Effects of emitter discharge rates on soil salinity distribution and cotton(Gossypium hirsutum L.) yield under drip irrigation with plastic mulch in an arid region of Northwest China

A field experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of different emitter discharge rates under drip irrigation on soil salinity distribution and cotton yield in an extreme arid region of Tarim River catchment in Northwest China. Four treatments of emitter discharge rates, i.e. 1.8, 2.2, 2.6 and 3.2 L/h, were designed under drip irrigation with plastic mulch in this paper. The salt distribution in the range of 70-cm horizontal distance and 100-cm vertical distance from the emitter was measured and analyzed during the cotton growing season. The soil salinity is expressed in terms of electrical conductivity （dS/m） of the saturated soil extract （ECe）, which was measured using Time Domain Reflector （TDR） 20 times a year, including 5 irrigation events and 4 measured times before/after an irrigation event. All the treatments were repeated 3 times. The groundwater depth was observed by SEBA MDS Dipper 3 automatically at three experimental sites. The results showed that the order of reduction in averaged soil salinity was 2.6 L/h 〉 2.2 L/h 〉 1.8 L/h 〉 3.2 L/h after the completion of irrigation for the 3-year cotton growing season. Therefore, the choice of emitter discharge rate is considerably important in arid silt loam. Usually, the ideal emitter discharge rate is 2.4-3.0 L/h for soil desalinization with plastic mulch, which is advisable mainly because of the favorable salt leaching of silt loam and the climatic conditions in the studied arid area. Maximum cotton yield was achieved at the emitter discharge rate of 2.6 L/h under drip irrigation with plastic mulch in silty soil at the study site. Hence, the emitter discharge rate of 2.6 L/h is recommended for drip irrigation with plastiic mulch applied in silty soil in arid regions.

Study on High Rate Discharge Performance and Mechanism of AB_5 Type Hydrogen Storage Alloys

The effects of surface treatment, particle size distribution,rare earth composition and B additive on the high rate discharge performance of hydrogen storage alloys were investigated. It is found that the activity, discharge capacity and high rate dischargeability of the alloys are improved after physical and chemical modification as a result of the increase of the surface area and formation of the electrocatalysis layers, which increase both the electrochemical reaction rate on the alloy surface and H diffusion rate in the alloy bulk. It is also found that both the over-coarse and over-fine particle size increase the contact resistance of the electrode, resulting in a decrease of discharge capacity, deterioration of high rate dischargeability and lower discharge plateau. In another word, a suitable particle size distribution can enhance the alloy activity, discharge capacity and high rate dischargeability. In addition, the high rate dischargeability is enhanced by increasing La content and decreasing Ce content of the alloy composition because of enlargement of the unit cell volume and the improvement of the surface activity. Moreover, B additive resultes in the formation of the second phase, and makes the alloys easier pulverization, which greatly improves the activity, discharge capacity and high rate dischargeability.

3D Carbon Frameworks for Ultrafast Charge/Discharge Rate Supercapacitors with High Energy‑Power Density

Carbon-based electric double layer capacitors(EDLCs)hold tremendous potentials due to their high-power performance and excellent cycle stability.However,the practical use of EDLCs is limited by the low energy density in aqueous electrolyte and sluggish diffusion kinetics in organic or/and ionic liquids electrolyte.Herein,3D carbon frameworks(3DCFs)constructed by interconnected nanocages(10-20 nm)with an ultrathin wall of ca.2 nm have been fabricated,which possess high specific surface area,hierarchical porosity and good conductive network.After deoxidization,the deoxidized 3DCF(3DCFDO)exhibits a record low IR drop of 0.064 V at 100 A g^−1 and ultrafast charge/discharge rate up to 10 V s^−1.The related device can be charged up to 77.4%of its maximum capacitance in 0.65 s at 100 A g^−1 in 6 M KOH.It has been found that the 3DCF-DO has a great affinity to EMIMBF4,resulting in a high specific capacitance of 174 F g^−1 at 1 A g^−1,and a high energy density of 34 Wh kg^−1 at an ultrahigh power density of 150 kW kg^−1 at 4 V after a fast charge in 1.11 s.This work provides a facile fabrication of novel 3D carbon frameworks for supercapacitors with ultrafast charge/discharge rate and high energy-power density.

The Effect of Gas Flow Rate on Radio-Frequency Hollow Cathode Discharge Characteristics

It is known that gas flow rate is a key factor in controlling industrial plasma processing. In this paper, a 2D PIC/MCC model is developed for an rf hollow cathode discharge with an axial nitrogen gas flow. The effects of the gas flow rate on the plasma parameters are calculated and the results show that： with an increasing flow rate, the total ion（N＋2, N＋） density decreases, the mean sheath thickness becomes wider, the radial electric field in the sheath and the axial electric field show an increase, and the energies of both kinds of nitrogen ions increase;and, as the axial ion current density that is moving toward the ground electrode increases, the ion current density near the ground electrode increases. The simulation results will provide a useful reference for plasma jet technology involving rf hollow cathode discharges in N2.

Effect of surface treatment on the structure and high-rate dischargeability properties of AB_5-type hydrogen storage alloy

Surface-treated MmNi3.55Co0.75Mn0.4Al0.3 alloy as negative electrode material of nickel-metal hydride battery was employed to improve the high-rate dischargeability. Surface treatment was realized by dipping and stirring the alloy into a HCl aqueous solution with various concentrations at room temperature. The microstructure of the alloy before and after surface treatment was analyzed by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The electrochemical properties before and after surface treatment were compared, and the alloy treated in 0.025 mol/L HCl solution showed the optimal high-rate dischargeability.

Influence of Four Factors on Discharge Capacity and Self-Discharge Rate of Iron Electrode

Ni-Fe rechargeable batteries possess the advantages of long cycle life, high theoretical specific energy, abundant raw material, low price and environmental friendship. It has a wide applied perspective. The advantages, disadvantages and preparation methods of iron electrodes were summarized. The influence of four factors on discharge capacity and self-discharge rate of iron electrode were discussed by means of orthogonal experiments, galvanostatic charges and discharges. The influences of graphite on the discharge capacity and self-discharge rate of iron electrode were the most remarkable, the most unapparent influences on the discharge capacity and self-discharge rate were HPMC (hydroxy propoxy methoxy cellulose) and sodium sulphide, respectively. The aim of the present research was to study the effects of graphite, HPMC and iron powder added in the electrodes, sodium sulphide added in the electrolytes on the discharge capacity and self-discharge rate of iron electrodes. The largest discharge capacity of the iron electrodes was 488.5 mAh/g-Fe at 66.4 mA/g-Fe in the first ten cycles, and the average self-discharge rate was 0.367% per hour.

CORRELATION BETWEEN CONSTITUENT AND SPUTTERING RATE OF BINARY ALLOYS IN GLOW DISCHARGE LAMP

Investigation was made of the sputtering rate in glow discharge lamp with relaion to constituent of 25 different specimens of 6 binary systems.namely,Cr-Fe,Bi-Sb,Cu-Zn, Ag-Cu,Al-Zn and Cd-Sn.by measuring mass loss sfter each sputtering under constant Ar pressure and voltage applicd.The correlation.in general,between sputtering rate and concentration of constituent of these non-intermetallic binary alloys obeys the hyperbolic law under steady state,that may be approximately regarded as linear correlation only on certain special condition if the two components of the alloys with similar sputte ringrates.

High power nano-LiMn_2O_4 cathode materials with high-rate pulse discharge capability for lithium-ion batteries

Nano-LiMn2O4 cathode materials with nano-sized particles are synthesized via a citric acid assisted sol-gel route. The structure, the morphology and the electrochemical properties of the nano-LiMn204 are investigated. Compared with the micro-sized LiMn2O4, the nano-LiMn2O4 possesses a high initial capacity （120 mAh/g） at a discharge rate of 0.2 C （29.6 mA/g）. The nano-LiMn2O4 also has a good high-rate discharge capability, retaining 91% of its capacity at a discharge rate of 10 C and 73~ at a discharge rate of 40 C. In particular, the nano-LiMn2O4 shows an excellent high-rate pulse discharge capability. The cut-off voltage at the end of 50-ms pulse discharge with a discharge rate of 80 C is above 3.40 V, and the voltage returns to over 4.10 V after the pulse discharge. These results show that the prepared nano-LiMn2O4 could be a potential cathode material for the power sources with the capability to deliver very high-rate pulse currents.

Effects of Gas Flow Rate on the Discharge Characteristics of a DC Excited Plasma Jet

A direct current（DC） source excited plasma jet consisting of a hollow needle anode and a plate cathode has been developed to form a diffuse discharge plume in ambient air with flowing argon as the working gas.Using optical and electrical methods,the discharge characteristics are investigated for the diffuse plasma plume.Results indicate that the discharge has a pulse characteristic,under the excitation of a DC voltage.The discharge pulse corresponds to the propagation process of a plasma bullet travelling from the anode to the cathode.It is found that,with an increment of the gas flow rate,both the discharge plume length and the current peak value of the pulsed discharge decrease in the laminar flow mode,reach their minima at about1.5 L/min,and then slightly increase in the turbulent mode.However,the frequency of the pulsed discharge increases in the laminar mode with increasing the argon flow rate until the argon flow rate equals to about 1.5 L/min,and then slightly decreases in the turbulent mode.

Battery Voltage Discharge Rate Prediction and Video Content Adaptation in Mobile Devices on 3G Access Networks

According to Cisco, mobile multimedia services now account for more than half the total amount of Internet traffic. This trend is burdening mobile devices in terms of power consumption, and as a result, more effort is needed to devise a range of pow- er-saving techniques. While most power-saving techniques are based on sleep scheduling of network interfaces, little has been done to devise multimedia content adaptation techniques. In this paper, we propose a multiple linear regression model that predicts the battery voltage discharge rate for several video send bit rates in a VoIP application. The battery voltage dis- charge rate needs to be accurately estimated in order to esti- mate battery life in critical VoIP contexts, such as emergency communication. In our proposed model, the range of video send bitrates is carefully chosen in order to maintain an acceptable VoIP quality of experience. From extensive profiling, the empir- ical resuhs show that the model effectively saves power and pro- longs real-time VoIP sessions when deployed in power-driven adaptation schemes.

Theoretical research on the transport and ionization rate coefficients in glow discharge dusty plasma

The electron kinetic model for investigating the transport and ionization rate coefficients of argon glow discharge dusty plasma is developed from the Boltzmann equation.Both of the electron-neutral and electron-dust collisions are considered as collision terms in the kinetic equation.The kinetic equation is simplified by employing the local approximation and nonlocal approach under the same discharge conditions,and the corresponding simplified kinetic equations are known as local and nonlocal kinetic equations respectively.Then the electron energy distribution function(EEDF)is obtained by numerically solving the local and nonlocal kinetic equations and the dust charging equations simultaneously.Based on the obtained EEDFs,the effective electron temperature,electron mobility,electron diffusion coefficient and ionization rate coefficient are calculated for different discharge conditions.It is shown that the EEDFs calculated from the local kinetic model clearly differ from the nonlocal EEDFs and both the local and nonlocal EEDFs are also clearly different with Maxwellian distributions.The appearance of dust particles results in an obvious decrease of high energy electrons and increase of low energy electrons when axial electric field is low.With the increase of axial electric field,the influence of dust particles on the EEDFs becomes smaller.The electron mobility and diffusion coefficients calculated on the basis of local and nonlocal EEDFs do not differ greatly to the dust-free ones.While,when dust density nd=10^6 cm^?3,the electron mobility increases obviously compared with the dust-free results at low axial electric field and decreases with the increasing axial electric field until they are close to the dust-free ones.Meanwhile,electron diffusion coefficients for dusty case become smaller and decrease with the increasing axial electric field.The ionization rate coefficients decrease when dust particles are introduced and they approach the dust-free results gradually with the increasing axial electric field.

Low-temperature performance and high-rate discharge capability of AB_5-type non-stoichiometric hydrogen storage alloy

Low-temperature performance and high-rate discharge capability of AB5-type non-stoichiometric hydrogen storage are studied. X-ray diffraction(XRD),pressure-composition-temperature(PCT) curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) are applied to characterize the electrochemical properties of ABx(x=4.8,4.9,5.0,5.1,5.2) alloys. The results show that the non-stoichiometric alloys exhibit better electrochemical properties compared with that of the AB5 alloy.

Material Removal Rate Prediction of Electrical Discharge Machining Process Using Artificial Neural Network

This article presents an Artificial Neural Network （ANN） architecture to model the Electrical Discharge Machining （EDM） process. It is aimed to develop the ANN model using an input-output pattern of raw data collected from an experimental of EDM process, whereas several research objectives have been outlined such as experimenting machining material for selected gap current, identifying machining parameters for ANN variables and selecting appropriate size of data selection. The experimental data （input variables） of copper-electrode and steel-workpiece is based on a selected gap current where pulse on time, pulse off time and sparking frequency have been chosen at optimum value of Material Removal Rate （MRR）. In this paper, the result has significantly demonstrated that the ANN model is capable of predicting the MRR with low percentage prediction error when compared with the experimental result.

Preparation of low cobalt high rate discharge hydrogen storage alloy MlNi_(3.85)Co_(0.45) Mn_(0.4)Al_(0.3)X_(0.1)(X=Mg,Si,Sn)

The non stoichiometric high rate discharge hydrogen storage alloys series MlNi 3.85 Co 0.45 Mn 0.4 Al 0.3 X 0.1 (Ml represents the lanthanum rich mischmetal, and X=Mg,Si,Sn) were prepared. The XRD and EDS results show that the high catalysis active miscellaneous La 2Ni 7 phase forms except for main phase LaNi 5 in the alloy body. The high rate discharge performance of hydrogen storage alloys electrode was improved because of the formation of La 2Ni 7 phase. The discharge capacities at 0.2C, 1C and 5C discharge rate reach 320 mAh·g -1 , 300 mAh·g -1 and 260 mAh·g -1 respectively when X is (Mg+Si). At the same scanning rate of circular volt—ampere testing, the surface anode oxidation peak current and peak area of the alloy containing (Mg+Si) electrode are far more larger than that of the high cobalt alloy MlNi 3.55 Co 0.75 Mn 0.4 Al 0.3 (AB 5). Furthermore, the cobalt content of the hydrogen storage alloy containing (Mg+Si) decreases by 40% and the high rate discharge performance improves obviously compare to high cobalt AB 5 alloys, it is promising that the hydrogen storage alloy containing (Mg+Si) becomes to an ideal dynamic battery cathode material.

Powder mixed electrochemical discharge process for micro machining of C103 niobium alloy

This work demonstrates the viability of the powder-mixed micro-electrochemical discharge machining(PMECDM) process to fabricate micro-holes on C103 niobium-based alloy for high temperature applications.Three processes are involved simultaneously i.e.spark erosion,chemical etching,and abrasive grinding for removal of material while the classical electrochemical discharge machining process involves double actions i.e.spark erosion,and chemical etching.The powder-mixed electrolyte process resulted in rapid material removal along with a better surface finish as compared to the classical microelectrochemical discharge machining(MECDM).Further,the results are optimized through a multiobjective optimization approach and study of the surface topography of the hole wall surface obtained at optimized parameters.In the selected range of experimental parameters,PMECDM shows a higher material removal rate(MRR) and lower surface roughness(R_(a))(MRR:2.8 mg/min and R_(a) of 0.61 μm) as compared to the MECDM process(MRR:2.01 mg/min and corresponding Raof 1.11 μm).A detailed analysis of the results is presented in this paper.

非黏性堤防溃口发展过程计算模型

堤防是防洪工程体系的重要组成部分,一旦发生溃决将可能带来严重灾害损失,明确堤防溃口发展速率与水力要素之间的关系对于预测堤防溃决过程和洪水演进具有重要意义。通过对系列非黏性沙质堤防溃决试验结果进行整理分析,得到溃口垂向下切速率、横向展宽速率与溃口流量、溃口单宽流量之间的关系。结果表明:堤防溃口发展主要存在垂向冲刷、横向扩展2种形式;溃口发展速率与溃口流量呈正相关,但受入流流量影响,没有适用于所有工况的关系表达式;溃口发展速率与溃口单宽流量间的关系基本不受入流流量影响,下切和展宽速率与溃口单宽流量呈现指数关系;基于此关系,构建了以溃口单宽流量为参数的溃口发展过程计算模型,并对溃口垂向下切、横向展宽发展过程进行了模拟计算与对比分析,结果显示模拟情况与真实的溃口发展过程吻合较好,说明所提出的计算模型科学合理,且计算过程简洁。

大口径辅助阳极型辉光放电溅射源的设计与研究

辉光放电原子发射光谱分析技术可对金属样品表面进行沿深度方向的逐层分析与表征,具有溅射速率快、分析效率高、可大面积溅射的优点。另外,辉光放电等离子体能量较低,材料逐层溅射激发过程中不易引起材料本身组织结构的变化,能够实现沿样品深度方向逐层剥蚀制样。将辉光放电溅射源与扫描电镜、光谱分析检测仪器等联用,可作为金属材料高通量定量表征的有效手段。为了高通量地获取材料表面的成分分布信息,需要对材料表面在多尺寸、大面积溅射条件下进行辉光放电等离子体溅射。因此在传统辉光溅射源的基础上,改进了阳极筒结构,设计了4种直径为cm级的(15、20、30和40 mm)大口径阳极筒,并对其进行COMSOL数值模拟仿真和实际溅射效果研究。大尺寸溅射面可获得材料表面更为丰富的信息,但在相同溅射条件下,阳极口径增大也带来溅射速率下降、溅射面中心区域离子化率降低、影响溅射均匀性和坑型平整度等问题。为解决这些问题,设计了可应用于大口径直流辉光放电溅射源的辅助阳极结构,通过改变放电空间的电场分布情况调控等离子体分布,增强了阳极中心区域离子化率。详细阐述了辅助阳极结构的设计原理,并对传统阳极和辅助阳极进行了数值模拟仿真研究和实际溅射效果对比实验。结果表明增设辅助阳极对大口径溅射源溅射速率的提升效果明显,对阳极口径30 mm溅射源的溅射速率提升33%~48%,对阳极口径40 mm溅射源的溅射速率提升34%~57%。采用大口径辅助阳极型溅射源对紫铜样品进行了溅射激发,并用光学相干断层扫描仪(OCT)测试了溅射坑形貌,结果表明增设辅助阳极可有效改善溅射均匀性和坑型平整度。

反应速率对锂硫电池放电性能影响的模型分析

锂硫电池是下一代高能量密度二次电池的重要候选者,其性能改善需深入理解电池中锂、硫间复杂宏观电化学反应过程。基于Newman多孔电极模型思路,结合多孔硫正极特点,合理简化,建立了描述锂硫电池放电过程模型。模型计算与文献实验结果对比表明,模型能较好模拟放电过程趋势、关键特征,验证了模型有效性;不同电化学动力学参数变化下放电结果模拟表明:增大锂离子交换电流密度有利于提高性能;对于正极硫多步电化学反应过程,S_(8(l))还原反应速率需保持在较高水平上,S_(8)^(2-)、S_(6)^(2-)还原反应速率不是多步电化学反应的控制步,提高S_(4)^(2-)、S_(2)^(2-)还原反应速率可以改善电池比容量、功率性能。

不同放电倍率下软包锂离子电池非均匀生热表征方法

软包锂离子电池非均匀的温度分布严重影响其循环性能、使用寿命和安全性。针对软包锂离子电池生热的建模表征复杂且精度不高的问题,提出了一种基于生热分布因子的软包锂离子电池非均匀生热表征方法。将电池划分成不同区域,并将生热分布因子引入Bernardi生热公式中获取不同区域的生热率;通过传热和优化数值模拟求解电池的温度分布,同时辨识不同区域的生热分布因子,分析了软包电池生热非均匀分布特性;采用三次样条差值法推导了生热分布因子与放电倍率的对应关系,研究了不同放电倍率下生热分布因子的演化规律。实验结果表明,该方法所建立的热模型在2.75 C和3.75 C下的温度估计值的平均绝对百分比误差最大不超过1.55%,该方法能够准确估计电池非均匀的生热率,并实现电池温度分布特性的有效表征。

混合式抽水蓄能电站对下泄水温影响的数值模拟研究

【目的】混合式抽水蓄能电站运行特性与常规电站相比存在差异,本文旨在掌握抽水蓄能电站水温的变化规律,为水库管理调度提供参考。【方法】以紧水滩水库为研究对象,采用MIKE3水温模型模拟不同进/出水口高程以及不同抽水流量工况的下泄水温,据此探讨混合式抽水蓄能电站对下泄水温的影响。【结果】抽蓄水流会对下泄水温产生影响,相对于现状无抽水工况的下泄水温,抽蓄工况下的下泄水温基本表现为5—9月略有下降,其余月份略有升高,下泄水温的最大降幅不超过0.7℃,最大升幅不超过0.8℃。【结论】进/出水口高程对于下泄水温影响较大,且高程越低,下泄水温差异越大。然而抽水流量对于下泄水温差异影响并不显著,但整体上也呈现出随着抽水流量增加,水温差异增大的趋势。