The quasi-zero-stiffness(QZS)vibration isolation has been proven to be an effective way to isolate low-frequency vibration.However,most of the existing QZS isolators are space-consuming,which could not be employed in ...The quasi-zero-stiffness(QZS)vibration isolation has been proven to be an effective way to isolate low-frequency vibration.However,most of the existing QZS isolators are space-consuming,which could not be employed in the space-limited circumstances.In this paper,a quite compact QZS isolator is engineered by connecting a pair of mutually repulsive magnet rings and a space-saving wave spring in parallel,called WQZS isolator.The restoring force of the magnet ring is derived by the equivalent magnetic charge method,and an empirical formula for the restoring force of the wave spring is derived by the least squares method based on experimental data.The dynamic model of the WQZS vibration isolation system is built,and the vibration isolation performance is evaluated through transmissibility.Finally,an experimental prototype is fabricated,and the experimental tests on frequency sweep are carried out.The results show that compared with the linear counterpart,the vibration isolation frequency of the WQZS isolator is reduced by 48.89%,and the peak transmissibility is decreased by 59.33%.Most importantly,the space occupancy of the WQZS isolator designed in this paper is much lower than that of the traditional QZS isolators,and thus it should be a potential solution for low-frequency vibration isolation in the space-limited environment.展开更多
In this paper, the ability of the distinct lattice spring model （DLSM） for modeling stress wave propagation in rocks was fully investigated. The influence of particle size on simulation of different types of stress ...In this paper, the ability of the distinct lattice spring model （DLSM） for modeling stress wave propagation in rocks was fully investigated. The influence of particle size on simulation of different types of stress waves （e.g. one-dimensional （1D） P-wave, 1D S-wave and two-dimensional （2D） cylindrical wave） was studied through comparing results predicted by the DLSM with different mesh ratios （It） and those obtained from the corresponding analytical solutions. Suggested values of lr were obtained for modeling these stress waves accurately. Moreover, the weak material layer method and virtual joint plane method were used to model P-wave and S-wave propagating through a single discontinuity. The results were compared with the classical analytical solutions, indicating that the virtual joint plane method can give better results and is recommended. Finally, some remarks of the DLSM on modeling of stress wave propagation in rocks were provided.展开更多
The wave transmission character of helical spring is applied to establish 2-DOF model of impacted vehicle on the wave impact theory. Considering the concrete structure of helical spring, corresponding responses under ...The wave transmission character of helical spring is applied to establish 2-DOF model of impacted vehicle on the wave impact theory. Considering the concrete structure of helical spring, corresponding responses under different impact frequency of the vehicle are imitated. The reason why the vehicle floor overresponds in some special frequency fields is explored based on analyzing the responses. When the impactions are in low frequency, the change of the spring has not been considered, but this does not affect the results. Because the transmission characters of velocity and acceleration are unanimous in helical spring, the responses characters of velocity and acceleration arc also unanimous, the only difference is the magnitude, which can make use of acceleration responses to analyse velocity responses.展开更多
During extended winter （November-April）, 43% of the intraseasonal rainfall variability in China is explained by three spatial patterns of temporally coherent rainfall, These patterns were identified with empirical o...During extended winter （November-April）, 43% of the intraseasonal rainfall variability in China is explained by three spatial patterns of temporally coherent rainfall, These patterns were identified with empirical orthogonal teleconnection （EOT） analysis of observed 1982-2007 pentad rainfall anomalies and connected to midlatitude disturbances. However, ex- amination of individual strong EOT events shows that there is substantial inter-event variability in their dynamical evolution, which implies that precursor patterns found in regressions cannot serve as useful predictors. To understand the physical nature and origins of the extratropical precursors, the EOT technique is applied to six simulations of the Met Office Unified Model at horizontal resolutions of 200-40 km, with and without air-sea coupling. All simulations reproduce the observed precursor patterns in regressions, indicating robust underlying dynamical processes. Further investigation into the dynamics associated with observed patterns shows that Rossby wave dynamics can explain the large inter-event variability. The results suggest that the appaxently slowly evolving or quasi-stationaxy waves in regression analysis are a statistical amalgamation of more rapidly propagating waves with a variety of origins and properties.展开更多
A modified domain reduction method(MDRM) that introduces damping terms to the original DRM is presented in this paper. To verify the proposed MDRM and compare the computational accuracy of these two methods, a numeric...A modified domain reduction method(MDRM) that introduces damping terms to the original DRM is presented in this paper. To verify the proposed MDRM and compare the computational accuracy of these two methods, a numerical test is designed. The numerical results of the MDRM and DRM are compared using an extended meshed model. The results show that the MDRM significantly improved the computational accuracy of the DRM. Then, the MDRM is compared with two existing conventional methods, namely Liao's transmitting boundary and viscous-spring boundary with Liu's method. The MDRM shows its great advancement in computational accuracy, stability and range of applications. This paper also discusses the influence of boundary location on computational accuracy. It can be concluded that smaller models tend to have larger errors. By introducing two dimensionless parameters, φ_1 and φ_2, the rational distance between the observation point and the MDRM boundary is suggested. When φ_1 >2 or φ_2>13, the relative PGA error can be limited to 5%. In practice, the appropriate model size can be chosen based on these two parameters to achieve desired computational accuracy.展开更多
The desire to benefit from economy of scale is one of the major driving forces behind the continuous growth in ship sizes. However, models of new large ships need to be thoroughly investigated to determine the carrier...The desire to benefit from economy of scale is one of the major driving forces behind the continuous growth in ship sizes. However, models of new large ships need to be thoroughly investigated to determine the carrier's response in waves. In this work, experimental and numerical assessments of the motion and load response of a 550,000 DWT ore carrier are performed using prototype ships with softer stiffness, and towing tank tests are conducted using a segmented model with two schemes of softer stiffness. Numerical analyses are performed employing both rigid body and linear hydroelasticity theories using an in-house program and a comparison is then made between experimental and numerical results to establish the influence of stiffness on the ore carrier's springing response. Results show that softer stiffness models can be used when studying the springing response of ships in waves.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11972152,12002122 and 11832009)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(Grant No.2020JJ4208)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2020M672476).
文摘The quasi-zero-stiffness(QZS)vibration isolation has been proven to be an effective way to isolate low-frequency vibration.However,most of the existing QZS isolators are space-consuming,which could not be employed in the space-limited circumstances.In this paper,a quite compact QZS isolator is engineered by connecting a pair of mutually repulsive magnet rings and a space-saving wave spring in parallel,called WQZS isolator.The restoring force of the magnet ring is derived by the equivalent magnetic charge method,and an empirical formula for the restoring force of the wave spring is derived by the least squares method based on experimental data.The dynamic model of the WQZS vibration isolation system is built,and the vibration isolation performance is evaluated through transmissibility.Finally,an experimental prototype is fabricated,and the experimental tests on frequency sweep are carried out.The results show that compared with the linear counterpart,the vibration isolation frequency of the WQZS isolator is reduced by 48.89%,and the peak transmissibility is decreased by 59.33%.Most importantly,the space occupancy of the WQZS isolator designed in this paper is much lower than that of the traditional QZS isolators,and thus it should be a potential solution for low-frequency vibration isolation in the space-limited environment.
基金supported by the Australian Research Council (Grant No. DE130100457)
文摘In this paper, the ability of the distinct lattice spring model （DLSM） for modeling stress wave propagation in rocks was fully investigated. The influence of particle size on simulation of different types of stress waves （e.g. one-dimensional （1D） P-wave, 1D S-wave and two-dimensional （2D） cylindrical wave） was studied through comparing results predicted by the DLSM with different mesh ratios （It） and those obtained from the corresponding analytical solutions. Suggested values of lr were obtained for modeling these stress waves accurately. Moreover, the weak material layer method and virtual joint plane method were used to model P-wave and S-wave propagating through a single discontinuity. The results were compared with the classical analytical solutions, indicating that the virtual joint plane method can give better results and is recommended. Finally, some remarks of the DLSM on modeling of stress wave propagation in rocks were provided.
文摘The wave transmission character of helical spring is applied to establish 2-DOF model of impacted vehicle on the wave impact theory. Considering the concrete structure of helical spring, corresponding responses under different impact frequency of the vehicle are imitated. The reason why the vehicle floor overresponds in some special frequency fields is explored based on analyzing the responses. When the impactions are in low frequency, the change of the spring has not been considered, but this does not affect the results. Because the transmission characters of velocity and acceleration are unanimous in helical spring, the responses characters of velocity and acceleration arc also unanimous, the only difference is the magnitude, which can make use of acceleration responses to analyse velocity responses.
基金supported by the UK-China Research & Innovation Partnership Fund through the Met Office Climate Science for Service Partnership(CSSP) China,as part of the Newton Fundsupported by an Independent Research Fellowship from the UK Natural Environment Research Council(NE/L010976/1)
文摘During extended winter （November-April）, 43% of the intraseasonal rainfall variability in China is explained by three spatial patterns of temporally coherent rainfall, These patterns were identified with empirical orthogonal teleconnection （EOT） analysis of observed 1982-2007 pentad rainfall anomalies and connected to midlatitude disturbances. However, ex- amination of individual strong EOT events shows that there is substantial inter-event variability in their dynamical evolution, which implies that precursor patterns found in regressions cannot serve as useful predictors. To understand the physical nature and origins of the extratropical precursors, the EOT technique is applied to six simulations of the Met Office Unified Model at horizontal resolutions of 200-40 km, with and without air-sea coupling. All simulations reproduce the observed precursor patterns in regressions, indicating robust underlying dynamical processes. Further investigation into the dynamics associated with observed patterns shows that Rossby wave dynamics can explain the large inter-event variability. The results suggest that the appaxently slowly evolving or quasi-stationaxy waves in regression analysis are a statistical amalgamation of more rapidly propagating waves with a variety of origins and properties.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.91315301,51478279the State Key Laboratory Basic Theory Foundation of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China under the Grant SLDRCE08-A-07
文摘A modified domain reduction method(MDRM) that introduces damping terms to the original DRM is presented in this paper. To verify the proposed MDRM and compare the computational accuracy of these two methods, a numerical test is designed. The numerical results of the MDRM and DRM are compared using an extended meshed model. The results show that the MDRM significantly improved the computational accuracy of the DRM. Then, the MDRM is compared with two existing conventional methods, namely Liao's transmitting boundary and viscous-spring boundary with Liu's method. The MDRM shows its great advancement in computational accuracy, stability and range of applications. This paper also discusses the influence of boundary location on computational accuracy. It can be concluded that smaller models tend to have larger errors. By introducing two dimensionless parameters, φ_1 and φ_2, the rational distance between the observation point and the MDRM boundary is suggested. When φ_1 >2 or φ_2>13, the relative PGA error can be limited to 5%. In practice, the appropriate model size can be chosen based on these two parameters to achieve desired computational accuracy.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 51079034）, and the National Basic Research Program of China （Grant No. 2011CB013703）
文摘The desire to benefit from economy of scale is one of the major driving forces behind the continuous growth in ship sizes. However, models of new large ships need to be thoroughly investigated to determine the carrier's response in waves. In this work, experimental and numerical assessments of the motion and load response of a 550,000 DWT ore carrier are performed using prototype ships with softer stiffness, and towing tank tests are conducted using a segmented model with two schemes of softer stiffness. Numerical analyses are performed employing both rigid body and linear hydroelasticity theories using an in-house program and a comparison is then made between experimental and numerical results to establish the influence of stiffness on the ore carrier's springing response. Results show that softer stiffness models can be used when studying the springing response of ships in waves.
