Assessment of Nitrogen Pollutant Sources in Surface Waters of Taihu Lake Region

The nitrogen （N） pollution status of the 12 most important rivers in Changshu, Taihu Lake region was investigated. Water samples were collected from depths of 0.5-1.0 m with the aid of the global positioning system （GPS）. The seasonal variations in the concentrations of different N components in the rivers were measured. Using tension-free monolith lysimeters and ^15N-labeled fertilizer, field experiments were carried out in this region to determine variations of iSN abundance of NO3^- in the leachate during the rice and wheat growing seasons, respectively. Results showed that the main source of N pollution of surface waters in the Taihu Lake region was not the N fertilizer applied in the farmland but the urban domestic sewage and rural human and animal excreta directly discharged into the water bodies without treatment. Atmospheric dry and wet N deposition was another evident source of N pollutant of the surface waters. In conclusion, it would not be correct to attribute the N applied to farmlands as the source of N pollution of the surface waters in this region.

Field experiment on coalmine heat disaster governance using cold source from surface water

Regarding the lack of cold source for underground cooling systems from either mine inflow or return air, field experiments were taken in a high temperature deep coal mine with abundant cold source from surface water. Taking Sanhejian coal mine as an example, this paper introduced the technology scheme of heat disaster governance using surface water cold source. The paper presents the basics of this field experiment at the beginning, following by the design and site layout of the cooling system including the analysis and calculation of cold source. Numerical calculation method is also applied based on the operation parameters to simulate the influence to the surface river ecosystem. The results suggest that the temperature of surface water shall be lower than 34 ℃ after heat exchange, and when more cooling capacities are needed in the future, increasing the water flow is more favorable than increasing the cooling range of water, which is better for the ecological environment protection,

Source identification of aluminum in surface sediments of the Yellow Sea off the Shandong Peninsula

Surface sediment samples in the near shore area of the north Shandong Peninsula are collected for grain size and element analyses. The results indicate that the surface sediments in the study area are primarily composed of the silt-sized components similar to the Huanghe River. The total concentration of aluminum varies from 5.57% to7.37%（average（6.33 ± 0.40）%）, and its spatial distribution is mainly controlled by the grain size. Correlations between the ratio of aluminum to titanium concentration and aluminum concentration, titanium concentration and the mean grain size indicate that aluminum in the near shore surface sediments is affected majorly by the terrigenous source, and partially by the anthropogenic source. The ratios of aluminum to titanium concentrations are larger than the background value of loess matter at some stations due to the existence of excess aluminum associated with human activities. Thus, the sources of aluminum should be identified firstly when aluminum is used as an index of terrigenous matter even in the near shore area dominated by terrigenous deposits.

Application of local Monte Carlo method in neutronics calculation of EAST radial neutron camera

The Local Monte Carlo(LMC)method is used to solve the problems of deep penetration and long time in the neutronics calculation of the radial neutron camera(RNC)diagnostic system on the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak(EAST),and the radiation distribution of the RNC and the neutron flux at the detector positions of each channel are obtained.Compared with the results calculated by the global variance reduction method,it is shown that the LMC calculation is reliable within the reasonable error range.The calculation process of LMC is analyzed in detail,and the transport process of radiation particles is simulated in two steps.In the first step,an integrated neutronics model considering the complex window environment and a neutron source model based on EAST plasma shape are used to support the calculation.The particle information on the equivalent surface is analyzed to evaluate the rationality of settings of equivalent surface source and boundary.Based on the characteristic that only a local geometric model is needed in the second step,it is shown that the LMC is an advantageous calculation method for the nuclear shielding design of tokamak diagnostic systems.

STUDY ON CLIMATIC FEATURES OF SURFACE TURBULENT HEAT EXCHANGE COEFFICIENTS AND SURFACE THERMAL SOURCES OVER THE QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU

Using monthly mean of surface turbulent heat exchange coefficients calculated based on data from four automatic weather stations(AWS)for thermal equilibrium observation in July 1993— September 1996 and of surface conventional measurements,an empirical expression is established for such coefficients.With the expression,the heat exchange coefficients and the components of surface thermal source are computed in terms of 1961—1990 monthly mean conventional data from 148 stations over the Qinghai-Xizang(Tibetan)Plateau(QXP)and its adjoining areas,and the 1961—1990 climatic means are examined. Evidence suggests that the empirical expression is capable of showing the variation of the heat exchange coefficient in a climatic context.The monthly variation of the coefficients averaged over the QXP is in a range of 4×10^(-3)-5×10^(-3).The wintertime values are bigger in the mountains than in the valleys and reversal in summer.Surface effective radiation and sensible heat are the dominant factors of surface total heat.In spring surface sensible heat is enhanced quickly, resulting in two innegligible regions of sensible heat,one in the west QXP and the other in northern Tibet.with their maximums emerging in different months.In spring and summer sensible heat and surface effective radiation are higher in the west than in the east.The effective radiation peaks for the east in October—December and the whole QXP and in June and October for the west.The surface total heat of the plateau maximizes in May.minimizes in December and January,and shows seasonal variation more remarkable in the SW compared to the eastern part.In the SW plateau the total heat is much more intense than the eastern counterpart in all the seasons except winter.Under the effect of the sensible heat,the total heat on the SW plateau starts to considerably intensify in February,which leads to a predominant heating region in the west,with its center experiencing a noticeable westward migration early in summer and twice pronounced weakening in July and after October.However,the weakening courses are owing to different causes.The total heat over the north of QXP is greatly strengthened in March.thus generating another significant thermal region in the plateau.

Response surface modeling-based source contribution analysis and VOC emission control policy assessment in a typical ozone-polluted urban Shunde,China

To develop a sound ozone（O_3） pollution control strategy,it is important to well understand and characterize the source contribution due to the complex chemical and physical formation processes of O_3.Using the ＂Shunde＂ city as a pilot summer case study,we apply an innovative response surface modeling（RSM） methodology based on the Community Multi-Scale Air Quality（CMAQ） modeling simulations to identify the O_3 regime and provide dynamic analysis of the precursor contributions to effectively assess the O_3 impacts of volatile organic compound（VOC） control strategy.Our results show that Shunde is a typical VOC-limited urban O_3 polluted city.The ＂Jiangmen＂ city,as the main upper wind area during July 2014,its VOCs and nitrogen oxides（NO_x） emissions make up the largest contribution（9.06%）.On the contrary,the contribution from local（Shunde） emission is lowest（6.35%） among the seven neighbor regions.The local VOCs industrial source emission has the largest contribution comparing to other precursor emission sectors in Shunde.The results of dynamic source contribution analysis further show that the local NO_x control could slightly increase the ground O_3 under low（10.00%） and medium（40.00%）reduction ratios,while it could start to turn positive to decrease ground O_3 under the high NO_x abatement ratio（75.00%）.The real-time assessment of O_3 impacts from VOCs control strategies in Pearl River Delta（PRD） shows that the joint regional VOCs emission control policy will effectively reduce the ground O_3 concentration in Shunde.

A novel radiant source for infrared calibration by using a grooved surface

A radiant source with a large aperture at 5--95℃ in the wavelength bands of 8--12μm for calibrating infrared imaging systems has been designed. The effective emissivity of its flat bottom with concentric V-grooves was evaluated by the Monte-Carlo method whose correctness was tested and accuracy was discussed. The structure of the source was completed by incorporating the simulation results with the blackbody cavity effect. The source was certificated via an optical measurement system. The source can provide a consistent radiant flux with temperature uniformity of ±0.1℃ over an area of diameter of φ80 mm.

SAW diffraction field generated by source with finite aperture piezoelectric crystal surfaces

So far, the diffracted SAW field generated by an IDT with finite aperture on piezoelectric crystal surfaces is usually analyzed phenomenologically with the angular spectrum theory. A major approximation of this theory is to ignore the vector nature of the field by assuming that the wave field can be represented by a scalar as in optics. In this paper, a rigorous vector field theory of the surface excitation of elastic wave field in piezoelectric crystal developed by the authors is used to evaluate the SAW diffraction field adepately and precisely. As an example, numerical results for YZ-LiNbO3 are presented and compared with those obtained form the angular spectrum theory.

Wastewater-nitrogen removal using polylactic acid/starch as carbon source： Optimization of operating parameters using response surface methodology

Nitrogen removal from ammonium-containing wastewater was conducted using polylactic acid （PLA）/ starch blends as carbon source and carrier for fimctional bacteria. The exclusive and interactive influences of operating parameters （i.e., temperature, pH, stirring rate, and PLA-to-starch ratio （PLA proportion）） on nitrification （Y1）, denitrification （Y2）, and COD release rates （Y3） were investigated through response surface methodology. Experimental results indicated that nitrogen removal could be successfully achieved in the PLA/starch blends through simultaneous mtnncatlon anti clenltnncatlon. The carbon release rate of the blends was controllable. The sensitivity of Y1, Y2, and Y3 to different operating parameters also differed. The sequence for each response was as follows： for Y1, pH 〉 stirring rate 〉 PLA proportion 〉 temperature; for Y2, PH 〉 PLA proportion 〉.temperature.〉 stirring rate; and for Y3, stirring rate 〉pH 〉 PLA proportion 〉 temperature. In this study, the following optimum conditions were observed： temperature, 32.0℃; pH 7.7; stirring rate, 200.0 r · min^-1 and PLA proportion 0.4. Under these conditions Y1 Y2 and Y3 were 134.0 μg-N·g-blend^-1·h^-1, 160.9μg-N-g-blend^-1·h^-1, and 7.6 × 10^3 μg-O·g-blend^-1·h^-1, respectively. These results suggested that the PLA/starch blends may be an ideal packing material for nitrogen removal.

Sharp Expansion of Intensive Groundwater Irrigation,Semi-Arid Environment at the Northern Bekaa Valley Lebanon

This research focuses on the sharp expansion of groundwater irrigation in the Northern Beqaa, using Landsat satellite images and other auxiliary GIS relevant data sources. Topographic maps were used to assess the location and size of the irrigated area in the early 1960s as the initial years of agriculture expansion analysis. The first available Landsat image of the area was of the year 1972 followed with a series of accessible Landsat images until 2009. In the 1960s, agricultural practices were only limited to areas of surface water resources and open channels next to urban settlements. In the Early 1980s, farmers discovered the agricultural potential of the area. Only 3% of the area was cultivated before the 1970s. The cultivated area reached about the 20% in late 1990s. Weather conditions, shallowness of groundwater tables, low fuel costs and market opportunities have led to an agricultural boom in the area considered as prone to desertification and of low productivity by national authorities. The area is however poorly understood from its hydro geological characteristics and exposed to intensive and unsustainable use of its natural resources.

Outboard abnormal noise source localization method with curved surface projection based on time delay matching and weighting criterion

An improved localization method consisting of ＂filtering-time delay estimationhyperbolic localization＂ is proposed. Combining the empirical mode decomposition（EMD）and time delay estimation method based on generalized average magnitude difference function,the original signals are decomposed into intrinsic mode function（IMF） components. The energy distribution criterion and spectrum consistency criterion are used to select the IMFs, which can represent the physical characteristics of the source signal. Several sets of signals are applied to estimate the time delay, and then a vector matching criterion is proposed to select the correct time delay estimation. Considering the hydrophones location, a shell model is established and projected to a plane according to the quadrant before the hyperbolic localization. Results of mooring and sailing tests show that the proposed method improves the localization accuracy,and reduces the error caused by time delay estimation.

Status of CSNS H-ion source

A new H^- ion source has been installed successfully and will be used to serve the China Spallation Neutron Source （CSNS）. In this paper, we report various components of the ion source, including the discharge chamber, temperature, cooling system, extraction electrodes, analyzing magnet, remote control system and so on. Compared to the previous experimental ion source, some improvements have been made to make the ion source more compact and convenient. In the present arrangement, the Penning field is generated by a pair of pole tip extensions on the 90° analyzing magnet instead of by a separate circuit. For the remote control system, F3RP61-2L is applied to the accelerator online control system for the first time. In the running of the ion source, a stable pulse H^- beam with a current of 50 mA at an energy of 50 keV is produced. The extraction frequency and pulse width is 25 Hz and 500 μs, respectively. Furthermore, an emittance scanner has been installed and measurements are in progress.