对称消声器传递损失测量及误差修正

为了提高对称消声器传递损失的测量效率，基于声学理论分析，提出了一种单负载法传递损失计算模型。针对反射系数较大的吸声末端，导致该方法在实际测量中存在较大误差的问题，推导出了一种能够消除测试管道末端反射声波在上、下游形成多次反射的修正公式。通过自制阻抗管进行试验测试，结果表明：在末端声学负载吸声性能良好的情况下，单负载法传递损失计算模型能够精确计算出对称消声器的传递损失；修正公式能够有效地消除末端负载所引起的反射波对传递损失计算的影响，降低对末端声学负载吸声性能的要求，保证单负载传递损失计算模型的适用性。     

多场耦合下微波碳热氯化回收铟的动态仿真

以实验室微波反应器为研究对象,基于有限元软件COMSOL Multiphysics,采用多场耦合方法对微波强化碳热氯化回收In Cl3的反应过程进行了动态仿真,并分析了其影响因素。结合微波加热过程、计算流体力学和物质传输过程,建立了由射频、传热、传质和流场4个物理场耦合的数学物理模型。通过考察腔室内的电场强度,得到微波加热过程的热源项与样品体的温度分布。结果表明,本研究模型能够准确描述微波输入功率、HCl通入浓度等多因素对铟化物回收过程的影响,为微波碳热氯化提铟过程的分析提供新的方法与依据。     

Scheduling distributed flowshops with flexible assembly and set-up time to minimise makespan

The scheduling problems under distributed production or flexible assembly settings have achieved increasing attention in recent years. This paper considers scheduling the integration of these two environments and proposes an original distributed flowshop scheduling problem with flexible assembly and set-up time. Distributed production stage is deployed several homogeneous flowshop factories that process the jobs to be assembled into final products in the flexible assembly stage. The objective is to find a schedule, including a production subschedule for jobs and an assembly subschedule for products, to minimise the makespan. Such a scheduling problem involves four successive decisions: assigning jobs to production factories, sequencing jobs at every factory, designating an assembly machine for each product and sequencing products on each assembly machine. The computational model is first established, and then a constructive heuristic (TPHS) and two hybrid metaheuristics (HVNS and HPSO) are proposed. Numerical experiments have been carried out and results validate the algorithmic feasibility and effectiveness. TPHS can obtain reasonable solutions in a shorter time, while metaheuristics can report better solutions using more yet acceptable time. HPSO is statistically comparable yet less robust compared with HVNS for small-scale instances. For the large-scale case, HPSO outperforms HVNS on both effectiveness and robustness.     

基于滑模变结构控制的三段式继电保护离线整定的定值性能分析

在传统的三段式继电保护离线整定的定值性能分析过程中，常因定值选择不合理而导致定值计算准确度低。为此，在确定影响分支系数大小的因素的基础上，将分支系数看作为预计算变量，建立故障分析模型，计算三段式继电保护过程后备保护定值；设定三段式继电保护离线整定定值优化约束条件，采用滑膜变结构控制方法设定控制策略，结合惩罚函数的形式将约束条件添加到目标函数中，将定值性能分析问题转化为无约束优化问题，实现基于滑模变结构控制的三段式继电保护离线整定的定值性能分析。实验结果表明，相比于传统方法，该方法的定值准确度更高，定值性能更好。     

基于ANSYS及加速寿命试验台对油缸单耳环活塞杆杆头断裂进行设计改进

该文对某工程机械油缸单耳环活塞杆杆头断裂进行失效分析,提出了在毛坯锻造工艺满足设计要求的条件下,单耳环活塞杆杆头变截面处应力集中导致残余应力过大,是单耳环活塞杆杆头断裂的主要原因。从这方面出发,优化了单耳环活塞杆杆头变截面处的残余应力,通过ANSYS软件对优化后的结构进行应力分析,并用油缸加速寿命可靠性试验台做2F台架实验和整机多批次小批量试装来验证改进措施的有效性,最终提高了油缸单耳环活塞杆杆头在极限工况下抗疲劳的强度。     

链条炉运行参数对燃烧及NOx排放的影响

通过数值模拟的方法研究了过量空气系数、配风方式、空气预热温度和炉排转速等运行参数对床层燃烧和氮氧化物排放特性的影响。研究结果表明:过量空气系数增大可加快床层整体反应速率,缩短反应区长度,增大床层表面氮氧化物质量浓度;合理推迟配风有利于扩展反应区整体长度,充分利用整个炉排;适当降低炉排转速有利于提高煤着火及前期反应速率,稍缩短总体反应区间;提高空气预热温度有利于煤着火和前期反应速率的提高,且有利于煤的燃尽。     

Estimation of Antenna Correlation Coefficient of N-Port Lossy MIMO Array

This paper proposes a simple yet accurate method for estimating the antenna correlation coefficient (ACC) of a high-order multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna. The conventional method employed to obtain the ACC from three-dimensional radiation patterns is costly and difficult to measure. An alternate method is to use the S-parameters, which can be easily measured using a network analyzer. However, this method assumes that the antennas are highly efficient, and it is therefore not suitable for lossy MIMO antenna arrays. To overcome this limitation, we define and utilize the non-coupled radiation efficiency in the S-parameter-based ACC formula. The accuracy of the proposed method is verified by the simulation results of a 4-port highly coupled lossy MIMO array. Further, the proposed method can be applied to N-port arrays by expanding the calculation matrix.     

Lubricating and physico-chemical properties of CI- 4 plus engine oil dispersed with surface modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes

This paper studies the effect of surface modification of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) prior to dispersion in engine oil to improve the tribological properties. The MWCNTs are stabilised in the lubricant with two different surfactants cetrimonium bromide (CTAB) and sorbitan monooleate (SPAN 80) and the effect of surfactants on the tribological properties has been studied. Pristine and surface modified MWCNTs in weight per cent range of 0·5% are dispersed in CI4 plus diesel engine oil. The foaming tendency and other physico-chemical properties of test lubricant have been studied to investigate the effect of nano materials and surfactants. The anti-wear and anti-friction properties are tested on a four ball wear tester and the comparison is made to assess the relative performance of pristine MWCNTs over surface modified MWCNTs. A strong influence of the surface modification technique is found on lubricating and physico-chemical properties. Both CTAB and SPAN 80 could keep the MWCNTs stable in the lubricant without compromising the foaming tendency of lubricant and other physico-chemical properties. The friction and wear characteristics of lubricants have improved with the dispersion of surface modified MWCNTs while there is no improvement in the properties of lubricant dispersed with pristine MWCNTs.     

A variable neighborhood search heuristic algorithm for the double vehicle routing problem with multiple stacks

This paper addresses the double vehicle routing problem with multiple stacks (DVRPMS) in which a fleet of vehicles must collect items in a pickup region and then travel to a delivery region where all items are delivered. The load compartment of all vehicles is divided into rows (horizontal stacks) of fixed profundity (horizontal heights), and on each row, the unloading process must respect the last‐in‐first‐out policy. The objective of the DVRPMS is to find optimal routes visiting all pickup and delivery points while ensuring the feasibility of the vehicle loading plans. We propose a new integer linear programming formulation, which was useful to find inconsistencies in the results of exact algorithms proposed in the literature, and a variable neighborhood search based algorithm that was able to find solutions with same or higher quality in shorter computational time for most instances when compared to the methods already present in the literature.     

Inorganic thermoelectric materials: A review

Thermoelectric generator, which converts heat into electrical energy, has great potential to power portable devices. Nevertheless, the efficiency of a thermoelectric generator suffers due to inefficient thermoelectric material performance. In the last two decades, the performance of inorganic thermoelectric materials has been significantly advanced through rigorous efforts and novel techniques. In this review, major issues and recent advancements that are associated with the efficiency of inorganic thermoelectric materials are encapsulated. In addition, miscellaneous optimization strategies, such as band engineering, energy filtering, modulation doping, and low dimensional materials to improve the performance of inorganic thermoelectric materials are reported. The methodological reviews and analyses showed that all these techniques have significantly enhanced the Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, and reduced the thermal conductivity, consequently, improved ZT value to 2.42, 2.6, and 1.85 for near-room, medium, and high temperature inorganic thermoelectric material, respectively. Moreover, this review also focuses on the performance of silicon nanowires and their common fabrication techniques, which have the potential for thermoelectric power generation. Finally, the key outcomes along with future directions from this review are discussed at the end of this article.