Water-filled balloon in the postoperative resection cavity improves dose distribution to target volumes in radiotherapy of maxillary sinus carcinoma

Postoperative radiotherapy is a major treatment for patients with maxillary sinus carcinoma. However, the irregular resection cavity poses a technical difficulty for this treatment, causing uneven dose distribution to target volumes. In this study, we evaluated the dose distribution to target volumes and normal tissues in postoperative intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) after placing a water-filled balloon into the resection cavity. Three postoperative patients with advanced maxillary sinus carcinoma were selected in this trial. Water-filled balloons and supporting dental stents were fabricated according to the size of the maxillary resection cavity. Simulation CT scans were performed with or without water-filled balloons, IMRT treatment plans were established, and dose distribution to target volumes and organs at risk were evaluated. Compared to those in the treatment plan without balloons, the dose (D98) delivered to 98% of the gross tumor volume (GTV) increased by 2.1 Gy (P = 0.009), homogeneity index (HI) improved by 2.3% (P = 0.001), and target volume conformity index (TCI) of 68 Gy increased by 18.5% (P = 0.011) in the plan with balloons. Dosimetry endpoints of normal tissues around target regions in both plans were not significantly different (P > 0.05) except for the optic chiasm. In the plan without balloons, 68 Gy high-dose regions did not entirely cover target volumes in the ethmoid sinus, posteromedial wall of the maxillary sinus, or surgical margin of the hard palate. In contrast, 68 Gy high-dose regions entirely covered the GTV in the plan with balloons. These results suggest that placing a water-filled balloon in the resection cavity for postoperative IMRT of maxillary sinus c arcinoma can reduce low-dose regions and markedly and simultaneously increase dose homogeneity and conformity of target volumes.

Research on Water-Filling Patterns and Countermeasures──A case study of Xiaotun Coal Mine

There are many water-filling factors in Xiaotun Coal Mine, such as effective precipitation, goaf water, mining-induced fissure zone, surface water system, aquifers and tectonics. For different mining levels, the relative importance of these factors is different, and the water-filling condition is changed accordingly. So it is urgent to make it clear for mining. To ensure the safety of mining, we build a system of preventing mine water-filling using detailed AHP (analytical hierarchy process) calculation. This system is based on the analysis of mine water-filling factors in order to define the relative importance of the factors. Decision-makers use it as a strong scientific basis for Xiaotun Coal Mine.The method offered in this paper has been proved to be very applicable.

WORST SUBCARRIER AVOIDING WATER-FILLING SUBCARRIER ALLOCATION SCHEME FOR OFDM-BASED CRN

Efficient and reliable subcarrier power joint allocation is served as a promising problem in cognitive OFDM-based Cognitive Radio Networks (CRN). This paper focuses on optimal subcarrier allocation for OFDM-based CRN. We mainly propose subcarrier allocation scheme denoted as Worst Subcarrier Avoiding Water-filling (WSAW), which is based on Rate Adaptive (RA) criterion and three constraints are considered in CRN. The algorithm divides the assignment procedure into two phases. The first phase is an initial subcarrier allocation based on the idea of avoiding selecting the worst subcarrier in order to maximize the transmission rate; while the second phase is an iterative adjustment process which is realized by swapping pairs of subcarriers between arbitrary users. The proposed scheme could assign subcarriers in accordance with channel coherence time. Hence, real time subcarrier allocation could be implemented. Simulation results show that, comparing with the similar existing algorithms, the proposed scheme could achieve larger capacity and a near-optimal BER performance.

AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACT PERFORATION FAILURE OF WATER-FILLED-PRESSURIZED PIPELINES

Some experimental data recorded from impact tests on empty and water-filled pressurized mild steel pipes are presented. The pipes were supported as a three-span continuous beam and impacted laterally by a rigid indenter at the mid-span of middle span. Three kinds of indenter nose shapes were used: blunt-nose, hemisphere-nose and 90?conical-nose. The internal pressure ranged up to 20 MPa. The perforation failure modes and corresponding critical impact energies were obtained under different test conditions. The time-history curves of the internal pressure and impact force were given. The experiments show that the media filled in the tube greatly decreased the ballistic limit energy.

Investigation of Upstream Near-Far Problem in VDSL Systems via Complete Adaptive Iterative Water Filling Algorithm

Crosstalk is the main degrading factor in Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) systems which are the result of electromagnetic coupling between two adjacent twisted pairs in a cable. Very-high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) systems which use higher frequencies for data transmission than the other DSL systems, this effect is more considerable in Bit Error Rate (BER) degradation. This paper considers a complete adaptive iterative water-filling (IWF) algorithm for Resolving Upstream Near-Far Problem in VDSL Systems. The new distributed dynamic spectrum management algorithm is proposed, which improve achievable bit rate of iterative water-filling algorithm. The paper proffers a new power back-off strategy of the spectral mask at the near-end users, in order to protect the far-end users. Simulation of the proposed algorithm indicates that the bit rate is increased considerably rather the IWF and adaptive water-filling (AIWF) algorithms by keeping their low complexity. Furthermore, by adding the number of users in network, the new algorithm achieves performance gains over the AIWF, completely adaptive.

不同倾斜度下管道充水特性分析

针对管道充放水周期较长的问题,在对比模拟结果与试验数据吻合度的基础上,建立5种不同倾斜角度的管道三维模型,仿真不同倾斜角度下管道充水过程,分析其内部流速、压力和气液两相分布变化情况。结果表明,管道倾斜度小于30°时,水流流态稳定,流线均匀,管内水位均匀上升,平均充水流速1.3 m/s;随着倾斜度增加,流速越来越快,气液两相混合流动现象越来越明显,当倾斜角度为60°时,存在气体拥塞管道现象。综合对比,建议管道在倾斜度小于30°时可以适当增加充水速度,缩短充水周期。

模袋护坡工程GPR检测机理和应用研究

GPR技术近年来在许多领域得到了广泛应用,但公路工程在道路脱空探测时对于充水型脱空无法检测,且从未在模袋护坡工程检测中应用。鉴于此,通过室内模型试验,研究了模袋含水率对波速和相对介电常数的影响,并分析了电磁波波长在模袋中的变化情况;通过水池模型试验,在不同电导率的水中对电磁波波速、波长、衰减常数和趋肤深度进行了研究分析。结果表明:模袋护坡工程探测时,应尽量选择高频天线,以提高钢筋分辨率,且重点考虑模袋含水率的影响,选取准确的相对介电常数,准确计算钢筋位置。充水型脱空探测时,应重点考虑水中电磁波的衰减,高频段衰减程度取决于水的电导率。当水的电导率不大于0.1 s/m时,高频段天线均可探测到脱空层底部;当水的电导率大于0.1 s/m和小于1 s/m时,高频段天线均识别困难;当电导率达到1 s/m时,高频段的所有频率均无法识别。

大宗煤基固废膏体充填材料少水化配比优化研究

为解决西部采煤区固废多、处理难的问题,以宁东矿区的脱硫石膏、粉煤灰、水泥为主要原料,对原料的微观形态及少水配比的煤基固废膏体充填材料的成分进行分析,以初期流动性、脱模后7 d和28 d的抗压强度为指标进行充填材料配比优化。设计了3因素3水平17组配比方案,建立响应面回归模型,分析单因素及多因素交互作用对少水充填材料强度和流动性的影响。研究结果表明,粉煤灰与水泥质量比是影响少水充填材料强度的重要因素,料浆质量分数是影响少水充填材料流动性的重要因素。少水配比的煤基固废膏体充填材料的最优配合比:脱硫石膏质量分数53%,粉煤灰与水泥质量比2∶1,料浆质量分数74%。波速与强度的响应关系表明,可以利用充填体的波速来预测其强度。

充水作用下露天煤矿内排土场边坡稳定性分析

为分析废弃矿坑改造成蓄水湖时充水高度对内排土场边坡稳定性的影响,采用室内相似试验、数值模拟和理论分析的方法对不同水位高度下内排土场边坡稳定性进行研究。研究结果表明:随着充水高度的增加,浸润线运移速度、边坡最大位移、孔隙水压力和边坡土体受到的压力整体呈增长趋势。充水高度越大,边坡倾角越大,边坡稳定系数越低。研究结论为露天煤矿改造成蓄水湖或蓄能水电站项目工程提供参考。

煤矿充水因素评价及涌水量预测

含水层、老窖水以及采空区积水等水源对煤矿安全生产带来威胁。以山西省某煤矿为例,分析充水因素,并对采用富水系数比拟法对涌水量进行预测,有利于煤矿防治水工作开展,对井下安全生产具有重要意义。

内蒙古母杜柴登煤矿3^(-1)煤充水条件及矿井涌水量预测

母杜柴登煤矿矿井涌水量大,且属于高矿化度水,面临着大量疏排矿井涌水和矿井水地面处理的压力。在分析矿区地质及水文地质条件的基础上,认为开采3^(-1)煤层时,矿井水来源于3^(-1)煤顶板─直罗组底界砂岩含水层,包括直罗组底部中、粗粒砂岩含水层和3^(-1)煤顶板延安组三段砂岩含水层。运用大井法和达西定律计算的30209工作面涌水量分别为931m^(3)/h、919m^(3)/h,与实际接近。研究可为工作面侧向注浆封堵(含水层改造)、帷幕截流减量的可行性和减量程度提供依据。

近距离煤层垂向采空区高静储瞬态充水模式与解危技术

榆神府矿区侏罗纪煤田垂向层序上赋存多个煤层,当下层煤开采时,面临上部近距离采空区积水威胁,基于垂向采空区充水模式的综合解危技术是下层煤安全回采的关键。通过分析煤层顶板岩性组合、含隔水层以及导水裂缝带发育高度特征,形成了近距离煤层垂向采空区高静储瞬态充水模式,认为基岩风化带水、火烧区水、第四系萨拉乌苏组松散层潜水以及大气降水是浅层采空区的直接或间接补给水源,在上部煤层采空区中形成较高水位的静储量;近距离煤层下层煤开采时,导水裂缝带沟通上部采空区,高静储积水以瞬间溃入形式进入下层煤回采工作面。针对高静储采空区积水威胁,提出了“近距离煤层充水模型建立—采空区积水范围探测与积水量预计—垂向采空区积水解危—疏控效果评价”4阶段解危模式,形成了解危成功的判别标准,即当钻孔疏放量等于动态补给量时,可认定采空区静储量积水已基本疏放完毕,采空区积水威胁解除。该成果在神木惠宝煤矿成功应用,对类似条件下的矿井具有借鉴意义。

输水管线空气阀进排气孔径的合理选择

输水管线空气阀进排气孔径的选择,包括防水锤型空气阀低压进排气孔、缓冲板小排气孔和高压微量排气孔,不仅影响输水的安全性,而且严重影响工程投资。为了合理选择各种类型空气阀进排气孔径,本文首先提出了气体流量与流量系数、孔径、气压的函数关系,以及输水管液柱弥合水击压力与输水管直径、水击波速和空气阀流量改变量的函数关系;然后,建立了空气阀进排气孔径与输水管线充水和排水流速、负压控制要求及水击压力之间的函数关系,同时考虑了管材刚度和位置高程的影响。最后,分别以重力流输水管线和泵站加压输水管线为例,应用所得理论公式分别计算确定了复合式空气阀和防水锤型空气阀进排气孔孔径,结果表明按照本文公式确定的空气阀进排气孔径,不仅比按照常规经验确定的空气阀孔径小得多,而且可以有效削减输水管的液柱弥合水击压力。

基于混凝土防渗填筑技术的水利大坝工程施工设计研究

针对水利大坝工程混凝土防渗填筑技术施工设计面临的渗透控制问题,研究提出了一种新的混凝土配合比优化方法。该方法通过科学配比混凝土材料,提高了混凝土的抗渗性能,从而有效解决了大坝混凝土渗透问题。研究结果表明,水利大坝水平位移在5个月后趋于平稳,最终位移量约为10 cm。大坝结构稳定,没有出现异常变形或潜在的安全问题。

某高速公路高填路堤滑坡成因及稳定性分析

山区地形复杂多变,进行路线设计时,洼地、沟谷位置多设计为填方路堤。雨季时,此类地段为地表水汇集处,排水对于公路运营期路堤安全而言至关重要。文章分析了一种由于地表水排水不畅导致路堤破坏的案例,该案例在丘陵山区较为常见。根据路堤后缘裂缝和路堤坡体、坡脚等剪出口裂缝、鼓胀位置推测潜在滑动面,并对各种工况的稳定性进行了定量计算。研究方法可为公路路堤边坡水毁破坏初期的应急抢险提供稳定性分析支持。

注水式城市应急防洪箱挡水受力特性分析

注水式城市应急防洪箱是一种高分子材质的防汛应急抢险新装备,采用理论分析和有限元计算结合的方法,对防洪箱挡水过程中的受力稳定条件以及箱体的应力、应变特性进行分析,结果表明:由防洪箱在挡水过程中的受力特性可知,在同一注水条件的不同挡水高度下,防洪箱的最大应力和变形均发生在迎水面,其中最大应力在迎水面底部,最大变形发生在迎水面中部。

生态脆弱煤矿区水体中微生物群落特征及矿井充水指示

我国生态脆弱矿区水资源整体匮乏,但局部地区矿井涌水却异常巨大。对生态脆弱矿区异常矿井充水水源识别,对矿区生态环境保护意义重大。研究以涌水量超过1 000 m^(3)/h的榆树湾煤矿为背景,在分析矿井涌水量特征的基础上,采集了研究区主要含水层和矿井涌水点的30个水样,开展了水样高通量微生物测序研究。对测序结果采用Alpha多样性分析、Beta多样性分析及微生物构成差异分析,系统研究了矿井水体中微生物群落特征,分析了矿井充水来源。研究结果表明:高通量测试结果通过了Coverage指数检验,验证了其用于矿井充水识别的可行性。但人类活动密切接触的水样显示出微生物更加丰富,需要在取样中有效规避。榆树湾煤矿浅表松散含水层中微生物丰富度和多样性都较高,以新鞘脂菌属(Novosphingobium)、梭杆菌属(Fusobacterium)和硫属(Sulfuricum)等微生物丰度最高;直罗组为代表的基岩含水层微生物丰富度较低,但微生物多样性较高,以丛毛单胞菌属(Comamonas)、蛲虫属(Vermiphilaceae)和巴氏杆菌(Paeniglutamicibacter)等微生物丰度最高。所有水样中最为优势的门类为变形菌门,占比达到35.5%~89.7%。Alpha多样性、PCoA和NSDM分析揭示了榆树湾矿井充水水源主要来自松散含水层和直罗组含水层。但Beta多样性分析发现,随着直罗组静储量的释放,松散层中离石组黄土充水比例进一步增大。综合分析显示,榆树湾煤矿目前为基岩含水层快速释水+离石组含水层持续释水模式的充水模式,矿井涌水统计分析结果验证了这一结论。研究为相似化学成分含水层充水识别,提供了新的方法。

南京长江漫滩废弃粉土改良用作路基填料的室内试验研究

为实现基坑开挖废弃粉土的资源化利用,研究了水泥、石灰改良长江漫滩粉土路基的工程力学特征及稳定性。通过击实试验、无侧限抗压强度试验、水稳性试验和微观试验,分析改良粉土的强度特性及耐久性变化规律,论证长江漫滩粉土作为路基填料的可行性。结果表明:掺加水泥、石灰后,土体力学性能得到大幅改善;不同掺量下浸水5 d,改良土的水稳系数均大于0.6,水稳系数随水泥掺量的增加而增加,随石灰掺量的增加先增大后减小。微观试验表明,水泥、石灰在土体中生成的胶凝物质对土颗粒具有包裹和联结作用。综合考虑改良土的强度和水稳性,经过改良后,长江漫滩粉土可以作为路基填料,建议水泥、石灰改良土的最佳组合配比为6%水泥+6%石灰,在此掺量下,改良土体的28 d无侧限抗压强度为2.05 MPa,浸水5 d后的水稳系数为0.76,具有较好的路用力学性能。

海上机械控水完井技术应用现状及发展趋势

海上油田主要以水平井开发为主,如何有效控制含水上升速度是各油田面临的主要问题之一。海上油田应用的机械控水完井技术包括中心管控水、变密度筛管控水、ICD/AICD分段控水、充填调流控水、C-AICD控水、找控水一体化等。总结了各方法的技术原理、优缺点和适用范围,其中充填调流控水和ICD分段控水是海上油田主要应用的两种机械控技术,前者利用轻质覆膜颗粒作为轴向封隔材料,适用于地层非均质性强、水平段长的油井控水,广泛应用于渤海和南海东部油田;而ICD分段控水技术需要准确设计封隔器坐封位置,因此适用于地层情况认识清楚、非均质性不强的油井控水,主要应用于南海东部油田。基于技术现状,展望了机械控水完井技术的发展趋势,分析结果可为海上油田控水完井方式的选择和后续技术的发展提供借鉴。

煤岩体突水通道骨料灌注运移堆积机制试验

为揭示突水通道中骨料运移堆积的演化规律,开展了动水条件下骨料灌注试验,得到了骨料的初始沉积位置、堆积体形成方向以及堆积体极限堆积高度与水流速、骨料灌注速度等影响因素的内在关联。结果表明:在1.0 m/s高流速动水环境中,骨料堆积体形成方向为先逆水流方向生长至投料孔底后转为顺水流方向生长;在0.3 m/s低流速条件下,采用口径36 mm漏斗投料同口径18 mm相比,骨料灌注总量相同时,其堆积体的极限高度提升了41%。基于数值力学模型——计算流体动力学-离散元方法(computational fluid dynamics and distinct element method,CFD-DEM),研究了骨料灌注期间突水通道内流场的时空分布特征以及骨料堆积体的过水阻力作用对突水通道内静水压力的影响机制。