人耳传声数值模型

根据健康志愿者(右耳)完整的CT数据,建立了包括外耳道、鼓膜、听骨链、中耳韧带/肌肉以及内耳液体在内的有限元模型,真实完整地再现了其复杂结构及边界约束. 通过鼓膜和镫骨底板位移模拟结果和文献实验数据的比较,说明了本数值模型是可信的. 利用模型进行了外耳、中耳和内耳的声固耦合分析,研究了外耳道、镫砧关节和内耳液体对传声机制的影响. 研究结果表明建立的人耳三维有限元模型对研究其声学力学特性是有效的.      

悬浮振子对中耳声传播特性影响的数值研究

为研究悬浮式中耳植入式助听装置中悬浮振子对中耳声传播特性的一些影响,建立了包括绑定悬浮振子的中耳有限元模型. 该模型基于一无任何听力损伤病史的成年志愿者的左耳,利用CT扫描和逆向成型技术建成. 模型的可靠性通过鼓膜及镫骨底板的位移计算结果与国外文献实验测得数据进行对比加以验证. 研究结果表明:悬浮振子的绑定会显著恶化中耳的高频传输特性;振子输出8.9\times10^5N的激振力才能激起100dB声压所对应的激振效果;振子在砧骨长突上的绑定位置离砧镫关节越近,高频段激振效果越好.      

基于应力影响系数法的高边坡临界滑动面研究

为研究悬浮式中耳植入式助听装置中悬浮振子对中耳声传播特性的一些影响,建立了 包括绑定悬浮振子的中耳有限元模型. 该模型基于一无任何听力损伤病史的成年志愿者的 左耳,利用CT扫描和逆向成型技术建成. 模型的可靠性通过鼓膜及镫骨底板的位移计算结果 与国外文献实验测得数据进行对比加以验证. 研究结果表明:悬浮振子的绑定会显著恶化中耳 的高频传输特性;振子输出8.9\times10^5N的激振力才能激起100dB声压所 对应的激振效果;振子在砧骨长突上的绑定位置离砧镫关节越近,高频段激振效果越好.     

人耳鼓膜穿孔对中耳传声影响的数值模拟

鼓膜穿孔是一种非常普遍的中耳疾病,其对人中耳传声的影响并没有得到很全面的研究。本文根据健康志愿者(右耳)完整的CT数据,建立了包括外耳道、鼓膜、听骨链、中耳韧带/肌肉、中耳腔以及内耳液体在内的有限元模型,真实完整地再现了其复杂结构及边界约束。利用模型进行了外耳、中耳和内耳的声固耦合分析,研究了鼓膜穿孔位置和穿孔大小对中耳传声的影响。研究结果表明了本文建立的三维有限元模型对研究鼓膜穿孔对中耳系统传声的影响是可行的。     

基于BP神经网络与小冲杆试验确定在役管道钢弹塑性性能方法研究

为了能够在不停输油气工况下获得在役管道材料的弹塑性力学性能, 提出了一种人工智能BP (back-propagation)神经网络、小冲杆试验与有限元模拟相结合,通过确定材料真应力-应变曲线从而获得材料弹塑性力学性能的方法. 首先,通过系统改变Hollomon公式中的参数$K$, $n$值,获得457组具有不同弹塑性力学性能的假想材料本构关系, 其次,将得到的本构关系代入经试验验证的含有Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman(GTN)损伤参数的小冲杆试验二维轴对称有限元模型,通过有限元计算得到了与真应力-应变曲线一一对应的457条不同假想材料的载荷-位移曲线,最终将两组数据作为数据库输入BP神经网络进行训练,建立了同种材料小冲杆试验载荷-位移曲线与真应力-应变曲线之间的关联关系.通过此关联关系,可利用试验得到的小冲杆载荷-位移曲线获取在役管道钢的真应力-应变曲线,从而确定其弹塑性力学性能.通过对比BP神经网络得到的X80管道钢真应力-应变曲线与单轴拉伸试验的结果以及引用现有文献中不同材料的试验数据对此关系进行验证,证明了该方法的准确性与广泛适用性.      

人耳鼓膜置管数值分析

鼓膜置管是治疗分泌性中耳炎改善听力的有效方法. 置管后听力系统的生物 力学特性并没有很全面的研究. 建立了包括外耳道、鼓膜、鼓膜置管、听骨链、中耳韧 带/肌肉以及内耳液体在内的有限元模型,真实完整地再现了其复杂结构及边界约束. 利用人 耳有限元数值模型研究了鼓膜置管对鼓膜及镫骨底板振动的影响,分析了置管自身振动情况. 用数值方法解释了鼓膜置管对传声的影响,为中耳炎治疗及鼓膜置管设计提供了力学参考.     

基于BP神经网络与小冲杆试验确定在役管道钢弹塑性性能方法研究

为了能够在不停输油气工况下获得在役管道材料的弹塑性力学性能,提出了一种人工智能BP (backpropagation)神经网络、小冲杆试验与有限元模拟相结合,通过确定材料真应力-应变曲线从而获得材料弹塑性力学性能的方法.首先,通过系统改变Hollomon公式中的参数K, n值,获得457组具有不同弹塑性力学性能的假想材料本构关系,其次,将得到的本构关系代入经试验验证的含有Gurson-Tvergaard-Needleman(GTN)损伤参数的小冲杆试验二维轴对称有限元模型,通过有限元计算得到了与真应力-应变曲线一一对应的457条不同假想材料的载荷-位移曲线,最终将两组数据作为数据库输入BP神经网络进行训练,建立了同种材料小冲杆试验载荷-位移曲线与真应力-应变曲线之间的关联关系.通过此关联关系,可利用试验得到的小冲杆载荷-位移曲线获取在役管道钢的真应力-应变曲线,从而确定其弹塑性力学性能.通过对比BP神经网络得到的X80管道钢真应力-应变曲线与单轴拉伸试验的结果以及引用现有文献中不同材料的试验数据对此关系进行验证,证明了该方法的准确性与广泛适用性.     

蜗窗激励评价的有限元计算模型研究

蜗窗驱动是实现中耳听力装置与耳蜗耦合的新途径. 利用外耳道、中耳和耳蜗集成有限元模型, 分别模拟外耳道声激励经听骨链、前庭窗传入内耳的正向传递过程和蜗窗机械激励在耳中逆向传递过程, 计算获得中耳和耳蜗的传递函数. 比较蜗窗激励和外耳道激励下耳蜗基底膜的振动, 提出了以基底膜最佳反应部位位移相等为准则的蜗窗等效激励力计算方法. 理论计算获得的蜗窗等效激励力与相关文献根据实验数据预测结果一致. 计算结果还表明耳蜗窗正、逆向激励时, 基底膜上最佳反应部位无变化, 但在蜗窗逆向激励耳蜗时, 低频下驱动基底膜运动的效率比高频时低. 所获得的理论结果可为蜗窗驱动的听力装置设计和现有装置的应用提供参考.     

多孔功能梯度材料Timoshenko梁的自由振动分析

基于Timoshenko梁理论研究多孔功能梯度材料梁(FGMs)的自由振动问题.首先,考虑多孔功能梯度材料梁的孔隙率模型,建立了两种类型的孔隙分布.其次,基于Timoshenko梁变形理论,给出位移场方程、几何方程和本构方程,利用Hamilton原理推导多孔功能梯度材料梁的自由振动控制微分方程,并进行无量纲化,然后应用微分变换法(DTM)对无量纲控制微分方程及其边界条件进行变换,得到含有固有频率的等价代数特征方程.最后,计算了固定-固定(C-C)、固定-简支(C-S)和简支-简支(S-S)三种不同边界下多孔功能梯度材料梁自由振动的无量纲固有频率.将其退化为均匀材料与已有文献数据结果对照,验证了正确性.讨论了孔隙率、细长比和梯度指数对多孔功能梯度材料梁无量纲固有频率的影响.     

基于无网格法的非均匀弹性地基上变厚度加筋板弯曲与固有频率分析

采用基于移动最小二乘近似的无网格方法并结合一阶剪切变形理论,分析了非均匀弹性地基上变厚度加筋板的弯曲和固有频率问题.首先,用节点对变厚度板和筋条分别进行离散,导出变厚度板和筋条的势能;其次,利用筋条与变厚度板之间的位移协调条件将筋条的节点参数转换为板的节点参数,再将两者的势能进行叠加得到变厚度加筋板的总势能,并根据能量法得到其动能;最后,利用最小势能原理及Hamilton原理分别得到弯曲控制方程与振动控制方程.由于采用的方法不能直接施加位移边界,故采用完全转换法处理位移边界.本文先计算变厚度板的弯曲及非均匀弹性地基板的固有频率,与文献对比验证方法的有效性;然后对非均匀弹性地基上变厚度加筋板弯曲与 自由振动进行了计算,并将计算结果与有限元结果进行了对比.结果表明,本文方法计算所得结果与文献解及有限元结果之间的误差均小于5％,验证了该方法在计算非均匀弹性地基上变厚度加筋板弯曲与固有频率问题的有效性.     

Numerical analysis of ossicular chain lesion of human ear

Abstract Lesion of ossicular chain is a common ear disease impairing the sense of hearing. A comprehensive numerical model of human ear can provide better understanding of sound transmission. In this study, we propose a three-dimensional finite element model of human ear that incorporates the canal, tympanic membrane, ossicular bones, middle ear suspensory ligaments/muscles, middle ear cavity and inner ear fluid. Numerical analysis is conducted and employed to predict the effects of middle ear cavity, malleus handle defect, hypoplasia of the long process of incus, and stapedial crus defect on sound transmission. The present finite element model is shown to be reasonable in predicting the ossicular mechanics of human ear.     

Middle ear reconstruction estimated by recurrence plot technique

Middle ear surgery techniques have enabled to improve hearing destroyed by a disease. Despite huge improvement in instrumentation and techniques the results of hearing improvement surgery are still difficult to predict. This paper presents the results of vibrations measurements in a human middle ear obtained at the Medical University of Lublin. Vibrations of the stapes in the case of the intact ossicular chain, after cement incus rebuilding and incus interpositions are compared each other. In this aim a new approach of ossicles vibrations observation is introduced in order to complete information obtained from classical approach which bases on the transfer function. Measurements of ossicular chain vibrations are performed on fresh human temporal bone specimen using the laser doppler vibrometer. Next, after classical research, the extended analysis with the recurrence plots technique is performed.     

Static analysis of tympanic membrane in aero-otitis media by three-dimensional model of the middle ear

The three-dimensional (3D) model of the middle ear is of great significance to the research of middle ear related diseases. The particular focus of this work is to simulate the impact of aircraft altitude and speed changes on the tympanic membrane (TM) during the descent phase, so as to analyze the pathogenesis of aero-otitis media and the mechanical response characteristics of TM under static pressure. The simulations showed that the stress and strain of TM increase as the altitude difference and speed of the aircraft increase, and the maximum stress and strain areas are consistent with the clinical observation of TM hyperemia. Therefore, among many prevention and treatment measures of aero-otitis media, it is a therapeutic method to directly balance the pressure difference between the inner and outer TM.     

An influence of temperature on reconstructed middle ear with shape memory prosthesis

In the paper idea of reconstructed middle ear with a prosthesis made of shape memory alloy is proposed. The new design of shape memory prosthesis is used to enable adjusting its length to individual patient’s needs which is a novel contribution of the paper. In order to make a proper fit of prosthesis, a surgeon has to adjust its size and position by cutting step by step classical prosthesis. It takes time of a operation and enlarges a period of patient’s esthesia. Therefore, a shape memory prosthesis (SMP) is proposed to shorten operation time and improve fitting through precisely selected length. A reconstructed middle ear is modelled as a two degree of freedom system with nonlinear shape memory element. Finding advisable periodic and undesirable a periodic and irregular behaviour in various temperature is the main aim of the paper. Results of the study should give an answer whether SMP can be useful in medical practice and should also explain dynamics of the middle ear with SMP. The properties of the shape memory prosthesis, in the form of helical spring, are described here by a polynomial dependence. Firstly, free vibrations are investigated and equilibrium points, next forced vibrations are studied under different parameters of external excitations and temperature range. Bifurcation analysis and stability of periodic solutions are performed in order to reveal the system behaviour. Finally, interesting dynamical findings of chaotic vibrations pure regular and regular oscillations with fluctuation are presented. However, from practical point of view only harmonic response of the stapes is advisable. That can be achieved at the normal temperature of a human body only for small excitation amplitude.     

Particle relaxation and its influence on the particle image velocimetry cross-correlation function

A study of some aspects of tracer particle responses to step changes in fluid velocity is presented. The effect of size distribution within a seed material on measured relaxation time is examined, with polydisperse particles of the same median diameter shown to possess a significantly higher relaxation time than their monodisperse counterparts when measured via a particle image velocimetry algorithm. The influence of a shock wave–induced velocity gradient within a PIV interrogation window on the correlation function is also examined using the noiseless cross-correlation function of Soria (Turbulence and coherent structures in fluids, plasmas and nonlinear media. World Scientific, Singapore, 2006). The presence of a shock is shown to introduce an artificial fluctuation into the measurement of velocity. This fluctuation is a function of the shock position, shock strength, spatial ratio and particle distribution. When the shock is located at the middle of the window, the magnitude of the fluctuation increases monotonically with increasing spatial ratio, increases asymptotically with shock strength, and decreases for increasing particle polydispersity. When the shock is located at the left-hand edge of the window, the magnitude of the artificial fluctuation is highest for intermediate spatial ratios, going to zero at infinitely high and low values. In this instance, particle polydispersity acts to increase the magnitude of fluctuations in measured velocity. In both cases, particle polydispersity serves to broaden the PDF of measured velocity. For the cases presented herein, with a shock located within the interrogation window, the root mean square of the artificial velocity fluctuations reaches values in excess of 30% of the freestream velocity.