A low-cost adsorbent was prepared from sludge and straw by pyrolysis in a dried state with the surface area of the adsorbent of 829.49 ma. g-l, micropore volume of 0.176 cm2·g-1 and average pore radius of 5.0 nm....A low-cost adsorbent was prepared from sludge and straw by pyrolysis in a dried state with the surface area of the adsorbent of 829.49 ma. g-l, micropore volume of 0.176 cm2·g-1 and average pore radius of 5.0 nm. The kinetic, equilibrium isotherm and thermodynamic characteristics of trisodium 1-（1-naphthylazo）-2-hydroxynaphthalene- 4＇,6,8-trisulphonate （acid scarlet 3R） onto the adsorbent from sludge and straw were investigated. The results indicated that the pseudo second order adsorption was the predominant adsorption mechanism of acid scarlet 3R. Thus, the adsorption phenomenon was suggested as a chemical process. The adsorption data were fitted better with Langmuir model than Freundlich model, indicating that the adsorption of acid scarlet 3R belonged to the monolayer adsorption and mainly occurred in micropores.展开更多
A novel iterative technique, the phase descent search detection was proposed. This technique constrained the solution （PDS） algorithm, for M-ary phase shift keying （M-PSK） symbols to have a unit magnitude and it w...A novel iterative technique, the phase descent search detection was proposed. This technique constrained the solution （PDS） algorithm, for M-ary phase shift keying （M-PSK） symbols to have a unit magnitude and it was based on coordinate descent iterations where coordinates were the unknown symbol phases. The PDS algorithm, together with a descent local search （also implemented as a version of the PDS algorithm）, was used multiple times with different initializations in a proposed multiple phase detector; the solution with the minimum cost was then chosen as the final solution. The simulation results show that for highly loaded multiuser scenarios, the proposed technique has a detection performance that is close to the single-user bound. The results also show that the multiple phase detector allows detection in highly overloaded scenarios and it exhibits near-far resistance. In particular, the detector has a performance that is significantly better, and complexity that is significantly lower, than that of the detector based on semi-definite relaxation.展开更多
Adaptive models are based on the observation that there are some actions that people can and actually do take to achieve thermal comfort. Studies regarding thermal comfort conditions in economical dwellings were carri...Adaptive models are based on the observation that there are some actions that people can and actually do take to achieve thermal comfort. Studies regarding thermal comfort conditions in economical dwellings were carried out simultaneously in seven Mexican cities, corresponding to warm dry and warm humid climates. In this article, case studies of low-cost dwellings in the city of Hermosillo （in northwest Mexico）, are presented and analyzed. Field surveys were carried out to obtain information about the physical characteristics of the dwellings and their occupants, as well as the indoor thermal environment. Neutral temperature was obtained from the applied survey. The high neutral temperature reveals the effect of inhabitants＇ adaptation mechanism to extreme climates. Occupant comfort votes as a function of indoor air temperatures were analyzed, and different characteristics such as age, size and gender were evaluated separately. The results show the variability of the neutral temperature and the tolerance to temperature changes, depending on the population＇s specific characteristics. In many cases where the population does not have access to artificial acclimatization devices, the neutral temperature values for specific climates and people can inform architects when choosing the most suitable thermal strategies for building design.展开更多
MEMS （micro electro mechanical systems） inertial navigation system ~, Mll＇~3） nas Been WllUly used in robots for its low-cost. The MINS and magnetometers are commonly the component parts of the attitude and headin...MEMS （micro electro mechanical systems） inertial navigation system ~, Mll＇~3） nas Been WllUly used in robots for its low-cost. The MINS and magnetometers are commonly the component parts of the attitude and heading reference systems （AHRS）, which provide pitch and roll angles relative to the earth gravity vector, and heading angle relative to the north. However, the performance of sen- sors with low cost AHRS is not so good. The gyros are not sensitive enough to observe the earth an- gular velocity, so the traditional technique like alignment algorithm is invalid. The measurements of gyros become useless to determine the initial attitude matrix from navigation frame to body frame. The alignment algorithm is computed by the accelerometers and magnetometers. The process is es- tablished as an optimization problem of finding the maximum eigenvector. Meanwhile the sensitive analysis with respect to the biases of accelerometers is proposed. Then the recursive least squares al- gorithm （RLSA） is introduced. The comparison between the proposed method and RLSA is provid- ed. The results demonstrate its accuracy favorably and verify the feasibility of the proposed algo- rithm.展开更多
A beam stabilization algorithm was proposed for low cost satcom-on-the-move （SOTM） to stabilize the vehicle-mounted antenna beam. The proposed algorithm utilizes the nonlinear observel to estimate the vehicle＇s att...A beam stabilization algorithm was proposed for low cost satcom-on-the-move （SOTM） to stabilize the vehicle-mounted antenna beam. The proposed algorithm utilizes the nonlinear observel to estimate the vehicle＇s attitude information based on inertial measurement unit. Then the estimated angles and angular velocities are used to stabilize the antenna beam. Experiment results show tha｜ the proposed algorithm can stabilize the antenna beam when the tracking information is available, indicating that it is competent to the SOTM system.展开更多
This paper proposes an innovative low-cost isolator with lightweight and cost-effective features for use in low-rise residential buildings.The low-cost laminated isolator is formed by plastic shims with unsaturated po...This paper proposes an innovative low-cost isolator with lightweight and cost-effective features for use in low-rise residential buildings.The low-cost laminated isolator is formed by plastic shims with unsaturated polyester fiber reinforcement between rubber layers.Performance tests are systematically carried out to characterize the isolator in terms of mechanic behavior(e.g.,compression,shear,and their relationship),dynamic properties(e.g.,damping),and ultimate states.A design guideline and associated criteria of the low-cost isolator are also provided and discussed in this study.To investigate more detailed behavior,a finite element model of the isolator is developed in ABAQUS and calibrated by the experimental data.The research presented in this paper makes significant contributions to the evaluation of the peak stress and strain demands on isolator’s components and provides technical support for the design and manufacturing of this new type of isolator.展开更多
Room-temperature sodium-ion batteries have attracted increasing interest in recent years because of abundant sodium reserves and the low costs.Grid-scale energy storage applications are particularly relevant to this b...Room-temperature sodium-ion batteries have attracted increasing interest in recent years because of abundant sodium reserves and the low costs.Grid-scale energy storage applications are particularly relevant to this battery technology.Here,we present our recent progress in researching room-temperature sodium-ion batteries,and focus on new electrode materials,including cathodes and anodes,for both non-aqueous and aqueous systems.展开更多
基金Supported by the Shanxi Science and Technology Agency Research Project(20100321085)the Scientific Research Foun-dation of the Shanxi Education Department(20111029)
文摘A low-cost adsorbent was prepared from sludge and straw by pyrolysis in a dried state with the surface area of the adsorbent of 829.49 ma. g-l, micropore volume of 0.176 cm2·g-1 and average pore radius of 5.0 nm. The kinetic, equilibrium isotherm and thermodynamic characteristics of trisodium 1-（1-naphthylazo）-2-hydroxynaphthalene- 4＇,6,8-trisulphonate （acid scarlet 3R） onto the adsorbent from sludge and straw were investigated. The results indicated that the pseudo second order adsorption was the predominant adsorption mechanism of acid scarlet 3R. Thus, the adsorption phenomenon was suggested as a chemical process. The adsorption data were fitted better with Langmuir model than Freundlich model, indicating that the adsorption of acid scarlet 3R belonged to the monolayer adsorption and mainly occurred in micropores.
文摘A novel iterative technique, the phase descent search detection was proposed. This technique constrained the solution （PDS） algorithm, for M-ary phase shift keying （M-PSK） symbols to have a unit magnitude and it was based on coordinate descent iterations where coordinates were the unknown symbol phases. The PDS algorithm, together with a descent local search （also implemented as a version of the PDS algorithm）, was used multiple times with different initializations in a proposed multiple phase detector; the solution with the minimum cost was then chosen as the final solution. The simulation results show that for highly loaded multiuser scenarios, the proposed technique has a detection performance that is close to the single-user bound. The results also show that the multiple phase detector allows detection in highly overloaded scenarios and it exhibits near-far resistance. In particular, the detector has a performance that is significantly better, and complexity that is significantly lower, than that of the detector based on semi-definite relaxation.
文摘Adaptive models are based on the observation that there are some actions that people can and actually do take to achieve thermal comfort. Studies regarding thermal comfort conditions in economical dwellings were carried out simultaneously in seven Mexican cities, corresponding to warm dry and warm humid climates. In this article, case studies of low-cost dwellings in the city of Hermosillo （in northwest Mexico）, are presented and analyzed. Field surveys were carried out to obtain information about the physical characteristics of the dwellings and their occupants, as well as the indoor thermal environment. Neutral temperature was obtained from the applied survey. The high neutral temperature reveals the effect of inhabitants＇ adaptation mechanism to extreme climates. Occupant comfort votes as a function of indoor air temperatures were analyzed, and different characteristics such as age, size and gender were evaluated separately. The results show the variability of the neutral temperature and the tolerance to temperature changes, depending on the population＇s specific characteristics. In many cases where the population does not have access to artificial acclimatization devices, the neutral temperature values for specific climates and people can inform architects when choosing the most suitable thermal strategies for building design.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60905056)
文摘MEMS （micro electro mechanical systems） inertial navigation system ~, Mll＇~3） nas Been WllUly used in robots for its low-cost. The MINS and magnetometers are commonly the component parts of the attitude and heading reference systems （AHRS）, which provide pitch and roll angles relative to the earth gravity vector, and heading angle relative to the north. However, the performance of sen- sors with low cost AHRS is not so good. The gyros are not sensitive enough to observe the earth an- gular velocity, so the traditional technique like alignment algorithm is invalid. The measurements of gyros become useless to determine the initial attitude matrix from navigation frame to body frame. The alignment algorithm is computed by the accelerometers and magnetometers. The process is es- tablished as an optimization problem of finding the maximum eigenvector. Meanwhile the sensitive analysis with respect to the biases of accelerometers is proposed. Then the recursive least squares al- gorithm （RLSA） is introduced. The comparison between the proposed method and RLSA is provid- ed. The results demonstrate its accuracy favorably and verify the feasibility of the proposed algo- rithm.
基金This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant numbers 61179004,61179005 and 61401471
文摘A beam stabilization algorithm was proposed for low cost satcom-on-the-move （SOTM） to stabilize the vehicle-mounted antenna beam. The proposed algorithm utilizes the nonlinear observel to estimate the vehicle＇s attitude information based on inertial measurement unit. Then the estimated angles and angular velocities are used to stabilize the antenna beam. Experiment results show tha｜ the proposed algorithm can stabilize the antenna beam when the tracking information is available, indicating that it is competent to the SOTM system.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China("973"Project)(Grant No.2012CB723304)Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University(Grant No.IRT13057)+1 种基金the Ministry of Education Program for New Century Excellent Talents(Grant No.NCET-11-0914)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51278138)
文摘This paper proposes an innovative low-cost isolator with lightweight and cost-effective features for use in low-rise residential buildings.The low-cost laminated isolator is formed by plastic shims with unsaturated polyester fiber reinforcement between rubber layers.Performance tests are systematically carried out to characterize the isolator in terms of mechanic behavior(e.g.,compression,shear,and their relationship),dynamic properties(e.g.,damping),and ultimate states.A design guideline and associated criteria of the low-cost isolator are also provided and discussed in this study.To investigate more detailed behavior,a finite element model of the isolator is developed in ABAQUS and calibrated by the experimental data.The research presented in this paper makes significant contributions to the evaluation of the peak stress and strain demands on isolator’s components and provides technical support for the design and manufacturing of this new type of isolator.
基金supported by funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51222210,50972164,11234013,11005161,11205249)One Hundred Talent Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘Room-temperature sodium-ion batteries have attracted increasing interest in recent years because of abundant sodium reserves and the low costs.Grid-scale energy storage applications are particularly relevant to this battery technology.Here,we present our recent progress in researching room-temperature sodium-ion batteries,and focus on new electrode materials,including cathodes and anodes,for both non-aqueous and aqueous systems.
