Optimization and Aerodynamic Characteristics of New Air-Cushion Nozzle of Floating Furnace for Automobile Body Sheet

It is very important to develop new air-cushion nozzles so as to raise the heat treatment property of aluminum alloy automobile body sheet(ABS). A geometric model of air-cushion furnace equipment of ABS was built up and flow field was simulated by using k-ε turbulence equations of COMSOL Multi-physics. The influence and regularity of number(n),diameter(d) and arrangement of middle hole,and main control parameters of new air-cushion nozzle on aerodynamic characteristics and flow field were studied. The results show that:1) with n increases,airflow vortexes in air-cushion area increase in multiple; d decreases or n increases,air cushion pressure(p_c) becomes uniform; 2) average of p_c is proportional to pressure in nozzle box(p_t),when n increases,ratio of average of p_c to p_t increases,and when n ≤ 3 and d < b / 2,they have little effect on ratio of p_c average to p_t; 3) when n is an even number,n ≥4,and d ≤ b/2,p_c shows good uniformity; when n is an odd number,the center hole affects p_c uniformity greatly,and,when diameter of center hole is less than b / 4 and diameter of non-center is between b / 4 and b / 2,p_c has good uniformity. A new air-cushion jet model was presented,and the deviation of this new model with simulation data and experimental measured data are less than 7.75% and 7.76%,respectively. The present research is valuable for improving air-cushion stability,Al strip temperature homogeneity,and temperature control precision.

Research of air-cushion isolation effects on high arch dam reservoir

A three-dimensional （3D） finite element model of air-cushion isolated arch dam is presented with the nonlinear gas-liquid-solid multi-field dynamic coupling effect taken into account.In this model,the displacement formulation in Lagrange method,pressure formulation in Euler method,nonlinear contact model based on Coulomb friction law are applied to the air-cushion,reservoir and contraction joint domain,respectively.The dynamic response of Jinping I arch dam with a height of 305 m is analyzed using the seismic records of the Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008.Numerical results show that the air-cushion isolation reduces significantly the hydrodynamic pressure as well as the opening width for the contraction joints of high arch dam.

The effect of active sitting on trunk motion

Background： Prolonged sitting is a risk factor for low-back pain. The primary purpose of this study is to determine if prolonged active sitting will result in increased trunk motion. Methods： Fifteen healthy female participants volunteered to sit for 30 vain on each of three surfaces including an air-cushion, a stability ball, and a hard surface. Trunk motion was monitored using a Vicon motion capture system, and foot center of pressure was collected with two AMTI force plates. Results： Our findings indicated that the average speed of the trunk center of mass significantly increased with seating surface compliance. There were significant differences in fight and left foot centers of pressure in the antero-posterior direction between the ball and air-cushion conditions and the ball and chair conditions. Conclusion： Active sitting results in increased trunk motion and could have a positive effect on low-back health.

高密度中低速全垫升气垫船越峰问题的探讨与实践

1吨级试验艇属于高密度中低速气垫船,其与气垫密度成平方关系的阻力峰值较大而设计推力相对较小,经采取措施解决了越峰困难问题。原阻力计算方法在阻力峰值处的计算结果不够精确是原因之一,故根据移动压力面兴波理论编制了直接计算兴波阻力的程序,使计算越峰所需推力更接近试验结果。理论计算与工程实践表明,在设计高密度中低速气垫船时需特别关注越峰性能校核,建议第一阻力峰处设计越峰裕度在原计算方法基础上应修正至不小于30%为宜。

Simulation analysis theory and experimental verification of air-cushion isolation control of high concrete dams

To focus on the key scientific problem of process control of dynamic catastrophe of high dams,presented for the first time are the modelling theory of liquid-gas-solid tri-phase coupling of the air-cushion isolation control of high dams and its numerical simulation method,and theoretical description of the complicated dynamics problem of the tri-phase coupling-thermodynamics state-material-contact bi-nonlinearity,as well as the simulation analysis of the key effects of dynamic catastrophe of the air-cushion isolated high dam engineering.The analytic solution of plane-wave with rigid-dam body was created.The simulation comparison of dynamic catastrophe processes of 305 m Jinping arch dam with and without seismic control was carried out,and the results were basically in agreement with that obtained from the large shaking table tests,and verify each other.The entire air-chamber and optimized air-cushion with varying thickness were presented to develop a optimization method.The large shaking table tests of the isolated dam model,which is satisfied with the basic dynamic similarity relations,were performed for the first time.The test data seemed to be convincing and were in agreement with the dynamic simulation results of the tested model,thereby providing an experimental verification to the simulation theory and method.The combination experiments of theoretical model and physical model demonstrated that the hydrodynamic pressure of high arch dams can be reduced by more than 70% as well as the first and third principle stresses of the dam body reduced by more than 20%-30%,thereby the global anti-seismic capacity of the high dam being improved significantly.The results have shown that the air-cushion isolation is the prior developing direction of structural control technology of high concrete dams.

3-D simulation of transient flow patterns in a corridor-shaped air-cushion surge chamber based on computational fluid dynamics

The 3-D characteristics of the water-air flow patterns in a corridor-shaped air-cushion surge chamber during hydraulic transients need to be considered in the shape optimization. To verify the reliability of the water-air two-phase model, namely, the volume of fluid model, the process of charging water into a closed air chamber is successfully simulated. Using the model, the 3-D flow characteristics under the load rejection and acceptance conditions within the air-cushion surge chamber of a specific hydro- power station are studied. The free surface waves, the flow patterns, and the pressure changes during the surge wave process are analyzed in detail. The longitudinal flow of water in the long corridor-shaped surge chamber is similar to the open channel flow with respect to the wave propagation, reflection and superposition characteristics. The lumped parameters of the 3-D numerical simulation agree with the results of a 1-D calculation of hydraulic transients in the whole water conveying system, which validates the 3-D method. The 3-D flow structures obtained can be applied to the shape optimization of the chamber.