Control theory for stochastic distributed parameter systems,an engineering perspective

The main purpose of this paper is to survey some recent progresses on control theory for stochastic distributed parameter systems, i.e., systems governed by stochastic differential equations in infinite dimensions, typically by stochastic partial differential equations. We will explain the new phenomenon and difficulties in the study of controllability and optimal control problems for one dimensional stochastic parabolic equations and stochastic hyperbolic equations. In particular, we shall see that both the formulation of corresponding stochastic control problems and the tools to solve them may differ considerably from their deterministic/finite-dimensional counterparts. More importantly, one has to develop new tools, say, the stochastic transposition method introduced in our previous works, to solve some problems in this field.     

Entanglement and Entropy Squeezing for Moving Two Two-Level Atoms Interaction with a Radiation Field

In this paper, we analyzed squeezing in the information entropy, quantum state fidelity, and qubit-qubit entanglement in a time-dependent system. The proposed model consists of two qubits that interact with a two-mode electromagnetic field under the dissipation effect. An analytical solution is calculated by considering the constants for the equations of motion. The effect of the general form of the time-dependent for qubit-field coupling and the dissipation term on the temporal behavior of the qubit-qubit entanglement, quantum state fidelity, entropy, and variance squeezing are examined. It is shown that the intervals of entanglement caused more squeezing for the case of considering the time-dependent parameters. Additionally, the entanglement between the qubits became more substantial for the case of time dependence. Fidelity and negativity rapidly reached the minimum values by increasing the effect of the dissipation parameter. Moreover, the amount of variance squeezing and the amplitude of the oscillations decreased considerably when the time dependence increased, but the fluctuations increased substantially. We show the relation between entropy and variance squeezing in the presence and absence of the dissipation parameter during the interaction period. This result enables new parameters to control the degree of entanglement and squeezing, especially in quantum communication.     

Steel slag waste combined with melamine pyrophosphate as a flame retardant for rigid polyurethane foams

To explore the potential application of industrial waste, steel slag powder in combination with melamine pyrophosphate (MPP) was adopted to improve the flame retardancy of rigid polyurethane foam (RPUF). The incorporation of steel slag slightly reduced the thermal conductivity of the resulting flame-retardant RPUF samples. The addition of MPP and/or steel slag did not significantly alter the thermal stability in terms of T_-10% and T_max but did obviously increase the T_-50% value, suggesting the improved thermal resistance of the residues. The coaddition of MPP and steel slag into RPUF resulted in higher LOI values and lower peak heat release rates than the samples incorporating either MPP or steel slag alone. The superior flame retardancy could be attributed to MPP promoting char formation, which then acted as a barrier at the beginning of RPUF thermal decomposition; simultaneously, the thermally stable inorganics in the steel slag powder strengthened the thermal resistance of this char layer.     

基于改进的最大似然法识别风力发电机转子的载荷参数

风机不对中故障是多载荷参数耦合而成,工程师难以凭经验了解载荷参数的大致范围。针对因转子结构参数和测试条件等不确定性参数的存在及载荷参数先验信息未知,最大似然法识别转子不对中故障的载荷参数时采用的搜索计算面临计算量大,且迭代过程中灵敏度会带来一些数值问题。引入搜索区间进退法到敏感矩阵法与最大似然法中,对最大似然法进行改进。改进后的最大似然法中的迭代适于处理复杂工程优化问题,避免传统迭代数值法对搜索空间的苛刻要求。以输入尺寸和输出测试响应具有随机性测量误差的风力发电机转子系统为例,在三种测量误差下的识别结果表明,改进的最大似然法提高了最大似然法的辨识效果,可以减少不确定性因素对识别结果的影响,鲁棒性好。     

环氧树脂涂层表面亲水性对微藻黏附性能的影响

在固体材料表面黏附成膜是微藻细胞的一种生理特性。近些年基于微藻生物膜的生物过程，如生物膜贴壁培养和防附着技术受到了很多关注。微藻在固体材料表面的黏附受藻细胞与材料表面之间的相互作用的影响，建立黏附强度与材料表面性质参数间的关系对于通过材料选择来强化或控制微藻生物膜具有非常重要的意义。本工作的目的是揭示和明确材料亲疏水性对微藻黏附的影响，提出了一种双酚A环氧(EP)树脂表面亲疏水改性的方法。通过将亲水性的二乙醇胺(DEA)或疏水性的聚甲基聚硅氧烷(PMHS)加入到EP树脂中反应，EP树脂表面水接触角在36.80?~98.34?范围内可通过加入不同量的DEA或PMHS实现任意可调，材料的表面水接触角与DEA或PMHS加入量之间有线性关系。重要的是这种改性方法获得的材料，其形貌、结构、表面粗糙度等表面性质几乎没有变化，从而在研究和关联微藻黏附量与材料表面亲疏水性(表面水接触角)之间的关系时可以排除亲疏水性之外的其他表面性质的影响；其次，考察了小球藻和栅藻在不同亲疏水性材料表面的黏附行为，结果表明小球藻和栅藻在亲水性和疏水性材料表面均能黏附成膜，但在亲水性材料表面黏附更多更快；建立了微藻最大黏附容量与材料表面接触角之间关联关系，表明微藻最大黏附容量随材料表面水接触角的增大而线性降低，栅藻的表面黏附容量比小球藻大。     

基于FLAC3D的桥台和坝体基础底面及地基应力分析研究

为了对桥台和坝体基础底面及地基应力进行研究，采用FLAC^3D数值模拟软件，分析了FLAC^3D数值模拟的计算过程，建立了桥坝三维实体几何模型，根据实际情况，对模型所使用材料物理力学性质以及模型的边界条件、上部结构对桥台的外荷载进行赋值研究，模拟分析了桥台和坝体基础底面应力。研究得出:随着桥台与坝体的各个阶段应力的施加，桥台基础底面拉应力主要集中在矩形四周，然而坝体的基础底面拉应力却主要集中在基底两侧，模拟分析混凝土的抗拉强度大于坝体与桥台基础底面最大拉应力，验证了基础强度满足要求。研究为类似工程条件下桥坝基础强度的验证提供一定的借鉴意义。     

Porous ceramics with tailored pore size and morphology as substrates for coral larval settlement

The growing demand for stony corals as ornamental aquarium animals requires defined aquacultural breeding strategies. For the sexual propagation of corals, material substrates are needed, that attract larvae and support their settlement and development. In this study, five types of highly porous ceramic materials were developed following the example of coral skeleton. The applicability of these settlement substrates was tested using larvae of the stony coral Pocillopora damicornis. Partial sintering of pressed clay pellets, freeze casting of clay and alumina-mullite based slurries and direct foaming of high alkane phase emulsified suspensions (HAPES) using alumina were employed. By the addition of mm-sized spherical polystyrene beads as sacrificial templates during freeze casting (alumina-mullite), superficial pores in the size of the larvae were created. The inorganic substrates featured open porosities between 35% (pressed clay) and 83% (foamed alumina), pore sizes ranging from nm to mm-scale and pore morphologies dominated by interparticle porosity (pressed), lamellar pores (freeze casting) and cellular pore types (direct foaming). The ceramic substrates were incubated in artificial sea water for 3 months to induce necessary biofilm formation and algae growth. Afterwards, individual substrates were exposed to 5 coral larvae, and their settlement behavior was monitored over 14 days. At the end of this period, all ceramic materials were successfully accepted as settlement substrates, with a mean settlement rate of 46.2%, and no significant differences between the substrate types. On samples with large surface superficial pores, a significantly reduced survival of settled larvae (79%) compared to the other porous materials (93–98%) was determined, suggesting a non-ideal surface topography. While alumina foam samples (HAPES) exhibit the most promising results in terms of settlement and survival of larvae, clay-based substrates provide a more economic solution for the sexual propagation of corals in aquaculture.     

宽尾墩体型对高拱坝表孔最大压力的影响

宽尾墩应用于高拱坝表孔后会增大壁面压力,在一定程度上增加了结构设计难度,为探究表孔壁面最大压力与宽尾墩体型之间的关系,采用数值计算方法研究了宽尾墩收缩比、收缩率等体型参数对高拱坝表孔流道中心线及侧墙最大压力的影响。结果表明,堰面中线与侧墙最大压力均随收缩率的增大而增大,随收缩比的增大而减小;并推出表孔流道中线及侧墙最大压力与收缩率、收缩比之间的定量计算公式,从而为表孔宽尾墩的结构设计提供参考。     

地应力套心解除法测量精度的校验方法研究

介绍了国内外空心包体应变计等套心解除地应力测试技术的基本情况,套心解除测试技术测量精度研究的现状,进行测量精度校验研究的依据和重要意义。提出了一种在岩石洞室进行校验试验的装置,论述了校验试验环境、物理模型组成、试验过程和试验真值获取注意事项。首次给出并重点论述了二维和三维地应力测量精度的定量表述方法,给出了量值综合误差、量值最大误差、角度综合误差和角度最大误差公式,以及多样本的平均误差公式。对上述测量精度误差公式的表述效果进行了讨论,对比了在“一般情况下”和“极端情况下”综合误差和最大误差表述方式的效果,明确了表述公式的适用性。     

Geometry optimization and pressure analysis of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack

For proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), the distribution of reactant streams in the reactor is critical to their efficiency. This study aims to investigate the optimal design of the inlet/outlet flow channel in the fuel cell stack with different geometric dimensions of the tube and intermediate zones (IZ). The tube-to-IZ length ratio, the IZ width, and the tube diameter are adjusted to optimize the geometric dimensions for the highest pressure uniformity. Four different methods, including the Taguchi method, analysis of variance (ANOVA), neural network (NN), and multiple adaptive regression splines (MARS), are used in the analyses. The results indicate the tube diameter is the most impactive one among the three factors to improve the pressure uniformity. The analysis suggests that the optimal geometric design is the tube-to-IZ length ratio of 9, the IZ width of 14 mm, and the tube diameter of 9 mm with the pressure uniformity of 0.529. The relative errors of the predicted pressure uniformity values by NN and MARS under the optimal design are 1.62% and 3.89%, respectively. This reveals that NN and MARS can accurately predict the pressure uniformity, and are promising tools for the design of PEMFCs.