Kinetic models of natural gas combustion in an internal combustion engine

In this study, combustion of methane was simulated using four kinetic models of methane in CHEMKIN 4.1.1 for 0-D closed internal combustion (IC) engine reactor. Two detailed (GRIMECH3.0 & UBC MECH2.0) and two reduced (One step & Four steps) models were examined for various IC engine designs. The detailed models (GRIMECH3.0, & UBC MECH2.0) and 4-step models successfully predicted the combustion while global model was unable to predict any combustion reaction. This study illustrated that the detailed model sh...     

投影的约化极小模和空间的夹角

Let M and N be nonzero subspaces of a Hilbert space H, and PM and PN denote the orthogonal projections on M and N, respectively. In this note, an exact representation of the angle and the minimum gap of M and N is obtained. In addition, we study relations between the angle, the minimum gap of two subspaces M and N, and the reduced minimum modulus of （I - PN）PM,     

单模激光Lorenz系统与Duffing系统缩阶反同步

 对于2阶Duffing系统与3阶单模激光Lorenz系统,用主动控制方法设计了一种同步控制器,实现二者之间的缩阶反同步。依据罗斯 霍维兹判据,给出误差系统在原点处渐进稳定的条件。数值试验证实：在控制器作用下,2阶Duffing系统的状态变量与3阶单模激光Lorenz投影子系统的状态变量振动的幅值相同但方向相反,且在随机噪声干扰下反同步仍能很好地实现。这表明所设计的控制器对于不同阶的Duffing系统与Lorenz系统的缩阶反同步的实现是可行的、有效的,而且具有很好的鲁棒性。     

The reduced Redlich–Kister equations for correlating volumetric and viscometric properties of N,N-dimethylacetamide + dimethylformamide binary mixtures at temperatures from 298.15 to 318.15 K

Excess molar volumes and viscosity deviations in N,N-dimethylacetamide?+?dimethylformamide binary mixtures at 298.15, 308.15 and 318.15?K were calculated from experimental density and viscosity data presented in the previous work. Here these experimental values were used to test the applicability of the correlative reduced Redlich–Kister equation and the recently proposed Herráez equation. Their correlation ability at different temperatures, and the use of different number of parameters, is discussed for the case of limited experimental data. These relative functions are important to reduce the effect of temperature and, consequently, to reveal the effects of different types of interactions. Limiting excess partial molar volumes at infinite dilution were deduced from different methods, parameters of molar Gibbs energy of activation of viscous flow against compositions were investigated. The results of these observations have been interpreted in terms of structural effects of the solvents. ¹H-NMR studies of these mixtures are also reported.     

Some Regularity Criteria for Affine Semilocal Rings

The purpose of this article is to study an existence of p-bases and mainly to give some regularity criteria for semilocal rings essentially of finite type over fields.     

S_fS_(f-1)约化系数的解析表式

利用线性方程方法和解析延拓得到了导出置换群Sf Sf- 1约化系数解析表达式的一种简单的代数计算方法 .着重讨论了无重复度时Sf Sf- 1约化系数解析表达式的推导方法 .作为例子 ,给出了关于置换群内积 [f- 1,1]·[f- 1,1]和 [f - 1,1]·[f - 2 ,1,1]有关的所有Sf Sf- 1约化系数的解析表达式 .     

Study of techniques for obtaining continuous models from 2D discrete reduced‐order state‐space CFD models

The application of unsteady computational fluid dynamics (CFD) codes to aeroelastic calculations leads to a large number of degrees of freedom making them computationally expensive. Reduced‐order models (ROMs) have therefore been developed; an ROM is a system of equations which is able to reproduce the solutions of the full set of equations with reasonable accuracy, but which is of lower order. ROMs have been the focus of research in various engineering situations, but it is only relatively recently that such techniques have begun to be introduced into CFD. In order for the reduced systems to be generally applicable to aeroelastic calculations, it is necessary to have continuous time models that can be put into discrete form for different time steps. While some engineering reduction schemes can produce time‐continuous models directly, the majority of methods reported in CFD initially produce discrete time or discrete frequency models. Such models are restricted in their applicability and in order to overcome this situation, a continuous time ROM must be extracted from the discrete time system. This process can most simply be achieved by inverting the transformation from continuous to discrete time that was initially used to discretize the CFD scheme. However an alternative method reported in literature is based on continuous time sampling, even when this is not used for the initial discretization of the CFD code. This paper focuses on one particular method for ROM generation, eigensystem realization algorithm (ERA), that has been used in the CFD field. This is implemented to produce a discrete time ROM from a standard CFD code, that can be used to investigate methods for obtaining continuous ROMs and the limitations of the resulting models. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Characterisation of the reduction properties of La0.5Sr0.5Fe0.5Co0.5O3

We report here on the characterisation by temperature programmed reduction, ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy of the phases resulting from treatment of the perovskite-related material La_0.5Sr_0.5Fe_0.5Co_0.5O₃ in a flowing 90% hydrogen/10% nitrogen atmosphere. The results show that treatment of La_0.5Sr_0.5Fe_0.5Co_0.5O₃ (which contains approximately 50% Fe⁴⁺ and 50% Fe³⁺) in the flowing 90% hydrogen/10% nitrogen atmosphere at 600°C does not result in the reduction of any of the constituent elements of the material and that the perovskite structure is still retained. The Mössbauer spectrum recorded following heating in the gaseous reducing environment at 1,000°C shows the presence of metallic iron, an Fe³⁺-containing phase with parameters compatible with the presence of SrLaFeO₄ which has a K₂NiF₄-type structure, and a paramagnetic Fe³⁺ phase. The X-ray absorption spectroscopy results show the presence of metallic cobalt. The Mössbauer spectrum recorded following heating at 1,200°C continues to show the Fe³⁺-containing components plus a larger contribution from metallic iron. The X-ray absorption spectroscopy results show the presence of metallic cobalt, SrLaFeO₄, La₂O₃ and SrO.