We present a novel design of a single-cylinder free piston engine linear generator (FPELG) incorporating a linear motor as a rebound device. A systematic simulation model of this FPELG system was built containing a kinematic and dynamic model of the piston and mover, a magneto-electric model of the linear generator, a thermodynamic model of the single-cylinder engine, and a friction model betwe...

The interpretation of falling-head tests in cased boreholes is discussed. These tests are commonly used to measure hydraulic conductivity of compacted clay liners and are often part of the construction quality assurance program. Three methods of interpretation are reviewed with data sets collected from real tests. Two of these methods have been the subject of past research by other authors: the...

Hydraulic conductivity was evaluated for eight commercially available geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs) permeated with leachate characteristic of low-level radioactive waste (LLW) disposal facilities operated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Two of the GCLs (CS and GS) contained conventional sodium bentonite (Na-B). The others contained a bentonite–polymer mixture (CPL, CPH, GPL1, GPL2, an...

Scuffing is a localized damage process caused by sudden failure of the lu- bricating film in sliding contact. It associated with an important increase temperature, friction and vibration. For piston-ring cylinder-liner (PRCL) contact, it can lead to complete engine failure. shown this paper, that temperature gradient generated contact induces thermal Marangoni effect. The latter might then lack...

This paper presents two nonlinear model-based control designs for a hydraulic system that consists of two mechanically coupled hydraulic cylinders actuated each by a separate servo-valve. Based on a physically-oriented nonlinear mathematical model of the test rig, a further model simplification results in a completely controllable MIMO system. Two different control structures are discussed and ...

This paper studies the high performance robust motion control of electro-hydraulic servo-systems driven by double-rod hydraulic actuators. The dynamics of hydraulic systems are highly non-linear and the system may be subjected to nonsmooth and discontinuous non-linearities due to directional change of valve opening, friction and valve overlap. Aside from the non-linear nature of hydraulic dynam...

The wear of the piston ring-cylinder system is inevitable in operation internal combustion engines (ICEs). If exceeds maximum, will be failure. A novel assessment model proposed based on support vector regression, and fuzzy uncertainty modeled to describe random behavior under small sample. To verify model, sample data cylinder liner applied. For best results, particle swarm optimization (PSO) ...

Heavy-duty vehicle hydrodynamic mechanical automatic transmission shifting operation system was designed, mathematical model of its simplified hydraulic system was established and simulation model of shifting operation system was established with AMESim, the simulation experiment was carried out, then oil pressure curves of each clutch hydraulic cylinder were obtained when giving forward gear o...

The pneumatic control system for double-cylinder collaborative loading is extensively applied in the industry. However, compared to the hydraulic system, it is difficult for the pneumatic system for double-cylinder collaborative loading to get satisfactory effect due to strong non-linearity and low rigidity. To improve robustness of the double-cylinder collaborative loading system and increase ...