Some results on the residual life at random time

In this paper, we consider the residual life at random time, i.e.X _Y =X−Y\X>Y, whereX andY are non-negative random variables. We establish a number of stochastic comparison properties forX _Y under various assumptions ofX andY. Under the assumption thatY has decreasing reverse hazard rate (DRHR), we show that ifX is in any one of the classes IFR, DFR, DMRL or IMRL thenX _Y is in the same class asX. We also obtain some useful bounds for the distribution and the moment ofX _Y . Because the idle time in classicalGI/G/1 queuing system can be regarded as the residual life at random time, the results obtained in this paper have applications in the study of such system. This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

Prime Ideal Theory for General Algebras

We introduce ideals, radicals and prime ideals in arbitrary algebras with at least one binary operation, and we show that various separation lemmas and prime ideal theorems are special instances of one general theorem which, in turn, is equivalent to the Boolean Prime Ideal Theorem (or Ultrafilter Principle).     

疲劳裂纹塑性闭合特性的数值分析方法

塑性诱导裂纹闭合是导致裂纹闭合发生的主要机理之一.利用弹塑性有限元法模拟含中心裂纹矩形板试件的疲劳裂纹扩展,并确定疲劳裂纹张开、闭合应力水平.通过计算,考察应力比R、裂纹长度、最大应力强度因子Kmax等对疲劳裂纹张开闭合应力的影响规律.论文阐述了所采用的裂纹扩展模拟方法及确定裂纹张开和闭合应力的原理.采用了等K加载方式,即在裂纹扩展中裂尖应力强度因子的最大值Kmax保持不变(给定R比,最大应力σmax随裂纹长度变化).分析了两种Kmax水平下R比分别为0.3,0,-0.5和-1.0共8种载荷工况.结果表明,对各个载荷工况,用瞬时最大应力σmax正则化的裂纹张开、闭合应力水平σop/σmax和σcl/σmax与裂纹长度无关.等K循环加载比等幅循环加载更有利于分析影响裂纹闭合水平的因素和闭合效应对疲劳裂纹扩展的影响规律,为建立基于裂纹闭合效应的疲劳裂纹扩展规律模型提供了一种新的思路.     

Arrest of Opening of Two Circular-Arc Cracks with Coalesced Plastic Zones

The closure of plastic zones developed ahead of the tips of two unequal hairline arc cracks in an unbounded elastic-perfectly plastic plate is studied. The cracks lie along the circumference of one and the same circle. The rims of the cracks are opened in mode I type deformation by biaxial tension applied at infinity, and consequently plastic zones develop ahead of the tips of the cracks. The tension is increased to such an extent that the plastic zones of both cracks, lying adjacent to each other, are coalesced. To prevent the cracks from further opening, the rim of the plastic zone is subjected to a uniform, constant compressive yield-point stress. The problem is solved using the complex variable technique and the principle of superimposition of the stress intensity factors. The Dugdale hypothesis is used to determined the length of the plastic zones developed. The behavior of each of the parameters, viz. the length of the plastic zone, the crack length, and the intercrack distance effecting the crack closure, is investigated and reported graphically.     

A Simple and Effective Component Procurement Policy for Stochastic Assembly Systems

We examine the component procurement problem in a single-item, make-to-stock assembly system. The suppliers are uncapacitated and have independent but non-identically distributed stochastic delivery lead times. Assembly is instantaneous, product demand follows a Poisson process and unsatisfied demand is backordered. The objective is to minimize the sum of steady-state holding and backorder costs over a pre-specified class of replenishment policies. To keep the analysis tractable, we impose a synchronization assumption that no mixing occurs between sets of component orders. Combining existing results from queueing theory with original results concerning distributions that are closed under maximization and translation, we derive a simple approximate solution to the problem when lead time variances are identical. In simulations, our derived policy is within 2% of optimal and significantly outperforms policies that ignore either component dependence or lead time stochasticity. It is also quite robust with respect to various model assumptions, except the synchronization one.     

脉动压力脉动速度变形平均项的表达式

脉动压力脉动速度变形平均项,最初是Rotta[21]改写压力梯度做功项得来的.但是,这项处理起来都很困难,从Rotta开始,以后Launder等人都对这项做过一些假定.本文根据脉动速度所满足的方程解出脉动压力,然后进而求出脉动压力乘上脉动速度变形的平均值,得到了脉动压力脉动速度变形平均项的完整表达式.这个表达式说明了Rotta和Launder等人的有限表达式是有一定道理的.本文所得的完整表达式分为两种情形加以讨论.一种是几种涡旋不分开的情形,另一种是三种涡旋分开考虑的情形.由此,本文为雷诺应力模式和三涡旋模式等湍流模式提供了完整的脉动压力脉动速度变形平均项的表达式.     

A Characterization Theorem for the Canonical Basis of a Closure Operator

The purpose of this paper is to provide a characterization result for the canonical basis of an arbitrary closure operator. This theorem strengthens the result of Burosch, Demetrovics and Katona, who propose a characterization of the generating system of a closure operator defined by the quasi-closed sets of the closure operator.