A CFD based explosion risk analysis methodology using time varying release rates in dispersion simulations

A full probabilistic Explosion Risk Analysis (ERA) is commonly used to establish overpressure exceedance curves for offshore facilities. This involves modelling a large number of gas dispersion and explosion scenarios. Capturing the time dependant build up and decay of a flammable gas cloud size along with its shape and location are important parameters that can govern the results of an ERA. Dispersion simulations using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) are generally carried out in detailed ERA studies to obtain these pieces of information. However, these dispersion simulations are typically modelled with constant release rates leading to steady state results. The basic assumption used here is that the flammable gas cloud build up rate from these constant release rate dispersion simulations would mimic the actual transient cloud build up rate from a time varying release rate. This assumption does not correctly capture the physical phenomena of transient gas releases and their subsequent dispersion and may lead to very conservative results. This in turn results in potential over design of facilities with implications on time, materials and cost of a project.In the current work, an ERA methodology is proposed that uses time varying release rates as an input in the CFD dispersion simulations to obtain the fully transient flammable gas cloud build-up and decay, while ensuring the total time required to perform the ERA study is also reduced. It was found that the proposed ERA methodology leads to improved accuracy in dispersion results, steeper overpressure exceedance curves and a significant reduction in the Design Accidental Load (DAL) values whilst still maintaining some conservatism and also reducing the total time required to perform an ERA study.     

酵母蛋白激酶Sch9激活环磷酸化状态参与热胁迫应答调控

在酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae)中,蛋白激酶Sch9已经被证明与细胞大小、胁迫应答、自噬以及寿命的调控有关.通过不同基因型酵母在固体培养基上的热敏感性研究,发现Sch9的激酶功能与热胁迫相关,进一步通过Sch9特异磷酸化位点抗体的免疫印迹,检测了细胞内Sch9关键的激活环T570位点(PDK1位点)在热胁迫条下的磷酸化状态,发现半乳糖诱导表达的Sch9在热胁迫条件下T570位点去磷酸化,首次证明了Sch9通过调控激酶活性参与细胞热胁迫应答.研究结果揭示了Sch9在胁迫应答中的部分功能,并为生理条件下Sch9调控功能的研究提供了生物化学证据.     

荧光定量PCR检测生物强化SBR系统中苯胺降解菌的数量变化

生物强化SBR系统中苯胺降解菌Pseudomonas otitidis strain JY9在降解苯胺废水过程中发挥重要作用.本研究根据该菌株的邻苯二酚1,2双加氧酶(C12O)的基因序列,设计特异引物,扩增特异片段并克隆到PGM-T载体中,以此重组质粒为参照,系统活性污泥中提取的总DNA为模板,应用实时荧光定量PCR方法定量检测该菌在苯胺废水生物强化SBR系统中的丰度变化.同时应用高效液相色谱法检测系统中苯胺的残留.结果表明,苯胺初始浓度在200~500 mg·L-1范围内,苯胺降解率均达到96%以上.并且SBR反应系统活性污泥中每单位(mg)MLVSS的C12O基因拷贝数随苯胺浓度的升高而显著上升,最高拷贝数达到2.7×109个,表明该菌的数量随苯胺浓度的升高而显著上升.结果显示,在苯胺去除过程中Pseudomonas otitidis strain JY9的投加能够稳定活性污泥中的MLVSS,当含有高浓度苯胺废水系统运行稳定时,该降解菌逐渐成为活性污泥当中的优势菌.     

尿液中多环芳烃羟基代谢产物分析方法研究

通过实验建立了"酶水解-固相萃取-HPLC 荧光检测"尿液中多环芳烃羟基代谢产物1-羟基芘,9-羟基苯并[a]芘和3-羟基苯并[a]芘的分析方法,研究了3种代谢产物在不同保存温度下的稳定性,并通过对200个实际尿液的测定初步验证了该方法的可行性。该方法回收率为70%～85%,最低检出限为0 02～0 05μg L。-20℃保存的尿液样品及尿液提取液中3种化合物在1个月内降解了10%～36%,提取液比尿液的稳定性稍好,保存温度越高稳定性越差。