BACKGROUND Among the rapidly developing single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC)techniques,transumbilical single-incision LC is increasingly replacing the traditional LC,with advantages of minimal invasion,sli...BACKGROUND Among the rapidly developing single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC)techniques,transumbilical single-incision LC is increasingly replacing the traditional LC,with advantages of minimal invasion,slight postoperative pain,faster recovery.Despite the advantages mentioned above,the currently available specialized single-port laparoscopic instruments are hindered by high costs and limited applications,challenging their widespread use in medical facilities.AIM To design a two-point lifting/retracting(TPLR)technique for transumbilical single-port LC(TUSPLC)based on the anatomical features of the Calot's triangle(or cystohepatic triangle)and investigate its surgical feasibility.METHODS The clinical data of 103 patients who underwent TUSPLC utilizing the TPLR technique in the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery at our hospital between June 2023 and June 2024 were retrospectively analyzed.The patient cohort included 82 cases of cholelithiasis,11 cases of gallbladder polyps,6 cases of concurrent gallstones and polyps,and 4 cases of gallbladder adenomyomatosis.RESULTS All the surgical procedures were conducted using standard laparoscopic instruments.Surgery was successful in 98(95.14%)patients using the TPLR method,which effectively exposed the Calot's triangle during surgery.The operative time ranged from 35 to 70 minutes,with an average of 42.4±26.8 minutes.In 3 cases,an additional operative port was required below the xiphoid process,and 2 cases were converted to conventional three-port LC.No complications such as abdominal pain,fever,bile leakage,hemorrhage,or incisional infection were noted postoperatively.No discernible surgical scars were observed at the 2-week postoperative reexamination.Additionally,a 3-month follow-up period revealed no complications.CONCLUSION The TPLR technique,developed based on the anatomical features of the Calot's triangle,facilitates exposure of the Calot's triangle during surgery.It is a simple,safe,feasible,and cost-effective method,and a promising approach for single-port LC.展开更多
Effective management of water resources,especially groundwater,is crucial and requires a precise understanding of aquifer characteristics,imposed stresses,and the groundwater balance.Simulation-optimization models pla...Effective management of water resources,especially groundwater,is crucial and requires a precise understanding of aquifer characteristics,imposed stresses,and the groundwater balance.Simulation-optimization models plays a vital role in guiding planners toword sustainable long-term aquifer exploita-tion.This study simulated monthly water table variations in the Kashan Plain over a ten-year period from 2008 to 2019 across 125 stress periods using the GMS model.The model was calibrated for both steady-state and transient conditions for the 2008–2016 period and validated for the 2016–2019 period.Results indicated a 4.4 m decline in groundwater levels over the 10-year study period.Given the plain's location in a arid climatic zone with limited effective precipitation for aquifer recharge,the study focused on ground-water extraction management.A modified two-point hedging policy was employed as a solution to mitigate critical groundwater depletion,reducing the annual drawdown rate from 0.44 m to 0.31 m and conserving 255 million cubic meters(mcm)of water annually.Although this approach slightly decreased reliability(i.e.the number of months meeting full water demands),it effectively minimized the risk of severe droughts and irreparable damages.This policy offers managers a dynamical and intelligent tool for regulating groundwater extraction,balancing aquifer sustainability with agricultural and urban water requirements.展开更多
The auto-parametric resonance of a continuous-beam bridge model subjected to a two-point periodic excitation is experimentally and numerically investigated in this study.An auto-parametric resonance experiment of the ...The auto-parametric resonance of a continuous-beam bridge model subjected to a two-point periodic excitation is experimentally and numerically investigated in this study.An auto-parametric resonance experiment of the test model is conducted to observe and measure the auto-parametric resonance of a continuous beam under a two-point excitation on columns.The parametric vibration equation is established for the test model using the finite-element method.The auto-parametric resonance stability of the structure is analyzed by using Newmark's method and the energy-growth exponent method.The effects of the phase difference of the two-point excitation on the stability boundaries of auto-parametric resonance are studied for the test model.Compared with the experiment,the numerical instability predictions of auto-parametric resonance are consistent with the test phenomena,and the numerical stability boundaries of auto-parametric resonance agree with the experimental ones.For a continuous beam bridge,when the ratio of multipoint excitation frequency(applied to the columns)to natural frequency of the continuous girder is approximately equal to 2,the continuous beam may undergo a strong auto-parametric resonance.Combined with the present experiment and analysis,a hypothesis of Volgograd Bridge's serpentine vibration is discussed.展开更多
Several existence theorems were established for a nonlinear fourth-order two-point boundary value problem with second derivative by using Leray-Schauder fixed point theorem, equivalent norm and technique on system of ...Several existence theorems were established for a nonlinear fourth-order two-point boundary value problem with second derivative by using Leray-Schauder fixed point theorem, equivalent norm and technique on system of integral equations. The main conditions of our results are local. In other words, the existence of the solution can be determined by considering the height of the nonlinear term on a bounded set. This class of problems usually describes the equilibrium state of an elastic beam which is simply supported at both ends.展开更多
In this paper, a high accuracy finite volume element method is presented for two-point boundary value problem of second order ordinary differential equation, which differs from the high order generalized difference me...In this paper, a high accuracy finite volume element method is presented for two-point boundary value problem of second order ordinary differential equation, which differs from the high order generalized difference methods. It is proved that the method has optimal order error estimate O(h3) in H1 norm. Finally, two examples show that the method is effective.展开更多
The existence of nondecreasing positive solutions for the nonlinear third-order twopoint boundary value problem u′″(t) + q(t)f(t,u(t),u′(t)) = 0, 0 〈 t 〈 1, u(0) = u″(0) = u′(1) = 0 is studied....The existence of nondecreasing positive solutions for the nonlinear third-order twopoint boundary value problem u′″(t) + q(t)f(t,u(t),u′(t)) = 0, 0 〈 t 〈 1, u(0) = u″(0) = u′(1) = 0 is studied. The iterative schemes for approximating the solutions are obtained by applying a monotone iterative method.展开更多
The unsatisfied surface quality seriously impedes the wide application of incremental sheet forming(ISF)in industrial field.As a novel approach,the interpolator method is a promising strategy to enhance the surface qu...The unsatisfied surface quality seriously impedes the wide application of incremental sheet forming(ISF)in industrial field.As a novel approach,the interpolator method is a promising strategy to enhance the surface quality in ISF.However,the mechanism for the improvement of surface quality and the influence of interpolator properties on surface roughness are not well understood.In this paper,the influences of process variables(i.e.tool diameter,step size and thickness of interpolators)on the forming process(e.g.surface roughness,forming force and geometric error)are investigated through a systematic experimental approach of central composite design(CCD)in two-point incremental sheet forming(TPIF).It is obtained that the increase in thickness of interpolators decreases the surface roughness in direction vertical to the tool path while increases the surface roughness in direction horizontal to the tool path.Nevertheless,the combined influence between thickness of interpolators and process parameters(tool diameter and step size)is limited.Meanwhile,the placement of interpolator has little influence on the effective forming force of blank.In addition,the geometric error enlarges with the increase of step size and thickness of interpolator while decreases firstly and then increase with an increase in tool diameter.Finally,the influencing mechanism of the interpolator method on surface quality can be attributed to the decrease of thecontact pressure due to the increase of contact area with the unchanged contact force.Meanwhile,the interpolator method eliminates the sliding friction on the surface of blank due to the stable relative position between the blank and the interpolator.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Deep venous thrombosis(DVT) is a major cause of morbidity and is a common presenting complaint to the emergency department(ED). Point-of-care two-point compression ultrasonography has evolved as a quick an...BACKGROUND: Deep venous thrombosis(DVT) is a major cause of morbidity and is a common presenting complaint to the emergency department(ED). Point-of-care two-point compression ultrasonography has evolved as a quick and effective way of diagnosing DVT. The purpose of this study is to validate the prevalence and distribution of venous thrombi isolated to proximal lower extremity veins, other than common femoral and popliteal veins in patients with DVT.METHODS: This is a single-center retrospective study that looked at patients presenting to the ED of a tertiary care hospital between January 2014 and August 2018. The clinical presentation and laboratory and imaging results were obtained using the hospital's electronic medical record.RESULTS: A total of 2,507 patients underwent a lower extremity duplex ultrasound during the study period. Among them, 379(15%) were included in the study. The percentages of isolated thrombi to the femoral vein and deep femoral vein were 7.92% and 0.53%, respectively. When the patients were stratified into the two groups of isolated DVT and two-point compression DVT, there were no statistically significant differences in the laboratory results between both groups. However, immobilized patients and patients with recent surgeries were more likely to have an isolated DVT.CONCLUSIONS: Thrombi isolated to proximal lower extremity veins other than the common femoral and popliteal veins make up 8.45% of DVTs. Given this significant number of missed DVTs, the authors recommend the addition of the femoral and deep femoral veins to the two-point compression exam.展开更多
Divertor plasma detachment offers one of the most promising operating modes for fusion devices because of low target power loading. In this article a 'two-point' model is used to investigate the formation of detachm...Divertor plasma detachment offers one of the most promising operating modes for fusion devices because of low target power loading. In this article a 'two-point' model is used to investigate the formation of detachment and explore the route to detachment in EAST, in order to find an ideal operation window. The simulation results show that impurity radiation and ionneutral friction are the main causes of divertor plasma detachment at the target plates. Raising the safety factor and reducing the upstream power density provide effective means to achieve the detachment due to the increased radiation power fraction. Puffing Ar and Ne impurities and raising the safety factor can bring the upstream high plasma temperature region (above 100 eV) and the low target plasma temperature region (below 10 eV) close to each other in terms of the separatrix density. But it is difficult to find a common operating region which satisfies both conditions. High recycling and detached regimes provides an ideal operation window because of the steady upstream condition and low target power load.展开更多
This review summarizes the coherent structures (CS) based on two-point correlations and their applications, with a focus on the interpretation of statistic CS and their characteristics. We review studies on this topic...This review summarizes the coherent structures (CS) based on two-point correlations and their applications, with a focus on the interpretation of statistic CS and their characteristics. We review studies on this topic, which have attracted attention in recent years, highlighting improvements, expansions, and promising future directions for two-point statistics of CS in turbulent flow. The CS is one of typical structures of turbulent flow, transporting energy from large-scale to small-scale structures. To investigate the CS in turbulent flow, a large amount of two-point correlation techniques for CS identification and visualization have been, and are currently being, intensively studied by researchers. Two-point correlations with examples and comparisons between different methods are briefly reviewed at first. Some of the uses of correlations in both Eulerian and Lagrangian frames of reference to obtain their properties at consecutive spatial locations and time events are surveyed. Two-point correlations, involving space-time correlations, two-point spatial correlations, and cross correlations, as essential to theories and models of turbulence and for the analyses of experimental and numerical turbulence data are then discussed. The velocity-vorticity correlation structure (VVCS) as one of the statistical CS based on two-point correlations is reiterated in detail. Finally, we summarize the current understanding of two-point correlations of turbulence and conclude with future issues for this field.展开更多
Static stability analysis of the two-point mooring autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV) is presented.The mathematic model is a set of equilibrium equations describing the attitude of the AUV.The mooring lines are regard...Static stability analysis of the two-point mooring autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV) is presented.The mathematic model is a set of equilibrium equations describing the attitude of the AUV.The mooring lines are regarded as inelastic catenaries,and five degrees of freedom of AUV are considered.The stability of the system is represented by inequality conditions between several physical quantities and the corresponding limitations.We analyze stability of the prime AUV and find that the AUV has a flow-following tendency,which makes the swing angle big.The result shows that the two-point mooring AUV can remain stable under 2.5 kn ocean current speed,and it will weigh anchor when the speed is greater than 3 kn.Subsequent parametric study reveals the influence of the designing parameters on the stability.展开更多
In this paper, we consider the following problem:The quadratic spline collocation, with uniform mesh and the mid-knot points are taken as the collocation points for this problem is considered. With some assumptions, w...In this paper, we consider the following problem:The quadratic spline collocation, with uniform mesh and the mid-knot points are taken as the collocation points for this problem is considered. With some assumptions, we have proved that the solution of the quadratic spline collocation for the nonlinear problem can be written as a series expansions in integer powers of the mesh-size parameter. This gives us a construction method for using Richardson’s extrapolation. When we have a set of approximate solution with different mesh-size parameter a solution with high accuracy can he obtained by Richardson’s extrapolation.展开更多
The nonlinear behaviors of plane coupled motions for a given two-point tension mooring system, are discussed in the present paper. For a cylinder moored by two taut lines under the action of gravity, buoyance and forc...The nonlinear behaviors of plane coupled motions for a given two-point tension mooring system, are discussed in the present paper. For a cylinder moored by two taut lines under the action of gravity, buoyance and forces due to wave-current and mooring lines, a mathematical model of motions with three degrees of freedom is established. The steady solution and stability are analyzed. By integrating the equations of motions, history, phase map and Poincare map are obtained. The Liapunov exponents are also computed. The numerical results show that: the horizontal movement will increase, and stability will also increase as the steady force increases. The amplitude of responses will decrease as time-dependent forces decrease. Because of the geometric nonlinearity, there exist many windows bifurcating to pseudo-periodic or multi-periodic solution. The bifurcating patterns may be different. The behaviors are very complex. Under wave excitation alone, the motions are nonsymmetrical but still symmetrical statistically.展开更多
A two-point model is used to investigate the characteristics of scrape-off layer(SOL)plasma with the field line tracing method in the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak.The profiles of plasma density,temper...A two-point model is used to investigate the characteristics of scrape-off layer(SOL)plasma with the field line tracing method in the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak.The profiles of plasma density,temperature and particle flux on the divertor target calculated by the model are in reasonable agreement with experimental observation.Moreover,the profiles of plasma parameters on the divertor target strongly depend on the SOL magnetic topology or the equilibrium configuration from the modeling.展开更多
The present paper is mainly concerned with several new types of fixed point theorems in different spaces such as cone metric spaces and fuzzy metric spaces. By using these obtained fixed point theorems, we then prove ...The present paper is mainly concerned with several new types of fixed point theorems in different spaces such as cone metric spaces and fuzzy metric spaces. By using these obtained fixed point theorems, we then prove the existence and uniqueness of the solutions to two classes of two-point ordinary differential equation problems.展开更多
We consider the nonlinear boundary value problems for elliptic partial differential equations and using a maximum principle for this problem we show uniqueness and continuous dependence on data. We use the strong vers...We consider the nonlinear boundary value problems for elliptic partial differential equations and using a maximum principle for this problem we show uniqueness and continuous dependence on data. We use the strong version of the maximum principle to prove that all solutions of two-point BVP are positives and we also show a numerical example by applying finite difference method for a two-point BVP in one dimension based on discrete version of the maximum principle.展开更多
This paper describes a numerical solution for a two-point boundary value problem. It includes an algorithm for discretization by mixed finite element method. The discrete scheme allows the utilization a finite element...This paper describes a numerical solution for a two-point boundary value problem. It includes an algorithm for discretization by mixed finite element method. The discrete scheme allows the utilization a finite element method based on piecewise linear approximating functions and we also use the barycentric quadrature rule to compute the stiffness matrix and the L2-norm.展开更多
A rapid and accurate method for two-point ray tracing in horizontally layered velocity model is presented in this paper. Numerical experiments show that this method provides stable and rapid convergence with high accu...A rapid and accurate method for two-point ray tracing in horizontally layered velocity model is presented in this paper. Numerical experiments show that this method provides stable and rapid convergence with high accuracies, regardless of various 1-D velocity structures, takeoff angles and epicentral distances. This two-point ray tracing method is compared with the pseudobending technique and the method advanced by Kim and Baag (2002). It turns out that the method in this paper is much more efficient and accurate than the pseudobending technique, but is only applicable to 1-D velocity model. Kim's method is equivalent to ours for cases without large takeoff angles, but it fails to work when the takeoff angle is close to 90°. On the other hand, the method presented in this paper is applicable to cases with any takeoff angles with rapid and accurate convergence. Therefore, this method is a good choice for two-point ray tracing problems in horizontally layered velocity model and is efficient enough to be applied to a wide range of seismic problems.展开更多
Several problems arising in science and engineering are modeled by differential equations that involve conditions that are specified at more than one point. The non-linear two-point boundary value problem (TPBVP) (Br...Several problems arising in science and engineering are modeled by differential equations that involve conditions that are specified at more than one point. The non-linear two-point boundary value problem (TPBVP) (Bratu’s equation, Troesch’s problems) occurs engineering and science, including the modeling of chemical reactions diffusion processes and heat transfer. An analytical expression pertaining to the concentration of substrate is obtained using Homotopy perturbation method for all values of parameters. These approximate analytical results were found to be in good agreement with the simulation results.展开更多
The formation mechanism of an EFP(explosively formed projectile)using a double curvature liner under the overpressure effect generated by a regular oblique reflection was investigated in this paper.Based on the detona...The formation mechanism of an EFP(explosively formed projectile)using a double curvature liner under the overpressure effect generated by a regular oblique reflection was investigated in this paper.Based on the detonation wave propagation theory,the change of the incident angle of the detonation wave collision at different positions and the distribution area of the overpressure on the surface of the liner were calculated.Three dimensional numerical simulations of the formation process of the EFP with tail.as well as the ability to penetrate 45#steel were performed using LS-DYNA software,and the EFP ve locity,the penetration ability,and the forming were assessed via experiments and x_ray photographs.The experimental results coincides with those of the simulations.Results indicate that the collision of the detonation wave was controlled to be a regular oblique reflection acting on the liner by setting the di-mensions of the unit charge and maintai ning the pressure at the collision point region at more than 2.4 times the CJ detonation when the incident angle approached the cnitical angle.The distance from the liner midline to the boundary of the area within which the pressure ratio of the regular oblique reflection pressure to the qJ detonation pressure was greater than 2.5,2,and 15was approximately 0.66 mm,132 mm,and 3.3 mm,respectively.Itis noted that pressure gradient caused the liner to turn inside out in the middle to form the head of the EFP and close the two tails of the EFP at approximately 120μs.The penetration depth of the EFP into a 45#steel target exceeded 30 mm,and there was radial expansion between the head and tail of the EFP,increasing the penetration resistance of the EFP.Therefore,the structural size of the unit charge and the liner can be further optimized to reduce resist ance to increase the penetration ability of the EFP.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Among the rapidly developing single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC)techniques,transumbilical single-incision LC is increasingly replacing the traditional LC,with advantages of minimal invasion,slight postoperative pain,faster recovery.Despite the advantages mentioned above,the currently available specialized single-port laparoscopic instruments are hindered by high costs and limited applications,challenging their widespread use in medical facilities.AIM To design a two-point lifting/retracting(TPLR)technique for transumbilical single-port LC(TUSPLC)based on the anatomical features of the Calot's triangle(or cystohepatic triangle)and investigate its surgical feasibility.METHODS The clinical data of 103 patients who underwent TUSPLC utilizing the TPLR technique in the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery at our hospital between June 2023 and June 2024 were retrospectively analyzed.The patient cohort included 82 cases of cholelithiasis,11 cases of gallbladder polyps,6 cases of concurrent gallstones and polyps,and 4 cases of gallbladder adenomyomatosis.RESULTS All the surgical procedures were conducted using standard laparoscopic instruments.Surgery was successful in 98(95.14%)patients using the TPLR method,which effectively exposed the Calot's triangle during surgery.The operative time ranged from 35 to 70 minutes,with an average of 42.4±26.8 minutes.In 3 cases,an additional operative port was required below the xiphoid process,and 2 cases were converted to conventional three-port LC.No complications such as abdominal pain,fever,bile leakage,hemorrhage,or incisional infection were noted postoperatively.No discernible surgical scars were observed at the 2-week postoperative reexamination.Additionally,a 3-month follow-up period revealed no complications.CONCLUSION The TPLR technique,developed based on the anatomical features of the Calot's triangle,facilitates exposure of the Calot's triangle during surgery.It is a simple,safe,feasible,and cost-effective method,and a promising approach for single-port LC.
文摘Effective management of water resources,especially groundwater,is crucial and requires a precise understanding of aquifer characteristics,imposed stresses,and the groundwater balance.Simulation-optimization models plays a vital role in guiding planners toword sustainable long-term aquifer exploita-tion.This study simulated monthly water table variations in the Kashan Plain over a ten-year period from 2008 to 2019 across 125 stress periods using the GMS model.The model was calibrated for both steady-state and transient conditions for the 2008–2016 period and validated for the 2016–2019 period.Results indicated a 4.4 m decline in groundwater levels over the 10-year study period.Given the plain's location in a arid climatic zone with limited effective precipitation for aquifer recharge,the study focused on ground-water extraction management.A modified two-point hedging policy was employed as a solution to mitigate critical groundwater depletion,reducing the annual drawdown rate from 0.44 m to 0.31 m and conserving 255 million cubic meters(mcm)of water annually.Although this approach slightly decreased reliability(i.e.the number of months meeting full water demands),it effectively minimized the risk of severe droughts and irreparable damages.This policy offers managers a dynamical and intelligent tool for regulating groundwater extraction,balancing aquifer sustainability with agricultural and urban water requirements.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51879191。
文摘The auto-parametric resonance of a continuous-beam bridge model subjected to a two-point periodic excitation is experimentally and numerically investigated in this study.An auto-parametric resonance experiment of the test model is conducted to observe and measure the auto-parametric resonance of a continuous beam under a two-point excitation on columns.The parametric vibration equation is established for the test model using the finite-element method.The auto-parametric resonance stability of the structure is analyzed by using Newmark's method and the energy-growth exponent method.The effects of the phase difference of the two-point excitation on the stability boundaries of auto-parametric resonance are studied for the test model.Compared with the experiment,the numerical instability predictions of auto-parametric resonance are consistent with the test phenomena,and the numerical stability boundaries of auto-parametric resonance agree with the experimental ones.For a continuous beam bridge,when the ratio of multipoint excitation frequency(applied to the columns)to natural frequency of the continuous girder is approximately equal to 2,the continuous beam may undergo a strong auto-parametric resonance.Combined with the present experiment and analysis,a hypothesis of Volgograd Bridge's serpentine vibration is discussed.
文摘Several existence theorems were established for a nonlinear fourth-order two-point boundary value problem with second derivative by using Leray-Schauder fixed point theorem, equivalent norm and technique on system of integral equations. The main conditions of our results are local. In other words, the existence of the solution can be determined by considering the height of the nonlinear term on a bounded set. This class of problems usually describes the equilibrium state of an elastic beam which is simply supported at both ends.
基金heprojectissupportedbyNNSFofChina (No .1 9972 0 39) .
文摘In this paper, a high accuracy finite volume element method is presented for two-point boundary value problem of second order ordinary differential equation, which differs from the high order generalized difference methods. It is proved that the method has optimal order error estimate O(h3) in H1 norm. Finally, two examples show that the method is effective.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Y605144)the XNF of Zhejiang University of Media and Communications (XN080012008034)
文摘The existence of nondecreasing positive solutions for the nonlinear third-order twopoint boundary value problem u′″(t) + q(t)f(t,u(t),u′(t)) = 0, 0 〈 t 〈 1, u(0) = u″(0) = u′(1) = 0 is studied. The iterative schemes for approximating the solutions are obtained by applying a monotone iterative method.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51575028)National Natural Science Foundation of China(51605258)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(YWF-18-BJ-J-75)。
文摘The unsatisfied surface quality seriously impedes the wide application of incremental sheet forming(ISF)in industrial field.As a novel approach,the interpolator method is a promising strategy to enhance the surface quality in ISF.However,the mechanism for the improvement of surface quality and the influence of interpolator properties on surface roughness are not well understood.In this paper,the influences of process variables(i.e.tool diameter,step size and thickness of interpolators)on the forming process(e.g.surface roughness,forming force and geometric error)are investigated through a systematic experimental approach of central composite design(CCD)in two-point incremental sheet forming(TPIF).It is obtained that the increase in thickness of interpolators decreases the surface roughness in direction vertical to the tool path while increases the surface roughness in direction horizontal to the tool path.Nevertheless,the combined influence between thickness of interpolators and process parameters(tool diameter and step size)is limited.Meanwhile,the placement of interpolator has little influence on the effective forming force of blank.In addition,the geometric error enlarges with the increase of step size and thickness of interpolator while decreases firstly and then increase with an increase in tool diameter.Finally,the influencing mechanism of the interpolator method on surface quality can be attributed to the decrease of thecontact pressure due to the increase of contact area with the unchanged contact force.Meanwhile,the interpolator method eliminates the sliding friction on the surface of blank due to the stable relative position between the blank and the interpolator.
文摘BACKGROUND: Deep venous thrombosis(DVT) is a major cause of morbidity and is a common presenting complaint to the emergency department(ED). Point-of-care two-point compression ultrasonography has evolved as a quick and effective way of diagnosing DVT. The purpose of this study is to validate the prevalence and distribution of venous thrombi isolated to proximal lower extremity veins, other than common femoral and popliteal veins in patients with DVT.METHODS: This is a single-center retrospective study that looked at patients presenting to the ED of a tertiary care hospital between January 2014 and August 2018. The clinical presentation and laboratory and imaging results were obtained using the hospital's electronic medical record.RESULTS: A total of 2,507 patients underwent a lower extremity duplex ultrasound during the study period. Among them, 379(15%) were included in the study. The percentages of isolated thrombi to the femoral vein and deep femoral vein were 7.92% and 0.53%, respectively. When the patients were stratified into the two groups of isolated DVT and two-point compression DVT, there were no statistically significant differences in the laboratory results between both groups. However, immobilized patients and patients with recent surgeries were more likely to have an isolated DVT.CONCLUSIONS: Thrombi isolated to proximal lower extremity veins other than the common femoral and popliteal veins make up 8.45% of DVTs. Given this significant number of missed DVTs, the authors recommend the addition of the femoral and deep femoral veins to the two-point compression exam.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.10675129)
文摘Divertor plasma detachment offers one of the most promising operating modes for fusion devices because of low target power loading. In this article a 'two-point' model is used to investigate the formation of detachment and explore the route to detachment in EAST, in order to find an ideal operation window. The simulation results show that impurity radiation and ionneutral friction are the main causes of divertor plasma detachment at the target plates. Raising the safety factor and reducing the upstream power density provide effective means to achieve the detachment due to the increased radiation power fraction. Puffing Ar and Ne impurities and raising the safety factor can bring the upstream high plasma temperature region (above 100 eV) and the low target plasma temperature region (below 10 eV) close to each other in terms of the separatrix density. But it is difficult to find a common operating region which satisfies both conditions. High recycling and detached regimes provides an ideal operation window because of the steady upstream condition and low target power load.
文摘This review summarizes the coherent structures (CS) based on two-point correlations and their applications, with a focus on the interpretation of statistic CS and their characteristics. We review studies on this topic, which have attracted attention in recent years, highlighting improvements, expansions, and promising future directions for two-point statistics of CS in turbulent flow. The CS is one of typical structures of turbulent flow, transporting energy from large-scale to small-scale structures. To investigate the CS in turbulent flow, a large amount of two-point correlation techniques for CS identification and visualization have been, and are currently being, intensively studied by researchers. Two-point correlations with examples and comparisons between different methods are briefly reviewed at first. Some of the uses of correlations in both Eulerian and Lagrangian frames of reference to obtain their properties at consecutive spatial locations and time events are surveyed. Two-point correlations, involving space-time correlations, two-point spatial correlations, and cross correlations, as essential to theories and models of turbulence and for the analyses of experimental and numerical turbulence data are then discussed. The velocity-vorticity correlation structure (VVCS) as one of the statistical CS based on two-point correlations is reiterated in detail. Finally, we summarize the current understanding of two-point correlations of turbulence and conclude with future issues for this field.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11302176)the Special Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(No.20126102120021)
文摘Static stability analysis of the two-point mooring autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV) is presented.The mathematic model is a set of equilibrium equations describing the attitude of the AUV.The mooring lines are regarded as inelastic catenaries,and five degrees of freedom of AUV are considered.The stability of the system is represented by inequality conditions between several physical quantities and the corresponding limitations.We analyze stability of the prime AUV and find that the AUV has a flow-following tendency,which makes the swing angle big.The result shows that the two-point mooring AUV can remain stable under 2.5 kn ocean current speed,and it will weigh anchor when the speed is greater than 3 kn.Subsequent parametric study reveals the influence of the designing parameters on the stability.
基金The Project was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘In this paper, we consider the following problem:The quadratic spline collocation, with uniform mesh and the mid-knot points are taken as the collocation points for this problem is considered. With some assumptions, we have proved that the solution of the quadratic spline collocation for the nonlinear problem can be written as a series expansions in integer powers of the mesh-size parameter. This gives us a construction method for using Richardson’s extrapolation. When we have a set of approximate solution with different mesh-size parameter a solution with high accuracy can he obtained by Richardson’s extrapolation.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The nonlinear behaviors of plane coupled motions for a given two-point tension mooring system, are discussed in the present paper. For a cylinder moored by two taut lines under the action of gravity, buoyance and forces due to wave-current and mooring lines, a mathematical model of motions with three degrees of freedom is established. The steady solution and stability are analyzed. By integrating the equations of motions, history, phase map and Poincare map are obtained. The Liapunov exponents are also computed. The numerical results show that: the horizontal movement will increase, and stability will also increase as the steady force increases. The amplitude of responses will decrease as time-dependent forces decrease. Because of the geometric nonlinearity, there exist many windows bifurcating to pseudo-periodic or multi-periodic solution. The bifurcating patterns may be different. The behaviors are very complex. Under wave excitation alone, the motions are nonsymmetrical but still symmetrical statistically.
基金JSPS-CAS Bilateral Joint Research Projects,‘Control of wall recycling on metallic plasma facing materials in fusion reactor’supported by the NIFS Collaboration Research Program (Nos.NIFS18KNST130 and NIFS20KNST171)supported by ‘PLADy S’,JSPS Core-to-Core Program,A. Advanced Research Networks
文摘A two-point model is used to investigate the characteristics of scrape-off layer(SOL)plasma with the field line tracing method in the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak.The profiles of plasma density,temperature and particle flux on the divertor target calculated by the model are in reasonable agreement with experimental observation.Moreover,the profiles of plasma parameters on the divertor target strongly depend on the SOL magnetic topology or the equilibrium configuration from the modeling.
文摘The present paper is mainly concerned with several new types of fixed point theorems in different spaces such as cone metric spaces and fuzzy metric spaces. By using these obtained fixed point theorems, we then prove the existence and uniqueness of the solutions to two classes of two-point ordinary differential equation problems.
文摘We consider the nonlinear boundary value problems for elliptic partial differential equations and using a maximum principle for this problem we show uniqueness and continuous dependence on data. We use the strong version of the maximum principle to prove that all solutions of two-point BVP are positives and we also show a numerical example by applying finite difference method for a two-point BVP in one dimension based on discrete version of the maximum principle.
文摘This paper describes a numerical solution for a two-point boundary value problem. It includes an algorithm for discretization by mixed finite element method. The discrete scheme allows the utilization a finite element method based on piecewise linear approximating functions and we also use the barycentric quadrature rule to compute the stiffness matrix and the L2-norm.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (40074008 and 40134010).
文摘A rapid and accurate method for two-point ray tracing in horizontally layered velocity model is presented in this paper. Numerical experiments show that this method provides stable and rapid convergence with high accuracies, regardless of various 1-D velocity structures, takeoff angles and epicentral distances. This two-point ray tracing method is compared with the pseudobending technique and the method advanced by Kim and Baag (2002). It turns out that the method in this paper is much more efficient and accurate than the pseudobending technique, but is only applicable to 1-D velocity model. Kim's method is equivalent to ours for cases without large takeoff angles, but it fails to work when the takeoff angle is close to 90°. On the other hand, the method presented in this paper is applicable to cases with any takeoff angles with rapid and accurate convergence. Therefore, this method is a good choice for two-point ray tracing problems in horizontally layered velocity model and is efficient enough to be applied to a wide range of seismic problems.
文摘Several problems arising in science and engineering are modeled by differential equations that involve conditions that are specified at more than one point. The non-linear two-point boundary value problem (TPBVP) (Bratu’s equation, Troesch’s problems) occurs engineering and science, including the modeling of chemical reactions diffusion processes and heat transfer. An analytical expression pertaining to the concentration of substrate is obtained using Homotopy perturbation method for all values of parameters. These approximate analytical results were found to be in good agreement with the simulation results.
基金The work presented in this paper has been supported by the science foundation(YT20-01-02)of Nanjing Vocational University of Industry Technology and the National Science Foundation of China under NO.11802141.
文摘The formation mechanism of an EFP(explosively formed projectile)using a double curvature liner under the overpressure effect generated by a regular oblique reflection was investigated in this paper.Based on the detonation wave propagation theory,the change of the incident angle of the detonation wave collision at different positions and the distribution area of the overpressure on the surface of the liner were calculated.Three dimensional numerical simulations of the formation process of the EFP with tail.as well as the ability to penetrate 45#steel were performed using LS-DYNA software,and the EFP ve locity,the penetration ability,and the forming were assessed via experiments and x_ray photographs.The experimental results coincides with those of the simulations.Results indicate that the collision of the detonation wave was controlled to be a regular oblique reflection acting on the liner by setting the di-mensions of the unit charge and maintai ning the pressure at the collision point region at more than 2.4 times the CJ detonation when the incident angle approached the cnitical angle.The distance from the liner midline to the boundary of the area within which the pressure ratio of the regular oblique reflection pressure to the qJ detonation pressure was greater than 2.5,2,and 15was approximately 0.66 mm,132 mm,and 3.3 mm,respectively.Itis noted that pressure gradient caused the liner to turn inside out in the middle to form the head of the EFP and close the two tails of the EFP at approximately 120μs.The penetration depth of the EFP into a 45#steel target exceeded 30 mm,and there was radial expansion between the head and tail of the EFP,increasing the penetration resistance of the EFP.Therefore,the structural size of the unit charge and the liner can be further optimized to reduce resist ance to increase the penetration ability of the EFP.