Research on the hydraulic transformer with new distribution pairs

A new distribution pairs of the hydraulic transformer (HT) has been proposed to extend its output pressure range. A common pressure rail (CPR) test-rig was built to test the performance of the HT. The simulation and the test were carried out to explore the output pressure, the displacement and the speed stability of the HT. The research results have shown as follows. Firstly, the designed HT can realize regulating the pressure, and its output pressure is determined by the control angle of the port plate and affected by the load. The ratio of the load pressure (p _B) to the supply pressure (p _A) of the HT varies from 0 to 1.2. Secondly, the HT is a hydraulic component of variable displacement, and the displacement of the every port of the HT depends on the control angle and is not affected by loads. Finally, the speed stability of the HT becomes better with the control angle rising, and the movement zone exists while the control angle is lower than 15°. The high pulsation of the driving torque of the HT results in the poor speed stability. The research will contribute to the improvement of the HT performance in the future. Supported by the National Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Grant No. 50425518) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50305032).     

A new method of characterizing equivalent strain for equal channel angular processing

In order to establish the quantitative relationship between equivalent strain and the performance index of the deformed material within the range of certain passes for equal channel angular processing (ECAP), a new approach to characterize the equivalent strain was proposed. The results show that there exists better accordance between mechanical property (such as hardness or strength) and equivalent strain after rolling and ECAP in a certain range of deformation amount, and Gauss equation can be satisfied among the equivalent strain and the mechanical properties for ECAP. Through regression analysis on the data of hardness and strength after the deformation, a more generalized expression of equivalent strain for ECAP is proposed as: ɛ=k ₀exp[−(k ₁ M−k ₂)²], where M is the strength or hardness of the material, k ₁ is the modified coefficient (k ₁∈(0, 1)), k ₀ and k ₂ are two parameters dependent on the critical strain and mechanical property that reaches saturation state for the material, respectively. In this expression the equivalent strain for ECAP is characterized novelly through the mechanical parameter relating to material property rather than the classical geometry equation. Foundation item: Projects(50471102, 50671089) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China     

New explicit algebraic stress and flux model for active scalar and simulation of shear stratified cylinder wake flow

On the numerical simulation of active scalar, a new explicit algebraic expression on active scalar flux was derived based on Wikstr?m, Wallin and Johansson model (a ^WWJ model). Reynolds stress algebraic expressions were added by a term to account for the buoyancy effect. The new explicit Reynolds stress and active scalar flux model was then established. Governing equations of this model were solved by finite volume method with unstructured grids. The thermal shear stratified cylinder wake flow was computed by this new model. The computational results are in good agreement with laboratorial measurements. This work is the development on modeling of explicit algebraic Reynolds stress and scalar flux, and is also a further modification of the a ^WWJ model for complex situations such as a shear stratified flow. Supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50679019, 50009001), the National Basic Research Program of China (“973” Project) (Grant No. 2008CB418202), the Project of “Six Talent Peak” of Jiangsu Province (08-C), Social Technology Development Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BS2006095) and the “908” Special Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Grant No. JS-908-02-06)     

Optical property of amorphous semiconductor mercury cadmium telluride from first-principles study

The structural and optical properties of amorphous semiconductor mercury cadmium telluride (a-MCT) are obtained by the first principles calculations. The total pair distribution functions and the density of states show that the a-MCT has the semiconductor characteristic. The calculated results of dielectric function show that E ₂ peak of the imaginary of dielectric function for the crystal mercury cadmium telluride abruptly disappears in the amorphous case due to the long-range disorders. And the imaginary of dielectric function of a-MCT shows a large broad peak, which is in agreement with the available results of other amorphous semiconductors. From the linear extrapolation of the curve ħωɛ ₂(ω)^1/2 versus ħω, it can be obtained that the optical energy gap of amorphous semiconductor Hg_0.5Cd_0.5Te is 0.51±0.05 eV. Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (“973” Project) (Grant No. 2007CB613205), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.10725418, 10734090, 60576068), the Key Fund of Shanghai Science and Technology Foundation (Grant No. 08JC1421100) and the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences     

Optimal decay rate of vibrating beam equations controlled by combined boundary feedback forces

The optimal decay rate problem is considered for boundary control system modeling by a flexible structure consisting of a Eular-Bernoulli beam. Controls are a bending moment in proportion to angular velocity and a shear force in proportion to velocity. A sensitivity asymptotic analysis of the system' s eigenvalues and eigenfunctions is set up. It is proved that, for every 00, y(0)=Y_0, Y_0=(Y_1,Y_2)~T ∈V×H form a Riesz basis of V×H, and the optimal exponential decay rate can be obtained from the spectrum of the system.     

RobustH ∞ controller design for a class of uncertain systems

TheH ^∞ control problem for a class of systems with time-varying and nonlinear uncertainties is considcred. A new sufficient condition based on LMI is provided to judge their robust stability andL ₂-gain finiteness. Solvability conditions are presented for both state feedback and output feedback cases, which are all reduced to solutions of LMIs. The design procedure is also discussed via LMI approach. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 59704004).     

The evolution and morphological stability of a spherical crystal

The growth model of a spherical crystal in the undercooled melt including the surface energy, interfacial kinetics and convective flow is established. The effect of the convective flow induced by a small far field flow on the evolution and morphological stability of the interface of the spherical crystal is studied. The interface shape of the spherical crystal, which is affected by the far field flow, and the dispersion relation of the growth rate of amplitude of the perturbed interface are derived. It is shown that the convection induced by the far field flow makes the interface of the growing spherical crystal further grow in the upstream direction of the far field flow and inhibit growth in the downstream direction; the interface of the decaying spherical crystal further decays in the upstream direction and inhibits decay in the downstream direction. The theoretical result suggests that both the growth of the sphere in the upstream direction and the decay of the sphere in the downstream direction make the spherical crystal tend to evolve into an oval; the morphological stability of the interface depends on a certain radius R _c such that the spherical crystal is unstable when its radius is greater than R _c and stable when its radius is less than R _c . The surface energy and interfacial kinetics have strong stabilizing effects on the growth of the spherical crystal. In the meantime interfacial kinetics is a table factor of the interface when the interface of the sphere is growing; it is an unstable factor of the interface when the interface is decaying. Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB605205), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10672019 and 10572062), and the Science and Technology Foundation of Shanghai (Grant No. 055207081)     

Particle support mechanism in viscous debris flows at Jiangjia Ravine, Yunnan, China

Hyperconcentrated viscous debris flows can move rapidly on low-gradient ravine under shear, because they have highly excessive pore pressure. The relationship between excessive pore-pressure (P_e) and volume concentration (C_(vt)) in viscous debris flows, i.e. P_e=2 494.76C_(vt)~(0.94), is quantitatively shown; the correlation coefficient γ=0.9671, 95％ confidence interval is 0.9053<ρ<0.9937. About 92.29％ of all grains (by weight) is supported by excessive pore pressure.##属性不符     

Greenhouse gas emissions and reduction potential of primary aluminum production in China

A cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment was conducted in this paper to calculate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, such as CO₂, CH₄, CF₄ and C₂F₆ emissions, based on statistic data of Chinese aluminum industry of the year 2003. The results showed that the GHG emissions for 1 t primary aluminum production was 21.6 t CO₂ equivalent which is 70% higher than that of worldwide average level of the year 2000. The main contributors of emission were the alumina refining and aluminum smelting process accounting for 72% and 22% in accumulative emission, respectively. According to the development and application of new process technologies for primary aluminum production and the ‘target of energy-saving and emissions-reducing’ of Chinese government, the reduction potential of the GHG emissions for alumina and aluminum production were estimated. The results indicated that China aluminum industry would achieve the target of reducing about 25% GHG emissions by the end of 2010. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50525413), National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (Grant No. 2007CB613706), and Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 2081001)     

Numerical simulation and analysis of water flow over stepped spillways

Numerical simulation of water flow over the stepped spillway is conducted using Mixture multiphase flow model. Different turbulence models are chosen to enclose the controlling equations. The turbulence models investigated are realizable k-ε model, SST k-ω model, v2-f model and LES model. The computational results by the four turbulence models are compared with experimental ones in the following aspects: mean velocity, the spanwise vorticity and the growth of the turbulent boundary layer thickness in the st...     

Structural stability and magnetism of metastable Ni-Pt intermetallic compounds studied by ab initio calculation

The self-consistent electronic structure calculations were carried out with the accurate frozen-core full-potential projector augmented-wave method on 13 Ni-Pt intermetallic compounds of simple crystalline structures, i.e. A15, D0₁₉, D0₃ and L1₂ Ni₃Pt and NiPt₃, and α-NiAs, B1, B2, L2 _a , and L1₀ NiPt. The calculations reveal that the L1₂ Ni₃Pt, L1₀ NiPt and L1₂ NiPt₃ are energetically more stable than their respective competitive structures, indicating that the three structures may be formed in some appropriate conditions. The obtained results match well with the experimental observation or other theory predictions. It is found that there is hybridization between Ni 3d and Pt 5d states, which may significantly affect the structural stability and magnetism of metastable Ni-Pt intermetallic compounds. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50531040, 50871058), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2006CB605201), and the Administration of Tsinghua University     

Novel asymmetrical twin-core photonic crystal fiber for gain-flattened Raman amplifier

A novel asymmetrical twin-core photonic crystal fiber was proposed, whose effective overlap core area A _eff can be designed to synchronize the variation of Raman gain coefficient with respect to frequency. This fiber possesses a higher and flatter Raman gain efficiency coefficient curve r _R=g _R/A _eff over a specified band of wavelength than a conventional fiber. Therefore, it is a good candidate of gain medium for a flat, broad gain band fiber Raman amplifier. It was numerically demonstrated that for the Raman gain efficiency r _R, relative fluctuations of less than 2.2% and 5.7% are achievable in the C (1530−1565 nm) band and L (1565−1625 nm) band, respectively. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60588502, 60607005, 60877033), the Science and Technology Bureau of Sichuan Province (Grant No. 2006z02-010-3) and the Youth Science and Technology Foundation of UESTC (Grant No. JX0628)     

Performance improvement of <Emphasis Type="Italic">n-i-p</Emphasis> μc-Si:H solar cells by gradient hydrogen dilution technique

High pressure radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (RF-PECVD) process was adopted to investigate the effect of constant hydrogen dilution technique and gradient hydrogen dilution technique on the structural evolution of intrinsic films and the performance of n-i-p microcrystalline silicon solar cells. The experiment results demonstrated that the grain size and crystalline volume fraction along the growth direction of intrinsic films can be controlled and the performance of solar cells can be greatly improved by gradient hydrogen dilution technique. An initial active-area efficiency of 5.7% (V _oc=0.47 V, J _sc=20.2 mA/cm², FF=60%) for the μc-Si:H single-junction n-i-p solar cells and an initial active-area efficiency of 10.12% (V _oc=1.2 V, J _sc=12.05 mA/cm², FF=70%) for the a-Si:H/μc-Si:H tandem n-i-p solar cells has been achieved. Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (“973” Program) (Grant Nos. 2006CB202602, 2006CB202603) and the Tianjin Assistant Foundation for the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 07QTPTJC29500)     

K-bitonic sort

Ak-bitonic sort which generalizes the bitonic sort is proposed. The theorem of the bitonic sort, which merges two monotonic sequences into one order sequence, is extended into the theorem ofk-bitonic sort. Thek-bitonic sort merges (K (=2k or 2k−1) monotonic sequences into one order sequence in steps, where is an integer andk≥1. Thek-bitonic sort is the Batcher's bitonic sort whenk=1. Project supported by the National 863 Foundation of China (863-306-05-01-1) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 69673037).     

Statistical values of valence electron structure parameters applied to research on phase transition temperature and eutectoid reaction of titanium alloy

Based on the empirical electron theory of solids and molecules (EET), the statistical values of valence electron structure parameters Sn _A and SE _A which can characterize the properties of alloy phases are calculated, and influences of alloying elements (e.g., V, Nb, Mo, Hf, Zr, Fe, Mn, Co, Cr, Si, and so on) on the phase transition temperature and eutectoid reaction of titanium alloy are discussed with the statistical values of valence electron structure parameters. The research results agree well with real situations. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50471022, 50741004) and National Key Basic Research Program of China (“973”) (Grant No. 2007CB613807)     

Thermal-dynamical properties and pressure dependence of phonon spectrum of ordered Si<Subscript>50</Subscript>Ge<Subscript>50</Subscript> alloy based on <Emphasis Type="Italic">ab initio</Emphasis> methods

The phonon spectrum of ordered zincblende Si₅₀Ge₅₀ alloy is calculated by ab initio method. The energy band structure at zero pressure and the pressure dependence of phonon dispersion curves are shown up to 20 GPa. The calculation finds a pressure-induced softening of the transverse acoustic phonon mode and the mode frequency reaching zero at about 14 GPa, which indicate breaking of the symmetry and formation of a new phase under high pressure. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50771090), the State Key Program for Basic Research of China (Grant No. 2005CB724404) and the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Team (Grant No. IRT0650)     

Asymptotic state behaviour and its modeling for saturated sand

A new double hardening elasto-plastic model is proposed in this paper based on the existing unified hardening model (UH model). By assuming that there is part coupling effect between the plastic volumetric strain and plastic shear strain, hardening parameters consisting of a coupled and an uncoupled components are adopted in this model. A unique feature of this model is that it can describe not only the conventional drained and undrained behaviors of soil, but also the stress-strain relationships of soil under partially drained conditions which can be volumetric compression or dilation. Adopting the asymptotic state concept, simple equations for estimating the limiting stress ratio under undrained or earth pressure at rest (i.e. K ₀) conditions are derived. The new model is relatively simple to be adopted in practice for two reasons. First, the same soil parameters as in Cam-clay model are used except the addition of one extra parameter, the stress ratio at the characteristic state. Second, all the parameters can be determined using conventional triaxial compression tests. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10672010 and 50479001) and the National Earthquake Science Item (Grant No. 200808076)     

A novel scale-free network model based on clique growth

A novel scale-free network model based on clique (complete subgraph of random size) growth and preferential attachment was proposed. The simulations of this model were carried out. And the necessity of two evolving mechanisms of the model was verified. According to the mean-field theory, the degree distribution of this model was analyzed and computed. The degree distribution function of vertices of the generating network P(d) is 2m ² m ₁⁻³ (d − m ₁ + 1)⁻³, where m and m ₁ denote the number of the new adding edges and the vertex number of the cliques respectively, d is the degree of the vertex, while one of cliques P(k) is 2m ² k ⁻³, where k is the degree of the clique. The simulated and analytical results show that both the degree distributions of vertices and cliques follow the scale-free power-law distribution. The scale-free property of this model disappears in the absence of any one of the evolving mechanisms. Moreover, the randomicity of this model increases with the increment of the vertex number of the cliques. Foundation item: Projects(60504027, 60573123) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Project(20060401037) supported by the National Postdoctor Science Foundation of China; Project(X106866) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China     

Classification of lying states for the humanoid robot SJTU-HR1

The humanoid robot SJTU-HR1’s concept is introduced and its characteristics tree is given. The basic states for SJTU-HR1 are proposed, including lying, sitting, standing and handstanding, abstracted from the daily exercises of human beings. The G _F (generalized function) set theory is exploited to achieve the kinematic characteristics of the interested EEs (end-effectors) of SJTU-HR1 for the lying states. Finally, the results show that the large amounts of states can be described using the abbreviations in a systematic manner. Although we have focused on the application of the G _F set theory to humanoid robots, particularly the SJTU-HR1, this methodology can also be applied to quadruped robots and hexapedal robots, especially when the desired tasks are complex. Supported by the Natural Basic Research Program of China (“973”) (Grant No. 2006CB705400), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60534020, 30770538), Joint Research Fund for Young Scholars in China and Abroad (Grant No. 50728503), and the Graduate Innovation Foundation of Shanghai Jiao Tong University     

Photocatalytic performance of TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> thin films connected with Cu micro-grid

Aiming at reducing the recombination of photo-induced carriers in semiconductor photocatalytic process, we prepared TiO₂ thin film with its surface modified by a connected Cu micro-grid via a microsphere lithography strategy, which showed higher photocatalytic activity than the pure TiO₂ film. The improvement of photocatalytic activity of Cu micro-grid to the TiO₂ film is due to the charge carrier separation and electron transfer by the conducting metal grid. The photocatalytic activity was improved as metal loading increased, which obtained the best performance at a certain loading amount, and then decreased at higher loading amount. This phenomenon was attributed to the metal’s bulk effect which could be explained by the relationship between the energetic positions and the metal cluster size. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50672003, 50872005) and the National Basic Research Program of China (“973” Project) (Grant No. 2007CB613302) and the Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation (Grant No. 111050)