A wavelet filter enhancement scheme with a fast integral B-wavelet transform and pyramidal multi-B-wavelet algorithm

A construction paradigm is proposed to refine a class of wavelet bases such that the filter characteristics are enhanced. In particular, it is shown that the entire Mth order B-wavelet family belong to this class. Exploiting some recent work, a fast integral wavelet transform is found for the refined B-wavelet family. Moreover, this refined basis can be placed into the setting of a multiresolution analysis that has a multiplicity greater than one. Accordingly, a fast, discrete, pyramidal algorithm is realised.     

A comprehensive analysis of the viscous incompressible flow in quasi-three-dimensional aerofoil cascades

A rigorous model of the fully elliptic flow over the blade-to-blade stream surface in an annular aerofoil cascade is developed. The model accuracy stems from its precise simulation of the meridional hub-to-casing flow effects, including those of the shear stress components that are created by the spanwise velocity gradients. These stresses are unprecedentedly introduced in the flow-governing equations in the form of source terms and are modelled as such. The final set of flow-governing equations are solved using the Galerkin weighted residual method coupled with a biquadratic finite element of the Lagrangian type. The flow solution is verified against the numerical results of a fully three-dimensional flow model and a set of experimental data, both concerning a low-aspect-ratio stator of an axial flow turbine under a low Reynolds number and subsonic flow operation mode. The numerical results in this case show well predicted aerofoil loading and pitch-averaged exit flow conditions. Also evident is a substantial capability of the analysis in modelling such critical regions as the wake subdomain. It is further proven that the new terms in the governing equations enhance the quality of the numerical predictions in this class of flow problems.     

Computational and experimental investigation of flow over a transient pitching hydrofoil

The present study is developed within the framework of marine structure design operating in transient regimes. It deals with an experimental and numerical investigation of the time–space distribution of the wall-pressure field on a NACA66 hydrofoil undergoing a transient up-and-down pitching motion from 0° to 15° at four pitching velocities and a Reynolds number Re = 0.75 × 10⁶. The experimental investigation is performed using an array of wall-pressure transducers located on the suction side and by means of time–frequency analysis and Empirical Modal Decomposition method. The numerical study is conducted for the same flow conditions. It is based on a 2D RANS code including mesh reconstruction and an ALE formulation in order to take into account the foil rotation and the tunnel walls. Due to the moderate Reynolds number, a laminar to turbulent transition model was also activated. For the operating flow conditions of the study, experimental and numerical flow analysis revealed that the flow experiences complex boundary layer events as leading-edge laminar separation bubble, laminar to turbulent transition, trailing-edge separation and flow detachment at stall. Although the flow is relatively complex, the calculated wall pressure shows a quite good agreement with the experiment provided that the mesh resolution and the temporal discretization are carefully selected depending on the pitching velocity. It is particularly shown that the general trend of the wall pressure (low frequency) is rather well predicted for the four pitching velocities with for instance a net inflection of the wall pressure when transition occurs. The inflection zone is reduced as the pitching velocity increases and tends to disappear for the highest pitching velocity. Conversely, high frequency wall-pressure fluctuations observed experimentally are not captured by the RANS model. Based on the good agreement with experiment, the model is then used to investigate the effects of the pitching velocity on boundary layer events and on hydrodynamic loadings. It is shown that increasing the pitching velocity tends to delay the laminar-to-turbulence transition and even to suppress it for the highest pitching velocity during the pitch-up motion. It induces also an increase of the stall angle (compared to quasi-static one) and an increase of the hysteresis effect during pitch-down motion resulting to a significant increase of the hydrodynamic loading.     

A robust chaotic algorithm for digital image steganography

This paper proposes a new robust chaotic algorithm for digital image steganography based on a 3-dimensional chaotic cat map and lifted discrete wavelet transforms. The irregular outputs of the cat map are used to embed a secret message in a digital cover image. Discrete wavelet transforms are used to provide robustness. Sweldens’ lifting scheme is applied to ensure integer-to-integer transforms, thus improving the robustness of the algorithm. The suggested scheme is fast, efficient and flexible. Empirical results are presented to showcase the satisfactory performance of our proposed steganographic scheme in terms of its effectiveness (imperceptibility and security) and feasibility. Comparison with some existing transform domain steganographic schemes is also presented.     

Buchstaber Invariants of Universal Complexes

Davis and Januszkiewicz introduced (real and complex) universal complexes to give an equivalent definition of characteristic maps of simple polytopes,which now can be seen as "colorings".The author derives an equivalent definition of Buchstaber invariants of a simplicial complex K,then interprets the difference of the real and complex Buchstaber invariants of K as the obstruction to liftings of nondegenerate simplicial maps from K to the real universal complex or the complex universal complex.It was proved by Ayzenberg that real universal complexes can not be nondegenerately mapped into complex universal complexes when dimension is 3.This paper presents that there is a nondegenerate map from 3-dimensional real universal complex to 4-dimensional complex universal complex.     

On Lifting Fibrations of Genus One

We investigate the problem of lifting fibrations of genus one on algebraic surfaces of Kodaira dimension zero. We prove that fibrations on the following surfaces lift: Enriques surfaces, K3 surfaces covering Enriques surfaces, certain hyperelliptic, and quasi-hyperelliptic surfaces.     

提升小波加权自相关函数的基音检测算法*

随着计算机技术的发展,语音信号处理作为人机交互的重要渠道,其在复杂噪声环境下的特征值检测算法直接关系到计算机的运算效率。基音周期是语音特征值提取的重要参数之一。针对传统基音检测算法在噪声环境下检测精度低的问题,提出了一种基于自适应提升小波变换加权线性预测误差自相关函数的基音检测算法。该方法用多级提升小波近似系数加权求和的方法来弥补自相关函数随着时间延迟量的增加幅值衰减的缺陷;用线性预测误差自相关函数的方法来抑制共振峰的干扰,然后将两种方法结合来突出基音周期处的峰值。实验结果表明,与传统的自相关函数法和小波加权法相比,该方法能有效减弱共振峰的影响,突出基音周期处的峰值,提高基音周期检测精度,鲁棒性更好。     

Supplement Submodules of Injective Modules

An R-module M is called almost injective if M is a supplement submodule of every module which contains M. The module M is called F-almost injective if every factor module of M is almost injective. It is shown that a ring R is a right H-ring if and only if R is right perfect and every almost injective module is injective. We prove that a ring R is semisimple if and only if the R-module R _R is F-almost injective.     

Flatness and injectivity of simple modules over a commutative ring

In this short paper, the homological functors are used to show that a simple module is flat if and only if it is injective. It is used to give a characterization of Von Neumann regular ring, that is, a commutative ring is Von Neuman regular if and only if every simple module is injective.     

Binary group facets with complete support and non-binary coefficients

We identify binary group facets with complete support and non-binary coefficients. These inequalities can be used to obtain new facets for larger problems using Gomory’s homomorphic lifting.