scholarly journals Experimental studies of the air flow power action on the elements of protective mats

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 ◽  
pp. 05007
Author(s):  
Maria Umahseva ◽  
Yuliya Bryanskaya ◽  
Pavel Bazhin

The results of experimental studies to determine the coefficients of aerodynamic resistance in the flow of flexible protective concrete mats located on a horizontal plane are presented. The characteristics of the impact of the power flow on the system of flexible protective mats of various modifications in the aerodynamic laboratory of Moscow State University of Civil Engineering are specified. The experiment was carried out on a subsonic wind tunnel with an open loop using a rigid six-axis force and moment sensor. According to the results of the experiment, it was concluded that the resistance coefficient for the modification of mats with rounding of the upper part of the elements decreases. It has a positive effect on the performance characteristics of this model and increases the lifespan of a structure protected by this modification of coatings.

2021 ◽  
Vol 887 ◽  
pp. 319-324
Author(s):  
E.A. Petrovsky ◽  
K.A. Bashmur ◽  
Vadim S. Tynchenko

The present study describes the impact of various protective process agents on chip forming processes. The research was conducted on NiCr20TiAl and 34NiCrMoV14-5 nickel-chromium alloys. New lubricant-cooling process agents with carbon nanopowder additives are studied. The optimal composition of the nanopowder additive and its effect during alloy cutting is examined. Experiments reveal the dependence of shrinkage ratio on cutting speed and various protective process agents. The values of H50 microhardness are also defined when cutting these alloys using protective process agents. Experimental studies found the positive effect of developed agents with nanopowder additives on the processes of NiCr20TiAl and 34NiCrMoV14-5 alloys chip formation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 735-760
Author(s):  
Hui Shi ◽  
Alan C.K. Cheung ◽  
Elizabeth S.T. Cheung

Stratified teaching is an effective method and means to implement teaching students per their aptitude. Domestic and foreign scholars have carried out many experimental and quasi-experimental studies to observe the impact of stratified teaching on students’ academic performance, but the results are quite different. So, can stratified teaching effectively help Chinese students improve their academic performance? How big is its impact? Which model is more suitable for Chinese students? To answer these questions, this article uses meta-analysis to quantitatively analyze 22 Chinese studies on the impact of Stratified teaching on student academic performance. We found that (i) stratified teaching has a positive effect on students’ academic performance, and the overall combined effect size is 0.53; (ii) among the seven subjects of mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, and information technology, stratified teaching has had a positive effect on their learning. Stratified teaching’s order of effect on different subjects was English > Physics > Geography > Information Technology > Mathematics > Biology > Chemistry; (iii) stratified teaching is suitable for students of different sizes of classrooms. However, the smaller the number of students in the classroom, the better the learning effect, and (iv) stratified teaching is more suitable for improving their learning in the mobile learning system.


Author(s):  
Joseph W. Hendricks ◽  
S. Camille Peres ◽  
Stefan V. Dumlao ◽  
Cara A. Armstrong ◽  
Timothy J. Neville

Objective The objective of these studies was to identify hazard statement (HS) design elements in procedures that affected whether both workers and lab participants performed the associated hazard mitigation. Background Many of the incidents in high-risk industries are the result of issues with procedures (e.g., standard operating procedures; SOPs) workers use to support their performance. HSs in these procedures are meant to communicate potential work hazards and methods of mitigating those hazards. However, there is little empirical research regarding whether current hazard design guidelines for consumer products translate to procedures. Method Two experimental studies—(1) a laboratory study and (2) a high-fidelity simulation—manipulated the HS design elements present in procedures participants used while performing tasks. Participants’ adherence to the mitigation of the hazard was compared for the HS designs. Results The guidelines for HSs from consumer products did not translate to procedures. Specifically, the presence of an alert icon, a box around the statement, and highlighting the statement did not improve adherence to HSs. Indeed, the only consistent finding was for the Icon, with its presence reliably predicting nonadherence in both studies. Additionally, the total number of design elements did not have a positive effect on adherence. Conclusion These findings indicate that more fundamental procedure HSs research is needed to identify effective designs as well as to understand the potential attentional mechanisms associated with these findings. Application The findings from these studies indicate that current regulations and guidelines should be revisited regarding hazard presentation in procedures.


2021 ◽  
Vol 334 ◽  
pp. 01027
Author(s):  
Valentina Yadykina ◽  
Rashid Sharapov ◽  
Christina Pashkova ◽  
Anatoly Gridchin ◽  
Anna Trautvain

Based on literature data, the paper analyzed the impact of transport operational indicators related to the quality of road surface coverage on road safety. It presented the results of experimental studies on the effect of the road adhesion cationic thermostable additive on the properties of bitumen and asphalt concrete. The authors identified that the introduction of this additive leads to an increase in the viscosity and softening temperature of bitumen, its adhesion to mineral materials, which has a positive effect on strength, water resistance, shear stability, crack resistance, fatigue durability of asphalt concrete. The conclusion was made about the regularity of improving road safety, related to the improvement of the quality of the pavement, arranged from asphalt concrete with the application of the tested additive.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 6742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Pyka ◽  
Adam Kurzawa ◽  
Miroslaw Bocian ◽  
Marcin Bajkowski ◽  
Mariusz Magier ◽  
...  

In this paper, the authors presented an analysis of the strengthening of the cumulative jet by the appropriate formation of the detonation wave front acting under the influence of high pressure on the liner. The analysis of the Polish ŁK cumulative charge was carried out using numerical methods in the ABAQUS program. Simulation studies were carried out on axial and peripheral initiations of the explosive cumulative liner. For this purpose, two types of cumulative charges were made with the same design parameters, differing only in the explosive detonation-initiation system. The impact of the elastomer insert on the focusing of the cumulative jet was verified. The influence of peripheral and axial initiation on a cumulative jet’s velocity was investigated. The authors proposed a new conical insert placed in the explosive between the pocket for the detonator and the liner, also changing the material of the cumulative liner. The smoothed-particle hydrodynamics method was used to describe the formation of a cumulative jet. The obtained results were verified experimentally, and they show that modification of the ŁK charge has a positive effect on jet amplification, with an inevitable collapse in the final stage of formation. The obtained results correlate with the literature’s data.


Author(s):  
С.В. Посыпанов

Формирование двухъярусных пакетных сплоточных единиц (ДПСЕ) из круглых лесоматериалов целесообразно при выходе водных путей с небольших рек на более крупные. Сплотка ДПСЕ на зимних плотбищах предпочтительна при сортиментной вывозке в сравнительно небольших объемах, когда применение специализированных сплоточно-транспортных агрегатов экономически неоправданно или невозможно. Применение ДПСЕ создает предпосылки для развития экологически щадящего, экономичного транспорта древесного сырья потребителям. Для выполнения инженерных расчетов, связанных с использованием ДПСЕ, нужна информация о сопротивлении воды их движению, прежде всего, равномерному. Анализ состояния вопроса показал целесообразность выполнения представляемого исследования. В ходе теоретического исследования выявлены факторы, оказывающие влияние на сопротивление воды равномерному перемещению ДПСЕ. Зависимость, записанная в символьной форме, приведена к безразмерному виду. Исключены с соответствующим обоснованием из ряда определяющих факторов относительная плотность лесоматериалов и число Рейнольдса. Символьное решение задачи представлено в виде зависимости коэффициента сопротивления воды от коэффициента формы ДПСЕ, отношения ее длины к высоте и от числа Фруда. С использованием записанного в критериальной форме решения выполнено экспериментальное исследование на моделях по В-плану второго порядка, с обеспечением соответствия полученных критериев в модельных и натурных условиях для соблюдения физического подобия. По экспериментальным данным для коэффициента сопротивления получены регрессионные модели, соответствующие продольному и поперечному перемещению ДПСЕ. Наличие этих моделей дает возможность вычисления сил сопротивления воды равномерному движению ДПСЕ с помощью формулы Ньютона. Анализ моделей показал, что при поперечном движении определяющие факторы в большей степени влияют на величину коэффициента сопротивления. Увеличение числа Фруда при обоих видах движения приводит к возрастанию коэффициента сопротивления. Характер влияния коэффициента формы ДПСЕ меняется в зависимости от величины других факторов. Это относится и к относительной длине. Степень влияния одних факторов, как правило, зависит от величины других. Кардинального отличия между факторами по степени влияния не отмечено. Forming of bilevel packaged rafting units (BPRU) of round wood is feasible at areas of inflow of small rivers to the larger ones. Forming of the BPRUs at the winter log storage and bundling areas is preferable in cases of cut-to-length logging in relatively small volumes, when usage of special log bundling machinery is unfeasible. Application of BPRU creates conditions for eco-friendly and economic transportation of wood raw material. Engineering valuations of BPRU are based on information concerning water resistance to stationary motion of a body. The topic analysis showed reasonability of the investigation. The factors of water resistance to stationary motion of BPRU were educed theoretically. The derived dependence was transformed to dimensionless form. Based on the theory of the subject, two factors were excluded: the relative wood density and the Reynolds number. As a result, the symbolic description was presented as a dependence of water resistance coefficient on the BPRU shape coefficient, length/height relation and the Freud number. Based on the criterial solution, the experimental studies were performed using models of quadric B-plan under condition of correspondence of derived criteria in the model and natural conditions. The regression models of lengthwise and transverse motion of a BPRU were worked out. These models make possible to determine a water resistance force using the Newton formula. The review of the models indicated that the named factors affect more significantly during the transverse motion. The Freud number increase contributes to enlargement of a resistance coefficient. Influence of the shape coefficient is dependable on other factors, including relative length. The impact rate of the factors, as the rule, depends on the value of other factors.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 209-222
Author(s):  
Philipp K. Görs ◽  
Henning Hummert ◽  
Anne Traum ◽  
Friedemann W. Nerdinger

Digitalization is a megatrend, but there is relatively little knowledge about its consequences for service work in general and specifically in knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS). We studied the impact of digitalization on psychological consequences for employees in tax consultancies as a special case of KIBS. We compare two tax consulting jobs with very different job demands, those of tax consultants (TCs) and assistant tax consultants (ATCs). The results show that the extent of digitalization at the workplace level for ATCs correlates significantly positively with their job satisfaction. For TCs, the same variable correlates positively with their work engagement. These positive effects of digitalization are mediated in the case of ATCs by the impact on important job characteristics. In the case of TCs, which already have very good working conditions, the impact is mediated by the positive effect on self-efficacy. Theoretical and practical consequences of these results are discussed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
S. Chehaibi ◽  
K. Abrougui ◽  
F. Haouala

The effects of mechanical perforation densities by extracting soil cores through an aerator Vertidrain with a working width of 1.6 m and equipped with hollow tines spaced of 65 mm, were studied on a sandy soil of a grassy sward in the Golf Course El Kantaoui in Sousse (Tunisia). The mechanical aeration was performed at two densities: 250 and 350 holes/m2. The cone penetration resistance and soil water infiltration were measured. These parameters were performed at initial state before aeration (E0) and then on the 10th, 20th and 30th day after aeration. These results showed that perforation density of 350 holes/m2 had a positive effect on the soil by reducing its cone resistance to penetration compared to the initial state (Rp = 14.8 daN/cm2). At 5 cm depth the decrease in resistance to penetration was 34% and 43% on the 10th and 20th day after aeration, respectively. However, on the 30th day after aeration the soil resistance to penetration tended to grow and its value compared to the initial state decreased only by 21 and 26%, respectively, at 5 and 15 cm of depth only by 10% and 9% with 250 holes/m2 density. The soil water infiltration made a good improvement after aeration compared to the initial state. This parameter increased from 4.8 cm/h to 8.3, 10.9 and 13.1 cm/h with 250 holes/m2 density and to 10, 12.9 and 14.8 cm/h with 350 holes/m2 density on the 10th, 20th and 30th day following the aeration.


GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 85-98
Author(s):  
Idoko Peter

This research the impact of competitive quasi market on service delivery in Benue State University, Makurdi Nigeria. Both primary and secondary source of data and information were used for the study and questionnaire was used to extract information from the purposively selected respondents. The population for this study is one hundred and seventy three (173) administrative staff of Benue State University selected at random. The statistical tools employed was the classical ordinary least square (OLS) and the probability value of the estimates was used to tests hypotheses of the study. The result of the study indicates that a positive relationship exist between Competitive quasi marketing in Benue State University, Makurdi Nigeria (CQM) and Transparency in the service delivery (TRSP) and the relationship is statistically significant (p<0.05). Competitive quasi marketing (CQM) has a negative effect on Observe Competence in Benue State University, Makurdi Nigeria (OBCP) and the relationship is not statistically significant (p>0.05). Competitive quasi marketing (CQM) has a positive effect on Innovation in Benue State University, Makurdi Nigeria (INVO) and the relationship is statistically significant (p<0.05) and in line with a priori expectation. This means that a unit increases in Competitive quasi marketing (CQM) will result to a corresponding increase in innovation in Benue State University, Makurdi Nigeria (INVO) by a margin of 22.5%. It was concluded that government monopoly in the provision of certain types of services has greatly affected the quality of service experience in the institution. It was recommended among others that the stakeholders in the market has to be transparent so that the system will be productive to serve the society effectively


One of efficiency indicators of grain grinders is grain granulometric composition. The basis of mixed fodder is crushed grain, the particles of which must have a leveled granulometric composition for subsequent mixing and obtaining a high-quality feed mixture. In agricultural production, hammer crushers are widely used, in which the destruction of grain occurs due to the impact of a hinged hammer. The main disadvantage of these crushers is that not the entire surface of the hammers is involved in grinding, thus reduces grinding process efficiency. A slightly different principle of material destruction is laid down in the basis of the proposed design of the shock-centrifugal grinder. Main work is performed by flat impact elements located on the rotor, which serve to accelerate crushed particles with subsequent impact of them on the bump elements. An important step in the design of new constructions of shock-centrifugal grinders is to determine size and location of the impact elements on the rotor, without which the grinding process is not possible. In the calculation method presented, the dependencies for determining the velocities and angles of a single particle flight from the surface of a flat impact element for its specified dimensions are proposed. Two variants of an impact element location on the rotor are considered and analyzed: radial and at an angle in the direction of rotor rotation. As a result of research carried out, it is noted that in the case of inclined position of an impact element on the rotor an increase in flight speed and flight angles change in crushed particles, which gives the opportunity to have a positive effect on grinding process.


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