Liquid lithium surface control and its effect on plasma performance in the HT-7 tokamak

Experiments with liquid lithium limiters (LLLs) have been successfully performed in HT-7 since 2009 and the effects of different limiter surface structures on the ejection of Li droplets have been studied and compared. The experiments have demonstrated that strong interaction between the plasma and the liquid surface can cause intense Li efflux in the form of ejected Li droplets – which can, in turn, lead to plasma disruptions. The details of the LLL plasma-facing surface were observed to be extremely important in determining performance. Five different LLLs were evaluated in this work: two types of static free-surface limiters and three types of flowing liquid Li (FLLL) structures. It has been demonstrated that a FLLL with a slowly flowing thin liquid Li film on vertical flow plate which was pre-treated with evaporated Li was much less susceptible to Li droplet ejection than any of the other structures tested in this work. It was further observed that the plasmas run against this type of limiter were reproducibly well-behaved. These results provide technical references for the design of FLLLs in future tokamaks so as to avoid strong Li ejection and to decrease disruptive plasmas.     

Maxwell strata in the Euler elastic problem

The classical Euler problem on stationary configurations of elastic rod in the plane is studied in detail by geometric control techniques as a left-invariant optimal control problem on the group of motions of a two-dimensional plane E(2). The attainable set is described, the existence and boundedness of optimal controls are proved. Extremals are parametrized by the Jacobi elliptic functions of natural coordinates induced by the flow of the mathematical pendulum on fibers of the cotangent bundle of E(2). The group of discrete symmetries of the Euler problem generated by reflections in the phase space of the pendulum is studied. The corresponding Maxwell points are completely described via the study of fixed points of this group. As a consequence, an upper bound on cut points in the Euler problem is obtained. This work was partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project No. 05-01-00703-a.     

用纳米石墨作碳源在高温高压下合成条形金刚石

在国产 6× 12 0 0吨铰链式六面顶压机上 ,选用 Fe55Ni2 9Co16粉末触媒和 Ni70 Mn2 5Co5粉末触媒 ,在 5.1GPa和 1350 K的条件下 ,首次用纳米石墨进行了金刚石的合成实验。实验结果表明 :纳米石墨在 Fe55Ni2 9Co16粉末触媒和高温高压条件下生成大小在 2 0 μm左右的条形金刚石 ;在Ni70 Mn2 5Co5粉末触媒和高温高压条件下生成大小在 5～ 2 0 μm左右的、呈六一八面体的金刚石。两种金刚石都是透明的。初步分析了条形金刚石的形成原因。     

Backscattered electron SEM imaging of cells and determination of the information depth

Backscattered electron imaging of HT29 colon carcinoma cells in a scanning electron microscope was studied. Thin cell sections were placed on indium‐tin‐oxide‐coated glass slides, which is a promising substrate material for correlative light and electron microscopy. The ultrastructure of HT29 colon carcinoma cells was imaged without poststaining by exploiting the high chemical sensitivity of backscattered electrons. Optimum primary electron energies for backscattered electron imaging were determined which depend on the section thickness. Charging effects in the vicinity of the SiO₂ nanoparticles contained in cell sections could be clarified by placing cell sections on different substrates. Moreover, a method is presented for information depth determination of backscattered electrons which is based on the imaging of subsurface nanoparticles embedded by the cells.     

Numerical evaluation of wind effects on a tall steel building by CFD

A comprehensive numerical study of wind effects on the Commonwealth Advisory Aeronautical Council (CAARC) standard tall building is presented in this paper. The techniques of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), such as Large Eddy Simulation (LES), Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations (RANS) Model etc., were adopted in this study to predict wind loads on and wind flows around the building. The main objective of this study is to explore an effective and reliable approach for evaluation of wind effects on tall buildings by CFD techniques. The computed results were compared with extensive experimental data which were obtained at seven wind tunnels. The reasons to cause the discrepancies of the numerical predictions and experimental results were identified and discussed. It was found through the comparison that the LES with a dynamic subgrid-scale (SGS) model can give satisfactory predictions for mean and dynamic wind loads on the tall building, while the RANS model with modifications can yield encouraging results in most cases and has the advantage of providing rapid solutions. Furthermore, it was observed that typical features of the flow fields around such a surface-mounted bluff body standing in atmospheric boundary layers can be captured numerically. It was found that the velocity profile of the approaching wind flow mainly influences the mean pressure coefficients on the building and the incident turbulence intensity profile has a significant effect on the fluctuating wind forces. Therefore, it is necessary to correctly simulate both the incident wind velocity profile and turbulence intensity profile in CFD computations to accurately predict wind effects on tall buildings. The recommended CFD techniques and associated numerical treatments provide an effective way for designers to assess wind effects on a tall building and the need for a detailed wind tunnel test.     

The impact of urban street layout on local atmospheric environment

The investigation was carried out to reveal the impact of urban street layout on local atmospheric environment through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) numerical simulations using standard k$k$–ε$\epsilon$ turbulence model. Different street canyon configurations are considered and the flow regimes summarized according to the aspect ratio of the leeward building height and the street width H1/W$H1/W$ and the aspect ratio of the leeward building height and the windward building height H1/H2$H1/H2$. Three regimes are defined to denote the vortices and characteristics of pollutant dispersion in street canyons according to the parameters H1/W$H1/W$ and H1/H2$H1/H2$. It is found that the pollutant transport and diffusion is strongly dependent upon the type of flow regime inside the canyon and exchange between canyon and the above roof air. The study indicated that there is a strong influence of the street layout on the wind field and the pollutant dispersion in the street canyon mainly depends on the vortex structure in the canyon. The results are validated against an extensive wind tunnel experimental (Meroney and Rafailidis) [Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 1996;62:37–56; http://www.mi.uni-hamburg.de] and the simulated results concluded by Sini [Atmospheric Environment 1996;30:2659–77] and Sang [Atmospheric Environment 2002;36:1137–45].     

渤中29-4油田成藏分析及其勘探意义

渤中29-4油田是一个多层系复杂断块中型油气田,成藏分析表明,渤中29-4油田为明下段沉积期后形成,油气主要来自沙三段烃源岩,少量来自沙一段-沙二段;明化镇组天然气主要为生物降解气,古近系天然气为与油伴生的油型气,具有多期充注的特点。油气输导体系对油气分布控制作用明显,断层控制了下降盘油气运移,断层-砂体耦合形成的油气优势通道控制了断阶带、凸起区油气富集。渤中29-4油田勘探过程表明刻画油气优势运移通道是复杂断裂带寻找油气有利勘探区的有效手段。     

Multiple mycotoxin co-occurrence in maize grown in three agro-ecological zones of Tanzania

In this study, the co-occurrence of multiple mycotoxins in maize kernels collected from 300 households' stores in three agro-ecological zones in Tanzania was evaluated by using ultra high performance liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) with a QuEChERS-based procedure as sample treatment. This method was validated for the analysis of the main eleven mycotoxins of health concern that can occur in maize: aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁), aflatoxin B₂ (AFB₂), aflatoxin G₁ (AFG₁), aflatoxin G₂ (AFG₂), ochratoxin A (OTA), deoxynivalenol (DON), fumonisin B₁ (FB₁), fumonisin B₂ (FB₂), HT-2 toxin, T-2 toxin and zearalenone (ZEN). From each zone one major maize producing district for home consumption was chosen and 20 villages for each district were randomly selected for sampling. All mycotoxins of health concern, except for T-2 toxin, were detected in the maize samples. Particularly high levels of AFB₁ (50%; 3–1,081 μg kg⁻¹), FB₁ (73%; 16–18,184 μg kg⁻¹), FB₂ (48%; 178–38,217 μg kg⁻¹) and DON (63%; 68–2,196 μg kg⁻¹) were observed. Some samples exceeded the maximum limits set in Tanzania for aflatoxins or in European regulations for other mycotoxins in unprocessed maize. Eighty seven percent of samples were contaminated with more than one mycotoxin, with 45% of samples co-contaminated by carcinogenic mycotoxins, aflatoxins and fumonisins. Significant differences in contamination pattern were observed among the three agro-ecological zones. The high incidence and at high levels (for some) of these mycotoxins in maize may have serious implications on the health of the consumers since maize constitute the staple food of most Tanzanian population. Effective strategies targeting more than one mycotoxin are encouraged to reduce contamination of maize with mycotoxins.     

利29断块高温高盐油藏交联聚合物驱可行性研究

滨南油田利29断块是一高温高盐油藏。该文介绍了可用于高温高盐油藏的交联聚合物调驱体系，并以数值模拟为手段，对该断块交联聚合物驱浓度、段塞尺寸组合等参数进行了模拟，优选出交联聚合物驱油方案，并对其驱油效果进行了预测及评价。