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As non-traditional applications of hard disk drives (HDDs) emerge, the interest in the effects of shock and vibration on small form factor (SFF) drives has come into currency due to the increasingly hostile environments encountered in the usage of the portable computer as well as the application in consumer devices. In this paper, the dynamic characteristics of an SFF drive were investigated using both experimental and numerical techniques, including modal analysis and damping measurement of the head arm assembly (HAA) of the drive. A finite element (FE) model of the HAA was created to perform numerical analysis. The FE model was verified and modified according to numerical results and experimental results. It is found that numerical results of the HAA in it free state and those in its preloading state coincide well with those of experiments, and/or those by other researchers.

A novel method for fundamental ferroresonance suppression is proposed in this paper. The suppression mechanism is analyzed based on the harmonic balance method and a novel method for fundamental ferroresonance suppression is proposed. Experiments show that the fundamental ferroresonance with different saturation degrees can be suppressed by a single damping resistor controlled by the high frequency controllable switches located in the suppression module.

When a droplet of a higher-density solution (HDS) is placed on the top of a lower-density solution (LDS), the HDS on the surface of the LDS sinks due to gravitational instability. In the sinking process, the HDS draws a fractal pattern or a hole/cell pattern on the surface of the LDS. It is observed that the surface pattern is determined by an aspect ratio of the container and viscosity of the LDS. In the formation of the surface pattern, a time series of the HDS density is analyzed. It is found that the profile of the series for the fractal pattern is different from that for the hole/cell pattern. In order to clarify the difference, we propose a phenomenological model for the time series to obtain fitting functions for both patterns.

An experimental study of oblique water entry of projectiles with different noses has been conducted using high-speed photography technology. The images of the initial water entry impact, cavity evolution, and the closure and shedding of vortices of cavity are presented in the paper. The results reveal that for high-speed oblique water entry (the initial impact velocity $>$50 m/s), the cavity attached to the projectile is symmetrical and free from the influence of gravity. The shedding of the water–vapor–air mixture in the tail of the cavity produces vortices which disappear in the rear of the projectile trajectory. Particular attention is given to the velocity attenuation of the projectile after water entry. The results show that there is a transition point at the time corresponding to the surface seal of the cavity during the velocity attenuation after oblique water entry, and the rates of velocity attenuation are different before and after this transition point. Additionally, the chronophotography of the cavity evolution shows that the time when the surface seal of the cavity occurs decreases with the increase of the initial impact velocity of the projectile.

Deposition of silicon dioxide in high-density plasma is an important process in integrated circuit manufacturing. A software named CFD-ACE was used to simulate the mechanism of plasma in the chamber of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) system, and the evolution of the feature profile was simulated based on CFD-TOPO. Simulation and experiment of silicon dioxide that deposited in SiH₄/N₂O mixture by PECVD system was researched. The particle density, energy and angular distribution in the chamber were simulated and discussed. We also studied how the depth/width ratio affected the step coverage of the trench and analyzed the deposition rate of silicon dioxide on the feature scale. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used to analyze the elemental composition of thin films. Images of the feature profiles were taken by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The simulation results were in good agreement with experimental, which could guide the semiconductor device manufacture.

Water entry experiments of projectiles with different nose shapes were performed under different entry angles and velocities using high-speed photography technology. The cavity flow characteristics of the near water surface, including splash jet, splash crown, surface seal of cavity, pull away, deep seal of cavity and cavity collapses, were systematically investigated using a high-speed camera. The emphasis of the study is paid on the effect of nose shape, water entry angle and velocity on the evolution of the air entraining cavity. The experimental results demonstrate that the nose shape of projectile has a significant influence on the jet flow, the cavity diameter and trajectory stability in the case of certain other conditions. On the other hand, the splash scale, cavity diameter increase gradually with the increasing of the water entry velocity, as well as the cavitation closed in advance. Furthermore, the water entry angle of the projectile plays an important role in the cavity evolution and the close type.

The objective of this paper is to apply combined experimental and computational modeling to investigate the influence of different coating thickness on the operation characteristics of solid–liquid two-phase flow centrifugal pump. According to the characteristics of sediment flow in the Yellow River Basin, the effects of polyurethane coating thickness on the energy performance and pressure fluctuation are analyzed under the condition of solid–liquid two-phase flow and clean water. Meanwhile, the internal flow characteristics and radial force of the coated pump under the condition of solid–liquid two-phase flow are studied. The results show that the blade inlet and outlet of impeller are easy to wear, and the pressure fluctuation at the outlet of the model pump can be reduced by spraying proper coating thickness. The model pump with coating increases the low-speed zone of internal flow, which is mainly due to the increase of the viscous bottom layer area. The variation amplitude of radial force in sediment-laden water decreases with the increase of coating thickness.

We report on a fractal pattern formed in Rayleight-Taylor instability. The fractal dimension is 1.88 ± 0.06, which is constant in time t > t₁ = 70 s. The pattern area decreases according to exp(-t/τ), where t and τ are time and time constant 69.8 s, respectively. τ agrees with t₁. This result leads that it is important for the fractal formation that sufficient annihilation of the heavier solution at the surface.

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