Comparative Judgments as an Alternative to Ratings: Identifying the Scale Origin.

Although comparative judgment methods have a number of distinct advantages over ratings, they share one common problem: On the basis of comparative judgments, it is not possible to recover the origin of item evaluations. One item may be judged more positively than another, but this result does not allow any conclusions about whether either of the items are attractive or unattractive. This article discusses the implications of this limitation for the interpretation of individual differences in comparative judgments. It also presents 3 different methods that may allow determination of the scale origin using a nested model comparison approach. An application illustrates the proposed approach as well as the benefits of determining the scale origin in understanding value judgments. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Scale‐up and Spouting of Two‐Dimensional Beds

The objective of this paper is to present an analysis on the scale‐up procedure of two‐dimensional spouted beds. The task was carried out with three different beds measuring 0.15, 0.30 and 0.80 in width. The conditions of scale‐up were studied through geometrical similitude analysis. Some parameters of scale were adimensionalised, tested and validated in order to propose relationships capable of predicting values of dependent properties. Those relationships should be followed in a prototype of an equipment of industrial scale. The study permitted the development of correlations to predict values of maximum pressure drop, minimum spout velocity and maximum height of spouting.     

对我厂防治加热管内碳酸钙垢的思索

分析了我厂两碱法原卤净化后,加热管内壁结碳酸钙垢的原因,探讨了我厂采取加盐酸、加阻垢剂、用超声波阻垢器的方法,以及对加热管内碳酸钙垢防治的情况和存在的问题.     

Estimation of errors of hydrogen standard time scale preservation taking account of systematic frequency changes

Metrological characteristics of active hydrogen frequency standards are investigated on the basis of internal and external comparisons. The stability of random changes and drift of hydrogen frequency standards and also the potential capabilities of time scale preservation with effective consideration of systematic changes in their frequency are demonstrated. __________ Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 3. pp. 42–45, March, 2007.     

Numerical Study of Scale Effects of Ultra-Thin Nickel Beams

Recent experiments have shown that metallic materials display significant size effects when the characteristic length scale of non-uniform plastic deformation is close to a micron. Couple stress plasticity has been developed to explain such phenomena by Fleck and Hutchinson. The mechanical behaviors of ultra-thin nickel beams in different boundary conditions were studied with the hybrid element developed for couple stress plasticity before. Strong scale effects are found when the beam's thickness is close to the material characteristic length scale. Such phenomena will disappear if the beam' s thickness is greatly larger than the material characteristic length scale. The scale effect is the beams inherent property and it does not change with the change of support conditions.     

板坯连铸机二切短流程生产线的开发和应用

3^#板坯连铸机二切工序一直不能正常工作，采用了在线切割工艺，根据切割条件和切割周期等参数，结合板坯连铸出坯线短、车间小的特点，确定二切机的位置在距一切终止点15m处。改进了清渣系统，采取了升降挡板和定尺板相结合的定尺方式，设定不同的辊道运输速度等措施，保证了二切设备的正常运行，实现了板坯的热送热装．     

粱南输油管线防垢技术的研究与应用

针对梁南结垢的具体情况，探讨了输油管线结硫酸盐垢的原因及影响因素，指出了化学防垢的可行性。室内成功研制出DY-2阻垢剂，现场应用后有效地预防了硫酸钡、锶垢的形成。     

一种基于模式搜索的大尺寸测量移站坐标转换方法

针对空间大尺寸测量的移站坐标转换，提出了最小二乘坐标转换数学模型和基于模式搜索的参数求解方法，实验证明该方法具有理论正确性和实际可行性。     

油气吸收回收系统的研究及工业应用——(Ⅱ)工业试验及效果分析

在油气吸收回收系统中型试验的基础上，开发了常温常压吸收法工业化油气回收系统，并进行了工业应用。结果表明，该油气回收系统平均回收率可达95．13％，每年可回收汽油529t；装车期间装车口周围环境大气中总烃浓度平均降低98．06％。企业通过实施油气回收系统，节能及经济效益明显，且很好地改善了装车场所的作业环境，克服了油气排放带来的安全隐患。