Wear in check valves due to flow induced motion

Experiments showing the frequency and amplitude of the flow induced motion of the gate for a 2- and a 4-in. swing check valve have been performed. The gate motion is due to turbulence in approach flow. We have found the dominant turbulent frequency of the approach flow is about half the natural frequency of the valves. The valves appear to be almost critically damped. Because of this, the valves respond almost as they would to a static force of the magnitude characteristic of the turbulent fluctuation in the flow. Both the dimensionless exciting force and the damping ratio have been found to be independent of valve size so the above statements are true for larger valves also. The recommended valve oscillation amplitudes and frequencies are used to calculate the wear at the shaft and at the stop. For an unpegged check valve, such as one of the 10-in. valves which was used at the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station, it was found that shaft bearing wear would amount to 0.27 in.³/year and stop wear to 0.03 in.³/year.     

利用LIN节点的温度显示

串行多路传输总线如CAN或LIN可以解决车内因导线过多所带来的许多问题。低成本的LIN总线很适合应用于车门等这些对传输速率要求不高的场合,最高速率为20kbit/s的LIN总线完全可以满足要求。车外温度显示就是这样一个应用实例,外部温度传感器通常布置在后视镜中,数据产生于车门。但是实际显示位置是距此一定距离的车内,LIN总线可使布线简单,因为LIN节点只有3根导线:LIN数据线、电源线和地线。     

Revisiting the need for formal education in visualization.

Defining visualization education is still a work in progress. Visualization education is not just a subject within computer science. Computer scientists are not always the appropriate choice to teach visualization courses on their own. Visualization is not just mastering a set of concepts but acquiring skills. Student should learn by doing, either using one tool or a variety of tools, depending on the course's focus.