scholarly journals Surface Air Movement: An Important Contributor to Ventilation of Isolated Subsurface Structures?

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Neil McManus ◽  
Assed Haddad
Keyword(s):  
Air Flow ◽  
Helmholtz Resonator ◽  
Worker Safety ◽  
Time Base ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Helmholtz Resonators ◽  
Subsurface Structures ◽  
Air Movement ◽  
Air Speed ◽  
Almost All

This study reports on near-surface airspeed measured using a fast-responding thermoanemometer during an investigation of ventilation of an isolated subsurface structure induced by natural forces. Air speed changes continuously, rapidly, and unpredictably when assessed on the time base of one or two seconds. Zero, the most common air speed, occurred in almost all tests throughout the year but especially during cool and cold months. The most probable non-zero air speed, 10.7 m/min (35 ft/min), occurred in all tests. This air speed is below the level of detection by the senses. The number of zero values and the height of the peak at 10.7 m/min follow a repetitive annual cycle. Isolated subsurface structures containing manhole covers share the characteristics of Helmholtz resonators. Grazing air flow across the opening to the exterior induces rotational air flow in the airspace of a Helmholtz resonator. Rotational flow in the airspace potentially influences the exchange of the confined atmosphere with the external one. Ventilation of the airspace occurs continuously and without cost and is potentially enhanced by the unique characteristics of the Helmholtz resonator excited by surface air movement. These results have immense importance and immediate applicability to worker safety.

scholarly journals Quantifying Air Movement Induced by Natural Forces in an Isolated Structure in the Subsurface Infrastructure

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Thomas Neil McManus ◽  
Ana Rosa ◽  
Assed Haddad
Keyword(s):  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Confined Space ◽  
Helmholtz Resonators ◽  
Physics Program ◽  
Air Movement ◽  
Turbulent Reynolds Number ◽  
Flow Reynolds Number ◽  
Single Opening ◽  
Air Speed

This article describes the development and demonstration of a non-intrusive method for the quantitative determination of speed of air movement along the ground and inside an isolated subsurface structure, a type of confined space. Natural ventilation occurs continuously and reduces risk to entrants from contact with a hazardous atmosphere. One of the most important parameters still undetermined was the speed of air movement during the process. Small puffs of artificial “smoke” were used to visualize air movement. Tracker, an open-source physics program, provided the capability to analyze this movement. Measurement of air speed requires access to individual frames in the video, capability to move forward and backward, and the means to manipulate the image to highlight the “smoke”. Background subtraction, control of brightness and contrast, and conversion of color to greyscale were essential for obtaining these measurements. Measurements for a single opening indicated that flow along the ground was borderline turbulent (Reynolds number ~3000) and in the opening and inside the airspace, within the bounds of laminar flow (Reynolds number <2250). Video obtained during this work showed behavior observable in laboratory studies of Helmholtz resonators. Results provide the basis for a larger study of the ventilation process to facilitate design improvements.

scholarly journals A three-dimensional theory of wind pumping

1991 ◽  
Vol 37 (125) ◽  
pp. 89-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garry K. C. Clarke ◽  
Edwin D. Waddington
Keyword(s):  
Heat Source ◽  
Surface Pressure ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Pressure Fluctuations ◽  
Normal Component ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Lower Atmosphere ◽  
Dimensional Theory ◽  
Theoretical Formulation ◽  
Near Surface

AbstractQuantitative understanding of the processes that couple the lower atmosphere to the upper surface of ice sheets is necessary for interpreting ice-core records. Of special interest are those processes that involve the exchange of energy or atmospheric constituents. One such process, wind pumping, entails both possibilities and provides a possible mechanism for converting atmospheric kinetic energy into a near-surface heat source within the firn layer. The essential idea is that temporal and spatial variations in surface air pressure, resulting from air motion, can diffuse into permeable firn by conventional Darcy flow. Viscous friction between moving air and the solid firn matrix leads to energy dissipation in the firn that is equivalent to a volumetric heat source.Initial theoretical work on wind pumping was aimed at explaining anomalous near-surface temperatures measured at sites on Agassiz Ice Cap, Arctic Canada. A conclusion of this preliminary work was that, under highly favourable conditions, anomalous warming of as much as 2°C was possible. Subsequent efforts to confirm wind-pumping predictions suggest that our initial estimates of the penetration depth for pressure fluctuations were optimistic. These observations point to a deficiency of the initial theoretical formulation — the surface-pressure forcing was assumed to vary temporally, but not spatially. Thus, within the firn there was only a surface-normal component of air flow. The purpose of the present contribution is to advance a three-dimensional theory of wind pumping in which air flow is driven by both spatial and temporal fluctuations in surface pressure. Conclusions of the three-dimensional analysis are that the penetration of pressure fluctuations, and hence the thickness of the zone of frictional interaction between air and permeable firn, is related to both the frequency of the pressure fluctuations and to the spatial coherence length of turbulence cells near the firn surface.

Numerical study for increasement of low frequency sound insulation of double-panel structure using sonic crystals with distributed Helmholtz resonators

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (14) ◽  
pp. 1950138
Author(s):  
Myong-Jin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Free Space ◽  
Transmission Loss ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Helmholtz Resonator ◽  
Sound Insulation ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Helmholtz Resonators ◽  
Sonic Crystal ◽  
Sonic Crystals

Numerical simulations of the sound transmission loss (STL) of a double-panel structure (DPS) with sonic crystal (SC) comprised of distributed local resonators are presented. The Local Resonant Sonic Crystal (LRSC) consists of “C”-shaped Helmholtz resonator columns with different resonant frequencies. The finite element method is used to calculate the STL of such a DPS. First, the STLs of LRSC in free space and the DPS with LRSC are calculated and compared. It is shown that the sound insulations of the local resonators inserted in the double panel are higher than that in free space for the same size of the SCs and the same number of columns. Next, STL of the DPS in which the SC composed of three columns of local resonators having the same outer and inner diameters but different slot widths are calculated, and a reasonable arrangement order is determined. Finally, the soundproofing performances of DPS with distributed LRSC are compared with the case of insertion of general cylindrical SC for SC embedded in glass wool and not. The results show that the sound insulation of the DPS can be significantly improved in the low frequency range while reducing the total mass without increasing the thickness.

Sex pheromones of Callosobruchus subinnotatus and C. maculatus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae): congeneric responses and role of air movement

2000 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.N. Mbata ◽  
S. Shu ◽  
S.B. Ramaswamy
Keyword(s):  
Sex Pheromone ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Sex Pheromones ◽  
Air Flow ◽  
Latency Period ◽  
Air Movement ◽  
Sex Pheromone Components ◽  
Pheromone Components ◽  
Callosobruchus Subinnotatus

Females of Callosobruchus spp. are known to produce sex pheromones that attract males. These sex pheromones cannot be adopted for use in pest management without first investigating the responses of the males in the windless conditions of storage environments. Consequently, behavioural bioassays of Callosobruchus subinnotatus Pic males were conducted in an olfactometer in the absence of air-flow. Under these conditions males were found to be able to follow odour trails to the source. However, the latency period was longer in diffusional bioassays than for insects in a Y-tube olfactometer that provided directional wind cues. The highest percentage of males reached the pheromone source when components of the pheromones, (E)-3-methyl-2-heptenoic acid (E32A) and (Z)-3-methyl-2-heptenoic acid (Z32A), were formulated in a 50:50 or 25:75 ratio. Males of C. maculatus (Fabricius) responded to sex pheromone of C. subinnotatus, but males of C. subinnotatus did not respond to that of C. maculatus. The two sex pheromone components of C. subinnotatus are also constituents of C. maculatus sex pheromone. These two components may be potentially useful in monitoring the populations of both species in stored beans. It is postulated that (Z)-3-methyl-3-heptenoic acid (Z33A), the major component of the sex pheromone of C. maculatus, must have acted as an antagonist inhibiting response of C. subinnotatus to the sex pheromone of C. maculatus.

scholarly journals Ventilation Induced in an Isolated Subsurface Structure by Natural Forces: Method Development and Application

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
Thomas Neil McManus ◽  
Assed Haddad
Keyword(s):  
Vertical Profile ◽  
Method Development ◽  
Narrow Band ◽  
Operating Time ◽  
Gas Transfer ◽  
Tracer Gas ◽  
Engine Exhaust ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Subsurface Structures ◽  
Development And Utilization

It is believed that isolated subsurface structures of an infrastructure do not ventilate through opening(s) in manhole covers. The literature has almost no information on this topic. This study reports on considerations involved in the development and utilization of a method to study this question. Carbon monoxide (CO) is readily obtainable in engine exhaust, easily detectable at very low concentration, and is relatively safe to handle, which makes it ideal for use as a tracer gas. Transfer into the airspace of the structure was carried out using metal tubing. This study examined the engine operating time and the number of openings in a manhole cover. CO was measured using four instruments in the vertical profile. It was found to generally decrease in a narrow band, initially linearly through a curvilinear region and a linear tail. Clearance of most of the contaminant occurred rapidly during the first part of the process. A decrease to 25 ppm required from 439 min (7 openings) to 1118 min (1 opening). Ambient temperature and near-surface air flow likely influenced these values. The measurement profiles strongly suggest that the atmosphere in the airspace was rapidly and thoroughly well-mixed. The methodology developed and reported here is suitable for a more expanded investigation, the intent being to identify modifications of the design to optimize the process.

Development of an Adaptive Helmholtz Resonator for Broadband Noise Control

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon J. Este`ve ◽  
Marty E. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Helmholtz Resonator ◽  
Broadband Noise ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Helmholtz Resonators ◽  
Large Cylinder ◽  
Payload Fairing ◽  
Compact Design ◽  
High Level ◽  
Design Options ◽  
Control Application

This paper presents the development of adaptive Helmholtz resonators aimed at controlling broadband disturbance for the reduction of noise transmission into rocket payload fairing. Helmholtz resonators are commonly used for narrow band control application and so are designed to present the lowest amount of damping yielding maximum impedance. For this particular application however, optimal damping ratios usually superior to 4% are required. This relatively high level of damping permits more lightweight and compact design options to be considered that are not possible for low damping applications. Two design solutions are presented. The first tunes the resonator by varying the length of an accordion neck. The second varies the HR opening using an iris diaphragm. The characteristics of these two devices are measured, and a solution to maintain the damping level relatively constant is also proposed. Finally, experimental result obtained in a large cylinder representative of a payload fairing using 8 adaptive resonators is presented.

Shear‐wave splitting in cross‐hole surveys: Modeling

Geophysics ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enru Liu ◽  
Stuart Crampin ◽  
David C. Booth
Keyword(s):  
Shear Wave ◽  
Seismic Anisotropy ◽  
Pore Space ◽  
Shear Waves ◽  
Shear Wave Splitting ◽  
Surface Layers ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Crustal Rocks ◽  
Wave Splitting ◽  
Almost All

Shear‐wave splitting, diagnostic of some form of effective seismic anisotropy, is observed along almost all near‐vertical raypaths through the crust. The splitting is caused by propagation through distributions of stress‐aligned vertical parallel fluid‐filled cracks, microcracks, and preferentially oriented pore space that exist in most crustal rocks. Shear waves have severe interactions with the free surface and may be seriously disturbed by the surface and by near‐surface layers. In principle, cross‐hole surveys (CHSs) should be free of much of the near‐surface interference and could be used for investigating shear waves at higher frequencies and greater resolution along shorter raypaths than is possible with reflection surveys and VSPs. Synthetic seismograms are examined to estimate the effects of vertical cracks on the behavior of shear waves in CHS experiments. The azimuth of the CHS section relative to the strike of the cracks is crucial to the amount of information about seismic anisotropy that can be extracted from such surveys. Interpretation of data from only a few boreholes located at azimuths chosen from other considerations is likely to be difficult and inconclusive. Application to interpreting acoustic events generated by hydraulic pumping is likely to be more successful.

Recent Studies of Adaptive Tuned Vibration Absorbers/Neutralizers

2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lari Kela ◽  
Pekka Vähäoja
Keyword(s):  
Piezoelectric Materials ◽  
Helmholtz Resonator ◽  
Primary System ◽  
Vibration Absorbers ◽  
Review Section ◽  
Helmholtz Resonators ◽  
Tuned Vibration Absorbers ◽  
Current Events ◽  
Year 2000 ◽  
Tuned Vibration Absorber

This article gathers together the most recent articles of adjustable tuned vibration absorbers. The tuned vibration absorber was invented over 100 years ago, and its adjustability is also already well-known. However, concentration of this review was only on articles published since the year 2000 in peer reviewed journals, except from certain elementary books and some previous review articles in order to keep up with the current events in this broad field. First a brief inspection of the theory of tuned vibration absorbers (TVAs) is presented. After that mechanical TVAs are presented more carefully. In the same chapter the following are also handled: virtual absorbers, absorbers with adjustable damping, and Helmholtz resonators. Own chapter is allocated for multiple TVAs whose idea is to replace adjustability by adding several TVAs to primary system to damp out vibrations in the wide frequency band. The review section is completed by presenting smart material TVAs, which include, e.g., piezoelectric materials, shape-memory alloys, electrorheological and magnetorheological materials of fluids. An adjustable Helmholtz resonator in a low pressure hydraulic system is presented in Sec. 5. Experiments verify the efficiency of the damping character of the adjustable Helmholtz resonator whose resonant frequency can be varied.

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