In order to analyze the electrostatic field concerned with electrostatic proximity fuze problem using the available finite analysis software package, the technology to model the problem with a scale reduction object a...In order to analyze the electrostatic field concerned with electrostatic proximity fuze problem using the available finite analysis software package, the technology to model the problem with a scale reduction object and boundary was presented. The boundary is determined by the maximum distance the sensor can detect. The object model is obtained by multiplying the terms in Poisson's equation with a scale reduction factor and the real value can be reconstructed with the same reverse process after software calculation. Using the finite element analysis program, the simulation value is close to the theoretical value with a little error. The boundary determination and scale reduction method is suitable to modeling the irregular electrostatic field around air targets, such as airplane, missile and so on, which is based on commonly used personal computer (PC). The technology reduces the calculation and storage cost greatly.展开更多
A class of nonlocal boundary value probl em s for elliptic systems in the unbounded domains are considered. Under suitable c onditions, the existence of solution and the comparison theorem for the boundary value prob...A class of nonlocal boundary value probl em s for elliptic systems in the unbounded domains are considered. Under suitable c onditions, the existence of solution and the comparison theorem for the boundary value problems are studied.展开更多
AIM To evaluate whether pathologically early hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) exhibited local tumor progression after radiofrequency ablation(RFA) less often than typical HCC.METHODS Fifty pathologically early HCCs [tumo...AIM To evaluate whether pathologically early hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) exhibited local tumor progression after radiofrequency ablation(RFA) less often than typical HCC.METHODS Fifty pathologically early HCCs [tumor diameter(mm): mean, 15.8; range, 10-23; follow-up days after RFA: median, 1213; range, 216-2137] and 187 typical HCCs [tumor diameter(mm): mean, 15.6; range, 6-30; follow-up days after RFA: median, 1116; range, 190-2328] were enrolled in this retrospective study. The presence of stromal invasion(namely, tumor cell invasion into the intratumoral portal tracts) was considered to be the most important pathologic finding for the diagnosis of early HCCs. Typical HCC was defined as the presence of a hyper-vascular lesion accompanied by delayed washout using contrastenhanced computed tomography or contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Follow-up examinations were performed at 3-mo intervals to monitor for signs of local tumor progression. The local tumor progression rates of pathologically early HCCs and typical HCCs were then determined using the Kaplan-Meier method.RESULTS During the follow-up period for the 50 pathologically early HCCs, 49(98%) of the nodules did not exhibit local tumor progression. However, 1 nodule(2%) was associated with a local tumor progression found 636 d after RFA. For the 187 typical HCCs, 46(24.6%) of the nodules exhibited local recurrence after RFA. The follow-up period until the local tumor progression of typical HCC was a median of 605 d, ranging from 181 to 1741 d. Among the cases with typical HCCs, local tumor progression had occurred in 7.0%(7/187), 16.0%(30/187), 21.9%(41/187) and 24.6%(46/187) of the cases at 1, 2, 3 and 4 years, respectively. Pathologically early HCC was statistically associated with a lower rate of local tumor progression, compared with typical HCC, when evaluated using a log-rank test(P = 0.002). CONCLUSION The rate of local tumor progression for pathologically early HCCs after RFA was significantly lower than that for typical HCCs.展开更多
A perimeter traffic signal control strategy is proposed based on the macroscopic fundamental diagram theory(MFD)to solve the signal control problem in oversaturated states.First,the MFD of a specific regional network ...A perimeter traffic signal control strategy is proposed based on the macroscopic fundamental diagram theory(MFD)to solve the signal control problem in oversaturated states.First,the MFD of a specific regional network can be derived using VSS IM simulation software.Secondly,the maximum number of cumulative vehicles that the network can accommodate is determined based on the MFD.Then,through monitoring the influx flow,the number of vehicles existing in and exiting from the network,a perimeter traffic control model is proposed to optimize the signal timing of the boundary intersections.Finally,a virtual network simulation model is established and three different kinds o f traffic demand are loaded into the network.Simulation results show that a fer the strategy implementation,the number o f vehicles accumulating in the network can be kept near the optimal value,while the number o f both entering and exiting vehicles increases significantly and the road network can be maintained at a large capacity.Simultaneously,the queue length at the approach of the border intersections is reasonably controlled and vehicles entering and exiting the network can maintain a more efficient and stable speed.The network performance indices such as the average traffic delay and average number of stops can be improved to a certain degree,thus verifying the effectiveness and feasibility of the perimeter control strategy.展开更多
The prediction of dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials is still an important issue in many engineering fields. The remeshing technique based on scaled boundary finite element method(SBFEM) is extended to pre...The prediction of dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials is still an important issue in many engineering fields. The remeshing technique based on scaled boundary finite element method(SBFEM) is extended to predict the dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials. The structure is firstly divided into a number of superelements, only the boundaries of which need to be discretized with line elements. In the SBFEM formulation, the stiffness and mass matrices of the super-elements can be coupled seamlessly with standard finite elements, thus the advantages of versatility and flexibility of the FEM are well maintained. The transient response of the structure can be calculated directly in the time domain using a standard time-integration scheme. Then the dynamic stress intensity factor(DSIF) during crack propagation can be solved analytically due to the semi-analytical nature of SBFEM. Only the fine mesh discretization for the crack-tip super-element is needed to ensure the required accuracy for the determination of stress intensity factor(SIF). According to the predicted crack-tip position, a simple remeshing algorithm with the minimum mesh changes is suggested to simulate the dynamic crack propagation. Numerical examples indicate that the proposed method can be effectively used to deal with the dynamic crack propagation in a finite sized rectangular plate including a central crack. Comparison is made with the results available in the literature, which shows good agreement between each other.展开更多
The borders of Illinois were established when Illinois became a state in 1818. The western border was delineated using the Mississippi River, and the Ohio River was used as the southern border. The eastern border was ...The borders of Illinois were established when Illinois became a state in 1818. The western border was delineated using the Mississippi River, and the Ohio River was used as the southern border. The eastern border was formed by the Ohio and Wabash Rivers plus the line along latitude 42030'30'' connecting the Wabash River to Lake Michigan. As initially proposed, the northern border of Illinois would have been 82 km (51 mi) to the south of the current longitude line of 87~31 '. This 2,160,000 ha (5,440,000 ac) addition to Illinois resulted in the territory having the required minimum of 40,000 people to qualify as a state. The northern border was moved to allow the linkage of the Great Lakes shipping route to the Illinois and Mississippi River navigation channels. Illinois thus gained a valuable shoreline on Lake Michigan and a location for a shipping port hub which became Chicago. Initially the transfer of goods between these waterways required a portage, but later a shipping canal was created to link the waterways. During the Civil War, Union forces used the connected waterway systems as a northern supply route to avoid the contested Ohio River.展开更多
Soil type maps at the scale of I Z 1 000 000 are used extensively to provide soil spatial distribution information for soil erosion assessment and watershed management models in China. However, the soil property maps ...Soil type maps at the scale of I Z 1 000 000 are used extensively to provide soil spatial distribution information for soil erosion assessment and watershed management models in China. However, the soil property maps produced through conventional direct linking method usually suffer low accuracy as well as the lack of spatial details within a soil type polygon. This paper presents an effective method to produce detailed soil property map based on representative samples which were extracted from each polygon on the 1 : 1 000 000 soil type map. The representative sample of each polygon is defined as the location that can represent the largest area within the polygon. The representativeness of a candidate sample is determined by calculating the soil-forming environment condition similarities between the sample and other locations. Once the representative sample of each polygon has been chosen, the property values of the existing typical samples are assigned to the corresponding representative samples with the same soil type. Finally, based on these representative samples, the detailed soil property map could be produced by using existing digital soil mapping methods. The case study in XuanCheng City, Anhui Province of China, demonstrated the proposed method could produce soil property map at a higher level of spatial details and accuracy: 1) The soil organic matter (SOM) map produced based on the representative samples can not only depict the detailed spatial distribution of SOM within a soil type polygon but also largely reduce the abrupt change of soil property at the boundaries of two adjacent polygons. 2) The Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) of the SOM map based on the representative samples is 1.61, and it is 1.37 for the SOM map produced by using conventional direct linking method. Therefore, the proposed method is an effective approach to produce spatial detailed soil property map with higher accuracy for environment simulation models.展开更多
In order to study the influence of depth-thickness ratio on bedding slope stability, whose sliding surface is flexural concave in shape under mining conditions, this paper aims to study the characteristics ofdeformari...In order to study the influence of depth-thickness ratio on bedding slope stability, whose sliding surface is flexural concave in shape under mining conditions, this paper aims to study the characteristics ofdeformarion and damage of bedding sliding with depth-thickness ratios of 200:1,150:1,120:1,100:1 and 50:1 by adopting numerical simulation analysis software combined with laboratory-made "under the influence of mining variable sliding surface slope similar simulation test bed", and to propose identification methods for slope stability under the infuence of mining. The results show that mining activities under the slope reduce slope stability. With a decrease in the mining depth ratio, the influence of mining on the slope increases gradually, and the damage to the slope gradually expands, the stability of the slope grad- ually reduces, fracture occurs on the slope toe and the central fissure gradually develops to the surface, and reaches slide threshold when the depth-thickness ratio is 50:1.展开更多
An equivalent corrugation pitch-modulated (ECPM) distributed feedback (DFB) semiconductor laser with two equivalently assisted phase shifts (EAPS) was theoretically studied and experimentally demonstrated. The s...An equivalent corrugation pitch-modulated (ECPM) distributed feedback (DFB) semiconductor laser with two equivalently assisted phase shifts (EAPS) was theoretically studied and experimentally demonstrated. The simulated results showed that the longitudinal photon density distribution of the ECPM + EAPS DFB lasers was much more uniform than that of a sole ECPM DFB laser without EAPS, and the longitudinal spatial hole burning was therefore suppressed more effectively. The results of experiment showed that good single longitudinal mode operation was achieved, with side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) being over 35 dB, and the wavelength range was from 1,559.64 to 1,563.02 nm when the operation current was from 50 to 160 mA at the temperature of 25 ℃, and the SMSR increased to 46.29 dB when the injection current was 130 mA.展开更多
This study examines the hydrodynamic performance of short-crested wave interaction with a new porous cylindrical structure by using the scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM), which is a semi-analytical techn...This study examines the hydrodynamic performance of short-crested wave interaction with a new porous cylindrical structure by using the scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM), which is a semi-analytical technique combining the advantages of the finite element method and the boundary element method and with its own special features as well. The cylindrical structure consists of dual arc-shaped porous outer cylinders circumscribing an impermeable inner cylinder. A central feature of the newly extended method is that two virtual outer cylinders extending the arc-shaped porous outer cylinders with the same centre are introduced and variable porous-effect parameters are also introduced for the two virtual cylinders, so that the final SBFEM quation still can be handled in a closed-form analytical manner in the radial direction and by a finite element approximation in the circumferential direction. The entire computational domain is divided into two bounded and one unbounded domains, and a variational principle formulation is used to derive the SBFEM equation in each sub-domain. The velocity potential in bounded and unbounded domains is formulated using sets of Bessel and Hankel functions respectively, and the unknown coefficients are determined from the matching conditions. The results of numerical verification show that the approach discretises only the outermost virtual cylinder with surface finite-elements and fewer elements are required to obtain very accurate results.Influences of the incident wave parameters and structural configurations on the hydrodynamics are examined.展开更多
A new numerical method,scaled boundary isogeometric analysis(SBIGA)combining the concept of the scaled boundary finite element method(SBFEM)and the isogeometric analysis(IGA),is proposed in this study for 2D elastosta...A new numerical method,scaled boundary isogeometric analysis(SBIGA)combining the concept of the scaled boundary finite element method(SBFEM)and the isogeometric analysis(IGA),is proposed in this study for 2D elastostatic problems with both homogenous and inhomogeneous essential boundary conditions.Scaled boundary isogeometric transformation is established at a specified scaling center with boundary isogeometric representation identical to the design model imported from CAD system,which can be automatically refined without communication with the original system and keeping geometry invariability.The field variable,that is,displacement,is constructed by the same basis as boundary isogeometric description keeping analytical features in radial direction.A Lagrange multiplier scheme is suggested to impose the inhomogeneous essential boundary conditions.The new proposed method holds the semi-analytical feature inherited from SBFEM,that is,discretization only on boundaries rather than the entire domain,and isogeometric boundary geometry from IGA,which further increases the accuracy of the solution.Numerical examples,including circular cavity in full plane,Timoshenko beam with inhomogenous boundary conditions and infinite plate with circular hole subjected to remotely tension,demonstrate that SBIGA can be applied efficiently to elastostatic problems with various boundary conditions,and powerful in accuracy of solution and less degrees of freedom(DOF)can be achieved in SBIGA than other methods.展开更多
A novel dual-loop technique was proposed for single-mode selection in an optoelectronic oscillator (OEO). It consisted of a pump laser and a feedback circuit including an intensity modulator, a Fabry-Perot (FP) et...A novel dual-loop technique was proposed for single-mode selection in an optoelectronic oscillator (OEO). It consisted of a pump laser and a feedback circuit including an intensity modulator, a Fabry-Perot (FP) etalon, two optical fiber delay lines, two photodetectors, and an amplifier. By inserting the Fabry-Perot etalon, the proposed dual-loop OEO realized a single mode oscillation ranging from 0 Hz to 20 GHz. The strong oscillation mode was present at 15 GHz, and the side modes suppression ratio (SMSR) exceeded 140dB. More over the length of the two fiber loops were just 5 meters and 36 meters.展开更多
A two-step fringing field dielectrophoretic assembly method for carbon nanotube thin film transistors (CNT-TFTs) fabrication was demonstrated. Densely aligned CNT arrays were assembled at the source and drain electr...A two-step fringing field dielectrophoretic assembly method for carbon nanotube thin film transistors (CNT-TFTs) fabrication was demonstrated. Densely aligned CNT arrays were assembled at the source and drain electrodes sequentially which form a cascade structure of the aligned CNT arrays. The cascade structure reduces the possibility of percolating metallic pathways in the channel, which is beneficial to device performance. In this way, both high on/off current ratio Ion/loft (up to 107) and high out-put current density (8.5μA/μm) were obtained in short channel length (1-2.5μm) CNT-TFTs. The reported CNT assem- bling strategy is site selective and highly efficient, which can be scaled up to large size substrates and leads to high throughput of CNT-TFTs fabrication.展开更多
The effects of Reynolds number on the performance of a high pressure-ratio turbocharger compressor were investigated by both experiments and numerical simulation. The experimental results show that the pressure ratio ...The effects of Reynolds number on the performance of a high pressure-ratio turbocharger compressor were investigated by both experiments and numerical simulation. The experimental results show that the pressure ratio and the efficiency of the compressor respectively decrease by 7.9% and 6.9% when Reynolds number drops from 9.86×10 5 to 2.96×10 5 . The numerical simulation predicts a similar trend as the experimental results although it underestimates the deterioration of the performance under low Reynolds number conditions. According to simulation results, the boundary layer thickness increases at the inducer, which decreases the throat area and leads to smaller choke mass flow rate. The increments of the boundary thickness are relatively small at the rear part of the impeller. The boundary layer separation flow is severe. The interaction between boundary layer separation flows and leakage flows causes the high loss region at the rear part of the impeller passage under low Reynolds number condition.展开更多
In the present study, computational work using the axisymmetric, compressible, Navier-Stokes equations is carried out to predict the discharge coefficient and critical pressure ratio of gas flow through a critical noz...In the present study, computational work using the axisymmetric, compressible, Navier-Stokes equations is carried out to predict the discharge coefficient and critical pressure ratio of gas flow through a critical nozzle. The Reynolds number effects are investigated with several nozzles with different throat diameter. Diffuser angle is varied to investigate the effects on the discharge coefficient and critical pressure ratio. The computational results are compared with the previous experimental ones. It is known that the discharge coefficient and critical pressure ratio are given by functions of the Reynolds number and boundary layer integral properties. It is also found that diffuser angle affects the critical pressure ratio.展开更多
Ordovician black shales are widely distributed in the Tarim Basin and its peripheral regions,and some of them may serve as potential hydrocarbon source rocks.The present study of the Ordovician graptolite fauna from t...Ordovician black shales are widely distributed in the Tarim Basin and its peripheral regions,and some of them may serve as potential hydrocarbon source rocks.The present study of the Ordovician graptolite fauna from these shales,together with the yielded conodonts and chitinozoans etc.,permits a refined correlation of the rocks.Based mainly on a new collecting of the graptolites and a study of the faunas in Kalpin and Kuruktag regions,and the successful identification of the new graptolite material from a few drill cores within the basin,we are able to update our knowledge of the Ordovician in the regions,and draw some conclusions:(1) The most widespread distribution of the black shales in the Tarim Basin and its peripheral regions,which correspond to the Nemagraptus gracilis Zone,may be related to a global sea-level rise during this time interval.(2) Black shales of Ordovician occur most frequently and extensively in the Kuruktag(also spelled as Quruq Tagh) region in east-ern Tianshan Mountains,spanning Tremadocian to mid-Katian(D.spiniferus Zone) temporally and extending southeastwards into Manjiaer Depression.The black shales of the D.spiniferus Zone may even extend into the central Tarim Basin.(3) Three different bio-and litho-facies belts(Bachu:carbonate platform and reef belt;Kalpin-Aksu:marginal platform and upper slope belt;Wushi:slope belt) are recognized in the northwestern Tarim Basin.(4) The internationally well-correlated Saergan black shale,which has been considered to possess high potential for hydrocarbon source rock,may possess a restricted distribution in the Kalpin and Aksu areas.展开更多
The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of cross diffusion in a competition model with stage structure, under homogeneous Neumann boundary condition. It will be shown that cross diffusion cannot only destabil...The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of cross diffusion in a competition model with stage structure, under homogeneous Neumann boundary condition. It will be shown that cross diffusion cannot only destabilize a uniform positive equilibrium, it can also help diffusion to induce instability of the uniform positive equilibrium. Moreover, stationary patterns can arise from the effect of cross diffusion.展开更多
The ratio between the reactivity of HC and NOx, i.e., φ = ∑kOH+HC, [HCi] / (kOH+No[NO] + kOH+NO2 [NO2]), is used to study the chemistry of HOx radicals (HOE and OH) in the marine boundary layer (MBL). Data...The ratio between the reactivity of HC and NOx, i.e., φ = ∑kOH+HC, [HCi] / (kOH+No[NO] + kOH+NO2 [NO2]), is used to study the chemistry of HOx radicals (HOE and OH) in the marine boundary layer (MBL). Data analysis shows that HOx production and OH/HO2 ratio strongly depend on φ. The OH radical concentration presents an ascending tendency in low φ region but a de- clining one in high ∞ region, while HO2 radical increases with increasing φ under low φ conditions but appears to be nearly constant with the variation of ∞ under high φ conditions. The observed OH/HO2 ratio shows a continuous decrease with the increase of φ. Model studies are conducted to illuminate the behavior of HOx radicals in different φ regions, and the results represent general agreement with the observed variations of HOx radicals and can well explain the observed behavior of HOx radicals. This study demonstrates that φ could be used as an efficient parameter to ascertain the behavior of HOx radicals in the clean marine boundary layer.展开更多
文摘In order to analyze the electrostatic field concerned with electrostatic proximity fuze problem using the available finite analysis software package, the technology to model the problem with a scale reduction object and boundary was presented. The boundary is determined by the maximum distance the sensor can detect. The object model is obtained by multiplying the terms in Poisson's equation with a scale reduction factor and the real value can be reconstructed with the same reverse process after software calculation. Using the finite element analysis program, the simulation value is close to the theoretical value with a little error. The boundary determination and scale reduction method is suitable to modeling the irregular electrostatic field around air targets, such as airplane, missile and so on, which is based on commonly used personal computer (PC). The technology reduces the calculation and storage cost greatly.
文摘A class of nonlocal boundary value probl em s for elliptic systems in the unbounded domains are considered. Under suitable c onditions, the existence of solution and the comparison theorem for the boundary value problems are studied.
文摘AIM To evaluate whether pathologically early hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC) exhibited local tumor progression after radiofrequency ablation(RFA) less often than typical HCC.METHODS Fifty pathologically early HCCs [tumor diameter(mm): mean, 15.8; range, 10-23; follow-up days after RFA: median, 1213; range, 216-2137] and 187 typical HCCs [tumor diameter(mm): mean, 15.6; range, 6-30; follow-up days after RFA: median, 1116; range, 190-2328] were enrolled in this retrospective study. The presence of stromal invasion(namely, tumor cell invasion into the intratumoral portal tracts) was considered to be the most important pathologic finding for the diagnosis of early HCCs. Typical HCC was defined as the presence of a hyper-vascular lesion accompanied by delayed washout using contrastenhanced computed tomography or contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Follow-up examinations were performed at 3-mo intervals to monitor for signs of local tumor progression. The local tumor progression rates of pathologically early HCCs and typical HCCs were then determined using the Kaplan-Meier method.RESULTS During the follow-up period for the 50 pathologically early HCCs, 49(98%) of the nodules did not exhibit local tumor progression. However, 1 nodule(2%) was associated with a local tumor progression found 636 d after RFA. For the 187 typical HCCs, 46(24.6%) of the nodules exhibited local recurrence after RFA. The follow-up period until the local tumor progression of typical HCC was a median of 605 d, ranging from 181 to 1741 d. Among the cases with typical HCCs, local tumor progression had occurred in 7.0%(7/187), 16.0%(30/187), 21.9%(41/187) and 24.6%(46/187) of the cases at 1, 2, 3 and 4 years, respectively. Pathologically early HCC was statistically associated with a lower rate of local tumor progression, compared with typical HCC, when evaluated using a log-rank test(P = 0.002). CONCLUSION The rate of local tumor progression for pathologically early HCCs after RFA was significantly lower than that for typical HCCs.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51308227)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.201522087)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province(No.2016A030305001)the Project of Department of Communications of Guangdong Province(No.2015-02-070)
文摘A perimeter traffic signal control strategy is proposed based on the macroscopic fundamental diagram theory(MFD)to solve the signal control problem in oversaturated states.First,the MFD of a specific regional network can be derived using VSS IM simulation software.Secondly,the maximum number of cumulative vehicles that the network can accommodate is determined based on the MFD.Then,through monitoring the influx flow,the number of vehicles existing in and exiting from the network,a perimeter traffic control model is proposed to optimize the signal timing of the boundary intersections.Finally,a virtual network simulation model is established and three different kinds o f traffic demand are loaded into the network.Simulation results show that a fer the strategy implementation,the number o f vehicles accumulating in the network can be kept near the optimal value,while the number o f both entering and exiting vehicles increases significantly and the road network can be maintained at a large capacity.Simultaneously,the queue length at the approach of the border intersections is reasonably controlled and vehicles entering and exiting the network can maintain a more efficient and stable speed.The network performance indices such as the average traffic delay and average number of stops can be improved to a certain degree,thus verifying the effectiveness and feasibility of the perimeter control strategy.
基金Supported by the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51138001)the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51121005)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(DUT13LK16)the Young Scientists Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51109134)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2011M500814)
文摘The prediction of dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials is still an important issue in many engineering fields. The remeshing technique based on scaled boundary finite element method(SBFEM) is extended to predict the dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials. The structure is firstly divided into a number of superelements, only the boundaries of which need to be discretized with line elements. In the SBFEM formulation, the stiffness and mass matrices of the super-elements can be coupled seamlessly with standard finite elements, thus the advantages of versatility and flexibility of the FEM are well maintained. The transient response of the structure can be calculated directly in the time domain using a standard time-integration scheme. Then the dynamic stress intensity factor(DSIF) during crack propagation can be solved analytically due to the semi-analytical nature of SBFEM. Only the fine mesh discretization for the crack-tip super-element is needed to ensure the required accuracy for the determination of stress intensity factor(SIF). According to the predicted crack-tip position, a simple remeshing algorithm with the minimum mesh changes is suggested to simulate the dynamic crack propagation. Numerical examples indicate that the proposed method can be effectively used to deal with the dynamic crack propagation in a finite sized rectangular plate including a central crack. Comparison is made with the results available in the literature, which shows good agreement between each other.
文摘The borders of Illinois were established when Illinois became a state in 1818. The western border was delineated using the Mississippi River, and the Ohio River was used as the southern border. The eastern border was formed by the Ohio and Wabash Rivers plus the line along latitude 42030'30'' connecting the Wabash River to Lake Michigan. As initially proposed, the northern border of Illinois would have been 82 km (51 mi) to the south of the current longitude line of 87~31 '. This 2,160,000 ha (5,440,000 ac) addition to Illinois resulted in the territory having the required minimum of 40,000 people to qualify as a state. The northern border was moved to allow the linkage of the Great Lakes shipping route to the Illinois and Mississippi River navigation channels. Illinois thus gained a valuable shoreline on Lake Michigan and a location for a shipping port hub which became Chicago. Initially the transfer of goods between these waterways required a portage, but later a shipping canal was created to link the waterways. During the Civil War, Union forces used the connected waterway systems as a northern supply route to avoid the contested Ohio River.
基金Under the auspices of Program of International Science & Technology Cooperation,Ministry of Science and Technology of China(No.2010DFB24140)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41023010,41001298)National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(No.2011AA120305)
文摘Soil type maps at the scale of I Z 1 000 000 are used extensively to provide soil spatial distribution information for soil erosion assessment and watershed management models in China. However, the soil property maps produced through conventional direct linking method usually suffer low accuracy as well as the lack of spatial details within a soil type polygon. This paper presents an effective method to produce detailed soil property map based on representative samples which were extracted from each polygon on the 1 : 1 000 000 soil type map. The representative sample of each polygon is defined as the location that can represent the largest area within the polygon. The representativeness of a candidate sample is determined by calculating the soil-forming environment condition similarities between the sample and other locations. Once the representative sample of each polygon has been chosen, the property values of the existing typical samples are assigned to the corresponding representative samples with the same soil type. Finally, based on these representative samples, the detailed soil property map could be produced by using existing digital soil mapping methods. The case study in XuanCheng City, Anhui Province of China, demonstrated the proposed method could produce soil property map at a higher level of spatial details and accuracy: 1) The soil organic matter (SOM) map produced based on the representative samples can not only depict the detailed spatial distribution of SOM within a soil type polygon but also largely reduce the abrupt change of soil property at the boundaries of two adjacent polygons. 2) The Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) of the SOM map based on the representative samples is 1.61, and it is 1.37 for the SOM map produced by using conventional direct linking method. Therefore, the proposed method is an effective approach to produce spatial detailed soil property map with higher accuracy for environment simulation models.
文摘In order to study the influence of depth-thickness ratio on bedding slope stability, whose sliding surface is flexural concave in shape under mining conditions, this paper aims to study the characteristics ofdeformarion and damage of bedding sliding with depth-thickness ratios of 200:1,150:1,120:1,100:1 and 50:1 by adopting numerical simulation analysis software combined with laboratory-made "under the influence of mining variable sliding surface slope similar simulation test bed", and to propose identification methods for slope stability under the infuence of mining. The results show that mining activities under the slope reduce slope stability. With a decrease in the mining depth ratio, the influence of mining on the slope increases gradually, and the damage to the slope gradually expands, the stability of the slope grad- ually reduces, fracture occurs on the slope toe and the central fissure gradually develops to the surface, and reaches slide threshold when the depth-thickness ratio is 50:1.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61306068 and 61435014)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China(BK20130585 and BK20140414)+1 种基金the National High Technology Research and Development Program(SS2015AA012302)the Applied Basic Research Project of Suzhou City(SYG201309)
文摘An equivalent corrugation pitch-modulated (ECPM) distributed feedback (DFB) semiconductor laser with two equivalently assisted phase shifts (EAPS) was theoretically studied and experimentally demonstrated. The simulated results showed that the longitudinal photon density distribution of the ECPM + EAPS DFB lasers was much more uniform than that of a sole ECPM DFB laser without EAPS, and the longitudinal spatial hole burning was therefore suppressed more effectively. The results of experiment showed that good single longitudinal mode operation was achieved, with side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) being over 35 dB, and the wavelength range was from 1,559.64 to 1,563.02 nm when the operation current was from 50 to 160 mA at the temperature of 25 ℃, and the SMSR increased to 46.29 dB when the injection current was 130 mA.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51121005 and 51138001)the China-Germany Joint Research Project (Grant No. GZ566)
文摘This study examines the hydrodynamic performance of short-crested wave interaction with a new porous cylindrical structure by using the scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM), which is a semi-analytical technique combining the advantages of the finite element method and the boundary element method and with its own special features as well. The cylindrical structure consists of dual arc-shaped porous outer cylinders circumscribing an impermeable inner cylinder. A central feature of the newly extended method is that two virtual outer cylinders extending the arc-shaped porous outer cylinders with the same centre are introduced and variable porous-effect parameters are also introduced for the two virtual cylinders, so that the final SBFEM quation still can be handled in a closed-form analytical manner in the radial direction and by a finite element approximation in the circumferential direction. The entire computational domain is divided into two bounded and one unbounded domains, and a variational principle formulation is used to derive the SBFEM equation in each sub-domain. The velocity potential in bounded and unbounded domains is formulated using sets of Bessel and Hankel functions respectively, and the unknown coefficients are determined from the matching conditions. The results of numerical verification show that the approach discretises only the outermost virtual cylinder with surface finite-elements and fewer elements are required to obtain very accurate results.Influences of the incident wave parameters and structural configurations on the hydrodynamics are examined.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51138001,51009019,51109134)
文摘A new numerical method,scaled boundary isogeometric analysis(SBIGA)combining the concept of the scaled boundary finite element method(SBFEM)and the isogeometric analysis(IGA),is proposed in this study for 2D elastostatic problems with both homogenous and inhomogeneous essential boundary conditions.Scaled boundary isogeometric transformation is established at a specified scaling center with boundary isogeometric representation identical to the design model imported from CAD system,which can be automatically refined without communication with the original system and keeping geometry invariability.The field variable,that is,displacement,is constructed by the same basis as boundary isogeometric description keeping analytical features in radial direction.A Lagrange multiplier scheme is suggested to impose the inhomogeneous essential boundary conditions.The new proposed method holds the semi-analytical feature inherited from SBFEM,that is,discretization only on boundaries rather than the entire domain,and isogeometric boundary geometry from IGA,which further increases the accuracy of the solution.Numerical examples,including circular cavity in full plane,Timoshenko beam with inhomogenous boundary conditions and infinite plate with circular hole subjected to remotely tension,demonstrate that SBIGA can be applied efficiently to elastostatic problems with various boundary conditions,and powerful in accuracy of solution and less degrees of freedom(DOF)can be achieved in SBIGA than other methods.
文摘A novel dual-loop technique was proposed for single-mode selection in an optoelectronic oscillator (OEO). It consisted of a pump laser and a feedback circuit including an intensity modulator, a Fabry-Perot (FP) etalon, two optical fiber delay lines, two photodetectors, and an amplifier. By inserting the Fabry-Perot etalon, the proposed dual-loop OEO realized a single mode oscillation ranging from 0 Hz to 20 GHz. The strong oscillation mode was present at 15 GHz, and the side modes suppression ratio (SMSR) exceeded 140dB. More over the length of the two fiber loops were just 5 meters and 36 meters.
文摘A two-step fringing field dielectrophoretic assembly method for carbon nanotube thin film transistors (CNT-TFTs) fabrication was demonstrated. Densely aligned CNT arrays were assembled at the source and drain electrodes sequentially which form a cascade structure of the aligned CNT arrays. The cascade structure reduces the possibility of percolating metallic pathways in the channel, which is beneficial to device performance. In this way, both high on/off current ratio Ion/loft (up to 107) and high out-put current density (8.5μA/μm) were obtained in short channel length (1-2.5μm) CNT-TFTs. The reported CNT assem- bling strategy is site selective and highly efficient, which can be scaled up to large size substrates and leads to high throughput of CNT-TFTs fabrication.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51176087)
文摘The effects of Reynolds number on the performance of a high pressure-ratio turbocharger compressor were investigated by both experiments and numerical simulation. The experimental results show that the pressure ratio and the efficiency of the compressor respectively decrease by 7.9% and 6.9% when Reynolds number drops from 9.86×10 5 to 2.96×10 5 . The numerical simulation predicts a similar trend as the experimental results although it underestimates the deterioration of the performance under low Reynolds number conditions. According to simulation results, the boundary layer thickness increases at the inducer, which decreases the throat area and leads to smaller choke mass flow rate. The increments of the boundary thickness are relatively small at the rear part of the impeller. The boundary layer separation flow is severe. The interaction between boundary layer separation flows and leakage flows causes the high loss region at the rear part of the impeller passage under low Reynolds number condition.
文摘In the present study, computational work using the axisymmetric, compressible, Navier-Stokes equations is carried out to predict the discharge coefficient and critical pressure ratio of gas flow through a critical nozzle. The Reynolds number effects are investigated with several nozzles with different throat diameter. Diffuser angle is varied to investigate the effects on the discharge coefficient and critical pressure ratio. The computational results are compared with the previous experimental ones. It is known that the discharge coefficient and critical pressure ratio are given by functions of the Reynolds number and boundary layer integral properties. It is also found that diffuser angle affects the critical pressure ratio.
基金supported by Chinese Academy of Sci-ences (Grant Nos. KZCX2-EW-111 and KZCX2-YW-Q05-01)China Geological Survey (Grant No.1212011120116)
文摘Ordovician black shales are widely distributed in the Tarim Basin and its peripheral regions,and some of them may serve as potential hydrocarbon source rocks.The present study of the Ordovician graptolite fauna from these shales,together with the yielded conodonts and chitinozoans etc.,permits a refined correlation of the rocks.Based mainly on a new collecting of the graptolites and a study of the faunas in Kalpin and Kuruktag regions,and the successful identification of the new graptolite material from a few drill cores within the basin,we are able to update our knowledge of the Ordovician in the regions,and draw some conclusions:(1) The most widespread distribution of the black shales in the Tarim Basin and its peripheral regions,which correspond to the Nemagraptus gracilis Zone,may be related to a global sea-level rise during this time interval.(2) Black shales of Ordovician occur most frequently and extensively in the Kuruktag(also spelled as Quruq Tagh) region in east-ern Tianshan Mountains,spanning Tremadocian to mid-Katian(D.spiniferus Zone) temporally and extending southeastwards into Manjiaer Depression.The black shales of the D.spiniferus Zone may even extend into the central Tarim Basin.(3) Three different bio-and litho-facies belts(Bachu:carbonate platform and reef belt;Kalpin-Aksu:marginal platform and upper slope belt;Wushi:slope belt) are recognized in the northwestern Tarim Basin.(4) The internationally well-correlated Saergan black shale,which has been considered to possess high potential for hydrocarbon source rock,may possess a restricted distribution in the Kalpin and Aksu areas.
文摘The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of cross diffusion in a competition model with stage structure, under homogeneous Neumann boundary condition. It will be shown that cross diffusion cannot only destabilize a uniform positive equilibrium, it can also help diffusion to induce instability of the uniform positive equilibrium. Moreover, stationary patterns can arise from the effect of cross diffusion.
文摘The ratio between the reactivity of HC and NOx, i.e., φ = ∑kOH+HC, [HCi] / (kOH+No[NO] + kOH+NO2 [NO2]), is used to study the chemistry of HOx radicals (HOE and OH) in the marine boundary layer (MBL). Data analysis shows that HOx production and OH/HO2 ratio strongly depend on φ. The OH radical concentration presents an ascending tendency in low φ region but a de- clining one in high ∞ region, while HO2 radical increases with increasing φ under low φ conditions but appears to be nearly constant with the variation of ∞ under high φ conditions. The observed OH/HO2 ratio shows a continuous decrease with the increase of φ. Model studies are conducted to illuminate the behavior of HOx radicals in different φ regions, and the results represent general agreement with the observed variations of HOx radicals and can well explain the observed behavior of HOx radicals. This study demonstrates that φ could be used as an efficient parameter to ascertain the behavior of HOx radicals in the clean marine boundary layer.