scholarly journals SUCCESSIVE SALTATION OF A SAND GRAIN BY WIND

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshito Tsuchiya

In order to establish the mechanics of sand transport in an air or water stream, the mechanics of saltation of sand grains should first be considered In sand storms, most of the saltating sand grains on a granular bed have successively continued the saltation motion In this paper, such a saltation motion is defined as successive saltation A theoretical approach to the saltation of a single sand grain on a fixed granular bed is proposed on the basis of the equations of motion for the saltation and the dynamic characteristics of collision between a saltating sand grain and bed sand grains Some experiments of the successive saltation of a single sand gram on a fixed granular bed were carried out to compare with the theoretical relationships It was verified from the comparison that the theoretical relationships of the height and distance of saltation of a sand gram are in fairly good agreement m substance with the results of experiment.

Author(s):  
Fu-Chen Chen

The dynamic characteristics of a six bar hinge mechanism as used in home cabinets were investigated using the method of equation of motion. The derived equations of motion were numerically solved and the motion of the hinge mechanism was simulated. The influence of mass and width of the cabinet door on the dynamic characteristics of the hinge mechanism as well as the effect of the hinge number on the force applied on the handle were also investigated. The experimental and simulation results showed good agreement with an error of under 2%, which validated the simulation results. The proposed approach can be used by hinge manufacturers for the design and analysis of similar hinge mechanisms.


1974 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 360-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. Elliott

This paper describes a method for estimating the dynamic characteristics of electromagnetic relays. The equations of motion are formulated based on a constant core reluctance model magnetic circuit and then solved using an extended de Vogelaere method. Good agreement is found between the predicted values and those measured in practice.


Author(s):  
Lionel Manin ◽  
Jarir Mahfoudh ◽  
Matthieu Richard ◽  
David Jauffres

Sports and mountaineering activities are becoming more and more popular. Equipment constructors seek to develop products and devices that are easy to use and that take into account all safety recommendations. PETZL and INSA have collaborated to develop a model for the simulation of displacements and efforts involved during the fall of a climber in the “safety chain”. The model is based on the classical equations of motion, in which climber and belayer are considered as rigid masses, while the rope is considered as a series of non-linear stiffness passing through several devices as brakes and runners. The main goal is to predict the forces in the rope and on the return anchor at the first rebound of the fall. Experiments were first performed in order to observe and determine the dynamic characteristics of the rope, and then to validate results stemming from simulations. Several fall configurations are simulated, and the model performs satisfactorily. It also provides a close approximation of the phenomena observed experimentally. The model enables the assessment of the existing equipments and the improved design of the future one.


2015 ◽  
Vol 752-753 ◽  
pp. 839-844
Author(s):  
R.M.S. Zetty ◽  
B.A. Aminudin ◽  
L.M. Aung ◽  
M.K. Khalid ◽  
H.M.Y. Norfazrina ◽  
...  

A modeling through sensitivity analysis is one of the promising methods to investigate the dynamic characteristics of complex mechanical parts. This study aimed to investigate the effect of sensitivity based on mass and stiffness modification in automobile crankshaft as a function of natural frequency. Verification for the crankshaft model that is used in the experiment and simulation was done and both results showed good agreement and small errors percentage. The modification was also done by reducing the different percentage of crankshaft’s mass and stiffness. Partial differential analysis was used in the sensitivity analysis in order to figure out the natural frequency after every set of modification. According to the results, we also found that there were changes of sensitivity value by changes in mass value but the stiffness value remains unchanged. However, there is no significant effect of stiffness reduction on vibration was found in this research.


2015 ◽  
Vol 713-715 ◽  
pp. 2126-2132
Author(s):  
Da Ming Sun ◽  
Ji Yong Liu ◽  
Qing Wen Kong

A study on the navigation behavior for ships in shallow water had been carried out on CFD. The problem of surface ship hulls free of sinkage and trim in shallow water is analyzed numerically by simultaneously solving equations of the Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS). The computations, based on the single-phase level set and overset grid, are discretized by finite volume method (FVM). An earth-based reference system is used for the solution to the fluid flow, while a ship-based reference is used to compute the rigid-body equations of motion. A S60 CB=0.6 ship model is taken as an example to the numerical simulation. Numerical results of the sinkage and trim of the seven Froude Numbers (Fn=0.5~0.8) are compared against experimental data, which have a good agreement.


2014 ◽  
Vol 06 (05) ◽  
pp. 1450052 ◽  
Author(s):  
MANUEL GASCÓN-PÉREZ ◽  
PABLO GARCÍA-FOGEDA

In this work, the influence of the surrounding fluid on the dynamic characteristics of almost circular plates is investigated. First the natural frequencies and normal modes for the plates in vacuum are calculated by a perturbation procedure. The method is applied for the case of elliptical plates with a low value of eccentricity. The results are compared with other available methods for this type of plates with good agreement. Next, the effect of the fluid is considered. The normal modes of the plate in vacuum are used as a base to express the vibration mode of the coupled plate-fluid system. By applying the Hankel transformation the nondimensional added virtual mass 2 increment (NAVMI) are calculated for elliptical plates. Results of the NAVMI factors and the effect of the fluid on the natural frequencies are given and it is shown that when the eccentricity of the plate is reduced to zero (circular plate) the known results of the natural frequencies for circular plates surrounded by liquid are recovered.


Author(s):  
Jiechi Xu ◽  
Joseph R. Baumgarten

Abstract The application of the systematic procedures in the derivation of the equations of motion proposed in Part I of this work is demonstrated and implemented in detail. The equations of motion for each subsystem are derived individually and are assembled under the concept of compatibility between the local kinematic properties of the elastic degrees of freedom of those connected elastic members. The specific structure under consideration is characterized as an open loop system with spherical unconstrained chains being capable of rotating about a Hooke’s or universal joint. The rigid body motion, due to two unknown rotations, and the elastic degrees of freedom are mutually coupled and influence each other. The traditional motion superposition approach is no longer applicable herein. Numerical examples for several cases are presented. These simulations are compared with the experimental data and good agreement is indicated.


Author(s):  
Takuzo Iwatsubo ◽  
Shiro Arii ◽  
Kei Hasegawa ◽  
Koki Shiohata

Abstract This paper presents a method for analyzing the dynamic characteristics of driving systems consisting of multiple belts and pulleys. First, the algorithm which derives the linear equations of motion of arbitrary multi-coupled belt systems is shown. Secondly, by using the algorithm, the computer program which formulates the equations of motion and calculates the transient responses of the belt system is presented. The fundamental idea of the algorithm is as follows: Complicated belt systems consisting of multiple belts and pulleys are regarded as combinations of simple belt systems consisting of a single belt and some pulleys. Therefore, the equations of motion of the belt systems can be derived by the superposition of the equations of motion of the simple belt systems. By means of this method, the responses of arbitrary multi-coupled belt systems can be calculated. Finally, to verify the usefulness of this method, the simulation results are compared with the experimental results.


1992 ◽  
Vol 152 ◽  
pp. 145-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Dvorak

In this article we present a numerical study of the motion of asteroids in the 2:1 and 3:1 resonance with Jupiter. We integrated the equations of motion of the elliptic restricted 3-body problem for a great number of initial conditions within this 2 resonances for a time interval of 104 periods and for special cases even longer (which corresponds in the the Sun-Jupiter system to time intervals up to 106 years). We present our results in the form of 3-dimensional diagrams (initial a versus initial e, and in the z-axes the highest value of the eccentricity during the whole integration time). In the 3:1 resonance an eccentricity higher than 0.3 can lead to a close approach to Mars and hence to an escape from the resonance. Asteroids in the 2:1 resonance with Jupiter with eccentricities higher than 0.5 suffer from possible close approaches to Jupiter itself and then again this leads in general to an escape from the resonance. In both resonances we found possible regions of escape (chaotic regions), but only for initial eccentricities e > 0.15. The comparison with recent results show quite a good agreement for the structure of the 3:1 resonance. For motions in the 2:1 resonance our numeric results are in contradiction to others: high eccentric orbits are also found which may lead to escapes and consequently to a depletion of this resonant regions.


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