Indoor inhalation intake fractions of fine particulate matter: review of influencing factors

Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) is a major contributor to the global human disease burden. The indoor environment is of particular importance when considering the health effects associated with PM_2.5 exposures because people spend the majority of their time indoors and PM_2.5 exposures per unit mass emitted indoors are two to three orders of magnitude larger than exposures to outdoor emissions. Variability in indoor PM_2.5 intake fraction (iF_in,total), which is defined as the integrated cumulative intake of PM_2.5 per unit of emission, is driven by a combination of building‐specific, human‐specific, and pollutant‐specific factors. Due to a limited availability of data characterizing these factors, however, indoor emissions and intake of PM_2.5 are not commonly considered when evaluating the environmental performance of product life cycles. With the aim of addressing this barrier, a literature review was conducted and data characterizing factors influencing iF_in,total were compiled. In addition to providing data for the calculation of iF_in,total in various indoor environments and for a range of geographic regions, this paper discusses remaining limitations to the incorporation of PM_2.5‐derived health impacts into life cycle assessments and makes recommendations regarding future research.     

Physical topology optimization of infrastructure health monitoring sensor network for high-speed rail

With the rapid development of high-speed rail (HSR) systems, the security and safety of these huge systems are becoming the primary concerns for passengers. HSR infrastructure plays an important role in HSR systems, making the maintenance of security and safety of the HSR infrastructure especially important. Meanwhile, sensor network technologies allow the realization of real-time and all-weather monitoring of HSR infrastructure. This paper analyzes the application requirements and characteristics of infrastructure health monitoring sensor network (IHMSN) through construction of a three-layer IHMSN which is composed of end devices, repeater points, and access points. The physical topology optimization goal of IHMSN is to set the optimal number of network nodes (namely, minimum cost) as well as the best physical connections. Given types and amount of the end devices, a multiple knapsack model is established which converts the physical topology optimization problems into multiple knapsack problems. Based on the different needs of practical application, three different cases (basis case, adding devices case and weight-based case) are proposed, and the corresponding models are built. Some artificial intelligence algorithms and a traditional dynamic programming algorithm are presented to solve the problems. In addition, a general algorithmic finite state machine is proposed to describe the solving process. After comparing these algorithms in execution time, memory, and optimal results, the genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization algorithm stand out when used to solve the basic case as well as the extended cases. The numerical results show that these proposed models and algorithms can effectively solve the physical topology optimization problem of IHMSN for HSR systems. Moreover, these methods can effectively reduce network costs and provide a theoretical basis for network communication link optimization.     

高速机床导轨防护罩的结构分析

介绍了两种高速机床导轨防护罩,即高速同动机构防护罩和高速同动平行机构防护罩.分析其结构原理、特点及选择的原则.     

Simulation of granular packing of particles with different size distributions

The study of granular matter composed of spherical particles is of interest in manufacturing, material, and metallurgy. The viscoelastic and frictional contacts between the particles are the cause of forming the agglomeration. We present a numerical simulation for particles packing with three different kinds of size distributions: monosize, bimodal, and Gaussian, using distinct element method (DEM). The particles are initially put randomly but without any overlap, and then fall down due to the gravity force and collide with neighbor particles. Because of the dissipative factors of viscoelastic collision and frictional force, all the particles finally come together to form an agglomeration. Coordination number, porosity, radial distribution function, and force distribution are calculated for different size distributions. It is demonstrated that particle size distribution does affect the granular packing structure.     

高铁移动通信的特殊性讨论

简要介绍了高铁通信遇到的特殊环境技术问题,如快速功控失效、无线信号包络莱斯分布、多普勒效应使基带信号频谱展宽、车厢窗户穿透损耗和入射角损耗加大、智能天线作用受限、小区硬切换信令开销增大等,并提出了适于高铁通信的无线覆盖方案。     

Efficient recovery of nano-sized iron oxide particles from synthetic acid-mine drainage (AMD) water using fuel cell technologies

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is an important contributor to surface water pollution due to the release of acid and metals. Fe(II) in AMD reacts with dissolved oxygen to produce iron oxide precipitates, resulting in further acidification, discoloration of stream beds, and sludge deposits in receiving waters. It has recently been shown that new fuel cell technologies, based on microbial fuel cells, can be used to treat AMD and generate electricity. Here we show that this approach can also be used as a technique to generate spherical nano-particles of iron oxide that, upon drying, are transformed to goethite (α-FeOOH). This approach therefore provides a relatively straightforward way to generate a product that has commercial value. Particle diameters ranged from 120 to 700 nm, with sizes that could be controlled by varying the conditions in the fuel cell, especially current density (0.04-0.12 mA/cm²), pH (4-7.5), and initial Fe(II) concentration (50-1000 mg/L). The most efficient production of goethite and power occurred with pH = 6.3 and Fe(II) concentrations above 200 mg/L. These results show that fuel cell technologies can not only be used for simultaneous AMD treatment and power generation, but that they can generate useful products such as iron oxide particles having sizes appropriate for used as pigments and other applications.     

涟钢大高炉炼铁生产技术进步

近年来,涟钢大高炉炼铁生产技术取得了长足进展,高炉技术经济指标达到国内同类型高炉的先进水平。精料水平、高炉操作技术、节能技术等方面均有较大进步。     

拉丝制绳用45#优质碳素钢高线盘条的研究开发

介绍柳钢研发拉丝制绳用45#高速线材盘条的冶炼、轧制生产主要工艺。     

化学镍金工艺中的镍足控制方法研究

PCB上的线路日趋精细,焊盘间距也在不断缩小。目前,PCB上的最小焊盘间距可以达到0.050 mm。而在这些小间距的焊盘上进行化学镍金处理后,镍足就会从焊盘边缘往外延伸,从而导致渗金短路。分析了镍足变化的主要影响因素,研究了铜箔毛面粗糙度,钯离子吸附和沉镍药水活性对镍足生长的不同作用,总结了减小镍足的若干措施。     

高铁规划要点及测试情况分析

从理论分析、实地测试2个方面同时入手,针对郑西高铁测试过程中发现的问题提出了解决思路和实施方案,并给出了高铁规划中的一些技术要点.