Finance and the technology-trade nexus

This paper sketches the contours of the evolving international/monetary system and examines the various roles of the intemediation mechanisms. Then it examines the extent to which the financial system is independent from the “real economy” and the various ways in which it impacts it. The paper discusses some views in good currency on the dynamics of the technology-trade-finance nexus and shows how the financial system influences organization, location and technology choices in meso-innovation systems. The final section of the paper looks at the policy implications that might be derived from the analysis and suggests some directions for the future research.     

Φ76mm自动轧管机组穿孔机顶杆小车的改进

通过校核Φ７６ｍｍ自动轧管机组穿孔机顶杆小车的轴承寿命，提出了顶杆小车的改进措施，如重新选配合适的轴承型号，修改有关装配尺寸等。改进后，顶杆小车的使用效果良好。     

提高轻苯产率和降低洗油消耗的措施

通过对粗苯装置设备的改造和优化操作,既解决了设备能力与生产负荷不匹配的问题,又提高了轻苯收率和降低了洗油消耗。     

Improving the cold flow properties of biodiesel from waste cooking oil by ternary blending with bio-based alcohols and diesel from direct coal liquefaction

The utilization and popularization of biodiesel are always limited by its poor cold flow properties. Both bio-based alcohol and diesel from direct coal liquefaction (DDCL) has potential to enhance the cold flow properties of biodiesel. In this study, ternary blends of waste cooking oil biodiesel (BWCO) with DDCL and bio-based ethanol (ET) or 1-butanol (BT) were conducted to improve the cold flow properties of biodiesel. The pour point (PP), cold filter plugging point (CFPP), and cloud point (CP) of BWCO-ET, BWCO-BT, and BWCO-DDCL binary blends, and BWCO-ET-DDCL and BWCO-BT-DDCL ternary blends were comparatively assessed. Ternary phase diagrams were also applied to analyze the blending effect of the three components on the cold flow properties of biodiesel. Results showed that both DDCL, ET, and BT can remarkably enhance the cold flow properties of BWCO. When the ternary blends contain 20 vol.% BWCO and less than 40 vol.% ET or BT, DDCL together with ET or BT exerted positive effects on enhancing the low-temperature flow properties of BWCO, especially on the CP and CFPP. For ternary blends in 20:10:70 blending ratio, BWCO-BT-DDCL exhibited the lowest PP, CFPP, and CP of −23, −19, and −17°C, respectively. The crystallization behavior and crystal morphology of blended fuels are also observed via a polarizing optical microscope, and find that DDCL together with BT in biodiesel can effectively retard the aggregation of large crystals and inhibit crystals growth.     

Finite Element Simulation for Laser Direct Depositing Processes of Metallic Vertical Thin Parts（1）

建立了模拟直薄壁件逐点沉积过程中温度场的有限元模型，用等价导热系数和焓值法处理了固一液耦合热传导问题和固液混合区的焓．模拟结果真实地反映了沉积316L不锈钢直薄壁件的温度场特征．通过对模拟结果的分析得出，在高温阶段（700℃以上）熔池的平均冷却速率达到10^3℃／s数量级，在240℃以下的冷却速率仅为10℃／s数量级．基板的温度变化经历温度上升、温度平稳、温度下降3个阶段；在温度下降阶段，基板中的热传导对熔池冷却速率影响很小．有限元模拟结果与已有文献的实验测量数据吻合很好．     

L波段微波功率合成技术研究

无人机机载功率放大器的性能一直是限制无人机技术发展的主要因素,为此提出了将功率合成技术应用于无人机数据系统的方法解决上述问题。利用微带线技术结合系统性的电路调试方法,辅以Advanced Design System仿真软件优化设计,同时采用实频技术法进行宽带功放设计,成功研制了频段在1.3 GHz~1.7 GHz的功率放大器,单路功率放大器采用级联的技术输出功率为8 W,两路合成后,实测总输出功率为15.67 W,合成效率达97%,性能稳定,达到实用水平。     

Multi-mode of vortex-induced vibration of a flexible circular cylinder

The vortex-induced vibration of a flexible circular cylinder is investigated at a constant Reynolds number of 1 000.The finite-volume method on moving meshes is applied for the fluid flow, and the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory is used to model the dynamic response of a flexible cylinder.The relationship between the reduced velocity and the amplitude response agrees well with the experimental results.Moreover, five different vibrating modes appear in the simulation.From the comparisons of their vortex structures, the strength of the wake flow is related to the exciting vibrating mode and different vortex patterns arise for different vibrating modes.Only 2P pattern appears in the first vibrating mode while 2S-2P patterns occur in the other vibrating modes if monitoring at different sections along the length of the cylinder.The vibration of the flexible cylinder can also greatly alter the three-dimensionality in the wake, which needs further studies in our future work, especially in the transition region for the Reynolds number from 170 to 300.     

A nonlinear geometric approach to power system excitation control and stabilization

In this paper, a unified approach to the design of a nonlinear excitation controller/power system stabilizer for a synchronous generator/infinite bus power system is presented. The approach is based on a form of state feedback linearization, known as input–output feedback linearization, which provides an exact semi-global state transformation that is valid for a large class of operating points of the power system. With this transformation, the terminal voltage becomes a linear function of the control input. The excitation controller/power system stabilizer is then synthesized by using linear controller design techniques. The controller is proven to provide small signal stability and to provide local asymptotic tracking of admissible constant reference signals for a large class of operating points. A procedure is given to tune the controller gains to provide significant damping of the power angle oscillations.     

Engineering TCP transmission and retransmission mechanisms for wireless networks

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) provides mechanisms for reliable data communications. Although it works well in wired networks, it fails to offer satisfactory performance in lossy and wireless environments. And in the multi-hop wireless infrastructure, packet delivery suffers high cumulative loss rate if traveling over multiple wireless hops. The Selective acknowledgment (SACK) is one header option that might be used to combat segment corruptions in air channels. In this paper, an alternative set of flow control mechanisms is proposed to handle high packet loss rate in a wireless medium. Using a measurement-based mechanism, sustainable segment delivery is achievable through a novel size-reduction method. Multiple segment retransmission mechanisms are introduced to reduce successive timeout events. One single byte loss is sufficient to waste all other bytes in a file received at a destination. That is, a good TCP flow control mechanism should provide a high successful file transmission completion rate, and this is set as our design goal. Through thorough simulations, our proposed multi-segment retransmission designs perform with higher successful file transfer rate and fewer timeout events than NewReno and SACK under a wide range of packet loss probabilities.     

故障诊断测试系统通用报表生成接口库的设计

针对故障诊断测试系统的测试结果报表生成操作复杂、效率低下、格式难以统一的问题,文章提出了一种新的报表生成方法;设计了测试数据保存的通用数据结构,利用基于ActiveX的LabWindows/CVI与Word、Excel之间的通信技术对报表文档进行操作,生成报表并对文档中的文字和图表进行格式设置,编写了数据保存和报表生成的功能接口并封装成动态链接库,形成了规范的报表生成方案;通过使用此方法,保证了测试和数据保存的实时性,实现了统一、美观的格式控制,大大简化了测试程序的开发。