Experimental study on the added mass and damping of a disk submerged in a partially fluid-filled tank with small radial confinement

The dynamic response of submerged and confined disk-like structures is of interest in engineering applications, such as in hydraulic turbine runners. This response is difficult to be estimated with accuracy due to the strong influence of the boundary conditions. Small radial gaps as well as short axial distances to rigid surfaces greatly modify the dynamic response because of the added mass and damping effects.In this paper, the influence of the axial nearby rigid distance on the dynamic response of a submerged disk is evaluated when the radial gap is very small. Moreover, the effects of the fluid depth and fluid viscosity on the natural frequencies and damping ratio of the submerged disk are studied. The study has been performed experimentally and numerically using structural–acoustic simulations.For the experimental investigation a test rig has been developed. It consists of a disk attached to a shaft and confined with a small radial gap inside a cylindrical container full of water. The disk can be moved up and down along the shaft to vary the axial distance to the nearby rigid surface. Piezoelectric patches are used to excite the disk and the response is measured with submersible accelerometers. Several excitation patterns can be used due to the disposition of these piezoelectric patches. For each configuration tested, the dynamic response of the structure is studied analyzing the natural frequencies and damping ratio of the disk attached to the shaft. The numerical results have been compared with the experimental results.     

Action of a Periodic Load on an Elastic Floating Plate

The problem of the behavior of an elastic floating plate in the form of a strip under the action of a periodic surface load is solved using the Wiener-Hopf technique. The shortwave approximation is found in explicit form. The effect of the frequency and nature of the acting load on the vibration amplitudes of the fluid and the plate is investigated numerically. It is found that for certain loads no waves propagate in the fluid and the vibrations of the plate are localized in the neighborhood of the acting load. Conditions under which local vibration can be realized are found.__________Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Academii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 2, 2005, pp. 132–146.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Tkacheva.     

Spline-Approximation Method Applied to Solve Natural-Vibration Problems for Rectangular Plates of Varying Thickness

The natural vibrations of anisotropic rectangular plates of varying thickness with complex boundary conditions are studied using the spline-collocation and discrete-orthogonalization methods. The basic principles of the approach are outlined. The natural vibrations of orthotropic plates with parabolically varying thickness are calculated. The results (natural frequencies and modes) obtained with different boundary conditions are analyzed __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 41, No. 10, pp. 90–99, October 2005.     

The effect of dynamical self-orientation and its applicability for identification of natural frequencies

The effect of dynamical self-orientation and its applicability for the identification of natural frequencies of the investigated systems is demonstrated in this paper. Unidirectional vibration exciter is fixed to the investigated systems via a pivot link and can rotate around it. It is shown that the exciter changes its orientation in the steady state motion mode when the frequency of excitation sweeps over the fundamental frequency of the examined system. Approximate analytical analysis of the discrete system illustrates the basic principle of the effect of dynamical self-orientation. Numerical analysis of both the discrete and different continuous elastic systems confirms the applicability of the effect of self-orientation for the identification of natural frequencies.     

计算具有区间参数结构的固有频率的优化方法

基于区间函数的单向包含性质，把具有区间非确定参数结构的固有频率所在区间范围问题 转化成两个全局优化问题，并采用一种实数编码遗传算法求取问题的全局解. 用一种能够求 得剪切型结构和弹簧质量系统特征值范围精确解的单调分析方法进行检验. 在一 些文献中，直接采用区间数运算法则和有限元法得到结构区间刚度阵和区间质量阵，并把关 于该区间刚度阵和区间质量阵的广义区间特征值问题的特征值区间作为待求的非确定性结构 的特征值所在的区间范围，该方法易于扩大问题的解域. 算例表明，可望得到结构 固有频率区间范围的准确解.     

On shapes of body waves in periodically inhomogeneous, magnetostrictive, dielectric materials

The shapes of shear body waves in periodically inhomogeneous, magnetostrictive, dielectric media are studied with emphasis on the partial (elastic and magnetostrictive) wave motions coupled to produce magnetoelastic waves __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 42, No. 7, pp. 57–63, July 2006.     

Rovibrational and energetic analysis of the hydroxyethynyl anion (CCOH−)

For the first time, high-level structural and rovibrational data are provided for the hyroxyethynyl anion, CCOH^?. CCOH^? is a promising molecule for interstellar detection even though no new anions have been observed in the interstellar medium for the past half-decade. The large dipole moment of the corresponding neutral radical may be key for its creation as has been hypothesised and supported for other anions known to exist in various astronomical environments. Highly accurate quartic force fields are employed where previous benchmarks have produced spectroscopic constants and anharmonic vibrational frequencies within 20 MHz and 1 cm^?1, respectively, of experiment. This same approach is applied here for CCOH^? and its deuterated isotopologue with the goal of assisting laboratory experiments and/or astronomical observers in the potential detection of this anion.     

基于加速度响应控制时MTMD的地震特性

研究了由多个刚度和阻尼保持为常量且频率呈线性分布的TMD形成的MTMD的地震特性。基于虚拟激励法和Kanai Tajimi及Clough Penzien地震谱 ,建立了结构 MTMD系统的加速度传递函数 ,进而导出了设置MTMD时结构的加速度动力放大系数 (ADMF)明确表达式。于是MTMD的优化准则选择为 :结构最大加速度动力放大系数的最小值的最小化 [Min .Min .Max .ADMF]。通过最优搜寻得MTMD的最优频率间隔、平均阻尼比、调谐频率比和相应的控制有效性指标。选择结构受控频率与地震卓越频率比的不同取值 ,研究地震卓越频率对MTMD最优参数及有效性的影响