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Aeroacoustic theory for noncompact wing-gust interaction
Three aeroacoustic models for noncompact wing-gust interaction were developed for subsonic flow. The first is that for a two dimensional (infinite span) wing passing through an oblique gust. The unsteady pressure field was obtained by the Wiener-Hopf technique; the airfoil loading and the associated acoustic field were calculated, respectively, by allowing the field point down on the airfoil surface, or by letting it go to infinity. The second model is a simple spanwise superposition of two dimensional solutions to account for three dimensional acoustic effects of wing rotation (for a helicopter blade, or some other rotating planform) and of finiteness of wing span. A three dimensional theory for a single gust was applied to calculate the acoustic signature in closed form due to blade vortex interaction in helicopters. The third model is that of a quarter infinite plate with side edge through a gust at high subsonic speed. An approximate solution for the three dimensional loading and the associated three dimensional acoustic field in closed form was obtained. The results reflected the acoustic effect of satisfying the correct loading condition at the side edge
Prediction of low frequency and impulsive sound radiation from horizontal axis wind turbines
Theoretical models to predict the radiation of low frequency and impulsive sound from horizontal axis wind turbines due to three sources: (1) steady blade loads; (2) unsteady blade loads due to operation in a ground shear; (3) unsteady loads felt by the blades as they cross the tower wake. These models are then used to predict the acoustic output of MOD-1, the large wind turbine operated near Boone, N.C. Predicted acoustic time signals are compared to those actually measured near MOD-1 and good agreement is obtained
CCD photometry in the region of NGC 6994: the remains of an old open cluster
We present the results of BV(RI)_KC CCD photometry down to V=21 mag in the
region of NGC 6994. To our knowledge, no photometry has previously been
reported for this object and we find evidences that it is a poor and sparse old
open cluster, with a minimum angular diameter of 9 arcmin, i.e. larger than the
3 arcmin originally assigned to it. We obtain a color excess E(B-V) = 0.07 +/-
0.02 mag by means of the BVI_(C) technique. Based on the theoretical isochrones
from VandenBergh (1985) that are in better agreement with our data, we estimate
for this cluster a distance from the Sun of 620 pc (Vo-Mv = 9 +/- 0.25 mag) and
an age lying within the range of 2 - 3 Gyr, adopting solar metallicity. Thus,
the corresponding cluster's Galactocentric distance is 8.1 kpc and is placed at
about 350 pc below the Galactic plane. According to this results, NGC 6994
belongs to the old open cluster population located in the outer disk and at
large distances from the Galactic plane, and must have suffered significant
individual dynamical evolution, resulting in mass segregation and evaporation
of low mass stars.Comment: 10 pages including 11 figures and 1 table. Accepted for publication
in Astronomy & Astrophysic
An analysis of the Lattice QCD spectra for and
In this talk I present the results obtained using effective field theories in
a finite volume from a reanalysis of lattice data on the systems,
where bound states of and are found and associated with the states
and , respectively. We confirm the presence of
such states on the lattice data and determine the weight of the channel in
the wave function of and that of in the wave function
of . Our results indicate a large meson-meson component in both
cases.Comment: Conference Proceedings, Hadron 2017, Salamanca, Spai
Modeling human behavior in user-adaptive systems: recent advances using soft computing techniques
Adaptive Hypermedia systems are becoming more important in our everyday activities and users are expecting more intelligent services from them. The key element of a generic adaptive hypermedia system is the user model. Traditional machine learning techniques used to create user models are usually too rigid to capture the inherent uncertainty of human behavior. In this context, soft computing techniques can be used to handle and process human uncertainty and to simulate human decision-making. This paper examines how soft computing techniques, including fuzzy logic, neural networks, genetic algorithms, fuzzy clustering and neuro-fuzzy systems, have been used, alone or in combination with other machine learning techniques, for user modeling from 1999 to 2004. For each technique, its main applications, limitations and future directions for user modeling are presented. The paper also presents guidelines that show which soft computing techniques should be used according to the task implemented by the application
Genus and spot density in the COBE DMR first year anisotropy maps
A statistical analysis of texture on the {\it COBE}-DMR first year sky maps
based on the genus and spot number is presented. A generalized
statistic is defined in terms of ``observable'' quantities: the genus and spot
density that would be measured by different cosmic observers. This strategy
together with the use of Monte Carlo simulations of the temperature
fluctuations, including all the relevant experimental parameters, represent the
main difference with previous analyses. Based on the genus analysis we find a
strong anticorrelation between the quadrupole amplitude and the
spectral index of the density fluctuation power spectrum at recombination
of the form K for fixed
, consistent with previous works. The result obtained based on the spot
density is consistent with this relation. In addition to the
previous results we have determined, using Monte Carlo simulations, the minimum
uncertainty due to cosmic variance for the determination of the spectral index
with the genus analysis. This uncertainty is .Comment: 5 pages, uuencode file containing text and 1 figure. MNRAS in press
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