Does the use of Solar Home Systems (SHS) contribute to climate protection?

The paper addresses planners and decision-makers in the field of international development cooperation and also institutions concerned with the impacts of project- and technology promotion. The primary aim of the dissemination of Solar Home Systems (SHS) in off grid areas in developing countries is to improve the living conditions of the population in a cost–effective manner. A large-scale dissemination is essential both for significant contributions to development and for climate effectiveness. However, the contribution of SHS to climate protection is disputed. This analysis presents the most important parameters affecting the contribution of SHS to climate protection and quantifies the influence of those parameters. The case considered presupposes the commercial dissemination of SHS. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are affected by the marketing decisions of the supplier of SHS. With regard to the impact on GHG emissions, a comparison is made between traditional lighting with petroleum lamps and the use of dry cell batteries to operate small devices (baseline case) on the one hand and SHSs on the other. The comparison shows GHG savings of around 9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent GHG emissions within a 20-year period of use of one single 50 Wp SHS compared with the baseline case. The result is robust with respect to variations in GHG-affecting variables. Petroleum consumption and dry cell batteries dominate GHG emissions balances to such an extent that scarcely any importance can be attached to GHG emissions from the transportation and manufacture of SHS. Therefore, it is permissible to use simplified GHG inventories which ignore the GHG emissions arising from the transportation and manufacture of SHS. Therefore the conclusion is, if SHS are commercially disseminated and used cost efficiently to substitute kerosene and dry cell batteries they reduce GHG emissions effectively. In that case SHS can make a significant contribution to climate protection by the dissemination of large numbers.     

催化燃烧炉的节能性分析

传统的火焰燃气炉往往会产生不同数量的氮氧化物(NO和NO2)、一氧化碳等不完全燃烧产物,造成了环境污染和能源浪费.催化燃烧作为一种新的燃烧方式,打破了传统火焰燃烧的可燃界限,实现了贫甲烷/空气混合物在可燃界限以下的燃烧,燃烧效率高,提高了能源利用率.将催化燃烧应用于燃气炉,可以解决燃气炉由于火焰燃烧带来的燃烧效率低等缺点,达到节约能源的目的.以催化燃烧和燃气炉为依据,在催化燃烧炉Ⅰ型的基础上研制出催化燃烧炉Ⅱ型,分析了催化燃烧炉的热损失以及热效率,并与传统火焰燃烧炉做了比较.结果表明,催化燃烧炉Ⅱ型的热损失并不大,热效率较高,且其污染物排放量极低.     

Predictive modeling of mercury speciation in combustion flue gases using GMDH-based abductive networks

Modeling mercury speciation is an important requirement for estimating harmful emissions from coal-fired power plants and developing strategies to reduce them. First-principle models based on chemical, kinetic, and thermodynamic aspects exist, but these are complex and difficult to develop. The use of modern data-based machine learning techniques has been recently introduced, including neural networks. Here we propose an alternative approach using abductive networks based on the group method of data handling (GMDH) algorithm, with the advantages of simplified and more automated model synthesis, automatic selection of significant inputs, and more transparent input–output model relationships. Models were developed for predicting three types of mercury speciation (elemental, oxidized, and particulate) using a small dataset containing six inputs parameters on the composition of the coal used and boiler operating conditions. Prediction performance compares favourably with neural network models developed using the same dataset, with correlation coefficients as high as 0.97 for training data. Network committees (ensembles) are proposed as a means of improving prediction accuracy, and suggestions are made for future work to further improve performance.     

肝单光子发射计算机断层若干物理因素的讨论

我们于1985年对我院1984年开展肝单光子发射计算机断层以来的52例肝病人进行了分析总结。结果表明,肝单光子发射断层在诊断肝内占位性病变方面比普通肝静态γ照相有许多优点。需要指出的是,肝单光予发射断层的若干优点及诊断的准确性是与物理条件的正确选择和应用密切相关的。本文根据至今积累的近100例断层经验,从技术方面介绍了影响单     

On using peak amplitude and rise time for AE source characterization

Acoustic Emission (AE) signals, which are electrical version of acoustic emissions, are usually analysed using a set of signal parameters. The major objective of signal analysis is to study the characteristics of the sources of emissions. Peak amplitude(P _a ) and rise time(R _t ) are two such parameters used for source characterization. In this paper, we theoretically investigate the efficiency ofP _a andR _t to classify and characterize AE sources by modelling the input stress pulse and transducer. Analytical expressions obtained forP _a andR _t clearly indicate their use and efficiency for source characterization. It is believed that these results may be of use to investigators in areas like control systems and signal processing also     

掺染料激光介质的研究

以PMMA为基质，在助溶剂的作用下掺杂激光染料Rh6G制备出了塑料激光介质样品，采用YAG激光器作为泵浦源测试了塑料激光介质的发射光谱，讨论了其激光发射机理。     

Ionoluminescence decay measured with single ions

A new ion beam analysis-based, single ion technique called the time to first photon has been developed to measure the decay of the luminescence signal of phosphors. Such measurements are currently needed to study luminescence decay mechanisms following high-density excitations and to identify strongly luminescent phosphor coatings with short lifetimes for ion photon emission microscopy (IPEM). The samples for this technique consist of thin phosphor layers placed or coated on the surface of PIN diodes. Single ions from an accelerator strike this sample and simultaneously create ion beam induced luminescence (IBIL) from the phosphor that is measured by a single-photon-detector, and an ion beam induced charge collection (IBICC) signal in the PIN diode. In this case, the IBICC signal provides the start pulse and the IBIL signal the stop pulse to a time to amplitude converter. It is straightforward to show that this approach also measures a signal proportional to activity versus time with an accuracy of 5% as long as the number of detected photons per ion is less than 0.1, which usually requires the use of absorbers for the IBIL detector or electronic discrimination for the IBIL signals. Details of the new analysis are given together with examples of luminescence decay measurements of several ceramic phosphors being considered to coat IPEM samples. IPEM is currently being developed at Sandia National Laboratory (SNL), the University of North Texas in Denton, and the Universities and INFN of Padova and Torino.     

纳米碳管阵列

在概括纳米碳管阵列特异的场发射效应及在场发射器方面应用前景的基础上，介绍了合成纳米碳管阵列的研究历程以及化学气相沉积法在纳米碳管阵列合成方面的重要意义，就当前纳米碳管阵列的快速合成与低温合成两个发展方向进行了概述，并指出等离子体化学气相沉积法能有效地用于纳米碳管阵列的低温合成。     

叶绿素衍生物─CPD_4在人血清中的激发和发射荧光谱

叶绿素衍生物４号（ＣＰＤ４）是一种新型中药光敏剂，本文研究了不同浓度的ＣＰＤ４分别在含１０％不同血型人血清的生理盐水中以及纯生理盐水中的激发和发射荧光光谱，并对结果进行了分析，结论对ＣＰＤ４在光动力诊断恶性肿瘤的临床应用具有一定的指导意义．     

Red clays from Central and Eastern Crete: geochemical and mineralogical properties in view of provenance studies on ancient ceramics

The existing geochemical diversity of clay deposits consists the underlying assumption for the determination of provenance of archaeological ceramics on the basis of their chemical composition. This assumption was tested on Quarternary red clayey alluviums from Central and Eastern Crete (Greece), an area rich in archaeological pottery and very popular for ceramics provenance studies. This type of clay has been used for pottery production on the island since the antiquity and it is still in use by traditional workshops. Altogether, 17 samples of clayey raw materials were collected from 7 different locations in Central and Eastern Crete, and characterised by chemistry, mineralogy and petrography. The study was focussed on the internal variability within deposits and the diversity among different deposits.It was possible to distinguish all seven deposits from each other on the basis of their chemical composition, taking into account the available mineralogical and petrographical information, although some deposits presented compositional relations. Compared to Neogene clay deposits in the same area, the variability among the examined red clayey deposits was clearly higher and exceeded by far the intra-deposit variability.