水热处理泔脚脱油与产物消化性能变化

水热预处理泔脚废物,测定生物化学甲烷势(BMP),研究废物脱油、水解和消化性能的变化.结果表明,预处理加速废物的溶解和有机物的水解.随着反应温度升高,产物pH 降低,SCOD 和VFA浓度显著升高.150℃、 60 min预处理后,可浮油含量增加并达到较好的分离效果,消化过程在4～6 d内完成,降解速率提高1倍.170℃预处理后4 d生物气产量最高,继续提高温度会降低产物甲烷势.能量衡算分析表明,优化预处理能耗合理.     

基于能值分析的城市物质代谢研究

采用能值分析方法,构建了基于城市物质代谢通量指标、代谢存量指标和代谢效率指标的城市物质代谢指标体系,并以北京、天津、上海和重庆四个直辖市为例计算了2005年四城市物质代谢状况。分析结果表明:北京市代谢效率最低;上海市代谢通量和代谢存量最大,但是代谢效率不容乐观;重庆市代谢通量和代谢存量在四个城市中居于末位,但是代谢效率最高;天津市在四个城市中代谢呈中等水平。最后根据分析结果对城市今后的可持续发展提出了意见和建议。     

太阳能技术在住宅建筑中的应用

太阳能技术的应用对我国住宅产业的发展具有重要意义。文章分析了目前国际和国内住宅建设领域中太阳能技术的应用形式与局限,指出了我国实现太阳能住宅建筑一体化进程中应着重解决的主要问题。     

人类从应对气候变化走向低碳经济

从能源存量与增量的客观现实和人类开发利用能源的客观规律角度,论述人类走向低碳经济的必然性;分析发展中国家面临低碳经济路径突破困境,以及发达国家拥有低碳经济的诸多优势;考察中国高碳能源结构和高碳排放强度,从建立资源节约型、环境友好型社会目标出发,中国对低碳经济应持开放积极立场,采取有效措施推进低碳经济。     

Testing of dust clouds for the electrostatic-spark ignition hazard in industry. Need for a modified approach?

Current standard test methods for electric-spark minimum ignition energies (MIEs) of dust clouds in air require that a series inductance of at least 1–2 mH be included in the electric-spark discharge circuit. The reason is to prolong the spark discharge duration and thus minimize the spark energy required for ignition. However, when assessing the minimum electrostatic energy ½CU² for dust cloud ignition by accidental electrostatic-spark discharges, current testing standards require that the series inductance of at least 1–2 mH be removed from the spark discharge circuit. No other changes of apparatus and test procedure are required. The present paper questions whether this simple approach is always adequate. The reason is that in practice in industry accidental electrostatic-spark discharge circuits may contain large ohmic resistances due to corrosion, poor electrical grounding connections, poorly electrically conducting construction materials etc. The result is increased spark discharge durations and reduced mechanical disturbance of the dust cloud by the blast wave emitted by the spark. Therefore, testing for minimum ½CU² for ignition by accidental electrostatic spark discharges may not only require removal of the series inductance of 1–2 mH from the standard MIE spark discharge circuit. Additional tests may be needed with one or more quite large series resistances R_s inserted into the spark discharge circuit. The present paper proposes a modified standard test procedure for measurement of the minimum electrostatic-spark ignition energy of dust clouds that accounts for these effects.     

冻融循环作用下受荷砂岩的能量演化与破碎分形特征*

为研究冻融循环作用对岩石力学特性的影响,对砂岩试件依次进行冻融循环处理、单轴压缩实验以及筛分实验,分析不同冻融循环次数下砂岩试件加载过程中的能量演化、分配规律以及破坏后碎屑尺度分布的分形特征,并讨论冻融循环作用的影响效应。结果表明:随着冻融循环次数的增加,单轴抗压强度和弹性模量均呈指数衰减的趋势,峰值应力点对应的耗散应变能及其与总能量比值表现出类似的变化规律。这些试件破坏后的碎屑尺度分布具有分形特征,分形维数在2.50~2.61之间。数据拟合进一步表明冻融循环作用下耗散应变能与分形维数之间呈显著的线性正相关关系,这是因为冻融循环次数越大使得砂岩试件的抗压强度越小,破坏所需的耗散应变能越小,试件破碎程度越不严重,导致相应的分形维数越小。     

A simple formula for calculating the ionization potential of two-electron ions

The ionization potential of one-electron ions can be calculated from a well-known simple equation, but no such equation has been available for calculating the ionization potential of multi-electron ions. I report here an equation that accurately gives the ionization potential of helium-like (i.e., two-electron) ions as a function of the atomic number, the relative difference from experimental values being below 1% for all ions for which reliable experimental data were found (Z = 3–29). The equation also predicts the stability of the negative hydrogen ion (the hydride ion), H⁻, although with twice too large a value for the ionization potential.     

Cosmic vacuum energy decay and creation of cosmic matter

In the more recent literature on cosmological evolutions of the universe, the cosmic vacuum energy has become a nonrenouncable ingredient. The cosmological constant Λ, first invented by Einstein, but later also rejected by him, presently experiences an astonishing revival. Interestingly enough, it acts like a constant vacuum energy density would also do. Namely, it has an accelerating action on cosmic dynamics, without which, as it appears, presently obtained cosmological data cannot be conciliated with theory. As we are going to show in this review, however, the concept of a constant vacuum energy density is unsatisfactory for very basic reasons because it would claim for a physical reality that acts upon spacetime and matter dynamics without itself being acted upon by spacetime or matter.     

Wolfgang Priester: from the big bounce to the $\Lambda$-dominated universe

Wolfgang Priester (1924–2005) was one of Germany’s most versatile and quixotic astrophysicists, reinventing himself successively as a radio astronomer, space physicist and cosmologist, and making a lasting impact on each field. We focus in this personal account on his contributions to cosmology, where he will be most remembered for his association with quasars, his promotion of the idea of a nonsingular “big bounce” at the beginning of the current expansionary phase, and his recognition of the importance of dark energy (Einstein’s cosmological constant Λ) well before this became the standard paradigm in cosmology. In memoriam Wolfgang Priester, 22 April 1924 – 9 July 2005     

Hydrogen and transportation: alternative scenarios

If hydrogen (H₂) is to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and oil use, it needs to displace conventional transport fuels and be produced in ways that do not generate significant greenhouse gas emissions. This paper analyses alternative ways H₂ can be produced, transported and used to achieve these goals. Several H₂ scenarios are developed and compared to each other. In addition, other technology options to achieve these goals are analyzed. A full fuel cycle analysis is used to compare the energy use and carbon (C) emissions of different fuel and vehicle strategies. Fuel and vehicle costs are presented as well as cost-effectiveness estimates. Lowest hydrogen fuel costs are achieved using fossil fuels with carbon capture and storage. The fuel supply cost for a H₂ fuel cell car would be close to those for an advanced gasoline car, once a large-scale supply system has been established. Biomass, wind, nuclear and solar sources are estimated to be considerably more expensive. However fuel cells cost much more than combustion engines. When vehicle costs are considered, climate policy incentives are probably insufficient to achieve a switch to H₂. The carbon dioxide (CO₂) mitigation cost would amount to several hundred US$ per ton of CO₂. Energy security goals and the eventual need to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations could be sufficient. Nonetheless, substantial development of related technologies, such as C capture and storage will be needed. Significant H₂ use will also require substantial market intervention during a transition period when there are too few vehicles to motivate widely available H₂ refueling.