Water distribution networks are essential components of water supply systems. The combination of pipe structural deterioration and mechanics leads to the failure of pipelines. A physical model for estimating the pipe ...Water distribution networks are essential components of water supply systems. The combination of pipe structural deterioration and mechanics leads to the failure of pipelines. A physical model for estimating the pipe failure must include both the pipe deterioration model and mechanics model. Winkler pipe-soil interaction (WPSI), an analytical mechanics model developed by Rajani and Tesfamariam (2004), takes external and internal loads, temperature changes, loss of bedding support, and the elastoplastic effect of soil into consideration. Based on the WPSI model, a method to evaluate the elastic and plastic areas was proposed in the present study. An FEM model based on pipe-soil interaction (PSI) element was used to verify the analytical model. Sensitivity analyses indicate that the soft soil, long pipe and high temperature induced the axial plastic deformation more likely, which, however, may not occur in normal scenarios. The soft soil, pipes in small diameters, long unsupported bedding are prone to form flexural plastic area. The results show that the pipes subjected to the same loads have smaller stresses in the elastoplastic analysis than elastic analysis. The difference, however, is slight.展开更多
A novel control strategy for three-phase shunt active power filter (SAPF) was proposed to improve its performance under non-ideal mains voltages. The approach was inspired by our finding that the classic instantaneous...A novel control strategy for three-phase shunt active power filter (SAPF) was proposed to improve its performance under non-ideal mains voltages. The approach was inspired by our finding that the classic instantaneous reactive power theory based algorithm was unsatisfactory in terms of isolating positive sequence fundamental active components exactly under non-ideal mains voltages. So, a modified ip-iq reference current calculation method was presented. With usage of the new method, not only the positive sequence but also the fundamental active current components can be accurately isolated from load current. A deadbeat closed-loop control model is built in order to eliminate both delay error and tracking error between reference voltages and compensation voltages under unbalanced and distorted mains voltages. Computer simulation results show that the proposed strategy is effective with better tracking ability and lower total harmonic distortion (THD). The strategy is also applied to a 10 kV substation with a local electrolysis manganese plant injecting a large amount of harmonics into the power system, and is proved to be more practical and efficient.展开更多
This study aimed to explore the disinfection of drinking water in trunk water mains, based on published conditions denoted within the Irish Republic. The variables within the study were consumer draw-off rates, trunk ...This study aimed to explore the disinfection of drinking water in trunk water mains, based on published conditions denoted within the Irish Republic. The variables within the study were consumer draw-off rates, trunk main length, pipe diameter, and water temperature. All these factors are known to impact the free chlorine residual in operational supply networks. Based on published conditions obtained within the literature review, 60 hypothetical trunk mains were generated for this study. Of primary concern were the variables that affect the chlorine decay rate;total amount of chlorine decay;available amount of chlorine in the periphery of the trunk main;and the costs associated with effective chlorine disinfection of trunk mains. Based on the analysis performed, the following were the salient observations: 1) Low consumer draw-off rates and increased trunk main length and diameter increased the risk of the free chlorine residual in the periphery of the trunk mains not complying with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) minimum recommended residual value of 0.1 mg/l (EPA Drinking Water Audit Report, 2014). 2) Increasing the diameter of the trunk main from 125 mm to 180 mm had a negligible effect on the chlorine decay rate. However, increasing the trunk main diameter from 125 mm to 180 mm was shown to have a major impact on the total amount of chlorine decay and free chlorine residual available in the periphery of the main. The key parameters that affected disinfection costs associated with trunk mains include length, diameter and the need for chlorine boosting.展开更多
With net zero carbon emissions targets approaching over the next 20 to 30 years, the water industry must act now to develop energy efficient techniques and designs to reduce emissions and reduce the carbon footprint o...With net zero carbon emissions targets approaching over the next 20 to 30 years, the water industry must act now to develop energy efficient techniques and designs to reduce emissions and reduce the carbon footprint of water utility providers. There is also the potential for significant energy and therefore financial savings to be realised from the adoption of more energy efficient designs approaches. Water utility providers account for a significant proportion of national electricity consumption. The purpose of this research is to determine if, over the long term, opting for a larger diameter pipe at design stage can lead to significant financial and emissions savings for water utility providers when considering pumping mains. Pumping mains are widely used throughout the water and wastewater industry where a gravity solution is not possible. 72 hypothetical water main design scenarios were analysed and the long term financial and environmental impact of each hypothetical water main was assessed. It was found across all design scenarios that larger diameter water mains were capable of delivering the same rate of flow of smaller diameter pipes at a much reduced velocity and requiring reduced pumping power. It was concluded that pumped mains of larger diameters can ultimately be more energy efficient and cost effective over the long term when selected in favour of smaller diameter pumped mains in otherwise identical design scenarios.展开更多
Some concrete methods are suggested in the article to control noises in main driving system of XK-736-type NC miller by analyzing working conditions of gears in the main driving system and bearings in the spindle gear...Some concrete methods are suggested in the article to control noises in main driving system of XK-736-type NC miller by analyzing working conditions of gears in the main driving system and bearings in the spindle gearshift system. Without changing the original design, noises are reduced ideally by modifying gear top, and by controlling the profile error ; the central distance of meshing gear, the quality of the inner and outer rings of bearings ; and the fit accuracy among bearing, hole and axis. The results may provide a reference for diagnosing and maintaining in future use.展开更多
In this note, the author introduces some new subcIasses of starlike mappings S^＊Ωn1p2,…,pn（β,A,B）={f∈H（Ω）：｜itanβ＋（1-itanβ）2/p（z）аp/аz（z）Jf^-1（z）f（z）-1-AB/1-B^2｜〈B-A/1-B^2},on Reinhardt dom...In this note, the author introduces some new subcIasses of starlike mappings S^＊Ωn1p2,…,pn（β,A,B）={f∈H（Ω）：｜itanβ＋（1-itanβ）2/p（z）аp/аz（z）Jf^-1（z）f（z）-1-AB/1-B^2｜〈B-A/1-B^2},on Reinhardt domains Ωn1p2,…,pn=z∈C^n：｜z1｜^2＋n∑j=2｜zj｜^pj〈1}where - 1≤A〈B〈1,q=min{p2,…,pn}≥1,l=max{p2,…,pn}≥2 and β ∈（-π/2,π/2）.Some different conditions for P are established such that these classes are preserved under the following modified Roper-Suffridge operator F（z）=（f（z1）＋f＇（z1）Pm（z0）,（f＇（z1））^1/mz0）＇where f is a normalized biholomorphic function on the unit disc D, z = （z1,z0） ∈Ωn1p2,…,pn,z0=（z2,…,zn）∈ C^n-1.Another condition for P is also obtained such that the above generalized Roper-Suffridge operator preserves an almost spirallike function of type/3 and order β These results generalize the modified Roper-Suffridge extension oper-ator from the unit ball to Reinhardt domains. Notice that when p2 = p3 …=pn = 2,our results reduce to the recent results of Feng and Yu.展开更多
The structural and morphological evolution of mono-domains in thin films has been investigated for a series of liquid crystalline (LC) copolyethers. The copolyethers studied were synthesized by the reaction of 1-(4-hy...The structural and morphological evolution of mono-domains in thin films has been investigated for a series of liquid crystalline (LC) copolyethers. The copolyethers studied were synthesized by the reaction of 1-(4-hydroxy-4 ' -biphenylyl)-2-(4-hydroxyl-phenyl)propane (TPP) with 1,7-dibromoheptane and 1,11-undecane at different compositions (coTPPs-7/11). In contrast to the solution-cast thin films without annealing, which exhibit the isotropic homogeneous molecular orientation, mono-domains with a homeotropic alignment were found in coTPP-7/11(5/5) after the thin films were annealed in the high-temperature columnar phase (Phi '). Similar to the nucleation process in polymer crystallization, transmission electron microscopic observations show that small mono-domains appear in the initial stage of annealing, where molecules form a uniaxial in-plane chain orientation. With increasing annealing time, the molecular orientation gradually became tilted with respect to the substrate surface, and finally, a uniaxial homeotropic molecular orientation was achieved after a prolonged annealing time. The lateral size of mono-domains was found to increase continuously with annealing time and grew into a circular shape, indicating an isotropic lateral growth scheme which implies a hexagonal molecular packing proved by the electron diffraction experiments.展开更多
In this article, we borrow the idea of using Schur＇s test to characterize the compactness of composition operators on the weighted Bergman spaces in a bounded symmetricdomain Ω and verify that Cφ is compact on Lqa...In this article, we borrow the idea of using Schur＇s test to characterize the compactness of composition operators on the weighted Bergman spaces in a bounded symmetricdomain Ω and verify that Cφ is compact on Lqa（Ω,dvβ）if and only if K（φ（z）,φ（z））/K（z,z）→0 as z→ Ω under a mild condition,where K（z,w）is the Bergman kernel.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50278088)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (No. NCET-04-0525), China
文摘Water distribution networks are essential components of water supply systems. The combination of pipe structural deterioration and mechanics leads to the failure of pipelines. A physical model for estimating the pipe failure must include both the pipe deterioration model and mechanics model. Winkler pipe-soil interaction (WPSI), an analytical mechanics model developed by Rajani and Tesfamariam (2004), takes external and internal loads, temperature changes, loss of bedding support, and the elastoplastic effect of soil into consideration. Based on the WPSI model, a method to evaluate the elastic and plastic areas was proposed in the present study. An FEM model based on pipe-soil interaction (PSI) element was used to verify the analytical model. Sensitivity analyses indicate that the soft soil, long pipe and high temperature induced the axial plastic deformation more likely, which, however, may not occur in normal scenarios. The soft soil, pipes in small diameters, long unsupported bedding are prone to form flexural plastic area. The results show that the pipes subjected to the same loads have smaller stresses in the elastoplastic analysis than elastic analysis. The difference, however, is slight.
基金Project(JC200903180555A) supported by Shenzhen City Science and Technology Plan, China
文摘A novel control strategy for three-phase shunt active power filter (SAPF) was proposed to improve its performance under non-ideal mains voltages. The approach was inspired by our finding that the classic instantaneous reactive power theory based algorithm was unsatisfactory in terms of isolating positive sequence fundamental active components exactly under non-ideal mains voltages. So, a modified ip-iq reference current calculation method was presented. With usage of the new method, not only the positive sequence but also the fundamental active current components can be accurately isolated from load current. A deadbeat closed-loop control model is built in order to eliminate both delay error and tracking error between reference voltages and compensation voltages under unbalanced and distorted mains voltages. Computer simulation results show that the proposed strategy is effective with better tracking ability and lower total harmonic distortion (THD). The strategy is also applied to a 10 kV substation with a local electrolysis manganese plant injecting a large amount of harmonics into the power system, and is proved to be more practical and efficient.
文摘This study aimed to explore the disinfection of drinking water in trunk water mains, based on published conditions denoted within the Irish Republic. The variables within the study were consumer draw-off rates, trunk main length, pipe diameter, and water temperature. All these factors are known to impact the free chlorine residual in operational supply networks. Based on published conditions obtained within the literature review, 60 hypothetical trunk mains were generated for this study. Of primary concern were the variables that affect the chlorine decay rate;total amount of chlorine decay;available amount of chlorine in the periphery of the trunk main;and the costs associated with effective chlorine disinfection of trunk mains. Based on the analysis performed, the following were the salient observations: 1) Low consumer draw-off rates and increased trunk main length and diameter increased the risk of the free chlorine residual in the periphery of the trunk mains not complying with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) minimum recommended residual value of 0.1 mg/l (EPA Drinking Water Audit Report, 2014). 2) Increasing the diameter of the trunk main from 125 mm to 180 mm had a negligible effect on the chlorine decay rate. However, increasing the trunk main diameter from 125 mm to 180 mm was shown to have a major impact on the total amount of chlorine decay and free chlorine residual available in the periphery of the main. The key parameters that affected disinfection costs associated with trunk mains include length, diameter and the need for chlorine boosting.
文摘With net zero carbon emissions targets approaching over the next 20 to 30 years, the water industry must act now to develop energy efficient techniques and designs to reduce emissions and reduce the carbon footprint of water utility providers. There is also the potential for significant energy and therefore financial savings to be realised from the adoption of more energy efficient designs approaches. Water utility providers account for a significant proportion of national electricity consumption. The purpose of this research is to determine if, over the long term, opting for a larger diameter pipe at design stage can lead to significant financial and emissions savings for water utility providers when considering pumping mains. Pumping mains are widely used throughout the water and wastewater industry where a gravity solution is not possible. 72 hypothetical water main design scenarios were analysed and the long term financial and environmental impact of each hypothetical water main was assessed. It was found across all design scenarios that larger diameter water mains were capable of delivering the same rate of flow of smaller diameter pipes at a much reduced velocity and requiring reduced pumping power. It was concluded that pumped mains of larger diameters can ultimately be more energy efficient and cost effective over the long term when selected in favour of smaller diameter pumped mains in otherwise identical design scenarios.
基金supported by the University Research Projects of the Education Department of Zhejiang Province in 2011 under Grant No.Y20111926
文摘Some concrete methods are suggested in the article to control noises in main driving system of XK-736-type NC miller by analyzing working conditions of gears in the main driving system and bearings in the spindle gearshift system. Without changing the original design, noises are reduced ideally by modifying gear top, and by controlling the profile error ; the central distance of meshing gear, the quality of the inner and outer rings of bearings ; and the fit accuracy among bearing, hole and axis. The results may provide a reference for diagnosing and maintaining in future use.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11001246,11101139)Zhejiang Innovation Project(T200905)
文摘In this note, the author introduces some new subcIasses of starlike mappings S^＊Ωn1p2,…,pn（β,A,B）={f∈H（Ω）：｜itanβ＋（1-itanβ）2/p（z）аp/аz（z）Jf^-1（z）f（z）-1-AB/1-B^2｜〈B-A/1-B^2},on Reinhardt domains Ωn1p2,…,pn=z∈C^n：｜z1｜^2＋n∑j=2｜zj｜^pj〈1}where - 1≤A〈B〈1,q=min{p2,…,pn}≥1,l=max{p2,…,pn}≥2 and β ∈（-π/2,π/2）.Some different conditions for P are established such that these classes are preserved under the following modified Roper-Suffridge operator F（z）=（f（z1）＋f＇（z1）Pm（z0）,（f＇（z1））^1/mz0）＇where f is a normalized biholomorphic function on the unit disc D, z = （z1,z0） ∈Ωn1p2,…,pn,z0=（z2,…,zn）∈ C^n-1.Another condition for P is also obtained such that the above generalized Roper-Suffridge operator preserves an almost spirallike function of type/3 and order β These results generalize the modified Roper-Suffridge extension oper-ator from the unit ball to Reinhardt domains. Notice that when p2 = p3 …=pn = 2,our results reduce to the recent results of Feng and Yu.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 29425005).
文摘The structural and morphological evolution of mono-domains in thin films has been investigated for a series of liquid crystalline (LC) copolyethers. The copolyethers studied were synthesized by the reaction of 1-(4-hydroxy-4 ' -biphenylyl)-2-(4-hydroxyl-phenyl)propane (TPP) with 1,7-dibromoheptane and 1,11-undecane at different compositions (coTPPs-7/11). In contrast to the solution-cast thin films without annealing, which exhibit the isotropic homogeneous molecular orientation, mono-domains with a homeotropic alignment were found in coTPP-7/11(5/5) after the thin films were annealed in the high-temperature columnar phase (Phi '). Similar to the nucleation process in polymer crystallization, transmission electron microscopic observations show that small mono-domains appear in the initial stage of annealing, where molecules form a uniaxial in-plane chain orientation. With increasing annealing time, the molecular orientation gradually became tilted with respect to the substrate surface, and finally, a uniaxial homeotropic molecular orientation was achieved after a prolonged annealing time. The lateral size of mono-domains was found to increase continuously with annealing time and grew into a circular shape, indicating an isotropic lateral growth scheme which implies a hexagonal molecular packing proved by the electron diffraction experiments.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10771064)Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Y7080197, Y6090036, Y6100219)+1 种基金Foundation of Creative Group in Colleges and Universities of Zhejiang Province (T200924)Foundation of Department of Education of Zhejiang province (20070482)
文摘In this article, we borrow the idea of using Schur＇s test to characterize the compactness of composition operators on the weighted Bergman spaces in a bounded symmetricdomain Ω and verify that Cφ is compact on Lqa（Ω,dvβ）if and only if K（φ（z）,φ（z））/K（z,z）→0 as z→ Ω under a mild condition,where K（z,w）is the Bergman kernel.
