Recent progress of anode catalysts and their support materials for methanol electrooxidation reaction

This review paper summarizes the recent progress of anode catalysts for methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). The electrocatalytic activities of the noble and noble-free catalysts in different electrolyte media are compared and discussed. Noble-free catalysts exhibit high activity in alkaline medium, whereas Pt-based catalysts are the most active MOR catalysts in acidic medium. The types of catalyst support materials for DMFC anodes are also discussed and further divided into carbonaceous and non-carbonaceous materials. The ion and electron transport through the support materials and their effects on the overall performance are elaborated. Lastly, this paper highlights the major challenges in achieving the optimum DMFC performance from the aspect of tailoring the properties of MOR electrocatalysts to pave its way for commercialisation.     

Feasibility of preparing additive manufactured porous stainless steel felts with mathematical micro pore structure as novel catalyst support for hydrogen production via methanol steam reforming

In this paper, an additive manufacturing prepared porous stainless steel felt (AM-PSSF) is proposed as a novel catalyst support for hydrogen production via methanol steam reforming (MSR). In the method, 316 L stainless steel powder with diameter of 15–63 μm is processed by the additive manufacturing technology of selective laser melting (SLM). To accomplish the preparation, the reforming chamber where the AM-PSSF is embedded is firstly divided into an all-hexahedron mesh. Then, the triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) unit with mathematical form, high interconnectivity and large specific surface area is mapped into the hexahedrons based on shape function, forming the fully connected three-dimensional (3D) micro pore structure of the AM-PSSF. By correlating the mathematical parameter and the porosity of the TPMS unit, and taking into account the SLM process, the porosity of the AM-PSSF is well controlled. Based on the designed 3D pore structure model, the AM-PSSF is produced using standard SLM process. The application of the AM-PSSF as catalyst support for hydrogen production through MSR indicates that: 1) both the naked and catalyst-coated AM-PSSF have the characteristics of high porosity, large specific surface area and high connectivity; 2) the MSR hydrogen production performance of the AM-PSSF is better than that of the commercial stainless steel fiber sintered felt. The feasibility of AM-PSSF as catalyst support for MSR hydrogen production may pave a better way to balance different requirements for catalyst support, thanks to the excellent controllability provided by AM on both the external shape and the internal pore structure, and to the produced rough surface morphology that benefits the catalyst adhesion strength. In addition, catalyst support with pore structures that are more accommodated with the flow field and the reaction rate of MSR reaction may be prepared in future, since the entire catalyst support structure, from macro scale to micro scale, is under control.     

OWL‐based acquisition and editing of computer‐interpretable guidelines with the CompGuide editor

Computer‐Interpretable Guidelines (CIGs) are the dominant medium for the delivery of clinical decision support, given the evidence‐based nature of their source material. Therefore, these machine‐readable versions have the ability to improve practitioner performance and conformance to standards, with availability at the point and time of care. The formalisation of Clinical Practice Guideline knowledge in a machine‐readable format is a crucial task to make it suitable for the integration in Clinical Decision Support Systems. However, the current tools for this purpose reveal shortcomings with respect to their ease of use and the support offered during CIG acquisition and editing. In this work, we characterise the current landscape of CIG acquisition tools based on the properties of guideline visualisation, organisation, simplicity, automation, manipulation of knowledge elements, and guideline storage and dissemination. Additionally, we describe the CompGuide Editor, a tool for the acquisition of CIGs in the CompGuide model for Clinical Practice Guidelines that also allows the editing of previously encoded guidelines. The Editor guides the users throughout the process of guideline encoding and does not require proficiency in any programming language. The features of the CIG encoding process are revealed through a comparison with already established tools for CIG acquisition.     

Influence of metal-support interactions on reaction pathways over Ni/CeZrOx–Al2O3 catalysts for ethanol steam reforming

This work investigates selective Ni locations over Ni/CeZrO_x–Al₂O₃ catalysts at different Ni loading contents and their influences on reaction pathways in ethanol steam reforming (ESR). Depending on the Ni loading contents, the added Ni selectively interacts with CeZrO_x–Al₂O₃, resulting in the stepwise locations of Ni over CeZrO_x–Al₂O₃. This behavior induces a remarkable difference in hydrogen production and coke formation in ESR. The selective interaction between Ni and CeZrO_x for 10-wt.% Ni generates more oxygen vacancies in the CeZrO_x lattice. The Ni sites near the oxygen vacancies enhance reforming via steam activation, resulting in the highest hydrogen production rate of 1863.0 μmol/g_cat·min. In contrast, for 15 and 20-wt.% Ni, excessive Ni is additionally deposited on Al₂O₃ after the saturation of Ni–CeZrO_x interactions. These Ni sites on Al₂O₃ accelerate coking from the ethylene produced on the acidic sites, resulting in a high coke amount of 19.1 mg_c/g_cat·h (20Ni/CZ-Al).     

Simulation and prediction of hydrological processes based on firefly algorithm with deep learning and support vector for regression

ABSTRACT

Hydrological processes are hard to accurately simulate and predict because of various natural and human influences. In order to improve the simulation and prediction accuracy of the hydrological process, the firefly algorithm with deep learning (DLFA) was used in this study to optimise the parameters of support vector for regression (SVR) automatically, and a prediction model was established based on DLFA and SVR. The hydrological process of Huangfuchuan in Fugu County, Shanxi Province was taken as the research object to verify the performance of the prediction model, and the results were compared with those by the other six prediction models. The experimental results showed that the proposed prediction model achieved improved prediction performance compared with the other six models.     

煤巷过断层破碎带施工工艺与支护技术实践

W1313回风顺槽在里程332 m处揭露正断层,对此采取了调整巷道顶板锚网索支护参数,采用圆木大板棚复合支护等措施,并加强了顶板、通风、掘锚机破岩、爆破作业和作业人员的安全管理,确保工作面过断层破碎带时的安全施工。     

基于蒙特卡洛法的保障方案评估研究

为保证经费使用效益，针对目前装备保障缺乏有效的评估方法，且制定保障方案时随意性较大的问题，提出了一种基于蒙特卡洛法的装备保障方案评估方法。根据现有装备保障的运行体制和机制，通过构建装备保障评估仿真模型，建立相对应的预防性维修过程子模型、修复性维修过程子模型和保障资源配置子模型，计算出基于现有保障方案的优化费效曲线及相关参数。通过某型飞机的保障方案实际计算，该方法能够对保障方案的备件、资源、设备利用率等方面进行评估，为任务执行前的保障方案评估提供了有效手段。提出的模型和软件能为装备保障人员提供有力的决策支持。     

沿空切顶成巷段巷道围岩变形规律研究

以宏景塔一矿回采工作面为研究对象,基于切顶卸压无煤柱自动成巷技术原理,采用数值模拟计算和现场实测的方法,对该矿成巷段巷道围岩支承压力分布及围岩变形规律进行分析。研究结果表明:随着工作面向前推进,巷道围岩支承压力呈先增大后减小最后趋于稳定的变化趋势,支承压力稳定值为13.5 MPa;受工作面回采动压的影响,距离工作面70 m以内,锚索受力急剧增大到恒阻值、巷道围岩变形明显;距离工作面70~150 m,锚索受力迅速减小、巷道围岩变形逐渐变缓;在距离工作面150 m之后,锚索受力仅有微量变化、巷道围岩变形趋于稳定。因此确定支护体回撤保守安全位置为工作面后方150 m。工程实践表明:所设支护体回撤距离能够应对巷道围岩变形,成巷效果良好。     

基于kmeans-SVM的二叉树粗分类方法

针对大型数据库中进行匹配识别时存在识别速度慢、时间长、影响实时应用效果的问题,提出了一种树形层次结构的粗分类方法。通过k-means得到两类粗分类的样本,用这两类粗分类数据训练SVM分类器,找到分类超平面,再不断调整分类超平面,最后构建二叉树型结构达到粗分类的目的。三个方法相结合很好地缩小目标的搜索范围,提高了识别时候的效率。     

43311巷道支护设计应用研究及校核

针对长平公司43311巷掘进工作面的支护劳动强度高、作业中存在安全隐患等问题,结合43311掘进工作面特征,合理选用支护方式和支护参数,对支护设计方案进行校核。结果表明,43311巷道选择的断面和支护方式、参数满足安全生产要求。