Design and development of original WSN sensor for suspended particulate matter measurements

This paper comprehensively presents key issues in design of an original optoelectronic measurement device built to assess amount of suspended particulate matter. The paper is introduced with a short explanation of concerns with a suspended particulate matter, what role it has in the air quality and how it affects health of human population. Then, problems of construction of the measurement device supported by a theoretical explanation on the basis of Mie theory are discussed. Subsequently, it is followed by an analysis of the device operation both in laboratory and in real conditions. Results obtained with the presented device are compared with the professional measurement equipment and an expensive, outdoor measurement station. Paper is concluded with observations of differences in spatio-temporal PM change at very close but significantly different city locations.     

A high-performance bio-tissue imaging method using air flow-assisted desorption electrospray ionization coupled with a high-resolution mass spectrometer

An air flow-assisted desorption electrospray ionization (AFADESI) MSI device was combined with a highresolution mass spectrometer to optimize the system parameters and achieve more accurate spatial distribution characteristics for compounds of interest while investigating bio-tissue sections. Finally, the parameter conditions that can provide optimal ionic intensity and enhanced resolution were confirmed.     

A review of monitoring of airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: An African perspective

In this review, we focus on the status of the monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air as well as in living (indoor) and working environments in Africa from 2000 to 2018. This is important as PAHs are ubiquitous in the environment and are known to be potentially carcinogenic. Aspects of sampling such as collection media for particle bound and gaseous PAHs are discussed. The efficiency and basic quality assurance data of commonly employed extraction techniques for separating target PAHs from sampling media using conventional solvent-based and emerging solvent-free approaches were also evaluated. Polyurethane foam and quartz fiber filters are generally the most commonly used collection media for gaseous and particle bound PAHs, respectively. A wide range of total PAH concentrations in ambient air has been reported across the continent of Africa, with the highest levels found at sampling sites close to high density traffic and industrial areas. A rapidly increasing population, commercial and industrial development, poor urban transportation infrastructure and the use of low quality oil products were the main causes of high total gas and particulate PAH concentrations (1.6–103 μg/m³) in West African port cities such as Cotonou, Benin. With regards to indoor environments, gas phase PAHs were detected at the highest total concentrations in rural areas ranging from 1 to 43 μg/m³ in Burundi with naphthalene being the most prevalent. Firewood burning was the major emission source in most developing countries and resulted in benzo[a]pyrene concentrations above the European permissible risk level of 1 ng/m³.     

计算机CPU芯片散热技术

随着计算机CPU芯片朝高集成化、小型化和高频化趋势发展,为CPU提供高效的散热方案成为全球关注的研究热点。阐述了高温对CPU性能影响的机理,综述了常用的CPU散热技术如风冷、水冷散热、热电制冷及热管散热和微槽道散热技术的原理,研究进展及优缺点,并对这一领域的发展前景进行了展望。     

十二烷基苯磺酸钠和无机阳离子之间相互作用的密度泛函理论研究

研究阴离子表面活性剂和阳离子之间的相互作用对于理解阴离子表面活性剂的沉淀和溶解现象具有十分重要的理论和实际意义,但关于两者相互作用的相关理论模型鲜有报道。本文采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法研究了十二烷基苯磺酸根阴离子(DBS^-)与阳离子(Na⁺, Mg²⁺和Ca²⁺)在溶液内及气/液界面处的相互作用。在溶液内,在两种不同溶液环境中(水相和正十二烷)构建DBS^-/阳离子相互作用模型,并对其进行优化。结果表明, DBS^-能够与阳离子以双齿结构稳定结合。DBS^-与阳离子的结合能不仅取决于参与的无机盐离子种类,还与溶剂的性质有关。在气/液界面处, DBS^-与六个水分子相互作用形成的水合物DBS^-·6H₂O最为稳定。但是,无机盐离子的引入会严重破坏DBS^-·6H₂O水合物的水化层结构。本文定义无量纲参量def用来对水化层结构的变化程度进行评价。无机盐离子对DBS^-·6H₂O水化层结构破坏程度的顺序为:Ca²⁺ > Mg²⁺ >Na⁺。电荷分析结果表明水化层在十二烷基苯磺酸钠(SDBS)头基与阳离子的相互作用中起了重要作用。     

咪唑基表面活性离子液体在气/液界面的扩张粘弹性

合成了两种咪唑基表面活性离子液体,通过界面膨胀流变法研究了其在气/液界面的聚集行为,考察了咪唑基表面活性离子液体浓度、无机盐和温度对聚集行为的影响。研究发现,咪唑基表面活性离子液体在吸附过程中吸附控制占主导作用,而弛豫过程不是单一指数函数;加入无机盐或升高温度可以提高咪唑基表面活性离子液体的表面活性、增强其在界面的吸附能力、降低表面张力。扩张流变结果显示扩张模量、弹性模量和粘性模量随震荡频率增加而增加;随表面活性离子液体浓度增大,扩张模量先增大后减小。扩张模量随温度升高或无机盐(NaBr或CaBr₂)的加入而降低。表面活性离子液在气/液界面形成的吸附膜以弹性模量为主,而且C₁₄mimBr的界面膜弹性模量大于C₁₂mimBr的界面膜弹性模量。     

Multiyear analyses of ground-level air contaminants over Paris metropolitan region using real-time observations and air mass backward trajectories

For the years 2008–2013, particles of diameter <10 and 2.5 μm (PM₁₀ and PM_2.5, respectively), NO_x, SO₂, and O₃ concentrations at urban, suburban, rural, and traffic sites in the Paris metropolitan area were analyzed. Strong spatial variability at traffic and rural sites and relatively uniform profiles at urban and suburban sites for PM₁₀, PM_2.5, and O₃ were observed. The O₃ weekend effect was induced by lower NO_x emissions during the weekend, and favored volatile organic compounds (VOCs)-limited atmospheric conditions. In conjunction with low ambient temperature, these conditions could also favor increased formation of secondary particulate nitrates in winter. Winter air pollution events were associated with multiple pollutants, whereas those observed in spring were caused by high PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 levels. Backward trajectory analyses showed the contribution of sources in Western and Central Europe on days with high PM₁₀, PM_2.5, and O₃, and a local/national component for NO_x and SO₂.     

Removal of inhalable particles from coal and refuse combustion by agglomeration with solid nuclei

Airborne inhalable particles are a potent environmental pollutant. Formed via industrial processes, separation of these particles is difficult using conventional clean up techniques. In this work, solid nuclei particles of different chemical compositions were introduced into an agglomeration chamber with simulated flue gases to investigate their ability to remove these particles. Organic nuclei were able to capture more inhalable particles from coal-derived fly ash than inorganic nuclei, though these proved more effective for the agglomeration of inhalable particles in refuse-derived fly ash. Increasing the diameter of the solid nuclei benefitted the agglomeration process for both types of ash. Varying the local humidity changed adhesion between the particles and encouraged them to aggregate. Increasing the relative humidity consistently increased particle agglomeration for the refuse-derived ash. For coal-derived fly ash, the removal efficiency increased initially with relative humidity but then further increases in humidity had no impact on the relatively high efficiencies. After agglomeration in an atmosphere of 62% relative humidity, the mean mass diameter of inhalable particles in the coal-derived fly ash increased from 3.3 to 9.2 μm. For refuse-derived fly ash, agglomeration caused the percentage of particles that were less than 2 μm to decrease from 40% to 15%. After treatment at a relative humidity of 61%, the mean size of inhalable particles exceeded 10 μm.     

Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Influence of External Electric Field on Bubble Interface in Air Flotation Process

Molecular dynamics(MD) simulation was performed to investigate the influence of external electric field on the vapour-liquid interface of the bubble during the process of toluene separation by air flotation. The physicochemical properties of vapour-liquid interface, surface tension, probability of a hydrogen bonding near the vapour-liquid interface and the viscosity of liquid phase caused by external electric field were analyzed. The results show that the angle between the water molecule dipole moment and the normal z axis in the vapour phase changes smaller when the external electric field is applied. The surface tension and the probability of hydrogen bonding near the vapour-liquid interface increase with the increase of electric field strength. And the viscosity also increases under an external electric field. The results confirm that the external electric field has a positive effect on the performance of bubbles in air flotation, which may provide useful guidance for the combination of electric field and air flotation technology.     

Numerical schemes for low Mach wave breaking

In this work, we describe a finite volume scheme for the computation of incompressible air–water flows. We use an artificial compressibility approach that permits us to use a completely explicit scheme. We describe successively the low Mach preconditioning of the scheme, the Riemann solver and then the non-conservative approach that is used to suppress velocity-pressure oscillations, the second order extensions and the parallel implementation. Then this is applied to the simulation of the breaking of a wave on a 15% slope.