Computer simulation is a good guide and reference for development and research on petroleum refining processes. Traditionally, pseudo-components are used in the simulation, in which their physical properties are estim...Computer simulation is a good guide and reference for development and research on petroleum refining processes. Traditionally, pseudo-components are used in the simulation, in which their physical properties are estimated by empirical relations and cannot be associated with actual chemical reactions, as no molecular structure is available for pseudo-components. This limitation can be overcome if real components are used. In this paper, a real component based method is proposed for the simulation of a diesel hydrotreating process by using the software of Unisim Design. This process includes reaction units and distillation units. The chemical reaction network is established by analyzing the feedstock. The feedstock is characterized by real components, which are obtained based on true boiling point curve. Simulation results are consistent with actual data.展开更多
We show an interesting empirical formula of quark masses here, which is obtained by implementing the east squares fit. In this formula the measured QCD coupling is almost a ＂best fitting coupling＂.
Proceeding from the statement about presence of the normal resilient medium in the cosmic space, the author concludes seismic nature of tides and a number of other aspects of this phenomenon. The analysis of contradic...Proceeding from the statement about presence of the normal resilient medium in the cosmic space, the author concludes seismic nature of tides and a number of other aspects of this phenomenon. The analysis of contradiction of the theory of tsunami to empiric facts led the author to conclude that the tsunami are forced and not free waves, and that the key moment in their distribution is the seismic compression of water.展开更多
Recently based in the performance of tunnels under seismic movements a good progress is made in the seismic design of tunnels. The majority of problems in the tunnel structures take place in near fault conditions and ...Recently based in the performance of tunnels under seismic movements a good progress is made in the seismic design of tunnels. The majority of problems in the tunnel structures take place in near fault conditions and in the case of great variation of rock properties. Not having a previous experience in the seismic design of the tunnels that pass through tectonic zones with very large heterogeneity （strong rock-soil or very poor rock that behaves like soil） this article presents the general aspects of seismic calculation of tunnels and application in a specific example. The article presents the methods of seismic input modeling, design and particularities of numerical calculations. The geological conditions in which the case study tunnel will be constructed are very common in Albanian territory and represent one of the most difficult cases for the construction of road tunnels. The applied approach for using the longitudinal models for generating time histories of acceleration that can be used as input for transversal models is very simple and will help the designers for the seismic analysis of other tunnels that will be constructed in Albania.展开更多
We consider the statistical inference for right-censored data when censoring indicators are missing but nonignorable, and propose an adjusted imputation product-limit estimator. The proposed estimator is shown to be c...We consider the statistical inference for right-censored data when censoring indicators are missing but nonignorable, and propose an adjusted imputation product-limit estimator. The proposed estimator is shown to be consistent and converges to a Gaussian process. Furthermore, we develop an empirical processbased testing method to check the MAR (missing at random) mechanism, and establish asymptotic properties for the proposed test statistic. To determine the critical value of the test, a consistent model-based bootstrap method is suggested. We conduct simulation studies to evaluate the numerical performance of the proposed method and compare it with existing methods. We also analyze a real data set from a breast cancer study for an illustration.展开更多
文摘Computer simulation is a good guide and reference for development and research on petroleum refining processes. Traditionally, pseudo-components are used in the simulation, in which their physical properties are estimated by empirical relations and cannot be associated with actual chemical reactions, as no molecular structure is available for pseudo-components. This limitation can be overcome if real components are used. In this paper, a real component based method is proposed for the simulation of a diesel hydrotreating process by using the software of Unisim Design. This process includes reaction units and distillation units. The chemical reaction network is established by analyzing the feedstock. The feedstock is characterized by real components, which are obtained based on true boiling point curve. Simulation results are consistent with actual data.
基金The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 10235040, The author is very grateful to Prof. J. Ferrandis for reading the manuscript and helpful comments.
文摘We show an interesting empirical formula of quark masses here, which is obtained by implementing the east squares fit. In this formula the measured QCD coupling is almost a ＂best fitting coupling＂.
文摘Proceeding from the statement about presence of the normal resilient medium in the cosmic space, the author concludes seismic nature of tides and a number of other aspects of this phenomenon. The analysis of contradiction of the theory of tsunami to empiric facts led the author to conclude that the tsunami are forced and not free waves, and that the key moment in their distribution is the seismic compression of water.
文摘Recently based in the performance of tunnels under seismic movements a good progress is made in the seismic design of tunnels. The majority of problems in the tunnel structures take place in near fault conditions and in the case of great variation of rock properties. Not having a previous experience in the seismic design of the tunnels that pass through tectonic zones with very large heterogeneity （strong rock-soil or very poor rock that behaves like soil） this article presents the general aspects of seismic calculation of tunnels and application in a specific example. The article presents the methods of seismic input modeling, design and particularities of numerical calculations. The geological conditions in which the case study tunnel will be constructed are very common in Albanian territory and represent one of the most difficult cases for the construction of road tunnels. The applied approach for using the longitudinal models for generating time histories of acceleration that can be used as input for transversal models is very simple and will help the designers for the seismic analysis of other tunnels that will be constructed in Albania.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10901162 and 10926073)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation and Foundation of the Key Laboratory of Random Complex Structures and Data Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences+2 种基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10971007 and 11101015)the fund from the government of Beijing (Grant No. 2011D005015000007)supported by National Science Foundation of US (Grant Nos. DMS0806097 and DMS1007167)
文摘We consider the statistical inference for right-censored data when censoring indicators are missing but nonignorable, and propose an adjusted imputation product-limit estimator. The proposed estimator is shown to be consistent and converges to a Gaussian process. Furthermore, we develop an empirical processbased testing method to check the MAR (missing at random) mechanism, and establish asymptotic properties for the proposed test statistic. To determine the critical value of the test, a consistent model-based bootstrap method is suggested. We conduct simulation studies to evaluate the numerical performance of the proposed method and compare it with existing methods. We also analyze a real data set from a breast cancer study for an illustration.
