Low-frequency Contribution Research Articles

Elucidating the impact of gas transport on high-performing air electrodes: a 1D physically based model unveiling the correlation between microstructure and impedance response

Abstract A 1D physically-based model on high performing air electrodes for Solid Oxide Cells is used to unravel the physical mechanisms lying behind the resistive peaks observed in experimental impedance data, posing particular attention to the low frequency contribution. In particular, the latter is commonly observed when analyzing the impedance response of high performing air electrode materials but its physical interpretation is still questioned. The model construction is grounded on the microstructural characteristics of conventional screen-printed electrodes. These properties were extracted by combining the statistical analysis of experimental 2D images taken with a scanning electron microscope and a validated microstructural model able to generate the synthetic 3D reconstructions of homogeneous electrode architectures. The implemented electrochemical model was tailored on the specific characteristics of a reference high performing SmBa0.8Ca0.2Co2O5+δ electrode material. Specifically, the model was used to reproduce its stationary and dynamic behavior between 650-750 °C, with an inlet oxygen partial pressure between 0.1-1 atm. The performed simulations unraveled the physical mechanisms lying behind the resistive contributions emerging from the impedance data. In particular, the effect of gas transport was analyzed in detail to understand the impact of the electrode microstructure on its electrochemical behavior. A sensitivity analysis on the effective gas diffusion coefficient highlighted that, in the investigated operating conditions, the electrochemical performance of classic screen-printed air electrodes is not limited by the gas diffusion. On the contrary, the low frequency contribution evidenced in the Nyquist plots was addressed to the impact of gas conversion. The developed electrochemical model successfully completed the correlation between microstructural and electrochemical properties and the results included in this work can be extended to different electrode materials tested in similar operating conditions.

Optimizing magnetometers arrays and analysis pipelines for multivariate pattern analysis

BackgroundMultivariate pattern analysis (MVPA) has proven an excellent tool in cognitive neuroscience. It also holds a strong promise when applied to optically-pumped magnetometer-based magnetoencephalography. New methodTo optimize OPM-MEG systems for MVPA experiments this study examines data from a conventional MEG magnetometer array, focusing on appropriate noise reduction techniques for magnetometers. We determined the least required number of sensors needed for robust MVPA for image categorization experiments. ResultsWe found that the use of signal space separation (SSS) without a proper regularization significantly lowered the classification accuracy considering a sub-array of 102 magnetometers or a sub-array of 204 gradiometers. We also found that classification accuracy did not improve when going beyond 30 sensors irrespective of whether SSS has been applied. Comparison with existing methodsThe power spectra of data filtered with SSS has a substantially higher noise floor that data cleaned with SSP or HFC. Consequently, MVPA decoding results obtained from the SSS-filtered data are significantly lower compared to all other methods employed. ConclusionsWhen designing MEG system based on SQUID magnetometers optimized for multivariate analysis for image categorization experiments, about 30 magnetometers are sufficient. We advise against applying SSS filters without a proper regularization to data from MEG and OPM systems prior to performing MVPA as this method, albeit reducing low-frequency external noise contributions, also introduces an increase in broadband noise. We recommend employing noise reduction techniques that either decrease or maintain the noise floor of the data like signal-space projection, homogeneous field correction and gradient noise reduction.

Significant Enhancement of Negative Thermal Expansion Under Low Pressure in Cu2P2O7.

Much effort is made to achieve the negative thermal expansion (NTE) control, but rare methods reached the improvement of intrinsic NTE. In the present work, a significantly enhanced NTE is realized in Cu2P2O7 by applying low pressure. Especially, the volumetric coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of Cu2P2O7 reached to -50.0×10-6 K-1 (150-325K) under 0.25GPa, which is increased by 47.5% compared to its NTE in a similar temperature range under atmosphere pressure. This character enables a more effective manifestation of the thermal compensation role of Cu2P2O7 in composites. The enhanced NTE mechanisms are analyzed by high pressure synchrotron X-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction at variable temperature and pressure, as well as density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The results show that applied pressure accelerates the contraction of the distance between adjacent CuO layers and CuO columns. Meanwhile, the low-frequency phonon contribution to NTE in α-Cu2P2O7 is improved. This work is meaningful for the exploration of methods to enhance NTE and the practical application of NTE materials.

High-Fidelity Spin Qubit Shuttling via Large Spin-Orbit Interactions

Shuttling spins with high fidelity is a key requirement to scale up semiconducting quantum computers, enabling qubit entanglement over large distances and favoring the integration of control electronics on-chip. To decouple the spin from the unavoidable charge noise, state-of-the-art spin shuttlers try to minimize the inhomogeneity of the Zeeman field. However, this decoupling is challenging in otherwise promising quantum computing platforms such as hole spin qubits in silicon and germanium, characterized by a large spin-orbit interaction and an electrically tunable qubit frequency. In this work, we show that, surprisingly, the large inhomogeneity of the Zeeman field stabilizes the coherence of a moving spin state, thus also enabling high-fidelity shuttling in these systems. We relate this enhancement in fidelity to the deterministic dynamics of the spin that filters out the dominant low-frequency contributions of the charge noise. By simulating several different scenarios and noise sources, we show that this is a robust phenomenon generally occurring at large field inhomogeneity. By appropriately adjusting the motion of the quantum dot, we also design realistic protocols enabling faster and more coherent spin shuttling. Our findings are generally applicable to a wide range of setups and could pave the way toward large-scale quantum processors. Published by the American Physical Society 2024

Stringlet excitation model of the boson peak.

The boson peak (BP), a low-energy excess in the vibrational density of states over the Debye contribution, is often identified as a characteristic of amorphous solid materials. Despite decades of efforts, its microscopic origin still remains a mystery. Recently, it has been proposed, and corroborated with simulations, that the BP might stem from intrinsic localized modes involving one-dimensional (1D) string-like excitations ("stringlets"). We build on a theory originally proposed by Lund that describes the localized modes as 1D vibrating strings, but we specify the stringlet size distribution to be exponential, as observed in simulations. We provide an analytical prediction for the BP frequency ωBP in the temperature regime well below the observed glass transition temperature Tg. The prediction involves no free parameters and accords quantitatively with prior simulation observations in 2D and 3D model glasses based on inverse power law potentials. The comparison of the string model to observations is more uncertain when compared to simulations of an Al-Sm metallic glass material at temperatures well above Tg. Nonetheless, our stringlet model of the BP naturally reproduces the softening of the BP frequency upon heating and offers an analytical explanation for the experimentally observed scaling with the shear modulus in the glass state and changes in this scaling in simulations of glass-forming liquids. Finally, the theoretical analysis highlights the existence of a strong damping for the stringlet modes above Tg, which leads to a large low-frequency contribution to the 3D vibrational density of states, observed in both experiments and simulations.

Dichotomous frequency-dependent phase synchrony in the sensorimotor network characterizes simplistic movement

It is hypothesized that disparate brain regions interact via synchronous activity to control behavior. The nature of these interconnected ensembles remains an area of active investigation, and particularly the role of high frequency synchronous activity in simplistic behavior is not well known. Using intracranial electroencephalography, we explored the spectral dynamics and network connectivity of sensorimotor cortical activity during a simple motor task in seven epilepsy patients. Confirming prior work, we see a “spectral tilt” (increased high-frequency (HF, 70–100 Hz) and decreased low-frequency (LF, 3–33 Hz) broadband oscillatory activity) in motor regions during movement compared to rest, as well as an increase in LF synchrony between these regions using time-resolved phase-locking. We then explored this phenomenon in high frequency and found a robust but opposite effect, where time-resolved HF broadband phase-locking significantly decreased during movement. This “connectivity tilt” (increased LF synchrony and decreased HF synchrony) displayed a graded anatomical dependency, with the most robust pattern occurring in primary sensorimotor cortical interactions and less robust pattern occurring in associative cortical interactions. Connectivity in theta (3–7 Hz) and high beta (23–27 Hz) range had the most prominent low frequency contribution during movement, with theta synchrony building gradually while high beta having the most prominent effect immediately following the cue. There was a relatively sharp, opposite transition point in both the spectral and connectivity tilt at approximately 35 Hz. These findings support the hypothesis that task-relevant high-frequency spectral activity is stochastic and that the decrease in high-frequency synchrony may facilitate enhanced low frequency phase coupling and interregional communication. Thus, the “connectivity tilt” may characterize behaviorally meaningful cortical interactions.

The Dominance of Pretransitional Effects in Liquid Crystal-Based Nanocolloids: Nematogenic 4-methoxybenzylidene-4'-butylaniline with Transverse Permanent Dipole Moment and BaTiO3 Nanoparticles.

The report presents static, low-frequency, and dynamic dielectric properties in the isotropic liquid, nematic, and solid phases of MBBA and related nanocolloids with paraelectric BaTiO3 nanoparticles (spherical, d = 50 nm). MBBA (4-methoxybenzylidene-4'-butylaniline) is a liquid crystalline compound with a permanent dipole moment transverse to the long molecular axis. The distortions-sensitive analysis of the dielectric constant revealed its hidden pretransitional anomaly, strongly influenced by the addition of nanoparticles. The evolution of the dielectric constant in the nematic phase shows the split into two regions, with the crossover coinciding with the standard melting temperature. The 'universal' exponential-type behavior of the low-frequency contribution to the real part of the dielectric permittivity is found. The critical-like pretransitional behavior in the solid phase is also evidenced. This is explained by linking the Lipovsky model to the Mossotti catastrophe concept under quasi-negative pressure conditions. The explicit preference for the 'critical-like' evolution of the apparent activation enthalpy is worth stressing for dynamics. Finally, the long-range, 'critical-like' behavior of the dissipation factor (D = tgδ), covering the isotropic liquid and nematic phases, is shown.

Connecting polymer collapse and the onset of jamming.

Previous studies have shown that the interiors of proteins are densely packed, reaching packing fractions that are as large as those found for static packings of individual amino-acid-shaped particles. How can the interiors of proteins take on such high packing fractions given that amino acids are connected by peptide bonds and many amino acids are hydrophobic with attractive interactions? We investigate this question by comparing the structural and mechanical properties of collapsed attractive disk-shaped bead-spring polymers to those of three reference systems: static packings of repulsive disks, of attractive disks, and of repulsive disk-shaped bead-spring polymers. We show that the attractive systems quenched to temperatures below the glass transition T≪T_{g} and static packings of both repulsive disks and bead-spring polymers possess similar interior packing fractions. Previous studies have shown that static packings of repulsive disks are isostatic at jamming onset, i.e., the number of interparticle contacts N_{c} matches the number of degrees of freedom, which strongly influences their mechanical properties. We find that repulsive polymer packings are hypostatic at jamming onset (i.e., with fewer contacts than degrees of freedom) but are effectively isostatic when including stabilizing quartic modes, which give rise to quartic scaling of the potential energy with displacements along these modes. While attractive disk and polymer packings are often considered hyperstatic with excess contacts over the isostatic number, we identify a definition for interparticle contacts for which they can also be considered as effectively isostatic. As a result, we show that the mechanical properties (e.g., scaling of the potential energy with excess contact number and low-frequency contribution to the density of vibrational modes) of weakly attractive disk and polymer packings are similar to those of isostatic repulsive disk and polymer packings. Our results demonstrate that static packings generated via attractive collapse or compression of repulsive particles possess similar structural and mechanical properties.

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Radiative efficiency (RE) is a key climate metric used in the evaluation of a greenhouse gases global warming potential. However, experimental methods are commonly limited to measurements in the spectral region greater than ∼500 cm−1. In this study, density functional theory with the wB97X-D/def2TZVPPD level of theory was employed to calculate the infrared absorption spectra and the contribution of the 0–500 cm−1 spectral region to the total RE for the nearly 800 greenhouse gases, 20 different classes of primarily halogenated compounds, included in the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion Annex [1]. In general, the results indicate that the contribution of the low-frequency regime to the total overall RE is not significant, < 2%, with a few exceptions, e.g. several compounds in the hydrocarbon class.

Microstructural and electrochemical properties of Ni-impregnated GDC10 and 8YSZ freeze tape cast scaffolds as fuel electrodes for solid oxide cells

Ni-impregnated Gd0.1Ce0.9O2 and Y0.08Zr0.92O2 fuel electrodes for solid oxide cells are manufactured by the combination of the freeze tape casting and infiltration techniques. Their morphological properties are investigated by scanning electron microscope and X-Ray microtomography while their electrochemical performance is evaluated in symmetrical Y0.08Zr0.92O2-supported button cells by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The microstructural analysis of the manufactured scaffolds highlights the characteristic anisotropy of porosity provided by the freeze tape casting method. The average tortuosity factor across the out of plane direction has been calculated equal to 1.38, being considerably lower than the average values of the other components, (τx = 10.2) and (τy = 6.87). The contribution provided by gas diffusion to the overall polarization resistance of the freeze tape cast electrodes has been estimated around 6·10−4 Ω cm2 in the 600–750 °C temperature range, thus lower than the best reported values for the state-of-the-art electrodes featuring sponge-like porosity. The measured impedance data highlighted the higher electrochemical performance of the Ni-impregnated Gd0.1Ce0.9O2 architecture, holding a polarization resistance of 0.823 Ω cm2 at 750 °C, which is regarded as a very promising result for a ∼600 μm thick electrode. The interpretation of the impedance data was supported by the distribution of relaxation times analysis and the complex non-linear least square fit. In particular, the electrochemical investigation highlighted the presence of two major resistive contributions which have been ascribed to the occurrence of a chemical capacitance within the GDC10 lattice (low frequency contribution) and to the multi-layered architecture of the tested symmetrical cells which increases the contact losses (high frequency contribution).

Induced polarization of clay-rich materials — Part 2: The effect of anisotropy

The anisotropy in the complex conductivity of a clay-rock formation is investigated through laboratory and in situ measurements. Laboratory measurements have been conducted on four samples from two cores of the Callovo-Oxfordian Formation from the Paris Basin (France). This clay-rock formation is anisotropic with a well-defined bedding plane. Two of the cylindrical core samples are taken in the transverse direction with respect to the bedding plane, whereas two other core samples are taken in the in-plane direction. The complex conductivity spectra are performed in the frequency range of 20 mHz to 45 kHz and in a broad pore water saturation range from near saturation to a residual saturation of approximately 25%. The complex conductivity spectra are fitted with a double Cole-Cole model, whereas the low-frequency contribution corresponding to the induced polarization effect and the high-frequency contribution is related to the Maxwell-Wagner polarization. The six Cole-Cole parameters are investigated as a function of saturation, and we evaluate their degree of anisotropy versus the effect of saturation. The low-frequency instantaneous conductivity and normalized chargeability indicate a consistent degree of anisotropy with an anisotropy ratio equal to 3.8 ± 0.5 for one core sample and 6.5 ± 0.9 for the second core sample. These values represent a substantial level of anisotropy. The low-frequency Cole-Cole exponent and relaxation time do not indicate substantial amount of anisotropy. The monitoring of the evolution of the weight in the controlled humidity chamber seems to indicate that their relative permeabilities do not indicate a strong anisotropic behavior. Finally, the laboratory data are discussed in the context of field data obtained with an azimuthal array of 12 electrodes.

A grand spectrum of the geomagnetic field

The spectrum of geomagnetic variations is broad and reflects multiple internal and external physical Earth processes. The geodynamo generates an internal magnetic field, dominated by the low frequency contribution of the axial dipole whose temporal variations range from geomagnetic reversals, excursions, and large-scale paleosecular variations, down to decadal and sub-annual changes. Variations in the external field arise from high frequency interactions of the solar wind with Earth’s magnetosphere and ionosphere, along with excitation within the atmospheric cavity by lightning, power systems, and radio transmissions. External variations induce a field in the conductive Earth that adds to the internal signal. A spherical harmonic analysis of dipole terms in over 100 years of observatory data allows us to show that the external field is stronger than the internal field at periods of the 11-year sunspot cycle and shorter. Using spectral estimates derived from this and other data sets by adaptive multi-spectral time series analysis, we can create a composite power spectrum that spans frequencies from 10-15 Hz to 20 kHz (periods ranging from 10 million years to 5 × 10-5 s), and powers ranging from 10-9 (nT)2/Hz to 1021 (nT)2/Hz. The different processes contributing to the spectrum are characterized by various inverse power laws across frequency bands. This Grand Spectrum quantifies the successive dominance of the many different geophysical processes with frequency, but importantly provides a compelling graphic to illustrate the complexity of the geomagnetic field.

Fractional Maxwell viscoelastic model to explain dynamic magneto-viscoelastic properties of an isotropic magnetorheological elastomer containing flake-shaped magnetic particles

ABSTRACT A modified fractional Maxwell viscoelastic model was developed for the dynamic magneto-viscoelastic behavior of an isotropic magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) having flake-shaped iron particles. This model can capture the low-frequency and high magnetic field static friction contribution with frequency, both in storage and loss modulus. The magnetic dipole-dipole interaction model is used to find the influence of the external magnetic field on viscoelastic behavior. The variation of field-induced modulus with the magnetic field is well described using the Langevin function. The predicted and experimental measured storage and loss modulus agree with the present model with an accuracy of ≥99%. The present model is compared with the results of spherical particle-based MRE.

Stabilization of the cubic perovskite La0.8Pr0.2BaCo2-yO6-δ by introducing Co deficiency and its effect on thermal expansion, electrical conductivity and electrochemical properties

The effects of B site deficiency on crystal structure, phase relationships, surface and high temperature properties of the cubic perovskite La0.8Pr0.2BaCo2-yO6-δ (0.00 ≤ y ≤ 0.10) have been studied. From X-ray diffraction data the single cubic perovskite phase was obtained for the Co range 0.00 ≤ y ≤ 0.05. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements indicated the presence of Co3+ and Pr3+ and confirmed a lower Co content for the y = 0.05 sample. High temperature X-ray diffraction and dilatometry revealed the formation of secondary phases related to CoOx compounds. The introduction of Co deficiency (y = 0.02 and 0.05) at the B site prevents the formation of these secondary phases while the crystal structure remains cubic. The polarization resistance values for the oxygen reduction reaction in La0.8Pr0.2BaCo2-yO6-δ (0.00 ≤ y ≤ 0.05) electrodes were as low as 0.05 Ω cm2 at 600°C. The impedance spectra as a function of T and pO2 reveal two arcs reproduced with (R, CPE) elements. The variation of the polarization resistance (Rp) with pO2 was analyzed by using the power law. For the low frequency contribution, 0.1 ≤ ν ≤ 3 Hz, the parameter n ∼ -1, corresponds to the oxygen molecule diffusion through the porous of the electrode. For the contribution at higher frequencies, 5 ≤ ν ≤ 500 Hz, the parameter n was in the range -0.17 ≤ n ≤ -0.33, which indicates the main rate-limiting process is the oxygen exchange at the surface of the electrode. The rate of change of Rp with time for the Co-deficient electrodes, 1RpdRpdt∼6×10−4h−1, was found to be slightly slower than that obtained for the stoichiometric sample.

The measurement of mean wind, variances, and covariances from an instrumented mobile car in a rural environment

Abstract. On 20 and 22 August 2019, a small tripod was outfitted with a sonic anemometer and placed in a highway shoulder to compare with measurements made on an instrumented car as it traveled past the tripod. The rural measurement site in this investigation was selected so that the instrumented car traveled past many upwind surface obstructions and experienced the occasional passing vehicle. To obtain an accurate mean wind speed and mean wind direction on a moving car, it is necessary to correct for flow distortion and remove the vehicle speed from the measured velocity component parallel to vehicle motion (for straight-line motion). In this study, the velocity variances and turbulent fluxes measured by the car are calculated using two approaches: (1) eddy covariance and (2) wavelet analysis. The results show that wavelet analysis can better resolve low frequency contributions, and this leads to a reduction in the horizontal velocity variances measured on the car, giving a better estimate for some measurement averages when compared to the tripod. A wavelet-based approach to remove the effects of sporadic passing traffic is developed and applied to a measurement period during which a heavy-duty truck passes in the opposite highway lane; removing the times with traffic in this measurement period gives a reduction of approximately 10 % in the turbulent kinetic energy. The vertical velocity variance and vertical turbulent heat flux measured on the car are biased low compared to the tripod. This low bias may be related to a mismatch in the flux footprint of the car versus the tripod or perhaps to rapid flow distortion at the measurement location on the car. When random measurement uncertainty is considered, the vertical momentum flux is found to be consistent with the tripod in the 95 % confidence interval and statistically different than 0 for most measurement periods.

Disentangling the Frequency Content in Optoacoustics.

Signals acquired by optoacoustic tomography systems have broadband frequency content that encodes information about structures on different physical scales. Concurrent processing and rendering of such broadband signals may result in images with poor contrast and fidelity due to a bias towards low frequency contributions from larger structures. This problem cannot be addressed by filtering different frequency bands and reconstructing them individually, as this procedure leads to artefacts due to its incompatibility with the entangled frequency content of signals generated by structures of different sizes. Here we introduce frequency-band model-based (fbMB) reconstruction to separate frequency-band-specific optoacoustic image components during image formation, thereby enabling structures of all sizes to be rendered with high fidelity. In order to disentangle the overlapping frequency content of image components, fbMB uses soft priors to achieve an optimal trade-off between localization of the components in frequency bands and their structural integrity. We demonstrate that fbMB produces optoacoustic images with improved contrast and fidelity, which reveal anatomical structures in in vivo images of mice in unprecedented detail. These enhancements further improve the accuracy of spectral unmixing in small vasculature. By offering a precise treatment of the frequency components of optoacoustic signals, fbMB improves the quality, accuracy, and quantification of optoacoustic images and provides a method of choice for optoacoustic reconstructions.

On Molecular Dynamics and Charge Transport in a Flexible Epoxy Resin Network.

An epoxy based on diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A was reacted with a long-chain poly(oxypropylene diamine) hardener in the presence of an accelerator, resulting in a flexible epoxy network. Tensile properties were tested as a function of accelerator concentration. All systems exhibited high levels of extensibility, with strain at failure values in excess of 65%. Molecular dynamics in a formulation containing 10 phr of accelerator were then examined using dielectric spectroscopy over the temperature range of 103–433 K. At low temperatures, a molecular relaxation process (γ relaxation) was observed and shown to conform well to both the Arrhenius equation and activated tunnelling. A stronger relaxation appeared (203–303 K) just before the onset of charge transport, which dominated the behaviour at higher temperatures. The former takes an unusual bimodal form, which we consider a result of overlapping β and α relaxations, consequently termed αβ mode. Analysis of this mechanism revealed a Vogel–Fulcher–Tammann (VFT) behaviour. The temperature-dependent DC conductivity, σDC (deduced from the low-frequency charge transport contribution to εr″), also revealed VFT behaviour with an onset statistically equivalent to that of the αβ mode, therefore suggesting that charge transport, at this temperature regime, is strongly affiliated with cooperative molecular motion.

Magnetic dynamics in suspensions of ferrimagnetic platelets

• First characterization of magnetic dynamics of platelet suspensions using ACS. • Comparison of dynamics in isotropic and nematic phases. • Analysis of ACS spectra by using superposition of multiple Debye-type processes. • Investigation of influence of magneto- and electrostatic interactions. • Exploration of relationship between magnetic dynamics and macroscopic flow. Dense dispersions of ferrimagnetic bariumhexaferrite nanoplatelets form colloidal nematic phases even in the isotropic solvent such as n-butanol. The transition into the nematic phases is marked by developing the long-range orientational and magnetic correlations between the particles. Here we explore the magnetic dynamics in such dispersions in the range of the isotropic and nematic phases. We demonstrate that even in the low concentration isotropic regime, a simple Debye-type mechanism cannot describe the dynamics. Clustering of the particles results in low-frequency contributions.

Impact of filtering methods on ultrafine particles turbulent fluxes by eddy covariance

In the present work, a comparison between Linear Detrending (LDT) and a Recursive Digital Filter (RDF) in removing the low-frequency contribution to the vertical turbulent fluxes was performed. The two methods were applied in order to obtain a correct evaluation of ultrafine particles, sensible heat and momentum turbulent fluxes. Exchange velocity was also evaluated separating the positive cases (the so called deposition velocity Vd) from negative cases (named emission velocity Ve). The low-frequency time scales (τc) required by the RDF were obtained by means of an ogive analysis of turbulent fluxes for different atmospheric stability conditions (i.e. unstable, stable and neutral). RDF was applied also with a constant low-frequency time scale (RDF300, τc = 300s). The stationarity test proposed by Mahrt (1998 - MST98) has been applied to momentum, kinematic temperature and particle number fluxes before and after applying LDT and RDF methods, in order to investigate the impact of filtering criteria on stationarity of time series. Results emphasised that there were no significant differences in stationary cases for different filtering procedures. The comparison analysis on the main turbulent variables highlighted that wider discrepancies occurred between LDT and RDF300, showing on average an increase in turbulent number particles flux obtained through RDF methods, especially in unstable atmospheric conditions. On the other hand, a mean decrease for momentum and sensible heat fluxes was observed. Filtering procedures led to a slight increase of exchange velocity, although an underestimation occurred for emission and deposition velocities when considered separately.

Assessing Low Frequency Flow Noise Based on an Experimentally Validated Modal Substructuring Strategy Featuring Non-Conforming Grids

&lt;div class="section abstract"&gt;&lt;div class="htmlview paragraph"&gt;The continuous encouragement of lightweight design in modern vehicles demands a reliable and efficient method to predict and ameliorate the interior acoustic comfort for passengers. Due to considerable psychological effects on stress and concentration, the low frequency contribution plays a vital rule regarding interior noise perception. Apart other contributors, low frequency noise can be induced by transient aerodynamic excitation and the related structural vibrations. Assessing this disturbance requires the reliable simulation of the complex multi-physical mechanisms involved, such as transient aerodynamics, structural dynamics and acoustics. The domain of structural dynamics is particularly sensitive regarding the modelling of attachments restraining the vibrational behaviour of incorporated membrane-like structures. In a later development stage, when prototypes are available, it is therefore desirable to replace or update purely numerical models with experimental data. To this end, an original strategy has therefore been developed to estimate the vibro-acoustic response due to aerodynamic excitation based on a modal coupling approach. The incorporated acoustic and structural modes can be obtained either from numerical models or through experimental modal analysis. The presented work begins with the principles of modal vibro-acoustic substructuring and the practical workflow employed. Its applicability is demonstrated by an experimentally validated automotive structure subject to transient aerodynamic load.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;