VIBRATION AND ACOUSTIC RADIATION FROM SUBMERGED STIFFENED SPHERICAL SHELL WITH DECK-TYPE INTERNAL PLATE

Based on the motion differential equations of vibration and acoustic coupling system for thin elastic spherical shell with an elastic plate attached to its internal surface, in which Dirac-δ functions are employed to introduce the moments and forces applied by the attachment on the surface of shell, by means of expanding field quantities as Legendre series, a semi-analytic solution is derived for the vibration and acoustic radiation from a submerged stiffened spherical shell with a deck-type internal plate, which has a satisfactory computational effectiveness and precision for an arbitrary frequency range. It is easy to analyze the effect of the internal plate on the acoustic radiation field by using the formulas obtained by the method proposed. It is concluded that the internal plate can significantly change the mechanical and acoustic characteristics of shell, and give the coupling system a very rich resonance frequency spectrum. Moreover, the method can be used to study the acoustic radiation mechanism in similar structures as the one studied here.     

Interactions of DNA with graphene and sensing applications of graphene field-effect transistor devices: A review

Graphene field-effect transistors (GFET) have emerged as powerful detection platforms enabled by the advent of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) production of the unique atomically thin 2D material on a large scale. DNA aptamers, short target-specific oligonucleotides, are excellent sensor moieties for GFETs due to their strong affinity to graphene, relatively short chain-length, selectivity, and a high degree of analyte variability. However, the interaction between DNA and graphene is not fully understood, leading to questions about the structure of surface-bound DNA, including the morphology of DNA nanostructures and the nature of the electronic response seen from analyte binding. This review critically evaluates recent insights into the nature of the DNA graphene interaction and its affect on sensor viability for DNA, small molecules, and proteins with respect to previously established sensing methods. We first discuss the sorption of DNA to graphene to introduce the interactions and forces acting in DNA based GFET devices and how these forces can potentially affect the performance of increasingly popular DNA aptamers and even future DNA nanostructures as sensor substrates. Next, we discuss the novel use of GFETs to detect DNA and the underlying electronic phenomena that are typically used as benchmarks for characterizing the analyte response of these devices. Finally, we address the use of DNA aptamers to increase the selectivity of GFET sensors for small molecules and proteins and compare them with other, state of the art, detection methods.     

Coupling of Biomolecular Logic Gates with Electronic Transducers: From Single Enzyme Logic Gates to Sense/Act/Treat Chips

The integration of biomolecular logic principles with electronic transducers allows designing novel digital biosensors with direct electrical output, logically triggered drug‐release, and closed‐loop sense/act/treat systems. This opens new opportunities for advanced personalized medicine in the context of theranostics. In the present work, we will discuss selected examples of recent developments in the field of interfacing enzyme logic gates with electrodes and semiconductor field‐effect devices. Special attention is given to an enzyme OR/Reset logic gate based on a capacitive field‐effect electrolyte‐insulator‐semiconductor sensor modified with a multi‐enzyme membrane. Further examples are a digital adrenaline biosensor based on an AND logic gate with binary YES/NO output and an integrated closed‐loop sense/act/treat system comprising an amperometric glucose sensor, a hydrogel actuator, and an insulin (drug) sensor.     

General decay of solutions of a wave equation with memory term and acoustic boundary condition

In this paper, the global solvability to the mixed problem involving the wave equation with memory term and acoustic boundary conditions for non‐locally reacting boundary is considered. Moreover, the general decay of the energy functionality is established by the techniques of Messaoudi. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of acoustic disturbances on a free convective flow

A gas-dynamic flow in an axisymmetric convective jet is studied experimentally. It is demonstrated that the jet flow with Grashof numbers Gr = (0.4–2.0) · 10⁶ is self-similar. Acoustic oscillations directed perpendicular to the axis of symmetry transform the profiles of the gas-flow parameters; two temperature maximums located outside the axis can appear. The results obtained indicate that flow instability is generated in high-gradient regions. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 27–33, September–October, 2006.     

Disturbance convection velocity in turbulent jets under aeroacoustic excitation

The velocity of propagation of toroidal and oblique vortices formed in subsonic and supersonic turbulent jets under longitudinal internal and transverse external excitation by finite-amplitude saw-tooth acoustic waves is studied experimentally. It is demonstrated that the convection velocity of vortices is not constant, and the character of its variation depends on the vortex shape. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 21–25, September–October, 2007.     

Constitutive computational modelling foundation of piezoelectronic microstructures and application to high-frequency microchip DSAW resonators

This paper establishes a piezoelectric constitutive computational approach based on generalized eigenvalue and multivariable finite element solutions with potential applications to accurate and effective analysis of layered piezoelectric microstructures of arbitrary geometries and different anisotropic materials, to ease the limitation of current computer capacity in analyzing large-scale high-frequency disturbed surface acoustic waves (DSAW) by mounted electrodes in piezoelectric devices such as microchip SAW resonators. A new incompatible generalized hybrid/mixed element GQM5 is also proposed for improving predictions of the piezoelectric surface mount thermal stresses that are shear-dominated. The (generalized) plane strain constitutive model is numerically verified for piezoelectric finite element computation. With the help of computational piezoelectricity (electro-mechanics) for general layered structures with metal electrodes and anisotropic piezoelectric substrates, some new interesting, reliable and fundamental constitutive finite element results are obtained for high-frequency piezoelectric and mechanical SAW propagations and can be used for further applications. The ST-cut FEA results agree quite well with available exact and lab solutions for free surface case. The project supported by SRF for ROCS, SEM of China, the past Rutgers Univer-Seiko Epson Joint Fund and Zhejiang Provincial NSF     

声焦散线及其与应力强度因子的关系

 根据焦散线的形成原理，以及含I型裂纹试件受力前后光程差与 声程差表达式的相似性，提出了声焦散线的概念，得到了声焦散线沿 横向最大尺寸与应力强度因子的关系，为通过声焦散线法确定应力强 度因子打下了基础.     

求解二维结构-声耦合问题的一种半数值半解析方法

基于传递矩阵法和虚拟源强模拟技术提出了一种求解在谐激励作用下二维结构-声相互作用问题的半数值半解析法．在足够小的积分步长内，文中对任意形状弹性环沿周向曲线坐标的非齐次状态微分方程组，建立了一种齐次扩容方法．对于外声场，采用多圆形虚拟源强配置方案。并在每一条圆形配置曲线上将源强密度函数用Fourier级数展开，同时结合快速Fourier变换法，提出了一种高精度、高效率求解任意形状二维孔穴Helmholtz外问题的快速算法．在耦合方程的求解方面，根据叠加原理，将外激励和虚拟源强的Fourier级数展开项作为广义力分别作用在弹性环上，借助齐次扩容方法和精细积分法求得弹性环的状态向量，再利用流固交接条件和最小二乘法直接建立了耦合系统的求解方程．文中给出了二个典型弹性环在集中谐激励力作用下声辐射算例，计算结果表明该文方法较通常采用的混合FE-BE法更为有效．