Determination of the Inhomogeneous Preliminary Stress–Strain State in a Piezoelectric Disk

The problem of steady radial vibrations of a thin electroelastic hollow disk in the presence of a preliminary inhomogeneous plane stress–strain state is solved. Vibrations are induced by applying a potential difference across the electrodes placed on the end surfaces of the disk. Equations of the vibrations and boundary conditions are formulated. The preliminary stress state corresponding to the solution of the Lam´e problem was investigated. The direct problem of determining the displacement function is solved numerically by the shooting method. The inverse problem of determining a pre-stress parameter from the change in the natural frequency of the disk is formulated and solved. The accuracy of determining the prestressed state for initial data specified with an error is analyzed.     

A Representation Theorem for Material Tensors of?Weakly-Textured Polycrystals and?Its Applications in?Elasticity

Material tensors pertaining to polycrystalline aggregates should manifest also the influence of crystallographic texture on the material properties in question. In this paper we make use of tensors which form bases of irreducible representations of the rotation group and prove a representation theorem by which a given material tensor of a weakly-textured polycrystal is expressed as a linear combination of an orthonormal set of irreducible basis tensors, with the components given explicitly in terms of texture coefficients and a set of undetermined material parameters. Once the irreducible basis tensors that appear in the formula are determined, the representation formula, which is valid for all texture and crystal symmetries, will delineate quantitatively the effect of crystallographic texture on the material tensor in question. We present an integral formula and an orthonormalization process which serve as the basis for a procedure to determine explicitly the irreducible basis tensors required in the representation formula. For applications we determine a set of irreducible basis tensors for the elasticity tensor and a set for fourth-order tensors that define constitutive equations in incompressible elasticity and Hill’s quadratic yield functions in plasticity. We show that orientation averaging of a tensor can be done easily if we have in hand a set of irreducible basis tensors for the decomposition of the tensor in question. As illustration we derive a formula, which is valid for all texture and crystal symmetries, for the elasticity tensor under the Voigt model.     

A Physical Model of the Structure and Attenuation of Shock Waves in Metals

In this paper,a physical model of the structure and attenuation of shockwaves in metals is presented.In order to establish the constitutive equa-tions of materials under high velocity deformation and to study the struc-ture of transition zone of shock wave.two independent approaches are in-volved.Firstly,the specific internal energy is decomposed into the elasticcompression energy and elastic deformation energy,and the later is represent-ed by an expansion to third-order terms in elastic strain and entropy.includ-ing the coupling effect of heat and mechanical energy.Secondly,a plasticrelaxation function describing the behaviour of plastic flow under high tem-perature and high pressure is suggested from the viewpoint of dislocationdynamics.In addition.a group of ordinary differential equations has beenbuilt to determine the thermo-mechanical state variables in the transitionzone of a steady shock wave and the thickness of the high pressure shockwave.and an analytical solution of the equations can be foun     

Spectral Analysis of the Neumann–Poincaré Operator and Characterization of the Stress Concentration in Anti-Plane Elasticity

When holes or hard elastic inclusions are closely located, stress which is the gradient of the solution to the anti-plane elasticity equation can be arbitrarily large as the distance between two inclusions tends to zero. It is important to precisely characterize the blow-up of the gradient of such an equation. In this paper we show that the blow-up of the gradient can be characterized by a singular function defined by the single layer potential of an eigenfunction corresponding to the eigenvalue 1/2 of a Neumann–Poincaré type operator defined on the boundaries of the inclusions. By comparing the singular function with the one corresponding to two disks osculating to the inclusions, we quantitatively characterize the blow-up of the gradient in terms of explicit functions. In electrostatics, our results apply to the electric field, which is the gradient of the solution to the conductivity equation, in the case where perfectly conducting or insulating inclusions are closely located.     

On the Mechanism of Turbulent Coherent Structure(Ⅰ)──The Physical Model o

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Thickness Effect of Pulse Shaper on Dynamic Stress Equilibrium and Dynamic Deformation Behavior in the Polycarbonate Using SHPB Technique

0Introduction Thehighstrainratestress strainresponsesofpolymersandpolymericcompositematerialshave receivedincreasedscientificandindustrialattentioninrecentyears.Polymericmaterialsaresubjected todynamicloadingandhighstrainratedeformationinavarietyofimporta…     

Simulation of the Emission Spectrum of SiH (A2Δ → X2Π) and Measurement of the Rotational Temperature of the A2Δ State in an Electron-Beam Plasma

The 0–0 band emission spectrum of the A² X² transition of the SiH molecule was modeled numerically. The results obtained agree well with known calculated and experimental data. The rotational temperature of the A² state of SiH in a free stream of pure monosilane (SiH₄) and in a mixture with helium (He+SiH₄) activated by an electron beam is determined by comparing calculated and experimental spectra. The assumption that the emission of SiH results from dissociative excitation of SiH₄ by electron impact is confirmed. Rotational temperatures for various monosilane concentrations and distances from the nozzle are given. The spectra obtained exhibit the emission of silicon ions at wavelengths of 412.807 and 413.089 nm.     

The mixed interaction of localized,breather, exploding and solitary wave for the (3+1)-dimensional Kadomtsev–Petviashvili equation in fluid dynamics

Nonlinear Dynamics - The (3+1)-dimensional Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (KP) equation with weak nonlinearity, dispersion and perturbation can denote the development of the long waves and the...     

Damköhler-Shelkin Paradox in the Theory of Turbulent Flame Propagation,and a Concept of the Premixed Flame at the Intermediate Asymptotic Stage

We formulated a paradox in the theory of turbulent premixed flame in the flamelet regime: discrepancy between the Damköhler (1940) and Shelkin (1943) estimate of the turbulence flame speed \(U_{t} \sim {u}^{\prime }\) in the case of strong turbulence (\({u}^{\prime }>>S_{L} \)) and numerous experiments that show a strong dependence of U_t on the speed of the instantaneous flame S_L. We name this discrepancy the Damköhler-Shelkin paradox. The first aim of the research is to validate and clarify this estimate, which is based on intuitive considerations, as the paradox must be a statement that seems contradictory to observations but is actually true. We analysed the turbulent flame in the context of the original hyperbolic combustion equation that directly describes the leading edge of the flame, which is a locus of the Zel’dovich “leading points” controlling the speed of the turbulent flame. Analysis of the corresponding characteristic equations results in the expression for speed on the steady-state turbulent flame \(U_{t} ={u}^{\prime }\sqrt {1+(S_{L} /{u}^{\prime })^{2}} \), which is the case when \({u}^{\prime }>>S_{L} \) becomes \(U_{t} \cong {u}^{\prime }\). This result confirms and improves the Damköhler-Shelkin estimate \(U_{t} \sim {u}^{\prime }\). The second aim is to resolve the Damköhler-Shelkin paradox. We explain the discrepancy with observations by the fact that turbulent flames are transient due to insufficient residence time in the real burners to reach statistical equilibrium of wrinkle structures of the random flame surface. We consider the transient flame in the intermediate asymptotic stage when the small-scales wrinkles are in statistical equilibrium, while at the same time the large-scale wrinkles are far from equilibrium. The expressions for the flame speed and width, which we deduce using the dimensional analysis and general properties of the ransom surface, \(U_{t} \sim ({u}^{\prime }S_{L})^{1/2}\) and \(\delta _{t} \sim ({u}^{\prime }Lt)^{1/2}\), show that this transient flame is in fact a turbulent mixing layer travelling with constant speed U_t depending on S_L, the intermediate steady propagation (ISP) flame. Qualitative estimations of the times required for the small-scale and large-scale wrinkles to reach statistical equilibrium show that the turbulent Bunsen- and V-flames correspond to the intermediated asymptotic stage, and the turbulent flames with a complete equilibrium structure of the wrinkled flamelet surface are not attainable under laboratory conditions. We present the results of numerical simulations of the impingent flames, which count in favour of the belief that these flames are also transient.     

Chaos control,spiral wave formation,and the emergence of spatiotemporal chaos in networked Chua circuits

In this paper, a certain kind of intermittent scheme is used to control the chaos in a single chaotic Chua circuit to reach an arbitrary orbit. Furthermore, it is confirmed to be effective in suppressing spatiotemporal chaos and a spiral wave in the networks of Chua circuits with nearest-neighbor connections. The controllable and measurable variable is sampled, and the linear error between the sampled variable and the selected thresholds is fed back into the system only if the sampled variable exceeds the thresholds; otherwise, the system will develop itself without any external perturbation. In experiments, the control scheme could be realized by using the Heavside function. In the case of one single chaotic Chua circuit, the chaotic state can be controlled to reach an arbitrary n-periodical orbit (n=1,2,3,5,6,…) with appropriate feedback intensity and thresholds. It is argued that this scheme could explain the mechanism of what is called phase compression. Then the phase compression scheme is used to control a spiral wave and spatiotemporal chaos in a network of Chua circuits with 256×256 sites. The numerical simulation results confirm its effectiveness when appropriate upper and bottom thresholds are used by monitoring the measurable output voltages of the chaotic circuit in one site of the network.     

On the invertibility of the operator \frac{d}{{dt}} + A in the space L 2 (ℝ, H)

We strengthen the assertion on the continuous invertibility of the operator in the space L ₂(ℝ, H), where H is a complex Hilbert space and A is a sectorial operator with spectrum in the right half-plane of ℂ. __________ Translated from Neliniini Kolyvannya, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 31–36, January–March, 2006.     

Comprehensive mathematical model of microcirculatory dynamics (II)—Calculation and the results

The mathematical model described in Part I was solved using “influence line method” combining analytical method and finite element method. Many important aspects of microcirculatory dynamics were analyzed and discussed. It show that interstitial fluid pressure changes its sign twice within one arteriolar vasomotion period and it is therefore not important that interstitial fluid pressure is a little higher or lower than atmospheric pressure; arteriolar vasomotion can periodically result in lymph formation and interstitial total pressure plays an important role in this procedure; local regulation of microcirculation can meet metabolic need some extent in the form of dynamic equilibrium. The property of arteriole as a “resistant vessel” and the efficiency of microvascular network as heat exchanger are also shown. These results show that the comprehensive mathematical model developed in Part I is physiologically resonable. Foundation item: the Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province, P R China Biography: Guo Zhongsan (1947-)     

Application of the extended Fourier amplitude sensitivity testing(FAST) method to infated,axial stretched,and residually stressed cylinders

This paper is dedicated to applying the Fourier amplitude sensitivity test(FAST) method to the problem of mixed extension and inflation of a circular cylindrical tube in the presence of residual stresses. The metafunctions and the Ishigami function are considered in the sensitivity analysis(SA). The effects of the input variables on the output variables are investigated, and the most important parameters of the system under the applied pressure and axial force such as the axial stretch and the a...     

Group Classification of Equations of the Form y″ = f(x,y)

The problem of classification of ordinary differential equations of the form y = f(x,y) by admissible local Lie groups of transformations is solved. Standard equations are listed on the basis of the equivalence concept. The classes of equations admitting a oneparameter group and obtained from the standard equations by invariant extension are described.     

On the “bead,hoop and spring” (BHS) dynamical system

Here, we make the theoretical and numerical analysis of the non-linear equation describing the evolution of the “bead, hoop and spring” (BHS) dynamical system derived by Ochoa and Clavijo in (Eur. J. Phys. 27:1277–1288, 2006). In particular, we solve by standard techniques of non-linear physics an approximation of their equation neglecting the centrifugal effect before giving a more mathematical and exact treatment. The analogy with phase transitions is underlined. We point out the existence of finite-time singularities in the phase-space and we derive a criterion for possible oscillations.