Assessment of chemical and microbiological parameters of indoor swimming pool atmosphere using multiple comparisons

The aim of this study was to evaluate the air quality of an indoor swimming pool, analyzing diurnal and seasonal variations in microbiological counts and chemical parameters. The results indicated that yeast and bacteria counts, as well as carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen oxides (NO_x) and O₃ concentrations, showed significant diurnal difference. On the other hand, temperature, relative humidity (R.H.), yeast counts and concentrations of CO₂, particles, O₃, toluene, and benzene showed seasonal differences. In addition, the relationship between indoor and outdoor air and the degree of correlation between the different parameters have been calculated, suggesting that CO₂, fine particles and NO_x would have indoor origin due to the human activity and secondary reactions favored by the chemical and environmental conditions of the swimming pool; while O₃, benzene and toluene, would come from outside, mainly. The overall results indicated that indoor air quality (IAQ) in the swimming pool building was deficient by the high levels of CO₂ and microorganisms, low temperatures, and high R.H., because frequently the limits established by the legislation were exceeded. This fact could be due to the poor ventilation and the inadequate operation of heating, ventilation, and air‐conditioning systems.     

Coupling heat storage to nuclear reactors for variable electricity output with baseload reactor operation

Nuclear reactors produce heat and thus can couple to heat storage systems to provide dispacthable electricity while the reactor operates at full power. Six classes of heat storage technologies couple to light-water reactors with steam cycles. Firebrick Resistance-Heated Energy Storage (FIRES) converts low-price electricity into high-temperature stored heat for industry or power. FIRES and brick recuperators coupled to nuclear brayton power cycles may enable high-temperature reactors to buy electricity when prices are low and sell electricity at higher price.     

加热面朝下的池沸腾汽泡动态行为研究

基于Matlab软件开发了自动识别气液两相流界面程序，程序可获得气液界面变化、汽膜厚度、汽膜脱离周期和汽膜法向速度等特征。利用该程序对沟槽结构加热表面朝下布置时，在不同倾角、不同热流密度下的汽泡动态数据进行了处理和分析。结果表明：加热表面朝下发生核态沸腾时，汽膜厚度随热流密度的增大而增大，汽泡脱离周期随热流密度的增大先减小，而后维持在一稳定值；汽膜脱离周期随倾角的增大而减小，倾角为5°时的汽膜脱离周期稳定在0.27 s左右。当发生沸腾危机时，汽膜厚度迅速减小，这可作为动态监测加热表面沸腾状态的依据。     

Ocular conditions and dry eye due to traditional and new forms of smoking: A review

Addiction to cigarette smoking has high prevalence rates recorded worldwide. Smoking has been linked to several life-threatening systemic conditions such as cancer, heart attack and stroke, in addition to a range of ocular pathologies. In recent years, electronic cigarettes (EC) have emerged as alternatives to smoking. ECs are nicotine delivery devices which produce an aerosol by heating, rather than combusting, a liquid which contains nicotine, flavours and preservatives. This review focuses on the association of traditional and new forms of smoking with dry eye disease, contact lens wear and four other common ocular diseases: cataract, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma and Graves’ ophthalmopathy. It is concluded that smoking and vaping appear as a risk factor for the aforementioned ocular conditions. An evidence-based, clear link between cigarette smoking, or EC vaping and ocular problems is yet to be discovered.     

Interactions between hybrid nanosized particles and convection melting inside an enclosure with partially active walls: 2D lattice Boltzmann-based numerical investigation

The ice melting is investigated inside a square cavity with two isothermally partially active walls. The concept of dispersing hybrid alumina–Cu nanoparticles and hybrid silica–multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanoparticles is recommended for thermal performance enhancement in this thermal energy storage (TES) system. The two-dimensional explicit lattice Boltzmann convection melting scheme in the single-phase model is applied to account for the natural convection flow induced in the melt region and evolution of the solid–liquid interface. The complete melting time for the pure phase change material (PCM) using case (II) is 33.3% lower compared with other cases. If the price of hybrid Al₂O₃–Cu nanoparticles and heat storage capacity is important, the full melt time diminishes by 16.6% with a volume fraction of 0.01 in case (II). Once hybrid silica–MWCNT nanoparticles with a volume fraction of 0.01 are utilized inside case (II), the lowest charging time is achieved. The complete melting time abates by 23.66% in contrast to the pure PCM melting. The use of single/hybrid nanoparticles to enhance the PCM melting is not necessarily economical as efficient positions of active parts could further lessen the charging time. The efficiency of hybrid nanoparticles is linked to the type and weight proportions of nanoparticles, and positions of thermally active parts.     

广西某锑锌银钨多金属矿选矿工艺研究

经过全面详细的工艺矿物学研究和选矿试验研究,针对广西某锑锌银钨多金属矿的矿石特点,提出了"先浮辉锑矿—后浮铁闪锌矿—再浮白钨矿—白钨粗精矿加温精选—浮选尾矿重选回收黑钨矿"的合理工艺流程,锑锌银钨均得到较好回收。     

热型连铸Cu—Al—Be超弹性合金丝机械性能的初步研究

用热型连铸法制备直径1．2mm的柱状晶Cu-Al-Be丝，并对其弯曲疲劳性能、冷加工性能及冷加工后热处理组织的变化进行了研究．试验结果表明：热处理后，试样的弯曲疲劳次数达16万次以上，最大拉伸应变量可达40％以上；冷轧变形量约40％时，合金组织发生马氏体相变，合金失去超弹性，经热处理后有所恢复，但最大应变只能达到1％．     

对热压复合PVC塑料地板砖加热长度变化率的探讨

加热长度变化率是国家标准规定的塑料地板砖的物理性能指标之一,目前不少产品此项指标未能达到国家标准。分析了原因,提出了从工艺着手降低加热长度变化率的方法,以及加热长度变化率的简易鉴定方法。     

16Mn钢的高温强度试验

通过对国产某厂16Mn钢的高温强度试验,得到其恒载加温条件下不同温度时的临界荷载水平,以及在恒温加载下强度折减系数随温度的变化规律,为我国钢结构建筑耐火设计提供了重要的参考基础数据.