Quasi-static and dynamic crushing behaviors of aluminum and steel tubes with a cutout

Tubular members are commonly used as an energy absorber in engineering structures and many such members have a cutout. In this study, the crushing behaviors of tubes with a cutout are characterized and the effects of cutout on the energy absorption capabilities of these tubes are quantified. Systematic parametric studies were carried out to study the effect of material properties, including yield and ultimate strength of material, strain rate effect, location of cutout, tube length and impact speed on the crushing behaviors and energy absorption capacity of aluminum and steel tubes. First, a numerical model was constructed with a commercial explicit finite element code. It will be first proven that the numerical simulation can produce sufficiently accurate results in an economic manner. Subsequently, the crushing behavior of aluminum and steel tubes with a cutout was experimentally characterized and their energy absorption capacity was evaluated in terms of mean crushing force, peak crushing force and specific energy absorption (SEA). Tubes of various lengths with a cutout located at different locations, subject to both quasi-static and dynamic impact loadings were considered. For steel tubes, the numerical simulation investigated the influence of the strain rate effect and variation in strain hardening ratio of the material. Empirical equations describing the mean and peak crushing forces of aluminum and steel tubes with a cutout were developed using linear and nonlinear regression methods applied to the results obtained from the numerical and experimental studies.     

夏热冬暖地区住宅平面设计与空调能耗关系分析

夏季住宅空调能耗已成为目前广州地区电力过荷的一个主要原因，而目前建筑师对住宅设计中的空调能耗因素并未有深入的考虑。本文就广州地区中高层住宅标准层平面设计中的朝向、形状、大小及层高与空调能耗关系进行了相关的分析，适用于夏热冬暖地区。     

镁法海绵钛生产工艺中大型无隔板镁电解槽的节能实践

以镁法海绵钛生产工艺中大型无隔板镁电解槽的实际节能情况为例，探讨了在镁电解生产中的非生产耗电、生产耗电、漏电等因素造成的能量浪费，阐述了生产中粗镁直流电耗、电流效率、工作电压3者之间的关系，指出了影响电解槽工作电压的有关因素及降低电解槽工作电压的途径。     

Ant colony optimization approach to estimate energy demand of Turkey

This paper attempts to shed light on the determinants of energy demand in Turkey. Energy demand model is first proposed using the ant colony optimization (ACO) approach. It is multi-agent systems in which the behavior of each ant is inspired by the foraging behavior of real ants to solve optimization problem. ACO energy demand estimation (ACOEDE) model is developed using population, gross domestic product (GDP), import and export. All equations proposed here are linear and quadratic. Quadratic_ACOEDE provided better-fit solution due to fluctuations of the economic indicators. The ACOEDE model plans the energy demand of Turkey until 2025 according to three scenarios. The relative estimation errors of the ACOEDE model are the lowest when they are compared with the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR) projection.     

Energy indicators for tracking sustainability in developing countries

Due to the fact that human activities and most sustainability issues are closely related to energy use, the energy system is a sound framework for providing lead indicators for sustainable development. Common energy-economic models enable the estimation of future states of the energy system. An energy system-based lead indicator set can be used to develop consistent and coherent future indicator estimates and to track sustainability, a clear advantage over existing sets.     

个人剂量仪两种电源电路设计的比较

个人剂量仪器一般要求采用电池供电，并且希望电池使用的时间越长越好，随着电池电压的降低，仪器的一些性能也会下降，合理的电源设计会延长电池的使用寿命，也能提高仪器性能，介绍了电池直接供电和采用电源芯片转换供电两种方法，并结合个人剂量仪主要进行了仪器功耗，电池使用寿命的比较，也进行了仪器其它性能，仪器成本，体积等方面的比较，通过比较结果，可根据仪器的实际要求来选择电源电路设计的方法。     

烧结机蒸汽系统新老余热管网并网改造

针对烧结机新老蒸汽系统各自独立，使用效率低，不能充分发挥效能的状态，提出了蒸汽系统新老余热管网并网改造，经过一年多的运行，取得了显著的效果。     

高压变频器在高炉冲渣水泵上的应用

介绍了HARSVERT—A06／035型高压变频器的性能及其在新4号高炉冲渣水泵上的应用。     

An on-line microcomputer-based respiratory monitor for manual materials handling

The main objective of the present study is to develop a low cost microcomputer-based respiratory system that is capable of computing the oxygen consumption and minute ventilation of individuals engaged in manual materials handling on an on-line basis. The design, specifications, and merits of the system are given. The software package developed was written in assembly language for the IBM AT personal computer.     

热轧高强钢平整机辊径参数设计技术研究

基于高强钢平整机的生产工艺特点,结合板形与辊耗问题,将带材的出口前张力与辊间压力横向分布都均匀作为目标函数,把保证所有被平整高强钢产品的机械性能满足产品大纲要求作为约束条件,提出了一套针对热轧高强钢平整机的工作辊与支承辊辊径参数设计模型.其研究结果对指导宝钢分公司1880 mm热轧平整机的工艺参数的确定与技术谈判发挥了重要作用,并具有进一步的推广价值.