Distribution of nutrients and AOU in the Mediterranean Water (North Atlantic Ocean)

Water samples were collected in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean (33-37^° N and 11-16^° W) in May 1983, and vertical profiles of chemical and physical parameters allowed us to identify the different water masses. A significant difference in salinity and its maximum can be found at different places and depths, as a consequence of the spreading of the Mediterranean Water (MW) from the Strait of Gibraltar. The apparent oxygen utilization shows a correlation with nutrients in North Atlantic Central Water. The relative percentages of water masses were assessed in order to examine the depth of maximum influence of MW as a function of latitude and to apply this knowledge to the black scabbard fish long-line strategy. The long-line fishing depth location was adapted to the specific MW distribution of the different banks with improvements in the mean catch efficiency. The thickness of the MW prevalence layer has a pronounced decrease to the south. MW influence clearly sinks and decrease to south-west. The highest percentage of the MW was found in the Gorringe Bank area and the lowest in the Madeira area.     

黑臭水体治理Ⅰ：水体氧状态对沉积物中重金属形态及生物有效性的影响

黑臭水体治理会逐步恢复上覆水中溶解氧浓度,基于这一过程构建了室内模拟装置,模拟上覆水不同氧状态,探究由此引发的氧化还原体系变化,及6种重金属元素(Co、Ni、Cu、As、Sb和Pb)的形态和生物有效性变化.结果表明,上覆水氧化还原电位为-109.60～+136.40 mV,主要受铁锰体系控制,好氧和厌氧阶段沉积物氧化还原电位分别为-160.40～-116.40 mV和-370.10～-250.30 mV,分别由铁锰体系和硫体系控制.上覆水中溶解氧浓度上升会引起沉积物中有效态S和Fe减少,上覆水和浅层沉积物中有效态Mn减少,而有效态Fe和Mn浓度在溶解氧浓度降低后会逐步升高,说明上覆水氧状态改变能触动上覆水和沉积物中氧化还原体系变化.但上覆水氧状态改变不足以引起上覆水和沉积物中重金属总量变化(除Sb),上覆水中Co、Ni、Cu、As、Sb和Pb总量分别为0.94～1.69、2.23～3.06、0.62～1.43、0.48～0.98、0.89～5.64、0.14～0.26μg·L^-1,沉积物中分别为17.74～18.65、26.82～29.45、54.64～57.33...     

Stochastic Transfer Function Model and Neural Networks to Estimate Soil Moisture1

Abstract: A practical methodology is proposed to estimate the three‐dimensional variability of soil moisture based on a stochastic transfer function model, which is an approximation of the Richard’s equation. Satellite, radar and in situ observations are the major sources of information to develop a model that represents the dynamic water content in the soil. The soil‐moisture observations were collected from 17 stations located in Puerto Rico (PR), and a sequential quadratic programming algorithm was used to estimate the parameters of the transfer function (TF) at each station. Soil texture information, terrain elevation, vegetation index, surface temperature, and accumulated rainfall for every grid cell were input into a self‐organized artificial neural network to identify similarities on terrain spatial variability and to determine the TF that best resembles the properties of a particular grid point. Soil moisture observed at 20 cm depth, soil texture, and cumulative rainfall were also used to train a feedforward artificial neural network to estimate soil moisture at 5, 10, 50, and 100 cm depth. A validation procedure was implemented to measure the horizontal and vertical estimation accuracy of soil moisture. Validation results from spatial and temporal variation of volumetric water content (vwc) showed that the proposed algorithm estimated soil moisture with a root mean squared error (RMSE) of 2.31% vwc, and the vertical profile shows a RMSE of 2.50% vwc. The algorithm estimates soil moisture in an hourly basis at 1 km spatial resolution, and up to 1 m depth, and was successfully applied under PR climate conditions.     

Heat dissipation characteristic in the intake grille and radiator of a fuel cell vehicle

ABSTRACT

In this study, a three-dimension (3D) computational model was proposed to investigate the flow and heat transfer characteristics of the intake grilles of two different fuel cell vehicles. The models of the intake grilles were constructed according to the actual sizes of two vehicles, namely, Roewe 950 and Toyota Mirai, considering the heat dissipation unit to simplify the heat transfer model of the vehicle. The results showed that relative to Roewe 950, Mirai intake air flow rate was approximately 10% higher, the heat transfer capacity was approximately 7% higher, and the intake grille area was larger. The coolant outlet temperature of Mirai was lower than that of Roewe 950, which was beneficial for the long term and stable operation of a fuel cell. This comparative study provided guidance for the intake grille and radiator design of fuel cell vehicles. The only difference between fuel cell vehicles on the market and conventional vehicles was that in the former, the internal combustion engine was replaced with a fuel cell stack, which had insufficient heat transfer capacity because of the reducing temperature difference. Increasing the intake grille area and the heat exchange capacity of the radiator were the key issues for the development of fuel cell vehicles. In this study, an optimal window opening angle of the radiator fin of 23° provided a maximal heat transfer coefficient.     

可燃气体(液体蒸气)的爆炸极限与最大允许氧含量的对比研究

通过实验研究了可燃气体(液体蒸气)的爆炸极限规律,从全新的角度分析了各种浓度可燃气体(液体蒸气)的最大允许氧含量的规律,并运用数值分析原理拟合出其规律函数,可从理论上求得各种浓度可燃气体(液体蒸气)的最大允许氧含量值.通过爆炸极限和最大允许氧含量规律的对比研究,分析了两者相辅相成的重要关系,指出两者从不同角度界定了可燃气体(液体蒸气)的爆炸范围,是衡量可燃气体(液体蒸气)爆炸危险性的两个重要参数.     

典型装饰织物在不同氧浓度下热分析研究

人民生活水平的提高使人民对室内环境的舒适程度提出了更高要求,室内装饰织物的用量迅速增加,室内装饰织物在燃烧时会释放出大量有毒物质和热量,对人及环境构成了巨大危害.因此,研究装饰织物的燃烧特性非常重要.笔者利用热重-差热(TG-DTA)分析仪对纯棉、棉麻和腈纶这几种典型的装饰织物在不同的氧气浓度(10%,15%,21%)和升温速率(10K/min,30K/min)条件下进行了热重分析(TG)和差热分析(DTA)实验,研究了它们的燃烧特性,并着重进行了不同氧浓度下的对比研究,发现试样的燃烧分为两个阶段.建立了以一级反应模型为主的动力学方程,并得出了各阶段的动力学参数、表观活化能和频率因子.     

Time series in M dimensions: The one-dimensional case: Pollution in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

A nonstationary time-series model is used to examine the changes occurring at sampling stations on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Using data from upstream sampling sites, downstream levels of dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solids, nitrates and nitrites, and ammonia are accurately predicted. The method is simple, insensitive to extreme values, and responsive to changes in the system.