洪水径流系数的尺度效应研究

洪水径流系数是表征降雨径流过程的一个重要参数,以往对径流系数的尺度效应基本上是在坡面或者小流域上进行观测或试验。通过统计滦河流域6个中大尺度子流域汛期的暴雨洪水过程,计算了各场暴雨洪水的径流系数,发现径流系数随着流域面积的增大而减小,并分析了产生这种趋势的原因。结果表明,降雨空间分布不均匀性、单位面积地下径流出流能力及下渗都能引起径流系数的尺度效应。认识径流系数的尺度效应,对于研制开发不同尺度的、具有物理机制的流域水文模型,防洪减灾具有一定的指导意义。     

Kappa系数在干旱预测模型精度评价中的应用——以关中平原的干旱预测为例

Kappa系数较多地用在评价遥感影像分类精度中。通过对分类影像和参考影像逐个像元统计,并建立误差矩阵,可以较准确地验证遥感影像分类的精度。将Kappa系数引入到关中平原地区加权马尔可夫和自回归移动平均两种干旱预测模型的精度评价中,基于标准降水化指数和条件温度植被指数两种干旱指标,对干旱监测数据和模型预测数据建立误差矩阵,得到了错估误差、漏估误差、总体精度和Kappa系数。综合应用4种评价指标分析模型的预测结果表明,错估误差和漏估误差能够验证预测模型的局部适用性,总体精度在一定范围内不能够直接反映模型的预测精度,Kappa系数可以较精确地评价不同时空间尺度的干旱预测模型精度。当参与预测的样本数目增加到一定程度时,Kappa系数和总体精度基本相等,可以更准确地评价模型预测精度。     

The characterization of heat transfer fluid P-NF aerosol combustion: Ignitable region and flame development

Heat transfer fluids tend to form aerosols due to the operating conditions at high pressure when accidental leaking occurs in pipelines or storage vessels, which may cause serious fires and explosions. Due to the physical property complexity of aerosols, it is difficult to define a standard term of “flammability limits” as is possible for gases. The study discussed in this paper primarily focuses on the characterization of ignition conditions and flame development of heat transfer fluid aerosols. The flammable region of a widely-used commercial heat transfer fluid, Paratherm NF (P-NF), was analyzed by electro-spray generation with a laser diffraction particle analysis method. The aerosol ignition behavior depends on the droplet size and concentration of the aerosol. From the adjustment of differently applied electro-spray voltages (7–10 kV) and various liquid feeding rates, a flammable condition distribution was obtained by comparison of droplet size and concentration. An appropriate amount (0.3–1.2 ppm) of smaller droplets (80–110 μm) existing in a given space could result in successful flame formation, while larger droplets (up to 190 μm) have a relatively narrowed range of flammable conditions (0.7–0.9 ppm). It is possible to generate a more useful reference for industry and lab scale consideration when handling liquids. This paper provides initial flammability criteria for analyzing P-NF aerosol fire hazards in terms of droplet size and volumetric concentration, discusses the observation of aerosol combustion processes, and summarizes an ignition delay phenomenon. All of the fundamental study results are to be applied to practical cases with fire hazards analysis, pressurized liquid handling, and mitigation system design once there is a better understanding of aerosols formed by high-flash point materials.     

Effect of Flow Depth and Velocity on Nitrate Loss Rates in Natural Channels1

Carleton, James N. and Yusuf M. Mohamoud, 2012. Effect of Flow Depth and Velocity on Nitrate Loss Rates in Natural Channels. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 1‐12. DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12007 Abstract: Loss rates of nitrate from streams and rivers are governed by movement of the ion from water column to anoxic bed sediments. Quantitative representations of nitrate in streams and rivers have often treated such losses as governed by first‐order mechanisms that are invariant with respect to potential modulating factors other than temperature. Results of studies in recent years, however, suggest that rates of water column‐sediment mass transfer are influenced by stream geometry and associated hydraulics. We develop expressions for the instream nitrate loss rate coefficient, k, as a function of water velocity and depth, using hydraulic geometry to empirically relate velocity to depth for two cases: (1) variability in mean conditions among reaches; and (2) temporal variability in conditions at a single reach, under changing flow. The result is expressions for k as functions of water column depth. Measured stream k values reported in the literature are shown to be well represented by expressions developed for the first case, and the potential for application to probabilistic analysis is briefly examined. We explore the latter case using the Hydrologic Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) model, modified to incorporate the dependence of k on instantaneous stream depth. In example simulations of two nitrate‐exporting watersheds, the incorporation of depth‐dependence of k produces improvement in the model’s ability to match observed stream nitrate concentrations.     

Modeling Nutrient Export From Coastal California Watersheds

Nitrate and phosphate export coefficient models were developed for coastal watersheds along the Santa Barbara Channel in central California. One approach was based on measurements of nutrient fluxes in streams from specific land use classes and included a watershed response function that scaled export up or down depending on antecedent moisture conditions. The second approach for nutrient export coefficient modeling used anthropogenic nutrient loading for land use classes and atmospheric nutrient deposition to model export. In an application of the first approach to one watershed, the nitrate and phosphate models were within 20% of measured values for most storms. When applied to another year, both nitrate and phosphate models generally performed adequately with annual, storm‐flow, and base‐flow values within 20% of measured nutrient loadings. Less satisfactory results were found when applied to neighboring watersheds with difference percentages of land use and hydrologic conditions. Application of the second approach was less successful than the first approach.     

Confusing messages of sustainability indicators

This study examines sustainability indicators using the sustainability report of the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry as the case study. The report is a compilation of indicators designed to assess the sustainability of natural resource management. The interviews with the users revealed, however, that the indicators have not been particularly effective in informing the actors or in affecting their behaviour. Clearly, the informative value of the indicators has been overrated and the complexity of the information transfer has been underestimated. At least partly, the difficulties were due to the obscurity of the indicator-concept itself and consequently to their improper use. First, the statistics with the objective state-of-affairs information should be distinguished from the indicators that are always related to policy discussion. In addition, the technical and communicative use of the indicators should be distinguished from each other as they have different relationship between the information, policy values and the associated activities.     

Modeling of Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in a Copper Based Heat Sink Application

With the trend towards increasing the speed of processors in smaller sized of computers, there has been considerable interest in heat sink technologies with higher levels of performance and further miniaturization. This work addresses the fundamental heat transfer augmentation question of how to design a copper-based heat sink, when the overall dimensions of the bottom plate or fan are specified. A three-dimensional finite-volume model has been developed and applied to investigate flow and conjugate heat transfer in the copper-based heat sink. The model was produced with the commercial program FLUENT, which allows this nonlinear, highly turbulent problem to be simulated using the k-ε turbulence model. The theoretical model developed is validated by comparing the model predictions with available experimental data. The thermal performance and temperature distribution for the heat sink were analyzed and a procedure for optimizing the geometrical design parameters based on less space occupation and more efficient heat transfer coefficient is presented. Several design examples with different types of cooling methods and manufacturing processes have been analyzed. The reliability and effectiveness in heat spreading of those has been compared. It has been shown that the copper-based heat sink with louvered fins (case No.3) has an optimum design configuration.     

中国粮食产量变化的驱动效应及其空间分异研究

粮食安全是一个国家和地区经济和社会稳定发展的基础,而粮食产量则是衡量粮食安全的最为重要指标,研究粮食产量变化的驱动效应对于实现其持续稳定增长具有重要意义。综合考虑种植业结构、农林牧渔业结构、农业生产经济收益、农业劳动力等各因素对粮食产量的影响,从农业经济学的视角出发,构建了粮食产量分解的理论框架。基于这一框架,将粮食产量变化分解为种植经济的粮食安全效应、农业结构调整效应、农业劳动力农业经济收益效应、农业劳动力当量效应等4种。采用对数平均迪氏分解模型(LMDI)和粮食生产的空间转移系数,揭示了4种效应对1978—2014年中国粮食产量的时序变化以及2000—2013年全国31省(市、区)粮食产量的空间变化的影响程度。研究结果表明:无论从时间还是空间变化方面,农业劳动力农业经济收益效应都是驱动粮食增产的首要因素,种植经济的粮食安全效应则是抑制粮食增产的首要因素。在政府主导模式下,农业结构调整对粮食增产的负面影响较小,而在农户主导模式下,农业结构调整对粮食产量的负面影响明显增强,这一结果在粮食主产区表现尤为明显。1978—2014年,中国劳动力当量效应对粮食产量变化由正向驱动作用不断向负向抑制作用转变,且其对粮食增产的抑制作用不断增强,这一现象在粮食主产区表现也尤为突出。因此,为促进中国粮食产量持续增长,尤其需要发挥政府在粮食主产区农业结构调整中的主导作用,在确保农民生产粮食基本收益的基础上,加快延伸粮食生产产业链,进一步增加农民收入来源,促进劳动力资源在城乡之间的有效配置。     

云南省耕地生产效率的时空差异及影响因素

以第二次全国土地调查完成以来的2009~2013年为研究时段,在测算云南省16个州(市)的耕地生产效率基础上,综合运用ESDA技术、基尼系数等方法系统分析云南省耕地生产效率的时空差异,并构建计量经济模型研究影响不同区域耕地生产效率变化的主要因素。结果表明:(1)2009~2013年,云南省耕地生产效率呈总体上升趋势,但增幅逐年降低;效率低值地区增长明显,高值地区则并不显著;(2)云南省耕地生产效率区域差异呈缩小态势,并表现出由西南向东北递减的空间分布特征;(3)滇中、滇西南等粮食主产区受≤6°耕地面积比重、旱涝保收面积的影响较大,而滇东地区则更易受到6°坡耕地面积和人均GDP的影响,滇西北地区受≤6°耕地面积比重和人均GDP的影响显著。     

汉江流域1960~2014年降雨极值时空变化特征

深入研究降雨极值的时空变化规律和特点,有助于提高应对极端灾害的能力。通过构建PDS/GP模型,并引入降雨极值变化指标,结合统计检验分析汉江流域15个气象站点1960~2014年春、夏、秋季以及全年月降雨超定量系列的年际变化特征;利用复杂网络理论的聚类系数和节点度,结合各站点在典型年份春、夏和秋季的降雨极值变化指标,分析月降雨极值的空间分布特征。分析结果表明：从时间上看,汉江流域月降雨极值年际变化的季节性差异较大,近55 a没有明显的一致性变化趋势。受季风气候影响,夏季的月降雨极值年际变化与春、秋季相反,而秋季的变异指标年际波动最大。从空间上看,受季风气候、下垫面条件和人类活动等多种因素的综合作用,中下游月降雨极值变化的差异性要高于上游。随着相关阈值的增大,流域站网总体关联度有所降低。相同阈值下的结果表明空间上相邻的站点其关联性差异较大,部分相距较远的站点具有更大的关联性,分析结果可为降雨极值的空间插值提供参考。