RF antenna analysis with the ICANT code

The ICANT code computes self-consistently the surface current distribution on a 3D antenna model radiating in a plasma or vacuum and has been used to analyze the coupling properties of various antenna models. In this work it is used to assess near-fields generated by different versions of the TCABR (Tokamak Chauffage Alfvén wave heating experiment in Brazil) antenna as well as coupling properties of the TEXTOR tokamak in Forshungszentrum Jülich. Two different strap models planned for the TCABR antenna are shown to be practically equivalent in terms of maximum electric field. Textor coupling calculations are close to experimental values.     

Electromagnetic Resistive Drift Instability in Current Carrying Low Temperature Tokamak Edges

It is shown that the purely growing electrostatic rippling mode can couple with the shear Alfven wave to give rise to an oscillatory electromagnetic instability in tokamak edge regions. This mechanism can be one of the causes of electromagnetic fluctuations observed near plasma edges. This instability can occur only in the very low temperature regions where resistivity fluctuations can become important due to large electron-ion collision frequency.     

Effect of gravity on visco-elastic surface waves in solids involving time rate of strain and stress of first order

The aim of the present paper is to study the effect of gravity on visco-elastic surface waves in solids. The wave velocity equations are deduced from Biot’s theory of initial stress on the assumption that gravity creates a type of initial stress — hydrostatic in nature. Resulting equations are used to investigate surface waves of the Rayleigh, Love and Stoneley types. Results are in good agreement with corresponding classical results when gravity and viscosity are neglected.     

AN EXTENDED MODELING OF TIDE-WAVE MOTION

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A noncontact NDE method using a laser generated focused-Lamb wave with enhanced defect-detection ability and spatial resolution

The laser generation method of a focused Lamb wave is expected to have high defect-detection abilities and spatial resolution, with the added advantage of noncontact testing. In this method, the laser beam is illuminated on the surface of an object through an arrayed arc slit. The energy of the generated Lamb wave is then concentrated at a focus of an arc. This focusing effect improves the NDE (nondestructive evaluation) performance, which is dependent on the geometries of an arrayed arc slit. In this paper, the relationships between the parameters determining the slit geometry and the focusing effect of the generated Lamb wave was investigated using a parametric study, and appropriate values of the parameters were obtained to maximize the focusing ability. In order to validate the performance of this method, an NDE system was constructed and experiments were performed to detect through-hole defects in a plate. The results showed that the proposed system could clearly detect defects as small as 0.3 mm in diameter, while the conventional line array method failed to detect defects smaller than 1 mm in diameter. Moreover, this method showed possible detection of defects much smaller than 0.3 mm, and great improvements in the spatial resolution as compared with the line array method.     

EDA介质快慢横波时差和振幅-方位曲线的实验分析

在含垂直定向裂隙的各向异性（EDA）介质中，地震快、慢横波传播的时差及振幅随裂隙（缝）方位变化曲线能反映裂缝的密度、走向和介质的性质，这对多波地震资料的处理、解释有着重要意义。但受观测条件限制以及噪声的影响，在横波分裂记录上，同相轴往往会出现扭曲、倾斜和不规则抖动等现象，给快、慢横波时差的求取和振幅-方位曲线的绘制带来误差。设计了EDA介质物理模型，并利用岩石超声波测量系统获得了快、慢横波记录；分析记录可知，在相同传播方向的分裂横波具有走时和传播速度不随裂缝方位变化的恒定性特征；以此为基础，提出了利用平均法和瞬时振幅法来计算快、慢横波的走时时差和绘制振幅-方位曲线，以提高精度。利用物理模型实验得到的2个正交横波（S1波与S2波）的快、慢横波记录，分别用平均法和瞬时振幅法计算了快、慢横波走时的平均值、时差和均方差，并绘制了相应的振幅一方位曲线。结果表明，采用上述2种方法，消除了同相轴扭曲、倾斜和不规则抖动等对计算结果的影响，时差的计算是可靠的，振幅一方位曲线的绘制是合理的。     

模糊自动机在电磁波识别中的应用

研制了一个模糊处理和神经网络相结合的自动机,使用模糊技术从未处理的电磁信号波纹图像中处理模糊几何特征属性,进行波纹分类与识别。当使用模糊自动机(FA)进行识别紊乱波纹时,这些模糊几何特征是最好的。而对这些模糊几何特征的辨识,使用FA是很好的。     

新型雷达干扰材料--导电聚苯胺

导电聚苯胺(PAN)是一种具有潜在应用价值的新型射频与微波吸收剂。在聚苯胺中添加各种导电填料如碳黑、石墨、金属粉或通过化学掺杂，可使电导率得到显著提高，而且比重小、易加工成型。本文简述其合成方法，用XRD、FTIR对其结构进行表征，初步测试了该材料对毫米波雷达的衰减效果，测试结果表明导电聚苯胺在8mm波波段具有衰减性。     

Evaluating Liquefaction Strength of Partially Saturated Sand

A method is presented for evaluating the liquefaction strength of partially saturated sand using the compression wave velocity (P-wave velocity), a new indicator of saturation. Based on laboratory test results, an empirical correlation that relates the liquefaction strength with the pore pressure coefficient B is firstly proposed. The strength is defined as the cyclic stress ratio required to cause liquefaction at a specified number of cycles. With the aid of a theoretical relation between B and the P-wave velocity, an explicit correlation of more interest is then established between the liquefaction strength of sand and its P-wave velocity. A comparison of the predictions using this explicit correlation with laboratory measurements shows a satisfactory agreement. The significance of this method lies in that it makes it possible to evaluate the liquefaction strength of sand as affected by saturation through the measurement of P-wave velocity, which can be made not only in the laboratory but particularly in the field.     

Strain waves in colliding bars having nonparallel faces

The paper reports the experimental investigation data for the effect that nonparallel faces of bars under impact exert on the parameters of longitudinal and bending strain waves generated in the bars. The changes in stress magnitudes in the bar under impact with growing angle of the impact faces offset are described. __________ Translated from Fiziko-Tekhnicheskie Problemy Razrabotki Poleznykh Iskopaemykh, No. 6, pp. 73–78, November–December, 2006.