煤岩膨胀破裂应变及声发射特征实验研究

针对目标对煤岩膨胀破裂过程中的声发射特征研究较少的问题,开展了煤岩膨胀破裂实验,分析了煤岩膨胀破裂全过程应变与声发射信号的变化规律。结果表明:①煤岩膨胀破裂过程可划分为微破裂阶段(Ⅰ)、宏观裂纹生成及扩展阶段(Ⅱ)和劈裂阶段(Ⅲ)。②煤、岩试样膨胀过程应变演化具有一致性,均呈现“缓变→加速→极值”变化趋势,但两者各阶段声发射信号差异较大。③煤样在第Ⅰ、Ⅱ阶段声发射振铃计数较为丰富,在临近第Ⅲ阶段累计振铃计数呈指数型递增;而砂岩在第Ⅰ、Ⅱ阶段声发射振铃计数较少,在临近第Ⅲ阶段累计振铃计数表现出“突增→平静”趋势。④煤岩膨胀破裂过程均存在变形局部化现象,应变变异系数的突变和声发射峰值频率段增多现象可作为煤岩胀裂失稳破坏的前兆特征。研究结果可为煤岩致裂等工程的监测预警提供依据。

固定床式花生荚果烘干设备匀风机构设计与仿真

为解决固定床式烘干设备干燥过程中,物料表面风速分布不均,影响物料干燥均匀性的问题,设计一种挡板组合式匀风机构。该机构由6块不同倾角的挡板组合而成,置于烘干箱体的上下风道中。利用流体动力学计算方法对加装匀风机构后的烘干箱风道内流场进行数值模拟,结果表明加装匀风机构后,物料下表面风速异变系数较之前降低35.8%。在额定风速下,利用均匀设计方法对6块匀风挡板的不同倾角进行表U_(17)(17^(16))设计试验,以物料下表面风速异变系数y为衡量对象,用SAS软件进行回归分析,求得回归方程,结果表明板1倾角为1.11°,板2倾角为8.95°,板3倾角为5.92°,板4倾角为6.84°,板5倾角为7.24°,板6倾角为15.88°时的风速异变系数为0.219,小于试验设计时的最小值0.286。现场试验测得烘干箱内27个测点风速值与实际模拟值均方根误差为0.166 m/s,最大绝对误差为0.27 m/s,表明模拟结果良好。烘干48 h后,实测物料不同层级含水率最大误差为0.98%,物料上层含水率方差1.09%,中层含水率方差0.78%,下层含水率方差1.32%,物料干燥均匀性满足实际生产使用要求。该研究结果可为固定床式干燥设备匀风系统设计及研究提供参考。

Method of variation of parameters for solving a constrained Birkhoffian system

For an in-depth study on the integration problem of the constrained mechanical systems the method of integration for the Birkhoffian system with constraints is discussed and the method of variation of parameters for solving the dynamical equations of the constrained Birkhoffian system is provided.First the differential equations of motion for the constrained Birkhoffian system as well as for the corresponding free Birkhoffian system are established.Secondly a system of auxiliary equations is constructed and the general solution of the equations is found.Finally by varying the parameters and utilizing the properties of the generalized canonical transformation of the Birkhoffian system the solution of the problem can be obtained.The proposed method reveals the inherent relationship between the solution of a free Birkhoffian system and that of a constrained Birkhoffian system. The research results are of universal significance which can be further used in a variety of constrained mechanical systems such as non-conservative systems and nonholonomic systems etc.

A new approach for selecting best development face ventilation mode based on G1-coefficient of variation method

The current popular methods for decision making and project optimisation in mine ventilation contain a number of deficiencies as they are solely based on either subjective knowledge or objective information.This paper presents a new approach to rank the alternatives by G1-coefficient of variation method.The focus of this approach is the use of the combination weighing,which is able to compensate for the deficiencies in the method of evaluation index single weighing.In the case study,an appropriate evaluation index system was established to determine the evaluation value of each ventilation mode.Then the proposed approach was used to select the best development face ventilation mode.The result shows that the proposed approach is able to rank the alternative development face ventilation mode reasonably,the combination weighing method had the advantages of both subjective and objective weighing methods in that it took into consideration of both the experience and wisdom of experts,and the new changes in objective conditions.This approach provides a more reasonable and reliable procedure to analyse and evaluate different ventilation modes.

Variability of leaf functional traits of invasive tree Rhus typhina L. in North China

Functional traits, specifically leaf functional traits, are core-topics to explore importance to the invasion success of invasive plant species. This study aims to address the differences in leaf functional traits and their corresponding variability of the invasive tree staghorn sumac Rhus typhina L. with different invasion success, including lower and higher invasion success, in two climatic regions in North China, including a warm temperate region and a cold temperate region. No significant differences were found for leaf functional traits of staghorn sumac across different invasion success. However, the variability of leaf chlorophyll and nitrogen concentrations of staghorn sumac under higher invasion success were approximately 66.023% and 68.615% higher than those under lower invasion success, respectively. The leaf chlorophyll and nitrogen concentrations of staghorn sumac in the warm temperate region were approximately 18.432% and 16.337% higher than those in cold temperate region, respectively. The variability of specific leaf area of staghorn sumac in warm temperate region was approximately 59.802% higher than that in cold temperate region. Accordingly, leaf chlorophyll and N concentrations as well as specific leaf area of staghorn sumac and their corresponding variability may play an essential role in shaping ecological success of studied invader along a climatic gradient.

Study on Haploid Induction Rates in Different Maize Inducers

[Objective] The aim was to analyze the differences in haploid induction rates of different inducers. [Method] Six maize inducers with purple spot and purple color were selected as the male parents to pollinate six inbred lines. [Result] The mean haploid induction rates were significantly different among the inducers: KMS-3 >WY-1 >PR-2 >YP-13 >KMS-2 >KMS-1. The haploid induction rates of the different hybrid materials were significantly different: K410 >105A >103A >104A >107A >D271 >106A>L73>N21>KZ58. [Conclusion] The haploid inducer line PR-2, which had high haploid induction rate and low variation coefficient, was an elite haploid inducer.

Experimental and numerical assessment of energy absorption capacity of thin-walled Al 5083 tube produced by PTCAP process

The energy absorption capacity of the Al5083 thin-walled tube produced by parallel tubular angular pressing(PTCAP) process was evaluated. Also, microstructure, mechanical properties, and anisotropy coefficients were studied in the peripheral and axial directions. Results showed that values of energy absorption decreased with processing pass increasing and the values for the unprocessed, first and second passes were obtained to be 167, 161.4 and 160.7 J, respectively. The differences between the simulation results for the energy absorption values and their experimental values for the unprocessed, the first and the second PTCAP passes samples are about 5%, 10%, and 13%, respectively. The energy absorption capacity was related to the anisotropy coefficient and microstructure. The results demonstrated that grain refinement occurred and ultimate tensile strength(UTS) and microhardness after the first and second PTCAP passes were enhanced, while the increase rate in the first pass was much severer. Also, by applying PTCAP, the deformation modes were altered, such that the deformation mode of the annealed tube was quite symmetrical and circular while for the first and second passes there have been triple and double lobes diamond. The results of the numerical simulation for the deformation mode of the annealed and PTCAPed tubes were consistent with the experimental results. The deformation mode of tubes is dependent on their mechanical properties and variation of the mechanical properties during PTCAP process.

An approximation to the P-wave reflection coefficient for amplitude variation with long-offset seismic data

In recent years, long-offset exploration has been widely used, especially on marine seismic surveys. Conventional AVO analysis is insufficient for long-offset seismic data. To widen the application range of AVO analysis, we present a new P-wave reflection coefficient approximation applicable to long-offset data. Our result is similar to the well known Shuey formula which can be treated as an approximation to our results for short-offset seismic data.

Modeling Surgery: A New Way Toward Understanding Earth Climate Variability

A new modeling concept, referred to as Modeling Surgery, has been recently developed at University of Wisconsin-Madison. It is specifically designed to diagnose coupled feedbacks between different climate components as well as climatic teleconnections within a specific component through systematically modifying the coupling configurations and teleconnective pathways. It thus provides a powerful means for identifying the causes and mechanisms of low-frequency variability in the Earth's climate system. In this paper, we will give a short review of our recent progress in this new area.

Shadow detection combining characters of human vision

A shadow detection method using pulse couple neural network inspired by the characters of human visual system is proposed.More precisely,lateral inhibition of human vision and coefficient of variation are combined together to improve the pulse couple neural network.Shadow detection is considered to be a shadow region segmentation problem.Experiment shows that the presented method is consistent with human vision compared to shadow detection methods based on HSV and pulse couple neural network(PCNN) by both subjective and objective assessments.

Evaluation and Driving Force Analysis of Marine Sustainable Development based on the Grey Relational Model and Path Analysis

With the rapid development of the marine economy,the demand for marine resources development and the pressure on marine environmental protection are gradually increasing.It is critical to evaluate and analyze the driving forces of marine sustainable development in order to promote the coordinated development of the marine economy,resources and environment.Taking Jiangsu Province of China as an example,this paper constructs an evaluation index system for marine sustainable development from the three aspects of marine economy,resources and environment,and calculates the weight of the variation coefficient for each indicator.Based on the grey relational model,the average value of the relational degree,calculated by the average value method of correlation coefficients and the weighting method,is then used to evaluate the status of marine sustainable development in this province.The comprehensive index model is used to analyze the dynamic trend of the evolution of marine sustainable development.The driving forces of marine sustainable development are analyzed by the path analysis method combined with the average values of the grey relational degree for each indicator.This analysis found that the marine sustainable development in 2016 and 2012 was good,the situation in 2007 was bad,and the remaining years were intermediate.Compared with the previous years,the optimal conditions of 2008 and 2012 were obvious.The main driving factors of marine sustainable development are cargo throughput of coastal ports,economic losses caused by storm surges in coastal areas,the area of marine nature reserves in coastal areas,coastal wind power generation capacity,and marine biodiversity.

Science Letters:Determination of benzalkonium chloride in viscous ophthalmic drops of azithromycin by high-performance liquid chromatography

A high-performance liquid chromatography （HPLC） system was used in the reversed phase mode for the determination ofbenzalkonium chloride （BKC） in azithromycin viscous ophthalmic drops. A Venusil-XBP（L）-C18 （150 mm×4.6 mm, 5 gm） column was used at 50℃. The mobile phase consisted of a mixture of methanol-potassium phosphate （16：5, v/v）. Two sample preparation methods were compared. The results suggested that, compared with an extraction procedure, a deproteinization procedure was much quicker and more convenient. Using the deproteinization procedure for sample preparation, calibration curves were linear in the range 5.0-50μg/ml. The within-day and inter-day coefficients of variation were less than 10%. The average recoveries were determined as 96.70%, 98.52%, and 97.96% at concentrations of 10.0, 30.0, and 50.0 μg/ml, respectively. Variability in precision did not exceed 5%. In conclusion, this HPLC method using a simple sample treatment procedure appears suitable for monitoring BKC content in azithromycin viscous ophthalmic drops.

Quantifying the interannual litterfall variations in China’s forest ecosystems

Aims Litterfall is a key parameter in forest biogeochemical cycle and fire risk prediction.However,considerable uncertainty remains regarding the litterfall variations with forest ages.Quantifying the interannual variation of forest litterfall is crucial for reducing uncertainties in large-scale litterfall prediction.Methods Based on the available dataset(N=318)with continuous multi-year(≥2 years)measurements of litterfall in Chinese planted and secondary forests,coefficient of variation(CV),variation percent(V_(P)),and the ratio of next-year litterfall to current-year litterfall were used as the indexes to quantify the interannual variability in litterfall.Important Findings The interannual variations of litterfall showed a declining trend with increasing age from 1 to 90 years.The litterfall variations were the largest in 1-10 years(mean CV=23.51%and mean V_(P)=−28.59%to 20.89%),which were mainly from tree growth(mean ratio of next-year to current-year=1.20).In 11-40 years,the interannual variations of litterfall gradually decreased but still varied widely,mean CV was~18%and mean V_(P) ranged from−17.69%to 21.19%.In 41-90 years,the interannual variations minimized to 8.98%in mean CV and~8%in mean V_(P).As a result,forest litterfall remained relatively low and constant when stand age was larger than 40 years.This result was different from the previous assumptions that forest litterfall reached relatively stable when stand age was larger than 30,20 or even 15 years.Our findings can improve the knowledge about forest litter ecology and provide the groundwork for carbon budget and biogeochemical cycle models at a large scale.

Autism spectrum disorder model mice: Focus on copy number variation and epigenetics

Autism spectrum disorder(ASD) is gathering concerns in socially developed countries. ASD is a neuropsychiatric disorder of genetic origin with high prevalence of 1%–2%. The patients with ASD characteristically show impaired social skills. Today, many genetic studies identify numerous susceptible genes and genetic loci associated with ASD. Although some genetic factors can lead to abnormal brain function linked to ASD phenotypes, the pathogenic mechanism of ASD is still unclear. Here, we discuss a new mouse model for ASD as an advanced tool to understand the mechanism of ASD.

A reaction-diffusion model of forest boundary with seed dynamics

The density of forest cover based upon reaction diffusion model for mono-species of two age classes with seed dynamics is to be attempted. The prevailing densities of young, old species and airborne seedlings are resolved by homotopy perturbation method which is applied in reaction diffusion model. This model is utilized to verify the effect of the density of forest cover with the following variables namely seed reproduction, seed deposition, seed establishment rates, coefficients of aging of old tree and coefficients of mortality on the space variable.

Singular 1-soliton and Periodic Solutions to the Nonlinear Fisher-Type Equation with Time-Dependent Coefficients

In this article,we establish exact solutions for the variable-coefficient Fisher-type equation.The solutions are obtained by the modified sine-cosine method and ansatz method.The soliton and periodic solutions and topological as well as the singular 1-soliton solution are obtained with the aid of the ansatz method.These solutions are important for the explanation of some practical physical problems.The obtained results show that these methods provide a powerful mathematical tool for solving nonlinear equations with variable coefficients.