Distributed Kalman filter for linear system with complex multi-channel stochastic uncertain parameter and decoupled local filters

This article considers a distributed Kalman filtering problem for linear system contaminated by complex multi-channel random uncertain parameter in which a number of nodes cooperative without central coordination to estimate a common state based on local measurements and data received from neighbors. We propose an approach to eliminate this error propagation. The proposed local filters are guaranteed to be stable under some mild conditions on certain global structural data, and their fusion yields the centralized Kalman estimate. Then, we extend this method to smoothing and deconvolution algorithm. Finally, simulation experiments demonstrate the validity of the proposed approach.     

基于时间常数的核电厂主循环泵惰转模型开发与验证

在核电厂初步设计阶段，针对反应堆进行的工况设计和安全分析均需要泵的惰转模型提供输入。现有泵的惰转模型几乎都需要已知泵的设计参数和管路系统阻力特性，但在电厂初步设计阶段，泵的详细结构设计尚未开展，管路阻力特性也难以获取。针对上述问题，提出了两种基于时间常数的主泵惰转特性曲线计算模型，并采用核电厂主循环泵的惰转试验数据进行了对比验证。分析结果表明，模型A在高转速时与试验值吻合较好，低转速时偏差较大，而模型B在整个惰转过程中与试验值均较接近，可用于核电厂的工况设计和安全分析。     

Hydrodistillation condition adjustment for different material particle sizes: a method to increase batch‐to‐batch quality consistency

Varying material particle sizes represent a common contributing factor to the batch‐to‐batch variation of extraction yields. To increase the batch‐to‐batch quality consistency of extracts, a method was proposed to adjust the extraction conditions for different material particle sizes, taking the hydrodistillation extraction process of Radix Curcumae and Fructus Gardeniae as a case study. Statistical models were built for five sesquiterpenes including curcumenone, curcumenol, curdione, curzerenone and furanodienone, to quantitatively describe the effects of particle size and process parameters on their extraction yields. An increase in sodium chloride concentration remarkably increased the yields of curcumenone and curcumenol, and a larger solvent‐to‐solid ratio increased the yields of five sesquiterpenes. Under the adjusted process parameters for two different particle sizes, the yield for each compound was controlled to fall in the 90–110% target range. The proposed method can be applied to various extraction processes of foods and herbal medicines.     

Variability in rheology of cemented paste backfill with hydration age,binder and superplasticizer dosages

The use of (CPB) material to ameliorate geotechnical stability of underground mine is in nascent stage in India. Rheological properties of CPB change with travelling time as it is transported to underground mine stope through pipeline reticulation. In this paper, rheological properties of CPB based on mill tailings of a carbonate rich mineral processing waste are evaluated for different dosages of polycarboxylate (PC) based (SP). Each CPB sample having 78?wt% solids is mixed separately with 4%, 6% or 8% of binder dosages (ratio of the weight of dry binder to the weight of dry tailings) and, 0%, 0.5%, or 1.0% of SP dosages as weight of dry binder. The paper presents a methodology for determining yield stress, plastic viscosity and thixotropic behaviour of CPB mixture as a function of hydration age, binder and SP dosages. Results from the experimental campaigns indicate that SP content has significant influence on rheological behaviour of CPB and can be suitably exploited to enhance the flow characteristics of the carbonate rich process tailings. The study also develops multivariate linear regression models of yield stress, plastic viscosity and thixotropy of CPB depending on the hydration age, binder and SP dosages.     

薄煤层复合顶板巷道支护参数优化研究

以滨湖煤矿12210工作面材料巷为研究背景,在原有巷道支护方案的基础上,提出了2种巷道支护参数优化方案。运用FLAC3D数值模拟软件对原方案、方案1、方案2进行了分析对比。通过对不同方案下的巷道垂直、水平应力和位移云图分析研究发现,支护方案2为最优方案。方案2的支护密度相对原方案有所降低,因此,方案2在一定程度上节约了滨湖煤矿的支护费用和施工成本,提高了企业的经济效益。     

运行控制对水锤效应及调频能力的影响

为了研究运行控制参数对水电机组水锤效应和调频能力的影响,首先以实际机组为例,研究了运行状态和控制参数对水锤效应的影响;然后通过仿真分析得到了可减弱水锤效应的控制参数调整方法;最后研究了减弱水锤效应对水电机组的调频能力的影响。结果表明,水轮机反调峰效应对暂态频率影响较弱,远小于旋转惯量造成的影响。减小水锤效应虽短时有利机组调频,但会造成调速系统性能降低,总体上不利于电网的频率控制。     

Modular Self‐Assembling Peptide Platform with a Tunable Thermoresponsiveness via a Single Amino Acid Substitution

The introduction of a stimulus‐responsive property is an effective way to increase the applicability of functional materials in the field of nanobiotechnology. Herein, a peptide platform is devised for constructing elastin‐like peptide amphiphiles (ELPAs) that exhibit a temperature‐responsiveness that can be easily tuned via a single N‐terminal amino acid substitution at the final step of peptide synthesis. Due to the modular property of peptides, the platform based on a miniaturized elastin‐like peptide (MELP) can be conjugated with various bioactive peptide sequences in diverse macromolecular topologies. First, the MELP platform is coupled with a short linear RGD peptide. The ELPAs of the peptide conjugates exhibit rapid aggregation (coacervation) and retard disaggregation in response to heating and cooling, respectively. Second, the platform is grafted with an α‐helical guest peptide in a lariat‐type structure, which forms ELPAs that undergo faster disassembly than the ELPAs without the guest peptide in response to temperature increases. Interestingly, the critical temperatures for the thermoresponsive behaviors are commonly dependent on the hydrophobic and aromatic properties of the N‐terminal amino acid residues. These results suggest that this peptide platform possesses great potential for use in the development of smart materials in wide‐ranging applications related to temperature change.     

自适应SA-PSO优化的威布尔混合分布参数估计方法及应用

针对采用传统参数估计方法得到的模型拟合误差较大的问题，建立多重威布尔混合分布参数估计的非线性最小二乘模型，并提出基于模拟退火（SA）思想的自适应粒子群（PSO）算法进行求解。在PSO算法优化过程中，采用自适应方法调整惯性权重和加速因子，加快其收敛速度；引入模拟退火机制，根据Metropolis准则确定最优粒子的取舍，改善其全局搜索能力。将该方法应用到某型柴油机喷油器失效分布的参数估计中，并与图解法、基于Levenberg-Marquardt的非线性最小二乘法、标准PSO算法、自适应PSO算法求解的结果进行比较，分析所提方法的优化性能及精度。结果表明，该方法能够有效提高多重威布尔混合分布模型参数估计的精度和效率。     

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.