Effects of incorporating roasted lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) flour on the physicochemical and sensory attributes of beef sausage

The effects of incorporating lupin flour on the physicochemical and sensory characteristics of beef sausages were explored. Lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) flour was roasted, then hydrated to match the moisture content of beef meat. The beef sausage samples were manufactured for six treatments by replacing beef with hydrated lupin flour from 0% to 36% (w/w). Proximate analysis revealed that carbohydrate (dietary fibre) level was increased from 9.62% to 19.31%, whereas fat content was decreased from 11.62% to 7.91%. Inclusion of lupin flour increased the meat emulsion stability (fluid released decreased from 9.35% to 1.53%) and decreased cooking loss from 22.70% to 14.30%. Softer texture and greater adhesiveness were observed in lupin-incorporated formulations. Sensory evaluation indicated no significant difference between control and 12% lupin-enriched beef sausage formulation in appearance, aroma, flavour and overall liking, suggesting lupin flour can be added to beef sausage at this level without compromising consumer acceptance.     

Querying on large and complex databases by content: Challenges on variety and veracity regarding real applications

The amount and variety of digital data currently being generated, stored and analyzed, including images, videos, and time series, have brought challenges to data administrators, analysts and developers, who struggle to comply with the expectations of both data owners and end users. The majority of the applications demand searching complex data by taking advantage of queries that analyze different aspects of the data, and need the answers in a timely manner. Content-based similarity retrieval techniques are well-suited to handle large databases, because they enable performing queries and analyses using features automatically extracted from the data, without users’ intervention. In this paper, we review and discuss the challenges posed to the database and related communities in order to provide techniques and tools that can meet the variety and veracity characteristics of big and complex data, while also considering the aspects of semantical preservation and completeness of the data. Examples and results obtained over a two-decade-long experience with real applications are presented and discussed.     

A system for time-fluctuating flow rate measurements in a single-blade pump circuit

Commonly used flow rate measurement systems provide an accurate and stable output value of the quasi-stationary flow rate. In some pump types as e.g. single-blade pumps significant flow rate fluctuations may occur even in steady operation points due to rotor-stator interaction. For the analysis of the time-resolved flow rate a new measurement and evaluation method is presented based on an electromagnetic flow meter. Internal averaging of the flow meter is deactivated and the raw signal is evaluated directly with a sampling rate of 3 kHz. With ensemble-averaging in combination with an impeller position detection, interfering signals acting on the time-resolved measurement signal are filtered out. Accompanying numerical simulations of the pump flow circuit are carried out with a 1D method of characteristics and validated against well-established time-resolved pressure measurements of the pump flow. Experiment and simulation show a resembling trend of pressure as well as flow rate fluctuations over the entire operation range of the pump. Thus, by the combined utilisation of measurement and simulation technique, we assure the validity of the ensemble-averaged flow rate fluctuation results. We find that the flow rate fluctuations show a consistent phase shift to the pressure fluctuations that increases towards overload. The flow rate amplitude is an order of magnitude smaller than the amplitude of the pressure fluctuations.     

热效应对高速圆锥动静压轴承静特性的影响

为研究热效应对高速圆锥动静压轴承静特性的影响,建立具有深浅腔结构的圆锥动静压轴承的Reynolds方程、能量方程、深腔流量平衡方程及相关控制方程;采用有限元法和有限差分法对其进行离散,运用正系数法则对能量方程系数及常数项的离散系数进行处理,联立求解得到油膜压力分布与温度分布,计算出高速圆锥动静压轴承的静参数,并分析热效应对高速圆锥动静压轴承静特性的影响。结果表明:热效应使高速圆锥动静压轴承油膜压力减小,且转速越大,压力减幅越大,油膜温升越明显;计入热效应后,润滑油黏度降低,引起高速圆锥动静压轴承偏位角增大,轴向、径向承载力减小,端泄流量增大,摩擦力减小,且转速越高变化越显著。     

不同水分工夫红茶贮藏过程中主要内含成分及感官品质变化研究

目的研究不同水分工夫红茶贮藏品质变化规律,为工夫红茶贮藏的适宜水分条件提供理论参考。方法系统比较不同水分工夫红茶(国家标准范围内)在自然贮藏条件下其主要内含成分及感官品质的变化。结果 1年贮藏期内,初始水分含量越低,含水率增长速度越快,总体上,茶叶初始水分含量高低决定贮藏过程中水分的高低。在短期贮藏(≤6月)时含水量越高的红茶中茶多酚、水浸出物保留量越多;长期贮藏(6月)时水分较低的红茶中茶多酚、水浸出物保留量越多。咖啡碱、可溶性糖在短期贮藏(≤6月)中水分含量适中的红茶中下降速度越慢;长期贮藏(6月)含水量较高的保留量越高。氨基酸含量在含水量越低的红茶中越高。初始水分含量高的红茶L*、a*、b*值均稍高于水分低的红茶。结论从综合品质的变化来看,本实验中以处理3含水率为5.93%的处理最好,处理2含水率为4.1%次之,处理1含水率为2.33%最差。     

低阶煤热解条件对高炉喷吹半焦燃烧性能及动力学特性的影响

采用热重分析法研究了不同热解条件下半焦的燃烧性能和动力学特征，利用Ozawa法求取动力学参数。结果表明，热解温度越低、保温时间越短时，半焦的燃烧性能越好；热解升温速率对半焦燃烧过程的反应程度影响不大；粒度越大，燃烧性能差异性越明显。热解温度对半焦燃烧性能影响较大，550℃是本研究中制备高燃烧反应性半焦的适宜热解温度。两种不同粒度原煤制得的半焦均随转化率增大，活化能减小。1~3 mm原煤在热解温度为550℃时所得半焦在燃烧过程中符合反应级数模型，化学反应为限制性环节，反应最概然机理函数为f(α)=(1–α)2。     

读懂衡器的最大允许误差

本文主要讨论衡器的检定分度数能否大于传感器的最大检定分度数nmax,这是一直困扰大家和争论不休的问题。作者由分析最大允许误差mpe本质入手,指出mpe是人为规定的误差,不是传感器实际的物理特性。通过理论分析得出的对单只传感器的衡器,n≤nmax和v≥vmin的误差限原则是不能违背的。对于四只传感器的衡器,不受上述误差限原则限制。     

气体静压轴承与主动磁轴承混合支撑轴系结构设计及静态性能研究

针对由气体静压轴承作为支撑的气浮精密主轴存在承载力相对较小及可控性不高的问题,结合带有周向微通槽的气体静压轴承与基于增量式PID控制的主动磁轴承,设计一款气磁混合支撑主轴。为提高小孔节流气体静压轴承的承载力,将气体静压轴承内表面的稳压室用矩形、三角形、半圆形截面动压微通槽相连通,通过FLUENT仿真分析3种截面动压微通槽对轴承承载能力的影响;以主轴的回转精度为衡量标准,在Matlab Simulink中仿真分析增量式PID控制的主动磁轴承的性能。结果表明:3种截面动压微通槽能有效提高气体静压轴承的承载能力,其中同等条件下矩形截面效果最好,可使轴承的承载力提高54%;基于增量式PID控制的主动磁轴承能够有效提高主轴的稳态响应速度及回转精度,使其在启动40 s后保持0.2μm的回转精度。     

弹性地基处周期性圆形钢筋混凝土管道振动特性分析

针对弹性地基处周期性钢筋混凝土管道的波动特性,基于声子晶体理论和Flugge壳体理论,建立了圆形管道环径向轴对称波动微分方程,利用传递矩阵法建立了相邻胞元间的传递矩阵,数值分析了周期性管道结构的能带特性。结果表明,振动波在传播过程中存在禁带域和通带域,弹性地基对弯曲波在特定频率范围内的传播具有抑制作用,长度比的变化对周期性圆形混凝土管道禁带的幅值、宽度和个数影响显著,因此可通过调整结构尺寸参数改变结构中波的传播特性。