A developed stereo particle image velocimetry(stereo-PIV) system was proposed to measure three-dimensional(3D) soil deformation around a laterally loaded pile in sand.The stereo-PIV technique extended 2D measurement t...A developed stereo particle image velocimetry(stereo-PIV) system was proposed to measure three-dimensional(3D) soil deformation around a laterally loaded pile in sand.The stereo-PIV technique extended 2D measurement to 3D based on a binocular vision model,where two cameras with a well geometrical setting were utilized to image the same object simultaneously.This system utilized two open software packages and some simple programs in MATLAB,which can easily be adjusted to meet user needs at a low cost.The failure planes form an angle with the horizontal line,which are measured at 27°-29°,approximately three-fourths of the frictional angle of soil.The edge of the strain wedge formed in front of the pile is an arc,which is slightly different from the straight line reported in the literature.The active and passive influence zones are about twice and six times of the diameter of the pile,respectively.The test demonstrates the good performance and feasibility of this stereo-PIV system for more advanced geotechnical testing.展开更多
In thermoacoustic system,the characteristic of complex compliance of a regenerator has a great influence on energy stored and dissipation of the whole engine.In order to investigate the performance of regenerators wit...In thermoacoustic system,the characteristic of complex compliance of a regenerator has a great influence on energy stored and dissipation of the whole engine.In order to investigate the performance of regenerators with different matrix geometries and materials coupled with different acoustic systems,an experimental measurement and analysis method was presented.By measuring the resonant frequency,the complex compliance and quality factor of five kinds of matrix were experimentally analyzed respectively in the system of loudspeaker-driven thermoacoustic resonator(TAR)with different lengths.The experimental results show that the real part of complex compliance of the regenerator with pin-array has a maximum value among the measured matrixes and its quality factor is the largest(28.222)with the least dissipation factor of 0.035 4.So the pin-array matrix is testified to behave more excellently on the energy conversion than other matrixes.Compared with other factors the complex compliance of a regenerator contributes more to the performance of a thermoacoustic system.展开更多
基金Project(104244) supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
文摘A developed stereo particle image velocimetry(stereo-PIV) system was proposed to measure three-dimensional(3D) soil deformation around a laterally loaded pile in sand.The stereo-PIV technique extended 2D measurement to 3D based on a binocular vision model,where two cameras with a well geometrical setting were utilized to image the same object simultaneously.This system utilized two open software packages and some simple programs in MATLAB,which can easily be adjusted to meet user needs at a low cost.The failure planes form an angle with the horizontal line,which are measured at 27°-29°,approximately three-fourths of the frictional angle of soil.The edge of the strain wedge formed in front of the pile is an arc,which is slightly different from the straight line reported in the literature.The active and passive influence zones are about twice and six times of the diameter of the pile,respectively.The test demonstrates the good performance and feasibility of this stereo-PIV system for more advanced geotechnical testing.
基金Projects(50676068,50576024)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘In thermoacoustic system,the characteristic of complex compliance of a regenerator has a great influence on energy stored and dissipation of the whole engine.In order to investigate the performance of regenerators with different matrix geometries and materials coupled with different acoustic systems,an experimental measurement and analysis method was presented.By measuring the resonant frequency,the complex compliance and quality factor of five kinds of matrix were experimentally analyzed respectively in the system of loudspeaker-driven thermoacoustic resonator(TAR)with different lengths.The experimental results show that the real part of complex compliance of the regenerator with pin-array has a maximum value among the measured matrixes and its quality factor is the largest(28.222)with the least dissipation factor of 0.035 4.So the pin-array matrix is testified to behave more excellently on the energy conversion than other matrixes.Compared with other factors the complex compliance of a regenerator contributes more to the performance of a thermoacoustic system.
