Aerodynamic noise from a poroelastic trailing edge with implications for the silent flight of owls

The interaction of a turbulent eddy with a semi-infinite, poroelastic edge is examined with respect to the effects of both elasticity and porosity on the efficiency of scattered aerodynamic noise. The scattering problem is solved using the Wiener-Hopf technique for constant plate properties to identify their scaling dependence on the resulting aerodynamic noise, including the dependence on flight velocity, where special attention is paid to the limiting cases of rigid, porous and elastic, impermeable plate conditions. Results from these analyses attempt to address how trailing edge noise may be mitigated by porosity and seek to deepen the understanding of how owls hunt in acoustic stealth. © 2012 by Justin W. Jaworski and Nigel Peake. Published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.

Parametric guidance for turbulent noise reduction from poroelastic trailing edges and owls

The interaction of a turbulent eddy with a semi-infinite, poroelastic edge is examined with respect to the effects of both elasticity and porosity on the efficiency of aerodynamic noise generation. The edge is modelled as a thin plate poroelastic plate, which is known to admit fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-power noise dependences on a characteristic velocity U of the turbulent eddy. The associated acoustic scattering problem is solved using the Wiener-Hopf technique for the case of constant plate properties. For the special cases of porous-rigid and impermeable-elastic plate conditions, asymptotic analysis of the Wiener- Hopf kernel function furnishes the parameter groups and their ranges where U5, U6, and U7 behaviours are expected to occur. Results from this analysis attempt to help guide the search for passive edge treatments to reduce trailing-edge noise that are inspired by the wing features of silently flying owls. Furthermore, the appropriateness of the present model to the owl noise problem is discussed with respect to the acoustic frequencies of interest, wing chord-lengths, and foraging behaviour across a representative set of owl species.

利用底栖大型无脊椎动物对湘江干流污染的生物学评价

作者于1979年7月至1982年3月使用彼得生采泥器分别对湘江干流10个断面以及株洲至湘潭重点江段12个采样站采集底栖大型无脊椎动物5次。结果表明Shannon-Wiener多样性指数公式与Goodnight-Whitley生物指数公式均适用于作湘江干流污染的生物学评价。从采集的底栖大型无脊椎动物中发现一些可以作为湘江干流中度及轻度污染的指示生物种类。

Models for acoustic propagation through turbofan exhaust flows

Turbomachinery noise radiating into the rearward arc is an important problem. This noise is scattered by the trailing edges of the nacelle and the jet exhaust, and interacts with the shear layers between the external flow, bypass stream and jet, en route to the far field. In the past a range of relevant model problems involving semi-infinite cylinders have been solved. However, one limitation of previous solutions is that they do not allow for the jet nozzle to protrude a finite distance beyond the end of the nacelle (or in certain configurations being buried a finite distance upstream). In this paper we use the matrix Wiener-Hopf technique, which will allow precisely the finite nacelle-jet nozzle separation to be included. The crucial step in our work is to factorise a certain matrix as a product of terms analytic and invertible in the upper/lower halves of the complex plane. The way we do this matrix factorisation is quite different in the buried and protruding nozzle cases. In the buried case our solution method is the so-called pole-removal technique. In the technically more demanding protruding case, however, we must first use Pade approximants to generate a uniformly-valid, meromorphic representation of a certain function, before the same pole-removal method can be applied. Sample results are presented, investigating in particular the effects of exit plane stagger. © 2007 by B Veitch and N Peake.

Communities of gastrointestinal helminths of fish in historically connected habitats: habitat fragmentation effect in a carnivorous catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco from seven lakes in flood plain of the Yangtze River, China

Background: Habitat fragmentation may result in the reduction of diversity of parasite communities by affecting population size and dispersal pattern of species. In the flood plain of the Yangtze River in China, many lakes, which were once connected with the river, have become isolated since the 1950s from the river by the construction of dams and sluices, with many larger lakes subdivided into smaller ones by road embankments. These artificial barriers have inevitably obstructed the migration of fish between the river and lakes and also among lakes. In this study, the gastrointestinal helminth communities were investigated in a carnivorous fish, the yellowhead catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco, from two connected and five isolated lakes in the flood plain in order to detect the effect of lake fragmentation on the parasite communities. Results: A total of 11 species of helminths were recorded in the stomach and intestine of P. fulvidraco from seven lakes, including two lakes connected with the Yangtze River, i.e. Poyang and Dongting lakes, and five isolated lakes, i.e. Honghu, Liangzi, Tangxun, Niushan and Baoan lakes. Mean helminth individuals and diversity of helminth communities in Honghu and Dongting lakes was lower than in the other five lakes. The nematode Procamallanus fulvidraconis was the dominant species of communities in all the seven lakes. No significant difference in the Shannon-Wiener index was detected between connected lakes (0.48) and isolated lakes (0.50). The similarity of helminth communities between Niushan and Baoan lakes was the highest (0.6708), and the lowest was between Tangxun and Dongting lakes (0.1807). The similarity was low between Dongting and the other lakes, and the similarity decreased with the geographic distance among these lakes. The helminth community in one connected lake, Poyang Lake was clustered with isolated lakes, but the community in Dongting Lake was separated in the tree. Conclusion: The similarity in the helminth communities of this fish in the flood-plain lakes may be attributed to the historical connection of these habitats and to the completion of the life-cycles of this fish as well as the helminth species within the investigated habitats. The diversity and the digenean majority in the helminth communities can be related to the diet of this fish, and to the lacustrine and macrophytic characters of the habitats. The lake isolation from the river had little detectable effect on the helminth communities of the catfish in flood-plain lakes of the Yangtze River. The low similarities in helminth communities between the Dongting Lake and others may just be a reflection of its unique water environment and anthropogenic alterations or fragmentation in this lake.

Distribution of the meiofaunal community in a eutrophic shallow lake of China

In a Chinese eutrophic shallow lake, the spatial, temporal and vertical distributions of meiofauna in different lake zones along a eutrophic gradient were analyzed. The spatial distribution of meiofauna among sampling stations changed with nutrient levels. Nematoda were most abundant at the majority of sampling stations comprising 70.6 - 93.2 % meiofaunal abundance except for a hypereutrophic station. The seasonal patterns in abundance of nematodes, oligochaetes, rotifers, chironomids and different nematode feeding groups differed among stations, which revealed that the temporal variations of these meiofaunal groups and the nematode feeding groups may vary with different nutrient loadings. The vertical distributions of meiofaunal groups, nematode species, and nematode trophic groups in the upper and lower sediment layers were similar, suggesting a consistent vertical distribution pattern across different trophic conditions. Nematode species richness, Shannon-Wiener species diversity index, trophic diversity and Maturity Index were significantly correlated with nutrient levels (total phosphorus and nitrogen in lake water and total phosphorus in sediment). Our results suggest the importance of nematode community analyses in the assessment of freshwater eutrophication.

Macrozoobenthos in 2 shallow mesotrophic Chinese lakes with contrasting sources of primary production

Comparative studies on macrozoobenthos were done in 2 shallow mesotrophic lakes in the middle basins of the Yangtze River, China: Lake Biandantang where macrophytes were abundant, and Lake Houhu where macrophytes were scarce Samples were taken monthly at 4 stations in each lake from April 1997 to March 1999, and a total of 67 and 31 tara of macrozoobenthos were recorded in Lake Biandantang and Lake Houhu, respectively. Both annual mean density and biomass of macrozoobenthos were higher in Lake Biandantang than in Lake Houhu: 780 vs 532 indivials/m(2) and 37.1 vs 25.9 g wet mass/m(2), respectively. Abundance of functional feeding groups followed the order: scraper > collector > predator > shredder in Lake Biandantang, and collector > predator > scraper > shredder in Lake Houhu. Only 1 density peak occurred from winter to early spring in Lake Houhu; however, in Lake Biandantang, there were 2 peaks, the winter peak and spring peak. K-dominance curves and Shannon-Wiener, Simpson, and Margelef indices indicated that macrozoobenthos were more diverse in Lake Biandantang than in Lake Houhu Our study suggests that, in shallow lakes, submerged macrophytes are essential for the maintenance of biodiversity of macrozoobenthos mainly because the macrophytes increase habit heterogeneity and availability of suitable food, and may also decrease predation by fish on the macrozoobenthos.

A comparative study of benthic nematodes in two Chinese lakes with contrasting sources of primary production

Ecological studies on benthic nematodes were conducted in two small, shallow lakes in the middle Yangtze basin, China; Lake Houhu, where the main source of primary production is phytoplankton and Lake Biandantang where it is predominantly macrophytic in origin. Monthly sampling was carried out from April 1996 to March 1997. A total of 36 species of nematodes was found in Lake Houhu and 51 species in Lake Biandantang. The dominant trophic groups of nematodes were algophages in Lake Houhu and bacteriophages associated with omniphages and phytophages in Lake Biandantang. Community analyses based on K-dominance curves, Shannon-Wiener and Simpson diversity indices, demonstrate that the benthic nematodes are more diverse in Lake Biandantang than in Lake Houhu. The results suggest that the abundance of submerged vegetation is essential for maintenance of habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity of nematodes in shallow lakes.

A novel image restoration algorithm based on high-dimensional space geometry

A novel image restoration approach based on high-dimensional space geometry is proposed, which is quite different from the existing traditional image restoration techniques. It is based on the homeomorphisms and "Principle of Homology Continuity" (PHC), an image is mapped to a point in high-dimensional space. Begin with the original blurred image, we get two further blurred images, then the restored image can be obtained through the regressive curve derived from the three points which are mapped form the images. Experiments have proved the availability of this "blurred-blurred-restored" algorithm, and the comparison with the classical Wiener Filter approach is presented in final.

A novel image restoration algorithm based on high-dimensional space geometry

A novel image restoration approach based on high-dimensional space geometry is proposed, which is quite different from the existing traditional image restoration techniques. It is based on the homeomorphisms and "Principle of Homology Continuity" (PHC), an image is mapped to a point in high-dimensional space. Begin with the original blurred image, we get two further blurred images, then the restored image can be obtained through the regressive curve derived from the three points which are mapped form the images. Experiments have proved the availability of this "blurred-blurred-restored" algorithm, and the comparison with the classical Wiener Filter approach is presented in final.

A Novel Geometric Algorithm for Blind Image Restoration Based on High-Dimensional Space

A novel geometric algorithm for blind image restoration is proposed in this paper, based on High-Dimensional Space Geometrical Informatics (HDSGI) theory. In this algorithm every image is considered as a point, and the location relationship of the points in high-dimensional space, i.e. the intrinsic relationship of images is analyzed. Then geometric technique of "blurring-blurring-deblurring" is adopted to get the deblurring images. Comparing with other existing algorithms like Wiener filter, super resolution image restoration etc., the experimental results show that the proposed algorithm could not only obtain better details of images but also reduces the computational complexity with less computing time. The novel algorithm probably shows a new direction for blind image restoration with promising perspective of applications.

黄土丘陵区不同坡向及坡位草本群落生物量及多样性研究

以黄土丘陵区纸坊沟流域内的大范家沟阴阳坡和拐沟阴坡坡面主要草本群落为研究对象,分析不同坡向及坡位的草本群落盖度、地上生物量及物种多样性关系。结果表明,阴坡草本群落的物种20多种,较阳坡高30%。阴阳坡面上草本群落生物量和盖度从坡下至坡上逐渐减小。在水分和养分条件好的地段均有灌木入侵。阳坡Margalef和Menhinick丰富度指数均随坡位升高而降低;而阴坡Mafgalef指数随坡位升高而降低,Menhinick指数却随坡位升高而增大;3个均匀度指数和多样性指数在阴阳坡均随坡位的升高而减小。不同坡位引起的植被盖度、Margalef丰富度指数和Alatalo均匀度指数存在显著差异(P<0.05)。坡位与Margalef丰富度指数和Alatalo均匀度指数呈显著相关(P<0.05),与Shannon-wiener多样性指数呈极显著相关(P<0.01)。描述或评价群落多样性、丰富度及均匀度时,应多选几个指标参数,避免单一指标带来的片面性。掌握草本群落自身喜阴阳特性、生境特征、植被组成及多样性特征,充分认识植被演替条件和演替规律,对指导该区植被和生态系统恢复与重建具有重要意义。

铬污染土壤修复过程中土壤细菌群落多样性的RFLP分析

对污染土壤修复过程中土壤细菌群落多样性的变化进行研究。【方法】以淹水培养后的模拟铬污染土壤为供试材料,通过直接提取土壤中总细菌DNA,利用细菌专一引物克隆细菌16S rDNA片段,分别建立克隆文库。利用PCR-RFLP技术,分析比较了土壤淹水10 d(对照,S1)、添加Cr(Ⅵ)淹水10 d(S2)、添加Cr(Ⅵ)和Fe(OH)3淹水10 d(S3)及20 d(S4)4个处理中土壤细菌群落的变化。【结果】用专一引物克隆细菌16S rDNA片段,分别建立了克隆文库;用限制性内切酶RsaⅠ进行细菌16S rDNA PCR-RFLP分析,分别得到123,120,97和69个酶切类型,库容值分别为54.92%,55.43%,65.33%和76.60%;Shannon-Wiener指数、Gini指数、物种丰富度指数(dMa)和物种均匀度指数(Jgi)均表现为S1>S2>S3>S4,以上4个指数的变异系数分别为11.51%,1.84%,23.64%和1.55%;基于细菌多样性参数的聚类分析结果,将对照S1和添加Cr(Ⅵ)处理的S2归于一类,而2个添加Fe处理的土壤S3和S4聚为一类。【结论】经过10 d淹水处理,...

黄土高原草地封育与放牧条件下土壤种子库特征

对半干旱区黄土高原草地在封育和放牧条件下土壤种子库种子密度、种子库组成、种子库物种多样性及均匀性进行了比较研究,并得出主要结论:1)封育提高土壤种子库的植物种类和密度,使优良禾草和多年生植物增加。2)种子库的垂直分布规律是随着土层的加深,种子在数量上递减的速度较快。3)坡向和坡位对土壤种子库有较大影响,种子库密度变化趋势是阴坡>阳坡;坡下部>坡中部>坡上部。4)从丰富度、Shannon-Wiener多样性和均匀性3个方面比较分析封育和放牧样地土壤种子库多样性,得出封育样地Margalef丰富度指数和Shannon-Wiener指数都高于放牧地,Pielou均匀性指数低于放牧地。

高聚物辐射交联与裂解

本文从两个侧面研究了高聚物辐射交联与裂解反应。辐照高聚物分子量分布（MWD）的表征与研究。辐照高聚物MWD的研究对于辐射交联的理论与应用均有一定的意义。但由于长链支化的存在，实验准确测定MWD很困难。本文旨在运用SEC－LALLS技术来解决这一问题。为此，我们首先分析了长链支化存在下，SEC柱扩展效应对测定数据的影响，导出了一基本议程组。{c(t) = ∫g(t,τ) Co(τ)dτ (1) s(t) = ∫g(t,τ) So(τ) dτ τ = f(j)式中，t和τ均为流出时间，J为聚合物分子流体力学体积。g(t,τ)为柱扩展函数，f为标准校正函数，c(t)、s(t)分别为浓度和光散射响应函数，为可测量。Co(τ)、So(τ)分别为样品流体力学体积为f~(-1)(τ)的那部分分子的浓度及浓度与重均分子量的积。当样品为线型聚合物时，它就转化为相应的Tung和Yau方程。围绕（1）的解，我们分别利用最小二乘法拟合σ~2-T关系和Wiener滤波法解扩展方程，并用计算机模拟，检验了这些数值运算的可靠性。同时，还讨论了扩展效应、改正参数实验误差对测定结果的影响，为实际测定提供了依据。在此基础上，建议了以SEC－LALLS联用技术为核心的表征辐 照高聚物MWD的系统化方法。最后我们运用此方法初步研究了聚苯乙烯（PS）辐照后凝胶点前后溶胶性质的变化。从MWD的变化，证实反应初期参与交联反应的主要是较高分子量部分分子。低分子量分布的浓度在凝胶点前变化不大，而在凝胶点附近及以后变化较大，支化分布的变化证明这是由于小分子量部分被支化分子掩盖了的缘故。由平均分子量测点。我们观察到了凝胶点附近重均分子量变化急剧而数均分子量缓和这一现象，并求出反应G值。数学期望法在多分体系非线性交联反应中的应用。鉴于共混高聚物辐射交联技术的发展，本文运用数学期望法，系统地考虑了一类内涵很广的多组分体系的非线性交联反应。对于重均分子量及凝胶化条件，我们把它们归结为简单的矩阵运算各矩阵元的物理意义清晰、明确、可直接写出，这为不熟悉高分子反统计理论的工作者提供了方便。对于溶胶分数，我们给出了－非线性方程组，并就r元共混体系中，当初始分布皆为Flory分布时，给出了裂解和交联同时发生时的近似结果。特别地我们针对二元共混体系在实际应用中的广泛性，我们讨论了相结构，共混比的影响。最后，结合PDMS／EVA共混体系辐射交联的研究，提出了较为一般的共混体系溶胶分数分析方法。为了考察我们的方法的可靠性，文中我们还讨论了几个小分子参与的非线性交联反应体系，并与其它理论结果，作了对照，表明该方法的可靠性和直观性皆优于某些经典理论方法。