Non‐reflecting artificial boundaries for transient scalar wave propagation in a two‐dimensional infinite homogeneous layer

This paper presents an exact non‐reflecting boundary condition for dealing with transient scalar wave propagation problems in a two‐dimensional infinite homogeneous layer. In order to model the complicated geometry and material properties in the near field, two vertical artificial boundaries are considered in the infinite layer so as to truncate the infinite domain into a finite domain. This treatment requires the appropriate boundary conditions, which are often referred to as the artificial boundary conditions, to be applied on the truncated boundaries. Since the infinite extension direction is different for these two truncated vertical boundaries, namely one extends toward x →∞ and another extends toward x→‐ ∞, the non‐reflecting boundary condition needs to be derived on these two boundaries. Applying the variable separation method to the wave equation results in a reduction in spatial variables by one. The reduced wave equation, which is a time‐dependent partial differential equation with only one spatial variable, can be further changed into a linear first‐order ordinary differential equation by using both the operator splitting method and the modal radiation function concept simultaneously. As a result, the non‐reflecting artificial boundary condition can be obtained by solving the ordinary differential equation whose stability is ensured. Some numerical examples have demonstrated that the non‐reflecting boundary condition is of high accuracy in dealing with scalar wave propagation problems in infinite and semi‐infinite media. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

超Jaynes-Cummings模型中的原子置于热辐射场时的相干特性

超Jaynes一Cummings模型中的两能级原子置于热辐射场。通过求解原子与热辐射场相互作用过程中原子约化密度算符非对角元．精确得出子原子相干性的衰变规律。研究了在相互作用系统中外加驱动场时可保持原子的相干性，此时外加驱动场的时间演化与原子的跃迁频率、原子偶极矩、热库的温度和k模光子频率等因素有关。     

Influence of a Jump in the Power of Laser Radiation on Its Measurement

Simulation and investigation of the effect of an isolated jump on realization of the unit of power of laser radiation and dissemination of the size of the unit are considered. Results are obtained by means of a newly developed algorithm that characterizes the behavior of the mean value of a signal and the standard deviation of a system as functions of the parameters of a jump in the power of laser radiation and the length and amplitude of the jump. If information concerning the time when a jump occurs is available, the proposed algorithm makes it possible to take into account how a jump affects the ultimate result of a measurement.     

探测器本身的辐射对实时测温系统测温精度的影响及其抑制

在介绍一种采用钽酸锂热释电探测器实现的实时测温系统的基础上，着重讨论了探测器系统本身的辐射对该系统测温精度的影响．提出了抑制探测器系统本身的辐射对该系统测温精度影响的三条措施：一是对探测器进行水冷；二是采用一带宽为150nm的窄带干涉滤光片；三是进行电气补偿并进行了一些必要的分析与讨论．同时实验也表明，在采取上述抗干扰措施后，在要求的测温范围400℃～1200℃内，测温精度符合设计要求．     

同步辐射光刻技术

同步辐射光刻有希望代替传统光刻技术,用于0.25μm以下图形的超精细加工。本文叙述了它的原理、相关技术的开发现状和工艺应用。     

Improved cellulase production by stable Clostridium cellulolyticum mutants

Methods for the production of mutants of the cellulase producer Clostridium cellulolyticum ATCC 35319 were examined using an agar plate screening technique. Spontaneous and UV light-induced mutants were isolated, some of which exhibited a high level of both endoglucanase and exoglucanase activities as assayed using CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose) and PNPCb (paranitrophenyi-β-cellobioside) respectively. The volumetric enzyme activities were up to 2.5 times those of the wild strain.     

Synthesis and characterization of radiation grafted copolymer for removal of nonionic organic contaminants

Nonionic organic contaminants such as phenol, benzene, and toluene from contaminated wastewater on laboratory scale can be effectively sorbed by cellulosic wood pulp sheet incorporated with three polar functional groups. The synthesis was carried out by graft copolymerization reaction of N,N‐dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate with methacrylic acid onto wood pulp. The preparation conditions at which the grafting process proceeds homogeneously are determined. Characterization and some selected properties of the original and grafted wood pulp were evaluated using FTIR and scanning electron microscope, also, the removal of phenol, benzene, and toluene on laboratory scale was investigated by using gas chromatography. It was found that phenol shows the highest removal percent than that of benzene and toluene. The efficiency of removal of the nonionic contaminants is found to be 97%, which shows a great promise for its applicability in the removal of organic contaminates from wastewater. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 3589–3595, 2006     

Analysis of hazard area associated with hydrogen gas transmission pipelines

Hydrogen is considered to be the most important future energy carrier in many applications reducing significantly greenhouse gas emissions, but the safety issues associated with hydrogen applications need to be investigated and fully understood to be applicable as the carrier. Generally, the locations of hydrogen production and consumption are different. Hydrogen must be transported from the point of production to the point of use. Pipeline delivery is cheaper than all other methods for large quantities of hydrogen. The rupture of a hydrogen pipeline can lead to outcomes that can pose a significant threat to people and property in the immediate vicinity of the failure point. In this work, a simplified equation of hazard analysis is proposed for the pipeline transporting hydrogen, which relates the diameter, the operating pressure and the length of the pipeline to the size of the affected area in the event of a failure of the pipeline. The dominant hazards are thermal radiation from sustained fire and shock pressure from gas cloud explosion. For a transmission pipeline of hydrogen gas, the hazard area from the fire is slightly larger than by the other event. The hazard area is directly proportional to the operating pressure raised to the power one-half, and to the pipeline diameter. This simplified equation to estimate the hazard area will be a useful tool for safety management of hydrogen gas transmission pipelines.     

PV system sizing using observed time series of solar radiation

Sizing represents an important part of photovoltaic system design. This paper describes a sizing procedure based on the observed time series of solar radiation. Using a simple geometrical construction, the sizing curve is determined as a superposition of contributions from individual climatic cycles of low daily solar radiation. Unlike the traditional methods based on loss-of-load probability, the reliability of supply enters in this method through the length of the time series of data used in the analysis. The method thus resembles techniques used in other branches of engineering where extreme values are considered as functions of certain recurrence intervals.