Effect of numerical integration in the DGFEM for nonlinear convection‐diffusion problems

This paper is concerned with the effect of numerical integration applied to the discontinuous Galerkin finite element discretization of nonlinear convection‐diffusion problems in 2D. In the space semidiscretization the volume and line integrals are evaluated by numerical quadratures. Our goal is to estimate the error caused by the numerical integration and to show what numerical quadratures guarantee that the accuracy of the method with exact integration is preserved. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2007     

The microscopic investigation of structures of moving flux lines by neutron and muon techniques

We have used a variety of microscopic techniques to reveal the structure and motion of flux line arrangements, when the flux lines in low T _c type II superconductors are caused to move by a transport current. Using small-angle neutron scattering by the flux line lattice (FLL), we are able to demonstrate directly the alignment by motion of the nearest-neighbor FLL direction. This tends to be parallel to the direction of flux line motion, as had been suspected from two-dimensional simulations. We also see the destruction of the ordered FLL by plastic flow and the bending of flux lines. Another technique that our collaboration has employed is the direct measurement of flux line motion, using the ultra-high-resolution spectroscopy of the neutron spin-echo technique to observe the energy change of neutrons diffracted by moving flux lines. The muon spin rotation (μSR) technique gives the distribution of values of magnetic field within the FLL. We have recently succeeded in performing μSR measurements while the FLL is moving. Such measurements give complementary information about the local speed and orientation of the FLL motion. We conclude by discussing the possible application of this technique to thin film superconductors.     

Saddle-point method and resurgent analysis

The topological part of the theory of the parameter-dependent Laplace integral is known to consist of two stages. At the first stage, the integration contour is reduced to a sum of paths of steepest descent for some value of the parameter. At the second stage, this decomposition (and hence the asymptotic expansion of the integral) is continued to all other parameter values. In the present paper, the second stage is studied with the help of resurgent analysis techniques. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 278–296, February, 1997. Translated by B. Yu. Sternin and V. E. Shatalov     

微粒群算法及其在热轧生产调度中的应用

针对整数规划问题的特点,提出了一种在整数空间中进行进化计算的PSO算法,使微粒群的进化限于整数空间。给出了热轧生产调度问题的最优轧制单元数学规划模型。并将该方法成功应用于最优轧制单元求解。     

The representability number of a chain

For each pair of linear orderings (L,M), the representability number repr_M(L) of L in M is the least ordinal α such that L can be order-embedded into the lexicographic power . The case is relevant to utility theory. The main results in this paper are as follows. (i) If κ is a regular cardinal that is not order-embeddable in M, then repr_M(κ)=κ; as a consequence, for each κω₁. (ii) If M is an uncountable linear ordering with the property that A×_lex2 is not order-embeddable in M for each uncountable AM, then for any ordinal α; in particular, . (iii) If L is either an Aronszajn line or a Souslin line, then .     

平板网架结构分析的超级条元法

本文针对复杂杆系结构提出一种超级有限条的分析方法。这种方法基于半连续半离散思想将各杆件结点自由度归结为整体结构自由度；进一步又将整体自由度简化为少数结线自由度上机计算。这将为复杂结构体系开拓一条简便、实用的工程分析途径。     

Transient gas flow simulation using an Adaptive Method of LinesSimulation d'écoulements dans un gazoduc par la méthode adaptative de lignes

Designing natural gas pipelines to safely and efficiently handle unsteady flows, requires knowledge of pressure drop, flowrate and temperature distribution throughout the system. The accurate prediction of these parameters is essential in order to achieve optimum cumulative deliverability, and safe and reliable operation. An Adaptive Method of Lines algorithm is formulated for the solution of Euler system of equations, which fully simulates slow and fast transients. Two test cases present the improvement of the numerical solution from grid adaptation. Good results are obtained both for slow and fast transients simulations proving that the suggested numerical procedure is appropriate for such predictions. To cite this article: E. Tentis et al., C. R. Mecanique 331 (2003).     

变截面高层筒体结构的有限元线法整体稳定和二阶分析

本文用有限元线法对变截面的高层简体结构进行空间整体稳定和二阶分析。先把实际框筒结构分段连续化为正交各向异性折板结构；用有限元线法，通过有限条元半离散化，取结线上位移为基本未知函数，由势能驻值原理建立稳定和二阶分析的常微分方程组；由常微分方程求解器直接求解。     

Boundary conditions for contacts lines in coextrusion flows

A bicomponent coextrusion process is modelled using a 3-D finite element formulation. The layer uniformity problem in coextrusion is addressed by examining the effects of the polymer melt/polymer melt/die wall contact line boundary condition. It has been observed that the less viscous polymer layer will tend to displace the more viscous polymer layer near the die wall. The behaviour of the contact lisle is considered to be either a stick or slip boundary condition. In the stick boundary condition, the contact line does not move from its original position after the two polymer layers meet, A slip boundary condition allows the contact line to move along the die wall. The calculated interfaces which result from different contact line assumptions are determined. Results show that if a stick boundary condition is appropriate for a given fluid/fluid/solid contact line, then a very thin entrained layer of the more viscous polymer melt will be trapped between the less viscous polymer melt and the die wall. Slip boundary conditions would allow complete displacement of the contact line along the die wall. Both slip and stick boundary conditions produce similar interface profiles far away from the die wall for small viscosity ratios. In certain eases, the displacement of the more viscous material by the less viscous material will cease and a static interface structure is produced regardless of die length. Experimental work with polycarbonate melts is compared with the numerical simulations.A. Torres on leave from Investigación y Desarrollo,, C.A. (INDESCA), P.O. Box 10319, Complejo Petroquímico El Tablazo, Maracaibo, 4001, Venezuela.