不同煤阶煤孔隙特征及其吸附能力响应

我国是煤炭资源大国，煤层气储量规模相当可观，但煤储层又具有低孔、低渗的不足，照搬国外或常规石油天然气的开采程序和方法已被证实是走不通的。应结合实际，根据不同地质条件、不同煤阶的开采程序，进行孔隙特征研究。煤孔隙特征、连通性和吸附能力对煤层气开采影响尤为重要，为研究煤孔隙结构特征随煤变质程度的变化关系及其吸附能力的响应特点，采取不同地区不同变质程度煤样，进行压汞测试和等温吸附实验。实验结果表明，煤孔隙度和平均孔径均随变质程度增加呈现降低—升高—降低的趋势；煤中孔隙连通性随煤变质程度增加逐渐变差；随煤变质程度增加，其最大吸附能力也呈现降低—升高—降低的总体趋势。     

Classification and identification of gas–liquid dispersion states in a jet bubbling reactor

Three gas–liquid dispersion states including flooding, loading, and complete dispersion are observed sequentially in a jet bubbling reactor with an increase of the liquid jet velocity at the nozzle outlet (u_j). The gas–liquid dispersion states are identified through the slope (k) of the curve of fluctuation distribution index (FI) versus u_j as follows: (a) under the flooding, k = 0; (b) under the loading, k > 0; (c) under the complete dispersion, k < 0. In particular, the u_j at the transition points from flooding to loading and from loading to complete dispersion are referred to flooding jet velocity (u_jf, the transition point between k = 0 and k > 0) and complete dispersion jet velocity (u_jcd, the transition point from k > 0 to k < 0), respectively. The average relative deviations of the u_j at the transition points obtained through the acoustic emission measurement and visual observation are less than 5%.     

催化裂化催化剂形貌分析方法的建立

结合显微镜观察,通过分析毫米级颗粒、微米级Duke粒子及催化裂化催化剂,研究动态数字图像分析仪CamsizerX2分析颗粒形貌的合理准确性。考察分散方式、分散压力和记录颗粒数量因素的影响,建立了催化裂化催化剂球形貌分析方法。     

基于岩石破裂特征及能量演化的致密砂岩脆性指数优选

脆性参数是致密油“三品质”评价中完井品质评价的重要敏感参数之一。采用岩心三轴岩石力学参数测试方法，基于岩石破裂特征及岩石破裂过程中的能量演化优选出适用于鄂尔多斯盆地定边油田长7段致密砂岩储层的脆性指数计算方法。首次应用裂缝体积密度计算方法对岩石破裂复杂程度进行了定量表征，表征结果与岩石的弹性模量、抗压强度呈正相关；与泊松比、峰值应变呈负相关。通过对岩石力学参数各向异性系数C1和C2的分析，认为弹性模量和泊松比对各向异性更为敏感，两者构建的脆性参数更能体现岩石的脆性特征。基于岩石破裂的能量演化过程，将峰值强度前后能量变化大小与变化速率相结合，构建脆性评价新指标BEC，其与裂缝体积密度及前人提出的脆性评价指标均具有较好的相关性。以BEC为衡量标准优选出适合研究区致密砂岩储层的脆性指数E/μ，该指数与研究区直井试油试采的初周日产液呈正比关系。研究结果为研究区水平井水力压裂施工时指示有利压裂层段提供了科学依据。     

基于多要素视角的矿产资源节约集约利用水平评估

根据2016~2018年度对浙江省内53座典型露天开采矿山的跟踪调研,分析矿产资源节约集约利用水平现状,经多批次的专家咨询、研讨,确定了矿产资源节约集约利用水平评价指标项和评价标准值计算方法,结合专家打分方式确定各项指标权重,构建了评价指标体系。通过对选取的典型矿山试点评估,探讨评价指标体系的科学合理性。结果显示,由评价体系得出的评估值与矿山企业的开发利用实际情况较为吻合,能够客观的反映出矿山企业的资源节约集约利用水平。以此可建立矿产资源节约集约利用水平评价机制,定期开展系统性评价工作,为建立矿政管理考核和监管提供依据。     

Time-frequency domain causality of prime building cost and macroeconomic indicators in Ghana: implications for project selection

According to the Ghana Statistical Service, construction activity generated US$3.8 billion in 2014, representing about 12.7% of nominal GDP. A key factor that most investors in the construction sector consider in project selection is cost which has escalated over the years. Therefore, we examine the co-movements and causality in the time and frequency domains between the prime building cost index (PBCI) and its disaggregates on one hand and inflation and exchange rate on the other hand in Ghana. The findings revealed that the degree of co-movement between PBCI and inflation was significant at the 5% level and occurred over the long-run, indicating that construction cost drives inflation. The degree of co-movement between the prime build cost index and exchange rate occurred within the short term. These co-movements have policy implications for substituting inflation and exchange rates in project costing by investors in Ghana. The co-movement between the PBCI and inflation in the medium to higher frequencies suggests that inflation risk-averse investors should consider short-term projects. Again, the short to medium frequency co-movements between the PBCI and exchange rate indicates that investors should consider exchange rate risk in long-term projects.     

Environmental factors controlling phytoplankton dynamics in a large floodplain river with emphasis on cyanobacteria

Harmful algal blooms are occurring in large river ecosystems and at the mouth of large rivers with increasing frequency. In lentic systems, the chemical and physical conditions that promote harmful algal blooms are somewhat predictable but tracking prevalence and conditions that promote harmful algal blooms in lotic systems is much more difficult. We captured two of the most extreme discharge years within the last 20 years occurring in the Upper Mississippi River, allowing a natural experiment that evaluated how major shifts in discharge drive environmental variation and associated shifts in phytoplankton. Statistical models describing significant environmental covariates for phytoplankton assemblages and specific taxa were developed and used to identify management‐relevant numeric breakpoints at which environmental variables may promote the growth of specific phytoplankton and/or cyanobacteria. Our analyses supported that potentially toxin‐producing cyanobacteria dominate under high phosphorus concentration, low nitrogen concentration, low nitrogen‐to‐phosphorus ratio, low turbulence, low flushing, adequate light and warm temperatures. Cyanobacteria dominated in 2009 when low discharge and low flushing likely led to optimal growth environments for Dolichospermum, Aphanizomenon and Microcystis. Rarely will a single factor lead to the dominance, but multiple positive factors working in concert can lead to cyanobacteria proliferation in large rivers. Certain isolated backwaters with high phosphorus, low nitrogen, warm water temperatures and low potential for flushing could benefit from increased connection to channel inputs to reduce cyanobacterial dominance. Numerous examples of this type of habitat currently exist in the Upper Mississippi River and could benefit from reconnection to channel habitats.     

An e-government framework for assessing readiness for public sector e-procurement in a lower-middle income country

ABSTRACT

Governments globally are leveraging information and communication technology (ICT) growth towards improving the quality of public procurement services for socio-economic development. However, the extent of its application differs across nations. Notwithstanding the extant theoretical and empirical literature on IT for development, knowledge on how to assess readiness for adopting a full e-procurement system in the public sector of lower and lower-middle income countries (LMICs) begs for understanding. With the narrative of Ghana, we address this gap by drawing on the institutional and economic theory and the United Nations E-Government Development Index towards a holistic framework beyond the dyad of linear website functionalities and internet focus of prior e-government adoption models. Elite interviews gathered from multiple cases from Ghana’s public sector reveals the key readiness determinants for a full public sector e-procurement system. This study has significant implications for shaping the process-oriented management of government e-procurement projects towards socio-economic development in LMICs amid their complex institutional and socio-technical environments.     

基于街景地图数据的北京市东城区 街道绿色空间正义评估研究

绿色空间正义是城市空间正义的典型代表，意为在人群中公平分配维护绿色空间的责任和享有绿色空间的权益。根据其定义，以北京市东城区为例，从责任和权益2个角度着眼，一方面基于百度街景地图数据提炼街道空间绿视率的空间分布特点，表征街道绿色空间的客观可感知水平；另一方面将街道绿视率和实时人口热力叠加，探讨街道绿色空间的实际被感知程度，从而完成对北京市东城区街道绿色空间维护和享有情况的评估。发现邻近使用者维护街道绿色空间的责任对绿化客观可感知水平的重要性，以及合理的道路断面设计对同时提升街道空间活力和绿视率即绿化实际被感知程度的有效性。由此总结出2点街道绿色空间规划设计建议，即明晰权责边界并保证公共权益优先级，以及加强落地性设计导则中对绿色空间正义问题的关注，并对未来研究提出展望。