Analysis of Clogging Mechanism and Filter-cake Structure of Slurry Containing Coarse-particle Materials in Sandy Strata北大核心CSCD

The problem of filter-cake formation in highly permeable strata is urgently to be solved for slurry shield tunnelling. Adding coarse-particle materials in slurry is an effective method to solve the problem. A selfdesigned test device of slurry invasion and filter-cake formation in strata was adopted, and one kind of lightweight sand was selected as coarse particle materials. By changing the particle sizes of light-weight sand particles, the filtrate mass and the time of filter-cake formation under the condition of different additive contents and pressures were measured. And the influence of particle size of coarse-particle materials on filter-cake formation characteristics was analyzed. A triangular constriction calculation method was proposed, which can be used to quickly determine the influence range of coarse-particle materials on the pore size variation of the strata. The test results show that: (1) the addition of coarse-particle materials can significantly reduce the inter-particle pore size and effectively improve the clogging effectiveness under the condition of this tested strata. (2) The particle size of coarse-particle materials has a great influence on filter-cake formation characteristics. The coarse-particle material with smaller particle size has a better clogging effect, and its filter-cake formation characteristics are more stable. The coarse-particle material with larger particle size has a higher volatility in its filter-cake formation characteristics. (3) Coarse-particle materials with different particle sizes result in different final filter-cake structures. When the coarse-particle materials possess a larger particle size, a mixed filtercake structure is formed, and when the particle size is small, a double-layer filter-cake structure is formed. © 2018, Editorial Office of "Modern Tunnelling Technology". All right reserved.     

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An analytical investigation of two-dimensional and three-dimensional biplanes operating in the vicinity of a free surface

In the present article, the classical two- and three-dimensional lifting theories are generalized to the biplane operating in proximity to a free surface. The singularity distribution method is employed to calculate the lifting force for a two-dimensional biplane subjected to wing-in-ground effect in the vicinity of a free surface, and the three-dimensional correction is carried out by the aid of the Prandtl lifting line theory. The essential techniques lie in finding the three-dimensional Green’s function for the system of horseshoe vortices operating above a free surface and ensuring numerical implementation. Extensive numerical examples are carried out to show the lift coefficient for the two- and three-dimensional biplanes in the vicinity of a free surface with the variation of the clearance-to-chord ratio and the height-to-chord ratio. Incidentally, the induced (inviscid) drag coefficients as well as the lift-to-drag ratio for a three-dimensional biplane are also computed. Good agreement can be found among results obtained from this study and the experiment.     

Optimal design of three-planetary-gear power-split hybrid powertrains

Many of today’s power-split hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) utilize planetary gears (PGs) to connect the powertrain elements together. Recent power-split HEVs tend to use two PGs and some of them have multiple modes to achieve better fuel economy and driving performance. Looking to the future, hybrid powertrain technologies must be enhanced to design hybrid light trucks. For light trucks, the need for multi-mode and more PGs is stronger, to achieve the required performance. To systematically explore all the possible designs of multi-mode HEVs with three PGs, an efficient searching and optimization methodology is proposed. All possible clutch topology and modes for one existing configuration that uses three PGs were exhaustively searched. The launching performance is first used to screen out designs that fail to satisfy the required launching performance. A near-optimal and computationally efficient energy management strategy was then employed to identify designs that achieve good fuel economy. The proposed design process successfully identify 8 designs that achieve better launching performance and better fuel economy, while using fewer number of clutches than the benchmark and a patented design.     

Novel stability control strategy for distributed drive electric vehicle based on driver operation intention

In this paper, a novel direct yaw control method based on driver operation intention for stability control of a distributed drive electric vehicle is proposed. It was discovered that the vehicle loses its stability easily under an emergency steering alignment (EA) problem. An emergent control algorithm is proposed to improve vehicle stability under such a condition. A driver operation intention recognition module is developed to identify the driving conditions. When the vehicle enters into an EA condition, the module can quickly identify it and transfer the control method from normal direct yaw control to emergency control. Two control algorithms are designed. The emergency control algorithm is applied to an EA condition while the adaptive control algorithm is applied to other conditions except the EA condition. Both simulation results and real vehicle results show that: The driver module can accurately identify driving conditions based on driver operation intention. When the vehicle enters into EA condition, the emergent control algorithm can intervene quickly, and it has proven to outperform normal direct yaw control for better stabilization of vehicles.     

汽车钢板弹簧多体动力学建模综述

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Effect of fuel metering on combustion and emissions of a PFI gasoline engine during fast startup under an HEV-like mode

In this paper, the transient conditions during fast startup are investigated to develop a fuel metering strategy under HEV-like mode. The fuel mixture preparation and its effects on the combustion are analyzed in detail. Specifically, the combustion in the first cycle is characterized under both conventional low-speed cranking startup and HEV-like fast startup modes. The test results show that the enhancement of cranking speed has marginal effects on mixture preparation in the first cycle. However, it prolongs the combustion duration and reduces HC emissions. The sensitivity of the fuel metering is evaluated for the initial cycles. The combustion in the 3rd ~ 5th cycles during startup is found to be fairly sensitive to the fuel metering due to the effects of transient fuel film vaporization. The fuel metering in the first cycle has the most significant effect on the combustion and emissions during fast startup. Optimized fuel metering in the first cycle shows effective reduction of HC emissions during fast startup process.     

Modeling and simulation of a dual-mode electrohydraulic fully variable valve train for four-stroke engines

In modern four-stroke automotive engine technology, variable valve timing and lift control offer potential benefits for making a high-performance engine. In this paper, a novel design named dual-mode electrohydraulic fully variable valve train (EHFVVT) for both engine intake and exhaust valves is introduced. The system is mainly controlled by either proportional flow control valves or proportional pressure relief valves, and hence two different families of valve displacement patterns can be achieved. The construction of the mathematical model of the valve train system and its dynamic analysis are also presented in this paper. Experimental and simulation results show that the dual-mode electrohydraulic variable valve train can achieve fully variable valve timing and lift control, and has the potential to eliminate the traditional throttle valve in the gasoline engines. With the proposed system, the engine performance at various speeds and loads will be significantly improved.     

电喷汽油机燃用甲醇-汽油混合燃料的排放及催化转化特性研究

研究了多点电喷汽油机燃用不同掺混比的甲醇汽油混合燃料时的排放及催化器的转化性能。研究结果表明:在汽油机参数未做任何调整的情况下,甲醇对催化器前的CO、HC和NOx排放及其催化转化效率的影响与汽油机的转速、负荷和空燃比控制策略有关;随着甲醇汽油混合燃料中甲醇含量的增加,未燃甲醇的排放量变化不大,甲醛排放量增大,乙醇的排放量略有降低,乙醛的排放量很低并基本保持不变;醇、醛类排放经过三效催化转化器后基本接近零排放水平。     

CNG/汽油双燃料汽车燃气ECU的设计

介绍所设计的双燃料汽车燃气电控模块的组成、原理及设计过程,将该电控模块与原车的ECU和氧传感器一起构成闭环控制系统,可实现对燃气喷气量的精确控制。通过利用原车ECU的控制策略,可缩短开发周期,节约开发成本。通过试验验证了所设计的燃气ECU的控制性能。