Finite-difference analysis of dielectric-loaded cavities using thesimultaneous iteration of the power method with the Chebyshevacceleration technique

A numerical procedure using the finite-difference technique, simultaneous iteration based on the power method, and the Chebyshev-polynomial preconditioning is proposed to analyze dielectric-loaded cavities. The merit of this method is that no matrix inversions are invoked and the convergence rate of the power method is greatly accelerated by the preconditioning. The TE, TM, and hybrid modes in axisymmetrical cavities loaded with a rod or ring dielectric resonator are analyzed. For the hybrid modes, an H_r-H_z formulation is proposed. Accurate numerical results are obtained efficiently and no spurious solutions are found by the present method     

P-N double quantum well resonant interband tunneling diode withpeak-to-valley current ratio of 144 at room temperature

The current-voltage characteristics of the P-N double quantum well resonant interband tunneling (RIT) diodes in InAlAs-InGaAs system have been improved in this letter. The peak-to-valley current ratio (PVCR) is as high as 144 at room temperature. As we know, this is the highest room temperature PVCR ever reported in any tunneling devices. Moreover, the influence of the central barrier thickness varying from 10 Å to 30 Å on the device characteristics is also studied     

Preparation and characterization of polyurethane microcapsules containing n‐octadecane with styrene‐maleic anhydride as a surfactant by interfacial polycondensation

A series of polyurethane microcapsules containing a phase change material (PCM) of n‐octadecane was successfully synthesized by an interfacial polymerization in aqueous styrene‐maleic anhydride (SMA) dispersion with diethylene triamine (DETA) as a chain extender reacting with toluene‐2,4‐diisocyanate (TDI). The average diameter of microPCMs is in the range of 5–10 μm under the stirring speed of 3000–4000 rpm. Optical and SEM morphologies of microPCMs had ensured that the shell was regularly fabricated with the influence of SMA. FTIR results confirmed that the shell material was polyurethane and the SMA chains associated on core material reacted with TDI forming a part of shell material. The shell thickness was decreasing in the range of 0.31–0.55 μm with the molar ratio of DETA/TDI from 0.84 to 1.35 and the weight of core material increasing from 40 to 80% (wt %). By controlling the weight ratio of PCM as 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80% in microPCMs, it was found using DSC that the T_m and T_c of microPCMs were in the range of 29.8–31.0^oC and 21.1–22.0°C and an obvious phase change had been achieved nearly the same temperature range of that of PCM. The results from release curves of microPCM samples prepared by 1.4, 1.7, and 2.0 g of SMA indicated the release properties were affected by the amount of the dispersant, which attributed to the emulsion effect and shell polymerization structure. The above results suggest that the shell structure of microPCMs can be controlled and the properties of microPCMs determined by shell will perform proper practical usage. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102: 4996–5006, 2006     

Automation model of sewerage rehabilitation planning.

The major steps of sewerage rehabilitation include inspection of sewerage, assessment of structural conditions, computation of structural condition grades, and determination of rehabilitation methods and materials. Conventionally, sewerage rehabilitation planning relies on experts with professional background that is tedious and time-consuming. This paper proposes an automation model of planning optimal sewerage rehabilitation strategies for the sewer system by integrating image process, clustering technology, optimization, and visualization display. Firstly, image processing techniques, such as wavelet transformation and co-occurrence features extraction, were employed to extract various characteristics of structural failures from CCTV inspection images. Secondly, a classification neural network was established to automatically interpret the structural conditions by comparing the extracted features with the typical failures in a databank. Then, to achieve optimal rehabilitation efficiency, a genetic algorithm was used to determine appropriate rehabilitation methods and substitution materials for the pipe sections with a risk of mal-function and even collapse. Finally, the result from the automation model can be visualized in a geographic information system in which essential information of the sewer system and sewerage rehabilitation plans are graphically displayed. For demonstration, the automation model of optimal sewerage rehabilitation planning was applied to a sewer system in east Taichung, Chinese Taiwan.     

乙苯/苯乙烯塔分离效率问题的技术分析及整改措施

分析了齐鲁分公司200kt/a乙苯/苯乙烯装置乙苯/苯乙烯塔(T-401)分离效率低的原因,即降液管设计偏小,液体在降液管内流速过快,引起液体飞溅;安装分布器使用的石棉垫片溶胀而粉碎后堵塞了分布槽;分布器上使用的垫片脱落形成缝隙而漏液;填料装得不密实,留有缝隙;二级分布槽变形等.针对存在问题提出了相应的整改措施,并考察了整改措施实施效果.结果表明,整改后该塔的分离能力满足了工艺要求,并有一定的操作弹性.     

A highly efficient polarized superfluorescent fiber source for fiber-optic gyroscope applications

We demonstrate a novel polarized superfluorescent fiber source (SFS) that increases the output power in the desired polarization by a factor of 1.96 over that of an unpolarized SFS at the same pump. This is achieved by inserting a polarizer at the optimal point in the bidirectionally pumped erbium-doped fiber of an unpolarized SFS. Stable pump-power-dependent mean wavelength operation and less sensitivity to the insertion loss, important for fiber-optic gyroscope applications, are obtained in this configuration.     

底排弹射击密集度的试验研究

底排弹底排装置的工作特性对底排弹的距离散布有着明显的影响。本文以初步的静态和飞行试验结果为依据,讨论了利用现有试验手段对底排因素引起的距离散布进行分析和计算的方法,并在此基础上提出了减小底排弹距离散布的途径。     

对苯二甲酸精制过程中几个反应工程问题探讨

从反应工程角度出发，对TA（对苯二甲酸）加氢宏观反应过程进行了分析，认为三相床层中存在的粘滞液膜和滞留液囊对外湿润率有较大影响，在对影响TA精制过程的几个反应工程问题进行计算和讨论的基础上，探讨了PTA（精对苯二甲酸）装置长周期，高负荷稳定运行的工艺条件。