Hydrogen Production from Catalytic Steam Reforming of Bio-Oils: A Critical Review

In the future, hydrogen will be an important energy carrier and industrial raw material. Catalytic steam reforming of bio-oils is a promising and economically viable technology for hydrogen production. However, during the reforming process, the catalysts are rapidly deactivated due to coke formation and sintering. Thus, maintaining the activity and stability of catalysts is the key issue in this process. Optimized operation conditions could extend the catalyst lifetime by affecting the coke morphology or promoting coke gasification. This article summarizes the recent developments in the field of catalytic steam reforming of bio-oils, focusing on the operation conditions, the properties of the catalysts, and the effects of the catalyst supports. The expected insights into the catalytic steam reforming of bio-oils will provide further guidance for hydrogen production from bio-oils.     

反应自生Al_3Ni－Al_2O_3－Al复合材料

通过热力学计算，选择Ｎｉ_２Ｏ_３粉末作原材料，采用反应挤压铸造方法实现了Ａｌ与Ｎｉ２Ｏ３直接压铸反应合成Ａｌ３Ｎｉ－Ａｌ２Ｏ３－Ａｌ原位复合材料。研究了压铸工艺参数和预制块中纯Ａｌ粉的含量对反应合成复合材料过程的影响，并对反应机理做了较深入的分析。结果表明，Ｎｉ２Ｏ３与Ａｌ的反应是为高放热反应，反应是爆发式的，通过调整预制块中Ａｌ粉的体积分数控制了反应的剧烈程度，并能获得不同组成和基体含量的复合材料。对反应机理的分析表明，在Ａｌ足量的情况下，Ｎｉ２Ｏ３与Ａｌ反应合成复合材料分为两个过程，一是反应过程，即Ｎｉ２Ｏ３＋Ａｌ→Ａｌ２Ｏ３＋［Ｎｉ］；二是凝固过程，即反应后多余的Ａｌ与反应生成的［Ｎｉ］在随后冷却中的凝固过程，最终形成Ａｌ３Ｎｉ＋α－Ａｌ２Ｏ３＋Ａｌ复合材料。     

晶须取向对SiCw／Al复合材料切削表面质量的影响

切削与晶须取向方向间的夹角对ＳｉＣｗ／Ａｌ复合材料切削表面质量有很大影响。当切削角为４５°时，晶须拔出和转动现象均较少，复合材料切削表面粗糙度最低。当切削角为１３５度时，晶段转动造成的撕裂破坏程度很大，复合材料切削表面粗糙度最大。     

Analysis of conduction heat transfer problems in steady, 2D regions with circular holes using a special boundary integral method

A special boundary integral method developed for two-dimensional regions containing circular holes is used to calculate temperature and heat transfer on the boundaries of several selected regions. The geometrical configuration of the region is arbitrary and convective boundary conditions are assumed. An important feature of the method is analytic representation of temperature and its normal derivative on the interior circular holes in the form of a harmonic series. This makes the application of the boundary integral method convenient and free from conditioning problems associated with small interior boundaries. Heat transfer from circular isothermal interior holes are calculated for several illustrative examples using three terms of the harmonic series representation for heat transfer at each of the circular boundaries. The results are presented and discussed.     

A Cost-Effective Thickness Measurement Technique for Engine Propellers

This paper describes the design and development of a precision calliper system to measure the surface profile of an outboard marine engine propeller blade. Several instruments that are commonly used for measuring the surface profile of a propeller blade are reviewed in this paper. These include the pitch meter, the profilometer and the computer numerical control coordinate-measuring machine (CNC-CMM). However, the operating practices and availability of different facilities in industry necessitate a more cost-effective approach. An alternative method using a precision calliper system is therefore proposed. Details of the design criteria, principles of operation and the testing and verification of the system are presented. The paper concludes that the precision calliper system is a cost-effective method for measuring the surface profile of a propeller.     

大规模水电系统优化调度维数灾问题研究进展

经过20余年的高速发展,特别是最近10余年乌江、澜沧江等多个特大流域梯级水电站群的集中投产,我国逐步形成了世界水电史上极其罕见的大规模互联水电系统.受持续攀升的系统规模、急剧增加的电站数目、形式各异的运行约束、复杂多变的调度需求等综合因素影响,大规模水电调度维数灾问题日益凸显,已成为制约我国能源高效配置的关键基础科学难题.为此,本文围绕我国快速发展的大规模水电系统,深入剖析了维数灾问题的产生根源,总结了国内外相关研究进展,提出了未来需要深入开展研究的方向建议,以期为我国水电调度理论发展提供有益参考.     

SiC_w/6061Al复合材料的组织与性能SCIEI

本文对SiC_w/6061Al复合材料的组织与性能进行了研究,结果表明,压铸法可以制备出高强度、高模量的各向同性复合材料,挤压使复合材料的强度由压铸态的582MPa提高到639MPa,并使材料变为各向异性,这可以由晶须的定向排列和基体的高密度位错得到解释。复合材料的抗高温性能要比基体高150℃,透射电镜观察还发现,层错是SiC晶须中常见的一种面缺陷。     

Finite-time coordination in multiagent systems using sliding mode control approach

Finite-time stability in dynamical systems theory involves systems whose trajectories converge to an equilibrium state in finite time. In this paper, we use the notion of finite-time stability to apply it to the problem of coordinated motion in multiagent systems. Specifically, we consider a group of agents described by fully actuated Euler–Lagrange dynamics along with a leader agent with an objective to reach and maintain a desired formation characterized by steady-state distances between the neighboring agents in finite time. We use graph theoretic notions to characterize communication topology in the network determined by the information flow directions and captured by the graph Laplacian matrix. Furthermore, using sliding mode control approach, we design decentralized control inputs for individual agents that use only data from the neighboring agents which directly communicate their state information to the current agent in order to drive the current agent to the desired steady state. Sliding mode control is known to drive the system states to the sliding surface in finite time. The key feature of our approach is in the design of non-smooth sliding surfaces such that, while on the sliding surface, the error states converge to the origin in finite time, thus ensuring finite-time coordination among the agents in the network. In addition, we discuss the case of switching communication topologies in multiagent systems. Finally, we show the efficacy of our theoretical results using an example of a multiagent system involving planar double integrator agents.     

Exploring album structure for face recognition in online social networks

In this paper, we propose an album-oriented face-recognition model that exploits the album structure for face recognition in online social networks. Albums, usually associated with pictures of a small group of people at a certain event or occasion, provide vital information that can be used to effectively reduce the possible list of candidate labels. We show how this intuition can be formalized into a model that expresses a prior on how albums tend to have many pictures of a small number of people. We also show how it can be extended to include other information available in a social network. Using two real-world datasets independently drawn from Facebook, we show that this model is broadly applicable and can significantly improve recognition rates.     

铝电解废槽衬处理技术现状

废槽衬是铝电解过程中产生的危险废弃物,对生态环境危害极大。如何经济、安全、环保地实现废槽衬的无害化处置及资源化利用已成为铝行业关注的热点。阐述了废槽衬的主要来源、组成及对环境的影响,并对废槽衬的处理方法做了综述,重点介绍了已经产业化的处置技术,并对其未来的发展趋势进行了分析,旨在为中国废槽衬的处理提供参考和借鉴。