Fluid Approximation and Its Convergence Rate for GI/G/1 Queue with Vacations

A GI/G/1 queue with vacations is considered in this paper. We develop an approximating technique on max function of independent and identically distributed （i.i.d.） random variables, that is max{ηi, 1 ≤ i ≤ n}. The approximating technique is used to obtain the fluid approximation for the queue length, workload and busy time processes. Furthermore, under uniform topology, if the scaled arrival process and the scaled service process converge to the corresponding fluid processes with an exponential rate, we prove by the approximating technique that the scaled processes characterizing the queue converge to the corresponding fluid limits with the exponential rate only for large N. Here the scaled processes include the queue length process, workload process and busy time process.

On the Fluid Approximation for a Multiclass Queue under Non-Preemptive SBP Service Discipline

A multi-class single server queue under non-preemptive static buffer priority （SBP） service discipline is considered in this paper. Using a bounding technique, we obtain the fluid approximation for the queue length and busy time processes. Furthermore, we prove that the convergence rate of the fluid approximation for the queue length and busy time processes is exponential for large N. Additionally, a sufficient condition for stability is obtained.

Geoacoustic inversion based on reflection model of effective density fluid approximation

In order to obtain the physical and geoacoustic properties of marine sediments,an inverse method using reflection loss of different grazing angles is presented.The reflection loss is calculated according to the reflection model of effective density fluid approximation.A two-step hybrid optimization algorithm combining differential evolution and particle swarm optimization along with Bayesian inversion is employed in estimation of porosity,mean grain size,mass density and bulk modulus of grains.Based on the above physical parameters,geoacoustic parameters,including sound speed and attenuation,are further calculated.According to the numerical simulations,we can draw a conclusion that all the parameters can be well estimated with the exception of bulk modulus of grains.In particular,this indirect inverse method for bottom geoacoustic parameters performs high accuracy and strong robustness.The relative errors are 0.092%and 17%,respectively.Finally,measured reflection loss data of sandy sediments at the bottom of a water tank is analyzed,and the estimation value,uncertainty and correlation of each parameter are presented.The availability of this inverse method is verified through comparison between inverse results and part of measured parameters.

Erratum to:“An Approximate Method for Calculating the Fluid Force and Response of A Circular Cylinder at Lock-in” [China Ocean Engineering,22(3),2008,371-384]

Because of my carelessness,Eq.（1）in the paper "An approximate method for calculating the fluid force and response of a circular cylinder at lock-in"(China Ocean Engineering,22（3）,2008,pp.373)should be f’-1.0/U’-5.0=f’;-1.0/5.75f’;-5.0,not f’=U’/5.75. My apology is hereby given.

Unsteady Rotative Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluid in an Annular Pipe

This paper .Studies power law no-Newtonian fluid rotative flow. in an annularpipe. The governing equation is nonlinear one, we linearized the governing equationby assuming that partial factor is at state. With Laplace transform we obtain ananalytical solution of the problem In the paper several groups of curves are given.these curves reflect the temporal change law and. spatial distribution of fluid velocity.In addition.we study the effection of power law index on the flow field the resultindicates that when the power law index n < l. the flow velocity is highly sensitive tothe index. and this fact is importanl in related engineering decisions.

Variability Analysis for a Two-station Queueing Network in Heavy Traffic with Arrival Processes Driven by Queues

The law of the iterated logarithm(LIL)for the performance measures of a two-station queueing network with arrivals modulated by independent queues is developed by a strong approximation method.For convenience,two arrival processes modulated by queues comprise the external system,all others are belong to the internal system.It is well known that the exogenous arrival has a great influence on the asymptotic variability of performance measures in queues.For the considered queueing network in heavy traffic,we get all the LILs for the queue length,workload,busy time,idle time and departure processes,and present them by some simple functions of the primitive data.The LILs tell us some interesting insights,such as,the LILs of busy and idle times are zero and they reflect a small variability around their fluid approximations,the LIL of departure has nothing to do with the arrival process,both of the two phenomena well explain the service station’s situation of being busy all the time.The external system shows us a distinguishing effect on the performance measures:an underloaded(overloaded,critically loaded)external system affects the internal system through its arrival(departure,arrival and departure together).In addition,we also get the strong approximation of the network as an auxiliary result.

Existence of weak solutions for non-stationary flows of fluids with shear thinning dependent viscosities under slip boundary conditions in half space

This paper treats the system of motion for an incompressible non-Newtonian fluids of the stress tensor described by p-potential function subject to slip boundary conditions in R_+~3. Making use of the Oseentype approximation to this model and the L~∞-truncation method, one can establish the existence theorem of weak solutions for p-potential flow with p ∈(8/5, 2] provided that large initial are regular enough.