Noise radiated by a non-isothermal, temporal mixing layer

The ability of Lighthill's analogy to predict the sound radiated by a transitional mixing layer is evaluated by means of direct numerical simulation (DNS). The specific case of low Mach number flows with density variations is investigated. In order to limit the global computational cost, the acoustic source information is based on numerical results where the sound waves have been removed. It is shown that the low Mach number approximation coupled with the acoustic analogy can lead to very accurate predictions for the radiated sound if the acoustic sources in Lighthill's equation are taken into account carefully. Results for the acoustic intensity deduced from a repeated use of the Lighthill's analogy over a wide range of Mach numbers allow us to discuss the adequacy of scaling laws proposed by previous authors (J. Sound Vib. 28(3), 563–585, 1973; 31(4), 391–397, 1973; 48(1), 95–111, 1976) for the prediction of noise from hot jets.     

Modeling droplet dispersion and interphase turbulent kinetic energy transfer using a new dual-timescale Langevin model

Dispersion of spray droplets and the modulation of turbulence in the ambient gas by the dispersing droplets are two coupled phenomena that are closely linked to the evolution of global spray characteristics, such as the spreading rate of the spray and the spray cone angle. Direct numerical simulations (DNS) of turbulent gas flows laden with sub-Kolmogorov size particles, in the absence of gravity, report that dispersion statistics and turbulent kinetic energy (TKE) evolve on different timescales. Furthermore, each timescale behaves differently with Stokes number, a non-dimensional flow parameter (defined in this context as the ratio of the particle response time to the Kolmogorov timescale of turbulence) that characterizes how quickly a particle responds to turbulent fluctuations in the carrier or gas phase. A new dual-timescale Langevin model (DLM) composed of two coupled Langevin equations for the fluctuating velocities, one for each phase, is proposed. This model possesses a unique feature that the implied TKE and velocity autocorrelation in each phase evolve on different timescales. Consequently, this model has the capability of simultaneously predicting the disparate Stokes number trends in the evolution of dispersion statistics, such as velocity autocorrelations, and TKE in each phase. Predictions of dispersion statistics and TKE from the new model show good agreement with published DNS of non-evaporating and evaporating droplet-laden turbulent flow.     

Forced and mixed convection boundary layer flow along a flat plate with variable viscosity and variable Prandtl number: new results

The steady laminar boundary layer flow along a flat plate is studied taking into account the variation of fluid viscosity and fluid Prandtl number with temperature. In the forced convection case the plate moves with constant velocity and its temperature varies in power law with x. In the mixed convection case the plate temperature is constant and the fluid moves upwards due to an external free stream and due to buoyancy forces. The results are obtained with the direct numerical solution of the boundary layer equations. The study concerns the wall heat transfer, the wall shear stress and velocity and temperature profiles across the boundary layer. The results of the present work are different from those existing in the literature, which have been obtained with the assumption of constant Pr number.     

The effect of magnetic field on two-phase liquid metal flow

In this paper, the basic equations of two-phase liquid metal flow in a magnetic field are derived, and specifically, two-phase liquid metal MHD flow in a rectangular channel is studied, and the expressions of velocity distribution of liquid and gas phases and the ratioK ₀ of the pressure drop in two-phase MHD flow to that in single-phase are derived. Results of calculation show that the ratioK ₀ is smaller than unity and decreases with increasing void fraction and Hartmann number because the effective electrical conductivity in the two-phase case decreases. The Project is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

The Effects of Blowing and Suction on Double Diffusion by Mixed Convection over Inclined Permeable Surfaces

A boundary layer analysis is used to investigate the effect of lateral mass flux on mixed convection heat and mass transfer over inclined permeable surfaces in porous media. The conservation equations that govern the problem are reduced to a system of non-linear ordinary differential equations and then the resulting equations is solved by numerical method. The numerical results for heat and mass transfer in terms of Nusselt and Sherwood number are presented in x-y plots for the buoyancy ratio (N) and Lewis number (Le) with mass flux pammeter (Fw). The obtained results are validated against previously published results with on special case of the problem.     

圆柱尾流的绝对不稳定性

在水槽和低湍流度水洞中进行亚临界雷诺数圆柱尾流稳定性实验来流速度由零缓慢增长到一定值后保持不变,稳定足够长时间后,在流向某站位处给流场一个有限幅值的脉冲扰动,测量扰动前后相当长时间内下游尾流速度信号的变化情况当雷诺数处于高亚临界值时,未受扰动的尾流速度脉动很小,处于定常状态,但对近尾流进行脉冲扰动后,能够激发出不衰减的旋涡脱落发现扰动位置限制在圆柱后一定范围内才能有效,再往下游则扰动随时间衰减．说明圆柱近尾流中存在一个绝对不稳定区,在该区域内的扰动将在当地放大,经过复杂的演化,最后形成不衰减的旋涡脱落.     

Notions of equivalence through ratios: Students with and without learning disabilities

Students with learning disabilities (LD) specific to mathematics historically underperform in foundational content such as rational number equivalence. This study examined the strategy usage and multiplicative thinking of three third grade children (i.e., Bill, a child identified as having a learning disability specific to mathematics, Carl, a child labeled as low achieving in mathematics, and Albert, a child labeled as typically achieving) before, during, and after participating in tutoring sessions consisting of student-centered pedagogy and equivalence tasks presented through an underutilized interpretation of rational number: namely, the ratio interpretation. Constant comparison analysis of the children's work during the tutoring sessions as well as responses to tasks during two clinical interviews seemed to indicate that all three children increased their use of viable strategies, with notable differences in the sophistication of the strategies as well as the level of multiplicative thinking utilized before and after the ratio-based tutoring sessions. Yet, Bill's continued use of rudimentary strategies reflects a need for continued research to investigate why the use of such strategies persists and how supporting the development of more sophisticated strategies (especially among children with LD) can be achieved.     

A defect correction approach to turbulence modeling

A method for resolving turbulent flow problems is presented, aiming at competing with the existing mathematical tractable Approximate Deconvolution Models in terms of accuracy, and outperforming these models in terms of the computational time needed. Full numerical analysis is performed, and the method is shown to be stable, easy to implement and parallelize, and computationally fast. The proposed method employs the defect correction approach to solve spatially filtered Navier–Stokes equations. A simple numerical test is provided that compares the method against the approximate deconvolution turbulence model (ADM). When resolving a fluid flow at high Reynolds number, the numerical example verifies the key feature of the method: while having the accuracy comparable to that of the ADM, the method computes in less than 80% of the time needed for the turbulence model—even before the parallelization.© 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 31: 268–288, 2015     

混合型间隔层对荧磷混合式白色有机电致发光器件性能的影响

制备了基于新型蓝绿色荧光MQAB与红色磷光Ir(MDQ)2acac的荧磷混合式白色有机电致发光器件,并探讨了TPBI或UGH3两种间隔层及二者的混合间隔层的器件的发光性能.研究发现,采用TPBI和UGH3的混合间隔层可以调控载流子注入与传输的平衡.当m(TPBI)∶ m(UGH3)=1∶1时,可有效地控制发光区域,使得器件性能得到优化,并获得发光亮度高达14 700 cd/m2的白色有机电致发光器件,最高电流效率可达11.60 cd/A,且器件具有较高的色稳定性.采用混合间隔层的器件比单用TPBI或UGH3作为间隔层的器件效率提高了200％ ～ 300％.     

聚丙烯腈基碳纤维原丝在纺丝过程中纳米孔变化规律与机理研究

应用小角X射线散射等方法, 系统、定量地测试表征了聚丙烯腈基碳纤维原丝中纳米孔的尺寸、形状、体积分数、单位体积中纳米孔绝对数量以及纤维总孔洞率等形态结构参量, 并对这些参量在水洗、水洗牵伸、热致密化、高压蒸汽牵伸及热稳定化等工艺过程中的变化规律及原因进行了研究. 结果表明, 纺丝过程中牵伸及高温热处理均可使纤维总孔洞率逐步下降. 纳米孔尺寸体积分数V_i测试表明, 对于小于10 nm³的小纳米孔和大于10³ nm³的较大纳米孔, 两者的V_i在纺丝初期水洗牵伸工艺中分别为0.217和0.369, 而在纺丝后期热稳定化处理后发生大幅度改变, 分别为0.948 与0.015. 其原因并不是在高压蒸汽牵伸及热稳定处理中较小纳米孔含量的增加, 而是较大纳米孔含量的大幅度减少. 纳米孔形状研究表明, 纺丝工艺中的多次牵伸处理均使纳米孔的长短轴比加大, 而大于玻璃化温度的热处理均使纳米孔长短轴比收缩, 并且对于较小纳米孔来说这种收缩更为显著.