Modal Correlation Based Analysis on Dynamic Characters of a Commercial Semi-Trailer''''s Chassis Frames

In order to evaluate two different schemes' structural dynamic characters, dynamic response analysis of a commercial truck's main chassis frames is carried out. On the basis of correlation study between the tested and calculated modal results, the assembled frames' finite element analysis (FEA) models with sufficient precision are built up. Random response analysis in frequency domain is carried out with these FEA models, RMS values of von Mises and main principle stresses of these two frames are obtained. It shows that the analysis results of the distributing tendency and concrete value ranges are coincident very well with test results. And from the results, it could be concluded that frames of scheme A endures relative better loading conditions and should be adopted as the final scheme.     

Fluid-structure interaction of panel in supersonic fluid passage

Fluid-structure interaction of panel in supersonic fluid passage is studied with subcycling and spline interpolation based predict-correct scheme. The passage is formed with two parallel panels, one is rigid and the other is flexible. The interaction between fluid flows and flexible panel is numerically studied, mainly focused on the effect of dynamic pressure and distance between two parallel panels. Subcycling and spline interpolation based predict-correct scheme is utilized to combine the vibration and fluid analysis and to stabilize long-term calculations to get accurate results. It ＇ s demonstrated that the flutter characteristic of flexible panel is more complex with the increase of dynamic pressure and the decrease of distance between two parallel panels. Via analyzing the propagation and reflection of disturbance in passage, it＇ s determined as a main cause of the variations.     

Experimental study on creep of high-performance concretes

In order to investigate the compression creep of two kinds of high-performance concrete mixtures used for prestressed members in a bridge,an experimental test under laboratory conditions was carried out.Based on the experimental results,a power exponent function was used to model the creep degree of these high-performance concretes(HPCs) for structural numerical analysis,and two series parameters of this function for the HPCs were given with the optimum method of evolution program.The experimental data were compared with CEB-FIP 90 and ACI 92 models.Results show that the two code models both overestimate the creep degree of two HPCs,so it is recommended that the power exponent function should be used for the creep analysis of bridge structure.     

STUDY ON THE METHODS OF STRUCTURAL DYNAMIC MODIFICATION OPTIMIZATION OF ROAD HEADERS

In this paper, taking AM-50 Road Header as an example, the methods of structural dynamic modification optimization for road headers are studied using experimental modal analysis and physical parameters analysis. The machine‘s modal model and lumped mass model are established and the vibration response simulation is calculated for the two models with the load spectral measured. On the above basis, the dynamic parameters of the models are optimized and some useful results have been obtained. The research methods in this paper can be used for the reference to the other lager type mining machines.     

Research on dynamic stability rotational speed range of rolling projectiles with different characteristics

Traditional dynamic stability analyses of the rolling projectiles are mainly based on solving the systems＇ transfer functions or angular motion＇ s homogeneous equations to obtain their charac- teristic roots. The solving processes of these methods are complex and lacking further analysis of the results. To solve this problem, Routh stability criterion is introduced to determine the stability of rolling missiles based on the transfer function model, and an important advantage of this method is that it is unnecessary to solve the system＇ s characteristic equation. Rotational speed ranges satisfy- ing the dynamic stability of rolling projectiles with four different characteristics are acquired, and the correctness of analysis results is verified by computing the system＇ s root locus. The analysis results show that the relation between stability and rotational speed for static stable missiles is opposite to that for spin-stabilized projectiles, and the relative size of gyroscopic effect and Magnus effect has an extremely important influence on the trend of the stability of the system with increasing rotational speed.     

Numerical simulation for influence of excavation and blasting vibration on stability of mined-out area

Dynamic analysis steps and general flow of fast lagrangian analysis of continua in 3 dimensions （FLAC3D） were discussed. Numerical simulation for influence of excavation and blasting vibration on stability of mined-out area was carried out with FLAC3D. The whole analytical process was divided into two steps, including the static analysis and the dynamic analysis which were used to simulate the influence of excavation process and blasting vibration respectively. The results show that the shape of right upper boundary is extremely irregular after excavation, and stress concentration occurs at many places and higher tensile stress appears. The maximum tensile stress is higher than the tensile strength of rock mass, and surrounding rock of right roof will be damaged with tension fracture. The maximum displacement of surrounding rock is 4.75 mm after excavation. However, the maxi- mum displacement increases to 5.47 mm after the blasting dynamic load is applied. And the covering area of plastic zones expands obviously, especially at the foot of right upper slope. The analytical results are in basic accordance with the observed results on the whole. Damage and disturbance on surrounding rock to some degree are caused by excavation, while blasting dynamic load increases the possibility of occurrence of dynamic instability and destruction further. So the effective supporting and vibration reducing measures should be taken during mining.     

The Creep Feature Analysis of The High Performance Concrete

In order to seek the creep change rules of ased concrete with two different mix proportions, the test is carried out in the situation which is similar to that of the creation of concrete C60, and the creep test on the concrete of two different mix proportions is done under standard lab. Based on creep test of the high performance concrete, the creep degree and the creep coefficient are obtained. By comparing with the wide-adopted models of AC1209 （1997） and CEB- FIP MC90, it is found that the test result is good at its regularity and the research results offer reference to the calculating analysis of the on-the-spot experimental data.     

Computational fluid dynamics simulation of gas-liquid two phases flow in 320 m~3 air-blowing mechanical flotation cell using different turbulence models

According to the recently developed single-trough floating machine with the world's largest volume(inflatable mechanical agitation flotation machine with volume of 320 m3) in China, the gas-fluid two-phase flow in flotation cell was simulated using computational fluid dynamics method. It is shown that hexahedral mesh scheme is more suitable for the complex structure of the flotation cell than tetrahedral mesh scheme, and a mesh quality ranging from 0.7 to 1.0 is obtained. Comparative studies of the standard k-ε, k-ω and realizable k-ε turbulence models were carried out. It is indicated that the standard k-ε turbulence model could give a result relatively close to the practice and the liquid phase flow field is well characterized. In addition, two obvious recirculation zones are formed in the mixing zones, and the pressure on the rotor and stator is well characterized. Furthermore, the simulation results using improved standard k-ε turbulence model show that surface tension coefficient of 0.072, drag model of Grace and coefficient of 4, and lift coefficient of 0.001 can be achieved. The research results suggest that gas-fluid two-phase flow in large flotation cell can be well simulated using computational fluid dynamics method.     

Wind-induced vibration of single-layer reticulated shell structures

Aiming at the dynamic response of reticulated shell structures under wind load, systematic parameter analyses on wind-induced responses of Kiewitt6-6 type single-layer spherical reticulated shell structures and three-way grid single-layer cylindrical reticulated shell structures were performed with the random simulation method in time domain, including geometric parameters, structural parameters and aerodynamic parameters. Moreover, a wind-induced vibration coefficient was obtained, which can be a reference to the wind-resistance design of reticulated shell structures. The results indicate that the geometric parameters are the most important factor influencing wind-induced responses of the reticulated shell structures; the wind-induced vibration coefficient is 3.0 - 3.2 for the spherical reticulated shell structures and that is 2.8 - 3.0 for the cylindrical reticulated shell structures, which shows that the wind-induced vibration coefficients of these two kinds of space frames are well-proportioned.     

Recent developments on applications of sequential loop closing and diagonal dominance control schemes to industrial multivariable system

With a focus on an industrial multivariable system, two subsystems including the flow and the level outputs are analysed and controlled, which have applicability in both real and academic environments. In such a case, at first, each subsystem is distinctively represented by its model, since the outcomes point out that the chosen models have the same behavior as corresponding ones. Then, the industrial multivariable system and its presentation are achieved in line with the integration of these subsystems, since the interaction between them can not actually be ignored. To analyze the interaction presented, the Gershgorin bands need to be acquired, where the results are used to modify the system parameters to appropriate values. Subsequently, in the view of modeling results, the control concept in two different techniques including sequential loop closing control （SLCC） scheme and diagonal dominance control （DDC） schemes is proposed to implement on the system through the Profibus network, as long as the OPC （OLE for process control） server is utilized to communicate between the control schemes presented and the multivariable system. The real test scenarios are carried out and the corresponding outcomes in their present forms are acquired. In the same way, the proposed control schemes results are compared with each other, where the real consequences verify the validity of them in the field of the presented industrial multivariable system control.     

Analytical solution for a circular roadway considering the transient effect of excavation unloading

The rocks surrounding a roadway exhibit some special and complex phenomena with increasing depth of excavation in underground engineering.Quasi-static analysis cannot adequately explain these engineering problems.The computational model of a circular roadway considering the transient effect of excavation unloading is established for these problems.The time factor makes the solution of the problem difficult.Thus,the computational model is divided into a dynamic model and a static model.The Laplace integral transform and inverse transform are performed to solve the dynamic model and elasticity theory is used to analyze the static model.The results from an example show that circumferential stress increases and radial stress decreases with time.The stress difference becomes large gradually in this progress.The displacement increases with unloading time and decreases with the radial depth of surrounding rocks.It can be seen that the development trend of unloading and displacement is similar by comparing their rates.Finally,the results of ANSYS are used to verify the analytical solution.The contrast indicates that the laws of the two methods are basically in agreement.Thus,the analysis can provide a reference for further study.     

Numerical simulation on conjugate heat transfer of turbine cascade

Numerical simulation on conjugate heat transfer of an internal cooled turbine vane was carried out. Numerical techniques employed included the third-order accuracy TVD scheme, multi-block structured grids and the technique of arbitrary curved mesh. Comparison between results of commercial CFD codes with several turbulence models and those of this code shows that it is incorrect of commercial CFD codes to predict the thermal boundary layer with traditional turbulence models, and that turbulence models considering transition lead to more accurate heat transfer in thermal boundary layer with some reliability and deficiency yet. The results of this code are close to those of CFX with transition model.     

Passive control experiment of building with spacious first story by magnet-friction energy dissipation device

Based on the former performance capacity experiments of the magnet-friction energy dissipation devices, including the permanent magnet-friction energy dissipation device （PMF） and electromagnet-friction energy dissipation devices （EMF） , a 5-story steel frame model with spacious first story, is designed and made according to a scale of 1/4. The magnet-friction energy dissipation devices can realize continuously varied controlling force, with rapid response and reverse recognition. Therefore, they overcome shortcomings usually found in energy dissipation devices whose force models are invariable. The two kinds of devices were fixed on the flexible first story of the structure model, and the shaking table tests have been carried out, respectively. In these tests, the performance of the devices and their effectiveness in structural control were confirmed. In this paper, the test results and analysis are discussed.     

Stiffness estimation of a parallel kinematic machine

This paper presents a simple yet comprehensive approach to quickly estimating the stiffness of a tripod-based parallel kinematic machine. This approach can be implemented in two steps. In the first step, the machine structure is decomposed into two substructures associated with the machine frame and parallel mechanism. The stiffness models of these two substructures are formulated by means of virtual work principle. This is followed by the second step that enables the stiffness model of the machine structure as a whole to be achieved by linear superposition. The 3D representations of the machine stiffness within the usable workspace are depicted and the contributions of different component rigidities to the machine stiffness are discussed. The result is compared with that obtained through finite element analysis.     

Contrastive analysis and crashworthiness optimization of two composite thin-walled structures

For the safety protection of passengers when train crashes occur, special structures are crucially needed as a kind of indispensable energy absorbing device. With the help of the structures, crash kinetic-energy can be completely absorbed or dissipated for the aim of safety. Two composite structures(circumscribed circle structure and inscribed circle structure) were constructed. In addition, comparison and optimization of the crashworthy characteristic of the two structures were carried out based on the method of explicit finite element analysis(FEA) and Kriging surrogate model. According to the result of Kriging surrogate model, conclusions can be safely drawn that the specific energy absorption(SEA) and ratio of specific energy absorption to initial peak force(REAF) of circumscribed circle structure are lager than those of inscribed circle structure under the same design parameters. In other words, circumscribed circle structure has better performances with higher energy-absorbing ability and lower initial peak force. Besides, error analysis was adopted and the result of which indicates that the Kriging surrogate model has high nonlinear fitting precision. What is more, the SEA and REAF optimum values of the two structures have been obtained through analysis, and the crushing results have been illustrated when the two structures reach optimum SEA and REAF.     

Power flow tracing based method for allocation of transmission service cost to transactions

Based on the concepts of objective fact and subjective desire proposed in this paper, the problems that exist in the nodal injections-based and transaetion-based transmission service allocation scheme are pointed out. To get around the problems above, a novel transmission service allocation scheme is proposed which considers the power flow distribution and the transaction impact on the system simultaneously so that the issues of “Cross-subsidies“ and “ Counter flow“ can be avoided. The principle of the scheme is illustrated using two simple networks with 7 eases. The results show that the proposed scheme ran satisty the properties necessary for the development and growth of the electricity market.     

Dynamic characteristic analysis of whole machine tools based on Kriging model

In order to study the variation of machine tools＇ dynamic characteristics in the manufacturing space, a Kriging approximate model is proposed. Finite element method （FEM） is employed on the platform of ANSYS to establish finite element （FE） model with the dynamic characteristic of combined interface for a milling machine, which is newly designed for producing aero engine blades by a certain enterprise group in China. The stiffness and damping of combined interfaces are adjusted by using adaptive simulated annealing algorithm with the optimizing software of iSIGHT in the process of FE model update according to experimental modal analysis （EMA） results. The Kriging approximate model is established according to the finite element analysis results utilizing orthogonal design samples by taking into account of the range of configuration parameters. On the basis of the Kriging approximate model, the response surfaces between key response parameter and configuration parameters are obtained. The results indicate that configuration parameters have great effects on dynamic characteristics of machine tools, and the Kriging approximate model is an effective and rapid method for estimating dynamic characteristics of machine tools in the manufacturing space.     

Bifurcation analysis for Hindmarsh-Rose neuronal model with time-delayed feedback control and application to chaos control

This paper is concerned with bifurcations and chaos control of the Hindmarsh-Rose(HR)neuronal model with the time-delayed feedback control.By stability and bifurcation analysis,we find that the excitable neuron can emit spikes via the subcritical Hopf bifurcation,and exhibits periodic or chaotic spiking/bursting behaviors with the increase of external current.For the purpose of control of chaos,we adopt the time-delayed feedback control,and convert chaos control to the Hopf bifurcation of the delayed feedback system.Then the analytical conditions under which the Hopf bifurcation occurs are given with an explicit formula.Based on this,we show the Hopf bifurcation curves in the two-parameter plane.Finally,some numerical simulations are carried out to support the theoretical results.It is shown that by appropriate choice of feedback gain and time delay,the chaotic orbit can be controlled to be stable.The adopted method in this paper is general and can be applied to other neuronal models.It may help us better understand the bifurcation mechanisms of neural behaviors.     

Iterative FEA Method for Load Distribution of Flexible Supporting Thin-section Ball Bearing

To figure out the load distribution of thin-section rolling bearing supported by flexible structure with squirrel cage and the distribution’s influence on bearing life,an iterative FEA method is proposed to use the result calculated from the Quasi-Dynamic model based on the rigid support hypothesis. The contact angle,contact position and stiffness of equivalent spring are modified during the iterative FEA to optimize the FEA model,and then the bearings’ life can be predicted when the error is below 0.5%. It can be concluded that from the analysis results the load distribution under flexible support is more uniform than that of the rigid support,while the maximum load decreases by 11.2% and bearing life increases by 14.7%. The analysis result of different values of thickness of bearing house,rings and hollow shaft demonstrates the thicknesses of bearing house and hollow shaft have a greater influence on the load’s uniformity and bearing’s life than those of the rings.     

Integer Programming Model for Maximum Clique in Graph

The maximum clique or maximum independent set of graph is a classical problem in graph theory. Combined with Boolean algebra and integer programming, two integer programming models for maximum clique problem,which improve the old results were designed in this paper. Then, the programming model for maximum independent set is a corollary of the main results. These two models can be easily applied to computer algorithm and software, and suitable for graphs of any scale. Finally the models are presented as Lingo algorithms, verified and compared by several examples.