Synchronization of diffusively-coupled limit cycle oscillators

We develop analytical and numerical conditions to determine whether limit cycle oscillations synchronize in diffusively coupled systems. We examine two classes of systems: reaction–diffusion PDEs with Neumann boundary conditions, and compartmental ODEs, where compartments are interconnected through diffusion terms with adjacent compartments. In both cases the uncoupled dynamics are governed by a nonlinear system that admits an asymptotically stable limit cycle. We provide two-time scale averaging methods for certifying stability of spatially homogeneous time-periodic trajectories in the presence of sufficiently small or large diffusion and develop methods using the structured singular value for the case of intermediate diffusion. We highlight cases where diffusion stabilizes or destabilizes such trajectories.     

Effects of water and temperature variations on deformation of limestone aggregates,cement paste,mortar and High Performance Concrete (HPC)

The present paper deals with the dimensional variations of limestone aggregates, cement paste, mortar, and High Performance Concrete (HPC) made with these constituents, when subjected to temperature changes in drying and sealed conditions. Variable water contents are studied for each material. The overall experimental results were obtained using strain gauges and Digital Image Correlation technique (DIC) is also applied for one configuration test. A significant difference between coefficients of Thermal Expansion (CTE) of cement paste and aggregate is observed, which leads to a large differential thermal deformation, able to explain thermal damage for temperatures between 50 °C and 100 °C. Water content has a great influence on material thermal dilation, causing delayed deformations especially for temperatures above 60 °C and for initially saturated samples. These experimental data may allow Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical models to be improved so that the in-situ long term behaviour of concrete can finally be predicted. The results confirm the dilation coefficient contrast between paste and aggregate, and also show that this contrast is markedly affected by the drying conditions and the initial state of saturation.     

SILAR次数对In掺杂CdS量子点敏化太阳电池的影响

以In掺杂CdS量子点太阳能电池为例,讨论了SILAR次数对In掺杂CdS量子点敏化太阳能电池性能的影响。通过SEM、EDS、IPCE、紫外吸收光谱、J-V曲线、EIS等实验测试结果表明,当In掺杂CdS的摩尔比固定在1:5时,随着SILAR次数的增加,电池的短路电流密度、开路电压和光电转换效率都随着增加,当SILAR次数为6次时,In掺杂CdS的QDSCs光电转化效率达到了最大值(η=0.76%)。随着SILAR次数的继续增加,其光电转换效率将会下降。     

Optimal performance for a steady-flow endoreversible refrigerator model including five typical cycles

The optimal performance of a universal endoreversible steady-flow refrigerator cycle consisting of a constant thermal-capacity heating branch, a constant thermal-capacity cooling branch and two adiabatic branches with heat transfer loss was analysed using finite-time thermodynamics. The analytical formulae about cooling load, coefficient of performance, exergy loss rate, exergy output rate and ecological criterion of the endoreversible steady-flow refrigerator cycle are derived. Moreover, analysis and optimisation of the model were carried out in order to investigate the effect of the cycle process on the performance of the cycles using numerical examples. The results obtained include the performance characteristics of endoreversible steady-flow Carnot, Diesel, Otto, Atkinson and Brayton refrigeration cycles. The results can provide some theoretical guidance for the design of practical refrigerators.     

冻融循环作用下饱和砂岩损伤扩展模型研究

首先分析饱和砂岩所经历的冻融作用的特点,认为冻融作用是一种低周疲劳荷载,且砂岩冻融循环作用下的受力状态可简化为单向拉伸荷载的循环作用。基于以上分析,在疲劳损伤理论的基础上,建立砂岩在冻融循环作用下的损伤演化方程。同时,通过对饱和砂岩冻融循环过程中的物理性质的观测,及对砂岩自身结构特点的分析,选取砂岩的开孔隙率作为损伤变量。之后通过试验数据对所建立的损伤模型进行验证,并探讨损伤方程中各参数的确定方法。经过验证,该损伤模型能较好地反映饱和砂岩在冻融循环作用下的损伤扩展规律,可以为相关的研究提供参考。     

超低温冻融循环对砂浆性能的影响(英文)

水泥基材料超低温下的性能与其常温及低温下有很大差异。测量了不同砂浆的抗压抗折强度、相对动弹模量、相对质量损失率和含水率,研究了水融过程中吸水量、水灰比和最初含水率对砂浆抗超低温(-110℃)冻融性能的影响。结果表明:砂浆试样超低温冻融破坏比普通冻融破坏更加严重、迅速,且砂浆试样的抗折强度对超低温冻融更加敏感。试样在超低温冻融过程中逐渐从外界吸水,经过21次超低温冻融循环后,其吸水量甚至大于在真空饱水机中的吸水量。