Non-Noether symmetries and Lutzky conserved quantities for mechanico-electrical systems

We apply the non-Noether symmetry theory for mechanical systems to Lagrange–Maxwell mechanico-electrical systems. For these systems, we derive the Lutzky conserved quantities from the corresponding equations of motion, the non-conservative and the dissipative forces, and the Lagrangian. Also, a condition that characterizes when a non-Noether symmetry leads to a Noether conservation law is presented.     

Vibration of vehicle–pavement coupled system based on a Timoshenko beam on a nonlinear foundation

This paper focuses on the coupled nonlinear vibration of vehicle–pavement system. The pavement is modeled as a Timoshenko beam resting on a six-parameter foundation. The vehicle is simplified as a spring–mass–damper oscillator. For the first time, the dynamic response of vehicle–pavement coupled system is studied by modeling the pavement as a Timoshenko beam resting on a nonlinear foundation. Consequently, the shear effects and the rotational inertia of the pavement are included in the modeling process. The pavement model is assumed to be a linear-plus-cubic Pasternak-type foundation. Furthermore, the convergent Galerkin truncation is used to obtain approximate solutions to the coupled vibratory response of the vehicle–pavement coupled system. The dynamic responses of the vehicle–pavement system with the asphalt pavement on soft soil foundation are investigated via the numerical examples. The numerical results show that the calculation for the coupled vibratory response needs high-order modes. Moreover, the coupling effects between the pavement and the vehicle are numerically examined by using the convergent modal truncation. The physical parameters of the vehicle–pavement system such as the shear modulus are compared for determining their influences on the coupled vibratory response.     

Snap-through piezoelectric energy harvesting

Snap-through mechanism is employed to harvest electricity from random vibration through piezoelectricity. The random excitation is assumed to be Gaussian white noise. The snap-through piezoelectric energy harvester possesses the bistability. For small-amplitude vibration in a potential well, the Ito stochastic differential equation of the electromechanical coupling system is derived from the Taylor approximation at a stable equilibrium point. The method of the moment differential equations is applied to determine the statistical moments of the displacement response and the output voltage. The effects of the system parameters on the output voltage and the output power are examined. The approximate analytical outcomes are qualitatively and quantitatively supported by the numerical simulations. For large-amplitude interwell motion, the effects of the parameters on the output voltage and the output power are numerically investigated. Nonlinearity produced by the snap-through improves energy harvesting so that the snap-through piezoelectric energy harvester can outperform the linear energy harvester in the similar size under Gaussian white noise excitations.     

运动表面风力机翼型的气动性能研究

本文通过数值模拟,研究了S809翼型表面沿切向顺时针方向速度运动时的气动性能.从计算结果看出,翼型表面运动能有效抑制或延缓大攻角流动分离,改善翼型的气动性能。在此基础上,为了仅考虑表面的运动效应,消除翼型几何外形对升阻力系数的影响,本文还研究了皮带轮翼型(由大小两个圆柱驱动的皮带轮)的气动特性。计算结果进一步表明,表面运动能有效地抑制翼型吸力面发生大规模流动分离,并可极大地增加翼型升力系数。     

水翼表面粗糙带对空化抑制效果的数值研究

为研究水翼表面粗糙带对空化的抑制效果,在修改的NACA16翼型吸力面施加一粗糙带,对在不同粗糙带条件下翼型的水动力学特性和周围流场进行了数值模拟研究,得到了升阻力系数、吸力面最小压力系数和近壁面湍动能随粗糙带变化的趋势,探讨了水翼表面粗糙带对抑制表面空化的效果。结果表明,随着粗糙带宽度和高度的增大,翼型周围流场的压强显著升高并使吸力面的最低压力高于饱和蒸汽压,从而延缓了初生空化的发生。该结果为认识粗糙带对水翼抗空蚀性能的影响提供了参考。     

Numerical simulation of soliton and kink density waves in traffic flow with periodic boundaries

The soliton and kink–antikink density waves are simulated with periodic boundaries, by adding perturbation in the initial condition on single-lane road based on a car-following model. They are reproduced in the form of the space–time evolution of headway, both of which propagate backwards. It is found that the solitons appear only near the neutral stability line regardless of the boundary conditions, and they exhibit upward form when the initial headway is smaller than the safety distance, otherwise they exhibit downward form. Comparison is made between the numerical and analytical results about the amplitude of kink–antikink wave, and the underlying mechanism is analyzed. Besides, it is indicated that the maximal current of traffic flow increases with decreasing safety distance. The numerical simulation shows a good agreement with the analytical results.     

Galerkin methods for natural frequencies of high-speed axially moving beams

In this paper, natural frequencies of planar vibration of axially moving beams are numerically investigated in the supercritical ranges. In the supercritical transport speed regime, the straight equilibrium configuration becomes unstable and bifurcate in multiple equilibrium positions. The governing equations of coupled planar is reduced to two nonlinear models of transverse vibration. For motion about each bifurcated solution, those nonlinear equations are cast in the standard form of continuous gyroscopic systems by introducing a coordinate transform. The natural frequencies are investigated for the beams via the Galerkin method to truncate the corresponding governing equations without nonlinear parts into an infinite set of ordinary-differential equations under the simple support boundary. Numerical results indicate that the nonlinear coefficient has little effects on the natural frequency, and the three models predict qualitatively the same tendencies of the natural frequencies with the changing parameters and the integro-partial-differential equation yields results quantitatively closer to those of the coupled equations.     

二维跨声速有旋流动反命题的赝势函数变分原理

本文以文献［３］所得正命题变分原理为基础,通过对边界项进行变域变分的详细分析,构造出了未知壁面的自然边界条件,推导出了求解反命题的变域变分原理,这些工作为采用有限元求解气动反命题奠定了完密的数学基础。     

Interactions of single-stranded DNA on microcantilevers

The microcantilever approach has attracted considerable attention in recent years as a means of label-free detection of a variety of biomolecular and chemical reactions. The underlying physics of the intermolecular interactions that result in mechanical motions is yet to be fully explored, but it seems both rich in science and of technological importance. This paper presents an overview of experiments and theories related to interactions of single-stranded DNA immobilized on microcantilevers. Experiments and theories show that, at high grafting density, hydration forces are the dominant factor determining cantilever deflections, not electrostatics or conformational entropy.