Study on generation mechanism of anomalous acoustic-gravity waves before the 2011 Beijing earthquake(M_L=3.0)

Observation results of abnormal acoustic-gravity waves before a Beijing earthquake(M_L=3.0) are presented.During this period,abnormalities of earth surface tilt variations were also recorded.The cross-correlations between the both values are high,which reach maximal values of 0.5 in the area close to the epicenter.The correlations decrease with increasing distances from the epicenter.It was proposed that generation of the anomalous waves may be associated with the pressure and wind perturbations in the air flow caused by slowly shaking mountains during slow surface motion preceding the earthquake in Beijing.Based on the wind velocity data taken from a 350 m meteorological tower in Beijing,the propagation of ducted acoustic-gravity waves in a two-layer model of the atmosphere was numerically simulated.It is shown that characteristic periods,amplitudes and velocities of the simulated phases which were assumed from non-stationary air flow relative to mountains are approximate to the observed phases.A consistency between the simulated results and observation data indicates that a slow surface motion may be a possible source of the anomalous acoustic-gravity waves observed prior to the earthquake.     

北京一次小震级地震前异常声-重力波产生机理的研究

观测到北京一次小震级地震(ML=3.0)前的异常声-重力波,并同时记录到异常地表倾斜信号。二者相关系数比较高,在接近震中的地区相关系数达到最大值0.5,相关系数随着远离震中的距离增大而减小。经过研究表明,异常声-重力波的产生与震前的地表缓慢活动引发的山体缓慢晃动导致的气流风速波动变化有关。基于350 m高的气象铁塔观测的风速数据,对两层大气模型传播的声-重力波进行了数值计算,得到的相对山体非平稳气流引起的声-重力波与观测信号在特征周期、幅度和速度三个参数上近似。以地表倾斜为例的模型与观测数据的一致性表明该震前声-重力波与地震存在关联性。      

无旋性前进重力波传递在均匀流中的Lagrange解析解与试验验证Ⅰ.理论解析解

对于三维空间等深水中,无旋性自由表面周期性规则前进重力波传递在均匀流中的波流场,依质量守恒取一波长的流体质点的运动位移的波长平均高程,所得其标注参数恰为其在原静止水中的位置下,完全以Lagrange方式的参数控制式,解出此波流场至第三阶的全Lagrange形式解且得到检核验证;其中波流交互作用效应存在于Lagrange流速势中,使得波流场中的压力不受均匀流的影响.而Euler形式解所无法描述的流场特性,包括大于前进波周期的流体质点的运动周期,与其受前进波引起的质量传输速度、它们间的关系、及流体质点对其运动周期平均的高程与成因等,都说明是随流体质点所在的高程向下做指数函数样递减;而流体质点的三维空间螺旋曲线式的运动轨迹与烟线,其随均匀流的流向流速而变化的情况,例如其在均匀流于前进波波向有同向的流速分量时,是受流体质点恰在波谷断面处时的流速大小而变的形式,与其在均匀流于前进波波向有反向的流速分量时,则受流体质点恰在波峰断面处时的流速大小而变的形式,有很大不同的倒反形式甚至以封闭曲线形式呈现.最后,说明波流场变成稳定性运动流场时的特性,并证实其在无流时退化成纯前进波的情况.     

Comparative visualized investigation of impact-driven high-speed liquid jets injected in submerged water and in ambient air

This paper is a comparative study on the characteristics of high-speed liquid jets injected in surrounding water and air using shadowgraph technique. One of the main objectives is to investigate the effects of liquid’s physical properties, used to generate the high-speed liquid jets, on jet generation’s characteristics. Moreover, comparative investigations on effects of those liquid jets after injected in water and air are reported. The high-speed liquid jets were generated by the impact of a projectile launched by a horizontal single-stage power gun. The impact-driven high-speed liquid jets were visualized by shadowgraph technique and images were recorded by a high-speed digital video camera. The process of impact-driven high-speed liquid jet injection in air and water, oblique shock waves, jet-induced shock waves, shock waves propagation, the bubble behavior, bubble collapse-induced rebound shock waves and bubble cloud regeneration were clearly observed. It was found that different properties of liquid (surface tension and kinematic viscosity) affect the jet maximum velocity and shape of the jet. Bubble behaviors were only found for the jet injected in water. From the shadowgraph images, it is found that the maximum average jet velocity, expansion and contraction velocities of bubble in axial direction increase when the value of the multiplied result of surface tension by kinematic viscosity increases. Therefore, surface tension and kinematic viscosity are the significant physical properties that affect characteristics of high-speed liquid jets.     

Steady vortices in plasmas and geophysical flows

A number of two-dimensional fluid models in geophysical fluid dynamics and plasma physics are examined to find out whether they have steady and localized monopole vortex solutions. A simple and general method that consists of two steps is used. First the dispersion relation is calculated, to find all possible values of the phase velocity of the linear waves. Then an integral relation that determines the center-of-mass velocity of localized structures must be found. The existence condition is that this velocity should be outside the region of linear phase velocities. After a presentation of the method, previous work on the plasma drift wave model and the shallow-water equations is reviewed. In both cases it is found that the center-of-mass velocity is larger than the maximum phase velocity of the linear waves if the amplitude is large enough, and steady localized vortices can therefore exist. New results are then obtained for a number of two-field models. For the coupled ion acoustic-drift modes in plasmas, it is found that the center-of-mass velocity depends on the ratio between the parallel ion velocity component and the electrostatic potential in the vortex. If this ratio is large enough, the vortex can be steady. For the drift-Alfven mode the "center-of-charge" velocity is proportional to the ratio between the parallel current and the total charge in the vortex. It can therefore be steady if this ratio satisfies the appropriate conditions. For the quasigeostrophic two-layer equations, describing stratified flow on a rotating planet, it is found that the center-of-mass velocity is determined by the ratio between the baroclinic and the barotropic components in the vortex. If a baroclinic component with an appropriate sign is added to a barotropic vortex, it propagates faster than the barotropic Rossby waves, and can be steady. Finally, the existence conditions for a vortex in an external zonal flow are examined. It is found that the center-of-mass velocity acquires an additional westward contribution in an anticyclonic shear zone in the framework of the shallow-water equations, and also that an easterly jet south of this shear zone partly shields a vortex situated in the shear zone from the dispersive influence of the fast Rossby waves on the equatorward side.     

Transmission of low-frequency sound through the water-to-air interface

L.M. Brekhovskikh revealed and studied the important role played by inhomogeneous waves emitted by a point source when they pass through an interface with a medium in which the velocity of sound is lower, for example, from water to air. This paper studies the energy characteristics of sound emitted into air by an underwater point source. The energy transfer due to inhomogeneous waves is shown to cause the phenomenon of anomalous transparency of the interface for low-frequency sound. The anomalous transparency manifests itself in that the energy flux through the interface increases with decreasing frequency of sound and, at sufficiently low frequencies, almost all of the acoustic energy produced by the underwater source is emitted into air. Conversely, at high frequencies, when the contribution of the inhomogeneous waves becomes negligible, the water-to-air interface is similar to a perfectly reflecting surface and almost all of the acoustic energy produced by the source is emitted into water. The anomalous transparency phenomenon changes the conventional opinion on the possibility of acoustic coupling between points in water and air and on the role played by physical processes evolving in the water column in generating atmospheric acoustic noise.     

Noncontact transportation in water using ultrasonic traveling waves

A noncontact transport experiment in water using ultrasonic traveling waves was investigated. Acrylic, aluminum, and brass discs were used as test objects. Traveling waves were generated using two ultrasonic transducers attached at the ends of a vibrating plate. One side was used as the wave-source side and the other side was used as the wave-receiving side. Acrylic plates cemented to the sides of the vibrating plate formed a tank to hold water. Object transportation was accomplished by adding a small amount of water to the vibrating structure. The transport velocity of floating objects in water is faster than for floating transport in air because of buoyancy. The transport velocity of an object depends on water height. The minimum value of the velocity occurs when the disc thickness is equal to the water height. The transport velocity increases as the height of water increases. For very shallow depths, the largest velocity is obtained when cavitation-induced streaming occurs.     

Capillary-gravity waves generated by a slow moving object

We investigate theoretically and experimentally the capillary-gravity waves created by a small object moving steadily at the water-air interface along a circular trajectory. It is well established that, for straight uniform motion, no steady waves appear at velocities below the minimum phase velocity c(min)=23 cm s(-1). We demonstrate that no such velocity threshold exists for a steady circular motion, for which, even for small velocities, a finite wave drag is experienced by the object. This wave drag originates from the emission of a spiral-like wave pattern. Our results are in good agreement with direct experimental observations of the wave pattern created by a circularly moving needle in contact with water. Our study leads to new insights into the problem of animal locomotion at the water-air interface.     

Steady dark solitary waves emerging from wave-generated meanflow: the role of modulation equations

Various classes of steady and unsteady dark solitary waves (DSWs) are known to exist in modulation equations for water waves in finite depth. However, there is a class of steady DSWS of the full water-wave problem which are missed by the classical modulation equations such as the Hasimoto-Ono, Benney-Roskes, and Davey-Stewartson. These steady DSWs, recently discovered by Bridges and Donaldson, are pervasive in finite depth, arise through secondary criticality of Stokes gravity waves, and are synchronized with the Stokes wave. In this paper, the role of DSWs in modulation equations for water waves is reappraised. The intrinsic unsteady nature of existing modulation equations filters out some interesting solutions. On the other hand, the geometry of DSWs in modulation equations is very similar to the full water wave problem and these geometrical properties are developed. A model equation is proposed which illustrates the general nature of the emergence of steady DSWs due to wave-generated mean flow coupled to a periodic wave. Although the existing modulation equations are intrinsically unsteady, it is shown that there are also important shortcomings when one wants to use them for stability analysis of DSWs.     

Sound velocity in shallow water bodies with gas-saturated water-bottom (ice) interfaces

Sound velocity variations in shallow water bodies with gas-saturated water-bottom (ice) interfaces are investigated. The effect of air inclusions in water and water-like bottoms (ice) on the velocity of longitudinal sound waves is qualitatively and quantitatively estimated. It is shown that changes in the sound velocity are mainly governed by the radial resonance, which at low frequencies depends on the quality factor of the zeroth mode of bubble oscillation. For real concentrations of bubbles, the velocity of longitudinal waves may become very low. This may lead to considerable distortions of boundary conditions at rough surfaces and, hence, to enhancement of scattering and absorption of sound waves and additional leakage of acoustic energy into the bottom (ice), as well as considerable changes in the sound velocity profile in surface layers with a change of sign of the velocity gradient from negative to positive, which results in the formation of a subsurface channel or an increase in its power. It is found that water-like bottoms (sediments) and ice (“liquid” ice), which are characterized by shear wave velocities of an order of 15 m/s or less, behave in the kilohertz range almost as a vacuum (C _l → 0) when the air content in them reaches several percent. As a result, the propagation of first normal modes in shallow water or in subsurface layers of arctic and oceanic waveguides noticeably changes.     

大尺度浅水波方程中相互调制的非线性波

基于一般的浅水波方程, 根据大尺度正压大气的特点, 得到无量纲的控制大尺度大气的动力学非线性方程组. 利用多尺度法, 由无量纲的动力学方程组导出了扰动位势的非线性控制方程. 采用椭圆方程构造该扰动位势控制方程的解, 获得了扰动位势和速度的多周期波与冲击波(爆炸波) 并存的解析解. 扰动位势的解表明经向和纬向具有不同周期和波长的周期波, 且都受纬向孤波的调制; 速度的解表明大尺度大气流动存在气旋和反气旋周期性分布的现象. 关键词： 浅水波方程 大尺度正压大气 解析解 非线性波     

聚光太阳能PV/T空气集热器能量和(火用)效率分析

文中建立了带有散热翅片的复合抛物面聚光太阳能PV/T空气集热器内部传热过程的一维稳态数学模型,对传热过程进行了数值模拟,对集热器热、电、(火用)和净电效率进行了计算.分析了空气质量流量、入射光强度、风速对集热器的空气温度及系统各效率的影响.结果表明:随着入射光强度的增加,空气进出口温差、热和(火用)效率是增大的,而电效率则有所降低.随着空气流量的增加,系统的净电效率和进出口温度差是降低的.通过计算可知集热器的(火用)效率在18%～11%,热效率可达65%,净电效率低于2%,并明显受空气质量流速的影响.     

表面活性剂添加对水平管内气液两相流含液率的影响

应用电导断层测量技术研究表面活性剂添加对水平管内气液两相流含液率的影响,实验工质为空气/水、空气/100 mg/kg十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)水溶液。结果表明,空气/水气液两相流动在光滑分层流型区,表面活性剂添加对平均截面含液率基本没有影响。随着液体流速的增加,空气/水气液两相流动进入波状分层流型区域,添加表面活性剂可以抑制或消除界面波动,增大平均截面含液率。表面活性剂的添加使弹状流含液率下降,气液流速较低时这一现象尤为明显。     

稠密颗粒射流撞击壁面颗粒膜表面波纹特征

采用高速摄像仪对稠密颗粒射流撞击有限尺寸壁面的流动过程进行了实验研究,重点研究了颗粒膜及其表面波纹特征,考察了颗粒粒径、射流速度和固含率等因素对颗粒膜形态和表面波纹的影响.研究结果表明,随着颗粒粒径增大,稠密颗粒撞壁流由颗粒膜向散射模式转变.与液体射流撞壁液膜相比,颗粒膜扩展角较大,射流速度对其影响不显著.稠密颗粒射流撞壁颗粒膜表面波纹存在明显的叠加现象,颗粒膜表面波纹频率比液膜大约低一个数量级.颗粒膜表面波纹主要由射流脉动引起,表面波纹频率与射流脉动频率具有相同的数量级.     

Propagation of magnetoacoustic surface waves along static plasma slab surrounded by moving plasma and neutral gas

The existence and propagation of fast and slow magnetoacoustic surface waves (MASW) is investigated in our work by taking a theoretical model of a static plasma slab as the middle layer with a moving plasma region at the top and neutral gas medium as the bottom layer. Applying linear MHD, the dispersion relation is obtained and the propagation of magnetoacoustic surface waves, in the compressional limit for steady flow and for different values of dimensionless wave numbers, is analyzed. Steady flow of plasma along a structured atmosphere may cause enhancement of existing surface modes, disappearance of some modes and generation of new surface wave modes. The possible regions for the propagation of fast and slow surface and body waves for different mass density ratios and magnetic field ratios and with a small flow velocity are studied. Our discussion may help in analyzing more complicated cases.     

基于润湿阶跃的水下大尺度气膜封存方法

超疏水表面水下减阻效果通常与其微结构上封存气膜的厚度和面积正相关,且气膜尺寸越大封存越困难.构造亲疏水相间表面,能在壁面形成润湿阶跃,产生约束固-气-液三相接触线移动的束缚力.通过监测切向水流作用下,润湿阶跃为54.8?,84.7?,103.6?和144.0?的亲疏水相间表面上不同面积和厚度气膜的形态发现,厘米尺度气膜可被长时间稳定封存,且气膜破坏的临界流速随润湿阶跃和气膜厚度的增加而升高,随气膜迎流宽度增加而降低.同时,该方法封存的气膜上能产生显著滑移量,尺寸0.6 cm×0.5 cm×0.15 cm的气膜上即可产生约占主流速度25%的稳定滑移速度.期待该气膜封存方法能进一步提升超疏水表面水下减阻技术性能.     

Nonlinear acoustic wave generation in a three-phase seabed

Generation of an acoustic wave by two pump sound waves is studied in a three-phase marine sediment, which consists of a solid frame and the pore water with air bubbles in it. To avoid shock-wave formation, the interaction is considered in the frequency range where there is a significant sound velocity dispersion. Nonlinear equations are obtained to describe the interaction of acoustic waves in the presence of air bubbles. An expression for the amplitude of the generated wave is obtained and numerical analysis of its dependence on distance and resonance frequency of bubbles is performed.     

Amplification of wind waves in reservoirs of finite depth

A method for predicting the generation and amplification of waves from the zone of generation to large fetches, where infragravity waves occur in water of finite depth, is developed from a physical model of interaction between a horizontal air flow and a water surface caused by periodic formation of vortices in the viscous air layer. The model describes the origination of multiple frequencies, and the displacement of wave energy to low-frequency region over a fetch.     

Research on the mechanics of underwater supersonic gas jets

An experimental research was carried out to study the fluid mechanics of underwater supersonic gas jets. High pressure air was injected into a water tank through converging-diverging nozzles (Laval nozzles). The jets were operated at different conditions of over-, full- and under-expansions. The jet sequences were visualized using a CCD camera. It was found that the injection of supersonic air jets into water is always accompanied by strong flow oscillation, which is related to the phenomenon of shock waves feedback in the gas phase. The shock wave feedback is different from the acoustic feedback when a supersonic gas jet discharges into open air, which causes screech tone. It is a process that the shock waves enclosed in the gas pocket induce a periodic pressure with large amplitude variation in the gas jet. Consequently, the periodic pressure causes the jet oscillation including the large amplitude expansion. Detailed pressure measurements were also conducted to verify the shock wave feedback phenomenon. Three kinds of measuring methods were used, i.e., pressure probe submerged in water, pressure measurements from the side and front walls of the nozzle devices respectively. The results measured by these methods are in a good agreement. They show that every oscillation of the jets causes a sudden increase of pressure and the average frequency of the shock wave feedback is about 5–10 Hz.     

Wind tunnel experiments on flow separation control of an Unmanned Air Vehicle by nanosecond discharge plasma aerodynamic actuation

Plasma flow control(PFC) is a new kind of active flow control technology, which can improve the aerodynamic performances of aircrafts remarkably. The flow separation control of an unmanned air vehicle(UAV) by nanosecond discharge plasma aerodynamic actuation(NDPAA) is investigated experimentally in this paper. Experimental results show that the applied voltages for both the nanosecond discharge and the millisecond discharge are nearly the same, but the current for nanosecond discharge(30 A) is much bigger than that for millisecond discharge(0.1 A). The flow field induced by the NDPAA is similar to a shock wave upward, and has a maximal velocity of less than 0.5 m/s. Fast heating effect for nanosecond discharge induces shock waves in the quiescent air. The lasting time of the shock waves is about 80 μs and its spread velocity is nearly 380 m/s. By using the NDPAA, the flow separation on the suction side of the UAV can be totally suppressed and the critical stall angle of attack increases from 20° to 27° with a maximal lift coefficient increment of 11.24%. The flow separation can be suppressed when the discharge voltage is larger than the threshold value, and the optimum operation frequency for the NDPAA is the one which makes the Strouhal number equal one. The NDPAA is more effective than the millisecond discharge plasma aerodynamic actuation(MDPAA) in boundary layer flow control. The main mechanism for nanosecond discharge is shock effect. Shock effect is more effective in flow control than momentum effect in high speed flow control.