Generally, a suction control apparatus is used to examine compression properties of unsaturated clay. This is usually carried out with a pore water pressure of 0 under condition of applying pore air pressure, which is...Generally, a suction control apparatus is used to examine compression properties of unsaturated clay. This is usually carried out with a pore water pressure of 0 under condition of applying pore air pressure, which is positive pore air pressure in a triaxial compression test. It is known as the Axis Translation Technique. However in this study, the suction control apparatus does not employ a method of controlling initial degree of saturation of specimen. The method for making specimen using micro wave is used to ensure a uniform distribution of water content of specimen (microwave oven method). Consequently, both compression properties are similar to each other. Collapse tests were carried out using specimens under the microwave oven method and air dry state. As a result, it was found that the former does not result in collapse but the latter results in a significant amount of collapse. Such occurrence of collapse is dependent on the soil structure. Therefore, the equation of effective stress for unsaturated soil proposed Bishop should not neglect as an occurrence of collapse for unsaturated soils.展开更多
The paper describes experiments on formation of a plasma channel with imbedded B-field for transporting high power ion beam. The plasma was generated with a 5-turn loop inductive antenna driven by an H-bridge type RF ...The paper describes experiments on formation of a plasma channel with imbedded B-field for transporting high power ion beam. The plasma was generated with a 5-turn loop inductive antenna driven by an H-bridge type RF generator. The azimuthal B-field in the channel of 0.5-1.5 kG was formed by a pulsed current from external capacitor bank. Control of the hydrogen gas pressure was provided by an electromagnetic puffvalve. The paper describes experimental devices and results on the generated plasma parameters as function of RF frequency, antenna voltage, pulse duration and puffgas pressure. When operating at-1 kG B-field, ambient gas pressure in the range of few -10 mTorr, and 5 kV antenna voltage at resonant frequency of 150 kHz, the plasma density range was (3-7)×10^12 cm3 with a temperature of a few eV.展开更多
This paper presents a new design of a probe adjusting device intended to position pressure and temperature probes in a flow field. 5-hole, 3-hole and temperature probes can be moved in radial direction and freely rota...This paper presents a new design of a probe adjusting device intended to position pressure and temperature probes in a flow field. 5-hole, 3-hole and temperature probes can be moved in radial direction and freely rotated about their axis. The high actuation accuracy of 3.9 ktm in radial direction and 0.09~ in angular position is validated in a 2-stage-turbine test rig which is installed at the Institute of Power Plant Technology, Steam and Gas Turbines, RWTH Aachen University. To meet the challenge to calculate the efficiency of a turbo machine which is mainly influenced by the temperature, all probe adjusting devices are positioned simultaneously and controlled by the MAS (measuring acquisition system) so that the same radial position in each stage is measured at the same time. For this purpose a new program has been developed to synchronize actuation and measurement. The slim design of 60 mm width allows measurement between the stages of turbo machines with small axial distances between vane and blade. In addition a CFD/FEA shows how the design and combination of materials compensate the thermal expansion of the engine during operation. This allows a minimal safety distance of 0.2 mm between rotor and probe to enable measurement as close to the physical boundary as possible. The actuation accuracy is demonstrated with pressure, temperature and angle distribution plots. It is also shown that the resolution of the measuring points, and therefore the actuation distances, has a large impact on the flow field analysis and should be set as high as possible. However the measuring time has to be taken into account.展开更多
文摘Generally, a suction control apparatus is used to examine compression properties of unsaturated clay. This is usually carried out with a pore water pressure of 0 under condition of applying pore air pressure, which is positive pore air pressure in a triaxial compression test. It is known as the Axis Translation Technique. However in this study, the suction control apparatus does not employ a method of controlling initial degree of saturation of specimen. The method for making specimen using micro wave is used to ensure a uniform distribution of water content of specimen (microwave oven method). Consequently, both compression properties are similar to each other. Collapse tests were carried out using specimens under the microwave oven method and air dry state. As a result, it was found that the former does not result in collapse but the latter results in a significant amount of collapse. Such occurrence of collapse is dependent on the soil structure. Therefore, the equation of effective stress for unsaturated soil proposed Bishop should not neglect as an occurrence of collapse for unsaturated soils.
文摘The paper describes experiments on formation of a plasma channel with imbedded B-field for transporting high power ion beam. The plasma was generated with a 5-turn loop inductive antenna driven by an H-bridge type RF generator. The azimuthal B-field in the channel of 0.5-1.5 kG was formed by a pulsed current from external capacitor bank. Control of the hydrogen gas pressure was provided by an electromagnetic puffvalve. The paper describes experimental devices and results on the generated plasma parameters as function of RF frequency, antenna voltage, pulse duration and puffgas pressure. When operating at-1 kG B-field, ambient gas pressure in the range of few -10 mTorr, and 5 kV antenna voltage at resonant frequency of 150 kHz, the plasma density range was (3-7)×10^12 cm3 with a temperature of a few eV.
文摘This paper presents a new design of a probe adjusting device intended to position pressure and temperature probes in a flow field. 5-hole, 3-hole and temperature probes can be moved in radial direction and freely rotated about their axis. The high actuation accuracy of 3.9 ktm in radial direction and 0.09~ in angular position is validated in a 2-stage-turbine test rig which is installed at the Institute of Power Plant Technology, Steam and Gas Turbines, RWTH Aachen University. To meet the challenge to calculate the efficiency of a turbo machine which is mainly influenced by the temperature, all probe adjusting devices are positioned simultaneously and controlled by the MAS (measuring acquisition system) so that the same radial position in each stage is measured at the same time. For this purpose a new program has been developed to synchronize actuation and measurement. The slim design of 60 mm width allows measurement between the stages of turbo machines with small axial distances between vane and blade. In addition a CFD/FEA shows how the design and combination of materials compensate the thermal expansion of the engine during operation. This allows a minimal safety distance of 0.2 mm between rotor and probe to enable measurement as close to the physical boundary as possible. The actuation accuracy is demonstrated with pressure, temperature and angle distribution plots. It is also shown that the resolution of the measuring points, and therefore the actuation distances, has a large impact on the flow field analysis and should be set as high as possible. However the measuring time has to be taken into account.