Odour emission ability (OEA) and its application in assessing odour removal efficiency

Odourous emissions from sewer networks and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) can significantly impact a local population. Sampling techniques such as wind tunnels and flux hood chambers are traditionally used to collect area source samples for subsequent quantification of odour emission rates using dilution olfactometry, however these methods are unsuitable for assessing liquid samples from point sources due to the large liquid volumes required. To overcome this limitation, a gas phase sample preparation method was developed for assessing the total Odour Emission Ability (OEA) from a liquid sample. The method was validated using two volatile organic sulphur compounds (VOSCs), dimethyl-trisulphide (DMTS) and bismethylthiomethane (BMTM) that are frequently detected from sewers and WWTPs and are relatively stable compared with common VOSCs like mercaptan or methyl mercaptan. The recovery rates of DMTS and BMTM were quantified by injecting a known volume of a standard liquid sample into Tedlar bags using a static injection and a dynamic injection methodology. It was confirmed that both dynamic and static injection methods at ambient condition achieved high recovery rates with no need to consider increasing evaporation by elevating the temperature. This method can also be used to assess odour removal effectiveness of liquids by comparing the OEA before and after the treatment tests. Two application examples were presented.     

Wafer-level multilayer integration of RF passives with thick BCB/metal interlayer connection in silicon-based SiP

This paper presents an integration technology for RF passives using benzocyclobutene (BCB)/metal multilayer interconnection for system-in-package applications. This technology has been specially developed for RF subsystem packages in which a thick polymer, BCB (more than 15 μm thick), is adopted as dielectric with lossy silicon as substrate for its excellent characteristics. Both dry-etch BCB and photosensitive BCB are applied in this work, and their processes are briefly introduced and compared. An RF power divider, an MIM capacitor, different types of RF inductors as well as a coupled microstrip based band-pass filter are fabricated and measured at wafer level. The results show good electrical performances, and accordingly the passives are well applicable in RF band. Moreover, the subsystem models including monolithic chips connected with passives are presented.     

An efficient model for studying the dynamics of frustrated systems

We present a model based on determinist cellular automata architecture for studying systems with frustrated interactions that present elemental excitations, such as magnetic monopoles. This model is especially designed to be applied for systems with components that have energy levels much higher than $kT$. This would imply that for these systems thermal fluctuations are negligible and they can be analyzed under the supposition that the dynamic is produced at zero temperature. This category includes artificial magnetic spin ice systems and donor and recipient electrical charge molecular systems. The dynamics of these systems can be simulated in real time with this model, with a minimum of computational requirements. It can be an excellent complement to Monte Carlo methods and in some cases can even replace them directly. In this report, we show the designed structure and some interesting results obtained in studying the dynamics of emergent magnetic monopoles in artificial spin ice systems and excitations in graphane molecular arrays.     

基于Matlab的0-1背包问题的动态规划方法求解

背包问题是经典的NP-hard组合优化问题之一,在经济管理、资源分配、投资决策、装载设计等领域有着重要的应用价值。文中用动态规划方法解决0-1背包问题,通过在Matlab6.5环境下对其算法进行测试和与其他方法对比分析,表明应用该方法可节省大量的计算时间,因而具有更高运行效率。     

绝缘材料水树产生及发展机理的研究现状

本文介绍了水树枝的定义、分类以及影响因素,在参考了16篇中外文献的基础上综述了常用绝缘材料中水树的生长过程和引发机理,推导出水树长度与老化时间、电场强度等因素的关系式。     

Supercooling Helium Vapor: Nucleation and Fog Formation Induced by Strong Evaporation

We have studied heterogeneous nucleation of liquid ⁴He on cesiated surfaces using calorimetric techniques. Nucleation kinetics are strongly influenced by wetting properties. Since liquid ⁴He does not wet cesium below 2K, substantial supercooling of the vapor is expected on theoretical grounds. Experimentally, however, we have been unable to detect any supercooling in our cells. This may be due to microscopic defects in the Cs coating, which in turn may be related to the fact that we have been unable to find a cell construction material which is wetted by Cs. Somewhat paradoxically, it is possible to supercool helium vapor even in a container made of conventional wetted materials by imposing a large heat and mass flux from the liquid to the vapor across the bulk liquid-vapor interface. When evaporation is sufficiently strong, the vapor above the liquid becomes unstable, and forms a dense fog. Videos of this process show that the fog front propagates rapidly from very near the liquid-vapor interface upward into the vapor. Fog formation near the liquid interface implies that the vapor is in a supercooled metastable state. Qualitative ideas from non-equilibrium thermodynamics and kinetic theory are used to explain this phenomenon.     

用moire技术测量平板玻璃折射率

本文描述了使用moire技术测量平板玻璃折射率的理论并进行了实验论证。测量方法简单且快捷。可精确测量任何透明材料的折射率。测量精确度可达10~(-5)。     

有机铬类调剖堵水剂室内研究

对有机铬类选择性调剖堵水剂的性能进行了评价,通过改变该调剖剂的温度、pH值、矿化度,对该调剖剂的抗温性和稳定性进行了综合评价,结果表明该调剖剂适合现场生产需要.通过岩心流动实验,研究了渗透率不同的岩心的堵水情况.研究结果表明:用该调剖剂适时地进行多轮次调剖堵水,能取得控水稳油、发挥高含水期生产潜力的理想效果.     

Machine learning-based real-time visible fatigue crack growth detection

Many large-scale and complex structural components are applied in the aeronautics and automobile industries.However,the repeated alternating or cyclic loads in ...     

Direct vapor phase growth process and robust photoluminescence properties of large area MoS2 layers

There has been growing research interest in the use of molybdenum disulfide in the fields of optoelectronics and energy harvesting devices, by virtue of its indirect-to-direct band gap tunability. However, obtaining large area thin films of MoS2 for future device applications still remains a challenge. In the present study, the amounts of the precursors （S and MOO3） were varied systematically in order to optimize the growth of highly crystalline and large area MoS2 layers by the chemical vapor deposition method. Careful control of the amounts of precursors was found to the key factor in the synthesis of large area highly crystalline flakes. The thickness of the layers was confirmed by Raman spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. The optical properties and chemical composition were studied by photoluminescence （PL） and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The emergence of strong direct excitonic emissions at 1.82 eV （A-exciton, with a normalized PL intensity of -55 × 10^3） and 1.98 eV （B-exciton, with a normalized PL intensity of -5 × 10^3） of the sample at room temperature clearly indicates the high luminescence quantum efficiency. The mobility of the films was found to be 0.09 cm^2/（V.s） at room temperature. This study provides a method for the controlled synthesis of high-quality two-dimensional （2D） transition metal dichalcogenide materials, useful for applications in nanodevices, optoelectronics and solar energv conversion.