The flow visualization work with the aid of PIV and Piezometer deals with flip-flop flow around diamond-shaped cylinder bundle revised with concavities on both bundle walls. It is disclosed that 1) the concavity const...The flow visualization work with the aid of PIV and Piezometer deals with flip-flop flow around diamond-shaped cylinder bundle revised with concavities on both bundle walls. It is disclosed that 1) the concavity constructed on both side-walls of a diamond cylinder induces a substantial change in the flow patterns in the exit jet-stream field and jet- stream dispersion, 2) pressure characteristics are quantitatively measured in a diverging-flow region in diamond cylinder bundles with concavityand in its downstream region, and 3) flip-flop flow occurs in the flow passages and its occurrence condition is obtained.展开更多
This paper introduces a three-dimensional concave hexagonal honeycomb structure(3D-CHH) with enhanced impact resistance, developed from a two-dimensional concave hexagonal honeycomb structure(2D-CHH), to advance the a...This paper introduces a three-dimensional concave hexagonal honeycomb structure(3D-CHH) with enhanced impact resistance, developed from a two-dimensional concave hexagonal honeycomb structure(2D-CHH), to advance the application of metamaterials in ship protection structures. Both structures were fabricated using additive manufacturing techniques and subjected to quasi-static compression testing to evaluate their deformation modes and energy-absorbing capabilities. Combined experimental and numerical simulation results revealed that 2D-CHH exhibited a “<” mode,while 3D-CHH demonstrated an inward concave “I” mode, with 3D-CHH showing superior negative Poisson's ratio characteristics. The deformation behavior of both structures progresses through four distinct phases: elastic zone,stress plateau zone, plateau stress enhancement zone, and densification zone characterized by rapid stress elevation.The 3D-CHH structure exhibits superior energy absorption compared with both 2D-CHH and conventional honeycomb structures, achieving nearly twice the specific energy absorption of 2D-CHH. Additionally, 3D-CHH shows an 8.4%improvement in energy absorption efficiency compared with 2D-CHH. The enhanced negative Poisson's ratio effect and superior energy absorption properties of 3D-CHH enable effective ship protection while reducing structural weight.展开更多
The electric vertical takeoff and landing(e VTOL)aircraft shows great potential for rapid military personnel deployment on the battlefield.However,its susceptibility to control loss,complex crashes,and extremely limit...The electric vertical takeoff and landing(e VTOL)aircraft shows great potential for rapid military personnel deployment on the battlefield.However,its susceptibility to control loss,complex crashes,and extremely limited bottom energy-absorbing space demands higher comprehensive crashworthiness of its subfloor thin-walled structures.This study investigated the energy absorption capacity of novel concave polygonal carbon fiber reinforced plastics(CFRP)tubes under multi-angle collisions.Quasistatic compression experiments and finite element simulations were conducted to assess the failure mode and energy absorption.The influences of cross-section shapes,loading conditions,and geometry parameters on crashworthiness metrics were further analyzed.The results revealed that,under the similar weight,concave polygonal tubes exhibited superior energy absorption under axial loads compared to regular polygonal and circular tubes,attributed to the increased number of axial splits.However,both regular and concave polygonal tubes,particularly the latter,demonstrated reduced oblique energy absorption compared to traditional square tubes with the increasing ratio of SEA value decreased from 20%-16%.Notably,this reduction in energy absorption can be compensated for by the implementation of inward and outward crusher plugs,and with them,the concave polygonal tubes demonstrated outstanding overall crashworthiness performance under multiple loading conditions.This concave cross-sectional design methods could serve as a guidance for the development of the eVTOL subfloor.展开更多
An algorithm for partitioning arbitrary simple polygons into a number of convex parts was presented. The concave vertices were determined first, and then they were moved by using the method connecting the concave vert...An algorithm for partitioning arbitrary simple polygons into a number of convex parts was presented. The concave vertices were determined first, and then they were moved by using the method connecting the concave vertices with the vertices of falling into its region B,so that the primary polygon could be partitioned into two subpolygons. Finally, this method was applied recursively to the subpolygons until all the concave vertices were removed. This algorithm partitions the polygon into O(l) convex parts, its time complexity is max(O(n),O(l 2)) multiplications, where n is the number of vertices of the polygon and l is the number of the concave vertices.展开更多
Image segmentation is an important research area in Computer Vision and the GVF-snake is an effective segmentation algorithm presented in recent years. Traditional GVF-snake algorithm has a large capture range and can...Image segmentation is an important research area in Computer Vision and the GVF-snake is an effective segmentation algorithm presented in recent years. Traditional GVF-snake algorithm has a large capture range and can deal with boundary concavities. However, when interesting object has deep concavities, traditional GVF-snake algorithm can’t converge to true boundaries exactly. In this paper, a novel improved scheme was proposed based on the GVF-snake. The central idea is introduce dynamic balloon force and tangential force to strengthen the static GVF force. Experimental results of synthetic image and real image all demonstrated that the improved algorithm can capture boundary concavities better and detect complex edges more accurately.展开更多
To address the curvature effect on single-row chevron-nozzle jet impingement heat transfer on concave surface,a series of experiments are conducted in the present investigation.Four concave surfaces including one semi...To address the curvature effect on single-row chevron-nozzle jet impingement heat transfer on concave surface,a series of experiments are conducted in the present investigation.Four concave surfaces including one semi-cylindrical concave surface and three parabolic concave surfaces with different width-to-depth ratios are tested under three typical Reynolds numbers(Re=5000,10000 and 15000)and several dimensionless nozzle-to-surface distances ranging from 1 to 8.The results show that the concave curvature has a clear impact on chevron-nozzle jet impingement heat transfer,tightly dependent on jet Reynolds number and impinging distance.In general,the semicylindrical concave surface produces the highest longitudinally-averaged Nusselt number at the leading line of concave surface.Under a low jet Reynolds number,the parabolic concave surface with a highly curved curvature produces higher longitudinally-averaged Nusselt number at the leading line and more uniform longitudinally-averaged Nusselt number distribution along the curvilinear direction.However,the longitudinally-averaged Nusselt number at the leading line of concave surface is the lowest for the highly curved surface under a high jet Reynolds number and large impinging distance.In comparison with the round-nozzle,chevron nozzle plays a more significant role on improving jet impingement heat transfer at small impinging distances.展开更多
Experimental study of the local and average heat transfer characteristics of a single round jet impinging on the concave surfaces was conducted in this work to gain in-depth knowledge of the curvature effects.The expe...Experimental study of the local and average heat transfer characteristics of a single round jet impinging on the concave surfaces was conducted in this work to gain in-depth knowledge of the curvature effects.The experiments were conducted by employing a piccolo tube with one single jet hole over a wide range of parameters：jet Reynolds number from 27000 to 130000,relative nozzle to surface distance from 3.3 to 30,and relative surface curvature from 0.005 to 0.030.Experimental results indicate that the surface curvature has opposite effects on heat transfer characteristics.On one hand,an increase of relative nozzle to surface distance（increasing jet diameter in fact）enhances the average heat transfer around the surface for the same curved surface.On the other hand,the average Nusselt number decreases as relative nozzle to surface distance increases for a fixed jet diameter.Finally,experimental data-based correlations of the average Nusselt number over the curved surface were obtained with consideration of surface curvature effect.This work contributes to a better understanding of the curvature effects on heat transfer of a round jet impingement on concave surfaces,which is of high importance to the design of the aircraft anti-icing system.展开更多
In this paper,we consider a singular elliptic system with both concave non-linearities and critical Sobolev-Hardy growth terms in bounded domains.By means of variational methods,the multiplicity of positive solutions ...In this paper,we consider a singular elliptic system with both concave non-linearities and critical Sobolev-Hardy growth terms in bounded domains.By means of variational methods,the multiplicity of positive solutions to this problem is obtained.展开更多
Large tanks are extensively used for storing water,petrochemicals and fuels.Since they are often cited in earthquake-prone areas,the safe and continuous operation of these important structures must be ensured even whe...Large tanks are extensively used for storing water,petrochemicals and fuels.Since they are often cited in earthquake-prone areas,the safe and continuous operation of these important structures must be ensured even when severe earthquakes occur,since their failure could have devastating financial and socio-environmental consequences.Base-isolation has been widely adopted for the efficient seismic protection of such critical facilities.However,base-isolated tanks can be located relatively close to active faults that generate strong excitations with special characteristics.Consequently,viscous dampers can be incorporated into the isolation system to reduce excessive displacement demands and to avoid overconservative isolator design.Nonetheless,only a few studies have focused on the investigation of seismic response of base-isolated liquid storage tanks in conjunction with supplemental viscous dampers.Therefore,the impact of the addition of supplemental linear viscous dampers on the seismic performance of tanks isolated by single friction pendulum devices is investigated herein.Four levels of supplemental damping are assessed and compared with respect to isolators′displacement capacity and accelerations that are transferred to the tanks.展开更多
Based on concave function, the problem of finding the sparse solution of absolute value equations is relaxed to a concave programming, and its corresponding algorithm is proposed, whose main part is solving a series o...Based on concave function, the problem of finding the sparse solution of absolute value equations is relaxed to a concave programming, and its corresponding algorithm is proposed, whose main part is solving a series of linear programming. It is proved that a sparse solution can be found under the assumption that the connected matrixes have range space property(RSP). Numerical experiments are also conducted to verify the efficiency of the proposed algorithm.展开更多
The concave die design of self-pierce riveting(SPR) is of critical importance for product quality. The optimization of concave die parameters based on orthogonal test is proposed to explore the relationship between se...The concave die design of self-pierce riveting(SPR) is of critical importance for product quality. The optimization of concave die parameters based on orthogonal test is proposed to explore the relationship between self-pierce riveted joint quality and die parameters. There are nine independent die parameter factors in orthogonal test and each factor has 4 levels. In order to evaluate the interlock and neck thickness, we carry out numerical simulations by the software DEFORM-2D. Then, the primary and secondary factors that affect the joint quality have been found out by means of range analysis. Finally, an optimization scheme is brought forward to design concave die in SPR process, which indicates that the joint has higher quality than that of former orthogonal tests.This work can be extended by a detailed mechanical and fatigue analysis for the joint quality of SPR process.展开更多
High intensity focused ultrasound(HIFU)therapy is an effective method in clinical treatment of tumors,in order to explore the bio-heat conduction mechanism of in multi-layer media by concave spherical transducer,tempe...High intensity focused ultrasound(HIFU)therapy is an effective method in clinical treatment of tumors,in order to explore the bio-heat conduction mechanism of in multi-layer media by concave spherical transducer,temperature field induced by this kind of transducer in multi-layer media will be simulated through solving Pennes equation with finite difference method,and the influence of initial sound pressure,absorption coefficient,and thickness of different layers of biological tissue as well as thermal conductivity parameter on sound focus and temperature distribution will be analyzed,respectively.The results show that the temperature in focus area increases faster while the initial sound pressure and thermal conductivity increase.The absorption coefficient is smaller,the ultrasound intensity in the focus area is bigger,and the size of the focus area is increasing.When the thicknesses of different layers of tissue change,the focus position changes slightly,but the sound intensity of the focus area will change obviously.The temperature in focus area will rise quickly before reaching a threshold,and then the temperature will keep in the threshold range.展开更多
The longitudinal profiles of main streams of ten kongdui basins within Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China were characterized in this study by analyzing a series of quantitative indexes that are relevant to tec...The longitudinal profiles of main streams of ten kongdui basins within Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China were characterized in this study by analyzing a series of quantitative indexes that are relevant to tectonic activity and river action, and by establishing a series of multiple regression models. The results reveal that all longitudinal profiles are concave in shape, with a range of concavity between 1.1 and 3.1, increasing from west to east. Data also show that the concavity of the profiles is significantly negatively correlated with profile length, altitude difference, average altitude, drainage area and sediment load of the basins. Analysis reveals that kongdui basins have suffered from moderate-to-weak tectonic activity over time, again characterized by a west-to-east weakening trend. Stream power also varies along the main channels of the ten kongdui basins; average values in each case fall between 0.8 W/m and 8.4 W/m, generally higher within the middle reaches. This decreasing trend in stream power within the lower reaches of kongdui basins might provide one key explanation for sedimentation there. Data also show that the average stream power in western and central basins tends to be higher than that in eastern examples, even though both the highest and the lowest values are seen within two middle ones. This analysis shows that the longitudinal profile concavity values are mainly controlled by tectonic activity and that the effect of river action is insignificant.展开更多
The problem of end-face cavity formation in parts produced by cross-wedge rolling was studied in order to reduce material consumption.The cavity depth was measured by the displacemern method.Twenty-one different cases...The problem of end-face cavity formation in parts produced by cross-wedge rolling was studied in order to reduce material consumption.The cavity depth was measured by the displacemern method.Twenty-one different cases of rolling were analysed by finile element method to determine the effects of process parameters such as the wedge tool angle,the temperature of material,the tool velocity and the reduction ratio on the depth of end-face cavities.Relationships between these parameters are examined in order to establish depe ndencies enabling quick and simple selection of a con cavity allowance in order to remove the cavities.The equations for calculating the con cavity allowance were verified in an experimental process for manufacturing ball pins with the use of flat tools.Rolling tests were performed using a billet with its length selected in compliance with the established dependencies.The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed solution is a viable method for end-face cavity removal.展开更多
Plant leaves, insects and geckos are masters of adhesion or anti-adhesion by smartly designed refined surface structures with micro- and nano- ＇technologies＇. Understanding the basic principles in the design of the ...Plant leaves, insects and geckos are masters of adhesion or anti-adhesion by smartly designed refined surface structures with micro- and nano- ＇technologies＇. Understanding the basic principles in the design of the unique surface structures is of great importance in the manufacture or synthesis of micro- and nano- devices in MEMS or NEMS. This study is right inspired by this effort, focusing on the mechanics of wet adhesion between fibers having concave tips and a flat substrate via capillary forces. We show that the concave surface can effectively enhance the wet adhesion by reducing the effective contact angle of the fiber, firmly pinning the liquid bridge at its circumferential edge. A critical contact angle is identified below which the adhesion strength can achieve its maximum, being insensitive to the contact angle between the fiber and liquid. The analytical expression for the critical angle is derived. Then a tentative design for the profile of concave surfaces is proposed, considering the effects of chamfering size, deformation and buckling, etc. The effect of liquid volume on the wet adhesion of multiple-fiber system is also discussed.展开更多
This article proposes a few tangent cones,which are relative to the constraint qualifications of optimization problems.With the upper and lower directional derivatives of an objective function,the characteristics of c...This article proposes a few tangent cones,which are relative to the constraint qualifications of optimization problems.With the upper and lower directional derivatives of an objective function,the characteristics of cones on the constraint qualifications are presented.The interrelations among the constraint qualifications,a few cones involved, and level sets of upper and lower directional derivatives are derived.展开更多
Inspired by shark’s skin in nature,a non-smooth surface could be an ideal model for changing the flow characteristics of fluids on the object surface.To analyze the effect of a non-smooth surface with concaves on the...Inspired by shark’s skin in nature,a non-smooth surface could be an ideal model for changing the flow characteristics of fluids on the object surface.To analyze the effect of a non-smooth surface with concaves on the maglev train aerodynamic performances and to investigate how the concave size affects the aerodynamic forces and flow structure of a maglev train,four 1/10th scaled maglev train models are simulated using an Improved Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation(IDDES)method.The numerical strategy used in this study is verified by comparison with the wind tunnel test results,and the comparison shows that the difference was in a reasonable range.The results demonstrate that the concaves could effectively reduce the tail car pressure drag,thus reducing the total drag,and that the smaller the concave size was,the better the drag reduction effect would be.The change in the lift with the concave size was more significant than that of the drag,and the tail car lift of R1(0.0012H),R2(0.0024H),and R3(0.0036H)train models was 30.1%,43.0%,and 44.5%less than that of the prototype,respectively.In addition,different flow topologies of the wake are analyzed.The width and height of the vortex core of the counter-rotating vortices tended to decrease with the concave size.Thus,from the point of view of ensuring the operating safety of a maglev train,a non-smooth surface with small-size concaves is recommended.展开更多
The sluggish kinetics behaviors and vast volume variations of Na^(+)hosts to FeS_(2)anode involved intercalation,and conversion reactions plague its applicability of sodium-ion batteries(SIBs).Here,a significantly exp...The sluggish kinetics behaviors and vast volume variations of Na^(+)hosts to FeS_(2)anode involved intercalation,and conversion reactions plague its applicability of sodium-ion batteries(SIBs).Here,a significantly expedited kinetics via cation intercalation and considerably relieved stress accumulation by constructing the concave scaffold protector are approached for FeS_(2)complex.Upon Mn^(2+)intercalation into FeS_(2),a new stable Mn-FeS_(2)was generated with distorted coordination;elevated antibonding orbital occupancy and lowed d band center to the release of more free Na^(+)were achieved,which was further encapsulated by hollow bowl-like carbon spheres(BC)This cation intercalation and concave morphology strategies confer Mn-FeS_(2)@BC significantly enhanced electron ion transport kinetics via reversed electron transfer to FeS_(2)fast desolvation kinetics,and evidently depressed structural deformation during Na^(+)insertion and extraction.Consequently,Mn-FeS_(2)@BC delivers the longevity and stable Na^(+)storage capacity in both half and full cell device.Moreover,Mn-FeS_(2)@BC also displays excellen adaptability in a wider temperature range.This work proposes new views into the deep regulation of electrochemical performance of transition metal anodes via intercalation chemistry and concave engineering.展开更多
The oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)on the cathode of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell requires the use of a catalyst based on Pt,one of the most expensive metals on the earth.A number of strategies,including optimizatio...The oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)on the cathode of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell requires the use of a catalyst based on Pt,one of the most expensive metals on the earth.A number of strategies,including optimization of a different metal into the core,have been investigated to enhance the activity of a Pt-based catalyst and thus reduce the loading of Pt.By dedicating to compounding high catalytic activity Pt_(2.7)Pd_(0.3)Ni concave cubic with high index crystal face,the paper shows that concave structures can offer more active site and high level of catalytic activity and if mixed with other metal,decrease the proportion of Pt and improve its mass activity.The paper also makes an exploration into the theory and conditions behind the formation of Pt_(2.7)Pd_(0.3)Ni concave cubic structure,and investigates the difference it demonstrates by modifying the reactive conditions.The results of the oxygen reduction performance of the electrochemical test are as follows:the concave cube-shaped Pt-Pd-Ni catalyst has a mass activity of 1.28 A mg_(Pt)^(–1) at 0.9 V,its highest mass activity is 8.20 times that of commercial Pt/C,and its specific activity is 8.68 times of that commercial Pt/C.And the Pt-Pd-Ni ternary nanocage has excellent structural invariance.After the stability test,there is no obvious structural change and performance degradation in the nanostructure.展开更多
The average photoelectric conversion efficiency(PCE)of a bare mono crystalline silicon solar cell is 14.71%±0.03%under AM1.5.It decreases to 14.20%±0.005%when covering an un-doped flat glass on the solar cel...The average photoelectric conversion efficiency(PCE)of a bare mono crystalline silicon solar cell is 14.71%±0.03%under AM1.5.It decreases to 14.20%±0.005%when covering an un-doped flat glass on the solar cell,and it goes down to 14.10%±0.005%by using a 5 wt%Eu^3+doped glass.The absorptions of the Eu^3+doped CPM glass one-to-one match the excitation spectra at 362,381,393,400,413 and464 nm,which are related to the transitions of 7 F0→(5 D4,5 G2,5 L6,5 D3),7 F1→5 D3,and 7 F0→5 D2,respectively.In addition,a concave pyramid microstructure(CPM)is embedded in the glass surface to increase light transmittance.The average PCE increases to 14.61%±0.07%when a 5 wt%Eu^3+doped CPM glass covers on the silicon solar cell.Compared with the un-doped flat glass,a net increase of the PCE is0.41%,where the 0.16%increment of PCE is from the lighting trapping of the CPM structure,and the downshifting of near ultraviolet(NUV)light by Eu^3+ion donates the other 0.25%increment.It confirms that the as-prepared Eu^3+doped CPM glass has a good downshifting and antireflection function.展开更多
文摘The flow visualization work with the aid of PIV and Piezometer deals with flip-flop flow around diamond-shaped cylinder bundle revised with concavities on both bundle walls. It is disclosed that 1) the concavity constructed on both side-walls of a diamond cylinder induces a substantial change in the flow patterns in the exit jet-stream field and jet- stream dispersion, 2) pressure characteristics are quantitatively measured in a diverging-flow region in diamond cylinder bundles with concavityand in its downstream region, and 3) flip-flop flow occurs in the flow passages and its occurrence condition is obtained.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.52201334)。
文摘This paper introduces a three-dimensional concave hexagonal honeycomb structure(3D-CHH) with enhanced impact resistance, developed from a two-dimensional concave hexagonal honeycomb structure(2D-CHH), to advance the application of metamaterials in ship protection structures. Both structures were fabricated using additive manufacturing techniques and subjected to quasi-static compression testing to evaluate their deformation modes and energy-absorbing capabilities. Combined experimental and numerical simulation results revealed that 2D-CHH exhibited a “<” mode,while 3D-CHH demonstrated an inward concave “I” mode, with 3D-CHH showing superior negative Poisson's ratio characteristics. The deformation behavior of both structures progresses through four distinct phases: elastic zone,stress plateau zone, plateau stress enhancement zone, and densification zone characterized by rapid stress elevation.The 3D-CHH structure exhibits superior energy absorption compared with both 2D-CHH and conventional honeycomb structures, achieving nearly twice the specific energy absorption of 2D-CHH. Additionally, 3D-CHH shows an 8.4%improvement in energy absorption efficiency compared with 2D-CHH. The enhanced negative Poisson's ratio effect and superior energy absorption properties of 3D-CHH enable effective ship protection while reducing structural weight.
基金financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Sun Yat-sen University(Grant No.24qnpy041)the Science and Technology Innovation Key R&D Program of Chongqing(Grant No.CSTB2023TIAD-STX0030)。
文摘The electric vertical takeoff and landing(e VTOL)aircraft shows great potential for rapid military personnel deployment on the battlefield.However,its susceptibility to control loss,complex crashes,and extremely limited bottom energy-absorbing space demands higher comprehensive crashworthiness of its subfloor thin-walled structures.This study investigated the energy absorption capacity of novel concave polygonal carbon fiber reinforced plastics(CFRP)tubes under multi-angle collisions.Quasistatic compression experiments and finite element simulations were conducted to assess the failure mode and energy absorption.The influences of cross-section shapes,loading conditions,and geometry parameters on crashworthiness metrics were further analyzed.The results revealed that,under the similar weight,concave polygonal tubes exhibited superior energy absorption under axial loads compared to regular polygonal and circular tubes,attributed to the increased number of axial splits.However,both regular and concave polygonal tubes,particularly the latter,demonstrated reduced oblique energy absorption compared to traditional square tubes with the increasing ratio of SEA value decreased from 20%-16%.Notably,this reduction in energy absorption can be compensated for by the implementation of inward and outward crusher plugs,and with them,the concave polygonal tubes demonstrated outstanding overall crashworthiness performance under multiple loading conditions.This concave cross-sectional design methods could serve as a guidance for the development of the eVTOL subfloor.
文摘An algorithm for partitioning arbitrary simple polygons into a number of convex parts was presented. The concave vertices were determined first, and then they were moved by using the method connecting the concave vertices with the vertices of falling into its region B,so that the primary polygon could be partitioned into two subpolygons. Finally, this method was applied recursively to the subpolygons until all the concave vertices were removed. This algorithm partitions the polygon into O(l) convex parts, its time complexity is max(O(n),O(l 2)) multiplications, where n is the number of vertices of the polygon and l is the number of the concave vertices.
文摘Image segmentation is an important research area in Computer Vision and the GVF-snake is an effective segmentation algorithm presented in recent years. Traditional GVF-snake algorithm has a large capture range and can deal with boundary concavities. However, when interesting object has deep concavities, traditional GVF-snake algorithm can’t converge to true boundaries exactly. In this paper, a novel improved scheme was proposed based on the GVF-snake. The central idea is introduce dynamic balloon force and tangential force to strengthen the static GVF force. Experimental results of synthetic image and real image all demonstrated that the improved algorithm can capture boundary concavities better and detect complex edges more accurately.
基金the financial supports for this project from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51776097)the Open Fund of Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Aerospace Power System(No.APS20A7002)the Postgraduate Research and Practice Innovation Project of Jiangsu Province(No.KYCX17 0280)
文摘To address the curvature effect on single-row chevron-nozzle jet impingement heat transfer on concave surface,a series of experiments are conducted in the present investigation.Four concave surfaces including one semi-cylindrical concave surface and three parabolic concave surfaces with different width-to-depth ratios are tested under three typical Reynolds numbers(Re=5000,10000 and 15000)and several dimensionless nozzle-to-surface distances ranging from 1 to 8.The results show that the concave curvature has a clear impact on chevron-nozzle jet impingement heat transfer,tightly dependent on jet Reynolds number and impinging distance.In general,the semicylindrical concave surface produces the highest longitudinally-averaged Nusselt number at the leading line of concave surface.Under a low jet Reynolds number,the parabolic concave surface with a highly curved curvature produces higher longitudinally-averaged Nusselt number at the leading line and more uniform longitudinally-averaged Nusselt number distribution along the curvilinear direction.However,the longitudinally-averaged Nusselt number at the leading line of concave surface is the lowest for the highly curved surface under a high jet Reynolds number and large impinging distance.In comparison with the round-nozzle,chevron nozzle plays a more significant role on improving jet impingement heat transfer at small impinging distances.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51206008)the EU Marie Curie Actions-International Incoming Fellowships(No.FP7PEOPLE-2013-IIF-626576)
文摘Experimental study of the local and average heat transfer characteristics of a single round jet impinging on the concave surfaces was conducted in this work to gain in-depth knowledge of the curvature effects.The experiments were conducted by employing a piccolo tube with one single jet hole over a wide range of parameters：jet Reynolds number from 27000 to 130000,relative nozzle to surface distance from 3.3 to 30,and relative surface curvature from 0.005 to 0.030.Experimental results indicate that the surface curvature has opposite effects on heat transfer characteristics.On one hand,an increase of relative nozzle to surface distance（increasing jet diameter in fact）enhances the average heat transfer around the surface for the same curved surface.On the other hand,the average Nusselt number decreases as relative nozzle to surface distance increases for a fixed jet diameter.Finally,experimental data-based correlations of the average Nusselt number over the curved surface were obtained with consideration of surface curvature effect.This work contributes to a better understanding of the curvature effects on heat transfer of a round jet impingement on concave surfaces,which is of high importance to the design of the aircraft anti-icing system.
文摘In this paper,we consider a singular elliptic system with both concave non-linearities and critical Sobolev-Hardy growth terms in bounded domains.By means of variational methods,the multiplicity of positive solutions to this problem is obtained.
文摘Large tanks are extensively used for storing water,petrochemicals and fuels.Since they are often cited in earthquake-prone areas,the safe and continuous operation of these important structures must be ensured even when severe earthquakes occur,since their failure could have devastating financial and socio-environmental consequences.Base-isolation has been widely adopted for the efficient seismic protection of such critical facilities.However,base-isolated tanks can be located relatively close to active faults that generate strong excitations with special characteristics.Consequently,viscous dampers can be incorporated into the isolation system to reduce excessive displacement demands and to avoid overconservative isolator design.Nonetheless,only a few studies have focused on the investigation of seismic response of base-isolated liquid storage tanks in conjunction with supplemental viscous dampers.Therefore,the impact of the addition of supplemental linear viscous dampers on the seismic performance of tanks isolated by single friction pendulum devices is investigated herein.Four levels of supplemental damping are assessed and compared with respect to isolators′displacement capacity and accelerations that are transferred to the tanks.
文摘Based on concave function, the problem of finding the sparse solution of absolute value equations is relaxed to a concave programming, and its corresponding algorithm is proposed, whose main part is solving a series of linear programming. It is proved that a sparse solution can be found under the assumption that the connected matrixes have range space property(RSP). Numerical experiments are also conducted to verify the efficiency of the proposed algorithm.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51375282)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2012T50621)the Open Fund of Shanghai Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacture for Thin-walled Structures(No.2011003)
文摘The concave die design of self-pierce riveting(SPR) is of critical importance for product quality. The optimization of concave die parameters based on orthogonal test is proposed to explore the relationship between self-pierce riveted joint quality and die parameters. There are nine independent die parameter factors in orthogonal test and each factor has 4 levels. In order to evaluate the interlock and neck thickness, we carry out numerical simulations by the software DEFORM-2D. Then, the primary and secondary factors that affect the joint quality have been found out by means of range analysis. Finally, an optimization scheme is brought forward to design concave die in SPR process, which indicates that the joint has higher quality than that of former orthogonal tests.This work can be extended by a detailed mechanical and fatigue analysis for the joint quality of SPR process.
基金Project(11174077)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(11JJ3079)supported by the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(12C0237,11C0844)supported by the Science Research Program of Education Department of Hunan Province,China
文摘High intensity focused ultrasound(HIFU)therapy is an effective method in clinical treatment of tumors,in order to explore the bio-heat conduction mechanism of in multi-layer media by concave spherical transducer,temperature field induced by this kind of transducer in multi-layer media will be simulated through solving Pennes equation with finite difference method,and the influence of initial sound pressure,absorption coefficient,and thickness of different layers of biological tissue as well as thermal conductivity parameter on sound focus and temperature distribution will be analyzed,respectively.The results show that the temperature in focus area increases faster while the initial sound pressure and thermal conductivity increase.The absorption coefficient is smaller,the ultrasound intensity in the focus area is bigger,and the size of the focus area is increasing.When the thicknesses of different layers of tissue change,the focus position changes slightly,but the sound intensity of the focus area will change obviously.The temperature in focus area will rise quickly before reaching a threshold,and then the temperature will keep in the threshold range.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.41671004,No.41371036
文摘The longitudinal profiles of main streams of ten kongdui basins within Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China were characterized in this study by analyzing a series of quantitative indexes that are relevant to tectonic activity and river action, and by establishing a series of multiple regression models. The results reveal that all longitudinal profiles are concave in shape, with a range of concavity between 1.1 and 3.1, increasing from west to east. Data also show that the concavity of the profiles is significantly negatively correlated with profile length, altitude difference, average altitude, drainage area and sediment load of the basins. Analysis reveals that kongdui basins have suffered from moderate-to-weak tectonic activity over time, again characterized by a west-to-east weakening trend. Stream power also varies along the main channels of the ten kongdui basins; average values in each case fall between 0.8 W/m and 8.4 W/m, generally higher within the middle reaches. This decreasing trend in stream power within the lower reaches of kongdui basins might provide one key explanation for sedimentation there. Data also show that the average stream power in western and central basins tends to be higher than that in eastern examples, even though both the highest and the lowest values are seen within two middle ones. This analysis shows that the longitudinal profile concavity values are mainly controlled by tectonic activity and that the effect of river action is insignificant.
文摘The problem of end-face cavity formation in parts produced by cross-wedge rolling was studied in order to reduce material consumption.The cavity depth was measured by the displacemern method.Twenty-one different cases of rolling were analysed by finile element method to determine the effects of process parameters such as the wedge tool angle,the temperature of material,the tool velocity and the reduction ratio on the depth of end-face cavities.Relationships between these parameters are examined in order to establish depe ndencies enabling quick and simple selection of a con cavity allowance in order to remove the cavities.The equations for calculating the con cavity allowance were verified in an experimental process for manufacturing ball pins with the use of flat tools.Rolling tests were performed using a billet with its length selected in compliance with the established dependencies.The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed solution is a viable method for end-face cavity removal.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China through Grant Nos 10628205,10732050 and10872115National Basic Research Program of China through Grant No 2007CB936803,and SRF-SEM for ROCS
文摘Plant leaves, insects and geckos are masters of adhesion or anti-adhesion by smartly designed refined surface structures with micro- and nano- ＇technologies＇. Understanding the basic principles in the design of the unique surface structures is of great importance in the manufacture or synthesis of micro- and nano- devices in MEMS or NEMS. This study is right inspired by this effort, focusing on the mechanics of wet adhesion between fibers having concave tips and a flat substrate via capillary forces. We show that the concave surface can effectively enhance the wet adhesion by reducing the effective contact angle of the fiber, firmly pinning the liquid bridge at its circumferential edge. A critical contact angle is identified below which the adhesion strength can achieve its maximum, being insensitive to the contact angle between the fiber and liquid. The analytical expression for the critical angle is derived. Then a tentative design for the profile of concave surfaces is proposed, considering the effects of chamfering size, deformation and buckling, etc. The effect of liquid volume on the wet adhesion of multiple-fiber system is also discussed.
基金the Natural Science Foundation ofFujian Province of China(S0650021,2006J0215)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(10771086)
文摘This article proposes a few tangent cones,which are relative to the constraint qualifications of optimization problems.With the upper and lower directional derivatives of an objective function,the characteristics of cones on the constraint qualifications are presented.The interrelations among the constraint qualifications,a few cones involved, and level sets of upper and lower directional derivatives are derived.
基金This work was supported by the National Numerical Wind Tunnel Project(Grant No.NNW2018-ZT1A02).
文摘Inspired by shark’s skin in nature,a non-smooth surface could be an ideal model for changing the flow characteristics of fluids on the object surface.To analyze the effect of a non-smooth surface with concaves on the maglev train aerodynamic performances and to investigate how the concave size affects the aerodynamic forces and flow structure of a maglev train,four 1/10th scaled maglev train models are simulated using an Improved Delayed Detached Eddy Simulation(IDDES)method.The numerical strategy used in this study is verified by comparison with the wind tunnel test results,and the comparison shows that the difference was in a reasonable range.The results demonstrate that the concaves could effectively reduce the tail car pressure drag,thus reducing the total drag,and that the smaller the concave size was,the better the drag reduction effect would be.The change in the lift with the concave size was more significant than that of the drag,and the tail car lift of R1(0.0012H),R2(0.0024H),and R3(0.0036H)train models was 30.1%,43.0%,and 44.5%less than that of the prototype,respectively.In addition,different flow topologies of the wake are analyzed.The width and height of the vortex core of the counter-rotating vortices tended to decrease with the concave size.Thus,from the point of view of ensuring the operating safety of a maglev train,a non-smooth surface with small-size concaves is recommended.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22175103 and 22178191)Shandong Natural Science Foundation of young Taishan scholar(No.tsqn202306217)。
文摘The sluggish kinetics behaviors and vast volume variations of Na^(+)hosts to FeS_(2)anode involved intercalation,and conversion reactions plague its applicability of sodium-ion batteries(SIBs).Here,a significantly expedited kinetics via cation intercalation and considerably relieved stress accumulation by constructing the concave scaffold protector are approached for FeS_(2)complex.Upon Mn^(2+)intercalation into FeS_(2),a new stable Mn-FeS_(2)was generated with distorted coordination;elevated antibonding orbital occupancy and lowed d band center to the release of more free Na^(+)were achieved,which was further encapsulated by hollow bowl-like carbon spheres(BC)This cation intercalation and concave morphology strategies confer Mn-FeS_(2)@BC significantly enhanced electron ion transport kinetics via reversed electron transfer to FeS_(2)fast desolvation kinetics,and evidently depressed structural deformation during Na^(+)insertion and extraction.Consequently,Mn-FeS_(2)@BC delivers the longevity and stable Na^(+)storage capacity in both half and full cell device.Moreover,Mn-FeS_(2)@BC also displays excellen adaptability in a wider temperature range.This work proposes new views into the deep regulation of electrochemical performance of transition metal anodes via intercalation chemistry and concave engineering.
文摘The oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)on the cathode of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell requires the use of a catalyst based on Pt,one of the most expensive metals on the earth.A number of strategies,including optimization of a different metal into the core,have been investigated to enhance the activity of a Pt-based catalyst and thus reduce the loading of Pt.By dedicating to compounding high catalytic activity Pt_(2.7)Pd_(0.3)Ni concave cubic with high index crystal face,the paper shows that concave structures can offer more active site and high level of catalytic activity and if mixed with other metal,decrease the proportion of Pt and improve its mass activity.The paper also makes an exploration into the theory and conditions behind the formation of Pt_(2.7)Pd_(0.3)Ni concave cubic structure,and investigates the difference it demonstrates by modifying the reactive conditions.The results of the oxygen reduction performance of the electrochemical test are as follows:the concave cube-shaped Pt-Pd-Ni catalyst has a mass activity of 1.28 A mg_(Pt)^(–1) at 0.9 V,its highest mass activity is 8.20 times that of commercial Pt/C,and its specific activity is 8.68 times of that commercial Pt/C.And the Pt-Pd-Ni ternary nanocage has excellent structural invariance.After the stability test,there is no obvious structural change and performance degradation in the nanostructure.
基金Project supported by National"Double First-class"Construction Special Funding Project(0290-X2100502)。
文摘The average photoelectric conversion efficiency(PCE)of a bare mono crystalline silicon solar cell is 14.71%±0.03%under AM1.5.It decreases to 14.20%±0.005%when covering an un-doped flat glass on the solar cell,and it goes down to 14.10%±0.005%by using a 5 wt%Eu^3+doped glass.The absorptions of the Eu^3+doped CPM glass one-to-one match the excitation spectra at 362,381,393,400,413 and464 nm,which are related to the transitions of 7 F0→(5 D4,5 G2,5 L6,5 D3),7 F1→5 D3,and 7 F0→5 D2,respectively.In addition,a concave pyramid microstructure(CPM)is embedded in the glass surface to increase light transmittance.The average PCE increases to 14.61%±0.07%when a 5 wt%Eu^3+doped CPM glass covers on the silicon solar cell.Compared with the un-doped flat glass,a net increase of the PCE is0.41%,where the 0.16%increment of PCE is from the lighting trapping of the CPM structure,and the downshifting of near ultraviolet(NUV)light by Eu^3+ion donates the other 0.25%increment.It confirms that the as-prepared Eu^3+doped CPM glass has a good downshifting and antireflection function.
