During underground coal gasification （UCG）, whereby coal is converted to syngas in situ, a cavity is formed in the coal seam. The cavity growth rate （CGR） or the moving rate of the gasification face is affected by...During underground coal gasification （UCG）, whereby coal is converted to syngas in situ, a cavity is formed in the coal seam. The cavity growth rate （CGR） or the moving rate of the gasification face is affected by controllable （operation pressure, gasification time, geometry of UCG panel） and uncontrollable （coal seam properties） factors. The CGR is usually predicted by mathematical models and laboratory experiments, which are time consuming, cumbersome and expensive. In this paper, a new simple model for CGR is developed using non-linear regression analysis, based on data from 1 l UCG field trials. The empirical model compares satisfactorily with Perkins model and can reliably predict CGR.展开更多
This paper proposes a new weighted quantile regression model for longitudinal data with weights chosen by empirical likelihood(EL). This approach efficiently incorporates the information from the conditional quantile ...This paper proposes a new weighted quantile regression model for longitudinal data with weights chosen by empirical likelihood(EL). This approach efficiently incorporates the information from the conditional quantile restrictions to account for within-subject correlations. The resulted estimate is computationally simple and has good performance under modest or high within-subject correlation. The efficiency gain is quantified theoretically and illustrated via simulation and a real data application.展开更多
文摘During underground coal gasification （UCG）, whereby coal is converted to syngas in situ, a cavity is formed in the coal seam. The cavity growth rate （CGR） or the moving rate of the gasification face is affected by controllable （operation pressure, gasification time, geometry of UCG panel） and uncontrollable （coal seam properties） factors. The CGR is usually predicted by mathematical models and laboratory experiments, which are time consuming, cumbersome and expensive. In this paper, a new simple model for CGR is developed using non-linear regression analysis, based on data from 1 l UCG field trials. The empirical model compares satisfactorily with Perkins model and can reliably predict CGR.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11401048, 11301037, 11571051 and 11201174)the Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of Jilin Province of China (Grant Nos. 20150520055JH and 20150520054JH)
文摘This paper proposes a new weighted quantile regression model for longitudinal data with weights chosen by empirical likelihood(EL). This approach efficiently incorporates the information from the conditional quantile restrictions to account for within-subject correlations. The resulted estimate is computationally simple and has good performance under modest or high within-subject correlation. The efficiency gain is quantified theoretically and illustrated via simulation and a real data application.
