Termites live in a material world: exploration of their ability to differentiate between food sources.

Drywood termites are able to assess wood size using vibratory signals, although the exact mechanism behind this assessment ability is not known. Important vibratory characteristics such as the modal frequencies of a wooden block depend on its geometry and boundary conditions; however, they are also dependent on the material characteristics of the block, such as mass, density and internal damping. We report here on choice experiments that tested the ability of the drywood termite Cryptotermes secundus to assess wooden block size using a solid wooden block paired with a composite block, the latter made of either wood and aluminium or wood and rubber. Each composite block was constructed to match mass or low-frequency vibratory modes (i.e. fundamental frequency) of the solid wooden block. The termites always chose the blocks with more wood; they moved to the solid wooden blocks usually within a day and then tunnelled further into the solid wooden block by the end of the experiment. Termites offered composite blocks of wood and rubber matched for mass were the slowest to show a preference for the solid wooden block and this preference was the least definitive of any treatment, which indicated that mass and/or damping may play a role in food assessment. This result clearly shows that the termites were not fooled by composite blocks matched for mass or frequency, which implies that they probably employ more than a single simple measure in their food assessment strategy. This implies a degree of sophistication in their ability to assess their environment hitherto unknown. The potential importance of alternative features in the vibrational signals is discussed.     

氧气顶吹转炉溅渣护炉试验研究

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ETR Ⅱ-30调速器液压控制系统

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AHMED experiments on hygroscopic and inert aerosol behaviour in LWR containment conditions: experimental results

Hygroscopic NaOH, CsI, CsOH and inert Ag aerosol behaviour at different temperatures and relative humidities (RH) has been studied in a well instrumented and controlled vessel of 1.81 m³ total free volume. Homogeneous thermal-hydraulic conditions for aerosol measurement in the vessel were achieved. The aerosol number and mass concentration were measured continuously during the experiments using a Condensation Nucleus Counter and a Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance. The particle size distribution and chemical composition in the test conditions were measured by Berner low pressure impactors. In the case of NaOH the half life of the aerosol mass concentration was more than four times longer at low RH (22%) as compared to high RH (96%). The half lives of the CsOH and CsI aerosols were only twice as long at low RH as compared to high RH. Thus at high RH (96–97%) the half lives of CsOH and CsI were twice as long as the half life for the NaOH aerosol. The faster decay of the NaOH aerosol is due to the smaller density decrease of NaOH during water condensation. CsOH particles grew rapidly to their equilibrium size at all humidities. The measured equilibrium size for CsOH aerosol agree well with the calculated particle size at different RHs. Experimental results were also compared with calculations obtained by severe accident computer codes. These calculated results will be presented in a later paper.     

输气管道天然气连续取样器的研制及应用

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往复式压缩机管道的防振设计

分析了往复式压缩机管道产生振动的原因及影响因素,提出解决管道振动的方法及对策。     

水力喷砂割缝增产增注技术的作用原理及展望

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粘钢技术在输水管竖井加固中的应用

１９７６年汛前发现响水潭水库输水管竖井圆筒底部与闸室连接处的下游出现环形水平裂缝，对此当年曾加固处理。１９８６年复查时，发现竖井原处又出现了类似的环形裂缝，并有新的发展，为确保工程安全，于１９９４年３月再次加固。此次加固采用先止水，后粘钢板的加固方法，收到很好的效果。     

高速冷带轧机垂直自激振动稳定性分析的数值计算方法

本文在充分考虑轧机垂直振动过程中辊缝非线性的基础上，利用轧制理论方程和机械振动理论中的能量判据，给出了更精确的分析高速冷轧机垂直自激振动稳定性的数值计算方法。     

非线性隔振理论初探

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