Characteristics of origin-destination pair traffic in Funet

In this paper we analyze measurements gathered from a 2.5~Gbps link in the Finnish university network (Funet) in 2004. The traffic is broken down into origin-destination (OD) pair components based on source and destination IP address. We study the traffic characteristics of these components, and identify four typical representative OD pairs. For these pairs we investigate the validity of a moving IID Gaussian model. We find that the statistical properties of these OD pairs differ significantly from each other, with only some of them close to Gaussian. The OD pairs are also found to have some cross-correlation between each other, contradicting an often made assumption about OD pair independence. Furthermore, the existence of a mean-variance relation between the OD pairs is studied. We find that there is a relation between mean and variance, but for some periods of time it is rather weak.     

PIV and PTV measurements in hydro-sciences with focus on turbulent open-channel flows

PIV is one of the most popular measurement techniques in hydraulic engineering as well as in fluid sciences. It has been applied to study various turbulent phenomena in laboratory experiments related to natural rivers, e.g., bursting phenomena near the bed, mixing layers observed at confluences, wake turbulence around dikes and piers, and so on. In these studies, PIV plays important roles in revealing the space-time structure of velocity fluctuations and coherent vortices. This review article focuses particularly on the applications of PIV to turbulent open-channel flows, which have been conducted for the past decade in Hydraulics Laboratory of Kyoto University. In Section 2, we introduce our experimental setup and PIV/PTV algorithm. In Section 3, we apply the PIV measurements to reveal turbulence characteristics and coherent structures in open-channel flows as well as in vegetated canopy flows. For complex flow situations, various applications of PIV to compound open-channel flows and wind-induced water waves are considered to reveal coherent vortices. In Section 4, we discuss some advanced PIV measurements in open-channel flows. The free-surface-elevation fluctuations and velocity components were measured simultaneously with two sets of cameras to examine phase-averaged parameters of turbulence. A multi-layer scanning PIV was developed to reveal 3D turbulence structure in compound open-channel flows. Our discriminator PIV/PTV was applied successfully to sediment-laden open-channel flows and revealed the fluid/particle interaction and the relationship between coherent structures and sediment concentration. Finally, we conducted simultaneous measurements of velocity and dye concentration with a combination of PIV and LIF in vegetated open-channel flow, which enables us to examine turbulent scalar flux of a passive contaminant.     

Software Architectures for Reducing Priority Inversion and Non-determinism in Real-time Object Request Brokers

There is increasing demand to extend Object RequestBroker (ORB) middleware to support distributed applications withstringent real-time requirements. However, conventional ORB implementations,such as CORBA ORBs, exhibit substantial priority inversion andnon-determinism, which makes them unsuitable for applicationswith deterministic real-time requirements. This paper providestwo contributions to the study and design of real-time ORB middleware.First, it illustrates empirically why conventional ORBs do notyet support real-time quality of service. Second, it evaluatesconnection and concurrency software architectures to identifystrategies that reduce priority inversion and non-determinismin real-time CORBA ORBs. The results presented in this paperdemonstrate the feasibility of using standard OO middleware likeCORBA to support certain types of real-time applications overthe Internet.     

使用ECperf进行J2EE应用服务器的可伸缩性及性能测试

ECperf是J2EE可伸缩性和性能测试的一套规范。一般J2EE应用服务器都需要发布其相应的Ecperf测试报告。本文结合J2EE应用服务器的可伸缩性及性能测试需求对ECperf规范和实现分别进行了介绍和剖析，并指出了使用时的注意事项和有待改进之处。     

同步辐射与分析测试

本文介绍一种大科学装置——同步辐射装置。这是一种数百人可同时在其上进行不同的科学技术实验的设备，其可达到的水平比实验室的极限水平高许多，从某些角度代表了国家的科学和技术水平。本文扼要介绍了同步辐射的特性，同步辐射装置的构造及一些主要的分析测试技术，如：X射线吸收精细结构光谱，X射线散射，高分辨X射线衍射，能量色散与时间分辨技术，聚集与微分析，成像与显微放大，综合测试原位测试及作铯对标定等。     

Computational derivation of irradiance on building surfaces: An empirically-based model comparison

Performance simulation applications require reliable information regarding the intensity of solar irradiance on arbitrarily oriented building surfaces in order to properly predict buildings' energy use or to configure building-integrated solar energy systems. Since measured irradiance databases typically include only horizontal irradiance values, solar radiation intensity on inclined surfaces must be computationally derived. In this context, the present paper compares six options to derive, from horizontal irradiance data, solar radiation intensity levels on inclined surfaces. To evaluate these options, simulated downward vertical irradiance on four orientations were compared with measurements obtained in Austria. Two options that use both global and diffuse horizontal irradiance values for sky radiance generation delivered slightly better results than the others, which require only global horizontal irradiance. However, the range of errors was rather high for all options. Even for the best-ranked option, no more than 64% of the results had a relative error of less than ±20%.     

Design,simulation, and implementation of an integrated,hybrid photocurrent-to-digital converter in CMOS technology

This article presents a design, modeling, simulation, and measurements of a hybrid photocurrent-to-digital converter integrated together with photo-diodes in a 130 nm CMOS process, without any additional process steps. Photo-currents of integrated photo-diodes with different responsivities to different wavelength of the light and light intensity are converted into 22-bits digital results in 2 ms. The results can then be converted into CIE XYZ or RGB color luminosity space using dedicated DSP algorithm. A high resolution, hybrid, ADC converts light induced photo-currents into 22-bit digital results, canceling the dark current of the photodiodes and 1/f noise and offset voltage of the input stage of the modulator. The whole converter consumes on average less than current at supply voltage at 10 conversions per second. It occupies approx. 0.8 mm² of silicon area, including the three photodiodes, a multiplexer, and the ΣΔ modulator.     

Parametric analysis of the steady state and dynamic performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell models

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are devices that attract the interest for a variety of applications including portable devices, transportation and stationary power. Several models are available in the literature concerning PEMFCs with different modelling approaches. In this paper, two representative dynamic models are examined, one using an electrical equivalent and one based on semi-empirical equations. Moreover, an enhanced model based on semi – empirical equations and a simplified transfer function representation for the dynamic response is proposed. All models can be easily incorporated in power system simulation software. Scope of this paper is to present a parametric analysis method in order to determine the ability of each model to represent accurately the steady – state as well as the slow and fast dynamics of a PEMFC. The influence of each specific parameter is investigated and the tuning procedure is described. Finally, simulation results are presented and the adaptability of all models is evaluated.     

Phasor measurement based on IEC 61850-9-2 and Kalman–Filtering

This paper proposes a new technique for estimating phasors during the transient phenomena in the electrical power systems. Unlike traditional Phasor Measurement Units (PMUs) that estimates phasors at process level, the proposed technique estimates phasors at bay level. The estimation technique relies on a robust recursive Kalman–Filtering, which is employed for computing the phasors based on the time-critical IEC 61850-9-2 Sampled Measured Values casted by the substation Merging Units (MUs). Many evolution tests of the proposed technique have been carried out for both stationary and transient phenomena in power systems to determine the accuracy of the measurements obtained at various conditions. The proposed estimator can produce phasors at bay level with reporting rate of 100 frames per second, which is encouraged in IEEE Std C37.118 and can satisfy higher accuracies than provided by the traditional Phasor Measurement Units, which are 0.01 degree and 0.01% for phase and magnitude, respectively.     

Methods to reduce the CO2 concentration of educational buildings utilizing internal ventilation by transferred air

The aim of this study is to develop internal ventilation by transferred air to achieve a good indoor climate with low energy consumption in educational buildings with constant air volume (CAV) ventilation. Both measurements of CO₂ concentration and a multi‐room calculation model are presented. The study analyzes how to use more efficiently the available spaces and the capacity of CAV ventilation systems in existing buildings and the impact this has on the indoor air quality and the energy consumption of the ventilation. The temperature differences can be used to create natural ventilation airflows between neighboring spaces. The behavior of temperature‐driven airflows between rooms was studied and included in the calculation model. The effect of openings between neighboring spaces, such as doors or large apertures in the walls, on the CO₂ concentration was studied in different classrooms. The air temperatures and CO₂ concentrations were measured using a wireless, internet‐based measurement system. The multi‐room calculation model predicted the CO₂ concentration in the rooms, which was then compared with the measured ones. Using transferred air between occupied and unoccupied spaces can noticeably reduce the total mechanical ventilation rates needed to keep a low CO₂ concentration.