间歇曝气脱氮系统的影响因素研究

通过观察间歇曝气生物脱氮系统在不同水温、C/N值下的脱氮效率以及好氧/缺氧一周期内的硝化和反硝化过程,分析了温度和缺氧期C/N值对硝化和反硝化速度的影响,探讨了冬季所需外加碳源量。试验结果表明,秋、冬季提高缺氧期C/N值是保障间歇曝气脱氮系统运行效率的有效措施;在TN负荷为0.034kg/(kgMLVSS·d),水温为15℃时最适C/N值为7,10℃时最适C/N值为9。为了降低冬季运行费用,有必要寻找廉价的外碳源。     

Web of Cell体系——适应未来智能电网发展的新理念

针对未来大量分布式发电并网需求,以智能电网为背景阐释了一种全新的电力系统控制体系——Web of Cell体系。首先,诠释该体系的概念并总结归纳出其特点,通过对比Web of Cell体系与集中控制体系及Cell与微电网和主动配电网间的差异,剖析了该体系在未来电力系统中的优势和可行性。随后,对该体系调压调频的控制结构和运行方式进行了分析并指出应重点关注的技术问题。最后,对该体系的进一步发展和研究方向进行了展望,以期为中国电网智能化发展提供参考和借鉴。     

PDC钻头切削齿布齿设计的新思路

切削齿布齿设计是PDC钻头设计的关键。为提高PDC钻头的钻进效率,综合考虑PDC钻头切削齿的设计特点和切削先后顺序等因素,并且通过对PDC钻头单切削齿实验结果进行分析,提出了以冠部轮廓法线为基准的切削齿布齿设计方法。     

Simple reactor for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles with the assistance of ethanol by gas–liquid discharge plasma

Atmospheric pressure plasma technology is gaining increasing importance because it is a simple and tunable synthesis process for the production of metallic nanoparticles. In addition to the development of the power supply, improving the reactor is also one of the main strategies to enhance the utility. In this study, a simple reactor for the gas–liquid discharge plasma induced by argon gas was applied to synthesize silver nanoparticles from silver nitrate (AgNO₃) in solution. An AC power supply with a peak voltage of 3.5 kV was used. The frequency and on-time were set to 50 kHz and 2.5 μs, respectively. The oscilloscope showed that the rising time was approximately 2 μs. The ethanol was used as the source for the reactive reducing agent. No more additional components existed in the solution during the discharge and neither of the electrodes was in contact with the treated solution. The temperature increased by 10 °C within 1min without a cooling system. Carbon was the main impurity and was expected to be produced from the decomposition of the organics under the plasma. The elevated temperature decreased the organic by-products by evaporation and could also decrease the production of carbon. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the spherical silver nanoparticles with a size of approximately 10 nm were synthesized with a crystal structure and that a low concentration of ethanol prefers the production of the mono-dispersed colloid.     

Computational study on influence of RF shielding box on inductance of coil

Despite the fact that a radio frequency (RF) shielding box affects a coil inductance used in matching network, RF engineers have used a coil inductance measured in open space on designing matching networks since it is difficult to precisely measure the coil inductance within the RF shielding box. In this work, we investigate the influences of the RF shielding box on the coil inductance via a 3D full electromagnetic wave simulation. Simulation results shows that the coil inductance decreases from -6.0% to -11.9% compared with its ideal inductance depending on coil positions within the RF shielding box. Both inductive and capacitive coupling between the coil and surfaces of the RF shielding box contribute to the reduction of the coil inductance. We expect that these results would be useful for those who design RF matching networks.     

Silicone-coated polyimide films deposited by surface dielectric barrier discharges

Hybrid dielectric barrier discharges are investigated for plasma generated on the surface of a dielectric layer, where two conducting electrodes of high voltage and ground are formulated on the upper and bottom surfaces. Using a flexible thin polyimide-film of a thickness ranging from 25 to 125 μm, a plasma is generated with a voltage of about 1 kV and a frequency of 40 kHz.However, the surface of the dielectric layer was etched through a chemical reaction involving plasma oxygen radical species, and thus the polyimide films failed readily, resulting in dielectric breakdown within short operating time ranging from a few minutes to several tens of minutes,based on the film thicknesses of 25 μm and 125 μm, respectively. These plasma erosions were prevented by coating the polyimide surface with a 25 μm thick silicone paste. The siliconecoated film surface was then reinforced remarkably against plasma erosion as the organic polymer was vulnerable to chemical reaction of the plasma species, while the inorganic silicone exhibited a high chemical resistance against plasma erosion.     

Modified analogue forecasting in the hidden Markov frameworkfor meteorological droughts

An analogue method(AM) is a nonparametric approach that has been applied to predict the future states of a dynamic system by following the evolution of the analogues in the historical archive. In this study, we proposed a hidden Markov model(HMM)framework for a modified analogue forecasting(MAF) approach for meteorological droughts in Korea. The unobservable(hidden) state process in the framework aims to model the underlying drought state, while the observation process was formed from the time series of the standardized precipitation index(SPI) as a drought index. Within the framework, the likelihood estimator was used as the measure of similarity between past SPI analogues and current data. The MAF approach was conducted on the selected analogues to make forecasts at lead times of one and three months. The proposed model was applied to five selected stations in Korea using the SPI data from 1973 to 2016. The forecasting performance of the proposed model was tested during the validation period(2003–2016) using several statistical criteria and it was compared to a persistence-based benchmark model. The results showed significant improvement in the forecasting capacity, and satisfactory performance for numerical SPI forecasting and categorical drought forecasting. The results also suggested that the proposed model was able to provide useful information for determining future drought categories for early drought warning with a lead time of up to three months.     

Performance improvement using time delays in multivariable controller design

A new controller for linear multivariable ordinary systems is suggested in which distributed delays are included in the feedback loop. A general design approach to obtain this type of controller is suggested. It is shown that the resulting closed-loop system is asymptotically stable under some sufficient conditions. Sufficient conditions are derived under which the disturbance attenuation, the robustness against parameter variations, and the time-delay stability margins are improved by the proposed controller. The state feedback tracking controller and the dual-state observer are obtained by modification of the proposed controller.     

Wear of diamond particles for grinding ceramics

The relative wear of a single point diamond, defined in terms of the grinding force, was determined for a group of A1₂O₃ and Si₃N₄. It was found that the wear rate is directly related to the mechanical properties of the workpiece and the grinding environment.