A computer technique for predicting smoke movement in tall buildings

An approach to the analysis of stack effect has been developed which allows the prediction of internal air flow quantities and associated pressure differentials for specific buildings prior to construction. An example of the application of this analysis is presented for a hypothetical 75-story office building. Note: The authors presented this paper at a symposium on “The Control of Smoke Movement on Escape Routes in Buildings,” sponsored by the Joint Fire Research Organization and held on April 9 and 10, 1969 in Hertfordshire, England.     

历史街区保护与更新模式思考

本文通过对历史街区的认识以及城市设计在其保护与更新中的具体运用与原则,探索符合客观规律的历史街区保护与更新模式的多元选择。     

A preliminary note on the sequential decomposition of pectin by aquatic bacteria

In a eutrophic lake, an inverse relationship was observed between total aerobic heterotrophic bacteria and their pectolytic share which consisted mainly of Flavobacterium-Cytophaga species. When grown in a medium containing pectin and yeast extract as organic compounds pure cultures of the most abundant type of this bacterial group showed a diauxic characteristic of growth. Short time before entering the first lag phase of growth, production of pectolytic enzymes increased until the end of the second log phase of growth. This phenomenon may be due to the mechanism of a catabolic repression and derepression.     

Effects of Air Inlet Configuration on Forced-Ventilation Enclosure Fires on a Naval Ship

The effects of air inlet configuration on pool fire behavior in a mechanically ventilated cabin were investigated. The closed cabin used was a model of a certain machinery cabin on a naval ship. Two air inlet configurations of one vent and two vents were taken into account together with five different elevations of air inlet. In one-vent cases, mass loss rate and gas temperature were lower and oxygen concentrations were higher than those of two-vent cases. With the increase of air inlet elevation, a sudden drop in average mass loss rate and peak temperature were found in the two-vent cases at the air inlet elevation of 1.56 m. In one-vent cases, a similar drop in average mass loss rate was found at the air inlet elevation of 0.88 m, while the peak temperature was almost unaffected by inlet elevation. According to temperature profiles and the characteristic parameter of the smoke layer stability, the formation of the smoke layer was destroyed by increasing the air inlet elevation or reducing the air inlets, and furthermore a more uniform distribution could be found. For the current cabin, the one-vent case with a lower air inlet elevation was recommended for smoke control, and the inlet should be set away from the essential equipment and the entrances of the cabin.     

Cobalt-Encapsulated in Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes Prepared by Hydrothermal Method as Catalyst for Hydrogen Evolution

Abstract

Cobalt-encapsulated in nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (Co-NCNT) were prepared by hydrothermal method. CoCl₂·6H₂O and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) were used as raw material. Samples containing such defective structures were synthesized by hydrothermal methods, while there is an excellent synergistic effect between cobalt nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes on hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). In order to improving the HER performance, different samples were fabricated by changing the molar ratio of raw materials and pyrolysis temperature. The results show that Co-NCNT has the best HER performances at the ratio of CoCl₂·6H₂O and g-C₃N₄ (1:7) when the pyrolysis temperature reached 700?°C. The overpotential has reached 285?mV when the current density is 10?mA·cm^?2, the Tafel slope of the sample is 103?mV·dec^?1.     

关于建设海绵城市的思考

习近平总书记在中央城镇化工作会议上指出"城市规划建设的每个细节都要考虑对自然的影响,更不要打破自然系统。"为什么这么多城市缺水?一个重要原因就是水泥地太多,把能够涵养水源的林地、草地、湖泊、湿地给占用了,切断了自然的水循环,雨水来了,只能当作污水排走,地下水越抽越少。解决城市缺水问题,必须顺应自然。比如,在提升城市排水系统时要优先考虑把有限的雨水留下来,优先考虑更多利用自然力量排水,建设自然储存、自然渗透、自然     

金沙江乌东德水电站大坪地滑坡稳定性研究

介绍了大坪地滑坡区的地形地貌与地层岩性,阐述了该滑坡体的变形特征,结合大坪地滑坡的计算模型,分析了库水升降作用对滑坡稳定性的影响,该分析成果将对该库区的滑坡防治提供一定的参考。     

Evaluation of solar temperature field under different wind speeds for Shanghai 65 m radio telescope

The Shanghai 65 m radio telescope is currently the largest full range rotatable radio telescope in Asia. Gravity, wind and temperature are the three main factors which may have a bad effect on the reflector’s surface precision. To study the effect of the thermal deformation caused by daily non-uniform temperature fields on the surface precision of the main reflector, both the temperature field and its effect were studied in detail for two typical days (January 15th and July 15th). The method to simulate temperature fields was studied initially, considering heat conduction, solar radiation, shadowing, air convection, sky radiation and ground radiation. Then, an integral parametric thermal finite element model (FEM) of the telescope was established using the ANSYS thermal analysis module. Finally, the effect of non-uniform temperature fields on the surface precision of the main reflector was estimated in terms of the Root Mean Square (RMS) deformation based on temperature transient analysis. The proposed methods and conclusions drawn can provide valuable information for thermal design, thermal monitoring and thermal control of the Shanghai 65 m radio telescope and other similar giant antenna structures.