Computer simulations help determine safe vertical boom speeds for roof bolting in underground coal mines

PROBLEM: Incident investigation reports do not usually contain enough information to aid in studying boom arm vertical speed for roof bolting machines to determine the impact that appendage speed had on an operator's risk of experiencing a contact. Laboratory experiments with human subjects are also not feasible because of safety and ethical issues. METHOD: Researchers successfully developed a three-dimensional computer model that uses virtual human simulation software as the primary means to gather contact data when the boom arm touches the operator's hand, arm, head, or leg. RESULTS: Data analysis of roof bolter simulations shows that the speed of the boom arm is the most important factor in determining the risk of an operator making contact. Regardless of other variables, contact incidents were always greater when the bolter arm was moving up, greater on the hand, and greater for the boom arm part of the machine. The reason why the subject experiences more contacts when the boom arm is moving up rather than down is that more risky behaviors occur during drilling and bolting when the boom arm is ascending. Based on the data collected, boom speeds greater than 13 in/sec result in a substantial increase in risk to the roof bolter operator of making contact. Speeds less than or equal to 13 in/sec are associated with a more modest relative risk of making contact, which represents a decrease in potential hazard. IMPACT ON INDUSTRY: The use of such information can be quite helpful in making recommendations to machine design and task procedures to reduce the likelihood that roof bolter operators will experience injury due to contact with a moving roof bolting machine's boom arm.     

北京市安定生活垃圾填埋场膜覆盖工艺甲烷减排量评估

为减少臭气污染和温室气体排放,北京市生活垃圾填埋场于2008年开始推行膜覆盖工艺。目前对于膜覆盖工艺甲烷减排效果尚缺乏综合评估。选择北京市安定生活垃圾填埋场为研究对象,采用现场测量与模型估算分析评估了2014年填埋场膜覆盖工艺与传统黏土覆盖工艺甲烷排放量的差异。结果表明:填埋场膜覆盖工艺和传统黏土覆盖工艺的甲烷年总排放量分别为3.43×10~6m~3和5.56×10~6m~3,膜覆盖工艺甲烷年减排量为2.13×10~6m~3,减排率达到38.3%,甲烷减排效果明显。     

A Scenario Optimization Model for Dynamic Reserve Site Selection

Conservation planners are called upon to make choices and trade-offs about the preservation of natural areas for the protection of species in the face of development pressures. We addressed the problem of selecting sites for protection over time with the objective of maximizing species representation, with uncertainty about future site development, and with periodic constraints on the number of sites that can be selected. We developed a 0–1, linear optimization model with 2 periods to select the sites that maximize expected species coverage subject to budget constraints. The model is based on the idea that development uncertainty can be characterized by a set of scenarios, each of which is a possible second-period development outcome for the set of sites. We also suggest that our 2-period model can be used in a sequential fashion that is consistent with adaptive planning. Results are presented for the Fox River watershed in Chicago.     

粘土作为垃圾填埋临时覆盖材料的探讨

通过对粘土作为临时覆盖材料的探讨 ,指出了粘土作为临时覆盖材料的缺点。并提出对现行垃圾填埋作业规范应作出相应的修改 ,以便使临时覆盖发挥更佳的经济效益和社会效益     

柴河铅锌矿尾矿库复垦治理中不同覆土与植被措施的效益估算

以铁岭柴河铅锌矿尾矿库复垦治理为例,根据尾矿库“生态封闭”原理,选取表层覆土50cm种植紫穗槐（措施1）、设置土工布隔离后覆土30cm种植紫穗槐（措施2）和厚覆土150cm种植刺槐与紫穗槐（措施3）等3种不同覆土及植被措施,运用影子工程法、替代成本法、恢复费用法和生态价值法等方法,构建尾矿库覆土与植被措施的效益估算模型,估算各措施的深层淋滤污染扩散防治效益、地表径流侵蚀扩散防治效益和风蚀扩散防治效益.效益估算结果表明：措施1、措施2和措施3的深层淋滤污染扩散防治效益分别为2975.24,3449.56,3604.75万元/a;3种措施可在不同程度上减少表层覆土流失、下游河道淤积及水体重金属污染,产生的地表径流侵蚀扩散防治效益分别为1222.66,2585.71,2586.75万元/a;3种覆土及植被措施均可有效抑制重金属风蚀污染扩散,产生的风蚀扩散防治效益分别为1235.45,1235.45,1237.86万元/a. 3种覆土及植被措施在重金属污染防治方面的综合效益分别为5433.35,7270.72,7429.36万元/a. 深层淋滤污染扩散防治效益在综合效益中所占比重最大,尾矿库覆土及植被措施的选择应以控制雨水入渗淋滤为主,结合降雨、蒸发等气象因素和覆盖土壤特性等,考虑治理成本,合理确定覆土厚度以及设置隔离层的必要性.     

厌氧条件下深谷型湖泊底泥覆盖效果研究

为有效控制深谷型湖泊内源污染,构建底泥活性覆盖系统,以脱碱赤泥为主料,粉煤灰、黏土和Ca CO3为辅料,制作了不同配比的底泥覆盖材料,并评价其在厌氧条件下对湖泊内源污染物的控制效果。结果表明:底泥覆盖后上覆水体水质总体趋于稳定,DO水平能够得到改善,TP和COD的释放受到抑制,对NH3-N虽有一定控制作用但短期效果不理想;3种材料覆盖后,上覆水体中均低检出或未检出Cu、Pb、Zn、Cr、Cd,Fe、Mn、Ca、Mg的含量也较对照组低,削弱了金属元素的释放迁移;结合底泥内源污染物的控制效果和上覆水体水质的稳定性两方面因素,3种材料中,材料2(配料为赤泥38.9%,黏土14.4%,粉煤灰38.9%,Ca CO37.8%)最适于深谷型湖泊底泥覆盖。该覆盖方法原料获取方便、材料制作简单、经济成本低廉、操作方法简易、污染控制效果优良,可用于深谷型湖泊底泥原位控制。     

Maximizing Species Representation under Limited Resources: A New and Efficient Heuristic

The maximal covering species problem (MCSP) is becoming an accepted method for selecting networks of reserves for the preservation of species and their habitats. Drawing on experience with the MC location P (MCLP), we expect that the objective function in the region of the optimum is quite flat. This implies many equal-optimal and near-optimal solutions for any particular problem. We propose a new type of heuristic for the MCSP: an interchange heuristic which frequently provides a better solution than greedy adding heuristics now commonly used. The proposed interchange heuristic, with multiple random starts, gives one a range of alternative sets of sites rather than a single mathematically selected solution, from which a final satisfactory solution can be chosen.     

城市消防站选址布局优化及对雄安新区的启示

安全是雄安新区建设发展的重要保障和基础底线。消防救援队伍,承担火灾防范、火灾扑救、抢险救援等工作,是提升新区城市救援能力,保障城市安全的有生力量。消防站是消防救援队伍工作（执勤备战）的场所,优化消防站选址布局意义重大。面向雄安新区消防安全提升和应急救援能力提升需求,针对我国目前消防站建设过程中覆盖率低及消防站建设投资巨大等问题,建立位置集合覆盖模型和最大覆盖模型联合使用的选址方法,增加补充性约束条件对模型进行改进,提出基于GIS的选址模型应用流程,并通过实际案例应用研究,提出雄安新区消防站规划建设的启示建议。     

苏州河底泥对上复水水质污染影响

研究了上海市苏州河底泥中有机物及营养盐释放对上复水水质的影响,分析了微生物与底栖生物底泥再悬浮对底泥释放过程的影响。研究表明,底泥中化学需氧量与水体中的化学需氧量成正比,底泥中生化需氧量与水体中的生化需氧量呈正比,再悬浮促进底泥中污染物向上复水体释放。底泥SOD与水体中DO成正比,底泥污染是影响苏州河水质的重要因素;对苏州河底泥进行疏浚工程可较好地提高水体中溶解氧的浓度、降低化学需氧量、生化需氧量及氨氮的浓度。     

攀钢120t转炉屋顶电除尘器集水槽的设计与改进

集水槽是屋顶电除尘器的主要组成部件之一,也是屋顶电除尘器与常规电除尘器结构设计的重要区别之一。文中叙述了在屋顶电除尘器设计过程中对此部件设计所要考虑的问题及设计方法,并对其需改进之处提出了展望。