Analysis of Water Transport inside a Plant Xylem Vessel with Pitted Thickening

In this article,computational fluid dynamics(CFD)are used to explore the dynamics of water transport inside the pitted thickening of a plant xylem vessel.A pitted thickening model combined with the Bernoulli equation is used to analyze the influence of various factors(namely,the inner diameter,thickening width,thickening height,thickening spacing,number of laps and adjacent pit axial rotation).The pressure drop and the flow resistance coefficient are the variable parameters for our analysis.The results show that these two parameters are proportional to the thickening height and thickening width,and inversely proportional to the inner diameter,thickening spacing and number of laps.Three different wall thickening structures of the vessel are compared and the pitted thickening vessel is shown to provide the largest structural flow resistance,the annular thickening vessel has the second largest resistance and the helical thickening vessel corresponds to the smallest resistance of the three structures.

An explosive mud volcano origin for the pitted cones in southern Utopia Planitia,Mars

Pitted cones are cone-shaped structures,spanning from meters to kilometers in size,characterized by summit depressions.They are widely distributed on the surface of Mars with various origins,such as rootless cones,mud volcanoes,cinder or scoria cones,tuff rings or cones,pingos,and dirt cones.If the pitted cones identified in southern Utopia Planitia are mud volcanoes,as is speculated,they could be of particular interest due to the fact that mud volcanoes on Earth bring sediments from a depth of meters to kilometers to the surface.In this study,we have investigated the pitted cones near Zhurong rover’s landing site in southern Utopia Planitia,utilizing recent images and digital elevation models obtained from the High Resolution Imaging Camera instrument onboard China’s Tianwen-1 orbiter.By leveraging the high-resolution images and digital elevation models,we have conducted a geometric measurement to distinguish the origin of pitted cones in the vicinity of the Zhurong rover.The morphological characteristics of these pitted cones indicate an explosive mud volcano origin.These explosive mud volcanoes could have formed by the violent eruption of subsurface overpressurized sediments generated from the combined effect of overburden pressure and anomalous high heat flow.The sediments forming the pitted cones in the northern plains could be the remnants of an ancient ocean.With future in-situ observations of these pitted cones,we hope to gain further insights into the sediments of the putative northern ocean,as well as the physical and chemical properties of the Martian subsurface during the formation of the pitted cones.

Rockburst criterion and evaluation method for potential rockburst pit depth considering excavation damage effect

Excavation-induced disturbances in deep tunnels will lead to deterioration of rock properties and formation of excavation damaged zone(EDZ).This excavation damage effect may affect the potential rockburst pit depth.Taking two diversion tunnels of Jinping II hydropower station for example,the relationship between rockburst pit depth and excavation damage effect is first surveyed.The results indicate that the rockburst pit depth in tunnels with severe damage to rock masses is relatively large.Subsequently,the excavation-induced damage effect is characterized by disturbance factor D based on the Hoek-Brown criterion and wave velocity method.It is found that the EDZ could be further divided into a high-damage zone(HDZ)with D=1 and weak-damage zone(WDZ),and D decays from one to zero linearly.For this,a quantitative evaluation method for potential rockburst pit depth is established by presenting a three-element rockburst criterion considering rock strength,geostress and disturbance factor.The evaluation results obtained by this method match well with actual observations.In addition,the weakening of rock mass strength promotes the formation and expansion of potential rockburst pits.The potential rockburst pit depth is positively correlated with HDZ and WDZ depths,and the HDZ depth has a significant contribution to the potential rockburst pit depth.

Response and assembly of abundant and rare taxa in Zaopei under different combination patterns of Daqu and pit mud:from microbial ecology to Baijiu brewing microecosystem

The quality and aroma of strong-flavor Baijiu are mainly dependent on Daqu,pit mud(PM),and the interaction of both.However,little is known about how their combination patterns affect the microbiome and metabolome of Zaopei,especially the metabolic function of rare taxa.Here,an experiment on industrial size was designed to assess the effects of 6 combinations(3 kinds of Daqu×2 kinds of PM)on the composition and assembly of different taxa,as well as the flavor profile.The results showed that Zaopei's microbiota was composed of a few abundant taxa and enormous rare taxa,and rare bacterial and abundant fungal subcommunities were significantly affected by combination patterns.The assembly processes of abundant/rare taxa and bacterial/fungal communities were distinct,and environmental changes mediated the balance between stochastic and deterministic processes in rare bacteria assembly.Furthermore,specific combination patterns improved the flavor quality of Zaopei by enhancing the interspecies interaction,which was closely related to rare taxa,especially rare bacteria.These findings highlighted that rare bacteria might be the keystone in involving community interaction and maintaining metabolic function,which provided a scientific foundation for better understanding and regulating the brewing microbiota from the viewpoint of microbial ecology.

Numerical Analysis of Cold-Formed Thin-Walled Steel Short Columns with Pitting Corrosion during Bridge Construction

Pitting corrosion is harmful during bridge construction,which will lead to uneven roughness of steel surfaces and reduce the thickness of steel.Hence,the effect of pitting corrosion on the mechanical properties of cold-formed thin-walled steel stub columns is studied,and the empirical formulas are established through regression fitting to predict the ultimate load of web and flange under pitting corrosion.In detail,the failure modes and load-displacement curves of specimens with different locations,area ratios,and depths are obtained through a large number of non-linear finite element analysis.As for the specimens with pitting corrosion on the web,all the specimens are subject to local buckling failure,and the failure mode will not change with pitting corrosion,but the failure location will change with pitting corrosion location;the size,location,and area ratio of pitting corrosion have little influence on the ultimate load of cold-formed thin-walled steel short columns,but the loss rate of pitting corrosion section area has a greater impact on the ultimate bearing capacity.As for the specimen with flange pitting corrosion,the location and area ratio of pitting corrosion have less influence on the ultimate load of cold-formed thin-walled steel short columns,and the section area loss rate has greater influence on the ultimate bearing capacity;the impact of web pitting corrosion on the ultimate load is greater than that of flange pitting corrosion under the same condition of pitting corrosion section area.The prediction formulas of limit load which are suitable for pitting corrosion of web and flange are established,which can provide a reference for performance evaluation of corroded cold-formed thin-walled steel.

Coordinated Mining Procedures of Open Pit Mines Based on River Management

This paper primarily concerns the effective coordination of the procedures and methods employed in open pit mining operations under the background of river management.The central objective of this study is to identify a viable approach for ensuring rational and efficient development of open pit mineral resources while simultaneously protecting and restoring the ecological environment of the river.This approach should facilitate the realization of a harmonious symbiosis between mining and river management.The intricate mutual influence relationship between river management and open pit mining is first analyzed in depth,which provides a solid foundation for the subsequent coordination strategy development.In light of the aforementioned considerations,a set of coordination procedures for open pit mining based on river management conditions is proposed.These procedures emphasize the integration of river protection into the overall layout of mining at the planning stage.The implementation of scientific mining schemes,accompanied by rigorous control of the scope and depth of mining operations,has proven to be an effective means of reducing the impact of mining activities on river environments.This approach has also facilitated the achievement of a balance and coordination between mining and river management.

不同诱鱼方式在黄登升鱼机鱼道的诱鱼效果比较研究

以澜沧裂腹鱼和光唇裂腹鱼为研究对象,通过在鱼道内安装黄色集鱼灯和饵料袋,鱼道进口处安装PIT监测设备,采用饵料诱鱼、灯光诱鱼和综合诱鱼(饵料+灯光)等3种诱鱼方式进行诱鱼,记录标记鱼类进入鱼道的时间、频次和数量,研究澜沧江云南流域黄登水电站的升鱼机系统鱼道的诱鱼方式。结果表明,使用饵料诱鱼触发PIT天线的频次最高;综合诱鱼方式标记鱼触发PIT设备5次以下共计12尾,高于其他诱鱼方式;综合诱鱼的总诱鱼效率最高,总诱鱼效率为60%,饵料诱鱼总诱鱼效率为50%,灯光诱鱼总诱鱼效率为35%。研究认为综合诱鱼方式适用于黄登升鱼机工程鱼道诱鱼措施。

不同编织方式下陶瓷基复合材料表面流动特性数值计算研究

Ceramic matrix composites(CMCs) are one of the most promising materials in the field of gas turbines,with superior weight and thermal properties. Its surface morphology is different from the traditional casting airfoil components, which mainly comes from different weaving methods and different braided tow thickness. However, few people have studied the influence of surface morphology of ceramic matrix composites(CMCs) on the development of boundary layer and the resulting flow loss. In this paper, Tex Gen is used to generate different surface morphology structures of ceramic matrix composites(CMCs), and the surface flow characteristics of corresponding CMCs plates are numerically studied. It is found that the slope of the displacement thickness of the woven surface first increases and then decreases in the whole transition interval. Thicker braided tow thickness and denser braiding method will induce earlier flow transition phenomenon and produce greater flow loss;The flow loss on the surface of CMCs plate is mainly composed of the vortex loss in the pit and the boundary layer loss outside the pit, and the boundary layer loss is dominant. The weaving methods has a greater influence on the flow state and flow loss of the boundary layer.

基于改进层次分析法的多级电压暂降严重程度评估

准确评估多级电压暂降的严重程度对敏感设备的稳定运行及电压暂降治理具有重要意义。提出了一种基于改进层次分析法的多级电压暂降严重程度评估方法。首先,分析了瞬时性故障和永久性故障下重合闸相应动作过程的多级电压暂降波形。然后,运用权值函数法求出各级暂降的严重程度。基于过程免疫时间的特性,刻画出敏感设备的多级电压暂降过程免疫时间(process immunity time,PIT)特性曲线。利用各级暂降的关联性和严重程度指标值对层次分析法进行改进,确定了各级暂降的权重,实现了多级电压暂降严重程度的量化评估。最后,采用改造后的IEEE30节点系统进行仿真验证。结果表明,所提方法合理且有效,减少了评估结果的主观性,为敏感设备多级电压暂降的评估和治理提供依据。

JNET分型与Pit Pattern分型对结直肠肿瘤性病变的诊断价值比较研究

目的:评估并比较窄带成像放大内镜(ME-NBI)下应用JNET分型与Pit pattern分型对结直肠肿瘤性病变的诊断价值,更好地指导内镜下诊治。方法:收集2019.01.01至2021.12.31接受ME-NBI模式结肠镜检查并行病理检查的201例患者,共216处病变,将依据JNET分型与Pit pattern分型的内镜诊断结果与病理分型结果进行比较。结果:在ME-NBI下JNET分型与Pit pattern分型诊断结直肠肿瘤性病变的敏感度、特异度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值分别为100%、20.83%、90.05%、100%、91.20%和98.96%、54.17%、94.53%、86.67%、93.98%,两者在诊断准确性上差异具有统计学意义(χ2 = 99.116, P < 0.001)。同时,在诊断具有内镜治疗指征的早期结直肠癌时JNET分型、Pit pattern分型的敏感度、特异度、阳性预测值、阴性预测值分别为71.43%、76.05%、46.67%、90.07%、75.00%和81.63%、93.41%、78.43%、94.55%、90.74%,两者在诊断准确性上差异具有统计学意义(χ2 = 14.400, P < 0.001)。结论:ME-NBI下先采用JNET分型可发现更多的肿瘤性病变,再利用Pit pattern提高诊断肿瘤性病变的准确性,提升内镜诊治质量。

基层内镜医师pit pattern分型在线培训效果观察

目的:观察新疆兵团基层内镜医师pit pattern分型的在线培训效果。方法:选取2021-2022年新疆兵团基层医院的内镜医师81名,将肠镜操作量≥3000例医师分为专家组39名,非专家组42名。对所有医师进行pit pattern分型在线培训和培训前、后测试。比较培训前后医师判断结直肠息肉pit pattern分型的准确率,并分析判断结果与正确结果的一致性。结果:对兵团基层内镜医师的pit pattern分型在线培训取得了满意的效果。培训前、后测试表现:(1)所有医师及专家组、非专家组医师培训后判断总体息肉pit pattern分型的准确率明显高于培训前(P<0.001),所有医师培训后判断肿瘤性、非肿瘤性息肉pit pattern分型的准确率高于培训前(P<0.001),且所有医师培训后判断息肉pit pattern分型的每一分型的准确率也高于培训前(P<0.001)。(2)相较于培训前,培训后所有医师及专家组、非专家组医师息肉pit pattern分型判断结果与正确结果的Kappa值有提高,且培训后所有医师息肉性质判断结果与正确结果的Kappa值也有提高。结论:在线培训的方式能够提升基层内镜医师使用pit pattern分型辨别结直肠息肉性质的能力。

车辆精准截停技术原理与应用

精准截停技术(Precision Immobilization Technique,PIT)逐步成为执法车辆截停危险驾驶车辆的一种常规手段。在截停过程中,执法车辆通过撞击目标车辆的侧后部位,对目标车辆施加一个侧向冲击,使其发生激转失稳,实现截停。采用单轨模型与驾驶人模型,建立人-车耦合动力学模型,并根据最大李雅普诺夫指数分析不同车速、路面条件与驾驶人条件下目标车辆横向稳定性的演化趋势。典型工况仿真表明:精准截停技术的效果受车速、路面附着状态和侧向撞击力等多因素综合影响;车速与路面附着系数是影响目标车辆失稳边界条件的重要因素,而驾驶人反应延迟时间对其几乎没有影响,即截停所需的碰撞冲量与目标车辆驾驶人的驾驶水平无关,但目标车辆在稳定状态下的收敛速度与驾驶人反应延迟时间有关。

High throughput screening of localised and general corrosion in type 2205 duplex stainless steel at ambient temperature

Bipolar electrochemistry is used to produce a linear potential gradient across a bipolar electrode(BPE),providing direct access to the anodic and cathodic reactions under a wide range of applied potentials.The occurrence of pitting corrosion,crevice corrosion,and general corrosion on type 2205 duplex stainless steel(DSS 2205)BPE has been observed at room temperature.The critical pit depth of 10-20μm with a55%-75% probability of pits developing into stable pits at potential from+0.9 to+1.2 V vs.OCP(open circuit potential)are measured.All pit nucleation sites are either within ferritic grains or at the interface between austenite and ferrite.The critical conditions for pitting and crevice corrosion are discussed with Epit(critical pitting potential)and Ecre(critical crevice potential)decreasing from 0.87 and 0.80 V vs.OCP after150 s of exposure to 0.84 and 0.76 V vs.OCP after 900 s of exposure,respectively.Pit growth kinetics under different applied bipolar potentials and exposure times have been obtained.The ferrite is shown to be more susceptible to general dissolution.

三角质心迭代与Bounding-Box的定位算法

为了提高Bounding-Box定位算法的精度,在该算法的基础上,文章提出一种改进的Bounding-Box算法,再利用三角质心迭代的方式进一步提高算法的定位精度。文章首先通过比较未知节点周围所有邻居锚节点到该未知节点的信号强度大小找到最近锚节点,然后将估计矩形进行一次分割,初步判断未知节点处于哪一个区域,再利用PIT法则缩小定位区域,最后通过三角形质心迭代的方式求出最终定位点。由仿真实验数据可得,同样的条件下,文章所提出的算法在平均定位误差上明显低于传统算法以及当下较流行的算法,提高了定位精度。

Gear Pitting Measurement by Multi-Scale Splicing Attention U-Net

The judgment of gear failure is based on the pitting area ratio of gear.Traditional gear pitting calculation method mainly rely on manual visual inspection.This method is greatly affected by human factors,and is greatly affected by the working experience,training degree and fatigue degree of the detection personnel,so the detection results may be biased.The non-contact computer vision measurement can carry out non-destructive testing and monitoring under the working condition of the machine,and has high detection accuracy.To improve the measurement accuracy of gear pitting,a novel multi-scale splicing attention U-Net(MSSA U-Net)is explored in this study.An image splicing module is first proposed for concatenating the output feature maps of multiple convolutional layers into a splicing feature map with more semantic information.Then,an attention module is applied to select the key features of the splicing feature map.Given that MSSA U-Net adequately uses multi-scale semantic features,it has better segmentation performance on irregular small objects than U-Net and attention U-Net.On the basis of the designed visual detection platform and MSSA U-Net,a methodology for measuring the area ratio of gear pitting is proposed.With three datasets,experimental results show that MSSA U-Net is superior to existing typical image segmentation methods and can accurately segment different levels of pitting due to its strong segmentation ability.Therefore,the proposed methodology can be effectively applied in measuring the pitting area ratio and determining the level of gear pitting.

Effect of surface damage induced by cavitation erosion on pitting and passive behaviors of 304L stainless steel

The corrosion behavior of 304L stainless steel(SS)in 3.5wt%NaCl solution after different cavitation erosion(CE)times was mainly evaluated using electrochemical noise and potentiostatic polarization techniques.It was found that the antagonism effect resulting in the passivation and depassivation of 304L SS had significant distinctions at different CE periods.The passive behavior was predominant during the incubation period of CE where the metastable pitting initiated at the surface of 304L SS.Over the rising period of CE,the 304L SS experienced a transition from passivation to depassivation,leading to the massive growth of metastable pitting and stable pitting.The depassivation of304L SS was found to be dominant at the stable period of CE where serious localized corrosion occurred.

Integrating geometallurgical ball mill throughput predictions into short-term stochastic production scheduling in mining complexes

This article presents a novel approach to integrate a throughput prediction model for the ball mill into short-term stochastic production scheduling in mining complexes.The datasets for the throughput prediction model include penetration rates from blast hole drilling(measurement while drilling),geological domains,material types,rock density,and throughput rates of the operating mill,offering an accessible and cost-effective method compared to other geometallurgical programs.First,the comminution behavior of the orebody was geostatistically simulated by building additive hardness proportions from penetration rates.A regression model was constructed to predict throughput rates as a function of blended rock properties,which are informed by a material tracking approach in the mining complex.Finally,the throughput prediction model was integrated into a stochastic optimization model for short-term production scheduling.This way,common shortfalls of existing geometallurgical throughput prediction models,that typically ignore the non-additive nature of hardness and are not designed to interact with mine production scheduling,are overcome.A case study at the Tropicana Mining Complex shows that throughput can be predicted with an error less than 30 t/h and a correlation coefficient of up to 0.8.By integrating the prediction model and new stochastic components into optimization,the production schedule achieves weekly planned production reliably because scheduled materials match with the predicted performance of the mill.Comparisons to optimization using conventional mill tonnage constraints reveal that expected production shortfalls of up to 7%per period can be mitigated this way.

Compressive Strength of Tubular Members with Combined Pitting Corrosion and Crack Damage

Tubular members subject to combined pitting corrosion and crack damage were numerically studied to clarify the reduction of ultimate strength and failure behavior,based on numerical models validated against available experi-ments.The effects of length,location and inclined angle of a crack under combined damage were studied to disclose the mechanism of interaction between the crack and corrosion pits.The methods,named as linear superposition directly accumulating the effects of solo crack and solo pitting damage,as well as crack projection transferring an inclined crack to a transverse one,were discussed and verified in the view of assessing ultimate strength of tubular members with combined damage.It was shown that the former is practical but complex while the next always over-estimates the residual strength.Besides,the location and inclined angle of a crack have a subtle effect on the reduction of ultimate strength under combined damage,especially at higher level of pitting damage,due to the synergistic effect between corrosion pits and cracks.Such effect can lead to early occurrence of plasticity and local buckling by inducing stress interaction between crack tips and pits,and causing more significant strength reduction compared with a solo type of damage.A practical method was proposed to determine the loss ratio of cross-sectional area on the equivalent weakest section of a damaged member.Based on the loss ratio,a formula was presented to predict the ultimate strength of damaged members with combined damage,showing good applicability.

High-temperature annealing of(201)β-Ga_(2)O_(3) substrates for reducing structural defects after diamond sawing

A commercial epi-ready(201)β-Ga_(2)O_(3) wafer was investigated upon diamond sawing into pieces measuring 2.5×3 mm^(2).The defect structure and crystallinity in the cut samples has been studied by X-ray diffraction and a selective wet etching technique.The density of defects was estimated from the average value of etch pits calculated,including near-edge regions,and was obtained close to 109 cm^(-2).Blocks with lattice orientation deviated by angles of 1-3 arcmin,as well as non-stoichiometric fractions with a relative strain about(1.0-1.5)×10^(-4)in the[201]direction,were found.Crystal perfection was shown to decrease significantly towards the cutting lines of the samples.To reduce the number of structural defects and increase the crystal perfection of the samples via increasing defect motion mobility,the thermal annealing was employed.Polygonization and formation of a mosaic structure coupled with dislocation wall appearance upon 3 h of annealing at 1100℃ was observed.The fractions characterized by non-stoichiometry phases and the block deviation disappeared.The annealing for 11 h improved the homogeneity and perfection in the crystals.The average density of the etch pits dropped down significantly to 8×10^(6) cm^(-2).

Geopolymer-based modification of blasting sealing materials and optimization of blasting block size in coal seams of open pit mines

This research proposes the utilization of a geopolymer-based blasting sealing material to improve the profitability of coal sales and reduce the rate of coal fragmentation during blasting in open pit mines.The study first focused on optimizing the strength of the sealant material and reducing curing time.This was achieved by regulating the slag doping and sodium silicate solution modulus.The findings demonstrated that increasing slag content and improving the material resulted in an early rise in strength while increasing the modulus of the sodium silicate solution extended the curing time.The slag doping level was fixed at 80 g,and the sodium silicate solution modulus was set at 1.5.To achieve a strength of 3.12 MPa,the water/gel ratio was set at 0.5.The initial setting time was determined to be 33 min,meeting the required field test duration.Secondly,the strength requirements for field implementation were assessed by simulating the action time and force destruction process of the sealing material during blasting using ANSYS/LS-DYNA software.The results indicated that the modified material meets these requirements.Finally,the Shengli Open Pit Coal Mine served as the site for the field test.It was observed that the hole-sealing material’s hydration reaction created a laminated and flocculated gel inside it.This enhanced the density of the modified material.Additionally,the pregelatinized starch,functioning as an organic binder,filled the gaps between the gels,enhancing the cohesion and bonding coefficient of the material.Upon analyzing the post-blasting shooting effect diagram using the Split-Desktop software,it was determined that the utilization of the modified blast hole plugging material resulted in a decrease in the rate of coal fragmentation from 33.2%to 21.1%.This reduction exhibited a minimal error of 1.63%when compared to the field measurement,thereby providing further confirmation of the exceptional plugging capabilities of the modified material.This study significantly contributes to establishing a solid theoretical basis for enhancing the blasting efficiency of open pit mines and,in turn,enhancing their economic advantages.