Efficient potential well escape for bi-stable Duffing oscillators

The problem of escape from a potential well of bi-stable oscillators has attracted attention given the diversity of physical and engineering systems described by this mathematical model. Most previous studies have considered quasi-static dynamics leading to escape. In devising efficient escape strategies for structures, transient conditions have not yet received adequate consideration. In this study, the intra-well nonlinear resonant dynamics of bi-stable systems are studied and exploited, yielding a time-efficient strategy for triggering minimal amplitude escape by employing transient perturbations. The response characteristics of both, the symmetric and asymmetric double-well Duffing oscillators are explored analytically to identify the stable solution branches for any given forcing configuration. Based on the basins of attraction of the stable attractors, a novel actuation methodology employing controlled perturbations in the phase of the forcing for driving the system into a series of high-amplitude limit cycle oscillations and eventual escape to the desired stable solution is proposed. Additionally, accelerated settling to the desired configuration is achieved by implementing state feedback techniques. The proposed algorithm serves as a potential tool for implementing fast shape adaptation in bi-stable structural systems.     

On the escape of a resonantly excited couple of particles from a potential well

Nonlinear Dynamics - The escape dynamics of a damped system of two coupled particles in a truncated potential well under biharmonic excitation are investigated. It is assumed that excitation...     

Molecular dynamics simulation of nonodroplets with the modified Lennard-Jones potential function

An Argon droplet in contact with a Platinum surface was simulated by molecular dynamics method. Argon molecules were modeled with modified Lennard-Jones potential function and the Platinum surface was represented by three layers of molecules. The system temperature is fixed at saturation temperature from 72 to 108 K. An Argon droplet in contact with a Platinum surface is also simulated, at different solid–fluid combinations ) left( {{frac{{varepsilon_{sf} }}{varepsilon }}} right) (at fixed s_(sf = 0.9s sigma_{sf} = 0.9sigma ) from 0.4 to 0.8, and at a temperature of 84 K. It is concluded that the contact angle decreases by increasing system temperature and increases when solid–fluid interaction energy parameter decreases. When the temperature is high enough, the contact angle drops to zero.     

Application of Morse potential in nonlinear dynamics of microtubules

Nonlinear Dynamics - We here present a model of nonlinear dynamics of microtubules using modified extended tanh-function method as a mathematical tool. Interaction between neighbouring dimers...     

Global invariant manifolds delineating transition and escape dynamics in dissipative systems: an application to snap-through buckling

Nonlinear Dynamics - Invariant manifolds play an important role in organizing global dynamical behaviors. For example, it is found that in multi-well conservative systems where the potential energy...     

Molecular dynamics simulation of annular flow boiling with the modified Lennard-Jones potential function

Molecular dynamics simulation of annular flow boiling in a nanochannel is numerically investigated. In this research, an annular flow model is developed to predict the superheated flow boiling heat transfer characteristics in a nanochannel. To characterize the forced annular boiling flow in a nanochannel, an external driving force F^?_\textext \overrightarrow {F}_{\text{ext}} ranging from 1 to 12 PN (PN = pico newton) is applied along the flow direction to inlet fluid particles during the simulation. Based on an annular flow model analysis, it is found that saturation condition and superheat degree have great influences on the liquid–vapor interface. Also, the results show that due to the relatively strong influence of the surface tension in small channels, the interface between the liquid film and the vapor core is fairly smooth, and the mean velocity along the stream-wise direction does not change anymore. Also, it is found that the heat flux values depend on the boundary conditions. Finally, the Green–Kubo formula is used to calculate the thermal conductivity of liquid Argon. The simulations predict thermal conductivity of liquid Argon quite well.     

Noise-induced bistable switching dynamics through a potential energy landscape

Interlinked positive feedback loops,an important building block of biochemical systems,can induce bistable switching,leading to long-lasting state changes by brief stimuli.In this work,prevalent mutual activation between two species as another positive feedback is added to a generic interlinked positive-feedback-loop model originating from many realistic biological circuits.A stochastic fluctuation of the positive feedback strength is introduced in a bistable interval of the feedback strength,and bistability appears for the moderate feedback strength at a certain noise level.Stability analysis based on the potential energy landscape is further utilized to explore the noise-induced switching behavior of two stable steady states.     

Linear feedback and parametric controls of vibrations and chaotic escape in a Φ potential

The control of vibration amplitude and chaotic escape of an harmonically excited particle in a single well Φ⁶ potential is considered. The linear feedback and parametric control strategies are used. The control efficiency on amplitude is found by analysing the behaviour of the amplitude of the controlled system as compared to that of the uncontrolled system. The conditions for inhibition of the chaotic escape are obtained by means of the Melnikov method.     

Application of hill functions to two-dimensional plate problems

Hill functions which are constructed on the basis of Legendre polynomials are used as coordinate functions to solve two-dimensional plate problems. In order to effectively handle various boundary conditions and without introducing additional equations to the original system of equations, the method of artificial parameters is employed for this purpose. Illustrative examples are performed and numerical results obtained are compared very nicely with theoretical solutions in the literature.     

Near wall characterization of the flow over a two-dimensional steep smooth hill

Near-wall data for the strongly perturbed flow in a neutrally stable boundary layer encountering a steep, smooth, two-dimensional hill are presented. Observations were made on the centerplane of a water channel at thirteen stations relative to the hill by laser Doppler anemometry. The large reverse flow region that is formed on the lee of the hill was particularly scrutinized through seven measuring stations. Results are presented for the mean and turbulent properties of the flow. Wall shear stress was evaluated through fitting procedures that resorted to the near wall behavior of the velocity profile. Logarithmic fits as well as predictions through the Reynolds stress profiles are also presented.     

Complex dynamics of a four neuron network model having a pair of short-cut connections with multiple delays

This paper deals with dynamic behaviors on Hopfield type of ring neural network of four neurons having a pair of short-cut connections with multiple time delays. By suitable transformation and under certain assumptions on multiple time delays, the model is reduced to four dimensional nonlinear delay differential equations with three delays. Regarding these time delays as parameters, delay independent sufficient conditions for no stability switches of the trivial equilibrium of the linearized system are derived. Conditions for stability switching with respect to one delay parameter which is not associated with short-cut connection are obtained. Hopf bifurcations with respect to two other delays which are associated with short-cut connection are also obtained. Using the normal form method and center manifold theory, the direction of the Hopf bifurcation, stability and the properties of Hopf-bifurcating periodic solutions are determined. Using numerical simulations of the nonlinear model, different rich dynamical behaviors such as quasiperiodicity, torus attractor and chaotic-bands are also observed for suitable range of three delay parameters. Lyapunov exponents are also calculated using the AnT 4.669 tool for verification of chaotic dynamics.     

Scattering of SH-waves on triangular hill joined by semi-cylindrical canyon

Scattering of SH-waves on the triangular hill joined by semi-cylindrical canyon in half-space is studied using the method of complex function and moving coordinates. The model being studied is divided into two domains. The wave functions satisfying the required condition at each wedge are constructed in each equation. The equations are solved with Fourier expansion. Numerical results are provided to discuss the influence of scattering of SH-waves.     

浅埋圆形孔洞附近的半圆形凸起对SH波的散射

采用"契合"的思想，给出了地下孔洞与地面上的半圆形凸起地形对SH波散射问题的 解答. 将整个求解区域分割成两部分来处理. 其一为包括半圆形凸起地形在内的一个圆形区 域I，其余为区域II. 在区域I和II中分别构造位移解，并在两个区域的"公共边界"上 实施"契合". 在区域I中构造一个上半部边界应力为零，而其余部分位移、应力任意的驻 波解，在区域II中构造出半圆形凹陷和浅埋圆孔的散射波，且要求它满足水平界面上应力 为零的约束条件. 然后再通过移动坐标，满足"公共边界"的"契合"条件和地下孔洞的边 界条件，建立起求解该问题的无穷代数方程组. 最后，给出了分析例题和数值结果，并 对其进行了讨论.     

New solvable problems in the dynamics of a rigid body about a fixed point in a potential field

We determine the general form of the potential of the problem of motion of a rigid body about a fixed point, which allows the angular velocity to remain permanently in a principal plane of inertia of the body. Explicit solution of the problem of motion is reduced to inversion of a single integral. A several-parameter generalization of the classical case due to Bobylev and Steklov is found. Special cases solvable in elliptic and ultraelliptic functions of time are discussed.     

Scattering of plane SH waves by an isosceles trapezoidal hill

This paper presents a theoretical approach to study the surface motion of an isosceles trapezoidal hill impacted by incident SH waves. A rigorous solution has been derived by applying an accurate region-matching technique. The solution region is divided into three parts by an appropriate partitioning method. Based on complex function method and multipolar coordinates, a fractional factor is introduced to construct suitable wave functions which satisfy the governing equation and zero-stress condition on the free surface in each sub-region. According to the continuity condition at the auxiliary boundary, surface displacements are expressed in series of infinite algebraic equations, and the unknown coefficients of the series can be determined by Fourier series expansion technique in complex domain. Numerical results demonstrate the analytical results depend on the following parameters: The slope, the height and the width of the trapezoidal hill, the frequency content of the excitation and the incidence angle.     

Nonlinear dynamics and performance analysis of modified snap-through vibration energy harvester with time-varying potential function

Vibration energy harvesting has emerged as a promising method to harvest energy for small-scale applications. Enhancing the performance of a vibration energy harvester(VEH) incorporating nonlinear techniques, for example, the snap-through VEH with geometric non-linearity, has gained attention in recent years. A conventional snap-through VEH is a bi-stable system with a time-invariant potential function, which was investigated extensively in the past. In this work, a modified snap-through VEH wit...     

Chaotic dynamics of periodically forced spheroids in simple shear flow with potential application to particle separation

In this paper, we consider the technologically important problem of periodically forced spheroids in simple shear flow and demonstrate the existence of chaotic parametric regimes. The approach used by Strand (1989) (for the Strong Brownian limit) is inappropriate in the chaotic regimes corresponding to the weak Brownian limit. Our results also indicate a strong dependence of the solutions obtained on the aspect ratio of the spheroids. This strong dependence on the aspect ratio may be utilized to separate particles from a suspension of particles having different shapes but similar sizes.     

On the interaction of four water-waves

The mathematical and statistical properties of the evolution of a system of four interacting surface gravity waves are investigated in detail. Any deterministic quartet of waves is shown to evolve recurrently, but the ensemble averages taken over many realizations with random initial conditions reach constant asymptotic values. The characteristic time-scale for which such asymptotic values are approached is extremely large when randomness is introduced through the initial phases. The characteristic time-scale becomes of an order comparable to that of the recurrence periods when beside the random initial phases, the initial amplitudes are taken to be Rayleigh-distributed. The ensemble-averaged results in the second case resemble, to a certain extent, those derived from the kinetic equation.     

Transition to escape in a system of coupled oscillators

We study a Hamiltonian system of coupled oscillators derived from two forced pendulums, connected with a torsional spring. The uncoupled limit is described by two identical oscillators, each possessing a homoclinic orbit separating bounded from unbounded motion. We focus on intermediate energy levels which lead to detained motions, defined as trajectories that, though unbounded as t → ∞, oscillate within the region defined by the homoclinic orbit of the unperturbed system for a long but finite time. We analyze the existence and behavior of these motions in terms of equipotential surfaces. These curves provide bounds on the motion of the system and are shown to be closed for low energies. However, above some critical energy level the equipotential curves become open. The detained trajectories are shown to arise from the region of phase space that was, for appropriate energies, stochastic. These motions remain within this region for long times before finally “leaking out” of the opening in the equipotential curves and proceeding to infinity.