Analytical Construction of Uniformly Convergent Method for Convection Diffusion Problem

In this paper, we study the uniformly convergent method on equidistant meshes for the convection-diffusion problem of type; where the formal adjoint operator of L. Lu=-εu''+bu'+c u=f(x), u(0)=0, u(1)=0 At the end of the this paper we will generate the scheme; -e^(ρ_i )/(e^(ρ_i )+1) U_(i-1)+U_i-1/(e^(ρ_i )+1) U_(i+1)=(f_i-c_i U_i ) h/b ((e^(ρ_i )-1)/(e^(ρ_i )+1))

A Functionally-Fitted Block Numerov Method for Solving Second-Order Initial-Value Problems with Oscillatory Solutions

A functionally-fitted Numerov-type method is developed for the numerical solution of second-order initial-value problems with oscillatory solutions. The basis functions are considered among trigonometric and hyperbolic ones. The characteristics of the method are studied, particularly, it is shown that it has a third order of convergence for the general second-order ordinary differential equation, $$y''=f \left( x,y,y' \right) $$ y ′ ′ = f x , y , y ′ , it is a fourth order convergent method for the special second-order ordinary differential equation, $$y''=f \left( x,y\right) $$ y ′ ′ = f x , y . Comparison with other methods in the literature, even of higher order, shows the good performance of the proposed method.

An efficient convergent method for the delay reaction-diffusion equations

In this manuscript, we consider the delay reaction-diffusion equation and implement an efficient spectral collocation method to approximate the solution of this equation. We first replace the delay function in the delay reaction-diffusion equation and achieve an equivalent system of equations. We then utilize the Legendre-Gauss-Lobatto and two-dimensional interpolating polynomial to approximate the solution of obtained system. Moreover, we prove the convergent of method under some mild conditions. Finally, the capability and efficiency of the method is illustrated by providing several numerical examples and comparing them with others

Phononic Bandgap Optimization in Sandwich Panels Using Cellular Truss Cores

The development of custom cellular materials has been driven by recent advances in additive manufacturing and structural topological optimization. These contemporary materials with complex topologies have better structural efficiency than traditional materials. Particularly, truss-like cellular structures exhibit considerable potential for application in lightweight structures owing to their excellent strength-to-mass ratio. Along with being light, these materials can exhibit unprecedented vibration properties, such as the phononic bandgap, which prohibits the propagation of mechanical waves over certain frequency ranges. Consequently, they have been extensively investigated over the last few years, being the cores for sandwich panels among the most important potential applications of lattice-based cellular structures. This study aims to develop a methodology for optimizing the topology of sandwich panels using cellular truss cores for bandgap maximization. In particular, a methodology is developed for designing lightweight composite panels with vibration absorption properties, which would bring significant benefits in applications such as satellites, spacecraft, aircraft, ships, automobiles, etc. The phononic bandgap of a periodic sandwich structure with a square core topology is maximized by varying the material and the geometrical properties of the core under different configurations. The proposed optimization methodology considers smooth approximations of the objective function to avoid non-differentiability problems and implements an optimization approach based on the globally convergent method of moving asymptotes. The results show that it is feasible to design a sandwich panel using a cellular core with large phononic bandgaps.

An adaptive MPC scheme for energy-efficient control of building HVAC systems

An autonomous adaptive MPC architecture is presented for control of heating, ventilation and air condition (HVAC) systems to maintain indoor temperature while reducing energy use. Although equipment use and occupant changes with time, existing MPC methods are not capable of automatically relearning models and computing control decisions reliably for extended periods without intervention from a human expert. We seek to address this weakness. Two major features are embedded in the proposed architecture to enable autonomy: (i) a system identification algorithm from our prior work that periodically re-learns building dynamics and unmeasured internal heat loads from data without requiring re-tuning by experts. The estimated model is guaranteed to be stable and has desirable physical properties irrespective of the data; (ii) an MPC planner with a convex approximation of the original nonconvex problem. The planner uses a descent and convergent method, with the underlying optimization problem being feasible and convex. A year long simulation with a realistic plant shows that both of the features of the proposed architecture - periodic model and disturbance update and convexification of the planning problem - are essential to get performance improvement over a commonly used baseline controller. Without these features, long-term energy savings from MPC can be small while with them, the savings from MPC become substantial.

DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A TENTH-ORDER HYBRID BLOCK METHOD FOR SOLVING FIFTH-ORDER BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS

A hybrid convergent method of tenth-order is presented in this work for directly solving fifth-order boundary value problems in ordinary differential equations. A unique direct block approach is obtained by combining multiple Finite Difference Formulas which are derived via the collocation technique. The proposed method is fully analyzed and the existence and uniqueness of the discrete solution is established. Different numerical examples are considered and the results are compared with those provided by existing works in the literature. The comparison shows the good performance of the present method over some cited works in the literature, confirming the competitiveness and superiority of the new numerical integrator.

Singular integral equations in plane wave scattering by infinite graphene strip grating with brake of periodicity

In this paper, the solution of the H-polarized wave scattering problem by infinite graphene strip grating is obtained. The structure is periodic except two neighboring strips. The distance between these two strips is arbitrary. In particular, such a problem allows to quantify the mutual interaction of graphene strips in the array. The total field is represented as a superposition of the field of currents on the ideally-periodic grating and correction currents induced by the shift of the strips. The analysis is based on the convergent method of singular integral equations. It enables us to study the influence of the correction currents in a wide range from 10 GHz to 6 THz. It is shown that the interaction between graphene strips is strong near plasmon resonances and near the Rayleigh anomaly.

A derivative free globally convergent method and its deformations

The motive of the present work is to introduce and investigate the quadratically convergent Newton’s like method for solving the non-linear equations. We have studied some new properties of a Newton’s like method with examples and obtained a derivative-free globally convergent Newton’s like method using forward difference operator and bisection method. Finally, we have used various numerical test functions along with their fractal patterns to show the utility of the proposed method. These patterns support the numerical results and explain the compactness regarding the convergence, divergence and stability of the methods to different roots.

Topology Optimization of Multi-Materials Compliant Mechanisms

In this article, a design method of multi-material compliant mechanism is studied. Material distribution with different elastic modulus is used to meet the rigid and flexible requirements of compliant mechanism at the same time. The solid isotropic material with penalization (SIMP) model is used to parameterize the design domain. The expressions for the stiffness matrix and equivalent elastic modulus under multi-material conditions are proposed. The least square error (LSE) between the deformed and target displacement of the control points is defined as the objective function, and the topology optimization design model of multi-material compliant mechanism is established. The oversaturation problem in the volume constraint is solved by pre-setting the priority of each material, and the globally convergent method of moving asymptotes (GCMMA) is used to solve the problem. Widely studied numerical examples are conducted, which demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.