Quantitative evaluation of micro versus larger database products

This paper uses a model of the functional structure of database management systems (DBMS) and quantitative methods for evaluation in order to compare functional capabilities of the micro DBMS products with those of the larger ones. To this end, two micro products, dBASE III (version 1.1) and R:Base 5000 (version 1.0) and a larger product: VAX-11 Datatrieve are compared. The results show only marginal distinction between micro and larger DBMS products on the basis of functional capabilities — a distinction which is likely to disappear in the near future.     

Development of high strength,porous mullite ceramic hollow fiber membrane for treatment of oily wastewater

Ceramic hollow fiber membranes (CHFMs) are known for their excellent characteristics including high surface area, compact design, and good chemical, thermal, and mechanical stabilities. Despite these interesting attributes, CHFMs are also prone to certain limitations, such as brittleness and high cost that hinder them from being commercialized. To mitigate this drawback, we have developed a high strength, porous ceramic hollow fiber membrane, derived from mullite–kaolinite powder, for efficient oil–wastewater separation. The superhydrophilic, low-cost mullite-based (CHFM) was successfully fabricated through combined phase inversion and sintering techniques. Prior to the fabrication, the as-received mullite–kaolinite was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analyses. Subsequently, operational parameters such as the effect of mullite content, sintering temperature, and air gap were optimized during the fabrication of mullite ceramic hollow fiber membrane. The resulting membranes were systematically characterized and evaluated in terms of morphology, porosity, mechanical strength, water flux, and oil–water separation. Increasing the mullite content, air gap, and sintering temperature enhanced the formation of microvoid structure. It is interesting to note that the mechanical strength of 86 MPa was obtained for the membrane containing 60 wt % of mullite sintered at 1450 °C and an air gap of 5 cm. The membrane induced a stable permeate water flux and oil rejection of mullite CHFM of 182 L/m²?h and 97.1%, respectively. As compared to kaolin ceramic counterparts, this porous mullite ceramic hollow fiber membrane can be used in various water treatment applications, including for the separation of oily wastewater due to its mechanical strength and water flux.     

A Potential Soot Mass Determination Method from Resistivity Measurement of Thermophoretically Deposited Soot

Miniaturized detection systems for nanometer-sized airborne particles are in demand, for example in applications for onboard diagnostics downstream particulate filters in modern diesel engines. A soot sensor based on resistivity measurements was developed and characterized. This involved generation of soot particles using a quenched co-flow diffusion flame; depositing the particles onto a sensor substrate using thermophoresis and particle detection using a finger electrode structure, patterned on thermally oxidized silicon substrate. The generated soot particles were characterized using techniques including Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer for mobility size distributions, Differential Mobility Analyzer—Aerosol Particle Mass analyzer for the mass–mobility relationship, and Transmission Electron Microscopy for morphology. The generated particles were similar to particles from diesel engines in concentration, mobility size distribution, and mass fractal dimension. The primary particle size, effective density and organic mass fraction were slightly lower than values reported for diesel engines. The response measured with the sensors was largely dependent on particle mass concentration, but increased with increasing soot aggregate mobility size. Detection down to cumulative mass as small as 20–30 μg has been demonstrated. The detection limit can be improved by using a more sensitive resistance meter, modified deposition cell, larger flow rates of soot aerosol and modifying the sensor surface.     

一个新α-函数用于Peng-Robinson状态方程:应用于天然气(英文)

Cubic equations of state （EOSs） are simple and easy at calculation. One way of improving the accuracy of a cubic EOS is through the modification of temperature-dependent energy parameter by using alpha-function. The industrial applications of natural gas are very wide and as a result, prediction of thermodynamic properties and phase behavior of natural gas is an important part of design for such processes. In this work we develop a newα-function for the Peng-Robinson （PR） EOS with the parameters optimized especially for natural gas components. The parameters are generalized as a linear function of acentric factor. The results are compared to the predictions from original PR EOS and otherα-functions in literature. It is shown that the newα-function presents a good accu-racy with the average deviation of 1.42%for natural gas components.     

使用LabVIEW和NI硬件精确安全地测量胎儿心率

胎心率(FHR)检测是一种用于胎儿出生前判断胎儿健康状况,并帮助识别胎儿缺氧或受压迫等潜在危险的主要方法.早期检测的目的是为了降低胎儿发病率和死亡率.     

Influence of fluid properties on bubble formation,detachment, rising and collapse; Investigation using volume of fluid method

Numerical simulations have been carried out to investigate the formation and motion of single bubble in liquids using volume-of-fluid (VOF) method using the software platform of FLUENT 6.3. Transient conservation mass and momentum equations with considering the effects of surface tension and gravitational force were solved by the pressure implicit splitting operator (PISO) algorithm to simulate the behavior of gas-liquid interface movements in the VOF method. The simulation results of bubble formation and characteristics were in reasonable agreement with experimental observations and available literature results. Effects of fluid physical properties, operation conditions such as orifice diameter on bubble behavior, detachment time, bubble formation frequency and bubble diameter were numerically studied. The simulations showed that bubble size and bubble detachment times are linear functions of surface tension and decrease exponentially with the increase in liquid density. In contrast, only a small influence of the fluid viscosity on bubble size and detachment time was observed. Bubble collapse at a free surface simulation with VOF method was also investigated.     

Algebraic properties of complete residuated lattice valued tree automata

This paper investigates tree automata based on complete residuated lattice valued (referred to as L-valued) logic. First, we define the notions of L-valued set of pure subsystems and L-valued set of strong pure subsystems, as well as, their relation is considered. Also, L-valued n-tuple operator consist of n successors is defined, some of its properties are examined and its relation with pure subsystem is analyzed. Furthermore, we investigate some concepts such as L-valued set of (strong) homomorphisms, L-valued set of (strong) isomorphisms, and L-valued set of admissible relations. Moreover, we discuss bifuzzy topological characterization of L-valued tree automata. Finally, the relations of homomorphisms between the L-valued tree automata to continuous mappings and open mappings is examined.