Dynamic equipment workspace generation for improving earthwork safety using real-time location system

Earthwork equipment accounts for a large proportion of the fatalities on construction sites. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the period between 1992 and 2002, struck by vehicles and struck by objects (e.g., vehicle parts, vehicle loads, or falling vehicles) were identified as the causes of 30% and 24% of fatal equipment-related accidents on excavations sites, respectively. It is therefore of a paramount importance to improve the safety of construction sites by increasing the peripheral awareness of the operators of earthwork equipment. Several research works have investigated numerous collision avoidance systems that exploit real-time location systems and proximity measurements to mitigate the risk of accidents on excavation sites. However, these systems often detect collisions based on using the workspaces that only account for the geometry and the degrees of freedom of the equipment, and thus disregard the state-dependent characteristics of equipment. This results in reserving a large space for every piece of equipment, which reduces the applicability of these systems in congested sites. Therefore, this paper proposes a novel method for generating dynamic equipment workspaces based on the continuous monitoring of a spectrum of equipment-related information, i.e., the current pose/state of the equipment, and the speed characteristics of each movement. This method uses the required operation stoppage time to determine how much space needs to be reserved for each piece of equipment. A case study is conducted to validate the proposed method. It is shown that the proposed method has a strong potential in capturing the hazardous areas around the equipment and triggering warnings in view of the impending movements of various pieces of equipment. Also, the proposed method proved to have potential applications in actual projects in congested sites where space is limited.     

炼油循环水处理剂的现状及发展趋势

炼油企业的循环水处理主要采用投加阻垢剂、缓蚀剂、杀菌灭藻剂等水质稳定剂来解决系统的腐蚀、结垢和微生物滋生等问题。本文简述了炼油循环水处理系统、循环水处理剂的作用、分类等,概述了国内外循环水处理药剂的现状并对发展方向进行了展望。     

多喷嘴气化工艺中灰水结垢分析及处理措施

针对安徽华谊化工公司气化炉灰水系统生产运行中存在的结垢问题,分析了不同位置灰垢的物理化学性质、主要成分及形成灰垢的灰水成分。根据不同位置的灰水结垢现象,推断出不同位置的结垢机理,据此采取:增加分散剂加药点、调整工艺操作、降低系统氨氮含量、定期射流清洗等处理措施,起到了良好的阻垢效果。     

Genetic algorithm to simultaneously optimise stope sequencing and equipment dispatching in underground short-term mine planning under time uncertainty

ABSTRACT

The main issue in short-term planning optimisation for underground mining is organising the mining process with limited resources in the form of equipment and materials to satisfy production targets and stable feed grade requirements. In this paper, an integrated optimisation model is proposed based on an individual generation algorithm and an improved Genetic Algorithm to simultaneously optimise stope extraction sequencing and timing, extracted ore grade and equipment dispatching. The model objectives are to shorten the time gap between the stope mining processes and the overall working time. When the uncertainty of equipment working time is taken into account in a short-term scheduling model, the Monte Carlo simulation is applied to evaluate the risk of not meeting the production target. A modification strategy is defined to evaluate equipment failure. Consequently, any available equipment is automatically reassigned to the mining site to replace the broken-down equipment. A case study is used to validate the model in the Sanshandao gold mine of China to formulate an optimal monthly schedule. Compared with the conventional approach, the new model could reduce the variance of ore tonnage and feed grade and improve the equipment allocation efficiency. Discussions are presented to address the uncertainty.     

太阳能辅助加热系统对蒸汽动力机组运行性能的扰动研究

光煤互补热发电系统的设计过程中通常都要进行变工况计算,由小扰动理论可知,当系统变动不足以引起汽水重新分布时,省去繁杂的变工况计算也可得到精度合乎要求的结果。该文针对太阳能辅助加热系统对热力系统影响进行了定量分析,结果表明太阳能辅助加热系统只在某小范围内对热力系统的扰动可视为小扰动,在通常的取代范围内(30%~100%)虽然不能将其视为小扰动,但在节煤型和功率增大型两种运行模式下,进汽量和发电量的计算都可简化。此外当取代一段抽汽的百分数在60%以内,系统的热工转换率、发电热耗率、发电煤耗率的计算可以简化,将太阳能当余热处理时系统的热工转换率、发电热耗率、发电煤耗率的计算在全部取代范围内都可以简化,当取代一段抽汽的百分数在55%以内,集热场面积和初始投资的计算也可以简化,即以上这些参数利用小扰动法计算也可以得到符合工程精度要求的结果。研究结果为光煤互补复合发电系统的优化设计以及热经济性的分析计算提供了理论参考。     

小型蓄热式烧嘴的改进与应用

介绍了两种小型蓄热式烧嘴的改进过程、结构特点、工作原理以及在中小型加热炉、热处理炉上应用取得的显著效益。     

The dynamic creep rupture of a secondary superheater tube in a 43 MW coal-fired boiler by the decarburization and multilayer oxide scale buildup on both sides

A dynamic creep mechanism has been proposed and verified through a case study. A secondary superheater tube burst occurred in a 43 MW coal-fired boiler. Microstructural examination indicates that the overheating temperatures reached 900 °C (above Ac3). The overheating duration was estimated to be 3 h by calculating with LMP formula. The 710 μm steam-side scale and 960 μm fireside scale built-up in the short time of overheating. The burst scenario was a short-term severe overheating on the basis of the long-term creep. The multilayer oxide scales on both sides have been studied with ESEM/EDS, indicating FeO. At 900 °C, full decarburization had gone throughout the tube. As the strength reduced due to the decarburization, the creep mechanism transformed from long-term intergranular creep to short-term transgranular rupture. The two types of dimples on the fractograph and two types of cracks in the microstructures confirmed the mechanism transformation. The overheating, the scale buildup and the decarburization constituted the full picture of the dynamic creep rupture.     

影像设备OM测试法解读(能源之星2.0版)

美国能源之星对影像设备能效测试2.0版操作模式功率法(OM法)主要反应被测样品在完成准备状态、睡眠状态、低耗能状态或关闭状态的能耗情况。分析了OM法的各测试项目以及相应指标,归纳总结了该标准规范在实施中应注意的问题,对影像设备附加功能进行了详细说明。     

Experimental and numerical analysis of the influence of cable tray arrangements on the resulting mass loss rate and fire spreading

In the context of industrial buildings and power plants, electrical installations and cable trays represent a main fuel load and a potential initial fire source due to possible short circuits or comparable malfunction. Furthermore, a fire can spread from one tray to additional trays mounted above and/or horizontally on one tray. Because of the high significance of cable fires, several research projects have been carried out, investigating the fire behaviour of cables from small‐scale tests, eg, the cone calorimeter, up to large‐scale tests, analysing complete cable tray constructions. The goal of the work presented in this paper is the extension of the knowledge regarding the influence of geometrical parameters like the packing density and tray distance on the burning behaviour and fire spread of cable tray installations. The results are considered, together with test results from the literature, to quantify the main physical parameters describing the burning behaviour. In a next step, the general applicability of these parameters as input data for the parametrization of the source term of numerical simulations is shown. The test results show that the burning behaviour and the fire spreading highly depend on the cable arrangement of the cables on the cable tray, in combination with other boundary conditions. By applying the results as input for a fire simulation, the mass loss rate is considered appropriately.