Control of Wind-Induced Self-Excited Oscillations by Transfer of Internal Energy to Higher Modes of Vibration. II: Application to Taut Cables

In Part I of this paper, a theoretical basis is presented using a two-degrees-of-freedom model. In this second part of the study, the passive control and the two types of semiactive controls introduced in Part I are examined numerically for a taut cable experiencing wind-induced galloping motion. The passive and the semiactive control schemes for taut cables show a good similarity with the results obtained for the two-degrees-of-freedom model. The potential of using these control schemes in practical applications to flexible structures is demonstrated.     

ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE COMBUSTION OF SINGLE CHAR PARTICLES

Diffusion and reaction models of varying complexity are used to study the stability of the combustion of single char particles. In contrast to past studies which have considered only the reaction of carbon with oxygen, both the heterogeneous reactions of carbon with oxygen and carbon dioxide and the homogeneous oxidation of carbon monoxide are taken into account in the formulation of the mathematical models. Emphasis is placed on the investigation of the feasibility of occurrence of oscillatory combustion. Our results show that high rates of the C-O₂ reaction and high concentration of O₂ in the ambient favor the occurrence of multiple steady states and oscillatory solutions, but the appearance of oscillatory instability is suppressed by the homogeneous reaction in the gas phase and the presence of CO and CO₂ in the ambient. The parametric investigation of the problem reveals, in agreement with the results of past studies, that the heat capacity of the porous solid, the Lewis number, and the thickness of the stagnant film are three key parameters for the occurrence of the oscillatory response of the system. Reasonably large values of solid heat capacity practically eliminate the possibility of oscillatory combustion, but an appropriate combination of large values of stagnant film thickness and small Lewis numbers may offset the effect of solid heat capacity     

DAMPED OSCILLATIONS IN A BINGHAM PLASTIC FLUID

Stokes' second problem, the propagation and damping of waves into a semi-infinite fluid generated by harmonic oscillations of a flat pate on the surface, is solved for the simple Bingham Theological constitutive model. The solution reveals the existence of “windows” in the distance-time-stress space in which shearing is possible whereas outside these restricted regions no shearing can occur. Within these restricted regions the wave forms developed are exponentially damped, traveling waves which propagate from the excitation plane into the fluid and disappear along definitely prescribed boundaries determined by the yield condition. The most significant consequence of the existence of these “windows” of shear is that even very small yield stresses will radically modify the induced velocity wave patterns from that which would be expected based upon the classical Newtonian fluid solution of Stokes' second problem. At least in this physical setting, it is not necessary for shear to occur globally for motion to occur anywhere, as has been postulated in some recent studies of complex motions. Thus, the motion is consistent with a simple Bingham model which does possess a yield stress.     

Removal of transient disturbances from oscillating measurements using nearest neighbors imputation

Transient disturbances in process measurements compromise the accuracy of some methods for plant-wide oscillation analysis. This paper presents a method to remove such transients while maintaining the dynamic features of the original measurement. The method is based on a nearest neighbors imputation technique. It replaces the removed transient with an estimate which is based on the time series of the whole measurement. The method is demonstrated on experimental and industrial case studies. The results demonstrate the efficacy of the method and recommended parameters. Furthermore, inconsistency indices are proposed which facilitate the automation of the method.     

Fixed-order loop shaping robust controller design for parametric models to damp inter-area oscillations

The inter-area oscillations are common in power systems and can occur due to the changes in the load or generating power especially in long transmission lines. This paper presents the design of a robust fixed-order loop shaping controller to damp out the inter-area oscillations and to enhance the stability of the power system. The proposed loop shaping method is based on the shaping of the open-loop transfer function in the Nyquist diagram through minimizing the quadratic error between the actual and the desired open loop transfer functions in the frequency domain. The proposed method is robust with respect to multi-model uncertainty. Despite other robust controller design methods, the proposed approach deals with the entire system i.e. there is no need to reduce the system and still leads to a lower order controller. In addition, most of the robust methods are heavily dependent on selecting some weight filters which is not required in the proposed approach. This method is applied to the two-area four-machine system and 68 bus system and the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed method in damping inter-area oscillations are validated using case studies.     

Catalytic behavior of La–Sr–Ce–Fe–O mixed oxidic/perovskitic systems for the NO+CO and NO+CH4+O2 (lean-NOx) reactions

Mixed oxides of the general formula La_0.5Sr_xCe_yFeO_z were prepared by using the nitrate method and characterized by XRD and Mössbauer techniques. The crystal phases detected were perovskites LaFeO₃ and SrFeO_3−x and oxides -Fe₂O₃ and CeO₂ depending on x and y values. The low surface area ceramic materials have been tested for the NO+CO and NO+CH₄+O₂ (“lean-NO_x”) reactions in the temperature range 250–550°C. A noticeable enhancement in NO conversion was achieved by the substitution of La³⁺ cation at A-site with divalent Sr⁺² and tetravalent Ce⁺⁴ cations. Comparison of the activity of the present and other perovskite-type materials has pointed out that the ability of the La_0.5Sr_xCe_yFeO_z materials to reduce NO by CO or by CH₄ under “lean-NO_x” conditions is very satisfying. In particular, for the NO+CO reaction estimation of turnover frequencies (TOFs, s⁻¹) at 300°C (based on NO chemisorption) revealed values comparable to Rh/-Al₂O₃ catalyst. This is an important result considering the current tendency for replacing the very active but expensive Rh and Pt metals. It was found that there is a direct correlation between the percentage of crystal phases containing iron in La_0.5Sr_xCe_yFeO_z solids and their catalytic activity. O₂ TPD (temperature-programmed desorption) and NO TPD studies confirmed that the catalytic activity for both tested reactions is related to the defect positions in the lattice of the catalysts (e.g., oxygen vacancies, cationic defects). Additionally, a remarkable oscillatory behavior during O₂ TPD studies was observed for the La_0.5Sr_0.2Ce_0.3FeO_z and La_0.5Sr_0.5FeO_z solids.     

Single and coupled electrochemical bursters during the electrodissolution/passivation of iron

The ability to produce bursting electrochemical oscillations via the slow external variation of the applied potential is investigated during the electrodissolution/passivation of iron in sulfuric acid. The results are compared with those concerning spontaneous electrochemical bursting in the presence of chloride ions. Moreover, an assembly of two electrochemical Fe/H₂SO₄bursters is studied experimentally. The effect of phase space topology on synchrony is explored by studying the coupled response for different types of electrochemical bursters.     

发电机转子的非线振荡分析

本文应用奇异摄动理论分析了同步发电机转子的非线性振荡过程,得到了三重尺度下的二阶非线性近似解析解,并讨论了电力系统机电参数对发电机移子非线性振荡特性的影响。     

BUOYANCY EFFECTS ON THE FORCED CONVECTION ALONG VERTICALLY MOVING SURFACES

The buoyancy effects on the laminar boundary layer heat transfer from vertically moving flat plate and cylinder are studied by a coordinate perturbation method for the cases of prescribed surface temperature and prescribed wall heat flux. Universal expressions are given to show the temperature distributions and the increase of heat transfer rate with the increase of the buoyancy force parameter.     

Non-steady activity during methane combustion over Pd/Al2O3 and the influences of Pt and CeO2 additives

Methane combustion over Pd/Al₂O₃ catalysts with and without added Pt and CeO₂ in both oxygen-rich and methane-rich mixtures at temperatures in the range 250–520°C has been investigated using a temperature-programmed reaction procedure with on-line gas analysis (FTIR). During the temperature loop under oxygen-rich conditions, there was an appreciable hysteresis in the activity of unmodified Pd/Al₂O₃, which was greatly enhanced over Pd–Pt/Al₂O₃. Over both catalysts the hysteresis was reversed under slightly methane-rich atmospheres, and as temperature was reduced, a sudden collapse or fluctuations in activity were shown respectively over Pd–Pt/Al₂O₃ and Pd/Al₂O₃. Such non-steady behaviour was almost eliminated over Pd/Al₂O₃–CeO₂. Under a very narrow range of conditions and over a Pd/Al₂O₃ packed bed, oscillation of methane combustion was observed.