Liquid fuel sloshing control of an automotive fuel tank

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 227-236
Author(s):  
Yirong He ◽  
Zhixin Zeng ◽  
Yanglei Yu ◽  
Dengfang Ruan
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Fuel ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Fuel Tank ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Vibration Acceleration ◽  
Monitoring Point ◽  
Automotive Fuel ◽  
Tank Sloshing

In order to reduce the influence of fuel sloshing on the interior noise of a passenger car, the fuel tank sloshing noise was first evaluated with a subjective evaluation method to determine the driving cycle of the car and the fuel filling percentage of the fuel tank in which the fuel tank sloshing noise is serious, and then two anti-wave boards with different structural characteristics were designed to reduce the fuel sloshing. On this basis, fuel sloshing in the fuel tank equipped with the newly designed and original anti-wave boards was simulated numerically; then, the anti-wave board with the best effect of inhibiting fuel from sloshing was selected based on the numerical results; finally, the anti-sloshing effect of the selected board was evaluated through the car road test. The test results show that the vibration acceleration magnitude at each monitoring point of the tank with the selected anti-wave board is significantly reduced compared with the original fuel tank, which indicates that the selected anti-wave board inhibits fuel from sloshing greatly.

Ammonia Gasoline-Ethanol/Methanol Tertiary Fuel Blends as an Alternate Automotive Fuel

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shehan Omantha Haputhanthri ◽  
Timothy Taylor Maxwell ◽  
John Fleming ◽  
Chad Austin
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Liquid Fuel ◽  
Hydrocarbon Fuel ◽  
Phase Solubility ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Liquid Equilibrium ◽  
Fuel Blends ◽  
Automotive Fuel ◽  
Mass Basis ◽  
Dynamometer Test

Ammonia and hydrocarbon fuel blends, similar to ethanol and gasoline fuel blends can be used to commercialize ammonia as an alternative fuel. Feasibility of developing ammonia gasoline liquid fuel blends and the use of ethanol and methanol as emulsifiers to enhance the solubility of ammonia in gasoline were studied using thermostated vapor liquid equilibrium (VLE) high pressure cells, in this research. Solubility test results prove that emulsifier free pure gasoline is capable of dissolving 23 g/l of ammonia on mass basis (4.5% of ammonia on volume basis) at 345 kPa pressure and 286.65 K temperature in liquid phase. Solubility level is increased with the use of ethanol and methanol. Gasoline with 10% ethanol can retain 31.7 g/l (5.7% on volume basis) of ammonia in the liquid phase at the same pressure and temperature. Methanol has better emulsifying capabilities. Solubility level of gasoline with 30% methanol is 189.5 g/l (30.0% on volume basis). This paper presents solubility and dynamometer test results of five fuel blends E/M0, E10, M10, M20 and M30. Better performances are observed when the ammonia rich fuels are benchmarked against baseline fuel especially at higher engine speeds.

An Experimental and Multiphysics Based Numerical Study to Predict Automotive Fuel Tank Sloshing Noise

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Jadon ◽  
G. Agawane ◽  
A. Baghel ◽  
Venkatesham Balide ◽  
R. Banerjee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
Fuel Tank ◽  
Automotive Fuel ◽  
Tank Sloshing

scholarly journals Impact of Baffle on Liquid Structure Connection in Fuel Tank Sloshing

2020 ◽  
Vol 995 ◽  
pp. 012044
Author(s):  
D Rohini ◽  
R Abinaya ◽  
D Lokesharun ◽  
K Karthik ◽  
V Sovishnuchringth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Structure ◽  
Fuel Tank ◽  
Tank Sloshing

Properties comparison of GaN epilayers deposited under different growth temperatures

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Wang ◽  
H. Yan ◽  
B. Cao ◽  
W. Wei ◽  
Z. Gan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Temperature ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Chemical Vapour ◽  
Optimal Growth ◽  
Good Method ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Temperature Deposition ◽  
Metalorganic Chemical Vapour Deposition ◽  
Gan Film

AbstractUndoped GaN epilayers were grown on c-plane sapphire substrates under different growth temperatures by metalorganic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD). The optical and structural characteristics of these grown samples were studied and compared. It was found that the crystalline quality of GaN film deposited at 1050°C was better that of other samples. Photoluminescence spectra showed that the intensities of yellow luminescence band of the samples decreased as the growth temperature increased. All above test results demonstrate that high temperature deposition can serve as a good method for high-quality GaN epilayer growth and there exists an optimal growth temperature.

Design and Compliant Control of a Piggyback Transfer Robot

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-54
Author(s):  
Yuxin Liu ◽  
Shijie Guo ◽  
Yuting Yin ◽  
Zhiwen Jiang ◽  
Teng Liu
Keyword(s):  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Patient Transfer ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Passive Stiffness ◽  
Control Approach ◽  
Challenging Tasks ◽  
Compliant Control ◽  
Stiffness Control ◽  
Transfer Tasks

Abstract Patient transfer, such as lifting and moving a bedridden patient from a bed to a wheelchair or a pedestal pan, is one of the most physically challenging tasks in nursing care. Although many transfer devices have been developed, they are rarely used because of the large time consumption in performing transfer tasks and the lack of safety and comfortableness. We developed a piggyback transfer robot that can conduct patient transfer by imitating the motion when a person holds another person on his/her back. The robot consisted of a chest holder that moves like a human back. In this paper, we present an active stiffness control approach for the motion control of the chest holder, combined with a passive cushion, for lifting a care-receiver comfortably. A human-robot dynamic model was built and a subjective evaluation was conducted to optimize the parameters of both the active stiffness control and the passive cushion of the chest holder. The test results of 10 subjects demonstrated that the robot could transfer a subject safely and the combination of active stiffness and passive stiffness were essential to a comfortable transfer. The objective evaluation demonstrated that an active stiffness of k= 4 kPa/mm along with a passive stiffness lower than the stiffness of human chest was helpful for a comfort feeling.

Development of 2012 Edition of JSME Code for Design and Construction of Fast Reactors: (4) Creep–Fatigue Evaluation Method for Modified 9Cr–1Mo Steel

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeru Takaya ◽  
Yuji Nagae ◽  
Tai Asayama
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Time To Failure ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Fast Reactors ◽  
Material Test ◽  
Creep Fatigue ◽  
Summation Rule ◽  
Fatigue Evaluation ◽  
Failure Life ◽  
Design And Construction

This paper describes a creep–fatigue evaluation method for modified 9Cr–1Mo steel, which has been newly included in the 2012 edition of the JSME code for design and construction of fast reactors. In this method, creep and fatigue damages are evaluated on the basis of Miner’s rule and the time fraction rule, respectively, and the linear summation rule is employed as the failure criterion. Investigations using material test results are conducted, which show that the time fraction approach can conservatively predict failure life if margins on the initial stress of relaxation and the stress relaxation rate are embedded. In addition, the conservatism of prediction tends to increase with time to failure. Comparison with the modified ductility exhaustion method, which is known to have good failure life predictability in material test results, shows that the time fraction approach predicts failure lives to be shorter in long-term strain hold conditions, where material test data is hardly obtained. These results confirm that the creep–fatigue evaluation method in the code has implicit conservatism.

Complexity Evaluation Method of Electromagnetic Environment Oriented to Communication Equipment Based on Statistic Theory

2014 ◽  
Vol 568-570 ◽  
pp. 1331-1335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao Jun Zhang ◽  
Dong Lin Su ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Rui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Correlation Energy ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Correlation Factor ◽  
Electromagnetic Environment ◽  
Energy Correlation ◽  
Statistical Concept ◽  
Working Parameters ◽  
Communication Equipment ◽  
Polarization Correlation

To improve the objectivity and accuracy of evaluation for electromagnetic environment complexity and its influence on communication equipment, a subjective complexity evaluation method of electromagnetic environment oriented to the communication equipment is presented based on sensitivity and RF protection ratio of communication equipment. Based on statistical concept, the energy correlation factor is modified, and modulation and polarization correlation concept are imported into this method, by which the factor of energy correlation is modified and the subjective evaluation is made by analyzing the time domain correlation, frequency domain correlation, energy domain correlation, modulation correlation and polarization correlation of the electromagnetic environment. These simulation results indicate that communication equipment with various working parameters are influenced differently under the same electromagnetic environment. Namely, the complexities of electromagnetic environment for communication equipment with various working parameters are different.

scholarly journals An Evaluation Method of Mode Switching Quality for Double-Belt Continuously Variable Transmission

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Lanchun Zhang ◽  
Zhongwei Zhu ◽  
Bin Huang ◽  
Tianbo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Subjective Evaluation ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Transmission Efficiency ◽  
Continuously Variable Transmission ◽  
Mode Switching ◽  
Evaluation Indexes ◽  
Variable Transmission ◽  
Driver’S Intention

In order to improve the transmission efficiency and carrying capacity of conventional single-belt continuously variable transmission (CVT), one new type of dual-belt CVT is proposed in this paper. Under the situation that this new dual-belt CVT should be switched between single- and dual-belt modes frequently according to driver’s intention and road conditions, so five objective evaluation indexes of mode switching quality for the dual-belt CVT are proposed, considering the aspects of vehicle power, comfort, and transmission durability comprehensively. Then, the objective evaluation model of mode switching quality is established by the BP neural network optimized by the genetic algorithm. It is found that the prediction results are consistent with the subjective evaluation. After analyzing the influence of the selected five evaluation indexes on the prediction results, it is obvious that these five evaluation indexes of mode switching quality for dual-belt CVT are reasonable.

Fire Risk Assessment of Fire Retardant Polyurethane Thermal Insulation Materials for Exterior Walls of Buildings Based on Analytical Hierarchy Process

2013 ◽  
Vol 785-786 ◽  
pp. 191-198
Author(s):  
Li Jun Li ◽  
Feng Li ◽  
Ze Jiang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Fire Hazard ◽  
Fire Retardant ◽  
Fire Risk ◽  
Insulation Material ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Rigid Foam ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Different flame retardant contents of polyurethane rigid foam (PRF) were prepared in this paper. Combustion performances of PRF were tested by cone calorimeter (CONE). Fire risk of PRF was evaluated based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The evaluation results were compared with the traditional LOI results. It was found that the evaluation method based on AHP combined with CONE test results for evaluating fire hazard of thermal insulation material for exterior walls of buildings is more accurate and objective compared with the method of the traditional LOI.

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