Agronomic evaluation of fertilizer products derived from Sukulu Hills phosphate rock

Partial acidulation of phosphate rock (PR) or compaction of PR with soluble P fertilizers can improve the usefulness of unreactive PR for use as P fertilizer. A greenhouse study was conducted to evaluate nonconventional phosphate fertilizers derived from a low reactive Sukulu Hills PR from Uganda. Raw PR (which contained 341.0 g kg^–1 Fe₂O₃), beneficiated or concentrate PR, partially acidulated PR (PAPR) and PR compacted with triple superphosphate (TSP) were evaluated. Compacted materials had a P ratio of PR:TSP = 50:50. PAPR materials were made by 50% acidulation with H₂SO₄. TSP was used as a reference fertilizer. Fertilizers were applied to an acidic (pH = 5.4) Hiwassee loam (clayey, kaolinitic, thermic Rhodic Kanhapludults) at rates of 0, 50, 100, 200, 300 and 400 mg P kg^–1 soil. Two successive corn (Zea mays L.) crops were grown for 6 weeks. Compacted concentrate PR + TSP and raw PR + TSP were 94.4 and 89.7% as effective as TSP, respectively, in increasing dry-matter yields for the first corn crop. PAPR from the concentrate was 54.8% as effective as TSP. Raw PR, concentrate PR and the PAPR from the raw PR were ineffective in increasing dry-matter yields. The same trends were obtained when P uptake was used to compare effectiveness. Ineffectiveness of the raw PR and its corresponding PAPR was attributed to a high Fe₂O₃ content in the raw PR. Bray I and Pi paper were found to be nearly equally suitable at estimating available P in the soils treated with responsive fertilizer materials. Mehlich 1 overestimated available P in soil treated with raw PR, concentrate PR or the PAPR from the raw PR.     

Agronomical evaluation of phosphate fertilizer as a nutrient source of phosphorus for crops: Isotopic procedure

The agronomic effectiveness of P fertilizers, as sources of phosphorus for crops, was evaluated using the quantities, P_f, of phosphorus taken up byLolium perenne grown on 14 soils during greenhouse experiments in pot cultures. The P_f quantities were determined using³²P-labelled fertilizers. Data were analysed using a new concept: the Isotopic Relative Agronomic Effectiveness (IRAE). The IRAE value was defined as the ratio of the P_f quantity, taken up by a crop, of a tested fertilizer over the P_f quantity, taken up by a crop, of a fertilizer used as standard. In our experiments diammonium phosphate (DAP) was used as standard P fertilizer and two rock phosphates, the North Carolina rock phosphate (NCPR) and a calcium-iron-aluminium phosphate (Phospal), were tested. As a linear relationship between P_f(NCPR) quantities and P_f(DAP) quantities was obtained, with r² = 0.95, when the application rates increased from 15 mgP (kg soil)^–1 to 200 mgP (kg soil)^–1, it is conciuded that IRAE values for a given fertilizer, other than the standard fertilizer, could be determined with a single rate of application. As regards soil pH in the range 4.7 to 8.2 the IRAE_NCPR is related to soil pH by a curvilinear relationship: log IRAE_NCPR = –(0.44) pH + 4.05 with r² = 0.89. The average of IRAE_phospal values was 0.15 with a standard error = 7% irrespective of soil pH. Then a logarithmic relationship was obtained between IRAE values of the two tested fertilizers and their water P-solubility determined at the soil pH where they were applied.     

Incubating superphosphate in ‘dry’soil can reduce its effectiveness

Single superphosphate was incubated for six months at 25°C in soil which had been subject to one of three moisture treatments. These were: dried in a glasshouse, dried at a constant temperature of 25°C, or moist soil. Phosphorus (P) effectiveness was then compared with effectiveness of P from freshly-applied superphosphate using yields of wheat (Triticum aestivum) and triticale (×Triticosecale) tops in pot experiments.Incubation in soil which had been dried at 25°C did not decrease the effectiveness of the P. Incubation in moist soil decreased it to about 20% of the effectiveness of freshly-applied P in one case and to about 50% in the other case. Incubation in soil which had been dried in a glasshouse also decreased its effectiveness. The decrease varied with conditions, but in two cases the P was 70% as effective as freshly-applied P, and in one case only 45% as effective. Presumably sufficient moisture was present in the soil dried in the glasshouse to enable water-soluble P present in the fertilizer to react with the soil.     

A variable gap penalty function and feature weights for protein 3-D structure comparisons

We have developed a variable gap penalty function for use inthe comparison program COMPARER which aligns protein sequenceson the basis of their 3-D structures. For deletions and insertions,components are a function of structural features of individualamino acid residues (e.g. secondary structure and accessibility).We have also obtained relative weights for different featuresused in the comparison by examining the equivalent residuesin weight matrices and in alignments for pairs of 3-D structureswhere the equivalences are relatively unambiguous. We have usedthe new parameters and the varible gap penalty function in COMPARERto align protein structures in the Brookhaven Data Bank. Thevariable gap penalty function is useful especially in avoidinggaps in secondary structure elements and the new feature weightsgive improved alignments. The alignments for both azurins andplastocyanins and N- and C-terminal lobes for aspartic proteinasesare discussed     

On the importance of some surface and interface characteristics in the formation of the properties of adhesive joints

The importance of some relative surface characteristics which determines the strength of adhesive joints: specific surface of substrate , relative contact area β and specific contact area β in the adhesion interaction process were emphasised. Existing and potential methods of experimental evaluation of these characteristics were shortly analysed. The durability of the adhesive joints in water media significantly increases with growth of specific surface ^* of chemically treated substrate evaluated from the SEM micrographs. Specific surface calculated from the experimental data of hexane adsorption measurements for iron particles (particulate model of steel substrate) is more then ten times greater than respective ^* values. The relative contact area β of the Al₂O₃ particles (in wide range of ) with PE melt was in a roundabout way evaluated by experimental determination of the affect of on kinetic of peel strength formation of adhesive joints: Al₂O₃ filled PE-steel. The speculation was based on the ability of Al₂O₃ to adsorb low-molecular products of contact oxidation of PE which takes place in the process of formation of adhesive joints and determines their strength. The ability of sorption in its turn is proportional to efficient value of β. The availability of the Al₂O₃ surface was evaluated.     

激光推进用于飞行器姿轨控制的分析与仿真

激光推进成本低、可靠性高,可用作飞行器的空间推进和姿态调整。建立了考虑反馈控制和激光推进的飞行器动力学模型,模型中的操纵控制项模拟了飞行器操纵系统和激光推进产生的力、力矩。详细研究了确定操纵项的方法,使用自适应飞行控制律,给出一种通过求解线性方程组确定操纵控制项的方法。以圆形盘旋轨迹为例,进行了数值模拟,计算结果显示,激光推进下的飞行器能很好按照目标轨迹飞行,并对计算结果进行了分析。     

基于NSGA-Ⅱ算法的轨道转移优化方法研究

在普适变量法求解Lambert转移问题基础上,提出基于NSGA-Ⅱ（non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-Ⅱ）算法的轨道转移时间-能量优化问题解决方法：通过修改非优超排序方法和采用空间扩张策略对NSGA-Ⅱ算法进行了改进,运用约束支配的概念解决了约束条件下Pareto最优集分层困难的问题。仿真实验表明：改进的NSGA-Ⅱ算法能有效求解轨道转移时间-能量优化问题,且比原算法提高了Pareto前沿散布性能。     

粮食吸湿及湿空气在粮堆中的扩散特性研究

研究了粮食的吸湿特性和湿空气在粮堆中的扩散特性.结果表明:粮食在湿空气中吸湿速度较快,安全水分小麦直接暴露于RH80%条件下,4 d左右水分即可达到基本平衡.但如果没有外部力量推动,湿空气在粮堆中扩散速度很慢,维持小麦、玉米和稻谷的初始相对湿度与环境相对湿度差值超过10%的条件,30 d、0.5 m粮层的相对湿度升高值均小于4%.温差对湿空气在粮堆中的扩散有较强的推动作用,在温差20℃和RH85%的条件下,对局部粮食的增湿速度,湿空气影响粮堆的深度和粮食的增湿量均显著大于无温差条件的结果.     

基于磁强计和陀螺测量的卫星轨道姿态一体化确定算法

突破卫星轨道和姿态参数分别确定分而治之的传统模式,提出了利用磁强计和陀螺测量信息同时确定卫星轨道和姿态参数的新方法。利用磁强计提供的地磁场测量值与地磁场模型计算值之间的差值,以及陀螺提供的角速度信息,推导了轨道姿态一体化确定扩展卡尔曼滤波算法。利用局部可观测性理论定量地计算系统局部可观测矩阵的条件数,进而利用该条件数对系统的可观测性进行深入分析。最后对本文算法进行了数学仿真,结果表明该算法的可行性和有效性。     

Spacecraft formation control strategy on Sun-Earth Lissajous orbit

To carry out the deep space exploration tasks near Sun-Earth Libration point L2, the CRTBP dynamic model was built up and the numerical conditional quasi-periodic orbit (Lissajous orbit) was computed near L2. Then, a formation controller was designed with linear matrix inequality to overcome the difficulty of parameter tuning. To meet the demands of formation accuracy and present thruster’s capability, a threshold scheme was adopted for formation control. Finally, some numerical simulations and analysis were completed to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed control strategy.