Context enabled decision aids to support the situation awareness and performance of risk engineers carrying out loss prevention surveys

Routine inspection by insurance companies at their clients’ facility, also known as loss prevention survey, help identify the best strategies to minimize damages when there is a high-speed wind event. More specifically, wind vulnerabilities associated with a building are evaluated using a process known as windstorm risk inspection. This routine inspection helps clients reduce the extent of damages caused by high-speed wind events including hurricane and tornado. Risk engineers make use of their subjective and analytical deduction skills to successfully carry out the inspection tasks. In this research the researchers investigated the effect of context-based visualization strategies on situation awareness and their understanding of the situation. The study examined how different types of information contribute towards the three levels of situation awareness. Following a between-subjects study design, 65 participants completed the study. Each session lasted 90–120 min. A checklist based and predictive display-based decision aids were tested and found to be effective in supporting the situation awareness requirements as well as performance of risk engineers. However, the predictive display only helped with certain tasks such as understanding the interaction among different components on the rooftop. For remaining tasks such as perceiving obvious issues like membrane tear, clogged drains and vegetation growth, checklist alone was sufficient. This study helped the understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the decision aids tested. More specifically, these decision aids can improve the mental model of novice risk engineers. Additionally, this study provided insights that could help design training materials for infrastructure inspectors.     

Liquid-phase flash sintering 8YSZ with alkali halide sintering aids

The properties of ZrO₂: 8 mol% Y₂O₃ (8YSZ) ceramics with LiF and KCl sintering aids for liquid phase formation during electric field-assisted sintering were studied. Sintering experiments were carried out at 650 °C under 200 V cm⁻¹ AC electric field by varying current density, current application time, as well as LiF and KCl contents. Pellets sintered with KCl addition had cavities, cracks and fractures. Pellets sintered with 15 wt.% LiF, on the other hand, were homogeneous after thermal removal of LiF upon Joule heating. Low electric current densities coupled with longer application times produced homogeneous specimens. Three different stages were identified during sintering experiments: (i) LiF melting with the electric field applied at furnace temperatures lower than its melting point, (ii) shrinkage due to liquid phase formation and LiF removal, (iii) final densification due to grain growth and pore elimination. The electrical behavior and an estimate of the porosity were carried out by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements.     

节能减排的颜料印染与助剂(一)

颜料印染对当前印染行业节能减排,降低能耗很有意义,但要做到对纤维没有亲和力的颜料印染,必需制备润湿性、分散性良好的超细颜料粒子。重点阐述利用各种表面活性剂和助剂制备出一种包覆阴离子的超细粒子的稳定分散液,包括各种润湿剂、分散剂、黏合剂和纤维阳离子改性剂,还概述了相关基础理论。     

人工湿地对印染达标尾水中低浓度锑的再削减

本研究通过水培实验和等温吸附实验分别考察了7种湿地植物和7种湿地填料对于印染达标尾水中低浓度锑及典型污染物的削减效果。通过动态实验考察不同湿地系统对各污染物的削减效果。结果表明,滴水观音和香蒲可作为印染达标尾水生态净化的优先考虑植物;无烟煤与沸石以质量比2∶1混合的填料在组合填料中具有较好的吸附效果;种植滴水观音的表面流湿地和种植香蒲的水平潜流湿地的组合湿地系统对印染达标尾水中低浓度锑具有较好的再削减能力。     

天然黏土矿物在靛蓝染色废水电絮凝中的应用

为提高靛蓝染色废水电絮凝处理效率,以天然黏土矿物为协同吸附剂,采用电絮凝-吸附联合工艺处理靛蓝染色废水。探究黏土类型对絮体沉降速率和Zeta电位的影响,通过废水色度、浊度、脱色率和化学需氧量(COD)去除率评价絮凝处理效果。确定最佳黏土矿物种类并结合絮体显微观察,进一步分析黏土矿物与电絮凝的协同作用机制。结果表明:黏土矿物加入可降低Zeta电位绝对值;硅藻土与电絮凝协同的主要絮凝机制为网捕卷扫,同时兼具一定的电荷中和与吸附架桥作用;电絮凝反应结束后,仅需加入1 g/L硅藻土反应3 min,Zeta电位绝对值可达到最低,为15.585 mV,废水脱色率提升至94.08%。     

DA分散剂在超细SiO2粉磨过程中的助磨作用研究

本文利用搅拌磨进行了超细SiO2粉的粉磨制备研究。在适宜的搅拌磨操作条件下,添加DA分散剂进行超细SiO2粉的粉磨试验,通过产品粒度(d50、d97)考察了助磨剂对粉磨过程的影响,并确定了DA分散剂的最佳用量。最后通过DA分散剂对SiO2硬度及矿浆流变性的影响,探讨了助磨剂的作用机理。     

微电解法处理染料废水试验研究

本研究从影响微电解法处理染料废水的几个主要影响因素如染料的初始浓度、pH值、催化剂等方面较全面的考察了该工艺的性能,并对微电解法处理染料废水的电化学反应机理进行了讨论。得出的最佳工艺条件为:pH2～3,加入活性MnO22mL(0.5mg/mL)时处理效率最高。对浓度低的染液处理效率较高。     

混凝沉淀/CASS/砂滤工艺处理漂染废水

漂染废水具有有机物含量高、色度较大的特点。采用混凝沉淀／CASS／砂滤工艺处理漂染废水，系统运行稳定、效率高、成本低。工程运行结果表明，处理后出水水质优于《纺织染整工业水污染物排放标准》（GB4287-1992）一级标准，85％的处理出水可回用于生产中的漂洗工序。     

ABR水解/生物接触氧化处理印染废水

采用厌氧折流板反应器（ABR）水解／生物接触氧化法处理印染废水，在ABR的HRT为12h的条件下测定了ABR各格室及生物接触氧化池出水的色度、COD。结果表明，ABR出水色度达到了纺织染整行业一级排放标准，最终出水COD达到了行业二级排放标准。