Structure and Ordination of Epiphytic Invertebrate Communities of Four Coastal Wetlands in Green Bay,Lake Michigan

Epiphytic macroinvertebrate communities of four coastal wetlands of Green Bay, Lake Michigan were compared by taxonomic composition, feeding group composition, and environmental influences using Bray-Curtis ordination. Ordination scores from the most sheltered oligotrophic site, Portage Marsh, were distinct from the eutrophic, exposed sites located in middle and lower Green Bay— Seagull Bar, Little Tail Point, and Dead Horse Bay. Epiphyton chlorophyll a, phytoplankton chlorophyll a, and specific conductance strongly correlated to the ordination axes, indicating the trophic gradient within Green Bay was a primary environmental influence. The feeding group compositions at the sites were consistent with the type and abundance of food available. Portage Marsh is a scraper-shredder system, with macroinvertebrates feeding mainly on epiphyton and coarse particulate detritus. Dead Horse Bay and Little Tail Point are collector systems, sustained by phytoplankton and fine particulate organic matter. Seagull Bar is intermediate in trophic position along the ordination axes, but more closely resemble the latter two sites. The type and abundance of food resources available to these invertebrate communities are influenced by wave exposure, light attenuation, nutrient levels, and algae levels of the littoral and pelagial waters. Macroinvertebrate communities were sensitive to shifts in food resources, which generated shifts in trophic structure.     

挠性抗回旋PDC钻头的有限元分析

回旋是导致PDC钻头早期失效的主要原因，介绍了一种基于挠性钻头的构想设计的抗回旋PDC钻头，阐述了其结构和抗回旋原理。对挠性钻头的公、母接头进行了有限元应力分析，说明了模型建立、网格划分以及约束和载荷施加过程中所采用的方法和关键技术。有限元分析结果表明挠性钻头的强度满足要求。     

柔性植物阻流特性研究

河流中的植物不仅影响河流的泄洪能力而且在生态的修复中起重要作用,因此对含植物明渠水流的阻力特性及紊流特性的研究显得非常重要。将河道中含柔性植物的水流视为充分发展了的紊流,在实验室中用特定材料模拟柔性植物,通过水槽试验用三维ADV对淹没柔性植物段紊流特性进行了测量研究,分析了含淹没柔性植物明渠水流的水力学特性及阻力特性并得出其曼宁糙率n的变化规律。对试验结果分析表明,含淹没柔性植物的垂向流速分布不再符合指数分布;其紊流具有明显的各向异性特性;植物冠层交界处,水流紊动交换强烈,该处紊流强度及雷诺应力出现最大值。     

Autothermal two-stage gasification of low-density waste-derived fuels

In order to increase the efficiency of waste utilization in thermal conversion processes, pre-treatment is advantageous. With the Herhof Stabilat^® process, residual domestic waste is upgraded to waste-derived fuel by means of biological drying and mechanical separation of inerts and metals. The dried and homogenized waste-derived Stabilat^® fuel has a relatively high calorific value and contains high volatile matter which makes it suitable for gasification. As a result of extensive mechanical treatment, the Stabilat^® produced is of a fluffy appearance with a low density. A two-stage gasifier, based on a parallel-arranged bubbling fluidized bed and a fixed bed reactor, has been developed to convert Stabilat^® into hydrogen-rich product gas. This paper focuses on the design and construction of the configured laboratory-scale gasifier and experience with its operation. The processing of low-density fluffy waste-derived fuel using small-scale equipment demands special technical solutions for the core components as well as for the peripheral equipment. These are discussed here. The operating results of Stabilat^® gasification are also presented.     

A decision-making approach to the operation of flexible manufacturing systems

This paper introduces a generic decision-making framework for assigning resources of a manufacturing system to production tasks. Resources are broadly defined production units, such as machines, human operators, or material handling vehicles; and tasks are activities performed by resources. In the specific context of FMS, resources correspond to individual machines; tasks correspond to operations to be performed on parts. The framework assumes a hierarchical structure of the system and calls for the execution of four consecutive steps to make a decision for the assignment of a resource to a task. These steps are 1) establishment of decision-making criteria, 2) formation of alternative assignments, 3) estimation of the consequences of the assignments, and 4) selection of the best alternative assignment. This framework has been applied to an existing FMS as an operational policy that decides what task will be executed on which resource of this FMS. Simulation runs provide some initial results of the application of this policy. It is shown that the policy provides flexibility in terms of system performance and computational effort.     

微电机与微加工

简述了和微电机相关的微加工生产中的方法，介绍了微型机电部件成型的实现途径。     

金线断口的分析

运用扫描电子显微镜技术，对金线断口观察分析，讨论金线在拉伸过程中断裂时断口形貌及断裂的原因，发现，断裂是由于金锭中的气体和杂质引起的，并提出改进生产工艺的意见。     

含微量元素铜焊锡丝的研制

在６０／４０的锡铅焊料中加入０．２％左右的铜，凝固后具有均匀细小的共晶组织，其熔点为１８３℃，焊点强度和扩展率均高于未加铜的６０／４０锡铅焊料，并且含铜的锡铅焊料在焊接时，对铜烙铁头和微细铜线了小的熔蚀性。     

提高气门弹簧钢丝质量的途径

指出了影响气门弹簧钢丝疲劳性能的主要因素是冶金因素，介绍了国外先进的气门弹簧钢丝生产的冶炼、轧制和拉拔新工艺，提出了提高国产气门弹簧钢丝质量应采取的措施。