Mechanism of seizure of aluminium-silicon alloys dry sliding against steel

A steel ball was slid on aluminium-silicon alloys at different temperatures. After the coefficient of friction had been measured, the surface shear stress was deconvoluted using a two-term model of friction. The ratio of surface shear stress to bulk hardness was calculated as a function of temperature, silicon content and alloying additions. These results are qualitatively similar to those recorded for pre-seizure specimens slid against an En24 disc in a pin-on-disc machine. This similarity, when viewed in the context of the phenomenon of bulk shear, provides a model for seizure of these alloys.

Effect of hinged leaflets on vortex pair generation

We experimentally study the effect of having hinged leaflets at the jet exit on the formation of a two-dimensional counter-rotating vortex pair. A piston-cylinder mechanism is used to generate a starting jet from a high-aspect-ratio channel into a quiescent medium. For a rigid exit, with no leaflets at the channel exit, the measurements at a central plane show that the trailing jet in the present case is never detached from the vortex pair, and keeps feeding into the latter, unlike in the axisymmetric case. Passive flexibility is introduced in the form of rigid leaflets or flaps that are hinged at the exit of the channel, with the flaps initially parallel to the channel walls. The experimental arrangement closely approximates the limiting case of a free-to-rotate rigid flap with negligible structural stiffness, damping and flap inertia, as these limiting structural properties permit the largest flap openings. Using this arrangement, we start the flow and measure the flap kinematics and the vorticity fields for different flap lengths and piston velocity programs. The typical motion of the flaps involves a rapid opening and a subsequent more gradual return to its initial position, both of which occur when the piston is still moving. The initial opening of the flaps can be attributed to an excess pressure that develops in the channel when the flow starts, due to the acceleration that has to be imparted to the fluid slug between the flaps. In the case with flaps, two additional pairs of vortices are formed because of the motion of the flaps, leading to the ejection of a total of up to three vortex pairs from the hinged exit. The flaps' length (L-f) is found to significantly affect flap motions when plotted using the conventional time scale L/d, where L is the piston stroke and d is the channel width. However, with a newly defined time scale based on the flap length (L/L-f), we find a good collapse of all the measured flap motions irrespective of flap length and piston velocity for an impulsively started piston motion. The maximum opening angle in all these impulsive velocity program cases, irrespective of the flap length, is found to be close to 15 degrees. Even though the flap kinematics collapses well with L/L-f, there are differences in the distribution of the ejected vorticity even for the same L/L-f. Such a redistribution of vorticity can lead to important changes in the overall properties of the flow, and it gives us a better understanding of the importance of exit flexibility in such flows.

Study on Post Foundation of Highway Medium Guardrail

目前高速公路中央分隔带波形梁护栏立柱的实际设置中,普遍存在着由于分隔带地基强度低于压实路基,护栏立柱承载能力偏低,护栏的防护性能达不到设计要求的问题。对粘性土地基中立柱的受力情况进行了分析,并对地基为压实土与回填土两种情况进行了对比,给出了中央分隔带中立柱地基的加固方案。

液桥中不同Prandtl数流体的热毛细对流

本文研究从上面加热的液桥中不同 pr 数流体的热表面张力驱动对流。在 Ma 数相同的条件下,不同 pr 数流体液桥中的温度分布和流场结构定性相似,但定量结果不同。小pr数(pr<<1)流体液桥中的粘性边界层远小于热边界层,最大流函数所在位置向冷端偏移,有较大的流动速度。结果表明,Ma 数是描述这种流动的敏感参数。

有涨落效应的磁流体静力学关系

观测表明,在许多天体物理环境中,涨落场具有不可忽略的重要作用.本文在一阶光滑近似条件下,推导了普通湍流和随机波动两种条件下的磁流体静力学方程组,以及这些方程所要求的自洽性条件.在静力学问题中,涨落的洛伦茨力会对大尺度磁场位形有影响.具体研究这种影响对于解释观测的特征是十分必要的,特别是许多天体物理环境中,磁场(包括涨落磁场δB)是决定能量和动量平衡的重要因素.

基于红外热象技术的金属材料疲劳性能研究方法

金属材料的疲劳极限或疲劳寿命等性能是长寿命机械和结构抗疲劳设计的基本数据,探讨效率高、成本低而又准确的试验新方法,成为相关研究者十分感兴趣的课题。材料在循环载荷作用下产生的塑性变形经不断累积会引起疲劳破坏,这个过程所耗的塑性功绝大部分以热量形式耗散,因此寻找热耗散温度变化过程与疲劳极限及寿命之间的关系很有意义。就此问题,文中引入利用先进的红外热成象技术确定金属材料疲劳性能的试验研究方法,主要从原理和试验方法两方面进行介绍,并对45钢的试验过程和现象作较为详细地阐述,得到较准确的疲劳极限值和基于红外热象技术确定疲劳寿命的重要参量M。

模拟弹塑性碰撞的修正SPH方法

从基本的无网格光滑粒子法SPH(Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics)近似出发,修正了模拟固体力学中大变形弹塑性碰撞的SPH方法.在边界处采用修正的边界条件,弹塑性分析过程中采用增量理论计算应力,迭代过程中用守恒光滑法进行滤波修正消除拉力不稳定.对SPH方法进行了程序实现,给出了杆弹塑性碰撞的算例.计算分析表明,SPH方法节点的影响域较大、精度较相同节点间距有限元法的结果有一定差距,但是通过增加粒子数量可以提高SPH的精度,保持了其简单性和计算大变形的特性.

Euskararen normalizazioa hezkuntzan (2000-2010) : Ulibarri programa, euskarri teorikoa, metodologia eta faktore azalgarriak

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Structural study of CUG-repeating small RNAs complexed with silencing suppressor P19

The study is focused on structural aspects of interaction between silencing suppressor p19 and CUG-repeating small RNAs. The work involves crystal structure determination of a protein-unbound RNA form and RNA fragments of various lengths (19, 20, 21 nucleotides) complexed with p19-suppressor. Results prove the ability of silencing suppressor p19 to bind CUG-repeating small RNAs, as well as reveal features of U•U mismatches flanked by Watson-Crick C•G base pairs in p19-bound and p19-unbound states. In addition, structural data reveal a p19 specific site for anchoring extra nucleotides in small RNAs. In general, the study extends our knowledge about the mechanism of small RNA recognition by silencing suppressor p19.

Growth of skipjack, Katsuwonus pelamis, and yellowfin, Thunnus albacares, tunas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, as estimated from tagging data

ENGLISH: The average linear growth rate of skipjack in the eastern Pacific is less than 1 mm per day except for fish 375 to 424 mm in length at release. The growth rate shows a decrease with increasing length and increasing time at liberty. The growth rate of fish in the length range of about 43 to 57 cm is apparently more rapid in the eastern Pacific than in the western Pacific. Dsing data for the northeastern and southeastern Pacific combined, K and ~ were estimated to be 0.658 (on an annual basis) and 885 mm, respectively, by the ungrouped method and 0.829 and 846 mm, respectively, by the grouped method. Sensitivity analyses have shown however, that the estimates of these parameters are poorly determined by the sum of squares method used to derive them. Estimates of K and ~ for the eastern Pacific tend to be lower and higher, respectively, than those for the western Pacific. The average linear growth rate of yellowfin in the eastern Pacific is a little less than 1 mm per day for fish between about 25 and 100 cm in length at release. The growth appears to be most rapid in Area 2 (Revillagigedo Islands) and slowest in Areas 1 (Baja California), 5 (Central America- Colombia), and 6 (Ecuador-Peru). There is considerable variation in the growth rates of individual fish. The growth does not show a decrease with increasing length or increasing time at liberty so realistic estimates of the parameters of the von Bertalanffy or other similar equations cannot be calculated from these data. If realistic estimates of these parameters are to be secured larger fish must be tagged and released or many more long-term returns from fish to about 100 cm in length at release must be obtained. The growth patterns for the eastern Pacific, central Pacific and eastern Atlantic found by most other investigators differ from one another and from those found in the present study. Some of these differences may be real and others may be due to deficiencies in the data or the methods of analysis. Estimates obtained from tagging data are believed to be realistic provided the tags do not inhibit the growth of the fish. It appears that the growth rates of single- and double-tagged fish are the same; this indicates, though not unequivocally, that the tags do not inhibit the growth. SPANISH: La tasa media de crecimiento lineal del barrilete en el Pacífico oriental es inferior a lmm/día, excepto en el caso de peces de entre 375y 424mm de longitud de liberación. La tasa de crecimiento disminuye a medida que aumenta la longitud y el tiempo en libertad. La tasa de crecimiento de peces de entre unos 43 y 57 cm de longitud parece ser mayor en el Pacífico oriental que en el occidental. A partir de datos del Pacífico nororiental y suroriental combinados, se estimaron K y loo en 0.658 (anual) y 885mm, respectivamente, usando el método no agrupado, y 0.829 y 846mm, respectivamente, usando el método agrupado. Sin embargo, los análisis de sensitividad han demostrado que el método de suma de cuadrados utilizado para derivar las estimaciones de estos parámetros las determina con poca precisión. Las estimaciones de K y loo para el Pacífico oriental suelen ser inferiores y superiores, respectivamente, a los del Pacífico occidental. La tasa media de crecimiento lineal del aleta amarilla en el Pacífico oriental es ligeramente inferior a lmm/día para los peces de entre unos 25y 100cmde longitud de liberación. El crecimiento parece ser más rápido en el Area 2(Islas Revillagigedo),y más lento en las Areas 1(Baja California), 5 (Centroamérica-Colombia), y 6 (Ecuador-Perú). Las tasas de crecimiento de peces individuales varían considerablemente. El crecimiento no muestra una disminuciónconun aumento en la longitud o en el tiempo en libertad, y por consecuencia no se se pueden calcular estimaciones realistas de los parámetros de la ecuación de von Bertalanffy u otras ecuaciones similares a partir de estos datos. Para obtener estimaciones realistas de estos parámetros sería necesario marcar peces mayores u obtener muchas más devoluciones a largo plazo de marcas de peces de unos 100cm de longitud de liberación. Los patrones de crecimiento correspondientes al Pacífico oriental, Pacífico central, y Atlántico oriental descubiertos por la mayoría de los investigadores son diferentes entre síy también de los del presente estudio. Es posibleque algunas de estas diferencias sean verdaderas, mientras que otras se deban a faltas en los datos on en los métodos analíticos utilizados. Se considera que las estimaciones obtenidas a partir de los datos de marcado son realistas, suponiendo siempre que las marcas no impidan el crecimiento de los peces. Parece ser que las tasas de crecimiento de peces con una marca y con dos son idénticas, lo cual indica, aunque sin certeza total, que las marcas no ejercen tal efecto. (PDF contains 76 pages.)