Scale Up from Small Oven-Drying Tests of Mineral Concentrate to Pilot-Scale Drying with a Heated Pad

While Fickian diffusion models are commonly used in other applications, there are few reports of them being applied to the batch drying of a mineral concentrate. Diffusion coefficients estimated from small-scale oven-drying tests were used to predict the drying behavior of a concentrate sample 1 m × 1 m in area and 50 cm deep, with a heated bottom pad. These pilot-scale tests included both daily turning of the sample and turning every three days. The excellent quantitative agreement between the predicted and observed pilot-scale behavior gives a high level of confidence in the model predictions and suggests that a Fickian diffusion model is adequate to predict the behavior of mineral concentrates at the low moisture contents used here.     

Strategic appraisal of energy models for Mozambique

The needs that an energy supply system must meet are constantly changing, due to technological, social and political reasons. Effective energy planning is a dynamic process that is repeated periodically and adjusts to changing conditions. Energy decision makers and planners are no longer able to rely on inductive decision making since they have to investigate the effect of various decision parameters and possible future changes. To help in this process, models have been developed where estimates of future load growth, candidate power plants, fuels and other key factors can be introduced, from which the planners can evaluate decision parameters and the available alternatives. The paper presents the different methodologies and practices that are used by 11 energy models for energy demand forecasting, supply side management and generation expansion planning, demand side management and integrated resource planning. The paper concludes to the presentation of a strategic appraisal of the examined energy models appropriate for energy planning in Mozambique. Three models are proposed for conducting demand forecasting, generation expansion planning and demand side management. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Silicon Carbide Polytypes

The ²⁹Si MAS NMR spectra of the 2H, 4H, 6H, and 3C polytypes of silicon carbide are presented. An attempt is made to correlate differences in the chemical shifts with local atomic environment. The results of the analysis of the spectra of pure polytypes are used as a basic for the interpretation of the spectra of mixed polytypes and a discussion of the crystallinity and impurity levels of different samples. Carbon-13 chemical shifts obtained from spectra of the same polytypes are also tabulated.     

Hardware development for the Bone Proteomics experiment

This paper gives a quick overview of how various scientific, operational and safety related requirements drove the development of hardware for the Bone Proteomics (BOP) experiment that was conducted on the International Space Station during the Italian Soyuz Mission in 2005. The experiment objectives will be highlighted briefly and design solutions will be presented. Comments will be given regarding the choice of a particular design solution and the impact on the complexity, cost and development time. Conclusions in this paper are based on the experience gained when developing the BOP experiment hardware and other relatively small experiment hardware packages, typical of European Soyuz Missions. The observations should not be extrapolated to large payloads. The objective of this paper is not to produce a recipe for developing experiment hardware; dedicated documents for that purpose are available elsewhere. Rather, the objective is to help others profit from experience gained in the development of relatively small experiment hardware packages, and to highlight where time and cost saving decisions can be made.     

溶液除湿系统空气状态影响因素

研究典型叉流式溶液除湿系统中,溶液循环流量（G_cir）、冷/热量（Q_c/Q_h）和系统流程对除湿/再生空气状态变化和除湿效果的影响机制。分析不同工况下空气在焓湿图中的过程曲线特征,比较各因素影响程度。结果表明,在设计条件下,当G_cir约为0.05 kg/s时,溶液除湿系统达到最佳除湿效果;当Q_c、Q_h比例接近,总量由29.4 kW增加至48.9 kW时,系统中除湿量由3.7 g/kg上升至5.7 g/kg;不同流程中,当冷却对象为溶液时,溶液除湿效果较好。相较于溶液除湿系统中G_cir和Q_c/Q_h,溶液除湿流程对空气状态变化和除湿效果的影响程度较大。空气过程曲线在各流程下具有显著特征,溶液除湿流程是影响空气状态变化和除湿效果的核心因素。     

通过提高维修在设备全寿命周期中的作用实现可持续制造

为了实现可持续制造，必须有一个系统的、全局的维修概念，让维修贯穿于设备生命周期的各个阶段。文中详细讨论了维修在设备生命周期中的作用，对设备全寿命周期中的各个阶段（如设计、原材料和设备的购买、组装、启用和运行、报废和更换等）常见的问题和故障进行了分析，详细论述了维修是如何预防这些故障和问题，从而实现可持续制造。     

基于非精确图匹配的CAD模型搜索方法

为了弥补现有的三维CAD模型搜索方法难以搜索到不同近似程度的相似模型的缺陷,提出一种基于面属性化邻接图非精确匹配的CAD模型搜索方法.首先提取CAD模型中的B-rep信息将CAD模型转化为面属性化邻接图;然后计算目标模型与被搜索模型的面属性化邻接图之间的顶点相容程度矩阵和边相容程度矩阵,并由此建立2个模型相似程度的度量作为选择不同顶点匹配矩阵M的优化目标函数;在对匹配矩阵M进行连续化松弛后,运用Sinkhorn行列交替规范化方法求解匹配优化问题.实验结果表明,采用该方法能够搜索到不同近似程度的相似模型;并且由于避免了具有NP复杂性的精确图匹配过程,检索效率也能满足实际要求.     

基于改进模糊聚类法的维修专业设置方法研究

针对当前数字化部队存在维修保障专业冗余、维修人员闲置、维修保障资源使用冲突的问题,对功能相似的维修专业进行合并重组提高维修保障效率。在现有基于装备功能组成的维修专业设置的基础上,运用改进的模糊聚类法对现行二级维修专业进行分类聚合,构建基于装备技术构成的维修专业设置模型。该模型对功能相似的冗余维修专业进行合并,可以减少维修专业冗余和维修人员的闲置,避免维修保障资源使用的冲突,为数字化部队维修专业设置提供可行方案。     

基于 ANP 的国防专利价值影响因素相关性研究

识别国防专利价值影响因素在评估国防专利价值中发挥着基础性作用,国防专利价值影响因素的多重相关性严重地制约价值评估进程。通过识别国防专利价值影响因素建立指标体系;重点针对指标之间的多重相关性进行理论分析,运用网络分析法的优势量化依赖关系,可以实现国防专利价值影响因素定性与定量相结合的相关性剔除,进而为关键指标筛选、科学评估国防专利价值提供帮助。     

一种有效的Batch RSA改进算法

Batch RSA算法的解密性能与指数计算阶段的大数模幂运算的实现效率有着直接的关系.针对提升Batch RSA算法的解密性能,提出一种Batch RSA算法的改进方案.提升通过将Batch RSA算法指数计算阶段的一些运算量转移到加密方,并且运用多素数技术使得解密时大数模幂运算的模数位数和指数位数减小.理论分析和实验结果表明该方案不仅提升了批处理RSA算法的解密性能,且该方案易于并行实现,可使得基于多核平台的RSA密码算法的性能得到进一步提升.