The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)is based on the combined effects of its constituents.Variation in chemical composition between batches of TCM has always been the deterring factor in achieving consiste...The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)is based on the combined effects of its constituents.Variation in chemical composition between batches of TCM has always been the deterring factor in achieving consistency in efficacy.The batch mixing process can significantly reduce the batch-to-batch quality variation in TCM extracts by mixing them in a well-designed proportion.However,reducing the quality variation without sacrificing too much of the production efficiency is one of the challenges.Accordingly,an innovative and practical batch mixing method aimed at providing acceptable efficiency for industrial production of TCM products is proposed in this work,which uses a minimum number of batches of extracts to meet the content limits.The important factors affecting the utilization ratio of the extracts(URE)were studied by simulations.The results have shown that URE was affected by the correlation between the contents of constituents,and URE decreased with the increase in the number of targets and the relative standard deviations of the contents.URE could be increased by increasing the number of storage tanks.The results have provided a reference for designing the batch mixing process.The proposed method has possible application value in reducing the quality variation in TCM and providing acceptable production efficiency simultaneously.展开更多
In order to implement the objective mix design of hot mix asphalt adequately during the construction process, the significance of objective mixing ratio was elaborated, and the variability of materials and its control...In order to implement the objective mix design of hot mix asphalt adequately during the construction process, the significance of objective mixing ratio was elaborated, and the variability of materials and its control method were analyzed. An engineering example is used to illustrate the debugging process of asphalt mixture batching ＆ mixing plant and the dynamic quality management methods. The results show that the set of methods can not only implement the objective mixing ratio of hot mix asphalt adequately, but also control production during the construction process effectively.展开更多
基金Project (No.2010DFB33630) supported by the International S&T Cooperation Program of China
文摘The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)is based on the combined effects of its constituents.Variation in chemical composition between batches of TCM has always been the deterring factor in achieving consistency in efficacy.The batch mixing process can significantly reduce the batch-to-batch quality variation in TCM extracts by mixing them in a well-designed proportion.However,reducing the quality variation without sacrificing too much of the production efficiency is one of the challenges.Accordingly,an innovative and practical batch mixing method aimed at providing acceptable efficiency for industrial production of TCM products is proposed in this work,which uses a minimum number of batches of extracts to meet the content limits.The important factors affecting the utilization ratio of the extracts(URE)were studied by simulations.The results have shown that URE was affected by the correlation between the contents of constituents,and URE decreased with the increase in the number of targets and the relative standard deviations of the contents.URE could be increased by increasing the number of storage tanks.The results have provided a reference for designing the batch mixing process.The proposed method has possible application value in reducing the quality variation in TCM and providing acceptable production efficiency simultaneously.
文摘In order to implement the objective mix design of hot mix asphalt adequately during the construction process, the significance of objective mixing ratio was elaborated, and the variability of materials and its control method were analyzed. An engineering example is used to illustrate the debugging process of asphalt mixture batching ＆ mixing plant and the dynamic quality management methods. The results show that the set of methods can not only implement the objective mixing ratio of hot mix asphalt adequately, but also control production during the construction process effectively.
