Pathways to eliminate carbon emissions via renewable energy investments at higher education institutions

Higher education institutions are among the many public and private sector entities that have committed to long-term sustainability goals in response to the threat of climate change. A key challenge for these institutions is establishing a commitment to make targeted investments in renewable energy technologies in support of emissions reduction goals. Such strategies require a vision to simultaneously coordinate strategic investments in renewable energy technologies with tactical operational decisions to achieve the desired benefits. In this paper, we formulate and solve a least-cost renewable energy capacity investment planning model to determine pathways to achieve emissions reduction strategies. Specifically, we apply our model to Rutgers University to evaluate its target of 100 % carbon neutrality. Using these insights, we share recommendations on how these strategies can be executed. This research serves as a springboard for administrators to assess and deploy their emissions reduction strategies, while ensuring system and financial constraints are satisfied.     

基于技术变革的外包均衡模型

经济全球化背景下，面对激烈的市场竞争，外包开始成为一种新的管理模式。同时，外包的影响因素也成为了企业管理尤其是跨国经营研究者们的一个新课题。本文从技术因素出发，建立了一种基于技术变革的外包均衡模型，并把国内技术发展对外包影响的分析结果和模型结果进行了对比，得出定性一致结论：技术水平不直接决定外包，但技术变革的快慢直接影响外包决策，技术变革的速率越快，外包的发展越迅速。     

基于邻域彩色变化矢量场的图像边缘检测技术研究*

首先进行了边缘检测系统结构设计,建立了图像邻域彩色变化矢量场的数理模型,提出了用图像邻域彩色变化方向锐度描述图像边缘,进而应用模糊聚类自适应检测边缘.实验表明:与基于梯度的边缘检测技术相比,该方法在噪声抑制以及边缘准确定位上均取得了好的效果,是一种应用广泛的优秀边缘检测算法.     

CCUS in a net-zero U.S. power sector: Policy design,rates, and project finance

Carbon capture utilization and storage is an important technology option to rapidly and profoundly decarbonize the power sector, but will not deploy without substantial incentives or regulation. Assessment of U.S. policy options reveals that current incentives only partially close the finance gap and are most sensitive to fuel type and ownership structure. Recent proposed legislation would in some designs attract private investment for many projects, leading to widespread deployment of CCUS in the power sector. Additional constraints and concerns (including technology options and presence of CO₂ infrastructure) could play an important secondary role. This study discusses the specific US incentive policies that can provide investors and lenders with net cash flows that are adequate to attract private capital to CCUS power projects in the US.     

A case study: California utilities and the progressive business model

Concentration on the new technological and funding requirements for decarbonizing utilities has obfuscated the reality that there is a new utility business model. The Progressive Business Model is legislation and regulatory actions taken to address climate change. Lacking a feedback loop for policy correction, it has raised utility rates, coopted utility management’s operational and investment independence, and sacrificed ratepayer safety and reliability.     

刚塑性有限元模拟中体积变化问题处理方法

分析了在塑性有限元分析金属体积成形问题中引起体积变化的原因 ,指出在采用罚函数方法引入体积不可压缩条件的刚塑性有限元模拟中惩罚因子、增量步长、节点调整、网格密度和重划次数等是引起体积变化的主要原因。针对所分析原因 ,在现有的方法基础上提出基于三维有限元的节点调整和体积补偿新方法 ,并在实际模拟中应用 ,得到较好的效果 ,提高了模拟的精度和可信度。     

TC2M2δ.5钛板冷热翻边成形极限及非对称化研究

TC2Mδ2.5mm钛板室温圆孔翻边成形试验结果表明,除翻边底孔尺寸小于极限值时在唇口边缘发生破裂的正常失效方式之外,冷翻边卸载后制件还出现凸缘平面翘曲、翻边孔口部椭圆化、唇口边缘高度不一致、壁厚分布不均匀等非对称化现象。600℃高温热翻边成形可以有效地提高成形极限,并消除了凸缘平面翘曲和口部椭圆化,但口部高度差以及壁厚不均等非对称化现象依然存在。本文在给出极限翻边系数的同时,对这种非轴对称化程度进行了定量描述,并给出了理论上的分析与解释。     

Diffusion of additives and plasticizers in poly(vinyl chloride): 4. A programmed temperature technique for the determination of the diffusion parameters of three dialkylphthalates

A programmed temperature technique has been developed for the measurement of the self-diffusion coefficients of additives in polymers. This has been applied to the diffusion of three dialkylphthalate plasticizers in poly(vinyl chloride). Values of the self-diffusion coefficients and the calculated activation energies obtained in this way have been compared with values previously obtained from measurements at constant temperature. It has been shown that the programmed temperature technique gives a very rapid method for the estimation of the activation energy of self-diffusion.     

原位聚合法研制纳米胶囊相变材料

采用超声波工艺及细乳液原位聚合方法,研制了以聚苯乙烯为囊壁、正十八烷为囊芯的纳米胶囊相变材料;系统探讨了聚合反应各因素如引发剂、链转移剂、表面活性剂以及正十八烷/苯乙烯比等对乳胶粒子的形态、胶囊材料热性能的影响,对所研制的胶囊相变材料进行激光衍射粒度分析、透射电镜及差示扫描量热等表征.实验结果表明,在引发剂AIBN 0.5%(油相质量百分比,下同);链转移荆DD在T0.4%;复合乳化剂(SDS/OP10)总量2%,配比1:1及正十八烷/苯乙烯比=1:1条件下,胶囊呈球形均匀分布,聚苯乙烯囊壁能将正十八烷囊芯很好包裹住,其胶囊Z均直径124nm,相变焓可达124.4kJ·kg-1.     

氧化石墨烯/石蜡复合相变乳液的制备及对流传热特性

为提高石蜡相变乳液的传热性能，通过添加氧化石墨烯(GO)，制备了GO/石蜡复合相变乳液并对其相关性能进行了表征。搭建了流动阻力、对流换热试验台，对比研究了石蜡相变乳液及GO/石蜡复合相变乳液的流动阻力特性和对流换热特性，试验结果表明，由于GO的亲水性，复合相变乳液都表现出较好的稳定性。当GO的质量分数为0.01％、0.02％、0.03％时，复合相变乳液的热导率分别增加了20.01％、30.50％、35.18％。添加GO使乳液的流动阻力略有增加，直管段最大增加了6.70%，90°弯管处最大增加了13.20%；对流传热系数随着GO浓度的增加而增大，当GO浓度为0.03％时，对流传热系数最大提高了43.90％。