Vibration Control of the Rail Grinding Vehicle with Abrasive Belt Based on Structural Optimization and Lightweight Design

As a new grinding and maintenance technology,rail belt grinding shows significant advantages in many applications The dynamic characteristics of the rail belt grinding vehicle largely determines its grinding performance and service life.In order to explore the vibration control method of the rail grinding vehicle with abrasive belt,the vibration response changes in structural optimization and lightweight design are respectively analyzed through transient response and random vibration simulations in this paper.Firstly,the transient response simulation analysis of the rail grinding vehicle with abrasive belt is carried out under operating conditions and non-operating conditions.Secondly,the vibration control of the grinding vehicle is implemented by setting vibration isolation elements,optimizing the structure,and increasing damping.Thirdly,in order to further explore the dynamic characteristics of the rail grinding vehicle,the random vibration simulation analysis of the grinding vehicle is carried out under the condition of the horizontal irregularity of the American AAR6 track.Finally,by replacing the Q235 steel frame material with 7075 aluminum alloy and LA43M magnesium alloy,both vibration control and lightweight design can be achieved simultaneously.The results of transient dynamic response analysis show that the acceleration of most positions in the two working conditions exceeds the standard value in GB/T 17426-1998 standard.By optimizing the structure of the grinding vehicle in three ways,the average vibration acceleration of the whole car is reduced by about 55.1%from 15.6 m/s^(2) to 7.0 m/s^(2).The results of random vibration analysis show that the grinding vehicle with Q235 steel frame does not meet the safety conditions of 3σ.By changing frame material,the maximum vibration stress of the vehicle can be reduced from 240.7 MPa to 160.0 MPa and the weight of the grinding vehicle is reduced by about 21.7%from 1500 kg to 1175 kg.The modal analysis results indicate that the vibration control of the grinding vehicle can be realized by optimizing the structure and replacing the materials with lower stiffness under the premise of ensuring the overall strength.The study provides the basis for the development of lightweight,diversified and efficient rail grinding equipment.

Static and Thermal Analysis of Aluminium (413,390,384 and 332) Piston Using Finite Element Method

The main objective of this research was to examine the suitability of aluminium alloy to design a piston of an internal combustion engine for improvement in weight and cost reduction. The piston was modelled using Autodesk Inventor 2017 software. The modelled piston was then imported into Ansys for further analysis. Static structural and thermal analysis were carried out on the pistons of the four different materials namely: Al 413 alloy, Al 384 alloy, Al 390 alloy and Al332 alloy to determine the total deformation, equivalent Von Mises stress, maximum shear stress, and the safety factor. The results of the study revealed that, aluminium 332 alloy piston deformed less compared to the deformations of aluminium 390 alloy piston, aluminium 384 alloy piston and aluminium 413 alloy piston. The induced Von Mises stresses in the pistons of the four different materials were found to be far lower than the yield strengths of all the materials. Hence, all the selected materials including the implementing material have equal properties to withstand the maximum gas load. All the selected materials were observed to have high thermal conductivity enough to be able to withstand the operating temperature in the engine cylinders.

DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION OF THERMAL STRUCTURE

he temperature distnbution on the surface of a flight vehicle and the va-riation of the modulus of elasticity with respect to temperature are considered. The minimum weight structural design with constraints on frequency, on the coordinates ofmodal nodes and on the upper and lower bounds of the design vanables are studied us-ing Kuhn-Tucker conditions as optimal cntenon. The vanation of the flrst three ordernatural frequencies, modal shapes and minimum structural weight vs temperature gra-dient are discussed. It is pointed out that it is imperative to take into account the effectof aerodynamic heating on structural dynamic optimization. Calculation example showsthat the method obtained is feasible and efficient.

Dynamic Stress Analysis of Sewage Centrifugal Pump Impeller Based on Two-way Coupling Method

Current research on the operational reliability of centrifugal pumps has mainly focused on hydrodynamic instability. However, the interaction between the fluid and structure has not been sufficiently considered; this interaction can cause vibration and dynamic stress, which can affect the reliability. In this study, the dynamic stresses in a single-blade centrifugal pump impeller are analysed under different operating conditions; the two-way coupling method is used to calculate the fluid-structure interaction. Three-dimensional unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations are solved with the SST k-o9 turbulence model for the fluid in the whole flow passage, while transient structure dynamic analysis is used with the finite element method for the structure side. The dynamic stresses in the rotor system are computed according to the fourth strength theory. The stress results show that the highest stress is near the loose bearing and that the equivalent stress increases with the flow rate because the dynamic stresses are closely related to the pressure load. The stress distributions on the blade pressure side, suction side, leading edge, and trailing edge are each analysed for different flow rates; the highest stress distribution is found on the pressure side. On the blade pressure side, a relatively large stress is found near the trailing edge and hub side. Based on these results, a stress distribution prediction method is proposed for centrifugal pumps, which considers the interaction between the fluid and structuxe. The method can be used to check the dynamic stress at different flow rates when optimising the pump design to increase the pump reliability.

Mass-Stiffness Templates for Cubic Structural Elements Dedicated to Professor Karl Stark Pister for his 95th birthday

1 This paper considers Lagrangian finite elements for structural dynamics constructed with cubic displacement shape functions.The method of templates is used to investigate the construction of accurate mass-stiffness pairs.This method introduces free parameters that can be adjusted to customize elements according to accuracy and rank-sufficiency criteria.One-and two-dimensional Lagrangian cubic elements with only translational degrees of freedom(DOF)carry two additional nodes on each side,herein called side nodes or SN.Although usually placed at the third-points,the SN location may be adjusted within geometric limits.The adjustment effect is studied in detail using symbolic computations for a bar element.The best SN location is taken to be that producing accurate approximation to the lowest natural frequencies of the continuum model.Optimality is investigated through Fourier analysis of the propagation of plane waves over a regular infinite lattice of bar elements.Focus is placed on the acoustic branch of the frequency-vs.-wavenumber dispersion diagram.It is found that dispersion results using the fully integrated consistent mass matrix(CMM)are independent of the SN location whereas its lowfrequency accuracy order is O(κ8),whereκis the dimensionless wave number.For the diagonally lumped mass matrix(DLMM)constructed through the HRZ scheme,two optimal SN locations are identified,both away from third-points and of accuracy order O(κ8).That with the smallest error coefficient corresponds to the Lobatto 4-point integration rule.A special linear combination of CMM and DLMM with nodes at the Lobatto points yields an accuracy of O(κ10)without any increase in the computational effort over CMM.The effect of reduced integration(RI)on both mass and stiffness matrices is also studied.It is shown that singular mass matrices can be constructed with 2-and 3-point RI rules that display the same optimal accuracy of the exactly integrated case,at the cost of introducing spurious modes.The optimal SN location in two-dimensional,bicubic,isoparametric plane stress quadrilateral elements is briefly investigated by numerical experiments.The frequency accuracy of flexural modes is found to be fairly insensitive to that position,whereas for bar-like modes it agrees with the one-dimensional results.

An improved pseudo-static method for seismic resistant design of underground structures

This paper describes a commonly used pseudo-static method in seismic resistant design of the cross section of underground structures. Based on dynamic theory and the vibration characteristics of underground structures, the sources of errors when using this method are analyzed. The traditional seismic motion loading approach is replaced by a method in which a one-dimensional soil layer response stress is differentiated and then converted into seismic live loads. To validate the improved method, a comparison of analytical results is conducted for internal forces under earthquake shaking of a typical shallow embedded box-shaped subway station structure using four methods： the response displacement method, finite element response acceleration method, the finite element dynamic analysis method and the improved pseudo-static calculation method. It is shown that the improved finite element pseudo-static method proposed in this paper provides an effective tool for the seismic design of underground structures. The evaluation yields results close to those obtained by the finite element dynamic analysis method, and shows that the improved finite element pseudo-static method provides a higher degree of precision.

Comprehensive analysis of the influence of structural and dynamic parameters on the accuracy of nano-precision positioning stages

Nano-precision positioning stages are characterized by rigid-flexible coupling systems. The complex dynamic characteristics of mechanical structure of a stage, which are determined by structural and dynamic parameters, exert a serious influence on the accuracy of its motion and measurement. Systematic evaluation of such influence is essential for the design and improvement of stages. A systematic approach to modeling the dynamic accuracy of a nano-precision positioning stage is developed in this work by integrating a multi-rigid-body dynamic model of the mechanical system and measurement system models. The influence of structural and dynamic parameters, including aerostatic bearing configurations, motion plane errors, foundation vibrations, and positions of the acting points of driving forces, on dynamic accuracy is investigated by adopting the H-type configured stage as an example. The approach is programmed and integrated into a software framework that supports the dynamic design of nano-precision positioning stages. The software framework is then applied to the design of a nano-precision positioning stage used in a packaging lithography machine.

Probabilistic estimate of rock mass static and dynamic demands for underground excavation stabilisation

Excavation damage under high in situ stress depends largely upon the potential block size associated with any violent ejection.The size and shape of the dynamic instability are largely controlled by the location,orientation and extent of the pre-existing geological discontinuities.A new methodology is presented in which the rock mass demand can be expressed in terms of the mass in tonnes of unstable rock that is ejected per unit area of the excavation surface where failure occurs.A probabilistic approach has been implemented to estimate the potential rock mass instabilities and their associated static and dynamic demands.The new methodology considers that the strain energy released by the rock mass during violent stress-driven failure is largely converted into kinetic energy of ejection for blocks.The estimated dynamic demand has been favourably compared with observations of rock mass damage in a number of underground excavations.

APPROACH FOR LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION OF TRUSS STRUCTURES WITH DISCRETE VARIABLES UNDER DYNAMIC STRESS, DISPLACEMENT AND STABILITY CONSTRAINTS

A mathematical model was developed for layout optimization of truss structures with discrete variables subjected to dynamic stress, dynamic displacement and dynamic stability constraints. By using the quasi-static method, the mathematical model of structure optimization under dynamic stress, dynamic displacement and dynamic stability constraints were transformed into one subjected to static stress, displacement and stability constraints. The optimization procedures include two levels, i.e., the topology optimization and the shape optimization. In each level, the comprehensive algorithm was used and the relative difference quotients of two kinds of variables were used to search the optimum solution. A comparison between the optimum results of model with stability constraints and the optimum results of model without stability constraint was given. And that shows the stability constraints have a great effect on the optimum solutions.

Preliminary Design of a Submerged Support Structure for Floating Wind Turbines

Cost-effective floating wind turbines with efficient installations are highly desired in deep waters(>50 m).This paper presents a submerged floating offshore wind turbines(SFOWT)concept for intermediate water depths(50-200 m).The performance of SFOWTs can be improved through a judicious choice of configuration,pretension,and mooring line layout.Four SFOWTs with different configurations and a similar mass,named Cyl-4,Cub-4,Cyl-3,and Hex-3,were designed and analyzed.The responses of the four SFOWTs were predicted under operational condition and extreme condition.The results show that the four SFOWTs exhibited good performance under both conditions.The effect of platform configurations on power output was negligible under the operational condition.Under the extreme condition,among the four SFOWTs,the mean bending moments at the tower base were very close,while the maximum values differed by up to 21.5%,due to the configurations.The effect of wind-wave misalignment under the extreme condition was further analyzed.In general,the motion performances of the four-pontoon SFOWTs,Cyl-4 and Cub-4,were superior to those of the three-pontoon SFOWTs,Cyl-3 and Hex-3.Optimization studies of the mooring system were carried out on Cub-4 with different mooring line pretensions and four mooring layouts.The optimized Cub-4 could reduce the maximum motion responses in the surge,heave,and yaw by 97.7%,91.5%,and 98.7%,respectively.

Integrated Fluid-Thermal-Structural Numerical Analysis for the Quenching of Metallic Components

The quenching of a metal component with a channel section in a water tank is numerically simulated.Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is used to model the multiphase flow and the heat transfer in film boiling,nucleate boiling and convective cooling processes to calculate the difference in heat transfer rate around the component and then combining with the thermal simulation and structure analysis of the component to study the effect of heat transfer rate on the distortion of the U-channel component.A model is also established to calculate the residual stress produced by quenching.The coupling fluid-thermal-structural simulation provides an insight into the deformation of the component and can be used to perform parameter analysis to reduce the distortion of the component.

Extension of Direct Displacement-Based Design to Plan-Asymmetric RC Frame Buildings

The object of this paper is the evaluation of the seismic response of reinforced concrete frames designed according to the DDBD （direct displacement-based design） approach. The great part of research works about DDBD has been dedicated to planar frames, but recently also some proposals for 3D structures have been presented, in particular for wall structures. This paper will give a further contribution to the extension of the procedure for the case of plan-asymmetric RC （reinforced concrete） frames. The extended methodology is aimed at accounting for the floor rotations on the basis of a given lateral strength distribution along the plan. The procedure was applied to two plan-asymmetric RC frames, characterized by the same geometry but different lateral strength distributions along the plan. The seismic behavior of the designed frames was studied by adopting a fiber model and by performing pushover and nonlinear dynamic analyses.

Dynamic Contact Problem for Slide Hinge

Contact analysis can be either static or dynamic. In static contact analysis, the position on the contact surface is constant. In dynamic contact analysis, the position on the contact surface changes at every time step. In static contact analysis, the computing results (stress, strain, etc.) of contact states have been verified through the Hertz contact problem in literature. On the other hand, there has been insufficient research into dynamic contact analysis. The contact algorithm is insufficiently constructed in finite element model (FEM) discretization. The gap between two objects cannot be calculated accurately. A contact method is demanded for artificial parameters. Inappropriate setting of artificial parameters causes artificial numerical oscillations on the contact surface between objects. To develop a high-reliability satellite, we started the development of FEM contact-friction modeling techniques in this study. A dynamic contact method was realized by using the appropriate parameters required in the contact analysis. We verified the reproducibility of the physical behavior of the contact friction via numerical simulation techniques by using a computational model of the hinge joints.

气动肌肉驱动的上肢康复机器人动力学仿真

针对目前外骨骼机器人本体结构复杂,人机交互安全性不高的问题,结合驱动系统中气动人工肌肉的轻质、大驱动力、高柔顺性和接近人体肌肉的特性,提出一种基于气动肌肉的外骨骼上肢康复机器人。采用蒙特卡罗方法获得机器人的安全工作空间,并基于拉格朗日方程对外骨骼上肢康复机器人进行动力学建模,通过MATLAB软件对上肢康复机器人动力学特性仿真。

CAP1400核主泵叶轮动应力计算及疲劳寿命预测

为实现核主泵叶轮疲劳寿命预测,考虑叶轮高温高压的恶劣运行工况建立流-热-固耦合计算模型,应用ANSYS CFX软件对核主泵叶轮内部流动的压力载荷和温度载荷进行非定常数值计算,在ANSYS Workbench中实现载荷向结构的传递,并对叶轮动力响应疲劳载荷开展研究.利用雨流计数法对叶片危险部位的载荷数据进行统计分析,进一步结合Palmgren-Miner理论对核主泵叶轮的最小疲劳寿命周期进行预测.研究结果表明:叶轮在旋转过程中承受周期性交变应力的作用;叶轮叶片进、出口边与前、后盖板交接处容易发生内部应力集中,最大应力出现在叶片出口边与前盖板交接处,为142.57 MPa;叶片各危险部位承受应力波峰和波谷的时间基本一致;叶轮产生的疲劳为应力疲劳,疲劳破坏首先发生在叶片进口边与后盖板交接处;计算得到叶轮的疲劳寿命为277.94 a.研究结果可为叶轮的动态强度优化和疲劳设计提供一定参考.

熔盐堆下舱室非能动冷却系统的优化设计

熔盐堆下舱室非能动冷却系统是确保反应堆安全运行的重要保障,其结构设计是热工水力设计中的重要一环,其功能是保证熔盐堆下堆舱所有设备在反应堆正常运行时不超温,同时在事故工况下,能够最大程度地导出堆芯衰变热。基于一种热功率为153 MWt的百兆瓦级熔盐堆的概念设计,建立了熔盐堆下堆舱的1/4结构模型,使用ANSYS FLUENT 20.1软件进行下堆舱三维流场与温度场的数值模拟,通过优化下舱室非能动冷却系统的结构布局、空气环腔的结构尺寸、隔热板上保温棉厚度以及进风管的入口位置,使得下舱室内双通道非能动空冷系统的热屏蔽效果最好,且在事故工况下导出堆芯衰变热最多。结果表明:改变空冷系统中空气环腔的结构尺寸对下堆舱热屏蔽结果的影响很小;在空冷系统的中间隔板上增加保温棉可以显著降低侧面混凝土墙的温度;冷却系统的进风管入口位置距离空冷环腔顶端越近热屏蔽效果越好。据此最终设计出了一种新型的下舱室内双通道非能动空冷系统,达到了153 MWt熔盐堆下堆舱的屏蔽冷却的设计要求。为未来大功率熔盐堆下舱室内非能动余热排出系统的工程优化设计提供了重要参考。

下肢战伤康复轮足外骨骼设计与步态试验

针对脑部和脊柱战伤士兵的术后康复训练、战时转移、生活代步需求,设计了一种下肢战伤康复轮足外骨骼,通过共用结构和驱动系统进行不同的组装来实现不同工作模式,提高装备的集成度和减轻整体质量;建立轮足外骨骼单腿摆动期的二连杆模型并推导其动力学模型;利用动力学模型和轮足外骨骼的虚拟样机模型分别获得髋、膝关节的理论计算和虚拟仿真力矩;建立基于位置阻抗的轮足外骨骼主动康复训练控制策略,搭建轮足外骨骼实物样机,获得样机的关节运动轨迹与人机交互力。理论计算、虚拟仿真及摆动腿试验测试3种方法的关节力矩曲线走势基本一致,说明理论计算和虚拟仿真模型的正确性;基于步态试验所获得的数据表明其轨迹误差和交互力均较小,满足设计要求,验证了轮足外骨骼设计的合理性与可行性。

7FDL-16柴油机气缸盖热结构耦合应力分析

通过CATIA软件进行三维建模,利用Space Claim模块提取流体域,在Fluent模块设置流体边界条件并仿真流动,先后导入Ansys Workbench稳态热和静应力分析模块,设置热边界条件和应力载荷,得到气缸盖的温度场以及热结构耦合应力分布云图。热结构耦合应力分析可得:热应变最大处在火力面鼻梁区,最大变形量为0.002 1 mm,应力最大处在两排气门之间的鼻梁区,最大应力值为398 MPa,安全系数为2.71,满足实际结构工作的要求标准。

混合基础隔震体系优化设计及性能

为解决基础隔震结构中隔震层位移需求过大的问题,提出了一种基础隔震结构(Base Isolated Structure,BIS)+串并联调谐质量阻尼器惯容器(Tuned Tandem Mass Damper-Inerter, TTMDI)的混合隔震体系。采用Bouc-Wen滞回模型模拟隔震层的非线性力-变形行为,基于随机等效线性化和模式搜索优化算法并考虑地震动模型,在频域内建立了BIS+TTMDI体系的优化设计框架。分别从鲁棒性、有效性、刚度和阻尼系数、冲程及对地震频率敏感性方面对BIS+TTMDI体系的性能进行评估,并与BIS+调谐质量阻尼器(Tuned Mass Damper, TMD)、串并联调谐质量阻尼器(TunedTandemMassDamper,TTMD)和调谐质量阻尼器惯容器(TunedMass Damper-Inerter, TMDI)进行比较。通过对近场地震动下某七层混合基础隔震结构(包括BIS+TTMDI和BIS+TMDI体系)的动力弹塑性分析,评价了其减/隔震性能。结果表明:BIS+TTMDI体系具有最好的减/隔震性能和强鲁棒性;而且在BIS+TTMDI体系中TTMDI的总阻尼需求不到BIS+TMDI体系中TMDI的一半,因而更为经济实用。

面向光栅刻划机的负刚度结构隔振性能优化

大面积光栅刻划机实验室存在的复杂振动因素,会对它的运行及刻画精度造成影响,针对光栅刻划机设计一种正负刚度并联的被动隔振结构,改善仅有空气弹簧时对低频隔振无效的现象,拓宽隔振频带。为模拟隔振器隔振性能,建立系统的动力学模型和动力学方程,使用仿真软件MATLAB进行仿真,为磁致负刚度弹簧进行尺寸结构设计,对比并联磁致负刚度弹簧前后的隔振效果。仿真结果表明采用空气弹簧和磁致负刚度结构并联后能够有效的隔离低频振动,并且磁吸致负刚度和磁斥致负刚度进行组合能够有效的改善单一磁吸致负刚度或磁斥致负刚度结构的非线性。