天旋、岁差与中西之争——清代科学思想史的一条线索

明清之际西方岁差的"恒星东移"解释传入中国,引爆了激烈的中西论争。梅文鼎通过对历算史的重构将"恒星东移"纳入中法范式,但分歧并未就此消弭。安清翘通过解构西学、回归中学,将"恒星东移"从中学体系剔除出去,同时对"西学中源说"提出了系统性的批评。令人深思的是,梅文鼎倡导"西学中源说"是以默认西学优于中学为隐含前提,安清翘批评"西学中源说"则以否定西学优于中学为预设基础,立论虽然不同,但目标却出奇的一致,即发扬传统以求超胜!就中学的维护和弘扬而言,"西学中源"的解构者安清翘甚至比倡导者梅文鼎更坚决、更彻底。岁差与中西之争的表象之下,隐含着当时受到西学影响而升华的中国传统天旋模式之争这一深刻背景。三者复杂纠缠、整体联动,刻画出有清一代科学思想史的一条清晰而重要的线索。

A Piecewise Linear Slope Compensation Circuit for DC-DC Converters

To prevent sub-harmonic oscillation and improve the stability and load capacity of the system,a piecewise linear slope compensation circuit is designed. Compared with the traditional design, this circuit provides a compensation signal whose slope varies from different duty cycles at - 40-85℃ ,and reduces the negative effect of slope compensation on the system＇s load capacity and transient response. A current mode PWM Boost DC-DC converter employing this slope compensation circuit is implemented in a UMC 0.6μm-BCD process. The results indicate that the circuit works well and effectively,and the load capacity is increased by 20%. The chip area of the piecewise linear slope compensation circuit is 0.01mm^2 ,which consumes only 8μA quiescent current,and the efficiency ranges up to 93%.

A distributed dynamic mesh model of a helical gear pair with tooth profile errors

A dynamic model of a helical gear rotor system is proposed.Firstly,a generally distributed dynamic model of a helical gear pair with tooth profile errors is developed.The gear mesh is represented by a pair of cylinders connected by a series of springs and the stiffness of each spring is equal to the effective mesh stiffness.Combining the gear dynamic model with the rotor-bearing system model,the gear-rotor-bearing dynamic model is developed.Then three cases are presented to analyze the dynamic responses of gear systems.The results reveal that the gear dynamic model is effective and advanced for general gear systems,narrow-faced gear,wide-faced gear and gear with tooth profile errors.Finally,the responses of an example helical gear system are also studied to demonstrate the influence of the lead crown reliefs and misalignments.The results show that both of the lead crown relief and misalignment soften the gear mesh stiffness and the responses of the gear system increase with the increasing lead crown reliefs and misalignments.

Motion Analysis of Fiber Band in Compact Field of Compact Spinning

The technological process of compact spinning and the compact procedure of fiber band in compact field are briefly illustrated. The motions of fiber band in compact field are discussed theoretically from which tilting angle of suction slot in profile tube, additional twists created by fiber band’s rotating around its own axis and ultimate twists in compact yarn are deduced accordingly. The existence of additional twists is also verified through experiments.

Distinct intensity of 10-30-day intraseasonal waves over the North Pacific between early and late summers

The authors’previous study identified the wave trains of intraseasonal oscillations,which are mainly in the band of 10–30 days,over the North Pacific during summer.The wave trains are zonally oriented and trapped along the upper-tropospheric westerly jet,and accordingly gain energy mainly through baroclinic energy conversion.In this study,the authors investigate the distinct features of the wave trains between early summer(1 June to 7 July)and late summer(8 July to 31 August),considering that the westerly jet experiences a remarkable subseasonal variation over the North Pacific during summer—that is,the jet is much stronger in early summer than late summer.The results indicate that the wave trains are stronger in early summer compared with late summer.Further analysis suggests that,in early summer,the wave trains can obtain energy more efficiently from the basic flow;or more exactly,stronger westerlies through baroclinic energy conversion.

10-Bit Single-Slope ADC with Error Calibration for TDI CMOS Image Sensor

A 10-bit single-slope analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for time-delay-integration CMOS image sensor was proposed. A programmable ramp generator was applied to accomplish the error calibration and improve the linearity. The ADC was fabricated in a 180 nm 1P4M CMOS process. Experimental results indicate that the differential nonlinearity and integral nonlinearity were 0.51/-0.53 LSB and 0.63/-0.71 LSB, respectively. The sampling rate of the ADC was 32 kHz.

Continuous rotation north-finding algorithm based on constrained adaptive Kalman filter

As an orientation measurement system,north-finder has been playing a significant role in both military and civilian fields of orientation and control.In this paper,to deal with drawbacks in the conventional north-finding systems,a dynamic strategy based on continuous rotation modulation to measure the rotational angular velocity of the earth is proposed.By modeling the dynamic error,optimizing the process constraint and estimating dynamic noise,a method combining delay compensation and hardware adjustment,and a constrained adaptive Kalman filter(CAKF)algorithm are designed for the north-finding strategy.According to simulation and experiments,the proposed algorithm can achieve the high-precision north-finding with robust and anti-noise performance.

Lie Point Symmetry Algebras and Finite Transformation Groups of Baroclinic Mode for Rotating Stratified Flows

The transformation groups and symmetries of the baroclinic mode for rotating stratified flow can be obtained via the standard approach. Applying the symmetry group on some special solutions, the newly obtained results disprove a known conjecture.

Non-inverting buck-boost DC-DC converter based on constant inductor current control

The hysteresis control combined with PWM control non-inverting buck-boost was proposed to improve the light load efficiency and power density.The constant inductor current control(CICC)was established to mitigate the dependence on the external components and device variation and make smooth transition between hysteresis control loop and pulse width modulation(PWM)control loop.The small signal model was deduced for the buck and boost operation mode.The inductor current slope control(ICSC)was proposed to implement the automatic mode transition between buck and boost mode in one switching cycle.The results show that the converter prototype has good dynamic response capability,achieving 94%efficiency and 95%peak efficiency at full 10 A load current.

Circular Disc Blade Considerations in Soil Force Prediction Modelling

Previous soil-disc force prediction models have considered spherical and concave blades, as used on disc ploughs and harrows, with many simplifying assumptions. This study proposes an approach applying the fundamental equation of earth moving mechanics for calculating the soil passive reaction acting on a rotating fiat disc blade as used on a zero-till single disc seeder. The study considers the effects of disc variable depth of cut, sweep and tilt angles, free rotation and a scrubbing reaction at the beveled edge. This paper outlines the modeling approach and prediction results for a fixed circular blade operating at 90° sweep angle over a range of speeds and at two tilt angles. To account for the varying depth across the circular disc shape width, elemental wide blade force reactions acting on wide blade segments of elemental width were integrated across the disc working width. By including inertia forces due to speed as well as additional bulldozing forces due to the loose soil accumulation in front of the blade the draught and upward vertical forces acting on the vertical disc blade were predicted with a deviation of 6%-19% and 1.5%-14% from measured data, respectively. The model was able to predict the effect of increasing the tilt angle from 0° to 20° on reducing both draught and upward vertical forces. Further development and validation of the model will be described in subsequent papers, reflecting a step by step approach of increasing complexity to model a disc blade as used on a zero-till single disc seeding system.

Cooling Device Using the Natural Convection, Phase Change of Substance and Capillary Effect

Paper deals about testing of device with gravity assisted heat pipes and about researching of wick heat pipes used to effective heat transfers from power switches of energy converter. At first, to simulate ambient condition was designed thermostatic chamber where was monitoring temperature course on main parts of cooling device （energy converter, air cooler and heat pipes） at various position of cooling device. It was found, if the cooling device is in tilt position the cooling performance is better. But if the tilt angel of gravity assisted heat pipe is higher the heat transfer is lower. From reason improve heat transfer cooling device at tilt angle are manufactured heat pipes with the sintered, mesh screen and grooved capillary structures and tested their thermal performance at vertical and tilt angel 45~ position by calorimetric method. Article describes manufacturing process and thermal performance measuring method of wick heat pipes. This experiment testify that the wick heat pipe is able operate at tilt angle position than gravity assisted heat pipe and application of wick heat pipes into cooling device will improve his cooling performance.

Kinematic mechanism and path planning of the Essboard

In this paper, we study the kinematic mechanism and path planning for a two-caster nonholonomic vehicle (the Essboard) which is a recent variant of skateboard. Different from the most studied Snakeboard, the Essboard consists of a torsion bar and two platforms, each of which contains a pedal and a caster. We first investigate the relationship between the tilt angles of the pedals and the wheel directions of the casters. This relationship reveals how to control the wheel directions by adjusting the tilt angles. Next, the rotational radius of the Essboard is derived for a given pair of tilt angles of both pedals. The rotational radius of the Essboard is much different than that of the Snakeboard. Then we develop a path-planning algorithm for the Essboard to move from a start position to the goal, using a series of consecutively connected arcs, which are tangent to each other at the connected points. It is shown from a kinematic point of view that the path planning of the Essboard can be solved by a series of pairs of pedals' tilt angles. Three experiments are conducted to confirm the correctness of the main results. The results in this paper are a foundation for further study of the Essboard.

Experiment on the Secondary Flow of a Large Turn Angle Turbine Stator with a Rotating Single Slanted Hotwire

Experiment measurement is adapted to study the secondary flow of turbine.The subsonic stator experiment flow tunnel is set up.Two different inlet velocities and three different stator heights are applied.The method of a rotating slanted hotwire is introduced to measure the stator outlet three-dimensional flow field.The procedure for solving the mean three-dimensional velocity component involving the least-squares technique can be accomplished via the LSQNONLIN optimization function of Matlab.Under different work conditions,the stator outlet secondary flow is more intense at higher inlet flux.Moreover,the shortest stator height will lead to the most intense secondary flow,which gains the largest axial velocity component(w) and radial velocity component (u),but the smallest circumferential velocity component(v).

Bimetallic phosphides embedded in hierarchical Pdoped carbon for sodium ion battery and hydrogen evolution reaction applications

Transition metal phosphides have been explored as promising active materials for sodium-ion batteries(SIBs)and hydrogen evolution reaction(HER) applications owing to their unique physical and chemical characteristics. However,they suffer from the drawbacks such as severe agglomeration,and sluggish reaction kinetics. Herein, bimetallic phosphides(Ni2 P/Zn P4) embedded in P-doped carbon hierarchical microspheres are demonstrated with robust structural integrity,fast charge transfer, and abundant active sites. As expected,the optimally structured Ni2 P/Zn P4 composite exhibits good electrochemical performance as an anode material in SIBs,including high specific capacity, good cycling stability and rate capability. Meanwhile, the Ni2 P/Zn P4 composite also exhibits excellent electrocatalytic performance for HER with a small overpotential of 62 m V, a Tafel slope of 53 m V dec^-1, as well as excellent stability.

Temporal allocation of metabolic tolerance to transgenic Bt cotton in beet armyworm,Spodoptera exigua(Hübner)

Digestive and detoxification enzyme activity and nutrient composition were examined in the body of fourth instar beet armyworms,Spodoptera exigua(Hübner),fed on transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis(Bt) and non-Bt cotton for different time periods.Nutrient composition and specific enzyme activities differed significantly between the S.exigua fed Bt vs.non-Bt cotton.At 1,6 and 24 h,free fatty acid and glucose levels were significantly lower in S.exigua fed on Bt cotton than those fed on non-Bt cotton.S.exigua fed on Bt cotton had significantly higher trypsin and total superoxide dismutase(T-SOD) activities and significantly lower lipase,carboxylesterase and acetylcholinesterase activities than non-Bt fed worms for all feeding time periods.Differences were also observed among feeding times within each cotton variety group.Significantly lower free fatty acid and total amino acid were observed in S.exigua fed on Bt cotton for 24 h than in those fed for 1 h.Significantly lower activities of lipase and trypsin were detected in S.exigua fed on Bt cotton for 24 h than those for 1 and 4 h.However,carboxylesterase and acetylcholinesterase activities in S.exigua fed on Bt cotton for 24 h were significantly higher than those for 1,4 and 6 h.The interaction between cotton variety and feeding time significantly affected the activities of lipase,trypsin,acetylcholinesterase and T-SOD enzymes in S.exigua.Measuring the temporal allocation of protection and detoxification enzyme activities in the body of S.exigua in response to B.thuringiensis can provide a meaningful evaluation on the metabolic tolerance of herbivorous insects under the continuous selection pressure of a toxic protein.

Time-stepping finite element analysis on the influence of skewed rotors and different skew angles on the losses of squirrel cage asynchronous motors

To study the influence of skewed rotors and different skew angles on the losses of squirrel cage asynchronous motors,a 5.5-kW motor was taken as an example and the multi-sliced field-circuit coupled time stepping finite element method(T-S FEM)was used to analyze the axially non-uniform fundamental and harmonic field distribution characteristics at typical locations in the stator and rotor cores.The major conclusions are:firstly the skewed rotor exhibits a decrease in the harmonic copper losses caused by slot harmonic currents in the stator winding and rotor bars.Secondly,the skewed rotor shifts the non-uniform distribution of field in the axial direction,which leads to more severe saturation and an increase in iron losses.The heavier the load,the more pronounced the increase in iron losses.Furthermore,the influences of different skew angles on motor losses are studied systematically,with skew angles from 0.5 to 1.5 stator tooth pitch.It is found that the lowest total loss occurs at 0.8 stator tooth pitch,and the slot harmonics can be decreased effectively.