Passive control of combustion instability in a low emissions aeroderivative gas turbine

This paper describes the conceptual ideas, the theoretical validation, the laboratory testing and the field trials of a recently patented fuel-air mixing device for use in high-pressure ratio, low emissions, gaseous-fueled gas turbines. By making the fuel-air mixing process insensitive to pressure fluctuations in the combustion chamber, it is possible to avoid the common problem of positive feedback between mixture strength and the unsteady combustion process. More specifically, a mixing duct has been designed such that fuel-air ratio fluctuations over a wide range of frequencies can be damped out by passive design means. By scaling the design in such a way that the range of damped frequencies covers the frequency spectrum of the acoustic modes in the combustor, the instability mechanism can be removed. After systematic development, this design philosophy was successfully applied to a 35:1 pressure ratio aeroderivative gas turbine yielding very low noise levels and very competitive NOx and CO measurements. The development of the new premixer is described from conceptual origins through analytic and CFD evaluation to laboratory testing and final field trials. Also included in this paper are comments about the practical issues of mixing, flashback resistance and autoignition.

Negative index photonic crystal lenses based on carbon nanotube arrays

We report a novel utilization of periodic arrays of carbon nanotubes in the realization of diffractive photonic crystal lenses. Carbon nanotube arrays with nanoscale dimensions (lattice constant 400 nm and tube radius 50 nm) displayed a negative refractive index in the optical regime where the wavelength is of the order of array spacing. A detailed computational analysis of band gaps and optical transmission through the nanotubes based planar, convex and concave shaped lenses was performed. Due to the negative-index these lenses behaved in an opposite fashion compared to their conventional counter parts. A plano-concave lens was established and numerically tested, displaying ultra-small focal length of 1.5 μm (∼2.3 λ) and a near diffraction-limited spot size of 400 nm (∼0.61 λ). © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

An online expectation-maximisation algorithm for nonnegative matrix factorisation models

In this paper we formulate the nonnegative matrix factorisation (NMF) problem as a maximum likelihood estimation problem for hidden Markov models and propose online expectation-maximisation (EM) algorithms to estimate the NMF and the other unknown static parameters. We also propose a sequential Monte Carlo approximation of our online EM algorithm. We show the performance of the proposed method with two numerical examples. © 2012 IFAC.

Janibacter sp.对活性污泥反应器中二苯并呋喃降解的强化作用及其遗传学分析

二苯并呋喃(DF)是研究二英类化合物生物降解的模式化合物之一。本文报道了一种降解菌Janibacter sp.对活性污泥降解二苯并呋喃的强化作用,以及对其降解基因的分析结果。向反应器中添加5%的降解菌,与活性污泥共同作用,可在48h内将约56mg/L剂量的DF几乎完全降解,提高降解率28%以上。利用PCR方法,克隆和测序分析证明有DF降解基因丛的存在,并且发现以丰富培养基在高温下培养可去除该基因丛;丢失该基因丛的突变株同时失去利用DF作为唯一碳源进行生长的能力,显示其很可能位于一个大质粒上。

武汉城市湖泊水环境现状及综合整治途径

近十几年来 ,随着人口的增长 ,现代工业和农业的发展 ,湖泊的老化过程受到人类活动的影响而大大加速。过量营养物质的富集 ,使水体产生了一系列的变化。结合武汉市湖泊水环境现状分析 ,指出了武汉市湖泊当前存在的三个突出的问题 ,即污染严重、湖泊萎缩和水量锐减、湖泊生态系统遭破坏。在此基础上 ,提出了一套适合武汉湖泊整治的综合途径 ,具体包括以下四个方面的内容 :①管理组织模式与政策法规 ;②提高工程的科技含量 ,重点实施湖泊生态修复工程 ;③发展水经济 ,形成新的产业增长点 ;④加强水文化建设 ,提高市民的环

复合垂直流构建湿地对邻苯二甲酸二丁酯的净化效果

利用复合垂直流构建湿地系统去除邻苯二甲酸二丁酯 (DBP) ,在处理DBP浓度为 9 84mg·l- 1的进水实验中 ,显示了良好的去除效果 .复合垂直流构建湿地系统独特的结构和水流方式 ,为湿地微生物活动制造了更有利的生境 .系统基质对DBP具有很强的吸附作用 ,以DBP为碳源的细菌和真菌对DBP的降解起了主要作用 ;处理系统下行流池具有较高的微生物丰度 ,是DBP降解的主要场所 .植物在构建湿地系统去除DBP的过程中起到了不可忽视的作用 .总之 ,复合垂直流构建湿地中基质、微生物和植物协同作用有利于D

S7核糖体蛋白基因序列变异及其在低等鲤科鱼类中的系统发育意义

鲤科是世界鱼类中最大的科,有210余属2010种.为研究其系统发育关系需要筛选合适的DNA标记.将S7核糖体蛋白基因用作遗传标记进行鲤科鱼类的系统发育分析.通过PCR方法,扩增了长度为602bp的胭脂鱼以及长度为655～859bp的16种鲤科鱼类的S7基因内含子1序列.序列排列得到925个排列位点,其中信息位点499个,占全部位点的54％.结果表明,鲤科鱼类S7基因内含子1序列具有丰富的信息位点,并且在亲缘关系不同的物种间存在显著的序列差异.基于S7基因内含子1序列的NJ（neighbor-joining

逆转录聚合酶链式反应中dsRNA模板的快速制备

应用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术检测草鱼出血病病毒。建立了一种快速、简易而可靠的ｄｓＲＮＡ模板的制备方法。应用该方法制备模板进行ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ扩增，可以有效地检测出病鱼组织及病毒感染的培养细胞裂解液中的草鱼出血病病毒，且全过程只需３～４ｈ，大大缩短了检测时间

有机磷农药在水生态系中生物净化机理研究——1.对硫磷的酶解

从氧化塘系统中分离出能降解对硫磷的细菌Pseudomonas sp.代号CTP-01,能将对硫磷分解成对硝基酚和二乙基硫代磷酸酯,并进一步分解对硝基酚。在有Cu~(++)存在的情况下,酶比活可以达到1×10~4毫微克分子/毫克蛋白/分钟,Cu~(++)对酶有激活作用,并对温度和pH影响有保护作用。对硫磷水解酶反应最适温度为40—50℃,超过50℃活性急剧降低,80℃完全失活。 CTP-01的对硫磷水解酶大部分是同膜片结合状态存在,超声破碎的无细胞酶制剂中,只有37.2％的活力存在于可溶性蛋白部分。

Isolation and characterization of Argonaute 2: A key gene of the RNA interference pathway in the rare minnow, Gobiocypris rarus

Argonaute 2 gene plays a pivotal role in RNAi in many species. Herein is the first report of the cloning and characterization of Argonaute 2 gene in fish. The full-length cDNA of Gobiocypris rarus Argonaute 2 (GrAgo2) consisted of 3073 nucleotides encoding 869 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular weight of 98.499 kDa and an estimated isoelectric point of 9.18. Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence showed the presence of two signature domains, PAZ and Piwi. RT-PCR analysis indicated that GrAgo2 mRNA expression could be detected in widespread tissues. After infection with grass carp reovirus, GrAgo2 expression was up-regulated from 12 h post-injection (p < 0.05) and returned to control levels at 48 h post-injection (p > 0.05). These data imply that GrAgo2 is involved in antiviral defense in rare minnow. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Peridiniopsis niei sp nov (Dinophyceae), a new species of freshwater red tide dinoflagellates from China

A new freshwater phototrophic species of the dinoflagellate genus Peridiniopsis, P. niei sp. nov., is described based on morphology. The new species appeared during spring with densities up to 1.48 x 10(7) cells L-1 in some tributaries and gullies of Three Gorge Reservoir and Lake Donghu, China, forming red tides. Peridiniopsis niei is a cyst-producing freshwater dinoflagellate that belongs to the group Penardii. The plate tabulation is po+x+4 '+0a+6 ''+5c+5s+5 '''+2 '''' and the plate pattern is symmetric. The cells of P. niei are pentagonal in ventral view, the epitheca is larger than the hypotheca, making up about 2/3 the length of the cell. Plate 3 ' is hexangular. The closest species to P. niei is P. penardii (Lemmermann) Bourrelly, but cells of the former are pentagonal, very compressed dorsoventrally, and the hypotheca is truncated with one transparent, robust spine on each antapical plate.

Sequence variations of the S7 ribosomal protein gene in primitive cyprinid fishes: Implication on phylogenetic analysis

Cyprinidae is the largest fish family in the world and contains about 210 genera and 2010 species. Appropriate DNA markers must be selected for the phylogenetic analyses of Cyprinidae. In present study, the 1st intron of the S7 ribosomal protein (r-protein) gene is first used to examine the relationships among cyprinid fishes. The length of the 1st intron obtained by PCR amplification ranges from 655 to 859 by in the 16 cyprinid species investigated, and is 602 by in Myxocyprinus asiaticus. Out of the alignment of 925 nucleotide sites obtained, the parsimony informative sites are 499 and occupy 54% of the total sites. The results indicate that the 1st intron sequences of the S7 r-protein gene in cyprinids are rich in informative sites and vary remarkably in sequence divergence from 2.3% between close species to 66.6% between distant species. The bootstrap values of the interior nodes in the NJ (neighbor-joining) and MP (most-parsimony) trees based on the present S7 r-protein gene data are higher than those based on cytochrome b and the d-loop region respectively. Therefore, the 1st intron sequences of the S7 r-protein gene in cyprinids are sensitive enough for phylogenetic analyses, and the 1st intron is an appropriate genetic marker for the phylogenetic reconstruction of the taxa in different cyprinid subfamilies. However, attempts to discuss whether the present S7 r-protein gene data can be applied to the phylogeny of the taxa at the level of the family or the higher categories in Cypriniformes need further studies.

Effect of layer thickness of immiscible alloy In0.52Al0.48As on the morphology of InAs nanostructure grown on In0.52Al0.48As/InP(001)

Thickness effect of immiscible alloy InAlAs as matrix layer on the morphology of InAs nanostructure grown on InAlAs/InP (0 0 1) by solid-source molecular-beam epitaxy has been studied. Experiments demonstrate that InAs nanostructure grown on thin InAlAs matrix layer forms randomly distributed quantum dot, whereas, grown on thick InAlAs matrix layer forms one-dimension ordered mixture of quantum wire and quantum dot. This drastic modification in the nanostructure morphology is attributed to the generation of composition modulation in the immiscible InAlAs alloy with the increase of the layer thickness. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.