A Dantzig–Wolfe decomposition algorithm for linear economic model predictive control of dynamically decoupled subsystems

This paper presents a warm-started Dantzig–Wolfe decomposition algorithm tailored to economic model predictive control of dynamically decoupled subsystems. We formulate the constrained optimal control problem solved at each sampling instant as a linear program with state space constraints, input limits, input rate limits, and soft output limits. The objective function of the linear program is related directly to the cost of operating the subsystems, and the cost of violating the soft output constraints. Simulations for large-scale economic power dispatch problems show that the proposed algorithm is significantly faster than both state-of-the-art linear programming solvers, and a structure exploiting implementation of the alternating direction method of multipliers. It is also demonstrated that the control strategy presented in this paper can be tuned using a weighted ℓ₁-regularization term. In the presence of process and measurement noise, such a regularization term is critical for achieving a well-behaved closed-loop performance.     

Hydrolytic decomposition of dichlorodifluoromethane on modified zirconium oxide surfaces

The hydrolytic decomposition of dichlorodifluoromethane (CFC-12) on various modified zirconium oxide surfaces has been studied. The reaction was carried out under flow conditions at 500°C. Complete CFC-12 conversion and long-time stability of the catalysts were achieved accompanied by a limitation of the undesired CFC-13 formation. A maximum CFC-12 conversion was observed on catalysts of sulfated zirconia or zirconia obtained from temperature-controlled calcination of zirconium oxide hydrate. The reaction depends on the presence or in situ formation of Brønsted acid sites. FTIR-photoacoustic measurements were performed on pyridine complexes chemisorbed on the catalyst surface in order to analyze the changes in the catalyst's acidity. The effects of the temperature and water in the reaction gas on the catalyzed decomposition of CFC-12 are examined.     

一种基于局部保持的子流形可视化方法

针对多数流形学习算法是基于单一流形的假设,当高维数据集中存在多个流形,流形学习算法可视化效果差问题,借鉴流形曲面在二维平面空间展开的思想提出基于局部保持的的子流形可视化方法。利用奇异值分解和k均值聚类方法将流形数据划分为多块子流形,计算第一流形切块中心与其余切块中心的拓扑结构关系,在目标低维空间保持上述中心间拓扑结构下逐一对流形切块投影展开,最后在人脸数据集上进行实验。实验结果表明:该方法较好保持了子流形内的数据间的拓扑结构。     

纳米铜锰复合氧化物固相反应法的制备与表征

以乙酸铜、乙酸锰与草酸为原料,采用固相化学反应法制备了纳米铜锰复合氧化物前驱物,利用均匀设计考察了微波功率与加热时间、热分解温度及时间对产物粒径的影响。研究表明热分解温度对产品粒径的影响最大。最小粒径产物的制备条件是：微波功率540 W,微波加热时间15 min;热分解温度370℃,热分解时间2 h。XRD和TEM分析结果表明,此产品主要物相为Cu1.5Mn1.5O4,结构属立方晶系,空间群为Fd3m,平均粒径16.9-19.0 nm。应用TG-DTG和DSC技术研究了纳米铜锰复合氧化物的热分解过程以及热分解动力学,采用Ozawa积分法和Coats-Redfern积分法得前驱体的热分解机理函数均为G（α）=[-ln（1-α）]^2/3。     

EMD-IT去噪算法的阈值估计方法

为解决EMD-IT去噪算法中阈值难以确定的问题,提出一种基于高斯白噪声能量分布的阈值估计方法。将含噪信号进行经验模态分解并估计各固有模态函数(IMF)中噪声的能量;根据模态单元阈值的含义,在各IMF中利用去除掉的模态单元包含的总能量等于噪声能量这一准则估计阈值。合成数据和实际心电信号的去噪仿真实验验证了该方法的有效性,其是自适应的且避免了阈值选择的主观性。     

基于EMD和互信息熵的微震信号自适应去噪

针对强干扰背景下的微震信号提取,提出一种基于经验模态分解（Empirical Mode Decomposition,EMD）和互信息熵的自适应提取算法。通过EMD对微震信号进行分解,得到高频和低频两部分信号,并对分解得到的各阶固有模态分量求出能量和能量熵值。根据互信息准则,通过依次计算相邻分量能量熵之间的互信息值来区分高频和低频信号。将经过自适应阈值滤波后的高频信号和低频信号一起进行信号重构,得到新的微震信号。仿真结果表明,在对微震信号去噪时,该方法可以有效地去除噪声信号,信噪比均提升了10 dB以上。工程上的微震信号通过该方法处理后,也取得了较好的效果。     

一种在扩散加权图像降噪中的算法

扩散加权图像中的噪声为莱斯噪声并且图像本身含有丰富的边界信息,因而要求对DWI图像有效降噪的同时,能够较好地保留图像的边界信息。由于BEMD算法可将图像分解为细节图像及余项图像,其所分解的细节图像包括DWI图像的边界信息以及主噪声,而余项图像则描述图像的趋势信息。因此,提出一种将二维经验模态分解算法与改进的维纳滤波器相结合的降噪算法,并将该算法应用于DWI图像的降噪中。通过实验,将所提出的算法与其他算法应用于DWI图像的降噪处理,并通过对结果的分析比较证明所提出的算法能够更有效地对DWI图像进行降噪处理。     

Degradation of Leaf Litter Phenolics by Aquatic and Terrestrial Isopods

To investigate species-specific decomposition rates of litter from native (Quercus faginea) and introduced (Eucalyptus globulus) tree species in Portugal, we monitored changes in the phenolic signature of leaf litter during decomposition as mediated by an aquatic, Proasellus coxalis (Isopoda: Asellota), and two terrestrial, Porcellio dispar and Eluma caelatum (Isopoda: Oniscidea), detritivores. Although the litter of Eucalyptus and Quercus did not differ in overall protein precipitation capacity, we detected differences in terms of contents of particular phenolic compounds and phenol oxidation products. Accordingly, we observed food-specific consumption rates in Proasellus, but not in the terrestrial isopods. Proasellus digested Eucalyptus at significantly higher rates than Quercus, whereas the opposite was the case for Eluma, and Porcellio digested both litter types equally well. Despite slight differences in detail, effects of Proasellus on changes in the signature of litter phenolics were similar for both litter types, whereas terrestrial isopods—Porcellio and Eluma, although they differed from each other—digestively degraded phenolic compounds in Eucalyptus and Quercus litter, respectively, in different ways. Overall, however, degradation of litter phenolics was similarly effective on both litter types. From these data, we conclude that decomposition of Eucalyptus litter does not proceed more slowly than of litter from native Portuguese trees.     

Kinetics of the peracetic acid decomposition: Part II: pH effect and alkaline hydrolysis

The effect of pH on the decomposition of peracetic acid in an aqueous solution was studied. It was found that three potential reactions, namely i) the spontaneous decomposition, ii) the hydrolysis and iii) the transition metal catalysed decomposition, are responsible for the consumption of peracetic acid. The spontaneous decomposition reaches its maximum at pH 8.2, while both the hydrolysis and metal ion catalysed decomposition increase as the pH increases. At pH 10.5 and higher, the hydrolysis becomes dominant when the metal ion catalysed decomposition is minimized by the addition of DTMPA. The kinetics of the peracetic acid hydrolysis was developed, which can very well predict the development of peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide during the decomposition reaction.     

微波作用下天然气水合物分解的研究及应用

介绍了微波和天然气水合物的作用的国内外实验研究进展，说明了微波对天然气水合物的分解有很大的促进作用，分析了用微波加热开采天然气水合物资源、解除天然气输送、开采过程中天然气形成水合物而造成的堵塞等应用的可行性，最后展望了微波在天然气工业中的广泛应用前景。