Surface Characteristics of Sorptive-Filtration Storm Water Media. II: Higher Specific Gravity (ρs > 1.0) Oxide-Coated Fixed Media

Most current control strategies for storm water treatment utilize fixed or filter-bed media with specific gravity (ρs) greater than 1.0. In contrast to Part I, Part II focuses on such higher density (ρs > 1.0) manganese-oxide-coated media that can be used in combined unit operations and processes for in-situ treatment of storm water. Methods were developed to coat manganese oxides onto sand and cementitious media for storm water treatment. With respect to manganese, coatings of ramsdellite produced a point of zero charge (PZC) of 5.2, while mixtures of birnessite and cryptomelane produced a PZC of 2.6 Manganese oxide increased the specific surface area (SSA) of sand and cementitious media. Manganese-oxide-coated sand (MOCS) produced a larger SSA (2.48-m2∕g), as compared with birnessite-coated media (BCM) (1.51 m2∕g), while the two have a similar surface charge (PZC = 6.4). Manganese-oxide-coated cementitious media (MOCM) produced a significantly larger SSA (19.49 m2∕g), as compared with coated sand, and SEM analyses indicated the surface contained manganese oxide and calcite of thickness 10–30 μm. Based on the results, coated cementitious media provided surface characteristics that can significantly enhance filtration and adsorption of heavy metal in storm water, in comparison to sand.     

A general stochastic clustering method for automatic cluster discovery

Finding clusters in data is a challenging problem. Given a dataset, we usually do not know the number of natural clusters hidden in the dataset. The problem is exacerbated when there is little or no additional information except the data itself. This paper proposes a general stochastic clustering method that is a simplification of nature-inspired ant-based clustering approach. It begins with a basic solution and then performs stochastic search to incrementally improve the solution until the underlying clusters emerge, resulting in automatic cluster discovery in datasets. This method differs from several recent methods in that it does not require users to input the number of clusters and it makes no explicit assumption about the underlying distribution of a dataset. Our experimental results show that the proposed method performs better than several existing methods in terms of clustering accuracy and efficiency in majority of the datasets used in this study. Our theoretical analysis shows that the proposed method has linear time and space complexities, and our empirical study shows that it can accurately and efficiently discover clusters in large datasets in which many existing methods fail to run.     

MgO/La2O3CO3复合材料对磷酸盐的吸附特征

采用水热法制备了MgO/La2 O2 CO3复合材料(ML).采用X射线衍射仪和扫描电子显微镜对其结构及表面形貌进行了表征,利用Zeta电位仪测定了其零点电位点,并探究了接触时间、初始磷酸盐浓度和初始pH对磷酸盐吸附效果的影响.结果 表明,ML呈现板块状堆叠而成的层状结构,零点电位点为4.52.准二级动力学模型和Fre...     

Mach—Zehnder干涉型光纤弱磁场传感器稳定性的研究

近年来,Mach—zehnder干涉型光纤弱磁场传感器的研究和应用获得了很大的发展,但是,外界环境因素的干扰始终影响着传感器的稳定性。本文选择直流相位跟踪法来保证传感器的稳定性,给出了理论阐述和具体电路。结果表明,该方法很好的消除了外界环境因素的干扰,保证了传感器的稳定性。     

Two-dimensional MX Dirac materials and quantum spin Hall insulators with tunable electronic and topological properties

We propose a novel class of two-dimensional(2D)Dirac materials in the MX family(M=Be,Mg,Zn and Cd,X=Cl,Br and I),which exhibit graphene-like band structures with linearly-dispersing Dirac-cone states over large energy scales(0.8–1.8 eV)and ultra-high Fermi velocities comparable to graphene.Spin-orbit coupling opens sizable topological band gaps so that these compounds can be effectively classified as quantum spin Hall insulators.The electronic and topological properties are found to be highly tunable and amenable to modulation via anion-layer substitution and vertical electric field.Electronic structures of several members of the family are shown to host a Van-Hove singularity(VHS)close to the energy of the Dirac node.The enhanced density-of-states associated with these VHSs could provide a mechanism for inducing topological superconductivity.The presence of sizable band gaps,ultra-high carrier mobilities,and small effective masses makes the MX family promising for electronics and spintronics applications.     

Numerical examination of wave power absorption by the Edinburgh Duck wave energy converter device

A two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics(CFD)numerical model is developed to study the power takeoff(PTO)efficiency of an Edinburgh duck wave energy conve...     

222Rn在大气输运研究中的示踪应用

本文简要回顾了222Rn及其子体示踪应用的主要方面,介绍了国内外对利用222Rn及其子体在预报地震和大气物质输运研究这两方面的工作.对这些示踪应用而言,要进行准确的定量分析和数值模拟,必须对222Rn及其子体在大气中的输运规律有细致的了解,这一点可以通过研究其动力学特征,建立输运模型来实现.本文中列举了部分对222Rn及其子体输运模式的研究,对比上层大气中的简单输运模型,一个比较全面的222Rn输运模型还需要考虑地表层结大气中的复杂的动力学因素,并将其作为222Rn在上层大气输运模型中的下垫面边界条件.     

S波段微波照射对大鼠免疫功能的影响

用S波段高功率微波照射大鼠,观察大鼠白细胞计数、淋巴细胞数、T细胞及其亚群和免疫球蛋白的变化,以期了解S波段高功率微波照射对大鼠免疫功能的影响.结果表明,S波段高功率微波照射可以引起大鼠白细胞水平降低,T细胞亚群出现兴奋效应,免疫球蛋白早期出现不同程度的降低,表现出低剂量刺激而高剂量抑制的效应.     

汽车空气流量传感技术现状与发展趋势

电喷系统是汽车的核心控制系统,它以空气流量传感器测量获得的进气量为依据确定喷油量与点火时间,从而使得燃料燃烧在理论空燃比附近,以实现更好的安全性、经济性、动力性以及更低的废气排放。因此,进气量的精确测量对汽车电喷系统具有非常重要的意义。介绍了汽车电喷系统空气流量传感技术的现状、存在的问题及发展趋势,并提出了一种采用平行平板电容原理结合涡街原理的传感方式。