Atomic oxygen (AO) found in low earth orbit can cause serious erosion to polyimide (PI) materials, which greatly limits their lifetime. 8-phenyl silsesquioxane (OPPOSS) was synthesized, and OPPOSS/PI composites ...Atomic oxygen (AO) found in low earth orbit can cause serious erosion to polyimide (PI) materials, which greatly limits their lifetime. 8-phenyl silsesquioxane (OPPOSS) was synthesized, and OPPOSS/PI composites were pre- pared by physical blending, followed by thermal imidization to enhance the AO erosion resistance of PI materials. The morphology, composition, and structure of the composites were analyzed before and after AO exposure in a ground sim- ulated facility of atomic oxygen. After 16 h AO exposure, the OPPOSS/PI composite with 5wt% OPPOSS addition shows an erosion rate of about 1.4×10-24 cm3/atom with only 48% mass loss of that of PI without OPPOSS addition. The mixture of OPPOSS nano molecules is assembled into a kind of regular square structure and distributed evenly in OPPOSS/PI composites. Some SiO2 particles are formed in the composites during AO exposure, which can act as "inert points" to reduce the AO erosion rate of OPPOSS/PI composites.展开更多
Projection Pursuit (PP) model is a technique of falling high dimension. Real coding based on Accelerating Genetic Algorithm (RAGA) is a method of optimum. Through combining the PP model and RAGA, the paper applies the...Projection Pursuit (PP) model is a technique of falling high dimension. Real coding based on Accelerating Genetic Algorithm (RAGA) is a method of optimum. Through combining the PP model and RAGA, the paper applies the model in the water environment quality evaluation. The writer takes the water quality evaluated indexes of each sample as projection direction and turns high dimension data into low dimension projection value. Thus, the writer achieves on evaluating the grade of water samples and its optimum order. Based on this, the writer overcomes the jamming of weights calculated on fuzzy synthesize judge and gray system valuation. The paper can provide a new thought for water environment quality evaluation and other falling high dimension and optimum issue.展开更多
There are some bad impacts from a critical land such as flood in rainy season and dryness in dry season. Long dryness could cause shortage of water for human consumption, industry and agriculture. Prevention has been ...There are some bad impacts from a critical land such as flood in rainy season and dryness in dry season. Long dryness could cause shortage of water for human consumption, industry and agriculture. Prevention has been made to avoid the both bad impacts by building hydraulic structures like reservoirs and ponds in order to reduce the peak flow during the rainy season and to store the water for use during the dry season. However, they gradually become full of sediment. This will make them work insufficiently and will cause high maintenance cost. Moreover, wells in agriculture field used as retention also suffer dryness to make crop failure. This study aims to develop a model of pond for conservation of land and water in non irrigated land. Community participation is crucial in order to solve the flood and dryness problems. The community, especially the farmers will participate actively in the implementation and maintenance of the model. There are benefits in using the pond model such as: (1) to control sediment transport to the rivers, reservoir or other hydraulic structures; (2) to reduce flood rate; (3) to increase ground water recharge; (4) to contain water for agriculture and (5) to control the fertility of land. The cost of making a unit of model (sedrainpond) of 1.5 m diameter and 1.5 meter depth is relatively cheap between $10 to $20 (US), and the maintenance is done by the farmers. When the pond model becomes functional, besides containing water in the rainy season, the water can be used to sustain water for agriculture in the dry season to avoid any crop failure. When the pond becomes dry, the farmers can harvest the suspended load sediment such as clay or silt to spread onto their land to keep its fertility.展开更多
As a writer, I know the apprehension and dread that can fill the heart upon receipt of a note or an e - mail from an editor. Is she going to try to second - guess my ending? Does he think he knows my characters better...As a writer, I know the apprehension and dread that can fill the heart upon receipt of a note or an e - mail from an editor. Is she going to try to second - guess my ending? Does he think he knows my characters better than I do? Now that I′m sitting on the other side of the fence with my big red editing pen, I see that what I once thought were strange arbitrary judgments meant to drive my writing brethren and me to the edge of sanity are, for lack of a better phrase, for our own good! There are things that can be done, easy things requiring very little blood from either side, that an editor can do to make the process less frightening, less random,and an all-around painless experience.展开更多
Carbonaceous aerosols affect air quality adversely,affect global warming,and human health.However,our understanding of the impact of ultrafine(PM_(0.1))carbonaceous particulate matter is incomplete,particularly the ef...Carbonaceous aerosols affect air quality adversely,affect global warming,and human health.However,our understanding of the impact of ultrafine(PM_(0.1))carbonaceous particulate matter is incomplete,particularly the effects during haze episodes.This study monitored diurnal variations in PM_(0.1) in Chiang Mai,Thailand,from March to April 2020.We investigated carbonaceous PM_(0.1) collected by an ambient nano-sampler and evaluated their effect by using a carbon analyzer(IMPROVE_TOR).The results showed that burning large open areas in the dry season was crucial for increasing the particle mass concentration because of the large open burnings that occurred in this area.The majority of biomass fires near the sampling site occurred during the night,which would allow more particles to be released thus resulting in higher concentrations of PM_(0.1).Hence,the release of PM_(0.1) during the night would obviously result in higher concentrations than that during the day.In the eight carbon profiles,organic carbon 3(OC3)was predicted to be a marker of biomass fires.The carbon indices displayed that PM_(0.1) was influenced by biomass burning both daytime and nighttime.The findings reported herein should be of great impor-tance in terms of establishing biomass burning control policies for mitigating heavy haze pollution in Thailand and elsewhere.展开更多
Utilizing a bespoke CO_(2) phase transition pulse pressure experimental system,we conducted pulse pressure characterization tests across various activator masses,CO_(2) filling pressures,and energy discharge plate thi...Utilizing a bespoke CO_(2) phase transition pulse pressure experimental system,we conducted pulse pressure characterization tests across various activator masses,CO_(2) filling pressures,and energy discharge plate thick-nesses.This approach enabled us to ascertain the pulse pressure's response characteristics and variation patterns under diverse conditions.The formula for calculating the peak supercritical CO_(2) pulse pressure was deduced by modeling the ultimate load calculation of the clamped circular plate,and then the time-course expression of the supercritical CO_(2) phase transition pulse pressure and energy was carried out by introducing the time factor and taking into account the parameters of the activator mass and the thickness of the energy discharging plate.Our findings reveal a four-stage pressure evolution in the cracking tube during initiation:a gradual increase,a rapid spike,swift attenuation,and eventual negative pressure formation.The activator mass and discharge plate thickness critically influence the peak pressure's timing and magnitude.Specifically,increased activator mass hastens peak pressure onset,while a thicker discharge plate amplifies it.The errors between calculated and experimental values for peak supercritical CO_(2) phase transition pressure fall within5%–5%.Furthermore,the pressure peak and arrival time model demonstrates less than 10%error compared to experimental data,affirming its strong applicability.These insights offer theoretical guidance for controlling phase transition pressure and optimizing energy in supercritical CO_(2) systems.展开更多
Mechanical cycling is one of the effective methods to rejuvenate metallic glasses(MGs)and improve their mechanical properties.The anelastic origin of the rejuvenation by mechanical cycling in a La_(30)Ce_(30)Ni_(10)Al...Mechanical cycling is one of the effective methods to rejuvenate metallic glasses(MGs)and improve their mechanical properties.The anelastic origin of the rejuvenation by mechanical cycling in a La_(30)Ce_(30)Ni_(10)Al_(20)Co_(10) MG was investigated via differential scanning calorimetry(DSC)and dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA).We demonstrate that mechanical cycling promotes the activation of flow defects with short relaxation times,leading to anelastic strains and therefore considerable energy storage,which manifests itself as larger relaxation enthalpy on the DSC curves of MGs.However,the MGs release the excess relaxation enthalpy caused by anelastic strain with time,thus suppressing atomic mobility and elevating β relaxation activation energies.The strategy of mechanical cycling at small strains,as demonstrated in the current work,can expand the energy states of MGs over a wide range of relaxation enthalpies.展开更多
To understand the effect of the compressibility on the cavitating flow, a compressible, multiphase, single component Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS) solver is used to study the cavitating flow on a wedge in th...To understand the effect of the compressibility on the cavitating flow, a compressible, multiphase, single component Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS) solver is used to study the cavitating flow on a wedge in the present work. A barotropic equation of status is used. A non-linear model for compressibility in the mixture is adopted to capture the effect of the compressibility within the complex cavitation bubbly mixtures. An unsteady cavitation phenomenon is found in the numerical simulation. The numerical results of local compressibility and Mach number in the bubbly mixture are given. The mechanism responsible for the unsteady shedding of the bubbly mixture is discussed based on the numerical results.展开更多
Staircase choice is one of the most critical factors leading to the difference in pedestrian flow and evacuation routes in buildings with multiple staircases.Neither the shortest path to the building exit nor the loca...Staircase choice is one of the most critical factors leading to the difference in pedestrian flow and evacuation routes in buildings with multiple staircases.Neither the shortest path to the building exit nor the locally quickest path to the nearest staircase can represent the natural mode of evacuation path choices for an authentic evac-uation simulation.Thus,a prediction-based approach is established to predict and simulate evacuation choices,which helps to address three key issues:(1)extracting evacuation data through a controlled experiment;(2)establishing a Logit model for staircase choice prediction based on experimental data;(3)developing a prediction-based cellular automaton model.The proposed approach has achieved the coupling between choice prediction and evacuation simulation.A comparison with Pathfinder software is conducted to reveal the supe-riority of the prediction-based CA model for simulating staircase choice.展开更多
基金fnancially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51206009)
文摘Atomic oxygen (AO) found in low earth orbit can cause serious erosion to polyimide (PI) materials, which greatly limits their lifetime. 8-phenyl silsesquioxane (OPPOSS) was synthesized, and OPPOSS/PI composites were pre- pared by physical blending, followed by thermal imidization to enhance the AO erosion resistance of PI materials. The morphology, composition, and structure of the composites were analyzed before and after AO exposure in a ground sim- ulated facility of atomic oxygen. After 16 h AO exposure, the OPPOSS/PI composite with 5wt% OPPOSS addition shows an erosion rate of about 1.4×10-24 cm3/atom with only 48% mass loss of that of PI without OPPOSS addition. The mixture of OPPOSS nano molecules is assembled into a kind of regular square structure and distributed evenly in OPPOSS/PI composites. Some SiO2 particles are formed in the composites during AO exposure, which can act as "inert points" to reduce the AO erosion rate of OPPOSS/PI composites.
文摘Projection Pursuit (PP) model is a technique of falling high dimension. Real coding based on Accelerating Genetic Algorithm (RAGA) is a method of optimum. Through combining the PP model and RAGA, the paper applies the model in the water environment quality evaluation. The writer takes the water quality evaluated indexes of each sample as projection direction and turns high dimension data into low dimension projection value. Thus, the writer achieves on evaluating the grade of water samples and its optimum order. Based on this, the writer overcomes the jamming of weights calculated on fuzzy synthesize judge and gray system valuation. The paper can provide a new thought for water environment quality evaluation and other falling high dimension and optimum issue.
文摘There are some bad impacts from a critical land such as flood in rainy season and dryness in dry season. Long dryness could cause shortage of water for human consumption, industry and agriculture. Prevention has been made to avoid the both bad impacts by building hydraulic structures like reservoirs and ponds in order to reduce the peak flow during the rainy season and to store the water for use during the dry season. However, they gradually become full of sediment. This will make them work insufficiently and will cause high maintenance cost. Moreover, wells in agriculture field used as retention also suffer dryness to make crop failure. This study aims to develop a model of pond for conservation of land and water in non irrigated land. Community participation is crucial in order to solve the flood and dryness problems. The community, especially the farmers will participate actively in the implementation and maintenance of the model. There are benefits in using the pond model such as: (1) to control sediment transport to the rivers, reservoir or other hydraulic structures; (2) to reduce flood rate; (3) to increase ground water recharge; (4) to contain water for agriculture and (5) to control the fertility of land. The cost of making a unit of model (sedrainpond) of 1.5 m diameter and 1.5 meter depth is relatively cheap between $10 to $20 (US), and the maintenance is done by the farmers. When the pond model becomes functional, besides containing water in the rainy season, the water can be used to sustain water for agriculture in the dry season to avoid any crop failure. When the pond becomes dry, the farmers can harvest the suspended load sediment such as clay or silt to spread onto their land to keep its fertility.
文摘As a writer, I know the apprehension and dread that can fill the heart upon receipt of a note or an e - mail from an editor. Is she going to try to second - guess my ending? Does he think he knows my characters better than I do? Now that I′m sitting on the other side of the fence with my big red editing pen, I see that what I once thought were strange arbitrary judgments meant to drive my writing brethren and me to the edge of sanity are, for lack of a better phrase, for our own good! There are things that can be done, easy things requiring very little blood from either side, that an editor can do to make the process less frightening, less random,and an all-around painless experience.
基金supported by the Office of the Permanent Secretary,Ministry of Higher Education,Science,Research and Innovation,Thailand (Grant No.RGNS 63-253)Moreover,this research work was partially supported by JICA-JST SATREPS (Grant No.JPMJSA2102)JSPS KAKENHI 21H03618。
文摘Carbonaceous aerosols affect air quality adversely,affect global warming,and human health.However,our understanding of the impact of ultrafine(PM_(0.1))carbonaceous particulate matter is incomplete,particularly the effects during haze episodes.This study monitored diurnal variations in PM_(0.1) in Chiang Mai,Thailand,from March to April 2020.We investigated carbonaceous PM_(0.1) collected by an ambient nano-sampler and evaluated their effect by using a carbon analyzer(IMPROVE_TOR).The results showed that burning large open areas in the dry season was crucial for increasing the particle mass concentration because of the large open burnings that occurred in this area.The majority of biomass fires near the sampling site occurred during the night,which would allow more particles to be released thus resulting in higher concentrations of PM_(0.1).Hence,the release of PM_(0.1) during the night would obviously result in higher concentrations than that during the day.In the eight carbon profiles,organic carbon 3(OC3)was predicted to be a marker of biomass fires.The carbon indices displayed that PM_(0.1) was influenced by biomass burning both daytime and nighttime.The findings reported herein should be of great impor-tance in terms of establishing biomass burning control policies for mitigating heavy haze pollution in Thailand and elsewhere.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project Number 41907261)Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing Municipality(Project Number CSTB2023NSCQ-MSX0913)Chongqing Graduate Student Research Innovation Project(Project Number CYB23253).
文摘Utilizing a bespoke CO_(2) phase transition pulse pressure experimental system,we conducted pulse pressure characterization tests across various activator masses,CO_(2) filling pressures,and energy discharge plate thick-nesses.This approach enabled us to ascertain the pulse pressure's response characteristics and variation patterns under diverse conditions.The formula for calculating the peak supercritical CO_(2) pulse pressure was deduced by modeling the ultimate load calculation of the clamped circular plate,and then the time-course expression of the supercritical CO_(2) phase transition pulse pressure and energy was carried out by introducing the time factor and taking into account the parameters of the activator mass and the thickness of the energy discharging plate.Our findings reveal a four-stage pressure evolution in the cracking tube during initiation:a gradual increase,a rapid spike,swift attenuation,and eventual negative pressure formation.The activator mass and discharge plate thickness critically influence the peak pressure's timing and magnitude.Specifically,increased activator mass hastens peak pressure onset,while a thicker discharge plate amplifies it.The errors between calculated and experimental values for peak supercritical CO_(2) phase transition pressure fall within5%–5%.Furthermore,the pressure peak and arrival time model demonstrates less than 10%error compared to experimental data,affirming its strong applicability.These insights offer theoretical guidance for controlling phase transition pressure and optimizing energy in supercritical CO_(2) systems.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.51971178,and 52271153)the Natural Science Basic Research Plan for Distinguished Young Scholars in Shaanxi Province(Grant No.2021JC-12)+5 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No.D5000220034)the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing (Grant No.cstc2020jcyj-jq X0001)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.12072344)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciencessupport from the Research Grant Council (RGC)the Hong Kong government through the General Research Fund (GRF)(Grant Nos.City U11200719,and City U11213118)
文摘Mechanical cycling is one of the effective methods to rejuvenate metallic glasses(MGs)and improve their mechanical properties.The anelastic origin of the rejuvenation by mechanical cycling in a La_(30)Ce_(30)Ni_(10)Al_(20)Co_(10) MG was investigated via differential scanning calorimetry(DSC)and dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA).We demonstrate that mechanical cycling promotes the activation of flow defects with short relaxation times,leading to anelastic strains and therefore considerable energy storage,which manifests itself as larger relaxation enthalpy on the DSC curves of MGs.However,the MGs release the excess relaxation enthalpy caused by anelastic strain with time,thus suppressing atomic mobility and elevating β relaxation activation energies.The strategy of mechanical cycling at small strains,as demonstrated in the current work,can expand the energy states of MGs over a wide range of relaxation enthalpies.
文摘To understand the effect of the compressibility on the cavitating flow, a compressible, multiphase, single component Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes(RANS) solver is used to study the cavitating flow on a wedge in the present work. A barotropic equation of status is used. A non-linear model for compressibility in the mixture is adopted to capture the effect of the compressibility within the complex cavitation bubbly mixtures. An unsteady cavitation phenomenon is found in the numerical simulation. The numerical results of local compressibility and Mach number in the bubbly mixture are given. The mechanism responsible for the unsteady shedding of the bubbly mixture is discussed based on the numerical results.
基金Support from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China(MC-201620-H01-04)is gratefully acknowledged.
文摘Staircase choice is one of the most critical factors leading to the difference in pedestrian flow and evacuation routes in buildings with multiple staircases.Neither the shortest path to the building exit nor the locally quickest path to the nearest staircase can represent the natural mode of evacuation path choices for an authentic evac-uation simulation.Thus,a prediction-based approach is established to predict and simulate evacuation choices,which helps to address three key issues:(1)extracting evacuation data through a controlled experiment;(2)establishing a Logit model for staircase choice prediction based on experimental data;(3)developing a prediction-based cellular automaton model.The proposed approach has achieved the coupling between choice prediction and evacuation simulation.A comparison with Pathfinder software is conducted to reveal the supe-riority of the prediction-based CA model for simulating staircase choice.