Popular biorthogonal wavelet filters via a lifting scheme and its application in image compression

A technique using a lifting scheme is presented for constructing compactly supported wavelets whose coefficients are composed of free variables locating in an interval. An efficient approach-based wavelet for image compression is developed by selecting the coefficients of the 9-7 wavelet filter and associated lifting scheme. Furthermore, the rationalised coefficients wavelet filter that can be implemented with simple integer arithmetic is achieved and its characteristic is close to the well known original irrational coefficients 9-7 wavelet filters developed by A. Cohen et al. (Commun. Pure Appl. Maths., vol.45, no.1, p.485-560, 1992). To reduce the computational cost of image coding applications further, an acceleration technique is proposed for the lifting steps. Software and hardware simulations show that the new method has very low complexity, and simultaneously preserves the high quality of the compressed image.     

Cover Picture: Arresting,Fixing, and Separating Dimers Composed of Uniform Silica Colloidal Spheres (Adv. Funct. Mater. 12/2006)

In colloidal suspensions of silica, particles undergo constant collisions. By controlling various parameters, the repulsive barrier can be reduced, thereby substantially increasing the number of collision‐induced dimerization events. Xia and co‐workers report on p. 1627 that the dimers could be arrested and then permanently fixed by introducing a small amount of fresh tetraethylorthosilicate into the colloidal suspension, with monodisperse dimer yields of up to 50 %. This yield could be increased to 80 % by centrifugation in a density gradient medium. When fresh tetraethylorthosilicate is introduced into a colloidal suspension of silica spheres, it hydrolyzes and condenses in situ to arrest and fix the dimers resulting from constant collisions between the spheres. By optimizing the experimental parameters (including the length of aging time) and the diameter of the silica spheres, as well as the concentrations of counterions, water, and ammonia, it is possible to routinely produce monodisperse dimers with a yield as high as 50 %. When combined with centrifugation using a density gradient medium, the yield of such dimers could be further increased to 80 %. It is believed that this method will provide a simple and versatile approach to the high‐volume production of dimers from spherical colloids composed of different materials. These dimers may find widespread use in a range of applications such as fabrication of photonic crystals and fundamental studies related to colloidal science.     

光纤光栅感温火灾探测报警系统在原油罐区的应用

通过对现有罐区火灾自动报警技术的认真考察、对比,在石西集中处理站原油罐区安装了光纤光栅感温火灾探测报警系统.该报警系统的传感信号是光的波长变化,传感器及其探测系统是靠光缆连接而进入被测现场,它具有高安全性、高可靠性、高绝缘性、高抗电磁干扰性、防潮耐蚀、寿命长等其他传统火灾探测报警系统无法比拟的优越性能.阐述了其系统构成和运行效果.该系统在石西集中处理站运用效果良好.     

西气东输放空系统的设计与研究

论述了石油天然气行业中的放空系统工作原理，研究了西气东输采用的放空点火系统特点，讨论了放空立管的计算模型，提出了比较符合实际情况的计算模型，指出在桅杆结构的计算分析中，应该考虑钢丝绳的弹性支撑作用。钢丝绳的弹性支撑作用对结构的周期计算、风荷载导算、地震作用的计算都有较大的影响。     

溶剂脱沥青组合工艺生产重交通道路沥青

中国石化荆门分公司以江汉-阿曼混合原油和江汉-鲁宁混合原油为原料,分别采用减压蒸馏—丙烷脱沥青和减压蒸馏—添加催化裂化油浆—丙烷脱沥青工艺,生产出符合SH 0522—2000的100号道路沥青。结果表明,江汉-阿曼混合原油减压渣油中掺兑质量分数为30%的催化裂化油浆后,脱油沥青的各项性能均满足AH-70或AH-90重交通道路沥青的要求,而且薄膜烘箱试验表明,试样延度超过标准要求。     

番禺30-1砂岩强水驱气藏储层非均质性研究

针对垂向非均质性严重且边底水能量强的番禺30-1气田面临的潜在开发问题，通过岩心分析及测井二次解释，对其夹层特征及储层非均质性等进行了研究，划分出19个流动单元并定量描述了各流动单元的特征参数，建立了该气田的精细地质模型。综合评价表明，新建的地质模型具有较高的精度，为该气藏合理开发提供了坚实的地质基础。     

16Mn（HIC）钢在D405设备环境下的腐蚀行为研究

中国石化集团齐鲁石油化工公司胜利炼油厂1.40 Mt／a加氢裂化装置高压分离器D405存在设备制造问题,现场调查和介质环境的跟踪分析表明,D405设备腐蚀环境为碱性湿H_2S环境。实验室内选择16Mn(HIC)基材和焊接接头作为实验材质,在湿H_2S环境中进行了腐蚀实验。结果表明,16Mn(HIC)SSCC敏感性随硫化氢浓度的增加和pH值的降低而增加。焊缝处SSCC敏感性最高,经过热处理的焊缝其SSCC敏感性明显降低。因此,16Mn(HIC)在D405碱性湿H_2S环境下的腐蚀开裂敏感性很低,设备可以维持长周期运行。     

几种酚类抗氧剂在润滑油中的应用

采用旋转氧弹法、高压差示扫描量热法等方法研究了5种酚类抗氧剂对6种润滑油基础油氧化安定性的改善效果。结果表明:向加氢基础油中加入0.25%(质量分数)抗氧剂2246-S和RHY510(含硫酚类抗氧剂),可使HVIWH125,HVIWH150,HVIWH500,KN4006,KN40105种润滑油基础油的诱导期由27～88min提高到226～397min;使HVIWH125,HVIWH150,HVIWH300,HVIWH500,KN4006,KN40106种润滑油基础油的起始氧化温度由193.34～198.90℃提高到205.48～230.27℃。     

An MPEG‐4 Compliant Interactive Multimedia Streaming Platform Using Overlay Networks

This paper presents a multimedia streaming platform for efficiently transmitting MPEG‐4 content over IP networks. The platform includes an MPEG‐4 compliant streaming server and client, supporting object‐based representation of multimedia scenes, interactivity, and advanced encoding profiles defined by the ISO standard. For scalability purposes, we employ an application‐layer multicast scheme for media transmission using overlay networks. The overlay network, governed by the central entity of the network distribution manager, is dynamically deployed according to a set of pre‐defined criteria. The overlay network supports both broadcast delivery and video‐on‐demand content. The multimedia streaming platform is standards‐compliant and utilizes widespread multimedia protocols such as MPEG‐4, real‐time transport protocol, real‐time transport control protocol, and real‐time streaming protocol. The design of the overlay network was architected with the goal of transparency to both the streaming server and the client. As a result, many commercial implementations that use industry‐standard protocols can be plugged into the architecture relatively painlessly and can enjoy the benefits of the platform.