A hybrid extended finite element/level set method for modeling phase transformations

A hybrid numerical method for modelling the evolution of sharp phase interfaces on fixed grids is presented. We focus attention on two‐dimensional solidification problems, where the temperature field evolves according to classical heat conduction in two subdomains separated by a moving freezing front. The enrichment strategies of the eXtended Finite Element Method (X‐FEM) are employed to represent the jump in the temperature gradient that governs the velocity of the phase boundary. A new approach with the X‐FEM is suggested for this class of problems whereby the partition of unity is constructed with C¹(Ω) polynomials and enriched with a C⁰(Ω) function. This approach leads to jumps in temperature gradient occurring only at the phase boundary, and is shown to significantly improve estimates for the front velocity. Temporal derivatives of the temperature field in the vicinity of the phase front are obtained with a projection that employs discontinuous enrichment. In conjunction with a finer finite difference grid, the Level Set method is used to represent the evolution of the phase interface. An iterative procedure is adopted to satisfy the constraints on the temperature field on the phase boundary. The robustness and utility of the method is demonstrated with several benchmark problems of phase transformation. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

New quadratic models for the maximum weighted cut problem

New quadratic models are proposed to improve the upper-bound estimates in the maximum weighted cut problem. They are found by two original methods for deriving redundant quadratic constraints. A well-known linear model is shown to follow from the models proposed. Recommendations on how to develop its strengthened analogs are given. This study is partially sponsored from the grant UM2-2574-KV-03 (CRDF Cooperative Grants Program). __________ Translated from Kibernetika i Sistemnyi Analiz, No. 1, pp. 63—75, January–February 2006.     

Effect of the Treatment Temperature on the Surface Drying Set of Sugi Boxed-Heart Square Timber

High-temperature and controlled humidity treatment before drying has proven to be highly effective in preventing surface checks by forming drying sets in the surface layer of boxed-heart square timber in Japan. In this study, we examined the differences of the surface drying sets on sugi timber under different treatment temperatures. As a result, the width of a surface check after drying was much smaller at a treatment temperature of 120°C than at 80°C, and this indicates that the drying set with 120°C treatment would be larger than that with 80°C treatment. Also we observed that treatment temperature had a greater effect on the drying set as the drying advanced.     

The Construction of Minimal DNA Expressions

We describe a formal language/notation for DNA molecules that may contain nicks and gaps. The elements of the language, DNA expressions, denote formal DNA molecules. Different DNA expressions may denote the same formal DNA molecule. We analyse the shortest DNA expressions denoting a given formal DNA molecule. We determine lower bounds on their lengths and explain how we construct these minimal DNA expressions.     

状态监测与分析系统在大型机组中的应用

介绍了S8000大型旋转机械状态监测与分析系统在催化大机组中的应用及故障诊断。     

自复中调速器在高水头高转速机组上的应用

简要介绍了自复中电/机调速器的机械和电气原理，并就使用该调速器的机组在生产运行中容易出现的停机后导叶开度漂移、停机时导叶不能完全关闭和显示开度与实际开度不一致等主要问题，通过修改可编程逻辑控制器（PLC）程序、调节调零杆位置、修改PLC程序参数等方法进行解决，这些方法对同类水电厂处理类似问题有借鉴作用。     

自动检测系统原理应用和发展状况的研究

自动检测系统广泛应用于各类产品的设计、生产、使用、维护等各个阶段,对提高产品性能及生产率、降低生产成本及整个生产周期成本起着重要作用。首先介绍了检测、检验以及自动检测系统的概念,其次通过自动检测系统的各个组成部分,详述了系统的工作原理,介绍了自动检测系统组建的概念、结构以及在组建中所使用的关键技术。对早期的自动检测系统和新一代自动检测系统进行了介绍,并详述自动检测系统的3个发展阶段。     

基于曲线进化的目标检测算法

提出了基于曲线进化的运动目标检测算法。对于运动目标检测问题定义了新颖的能量模型,并给出了相应的曲线进化方程。结合水平集算法,所提出的曲线进化模型能够自动的适应拓扑变化,检测出多个运动目标区域及轮廓。从计算物理学领域引入基于偏微分方程的水平集窄带算法,在构造窄带时无需显示的知道曲线的位置,并能够快速的实现。     

A New Method for Target Recognition

1　Introduction　SinceZadeh[1] establishedfuzzysettheoryin 196 5 ,fuzzysetmakesgreatachievementintheoryandapplica tion[2～ 5] .Becausethereexistintrinsicfuzzinessinpat ternrecognition ,usingfuzzysettopatternrecognitionacquiregreatsuccess.Toexplainthedifferentandrela tionbetweenfuzzysetandprobabilitytheory ,Zadeh[6 ]introducedpossibilitytheoryin 1978.Possibilitytheoryhadbeenusedinfuzzyreason ,fuzzycontrolandexpertsystem[7～ 9] .Applingpossibilitytheoryto patternrecognitionisattemptedbyHalland…     

VOD在有线电视网的实现

从视频点播系统的结构及组成和在有线电视网络中VOD系统的结构模式与应用两个方面，详细地阐述了如何利用有线电视网络实现视频点播，主要从以下3个方面介绍关于视频点播系统VOD技术：①视频点播VOD的技术原理；②视频点播系统的结构及组成；③有线电视视频点播系统的结构模式与应用。