Near Field Dispersion in the Urban Environment - A Hydraulic Flume Study

The dispersion of material released from a point source immediately upwind of an obstacle array has been examined in a hydraulic flume with a low level of background turbulence. The main purpose of the experiments was to examine the interaction of the plume and the internal boundary layer (IBL) created over the obstacle array. The obstacle array consisted of 11 rows of cubes at 16% packing density in a staggered arrangement. Plume dispersion was measured using flow visualization with Rhodamine dye and also with a thermal tracer technique. During the experiments the source release height was varied between z = 0 and z = 4H, where H is the obstacle height. For the low-level releases, the upper boundary of the plume followed the growth of the IBL over the array. For higher level releases (z/H 2) the rate of plume growth was much reduced until the point downstream where it descended into the IBL, after which it experienced the intense turbulent mixing within the array. This suggests that the urban lateral spread parameter _y should be a strong function of height in situations where the turbulence level in the ambient approach flow is low. These results highlight the importance of the ambient turbulence even in strongly obstacle-affected dispersion.     

The ethics and politics of the caged layer hen debate in New Zealand

Changes in attitudes toward animal welfare, with a greater emphasis on the importance of allowing animals to express normal patterns of behavior has led to an examination of the practice of keeping hens in battery cages. There is widespread scientific consensus that the conditions of confinement and the barren nature of battery cages severely restrict hens’ behavioral repertoire, and are thus detrimental to their welfare. The New Zealand Animal Welfare Act 1999, stipulates that animals must have “the opportunity to display normal patterns of behaviour.” In spite of this provision, the New Zealand government has not acted in phasing out battery cages, arguing instead that there is insufficient evidence that welfare will be improved by a phase-out. There is evidence of strong industry pressure on the government, and the use of tactics common in policy considerations where changes are resisted by powerful interests. It is important that policy processes are better managed so that welfare changes are based on both public preferences and scientific knowledge, and ways of doing this are discussed.     

单层球面网壳屋盖的地震响应有限元分析

以单层球面网壳屋盖为研究对象,对50m和30m跨度单层球面网壳进行了地震响应有限元分析,考虑了不同支座对结构地震响应的影响,得到了一些重要结论,为单层球面网壳的设计、研究和应用提供了一定的参考和借鉴.     

Linux平台下煤矿安全信息管理系统的安全性实现

为有效保障煤矿安全信息在网络传输与实时交换中的安全性,保证数据信息的完整性与私密性,笔者建立了Linux平台下的煤矿安全信息管理系统,并为保障其安全性实现提出了解决方案,其主要内容涵盖了防火墙技术、Web服务器的安全性、远程管理的安全性、管理系统的安全性、数据库安全性、安全性分析与评测等各个方面,并就实现的有关方法与技术进行了详细分析与探讨;详细阐述了Netfilter/iptables框架下的包过滤防火墙体系构建,SSL协议通道下的数据信息的加密传输及系统的安全认证机制,为煤矿数据信息的安全传输提供了有效手段。Linux以系统的低成本、运行的安全可靠性,为煤矿企业提供了一条经济实用的信息化道路。     

煤矿综采工作面防尘技术研究现状及趋势

随着煤矿机械化程度和开采强度的不断加大,导致综采工作面的产尘强度及作业环境中粉尘浓度也愈来愈大,严重影响煤矿安全生产和作业人员身体健康.本文主要介绍最近几年国内外综采工作面防尘技术方面的研究成果,总结提高综采工作面防尘效果的技术研究基本趋势,期望为我国煤矿综采工作面粉尘防治提供多种方法和手段.     

基于顶板离层监测的锚固巷道稳定性控制

在提出顶板离层概念的基础上 ,对顶板离层与锚固系统的变形协调条件以及离层临界值、失稳临界值及工程估计值的确定进行了分析 ;通过实例 ,说明了离层监测与反馈的应用 ;工程实践表明 ,采用顶板离层监测是锚固巷道稳定性控制的简易技术手段 ,其技术经济效果明显 ,是一种值得推广的实用方法     

露天煤矿排土场工程地质勘察技术方法浅析

通过对露天煤矿排土场工程地质钻孔勘探的实际工作经验,简要阐明了露天煤矿排土场排弃物层在钻探过程中经常遇到的几个问题,详细论述了解决问题所应采取的技术方法与措施。     

装饰不锈钢管抛光粉尘的治理

通过装饰不锈钢管抛光粉尘治理实例，介绍除尘系统密闭罩设计、除尘以及装置的降噪、防腐、防磨。     

武汉市郭茨口垃圾场环境污染调查及评价

本文在采样分析的基础上,对武汉市郭茨口垃圾堆放场进行环境评价,查明了垃圾场对环境的污染主要是渗沥水污染。     

厦门市尘污染的主要原因及防治措施

分析了厦门市尘污染现状，探讨了造成尘污染的主要原因，并提出防治措施．