Multistage Zeolite Drying for Energy-Efficient Drying

This work discusses the potential of three multistage zeolite drying systems (counter-, co-, and cross-current) with a varying number of stages. The evaluation showed that for 2-4 stages with heat recovery the efficiency of the systems ranges between 80 and 90%. Additionally, by introducing a compressor, the latent heat in the exhaust air from the regenerator is recovered and used to heat the inlet air for an additional drying stage. As a result, for the counter-current drying system and compressor pressure 1.5-2 bar, a maximum energy efficiency of 120% is achieved, which results in halving the energy consumption compared to conventional drying systems.     

Pupils' recall of an interactive storybook on CD-ROM

Abstract This small-scale study compares two groups of Year 4 (8/9 year-old) pupils either reading or playing an interactive storybook . The study considered pupils' recall of propositions, which formed the story setting and episodes, and of micro-propositions and characters' names, and pupils' responses to inferential items derived from the 'interactive storybook'. The study indicates that, whether reading or playing, pupils' recall of the story setting was sound, but pupils who had read the interactive storybook demonstrated greater recall of the story event structure than those who had engaged in interactive picture-play. Pupils who had played the interactive storybook demonstrated significantly greater recall of micro-propositions and names.     

Application of the blind source separation method to feature extraction of machine sound signals

As the result of vibration emission in air, a machine sound signal carries important information about the working condition of machinery. But in practice, the sound signal is typically received with a very low signal-to-noise ratio. To obtain features of the original sound signal, uncorrelated sound signals must be removed and the wavelet coefficients related to fault condition must be retrieved. In this paper, the blind source separation technique is used to recover the wavelet coefficients of a monitored source from complex observed signals. Since in the proposed blind source separation (BSS) algorithms it is generally assumed that the number of sources is known, the Gerschgorin disk estimator method is introduced to determine the number of sound sources before applying the BSS method. This method can estimate the number of sound sources under non-Gaussian and non-white noise conditions. Then, the partial singular value analysis method is used to select these significant observations for BSS analysis. This method ensures that signals are separated with the smallest distortion. Afterwards, the time-frequency separation algorithm, converted to a suitable BSS algorithm for the separation of a non-stationary signal, is introduced. The transfer channel between observations and sources and the wavelet coefficients of the source signals can be blindly identified via this algorithm. The reconstructed wavelet coefficients can be used for diagnosis. Finally, the separation results obtained from the observed signals recorded in a semi-anechoic chamber demonstrate the effectiveness of the presented methods .     

首尔地面公交系统改革的成功经验

随着经济、人口的快速发展,首尔开展了一次针对地面公交系统的成功而深刻的变革。其中包括组建以公众参与为基础的公交系统改革公民委员会,形成了“以线路连接为导向的公交系统”,采用新型公交智能卡、票价新制度以及信息一体化的管理系统。     

图像阈值自动选取算法的C＋＋实现

图像分割是运动目标检测与跟踪技术必须要解决的问题,在很多时候它涉及到图像阈值的选取。文章采用的算法首先计算图像中不同区域的灰度均值,结合最小差值条件,反复修订由计算所得的阈值,从而达到自动选优的目的。在此基础上,文章进一步给出了用C＋＋语言实现算法的关键代码。测试表明此方法选择阈值简便实用,图像的二值化效果良好。     

当前我国在学位价值取向上的错位现象及其原因透视

学位具有学术价值、教育价值、管理价值等本体性价值，也具有个体价值与社会价值、工具性价值和目的性价值等派生性价值。当前人们在学位价值取向上存在着一些明显的错位和偏差。其具体表现有四点：一是重学位的“派生”性价值，轻学位的“本体”性价值；二是过分强调学位的教育价值和管理价值，而缺乏对学术价值应有地位的肯定；三是重学位的社会价值，轻学位的个体价值；四是重学位的工具性价值而忽视学位的目的性价值。导致这种错位现象产生的原因，不仅有教育系统内部因素，而且也与中国传统文化价值观和当前社会对人才的选拔、聘用政策有着直接的关系。