Capacity investment decisions under risk aversion

This article studies the optimal capacity investment problem for a risk‐averse decision maker. The capacity can be either purchased or salvaged, whereas both involve a fixed cost and a proportional cost/revenue. We incorporate risk preference and use a consumption model to capture the decision maker's risk sensitivity in a multiperiod capacity investment model. We show that, in each period, capacity and consumption decisions can be separately determined. In addition, we characterize the structure of the optimal capacity strategy. When the parameters are stationary, we present certain conditions under which the optimal capacity strategy could be easily characterized by a static two‐sided (s, S) policy, whereby, the capacity is determined only at the beginning of period one, and held constant during the entire planning horizon. It is purchased up to B when the initial capacity is below b, salvaged down to Σ when it is above σ, and remains constant otherwise. Numerical tests are presented to investigate the impact of demand volatility on the optimal capacity strategy. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 63: 218–235, 2016     

气—固两相自由射流的粒子仿真方法

采用粒子仿真方法直接跟踪颗粒相运动轨迹,采用NND格式求解NS方程,数值模拟了气-固两相自由射流流场.计算结果表明,将粒子仿真与CFD方法相结合是研究气-固两相流动问题的有效途径.颗粒相参数变化将对气体流场产生一定影响.     

Two‐stage component test plans for testing the reliability of a series system

A system reliability is often evaluated by individual tests of components that constitute the system. These component test plans have advantages over complete system based tests in terms of time and cost. In this paper, we consider the series system with n components, where the lifetime of the i‐th component follows exponential distribution with parameter λ_i. Assuming test costs for the components are different, we develop an efficient algorithm to design a two‐stage component test plan that satisfies the usual probability requirements on the system reliability and in addition minimizes the maximum expected cost. For the case of prior information in the form of upper bounds on λ_i's, we use the genetic algorithm to solve the associated optimization problems which are otherwise difficult to solve using mathematical programming techniques. The two‐stage component test plans are cost effective compared to single‐stage plans developed by Rajgopal and Mazumdar. We demonstrate through several numerical examples that our approach has the potential to reduce the overall testing costs significantly. © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 49: 95–116, 2002; DOI 10.1002/nav.1051     

More on the search for an infiltrator

We have asymptotically solved a discrete search game on an array of n ordered cells with two players: infiltrator (hider) and searcher, when the probability of survival approaches 1. The infiltrator wishes to reach the last cell in finite time, and the searcher has to defend that cell. When the players occupy the same cell, the searcher captures the infiltrator with probability 1 ? z. The payoff to the hider is the probability that the hider reaches the last cell without getting captured. © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 49: 1–14, 2002; DOI 10.1002/nav.1047     

消除本体扰动的实现方法及分析

在一个大系统中,由于本体的运动,必然对装在其上的一些需要定向工作的仪器设备产生扰动。本文以自行高炮为例,提出了消除本体扰动的方法,并进行了仿真分析。     

The Archduke and the Bullet-Proof Vest: 19th-Century Innovation Versus 20th-Century Firepower

Abstract

To substantiate or otherwise the historical rumours that claim that the Archduke Franz Ferdinand failed to wear a piece of silk bullet-proof body armour on the day of his assassination, 28 June 1914, the likelihood of the Archduke possessing this invention is assessed and its composition and design is considered. The capabilities of such armours, the brainchild of priest-turned-inventor Casimir Zeglen, against the FN Browning Model 1910, in .380 ACP, the same model of self-loading pistol used to assassinate Franz Ferdinand, were tested.     

基于传输方程空化模型的定常自然空化流场数值计算

采用基于传输方程的空化模型,应用自主开发的软件对水翼和水下回转体定常自然空化流场进行了数值计算。采用基于压力修正和多块结构化网格的有限体积方法数值求解Favre平均的NS方程,运用k-ε两方程加壁函数的湍流模式封闭雷诺应力。计算结果与已有实验结果符合较好。     

亚临界航速时双船水压场数值计算与实验研究

基于RANS方程,采用VOF方法,选用SST湍流模式,对两艘不同排水量Wigley船同向航行时的水压场进行了数值计算,并开展了双船水压场的实验研究,计算结果与实验结果吻合良好。研究表明:双船在浅水中航行时,由于两船及其引起的兴波相互作用,双船水压场负压峰值和负压延时等特征与两船相对位置密切相关,与单船水压场特征有明显区别。     

应用局部约束二维稀疏表示识别SAR图像目标

在分析典型稀疏表示分类方法和局限性的基础上,提出了一种基于局部约束的二维稀疏表示方法,以有效解决SAR图像目标识别问题。该方法对SAR图像进行图像预处理,在兼顾图像相邻列(行)对应稀疏表示系数邻近性和样本间局部性的基础上,构建了局部约束目标函数,并通过解闭式解,实现稀疏表示系数的更新求解。利用美国实测MSTAR数据对算法进行了仿真验证,实验结果表明所提出的方法可实现SAR图像目标的有效识别,并对训练样本数目具有一定的鲁棒性。     

气液同轴离心式喷嘴雾化特性实验研究

采用自行设计的两相喷雾实验设备和测量装置,通过ＭＦ激光散射测粒仪,对液氧液氢火箭发动机所用量气液同轴离心式喷嘴后方喷雾液滴的平均直径ＭＭＤ和液滴尺寸分布指数ｎ等雾化特性,进行了试验研究,测量了Ａ型喷嘴在不同气体和液体喷注压降、不同空间位置的喷雾特性。分析了气体喷注压降一定时液体喷注压降对雾化特性的影响规律,以及当液体喷注压降一定时气体喷注压降对雾化特性的影响规律,得出了一些有意义的结论。研完结果对气液同轴离心式喷嘴设计有一定的指导意义。