Improving sound diffusion in a reverberation tank using a randomly fluctuating surface

Underwater reverberation environments that satisfy the conditions of uniformity and isotropy of the diffuse field can be used to measure the acoustic characteristics of underwater targets. This study combines two practical indicators — the standard deviation of the absolute sound pressure field (to indicate uniformity) and the analysis of the wavenumber spectrum in the spherical harmonics domain (to indicate isotropy) — for an accurate evaluation of the diffusion of the sound field in a reverberation tank. A method is proposed that can improve the narrow-band diffusion of the sound field by employing a randomly fluctuating surface. An acoustic experiment was performed in a reverberation water tank (1.2 m×1 m×0.8 m), where a randomly fluctuating surface was generated by making waves. The experimental results show that as the wave motion contributes effectively to the random reflection of sound rays in all directions, the uniformity and isotropy are improved significantly when the surface is fluctuating randomly. This work helps to ensure accurate measurements of the characteristics of underwater targets in reverberation tanks.     

波束域高分辨方位估计的方法、统计性能及水池实验结果

本文针对水声设备的实际应用，研究了波束域高分辨方位估计的MUSIC方法。首先分析了波束形成方法获得处理增益的原理，揭示了波束域高分辨方法具有较低分辨门限的机理；给出了波束域高分辨MUSIC算法，通过计算机仿真，比较了波束域和阵元域高分辨MUSIC法的统计性能，显示了波束域高分辨方法的优越性；进行了消声水池实验，结果表明波束域高分辨MUSIC法分辨力高，对阵列误差具有较大的宽容性。     

Production of Raw Starch-Saccharifying Thermostable and Neutral Glucoamylase by the Thermophilic Mold <Emphasis Type="Italic">Thermomucor indicae-seudaticae</Emphasis> in Submerged Fermentation

Among physical and nutritional parameters optimized by “one variable at a time” approach, four cultural variables (sucrose, MgSO₄ ^.7H₂O, inoculum size, and incubation period) significantly affected glucoamylase production. These variables were, therefore, selected for optimization using response surface methodology. The p-values of the coefficients for linear effect of sucrose and inoculum size were less than 0.0001, suggesting them to be the key experimental variables in glucoamylase production. The enzyme production (34 U/ml) attained under optimized conditions (sucrose, 2%; MgSO₄ ^.7H₂O, 0.13%; yeast extract, 0.1%; inoculum size, 5 × 10⁶ spores per 50 ml production medium; incubation time, 48 h; temperature, 40°C; and pH 7.0) was comparable with the value predicted by polynomial model (34.2 U/ml). An over all 3.1-fold higher enzyme titers were attained due to response surface optimization. The experimental model was validated by carrying out glucoamylase production in shake flasks of increasing capacity (0.25–2.0 l) and 22-l laboratory bioreactors (stirred tank and airlift), where the enzyme production was sustainable. Furthermore, the fermentation time was reduced from 48 h in shake flasks to 32 h in bioreactors.     

Standardisierung der dünnschichtchromatographischen Trennungen von Flechtensäuren zur Chemotaxonomie von Flechten

Zusammenfassung Die dünnschichtchromatographische Trennung von Flechtenextrakten zur Unterstützung der Taxonomie wurde in Bezug auf die Trennleistung und auf die Reproduzierbarkeit optimiert. Dabei wurden besonders gute Trennleistungen erhalten mit dem Flie?mittelgemisch Benzol:Dioxa:Eisessig=90∶25∶4 bei Verwendung von Kieselgel, dessen Aktivit?t durch eine Umgebung mit relativer Feuchte von 70% festgelegt wurde, und mit Methylenchlorid als Eluiermittel bei Verwendung von mit Oxals?ure impr?gniertem Kieselgel und antiparallelem Aktivit?tsgradienten. Eine hohe Reproduzierbarkeit der Trennungen wurde erreicht durch Verwendung der Vario-KS-Kammer nach Geiss, die die Einstellung einer definierten Schichtaktivit?t bzw. eines definierten Aktivit?tsgradienten und eine reproduzierbare Vorbedampfung der Schicht mit Flie?mittel erm?glicht. Es konnte gezeigt werden, da? durch unterschiedliche chromatographische Trennungen der gleichen Extrakte und durch die Verwendung verschiedener Anf?rbereagenzien die Identifizierung und damit die Aussagekraft für taxonomische Probleme steigt.

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Standardisation of the thin-layer chromatographic separation of lichen acids for the chemotaxonomy of lichens

Summary The thin-layer chromatography of lichen extracts for taxonomic studies has been optimized in relation to separation and to reproducibility. Especially good separations were found with benzene:dioxane:acetic acid (90∶25∶4) developer and silica gel thin-layer plates, whose activity was fixed by an ambient moisture content of 70%, and with methylene chloride developer and silica gel plates impregnated with oxalic acid and antiparallel activity gradient. High reproducibility of separation was obtained using the Geiss Vario-KS tank, which allows the activity of the plates or the activity gradient to be adjusted and which also allows reproducible exposure of plates to the vapour of developing solvents. By different chromatographic separations of the same extracts and by using different colour reactions the accuracy of identification for taxonomic studies has been improved.

     

青霉素对乳酸-丙酮-溴酸钾-硫酸锰-硫酸开放化学振荡体系的扰动

在连续搅拌反应器(CSTR)中,利用分析物脉冲微扰技术(APP)研究了青霉素对锰离子催化Belousov-Zhabotinsky(B-Z)开放化学振荡体系的影响。结果表明,青霉素浓度在2.97×10-7～5.50×10-5mol/L范围内,周期和振幅的变化率与所加入青霉素浓度的负对数呈良好的线性关系,相关系数分别为0.9981和0.9985;检出限为5.9×10-8mol/L。所建立的方法简便易行,每小时可进样15次。对可能的反应机理也进行了讨论。锰属于生命元素,在体内参与生物酶的合成与转化,研究青霉素对锰催化振荡反应体系的扰动对于理解生命运动更为有利。     

空间相机CCD像面拼接重叠像元数分析与计算

针对一类具有分段仿射形式的混杂系统模型的控制方法问题,提出了一种高效显式模型预测控制算法。该算法通过将最优控制问题转化为多参数规划问题,离线求得具有分段仿射形式的显式控制器;在线过程,应用一种新的搜索算法,它能够快速准确的对系统状态点进行定位,确定其所属的控制器分区,再根据该分区所对应的子控制率,进行简单的线性运算,即可得到系统的输入。该控制方法避免了反复的在线优化计算,大大减少了计算量,并且,在线计算的速度更快,控制的实时性更好。将该算法应用到具有典型混杂特性的两容水箱系统中,仿真结果表明：水箱的液位从初始液位能够快速平稳的达到期望的液位,且与其它的控制算法相比较,该算法更加高效。     

多移动机器人的目标跟踪研究

本文主要对低温真空球罐三维可视化温度在线监测系统进行介绍,在真空球罐外罐内壁、内罐外壁、夹层、垂直支架等部位安装温度传感器,通过LabVIEW数据采集板卡实时采集温度信号,在Pro－E中建立球罐三维模型,划分网格后导入到LabVIEW环境中,将采集到的温度信号通过空间插值算法映射到模型中,直观显示真空球罐的整体温度信息,同时,通过LabVIEW三维模型场景对象属性节点和方法节点开发了模型隐藏、剖分、透视以及拾取传感器点等多样化功能,该套在线监测系统已经投入使用,整体性能表现优异,尤其是直观新颖的三维可视化操作界面受到操作人员的一致好评。     

Preconcentration of samples in sandwich tanks for continuous thin-layer chromatography

It is demonstrated that horizontai sandwich tank with two cover plates can be used to preconcentrate sample solutions. Narrow sharply-defined starting zones are obtained just outside the smaller cover plate when the series of spots of the sample solution are applied on the thin layer and predeveloped with a volatile solvent. After evaporation of the solvent, the whole area of the TLC-plate is covered with two plates and developed with a suitable solvent.     

The reactions of perfluorinated α- and β-alkoxyradicals with hydrogen chloride, chlorine and fluorine

The kinetics of the reactions of the macroradicals R_f′OCF₂ (I) and R_f′OCF₂CF₂ (II) with HCl, Cl₂ and F₂ have been studied in the liquid phase, being R_f′ a poly(oxydifluoromethylene-oxytetrafluoroethylene) chain with average molecular weight of about 10⁴ Da. Radical (I) showed a higher reactivity compared to radical (II) with all the three radical transfer agents.In case of HCl the activation energy for the reaction: