The fluid-structure interaction (FSI) between the canopy and flow field on the inflating and inflated conditions is investigated based on the arbitrary Lagrange-Euler (ALE) method,in both a single-and double-cruciform...The fluid-structure interaction (FSI) between the canopy and flow field on the inflating and inflated conditions is investigated based on the arbitrary Lagrange-Euler (ALE) method,in both a single-and double-cruciform parachute systems.The projection area of canopy is calculated in the inflation process.The flow field characteristics and the interaction between canopies are analyzed.Results showed that,with free stream velocity of 50m/s,overinflation phenomenon would not occur during the inflation process of the double-cruciform-parachute system,because the collision and extrusion of the two canopies during inflation obstructed the oscillation of the inner gores.Concurrently,compared with the single-cruciform parachute,the vortex motion in the wake of double-cruciform-parachute is more intense.Thus the double-cruciform parachute system oscillated at a velocity of 50 m/s with an angle of less than 6.8°.By comparison,the oscillation angle of the single-cruciform parachute was within 3.5° at the velocity of 50m/s.The results are consistent with those of the wind tunnel test.展开更多
In order to achieve a better understanding of failure behavior of cruciform specimen under different biaxial loading conditions,a three-dimensional finite element model is established with solid and interface elements...In order to achieve a better understanding of failure behavior of cruciform specimen under different biaxial loading conditions,a three-dimensional finite element model is established with solid and interface elements.Maximum stress criterion,two Hashin-type criteria and the new proposed criteria are used to predict the strength of plain woven textile composites when biaxial loading ratio equals 1.Compared with experimental data,only the new proposed criteria can reach reasonable results.The applicability of the new proposed criteria is also verified by predicting the tensile and compressive strength of cruciform specimen under different biaxial loading ratios.Moreover,the introduction of interface element makes it more intuitive to recognize delamination failure.The shape of the predicted delamination failure region in the interface layer is similar to that of the failure region in neighboring entity layers,but the area of delamination failure region is a little larger.展开更多
Surface impact treatment was carried out on the cruciform joint weldment of 16MnR steel by using the HJ-II-type ultrasonic impact machine.The ultrasonic impact current is 1.2 A,the impact amplitude is 30?m and ultraso...Surface impact treatment was carried out on the cruciform joint weldment of 16MnR steel by using the HJ-II-type ultrasonic impact machine.The ultrasonic impact current is 1.2 A,the impact amplitude is 30?m and ultrasonic impacting time is 30 and 60 min,respectively.Fatigue experiments were carried out for both treated specimen and un-treated specimen by using EHF-EM200K2-070-1A fatigue testing machine.The fatigue fractures were observed with the scanning electron microscope of 6360LA type and the microstructure of ultrasonic impact treating surface layer was analyzed by using high resolution transmission electron microscope of JEM-2100 type.The experimental results show that the microstructure of ultrasonic impact surface layer has been successfully nanocrystallized.The fatigue life of welded cruciform joints of 16MnR steel can be significantly improved through the ultrasonic impact treatment.The main reasons are that the ultrasonic impact treating can reduces the stress concentration in the weld toe,decrease the tensile stress,and even change to compressive stress in the weldment,the grain size in the welded joint can be refined.The longer the impact time,the greater increasing range of fatigue life will be.Compared to the sample without treatment,its fatigue life was increased 210.37%,362.48%,respectively,when the impact time was 30,60 min,respectively.展开更多
Although camouflage as an effective antipredator defense strategy is widespread across animals,highly conspicuous color patterning is not uncommon either.Many orb-web spiders adorn their webs with extra bright white s...Although camouflage as an effective antipredator defense strategy is widespread across animals,highly conspicuous color patterning is not uncommon either.Many orb-web spiders adorn their webs with extra bright white silk.These conspicuous decorations are hypothesized to deter predators by warning the presence of sticky webs,camouflaging spiders,acting as a decoy,or intimidating predators by their apparent size.The decorations may also deflect predator attacks from spiders.However,empirical evidence for this deflection function remains limited.Here,we tested this hypothesis using the X-shaped silk cruciform decorations built by females of Argiope minuta.We employed visual modeling to quantify the conspicuousness of spiders and decorations from a perspective of avian predators.Then,we determined actual predation risk on spiders using naïve chicks as predators.Spider bodies and decorations were conspicuous against natural backgrounds to the avian visual systems.Chicks attacked the spider main bodies significantly less frequently on the decorated webs than on the undecorated webs,thus reducing predation risk.When both spiders and decorations were present,chicks also attacked the spider main bodies and their legs or decorations,and not randomly:they attacked the legs or decorations sooner and more frequently than they attacked the main bodies,independent of the ratio of the surface area between the decoration and spider size.Despite the increase in detectability,incorporating a conspicuous cruciform decoration to the web effectively defends the spider by diverting the attack toward the decoration or leg,but not by camouflaging or intimidating,thus,supporting the deflection hypothesis.展开更多
In the half century since the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, it has become increasingly clear that DNA functionality is based on much more than its sequence in a double-helical structure. Further adva...In the half century since the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, it has become increasingly clear that DNA functionality is based on much more than its sequence in a double-helical structure. Further advances have highlighted the importance of additional aspects of DNA structure： its packaging in the higher order chromatin structure, positioning of nucleosomes along the DNA, and the occurrence of non-helical DNA structures. Of these, the latter has been problematic to prove empirically. Here, we describe a method that uses non-denaturing bisulfite sequencing on isolated Arabidopsis thaliana nuclei to determine the location of cytosines positioned outside the double helix as a result of non-B-form DNA structures. We couple this with computational methods and S1 nuclease digest to reliably identify stable, non-B-form, cruciform structures. This enables us to identify a palindrome in the promoter of FLOWERING LOCUS T that forms a stable non-B-form structure. The stronger conservation of the ability to form a nonhelical secondary structure than of the sequence suggests that this structure is biologically relevant.展开更多
Using diamine as anchoring group, the self-assembled monolayers（SAMs） based on oligo（phenyleneethynylene）s（OPEs） and cruciform OPEs with an extended tetrathiafulvalene（TTF）（OPE3 and OPE3-TTF）were successfull...Using diamine as anchoring group, the self-assembled monolayers（SAMs） based on oligo（phenyleneethynylene）s（OPEs） and cruciform OPEs with an extended tetrathiafulvalene（TTF）（OPE3 and OPE3-TTF）were successfully formed on the Au substrate. The Uniformity and stability of SAMs were confirmed through cyclic voltammetry（CV） and electrochemical reductive desorption. The investigation of transport properties of SAMs was achieved by conducting-probe atomic force microscopy（CP-AFM） with both Au and Pt tips. The results indicated that the conductance of OPE3-TTF was 17 and 46 times that of OPE3 for Au and Pt tips, respectively. Theoretical calculations are qualitatively consistent with the experimental results, suggesting that the diamine as anchoring group has a great potential in molecular electronics.展开更多
基金supported in part by the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(No.20172952031)the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China (No.20142952026)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)
文摘The fluid-structure interaction (FSI) between the canopy and flow field on the inflating and inflated conditions is investigated based on the arbitrary Lagrange-Euler (ALE) method,in both a single-and double-cruciform parachute systems.The projection area of canopy is calculated in the inflation process.The flow field characteristics and the interaction between canopies are analyzed.Results showed that,with free stream velocity of 50m/s,overinflation phenomenon would not occur during the inflation process of the double-cruciform-parachute system,because the collision and extrusion of the two canopies during inflation obstructed the oscillation of the inner gores.Concurrently,compared with the single-cruciform parachute,the vortex motion in the wake of double-cruciform-parachute is more intense.Thus the double-cruciform parachute system oscillated at a velocity of 50 m/s with an angle of less than 6.8°.By comparison,the oscillation angle of the single-cruciform parachute was within 3.5° at the velocity of 50m/s.The results are consistent with those of the wind tunnel test.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51205190)the Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Aerospace Power System(No.NJ20140019)
文摘In order to achieve a better understanding of failure behavior of cruciform specimen under different biaxial loading conditions,a three-dimensional finite element model is established with solid and interface elements.Maximum stress criterion,two Hashin-type criteria and the new proposed criteria are used to predict the strength of plain woven textile composites when biaxial loading ratio equals 1.Compared with experimental data,only the new proposed criteria can reach reasonable results.The applicability of the new proposed criteria is also verified by predicting the tensile and compressive strength of cruciform specimen under different biaxial loading ratios.Moreover,the introduction of interface element makes it more intuitive to recognize delamination failure.The shape of the predicted delamination failure region in the interface layer is similar to that of the failure region in neighboring entity layers,but the area of delamination failure region is a little larger.
基金National Natural Science Foundations of China(51065010)Science Foundations of Jiangxi(2009GZC0016)
文摘Surface impact treatment was carried out on the cruciform joint weldment of 16MnR steel by using the HJ-II-type ultrasonic impact machine.The ultrasonic impact current is 1.2 A,the impact amplitude is 30?m and ultrasonic impacting time is 30 and 60 min,respectively.Fatigue experiments were carried out for both treated specimen and un-treated specimen by using EHF-EM200K2-070-1A fatigue testing machine.The fatigue fractures were observed with the scanning electron microscope of 6360LA type and the microstructure of ultrasonic impact treating surface layer was analyzed by using high resolution transmission electron microscope of JEM-2100 type.The experimental results show that the microstructure of ultrasonic impact surface layer has been successfully nanocrystallized.The fatigue life of welded cruciform joints of 16MnR steel can be significantly improved through the ultrasonic impact treatment.The main reasons are that the ultrasonic impact treating can reduces the stress concentration in the weld toe,decrease the tensile stress,and even change to compressive stress in the weldment,the grain size in the welded joint can be refined.The longer the impact time,the greater increasing range of fatigue life will be.Compared to the sample without treatment,its fatigue life was increased 210.37%,362.48%,respectively,when the impact time was 30,60 min,respectively.
基金supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China(31801979 and 31872229)from Singapore Ministry of Education(MOE)AcRF Tier 1 grant(R-154-000-B18-114).
文摘Although camouflage as an effective antipredator defense strategy is widespread across animals,highly conspicuous color patterning is not uncommon either.Many orb-web spiders adorn their webs with extra bright white silk.These conspicuous decorations are hypothesized to deter predators by warning the presence of sticky webs,camouflaging spiders,acting as a decoy,or intimidating predators by their apparent size.The decorations may also deflect predator attacks from spiders.However,empirical evidence for this deflection function remains limited.Here,we tested this hypothesis using the X-shaped silk cruciform decorations built by females of Argiope minuta.We employed visual modeling to quantify the conspicuousness of spiders and decorations from a perspective of avian predators.Then,we determined actual predation risk on spiders using naïve chicks as predators.Spider bodies and decorations were conspicuous against natural backgrounds to the avian visual systems.Chicks attacked the spider main bodies significantly less frequently on the decorated webs than on the undecorated webs,thus reducing predation risk.When both spiders and decorations were present,chicks also attacked the spider main bodies and their legs or decorations,and not randomly:they attacked the legs or decorations sooner and more frequently than they attacked the main bodies,independent of the ratio of the surface area between the decoration and spider size.Despite the increase in detectability,incorporating a conspicuous cruciform decoration to the web effectively defends the spider by diverting the attack toward the decoration or leg,but not by camouflaging or intimidating,thus,supporting the deflection hypothesis.
文摘In the half century since the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA, it has become increasingly clear that DNA functionality is based on much more than its sequence in a double-helical structure. Further advances have highlighted the importance of additional aspects of DNA structure： its packaging in the higher order chromatin structure, positioning of nucleosomes along the DNA, and the occurrence of non-helical DNA structures. Of these, the latter has been problematic to prove empirically. Here, we describe a method that uses non-denaturing bisulfite sequencing on isolated Arabidopsis thaliana nuclei to determine the location of cytosines positioned outside the double helix as a result of non-B-form DNA structures. We couple this with computational methods and S1 nuclease digest to reliably identify stable, non-B-form, cruciform structures. This enables us to identify a palindrome in the promoter of FLOWERING LOCUS T that forms a stable non-B-form structure. The stronger conservation of the ability to form a nonhelical secondary structure than of the sequence suggests that this structure is biologically relevant.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61571415, 61622406, 51502283)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Nos. 2017YFA0207500, 2016YFB0700700)the "Hundred Talents Program" of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
文摘Using diamine as anchoring group, the self-assembled monolayers（SAMs） based on oligo（phenyleneethynylene）s（OPEs） and cruciform OPEs with an extended tetrathiafulvalene（TTF）（OPE3 and OPE3-TTF）were successfully formed on the Au substrate. The Uniformity and stability of SAMs were confirmed through cyclic voltammetry（CV） and electrochemical reductive desorption. The investigation of transport properties of SAMs was achieved by conducting-probe atomic force microscopy（CP-AFM） with both Au and Pt tips. The results indicated that the conductance of OPE3-TTF was 17 and 46 times that of OPE3 for Au and Pt tips, respectively. Theoretical calculations are qualitatively consistent with the experimental results, suggesting that the diamine as anchoring group has a great potential in molecular electronics.
