The Studying Fabrication and Application of the Multifunctional Frozen Triaxial Test Apparatus

2013 ◽  
Vol 353-356 ◽  
pp. 388-391
Author(s):  
Shi Yin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Triaxial Test ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Frozen Soil ◽  
Load Test ◽  
Test Apparatus ◽  
Test Parameter ◽  
New Type ◽  
Triaxial Creep ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Triaxial Creep Test

The frozen soil triaxial test apparatus is the basic equipment to study the mechanics property of the frozen soil. According to the norm of frozen soil test and the construction character of the present mine, the high-performance frozen soil triaxial test apparatus is made which could be used for many type tests, such as the static triaxial shear test, the dynamic triaxial test, the triaxial creep test, the routine triaxial strain route test, the routine triaxial proportion coordination test, the routine triaxial recycle load test, the routine triaxial concretion test and so on. The apparatus can realize the high surround pressure. During the test progress, the test parameter can be set up and the test date can be collected by the computer. The frozen soil triaxial test apparatus is a new type triaxial test apparatus.

Time-Domain Analysis and Experimental Verification of Portable Grounding System’s TGR

2014 ◽  
Vol 705 ◽  
pp. 259-262
Author(s):  
Xin Bo Qu ◽  
Bi Hua Zhou ◽  
Ya Peng Fu ◽  
Li Juan Yang ◽  
Nan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Time Domain ◽  
Time Domain Analysis ◽  
Frozen Soil ◽  
Lightning Protection ◽  
Grounding System ◽  
Grounding Resistance ◽  
Long Time ◽  
New Type ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Difference Time

The portable grounding system plays an important role in the lightning protection system of mobile equipments. But the traditional earth electrodes composed of vertical rods wouldn’t work well or would take a long time to set up in some conditions such as frozen soil, hard clay and so on. In this paper, a new type of portable grounding system which can be quickly spread and folded has been designed. To analyze the TGR’s (Transient Grounding Resistance) time-domain characteristics, the grounding systems have been modeled and simulated with FDTD (Finite Difference Time Domain). The influence rule of electrodes’ number and down-lead’s position to TGR has been studied with numerical analysis and validated with experiments. The results show that the new grounding system works well even on cement floor.

Fault Localization of Power-Ground Short via Signal Injection and Oscilloscope Technique

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Fault Localization ◽  
Fault Isolation ◽  
Test Apparatus ◽  
Good Working ◽  
Signal Injection ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Short Circuit Condition

Abstract For those attempting fault isolation on computer motherboard power-ground short issues, the optimal technique should utilize existing test equipment available in the debug facility, requiring no specialty equipment as well as needing a minimum of training to use effectively. The test apparatus should be both easy to set up and easy to use. This article describes the signal injection and oscilloscope technique which meets the above requirements. The signal injection and oscilloscope technique is based on the application of Ohm's law in a short-circuit condition. Two experiments were conducted to prove the effectiveness of these techniques. Both experiments simulate a short-circuit condition on the VCC3 power rail of a good working PC motherboard and then apply the signal injection and oscilloscope technique to localize the short. The technique described is a simple, low cost and non-destructive method that helps to find the location of the power-ground short quickly and effectively.

Evaluation of a personal professional mentor scheme for newly qualified nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 672-676
Author(s):  
Charlotte Austin ◽  
Yvonne Halpin
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Potential Outcomes ◽  
Experienced Nurses ◽  
Support Strategies ◽  
Supportive Role ◽  
New Type ◽  
Experienced Nurse ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Pastoral Support

Background: Newly qualified nurses are known to experience a range of feelings and fears in the first transitional 12 months post-qualifying, with absence and turnover among potential outcomes. Aim: To evaluate the personal professional mentor role and scheme, a new pastoral support initiative, from the perspective of participating newly qualified nurses. Methods: Newly qualified paediatric nurses (n=10), who had been assigned a personal professional mentor (an experienced nurse who worked elsewhere in their employing NHS Trust), completed a semi-structured interview. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings: The personal professional mentor counteracted some aspects of transition isolation for the newly qualified nurses. They were an independent, accessible, experienced confidant and a welcome new supportive role. Conclusion: Pairing experienced nurses with newly qualified nurses provided a new type of workplace support during transition. Inexpensive to set up and run, it is an easy addition to any portfolio of support strategies.

scholarly journals Ship Handling in Unprotected Waters: A Review of New Technologies in Escort Tugs to Improve Safety

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-62
Author(s):  
Santiago Iglesias-Baniela ◽  
Juan Vinagre-Ríos ◽  
José M. Pérez-Canosa
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Hull Form ◽  
Best Available Technologies ◽  
Adverse Weather Conditions ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
New Type ◽  
Technological Challenge ◽  
And Performance

It is a well-known fact that the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster caused the escort towing of laden tankers in many coastal areas of the world to become compulsory. In order to implement a new type of escort towing, specially designed to be employed in very adverse weather conditions, considerable changes in the hull form of escort tugs had to be made to improve their stability and performance. Since traditional winch and ropes technologies were only effective in calm waters, tugs had to be fitted with new devices. These improvements allowed the remodeled tugs to counterbalance the strong forces generated by the maneuvers in open waters. The aim of this paper is to perform a comprehensive literature review of the new high-performance automatic dynamic winches. Furthermore, a thorough analysis of the best available technologies regarding towline, essential to properly exploit the new winches, will be carried out. Through this review, the way in which the escort towing industry has faced this technological challenge is shown.

scholarly journals Optimization of Dynamic Task Location within a Manipulator’s Workspace for the Utilization of the Minimum Required Joint Torques

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 288
Author(s):  
Adam Wolniakowski ◽  
Charalampos Valsamos ◽  
Kanstantsin Miatliuk ◽  
Vassilis Moulianitis ◽  
Nikos Aspragathos
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Optimal Position ◽  
End Effector ◽  
Joint Torques ◽  
Dynamic Task ◽  
Arbitrary Position ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Task Placement

The determination of the optimal position of a robotic task within a manipulator’s workspace is crucial for the manipulator to achieve high performance regarding selected aspects of its operation. In this paper, a method for determining the optimal task placement for a serial manipulator is presented, so that the required joint torques are minimized. The task considered comprises the exercise of a given force in a given direction along a 3D path followed by the end effector. Given that many such tasks are usually conducted by human workers and as such the utilized trajectories are quite complex to model, a Human Robot Interaction (HRI) approach was chosen to define the task, where the robot is taught the task trajectory by a human operator. Furthermore, the presented method considers the singular free paths of the manipulator’s end-effector motion in the configuration space. Simulation results are utilized to set up a physical execution of the task in the optimal derived position within a UR-3 manipulator’s workspace. For reference the task is also placed at an arbitrary “bad” location in order to validate the simulation results. Experimental results verify that the positioning of the task at the optimal location derived by the presented method allows for the task execution with minimum joint torques as opposed to the arbitrary position.

Study on the working state of the five hundred-meter aperture spherical telescope using step-wise assignment method

2014 ◽  
Vol 229 (2) ◽  
pp. 316-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Liu ◽  
Feng Gao
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Equations ◽  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Driving Mechanism ◽  
Initial Value ◽  
Unknown Parameters ◽  
Support Structure ◽  
Assignment Method ◽  
New Type ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Mathematical Model

The working state of the five hundred-meter aperture spherical telescope (FAST) is solved using the step-wise assignment method. In this paper, the mathematical model of the cable-net support structure of the FAST is set up by the catenary equation. There are a large number of nonlinear equations and unknown parameters of the model. The nonlinear equations are solved by using the step-wise assignment method. The method is using the analytical solutions of the cable-net equations of one working state as the initial value for the next working state, from which the analytical solutions of the nonlinear equations of the cable-net for each working state of the FAST and the tension and length of each driving cable can be obtained. The suggested algorithm is quite practically well suited to study the working state of the cable-net structures of the FAST. Also, the working state analysis result of the cable-net support structure of a reduced model of the cable-net structure reflector for the FAST is given to verify the reliability of the method. In order to show the validity of the method, comparisons with another algorithm to set the initial value are presented. This method has an important guiding significance to the further study on the control of the new type of flexible cable driving mechanism, especially the FAST.

Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy Using Positrons from Bremsstrahlung Production

2012 ◽  
Vol 331 ◽  
pp. 41-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Wagner ◽  
Wolfgang Anwand ◽  
Maik Butterling ◽  
Thomas E. Cowan ◽  
Fine Fiedler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positron Annihilation ◽  
Linear Accelerator ◽  
Electron Accelerator ◽  
Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy ◽  
Doppler Broadening ◽  
Electron Linear Accelerator ◽  
Positron Annihilation Lifetime ◽  
Electron Bremsstrahlung ◽  
New Type ◽  
Set Up

A new type of a positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) system has been set up at the superconducting electron accelerator ELBE [ at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. In contrast to existing source-based PALS systems, the approach described here makes use of an intense photon beam from electron bremsstrahlung which converts through pair production into positrons inside the sample under study. The article focusses on the production of intense bremsstrahlung using a superconducting electron linear accelerator, the production of positrons inside the sample under study, the efficient detector setup which allows for annihilation lifetime and Doppler-broadening spectroscopy simultaneously. Selected examples of positron annihilation spectroscopy are presented.

The Creation of a Multi-Link Load Balancing Mechanism for Planetary Gearing: Part 2 — Optimum Mechanism Selection and Dimension Determination

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Hong ◽  
Wei-qing Cao ◽  
Ting Li Yang ◽  
Jin Kui Chu
Keyword(s):  
Load Balancing ◽  
Arbitrary Number ◽  
Uniform Load ◽  
Topological Structures ◽  
Optimum Load ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Set Up

Abstract This paper is the second of a series of two papers which designed a new type of load balancing mechanisms for planetary gearings with arbitrary number of planets. In this paper the common expression of the non-uniform load share factor was deduced, and a function parameter:force-arm factor and their solution was given. That makes it possible that the dimensions and the ability of load equilibrium of Multi-Link Load Balancing Mechanisms can be determined. The criteria of optimum load balancing Mechanisms selection were set up with consider of the effects of turning pair clearances, and optimum mechanisms were selected among the 15 candidates obtained in Part 1. Finally, it was demonstrated that the optimum multi-link load balancing mechanisms for arbitrary number of planets had the similar topological structures and same function and performence of load equilibrium.

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