Ventilation fans are one of the most important pieces of equipment in coal mines. Their performance plays an important role in the safety of staff and production. Given the actual requirements of coal mine production,...Ventilation fans are one of the most important pieces of equipment in coal mines. Their performance plays an important role in the safety of staff and production. Given the actual requirements of coal mine production,we instituted a research project on the measurement methods of key performance parameters such as wind pressure,amount of ventilation and power. At the end a virtual instrument for mine ventilation fans performance evaluation was developed using a USB interface. The practical performance and analytical results of our experiments show that it is feasible,reliable and effective to use the proposed instrumentation for mine ventilation performance evaluation.展开更多
Performance evaluation shows that Hierarchical Mobile IPv6 (HMIPv6) cannot outperform standard Mobile IPv6 (MIPv6) in all scenarios. Thus, adaptive protocol selection under certain circumstances is desired. Moreover, ...Performance evaluation shows that Hierarchical Mobile IPv6 (HMIPv6) cannot outperform standard Mobile IPv6 (MIPv6) in all scenarios. Thus, adaptive protocol selection under certain circumstances is desired. Moreover, it is necessary to balance the load among different Mobility Anchor Points (MAPs). This paper proposes an efficient three-level hierarchical ar- chitecture for mobility management in HMIPv6 networks, in which a mobile node (MN) may register with either a higher/lower MAP or its home agent according to its speed and the number of connecting correspondent nodes (CNs). An admission control algorithm and a replacement algorithm are introduced to achieve load balancing between two MAP levels and among different MAPs within the same MAP level. Admission control is based on the number of CNs but not MNs that an MAP serves. In case there is no capacity for an MN, the MAP chooses an existing MN to be replaced. The replaced MN uses the MAP selection al- gorithm again to choose another mobility agent. Simulation results showed that the proposed scheme achieves better performance not only in reducing the signaling overhead, but also in load balancing among different MAPs.展开更多
This paper reports the on-site performance evaluation of conventional and improved gas engine-driven VRF (variable refrigerant flow) units and (abbreviated as GHP) units. The study aims to elucidate two actual GHP...This paper reports the on-site performance evaluation of conventional and improved gas engine-driven VRF (variable refrigerant flow) units and (abbreviated as GHP) units. The study aims to elucidate two actual GHP units by using the probe insertion method. There is a tendency to decrease energy efficiency compared to a high loading factor. GHP operation was almost all part load operation. This on-site evaluation indicates a clear difference between conventional and improved GHP.展开更多
Introduction: Neurogenic bowel dysfunction is one of the most distressing consequences of the spinal cord injury. Transanal irrigation has proven to be a treatment for many such individuals, but there are some patien...Introduction: Neurogenic bowel dysfunction is one of the most distressing consequences of the spinal cord injury. Transanal irrigation has proven to be a treatment for many such individuals, but there are some patients with sub-optimal response to it. Our aim was to evaluate the satisfaction, safety, perception and compliance of a new transanal irrigation device, Navina Smart system featuring an electronically driven pump with a digital control. Material and methods: Twenty-eight patients who had previously used, or were currently using transanal irrigation were enrolled. They were trained to use the Navina Smart system and were thereafter treated for four weeks. Patient perception, compliance and level of satisfaction were assessed at baseline and at the end of treatment. Results: At the end of treatment 68% of patients were still using the system and 50% of ITT (intended to treat) wished to continue using the system. Navina Smart was well tolerated with no adverse effects in the cohort. Patient perception of the Navina Smart system was positive in 67%. Conclusions: Navina Smart system was shown to be safe, tolerable and effective in two-thirds of patients who were unsatisfied with their previous bowel care and was associated with an increase in the patient's independence.展开更多
The problems of airport landside capacity assessment are of industry-wide interest. Evaluation of landside capacity enables airport operators and airport designers to identify passenger and baggage flow bottlenecks, i...The problems of airport landside capacity assessment are of industry-wide interest. Evaluation of landside capacity enables airport operators and airport designers to identify passenger and baggage flow bottlenecks, identify the primary cause of bottlenecks formation and take measures mitigating the impact of bottlenecks on the airport terminal operation. Many studies dealing with the problems of airport landside capacity are focused mainly on the processing part of the airport terminal and consider the airport terminal to be an isolated system. Even the most of models of airport landside operations developed using various simulation (both generic and dedicated) software packages (e.g., PaxSim, SLAM, WITNESS, ARENA or EXTEND) are designed for simulating the passenger and baggage flows only between curb-side and apron. Although this approach provides valuable data concerning capacity, delays or processing bottlenecks, in some cases identified capacity constraints are only the symptoms of the actual problem. In order to discover the cause of the problem, it is necessary to consider the airport terminal as an integral part of much more complex regional, national or international transportation system. This article reflects the above mentioned requirements and introduces an innovative approach to passenger and baggage flow simulation based on the fact that airport terminal is considered as an integral part of air passenger door-to-door transportation process.展开更多
There has been increasing research in developing offline web applications. This paper concentrates on developing a new methodology for the online assessment web applications that could be used while offline. It is imp...There has been increasing research in developing offline web applications. This paper concentrates on developing a new methodology for the online assessment web applications that could be used while offline. It is important to retrieve the critical data collected during an examination without a provision of a backup mechanism. There is a need for an assessment system that can adapt to work uninterruptedly and without loss of critical data while there is intermittent intemet discontinuity. This paper describes architecture and implementation of online assessment system with offline capabilities. Online assessment system with offline capabilities will not interrupt examinee's experience while appearing for an assessment test if intemet connection is not available. A development methodology is designed and a compliant framework is implemented to enhance online assessment system with offline capabilities.展开更多
A simple calculator for early stage energy performance assessment in residential buildings was developed and partially validated in this study. The calculator is based on the correlation of heat loss and energy need f...A simple calculator for early stage energy performance assessment in residential buildings was developed and partially validated in this study. The calculator is based on the correlation of heat loss and energy need for heating and has fixed internal heat gains as intended for compliance assessment. With the calculator, the effect of any parameter implemented can be immediately seen on delivered and primary energy. Because of simple equations, it is suitable for implementation into CAD (computer aided design) design tools including basic BIM (building information modeling) data. Results showed that the accuracy of the correlation for the cases with practical relevance was not worse than 14% of the energy need of space heating. This applies for passive house insulation level; for less insulated building envelopes, the deviations were smaller. This 14% equals to only 3 kWh/(m2.a), i.e., the percentage difference in the total delivered and primary energy was much lower because of other components in the energy balance. The deviations determined were implemented in the calculator as safety margin. Results prove that simple energy performance assessment based on specific heat loss coefficient is well justified for early stage energy analyses as well as for compliance assessment implemented in Estonian regulation.展开更多
This study presents investigation and assessment of wind characteristics and wind energy potential for four sites at the Jordanian southern region (Hareer, Ma'an, Aqaba and Fujaij). Based on the available measured ...This study presents investigation and assessment of wind characteristics and wind energy potential for four sites at the Jordanian southern region (Hareer, Ma'an, Aqaba and Fujaij). Based on the available measured data sources, the data were analyzed using hourly and mean monthly WS (wind speed) data at different heights, using a two-parameter probability distribution of Weibull function. The recognized monthly and yearly Weibull functions were considered for the second analysis step. The wind potential energy yields assessment for an ideal capable wind turbine was implemented. Finally, for energy yield estimation, a wind turbine from Vestas with a 660 kW rated power was chosen. The wind turbine characteristics: AF (availability factor), CF (capacity factor) and wind turbine efficiency (η), were defined and calculated for each site. The result of the analysis showed that, all sites have good wind energy potential, the Hareer site at Tafila has the best wind resources.展开更多
The reliable assessment of the annual energy demand has become necessary in view of building energy performance certification. Accurate models must be used to simulate the behaviour of HVAC (heating, ventilation and ...The reliable assessment of the annual energy demand has become necessary in view of building energy performance certification. Accurate models must be used to simulate the behaviour of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) components in real operation, usually characterized by a wide variation of building loads. In this context, this paper deals with the development and validation of an algorithm aimed at the assessment of part load performance of various kinds of controls for vapour compresion based heat pumps and chillers, in particular referring to on-off, inverter-driven and multi-stage vapour compression. The reliability of this algorithm in the calculation of seasonal performances is checked against monitoring of heat pumps and chillers operating under real conditions.展开更多
Fibers are used in various areas for improving the performance of different materials, commonly used are synthetic fibers and glass fibers. More and more sustainable alternatives are required to reduce energy consumpt...Fibers are used in various areas for improving the performance of different materials, commonly used are synthetic fibers and glass fibers. More and more sustainable alternatives are required to reduce energy consumption and the carbon footprint. Traditional natural fibers (like hemp or flax) very often do not fulfill requirements for construction purposes like resistance to elevated temperature or lacking purity. Also mechanical properties of natural fibers are influenced by factors like harvesting, kink bands, climate and growth conditions. Lenzing AG has put a lot of efforts into developing a sustainable fiber overcoming the above mentioned issues. The raw material for TENCEL is wood, which is transformed into a fiber of pure cellulose in an economy friendly process as been proven by a life cycle assessment. The properties of a composite material are highly dependent on parameters like mechanical fiber properties, fiber diameter, quality of fiber dispersion and fiber matrix adhesion. Keeping these properties constant throughout the whole composite part is the factor to success. The diameter as well as the mechanical properties of TENCEL fibers is kept within a very narrow range thanks to the unique manufacturing process. It was shown that the fiber dispersion of TENCEL as well as the fiber matrix adhesion is better than for natural fibers.展开更多
This work concerns the study of HSs (Hybrid Systems) that are made up of the integration of M-HTFC (Medium and High Temperature Fuel Cell) and MGT (Micro-Gas-Turbine). Different typologies of hybrid systems are ...This work concerns the study of HSs (Hybrid Systems) that are made up of the integration of M-HTFC (Medium and High Temperature Fuel Cell) and MGT (Micro-Gas-Turbine). Different typologies of hybrid systems are taken into account, which differ from each other in their plant layouts. The plants are considered in cogenerative arrangement. The aim of this study is to carry out an energetic analysis of the HS considered to obtain an analytical expression to depict the system operating in cogenerative arrangement. An energetic comparison among the systems analyzed based on some indexes is effected, which allows an evaluation of the plants performances in cogenerative arrangement. An energetic analysis is carried out, which is based on a "black box" depiction of the plant in which the components and the mutual interactions are highlighted. The fuel cell component of the plant is not analyzed as a black box, but each element that constitutes it, is elaborated as a subsystem.展开更多
The development of cost-effective and highperformance electrocatalysts has been increasingly studied to mitigate upcoming energy and environmental challenges.Amorphization and heterointerface engineering have played s...The development of cost-effective and highperformance electrocatalysts has been increasingly studied to mitigate upcoming energy and environmental challenges.Amorphization and heterointerface engineering have played significant roles in the rational design of electrocatalysts and modulation of their electrocatalytic activities.However,the synergistic effect between amorphization and heterointerfaces has been scarcely reported.As a proof-of-concept attempt,we develop amorphous FeMo(a-FeMo)electrocatalysts with an abundance of heterointerfaces that are composed of amorphous components and evaluate their electrocatalytic performances toward the nitrogen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction(OER).Benefitting from the synergistic effect between the amorphous nature of the a-FeMo electrocatalysts,which offer a high density of active sites,and significant electron redistribution at the heterointerfaces,the electrocatalysts exhibit a high Faradaic efficiency of 29.15%,an elevated yield rate of 71.78μg_(NH_(3)) mg_(cat.)^(-1) h^(-1) with long-term stability at a potential of-0.1V vs.reversible hydrogen electrode and excellent electrocatalytic activity toward the OER.This study provides a promising and effective method for the rational design of low-cost heterogeneous catalysts with desirable efficiency,selectivity,and stability.展开更多
基金Project 2007E237 supported by the Science Fund Program of Shaanxi Province of China
文摘Ventilation fans are one of the most important pieces of equipment in coal mines. Their performance plays an important role in the safety of staff and production. Given the actual requirements of coal mine production,we instituted a research project on the measurement methods of key performance parameters such as wind pressure,amount of ventilation and power. At the end a virtual instrument for mine ventilation fans performance evaluation was developed using a USB interface. The practical performance and analytical results of our experiments show that it is feasible,reliable and effective to use the proposed instrumentation for mine ventilation performance evaluation.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 60662003 and 60462003), the Huawei Funds for Scienceand Technology (No. YJCB2004025SP) and the Science and Tech-nology Plan of Zhejiang Province (No. 2005C21002), China
文摘Performance evaluation shows that Hierarchical Mobile IPv6 (HMIPv6) cannot outperform standard Mobile IPv6 (MIPv6) in all scenarios. Thus, adaptive protocol selection under certain circumstances is desired. Moreover, it is necessary to balance the load among different Mobility Anchor Points (MAPs). This paper proposes an efficient three-level hierarchical ar- chitecture for mobility management in HMIPv6 networks, in which a mobile node (MN) may register with either a higher/lower MAP or its home agent according to its speed and the number of connecting correspondent nodes (CNs). An admission control algorithm and a replacement algorithm are introduced to achieve load balancing between two MAP levels and among different MAPs within the same MAP level. Admission control is based on the number of CNs but not MNs that an MAP serves. In case there is no capacity for an MN, the MAP chooses an existing MN to be replaced. The replaced MN uses the MAP selection al- gorithm again to choose another mobility agent. Simulation results showed that the proposed scheme achieves better performance not only in reducing the signaling overhead, but also in load balancing among different MAPs.
文摘This paper reports the on-site performance evaluation of conventional and improved gas engine-driven VRF (variable refrigerant flow) units and (abbreviated as GHP) units. The study aims to elucidate two actual GHP units by using the probe insertion method. There is a tendency to decrease energy efficiency compared to a high loading factor. GHP operation was almost all part load operation. This on-site evaluation indicates a clear difference between conventional and improved GHP.
文摘Introduction: Neurogenic bowel dysfunction is one of the most distressing consequences of the spinal cord injury. Transanal irrigation has proven to be a treatment for many such individuals, but there are some patients with sub-optimal response to it. Our aim was to evaluate the satisfaction, safety, perception and compliance of a new transanal irrigation device, Navina Smart system featuring an electronically driven pump with a digital control. Material and methods: Twenty-eight patients who had previously used, or were currently using transanal irrigation were enrolled. They were trained to use the Navina Smart system and were thereafter treated for four weeks. Patient perception, compliance and level of satisfaction were assessed at baseline and at the end of treatment. Results: At the end of treatment 68% of patients were still using the system and 50% of ITT (intended to treat) wished to continue using the system. Navina Smart was well tolerated with no adverse effects in the cohort. Patient perception of the Navina Smart system was positive in 67%. Conclusions: Navina Smart system was shown to be safe, tolerable and effective in two-thirds of patients who were unsatisfied with their previous bowel care and was associated with an increase in the patient's independence.
文摘The problems of airport landside capacity assessment are of industry-wide interest. Evaluation of landside capacity enables airport operators and airport designers to identify passenger and baggage flow bottlenecks, identify the primary cause of bottlenecks formation and take measures mitigating the impact of bottlenecks on the airport terminal operation. Many studies dealing with the problems of airport landside capacity are focused mainly on the processing part of the airport terminal and consider the airport terminal to be an isolated system. Even the most of models of airport landside operations developed using various simulation (both generic and dedicated) software packages (e.g., PaxSim, SLAM, WITNESS, ARENA or EXTEND) are designed for simulating the passenger and baggage flows only between curb-side and apron. Although this approach provides valuable data concerning capacity, delays or processing bottlenecks, in some cases identified capacity constraints are only the symptoms of the actual problem. In order to discover the cause of the problem, it is necessary to consider the airport terminal as an integral part of much more complex regional, national or international transportation system. This article reflects the above mentioned requirements and introduces an innovative approach to passenger and baggage flow simulation based on the fact that airport terminal is considered as an integral part of air passenger door-to-door transportation process.
文摘There has been increasing research in developing offline web applications. This paper concentrates on developing a new methodology for the online assessment web applications that could be used while offline. It is important to retrieve the critical data collected during an examination without a provision of a backup mechanism. There is a need for an assessment system that can adapt to work uninterruptedly and without loss of critical data while there is intermittent intemet discontinuity. This paper describes architecture and implementation of online assessment system with offline capabilities. Online assessment system with offline capabilities will not interrupt examinee's experience while appearing for an assessment test if intemet connection is not available. A development methodology is designed and a compliant framework is implemented to enhance online assessment system with offline capabilities.
文摘A simple calculator for early stage energy performance assessment in residential buildings was developed and partially validated in this study. The calculator is based on the correlation of heat loss and energy need for heating and has fixed internal heat gains as intended for compliance assessment. With the calculator, the effect of any parameter implemented can be immediately seen on delivered and primary energy. Because of simple equations, it is suitable for implementation into CAD (computer aided design) design tools including basic BIM (building information modeling) data. Results showed that the accuracy of the correlation for the cases with practical relevance was not worse than 14% of the energy need of space heating. This applies for passive house insulation level; for less insulated building envelopes, the deviations were smaller. This 14% equals to only 3 kWh/(m2.a), i.e., the percentage difference in the total delivered and primary energy was much lower because of other components in the energy balance. The deviations determined were implemented in the calculator as safety margin. Results prove that simple energy performance assessment based on specific heat loss coefficient is well justified for early stage energy analyses as well as for compliance assessment implemented in Estonian regulation.
文摘This study presents investigation and assessment of wind characteristics and wind energy potential for four sites at the Jordanian southern region (Hareer, Ma'an, Aqaba and Fujaij). Based on the available measured data sources, the data were analyzed using hourly and mean monthly WS (wind speed) data at different heights, using a two-parameter probability distribution of Weibull function. The recognized monthly and yearly Weibull functions were considered for the second analysis step. The wind potential energy yields assessment for an ideal capable wind turbine was implemented. Finally, for energy yield estimation, a wind turbine from Vestas with a 660 kW rated power was chosen. The wind turbine characteristics: AF (availability factor), CF (capacity factor) and wind turbine efficiency (η), were defined and calculated for each site. The result of the analysis showed that, all sites have good wind energy potential, the Hareer site at Tafila has the best wind resources.
文摘The reliable assessment of the annual energy demand has become necessary in view of building energy performance certification. Accurate models must be used to simulate the behaviour of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) components in real operation, usually characterized by a wide variation of building loads. In this context, this paper deals with the development and validation of an algorithm aimed at the assessment of part load performance of various kinds of controls for vapour compresion based heat pumps and chillers, in particular referring to on-off, inverter-driven and multi-stage vapour compression. The reliability of this algorithm in the calculation of seasonal performances is checked against monitoring of heat pumps and chillers operating under real conditions.
文摘Fibers are used in various areas for improving the performance of different materials, commonly used are synthetic fibers and glass fibers. More and more sustainable alternatives are required to reduce energy consumption and the carbon footprint. Traditional natural fibers (like hemp or flax) very often do not fulfill requirements for construction purposes like resistance to elevated temperature or lacking purity. Also mechanical properties of natural fibers are influenced by factors like harvesting, kink bands, climate and growth conditions. Lenzing AG has put a lot of efforts into developing a sustainable fiber overcoming the above mentioned issues. The raw material for TENCEL is wood, which is transformed into a fiber of pure cellulose in an economy friendly process as been proven by a life cycle assessment. The properties of a composite material are highly dependent on parameters like mechanical fiber properties, fiber diameter, quality of fiber dispersion and fiber matrix adhesion. Keeping these properties constant throughout the whole composite part is the factor to success. The diameter as well as the mechanical properties of TENCEL fibers is kept within a very narrow range thanks to the unique manufacturing process. It was shown that the fiber dispersion of TENCEL as well as the fiber matrix adhesion is better than for natural fibers.
文摘This work concerns the study of HSs (Hybrid Systems) that are made up of the integration of M-HTFC (Medium and High Temperature Fuel Cell) and MGT (Micro-Gas-Turbine). Different typologies of hybrid systems are taken into account, which differ from each other in their plant layouts. The plants are considered in cogenerative arrangement. The aim of this study is to carry out an energetic analysis of the HS considered to obtain an analytical expression to depict the system operating in cogenerative arrangement. An energetic comparison among the systems analyzed based on some indexes is effected, which allows an evaluation of the plants performances in cogenerative arrangement. An energetic analysis is carried out, which is based on a "black box" depiction of the plant in which the components and the mutual interactions are highlighted. The fuel cell component of the plant is not analyzed as a black box, but each element that constitutes it, is elaborated as a subsystem.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U2032149)Shenzhen Science and Technology Project(JCYJ20180507182246321)+3 种基金Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(2020JJ2001)Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale(KF2020108)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019M663058 and 2019M652749).
文摘The development of cost-effective and highperformance electrocatalysts has been increasingly studied to mitigate upcoming energy and environmental challenges.Amorphization and heterointerface engineering have played significant roles in the rational design of electrocatalysts and modulation of their electrocatalytic activities.However,the synergistic effect between amorphization and heterointerfaces has been scarcely reported.As a proof-of-concept attempt,we develop amorphous FeMo(a-FeMo)electrocatalysts with an abundance of heterointerfaces that are composed of amorphous components and evaluate their electrocatalytic performances toward the nitrogen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction(OER).Benefitting from the synergistic effect between the amorphous nature of the a-FeMo electrocatalysts,which offer a high density of active sites,and significant electron redistribution at the heterointerfaces,the electrocatalysts exhibit a high Faradaic efficiency of 29.15%,an elevated yield rate of 71.78μg_(NH_(3)) mg_(cat.)^(-1) h^(-1) with long-term stability at a potential of-0.1V vs.reversible hydrogen electrode and excellent electrocatalytic activity toward the OER.This study provides a promising and effective method for the rational design of low-cost heterogeneous catalysts with desirable efficiency,selectivity,and stability.