Development of an undergraduate course – Internet-based instrumentation and control

The objective, strategy, and implementation details of a new undergraduate course, Internet-based Instrumentation and Control, are presented. The course has a companion laboratory that is supported by the National Science Foundation and industry. The combination is offered to senior-level undergraduate engineering students interested in sensing, instrumentation, control, and web programming that want to learn more about the integration of these technologies for solving real-world engineering problems. The course will also be offered to gifted high school seniors with similar interests and can serve as a vehicle to attract them to engineering disciplines. Preliminary assessment of the first offering of the course is encouraging and has shown that the course has achieved success in helping students understand concepts and master basic technologies for developing Internet-based automatic systems.     

55t/h锅炉技术改造成功经验

介绍了35t／h锅炉扩容改造为55t／h非标锅炉的技术成功经验。从增加锅炉的容积、受热面面积、燃烧器喷嘴改造三个方面介绍了对锅炉本体的改造，改造后实现了锅炉的水位、汽温及燃烧自动调节，提高了锅炉的热效率为以后的锅炉扩容改造提供了实践经验。     

中碱值硫化烷基水杨酸钙的制备及性能研究

介绍了一种碱值达170mgKOH／g以上、硫含量大于3．0％、钙含量大于6．0％的硫化烷基水杨酸钙盐润滑油添加剂的制备过程及其性能。实验中重点考察了促进剂及硫磺加入量对产品碱值及硫含量的影响；通过冷冻蚀刻电镜法观察了含碳酸盐的胶体粒子结构及粒度分布情况；应用凸轮挺校、四球试验机等考察了硫化烷基水杨酸钙盐产品的极压抗磨性能。结果表明，硫化烷基水杨酸钙产品不但具有良好的高温洁净性、抗氧化安定性、胶体稳定性，而且具有突出的极压抗磨性及热稳定性。     

多部件设备维修问题研究及遗传算法求解

合理组织设备维修，缩短设备维修时间是生产运营管理的一个重要环节。本文探讨了多部件设备维修的有效组织问题。考虑到维修工人对拆分后设备的不同部分具有不同的维修效率，提出了一种基于维修时间优化的决策方法，将其与经典指派方法进行了比较；进一步地，对这一NP-hard问题设计了遗传算法，通过数值例子讨论了其求解有效性。     

Convergence of simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation for nondifferentiable optimization

We consider simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation for function minimization. The standard assumption for convergence is that the function be three times differentiable, although weaker assumptions have been used for special cases. However, all work that we are aware of at least requires differentiability. We relax the differentiability requirement and prove convergence using convex analysis.     

Competitiveness of Inexperienced and Experienced Contractors in Bidding

This paper tests the assertion that experienced contractors are more competitive than inexperienced contractors by measuring the effect of experience on bidding competitiveness for building contracts procured by a regular client. Contractors are grouped into experienced and inexperienced contractors, and two levels of contractors’ experience are identified: (1) bidding experience only and (2) bidding plus construction experience. Results of two-sample t tests show that experienced contractors are more competitive than inexperienced contractors. Contractors’ competitiveness in respect of school contracts and other contracts are further compared in evaluating the relationship between the project type and experience effect. Experienced contractors are, on average, more competitive in competing for school contracts. It emerges that the factor of project type familiarity amplifies the experience effect. A comparison of experienced contractors’ competitiveness in bidding for (1) new building works and (2) alteration and extension works shows that the effect of experience would be more significant when contract works packages are highly standardized.     

阻燃沥青的研究进展与建议

介绍了对沥青进行阻燃处理的必要性、沥青的阻燃机理、常用阻燃剂的特性及其作用模式;参照塑料材料阻燃性能的测试手段介绍了常用的沥青材料阻燃性能的测试方法;最后分析了我国沥青阻燃的研究现状,指出了该领域存在的主要问题,并给出了相应的建议。     

GIS中矢量图形的结构分析与VC++中的实现

简要讨论了GIS各类矢量图形元素间的空间拓朴结构及基位置关系 ,并用VC 6 . 0及MFC具体分析了圆弧与多边形区域的相交关系及实现。为利用VC开发专用图形软件提供了有用帮助。     

Aroused problems in the deposition of diamond-like carbon films by using the liquid phase electrodeposition technique

Hydrogenated diamond-like carbon (DLC) films were prepared by using liquid phase electrodeposition technique. The effects of the applied potential and the carbon sources on the deposition process and film structures were studied. It has been found that the organic liquids with high dielectric constants, small viscosities and the methyl group bonding to the polar group are appropriate carbon sources. The increasing of potential improves the formation of sp³ carbon during the deposition process. In a high electric field, organic molecules are polarized and reacted on the surface of the electrode, turning out DLC and other products. It is believed that the reaction follows a polarization-reaction mechanism.