THE INFLUENCE OF HELICAL FLOW ON WATER FUEL EMULSION PREPARATION

This study presents a method of preparing simple and multiple emulsions formed in a liquid-liquid contactor with Couette-Taylor flow (CTF). A Couette-Taylor flow contactor represents a mini-channel device, and due to its small dimension can be connected to a diesel engine for just-prepared emulsion injection. Stable simple W/O and multiple O/W/O emulsions have been prepared, both with quite narrow drop size distribution. The mean drop size of the inner phase of multiple emulsions is in range of 2-10 μm depending on the operating conditions. Simple and multiple emulsions will be considered as an alternative diesel fuel for improving engine performance and emissions characteristics.     

Operation of a catalytic reverse flow reactor for the purification of air contaminated with volatile organic compounds

Catalytic oxidation in a reverse flow reactor is an attractive process for the decontamination of air polluted with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In this paper several aspects of operating this type of reactor for air purification under strongly varying conditions will be discussed. For a successfit operation of such reactor a minimum amount of combustibles is required, and a simple theory is developed to predict this minimum value. This minimum amount is strongly influenced by the reaction kinetics, the heat transport in the packed bed and the adiabaticity of the reactor. To cope with a too low temperature level in the reactor for a complete conversion, an electrical heating device should be installed in the centre of the reactor bed to increase locally the temperature rapidly and efficiently. To control the maximum temperature in case of too high concentrations, extra air should be added to the feed.     

可扩展的花卉种类识别

目的 基于模式识别的花卉种类识别方法在使用不同特征或分类器时识别准确率有较大差别。本文的研究目的在于实现花卉种类识别方法的快速构建及性能评估,减轻研究人员的编程工作量,提高效率。方法 根据使用模式识别技术进行花卉种类识别的一般步骤,应用插件技术将算法中的预处理、特征提取、分类器训练、分类器识别等步骤表示成不同种类的处理器,建立可扩展的系统平台,研究人员可以通过修改各步骤所使用的处理器来修改图像处理和识别算法,并在此基础上采用流式链接方法构建算法。结果 基于本文所提出的构建方法进行算法优化,并将其用于68种花卉的识别,准确率Top1为 91.26%,Top5为98.41%。结论 流式链接方法能够对识别方法进行快速装配,有利于快速评估不同特征和分类器在花卉种类识别中的性能,适于算法的研究和优化。本文所提出的基于工作流式链接方法以及插件技术的构建方法具有灵活易用的特点,所构建的算法具有良好的可扩展性。该方法还可以推广应用于其他基于数字图像的模式识别算法研究。     

光照变化条件下的光流估计

目的 为了提高光流法在处理光照变化和大位移方面的稳健性。提出一种结合结构纹理分解预处理和加权中值滤波的光流场模型。方法 该方法数据项采用灰度守恒假设和梯度守恒假设相结合、局部约束与全局约束相结合的思想。同时采用结构纹理分解、加权中值滤波、金字塔结构等高效的光流估计技术,进一步增强了光流算法的精确性与实用性。结果 分别通过Middlebury光流数据库图像和真实场景图像对提出的光流估计算法进行了大量实验验证。实验结果表明,改进的光流估计法在处理光照变化方面表现不错,不仅获得稠密的光流场,而且提高了光流场准确提取目标边缘的能力。结论 和传统光流方法相比,所提方法在光照变化情况下能获得更加理想的结果,降低了实际场景中光线变化的干扰,能更好地适用于实际场景中。     

基于视觉辅助的汽车转向路感优化控制仿真

汽车行驶速度过快的情况下,与路面的冲击反力会瞬间增大.路感控制过程需要迅速改变硬件结构参数以保持稳定,过大变化使得控制过程出现异动,导致汽车转向路感系统出现“打手”(过控制)问题,传统的路感系统控制方法针对过控制问题,需要动态变化控制参数,使其与过控制过程形成匹配,但是传统方法很容易引起模型不稳,导致对汽车转向路感系统的控制误差增大.提出视觉辅助的汽车转向路感系统快速控制方法,采用Harris角点控制算法获取监控视频中每幅汽车转向路感图像中的角点位置,对每帧汽车转向图像的角点进行LK光流场运算,依据运动目标的光流连续性获取可能的目标角点信息,通过聚类分析对若干角点位置集进行数字运动汽车转向图像处理中的形态学处理,得到汽车当前所处的实际位置,实现汽车转向路感系统的快速控制.实验结果证明,改进种方法的可行性,并且具有较高的控制精度.     

The Effects of Power Law Fluid Rheology on Coil Heat Transfer for Agitated Vessel in the Transitional Flow Regime

A CFD model of heat transfer from power‐law fluids to helical cooling coils in the transitional flow regime of a baffled tank mixed with a pitched blade turbine was developed with Fluent^TM. The model captured local temperature and velocity gradients. Simulations were run, varying Re, Pr, K and n. The results indicate that a Sieder‐Tate type correlation, with the exponent on and the coefficient in front of the Reynolds number being a function of n, is recommended for estimating ho. Also, a new two coil bank design was found to be more efficient when 450 < Re < 650.     

Patterns of Iridoid Glycoside Production and Induction in Plantago lanceolata and the Importance of Plant Age

Induction of allelochemicals is one way that plants efficiently deploy defenses against herbivory. In two separate experiments we investigated the time course of this inductive response and the importance of the timing of herbivory for Plantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae). We found a localized induced response of catalpol and the ratio of catalpol to total iridoid glycosides in damaged leaves that was evident at d 6 after caterpillars of the specialist Junonia coenia were put onto the plants. On the whole plant level, we detected small, but significant changes in the iridoid glycoside metabolism of P. lanceolata on several different days following herbivory. We also found considerable change in the amounts of allelochemicals produced during P. lanceolata's ontogeny. This ontogenetic effect might help to explain some of the reasons why induction may be difficult to detect in P. lanceolata. We also investigated the importance of the timing of herbivory on P. lanceolata's inductive response, but neither herbivory after 5 wk of growth nor after 6 or 7 wk of growth induced an increase in aucubin or catalpol.     

降膜传质过程Marangoni效应稳定性分析

通过建立降膜流动传质模型，并考虑液相流动及非线性浓度分布的影响，利用线性微扰理论得到了降膜流动传质过程Marangoni效应发生的理论临界条件.用所建立的降膜流动传质实验装置得出实测传质系数的变化，由此获得Marangoni效应发生的实测临界条件，实测值与理论值基本符合，从而为工业上常见的降膜流动传质过程中Marangoni现象的预测和利用提供了理论依据.     

Extrusion of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene under ultrasonic vibration field

The effects of polypropylene (PP) and ultrasonic irradiation on the processing and mechanical properties of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) are studied. The results show that PP can effectively improve the fluidity and mechanical properties of UHMWPE. The Izod notched impact strength increases from 92 kJ/m² for pure UHMWPE to 109.2 kJ/m² for the blend of UHMWPE with 10 wt % PP. The Young's modulus increases from 528 MPa for pure UHMWPE to 1128 MPa when 25 wt % PP is contained in the blend, and the yield strength also rises when PP is added. The application of ultrasonic vibrations during extrusion can prominently decrease the die pressure and apparent viscosity of the melt, thus increasing the output of extrudate. An appropriate ultrasonic intensity and irradiation time can further promote the mechanical properties, while an overdose of irradiation destroys them. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 89: 2628–2632, 2003     

Homogeneous Fluidization Characteristics of Vibrating Fluidized Beds

The effects of vibration parameters, operating conditions and material properties on fluidization quality were investigated by the measurement and analysis of voidage fluctuation signals in a vibrating fluidized bed with a diameter of 148 mm. The fluctuation deviation of the bed voidage and the enhancement index of the bed derived can describe bed homogeneity and its extension. A new criterion of homogeneity, consisting of the material parameter (Ar), operating parameters (H₀, u/u_mf) and vibration parameters (a, ω), is proposed to predict a suitable range of homogeneous fluidization. Experimental results on eight kinds of solids, five static bed heights and different vibration parameters were used to propose guidelines for the reasonable selection of operating conditions for vibrating fluidization and better operating conditions.