Mathematical Models for Studying Environment Pollution Risks

The problem of longterm ecological prediction by means of mathematical modeling with available factual data on climate dynamics is discussed. The technique of quantitative estimates of risk/vulnerability on the basis of forward and inverse modeling and methods of the sensitivity theory is described. Examples of the calculated risk domains for Lake Baikal are given.     

Coal pyrolysis in a fluidized bed reactor simulating the process conditions of coal topping in CFB boiler

Simulating the conditions of pyrolytic topping in a fluidized bed reactor integrated into a CFB boiler, the study was devoted to the reaction fundamentals of coal pyrolysis in terms of the production characteristics of pyrolysis oil in fluidized bed reactors, including pyrolysis oil yield, required reaction time and the chemical species presented in the pyrolysis oil. The results demonstrated that the maximal pyrolysis oil yield occurred on conditions of 873 K, with a reaction time of 3 min and in a reaction atmosphere gas simulating the composition of pyrolysis gas. Adding H₂ and CO₂ into the reaction atmosphere decreased the pyrolysis oil yield, while the oil yield increased with increasing the CO and CH₄ contents in the atmosphere. TG-FTIR analysis was conducted to reveal the effects of reaction atmosphere on the chemical species present in the pyrolysis oil. The results clarified that the pyrolysis oil yield reached its maximum when the simulated pyrolysis gas was the reaction atmosphere, but there were slightly fewer volatile matters in the pyrolysis oil than the oil generated in the N₂ atmosphere. All of these results are expected not only to reveal the composition characteristics of the pyrolysis oil from different conditions of the coal topping process but also to optimize the pyrolysis conditions in terms of maximizing the light pyrolysis oil yield and quality.     

Studies of modification of HDPE and interfacial interaction of its composites with sericite

Ultraviolet irradiation, which is environment friendly and without any chemical pollution, was used to functionalize high‐density polyethylene (HDPE) and to improve the interfacial interaction of its composites with sericite in this study. The oxygen‐containing groups of C?O, C‐O, and C(?O)O were quickly introduced onto molecular chains of HDPE by ultraviolet irradiation in ozone atmosphere and the contents of the introduced oxygen‐containing groups increased with increasing the modification time. It is important to note that the irradiation time greatly decreased compared to that in air or oxygen atmosphere. After modification, the molecular weight of the irradiated HDPE decreased and its distribution became wider. The irradiated HDPE in ozone was not crosslinked, which is an advantage over the same reaction in air or oxygen atmosphere. With increasing the irradiation time, the melting temperature of the irradiated HDPE lightly decreased, while its crystallinity, hydrophilicity, and fluidity increased. The composites of HDPE/sericite were prepared. The results showed that the dispersion of sericite in the matrix and the interfacial interaction of sericite with the matrix were markedly improved for the irradiated HDPE/sericite composites. As a result, the irradiated HDPE/sericite composites showed significantly increased tensile yield strength and notched impact strength. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

大气湍流三维波前探测模式层析算法分析

大气湍流三维波前探测是实现多层共轭自适应光学技术的关键和前提. 对湍流三维波前探测中最常用的模式法层析技术进行理论研究与分析, 提出该算法存在原理性限制, 并基于此对模式法层析技术产生误差的原因展开分析, 最后针对不同类型的模式层析重构误差给出数值仿真实验结果.分析表明, 模式层析重构中使用了Zernike分解基的一部分作为新的分解基进行波面拟合, 从而引入模式混淆和模式耦合两个方面的误差; 部分Zernike分解基不相关是避免模式混淆误差的必要条件, 模式耦合误差则无法避免. 最后结合仿真结果提出大视场探测、小区域重构的方法, 很好地抑制了模式耦合误差. 关键词： 三维波前探测 大气层析 模式法 误差分析     

伪部分相干高斯-谢尔模型光束在湍流大气中传播的闪烁孔径平滑效应

采用光传播的数值模拟方法, 对伪部分相干高斯-谢尔模型光束大气传播过程进行数值模拟, 统计分析不同接收口径内的光强起伏特性,计算闪烁的孔径平滑因子, 讨论了表征伪部分相干光的调制相位屏的相对变化频率对闪烁指数的影响, 并将其与充分发展的部分相干高斯-谢尔模型光束及完全相干光的闪烁指数对比. 结果表明: 降低光源相干性可大幅度降低闪烁指数, 但同时其闪烁指数的孔径平滑效应减弱, 在相同接收孔径下, 伪部分相干光闪烁指数的孔径平滑效果要比完全相干光差; 增大调制相位屏的相对变化频率可在一定程度上降低闪烁指数, 随着其相对频率的增大, 伪部分相干光的闪烁指数与部分相干光的结果趋于一致. 关键词： 伪部分相干高斯-谢尔模型光束 湍流大气 孔径平滑闪烁指数 数值模拟     

电磁波在大气层人造等离子体中的衰减特性

利用洛沦兹模型来研究大气层人造非均匀等离子体的电磁响应特性,讨论了电磁波频率、等离子体密度及电子碰撞频率对电磁波衰减特性的影响.结果表明,电磁波在长波长区域及等离子体密度大时,其能量衰减越快.当等离子体密度高时,电子温度越低,大气层高度越高,电磁波的能量衰减越快. 关键词： 电磁波 大气等离子体 能量衰减     

大气环境质量评价的灰色模型

大气环境是一个包含未知信息的灰色系统，根据其灰色性．运用灰色系统理论可以克服目前一些环境质量评价方法（综合指数法、概率统计法、模糊综合评判法）的局限性，使评价结果更为科学和客观。     

"神舟"五号的空间环境保障

空间环境安全保障是载人航天器飞行安全和航天员生命安全保障的一个重要部分．文章从高层大气、高能辐射环境、流星体空间碎片和重大空间环境扰动事件等四个方面空间环境要素对载人航天的影响，介绍了空间环境预报中心为“神舟”五号载人飞行任务所作的空间环境保障工作．     

K. Schwarzschild's problem in radiation transfer theory

We solve exactly the problem of a finite slab receiving an isotropic radiation on one side and no radiation on the other side. This problem—to be more precise the calculation of the source function within the slab—was first formulated by K. Schwarzschild in 1914. We first solve it for unspecified albedos and optical thicknesses of the atmosphere, in particular for an albedo very close to 1 and a very large optical thickness in view of some astrophysical applications. Then we focus on the conservative case (albedo=1), which is of great interest for the modeling of grey atmospheres in radiative equilibrium. Ten-figure tables of the conservative source function are given. From the analytical expression of this function, we deduce (1) a simple relation between the effective temperature of a grey atmosphere in radiative equilibrium and the temperature of the black body that irradiates it, (2) the temperature at any point of the atmosphere when it is in local thermodynamical equilibrium. This temperature distribution is the counterpart, for a finite slab, of Hopf's distribution in a half-space. Its graphical representation is given for various optical thicknesses of the atmosphere.     

Forecasting of precipitation occurrence in long-range trajectory climatology

Summary A procedure to include a way for forecasting the precipitation occurrence in the air mass trajectory computation for climatological studies in order to compute the wet deposition of airborne pollutants is presented. It is based on a technique proposed by Moscoet al., Riv. Meteorol. Aeronaut.,33, 229 (1973). Its performance is tested comparing the forescen occurrence of either precipitation or no precipitationversus the actual one for two stations, Parma and Vipiteno, for a period of four years. In more than 80% of the cases the forecasting was correct.