Engine performance powered by a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen fuel obtained from water electrolysis

In this work, the performance of an SI engine powered with both gasoline and HHO as supplement fuel was studied and compared with pure gasoline-fuelled engine. The amount of HHO gas quantities added was 1, 1.5, and 2 LPM. The engine speed was varied from 1350 to 2250 rpm. The performance was found by measuring the engine torque, the brake power, the brake specific fuel consumption and the thermal efficiency, while gas analyzer was used to measure the amounts of nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide that are emitted from the engine during operation. It was found that the engine performance was best when 2 LPM HHO gas was used with pure gasoline fuel. Further, it was found that, at high amount of HHO gas addition, the nitrogen oxide decreases. Further, the CO level increased when using HHO gas as supplement fuel.     

Experimental study on mobility of a vehicle with CTIS in soft soil

Recently, the domestic military vehicles currently being developed are installed with a central tire inflation system (CTIS) to control the pressure of tires to increase the contact area between the tires and the ground and improve mobility on soft soils. On the other hand, it is difficult to find technical data based on experiments for designing a CTIS. In this study, to obtain the technical data to set proper pressures according to road conditions a range of mobility tests were performed on soft soil roads, such as sand and clay, according to the CTIS operating modes to obtain the technical data to set proper pressures according to the road conditions. The characteristics of the mobility and its correlation with the tire pressures in each operating mode were analyzed. The results confirmed that a wheeled vehicle with a CTIS showed better performance on soft soil than a vehicle without a CTIS.     

磁流体推进稳定性的解析研究（英文）

In this paper an analytical solution for the stability of the fully developed flow drive in a magneto-hydro-dynamic pump with pulsating transverse Eletro-magnetic fields is presented. To do this, a theoretical model of the flow is developed and the analytical results are obtained for both the cylindrical and Cartesian configurations that are proper to use in the propulsion of marine vessels. The governing parabolic momentum PDEs are transformed into an ordinary differential equation using approximate velocity distribution. The numerical results are obtained and asymptotic analyses are built to discover the mathematical behavior of the solutions. The maximum velocity in a magneto-hydro-dynamic pump versus time for various values of the Stuart number, electro-magnetic interaction number, Reynolds number, aspect ratio, as well as the magnetic and electrical angular frequency and the shift of the phase angle is presented. Results show that for a high Stuart number there is a frequency limit for stability of the fluid flow in a certain direction of the flow. This stability frequency is dependent on the geometric parameters of a channel.     

基于 GMap ．N ET 的无人机航迹再现设计与应用磁

三维的飞行仿真技术,数据庞大,建立模型复杂,对计算机要求高,建立针对无人机飞参数据分析的简易航迹再现系统,将有很大的实用价值。为此论文研究了基于GMap ．NET 框架的离线地图嵌入技术,探讨了离线地图数据库的建立原理以及GM apProvider接口原理,并成功应用到无人机航迹再现系统中,实现了多种离线地图的浏览与转换,拓展实现了无人机的航线预置与二维动态演示功能,达到了飞参数据分析的目的。使用结果表明,该系统对资源需求低,可靠性高,操作简洁,易于部署,能够满足对无人机飞参数据分析的需要。     

Accounting for travel time variability in the optimal pricing of cars and buses

A number of studies have shown that in addition to travel time and cost as the common influences on mode, route and departure time choices, travel time variability plays an increasingly important role, especially in the presence of traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport. The dominant focus of modelling and implementation of optimal pricing that incorporates trip time variability has been in the context of road pricing for cars. The main objective of this paper is to introduce a non-trivial extension to the existing literature on optimal pricing in a multimodal setting, building in the role of travel time variability as a source of disutility for car and bus users. We estimate the effect of variability in travel time and bus headway on optimal prices (i.e., tolls for cars and fares for buses) and optimal bus capacity (i.e., frequencies and size) accounting for crowding on buses, under a social welfare maximisation framework. Travel time variability is included by adopting the well-known mean–variance model, using an empirical relationship between the mean and standard deviation of travel times. We illustrate our model with an application to a highly congested corridor with cars, buses and walking as travel alternatives in Sydney, Australia. There are three main findings that have immediate policy implications: (i) including travel time variability results in higher optimal car tolls and substantial increases in toll revenue, while optimal bus fares remain almost unchanged; (ii) when bus headways are variable, the inclusion of travel time variability as a source of disutility for users yields higher optimal bus frequencies; and (iii) including both travel time variability and crowding discomfort leads to higher optimal bus sizes.     

A meta-model of vehicle ownership choice parameters

This paper builds a meta-model of vehicle ownership choice parameters to predict how their values might vary across extended periods as a function of macroeconomic variables. Multinomial logit models of vehicle ownership are estimated from repeated cross-sectional data between 1971 and 1996 for large urban centers in Ontario. Three specifications are tested: a varying constants (VC) model where the alternative specific constants are allowed to vary each year; a varying scales (VS) model where the scale parameter varies instead; and a varying scales and constants model. The estimated parameters are then regressed on macroeconomic variables (e.g., employment rate, gas prices, etc.). The regressions yield good fit and statistically significant results, suggesting that changes in the macroeconomic environment influence household decision making over time, and that macroeconomic information could potentially help predict how model parameters evolve. This implies that the common assumption of holding parameters constant across forecast horizons could potentially be relaxed. Furthermore, using a separate validation dataset, the predictive power of the VC and VS models outperform conventional approaches providing further evidence that pooling data from multiple periods could also produce more robust models.     

Analysis of train derailment after hitting the pier of tongling yangtze river bridge combined road with railwayEI北大核心

Research purposes: Precise prediction for mechanical behavior of the bridge under ship collision force is important to assess the analysis of train derailment after hitting the pier. This paper focuses on the Tongling Yangtze River Bridge Combined Road with Railway for ship collision simulation, uses the nonlinear finite element software of ANSYS/LS-DYNA to simulate the ship's bow section of 10000 t and 5000 t class hitting bridge tower column at front and axle to 20° of side in highest navigable water level, conventional navigable water level and the minimum navigable water level. Curves of collision force-period at different working conditions are summarized. On this basis, when the impact load affects as input loads, the displacement and acceleration response can be used by finite element analysis under the collision and study the dynamic response of the bridge caused by a train derailment risk. Research conclusions: (1) The impact force of the bridge is largest when a laden ship is hitting the pier at the highest navigable water level. In the most unfavorable condition, the collision have lardge impact on bridge structure and derailment risk of trains. (2) The transverse acceleration of the girder on the top of 2# pier can reach to 0.922 m/s2, but it does not exceed acceleration excitation limit (1 m/s2) when 3# piers are hitted by the 10000 t ship at the peak load of collision, so the probability of train derailment is minimal. (3) Based on the probability formula of the derailment by simplifying risk criteria, the derailment probability of train is 9×10-5~1.5×10-4 during the ship-bridge collision. (4) The research results can provide the reference for train traffic safety on railway bridge caused by ship collisions.     

Discussion on retaining structure limit state classificationEI北大核心

Research purposes: Retaining structure belongs to the geotechnical engineering structure, the limit state classification of geotechnical engineering is more difficult than the structure projects. Based on the limit state concept at home and abroad, this paper makes a comparison and analysis of the common and difference of geotechnical engineering and structural engineering limit state, teases the retaining structure limit state and focuses on limit state of open-cut foundation and pile foundation, proposes the recommendation of limit state classification of retaining structure. Research conclusions: (1) The generalized limit state can be considered as a function which can achieve the expected requirements, the limit state is not limited to the concept of damage and failure, and its extension has been expanded to the requirements of that the goal of expected design cannot be achieved-a prescribed limit. (2) Retaining structure belongs to the category of geotechnical engineering, its limit state includes structure overall stability limit states and the structural stability limit state which includes the bearing capacity limit state and serviceability limit state and limit state between them, the state needs to be studied further. (3) In general area, the compressive stress limit state of open-cut foundation and lateral pressure limit state of rock foundation anchor pile foundation can be considered as the serviceability limit state. (4) The research conclusion is useful for guiding the design research of retaining structure limit state.     

Design research of gravity retaining wall based on limit state design methodEI北大核心

Research purposes: Gravity retaining wall limit state design research is based on the design research of retaining structure limit state of open-cut foundation with the lateral earth pressure supported by wall body weight. This paper sums up the research thought of gravity retaining wall and analyzed their main calculation results, which provides reference for the open-cut foundation retaining structure design research of cantilever retaining wall, counterfort retaining wall, groove type retaining wall and so on. Research conclusions: (1) The steps for design research of the gravity retaining wall limit state are to establish a limit state equation, to calculate reliability index and determine the target reliability index, calculate partial coefficient and set up the design expression. (2) The most critical factor influencing gravity retaining wall limit state is comprehensive internal friction angle. (3) There are different function calculations and different design conditions for the gravity retaining wall in the current specification, their underlying reliability index is different, the corresponding partial coefficient should also be different. (4) The research conclusion can be used to guide the design of gravity retaining wall, which provides the reference to the design research of other open-cut foundation retaining structure.