Petroleum substitution, greenhouse gas emissions reduction and environmental benefits from the development of natural gas vehicles in China

This study develops a bottom-up model to quantitatively assess the comprehensive effects of replacing traditional petroleum-powered vehicles with natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in China based on an investigation of the direct energy consumption and critical air pollutant (CAP) emission intensity, life-cycle energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity of NGV fleets. The results indicate that, on average, there are no net energy savings from replacing a traditional fuel vehicle with an NGV. Interestingly, an NGV results in significant reductions in direct CAP and life-cycle GHG emissions compared to those of a traditional fuel vehicle, ranging from 61% to 76% and 12% to 29%, respectively. Due to the increasing use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel in China (i.e. approximately 28.2 billion cubic metres of natural gas in 2015), the total petroleum substituted with natural gas was approximately 23.8 million tonnes (Mt), which generated a GHG emission reduction of 16.9 Mt of CO₂ equivalent and a CAP emission reduction of 1.8 Mt in 2015. Given the significant contribution of NGVs, growing the NGV population in 2020 will further increase the petroleum substitution benefits and CAP and GHG emission reduction benefits by approximately 42.5 Mt of petroleum-based fuel, 3.1 Mt of CAPs and 28.0 Mt of GHGs. By 2030, these benefits will reach 81.5 Mt of traditional petroleum fuel, 5.6 Mt of CAPs and 50.5 Mt of GHGs, respectively.     

Acoustic power measurement of linear compressors

The linear compressor works as an important driver for high frequency regenerative cryocoolers. The acoustic power output of the compressor is a critical parameter in the design and the optimization of a linear compressor. To measure this parameter, several approaches based on different theories have been developed. In this paper, the RC load approach and the back chamber approach have been applied to a linear compressor to measure the acoustic power output. The results measured by the approaches indicate a good consistency with the theoretical calculation and reveal the connections between different approaches.The difference between the acoustic power at the piston surface and the exit of a linear compressor has been analyzed based on the experimental results from the RC load approach and the back chamber approach. The volume flow rate difference which accounts for the acoustic power difference is studied theoretically. Furthermore, based on the RC load approach, the optimum impedance together with the impedance cloudy map for the linear compressor to reach its highest efficiency has been obtained by analyzing the experimental and the theoretical results.     

Research on the hot surface ignition of hydrogen‐air mixture under different influencing factors

To further reveal the pre‐ignition characteristics of hydrogen internal combustion engine, the effect of hot surface characteristic parameters on the ignition characteristics of hydrogen‐air mixture was investigated in this research. Based on the prototype of the constant volume combustion bomb with an overhead glow plug, the duration from the heating of the hot surface to the combustion of hydrogen‐air mixture, the so‐called heating duration, was firstly researched under different fuel‐air equivalence ratio, initial temperature, initial pressure, hot surface temperature, and hot surface area, and the influence of each factor on the heating duration was analyzed. The results show that the order of the effect of each factor on the hot surface ignition is as follows: hot surface temperature > initial pressure of hydrogen‐air mixture > equivalent ratio > initial temperature of hydrogen‐air mixture > hot surface area. The influence of the hot surface characteristic parameters on the heating duration was further analyzed in detail. On this basis, the relationship among the critical ignition temperature, the heating duration and the hot surface area was researched and established. The results show that the heating duration is the only major factor affecting the critical ignition temperature. Finally, the research results were applied to analysis the pre‐ignition in hydrogen internal combustion engine.     

Exergy analysis of the diesel pre-reforming solid oxide fuel cell system with anode off-gas recycling in the SchIBZ project. Part I: Modeling and validation

Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) systems with anode off-gas recirculation (AGR) and diesel pre-reforming are advantageous because they can operate with the current fuel infrastructure. In the SchIBZ-project, the prototype of such a SOFC system for maritime applications has already been commissioned. In this first paper, we model the system devices to conduct an exergy analysis of this real SOFC plant and validate them with experimental values from experiments in laboratory scale. The results of our simulation agree well with the experimental values. The calculations with the validated results may be closer to the real thermodynamic behavior of such system components than previous literature.     

Ultrafine,fine, and black carbon particle concentrations in California child‐care facilities

Although many U.S. children spend time in child care, little information exists on exposures to airborne particulate matter (PM) in this environment, even though PM may be associated with asthma and other respiratory illness, which is a key concern for young children. To address this data gap, we measured ultrafine particles (UFP), PM_2.5, PM₁₀, and black carbon in 40 California child‐care facilities and examined associations with potential determinants. We also tested a low‐cost optical particle measuring device (Dylos monitor). Median (interquartile range) concentrations for indoor UFP, gravimetric PM_2.5, real‐time PM_2.5, gravimetric PM₁₀, and black carbon over the course of a child‐care day were 14 000 (11 000‐29 000) particles/cm³, 15 (9.6‐21) μg/m³, 15 (11‐23) μg/m³, 48 (33‐73) μg/m³, and 0.43 (0.25‐0.65) ng/m³, respectively. Indoor black carbon concentrations were inversely associated with air exchange rate (Spearman's rho = ?.36) and positively associated with the sum of all Gaussian‐adjusted traffic volume within a one‐kilometer radius (Spearman's rho = .45) (P‐values <.05). Finally, the Dylos may be a valid low‐cost alternative to monitor PM levels indoors in future studies. Overall, results indicate the need for additional studies examining particle levels, potential health risks, and mitigation strategies in child‐care facilities.     

Economic Evaluation of Power System Flexibility by Commercial Air Conditioner Control with Large Penetration of Photovoltaic Generation

High penetration of intermittent renewable energy such as photovoltaic (PV) and wind power could cause shortage of power system flexibility. Demand response is expected to help supply ancillary service instead of the conventional power plant. Commercial air conditioners are a promising responsive load for demand response because they account for a large proportion of power consumption in the power system. We calculate a system operation cost and hourly operation pattern of each power plant by using the optimal power generation model considering flexibility supply from controlling commercial air conditioner. We obtained the following results as an effect of commercial air conditioner control. (1) The power generation of oil fired power plants decreases at peak time and annual fuel cost of oil fired plant is reduced by approximately 30% at most in Kanto area. (2) The percentage of rated operation mode of LNG combined cycle plants increases. (3) Curtailed energy rate of PV decreases because a power storage amount by pumped hydropower generation increases. (4) Required battery capacity to reduce PV curtailed amount decreased by combining battery energy storage system in case of high penetration of PV.     

基于摄动法的表贴式永磁电机转子偏心空载气隙磁场计算

采用摄动法解析计算表贴式永磁电机转子偏心空载气隙磁场,以无量纲的偏心扰动量作为摄动变量,可解决表贴式永磁电机内转子结构和外转子结构的转子偏心磁场解析问题。根据气隙区域及永磁体区域的边界条件求解拉普拉斯方程和泊松方程,通过矢量磁位推导出气隙磁通密度的解析表达式,进而应用麦克斯韦应力张量法计算不平衡磁拉力,并将解析法结果与有限元法结果进行比较,发现二者一致性较好,验证了该方法的正确性和有效性。     

铸态及退火态Mg66Al34阳极镁空气电池的性能

制备了铸态及退火态Mg66Al34共晶合金,通过研究该合金的腐蚀及放电行为,考察了该合金作为镁空气电池阳极的放电性能。结果表明:在3.5 mass%NaCl溶液中,铸态合金具有较低的腐蚀速率及放电活性,退火态合金具有高的腐蚀速率及放电活性。在NaCl溶液中加入水溶性石墨烯后,铸态合金具有低的腐蚀速率及较高放电活性。铸态合金低的腐蚀速率是由于在β-Mg17Al12层间形成了黑色富铝氧化物腐蚀产物。     

预分散酚醛树脂硫化CIIR性能的研究

分别研究了预分散酚醛树脂HY-2045(预)、HY-2055(预)和SP-1055(预)对CIIR胶料硫化特性、力学性能及100℃×72h热空气老化性能的影响,并与原树脂HY-2045(原)、HY-2055(原)和SP-1055(原)的影响效果进行了对比。结果表明,与原酚醛树脂相比,预分散酚醛树脂在CIIR橡胶中的分散性、硫化胶拉伸强度和拉断伸长率均获得提高。加入SP-1055(预)可明显缩短CIIR胶料的t90;加入HY-2045(预)可使胶料的t10和t90延长,交联密度、硬度、100%定伸应力和拉伸强度均最小,拉断伸长率最大;加入HY-2055(预)可使胶料的t90延长,其他性能与加入SP-1055(预)的胶料相差不大。加入HY-2055(预)的硫化胶100℃×72h热空气老化后性能变化最小。