Use of Ergonomics as a Quality Improvement Tool in a Manual Assembly Task

This study attempted to identify a direct relationship between the design characteristics of a manually-assembled product, exposure to work-related ergonomic risk factors, and improvement in product quality. The study considered (a) Accessibility (ease of approach) and Guidance (ease of alignment and positioning) as Design Variables, (b) Shoulder Abduction, Trunk Lateral Flexion, Rate-Normalized Percentage of Maximal Voluntary Contraction (%MVC) of the Wrist Flexors, Wrist Extensors, and Deltoids, and Frequency of Attachment as Ergonomics Variables, and (c) Percentage of Attachment Too Loose, Too Tight, and Misaligned as Quality Variables. Postural data, surface EMG data, and quality data were collected from 10 participants performing four 10-min repetitive manual assembly tasks with plastic threaded nuts, bolts, flat parts, and open-box parts. Unobstructed accessibility of manually-assembled parts was associated with decreased exposure to awkward trunk posture, decreased activity of the wrist flexors and extensors, increased frequency of repetitive motion, and a decrease in the tendency to attach parts too loosely. Accessibility had no effect on misalignment defects as measured. Part guidance decreased the number of parts attached too tightly and aided in increasing the rate of assembly of parts when there was unobstructed access to parts.     

Workplace Design for Manual Assembly Tasks: Effect of Spatial Arrangement on Work-Cycle Time

This article reports the results of an experimental study undertaken to investigate the effect of spatial arrangement of assembly board and parts bin in the normal work area on work-cycle time in manual assembly tasks. Operator performance was measured in terms of average work-cycle time taken to complete a laboratory-simulated manual assembly task. Results showed that both location and distance factors had significant effects on work-cycle time. Effect of the size of parts was also investigated in the study. Average observed work-cycle times were compared with the methods–time measurement (MTM) values. Repetitive manual assembly tasks are common in industry and are thought to lead to musculoskeletal disorders. The results of this research are important for ergonomic design of the workplace for assembly tasks, which would help to enhance operators’ efficiency.     

阳极内添加阳离子交换树脂提升辊压“三合一”膜电极MFC性能

阳极-隔膜-阴极的"三合一"膜电极结构能够最大程度减小阴阳极间距,提高微生物燃料电池(microbial fuel cell,MFC)的输出功率.为进一步提高MFC性能,本研究使用非贵金属材料构建了辊压"三合一"膜电极系统,其欧姆内阻降低至3~5Ω.以乙酸钠为底物,MFC的最高功率密度达到446 m W·m-2.向阳极内添加固体小球(如聚苯乙烯球和玻璃微球)可在辊压过程中增加阳极表面和内部的大孔,强化电解液向阴极的传递从而使MFC的功率密度提升10%.添加阳离子交换树脂能够进一步强化阳极内部的质子传递,提高阴极电位,从而将功率密度提升至543 m W·m-2.此外,阳极内添加阳离子交换树脂还可提高电池运行的稳定性和库仑效率.     

膜片组件贮存失效分析与加速贮存试验研究

膜片组件是影响某伺服系统贮存可靠性的关键部组件,在分析膜片组件在库房贮存条件下失效机理的基础上,通过有限元建模分析,预测了膜片组件的贮存主要失效模式。研究设计了膜片组件恒定温度应力加速贮存试验方案并实施试验,对膜片组件加速贮存试验获得的区间数据进行了插值处理,并对处理后的试验数据进行统计分析,得到了贮存条件下膜片组件的贮存期评估结论。     

Optimization of mixture ratio of electrolyte for reducing activation resistance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell

The purpose of this study is to find an optimal mixture ratio of the platinum-loaded carbon catalyst and the electrolyte in a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell for reducing the activation resistance, which influences the electrochemical surface area, activation polarization, and maximum power density of the MEA. First, mixture ratios of 10, 20, 40, and 60 wt% platinum-loaded carbon catalysts and electrolyte were examined. The results indicated that the fuel cell performance improved for mixing weight ratios of 1.0:2.0 in 10 wt% Pt/C, 1.0:1.8 in 20 wt% Pt/C, 1.0:1.1 in 40 wt% Pt/C, and 1.0:0.5 in 60 wt% Pt/C. Next, we evaluated the activation resistances of the MEA from the AC impedance characteristics using the optimal mixing weight ratio of the platinum-loaded carbon catalyst and the electrolyte. It was found that the activation resistances of the anode and cathode decrease with an increase in the weight ratio of platinum-loaded carbon in the catalyst layer.     

缝纫工腰椎X线检查改变与下背痛的初步调查

５７名缝纫流水线作业工人和３１名缝纫作业辅工的腰椎Ｘ线检查发现，有腰椎改变者分别为８０．７０％ 和７４．１９％ 。其中以骨质增生最多，其次为脊柱侧弯。骨质增生与年龄，工龄有关。下背痛与骨质增生间未见相关关系     

公共场所泄漏、中毒事故的个人风险水平的估计

笔者研究目的在于对人群聚集公共场所某种类型事故所导致的个人风险进行定量。首先,在前期研究的基础上,推出人群聚集公共场所个人风险定量计算模型。其次,根据火灾的发生率、死亡率及两类事故之间的发生次数比率,估计出国内毒物泄漏、中毒事故发生率和死亡率。最后,根据个人风险的定义求得公共场所毒物泄漏、中毒事故的个人风险的初始值,并进行了进一步的结论修正。对比国外的个人风险标准,结果表明,从整体上看2001—2005年公共场所毒物泄漏、中毒事故的个人风险是可以接受的。该研究结论可以为制定我国个人风险标准提供理论参考依据。     

核电厂密封段加速寿命试验研究

堆芯中子注量率测量系统是30万千瓦核电厂监测系统的重要组成部分之一。该系统中的密封段要在工作温度不大于100℃、设计压力为17.16 MPa条件下满足长期密封要求。根据Arrhenius定律及《机械密封试验方法》,计算出了保证密封段正常工作5 a不泄漏需在240℃条件下进行加速寿命试验所需的试验时间。同时还制定了密封段加速寿命试验方案并进行了加速寿命试验,对试验测量参数进行了分析。分析结果表明密封段满足正常工作5 a不泄漏的要求。密封段加速寿命试验是密封段型式试验的重要步骤,还可作为其它密封设备加速寿命试验的参考。     

某型手榴弹用延期组合件改进设计研究

通过分析某式手榴弹用延期组合件长期贮存的失效机理,改进了药剂配方,优化了结构设计,并通过了试验验证.试验结果表明,该方法提高了手榴弹用延期组合件的长期贮存的安定性,有效解决了手榴弹用延期组合件长期贮存失效的问题.     

全基因合成方法学研究

通过基因全合成实现基因的分子改造和人工组建正成为一种实验室常规手段,因此,建立一种能够在相对低廉和短时间内准确和高效地设计和合成长片段基因的方法十分重要.本研究报道了一种重复性好、错误率低、低成本和简便的基因设计和全合成方法.此方法包含经DNA2.0软件的序列优化,Gene2Oligo软件的寡核苷酸设计,覆盖全长基因双链的寡核苷酸的组合和引物介导下的全基因的合成等步骤.运用此方法,对3个不同长度的基因(分别为653bp,1309bp和1498bp)成功地进行了密码子优化和一步全合成.其中的amyFF在大肠杆菌中表达量提高了12倍.图2参18