Breakdown characteristics of oil and paper insulation for a very fast transient voltage

This paper describes the dielectric breakdown characteristics of oil and oil‐impregnated paper for very fast transient (VFT) voltages. Blumlein circuits generate VFT voltages of 60 and 300 ns in a pulse width that simulates disconnecting switching surges in gas‐insulated switch gears. We measured the breakdown voltages of needle‐to‐plane, plane‐to‐plane oil gaps and several pieces of paper between plane electrodes for VFT and lightning impulse voltages. The measured data were formulated in V‐t characteristics and Weibull probability distributions. The inclination n of V‐t characteristics of insulating paper is 150, which is less than n = 13.7 of the plane‐to‐plane oil gap in the VFT time range. The shape parameters of Weibull distribution obtained in this study show that the scattering of breakdown voltages of paper is much less than that of oil. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 141(4): 16–24, 2002; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.10043     

Drying of Uncoated Paper with Gas-Fired Infrared Emitters—Optimum Emitters' Location Within a Paper Machine Drying Section

This article theoretically investigates the drying of uncoated paper with gas-fired infrared (IR) emitters installed within the drying section of a given commercial paper machine. Specifically, it presents the ideal location of two opposing IR emitters within the drying section. The ideal location of the two opposing IR emitters corresponds to the highest machine speed with specified average moisture content of paper sheet at the end of the drying section. This article also presents the average evaporation rate, temperature, and moisture content of the paper sheet as it travels through the drying section with the two opposing IR emitters operating at the optimum location. In addition, the temperature and moisture profiles in the sheet thickness direction, before and after the IR emitters, are provided. This article is not concerned with the potential effects of drying with IR emitters on paper sheet properties and machine runnability issues.     

电子商务对税收的影响和对策研究

电子商务在全球范围内发展迅速,对现有经济运行与管理模式产生了极大的冲击,尤其是引发了许多 税收征管方面的问题。使得有关国际税收的一些概念需要重新界定;网上交易下的国际税收问题加剧, 导致政府税收大量流失;征管和稽查难度加大,对各国的税收协调提出更高要求。提出了对付网上交易涉税问题的对策。     

A weighted H1 seminorm regularization method for Fredholm integral equations of the first kind

Many problems in mathematics and engineering lead to Fredholm integral equations of the first kind, e.g. signal and image processing. These kinds of equations are difficult to solve numerically since they are ill-posed. Therefore, regularization is required to obtain a reasonable approximate solution. This paper presents a new regularization method based on a weighted H¹ seminorm. Details of numerical implementation are given. Numerical examples, including one-dimensional and two-dimensional integral equations, are presented to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed approach. Numerical results show that the proposed regularization method can restore edges as well as details.     

Efficient visual communication channels

This paper compares the efficiency of uniform quantization in the spatial domain with frequency dependent quantization in the spatial frequency domain, in the context of the end-to-end performance of visual-communication channels. Results show that the minimum data density required for informationally lossless transmission depends on the design of the image-gathering device. The information in the acquired signal, not the energy, dictates the trade-off between data transmission and visual quality. Frequency dependent quantization that maintains the information capacity of the channel while reducing the entropy of the encoded signal, improves its information efficiency. Information bit-allocation is preferable for optimized visual communication for restoration, whereas energy bit-allocation can be used only for image reconstruction.This research was supported by NASA Task Assignment NAS1-18584-90 with the Department of Mathematics, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529.     

基于单片机的切纸机位移测量系统

介绍了一种基于单片机的切纸机位移测量系统。该系统以AT89C2051单片机为核心,实现了对切纸机刀具位置、进刀量以及进刀次数的实时测量,完成了多位测量结果的快速显示和测量结果的掉电保护。该系统测量准确、使用方便,大大提高了切纸机位移测量的精确度和工人的工作效率。     

广州市河涌生态系统修复及管理探讨

本文讨论了广州河涌综合治理的现状以及治理过程中存在的主要问题,提出河涌流域内综合整治,后续监控管理,培养全民河涌维护意识并建立良好的互动体系的思路,以更好达到河涌综合治理的效果与目的。     

Sensitivity to zinc of Mediterranean woody species important for restoration

Heavy metals have increased in natural woodlands and shrublands over the last several decades as a consequence of anthropogenic activities. However, our knowledge of the effects of these elements on woody species is scarce. In this study, we examined the responses of six Mediterranean woody species to increasing levels of zinc in hydroponic culture and discussed the possible implications for the restoration of contaminated sites. The species used, Pinus pinea L., Pinus pinaster Ait., Pinus halepensis Mill., Tetraclinis articulata (Vahl) Mast., Rhamnus alaternus L. and Quercus suber L. represent a climatic gradient from dry sub-humid to semi-arid conditions. Zinc concentrations in shoots ranged from 53 μg g^− 1 in Q. suber to 382 μg g^− 1 in T. articulata and were well below the levels found in roots. Zinc inhibited root elongation and root biomass and changed the root length distribution per diameter class, but the magnitude of the effects was species-specific. Only P. halepensis and Q. suber showed toxicity symptoms in aboveground parts. Species more characteristic from xeric environments (T. articulata, R. alaternus and P. halepensis) were more sensitive to zinc than species from mesic environments (Q. suber, P. pinaster and P. pinea). According to the Zn responses and bioaccumulation, Q. suber P. pinea and P. halepensis are the best candidates for field trials to test the value of woody species to restore contaminated sites. None of the species tested seemed suitable for phytoremediation.     

Design of a new restoration algorithm based on the constrained mean-square-error criterion

In this paper the joint optimization of different criteria is addressed, as a powerful means of incorporatinga priori information in linear image-restoration algorithms. Theconstrained mean-square-error (CMSE) approach is introduced, which enables the incorporation of both spatial and spectral information regarding the peculiarities of the problem. Depending on the nature of the spatial information, this approach can be interpreted as either a regularized or an adaptive scheme. As a regularized scheme, it offers an alternative to conventional approaches, in which the ringing artifacts are efficiently suppressed by means of the regularizing operator. As an adaptive scheme, the CMSE approach offers the flexibility of applying either linear Wiener filtering or inverse filtering, depending on the local signal activity. Optimal techniques for the selection of the regularization parameter in both nonadaptive and adaptive cases are introduced. The capabilities of the CMSE approach as a regularized scheme and an adaptive scheme, are demonstrated through restoration examples.