Mathematical analysis of viscometric (polymer) flow fields in capillaries: Taylor dispersion revisited

A general formulation for capillary flow of two miscible fluids – one a dilute plug of polymer fluid inserted into a fully developed Poiseuille flow of the other, a Newtonian stream – is examined for its long time behavior. Phenomenologically, the system evolves from an initial state, that of a plug within the boundaries of sharp, well defined fronts inside a Newtonian stream, to a more homogenized state in the very long time scale. This problem was addressed by G.I. Taylor but with regard to a system of two Newtonian fluids, leading to the well-known results commonly described as `Taylor axial dispersion'. In this paper, a general and systematic perturbation analysis is presented from which Taylor's result is recovered as a special case of a more general solution which applies to fluids incorporating elastic properties. In particular, the influence of viscoelasticity and (polymer) diffusivity on the observed pressure profile in the capillary conduit is examined. This effect is clearly separated out for small Peclet number flows using asymptotic and numerical analysis. The results identify the influence of fluid viscosity, elasticity, and diffusivity on the observed pressure profile and form the basis for the improved characterization of polymeric elasticity using capillaries – a finding that is of significant scientific and commercial interest. These results were obtained by the authors as a class of observations resulting from the perturbation analysis of forced-flow capillary devices in viscoelastic fluid property investigation.     

Corrosion fatigue of extruded magnesium alloys

Corrosion fatigue tests were carried out on extruded AZ31 (3% Al, 1% Zn, 0.3% Mn, Mg—the rest), AM50 (5% Al, 0.4% Mn, Mg—the rest) and ZK60 (5% Zn, 0.5% Zr, Mg—the rest) Mg alloys in air, NaCl-based and borate solutions. N_sol/N_air ratios (the relative fatigue life) were used for the analysis of the corrosion fatigue behavior of Mg alloys in various environments, where N_sol and N_air are the numbers of cycles to failure in the solution and in air, respectively. Extruded ZK60 alloy reveals very high fatigue and corrosion fatigue properties in comparison with other alloys. However, it has the lowest relative fatigue life (N_sol/N_air 10⁻³–10⁻²) or the highest sensitivity to the action of NaCl-based solutions in comparison with that of AM50 and AZ31 alloys (N_sol/N_air 10⁻²–10⁻¹). Under the same stress, the corrosion fatigue life of extruded alloys is significantly longer than that of die-cast alloys (N_sol for extruded AM50 in NaCl is two to three times longer than that of die-cast AM50).     

水平井眼轨迹对气井出砂趋势及工作制度的影响

出砂是影响油气井正常生产的重要因素之一。借助FEPG有限元程序自动生成平台，建立了三维应力场弹塑性地层出砂模型，并运用有限元法计算分析了不同轨迹的裸眼井井壁周围的有效塑性应变分布规律及出砂趋势，研究了气藏压力衰竭对完井方式的影响。研究表明，水平井眼轨迹对出砂有重要的影响，同一地应力环境下向不同方位延伸的水平井在投产时应该采取不同的生产压差和不同的生产制度，水平井眼轨迹对出砂的影响程度随着3个地应力差异的增大而加剧。气藏压力衰竭对井壁的稳定性和出砂趋势都有重要影响。随着气藏压力的衰竭，井壁稳定性将变得越来越差，最终导致井筒出砂。因此，对气井完井不仅应该考虑到气藏开发初期地层的稳定性状况，而且还应该考虑到气藏压力衰竭后可能出现的井壁失稳问题。     

苯和甲苯差分吸收光谱方法的实验室测量研究

本文介绍了差分光学吸收光谱法(DOAS)测量大气污染气体浓度的基本原理。DOAS方法就是利用氙灯发出的紫外—可见光，经望远镜准直后再经过一段距离的传输，由望远镜来接收．在传输中，由于各种不同的分子在不同的波段对光有不同的吸收特征，使光谱具有了污染物的特征，再通过与光源发出的光进行比较，反演这些气体在大气中浓度．我们将DOAS方法应用在监测有机物上，在分析光谱的过程中，应用多项式拟合和最小二乘法，从而精确地从测量光谱中来反演出大气中污染气体的浓度．文中用DOAS方法测量了苯和甲苯的样品，并分析了结果，结果和理论吻合．可为环境中有机污染物监测提供可靠的方法。     

On the design of multiple key hashing files for concurrent orthogonal range retrieval between two disks

This paper concerns the following problem: given a set of multi-attribute records, a fixed number of buckets and a two-disk system, arrange the records into the buckets and then store the buckets between the disks in such a way that, over all possible orthogonal range queries (ORQs), the disk access concurrency is maximized. We shall adopt the multiple key hashing (MKH) method for arranging records into buckets and use the disk modulo (DM) allocation method for storing buckets onto disks. Since the DM allocation method has been shown to be superior to any other allocation methods for allocating an MKH file onto a two-disk system for answering ORQs, the real issue is knowing how to determine an optimal way for organizing the records into buckets based upon the MKH concept.

A performance formula that can be used to evaluate the average response time, over all possible ORQs, of an MKH file in a two-disk system using the DM allocation method is first presented. Based upon this formula, it is shown that our design problem is related to a notoriously difficult problem, namely the Prime Number Problem. Then a performance lower bound and an efficient algorithm for designing optimal MKH files in certain cases are presented. It is pointed out that in some cases the optimal MKH file for ORQs in a two-disk system using the DM allocation method is identical to the optimal MKH file for ORQs in a single-disk system and the optimal average response time in a two-disk system is slightly greater than one half of that in a single-disk system.     

十三陵蓄能电站上水库自动监测系统的设计及运行

由于十三陵蓄能电站上水库地处蟒山之巅，所在山体地质条件复杂。施工期埋设了大量的监测仪器，原有人工监测系统效率低、资料分析的同步性差。2002年5月，对其进行了自动化改造，现已有一套符合其特点的自动化监测系统。十三陵上水库水工建筑自动监测系统已正常运行了三年，同时也存在着问题，有待于进一步的探讨和改进。     

Temperature–stress–strain trajectory modelling during thermo-mechanical fatigue

The isothermal strain‐life approach is the most commonly used approach for determining fatigue damage, particularly when yielding occurs. Computationally it is extremely fast and generally requires elastic finite element analyses only. Therefore, it has been adapted for variable temperatures. Local temperature—stress–strain behaviour is modelled with an operator of the Prandtl type. The hysteresis loops are supposed to be stabilized and no creep is considered. The consequences of reversal point filtering are analysed. The approach is finally compared to several thermo‐mechanical fatigue tests and the Skelton model.     

The analysis of solvation in ionic liquids and organic solvents using the Abraham linear free energy relationship

The contentions made in an earlier paper [J Chem Technol Biotechnol 80 : 133–137 (2005)] that the coefficients of the Abraham solvation equation do not provide meaningful information on the molecular properties of ionic liquid solvents is refuted. The objections noted in the earlier paper disappear when the solvation equation model is correctly applied to the experimental data. It is further shown that the coefficients of the Abraham solvation equations can be used to characterize ionic liquids and can be used to select solvents for the solubility of gaseous solutes. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry     

不均匀地基上的基础设计

通过对在不均匀地基条件下的某教学楼基础设计的分析，确定了一种经济可行的基础形式，以解决不均匀地基条件的基础设计问题，进而为同类工程设计提供了借鉴。