Biofiltration of toluene in the absence and the presence of ethyl acetate under continuous and intermittent loading

BACKGROUND: Two peat biofilters were used for the removal of toluene from air for one year. One biofilter was fed with pure toluene and the other received 1:1 (by weight) ethyl acetate:toluene mixture. RESULTS: The biofilters were operated under continuous loading: the toluene inlet load (IL) at which 80% removal occurred was 116 g m^?3 h^?1 at 57 s gas residence time. Maximum elimination capacity of 360 g m^?3 h^?1 was obtained at an IL of 745 g m^?3 h^?1. The elimination of toluene was inhibited by the presence of ethyl acetate. Intermittent loading, with pollutants supplied for 16 h/day, 5 days/week, did not significantly affect the removal efficiency (RE). Biomass was fully activated in 2 h after night closures, but 6 h were required to recover RE after weekend closures. Live cell density remained relatively constant over the operational period, while the dead cell fraction increased. Finally, a 15 day starvation period was applied and operation then re‐started. Performance was restored with similar re‐acclimatization period to that after weekend closures, and a reduction in dead cell fraction was observed. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates the capacity of the system to handle intermittent loading conditions that are common in industrial practices, including long‐term starvation. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

油纸电容型套管缺油的危害及判断方法

通过解析油纸电容型套管的结构,介绍了套管四大组成部分的作用和原理,并重点阐述了套管内部绝缘介质的电气性能．同时指出了套管缺油的原因及危害,并说明了如何准确地判断缺油．通过实例阐述了套管缺油的查找方法,论证了综合利用电容量C、介质损失角tanδ、油中溶解气体色谱分析及红外线成像仪对发现套管缺油的合理性及准确性．     

高速轴承缺油(脂)润滑的分析和预测

本文从摩擦学-接触润滑出发，通过理论和实验分析，论述了微型轴承润滑机理、成膜能力、缺油开始速度以及影响因素，并且提出相应的防止缺油的对策。     

FeNi合金镀铁缸套的摩擦磨损性能

采用对置往复式摩擦磨损试验机,选用CKS活塞环为配副,以摩擦因数、磨损量、断油摩擦时间为表征参数,以BP合金铸铁缸套为参照对象研究FeNi合金镀铁缸套的摩擦磨损性能,探索FeNi合金镀铁缸套的磨损机制。逐级加载的磨损试验表明:FeNi合金镀铁缸套的摩擦因数较BP合金铸铁缸套增大11%~20%;而磨损量则降低了11%;贫油试验表明两种缸套拉缸时间均随载荷增大而缩短,在40 MPa时FeNi合金镀铁缸套的拉缸时间较BP合金铸铁缸套延长了约6.5倍。与BP合金铸铁缸套的磨损机理为基体碾压平台在反复接触应力作用下脱落,以及犁削/切削形式的磨粒磨损不同,FeNi合金镀铁缸套的磨损机理主要是网状裂纹周围镀铁层的疲劳剥落。     

碳基薄膜在航空轴承乏油问题中的应用研究

目的 研究乏油工况下GLC和DLC两种碳膜在航空轴承上的应用。方法通过磁控溅射技术在单晶硅片P(100)、轴承钢样块和轴承套圈表面分别制备了GLC和DLC两种薄膜。利用扫描电镜（SEM）、拉曼光谱对薄膜的截面和磨痕形貌及结构进行了分析。利用纳米压痕仪、摩擦磨损试验机等对薄膜的力学性能和摩擦学性能进行了研究。利用轴承试验机对镀两种膜的轴承进行了对比研究。结果 GLC和DLC两种碳基薄膜均结构致密,GLC薄膜含有更多的sp2,DLC薄膜含有更多的sp3;两种薄膜硬度分别达到18.2 GPa和22.2 GPa,弹性模量分别达到230.2 GPa和260.8 GPa,干摩擦条件下,薄膜摩擦系数分别低至0.11和0.21。镀膜轴承在运转0~10 h时,温升无明显差异;10~30 h过程中,镀GLC薄膜轴承温升约为40~45 ℃,而镀DLC薄膜轴承温升约为50~55 ℃。运转后,轴承滚子上出现转移膜,镀GLC薄膜的轴承磨损比镀DLC薄膜的轴承严重。结论 在乏油工况下,DLC薄膜具有更加优异的环境适应性。     

THE CONTROL OF STARVATION

A generalized discussion of the anomaly of starvation is presented. Starvation is defined to be an infinite or unbounded delay, and classified in terms of its cause and the methods used for its control. A model and a set of control mechanisms are developed. The model, appropriate for various buffered and unbuffered resource systems, allows an ordering of requests by time and by stages of their lifetimes. We investigate the behavior and control of requests during starvation and during various anomalies of conflict.     

METABOLIC RESPONSES OF BAKER'S YEAST TO GLUCOSE ADDITION DURING AEROBIC STARVATION

The kinetics and extent of glucose uptake, ethanol and acetate production, glucose-induced medium acidification and endogenous respiration were studied in baker's yeast starved aerobically for 0, 28, 54 and 96 h in saline (9 g litre^?1 NaCI) at 35°C. Except for the last interval, prolonged starvation brought about an overall increase in most parameters; the transient increase in endogenous respiration observed after glucose addition was lowered with proceeding starvation. A 96 h starvation brought about a change in the kinetics of ethanol production, sharp increase in acetate production and a strong reduction of both the extent and the rate of glucose-induced acidification and of endogenous metabolism.     

An efficient traffic control scheme for store‐and‐forward video‐on‐demand services

According to the MPEG‐1/2 standard, full motion video can be compressed and stored in an information warehouse. Multiplexing with normal voice calls, it is retrieved and delivered to the customer's local BISDN central office via 155 Mb/s trunks. These voice calls have higher priority than video‐on‐demand (VOD) so that normal voice services will not be influenced by VOD transmission. The number of voice calls always fluctuates in real‐time. Thus, an efficient traffic control scheme is highly desired to guarantee a given level of performance and achieve as great as possible use of available bandwidth. Based on the fact that the number of real‐time voice calls is variable, and the use of available capacity is less than 100 per cent, this paper will present an efficient traffic control scheme for store‐and‐forward VOD services, and demonstrate the scheme by various simulation results. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Correlated changes in skeletal muscle connective tissue and flesh texture during starvation and re‐feeding in brown trout (Salmo trutta) reared in seawater

Quantitative and qualitative changes to muscle and collagen were analysed following starvation and re‐feeding of brown trout (Salmo trutta) reared in seawater. Fish were submitted to starvation for 2 months followed by re‐feeding for 1 month and compared with a control group continuously fed. Classical effects of starvation on growth and morphometrics traits were observed with only a partial recovery of these parameters after 1 month of re‐feeding. Muscle composition of starved fish was significantly affected (lower dry matter content and higher post‐mortem pH) compared with control fish and was partially recovered in re‐fed fish compared with continuously fed fish. Muscle structure and composition were affected with thinner muscle fibre and higher connective tissue content for the starved fish but similar thickness of myosepta compared with the control group. No difference was observed after 1 month of re‐feeding. Characteristics of the connective tissue were significantly affected by starvation (more high weight molecular collagen form, higher thermal stability of skin collagen). These differences remained significant after the re‐feeding period. Starved fish showed also higher mechanical resistance of the raw flesh compared with the control group, but no difference in rheological measurements was observed after 1 month of re‐feeding. The changes in texture and their relationships with muscle composition, muscle structure and collagen characteristics are discussed. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry