Evaluation of the effect of meteorological data resolution on Lagrangian particle dispersion simulations using the ETEX experiment

This paper presents results from a series of numerical experiments designed to evaluate operational long-range dispersion model simulations, and to investigate the effect of different temporal and spatial resolution of meteorological data from numerical weather prediction models on these simulations. Results of Lagrangian particle dispersion simulations of the first tracer release of the European Tracer Experiment (ETEX) are presented and compared with measured tracer concentrations. The use of analyzed data of higher resolution from the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) model produced significantly better agreement between the concentrations predicted with the dispersion model and the ETEX measurements than the use of lower resolution Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System (NOGAPS) forecast data. Numerical experiments were performed in which the ECMWF model data with lower vertical resolution (4 instead of 7 levels below 500 mb), lower temporal resolution (12 h instead of 6 h intervals), and lower horizontal resolution (2.5° instead of 0.5°) were used. Degrading the horizontal or temporal resolution of the ECMWF data resulted in decreased accuracy of the dispersion simulations. These results indicate that flow features resolved by the numerical weather prediction model data at approximately 45 km horizontal grid spacing and 6 h time intervals, but not resolved at 225 km spacing and 12 h intervals, made an important contribution to the long-range dispersion.     

线源扩散的快速模拟

提出了一种计算风向与线源成任意角时任意长地面线源大气扩散的简化模式。通过与数值积分方法计算结果的比较表明,模式的最大相对误差在风向与线源平行时最大,但不超过18％。随风向与线源夹角的增大,相对误差迅速减小,当夹角大于5°时,已小于2％。为城镇公路网大气扩散的快速、准确模拟提供了新手段。     

Antecedents and consequences of satisfaction with work–family balance: A moderating role of perceived insider status

This study developed a moderated mediation model to investigate how family‐supportive paid leave and supervision affect employees' satisfaction with work–family balance and in turn their affective organizational commitment and supervisor‐directed organizational citizenship behavior depending on their perceived insider status in the organization. Our analysis of data collected from 118 employee–supervisor dyads in Korean organizations revealed that satisfaction with work–family balance mediated the linkages from family‐supportive supervision to affective organizational commitment and supervisor‐directed organizational citizenship behavior, and the linkage from family‐supportive paid leave to affective organizational commitment. Results further showed that the entire mediational process for family‐supportive supervision was more pronounced for those who perceived themselves to be an insider of their organizations, while the same pattern was not found for the meditational process related to family‐supportive paid leave. Our findings provide theoretical implications for work–family balance research and offer practical suggestions to make employees satisfied with work–family balance.     

Voluntary emission reduction market in China: development,management status and future supply

The voluntary emission reduction (VER) trading mechanism has played an important role in China’s seven pilot carbon markets. From a comprehensive review of the VER trading and offsetting mechanisms since 2013, this study analyses the quality management of the Chinese Certified Emission Reduction (CCER) in the pilot carbon markets, conducts a comparative analysis of the geographical and field distributions of proposed and registered projects and emission reductions and provides the CCER supply outlook for 2020 in the aspects of on record, project registration, emission reduction registration and emission reduction issuance. Results show that the potential number of CCER projects by 2020 will be 2,864, 1,047, 818, and 286 with the corresponding emission reductions amounting to 493, 212, 133, and 49 million tCO₂e, respectively. Although considerable progress has been made, China remains confronted with many challenges in developing the VER trading system. Accordingly, policy stability and continuity and guarding against market risks should be maintained to enable the system to play a substantial role in promoting ecological progress and green low-carbon development in China.     

铁路机车乘务员睡眠状况调研

为进一步了解机车乘务员睡眠状况及影响因素,以更好改善职工睡眠状况、为保证行车安全提供依据。采用阿森斯失眠量表及睡眠呼吸障碍问卷等心理测量法,选取某铁路局集团公司864名机车乘务员开展相关调研。结果表明,机车乘务员睡眠问题较严重,有失眠和可疑失眠的机车乘务员合计占调查人员总数的96.5%;睡眠问题主要表现为睡不好和睡觉中打呼噜,分别占调查中有失眠问题机车乘务员总数的86.7%和65.3%;工作环境和工作压力大导致的睡眠问题是机车乘务员失眠的主要原因,体重指数超标与患阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停风险的机车乘务员占有失眠问题人员总数比例较高。进而提出加大睡眠健康宣传、降低职工体重指数及患阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停的风险、改善机车乘务员工作环境、提高职工自我心理调节能力等改善职工睡眠质量的建议。     

机械制造企业安全现状模糊综合评价

为完善机械制造企业安全现状综合评价指标体系及评价方法,建立了包括人、物、环、管四个方面的机械制造企业安全现状综合评价指标体系,提出了模糊综合评价方法;运用层次分析法计算指标权重,采用专家评价和隶属度函数相结合的方法来确定各指标的评语等级隶属度;将该方法应用于湖南某汽车制造企业的安全现状综合评价中,得出企业安全现状等级为较好,明确了该企业在人员素质和作业环境方面存在的不足,为制定安全对策措施提供了指导。     

Accident consequence calculation of ammonia dispersion in factory area

With the widespread use of ammonia in the process industry, more and more accidents were caused by ammonia leakage and dispersion. The dispersion of ammonia is determined by its physical properties, release source conditions and atmospheric environment. Full-scale numerical simulation based on CFD theory was carried out to study the dispersion law of ammonia in a food factory. It was found that ammonia concentrated on the symmetric plane and showed an upward movement near the source. Moreover, the effect of pressure on the dispersion of ammonia was explored showing that the concentration of ammonia near the source increased with the increase of pressure, while the dispersion of ammonia far from the source is mainly influenced by wind field. Last but not the least, the dangerous area completely covers the obstacle region according to the harmful concentration, but the lethal concentration range and explosion range both only existed near the release source. Correspondingly, the concentration of ammonia in the region far from the symmetric plane can be regarded as a safe area. When the accident happens, one should stay away from the release source and evacuate towards the sides in a timely manner. We hope that this work can provide an effective method in predicting the impact of ammonia dispersion and can arouse concerns over the public safety.     

On the non-monotonic wind influence on flammable gas cloud from CFD simulations for hazardous area classification

Hazardous areas are defined as a result of a variety of variables as storage temperature, pressure, leak orifice size, physical properties of flammable substance, and wind characteristics. The potential formation of an explosive atmosphere must be accurately assessed to ensure process safety. Therefore, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) arises as an important tool for accurate predictions as recommended by the international standard IEC 60079-10-1 (2015). This study aims to analyze the influence of wind velocity magnitude and direction on the hazardous area classification. The authors evaluated the extent and volume for methane, propane, and hydrogen leakages from a CFD model. For each flammable gas, the wind velocity magnitude and direction were regularly varied. The outcomes show that the behavior of the plume size as the wind varies mainly depends on the gas concentration. Counter-flow wind directions lead to zero relative velocity closer to the release point, which concentrates the gas, and wind in the release direction promotes a higher dilution of the gas cloud increasing the hazardous extent while decreases the volume. As a consequence, the wind also influences the zone type, which was accurately predicted from CFD simulations and significant differences were found when compared to the standard analyses. These differences are, to some extent, related to the consideration of wind velocity effects on the gas jet release.     

滑坡涌浪灾害物理模型试验研究综述

为有效预防和减少滑坡涌浪灾害,采用定性文献综述方法从涌浪的产生、传播与衰减、爬高3个阶段对国内外物理模型试验相关文献进行全面梳理分析。结果表明:涌浪产生阶段的研究主要集中在波形特征的识别和初始波高/波幅的公式表达上,传播阶段的研究主要聚焦在涌浪形态和波高在空间的衰减上,而爬高阶段则主要关注爬高的求解。在现状分析的基础上,从致灾因子、承灾体、防灾减灾角度提出关注泥岩质滑坡体、滑坡体淹没率等具体的未来研究建议。     

国内尾矿库物理模型试验研究现状分析*

为提高尾矿库物理试验的科学性与可靠性,采用文献资料收集与分析方法,对国内尾矿库物理模型试验的研究现状与主要成果进行梳理和归纳;总结试验模型存在的问题与不足。结果表明:溃坝机理试验主要研究了管涌渗透、洪水漫顶、地震作用下的溃坝及其演化过程;下游演进试验主要揭示了溃坝过程中泥深、冲击力、流速、泄砂量、淹没范围等时空分布规律;稳定性评价试验主要利用物理试验得到的浸润线位置、尾砂沉积分布等数据建立数值模型,对尾矿库筑坝过程、不同工程状况下的稳定性进行分析;防护试验主要对坝体加筋及拦挡坝防护效果等进行研究。从溃坝机理与过程、溃坝主要影响因素、溃坝下泄物运移过程、物理模型设计和构建、监测技术和手段等方面提出相应的研究建议,供研究学者参考借鉴。