Effect of environmental parameters on the degradability of polymer films in laboratory-scale composting reactors

Previous research in our laboratory reported a convenient laboratory-scale composting test method to study the weight loss of polymer films in aerobic thermophilic (53°C) reactors maintained at a 60% moisture content. The laboratory-scale compost reactors contained the following synthetic compost mixture (percentage on dry-weight basis): tree leaves (45.0), shredded paper (16.5), food (6.7), meat (5.8), cow manure (17.5), sawdust (1.9), aluminum and steel shavings (2.4), glass beads (1.3), urea (1.9), and a compost seed (1.0) which is designated Mix-1 in this work. To simplify the laboratory-scale compost weight loss test method and better understand how compost mixture compositions and environmental parameters affect the rate of plastic degradation, a systematic variation of the synthetic mixture composition as well as the moisture content was carried out. Cellulose acetate (CA) with a degree of substitution (DS) value of 1.7 and cellophane films were chosen as test polymer substrates for this work. The extent of CA DS-1.7 and cellophane weight loss as a function of the exposure time remained unchanged when the metal and glass components of the mixture were excluded in Mix-2. Further study showed that large variations in the mixture composition such as the replacement of tree leaves, food, meat, and sawdust with steam-exploded wood and alfalfa (forming Mix-C) could be made with little or no change in the time dependence of CA DS-1.7 film weight loss. In contrast, substituting tree leaves, food, meat, cow manure, and sawdust with steam-exploded wood in combination with either Rabbit Choice (Mix-D) or starch and urea (Mix-E) resulted in a significant time increase (from 7 to 12 days) for the complete disappearance of CA DS-1.7 films. Interestingly, in this work no direct correlation was observed between the C/N ratio (which ranged from 13.9 to 61.4) and the CA DS-1.7 film weight loss. Decreasing moisture contents of the compost Mix-2 from 60 and 50 and 40% resulted in dramatic changes in polymer degradation such that CA DS-1.7 showed an increase in the time period for a complete disappearance of polymer films from 6 to 16 and 30 days, respectively.Guest Editor: Dr. Graham Swift, Rohm & Haas.Paper presented at the Bio/Environmentally Degradable Polymer Society—Second National Meeting, August 19–21, 1993, Chicago, Illinois.     

能力验证的方案设计与实施综述

随着能力验证计划活动的广泛应用,能力验证活动的组织者在设计与实施能力验证计划方案过程中会遇到一些问题,本文试着从对一些共性问题进行分析及探讨,以期为今后的能力验证工作提供参考.     

汽车NVH测试评价方法

本文针对汽车NVH测试评价,分别从汽车NVH关注点、评价要求和条件做了介绍,并就汽车车内噪声、动力总成悬置隔振和支架共振频率、悬挂隔振特性等方面进行了较详细的实例评价.     

军用物资集装箱运输机械环境条件及防护要求

分析集装箱运输军用物资的机械环境,通过测试给出了集装箱装卸冲击特性、运输振动冲击特性等环境量值,并结合机械环境对军用物资的影响．提出安全防护的几点要求。     

振动法测试预应力拉杆工作内力

预应力拉杆弯曲刚度较小,其振动频率近似于绳索,故可借用绳索振动原理对拉杆轴力进行测定.以某游泳馆拱下预应力拉杆检测为例,应用振动法测试拉杆的工作内力.     

基于预测有效度一致的城市生活垃圾产生量预测

提出了基于预测有效度一致的城市生活垃圾产生量最优组合预测模型,该模型在组合预测之前利用Kendall一致性检验法对参加组合的单项预测模型值的拟合精度进行一致性检验,在通过检验之后再利用方差倒数法求解最优组合权重,建立组合预测模型。通过实例分析,表明其预测精度高于参加组合的各单项模型预测值,在城市生活垃圾产生量的预测工作中有一定的应用价值。     

伺服阀性能测试系统的研制

在LabWindows/CVI环境下,提出了基于PCDAQmx数据采集卡（6014）的伺服阀测试系统实现的原理与方法,并研究了伺服阀参数指标的算法.重点介绍了关键功能实现的方法,如流量特性曲线的测量及拟合算法、实现频率特性测试的关键技术及算法以及硬件接线自动控制的实现方法.     

机柜振动、冲击响应特性的试验研究

机柜是设备的安装架,当其受到某一安装平台的振动与冲击作用后,随着安装位置的不同,机柜内安装的单元设备所经受的振动、冲击量值和谱型也有很大不同。因此对于单元设备的振动、冲击考核条件不应等同于整系统的要求,而应该根据其安装平台的响应制定。     

Simulated single-bicycle crashes in the VTI crash safety laboratory

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the influence of bicycle design and speed on the head impact when suffering from a single-bicycle crash, and the possibility to study this using crash tests.

Methods: Simulations of single-bicycle crashes were performed in the VTI crash safety laboratory. Two bicycle crash scenarios were simulated: “a sudden stop” and “sideways dislocation of the front wheel”; using four different bicycle types: a “lady’s bicycle”, a commuter bicycle, a recumbent bicycle and a pedelec; at two speeds: 15 and 25?km/h. In addition, sideway falls were performed with the bicycles standing still. All tests were done with a Hybrid II 50^th percentile crash test dummy placed in the saddle of the bicycles, with acceleration measurements in the head.

Results: The crash tests showed that a sudden stop, e.g. a stick or bag in the front wheel, will result in a falling motion over the handle bars causing a forceful head impact while a sideways dislocation of the front wheel will result in a falling motion to the side causing a more moderate head impact. The falling motion varies between the different bicycle types depending on crash test scenario and speed. The pedelec had a clearly different falling motion from the other bicycle types, especially at a sudden stop.

Conclusions: The study implies that it is possible to examine single-bicycle crashes using crash tests, even though the setup is sensitive to minor input differences and the random variation in the resulting head impact values can be large. Sideway falls with the bicycles standing still were easier to perform with a good repeatability and indicated an influence of seating height on the head impact.     

机械加T振动公害控制

根据多年从事机械、环保科研设计及工厂的实践,仔细分析了机械加工振动污染源对操作者及周围居民的危害.并提出了对其所造成的公害进行适应控制的基本措施.