Cure of a New Type Composite on Noise Control and Effect of Filler Modification

A new type composite of high efficiency sound attenuation was cured. The superfine tungsten powder, plasticizerand stabilizer are added into the PVC resin and blended in the mixing chamber of a HAAKE rheometer. The effect ofthe filler modification is considered in the composite cure. The properties of modified composite and unmodified oneare studied by SEM morphology viewing, acoustic and mechanical measurement. The test results indicate that thereason of the better soundproof and mechanical properties is the particle uniform dispersion and stronger adhesion.

An improvement to the simulation of phase-change heat-transfer during soil freezing and thawing

A new variable time step method,which is called the backwards calculating time step method,is presented in this paper.It allows numerical simulation of soil freezing and thawing while avoiding "phase change missing and overflowing".A sensitive heat capacity model is introduced through which the calculation errors are analyzed.Then the equation using the self-adjusted time step is presented and solved using finite differences.Through this equation,the time needed for a space cell to reach the phase change point temperature is calculated.Using this time allows the time step to be adjusted so that errors caused by "phase change missing and overflowing" are successfully eliminated.Above all,the obvious features of this method are an accelerated rate for adjusting the time step and simplifing the computations.An actual example proves that this method can accurately calculate the temperature fields during soil freezing and thawing.It is an improvement over traditional methods and can be widely used on complicated multi-dimensional phase change problems.

Evaluation of suitability of university ladder classroom environment on humans

Evaluation of the suitability of university ladder classroom environment on humans is an effective approach to improve the quality of the indoor environment and protect human health.However,there are unresolved issues regarding the suitability of university ladder classroom environment for humans.For example,the design of en-closure structure and heating ventilation and air conditioning(HVAC)system is unreasonable,and the indoor air quality does not meet the required standard.In this study,the suitability of university ladder classroom environ-ment on humans was considered the research object.The evaluation indices of indoor environment were selected from indoor air quality,indoor thermal and humid environments,light environment,and sound environment.And the health and comfort of users were taken as the evaluation indices of users.According to the results of expert investigations and case measurements,the index weight was determined by the expert-entropy weight method,and a complete evaluation system of indices was built.There were two first-level,six second-level,and fourteen third-level indices in the evaluation system.The evaluation indices of each level with the largest weight were indoor environment(0.5940),user health(0.2530),and indoor temperature(0.1175)respectively.By comparing the actual learning effect to the evaluation results,the applicability of the evaluation system was determined.The evaluation system of the suitability of university ladder classroom environment on humans is convenient for operators to identify the weak points between humans and the environment.The evaluation system is endowed with important theoretical and practical significance to realize the green development of colleges and universities and build an environment-friendly campus.

Multi-objective optimization of water supply network rehabilitation with non-dominated sorting Genetic Algorithm-II

Through the transformation of hydraulic constraints into the objective functions associated with a water supply network rehabilitation problem, a non-dominated sorting Genetic Algorithm-II (NSGA-II) can be used to solve the altered multi-objective optimization model. The introduction of NSGA-II into water supply network optimal rehabilitation problem solves the conflict between one fitness value of standard genetic algorithm (SGA) and multi-objectives of rehabilitation problem. And the uncertainties brought by using weight coefficients or punish functions in conventional methods are controlled. And also by in-troduction of artificial inducement mutation (AIM) operation, the convergence speed of population is accelerated;this operation not only improves the convergence speed, but also improves the rationality and feasibility of solutions.

Landfill leachate production, quality and recirculation treatment in northeast China

Landfill leachate recirculation treatment process is a promising and economic way in northeast China due to the distinct season variation. In order to study the impact of recirculation on leachate production and its quality, two simulated sanitary landfill reactors, one with leachate recirculation and the other without, were placed outdoor in Harbin. The two-year experimental results indicated that leachate production was reduced by 86% with leachate recirculation and less or no facility for leachate treatment required. Recirculation could improve the leachate quality dramatically with lower COD, SS, NF4-N and higher pH level. Recirculation also could enhance waste degradation and stabilization and improve the efficiency of landfill. This study confirmed that leachate recirculation was a very feasible way for on-site landfill leachate treatment in cold areas.

New autocorrelation topological indexes and their application in QSAR study

Considering the problems of classical structure parameters that existed in the study of quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR). Two new groups of autocorrelation topological indexes V(t), E(t), (P(t)) and A(t), B(t), C(t), D(t) were developed on the basis of molecular topology and autocorrelation function in mathematics. The first group were obtained from Van der Waals volume, electronegativity and topological vertex degree;and the second group were obtained from the different combination of topological vertex degree.Corresponding softwares of ATIJP and ATITP have been developed for calculating these two new groups of indexes. Better results have been obtained from the application of these indexes in QSAR study.

The mathematical model of kitchen smoke exhaust system in high-rise residential buildings considering the Influence of Stack effect

In high-rise buildings with large indoor and outdoor temperature difference,neglecting the effect of stack effect in smoke exhaust shafts may cause calculation error of the fluid network model.In this paper,the mathematical model of kitchen smoke exhaust system considering the influence of stack effect was put forward and it can be inserted different range hood sub-models.Compared with the results of six working conditions of the model without considering the stack effect,the error of the proposed model were reduced by 7.6%,4.3%,4.1%,2.8%,2.4%,and 2.1%.While the indoor and outdoor temperature difference varies from−5℃ to 49℃,the effect of stack effect on the pressure in the flue and the flow rate for each user was studied for six operating rates s.The results show that under the combined effect of stack effect and flue resistance,the static pressure of the kitchen smoke exhaust system showed a low-high-low distribution,and the maximum static pressure in the flue moved toward the bottom with the increase of temperature difference.User flow rates exhibit a low-high-low-high distribution,with an increased flow rate in the bottom users and the largest flow rate in the top users.

Performance of a collector-storage solar air heating system for building mechanical ventilation preheating in the cold area

The application of solar thermal energy to preheat cold fresh air for mechanical ventilation could save a lot of energy and ensure the stable operation of the ventilation system.In this paper,a kind of collector-storage solar air heating system(CSSAHS),in which the thermal storage unit(TSU)is characterized by a dual S-channel for heat transfer,is proposed and the mathematical model for the integrated system was established.The model including the TSU,solar air collector,heat recovery device,and the fan was verified by an experimental study set up in a typical cold city in China.The model has been verified by experiments.The simulation results demonstrate that fresh air is the most important factor affecting storage/release efficiency.The increasing rate of heat release efficiency in the range of fresh air temperature-6-18°C is about 1.58%/°C.The solar heat collector area and the size of the TSU suitable for representative cities in cold regions are optimized based on multi-condition simulation analysis.The CSSAHS can preheat fresh air for 5 h after heat storage and the release efficiency is between 52 and 74%.Compared with other systems,the energy-saving rate of the CSSAHS is 26.5-33.3%in cold winter,and the heat supply ratio of the TSU is 24.4-35.1%.

New experimental method for inundation effect of film condensation on horizontal tube bundle

Theory of film condensation heat transfer(FCHT) for vapor condensed on horizontal tube bundle(HTB) is vital to many industry processes.Meanwhile,the inundation effect is the key to model the film condensation heat transfer coefficient(CHTC) on HTB.This paper proposed a new experimental method,homologous method,to obtain the inundation effect precisely.Based on the requirements of the new test method,a new test facility was designed and established.Then,the superiority of homologous method for inundation effect was investigated based on experiment result and theoretic analysis.The results showed that the homogenous method can effectively control the experimental error of inundation effect,which is less than 50% of the error of CHTC,and less than 30% of the error of the inundation effect gained by routine method.The new test facility built for the homogenous method is excellent in obtaining the accurate inundation effect of film condensation on HTB.All the result is a foundation of the theoretical development of the FCHT on HTB.

Optimal operation of multi-storage tank multi-source system based on storage policy

A two-stage method is developed to solve a new class of multi-storage tank multi-source (MTMS) systems. In the first stage, the optimal storage policy of each tank is determined according to the electricity tariff, and the ground-level storage tank is modeled as a node. In the second stage, the genetic algorithm, combined with a repairing scheme, is applied to solve the pump scheduling problem. The objective of the pump scheduling problem is to ensure that the required volume is adequately provided by the pumps while minimizing the operation cost (energy cost and treatment cost). The decision variables are the settings of the pumps and speed ratio of variable-speed pumps at time steps of the total operational time horizon. A mixed coding methodology is developed according to the characteristics of the decision variables. Daily operation cost savings of approximately 11% are obtained by application of the proposed method to a pressure zone of S. Y. water distribution system (WDS), China.

Selective removal of Cu(Ⅱ) from contaminated water using molecularly imprinted polymer

A synthetic molecularly imprinted polymer(MIP)was prepared by noncovalent imprinting technique for the selective removal of Cu^(2+)from aqueous solutions.In the preparation of imprinted polymer,Cu^(2+)was used as the template,oleic acid as the functional monomer and divinylbenzene as the cross-linker.The surface morphol-ogies and characteristics of the MIP were determined by BET,scanning electron microscopy(SEM),FTIR and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer(EDS).The proper adsorption and selective recognition ability of the MIP were studied by an equilibrium-adsorption method.In general,the removal efficiency of Cu^(2+)increased rapidly with pH from 2 to 7 and decreased at a pH 8.The removal efficiency of Cu^(2+)increased with temperature from 25℃ to 50℃.Competitive adsorption studies showed that the coexisting cations have no obvious influence on the adsorption of Cu^(2+).In addition,the variation in the adsorption ability of the MIP that was repeatedly used was investigated,and it showed excellent reproducibility.