A Safari Through the MPSoC Run-Time Management Jungle

The multiprocessor SoC (MPSoC) revolution is fueled by the need to execute multiple advanced multimedia applications on a single embedded computing platform. At design-time, the applications that will run in parallel and their respective user requirements are unknown. Hence, a run-time manager (RTM) is needed to match all application needs with the available platform resources and services. Creating such a run-time manager requires two decisions. First, one needs to decide what functionality to implement. Second, one has to decide how to implement this functionality in order to meet boundary conditions like e.g. real-time performance. This paper is the first to detail a generic view on MPSoC run-time management functionality and its design space trade-offs. We substantiate the run-time components and the implementation trade-offs with academic state-of-the-art solutions and a brief overview of some industrial multiprocessor run-time management examples. We show a clear trend towards more hardware acceleration, a limited distribution of management functionality over the platform and increasing support for adaptive multimedia applications. In addition, we briefly detail upcoming run-time management research issues.     

Phase Equilibria in the Sn-Ni-Zn Ternary System: Isothermal Sections at 200°C, 500°C,and 800°C

In the electronic packaging field, the Sn-Zn alloy system has been recommended as a high-temperature Pb-free solder. There is a need for thermodynamic data on the Sn-Ni-Zn ternary system. Such data would serve as a basis for understanding the interfacial reaction between Sn-Zn high-temperature solder and Ni substrates and for thermodynamically evaluating the proper composition level of Ni and Zn in Sn-based solder. This study has investigated the phase equilibria of the Sn-Ni-Zn ternary system at 800°C, 500°C, and 200°C (for Ni composition of less than 60 at.%). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) were used to identify the equilibrium phases. On the basis of the experimental data and thermodynamic parameters, the isothermal sections of the Sn-Ni-Zn ternary system have been described, considering the ternary solubility in the binary phases and newfound ternary phases τ1 (Sn₃Ni₄Zn₃) and τ2 (Sn₄Ni₄Zn₂).     

氯化铵溶液中还原浸出海洋锰结核

采用亚硫酸钠作还原剂对氯化铵溶液中海洋锰结核的浸出行为进行研究，探讨Ｎａ２ＳＯ３加入量、ＮＨ４Ｃｌ浓度及初始ｐＨ值、浸出温度和时间等对锰结核中铜、镍、钴、锰、铁浸出率的影响。结果表明５．０ｍｏｌ／ＬＮＨ４Ｃｌ溶液中，初始ｐＨ值约５．０及８０℃、１８０ｍｉｎ，锰结核与Ｎａ２ＳＯ３等量加入时，铜、镍、钴、锰的浸出率分别为８８．５６％、９６．１４％、７８．５７％、３５．２％，铁几乎未被浸出。而在同样的条件下，控制浸出过程的ｐＨ值４．０左右，１２０ｍｉｎ后铜、镍、钴、锰、铁的浸出率分别为９０．２１％、９８．８０％、９１．４３％、９８．１１％、２０．１３％。     

Performance Research and Field Application of the Knot Temporary Plugging Agent

Chemistry and Technology of Fuels and Oils - Temporary plugging technology is widely used in the volume fracturing of horizontal wells. However, conventional temporary plugging balls and particles...     

Optimization of pulse radiation from dipole arrays for maximum energy in a specified time interval

The optimum solution for maximized radiated energy in a specified time interval from anN-element dipole array at a specified farfield position is presented. The solution is obtained in terms of time-domain dipole terminal voltages which are constrained in bandwidth and total input energy, with the currents on the dipoles satisfying Pocklington's integral equation. The orthogonality of characteristic terminal modes is used in the derivation of the optimum solution, and the far-zone field is expanded as a finite sum of characteristic modal fields with unknown mode coefficients. The optimum mode coefficients are found in terms of prolate spheroidal wave functions. An additional constraint can be used to find the optimum solution with a reduced sidelobe level. The effects of signal bandwidth and time interval specification on the peak field intensity and energy density in the direction of optimization are shown and limiting cases are found to agree with previous results.     

Analysis of Loess Slope Stability Considering Cracking and Shear Failures

The cracks caused by tension are commonly observed on the upper border of loess slope. Most researchers assume that shear failure is the main reason for slope instability. The existing cracks and their development are not fully considered. The finite element method is applied widely in the numerical simulations of slope stability, but it converges and time problems must be considered when a crack occurs. The extended finite element method provides a new way to solve discontinuous media problems. In this paper, a composite model of cracking and shear failure is introduced. The extended finite element method was used to simulate the cracking in loess slope. The model used here had a unified enrichment function and the enriched freedom had a clear physical meaning. Numerical analyses were performed and the simulation results showed that the stress field redistributes. The crack propagated almost vertically at the beginning. The slope stability safety factor was less than that obtained without considering tension failure. Furthermore, the critical sliding surface was determined. This model can be used for analyzing the stability of loess slope and provides a reference for slope safety analyses.     

Co-based soft magnetic bulk glassy alloys optimized for glass-forming ability and plasticity

Co-based bulk glassy alloys (BGAs) have become more and more important because of their nearly zero magnetostriction and high giant magneto-impedance effect. Here, we report the improvement of glass-forming ability (GFA), soft-magnetic properties and plasticity by a small addition of Mo atoms in CoFeBSiNbMo BGAs. (Co_0.6Fe_0.4)₆₉ B _20.8Si_5.2Nb_5?x Mo _x ferromagnetic BGA cylindrical glassy rods were fabricated successfully with a diameter of 5 mm by conventional copper mould casting method. It reveals that the substitution of a small amount of Mo for Nb makes the composition to approach a eutectic point and effectively enhances the GFA of alloy. In addition to high GFA and superhigh strength, the compressive test shows that the Mo addition can improve the plasticity for the obtained BGAs. The combination of high GFA, excellent soft-magnetic properties and good plasticity demonstrated in our alloys is promising for the future applications as functional materials.     

Comparative review of theoretical and experimental equations of state of orthorhombic boron γ-B<Subscript>28</Subscript>

Various theoretical and experimental 300 K equations of state of γ-B₂₈, a new ultrahard high pressure orthorhombic phase of boron, have been reviewed. Throughout analyses and critical comparisons, it has been shown that DFT-GGA is capable of describing the EOS of γ-B₂₈ very accurately and that the suggestion, in the literature, of an isostructural phase transformation in γ-B₂₈ at about 40 GPa is inconclusive.     

High temperature fracture behavior of tungsten fiber reinforced copper matrix composites under dynamic compression

W_f/Cu₈₂Al₁₀Fe₄Ni₄ composite was fabricated by flow casting method. Dynamic compression tests with strain rate of 1600 s⁻¹ at 20 °C, 200 °C, 400 °C and 600 °C were finished by means of Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB). The results showed that the composites possessed obvious high temperature softening behaviors. The damages of W_f/Cu₈₂Al₁₀Fe₄Ni₄ composites all occurred within the tungsten fibers when compressed at 20 °C, 200 °C and 400 °C, indicating that the interface strength of the composites was high. While the damages of the composites occurred either in the tungsten fibers or in the matrix at 600 °C, in addition, the melt of matrix alloy also occurred. Microstructure of the composites after dynamic compressing at 600 °C was analyzed by transmission electron microscope (TEM), observation revealed that there were a lot of high-density dislocations, stacking faults and twins existing in the matrix. It was also found that the precipitated phase in the matrix played the role of the second phase strengthening.     

Preparation of cobalt oxide from concentrated cathode material of spent lithium ion batteries by hydrometallurgical method

Cobalt oxide was prepared from spent lithium ion batteries (LIBs) by reductive leaching, copper sulfide precipitation, cobalt oxalate precipitation and thermal decomposition. The cobalt rich non-magnetic ?16 mesh fraction obtained from spent LIBs by mechanical separation was leached using 2 M H₂SO₄, 6 vol% H₂O₂, reaction temperature 60 °C, agitation speed 300 rpm, pulp density 100 g/L, reaction time 1 h. The leaching efficiency of cobalt was more than 99% and its concentration was 27.4 g/L. Copper was removed (99.9%) as CuS by precipitating with Na₂S. The crystalline solid CoC₂O₄·2H₂O selectively precipitated by treating the copper-free liquor with oxalic acid was calcined to produce crystalline Co₃O₄, of which primary average particle size was 340 nm.