Sound propagation in soundproofing casement windows

Casement windows consisted of two wooden frames that can be opened and closed at various angles are widely used in developing countries with tropical climates. However, an annual increase in a number of motorcycles and automobiles and traffic noise level these countries have rendered these windows to be useless. In this paper, we present a model for manufacturing windows which are suitable for the developing tropical countries. These windows are capable of ventilating, regulating sunlight, protecting against coldness, and reducing traffic noise and fumes from motor vehicles. The ventilation and soundproofing unit hold an importance place in the design of the windows and are calculated using the wave equation and observations of higher-order mode waves. In order to maximize the soundproofing ability, the selection of size and placement of input and output openings in such a way that would minimize the effects of higher-order mode waves are considered in details.     

A Second-row Parking Paradox

We consider two variations of the discrete car parking problem where at every vertex of ℤ cars (particles) independently arrive with rate one. The cars can park in two lines according to the following parking (adsorption) rules. In both models a car which arrives at a given vertex tries to park in the first line first. It parks (sticks) whenever the vertex and all of its nearest neighbors are not occupied yet. A car that cannot park in the first line will attempt to park in the second line. If it is obstructed in the second line as well, the attempt is discarded. In the screening model a) a car cannot pass through parked cars in the second line with midpoints adjacent to its vertex of arrival. In the model without screening b) cars park according to the same rules, but parking in the first line cannot be obstructed by parked cars in the second line. We show that both models are solvable in terms of finite-dimensional ODEs. We compare numerically the limits of first- and second-line densities, with time going to infinity. While it is not surprising that model a) exhibits an increase of the density in the second line from the first line, more remarkably this is also true for model b), albeit in a less pronounced way.     

Simultaneous optical second harmonic and sum frequency intensity image observation of hydrogen deficiency on a H-Si(1 1 1) 1 × 1 surface after IR light pulse irradiation

In this study, we developed a microscope for the simultaneous acquisition of optical sum frequency (SF) and second harmonic (SH) intensity images in UHV conditions, and observed resonant electronic and vibrational images of the H-Si(1 1 1) surface after IR light irradiation of pulse width ∼6 μs. The SH intensity images showed a spatial distribution of resonant electronic states, associated with the dangling bonds formed after hydrogen desorption induced by the IR light pulses. This result indicates that the hydrogen coverage decreased to less than ∼0.6 ML in the irradiated area. The SF intensity images before the IR light pulse irradiation showed signals attributed to Si-H stretching vibration on the H-Si(1 1 1) surface. After the IR light pulse irradiation, non-resonant SF signals appeared in the irradiated area. The non-resonant SF signals may originate from a nonlinear optical transition involving the surface electronic levels in the dangling bonds. We also found an unidentified bonding state on the edges of the irradiated area in some light conditions. Both the resonant and non-resonant signals were very weak in this area.     

Investigation of dental samples using a 35MHz focussed ultrasound piezocomposite transducer

Dental erosion and decay are increasingly prevalent but as yet there is no quantitative monitoring tool. Such a tool would allow earlier diagnosis and treatment and ultimately the prevention of more serious disease and pain. Despite ultrasound having been demonstrated as a method of probing the internal structures of teeth more than 40 years ago, development of a clinical tool has been slow. The aim of the study reported here was to investigate the use of a novel high frequency ultrasound transducer and validate it using a known dental technique.A tooth extracted for clinical reasons was sectioned to provide a sample that contained an enamel and dentine layer such that the enamel-dentine junction (EDJ) was of a varying depth. The sample was then submerged in water and a B-scan recorded using a custom-designed piezocomposite ultrasound transducer with a centre frequency of 35 MHz and a −6 dB bandwidth of 24 MHz.The transducer has an axial resolution of 180 μm and a spatial resolution of 110 μm, a significant advance on previous work using lower frequencies. The depth of the EDJ was measured from the resulting data set and compared to measurements from the sequential grinding and imaging (SGI) method.The B-scan showed that the EDJ was of varying depth. Subsequently, the EDJ measurements were found to have a correlation of 0.89 (p < 0.01) against the SGI measurements. The results indicate that high frequency ultrasound is capable of measuring enamel thickness to an accuracy of within 10% of the total enamel thickness, whereas currently there is no clinical tool available to measure enamel thickness.     

Semi-empirical bone model for determination of trabecular structure properties from backscattered ultrasound

A novel semi-empirical scattering model of trabecular bone facilitating its characterization and allowing optimization of the interrogating pulse-echo transducer performance was developed. The model accounts for spatial density distribution of the trabeculae and includes measurement conditions such as pressure–time waveform of the probing ultrasound wave, the emitted field structure, and the transfer function and limited bandwidth of the acoustic source operating in pulse-echo mode. These measurement conditions are of importance as they modify the scattered echoes, which in turn are linked to the micro-architecture of the bone. The bone was modeled by a random distribution of long and thin cylindrical scatterers having randomly varying diameters and mechanical properties, and oriented perpendicularly to the ultrasound beam axis. To mimic clinically encountered conditions the relevant empirical data obtained at 1 MHz were input to the model. The data included pulse-echo source pressure field distribution in the focal zone and the above mentioned transfer function. With these data the model allowed frequency dependent backscattering coefficient of the simulated bone structure and its statistical properties to be determined. The results obtained indicated that the computer simulation is of particular relevance in studying scattering properties of the cancellous bone and holds promise as a tool to determine the relationship between the physical dimensions and shape of the scatterers and for monitoring of osteoporosis. The results of simulations also indicated that the new bone model proposed is well suited to mimic clinically relevant conditions. In contrast to the existing bone models, which usually assume scatterers to be randomly distributed as infinitely long identical cylinders with a cross-section much smaller than the probing ultrasound wave, the new model includes two populations of scatterers having different physical dimensions and also allows the mechanical properties of the scatterers to be varied.     

双变形镜自适应光学系统像差解耦研究

对由大行程变形镜和高空间频率变形镜组成的双变形镜自适应光学系统中的像差解耦原理和限定像差校正算法做了理论分析。认为在高空间频率变形镜的斜率响应矩阵中加入限定像差向量,根据直接斜率法分别计算出两个变形镜的控制电压,可以实现两个变形镜分别对低阶像差和高阶像差的闭环校正。仿真研究了19单元变形镜和61单元变形镜组成的双变形镜自适应光学系统对低阶像差和高阶像差分别校正的情况,结果说明双变形镜自适应光学系统的校正效果与理想行程的单变形镜自适应光学系统的校正效果相当,避免了制作同时具有大行程和高空间频率两个特征的变形镜。     

直线阵光学综合孔径成像中的子孔径尺寸效应

光学综合孔径阵列中的子孔径的位置和直径的大小对成像质量有着重要的影响。详细分析了几种不同优化排列的光学综合孔径直线阵列的无像差点扩展函数、光学传递函数和衍射成像特性．结果表明,子孔径的位置不同．光学传递函数的空间频率覆盖有很大的差异。增大子孔径的直径可以增大空间频率覆盖程度．但子孔径直径过大时义会产生空间频率冗余度和增加制造成本。直线阵光学综合孔径的衍射成像是多重像,子孔径直径的增大还可以减小重影的程度,提高成像质量。结果说明,在进行光学综合孔径阵列优化排列时必须考虑子孔径的直径大小这个重耍的因素。     

基于光外差技术的超宽带频率响应测量系统

介绍了一种利用光外差技术测量光电探测器超宽带频率响应的测试方法。将一个可调谐外腔激光器和一个固定波长的分布反馈激光器（DFB-LD’s）产生的激光输入到光电探测器进行混频。通过对可调激光器腔长的控制,可以在光电探测器产生从DC到上百GHz的拍频信号,在无需额外校准光源的情况下就可以进行光电探测器超宽带频率响应特性的测试,这是该方法最突出的优点。实验证明该方法比较准确、简便、易于操作。在实验中,对两个不同的InGaAs p-i—n探测器进行测量,得到器件的3dB带宽分别为14．4GHz和40GHz。该测量方法对同类实验的研究和应用都具有实用意义。     

高频脉冲管制冷机流动特性实验分析

系统的测量了不同运行条件下,高频脉冲管制冷机蓄冷器冷端压力波幅值、速度波幅值以及它们之间相位差的变化规律。结合焓流理论,解释了小孔开度、充气压力、压比和运行频率,在高频条件下对制冷性能的影响规律。所得结果定性解释了制冷机中相应的实验现象,对于高频脉冲管制冷机的机理理解和实验研究有重要指导意义。     

高温高压下二辉橄榄岩的阻抗谱实验研究

 在1.0～4.0 GPa压力、1 073～1 573 K温度和10^-1～10⁷ Hz频率条件下,利用SARLTON-1260阻抗-增益/相位分析仪,就位测定了二辉橄榄岩的阻抗谱。实验结果表明：二辉橄榄岩的阻抗谱对频率具有很强的依赖性,并从阻抗谱的测试原理（颗粒内部、颗粒边缘、样品与电极间的导电机制）上做出了解释;温度是决定二辉橄榄岩电导率的一个重要物理参数,电导率随着温度的升高而增大,lg σ与1/T之间符合Arrenhius关系式;在高压实验中第一次将压力作为测量二辉橄榄岩电导率重要的约束因素,随着压力的增大,电阻率升高、电导率降低。