometry inverse to the expected deformation during manufacturing. The aim of the research is the development of a comprehensive method that enables users to improve their part-quality by supporting the pre-deformation process. Contrary to existing work, this method should not be process-specific but cover a wide range of additive manufacturing techniques. Typical forms of deformation of the processes laser sintering, laser beam melting and 3D printing （powder-binder） are presented and compensation strategies are disenssed. Finally, an outlook on the ongoing research is given.

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Effects of Blade Geometry on Performance of Wells Turbine for Wave Power Conversion

An optimum design of the turbine would need a clear understanding of the influence of blade geometry on a Wells turbine performance. Practically, it is difficult to suggest the optimum geometry for the Wells turbine due to the complex interrelation among important parameters, the solidity, hub-to-tip ratio, aspect ratio, blade sweep of rotor, and so on. In the present study, the effect of blade geometry with the hub-to-tip and aspect ratios of rotor on the turbine performance was investigated with a numerical technique. As a result, the optimum blade geometry is as follows: the hub-to-tip ratio is about 0.7, and the aspect ratio about 0.5 under other constant important parameters, NACA0020 blade with blade sweep ratio of 0.35, and solidity of about 0.67. Furthermore, the detailed flow patterns for blade geometry were also shown and discussed in this paper.

An optimal fracture geometry design method of fractured horizontal wells in heterogeneous tight gas reservoirs

In this work, the unified fracture design （UFD） is extended for the first time to the fractured horizontal wells in heterogeneous closed box-shaped tight gas reservoirs. Utilizing the direct boundary element method and influence function, the dimensionless fracture productivity index is obtained and expressed in the function of proppant volume and fracture geometry at the pseu- do-steady state. With the iterative method, the effectively propped permeability, kfe, is corrected using the i^-situ Reynolds number, NRe. The goal of this paper is to present a new UFD extension to design the proppant volume and the optimal fracture geometry. The results show that there exists an optimal proppant volume for a certain reservoir. The small aspect ratio （yJXe） and high permeability reservoirs need short and wide fractures to diminish the non-Darcy effect. On the contrary, long and narrow fractures are required for the large aspect ratio and low permeability reservoirs. A small proppant volame is prone to creating long fractures, while a relatively large proppant volume creates wide fractures. The new extension can be used to evaluate the previous fracture parameters and design the following fracture parameters of the fractured horizontal well in heterogeneous tight gas reservoirs, with the non-Darcy effect taken into account.

Intrinsic mode characteristic analysis and extraction in underwater cylindrical shell acoustic radiation

Target dimension is important information in underwater target classification. An intrinsic mode characteristic extraction method in underwater cylindrical shell acoustic radiation was studied in this paper based on the mechanism of shell vibration to gain the information about its dimension instead of accurate inversion processing. The underwater cylindrical shell vibration and acoustic radiation were first analyzed using mode decomposition to solve the wave equation. The characteristic of acoustic radiation was studied with different cylindrical shell lengths, radii, thickness, excitation points and fine structures. Simulation results show that the intrinsic mode in acoustic radiation spectrum correlates closely with the geometry dimensions of cylindrical shells. Through multifaceted analysis, the strongest intrinsic mode characteristic extracted from underwater shell acoustic radiated signal was most likely relevant to the radiated source radius. Then, partial information about unknown source dimension could be gained from intrinsic mode characteristic in passive sonar applications for underwater target classification. Experimental data processing results verified the effectiveness of the method in this paper.

Spontaneously deployable structure for space diffractive telescope

In order to satisfy the demands for diffractive telescopes in space exploration, a new deployable space diffractive tele- scope is designed. The structure and geometrical sizes of the spontaneously deployable telescope are preliminarily designated through the Serrurier truss principle and the optimized design theory. The finite element model of the de- ployable structure is established, and its deployed characteristics are analyzed. The prototype of the spontaneously de- ployable structure is constructed and some experiments are carried out to study its characteristics. Experimental results indicate that the deployable structure is 2.95 m in length, its repetitive deployed precision can reach less than 2 ram, the off-center error is less than 0.3 mm, and its deployed precision can be adjusted to micrometer level by actuators when it has deployed. It has simple structure, low mass, steady and reliable deployment, as well as higher precision for space diffractive telescopes.

The maximal size of 6-and 7-arcs in projective Hjelmslev planes over chain rings of order 9 Dedicated to Professor Feng Keqin on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday

We complete the determination of the maximum sizes of （k,n）-arcs, n ≤ 12, in the projective gjelmslev planes over the two （proper） chain rings Z9 = Z/9Z and S3 = F3[X]/（X2） of order 9 by resolving the hitherto open cases n = 6 and n = 7. Parts of our proofs rely on decidedly geometric properties of the planes such as Desargues＇ theorem and the existence of certain subplanes.

The Gelfand-Kirillov dimension of a unitary highest weight module

During the last decade, a great deal of activity has been devoted to the calculation of the HilbertPoincar′e series of unitary highest weight representations and related modules in algebraic geometry. However,uniform formulas remain elusive—even for more basic invariants such as the Gelfand-Kirillov dimension or the Bernstein degree, and are usually limited to families of representations in a dual pair setting. We use earlier work by Joseph to provide an elementary and intrinsic proof of a uniform formula for the Gelfand-Kirillov dimension of an arbitrary unitary highest weight module in terms of its highest weight. The formula generalizes a result of Enright and Willenbring(in the dual pair setting) and is inspired by Wang's formula for the dimension of a minimal nilpotent orbit.