A new monitoring system for piping systems in fossil fired power plants

A CEC-funded project has been performed to tackle the problem of producing an advanced Life Monitoring System (LMS) which would calculate the creep and fatigue damage experienced by high temperature pipework components. Four areas were identified where existing Life Monitoring System technology could be improved:

1. 1. the inclusion of creep relaxation

2. 2. the inclusion of external loads on components

3. 3. a more accurate method of calculating thermal stresses due to temperature transients

4. 4. the inclusion of high cycle fatigue terms.

The creep relaxation problem was solved using stress reduction factors in an analytical in-elastic stress calculation. The stress reduction factors were produced for a number of common geometries and materials by means of non-linear finite element analysis. External loads were catered for by producing influence coefficients from in-elastic analysis of the particular piping system and using them to calculate bending moments at critical positions on the pipework from load and displacement measurements made at the convenient points at the pipework. The thermal stress problem was solved by producing a completely new solution based on Green's Function and Fast Fourier transforms. This allowed the thermal stress in a complex component to be calculated from simple non-intrusive thermocouple measurements made on the outside of the component. The high-cycle fatigue problem was dealt with precalculating the fatigue damage associated with standard transients and adding this damage to cumulative total when a transient occurred.

The site testing provided good practical experience and showed up problems which would not otherwise have been detected.     

Housing Tenure: Pacific Families in New Zealand

Home ownership has been associated with health, social and economic benefits. However, a decline in ownership has been observed over the past decade in New Zealand. Minority groups, including Pacific people, have been disadvantaged in the housing sector. This study investigated housing tenure and the relationship between tenure and health among mothers of a birth cohort of Pacific children in New Zealand. Findings showed that most families lived in state or private rental accommodation with few (15.4 per cent) owning their own homes. Homeowners were more likely to be older, partnered and have higher incomes. Better mental health was observed for homeowners compared to renters. Findings can inform housing and public health policy for Pacific families.     

石英砂的相变与换向器套筒铸件的变形

用呋喃树脂石英砂工艺生产牵引电机换向器套筒出现变形、裂纹等铸造缺陷,是由石英砂相变膨胀引起,后用高铬刚玉砂代替石英砂得到解决.     

Influence of the composition of the binder and the carbonation on the zeta potential values of hardened cementitious materials

Electroosmotic experiments have been carried out on eight different mixes of hardened cementitious matrixes including concrete, mortar and pastes, different types of binders, carbonated and non-carbonated specimens and different test conditions. From these trials, the zeta potential values have been determined and the optimum experimental parameters and devices have been established. In addition, the influence of the composition of the binder on the zeta potential has been quantified indicating that higher amounts of Al₂O₃ in the binder lead to higher positive values of zeta potential, while the SiO₂ acts just on the opposite side. This has been explained in terms of the different i.e.p. (isoelectric point) for both oxides. Concerning the influence of carbonation, it increases the absolute value of the zeta potential toward more negative values; this behaviour has been attributed to the influence of the specifically adsorbed Ca²⁺ in the negative sites of the surface in the non-carbonated samples.     

基于现场总线的油品添加剂生产监控系统的设计

油品添加剂在工业中的应用越来越广泛,加入油品中能显著改善油品原有性能或赋予油品某些新的品质。介绍了油品添加剂的生产控制要求,通过对三合仪表自主研发的SHCAN2000系统以及FIX组态软件资料的查阅,设计一套基于现场总线的油品添加剂生产监控系统。     

《动态网站开发》课程教学改革探索

《动态网站开发》课程是中职学校计算机专业的核心课程,传统的授课方式以讲授理论为主,实际操作较少,这种方式很难适应现在中职学校的教学,必须打破传统的教学理念,对《动态网站开发》课程进行改革。     

论“潇湘八景”画题与《坐铺八景》

文章首先概述潇湘八景在日本传播发展的大致特点,之后重点针对铃木春信的《坐铺八景》这一组作品如何对应潇湘八景的每一个画题逐一做详细探讨,并深入阐释了春信作品如何将江户时代一个普遍的创作手法——“见立”创造性的运用于八景画题的独特特点。     

筏板基础在自贡地区高层建筑设计中的应用研究

文章结合工程设计经验对自贡地区的高层建筑在选用天然筏板基础的设计过程中,对高层建筑基础设计中涉及到的重要的地基沉降计算、结构设计和地下水等有关问题的处理进行了具体分析,对在一般高层建筑中采用天然筏板基础的实用性和可行性从设计和施工两个方面进行了相关的工程探讨。