脉冲功率传输线磁绝缘的建立与特性分析

 分析了脉冲功率传输线建立磁绝缘的暂态过程,对暂态过程中传输线的击穿与磁绝缘关系、电子的分布规律及其与建立磁绝缘的关系进行了阐述。分析了磁绝缘传输线电极间的电子分布改变传输线工作阻抗值的现象,给出了传输线稳态工作阻抗的求解方法和用稳态工作阻抗计算传输线暂态工作阻抗的方法。研究了截面尺寸变化时传输线中电子的分布和电磁波传播的折反射情况。结果表明:传输线在建立磁绝缘的过程中损失电子是必然的,损失电子是建立磁绝缘的必要条件。截面半径沿轴向变化时,其工作特性与极间距的变化有关。极间距增大时,后半段的电子电流增大,使其工作阻抗增大并与前半段相等,因而在尺寸变化处不产生反射波。极间距减小时,由于后半段提前产生损失电子,因而尺寸变化处产生反射波。     

Using transient and steady-state SEA to assess potential errors in the measurement of structure-borne sound power input from machinery on coupled reception plates

Isolated reception plates provide an engineering approach to quantify the structure-borne sound power input from machinery through the measurement of the spatial-average velocity level and structural reverberation times. For applications in building acoustics there are practical and economic reasons to consider using coupled reception plates formed by solid heavyweight walls or floors that are structurally coupled to other building elements. This paper uses transient and steady-state statistical energy analysis to investigate how the errors depend upon the building structure to which the coupled reception plate is connected. It is shown that the problem is twofold. Firstly, in the low- and mid-frequency ranges, the steady-state velocity level on the coupled reception plate is increased by energy returning from other coupled plates. Secondly, the structural decays on the coupled reception plate have significant curvature due to returning energy; hence short evaluation ranges are needed to minimise the error when determining the total loss factor. This leads to a problematic situation where the coupled reception plate appears to give the correct answer due to the error in the energy cancelling out the error in the total loss factor. The latter error can be minimised using short evaluation ranges for the structural reverberation time.     

Design of electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofiber–coated nonwoven structure for sound absorption

Acoustic felts are commonly used in white goods. Bearing that into mind, this paper aims to enhance sound absorption behavior of such felts, in particular, within the low and medium frequency ranges. In doing so, wool and jute felt samples were coated with electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous membrane. These nanocoated felts were studied in terms of their sound absorption performance, air permeability, and surface morphology. The results indicated that the air permeability of the felts could be drastically decreased by coating with nanofibers, which was required for better acoustic performance of felt‐like structures. Moreover, the samples having higher amount polyacrylonitrile nanofibers tended to demonstrate better sound absorbency.     

Topological and thermodynamic investigations of binary mixtures: Molar excess volumes, molar excess enthalpies and isentropic compressibility changes of mixing

Molar excess volumes, V^E, molar excess enthalpies, H^E, and speeds of sound, u, of o-toluidine (i) + cyclohexane or n-hexane or n-heptane (j) binary mixtures have been determined over entire range of composition at 308.15 K. Speeds of sound data have been utilized to predict isentropic compressibility changes of mixing, of (i + j) mixtures. The observed V^E, H^E and data have been analyzed in terms of Graph theory. The analysis of V^E data by Graph theory reveals that o-toluidine exists as an associated molecular entity and (i + j) mixtures contain 1:1 molecular complex. It has been observed that V^E, H^E and values calculated by Graph theory compare well with their corresponding experimental values. The observed data have also been analyzed in term of Flory theory.     

3D-Printed Bionic Ear for Sound Identification and Localization Based on In Situ Polling of PVDF-TrFE Film

Bionic acoustic sensors are an indispensable part to realize interactions between humans and robotics. In this work, a PVDF-TrFE sensor array with multiple active pixels combined with a 3D-printed bionic ear model is prepared, which can accurately detect sounds with different frequencies and locate the sound source from different directions. The PVDF-TrFE sensor array can clearly identify the sound within 25 cm, and the error between the accepted sound frequency and the original input frequency is less than 0.001%. Through the algorithm analysis of the input signal, the location of the sound source can be immediately analyzed. Compared with other acoustic sensors, this sensor has the advantages of being self-powered, small size, and high flexibility, which holds great potential for bionic applications.     

Psychoacoustics of in-car switch buttons: From feelings to engineering parameters

The car interior is becoming quieter and other sounds are now exposed to user perception, such as the sound produced by interface buttons when actuated. So, the functional role of the button sound on interface operation and its aesthetic and emotional role on the user experience are now more important than before. However, little research and design effort has been paid to understand how to design buttons that produce a pleasant sound. Moreover, the button’s sound requirements received by interface manufacturers are ill-defined, insufficient or even inexistent, and consequently their conversion into specifications for manufacturing is problematic and leads to long and costly development processes. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to identify relevant acoustic parameters that explain the users sound preferences. Data on preference subjective judgments were collected and buttons acoustic signals were measured allowing the development of preference models based on partial least squares regression and neural networks methods. The former was successful in selecting the relevant parameters to describe the preference ratings of the buttons sound. The later, dealing with the non-linear nature of acoustic perception, was able to predict preferences based on the relevant parameters.     

Flanking transmission of metal stud walls with different junction details

Measurements of the normalised flanking sound level difference of different gypsum board flanking walls are reported. Results of a “standard” wall construction confirmed some results of the current draft standard of DIN 4109. Different constructions with various junction details and different wall constructions are described and measurement results are presented. By additional measurements on the walls, a prediction model for the weighted flanking level difference is suggested, based on the methodology of EN 12354. For the flanking transmission prediction of path Ff, three transmission paths are proposed. The model gives good agreement between calculated and measured weighted flanking level difference except for the case where the transmission along the inner lining of the flanking wall is dominant. In this case the prediction underestimates measurements by up to 7 dB.     

Correspondence between two types of rating indices for the heavy weight floor impact sound insulation of residential buildings

Of the two types of rating indices for the heavy weight floor impact sound insulation, the method of utilizing a rubber ball impact source combined with A-weighted sound level and the method utilizing a tire impact source combined with L-rating curve, the advantage of the former has been reported. In order to extend the advantage, the possibility was studied of estimating the rating utilizing the rubber ball impact source, based on the measurement results utilizing the tire impact source, especially for the case of a double leaf wooden floor. The correlation between the indices is not high enough to estimate one of them directly from the other with an accuracy not incorrectly estimating the rating grade of 5 dB step. The use of predictor variables, such as the special specifications of the double leaf wooden floor, for example, the use of sound insulation sheet, and the floor impact sound levels in the 31.5-Hz, 63-Hz and 125-Hz bands, is possibly able to increase the accuracy. Three principal types of multiple regression equation were derived through the analysis of measurement results in existing residential buildings.     

Volumetric Properties of Tetra-n-butyl ammonium bromide in Aqueous Solutions of Magnesium sulphate in the Temperature Range 298.15 to 318.15K and under the Atmospheric Pressure

Density and sound speed measurements have been carried out for the ternary systems consisting of tetra-n-butyl ammonium bromide (TBAB) in 0.1 m aqueous magnesium sulphate heptahydrate (MgSO₄.7H₂O)-water over the full range of composition from T = 293.15 to 318.15 K by using volumetric method. Using this experimental data, various physical and thermodynamical parameters such as adiabatic compressibility, apparent molal compressibility, apparent molal volume, apparent and limiting partial molar volumes of the electrolytes and ions in these mixtures have been evaluated and split into respective ionic contributions. The results have been discussed in terms of ion–ion and ion–solvent interactions occurring between TBAB and aqueous MgSO₄ solutions. Further, structure making/breaking behaviour of MgSO4 has been reported in terms of sign of the partial molar expansibility at infinite dilution.