Two-dimension mathematical modeling of photosynthetic bacterial biofilm growth and formation

A two-dimensional model is developed to describe the photosynthetic bacteria (PSB) biofilm formation on the solid surface in a flat-panel photobioreactor. The diffusion-reaction equations and cellular automata (CA) rule along with the previously obtained growth kinetics parameters of PSB are used to simulate the coupled mass transport and biochemical reaction as well as the biomass growth. With this model, the effects of the illumination intensity, pH value and initial inoculation on the formed biofilm morphology, porosity, roughness and thickness are investigated. Numerical results show that the biofilm porosity and thickness continuously decreases and increases during the PSB biofilm formation process, respectively, while the surface roughness reaches a stable value after a certain time. The optimal conditions for the PSB biofilm formation are the initial inoculation of 500, and the illumination intensity of 5000 lx and pH value of 7.0.     

轧制速度对AZ31镁合金管材冷轧成形的影响

轧制速度是三辊式冷轧成形过程中关键的工艺参数,决定其力学特征及温升情况。基于此,本文以冷轧AZ31镁合金管材为研究对象,通过全流程数值仿真计算,对比分析不同轧制速度在各特征变形段对等效应力、等效塑性应变及节点温度的影响规律。结果表明,等效应力、等效塑性应变及节点温度均随轧制速度的增大而增大。通过元胞自动机模型及实验等手段,探明了晶粒在轧制过程中产生连续再结晶并细化的初步组织演变规律;对比分析实验与模拟结果并结合多方面因素,得到800mm/s的轧制速度可以更好的满足工艺要求的结果,为冷轧镁合金管材轧制速度的选择提供依据。     

元胞自动机方法模拟枝晶演变过程的分析与研究

利用传统的元胞自动机方法摸拟了基于溶质扩散控制界面生长机制的枝晶演变和显微偏析。模拟结果显示这种方法可以显示出枝晶形貌和显微偏析，同时可以再现凝固过程中的再辉现象。在模拟的过程中发现模拟的枝晶尖端半径与理论计算的枝晶尖端半径符合较好，但模拟结果也显示出一些波动，通过分析发现导致波动的原因是元胞自动机方法的规则将连续的枝晶生长模型割裂成离散跳跃的生长方式，因此不可避免地产生模拟结果波动。     

车辆行驶的虚坡模型

传统方法在模拟车辆行驶时尚存在不足.对于元胞自动机模型,当各车辆的最大速度不一致且车辆数目较多时,会产生计算困难.文中提出一种对车辆行驶进行模拟的虚坡模型,它假想每车尾部有一类似于动物负责运动协调的尾巴的虚坡,其形状如中间受集中载荷的固支梁挠度曲线的半支所示.各车的速度由其触及到的前方车辆的虚坡宽度及道路宽度等局部环境计算,并用固支梁挠度曲线对其进行必要的平滑.它无需将道路划分为一系列的单元格, 同时又是一种分析形式,而非统计形式的模型.该模型被用于模拟具有不同最大速度的车辆行驶过程.计算结果表明该模型能在一定程度上适应车辆行驶过程复杂多变的特点,能对跟车和超车过程统一地进行模拟,且可对车辆数较多的交通流问题进行模拟.司机行为可以体现为有关固支梁的强度.     

一种与JPEG图像压缩编码结合的细胞自动机域盲水印算法

该文结合JPEG图像压缩编码和细胞自动机,提出一种用于JPEG压缩图像的数字盲水印算法。该算法先用Moore型细胞自动机对水印图像进行置乱;随后用2维正交细胞自动机变换将原始灰度图像进行分解,并在分解后得到的低频细胞自动机域系数中嵌入置乱后的水印信息。最后将嵌入了水印的图像按JPEG图像压缩标准进行编码。水印的提取是在解码过程中进行的。实验结果表明,该水印算法有较好的隐藏性;对常见的攻击如JPEG压缩、滤波、剪切、旋转以及加性噪声攻击等有较好的鲁棒性。     

Performance of cellular packet CDMA in an integrated voice/data network

This paper presents a simulation-based study of cellular packet CDMA systems operating in an integrated voice/data traffic scenario. Spread-spectrum CDMA provides a suitable framework for resource-shared packet transport capable of combining isochronous (voice, ISDN) and bursty data services. In this work, a general network model for cellular packet CDMA with mixed voice/data traffic is described and used to evaluate the capacity/performance impact of several key system parameters. First, the effect of spreading factor (N) and forward error correction (FEC) rate are studied, confirming earlier work indicating a weak dependence onN and a well-defined optimum code rate in the range of 0.5–0.7 (with BCH coding). Next, the effect of propagation loss coefficient () on network capacity is investigated over a range of possible assumptions for, including both constant and distance-dependent models. The results show that system capacity depends strongly on, varying by as much as a factor of 2 over the range of parameters considered. For a given distance-dependent assumption, performance results are also obtained for different cell sizes in order to understand the overall spatial reuse efficiency achievable in different cellular and microcellular scenarios. This is followed by an investigation of traffic source model effects: first the capacity improvement from voice activity detection VAD) is presented, showing the expected 21 gains. Results for varying proportions of voice and data traffic intensities indicate that the operating efficiency does not change significantly as the proportion of bursty data relative to voice is varied.     

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF CELLULAR FOOD MATERIALS UNDERGOING FREEZE-DRYING

The samples of sliced and mashed apples were freeze-dried by controlling their surface temperatures over the usual pressure range of commercial operations. The surface of sliced samples could not be maintained at above 10°C in order to prevent the frozen layer from melting, while that of mashed samples was allowed to heat up to 70°C.

Thermal conductivities and permeabilities were determined by applying the uniformly-retreating-ice front model to the dried layer of the samples undergoing freeze-drying. The values of permeability for the mashed samples were found to depend on the ice-crystallization time during freezing. The results indicated that the drying rate of sliced samples was limited by the transfer rate of water vapor flowing through the dried layer. A cellular structural model is proposed for predicting the permeability of the dried layer, based on the resistance of the cell membrane to molecular transfer of water vapor.     

Microstructure and electrochemical corrosion behavior of a Pb-1 wt%Sn alloy for lead-acid battery components

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of solidification cooling rates on the as-cast microstructural morphologies of a Pb-1 wt%Sn alloy, and to correlate the resulting microstructure with the corresponding electrochemical corrosion resistance in a 0.5 M H₂SO₄ solution at 25 °C. Cylindrical low-carbon steel and insulating molds were employed permitting the two extremes of a significant range of solidification cooling rates to be experimentally examined. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) diagrams, potentiodynamic polarization curves and an equivalent circuit analysis were used to evaluate the electrochemical corrosion response of Pb-1 wt%Sn alloy samples. It was found that lower cooling rates are associated with coarse cellular arrays which result in better corrosion resistance than fine cells which are related to high cooling rates. The experimental results have shown that that the pre-programming of microstructure cell size of Pb-Sn alloys can be used as an alternative way to produce as-cast components of lead-acid batteries with higher corrosion resistance.     

Cellular Response of Limbal Stem Cells on Poly (Hydroxybuthyrate-co-Hydroxyvalerate) Porous Scaffolds for Ocular Surface Bioengineering

The aim of this study was to develop a modified-porous poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3- hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) scaffold for limbal stem cell (LSC) expansion that can serve as a potential alternative substrate to replace human amniotic membrane. The human limbal stem cell was used to evaluate the biocompatibility of substrates (porous scaffold, human amniotic membrane and thermoresponsive substrate) based on their viability, proliferation, and attachment ability. Biocompatibility results indicated that the all substrates were highly biocompatible, as LSCs could favorably attach and proliferate on the scaffold surface. Microscopic figures showed that the human limbal stem cell was firmly anchored to the substrates and were able to retain a normal corneal stem cell phenotype. Microscopic analyses illustrated that cells infiltrated the porous scaffold and successfully formed a three-dimensional corneal epithelium, which was viable for two weeks. Gene expression results revealed no change in the expression profile of LECs grown on scaffold when compared to those grown on human amniotic membrane or thermo responsive substrate. In addition, porous PHBV substrate provides not only a milieu supporting LSCs expansion, but also serve as a useful alternative carrier for ocular surface tissue engineering and could be used as an alternative substrate to amniotic membrane.