New results on PWARX model identification based on clustering approach

This paper deals with the problem of piecewise auto regressive systems with exogenous input(PWARX) model identification based on clustering solution. This problem involves both the estimation of the parameters of the affine sub-models and the hyper planes defining the partitions of the state-input regression. The existing identification methods present three main drawbacks which limit its effectiveness. First, most of them may converge to local minima in the case of poor initializations because they are based on the optimization using nonlinear criteria. Second, they use simple and ineffective techniques to remove outliers. Third, most of them assume that the number of sub-models is known a priori. To overcome these drawbacks, we suggest the use of the density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise(DBSCAN) algorithm. The results presented in this paper illustrate the performance of our methods in comparison with the existing approach. An application of the developed approach to an olive oil esterification reactor is also proposed in order to validate the simulation results.     

多壁碳纳米管与聚(2-乙酰基-5-溴噻吩)复合纳米材料修饰玻碳电极同时检测对苯二酚、邻苯二酚和对甲苯酚

该文利用多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)和聚(2-乙酰基-5-溴噻吩)复合纳米材料修饰电极,用于同时检测对苯二酚(HQ)、邻苯二酚(CC)和对甲苯酚(PC)。通过循环伏安法(CV),示差脉冲伏安法(DPV)和透射电镜(TEM)表征了该复合纳米材料的电化学性能和表面形貌。结果表明该电极对HQ、CC和PC具有较高的灵敏度和选择性。DPV峰电流与HQ、CC和PC的浓度在1.0×10-5～8.0×10-4mol/L,5.0×10-6～5.5×10-4mol/L和5.0×10-6～7.5×10-4mol/L范围内分别呈良好的线性关系,且检测限分别为3.0×10-6 mol/L,1.7×10-6 mol/L和2.0×10-6mol/L。     

电化学消毒法的消毒效果试验

本研究主要是采用自行设计的电化学消毒器对河水及不同含盐量的配水进行了系统的消毒试验，试验结果表明电化学消毒器的消毒效果良好，耗电很低，杀菌率随电流、停留时间和盐度的增加而提高。     

Proton diffusion in γ-manganese dioxide

Deconvolution of the electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD) discharge curve has indicated the presence of a number of energetically different reduction processes. This has been used to determine the contribution of each reduction process to the total discharge. Using step potential electrochemical spectroscopy (SPECS), the i-t data were modelled as the sum of the discharge of the individual reduction processes. From this, A√ D for each reduction process as a function of degree of discharge was determined. The maximum A√ D values for each process ranged from 2.3×10⁻² to 4.0×10⁻⁴ cm³ s^−1/2 g⁻¹ values are consistent with previously reported values for A√ D, although in this case we have determined values for the entire compositional range.     

Response surface methodology study on electrochemical adsorption regeneration of water-based drilling fluid waste

ABSTRACT

This study explores an electrochemical adsorption method on the regeneration of aqueous drilling fluid waste. Response surface analysis was applied to investigating the electrochemical factors on the adsorption performance. The response surface polynomial model optimized the preferred electrochemical adsorption conditions with adsorption time of 20 min, spacing electrodes of 5 cm, adsorption concentration of 5% and NaCl concentration of 2 g/L. The model calculated electrochemical adsorption amount of drilling fluid showed only 1.3% deviation from the experimental results. Thus, the model could provide effective support for the device design and application of drilling fluid electrochemical adsorption process.     

A minimum variance distortionless response filter based on the bifrequency spectrum for single-channel noise reduction

This paper deals with the problem of single-channel noise reduction in the short-time Fourier transform (STFT) domain. Many algorithms have been developed to solve this important problem, most of which generally assume that the STFT coefficients in different frequency bands are uncorrelated, so the noise reduction is achieved by applying a gain function to the STFT of the noisy speech in each frequency band. However, this assumption is not accurate and the STFT coefficients of speech signals between neighboring frequency bands are correlated in practice due to the use of small lengths of the fast Fourier transform (FFT) and overlap add/save techniques in implementation. This paper formulates the noise reduction problem by taking into account the interband correlation using the so-called bifrequency spectrum. Based on this formulation, a single-channel minimum variance distortionless response (MVDR) filter is derived, which is shown to be able to significantly improve the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and meanwhile maintain the desired speech not much distorted. Simulations are presented to justify the claimed merits of the developed MVDR filter.     

机床噪声及降低噪声的途径

分析了机床噪声的起因，并提出了相应的降噪措施。     

Characterization of boron-doped diamond electrodes by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Charge transfer on boron doped diamond (BDD) electrodes was studied by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The diamond films of 5 μm thickness and boron content between 200 ppm and 3000 ppm were prepared by the hot filament CVD technique on niobium substrate and mounted in a Teflon holder as rotating disk electrodes. The electrochemical measurements were carried out in aqueous electrolyte solutions of 0.5 M Na₂ SO ₄ + 5 mM K₃[Fe(CN)₆]/K₄[Fe(CN)₆]. Significant deviation in the redox behaviour of BDD and active Pt electrodes was indicated by a shift of the peak potentials in the cyclic voltammograms with increasing sweep rate and lower limiting diffusion current densities under rotating disk conditions. In the impedance spectra an additional capacitive element appeared at high frequencies. The potential and rotation dependence of the impedance spectra can be described quantitatively in terms of a model based on diffusion controlled charge transfer on partially blocked electrode surfaces. Direct evidence for the non-homogeneous current distribution on the diamond surface was obtained by SECM measurements.     

汽车车内行驶噪声测试的阶次跟踪法

应用PULSE测试分析系统中阶次跟踪法,测试分析某型乘用车车内四个位置的噪声水平随发动机转速变化的关系.揭示了该型汽车在测试工况下,不同的转速对车内噪声的贡献规律.为降低车内行驶噪声和振动响应提供了重要的分析依据和参考.     

The use of electrochemical noise methods (ENM) to study thick, high impedance coatings

Thick, high impedance organic coatings are those class of coatings used to provide corrosion protection to naval vessels, pipelines, gasoline storage tanks, and other large structures such as bridges and plant structures. These coatings, especially the newest generations now being used in practice, can provide exceptional protection and lifetime of performance such that properly and accurately assessing and differentiating among competing coatings is a very difficult task. The standard protocol of salt fog testing (ASTM B117), immersion testing, and outdoor exposure in a corrosive environment with subjective evaluation of a coating's performance durings and after testing, does not adequatcly rank and predict coating lifetimes for new coating systems, especially for the environmentally compliant coating systems such as powder coatings (especially the thick, fusion bonded epoxy (FBE) coatings used for pipelines), two component epoxy and urethane coatings and waterborne coatings. New, objective test methods are desperately needed by users and manufacturers of coatings. A relatively new electrochemical test procedure, electrochemical noise methods (ENM), as developed by Skerry and Eden, has been shown in our laboratory to be very successful in the ranking and prediction of relative coating performance. We have used the method successfully on naval ship coatings, several pipeline coatings and other related systems, and Skerry has used them successfully on industrial maintenance coatings. We have used these methods in conjunction with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, d.c. resistance measurements and cyclic salt fog testing of the Prohesion^TM type. In our studies of pipeline coatings, we needed to investigate thermal effects because of their extended range of use temperature. In these studies, we have discovered that electrochemical methods can be used for an in situ measurement of the T_g of coatings in electrolyte immersion. Further, the ‘plasticizing’ effect of aqueous electrolyte absorption as well as its relative irreversibility has been shown. For all coatings studied, ENM provided useful, objective, numerical data which rapidly ranks coatings and provides useful information on the relative lifetime prediction of coatings which may provide up to 30 years of service.