Aspects of noise in rotary vacuum pumps

In this paper the authors describe a detailed spectral analysis of noise in a rotary vacuum pump. The noise sample studied could help to identify various noise sources in different frequency regions. The importance of correct balancing/machining of the rotor and the stator and the optimisation of the oil flow rate are also stressed. The quantitative data thus obtained are indicative of trends in the design of modern rotary vane vacuum pumps.     

Control of ground-borne noise and vibration

Ground-borne noise and vibration created by train operations is one of the major environmental problems faced by rail transit systems. In the past 10–20 years there have been a number of developments in the control and prediction of ground-borne noise and vibration although it is evident that further research is needed. In this paper the focus is on two methods of controlling the vibration radiated by the transit structure. First is the use of floating slab trackbeds, a method that has proven to be very effective at reducing vibration at frequencies above the resonance frequency of the floating slab system. Second is to modify the design of transit car bogies such that the wheel/rail forces are reduced. Although this method is still in the exploratory phase it has been shown that proper design of the bogie suspension can significantly reduce the levels of ground-borne noise and vibration.     

Control coherence resonance by noise recycling

We study the effect of recycled noise, generated by the superposition of a primary Gaussian noise source with a second component of constant delay, in a parameter region below the threshold of supercritical Hopf bifurcation, by focussing on the performance of noise induced oscillations and coherence resonance. For fixed noise intensity, the amplitude and signal-to-noise ratio of the oscillation show periodic dependences on the delay time. The optimal noise intensity for the occurrence of coherence resonance also shows a periodic dependence on the delay. A theoretical analysis based on the stochastic normal form theory is presented, which qualitatively reproduces the simulation results with good agreement. This work presents a possible strategy for controlling noise induced oscillations and coherence resonance by deliberately adjusting the parameters of the recycled noise.     

Control of oscillating combustion and noise based on local flame structure

To control combustion oscillations, the characteristics of an oscillating swirl injection premixed flame have been investigated, and control of oscillating combustion and noise based on local flame structure has been conducted. The r.m.s. value of pressure fluctuations and noise level show significantly large values between = 0.8 and 1.1. The beating of pressure fluctuations is observed for the large oscillating flame conditions in this combustor. Relationship between beating of pressure fluctuations and local flame structure was observed by the simultaneous measurement of CH/OH planar laser induced fluorescence and pressure fluctuations. The local flame structure and beating of pressure fluctuations are related and the most complicated flame is formed in the middle pressure fluctuating region of beating. The beating of pressure fluctuations, which plays important roles in noise generation and nitric oxide emission in this combustor, could be controlled by injecting secondary fuel into the recirculating region of oscillating flames. Injecting secondary fuel prevented lean blowout, and low NO_x combustion was also achieved even for the case of pure methane injection as a secondary fuel. By injecting secondary fuel into the recirculating region near the swirl injector, the flame lifted from the swirl injector and its reaction region became uniform and widespread, hence resulting in low nitric oxide emission. Secondary mixture injection, fuel diluted with air, is not effective for control of combustion oscillations suppression and lean blowout prevention.     

Control of coherence in excitable systems by the interplay of noise and time-delay

The control of coherence and spectral properties of noise-induced oscillations by time delayed feedback is studied in a FitzHugh-Nagumo system and analyzed by reduced non-Markovian models. A two-state approach is considered as an abstract simplification of this excitable system. Rest and excited states are characterized by different waiting time distributions. This non-Markovian approach allows one to predict quantitatively the increase of coherence measured by the correlation time, and the modulation of the main frequencies of the stochastic dynamics in dependence on the delay time below Hopf bifurcations. Beyond the Hopf bifurcation, bulk oscillations of an ensemble of excitable two-state rotators emerge in the onset of coherent activation in case of delayed mean field coupling of the ensemble.     

Microcomputer-based design of rotary regenerators

A software package was written in BASIC for the IBM PC based on the ϵ-NTU_o method for counterflow rotary regenerator heat transfer analysis taking into account the effects of longitudinal and transverse heat conduction in the matrix wall together with the influence of fluid bypass and carryover. It was tested for accuracy by comparing the software-generated results with results from case studies in the literature. A comparison with actual operating data of a regenerator used for waste heat recovery in an electric power generation facility showed that the software can predict the regenerator outlet temperatures to within 3.5 percent.     

旋转射流冷却数值模拟研究

使用 ANSYS FLUENT 软件和 RNG k-ε 湍流模型分别研究了十字形、内十字形和花形结构的螺旋喷 嘴内部流动特性和耦合面换热特性。模拟结果研究表明,螺旋角 θ 越小喷嘴出口速度越高,喷出的水流更集中, 水流运动轨迹越清晰且规律越明显。同一工况下,θ=30°的花形喷嘴的换热效率和换热均匀性均优于其余两种喷嘴的值;耦合面努塞尔数 Nu 最大值会随着雷诺数 Re 不断增加而逐渐远离射流中心处(r/d_j=0,d_j 为喷嘴当量直径); 随着靶距 H 逐渐增大,Nu 逐渐减小,旋流效果逐渐减弱。当 H=2d_j、4d_j 时,Nu 最大值位于 r/d_j=1 处;当 H=6d_j 时,Nu 最大值位于射流中心处。     

Nonlinear rotary wave ion plasma

The nonlinearly coupled Vlasov-Maxwell ion-plasma field equations are solved exactly for a transversely uniform subgroup of rotational modes induced by a uniform axial magnetic field. The ion orbits in momentum space are bipolar doubly periodic eigenfunctions of ion proper time, obtained in closed form as the difference between two doubly quasi-periodic Weierstrass zeta functions. The ion orbits in position space are helical-spiral doubly quasi-periodic functions of ion proper time, expressible simply in terms of doubly quasi-periodic Weierstrass sigma functions. The complete ion distributions are flexible functions of six constants of the ion motion: wave-frame ion energy, transverse gyro center, an inner Hamiltonian correlating wave-frame ion momentum with wave-frame axial position, and both first and second axial integration constants. A rotary electromagnetic plane wave propagates along the axial magnetic field with complex cisoidal dependence upon wave-frame axial position. The eigenvalue determination intricately interrelates the wave propagation vector, the wave amplitude, the axial magnetic field, the double periods, and the bipole separation.     

An analysis of quasi-frequency-modulated noise and random-sideband noise as comparisons for amplitude-modulated noise

Experiments were performed to determine under what conditions quasi-frequency-modulated (QFM) noise and random-sideband noise are suitable comparisons for AM noise in measuring a temporal modulation transfer function (TMTF). Thresholds were measured for discrimination of QFM from random-sideband noise and AM from QFM noise as a function of sideband separation. In the first experiment, the upper spectral edge of the noise stimuli was at 2400 Hz and the bandwidth was 1600 Hz. For sideband separations up to 256 Hz, at threshold sideband levels for discriminating AM from QFM noise, QFM was indiscriminable from random-sideband noise. For the largest sideband separation used (512 Hz), listeners may have used within-stimulus envelope correlation in the QFM noise to discriminate it from the random-sideband noise. Results when stimulus bandwidth was varied suggest that listeners were able to use this cue when the carrier was wider than a critical band, and the sideband separation approached the carrier bandwidth. Within-stimulus envelope correlation was also present in AM noise, and thus QFM noise was a suitable comparison because it made this cue unusable and forced listeners to use across-stimulus envelope differences. When the carrier bandwidth was less than a critical band or was wideband, QFM noise and random-sideband noise were equally suitable comparisons for AM noise. When discrimination thresholds for QFM and random-sideband noise were converted to modulation depth and modulation frequency, they were nearly identical to those for discrimination of AM from QFM noise, suggesting that listeners were using amplitude modulation cues in both cases.     

Control performance and robustness of an active noise control system for uncertain primary sound fields

In this work, the control performance and robustness of an active noise control system subjected to uncertain primary sound fields are investigated. For this purpose, the performance index, residual potential energy in a desired quiet zone, is derived as a function of sound field variables, quiet zone variables, and control system variables. In the presence of uncertainty, typical measures of the robustness and performance of a control system, maximum, minimum, mean, and variance of the performance index are derived theoretically. In addition, based on the least-squares orthogonality principle, the condition for implementing the best-oriented control system, which is robust and can maximize the control performance by using a given number of control sources and sensors, is investigated. Finally, numerical simulations are carried out to illustrate and verify the proposed theory.     

高功率厘米波辐照黄粉虫幼虫和草坪热效应研究

 建立了高功率厘米波辐照平台,测定了黄粉虫幼虫和草坪的表面温升及黄粉虫幼虫致死百分率。实验结果表明,高功率厘米波辐照过程中黄粉虫幼虫温度与辐照时间呈一定函数关系;草坪温度与辐照时间也呈一定函数关系,但两者不同。由实验结果拟合得到了辐照过程中黄粉虫幼虫表面温升与辐照时间之间的关系和黄粉虫幼虫致死百分率与辐照时间及致死百分率与温度的函数关系。实验观察了不同时间厘米波辐照对草坪的影响。观察结果表明温度超过一定数值时,厘米波辐照将损伤草坪。采用图像处理方法得到了草坪损伤的量化结果,并进一步得到了草坪损伤程度与辐照温度的函数关系。     

Miniaturization of surface acoustic waves rotary motor

This paper presents the experimental study of a miniaturized surface acoustic waves (SAWs) rotary motor and the theoretical calculation. After the first success in SAW rotary motor operating at 9.85 MHz, a smaller rotary motor is designed. With the operating frequency of 30 MHz and the driving voltage of 120 V(p-p), the motor can rotate at a speed of 270 rpm.     

Shadowing of directional noise sources by finite noise barriers

The present study investigates the shadowing effect of barriers of infinite or finite length in the presence of directional noise sources. The diffraction model termed [Directive Line Source Model (DLSM) J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 107 (2000) 2973-2986] is employed. DLSM is appropriately modified and extended to include the effects of ground reflection, diffraction by the side edges of a finite length barrier, and diffraction by directional noise sources. Results obtained are shown to be in good agreement with available experimental data and known analytical solutions. An application of the enhanced DLSM is illustrated using helicopter type noise, which is highly directive. The noise source is modeled as a directional point source with far field directivity data and the enhanced DLSM is employed to compare the noise field with and without the barrier present for three different directivity patterns, various source locations and orientations, as well as, for various barrier lengths.     

A novel feedback active noise control for broadband chaotic noise and random noise

The feedback active noise control (ANC) can be seen as a predictor, the conventional method based on filtered-x least mean square (FXLMS) algorithm can only be useful for linear and tonal noise, but for nonlinear and broadband noise, it is useless. The feedback ANC using functional link artificial neural networks (FLANN) based on filtered-s least mean square (FSLMS) algorithm can reduce some nonlinear noise such as chaotic noise, but the noise cancellation performance is not very well, at the same time, it is not useful to random noise. To solve the problem above, a new feedback ANC using wavelet packet FXLMS (WPFXLMS) algorithm is proposed in this paper. By decomposing the broadband noise into several band-limited parts which are predictable and each part is controlled independently, the proposed algorithm can not only suppress the chaotic noise, but also mitigate the random noise. Compared with FXLMS and FSLMS algorithms, proposed WPFXLMS algorithm also holds the best performance on noise cancellation. Numerous simulations are conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed WPFXLMS algorithm.     

Energy dissipation in rotary structural joints

Many structures and mechanical assemblies are held together by connections containing two friction surfaces in contact under the action of a constant clamping force. When the structure is vibrating the external load acting on the joint is a time-dependent moment about an axis normal to the contact surfaces. Friction joints of this type constitute a well-defined source of damping in vibrating structures. The joint is analyzed theoretically by means of principles analogous to those used in the Panovko model [1] of the axially loaded lap joint. Complete moment-rotation and energy loss characteristics are obtained. it is shown that the energy dissipated during cyclic loading depends on the peak-to-peak value of the dynamic part of the external moment but is independent of the mean moment. A measure of the efficiency of the joint in dissipating energy is defined, and a comparison drawn between the rotary (moment loaded) joint and linear (axially loaded) lap joints.