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Added Mass Computation For Control Of An Open-Frame Remotely-Operated Vehicle: Application Using Wamit And Matlab, You-Hong Eng, Cheng-Siong Chin, Michael Wai-Shing Lau
Added Mass Computation For Control Of An Open-Frame Remotely-Operated Vehicle: Application Using Wamit And Matlab, You-Hong Eng, Cheng-Siong Chin, Michael Wai-Shing Lau
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
In this paper, numerical modeling and testing of a complexshaped remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) are shown. The paper emphasizes on systematic modeling of hydrodynamic added mass using computational fluid dynamic software WAMITTM on the open frame ROV that is not commonly applied in practice. From initial design and prototype testing, a small-scale test using a free-decaying experiment is used to verify the theoretical models obtained from WAMITTM. Simulation results have shown to coincide with the experimental tests. The proposed method is able to determine the hydrodynamic added mass coefficients of the open frame ROV.
Reconsideration For A Study Of The Effect Of Chloride Binding On Service Life Predictions, Ming-Te Liang, Ran Huang, Hao-Yuan Jheng
Reconsideration For A Study Of The Effect Of Chloride Binding On Service Life Predictions, Ming-Te Liang, Ran Huang, Hao-Yuan Jheng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
The major purpose of this paper is to use Kirchhoff's transformation associated with Laplace's transformation methods to obtain the analytical solution of the modified Fick's second law of nonlinear diffusion equation with initial and boundary conditions provided by Martín-Pérez et al. [A study of the effect of chloride binding on service life predictions. Cement and Concrete Research 2000; 30 (8): 1215-1223]. Based on experimented data and four kinds of chloride binding isotherm, i.e., no, linear, Langmuir, and Freundlich binding, results of free and total chloride concentration profiles calculated from the analytical solution are presented for a concrete structure suffered from …
Modeling The Effective Elastic Modulus Of Rc Beams Exposed To Fire, Jui-Hsiang Hsu, Cherng-Shing Lin, Chang-Bin Huang
Modeling The Effective Elastic Modulus Of Rc Beams Exposed To Fire, Jui-Hsiang Hsu, Cherng-Shing Lin, Chang-Bin Huang
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
This work combines thermal and structural analyses to study the effect of fire on the elastic modulus of reinforced concrete beams. The thermal analysis uses the finite difference method to model the temperature distribution of a reinforced concrete beam maintained at high temperature. The structural analysis, using the lumped method, is utilized to calculate the effective elastic modulus of reinforced concrete beams. The results of the thermal analysis are compared to the experimental results in the literature, and the analytically derived structural results are also compared with experimental data on the flexural behaviors of RC beams exposed to fire. The …
A Synchronous Primary-Side Dimming Controller For Cold-Cathode Fluorescent Lamp Ballast, Jenn-Jong Shieh
A Synchronous Primary-Side Dimming Controller For Cold-Cathode Fluorescent Lamp Ballast, Jenn-Jong Shieh
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
In this paper, a rectified quasi-sinusoidal pulse width modulation (RQSPWM) controller is first proposed for the cold-cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) ballast to achieve a synchronous primary-side dimming control. It is seen that, with the novel controller, not only the lamp flickering problem and the thermometer effect can be eliminated but also the useful photo-coupler in secondary side can be avoided to reduce cost. Then, small signal models of the CCFL ballast and the proposed RQSPWM dimming controller are derived to analyze the performance of the ballast system and help corroborate hardware loop measurements. Finally, a prototype is constructed for verifying …