Benchmarking Fluvial Dynamics for Process‐Based River Restoration: the Upper Rhine River (1816–2014)

Multi‐temporal analysis of river‐floodplain processes is a key tool for the identification of reference conditions or benchmarks and for the evaluation of deviations or deficits as a basis for process‐based river restoration in large modified rivers. This study developed a methodology for benchmarking fluvial processes at river segment level, focusing on those interrelations between morphodynamics (aggradation, erosion, channel shift) and vegetation succession (initial, colonization, transition) that condition habitat structure. Habitat maps of the free‐flowing Upper Rhine River downstream from Iffezheim dam (France–Germany border) were intersected with a geographic information system‐based approach. Patches showing trajectories of anthropization, changeless, progression and regression allowed for the identification of natural and human‐induced processes over almost 200 years. Before channelization, the riverine system was characterized by a shifting habitat mosaic with natural heterogeneity, high degree of surface water connectivity and equilibrium between progression and regression processes. On the other hand, the following 175 years of human interventions led to severe biogeomorphologic deficits evidenced by loss of natural processes and habitat heterogeneity, hydrological disconnection between the river and its floodplain and imbalance of progression versus regression dynamics. The main driving forces of change are found in hydromorphological impacts (channelization, regulation and hydropower plant construction). Regression processes are now almost absent and have to be the objective of process‐based river restoration measures for the studied river‐floodplain system. A sustainable view on water management and river restoration should aim at a more resilient riverine system by balancing the recovery of natural processes with societal needs. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Model reference adaptive impedance control in Cartesian coordinates for physical human–robot interaction

In this paper, a nonlinear model reference adaptive impedance controller is proposed and tested. The controller provides asymptotic tracking of a reference impedance model for the robot end-effector in Cartesian coordinates applicable to rehabilitation robotics or any other human–robot interactions such as haptic systems. The controller uses the parameters of a desired stable reference model which is the target impedance for the robot’s end-effector. It also considers uncertainties in the model parameters of the robot. The asymptotic tracking is proven using Lyapunov stability theorem. Moreover, the adaptation law is proposed in joint space for reducing the complexity of its calculations; however, the controller and the stability proof are all presented in Cartesian coordinates. Using simulations and experiments on a two DOFs robot, the effectiveness of the proposed controller is investigated.     

基于观测器的受正弦扰动MIMO系统最优跟踪控制

研究具有外界正弦扰动作用下MIMO系统的最优跟踪控制问题.根据扰动特点,假设拉格朗日算子化简求解系统两点边值问题,通过求解Riccati方程和矩阵方程分别在有限时域和无限时域得到系统前馈反馈最优跟踪控制律.证明了最优跟踪控制律的存在唯一性条件,并给出了最优跟踪控制律的实现算法.构造降维参考输入观测器解决了控制律中前馈项物理不可实现问题.仿真结果表明了该方法的有效性.     

CFD modeling of pilot-scale pump-mixer: Single-phase head and power characteristics

The present work involves single-phase computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of continuous flow pump-mixer employing top-shrouded Rushton turbines with trapezoidal blades. Baffle—impeller interaction has been modeled using sliding mesh and multiple reference frame approaches. Standard k-ε model has been used for turbulence modeling. Several CFD runs representing different combinations of geometric and process parameters have been carried out. Results of CFD simulations have been used to find out two macroscopic performance parameters of pump-mixer—power consumption and head generated by the impeller. The simulation results have been compared with the experimental data obtained on a pilot-scale setup. Good agreement between CFD predictions and experimental results is observed. In most cases, sliding mesh approach is found to perform better than multiple reference frame approach. Details from CFD simulations have been used to have an insight into the pumping action of the impeller.     

Pro／ENGINEER高级阵列的探讨

在大多数CAD软件中都有阵列这个命令，一般软件的阵列操作非常简单。作为功能强大的三维造型软件，Pro／ENGINEER的阵列功能也非常强大，但是大多数人只知道Pro／ENGINEER阵列的一些初级应用，碰到复杂点的阵列就转而想别的办法实现。本文主要对Pro／ENGINEER的高级阵列功能进行深入探讨，通过一系列实例来体现Pro／ENGINEER与其它CAD软件在阵列方面的巨大优势。     

水泥企业常用热电偶的使用与维护

测温元件——热电偶热的电势大小仅和两金属的材料及两结合点的温度有关．鉴于此因素．适当的维护和维修可延长其使用寿命，减少生产成本。针对不同测量系统和不同工艺要求，介绍了四种水泥企业最常用的热电偶以及安装热电偶时所需注意事项。根据生产实践，重点介绍了热电偶的常见故障及其维护与维修方法。     

刹车盘结构对车轮及整车流场的影响

为研究车轮刹车盘结构对旋转车轮和整车流场气动特性的影响,针对是否存在刹车盘两种情况分别建立等比例模型,采用可实现的k-ε两方程模型计算,对比分析气动升、阻力因数,表面压力因数及整体与局部流场,发现刹车盘结构在简化车体上对车轮局部和整车流场都具有突出影响,指出在整车气动特性模拟中刹车盘存在的必要性.进一步进行计算模型选择的研究,发现旋转壁面模型与多坐标参考系(Multiple Reference Frame,MRF)模型对旋转车轮的流场特性模拟结果有差异,在近车轮区域表现尤为明显.     

汽车发动机冷却风扇仿真方法对比

对比多参考坐标系(Multiple Reference Frame,MRF)模型和滑移网格模型(Sliding Mesh Model,SMM)在分析中的差异,分别应用FLUENT中的三维N-S方程和RNG湍流模型,对发动机冷却风扇的静止和旋转区域进行数值模拟,得到流道内空气的质量流量及风扇叶片表面的压力和速度矢量分布.SMM的结果更接近真实结果;根据SMM得出的结果说明MRF模型在工程领域的应用.     

Dynamic output feedback control of a flexible air-breathing hypersonic vehicle via T–S fuzzy approach

By utilising Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy set approach, this paper addresses the robust H_∞ dynamic output feedback control for the non-linear longitudinal model of flexible air-breathing hypersonic vehicles (FAHVs). The flight control of FAHVs is highly challenging due to the unique dynamic characteristics, and the intricate couplings between the engine and fight dynamics and external disturbance. Because of the dynamics’ enormous complexity, currently, only the longitudinal dynamics models of FAHVs have been used for controller design. In this work, T–S fuzzy modelling technique is utilised to approach the non-linear dynamics of FAHVs, then a fuzzy model is developed for the output tracking problem of FAHVs. The fuzzy model contains parameter uncertainties and disturbance, which can approach the non-linear dynamics of FAHVs more exactly. The flexible models of FAHVs are difficult to measure because of the complex dynamics and the strong couplings, thus a full-order dynamic output feedback controller is designed for the fuzzy model. A robust H_∞ controller is designed for the obtained closed-loop system. By utilising the Lyapunov functional approach, sufficient solvability conditions for such controllers are established in terms of linear matrix inequalities. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed T–S fuzzy dynamic output feedback control method is demonstrated by numerical simulations.     

A fundamental study on the control of the HCCI combustion and emissions by fuel design concept combined with controllable EGR. Part 1. The basic characteristics of HCCI combustion

This article investigates the basic combustion parameters including start of the ignition timing, burn duration, cycle-to-cycle variation, and carbon monoxide (CO), unburned hydrocarbon (UHC), and nitric oxide (NO_x) emissions of homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines fueled with primary reference fuels (PRFs) and their mixtures. Two primary reference fuels, n-heptane and iso-octane, and their blends with RON25, RON50, RON75, and RON90 were evaluated. The experimental results show that, in the first-stage combustion, the start of ignition retards, the maximum heat release rate decreases, and the pressure rising and the temperature rising during the first-stage combustion decrease with the increase of the research octane number (RON). Furthermore, the cumulative heat release in the first-stage combustion is strongly dependent on the concentration of n-heptane in the mixture. The start of ignition of the second-stage combustion is linear with the start of ignition of the first-stage. The combustion duration of the second-stage combustion decreases with the increase of the equivalence ration and the decrease of the octane number. The cycle-to-cycle variation improved with the decrease of the octane number.