Till now, there have been lots of researches on numerical simulation of vortex-induced vibration. Acceptable results have been obtained for fixed cylinders with low Reynolds number. However, for responses of 2-DOF vor...Till now, there have been lots of researches on numerical simulation of vortex-induced vibration. Acceptable results have been obtained for fixed cylinders with low Reynolds number. However, for responses of 2-DOF vortex-induced vibration with low mass ratio, the accuracy is not satisfactory, especially for the maximum amplitudes. In Jauvtis and Williamson's work, the maximum amplitude of the cylinder with low mass ratio m*=2.6 can reach as large as 1.5D to be called as the "super-upper branch", but from current literatures, few simulation results can achieve such value, even fail to capture the upper branch. Besides, it is found that the amplitude decays too fast in the lower branch with the RANS-based turbulence model. The reason is likely to be the defects of the turbulence model itself in the prediction of unsteady separated flows as well as the unreasonable setting of the numerical simulation parameters. Aiming at above issues, a modified turbulence model is proposed in this paper, and the effect of the acceleration of flow field on the response of vortex-induced vibration is studied based on OpenFOAM. By analyzing the responses of amplitude, phase and trajectory, frequency and vortex mode, it is proved that the vortex-induced vibration can be predicted accurately with the modified turbulence model under appropriate flow field acceleration.展开更多
The FRF estimator based on the errors-in-variables (EV) model of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) system is presented to reduce the bias error of FRF HI estimator. The FRF HI estimator is influenced by the noises i...The FRF estimator based on the errors-in-variables (EV) model of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) system is presented to reduce the bias error of FRF HI estimator. The FRF HI estimator is influenced by the noises in the inputs of the system and generates an under-estimation of the true FRF. The FRF estimator based on the EV model takes into account the errors in both the inputs and outputs of the system and would lead to more accurate FRF estimation. The FRF estimator based on the EV model is applied to the waveform replication on the 6-DOF (degree-of-freedom) hydraulic vibration table. The result shows that it is favorable to improve the control precision of the MIMO vibration control system.展开更多
Over the past few decades,wireless sensor networks have been widely used in the field of structure health monitoring of civil,mechanical,and aerospace systems.Currently,most wireless sensor networks are battery-powere...Over the past few decades,wireless sensor networks have been widely used in the field of structure health monitoring of civil,mechanical,and aerospace systems.Currently,most wireless sensor networks are battery-powered and it is costly and unsustainable for maintenance because of the requirement for frequent battery replacements.As an attempt to address such issue,this article theoretically and experimentally studies a compression-based piezoelectric energy harvester using a multilayer stack configuration,which is suitable for civil infrastructure system applications where large compressive loads occur,such as heavily vehicular loading acting on pavements.In this article,we firstly present analytical and numerical modeling of the piezoelectric multilayer stack under axial compressive loading,which is based on the linear theory of piezoelectricity.A two-degree-of-freedom electromechanical model,considering both the mechanical and electrical aspects of the proposed harvester,was developed to characterize the harvested electrical power under the external electrical load.Exact closed-form expressions of the electromechanical models have been derived to analyze the mechanical and electrical properties of the proposed harvester.The theoretical analyses are validated through several experiments for a test prototype under harmonic excitations.The test results exhibit very good agreement with the analytical analyses and numerical simulations for a range of resistive loads and input excitation levels.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51509045)
文摘Till now, there have been lots of researches on numerical simulation of vortex-induced vibration. Acceptable results have been obtained for fixed cylinders with low Reynolds number. However, for responses of 2-DOF vortex-induced vibration with low mass ratio, the accuracy is not satisfactory, especially for the maximum amplitudes. In Jauvtis and Williamson's work, the maximum amplitude of the cylinder with low mass ratio m*=2.6 can reach as large as 1.5D to be called as the "super-upper branch", but from current literatures, few simulation results can achieve such value, even fail to capture the upper branch. Besides, it is found that the amplitude decays too fast in the lower branch with the RANS-based turbulence model. The reason is likely to be the defects of the turbulence model itself in the prediction of unsteady separated flows as well as the unreasonable setting of the numerical simulation parameters. Aiming at above issues, a modified turbulence model is proposed in this paper, and the effect of the acceleration of flow field on the response of vortex-induced vibration is studied based on OpenFOAM. By analyzing the responses of amplitude, phase and trajectory, frequency and vortex mode, it is proved that the vortex-induced vibration can be predicted accurately with the modified turbulence model under appropriate flow field acceleration.
基金This project is supported by Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University,China(No.NCET-04-0325).
文摘The FRF estimator based on the errors-in-variables (EV) model of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) system is presented to reduce the bias error of FRF HI estimator. The FRF HI estimator is influenced by the noises in the inputs of the system and generates an under-estimation of the true FRF. The FRF estimator based on the EV model takes into account the errors in both the inputs and outputs of the system and would lead to more accurate FRF estimation. The FRF estimator based on the EV model is applied to the waveform replication on the 6-DOF (degree-of-freedom) hydraulic vibration table. The result shows that it is favorable to improve the control precision of the MIMO vibration control system.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China under Grand 51175265.
文摘Over the past few decades,wireless sensor networks have been widely used in the field of structure health monitoring of civil,mechanical,and aerospace systems.Currently,most wireless sensor networks are battery-powered and it is costly and unsustainable for maintenance because of the requirement for frequent battery replacements.As an attempt to address such issue,this article theoretically and experimentally studies a compression-based piezoelectric energy harvester using a multilayer stack configuration,which is suitable for civil infrastructure system applications where large compressive loads occur,such as heavily vehicular loading acting on pavements.In this article,we firstly present analytical and numerical modeling of the piezoelectric multilayer stack under axial compressive loading,which is based on the linear theory of piezoelectricity.A two-degree-of-freedom electromechanical model,considering both the mechanical and electrical aspects of the proposed harvester,was developed to characterize the harvested electrical power under the external electrical load.Exact closed-form expressions of the electromechanical models have been derived to analyze the mechanical and electrical properties of the proposed harvester.The theoretical analyses are validated through several experiments for a test prototype under harmonic excitations.The test results exhibit very good agreement with the analytical analyses and numerical simulations for a range of resistive loads and input excitation levels.