Development and simulation studies of an unsteady state biofilter model for the treatment of cyclic air emissions of an α‐pinene gas stream

This paper describes the development and simulation of an unsteady state biofilter model used to predict dynamic behaviour of cyclically‐operated biofilters and compares it with experimental results obtained from three, parallel, bench‐scale biofilters treating both periodically fluctuating concentrations and constant concentrations of an α‐pinene‐laden gas stream. The dynamic model, using kinetic parameters estimated from the constant concentration biofilter, was able to predict the performance of cyclic biofilters operating at short cycle periods (ie, in the order of minutes and hours). Steady state kinetic data from a constant concentration biofilter can be used to predict unsteady state biofilter operation. At a 24 h cycle period, the dynamic model compared well with experimental results. For long cycle periods (ie, hours and days), removal efficiency decreased after periods of non‐loading: the longer the period of non‐loading, the poorer the biofilter's performance at the re‐commencement of pollutant loading. At longer time scales the model did not effectively predict transient behaviour, as adsorption and changes in kinetic parameters were not accounted for. Modelling results showed that similar biofiltration performance for the cyclic and constant concentration biofiltration of α‐pinene is expected for biofilters operating solely in the first order kinetics regime. Poorer performance for cyclic biofilters following Monod kinetics spanning the entire kinetics range is expected as the cycle amplitude increases. The most important parameters affecting the performance of a cyclically‐operated biofilter with short cycle periods are: amplitude of cyclic fluctuations, C_{g, max}/C_g, relative value of the half‐saturation constant in the Monod expression, K_s, and effective diffusivity of α‐pinene in the biofilm, D_e. Copyright © 2005 Society of Chemical Industry     

Influence of process variables on the drying of potato slices

Investigation of the effects of varying air velocity, slice thickness, and pre-treatment with sodium chloride solutions and surface active agents on drying potato slices indicated that the drying occurred entirely in the falling rate period and was controlled by the mechanism of liquid diffusion. The rate of drying, and therefore the diffusion coefficients, increased with the addition of sodium chloride and surface active agents. Diffusion coefficients were also influenced by air velocity and slice thickness, suggesting that the rate of drying of potato slices is controlled by a combination of internal and external resistances.     

聚乙烯钢塑复合管导热系数的测定

聚乙烯钢塑复合管是新一代替代传统管道的新型管材，其导热系数的测试及相关的数据目前还没有报导。本文利用一维、稳态传热的基本规律，采用相对简单易行、测试成本低、较能真实反映实际情况的测试装置，对成都某企业的聚乙烯钢塑复合管导热系数进行了测试，获取了较满意的测试结果，并对测试结果的准确性进行了分析。所采用的测试方法及所获取的数据，对相应的生产厂家、设计、施工单位具有一定的指导意义。     

Lennard-Jones Viscosities in Wide Ranges of Temperature and Density: Fast Calculations Using a Steady–State Periodic Perturbation Method

A method for fast calculation of viscosity from molecular dynamics simulation is revisited. The method consists of using a steady-state periodic perturbation. A methodology to choose the amplitude of the external perturbation, which is one of the major practical issues in the original technique of Gosling et al. [Mol. Phys. 26: 1475 (1973)] is proposed. The amplitude of the perturbation required for fast caculations and the viscosity values for wide ranges of temperature and density of the Lennard-Jones (LJ) model fluid are reported. The viscosity results are in agreement with recent LJ viscosity calculations. Additionally, the simulations demonstrate that the proposed approach is suitable to efficiently generate viscosity data of good quality.     

一类具高阶非线性项的发展方程的准确周期解

本文导出了具高阶非线性项的Lienard方程的准确周期解并从理论上给予了证明,然后利用这些公式得到一大批具高阶非线性项的发展方程的各种Jacobi椭圆函数型的准确周期解,由此避免了一大类非线性发展方程求周期解时求解过程的重复。     

介质周期结构色散特性的严格分析：一种三维边值问题的求解方法

本文以耦合模理论和Ｆｌｏｑｕｅｔ理论为基础，把本征模展开与空间谐波展开巧妙地结合起来，严格分析了斜入射情况下介质周期结构的色散特性－三维边值问题。这种新方法既避免了通常耦合模方法分析此类问题所引入的微扰近似，又比Ｆｌｏｑｕｅｔ方法简单方便。通过对斜入射情况下一些介质结构滤波特性的数值分析，证实了本文方法的有效性，精确性和实用性。     

Modeling radiative properties of nanoscale patterned wafers

Temperature nonuniformity in rapid thermal processing of wafers is a critical problem facing the semiconductor industry. One cause of the problem is the nonuniform absorption of thermal radiation in patterned wafers where the optical properties vary across the wafer surface. This paper presents a parametric study of the radiative properties of patterned wafers, considering the effect of temperature, wavelength, and polarization. The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is employed to examine the effe...     

Mass transfer during osmotic dehydration of pineapple rings

The effect of temperature (30, 40 and 50°C) and sucrose concentration (50, 60 and 70°Brix) on the osmotic dehydration of commercial size pineapple rings were studied, at an initial ratio of 1:4 fruit:sucrose solution. The rate of water loss in the fruit varied with both osmotic solution concentration and temperature. A proposed model based on Crank's equation was fitted to the experimental data.     

一种建立在统计优势上的还原方法

利用m-序列的伪随机特性与正态分布理论的优势统计方法,提出了一种用线性反馈移位寄存器生成的具有一定误码率的二元序列的反馈多项式还原方法,对通常所用的Berlekamp-Massey算法是一个补充,在一定范围内具有良好的实用价值。     

均匀圆阵中的波束合成技术

针对均匀圆阵天线的阵列布局,建立了天线阵列对信号的接收模型,提出了一种实用的直接加权波束合成技术。在分析了系统误差来源并修正了系统误差校准模型的基础上,给出了详细的波束合成理论推导。结合实际系统给出了工程上的具体实现,并运用正交校准技术对由设备通路引起的系统误差进行校准。对该算法进行计算机仿真验证其可行性,并与实际效果图进行比较,指出算法的优点和不足。所给出的理论和方法都通过了工程检验,具有一定的实用性。