Numerical analysis of free vibrations of a beam with oscillators

The problem of free vibrations of a beam with free ends of variable cross section and mass, from which point masses (oscillators) are suspended by bars, is considered. It is shown that parametric resonances can occur in this oscillating system. Numerical examples showing the efficiency of the calculation method proposed are given. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 135–144, July–August, 2006.     

Model equations for the Eiffel Tower profile: historical perspective and new results

Model equations for the shape of the Eiffel Tower are investigated. One model purported to be based on Eiffel's writing does not give a tower with the correct curvature. A second popular model not connected with Eiffel's writings provides a fair approximation to the tower's skyline profile of 29 contiguous panels. Reported here is a third model derived from Eiffel's concern about wind loads on the tower, as documented in his communication to the French Civil Engineering Society on 30 March 1885. The result is a nonlinear, integro-differential equation which is solved to yield an exponential tower profile. It is further verified that, as Eiffel wrote, “in reality the curve exterior of the tower reproduces, at a determined scale, the same curve of the moments produced by the wind”. An analysis of the actual tower profile shows that it is composed of two piecewise continuous exponentials with different growth rates. This is explained by specific safety factors for wind loading that Eiffel & Company incorporated in the design of the free-standing tower. To cite this article: P. Weidman, I. Pinelis, C. R. Mecanique 332 (2004).     

基于反应谱值分析的爆破震动破坏评估研究

采用反应谱方法研究了爆破震动信号的振动速度和频率特征,提出了采用反应谱曲线积分值来评估爆破震动破坏效应。通过对289组爆破地震波数据的统计表明,在反应谱曲线的积分值小于5时,爆破地震动不会对所研究的普通民房结构物产生震动破坏效应。     

Turbulent Channel Flow with an Artificial Two-Dimensional Wall Layer

Turbulent flow of an incompressible fluid in a plane channel with parallel walls is considered. The three-dimensional time-dependent Navier-Stokes equations are solved numerically using the spectral finite-difference method. An artificial force which completely suppresses lateral oscillations of the velocity is introduced in the near-wall zone (10 % of the channel half-width in the neighborhood of each wall). Thus, the three-dimensional flow zone, in which turbulent oscillations can develop, is separated from the wall by a fluid layer. It is found that the elimination of three-dimensionality in the neighborhood of the walls leads to a significant reduction in the drag. However, complete laminarization does not occur. The flow in the stream core remains turbulent and can be interpreted as a turbulent flow in a channel with walls located on the boundary of the two-dimensional layer and traveling at the local mean-flow velocity. The oscillations developing inside the two-dimensional layer, which have significant amplitude, distort the flow only in the adjacent zone. Beyond this zone the distributions of the mean characteristics and the structure of instantaneous fields completely correspond to ordinary turbulent flow in a channel with rigid walls. The results obtained confirm the hypothesis of the unimportance of the no-slip boundary conditions for the fluctuating velocity component in the mechanism of onset and self-maintenance of turbulence in wall flows.     

Transient gas flow simulation using an Adaptive Method of LinesSimulation d'écoulements dans un gazoduc par la méthode adaptative de lignes

Designing natural gas pipelines to safely and efficiently handle unsteady flows, requires knowledge of pressure drop, flowrate and temperature distribution throughout the system. The accurate prediction of these parameters is essential in order to achieve optimum cumulative deliverability, and safe and reliable operation. An Adaptive Method of Lines algorithm is formulated for the solution of Euler system of equations, which fully simulates slow and fast transients. Two test cases present the improvement of the numerical solution from grid adaptation. Good results are obtained both for slow and fast transients simulations proving that the suggested numerical procedure is appropriate for such predictions. To cite this article: E. Tentis et al., C. R. Mecanique 331 (2003).     

离心通风机蜗壳内部三维流动的测量和分析

利用五孔探针对离心通风机大宽度矩形截面蜗壳内部的三维流动进行了详细的测量 ,给出了蜗壳螺旋通道部分八个横截面内比较清晰的时均速度、静压和总压的分布图形 ,反映了二次旋涡的形成与发展、通流方向的扩压流动和叶轮轮盖外侧蜗壳空腔下部流动的变化、蜗舌附近的气流冲击和内泄漏现象等 ,并对这种蜗壳存在的主要损失进行了初步分类。     

一阶非线性项、四阶色散项的Boussinesq类方程

推导了由一阶色散项Ｏ（β２）表示的Ｂｏｕｓｉｎｅｓｑ类方程，方程中保留了一阶非线性项Ｏ（α）及四阶色散项Ｏ（β８），其中α＝Ａ／ｈ０，β＝ｈ０／Ｌ，Ａ为特征波高，Ｌ为特征波长，ｈ０为特征水深从理论上证明了Ｂｏｕｓｉｎｅｓｑ改善型方程对色散性精度的提高，阐明了此类方程对色散项所保留的精度为Ｏ（β８），而并非是此类方程推导之初的假设为Ｏ（β２）这一点，将改变人们传统的认识     

Characteristic solutions of scalar newton equations in one space dimension

Newton equations are dynamical systems on the space of fields. The solutions of a given equation which are curves of characteristic fields for its force are planar and have constant angular momentum. Separable solutions are characteristic with angular momentum equal to zero. A Newton equation is separable if and only if its characteristic equation is homogeneous. Separable equations correspond to invariants of homogeneous ordinary differential equations, and those associated with a given homogenous equation correspond to its generalized dilation symmetries. A Newton equation is compatible with the characteristic condition if and only if its characteristic equation is linear. Such equations correspond to invariants of linear ordinary differential equations. Those associated with a given linear equation correspond to the central force problems on its solution space. Regardless of compatibility, any Newton equation with a plane of characteristic fields has non-separable characteristic solutions.     

旋涡与行进表面水波相互作用的实验研究

采用振动板式造波器在二维水槽中生成近似单色的行进表面水波，采用夹板式涡发生器生成稳定上浮的涡对，在Ｆｒｏｕｄｅ数约为０．５的条件下，得到了水下涡对与不同波长和振幅的行进表面水波相互作用时的干扰图象，以实验方法验证了理论分析和数值计算的结果，并为进一步研究旋涡与行进表面水波的相互作用提供了一种实验研究方法