气体绝缘变电站母线结构参数对外壳暂态过电压影响分析

母线结构参数和等效模型的确定是分析气体绝缘变电站(GIS)母线系统外壳暂态电压(TEV)的基础。应用分离元法(PSEC)确定分箱式母线系统阻抗参数,根据传输线理论得到单相GIS母线系统集中参数简化计算模型。同时,采用数学解析方法分析了GIS外壳暂态过电压影响因素。并对不同母线结构下TEV进行仿真,得到其电压波形及幅频特性曲线,验证了简化模型的可行性。在此基础上,讨论电弧电阻、断路器断口电容、末节母线长度、接地线波阻抗及数量等结构参数对TEV峰值的影响。仿真结果表明,TEV是由多个频率分量组成的电压波,其峰值与母线末端电压基本成比例关系,电弧电阻可以延迟TEV出现的时间,降低断路器断口电容与接地线波阻抗,增加末节母线长度和接地线数量能降低TEV峰值。

Radial mixing and segregation of granular bed bi-dispersed both in particle size and density within horizontal rotating drum

Taking simultaneous variations in both particle volume and density into account, the radial mixing and segregation of binary granular bed in a rotating drum half loaded were investigated by a 3D discrete element method. Then, based on the competition theory of condensation and percolation, radial segregation due to differences in particle volume and/or density was analyzed. The results show that if either percolation effect induced by volume difference or condensation effect induced by density difference dominates in the active layer of moving bed, separation will occur. Controlling the volume ratio or density ratio of the two types of particles can achieve an equilibrium state between percolation and condensation, and then homogenous mixture can be obtained. When the percolation balances with the condensation, the relationship between volume ratioand density ratiopresents nearly a power function. Scaling up a rotating drum will not affect the mixing degree of the granular bed so long as the volume ratio and density ratio are predefined.

Continuum and Discrete Element Coupling Approach to Analyzing Seismic Responses of a Slope Covered by Deposits

Numerical analyses of earthquake effects on the deformation, stability, and load transfer of a slope covered by deposits are traditionally based on the assumption that the slope is a continuum. It would be problematic, however, to extend these approaches to the simulation of the slide, collapse and disintegration of the deposits under seismic loading. Contrary to this, a discrete element method （DEM） provides a means to consider large displacement and rotation of the non-continuum. To take the advantages of both methods of continuum and non- continuum analyses, seismic responses of a slope covered by deposits are studied by coupling a twodimensional （a-D） finite difference method and a 2-D DEM, with the bedrock being modelled by the finite difference grids and the deposits being represented by disks. A smooth transition across the boundaries of the continuous/discontinuous domains is obtained by imposing the compatibility condition and equilibrium condition along their interfaces. In the course of computation, the same time-step value is chosen for both continuous and discontinuous domains. The free-field boundaries are adopted for lateral grids of bedrock domain to eliminate the radiation damping effect. When the static equilibrium under gravity load is obtained, dynamic calculation begins under excitation of the seismic wave input from the continuum model bottom. In this way, responses to the earthquake of a slope covered by deposits are analyzed dynamically. Combined with field monitoring data, deformation and stability of the slope are discussed. The effects of the relevant parameters of spectrum characteristic, duration, andpeak acceleration of seismic waves are further investigated and explained from the simulations.

Application of the DEM to screening process:a 3D simulation

The discrete element method(DEM) has been widely used to simulate microscopic interactions between particles.Screening is a deeply complicated process when considering the law of motion for the particles,themselves.In this paper,a numerical model for the study of a particle screening process using the DEM is presented.Special attention was paid to the modeling of a vibrating screen that allows particles to pass through,or to rebound,when approaching the screen surface.Inferences concerning screen length and vibrating frequency as they relate to screening efficiency were studied.The conclusions were:three-dimensional simulation of screening efficiency along the screen length follows an exponential distribution;when the sieve vibrates over a certain frequency range the screening efficiency is stable;and,higher vibration frequencies can improve the handling capacity of the screening machine.

AN ESTIMATION OF FUZZY RELIABILITY OF DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD IN PREDICTION OF SURFACE SUBSIDENCE DUE TO COAL MINING

The quantitative evaluation of errors involved in a particular numerical modelling is of prime importance for the effectiveness and reliability of the method. Errors in Distinct Element Modelling are generated mainly through three resources as simplification of physical model, determination of parameters and boundary conditions. A measure of errors which represent the degree of numerical solution 'close to true value' is proposed through fuzzy probability in this paper. The main objective of this paper is to estimate the reliability of Distinct Element Method in rock engineering practice by varying the parameters and boundary conditions. The accumulation laws of standard errors induced by improper determination of parameters and boundary conditions are discussed in delails. Furthermore, numerical experiments are given to illustrate the estimation of fuzzy reliability. Example shows that fuzzy reliability falls between 75%-98% when the relative standard errors of input data is under 10 %.

Synthesis and Characterization of New Polyimide Containing Calix[4] arenes in the Polymer Backbone with Transport Ability

New polyimide containing calix [4] arene moieties on the polymer backbone was successfully synthesized in N- methy1 - 2 - pyrrolidone （NMP） by polycondensations of 3, 3＇, 4, 4＇- oxydiphthalic anhydride （ODPA） with the diaminocalix[4]arene monomer using 3,3＇- dimethy1- 4, 4＇- The polyimide prepared is soluble in common solvents, such as NMP, DMAc, DMF and chloroform. The polyimide films obtained have excellent thermal stability and mechanical property. At the same time, the liquid membrane transport of potassium ions by the new polyimide was investigated, which testified that compared to ODPA-DADPM polyimide, the polyimide containing culix[4] arenes has the transport ability to metal ions in regard to bulky, cone-like calix [-4] arene moieties.

Mechanical properties and microscopic failure process of exemplary argillaceous interlayer from east China

The landslide disaster caused by the argillaceous interlayer not only destroys buildings,cultivated land,and roads but also seriously endangers human life and safety.This study concerns the mineral composition of selected argillaceous interlayer and their strength characteristics.To study the mineral composition of argillaceous interlayers,8 kinds of samples in the southern Jiangsu region of China were analyzed utilizing X-ray diffraction(XRD).The repeated direct shear strength tests(RDST)were carried out on the undisturbed specimens of the argillaceous interlayer.The results show that the argillaceous interlayer with high content of kaolinite shows ductile failure mode,which means that there is no obvious residual strength in the shear process.The arrangement of mineral particles on the shear surface of the specimens after different shear displacements was observed under the scanning electron microscope(SEM).It was observed that mineral particles on the shear surface showed a more directional arrangement with the increase of shear displacement.Furthermore,the influence of shear direction on the argillaceous interlayer with completely oriented mineral particles was studied through numerical experiments with four shear strength mechanisms proposition proposed.The influence of the mineral arrangement on the action occasion and magnitude of dilatancy component of shear strength is clarified in the shear mechanism.

Study on the numerical simulation of batch sieving process

Screening was widely used in many sectors of industry. However, it is rather incomplete to the cognition of the sieving process for us due to the daedal separation process involving interactions of thousands of particulates. To address this problem, two dimensional numerical simulation of batch sieving process was performed by adopting advanced discrete element method （DEM）, which is one of the highly nonlinear digitized dynamic simulative methods and can be used to reveal the quantitative change from particle dimension level. DEM simulation results show that the jam phenomena of sieve-plate apertures of the ＂blinding particles＂ in the screen feed can be demonstrated vividly and results also reveal that the velocity of particle moving on the screen plate will vary along with the screen length. This conclusion will be helpful to the design and operation of screen.

Comparisons between centrifuge and numerical modeling results for slope toppling failure

This paper presents series studies on the toppling mechanism by centrifuge tests and numerical simulations. Two different discrete element methods, i.e., the continuum-based discrete element method(CDEM) and the discontinuous deformation analysis(DDA), are adopted. The modeling results show that both the methods can accurately capture the failure modes of the centrifuge tests, including three distinct zones and two failure surfaces. Comparisons are made between the physical test and numerical simulation results. The critical inclination angle of the tilting table where the slope models are fixed on can be moderately predicted by the two methods, with different degrees of precision. The error between the test results and the simulated results is within 1% for the slope models without rock-bridges by both CDEM and DDA. However, it is amplified for the staggered-joint models that simulate the rock-bridges. With DDA, the average error is about 5%, and the maximum error is up to 17%. While with CDEM, the errors for the aligned-joint models are ranged from 1% to 6%, and it is from 10% to 29% for the staggered-joint models. The two numerical methods show the capability in simulating toppling failure of blocky rock mass with and without rock-bridges. The model with rock-bridges which provides a certain bending resistance is more stable than the one without any rock-bridge. In addition, the two failure surfaces were observed, which is different from the common understanding that only one failure surface appears.

The influence of agglomerates on the densification and microstructural evolution in sintering of a multi-particle system

Effects of agglomerates on the densification behavior and microstructural evolution during solid-state sintering of a cube of copper particles have been studied with discrete element method (DEM).It is found that the densification of the sintering system decreases as the volume fraction of agglomerates increases.At a given volume fraction of agglomerates,the smaller the size of agglomerates,the poorer the densification and more inhomogeneous the compact is.The morphology and distribution of agglomerates have negligible effects on the densification,especially for the case with a low volume fraction of agglomerates.Agglomerates with a smaller average coordination number would have more restriction on the densification of sintering bodies.To our best knowledge,it is the first time to study the effect of agglomerates on sintering behavior using DEM.This study should be useful for further investigations of the effect of various inhomogeneities of microstructure on the complex sintering process by DEM.

High-efficiency magnetophoretic separation based on synergy of magnetic force field and flow field in microchannels

Magnetophoresis is one of the most important separation methods in biological and chemical engineering. In this paper,a novel impact parameter on separation efficiency,i.e.,the angle between the vectors of magnetic force and fluid velocity,was derived from the basic equation describing the motion of magnetic beads in microchannels. It is proposed that one of the most important approaches for separation efficiency enhancement is to improve the coordination of magnetic force field and fluid flow field. A T-shaped microchannel magnetophoretic separator was designed based on the angle. And then a two-dimensional dynamic model of magnetic beads moving in microchannels was established to study the separation efficiency of T-shaped microseparator by combined use of finite element method and Runge-Kutta method. The results show that the capture effi-ciency of T-shaped microseparator is much higher than that of the straight microseparator at the same conditions. For small magnetic beads at high fluid velocities,the designed T-shaped microseparator could still keep high separation efficiency whereas the conventional straight microseparator fails to separate the magnetic beads. Further analysis shows that the mechanism of separation efficiency enhancement lies in the synergy of magnetic force field and flow field,which directly leads to large deflected velocity of the magnetic beads from the main stream,and thus increasing the separation efficiency. It is anticipated that the results in this paper are theoretically helpful for the optimum design of highly efficient magnetophoretic separators.

Improvement of contact calculation in spherical discontinuous deformation analysis

Discontinuous deformation analysis （DDA） method is a newly developed discrete element method which employs the implicit time-integration scheme to solve the governing equations and the open-close iteration （OCI） method to deal with contact prob- lem, its computational efficiency is relatively low. However, spherical element based discontinuous deformation analysis （SDDA）, which uses very simple contact type like point-to-point contact, has higher calculation speed. In the framework of SDDA, this paper presents a very simple contact calculation approach by removing the OCI scheme and by adopting the maximal displacement increment （MDI）. Through some verification examples, it is proved that the proposed method is correct and effective, and a higher computational efficiency is obtained.

Plasmonic-enhanced two-photon fluorescence with single gold nanoshell

Single gold nanoshell with mutilpolar plasmon resonances is proposed to enhance two-photon fluorescence efficiently.The single emitter single nanoshell configuration is studied systematically by employing the finite-difference time-domain method.The emitter located inside or outside the nanoshell at various positions leads to a significantly different enhancement effect.The fluorescent emitter placed outside the nanoshell can achieve large fluorescence intensity given that both the position and orientation of the emission dipole are optimally controlled.In contrast,for the case of the emitter placed inside the nanoshell,it can experience substantial two-photon fluorescence enhancement without strict requirements upon the position and dipole orientations.Metallic nanoshell encapsulating many fluorescent emitters should be a promising nanocomposite configuration for bright two-photon fluorescence label.The results provide a comprehensive understanding about the plasmonic-enhanced two-photon fluorescence behaviors,and the nanocomposite configuration has great potential for optical detecting,imaging and sensing in biological applications.

Dual-core photonic crystal fiber polarization splitter based on lead silicate glass

A dual-core photonic crystal fiber(PCF)polarization splitter based on lead silicate glass is proposed.The characteristics of the polarization splitter are analyzed using full-vector finite element method.Compared with the silica glass PCF polarization splitter with the same structure,it is shown that the new material polarizer can realize splitting with less coupling loss and higher extinction ratio.When the wavelength is 1 550 nm and the PCF length in the beam splitter is 688μm,the coupling loss is only 0.001 9 d B,and the extinction ratio for the input core is-64.1 d B.