Lagging and Its Kinetic Mechanism of Hydrocarbon Re-generation from Organic Matters in Coal

Based on the composite analysis of the coal sample series with natural and artificial maturation, the lagging and its kinetic mechanism of the hydrocarbon re-generation from the organic matters in coals were studied using the Rock-Eval gas chromatogram (PyGC) method. The results show that the maturation at the hydrocarbon regeneration peak shifts regularly forward with increasing the starting maturation and the deadline of the hydrocarbon regeneration lies about at 4.0% R o. The difference value between the peak and starting maturation of the hydrocarbon re-generation develops in a parabolalike pattern with increasing the starting maturation, and the resolute and relative laggings evolve in stage, from which the lagging depth could be predicted. The peak halfwidth of the hydrocarbon re-generation curve develops as the starting maturation increases, which might indicate that the hydrocarbonderived rocks with the starting maturation lied about at oilgenerated peak might be relatively high in the hydrocarbonregenerated amount. In the meantime, the mean reactivated energy of the coal samples with starting maturation develops in four stages that are highly consistent with those of the hydrocarbonregenerated amount and lagging, which indicated that the hydrocarbon re-generation is strictly controlled by the geochemical mechanism of the reactive kinetics.

A Tool Path Re-generation Algorithm for Die & Mold Machining

Facing the challenges of a shorter product design a nd manufacturing lead-time, many mold companies are using 3-D CAD/CAM software s ystems in design and manufacturing. A new product file is often issued to the mo ld design department before it is completely finalized and the design may have t o be iterated many times during the mold design and making processes. In practic e, if a mold has been modified, all the tool paths that cover the modified regio n must be re-generated, no matter how small the modified region may be. With th e available tool path generation systems, if a tool path needs to be re-generat ed, all the cutter location (CL) points must be re-calculated, and none of the original CL points can be re-used. It would require as much time to re-gen erate the modified tool path as in the original case. On the other hand, the mod ified region is usually quite small compared with the entire mold. The complete re-generation process is therefore highly unproductive and time-consuming. This paper proposes an efficient tool path re-generation approach for 3-axis d ie and mold machining. It is assumed in this research that a gouge-free too l path has been generated for the original mold and the same ball end-mill is to be used to generate the tool path for the modified mold. It is shown in th is work that if the boundary of the modified region is interference-free, the a ffected CL points are enclosed by a set of CL points which correspond to the poi nts on the boundary of the modified region. An efficient tool path re-generatio n algorithm was developed in this research. With this algorithm, a closed CL cur ve is first generated from the boundary of the affected region. The CL points fo r the original mold are then analyzed by comparing the x and y values with the b oundary of the affected CL points. If the CL points are not affected by the modi fication, they are output to the new CL file directly. Otherwise, they are remov ed and replaced by the new CL points. The algorithm has been tested using severa l industrial parts, and results show that it is efficient, robust, and the re-g enerated tool path is gouge-free and smooth.

Multi-UAV Route Re-Generation Method Based on Trajectory Data

A large quantity of unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV)trajectory data related to air traffic information has important value in engineering fields.However,the cost of data and trajectory processing limits the applications,and as the number of UAVs increases rapidly,future UAVs'path data will be very large.Therefore,this paper designs a multi-UAV route re-generation method based on trajectory data,which can realize the UAVs'path data compression,de-aggregation,and regeneration tasks.Based on the trajectory data,the three-dimensional Douglas-Peucker algorithm is used to compress the trajectory data to reduce the storage space.The improved B-spline path smoothing algorithm based on the reversing control point is used to depolymerize and smooth the path.Simulation experiments show that the above multi-UAV route re-generation algorithm can obtain a more optimized path while maintaining the important characteristics of the original path.

Peripheral nerve regeneration with cotransplantation of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells and Schwann cells in rat sciatic nerve defect

Previous research has demonstrated that cotransplantation of umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells （UCMSCs） and Schwann cells （SCs） can repair spinal nerve injury, but few studies have investigated their use in peripheral nerve regeneration. In the present study, we cotransplanted UCMSCs and SCs to repair 5-mm left sciatic nerve defects in rats, and compared the effects of UCMSCs ＋ SCs transplantation with UCMSCs or SCs transplantation alone. After UCMSCs ＋ SCs transplantation, nerve conduction velocity of the left sciatic nerve and gait were both improved. Retrograde tracing analysis demonstrated that the mean count of fluorogold-labeled neurons, as well as the mean axon count and axon density, were significantly greater in the left sciatic nerve after UCMSCs ＋ SCs transplantation, compared with UCMSCs or SCs transplantation alone. Improvements in conduction velocity and increased sheath thickness in the left sciatic nerve were similar after UCMSCs transplantation and UCMSCs ＋ SCs transplantation. These findings suggest that UCMSCs transplantation can promote the repair of sciatic nerve defects to some extent, but that combined UCMSCs ＋ SCs transplantation has a significantly greater regenerative effect.