Temperature calibration formula for activated charcoal radon collectors

Radon adsorption by activated charcoal collectors such as PicoRad radon detectors is known to be largely affected by temperature and relative humidity. Quantitative models are, however, still needed for accurate radon estimation in a variable environment. Here we introduce a temperature calibration formula based on the gas adsorption theory to evaluate the radon concentration in air from the average temperature, collection time, and liquid scintillation count rate. On the basis of calibration experiments done by using the 25 m³ radon chamber available at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences in Japan, we found that the radon adsorption efficiency may vary up to a factor of two for temperatures typical of indoor conditions. We expect our results to be useful for establishing standardized protocols for optimized radon assessment in dwellings and workplaces.     

在线水质自动监测系统质量保证与质量控制

质量保证与控制是水质自动监测中的非常重要一项工作,在线水质自动分析仪一般情况下都是持续工作,溶液的稳定性、分析仪器的基线漂移、仪器的运行情况都直接影响数据的质量。因此,为取得准确的数据,就必须对自动监测系统进行全程的质量控制。     

用高浓度苯酚贮备液省略标定过程的探讨

采用精确称量苯酚制高浓度贮备液，可省略标定过程，并能获得准确的分析结果。     

Towards automatic and robust adjustment of human behavioral parameters in a pedestrian stream model to measured data

People die or get injured at mass events when the crowd gets out of control. Urbanization and the increasing popularity of mass events, from soccer games to religious celebrations, enforce this trend. Thus, there is a strong need to better control crowd behavior. Here, simulation of pedestrian streams can be very helpful: Simulations allow a user to run through a number of scenarios in a critical situation and thereby to investigate adequate measures to improve security. In order to make realistic, reliable predictions, a model must be able to reproduce the data known from experiments quantitatively. Therefore, automatic and fast calibration methods are needed that can easily adapt model parameters to different scenarios. Also, the model must be robust. Small changes or measurement errors in the crucial input parameters must not lead to disproportionally large changes in the simulation outcome and thus potentially useless results. In this paper we present two methods to automatically calibrate pedestrian simulations to the socio-cultural parameters captured through measured fundamental diagrams. We then introduce a concept of robustness to compare the two methods. In particular, we propose a quantitative estimation of parameter quality and a method of parameter selection based on a criterion for robustness. We discuss the results of our test scenarios and, based on our experience, propose further steps.     

Monte Carlo based calibration of scintillation detectors for laboratory and in situ gamma ray measurements

The calibration of scintillation detectors for gamma radiation in a well characterized setup can be transferred to other geometries using Monte Carlo simulations to account for the differences between the calibration and the other geometry. In this study a calibration facility was used that is constructed from bricks of well-known activity concentrations of ⁴⁰K and of radionuclides from the ²³⁸U- and ²³²Th-series. Transfer of the calibration was attempted to a Marinelli beaker geometry with the detector inside a lead shield and to an in situ application with the detector positioned on a sand bed. In general this resulted in good correspondence (within 5-10%) between the activity concentrations derived using the transferred calibration and activities that were derived by independent measurements. Some discrepancies were identified that were attributed to coincident summing in the natural decay series and interference of radon.     

关于对水质分析中氨氮、总氮与总磷校准曲线的绘制与计算公式的探讨

本文从不同标液体积下的氨氮含量与校正吸光度、不同标液体积下的浓度与校正吸光度、不同标液体积下的校正吸光度与氨氮含量的一次函数关系中推导相关计算公式,让初学者灵活掌握与运用相关公式。     

浮游植物计数方法比较研究

选取几种实验室纯种培养的浮游植物做为研究对象,取生长状态良好的藻液,按适当比例稀释成一定梯度,分别以国际通用的标准方法Uterm(o)hl计数法以及实验室常用的库尔特计数法或血球计数法进行计数,得出这两种常用计数方法与Uterm(o)hl计数法的校正关系.     

二氧化硫校准曲线斜率和空白值的影响因素

空气中氧化硫的测定对实验室测定条件比较敏感。通过实验表明显色时间,显色温度,盐酸副玫瑰苯胺纯度,蒸馏水质量等试验条件均对其校准曲线有影响,故在分析过程中,必须严格把握操作条件,遵循操作步骤。     

平行双样法绘制校准曲线

通过对 SO2 采用平行双样法绘制校准曲线可知 ,该法简单、省力 ,且对显色稳定时间较短的显色反应更适用。     

Model calibration and validation for OFMSW and sewage sludge co-digestion reactors

A mathematical model has recently been proposed by the authors to simulate the biochemical processes that prevail in a co-digestion reactor fed with sewage sludge and the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. This model is based on the Anaerobic Digestion Model no. 1 of the International Water Association, which has been extended to include the co-digestion processes, using surface-based kinetics to model the organic waste disintegration and conversion to carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. When organic waste solids are present in the reactor influent, the disintegration process is the rate-limiting step of the overall co-digestion process. The main advantage of the proposed modeling approach is that the kinetic constant of such a process does not depend on the waste particle size distribution (PSD) and rather depends only on the nature and composition of the waste particles. The model calibration aimed to assess the kinetic constant of the disintegration process can therefore be conducted using organic waste samples of any PSD, and the resulting value will be suitable for all the organic wastes of the same nature as the investigated samples, independently of their PSD. This assumption was proven in this study by biomethane potential experiments that were conducted on organic waste samples with different particle sizes. The results of these experiments were used to calibrate and validate the mathematical model, resulting in a good agreement between the simulated and observed data for any investigated particle size of the solid waste. This study confirms the strength of the proposed model and calibration procedure, which can thus be used to assess the treatment efficiency and predict the methane production of full-scale digesters.