Experimental investigation on tunnel sonic boom

Upon the entrance of a high-speed train into a relatively long train tunnel, compression waves are generated in front of the train. These compression waves subsequently coalesce into a weak shock wave so that a unpleasant sonic boom is emitted from the tunnel exit. In order to investigate the generation of the weak shock wave in train tunnels and the emission of the resulting sonic boom from the train tunnel exit and to search for methods for the reduction of these sonic booms, a 1300 scaled train tunnel simulator was constructed and simulation experiments were carried out using this facility.In the train tunnel simulator, an 18 mm dia. and 200 mm long plastic piston moves along a 40 mm dia. and 25 m long test section with speed ranging from 60 to 100 m/s. The tunnel simulator was tilted 8° to the floor so that the attenuation of the piston speed was not more than 10 % of its entrance speed. Pressure measurements along the tunnel simulator and holographic interferometric optical flow visualization of weak shock waves in the tunnel simulator clearly showed that compression waves, with propagation, coalesced into a weak shock wave. Although, for reduction of the sonic boom in prototype train tunnels, the installation of a hood at the entrance of the tunnels was known to be useful for their suppression, this effect was confirmed in the present experiment and found to be effective particularly for low piston speeds. The installation of a partially perforated wall at the exit of the tunnel simulator was found to smear pressure gradients at the shock. This effect is significant for higher piston speeds. Throughout the series of train tunnel simulator experiments, the combination of both the entrance hood and the perforated wall significantly reduces shock overpressures for piston speeds ofu _p ranging from 60 to 100 m/s. These experimental findings were then applied to a real train tunnel and good agreement was obtained between the tunnel simulator result and the real tunnel measurements.     

京承高速公路新道沟连拱隧道的优化设计

本文以京承高速公路新道沟连拱隧道为实例,应用有限元数值方法对连拱隧道二次衬砌的围岩抗力、应力、变形及其稳定性等问题进行了模拟与分析。首先,基于连拱衬砌的结构型式,作者建立了该隧道的数值模型,并提出用弹性杆单元按作用力等效的原则模拟围岩抗力;根据数值模拟结果对隧道支护结构的承载能力进行了讨论,并基于规范对二次衬砌进行了结构强度校核。该研究结果为新道沟隧道支护结构设计的优化提供了科学依据。     

小间距隧道爆破开挖动力效应数值模拟研究

从爆破施工的特点入手，对小间距隧道在采用典型双侧导坑法时的爆破施工动力效应进行了数值模拟研究，给出了爆破施工在已有洞室周边产生的动力效应的一般规律，指出在爆破（后开挖洞室）开挖影响区以内，合理确定已有洞室二次衬砌施作时间的重要性，并给出了爆破施工对已有洞室稳定性影响较大的关键开挖位置。研究表明，爆破动载荷对小间距隧道围岩稳定性的影响主要表现为爆炸应力波造成围岩临空面的反射拉伸破坏，破坏较严重的是已有洞室的迎爆墙、拱脚、拱顶等部位。所得结论对小间距隧道爆破施工有一定的参考价值。     

不同体型建筑物尾流作用下的高层建筑的风荷载特性

采用高频底座力天平方法,研究了不同断面形状的施扰建筑对一典型断面受扰建筑的静力和动力干扰影响,分析了正方形断面施扰建筑和非正方形断面施扰建筑的干扰效应的差异和产生差异的干扰机理。结果表明:施扰建筑断面形状的改变对静力干扰的影响不显著,但对于动力响应方面则有非常明显的影响。由于位于上游的切角断面施扰建筑脱落的在其尾流中的漩涡频率要明显大于正方形断面施扰建筑的涡脱频率,使得其产生的最大包络动力干扰因子值(EIF)要显著高于断面为正方形施扰建筑的EIF值,最大可达4.41(顺风向)和3.69(横风向),相比断面为正方形的高出142%和82.7%。     

Experimental investigations on the dynamic behavior of a 2-DOF airfoil in the transitional Re number regime based on digital-image correlation measurements

The present paper investigates the fluid–structure interaction (FSI) of a wing with two degrees of freedom (DOF), i.e., pitch and heave, in the transitional Reynolds number regime. This 2-DOF setup marks a classic configuration in aeroelasticity to demonstrate flutter stability of wings. In the past, mainly analytic approaches have been developed to investigate this challenging problem under simplifying assumptions such as potential flow. Although the classical theory offers satisfying results for certain cases, modern numerical simulations based on fully coupled approaches, which are more generally applicable and powerful, are still rarely found. Thus, the aim of this paper is to provide appropriate experimental reference data for well-defined configurations under clear operating conditions. In a follow-up contribution these will be used to demonstrate the capability of modern simulation techniques to capture instantaneous physical phenomena such as flutter. The measurements in a wind tunnel are carried out based on digital-image correlation (DIC). The investigated setup consists of a straight wing using a symmetric NACA 0012 airfoil. For the experiments the model is mounted into a frame by means of bending and torsional springs imitating the elastic behavior of the wing. Three different configurations of the wing possessing a fixed elastic axis are considered. For this purpose, the center of gravity is shifted along the chord line of the airfoil influencing the flutter stability of the setup. Still air free-oscillation tests are used to determine characteristic properties of the unloaded system (e.g. mass moment of inertia and damping ratios) for one (pitch or heave) and two degrees (pitch and heave) of freedom. The investigations on the coupled 2-DOF system in the wind tunnel are performed in an overall chord Reynolds number range of $9.66\times 10^3\le \text{Re}\le 8.77\times 10^4$. The effect of the fluid-load induced damping is studied for the three configurations. Furthermore, the cases of limit-cycle oscillation (LCO) as well as diverging flutter motion of the wing are characterized in detail. In addition to the DIC measurements, hot-film measurements of the wake flow for the rigid and the oscillating airfoil are presented in order to distinguish effects originating from the flow and the structure.     

Hydrogenated silicene based magnetic junction with improved tunneling magnetoresistance and spin-filtering efficiency

In this paper, hydrogenation is used for the generation of band gap in silicene and the hydrogenated silicene is then studied for its spintronic application. Upon hydrogenation, silicene transforms into a wide band gap material with a band gap of 3.32 eV. Parameters like magneto-resistance and spin-filtering efficiency of magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) with CrO₂ as semi-metallic electrodes and hydrogenated silicene as scattering region are found to increase compared to pristine silicene as scattering region. The simulation results show that the magneto-resistance of hydrogenated silicene remains above 85% (higher than the pristine counterpart) for the entire bias range. In addition, the spin-filtering efficiency in hydrogenated silicene reaches a value as high as 96% whereas in case of pristine silicene it remains below 90% for the entire bias range.     

Spin-polarized current and tunnel magnetoresistance in heterogeneous single-barrier magnetic tunnel junctions

Current in heterogeneous tunnel junctions is studied in the framework of the parabolic conduction-band model. The developed model of the electron tunneling takes explicitly into account the difference of effective masses between ferromagnetic and insulating layers and between conduction subbands. Calculations for Fe/MgO/Fe-like structures have shown the essential impact of effective mass differences in regions (constituents) of the structure on the tunnel magnetoresistance of the junction.     

Evolution of downsized crescent-shaped dune in wind tunnel experiment

The migration of a downsized crescent-shaped dune was investigated in a wind tunnel experiment.Quantified upwind influx and vertical oscillation of the sand bed were introduced to modulate the saturation level of the sand flux above the dune surface to affect dune evolution.The evolution was recorded by top-view photography and then abstracted as the evolution of self-defined characteristic quantities using a digital image processing algorithm.The results showed that,in contrast to the case for spanwise quantities,the evolution of streamwise quantities corresponds to a linear increase in the modulation magnitude more positively and in a monotonic and convergent manner.In contrast with quantities on the windward face,the changes in quantities with respect to the horns were nonmonotonic with time and almost uncorrelated with the variation in modulation strength,which reveals the distinctiveness of leeside evolution.