Buckling and vibration analysis of functionally graded magneto-electro-thermo-elastic circular cylindrical shells

Buckling and vibration analysis of functionally graded magneto-electro-thermo-elastic (FGMETE) circular cylindrical shell are carried out in the present work. The Hamilton principle, higher order shear deformation theory, constitutive equation considering coupling effect between mechanical, electric, magnetic, thermal are considered to derive the equations of motion and distribution of electrical potential, magnetic potential along the thickness direction of FGMETE circular cylindrical shell. The influences of various external loads, such as axis force, temperature difference between the bottom and top surface of shell, surface electric voltage and magnetic voltage, on the buckling response of FGMETE circular cylindrical shell are investigated. The natural frequency obtained by present method is compared with results in open literature and a good agreement is obtained.     

Modeling unsteady flow characteristics using smoothed particle hydrodynamics

Smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method has been extensively used to simulate unsteady free surface flows. The works dedicated to simulation of unsteady internal flows have been generally performed to study the transient start up of steady flows under constant driving forces and for low Reynolds number regimes. However, most of the fluid flow phenomena are unsteady by nature and at moderate to high Reynolds numbers. In this study, first a benchmark case (transient Poiseuille flow) is simulated to evaluate the ability of SPH to simulate internal transient flows at low and moderate Reynolds numbers (Re = 0.05, 500 and 1500). For this benchmark case, the performance of the two most commonly used formulations for viscous term modeling is investigated, as well as the effect of using the XSPH variant. Some points regarding using the symmetric form for pressure gradient modeling are also briefly discussed. Then, the application of SPH is extended to oscillating flows imposed by oscillating body force (Womersley type flow) and oscillating moving boundary (Stokes’ second problem) at different frequencies and amplitudes. There is a very good agreement between SPH results and exact solution even if there is a large phase lag between the oscillating pressure difference and moving boundary and the movement of the SPH particles generated. Finally, a modified formulation for wall shear stress calculations is suggested and verified against exact solutions. In all presented cases, the spatial convergence analysis is performed.     

Aerospace design optimization using a steady state real-coded genetic algorithm

This study demonstrates the advantages of using a real coded genetic algorithm (GA) for aerospace engineering design applications. The GA developed for this study runs steady state, meaning that after every function evaluation the worst performer is determined and that worst performer is then thrown out and replaced by a new member that has been evaluated. The new member is produced by mating two successful parents through a crossover routine, and then mutating that new member. For this study three different preliminary design studies were conducted using both a binary and a real coded GA including a single stage solid propellant missile systems design, a two stage solid propellant missile systems design and a single stage liquid propellant missile systems design.     

Impact of Peptide Micropatterning on Endothelial Cell Actin Remodeling for Cell Alignment under Shear Stress

HSVEC behavior under physiological shear stress in vitro is investigated on PET surfaces micropatterned with both RGDS and WQPPRARI peptides. This technique allows (i) creating geometries on surface to guide cell orientation under shear stress and (ii) controlling surface chemical composition in order to modulate cell behavior. Under shear stress, endothelial cells adhere on patterned PET surfaces and present a more rapid orientation in flow direction in comparison to cells cultured on homogeneous surfaces. Micropatterned surfaces presenting a large surface area ratio of RGDS/WQPPRARI peptides induce fibrillar adhesion, while surfaces presenting an equal RGDS/WQPPRARI peptides surface area ratio preferentially induce focal adhesion.

     

Online extraction and isolation of highly polar chemical constituents from Brassica napus L. pollen by high shear technique coupled with high-performance counter-current chromatography

High shear technique coupled with high-performance counter-current chromatography was successfully used for the extraction and online isolation of seven highly polar chemical constituents from the Brassica napus L. The lower phase of ethyl acetate-n-butanol-water (1:4:5, v:v:v) was used as both the high shear technique solvent and high-performance counter-current chromatography mobile phase. Seven compounds of 14.2 mg of uridine, 4.6 mg of xanthosine, 7.8 mg of guanosine, 5.3 mg of adenosine, 19.5 mg of kaempferol-3,4'-di-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 17.7 mg of kaempferol-3-O-(2-O-β-D-glucopyranosy1)-β-D-glucopyranoside, and 25.7 mg of an unknown compound, with a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) purity over 95.0%, were obtained in a one-step extraction-separation process within 130 min from 20.0 g of raw material of pollen of Brassica napus L. Moreover, the mode of elution-extrusion was employed for the separation of the last one compound. The isolated compounds were analyzed by HPLC, and the chemical structures of the compounds mentioned above were identified by UV and NMR. It is the first time to combine the high shear technique and high-performance counter-current chromatography for the online isolation of the nature products.     

直剪颗粒体系声波探测

建立了声波监测系统,探测颗粒体系在直剪过程中声速与剪切应力的变化关系.发现声速在剪切开始后随着剪切应力的增加会迅速减小.而在应力达到屈服点之后,声速变化逐渐变缓并趋近于一个稳定值.剪切作用对声速变化的影响小于20%,而非所预测由于剪切带的形成,声波(尤其是横向波)的振动无法通过剪切带而使得探测的飞行速度变为零.这是由于直剪的应变率甚低于声波的频率,直剪的颗粒体系可被视为局部区域膨胀的准静态的弹塑固体.结合等效介质理论和颗粒弹性理论对以上结果进行了解释和讨论.     

高温超导电缆层电流分布对电缆稳态运行特性的影响分析

为了分析冷绝缘高温超导电缆层电流分布对其稳态运行特性的影响,提出超导电缆的等效电路模型,给出求解各层电流的矩阵方程,应用超导电缆的温度分布计算模型和边界条件,获得不同均流效果下的超导电缆最大载流能力和稳态径向温升,并与有限元计算结果进行对比。结果比较表明,各层电流均衡分布不仅能提高电缆的载流能力,而且可以降低超导电缆的稳态运行温升,提高了超导电缆在稳态运行时的稳定性。     

三元结构剪切差对入射点连续可调的平行分束偏光镜设计

为了节省稀有的冰洲石晶体材料,并实现剪切差对入射点的连续可调,采用冰洲石与光学玻璃组合的方法,设计了一种新型平行分束偏光镜。该棱镜是在ZBaF3玻璃中间夹冰洲石晶体薄片的三元结构,并用溴代萘胶合;选择合适的结构角,令电矢量振动方向相互垂直的两束偏振光在不同端面平行出射。实验测试表明,棱镜的e光透射比高于70%,o光透射比高于85%,消光比优于10-3。该设计在大大节省冰洲石晶体的前提下,不仅保持了良好的性能,而且还实现了剪切差对入射点的连续可调,给使用带来了巨大的便利,具有良好的应用前景。     

Statistics of the energy dissipation rate and local enstrophy in turbulent channel flow

Using high-resolution direct numerical simulations, the height and Reynolds number dependence of high-order statistics of the energy dissipation rate and local enstrophy are examined in incompressible, fully developed turbulent channel flow. The statistics are studied over a range of wall distances, spanning the viscous sublayer to the channel flow centerline, for friction Reynolds numbers Re_τ=180 and Re_τ=381. The high resolution of the simulations allows dissipation and enstrophy moments up to fourth order to be calculated. These moments show a dependence on wall distance, and Reynolds number effects are observed at the edge of the logarithmic layer. Conditional analyses based on locations of intense rotation are also carried out in order to determine the contribution of vortical structures to the dissipation and enstrophy moments. Our analysis shows that, for the simulation at the larger Reynolds number, small-scale fluctuations of both dissipation and enstrophy show relatively small variations for z⁺?100.