Effects of contact resistance on thermal-conductivity of composite media with a periodic structure

The thermal conductivity of periodic composite media with spherical or cylindrical inclusions embedded in a homogeneous matrix is discussed. Using Green functions, we show that the Rayleigh identity can be generalized to deal with thermal properties ot these systems. A new calculating method for effective conductivity of composite media is proposed. Useful formulae for effective thermal conductivity are derived, and meanings of contact resistance in engineering problems are explained.

Influence of secondary void damage in the matrix material around voids

The mechanism of ductile damage caused by secondary void damage in the matrix around primary voids is studied by large strain, finite element analysis. A cylinder embedding an initially spherical void, a plane stress cell with a circular void and plane strain cell with a cylindrical or a flat void are analysed under different loading conditions. Secondary voids of smaller scale size nucleate in the strain hardening matrix, according to the requirements of some stress/strain criteria. Their growth and coalescence, handled by the empty element technique, demonstrate distinct mechanisms of damage as circumstances change. The macroscopic stress-strain curves are decomposed and illustrated in the form of the deviatoric and the volumetric parts. Concerning the stress response and the void growth prediction, comparisons are made between the present numerical results and those of previous authors. It is shown that loading condition, void growth history and void shape effect incorporated with the interaction between two generations of voids should be accounted for besides the void volume fraction.

An application of adjoint variational method to the capillary instability in liquid

In this paper, applying the direct variational approach of first-order approximation to the capillary instability problem for the eases of rotating liquid column, toroid and films on both sides of cylinder, we have obtained the necessary and sufficient conditions for motion stability of the "cylindrical coreliquid-liquid-cylindrical shell" systems. The results obtained before are found to be special cases of the present investigation. At the same time, we have explained physical essence of rotating instability and settled a few disputes in previous investigations.

充液腔体中气体射流冲击压力的实验测量

对充液腔体中气体射流的冲击效应进行了实验研究.测量结果表明了冲击压力的瞬态最大值、稳态平均值和脉动值随喷管进口压比的增加而增加,冲击区是主要的噪声源和动态压力承载部位.通过充气与充水两种状态的对比实验,还揭示了腔体充水时气体射流冲击压力出现一个上冲阶段,其瞬态最大值比充气值有显著的增加.

散心柱面胞格爆轰演化数值研究

采用有限体积方法,在自适应非结构网格上求解二维含化学反应Euler方程,数值研究了柱面胞格爆轰波演化现象.化学反应计算采用单步可逆总包反应模型.数值结果演示了散心柱面胞格爆轰波演化过程中胞格结构的分裂现象,获得了与实验结果定性一致的结果.胞格结构的分裂演化在点火区近场和远场显示了不同的特点,其中爆轰波传播过程中波阵面当地曲率的变化是控制胞格分裂演化行为的关键因素.数值结果也显示胞格结构的分裂现象来自于爆轰波前锋结构中横波的自组织行为,即沿爆轰波波面传播的小扰动发展成为横波的过程,这种现象与胞格爆轰波的不稳定性密切相关.

圆柱形容器中竖直激励表面波的毛细影响

在竖直振动的圆柱形容器中，利用理想流体中两时间尺度奇摄动展开法，研究了包括表面张力影响的自由面单一表面驻波的运动．通过求解势流方程，获得了一个包含三阶非线性项、外激励及表面张力影响的非线性振幅方程．结果表明当驱动频率较低时，表面张力对表而波模式选择不重要；然而，当驱动频率较高时，表面张力的影响是不可忽略的．说明表面张力具有使得自由面返回到平衡位置的作用．另外，由于考虑了表面张力的影响，使得理论结果比无表面张力时更加接近先前的实验结果．

参数激励圆柱形容器中的非线性Faraday波

在柱坐标系下，通过奇异摄动理论的多尺度展开法求解势流方程，研究了垂直强迫激励圆柱形容器中的单一模式水表面驻波模式．假设流体是无粘、不可压且运动是无旋的，在忽略了表面张力的影响下，用两变量时间展开法得到一个具有立方项以及底部驱动项影响的非线性振幅方程．对上述方程进行了数值计算，计算的结果显示了在不同驱动振幅和驱动频率下，会激发不同自由水表面驻波模式，从等高线的图像来看，和以往的实验结果相当吻合．

Lithology and palynology of cave floor sediment cores from Wakulla Spring, Wakulla County, Florida

Five short bottom sediment cores taken in Wakulla Spring Wakulla County, Florida, were described lithologically and sampled for palynological study. Four of the cores were recoveredfrom sediments at the spring cave entrance (130 feet water depth). One core was taken in a fossil vertebrate bone bed, 280 feet distance into the main spring cave at a water depth of 240 feet. Sediments in the cores are composed of alternating intervals of quartz sand and calcilitite, containing freshwater diatoms, freshwater mollusk shells and plant remains. The predominant pollen present in all cores consists of a periporate variety typical of the herb families Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae. Arboreal flora, typical of the area surrounding the spring today, represent a very low percentage of thle pollen assemblage in the cores. Clustered Chenopod-Amaranth type pollen observed in one core suggest minimal transport prior to deposition, and indicate that the bottom sediments in the cave may be essentially In situ. An absence of exotic flora suggests a Quaternary age for the sediments. (PDF contains 11 pages.)

柱形容器开口泄爆过程中的火焰传播特性

泄爆过程中流动与燃烧的相互作用机制是研究开口泄爆问题的关键.对柱形容器泄爆过程中压力与火焰发展传播过程的观测与分析表明,不同泄爆条件下压力与火焰的发展传播具有明显特点.泄爆诱导流动通过加速火焰传播、加剧火焰变形、增大火焰面积对容器内燃烧产生增强作用,泄爆流动大小主要由泄爆面积决定.小口中低压泄爆过程压力与火焰的发展过程与封闭燃烧中类似;小口高压以及大口泄爆过程中,火焰变形剧烈,传播速度明显上升,并导致压力的回升.

垂直激励圆柱形容器中的表面波特性研究

利用奇异摄动理论的两时间变量展开法,研究了垂直强迫激励圆柱形容器中的单一水表面驻波模式.假设流体是无粘、不可压且运动是无旋的,在忽略了表面张力的影响下,得到一个具有立方项以及底部驱动项影响的非线性振幅方程.对上述方程进行了数值计算,并研究了特定(3,4)模式的表面驻波结构和特性,如驻波的节点分布及随某些参数的变化规律等,从计算的等高线的图象来看,和以往的实验结果相当吻合.

Numerical Simulation of R-M Instability

In order to capture shock waves and contact discontinuities in the field and easy to program with parallel computation a new algorithm is developed to solve the N-S equations for simulation of R-M instability problems. The method with group velocity control is used to suppress numerical oscillations, and an adaptive non-uniform mesh is used to get fine resolution. Numerical results for cylindrical shock-cylindrical interface interaction with a shock Mach number Ms=1.2 and Atwood number A=0.818, 0.961, 0.980 (the interior density of the interface/outer density p(1)/p(2) = 10, 50, 100, respectively), and for the planar shock-spherical interface interaction with Ms=1.2 and p(1)/p(2) = 14.28are presented. The effect of Atwood number and multi-mode initial perturbation on the R-M instability are studied. Multi-collisions of the reflected shock with the interface is a main reason of nonlinear development of the interface instability and formation of the spike-bubble structures In simulation with double mode perturbation vortex merging and second instability are found. After second instability the small vortex structures near the interface produced. It is important factor for turbulent mixing.

[R_Cornago_Castillo] Documentación Geométrica y Modelado Virtual del Castillo de Cornago (La Rioja)

[ES] El Castillo se encuentra coronando, junto a la iglesia de San Pedro, el cerro sobre el que se asienta el caserío de Cornago. Actualmente está formado por un patio interior de forma rectangular y rematado por cuatro torres en las esquinas, de las cuales tres son circulares de diferentes radios y una cuarta (NE) cuadrada, la superficie total ocupada es de unos 50 x 30 metros al exterior.

Numerical Investigation of Toroidal Shock Wave Focusing

In this paper,focusing of a toroidal shock wave propagating from a shock tube of an- nular cross-section into a cylindrical chamber was investigated numerically with the dispersion- controlled scheme. For CFD validation, the numerical code was rst applied to calculate both viscous and inviscid ows at a low Mach number of 1.5, which was compared with the experi- ment results and got better consistency. Then the validated code was used to calculate several cases for high Mach numbers. From the result, several major factors that in uent the ow, such as the Mach number and the viscosity, were analyzed detailedly and along with the high Mach number some unusual ow structure was observed and explained theoretically

Mollusks taken by Beam Trawl in the vicinity of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary on the Continental Shelf off Georgia, Southeastern U.S.

Mollusks were sorted from samples of shell hash (obtained as bycatch during NOAA-sponsored studies of larval and juvenile fish distribution), and analyzed to gain qualitative insights on species composition, distribution and habitat affinities of the molluscan fauna on the continental shelf off Georgia. Samples came from beam trawls at 37 stations located in the immediate vicinity and offshore of the Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) at depths of 4.9 to 103 m. Two hundred sixty-three (263) taxa of mollusks (~58% as dead shells only) were collected, and nearly all (~99%) were identified to the species level. Ninety-seven of these taxa appeared in samples from one or more of the four stations established near the corners of the GRNMS. Samples were highly variable in terms of appearance, volume and species composition of mollusks, reflecting the extreme patchiness of benthic habitats within this region of the continental shelf. With very few exceptions, the mollusks were generally characteristic of either the Carolinian or Caribbean faunal provinces. The Georgia continental shelf, however, was outside the previously reported ranges for at least 16 of the species reported here. Most of these extralimital species were known previously from the East Coast of Florida, and represented northerly range extensions of 1-5° Latitude (110-560 km). One species represented a more significant range extension from the Bahamas and the southern Caribbean, and two represented southerly range extensions, known previously from only as close as off North Carolina. The high incidence of range extensions found in this study and the potential for discovery of additional species are discussed in the context of the diversity and patchiness of benthic habitats on the continental shelf of the region, and the sensitivity of species recruitment to variability in Gulf Stream patterns and global climate change. (PDF contains 52 pages)