An investigation into the cause of loss of containment from the supply of mini-bulk lubricants

An Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) was punctured during its handling, releasing oil onto soil at an environmentally-sensitive region of Australia. The telehandler did not pierce the plastic of the IBC directly (as was expected) but rather one of the tynes had caught on the underside of the metal base plate, despite numerous controls being in place at time of spill, revealing a previously unreported mechanism for a fluid spill from handling of petroleum hydrocarbons. The diverse investigation team used a root cause analysis (RCA) technique to identify the underlying cause: the inspection process was inadequate with contributing factors of not using a spotter and design of IBC did not anticipate conditions. Engineering controls were put in place as part of the change management process to help prevent spills from occurring from piercing from telehandler tynes on the current project site.     

赤峰金剑铜业澳斯麦特熔炼炉炉衬改进

介绍内蒙古赤峰金剑铜业有限公司澳斯麦特熔炼炉炉衬的使用情况和技术改造效果。分析铬铝砖衬损毁机理的基础上,提出以铜水套炉衬替代砖衬的技术改造方案。实践证明,铜水套使用寿命达5年以上,熔炼炉产能和经济效益显著提高。     

面向用户需求的电热炉产品设计

研究基于用户需求的设计方法在电热炉产品设计中的运用。以满足单身用户需求的电热炉产品设计为例,运用定性人物角色构建法构建出目标用户角色模型,使用户的需求具体化、形象化,在此基础上设计了具有多种加热模式且方便用户携带与收纳的电热炉结构与造型,通过计算机辅助设计与样品制作,验证了设计方案的可行性,为电热炉的开发设计提供参考。     

新型TBS分选机的研究

传统TBS在使用中又存在着处理粒度范围窄、入料浓度要求较高、可控参数少、对于难选煤的处理效果差等问题,通过增加倾斜管,采用脉动水流与干扰沉降相结合,底部增加旋流分选的措施,达到增强其适应性,改善处理效果的目的。     

A bi-layer optimization approach for a hybrid flow shop scheduling problem involving controllable processing times in the steelmaking industry

A steelmaking-continuous casting (SCC) scheduling problem is an example of complex hybrid flow shop scheduling problem (HFSSP) with a strong industrial background. This paper investigates the SCC scheduling problem that involves controllable processing times (CPT) with multiple objectives concerning the total waiting time, earliness/tardiness and adjusting cost. The SCC scheduling problem with CPT is seldom discussed in the existing literature. This study is motivated by the practical situation of a large integrated steel company in which the just-in-time (JIT) and cost-cutting production strategy have become a significant concern. To address this complex HFSSP, the scheduling problem is decomposed into two subproblems: a parallel machine scheduling problem (PMSP) in the last stage and an HFSSP in the upstream stages. First, a hybrid differential evolution (HDE) algorithm combined with a variable neighborhood decomposition search (VNDS) is proposed for the former subproblem. Second, an iterative backward list scheduling (IBLS) algorithm is presented to solve the latter subproblem. The effectiveness of this bi-layer optimization approach is verified by computational experiments on well-designed and real-world scheduling instances. This study provides a new perspective on modeling and solving practical SCC scheduling problems.     

烧结机卸料装置耐磨性改善

烧结机导料箱、单辊破碎机和卸料漏斗承载着烧结热矿的导料、破碎与输送,是烧结生产的重要组成部分。高温、重载的工况环境决定着机尾卸料装置必须具有抗磨损、耐高温的特性。针对邯钢1^#435m^2烧结机机尾关键部件耐磨工作面寿命短,更换不方便等问题,分析磨损机理与失效原因,提出改进抗磨工作面结构,升级耐磨材料,优化焊接工艺等措施。通过技术方案的实施,使烧结机导料箱、单辊破碎机和卸料漏斗等卸料装置维持了较高的抗磨损性能,达到了预期的改造效果。     

跨界借鉴在建筑立面创新设计中的运用

解释了跨界借鉴的含义,并阐述了其在建筑立面创新设计中运用的可能性和积极意义。通过案例分析,提出建筑立面跨界借鉴的内容和方式。     

大井眼天然气水平井入窗轨迹控制技术

榆37-2H井是长庆油田储气库项目组为进行注采试验部署的第一口大井眼天然气水平井.该井大井眼定向造斜、轨迹控制入窗难,通过井身结构优化,井眼轨迹优化,顺利完成了钻探开发任务和311.2 mm大井眼入窗,为今后同井型大井眼天然气水平井钻井施工提供了有益的借鉴.     

The control of sea lice in Atlantic salmon by selective breeding

Sea lice threaten the welfare of farmed Atlantic salmon and the sustainability of fish farming across the world. Chemical treatments are the major method of control but drug resistance means that alternatives are urgently needed. Selective breeding can be a cheap and effective alternative. Here, we combine experimental trials and diagnostics to provide a practical protocol for quantifying resistance to sea lice. We then combined quantitative genetics with epidemiological modelling to make the first prediction of the response to selection, quantified in terms of reduced need for chemical treatments. We infected over 1400 young fish with Lepeophtheirus salmonis, the most important species in the Northern Hemisphere. Mechanisms of resistance were expressed early in infection. Consequently, the number of lice per fish and the ranking of families were very similar at 7 and 17 days post infection, providing a stable window for assessing susceptibility to infection. The heritability of lice numbers within this time window was moderately high at 0.3, confirming that selective breeding is viable. We combined an epidemiological model of sea lice infection and control on a salmon farm with genetic variation in susceptibility among individuals. We simulated 10 generations of selective breeding and examined the frequency of treatments needed to control infection. Our model predicted that substantially fewer chemical treatments are needed to control lice outbreaks in selected populations and chemical treatment could be unnecessary after 10 generations of selection. Selective breeding for sea lice resistance should reduce the impact of sea lice on fish health and thus substantially improve the sustainability of Atlantic salmon production.     

东庞矿选煤厂精煤系统脱水环节工艺改造

针对东庞矿井原煤质量发生变化,细粒级煤增多,精煤质量下降的问题,介绍了该矿选煤厂生产工艺的技改经验。通过块精煤、粗精煤脱水系统技术改造,优化了选煤工艺,解决了精煤水分高的难题,提高了精煤质量,为企业取得较好的经济效益。