A time-accurate, high-order finite volume method named spectral volume (SV) method has been developed recently for conservation laws on unstructured grids and successfully demonstrated for Euler equations. In this pap...
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A time-accurate, high-order finite volume method named spectral volume (SV) method has been developed recently for conservation laws on unstructured grids and successfully demonstrated for Euler equations. In this paper, the SV method is evaluated for several benchmark problems in computational aeroacoustics (CAA) to demonstrate its potential for CAA applications. Both one-dimensional and two-dimensional problems are tested in the evaluation. It is shown that the higher-order SV schemes can achieve the same accuracy at a much lower cost than the lower-order ones.
The present simulations of jets illustrate the effects of sub-grid modelingbased on eddy viscosity in LES. The effective flow Reynolds number is found to be dramaticallydecreased using the dynamic Smagorinsky model, w...
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The present simulations of jets illustrate the effects of sub-grid modelingbased on eddy viscosity in LES. The effective flow Reynolds number is found to be dramaticallydecreased using the dynamic Smagorinsky model, whereas it seems to be preserved and to correspond tothe initial jet conditions using the selective filtering alone, This basic deficiency of theeddy-viscosity subgrid modeling can question its use for the study of free shear flows where theReynolds number is a key parameter, as for instance for the investigation of jet noise.
A multiscale modeling framework for the long-term behavior of fiber-reinforced-polymeric (FRIP) laminated. composite materials and structures is presented. Each unidirectional layer is idealized as a doubly periodic a...
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A multiscale modeling framework for the long-term behavior of fiber-reinforced-polymeric (FRIP) laminated. composite materials and structures is presented. Each unidirectional layer is idealized as a doubly periodic array, of rectangular fibers. The authors' previously developed unit cell with four fiber and matrix subcells is used. The, constitutive models for the elastic linear fiber and nonlinear viscoelastic matrix constituents are performed at the lowest level of the micromodel. This nonlinear micromodel is integrated with both, three-dimensional and shell-based finite elements. A plane-stress constraint is added to the three-dimensional micromodel in the case where shell elements are used. Long-term experimental creep data from the literature for graphite/epoxy are used in order to characterize the material properties. The effect of material nonlinearity on the long-term, behavior of FRP composites,is also investigated. Applications are presented for long-term creep responses of a notched composite panel under surface pressure and a single lap joint under tensile loads This modeling approach is general and can include temperature, moisture, and physical aging effects.
Strong electromagnetic (EM) fields coupled with mechanical loads may have a profound effect on deforming bodies. The continuum description of the plastic deformation of solids under electric fields and mechanical load...
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Strong electromagnetic (EM) fields coupled with mechanical loads may have a profound effect on deforming bodies. The continuum description of the plastic deformation of solids under electric fields and mechanical loads essentially involves the coupling of the field equations of continuum mechanics with Maxwell's equations. This analysis considers the effects of large EM fields on solid metal cylinders undergoing plastic deformations. Other researchers have used an electroplastic effect to explain previous EM and mechanically loaded experimental results. We examine whether it is 'necessary to invoke this controversial mechanism. First, we consider only EM loading and solve the transient EM distribution in a solid metal cylinder. This determines the EM time scales as compared to thermal diffusion time scales. Next, at the continuum level, we present the mechanical problem of quasi-static finite compressive deformations incorporating thermal expansion, strain hardening, strain rate sensitivity, thermal softening, and heat conduction. A viscoplastic model that is applicable over a wide range of strain rates (10(-4)-10(6) S-1) Characterizes the material response. Finally, we consider a metal cylinder subjected to uni-axial mechanical loading as well as high axial current pulses. The material is assumed, to be isotropic with. the plastic incompressibility constraint. The deformations are assumed to remain axisymmetric and no instabilities in the cylinder are considered. Coupled effects of Joule heating and the Lorentz force on the quasi-static deformations are examined. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The plan of this Note is as follows. At first we present the general formulation of the problem and derive the orbit equations for the colliding bodies. We then recast the equations of motion in rendezvous coordinates...
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The plan of this Note is as follows. At first we present the general formulation of the problem and derive the orbit equations for the colliding bodies. We then recast the equations of motion in rendezvous coordinates and apply several transformations to simplify them. Two special cases of the general problem are considered next. The first is the restricted three-body problem. The second considers the case where two of the three bodies in the system have equal mass. Finally we discuss the numerical solution of the rendezvous equations and end up with summary and conclusions.
In this paper we discuss the numerical calculation of finite time ruin probabilities for two particular insurance risk models. The first model allows for the investment at a fixed rate of interest of the surplus whene...
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In this paper we discuss the numerical calculation of finite time ruin probabilities for two particular insurance risk models. The first model allows for the investment at a fixed rate of interest of the surplus whenever this is above a given level. This is related to a model studied by Embrechts and Schmidli [Embrechts, P., Schmidli, H., 1994. Ruin estimation for a general insurance risk model. Adv. Appl. Probability 26 (2), 404-422] and by Schmidli [Schmidli, H., 1994a. Corrected diffusion approximations for a risk process with the possibility of borrowing and investment. Schweizerische Vereinigung der Versicherungsmathematiker. Mitteilungen (1), 71-82;Schmidli, H., 1994b. Diffusion approximations for a risk process with the possibility of borrowing and investment. Commun. Stat. Stochastic Models 10 (2), 365-388]. Our second model is the classical risk model but with the insurer's premium rate depending on the level of the surplus. In our final section, we discuss the extension of the these models to allow for the parameters to change over time in a deterministic way. Our methodology for calculating finite time ruin probabilities is to bound the surplus process by discrete-time Markov chains;the average of the bounds gives an approximation to the ruin probability. This approach was used by the authors in a previous paper, Cardoso and Waters [Cardoso, R.M.R., Waters, H.R., 2003. Recursive calculation of finite time ruin probabilities under interest force. Insurance Math. Econ. 33 (3), 659-676], which considered a risk process with interest earned on the surplus. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
State-of-the-art, uni-processor algebraic Riccati equation solvers for automatic control computations are investigated and compared for various problem sizes. General-purpose SLICOT solvers are very efficient for smal...
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(纸本)0780395670
State-of-the-art, uni-processor algebraic Riccati equation solvers for automatic control computations are investigated and compared for various problem sizes. General-purpose SLICOT solvers are very efficient for small-size problems, but they cannot compete for larger problems with specialized solvers designed for certain problem classes, such as Newton solvers using low rank Cholesky factors of the solutions of Lyapunov equations built at each iteration.
This paper concerns a mode-sequencing and switching-time optimization problem defined on autonomous switched-mode hybrid dynamical systems. The design parameter consists of two elements: (i) the sequence of dynamic-re...
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(纸本)0780395670
This paper concerns a mode-sequencing and switching-time optimization problem defined on autonomous switched-mode hybrid dynamical systems. The design parameter consists of two elements: (i) the sequence of dynamic-response functions associated with the modes, and (ii) the duration of each mode. The sequencing element is a discrete parameter which may render the problem of computing the optimal schedule exponentially complex. Therefore we are not seeking a global minimum, but rather a local solution in a suitable sense. To this end we endow the parameter space with a local continuous structure which allows us to apply gradient-descent techniques. With this structure, the problem is cast in the form of a nonlinear-programming problem defined on a sequence of nested Euclidean spaces with increasing dimensions. We characterize suboptimality in an appropriate sense, define a corresponding convergence criterion, and devise a provably-convergent optimization algorithm.
An attempt of combining the efficiency of problem-oriented numerical algorithms with the generality of mesh methods is made. The automatic procedure of decomposition of complicated waveguide structures is developed. I...
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(纸本)078392613
An attempt of combining the efficiency of problem-oriented numerical algorithms with the generality of mesh methods is made. The automatic procedure of decomposition of complicated waveguide structures is developed. It takes into account peculiarities of the given problem (symmetries, uniformity and so on) and tries to find out the best possible solution. Presented approach is successfully applied to create the electromagnetic simulator Microwave Desktop 2 (MWD 2). It allows one to solve a wide range of electromagnetic problems from analysis to optimization.
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