A new fault diagnosis algorithm for helical gears rotating at low speed using an optical encoder

Helical gears are widely used in gearboxes due to its low noise and high load carrying capacity, but it is difficult to diagnose their early faults based on the signals produced by condition monitoring systems, particularly when the gears rotate at low speed. In this paper, a new concept of Root Mean Square (RMS) value calculation using angle domain signals within small angular ranges is proposed. With this concept, a new diagnosis algorithm based on the time pulses of an encoder is developed to overcome the difficulty of fault diagnosis for helical gears at low rotational speeds. In this proposed algorithm, both acceleration signals and encoder impulse signal are acquired at the same time. The sampling rate and data length in angular domain are determined based on the rotational speed and size of the gear. The vibration signals in angular domain are obtained by re-sampling the vibration signal of the gear in the time domain according to the encoder pulse signal. The fault features of the helical gear at low rotational speed are then obtained with reference to the RMS values in small angular ranges and the order tracking spectrum following the Angular Domain Synchronous Average processing (ADSA). The new algorithm is not only able to reduce the noise and improves the signal to noise ratio by the ADSA method, but also extracts the features of helical gear fault from the meshing position of the faulty gear teeth, hence overcoming the difficulty of fault diagnosis of helical gears rotating at low speed. The experimental results have shown that the new algorithm is more effective than traditional diagnosis methods. The paper concludes that the proposed helical gear fault diagnosis method based on time pulses of encoder algorithm provides a new means of helical gear fault detection and diagnosis.     

Quantification of structural changes in acute inflammation by fractal dimension,angular second moment and correlation

The aim of the study was to examine alteration and possible application of fractal dimension, angular second moment, and correlation for quantification of structural changes in acutely inflamed tissue. Acute inflammation was induced by injection of turpentine oil into the right and left hind limb muscles of mice, whereas control animals received intramuscular saline injection. After 12 h, animals were anesthetised and treated muscles collected. The tissue was stained by hematoxylin and eosin, digital micrographs produced, enabling determination of fractal dimension of the cells, angular second moment and correlation of studied tissue. Histopathological analysis showed presence of inflammatory infiltrate and tissue damage in inflammatory group, whereas tissue structure in control group was preserved, devoid of inflammatory infiltrate. Fractal dimension of the cells, angular second moment and correlation of treated tissue in inflammatory group decreased in comparison to the control group. In this study, we were first to observe and report that fractal dimension of the cells, angular second moment, and correlation were reduced in acutely inflamed tissue, indicating loss of overall complexity of the cells in the tissue, the tissue uniformity and structure regularity. Fractal dimension, angular second moment and correlation could be useful methods for quantification of structural changes in acute inflammation.     

Study on prevention of angular distortion in fillet-welded T-joint by welding with a trailing reverse-side gas heating

Reduction or control of angular distortion without additional processes is demanded because it takes a lot of time and effort to correct the angular distortion of fillet-welded T-joints. In this study, the reduction or control of angular distortion of both sides of a fillet-welded T-joint by welding with trailing reverse-side gas heating was investigated through a welding experiment and its numerical simulation. First, the effect of gas heating position and intensity on the reduction in angular distortion was experimentally investigated using a gas burner. The results showed that angular distortion became smallest when reverse-side heating using the gas burner was located 50 mm backward of the welding torch. Also, the concentrated gas flame with increased propane and oxygen gas flow was effective for reducing angular distortion. It was clarified that the angular distortion could be controlled completely with an appropriate reverse-side gas heating condition. Next, the numerical simulation model of welding and gas heating was constructed based on comparison with the measured temperature histories and angular distortion. Through the numerical simulation of welding with a trailing reverse-side gas, more detailed understanding of the effect of gas heating condition on reduction in angular distortion was developed. In addition, it was confirmed that the gas heating position for the smallest angular distortion is dependent on the temperature distribution along the thickness of the flange plate.     

Al-Zn-Mg-Cu合金新型等通道转角双向镦挤变形行为分析

以超高强度Al-Zn-Mg-Cu合金为研究对象,采用数值模拟和实验相结合的方法对其等通道转角双向镦挤过程进行分析。结果发现,变形过程可以分为近局部镦粗、剪切变形、最后填充三个阶段,变形结束后试样根据金属流动和网格畸变程度划分为小变形区、不变形区、剪切变形区、剧烈变形区。不同加载方式使变形区域发生不同程度偏移,上下冲头速度差越大,变形均匀性越差,速度比为1时可获得最大的应变量为3.97,且变形均匀性系数最低为1.89。同时,对不同路径下的多道次变形行为进行研究,发现4道次结束后,B路径比A路径变形更加均匀充分,其变形均匀性系数降低了29 %,剪切变形区占比提升了14 %。     

Angular absorptance and thermal degradation analysis of TiB2/Ti(B,N)/SiON/SiO2 multilayer solar absorber coating

Multilayer solar selective absorber coatings have been developed in the last few decades. The thermal stability in terms of microstructure gives an insightful understanding of the optical properties of such coatings. In this context, we extensively utilized transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis to establish the thermal stability of TiB₂/Ti(B,N)/SiON/SiO₂ coating, under thermal cycling/continuous heating to 500°C in vacuum for 250 h. In particular, this work reports the variation in the solar absorptance of TiB₂/Ti(B,N)/SiON/SiO₂ coating with different angles of incidence of the solar radiation. Extensive analysis using the TEM technique reveals the presence of oxide interlayers that act as diffusion barrier layers to enhance the thermal stability of the coating. Computational simulation using SCOUT software validates the measured reflectance spectrum of the developed multilayer coating. The minor changes in absorptance and emissivity after heat treatment in vacuum at 500°C, together with high solar absorptance over a broad angular variation, establish the potential application of TiB₂/Ti(B,N)/SiON/SiO₂ as a selective coating in concentrated solar power systems.     

矩形高层建筑结构扭转风振反应的分析计算

本文应用结构随机振动理论,根据扭转运动方程提出了一个矩形高层建筑扭转风振反应的计算方法供参考。计算时同时考虑了顺风向脉动风压与横风向脉动风压的联合作用。计算结果表明,在设计风速时,结构角点处的切向加速度值小于横风向加速度值与顺风向加速度值。建筑物各表面上脉动风压之间的互相关对结构风振扭转的影响可以忽略不计。用作者提出的方法针对两个具体的工程实例计算了风振反应,并与日本规范公式及加拿大西安大略大学公式的计算结果作了对比。     

角行程阀门电液执行器传动结构的分析

介绍了角行程电液执行器的几种常见传动结构,分析了各种结构的力矩输出特性及与阀门配套的特点.     

77 GHz汽车角雷达宽波束平坦增益阵列天线设计

设计了一款基于波束赋形技术的宽波束、平坦增益平面阵列天线,用于汽车角雷达系统.该阵列天线由三个1×10串馈线阵组成,串馈线阵采用单元不等间距分布的Dolph-Chebyshev天线综合法进行设计以降低副瓣.为了满足汽车角雷达宽视场角(field of view,FOV)的需求,对平面阵列天线采用波束赋形技术以展宽方位面...     

65Mn钢大塑性变形后的组织与力学性能

在650℃下对65Mn钢进行了C方式的等径弯曲通道变形(Equal Channel AngularPressing,简称ECAP)研究。重复挤压时试样沿轴线旋转180°再装入模具。通过光学及透射显微镜研究发现:ECAP变形后65Mn钢的累积等效真应变达到5左右,片层状的珠光体组织演变成了超细的渗碳体颗粒均匀分布于亚微晶铁素体基体组织中;变形5道次后铁素体基体为均匀的等轴晶,平均晶粒尺寸约为0.3μm。65Mn钢经ECAP变形后,硬度明显提高。     

基于显著封闭边界的图像检索算法

在分析了基于边缘的图像检索方法的缺点后,提出了一种基于显著封闭边界的图像检索新算法。它使用基于图论方法的边缘比算法从噪声图像中获取图像的显著封闭边界,然后以显著封闭边界来代表图像,每条显著封闭边界由两个特征：边缘幅度直方图和边缘角度直方图来刻画,并综合这两个特征进行图像间的相似性度量。实验结果表明,本文算法具有较高的检索准确率。