Numerical simulation of the under-expanded flow in the experimental conical nozzle helios-x

Estudios numéricos del campo de flujo para toberas convergentes-divergentes con longitud de garganta han reportado fluctuaciones del flujo con ondas de choque oblicuo en la sección de la garganta, para la condición de flujo sobreexpandido. Sin embargo, para otras condiciones del flujo, para un mismo tipo de tobera, el conocimiento es limitado. En el presente trabajo, el objetivo es determinar el comportamiento del flujo en la longitud de garganta y en la divergente, para una tobera cónica experimental clasificada como Helios-X, para la condición de flujo subexpandido. Se realizaron simulaciones numéricas 2D del campo de flujo con el código ANSYS-Fluent versión 12.1, aplicando el modelo RANS. Se emplearon las ecuaciones gobernantes para el flujo compresible, conservación de la masa, cantidad de movimiento, energía y de estado; así como, para la turbulencia el modelo SST  de Menter y para la viscosidad en función de la temperatura la ecuación de Sutherland. En la sección de la garganta, adyacente a la pared, el flujo presentó fluctuaciones, en la simetría axial el flujo presentó una aceleración escalonada; en la sección divergente, el flujo se desaceleró en cierta región, sin embargo, el flujo salió de la tobera a velocidad supersónica ligeramente mayor de Mach 3. Se concluye que en la sección de la longitud de garganta se presenta un patrón de flujo, así como, en la sección divergente.Numerical studies of the flow field for convergent-divergent nozzles with throat length, have reported fluctuations of the flow with oblique shock waves in the throat section, for the over-expanded flow condition. However, for other flow conditions, for the same type of nozzle, knowledge is limited. In the present work, the objective is to determine the behavior of the flow in the throat length and in the divergent, for an experimental conical nozzle classified as Helios-X, for the under-expanded flow condition. 2D numerical simulations of the flow field were performed with the ANSYS-Fluent version 12.1 code, applying the RANS model. The governing equations for compressible flow, conservation of mass, momentum, energy, and state were used; as well as, for turbulence, the Menter model SST  and for the viscosity as a function of temperature the Sutherland equation. In the section of the throat, adjacent to the wall, the flow presented fluctuations, in the axial symmetry the flow presented a stepped acceleration; in the divergent section, the flow slowed in a certain region, however, the flow exited the nozzle at a supersonic speed slightly greater than Mach 3. It is concluded that in the throat length section there is a flow pattern, as well as, in the divergent section

Evaluación de modelos de turbulencia para el flujo de aire en una tobera plana

En los flujos de gas a velocidades supersónicas se producen ondas de choque, separación del flujo y turbulencia debido a cambios repentinos de la presión. El comportamiento del flujo compresible se puede estudiar mediante equipos experimentales o por métodos numéricos con códigos de la dinámica de fluidos computacional (DFC). En el presente trabajo, el flujo de aire se simula en un dominio computacional 2D con el código ANSYS-Fluent versión 12.1 para la geometría de una tobera plana, utilizando la ecuación de Navier-Stokes de número de Reynolds promedio (NSRP), con el objetivo de evaluar cinco modelos de turbulencia: SST k−!, k−e estándar, k−! estándar, k−kl−! de transición y RSM. Se obtuvieron resultados numéricos de perfiles de presión estática para las paredes de la tobera y de formas de ondas de choque en el campo de flujo, para dos condiciones de relaciones de presión rp = 2, 008 y rp = 3, 413, los cuales fueron comparados con los datos experimentales del trabajo de Hunter. Se concluye que los resultados numéricos obtenidos con el modelo de turbulencia SST k − ! de Menter (1994) están más ajustados a los datos experimentales de presión estática y de formas de ondas de choque.//In gas flows at supersonic speeds, shock waves, flow separation and turbulence are produced due to sudden changes in pressure. The behavior of the compressible flow can be studied by experimental equipment or by numerical methods with codes of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD). In the present work, the air flow is simulated in a 2D computational domain with the ANSYS-Fluent code version 12.1 for the geometry of a planar nozzle, using the Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equation, with the objective of evaluating five turbulence models: SST k − !, k − e standard, k − ! standard, k − kl − ! of transition and RSM. Numerical results of static pressure profiles were obtained for the walls of the nozzle and of the shock wave forms in the flow field, for two conditions of pressure ratios rp = 2, 008 and rp = 3, 413, which were compared with the experimental data of Hunter’s work. It is concluded that the numerical results obtained with the turbulence model SST k −! of Menter (1994) are more adjusted to the experimental data of static pressure and shock wave forms

Hunting long-lived gluinos at the Pierre Auger Observatory

Eventual signals of split sypersymmetry in cosmic ray physics are analyzed in detail. The study focusses particularly on quasi-stable colorless R-hadrons originating through confinement of long-lived gluinos (with quarks, anti-quarks, and gluons) produced in pp collisions at astrophysical sources. Because of parton density requirements, the gluino has a momentum which is considerable smaller than the energy of the primary proton, and so production of heavy (mass ~ 500 GeV) R-hadrons requires powerful cosmic ray engines able to accelerate particles up to extreme energies, somewhat above 10^{13.6} GeV. Using a realistic Monte Carlo simulation with the AIRES engine, we study the main characteristics of the air showers triggered when one of these exotic hadrons impinges on a stationary nucleon of the Earth atmosphere. We show that R-hadron air showers present clear differences with respect to those initiated by standard particles. We use this shower characteristics to construct observables which may be used to distinguish long-lived gluinos at the Pierre Auger Observatory.Comment: 13 pages revtex, 9 eps figures. A ps version with high resolution figures is available at http://www.hep.physics.neu.edu/staff/doqui/rhadron_highres.p

Collective modes of coupled phase oscillators with delayed coupling

We study the effects of delayed coupling on timing and pattern formation in spatially extended systems of dynamic oscillators. Starting from a discrete lattice of coupled oscillators, we derive a generic continuum theory for collective modes of long wavelength. We use this approach to study spatial phase profiles of cellular oscillators in the segmentation clock, a dynamic patterning system of vertebrate embryos. Collective wave patterns result from the interplay of coupling delays and moving boundary conditions. We show that the phase profiles of collective modes depend on coupling delays.Comment: 5 pages, 2 figure

Speech into Sign Language Statistical Translation System for Deaf People

This paper presents a set of experiments used to develop a statistical system from translating speech to sign language for deaf people. This system is composed of an Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) system, followed by a statistical translation module and an animated agent that represents the different signs. Two different approaches have been used to perform the translations: a phrase-based system and a finite state transducer. For the evaluation, the followings figures have been considered: WER (Word Error Rate), BLEU and NIST. The paper presents translation results of reference sentences and sentences from the automatic speech recognizer. Also three different configurations have been evaluated for the speech recognizer. The best results were obtained with the finite state transducer, with a word error rate of 28.21% for the reference text, and 29.27% using the ASR output

Simulación numérica del flujo sub-expandido en la tobera cónica experimental helios-x

Estudios numéricos del campo de flujo para toberas convergentes-divergentes con longitud de garganta, han reportado fluctuaciones del flujo con ondas de choque oblicuo en la sección de la garganta, para la condición de flujo sobre-expandido. Sin embargo, para otras condiciones del flujo, para un mismo tipo de tobera, el conocimiento es limitado. En el presente trabajo, el objetivo es determinar el comportamiento del flujo en la longitud de garganta y en la divergente, para una tobera cónica experimental clasificada como Helios-X, para la condición de flujo sub-expandido. Se realizaron simulaciones numéricas 2D del campo de flujo con el código ANSYS-Fluent versión 12.1, aplicando el modelo RANS. Se emplearon las ecuaciones gobernantes para el flujo compresible, conservación de la masa, cantidad de movimiento, energía y de estado; así como, para la turbulencia el modelo SST k − ω de Menter y para la viscosidad en función de la temperatura la ecuación de Sutherland. En la sección de la garganta, adyacente a la pared, el flujo presentó fluctuaciones, en la simetría axial el flujo presentó una aceleración escalonada; en la sección divergente, el flujo se desaceleró en cierta región, sin embargo, el flujo salió de la tobera a velocidad supersónica ligeramente mayor de Mach 3. Se concluye que en la sección de la longitud de garganta se presenta un patrón de flujo, así como, en la sección divergente.//Numerical studies of the flow field for convergentdivergent nozzles with throat length, have reported fluctuations of the flow with oblique shock waves in the throat section, for the over-expanded flow condition. However, for other flow conditions, for the same type of nozzle, knowledge is limited. In the present work, the objective is to determine the behavior of the flow in the throat length and in the divergent, for an experimental conical nozzle classified as Helios-X, for the under-expanded flow condition. 2D numerical simulations of the flow field were performed with the ANSYS-Fluent version 12.1 code, applying the RANS model. The governing equations for compressible flow, conservation of mass, momentum, energy, and state were used; as well as, for turbulence, the Menter model SST k − ω and for the viscosity as a function of temperature the Sutherland equation. In the section of the throat, adjacent to the wall, the flow presented fluctuations, in the axial symmetry the flow presented a stepped acceleration; in the divergent section, the flow slowed in a certain region, however, the flow exited the nozzle at a supersonic speed slightly greater than Mach 3. It is concluded that in the throat length section there is a flow pattern, as well as, in the divergent section

Crystalline fibres of a covalent organic framework through bottom-up microfluidic synthesis

A microfluidic chip has been used to prepare fibres of a porous polymer with high structural order, setting a precedent for the generation of a wide variety of materials using this reagent mixing approach that provides unique materials not accessible easily through bulk processes. The reaction between 1,3,5-tris(4-aminophenyl)benzene and 1,3,5-benzenetricarbaldehyde in acetic acid under continuous microfluidic flow conditions leads to the formation of a highly crystalline and porous covalent organic framework (hereafter denoted as MF-COF-1), consisting of fibrillar micro-structures, which have mechanical stability that allows for direct drawing of objects on a surfaceFinancial support from Spanish Government (Projects MAT2013-46753-C2-1-P and CTQ2014-53486-R) and FEDER are acknowledged. A. A. and J. P. L. would like to thank the financial support from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) through the project no. 200021_16017

The MIDAS experiment: A prototype for the microwave emission of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Rays

Recent measurements suggest that extensive air showers initiated by ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) emit signals in the microwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum caused by the collisions of the free-electrons with the atmospheric neutral molecules in the plasma produced by the passage of the shower. Such emission is isotropic and could allow the detection of air showers with 100% duty cycle and a calorimetric-like energy measurement, a significant improvement over current detection techniques. We have built MIDAS (MIcrowave Detection of Air Showers), a prototype of microwave detector, which consists of a 4.5 m diameter antenna with a cluster of 53 feed-horns in the 4 GHz range. The details of the prototype and first results will be presented.Comment: To appear in the proceedings of 12th Topical Seminar on Innovative Particle and Radiation Detectors (IPRD10), Siena, Italy, 7 - 10 June 201

Catálogo de monumentos megalíticos en Navarra. Homenaje a Francisco Ondarra (1925-2005)

Este trabajo pretende llenar el vacío que existe actualmente en relación con el megalitismo de esta región. Se da a conocer un catálogo actualizado, de más de 1500 megalitos, resultado de una prospección y revisión de datos intensa llevada a cabo por los firmantes del mismo durante años. El listado que aquí se incluye es paso previo a la publicación individualizada de las fichas de todos estos monumentos, como contribución a la Carta Arqueológica de Navarra

Effects of Moderate and High Intensity Exercises on Specific Biomarkers of Saliva

Endurance trainers and athletes are at higher risk for caries and periodontal disease as reported by research studies during the past decades. This experimental study evaluated the effects of moderate intensity exercise (MIE) and high intensity exercise (HIE) on biomarkers of saliva, such as, salivary flow rate and salivary pH. The effects of the MIE and HIE on the biomarkers were analyzed from the said effects on the groups based on gender, diet, regularity of exercise and nationality. Under the guidance and supervision of the researchers, each participant was subjected to MIE and HIE, with samples of saliva collected and analyzed before and after each exercise interval. Findings showed that there is a significant increase in salivary flow rate and a decrease in salivary pH during HIE. It also showed that these changes are more significant in HIE compared to MIE. Females, non-Filipinos, and non-vegetarians are at risk of a decrease in pH during HIE; however, the groups that showed an increase in flow rate during HEI are males, non-vegetarians, regular exercisers, and both Filipinos and non-Filipinos. Although the pH decreased during HIE, the mean levels remained within physiological normal limits. The increase in flow rate contributes to an enhanced cleansing ability of saliva during HIE