Modeling the continuous melt transesterification of bisphenol-A and diphenyl carbonate in a continuous stirred tank reactor

A model of continuous melt transesterification of bisphenol-A and diphenyl carbonate in a continuous stirred tank reactor is developed using phase equilibria assumption and the method of molecular weight moments. The model equations can be simplified into a polynomial system that has 17 equations and 17 unknowns. Solution of the polynomial system gives out almost every aspects of the continuous transesterification process. Molecular weight and polydispersity index, end group ratio of hydroxyl to phenyl carbonate, contents of molecular species, and lost diphenyl carbonate fractions are studied in different operation parameters.     

Design optimization of 3D steel structures: Genetic algorithms vs. classical techniques

In this paper an elitist genetic algorithm (GA) developed by the authors is compared with common commercial solutions for complex structural optimization. After its prior validation on two-dimensional (2D) structures, the GA was tuned and improved in order to obtain structural elements with minimum weights that satisfy the ultimate limit states of the applicable building code. Subsequently, the same spatial structures were optimized using a commercial structural analysis program. Finally, the cost and weight improvements obtained using the GA, although at a higher computational cost, are discussed.     

FODA — the formal specification of ODA document structures and its use as a basis for conformance testing

The Office Document Architecture (ODA) is an International Standard which is developed by TC 97/sc 18 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in close collaboration with CCITT's Study Group VIII and with ECMA. This paper describes the current state of a formal specification of the ODA document structures by mathematical means and its use for conformance specification and conformance testing.     

不甩线圈的多星形移相变极

对于某些槽数和极数比的多星形移相变极电机,提出与前人不同的是在两种极数下均不甩去线圈的绕组方案,使绕组利用率高,且线圈及其联接都较简单.这种绕组方案在一种极数下并联支路略有不平衡,其所引起的电机定子铜耗的增加是极其有限的,不致影响电机的正常运行.     

多相物质粉末衍射的物相检索

讨论了多相物质粉末衍射的物相检索问题，介绍了XRDS的物相检索软件。这是一种智能型的物相检索程序，考虑了测试数据的不确定度，以及粉末样品和块状样品衍射图谱各自的特点，不仅注意到实际样品中微量物相存在的可能，也注意到块状样品结构有序性的可能。XRDS能够帮助材料工作者同时检出样品中所含的多种物相及其含量，操作简单、结果可靠。     

建筑结构爆破震动效应及安全分析研究

从现代爆破作用原理出发。对岩体爆破的振动特性，影响因素及最新研究进展作了综合评述。并通过大量科研观测资料分析。结合我国某些工程实践经验。着重介绍了岩土爆破对闸坝工程，水工隧洞的作用特性。破坏机制和安全准则。     

Shock-induced phase transitions of C70 fullerite

Shock-induced phase transitions of C₇₀ fullerite were studied at the pressure range up to 52 GPa with use of recovery assemblies of planar geometry. The starting material consists of two crystalline phases: phase with hexagonal close-packed (HCP) and phase with rhombohedral structure. We have found that C₇₀ fullerite undergoes a series of polymorphic phase transitions in conditions of step-like shock-wave compression. In the specimens, recovered from 9, 14 and 19 GPa, a dominant phase was fullerite C₇₀ with cubic structure. Also, some amount of C₇₀ with HCP structure was observed. The quantity of HCP phase was decreasing with increasing of intensity of shock loading. With further growth of shock pressure, destruction of C₇₀ molecules occurs. In the samples, recovered after shock loading, the main phase was graphite with a low degree of three-dimensional regularity.     

Quality assessment of SRTM C- and X-band interferometric data: Implications for the retrieval of vegetation canopy height

The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission distinguished itself as the first near-global spaceborne mission to demonstrate direct sensitivity to vertical vegetation structure. Whether this sensitivity is viewed as exploitable signal or unwanted bias, a great deal of interest exists in retrieving vegetation canopy height information from the SRTM data. This study presents a comprehensive application-specific assessment of SRTM data quality, focusing on the characterization and mitigation of two primary sources of relative vertical error: uncompensated Shuttle mast motion and random phase noise. The assessment spans four test sites located in the upper Midwestern United States and examines the dependence of data quality on both frequency, i.e., C-band vs. X-band, and the number of acquired datatakes. The results indicate that the quality of SRTM data may be higher than previously thought. Novel mitigation strategies include a knowledge-based approach to sample averaging, which has the potential to reduce phase noise error by 43 to 80%. The strategies presented here are being implemented as part of an ongoing effort to produce regional- to continental-scale estimates of vegetation canopy height within the conterminous U.S.     

On the cost of searching signature trees

A precise analysis of the retrieval of signature trees is presented. A signature tree is a data structure constructed over a signature file to speed up searching all those signatures, which match a given query signature. The methods used include a detailed study of probabilistic analysis in conjunction with suitable contour integration of complex variabled functions.