Higher order representation of the beam cross section deformation in large displacement finite element analysis

Most existing beam formulations assume that the cross section of the beam remains rigid regardless of the amplitude of the displacement. The absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF); however, allows for the deformation of the cross section and leads to a more general beam models that capture the coupling between different modes of displacement. This paper examines the effect of the order of interpolation on the modes of deformation of the beam cross section using ANCF finite elements. To this end, a new two-dimensional shear deformable ANCF beam element is developed. The new finite element employs a higher order of interpolation, and allows for new cross section deformation modes that cannot be captured using previously developed shear deformable ANCF beam elements. The element developed in this study relaxes the assumption of planar cross section; thereby allowing for including the effect of warping as well as for different stretch values at different points on the element cross section. The displacement field of the new element is assumed to be cubic in the axial direction and quadratic in the transverse direction. Using this displacement field, more expressions for the element extension, shear and the cross section stretch can be systematically defined. The change in the cross section area is measured using Nanson’s formula. Measures of the shear angle, extension, and cross section stretch can also be systematically defined using coordinate systems defined at the element material points. Using these local coordinate systems, expressions for a nominal shear angle are obtained. The differences between the cross section deformation modes obtained using the new higher order element and those obtained using the previously developed lower order elements are highlighted. Numerical examples are presented in order to compare the results obtained using the new finite element and the results obtained using previously developed ANCF finite elements.     

Shaping of the cross section of a nonrelativistic high-current electron beam by means of return current leads

Calculation results and experimental data on shaping the cross-section of a nonrelativistic (10–30 keV) high-current (up to 25 kA) electron beam are presented. A circular beam is successfully transformed into a beam with a quasi-rectangular cross section. Transformation is carried out using flat buses or circular pins as return current leads over a short (4 cm) section of the beam transport channel. The distance between the edge of the beam and the leads is comparable to its radius, and the external guiding magnetic field is comparable to the self-magnetic field of the beam. The calculation results are compared with the experimental data.     

Electronic and electromagnetic devices for millimeter-wave beam control arrays

Device alternatives for millimeter-wave beam control arrays are examined. For the control function, a wide range of semiconductor device as well as bulk material alternatives are considered. In addition, alternatives to the traditional metal strip are considered for the passive electromagnetic array element. This work should provide a broader perspective regarding the choices available for the optimized design of new beam control arrays.     

Influence of laser beam profile on the generation of ultrasonic waves

The different ultrasonic fields generated in metallic materials by a laser beam with flat and Gaussian profile are investigated experimentally and using the finite element method (FEM). A high power laser beam irradiating a solid surface produces elastic waves with a mechanics that depends on many parameters, including the profile of the laser beam. The influence of the beam profile is investigated with the FEM analysis, considering the temperature dependence of material properties.     

ELV-8型加速管电子光学性能研究

 ELV-8型加速器的加速管分为变梯度加速管段和等梯度加速管段两部分。阴极为六硼化镧平面阴极。电子束的聚焦采用变梯度场聚焦,使电子束成为层流束。电子枪的平面电极使得阴极发射面前的电场均匀,从而使得加速管的电子光学系统对初始条件不过于敏感,这便于电子枪的替换。     

Vibration frequency of a curved beam with tip mass

In flexible blade auto cooling fans, the first vibration frequency is of fundamental importance. These fan blades are usually curved and have a tip mass in the form of a strip along one edge. For the first frequence, the blade can be modelled as a curved beam with a tip mass. This paper reports on an investigation of the vibration frequency of a curved beam with a tip mass, in which both theoretical finite element and experimental methods were used. In the finite element methods, both the normal and tangential displacements are approximated by cubic polynomials to ensure that rigid body displacements are closely represented. The effect of the tip mass is incorporated into the mass matrix. The results show that the curvature has a slight effect on the first mode natural frequencies but has great influence on the higher frequencies, and that the coupling effect between the tip mass and the curvature is insignificant.     

Finite element prediction of wave motion in structural waveguides

A method is presented by which the wavenumbers for a one-dimensional waveguide can be predicted from a finite element (FE) model. The method involves postprocessing a conventional, but low order, FE model, the mass and stiffness matrices of which are typically found using a conventional FE package. This is in contrast to the most popular previous waveguide/FE approach, sometimes termed the spectral finite element approach, which requires new spectral element matrices to be developed. In the approach described here, a section of the waveguide is modeled using conventional FE software and the dynamic stiffness matrix formed. A periodicity condition is applied, the wavenumbers following from the eigensolution of the resulting transfer matrix. The method is described, estimation of wavenumbers, energy, and group velocity discussed, and numerical examples presented. These concern wave propagation in a beam and a simply supported plate strip, for which analytical solutions exist, and the more complex case of a viscoelastic laminate, which involves postprocessing an ANSYS FE model. The method is seen to yield accurate results for the wavenumbers and group velocities of both propagating and evanescent waves.     

Improvement of the focusing quality by parametric phase conjugation of ultrasonic beams in a ferrite cylinder with grooved working surface

Results of direct measurements of the acoustic pressure distribution in a phase-conjugate ultrasonic beam in the focus of a converging lens are presented for two types of parametric phase-conjugating elements, namely, with flat and grooved working surfaces. It is demonstrated that grooving noticeably improves the quality of focusing of an ultrasonic beam generated in water by a solid phase-conjugating element.     

基于同步多曲面法的发光二极管机器视觉照明设计

为了改善三角棱镜系统产生近似无衍射线结构光的能量均匀分布在若干条光斑上,不适合直接应用于三维表面测量且中心光斑对能量利用率较低的问题,提出了一种新型光学元件.该元件在三角棱镜的基础上,通过在其底部胶合一个与原三角棱镜底面大小相等,横截面为等腰梯形的凸台制成.采用几何光学的理论对新型光学元件的光束变换特性进行分析,结果表明其可以等效为两个不同底角三角棱镜的组合,平面光束通过新型光学元件后将产生中心光斑较强的近似无衍射线结构光.由衍射积分理论分析和模拟了新型光学元件后的空间光强分布特性.仿真的结果表明,衍射积分分析的结果与几何光学分析的结果是一致的:新型光学元件可以产生一种性能更好的近似无衍射线结构光.并且通过改变棱镜的结构参量,能够方便地调节光束的中心光斑尺寸、近似无衍射范围等参量.     

新型棱镜产生近似无衍射线结构光

为了改善三角棱镜系统产生近似无衍射线结构光的能量均匀分布在若干条光斑上,不适合直接应用于三维表面测量且中心光斑对能量利用率较低的问题,提出了一种新型光学元件.该元件在三角棱镜的基础上,通过在其底部胶合一个与原三角棱镜底面大小相等,横截面为等腰梯形的凸台制成.采用几何光学的理论对新型光学元件的光束变换特性进行分析,结果表明其可以等效为两个不同底角三角棱镜的组合,平面光束通过新型光学元件后将产生中心光斑较强的近似无衍射线结构光.由衍射积分理论分析和模拟了新型光学元件后的空间光强分布特性.仿真的结果表明,衍射积分分析的结果与几何光学分析的结果是一致的:新型光学元件可以产生一种性能更好的近似无衍射线结构光.并且通过改变棱镜的结构参量,能够方便地调节光束的中心光斑尺寸、近似无衍射范围等参量.     

Free vibration analysis of circular and annular sectorial thin plates using curve strip Fourier p-element

A curve strip Fourier p-element for free vibration analysis of circular and annular sectorial thin plates is presented. The element transverse displacement is described by a fixed number of polynomial shape functions plus a variable number of trigonometric shape functions. The polynomial shape functions are used to describe the element's nodal displacements and the trigonometric shape functions are used to provide additional freedom to the edges and the interior of the element. With the additional Fourier degrees of freedom (dof) and reduce dimensions, the accuracy of the computed natural frequencies is greatly increased. Results are obtained for a number of circular and annular sectorial thin plates and comparisons are made with exact, the curve strip Fourier p-element, the proposed Fourier p-element and the finite strip element. The results clearly show that the curve strip Fourier p-element produces a much higher accuracy than the proposed Fourier p-element, the finite strip element.     

Mode shapes analysis of a cracked beam and its application for crack detection

In this paper, mode shapes of a cracked beam with a rectangular cross section beam are analysed using finite element method. The 3D beam element is applied for this finite element analysis. The influence of the coupling mechanism between horizontal bending and vertical bending vibrations due to the crack on the mode shapes is investigated. Due to the coupling mechanism the mode shapes of a beam change from plane curves to space curves. Thus, the existence of the crack can be detected based on the mode shapes: when the mode shapes are space curves there is a crack in the beam. Also, when there is a crack, the mode shapes have distortions or sharp changes at the crack position. Thus, the position of the crack can be determined as a position at which the mode shapes exhibit such distortions or sharp changes. While in previous studies using 2D beam element, distortions in the mode shapes caused by a small crack could not be detected, these distortions in the case using the 3D beam element can be amplified and inspected clearly by using the projections of the mode shapes on appropriate planes. The quantitative analysis is also implemented to relate the size and position of the crack with the observed coupled modes. These results can be applied for crack detection of a beam. In this paper, the stiffness matrix of a cracked element obtained from fracture mechanics is presented and numerical simulations of three case studies are provided.     

VIBRATIONS OF NON-UNIFORM CONTINUOUS BEAMS UNDER MOVING LOADS

The dynamic behavior of multi-span non-uniform beams transversed by a moving load at a constant and variable velocity is investigated. The continuous beam is modelled using Bernoulli-Euler beam theory. The solution is obtained by using both the modal analysis method and the direct integration method. The natural frequencies and mode shapes used in the solution of this problem are obtained exactly by deriving the exact dynamic stiffness matrices for any polynomial variation of the cross-section along the beam using the exact element method. The mode shapes are expressed as infinite polynomial series. Using the exact mode shapes yields the exact solution for general variation of the beam section in case of constant and variable velocity. Numerical examples are presented in order to demonstrate the accuracy and the effectiveness of the present study, and the results are compared to previously published results.     

Free electron laser based on the Smith–Purcell radiation

A Smith–Purcell (S–P) free electron laser (FEL) composed of a metallic diffraction flat grating, an open cylindrical mirror cavity and a relativistic sheet electron beam with moderate energy, is presented. The characteristics of this device are studied by theoretical analysis, experimental measurements and particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation method. Results indicate that coherent radiation with output peak power up to 50 MW at millimeter wavelengths can be generated by using relativistic electron beam of moderate energy.     

Energy concentration at the center of large aspect ratio rectangular waveguides at high frequencies

Waveguides in non-destructive evaluation (NDE) applications are commonly of a regular geometry (e.g., circular and ring cross section) for which analytical solutions exist. In this paper, wave propagation in infinitely long strips of large rectangular aspect ratio is discussed. Due to the finite width of strips, a large number of modes exist within the structure. This complicates the analysis and usually discourages the use of strip waveguides in NDE sensors. However, it is shown that among the many modes of a strip, there are some with very desirable properties. This is highlighted by the example of two guided wave modes of a large aspect ratio rectangular strip whose dispersion characteristics approach those of the fundamental modes of an infinitely wide plate at high frequencies. The energy of these modes concentrates in the central region of the strip and decays toward the edges so that the strip waveguide can easily be mechanically attached to other components without influencing the wave propagation. Dispersion curves and mode shapes were derived by using a semianalytical finite element technique and are presented over a range of frequencies. It is shown that selective excitation of both modes is possible in practice and the experimental setup is described.     

RHEED from stepped surfaces and its relation to RHEED intensity oscillations observed during MBE

Multiple scattering theory is used to calculate the intensities of reflection high energy electron diffraction from periodic arrays of surface steps. The intensities are found to depend strongly on the direction of the incident beam azimuth. When the incident beam azimuth is parallel to the step edges, both the specular and diffracted beam intensities are diminished with respect to the intensities from a flat surface. When the incident beam azimuth is perpendicular to the edges, the intensities of all the beams are of the same order of magnitude as for a flat surface but some of the peak heights are oscillatory functions of the number of atoms in the topmost layer. These peak intensity oscillations are very similar to the intensity oscillations observed during molecular beam epitaxial film growth.     

基于旋转场曲率的二维剪切梁单元建模

对二维剪切梁单元进行研究,利用平面旋转场理论推导了精确曲率模型.采用几何精确梁理论构建了剪切梁单元弹性力矩阵.通过绝对节点坐标方法建立了系统的非线性动力学方程,提出基于旋转场曲率的二维剪切梁单元,并分别引入经典二维剪切梁单元和基于位移场曲率的二维剪切梁单元进行比较研究.首先,静力学分析证明了所提模型的正确性;其次,特征频率分析验证了模型可与理论解符合,收敛精度高,并且能准确地预测单元固有频率对应的振型;最后,在非线性动力学问题上,通过与ANSYS结果对比分析,证明了该模型可有效处理柔性大变形问题,并且与经典二维剪切梁单元相比具有缓解剪切闭锁的优势.因此,本文提出的基于旋转场曲率的二维剪切梁单元在处理几何非线性问题中具有较大的应用潜力.     

非相干光源无衍射光的自重建

基于Hankel 波理论分析了非相干光源产生Bessel光束的自重建特性, 利用光学设计软件ZEMAX模拟了Bessel光束经过轴上圆形障碍物后的截面光强分布. 由于发光二级管(LED) 具有一定的频谱宽度且不像激光具有很高的相干度, 因此我们采用一定频宽范围的连续谱来描述. 从模拟结果可以直观地看出Bessel光束被轴上圆形障碍物遮挡后逐步完成自重建, 说明用LED非相干光作为光源具有自重建特性.实验上采用LED和轴棱锥元件产生Bessel光束, 然后通过轴上圆形障碍物、轴上方形障碍物, 并拍摄了不同位置处的截面光强分布图, 证实了非相干光源产生Bessel光束的自重建特性.实验结果和模拟结果相符合. 关键词： 无衍射光束 LED光源 轴棱锥 自重建     

平顶波加速对束流纵向相空间的影响

介绍了平顶波加速技术的基本思想,并研究了在回旋加速器中,平顶波加速腔各主要参数,如其频率、电压及其稳定度等对束流纵向相空间的影响.     

Ion guiding through a flat insulating channel

Guiding of beams through flat insulating capillaries has been investigated. A flat capillary guides a beam at inclination of the capillary plane with respect to the beam direction. It is found that a beam can be guided by rotation of a flat capillary around the axis oriented perpendicularly to its plane, i.e., without changing the plane orientation. This effect has been referred to as double guiding. Theoretical models are proposed to explain guiding and double guiding of an ion beam through a flat capillary.