8×4型重卡液压助力转向系统的仿真与设计研究

为了解决目前将转向助力系统与转向传动机构分开设计、采用平面投影模型及对转向助力系统采用经验设计的缺陷,根据实车结构,建立了转向传动机构的空间模型,进行了转向传动比的计算;将所有转向轮的转向阻力矩及二轴助力缸输出力矩都折合到一轴摇臂处,与转向器输出力矩比较,并对系统进行流量分析;最后开发了转向助力系统仿真软件,将转向助力系统的力特性计算及流量分析集成在一个软件中。实例计算结果表明:采用转向传动机构的空间模型,提高了转向助力系统分析的精度;转向助力系统仿真软件,实现了变参数分析,为进行多轴转向助力系统的匹配提供了方法性的指导。

Field tests on mechanical characteristics and strength parameters of red-sandstone

Large-scale field shear tests on ten specimens of the red-sandstone embankment at a highway in Hunan,China,were performed to examine mechanical characteristics and parameters of red-sandstone.The curves of thrust-displacement,failure mode,and shear strength parameters for red-sandstone with different water contents,different compactions,and different grain size distributions were obtained from the tests.A practical procedure of in-situ test for red-sandstone embankment was proposed to normalize the test equipment and test steps.Based on three-dimensional thrust-sliding limit equilibrium method,the formulas for calculating strength parameters of red-sandstone considering three-dimensional sliding surface were inferred.The results show that red-sandstone has typical complete curves of stress-strain,strain softening,which are caused by the special structure of red-sandstone;water content and compaction are important factors for strength and failure mode of red-sandstone;The average value of cohesion and internal friction angle of the specimens calculated by three-dimensional technique are 21.56 kPa and 29.29°,respectively,and those by traditional two-dimensional method are 25.52 kPa and 33.76°,respectively.

CFD simulation of high-temperature effect on EHD characteristics in a wire-plate electrostatic precipitator

A computational fluid dynamics （CFD） model is carried out to describe the wire-plate electrostatic precipitator （ESP） in high temperature conditions, aiming to study the effects of high temperature on the electro- hydrodynamic （EHD） characteristics. In the model, the complex interactions at high temperatures between the electric field, fluid dynamics and the particulate flow are taken into account. We apply different numerical methods for different fields, including an electric field model, Euler-Lagrange particle-laden flows model, and particle charging model. The effects of high temperature on ionic wind, EHD characteristics and collection effi- ciency are investigated. The numerical results show high temperature causes more significant effects of the ionic wind on the gas secondary flow. High viscosity of gas at high temperature makes particles follow the gas flow pattern more closely. High temperature reduces the surface electric strength, so that the mean electric strength weakens the space charging. On the contrary, there is an increase in the diffusion charging at high tem- perature compared with at low temperature. High temperature increases the ratio of mean drag force over mean electrostatic force actin~ on the ~atticles which mav contribute to a decline of collection efficiencv.

Particle image velocimetry and numerical simulations of the hydrodynamic characteristics of an artificial reef

This article reports a particle image velocimetry study and the comparative results of a numerical simulation into the hydrodynamic characteristics around an artificial reef.We reveal the process of flow separation and vortex evolution,and compare the force terms generated by our artificial reef model.The numerical simulation agrees well with experimental results,showing the applicability of computational fluid dynamics to the hydrodynamics of an artificial reef.Furthermore,we numerically simulate the hydrodynamics of the reef model for seven velocities.The results show that the drag coefficient is approximately 1.21 in a self-modeling region for Reynolds numbers between 2.123×104and 9×104.Therefore,the upwelling height and current width of the flow field do not change significantly when the inflow velocity increases.Our study indicates that computational fluid dynamics can be applied to study the hydrodynamics of an artificial reef and offer clues to its construction.

Three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Two-phase Flow in a Structured Packing Column

Characterizing the complex two-phase hydrodynamics in structured packed columns requires a power- ful modeling tool. The traditional two-dimensional model exhibits limitations when one attempts to model the de- tailed two-phase flow inside the columns. The present paper presents a three-dimensional computational fluid dy- namics （CFD） model to simulate the two-phase flow in a representative unit of the column. The unit consists of an CFD calculations on column packed with Flexipak 1Y were implemented within the volume of fluid （VOF） mathe- matical framework. The CFD model was validated by comparing the calculated thickness of liquid film with the available experimental data. Special attention was given to quantitative analysis of the effects of gravity on the hy- drodynamics. Fluctuations in the liquid mass flow rate and the calculated pressure drop loss were found to be quali- tatively in agreement with the experimental observations.

Hydraulic Characteristics Analysis for Spacer Grid with Flow Openings on Outer Straps

In advanced nuclear fuel design, the outer strap of a spacer grid plays an important role on fuel assembly mechanical and thermal-hydraulic performance, e.g., precluding the risk of hang-up and improvement on the mixing of the coolant. The communication of the outer strap affects the hydraulic force exerted by the spacer grid of the fuel assembly which could induce fuel assembly bow. In present study, in order to understand the influencing factors of hydraulic force exerted by the spacer grid, outer straps with various flow opening design features, different location and size are investigated by a commercially CFD （computational fluid dynamics） code, ANSYS CFX 12.1. Three dimensional rod bundles including the outer strap without and with different openings are modelled for simulation. The analysis results show that the openings on the spacer grid outer strap can reduce the lateral hydraulic loadings perpendicular to the centerline of the fuel rods exerted by the spacer grids obviously because of the pressures inside and outside the spacer grids being balanced. Besides, influences of the opening design features on the hydraulic force, resistance characteristics and lateral flow factor are investigated in details.

Simulation of Steady-State and Dynamic Behaviour of a Plate Heat Exchanger

The present paper deals with both the steady-state and dynamic simulation of a plate heat exchanger, in counter-flow arrangement. A CFD （computational fluid dynamics） program FLUENT has been used to predict the temperature distribution in steady-state conditions in plate heat exchanger as well as fluid temperatures at exit of flow channels in transient condition. The results are presented for the heat exchanger, which is simulated according to the configuration of the plate heat exchanger used in the experiment. The simulated results obtained by the CFD model have been compared with the experimental data from the literature, which shows that the CFD model developed in this study is capable of predicting the steady-state and transient performance of the plate heat exchangers satisfactorily.

Thermodynamics properties and thermal conductivity of Mg_2Pb at high pressure

The thermodynamics properties and thermal conductivity of Mg2Pb at high pressures have been calculated by first-principles.The enthalpy of formation and heat capacity obtained at 0 GPa are in good agreement with the experiments and other theoretical results.The thermal conductivity and coefficient of thermal expansion of Mg2 Pb at high pressure were evaluated.The thermal conductivity presents a second-order polynomial with pressure.The calculated thermal conductivity of Mg2Pb indicates that it is suitable to be used as thermal conductor at 0 K.

A Unified Lorenz-Like System and Its Tracking Control

This paper introduces the finding of a unified Lorenz-like system.By gradually tuning the only parameter d,the reported system belongs to Lorenz-type system in the sense defined by Clikovsky.Meanwhile,this system belongs to Lorenz-type system,Lu-type system,Chen-type system with d less than,equivalent to and greater than 1.5,respectively,according to the classification defined by Yang.However,this system can only generate a succession of Lorenz-like attractors.Some basic dynamical properties of the system are investigated theoretically and numerically.Moreover,the tracking control of the system with exponential convergence rate is studied.Theoretical analysis and computer simulation show that the proposed scheme can allow us to drive the output variable x\ to arbitrary reference signals exponentially,and the guaranteed exponential convergence rate can be estimated accurately.

Bilayered semiconductor graphene nanostructures with periodically arranged hexagonal holes

We present a theoretical study of new nanostructures based on bilayered graphene with periodically arranged hexagonal holes （bilayered graphene antidots）. Our ab initio calculations show that fabrication of hexagonal holes in bigraphene leads to connection of the neighboring edges of the two graphene layers with formation of a hollow carbon nanostructure sheet which displays a wide range of electronic properties （from semiconductor to metallic）, depending on the size of the holes and the distance between them. The results were additionally supported by wave packet dynamical transport calculations based on the numerical solution of the time-dependent Schr/Sdinger equation.

Prediction of Aerodynamic Noise in a Ring Fan Based on Wake Characteristics

A ring fan is a propeller fan that applies an axial-flow impeller with a ring-shaped shroud on the blade tip side. In this study, the entire flow field of the ring fan is simulated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD); the accuracy of the CFD is verified through a comparison with the aerodynamic characteristics of a propeller fan of current model. Moreover, the aerodynamic noise generated by the fan is predicted on the basis of the wake characteristics. The aerodynamic characteristic of the ring fan based on CFD can represent qualitatively the variation in the measured value. The main flow domain of the ring fan is formed at the tip side of the blade because blade tip vortex is not formed at that location. Therefore, the relative velocity of the ring fan is increased by the circumferential velocity. The sound pressure levels of the ring fan within the frequency band of less than 200 Hz are larger than that of the propeller fan. In the analysis of the wake characteristics, it revealed that Karman vortex shedding occurred in the main flow domain in the frequency domain lower than 200 Hz ; the aerodynamic noise of the ring fan in the vortex shedding frequency enlarges due to increase in the relative velocity and the velocity fluctuation.

Design of a new tandem wings hybrid airship

It is scientifically important science value and engineering promising to develop the buoyancy-lift integrated hybrid airship for high attitude platform.Through the numerical method,a new tandem wings hybrid airship with both higher utility value and economy efficiency was obtained and its total performance and technical parameters were analyzed in detail.In order to further improve the lift-drag characteristics,we implemented the optimization design for aerodynamic configuration of tandem wings hybrid airship via the response surface method.The results indicate that the tandem wings hybrid airship has considerable volume efficiency and higher aerodynamic characteristics.After optimization,the lift-drag ratio of this hybrid airship was increased by 6.08%.In a given gross lift condition,tandem wings hybrid airship may provide more payload and specific productivity.Furthermore,the size of tandem airship is smaller so the demand for skin flexible materials can be reduced.Results of this study could serve as a new approach to designing buoyancy-lifting integrated hybrid airship.

Approximating Stationary Statistical Properties

It is well-known that physical laws for large chaotic dynamical systems are revealed statistically.Many times these statistical properties of the system must be approximated numerically.The main contribution of this manuscript is to provide simple and natural criterions on numerical methods (temporal and spatial discretization) that are able to capture the stationary statistical properties of the underlying dissipative chaotic dynamical systems asymptotically.The result on temporal approximation is a recent finding of the author,and the result on spatial approximation is a new one.Applications to the infinite Prandtl number model for convection and the barotropic quasi-geostrophic model are also discussed.