网络技术在高炉过程控制中应用

介绍了PLC及其网络技术在高炉过程控制自动化方面的应用情况。采用网络技术后,实现了各高炉控制系统的联网、高炉生产过程和生产管理自动化。高炉自动化控制系统工作稳定可靠,提升了高炉自动化控制技术水平,满足高炉生产要求。     

我国高炉工艺设计的技术进步

对我国高炉工艺设计的技术进步进行了阐述,认为在高炉大型化、高富氧高风温大喷煤、高效长寿高炉技术、高风温热风炉、高炉煤气干式布袋除尘、高炉煤气压力能回收、高炉设备和耐火材料国产化等方面取得了长足的发展,并指出了我国高炉生产面临的问题.     

高炉系统氯元素研究进展及未来展望

 为明晰高炉中的氯元素对干法除尘高炉冶炼过程的影响,综述了高炉入炉料中氯元素的赋存状态、行为以及所带来的危害。进一步采用离子色谱法研究了国丰1号1 780 m3干法除尘高炉氯元素的来源, 焦炭和喷吹煤粉带入高炉中氯所占入炉料带入高炉中氯总量的比例分别为45.4 %和29.48 %, 而宝钢、唐钢和迁钢的3座干法除尘高炉中氯的来源主要是烧结矿,其比例分别为47.12 %、43.59%和44.89%,这主要与高炉入炉料种类、用量以及氯元素质量分数的不同有关,所以在对待高炉氯元素来源问题上应该具体高炉具体分析。通过热力学分析得出高炉入炉料中的氯化物在高炉内主要生成HCl,基于对高炉系统氯元素的研究,提出了高炉的降氯措施,并展望了高炉系统氯元素的未来研究方向。     

关于高炉低硅冶炼的探讨

分析了高炉内硅的来源和硅在高炉内还原的特点,总结了目前国内外高炉低硅冶炼的现状,提出了高炉低硅冶炼的措施。     

关于高炉炉缸长寿的关键问题解析

 高炉长寿化是大型高炉发展的必然趋势,实现高炉长寿的关键在于弄清高炉侵蚀的根本原因。从高炉炉缸侵蚀机理、高炉炉缸象脚型侵蚀原因、高炉炉缸圆周方向侵蚀不均匀性、高炉冷却强度与冷却效率以及高炉炉缸维护技术等5个方面探讨了高炉长寿存在的共性问题,指出高炉炉缸炭砖损毁的本质是碳不饱和铁水对炭砖的溶蚀。具体结果表明,首先,高炉炉缸象脚型侵蚀最严重部位位于高炉炉缸死料柱的根部位置;其次,阐明了直接导致高炉存在不均匀侵蚀的主要原因在于冷却系统的冷却水量和送风系统的风量在高炉周向方向分配不均匀;然后,阐明了冷却系统的作用本质是降低耐火材料热面温度,并提出了高炉冷却强度指数及高炉冷却效率指数;最后,分析了采用无钛矿护炉和钛矿护炉两种模式的高炉炉缸维护技术。     

钢铁企业高炉煤气系统动态仿真

分析了钢铁企业高炉煤气发生、储存和使用的特点,建立了高炉煤气系统动态数学模型,开发了高炉煤气仿真系统,并对某钢铁企业高炉煤气系统进行了实例计算。仿真计算结果表明：在3座高炉和煤气用户完全正常生产的情况下,高炉煤气略有盈余;在煤气用户生产情况和高炉生产情况同时发生变化的情况下,高炉煤气一天的平衡在可调范围内,而动态瞬时平衡由于波动较大,超出调节范围;系统还可展现调度方案的效果,为调度方案的评估提供参考。     

国丰1780m~3高炉开炉操作实践

高炉烘炉质量的高低和高炉开炉操作的优劣直接影响着高炉寿命。详细介绍了唐山国丰1#1 780m~3高炉烘炉和开炉的操作实践,分析了该高炉在烘炉和开炉过程中所采取的操作,得出了该高炉在优化烘炉和成功开炉过程中的参数指标,为其他钢铁企业的烘炉和开炉操作提供了参考。     

高炉炉缸活性的分析探讨

高炉安全长寿、降低高炉能源消耗成为现代高炉技术发展的主要方向,而其关键在于提高高炉炉缸活性.在介绍高炉炉缸活性变差特征的基础上,从高炉上部调剂、下部调剂、渣铁物性、高炉原燃料性能等方面,就如何提高高炉炉缸活性进行了分析和探讨.     

宝钢大型高炉长寿生产实践

对宝钢大型高炉长寿生产实践进行了总结。宝钢炼铁工作者在掌握大型高炉操业技术的同时,对高炉长寿工作进行了大量实践探索,形成了具有宝钢特点的大高炉生产操作与长寿维护系统技术,实现了2号高炉一代炉龄15年以上和3号高炉单位炉容产铁已达12000t/m~3(还在生产中)的高炉长寿目标,取得良好的经济效益。     

长钢9号高炉锌危害的控制

对长钢9号高炉入炉锌负荷进行调查及分析,采取适宜的高炉操作制度,提高高炉的排锌能力,对除尘灰的利用注意锌元素控制,从而有效的控制和减少了锌在高炉内的富集和对高炉的危害,保证了高炉的稳定顺行和取得了较好经济技术指标。     

Slab-on-Grade versus Framed Slab

This paper presents comprehensive and practical engineering review (not mathematics or computer science paper) of the observed behavior of the two types of slabs that have been used for the bottom floor slabs, at grade and underground, of buildings in the United States and overseas. The typical design of the slab-on-grade (SOG) built in the United States is described. The design requires only nominal reinforcing steel, but modern day design also requires ground preparation and improvement as necessary, including underslab perforated drainage pipe network embedded in the granular subbase, riser pipes, and a series of pumps. Sealing at all slab isolation joints and waterproofing membrane or water barrier system are provided for water tightness. The framed slab is supported directly on the building framing and on the building foundation. The design can accommodate the soil and underground water pressure and in itself is watertight as the slab is cast monolithically with the structural walls and footings. The behavior of the SOG depends so much on the behavior (soil properties) of the soil strata on which the slab is resting on. It is sensitive to the variation of the soil conditions at and around building foundations, leading to uneven bumpy and cracked slab and leaking basement. These were demonstrated in the report of short- and long-term performances of various projects in Thailand and United States in the past 25 years. The paper refers to various analysis and design techniques that may be used to improve the design of both the SOG and the framed slab for serviceability and economy. It is concluded that both types of slabs may be selected to suit the functions and serviceability requirements of the buildings. The SOG requires less concrete and reinforcement than those for the framed slab counterpart, but when all other factors are considered including additional underslab drainage and pump system, operating, and long-term performance and maintenance, the overall costs of both slabs may not be far apart, yet the performance and integrity of the framed slab will certainly be superior.     

Static and Dynamic Data Reconciliation for an Irrigation Canal

This paper deals with the problem of fault detection and isolation in irrigation canals. We have developed a method which combines static and dynamic data reconciliation for the validation of measurements, detection, and isolation of sensors and actuator faults and reconstruction of missing data. Static data reconciliation uses static models at a regulation gate to validate measurements and detect sensor and actuator faults. It also enabled us to detect a drift in the stage discharge rating curve. The dynamic data reconciliation uses additional measurements and a dynamic model of the canal in order to validate measurements and detect faults and withdrawals. The combination of the two methods allowed us to distinguish between withdrawals and faults. Both methods are evaluated on measurements from a real irrigation canal located in the South of France.     

Emotionality, emotion regulation, and adaptation among 5- to 8-year-old children.

This study investigated relations between emotionality, emotion regulation, and children's behavioral adaptation in a longitudinal design. Mothers rated emotionality and emotion regulation related to anger, fear, and positive emotions-exuberance for 151 children at age 5 and later at age 6 years 6 months. Emotionality and emotion regulation measures were modestly related. Preschool ratings at age 6 (n=125), maternal ratings at age 6 years 6 months (n=133), and elementary school ratings at age 8 (n=135) of problems and competence were also collected. High anger emotionality and low regulation of positive emotions and exuberance predicted externalizing problem behavior and prosocial behavior. High fear emotionality and low fear regulation predicted internalizing problem behavior. There were few interactive effects of emotionality and regulation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Relationship of hardiness and religiousness to depression and anger.

Both hardiness and religiousness share spirituality, in the sense of searching for meaning in one's life, and have been shown to have a buffering effect on stresses that maintains and enhances performance, morale, and health. This study investigates how hardiness and religiousness compare in their relationship to depression, anger, and the coping and social support mechanisms whereby they may have these relationships. Participants were military and governmental personnel who completed accepted measures of hardiness, religiousness, and other variables on a volunteer basis. Correlational and multiple regression analyses showed that, by comparison with religiousness, hardiness has the larger and more comprehensive negative relationship with depression and anger, and positive relationship with coping and social support. The conceptual and empirical implications of these findings are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

表面高硬度和耐腐蚀性高强贝氏体钢制备新工艺

 铁路运输和工程机械等领域对贝氏体钢的耐磨性和耐腐蚀性具有较高的要求,而表面渗硼、渗铬处理是常见的提高表面硬度和耐腐蚀性的有效方法。在已有的研究工作中,获得贝氏体基体的等温淬火热处理和表面改性处理是分开进行的,工序复杂且生产成本增加。提出制备表面高硬度、高耐腐蚀性中碳高强度贝氏体钢的新工艺,将表面改性处理和贝氏体等温淬火工艺一体化,既可以简化制备工艺,又降低了生产成本、减少了环境污染。采用渗硼/铬-等温淬火一体化新工艺制备表面高硬度、高耐腐蚀性中碳高强贝氏体钢,通过组织观察、硬度测试和腐蚀试验等,对比分析了渗硼-等温淬火和渗铬-等温淬火一体化工艺对中碳高强贝氏体钢组织和性能的影响。结果表明,与仅经过等温淬火工艺处理相比,渗硼/铬-等温淬火一体化工艺处理后,贝氏体钢表面均形成了维氏硬度超过1 500HV的渗层(约为贝氏体基体硬度的3.3倍),且在0.5%NaCl溶液中的腐蚀性能明显提高。暴露在0.5%NaCl溶液中3 h后,渗硼层表现出更好的耐腐蚀性能。两种一体化工艺均可制备表面渗层、基体以贝氏体相为主的新型高强贝氏体钢,在相同处理时间下,与渗铬-等温淬火一体化工艺相比,渗硼-等温淬火一体化工艺处理的渗层生长速率快,且渗硼层与贝氏体钢基体的结合强度更高。     

炼铁生产管理系统的开发与实践

介绍了天铁炼铁生产管理系统开发的情况,该系统采用ERP、MeS、PcS三层之间的数据集成,实现了炼铁生产物料跟踪,生产计划和配料管理及动态调整。提高了炼铁生产效率和铁水质量,降低了原、燃料消耗,达到炼铁生产管控一体化与生产过程优化。     

Intelligent Adaptive Cyber-Physical Ecosystem for Aerospace Engineering Education, Training, and Accelerated Workforce Development

Transformative changes are on the horizon in aerospace engineering education and learning in general. These changes are attributable, in part, to the developments of a number of aerospace, learning and other leading-edge technologies and their synergistic combinations and convergence. The related technologies include ubiquitous, cloud, and petascale/exascale computing; ultrahigh-bandwidth networks; pervasive wireless communication; intelligent autonomous robotics; artificial general intelligence; powerful game engines and facilities; networked immersive virtual environments and virtual worlds; augmented and enhanced reality; and novel human-technology interfaces. This paper describes some of the frontiers of, and challenges in, future aerospace systems and the drivers for transformative changes in aerospace engineering education. The need to have a holistic perspective and a comprehensive approach for aerospace education, research, training, and accelerated workforce development is outlined. A starting point to accomplish this task is the development of an intelligent adaptive cyber-physical ecosystem for the aerospace workforce. The continuously expanding major components of the ecosystem include integrated knowledge discovery and exploitation facilities; novel agent-supported visual simulations (with cognitive learning and understanding abilities); immersive three-dimensional (3D) virtual world facilities; intelligent, multimodal and humanlike interfaces; and smart mobile wireless devices. The ecosystem will provide timely, engaging, personalized/collaborative, and tailored visual learning. It will stimulate creativity and innovation and prepare the learners to work in future global virtual collaborative enterprises and become leaders in a world of growing complexity.     

Deterioration of Terrazzo

Terrazzo installation is often perceived as an art, left to individual contractors and craftsmen to implement tried-and-true application and repair methods. In this context, architects and engineers often relegate themselves to a minimal supervisory role during construction and planning. The writers have found several recurring instances of terrazzo cracking problems during construction as well as deterioration that could be prevented or minimized with attention to the responsibilities of all parties to communicate throughout the design process. Causes are often related to shrinkage of terrazzo, concentrated stresses attributable to configuration of divider strips, and impact loads. To objectively minimize deterioration rates of terrazzo, an experimental program was initiated to evaluate performance. Testing consisted of compressive strength and linear shrinkage tests on cementitious terrazzo under varying curing conditions and a durability test that applied a cyclic gravity wheel load to gaps at the edge of terrazzo tiles. The latter test used metal wheels and considered parameters of material type, gap size between terrazzo edge and adjacent steel plate, wheel diameter, vertical offset of tile, and vertical load being applied. Results indicated that proper curing of cementitious terrazzo is critical to achieving compressive strength and minimizing early shrinkage. For the durability test performed, epoxy terrazzo exhibited significantly less deterioration. Durability of terrazzo is affected primarily by gap size, upward vertical offset, and weight applied. Small wheel size and direction of loading can also contribute to deterioration. It is important that architects, engineers, and contractors understand methods that ensure material properties, minimize stress concentrations, and use appropriate divider strip spacing to minimize deterioration attributable to cracking and impact load. These steps will ensure the visual appearance and durability expected by the project team.     

Active Vibration Damping of Composite Beam using Smart Sensors and Actuators

This paper discusses active vibration control of an E-glass/epoxy-laminated composite beam using smart sensors and actuators. The smart sensors and actuators used in this study are piezoelectric ceramic patches. The composite beam is in a cantilevered configuration. Both theoretical and numerical (finite-element analysis) studies of the laminated composite beam are conducted to reveal the beam’s fundamental modal frequencies and modal shapes. The results based on the theoretical predication and numerical simulation are then compared with those from experimental modal testing, and a good correlation is obtained. Utilizing results from the model analysis and experimental modal testing, two control algorithms, namely, positive position feedback control and strain rate feedback control, are designed. Both single-mode vibration suppression and multimode vibration suppression are studied. An experimental apparatus has been developed to implement the control algorithms. The apparatus consists of a voltage amplifier and a data acquisition and real-time control system, in addition to the composite beam with bonded piezoelectric ceramic sensors and actuators. Experiments show that the proposed controllers can achieve active vibration damping of the composite beam.     

Review of Ego defenses: Theory and measurement.

Reviews the book, Ego defenses: Theory and measurement by H. R. Conte and R. Plutchik (see record 1994-98641-000). This book comprehensively examines one of the most influential concepts in psychotherapy and counseling, that of defenses and their role in the therapeutic process. It is very well-written and exhaustive in the sense that covers a wide range of issues related to defenses from conceptual and theoretical to issues of clinical application and measurement. Stemming out of a psychoanalytic/psychodynamic perspective the authors revisit the area of defenses and provide an all encompassing presentation of the major issues surrounding the importance, function and usefulness of defenses in psychotherapy and counseling. The book is divided in two parts. The first examines theoretical and conceptual issues surrounding ego defenses and provides several theories and models for comprehending ego defenses. The second concentrates on the methods used to measure, evaluate and objectify ego defenses. The editors' effort to include a wide spectrum of authors who present different conceptualizations, theoretical approaches, and a variety of measurement methodologies is successful and should be commended. The only reservation the reviewer holds about this book is related to the fact that the concept of ego defenses is closely related to insight oriented therapies and approaches and to a constructivist epistemology of human nature. As such, it would prove useless to these clinicians who adhere to behavioral or existential epistemological perspectives to explain and comprehend human nature. All in all, this book is a necessary addition to all those—academics, clinicians and researchers—who in one way or another deal with emotions, human functioning, and psychotherapeutic change. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)