A Reinforcement Design Method Based on Analysis of Large Openings in Cylindrical Pressure Vessels

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 502-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D. Xue ◽  
K. C. Hwang ◽  
W. Lu¨ ◽  
W. Chen

The analytical solution is given for two orthogonally intersecting cylindrical shells with large diameter ratio d/D subjected to internal pressure. The modified Morley equation is used for the shell with cutout and the Love equation for the tube with nonplanar end. The continuity conditions of forces and displacements at the intersection are expressed in 3-D cylindrical coordinates (ρ, θ, z), and are expanded in Fourier series of θ. The Fourier coefficients are obtained by numerical quadrature. The present results are in good agreement with those obtained by tests and by FEM for ρ0 = d/D ≤ 0.8. The typical curves of SCF versus t/T and d/DT and reinforcement coefficients g, h versus D/T0 for each ρ0 are given on the present method.

2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D Xue ◽  
H. H Wang ◽  
K. C Hwang

In this paper the analytical results of two normally intersecting cylindrical shells subjected to external moments on the ends of main shells are presented. The thin shell theoretical solutions are obtained on the basis of the modified Morley equation for the main shell with a cut out with large diameter ratio and of the Goldenveizer equation for the branch tube with a nonplaner end. The results are in good agreement with the previous test results and with Moffat's three-dimensional finite element method results. The design curves based on the present solution can be applied to d/D ≤ 0.8 successfully.


Author(s):  
Gurinder Singh Brar ◽  
Yogeshwar Hari ◽  
Dennis K. Williams

This paper presents the comparison of a reliability technique that employs a Fourier series representation of random asymmetric imperfections in a cylindrical pressure vessel subjected to external pressure. Comparison with evaluations prescribed by the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 2 Rules for the same shell geometries are also conducted. The ultimate goal of the reliability type technique is to predict the critical buckling load associated with the chosen cylindrical pressure vessel. Initial geometric imperfections are shown to have a significant effect on the load carrying capacity of the example cylindrical pressure vessel. Fourier decomposition is employed to interpret imperfections as structural features that can be easily related to various other types of defined imperfections. The initial functional description of the imperfections consists of an axisymmetric portion and a deviant portion, which are availed in the form of a double Fourier series. Fifty simulated shells generated by the Monte Carlo technique are employed in the final prediction of the critical buckling load. The representation of initial geometrical imperfections in the cylindrical pressure vessel requires the determination of appropriate Fourier coefficients. Multi-mode analyses are expanded to evaluate a large number of potential buckling modes for both predefined geometries and associated asymmetric imperfections as a function of position within a given cylindrical shell. The probability of the ultimate buckling stress that may exceed a predefined threshold stress is also calculated. The method and results described herein are in stark contrast to the “knockdown factor” approach as applied to compressive stress evaluations currently utilized in industry. Recommendations for further study of imperfect cylindrical pressure vessels are also outlined in an effort to improve on the current design rules regarding column buckling of large diameter pressure vessels designed in accordance with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 2 and ASME STS-1.


Frequenz ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 427-433
Author(s):  
Yaxin Liu ◽  
Feng Wei ◽  
Xiaowei Shi ◽  
Cao Zeng

AbstractIn this paper, a balanced-to-balanced (BTB) branch-slotline directional coupler (DC) is firstly presented, which can realize an arbitrary power division ratios (PDRs). The coupler is composed by microstrip-to-slotline (MS) transition structures and branch-slotline coupled structures. The single-ended to balanced-ended conversion is simplified and easy to implemented by the MS transition structures, which intrinsically leads to the differential-mode (DM) transmission and common-mode (CM) suppression. Moreover, the different PDRs which are controlled by the widths of branch-slotlines can be achieved. In order to verify the feasibility of the proposed design method, two prototype circuits of the proposed coupler with different PDRs are fabricated and measured. The return loss and the isolation of two designs are all better than 10 dB. Moreover, the CM suppressions are greater than 35 dB. A good agreement between the simulation and measurement results is observed.


Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Jeong-Gyoo Kim

Fourier series is a well-established subject and widely applied in various fields. However, there is much less work on double Fourier coefficients in relation to spaces of general double sequences. We understand the space of double Fourier coefficients as an abstract space of sequences and examine relationships to spaces of general double sequences: p-power summable sequences for p = 1, 2, and the Hilbert space of double sequences. Using uniform convergence in the sense of a Cesàro mean, we verify the inclusion relationships between the four spaces of double sequences; they are nested as proper subsets. The completions of two spaces of them are found to be identical and equal to the largest one. We prove that the two-parameter Wiener space is isomorphic to the space of Cesàro means associated with double Fourier coefficients. Furthermore, we establish that the Hilbert space of double sequence is an abstract Wiener space. We think that the relationships of sequence spaces verified at an intermediate stage in this paper will provide a basis for the structures of those spaces and expect to be developed further as in the spaces of single-indexed sequences.


Author(s):  
Y. Ait Ferhat ◽  
A. Boulenouar ◽  
N. Benamara ◽  
L. Benabou

The main objective of this work is to present a numerical modeling of mixed-mode fracture in isotropic functionally graded materials (FGMs), under mechanical and thermal loading conditions. In this paper, the displacement-based method, termed the generalized displacement correlation (GDC) method, is investigated for estimating stress intensity factor (SIF). Using the ANSYS Parametric Design Language (APDL), the continuous variations of the material properties are incorporated by specified parameters at the centroid of each element. This paper presents various numerical examples in which the accuracy of the present method is verified. Comparisons have been made between the SIFs predicted by the GDC method and the available reference solutions in the current literature. A good agreement is achieved between the results of the GDC method and the reference solutions.


2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-410
Author(s):  
M. S. Agranovich ◽  
B. A. Amosov

Abstract We consider a general elliptic formally self-adjoint problem in a bounded domain with homogeneous boundary conditions under the assumption that the boundary and coefficients are infinitely smooth. The operator in 𝐿2(Ω) corresponding to this problem has an orthonormal basis {𝑢𝑙} of eigenfunctions, which are infinitely smooth in . However, the system {𝑢𝑙} is not a basis in Sobolev spaces 𝐻𝑡 (Ω) of high order. We note and discuss the following possibility: for an arbitrarily large 𝑡, for each function 𝑢 ∈ 𝐻𝑡 (Ω) one can explicitly construct a function 𝑢0 ∈ 𝐻𝑡 (Ω) such that the Fourier series of the difference 𝑢 – 𝑢0 in the functions 𝑢𝑙 converges to this difference in 𝐻𝑡 (Ω). Moreover, the function 𝑢(𝑥) is viewed as a solution of the corresponding nonhomogeneous elliptic problem and is not assumed to be known a priori; only the right-hand sides of the elliptic equation and the boundary conditions for 𝑢 are assumed to be given. These data are also sufficient for the computation of the Fourier coefficients of 𝑢 – 𝑢0. The function 𝑢0 is obtained by applying some linear operator to these right-hand sides.


2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (06) ◽  
pp. 1350057 ◽  
Author(s):  
HSIU-YA TASI ◽  
CHAOYUAN ZHU

Dielectric constants and Seebeck coefficients for semiconductor materials are studied by thermodynamic method plus ab initio quantum density functional theory (DFT). A single molecule which is formed in semiconductor material is treated in gas phase with molecular boundary condition and then electronic polarizability is directly calculated through Mulliken and atomic polar tensor (APT) density charges in the presence of the external electric field. This electronic polarizability can be converted to dielectric constant for solid material through the Clausius–Mossotti formula. Seebeck coefficient is first simulated in gas phase by thermodynamic method and then its value divided by its dielectric constant is regarded as Seebeck coefficient for solid materials. Furthermore, unit cell of semiconductor material is calculated with periodic boundary condition and its solid structure properties such as lattice constant and band gap are obtained. In this way, proper DFT function and basis set are selected to simulate electronic polarizability directly and Seebeck coefficient through chemical potential. Three semiconductor materials Mg 2 Si , β- FeSi 2 and SiGe are extensively tested by DFT method with B3LYP, BLYP and M05 functionals, and dielectric constants simulated by the present method are in good agreement with experimental values. Seebeck coefficients simulated by the present method are in reasonable good agreement with experiments and temperature dependence of Seebeck coefficients basically follows experimental results as well. The present method works much better than the conventional energy band structure theory for Seebeck coefficients of three semiconductors mentioned above. Simulation with periodic boundary condition can be generalized directly to treat with doped semiconductor in near future.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. Alvarado-Rolon ◽  
R. Natividad ◽  
R. Romero ◽  
L. Hurtado ◽  
A. Ramírez-Serrano

This work focuses on modeling and simulating the absorption and scattering of radiation in a photocatalytic annular reactor. To achieve so, a model based on four fluxes (FFM) of radiation in cylindrical coordinates to describe the radiant field is assessed. This model allows calculating the local volumetric rate energy absorption (LVREA) profiles when the reaction space of the reactors is not a thin film. The obtained results were compared to radiation experimental data from other authors and with the results obtained by discrete ordinate method (DOM) carried out with the Heat Transfer Module of Comsol Multiphysics® 4.4. The FFM showed a good agreement with the results of Monte Carlo method (MC) and the six-flux model (SFM). Through this model, the LVREA is obtained, which is an important parameter to establish the reaction rate equation. In this study, the photocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzaldehyde was carried out, and the kinetic equation for this process was obtained. To perform the simulation, the commercial software COMSOL Multiphysics v. 4.4 was employed.


2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (01) ◽  
pp. 14-32
Author(s):  
Ming-Chung Fang

A three-dimensional method to analyze the motions of a ship running in waves is presented, including the effects of the steady-flow potential. Basically, the general formulations are based on the source distribution technique by which the ship hull surface is regarded as the assembly of many panels. The present study includes three algorithms for treating the corresponding Green function:the Hess & Smith algorithm for the part of simple source I/r,the complex plane contour integral of the Shen & Farell algorithm for the double integral of steady flow, andthe series expansions of the Telste & Noblesse algorithm for the Cauchy principal value integral of unsteady flow. The study reveals that the effect of steady flow on ship motions is generally small, but it still cannot be neglected in some cases, especially for the ship running in oblique waves. The effect also depends on the fore-aft configuration of the ship. The results predicted by the present method are found to be in fairly good agreement with existing experiments and other theories.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1047-1055
Author(s):  
Zhihua Zhang

Abstract Fourier approximation plays a key role in qualitative theory of deterministic and random differential equations. In this paper, we will develop a new approximation tool. For an m m -order differentiable function f f on [ 0 , 1 0,1 ], we will construct an m m -degree algebraic polynomial P m {P}_{m} depending on values of f f and its derivatives at ends of [ 0 , 1 0,1 ] such that the Fourier coefficients of R m = f − P m {R}_{m}=f-{P}_{m} decay fast. Since the partial sum of Fourier series R m {R}_{m} is a trigonometric polynomial, we can reconstruct the function f f well by the combination of a polynomial and a trigonometric polynomial. Moreover, we will extend these results to the case of random processes.


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