Transient motion of an industrial mixer with elastically suspended work head

This paper investigates the transient behavior of a novel design of an industrial mixer incorporating additional work head movement. In contrast to conventional models, this mixer consists of an elastic torsion bar with its longitudinal axis oriented orthogonally to the main drive shaft axis. Using the elastic torsion bar to hang the workhead adds an additional degree of freedom, greatly improving the mixing of fluids or powders. The motion of the electro-mechanical device was simulated using a system of nonlinear differential equations that consider the dynamic characteristics of the driving electric motor, as derived from the theorem for the rate of change of angular momentum. A numerical analysis was carried out to study the transient processes in the system under different working conditions. Finally, a constrained multiobjective optimization was performed to identify the optimal design variable values that minimize the force and power characteristics of the mixer

Dynamics of Flexible Wind Power Generator with Unbalanced Rotor

The paper deals with dynamic analysis of a wind power generator as a large flexible structure with high speed rotating machines and considerable masses. The dynamic model is considered as a multibody system of rigid and flexible bodies. Nonstationary and transitional processes caused because of eccentricity of the high speed rotating machines, as well as, of the propeller vibrations are simulated and analyzed. Analytical method is applied for dynamic simulation. The results are verified by numerical procedures. Example of wind power generator with three propellers is presented

Theoretical Study and Experimental Validation of a Hydrostatic Transmission Control for a City Bus Hybrid Driveline with Kinetic Energy Storage

A city bus with hybrid drive system was studied for its performance. The driveline under consideration consists of two alternative energy sources—an internal combustion engine (ICE) and kinetic energy storage (KES)—a hydrostatic transmission (HST), a drive axle and corresponding gears. A generalized law for HST control is obtained that satisfies kinematic and torque requirements for the alternative energy sources and the different modes of operation of the bus. A test stand was developed for validation of the chosen control strategy and for the energy flow simulations through the HST. The estimated maximum energy recovery potential is around 20–25%

Spectral properties of quadruple symmetric real functions

AbstractThis paper examined the spectral properties of quadruple symmetric real functions. Theorem is formulated, under which the complex spectra of such symmetric functions are conjugated. The properties of the trigonometric functions are used in the proof of the theorem. Numerical results are presented for illustrating of the proven theorem