On the antiplane shear deformation of finite wedges

Antiplane shear deformation of finite wedges is considered under different boundary conditions. First, the assertions and results of a recent paper, namely Chue and Liu [C.H. Chue, W.J. Liu, Comments on “Analysis of an isotropic finite wedge under antiplane deformation”, Int. J. Solids Struct. 41 (2004) 5023–5034] are invalidated. Then, closed form solutions are extracted for the stress distribution in the wedge. These closed forms have the advantages of showing the possible geometric stress singularity as well as the load singularity explicitly, in addition to the continuity or discontinuity as well as the convergence of the results in the entire region. Finally, the stress intensity factors are extracted in the special case of a circular shaft containing an edge crack under different boundary conditions.     

液体压力和体力作用下各向异性弹性楔形体分析

对于各向同性或特殊各向异性弹性楔形体,由于面内位移和面外位移不耦合,楔形体承受液体压力和体力时的应力场为经典的李维解。而对于一般各向异性弹性楔形体,通常面内位移和面外位移相互耦合。本文根据二维变形弹性体的Stroh理论,分析了液体压力和体力作用下一般各向异性弹性楔形体的应力场,并计算了复合楔形体的应力。     

时间分辨原子发射光谱诊断脉冲放电气体束等离子体

建成了一套脉冲放电气体束和原子发射光谱等离子体诊断实验装置,利用这套实验装置测量了不同放电条件下等离子体的时间分辨发射光谱,并采用玻尔兹曼作图法和Hα谱线斯塔克展宽法研究了等离子体的原子温度、离子温度和自由电子密度等参数的演化。实验结果表明,脉冲放电的总电量对等离子体参数的演化有较大影响;脉冲放电气体束等离子体中的离子温度远高于原子温度,自由电子密度相对较低,等离子体处于非局域热平衡状态。A special designed pulsed discharge nozzle (PDN) ion source and a plasma diagnostics system based on the atomic emission spectroscopy were constructed. The time-resolved emission spectra of Argon atoms and ions in the region of 300-800 nm were observed and analyzed. The plasma temperatures, including atomic and ionic temperatures, were simulated by Boltzmann plot method, and the free electron density was simulated through the Stark broadening of Hα line. The evolution of these plasma parameters were investigated by high-resolution time-resolved emission spectra. The results show that the total energy struck on the pulsed gas beam is the most important factor which determines the plasma properties and its evolution. The plasma in PDN is concluded into non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (non-LTE) during the evaluation because of the low electron density and the big difference between the temperatures of Argon atoms and ions in all discharge conditions.     

阻抗劈绕射对破碎波后向散射特性的影响

海浪的破碎区会导致海面电磁散射特性发生很大改变,导致海尖峰现象的产生.本文结合阻抗劈结构模型分析了劈绕射对破碎波后向散射特性的影响.首先利用基尔霍夫近似求解破碎波的物理光学场;基于Maliuzhinets方法,从波动方程及精确阻抗边界条件出发,由谱函数的积分形式得到阻抗劈的一致性绕射系数,结合物理光学绕射系数导出阻抗劈等效边缘电磁流;利用边缘绕射场修正物理光学场,得到考虑劈绕射效应的破碎波散射总场.数值结果表明,阻抗劈的绕射场在Keller锥内出现HH极化大于VV极化的现象,因此计入绕射场的影响会使得破碎波生长到临近坍塌阶段时,小擦地角逆风观测出现总场的后向散射截面HH极化大于VV极化的现象,说明劈绕射是造成海尖峰现象产生的原因之一.     

IR signature study of aircraft engine for variation in nozzle exit area

In general, jet engines operate with choked nozzle during take-off, climb and cruise, whereas unchoking occurs while landing and taxiing (when engine is not running at full power). Appropriate thrust in an aircraft in all stages of the flight, i.e., take-off, climb, cruise, descent and landing is achieved through variation in the nozzle exit area. This paper describes the effect on thrust and IR radiance of a turbojet engine due to variation in the exit area of a just choked converging nozzle (M_e = 1). The variations in the nozzle exit area result in either choking or unchoking of a just choked converging nozzle. Results for the change in nozzle exit area are analyzed in terms of thrust, mass flow rate and specific fuel consumption. The solid angle subtended (Ω) by the exhaust system is estimated analytically, for the variation in nozzle exit area (A_ne), as it affects the visibility of the hot engine parts from the rear aspect. For constant design point thrust, IR radiance is studied from the boresight (ϕ = 0°, directly from the rear side) for various percentage changes in nozzle exit area (%ΔA_ne), in the 1.9–2.9 μm and 3–5 μm bands.     

Evaluation of Non-Uniform Image Quality Caused by Anode Heel Effect in Digital Radiography Using Mutual Information

Anode heel effects are known to cause non-uniform image quality, but no method has been proposed to evaluate the non-uniform image quality caused by the heel effect. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate non-uniform image quality in digital radiographs using a novel circular step-wedge (CSW) phantom and normalized mutual information (nMI). All X-ray images were acquired from a digital radiography system equipped with a CsI flat panel detector. A new acrylic CSW phantom was imaged ten times at various kVp and mAs to evaluate overall and non-uniform image quality with nMI metrics. For comparisons, a conventional contrast-detail resolution phantom was imaged ten times at identical exposure parameters to evaluate overall image quality with visible ratio (VR) metrics, and the phantom was placed in different orientations to assess non-uniform image quality. In addition, heel effect correction (HEC) was executed to elucidate the impact of its effect on image quality. The results showed that both nMI and VR metrics significantly changed with kVp and mAs, and had a significant positive correlation. The positive correlation is suggestive that the nMI metrics have a similar performance to the VR metrics in assessing the overall image quality of digital radiographs. The nMI metrics significantly changed with orientations and also significantly increased after HEC in the anode direction. However, the VR metrics did not change significantly with orientations or with HEC. The results indicate that the nMI metrics were more sensitive than the VR metrics with regards to non-uniform image quality caused by the anode heel effect. In conclusion, the proposed nMI metrics with a CSW phantom outperformed the conventional VR metrics in detecting non-uniform image quality caused by the heel effect, and thus are suitable for quantitatively evaluating non-uniform image quality in digital radiographs with and without HEC.     

Heavy neutral MSSM Higgs bosons at the photon linear collider — a comparison of two analyses

Measurement of the heavy neutral MSSM Higgs bosons H and A production in the process γγ → A/H → b at the Photon Linear Collider [1,2] has been considered in two independent analyses for the parameter range corresponding to the so-called ‘LHC wedge’. Significantly different conclusions were obtained; signal-to-background ratio 36 vs. 2. Here assumptions and results of these two analyses are compared. We have found that differences in the final results are mainly due to different assumptions on γγ-luminosity spectra, jet definitions and selection cuts.      

测量液体折射率的几种光学方法的实验研究

利用迈克尔逊干涉仪、牛顿环、劈尖、分光计等仪器方便、准确的测量出液体的折射率。同时,分析比较了各方法的优缺点。     

计算全息法标定单光楔补偿检测系统误差

单光楔补偿检测法具有良好的适用性、鲁棒性和灵活性,但是在检测光路中存在多种误差耦合,误差解耦困难,影响了单光楔补偿检测的精度和可信度.针对这一问题,本文提出一种计算全息法(Computer Generation Hologram,CGH)标定单光楔补偿检测光路系统误差的新方法.文中首先分析了单光楔补偿检测法系统误差的来...