445 research outputs found
A Biomimetic Smart Control of Viscous Drag Reduction
Viscous flow drag represents the largest contingent of the entire drag that aerodynamic and hydrodynamic devices are subject to. Inspired by the functions of sharks skins, riblet surfaces have been studied and applied to wall structures to reduce turbulent flow drag. However, whilst structural similarity has been obtained it lacks true mimicry. This paper presents an approach of drag reduction using âSmart Surfaceâ, a new propose composite surface that combines the riblet with an elastic coating. The âsmart surfaceâ, inspired by the self-adjustable skin of marine animals such as the dolphin, is designed to modify the traditional riblet technique and enable it to âsenseâ and interact with the flow by adjusting the wall structure according to the flow condition. Considering the factors of manufacture feasibility, durability and drag reduction performance in previous studies, the physical model of âSmart Surfaceâ is designed. The preliminary establishment of corresponding prediction model has been discussed and calculated. Further work in the aspects of experimental and numerical study of this research is prospected. Key words: Drag reduction; Elastic coating; Riblet; Self-adjustable; Smart Surfac
Anemia Prevalence among Pregnant Women and Birth Weight in Five Areas in China
Objectives: To investigate the current prevalence of anemia among pregnant women in different areas of China and the association with birth weight and educational level. Methods: A total of 6,413 women aged 24-37 in the third trimester of pregnancy from five areas were randomly selected from all gravidas who gave birth in the hospitals from 1999 to 2003. Blood hemoglobin concentration (Hb) was measured by the cyanomethemoglobin method; Hb <110 g/l was considered as anemia. Results: The overall prevalence of anemia was 58.6%, ranging from 48.1 to 70.5% in the five areas. There was a significant difference in the prevalence of anemia between women who have mental jobs and those who have physical jobs (52.3 vs. 61.1%, p <0.01). The prevalence of anemia depended on the level of education: with 52.9, 62.4 and 66.5%, for college, secondary school and primary education, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (p = 0.005). Results showed that higher birth weight was associated with Hb concentrations ranging from 90 to 140 g/l, whereas lower birth weight occurred below 80 g/l and above 140 g/l Hb. Conclusions: The prevalence of anemia in Chinese pregnant women was high both in rural areas and towns. Area of residence, education level and type of job influenced the prevalence of anemia. Low maternal Hb concentrations influenced birth weight
Effects of the Spin-Orbit and Tensor Interactions on the and Excitations in Light Nuclei
The effects of varying the spin-orbit and tensor components of a realistic
interaction on excitation rates and are studied on nuclei in the
and shells. Not only the total but also the spin and orbital
parts separately are studied. The single-particle energies are first calculated
with the same interaction that is used between the valence nucleons. Later this
stringent condition is relaxed somewhat and the level is raised relative
to . For nuclei up to , much better results i.e stronger
rates are obtained by increasing the strength of the spin-orbit interaction
relative to the free value. This is probably also true for , but
presents some difficulties. The effects of weakening the tensor
interaction are also studied. On a more subtle level, the optimum spin-orbit
interaction in the lower half of the shell, as far as excitations
are concerned, is substantially larger than the difference
in . A larger spin-orbit splitting
is also needed to destroy the triaxiality in . Also studied are how
much orbital and spin strength lies in an observable region and how much
is buried in the grass at higher energies. It is noted that for many nuclei the
sum is very close to , indicating
that the summed cross terms are very small.Comment: 39 pages, revtex 3.
Two-to-one resonant multi-modal dynamics of horizontal/inclined cables. Part I : theoretical formulation and model validation
This paper is first of the two papers dealingwith analytical investigation of resonant multimodal dynamics due to 2:1 internal resonances in the finite-amplitude free vibrations of horizontal/inclined cables. Part I deals with theoretical formulation and validation of the general cable model. Approximate nonlinear partial differential equations of 3-D coupled motion of small sagged cables - which account for both spatio-temporal variation of nonlinear dynamic tension and system asymmetry due to inclined sagged configurations - are presented. A multidimensional Galerkin expansion of the solution ofnonplanar/planar motion is performed, yielding a complete set of system quadratic/cubic coefficients. With the aim of parametrically studying the behavior of horizontal/inclined cables in Part II [25], a second-order asymptotic analysis under planar 2:1 resonance is accomplished by the method of multiple scales. On accounting for higher-order effectsof quadratic/cubic nonlinearities, approximate closed form solutions of nonlinear amplitudes, frequencies and dynamic configurations of resonant nonlinear normal modes reveal the dependence of cable response on resonant/nonresonant modal contributions. Depending on simplifying kinematic modeling and assigned system parameters, approximate horizontal/inclined cable models are thoroughly validated by numerically evaluating statics and non-planar/planar linear/non-linear dynamics against those of the exact model. Moreover, the modal coupling role and contribution of system longitudinal dynamics are discussed for horizontal cables, showing some meaningful effects due to kinematic condensation
Asymptotic behavior of solutions to the -Yamabe equation near isolated singularities
-Yamabe equations are conformally invariant equations generalizing
the classical Yamabe equation. In an earlier work YanYan Li proved that an
admissible solution with an isolated singularity at to the
-Yamabe equation is asymptotically radially symmetric. In this work
we prove that an admissible solution with an isolated singularity at to the -Yamabe equation is asymptotic to a radial
solution to the same equation on . These results
generalize earlier pioneering work in this direction on the classical Yamabe
equation by Caffarelli, Gidas, and Spruck. In extending the work of Caffarelli
et al, we formulate and prove a general asymptotic approximation result for
solutions to certain ODEs which include the case for scalar curvature and
curvature cases. An alternative proof is also provided using
analysis of the linearized operators at the radial solutions, along the lines
of approach in a work by Korevaar, Mazzeo, Pacard, and Schoen.Comment: 55 page
Dynamic structure factor of the Ising model with purely relaxational dynamics
We compute the dynamic structure factor for the Ising model with a purely
relaxational dynamics (model A). We perform a perturbative calculation in the
expansion, at two loops in the high-temperature phase and at one
loop in the temperature magnetic-field plane, and a Monte Carlo simulation in
the high-temperature phase. We find that the dynamic structure factor is very
well approximated by its mean-field Gaussian form up to moderately large values
of the frequency and momentum . In the region we can investigate,
, , where is the correlation
length and the zero-momentum autocorrelation time, deviations are at
most of a few percent.Comment: 21 pages, 3 figure
Partial Wave Analysis of
BES data on are presented. The
contribution peaks strongly near threshold. It is fitted with a
broad resonance with mass MeV, width MeV. A broad resonance peaking at 2020 MeV is also required
with width MeV. There is further evidence for a component
peaking at 2.55 GeV. The non- contribution is close to phase
space; it peaks at 2.6 GeV and is very different from .Comment: 15 pages, 6 figures, 1 table, Submitted to PL
A study of charged kappa in
Based on events collected by BESII, the decay
is studied. In the invariant mass
spectrum recoiling against the charged , the charged
particle is found as a low mass enhancement. If a Breit-Wigner function of
constant width is used to parameterize the kappa, its pole locates at MeV/. Also in this channel,
the decay is observed for the first time.
Its branching ratio is .Comment: 14 pages, 4 figure
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