Reliability assessment considering dependent competing failure process and shifting-threshold

The reliability assessment problem for products subject to degradation and random shocks is investigated. Two kinds of probabilistic models are constructed, in which the dependent competing failure process is considered. First, based on the assumption of cumulative shock, the probabilistic models for hard failure and soft failure are built respectively. On this basis, the dependent competing failure model involving degradation and shock processes is established. Furthermore, the situation of the shifting-threshold is also considered, in which the hard failure threshold value decreases to a lower level after the arrival of a certain number of shocks. A case study of fatigue crack growth is given to illustrate the proposed models. Numerical results show that shock has a significant effect on the failure process; meanwhile, the effect will be magnified when the value of the hard threshold shifts to a lower level.

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Study on the formation mechanism of shock wave in process of coal and gas outburst

According to the research results of motion parameters of coal-gas flow,analyzedthe formation mechanism of shock waves at different states of coal-gas flow in theprocess of coal and gas outburst,and briefly described the two possible cases of outburstshock wave formation and their formation conditions in the process of coal and gas out-burst,and then pointed out that a high degree of under-expanded coal-gas flow was themain reason for the formation of a highly destructive shock wave.The research resultsimproved the shock wave theory in coal and gas outburst.

Experimental Study of Heat Transfer for a Rotating Cylinder Water Jet Impingement Quenching

Transient heat transfer has been experimentally investigated for subcooled water jet impingement quenching of a hot rotating stainless steel cylinder. Temperatures beneath the impinged surface were measured during quenching and used to estimate surface temperature and surface heat flux by using a developed numerical inverse solution of heat conduction. Heat flux reached its maximum value just after the WF （wetting front） （visible leading edge of boiling region） started moving from stagnation towards the circumferential region. WF moved in a non-uniform manner in angular direction on the hot rotating surface. With the increase of surface velocity, heat flux decreased. Higher surface velocity moved away the produced vapor bubbles and reduced the solid-liquid contact time which made it one-dimensional heat conduction from multi-dimensional, that reduced heat flux. The generated boiling curve from the estimated heat flux showed a reasonable agreement with existing studies. The surface maximum heat flux （maximum value in each cycle） distribution trend with radial position is entirely comparable with the static surface critical heat flux in literature. An explosive to a sheet like flow patterns were observed with the decrease of surface temperature. The flow patterns were followed by the intensity of sound during quenching.

Influence of preload discreteness on air-operated separation process of low-shock separation device

To investigate the influence of design parameters on the performance of separation device,the structure and air-operated test of a low-shock separation device are introduced and analyzed in this paper.According to the law of energy conservation and aerodynamics,a mathematical model is built.Because the preload used to ensure the connection reliability has the discreteness,which will influence the separation process,the influence of preload discreteness on the air-operated separation process is simulated and tested.Simulation results are consistent with the experimental results.It is shown that the change of preload has an obvious influence on the separation process.The study is useful for the design and optimization of separation device.

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Performance of biotrickling filters for hydrogen sulfide removal under starvation and shock loads conditions

In the industrial operation of biotrickling filters for hydrogen sulfide(H2S) removal,shock loads or starvation was common due to process variations or equipment malfunctions.In this study,effects of starvation and shock loads on the performance of biotrickling filters for H2S removal were investigated.Four experiments were conducted to evaluate the changes of biomass and viable bacteria numbers in the biotrickling filters during a 24-d starvation.Compared to biomass,viable bacteria numbers decreased significantly during the starvation,especially when airflow was maintained in the absence of spray liquid.During the subsequent re-acclimation,all the bioreactors could resume high removal efficiencies within 4 d regardless of the previous starvation conditions.The results show that the re-acclimation time,in the case of biotrickling filters for H2S removal,is mainly controlled by viable H2S oxidizing bacteria numbers.On the other hand,the biotrickling filters can protect against shock loads in inlet fluctuating H2S concentration after resuming normal operation.When the biotrickling filters were supplied with H2S at an input of lower than 1700 mg/m3,their removal efficiencies were nearly 98% regardless of previous H2S input.

Hugoniot equation of state of olivine and its geodynamic implications

Large olivine samples were hot-pressed synthesized for shock wave experiments. The shock wave experiments were carried out at pressure range between 11 and 42 GPa. Shock data on olivine sample yielded a linear relationship between shock wave velocity D and particle velocity u described by D=3.56(?0.13)+2.57(?0.12)u. The shock temperature is determined by an energy relationship which is approximately 790°C at pressure 28 GPa. Due to low temperature and short experimental duration, we suggest that no phase change occurred in our sample below 30 GPa and olivine persisted well beyond its equilibrium boundary in metastable phase. The densities of metastable olivine are in agreement with the results of static compression. At the depth shallower than 410 km, the densities of metastable olivine are higher than those of the PREM model, facilitating cold slab to sink into the mantle transition zone. However, in entire mantle transition zone, the shock densities are lower than those of the PREM model, hampering cold slab to flow across the "660 km" phase boundary.