Generalized clearness index frequency curves for the Russian Federation

Actinometric data of World Radiation Data Center and NASA POWER were used to get daily clearness index frequencies for Russia. The results obtained provide the opportunity to estimate more accurately the output of various types of solar power plants. Frequencies determined using the data sources indicated correlate well and differ from universal dependences that were recommended earlier for the entire globe.     

Synthesis of time series for the clearness index using a reordering algorithm

Summary Two insolation series, 4 and 8 years long, collected in different sites of the country, are used to contrast the behaviour of a statistical model for the clearness index, developed by the authors. This model is based on the independence between the stationary and the sequential statistic of clearness index series. A set of prospective clearness index coefficients is reordered until acquiring the sequential behaviour. A computer code has been developed to this end.     

Study on measurement of refractive index profile of GI-POF by light scattering

This paper is devoted to the study on measurement of refractive index profile of graded-index polymer optical fiber (GI-POF) by light scattering. Using Generalized Airy theory and Debye series of an inhomogeneous cylinder, the scattering intensity distributions are obtained of Airy structure of rainbows for different refractive index profile. The results show that positions of Airy peaks depend closely on refractive index profile of GI-POF. Since each order of rainbow penetrates it to different depths, such methods could be used to provide information of the refractive index profile of GI-POF. For GI-POF with given diameter, positions of Airy peaks of rainbows are simulated as a function of refractive index profile, which can be used to inverse unknown parameters of refractive index profile. The least square method is used in inversion of refractive index profile with the given refractive index of the cladding. The results obtained agree with theoretical values with high precision. The method has the advantages of non-instructive and on-line measurement, and can be used for the measurement of other inhomogeneous droplets.     

Fractional-order formulation of power-law and exponential distributions

We present a novel approach to data analysis using fractional order calculus. In principle the approach can be applied to any distribution and shows remarkable improvement even if the parameters of a particular distribution have been optimised to achieve the best fit to data. The method is demonstrated for two important distributions that are used in data analysis, namely, power-law and exponential distributions. We show that the approach can allow composite distributions to be constructed for improved accuracy and robustness in the characterisation of data sets.     

Influence of Refractive Index Gradients within droplets on rainbow position and implications for rainbow refractometry

Rainbow refractometry allows the determination of the refractive indices of droplets if a homogeneous refractive index can be assumed throughout the whole droplet. The influence of gradients on the angular position of the rainbow was examined for refractive index distributions with constant gradients and for distributions as they occur during cooling, heating and burning of droplets. Geometrical optics were used to determine rainbow positions. For a given value of refractive index at the surface, the rainbow position is in many cases a measure for the gradient itself. It was found that information obtained for constant gradients can often be used in cases with more complex distributions, which are found, for instance, for droplets undergoing heat-transfer processes. Significant errors may be obtained only for a very short initial phase of the process. Experimental results obtained with monosized droplet streams, which confirm theoretical predictions of the influence of gradients on the rainbow position, are presented.     

Estimation of thermal contact resistance and thermally induced optical effects in single-coated optical fibers

In this study, a conjugate gradient method based on an inverse algorithm is applied to estimate the unknown time-dependent thermal contact resistance in a single-coated optical fiber, which is subjected to transient thermal loading. While knowing the temperature history at the measuring position, no prior information is needed on the functional form of the unknown contact resistance. The temperature data obtained from the direct problem are used to simulate the temperature measurement. The influence of measurement errors, initial guess values, and measurement locations upon the precision of the estimated results is also investigated. Results show that an excellent estimation on the time-dependent thermal contact resistance, temperature distributions, thermally induced microbending loss, and refractive index changes can be obtained for the case considered in this study.     

Dual hologram interferometry

This report describes dual hologram interferometry, a new electro-optic technique used to calculate two-dimensional density distributions from measurable changes in index of refraction. Using this technique, two scenes recorded at different times are stored in separate holograms. One hologram contains reference data depicting the subject in an undisturbed state and the other hologram describes the same subject in a test or disturbed condition. Desired interference patterns are obtained by super-imposing the two separate scenes which are simultaneously reconstructed from each hologram. Specific interferograms, infinite fringe and various finite fringe patterns, are obtained by carefully regulating the optical attitude between the holograms and the reference beam during reconstruction of the scenes. In this project, dual hologram interferometry is used to describe quantitatively free convection from a uniformly heated right circular cylinder. Temperature distributions through the boundary layer and local heat transfer coefficients are determined at different azimuth positions. The results are compared both to experimental data obtained from another holographic technique and to a theoretical prediction of this specific test. This investigation shows that dual hologram interferometry accurately records changes in index of refraction which means the technique can be used to accurately measure experimental fluid flow data.     

Distribution Function of Polarized Proton

The region of allowed values of quark and gluon spin densities in a proton is discussed. The helicity difference distributions of the constituents which can fit the existent data for g₁^p are constructed and the significant differences between the results fiom our distributions and from other models at small x region (< 10^-1) are shown.     

原级X射线谱强度分布的定量测定

本文提出了衍射或荧光分析用的X射线管原级X射线谱强度分布的定量测定方法。在带有正比、闪烁计数管的衍射仪上用LiF分光晶体进行展谱测定。实验测定强度经校正计算还原为X射线管窗口处的强度。对荧光X射线管还应测定几个射线束方向的原级谱加以平均求得有效原级谱。分析了原级X射线谱数据的误差及其对基本参数法等实际应用的影响。 关键词：     

Study of low energy noble gas ion reflection from monocrystalline surfaces; Influence of thermal vibrations of the surface atoms: IV. Possibilities for the estimation of the actual ion-atom interaction potential

The angular and energy distributions of low energetic noble gas ions, reflected over 30° from a copper (100) target, are measured and compared with calculations. In the simulations the chain-model approach was applied. The interaction potential is estimated by fitting the calculated results to the experiments. This procedure is achieved by varying the screening length of the used Thomas—Fermi potential in the approximation of Molière. Information about the actual interaction potential can be obtained in three complementary ways: (1) from the width of the angular distributions of ions, reflected (quasi) singly along a low index direction, (2) from the height ratio of the QD and the QS peak and (3) from the width of the QS peak. The resulting values for the fitted screening lenghts appear to be notably smaller than the theoretical ones. A comparison of the experimental and calculational widths of the distributions as a function of the temperature seems to suggest the presence of correlations between thermal displacements of neighbouring surface atoms.     

Modelling of turbulent flows in transonic axial-flow compressor NASA Rotor 37 with local weak-equilibrium damping of eddy viscosity coefficient

A local damping of eddy viscosity depending on the ratio of the production of turbulent energy to turbulence dissipation rate is proposed at the computation of flows in transonic axial compressors. The results of the numerical modeling of flows in compressor NASA Rotor 37 are presented, and the computed distributions of the increase in the total temperature and total pressure are compared with experimental data for different rotation frequencies. An increase in the accuracy of modelling was obtained in all considered regimes.     

Correction factors for a total scatter/backscatter nephelometer

Total aerosol scattering and backscattering atmospheric values are typically obtained with an integrating nephelometer. Due to design limitations, measurements do not cover the full (0°–180°) angular range, and correction factors are necessary. The effect of angle cutoff is examined for a number of particle size distributions and refractive indices. Scattering data for sub-micron particles can be corrected by the use of a modified Anderson approximation, while data for larger particle distributions can be approximated by a function of the effective size parameter. Correction factors for the hemispheric backscatter ratio are found to be small if nonsphericity is assumed. Such approximations will help more accurate corrections for angle range, particularly at large size parameter values.     

Inspection of axial stress and refractive index distribution in polarization-maintaining fiber with tomographic methods

An experimental method is given for determination of three-dimensional axial stress distribution in polarization-maintaining optical fibers. The method relies on using phase-shifting digital photoelasticity for gathering several integrated retardation maps for multiple angular position of object and using them as input data for tomographic procedure. The experimental data obtained for panda-type fiber show the regions of high stress in the core and stress member areas of the fiber cladding. The obtained results are in good agreement with the theoretical values known from literature. Also measurement of refractive index distribution in the fiber was done by means of microinterferometric tomography. Interesting correlation between the stress and refractive index distributions is shown and explained.     

基于T2截止值的幂函数构建毛管压力曲线

岩心核磁共振（NMR）T₂谱和毛管压力曲线都在一定程度上反映了岩石孔隙结构，理论分析表明可利用T₂谱构建毛管压力曲线，由此快速获取储层孔隙结构的信息．本文对18块岩样T₂分布和毛管压力曲线进行了分析，提出将T₂截止值作为幂函数的分段点，采用分段幂函数方法构建岩样的NMR毛管压力曲线，并与采用不分段幂函数方法获得的毛管压力曲线进行了对比．研究结果表明，与不分段幂函数方法相比，分段幂函数方法得到的结果和压汞实验测定的毛管压力曲线吻合度更高，平均拟合度（R²）达到0.943 1，并且论证了T₂截止值作为分段点进行分段幂函数法构建NMR毛管压力曲线的合理性和可靠性．T₂截止值的引入提高了幂函数法构建NMR毛管压力曲线的精度，是利用NMR T₂谱构建岩样毛管压力曲线的有价值探索．     

基于本征正交分解的气动优化设计外形数据挖掘

气动外形的全局优化设计会产生大量的过程数据,其中隐含的设计知识具有较高的挖掘价值.数据挖掘有助于获取直观、可定性描述的设计知识.本文采用基于本征正交分解的数据挖掘方法从气动优化设计的过程数据中获取设计知识,数据挖掘对象为跨音速压气机转子叶片NASA Rotor 37的优化过程数据,该数据由基于粒子群方法的绝热效率最大化优化设计产生.结果表明:基于本文数据挖掘方法获取的设计知识能够直接反映气动外形的变化规律,为叶片的气动外形设计提供参考;数据挖掘的设计知识成功地验证了优化设计结果的有效性.     

Calculating low-altitude trapped particle fluxes with the NASA models AP-8 and AE-8

Accessing the NASA trapped radiation models AP-8 and AE-8 with (B,L) values obtained with modern geomagnetic field models causes an unrealistic secular increase of the predicted flux over low altitude orbits. We show the secular variation of the orbit-averaged particle flux along the LDEF orbit and the mission dose, obtained using the AP-8 trapped radiation models with an epoch-dependent magnetic field. The artificially increased epoch-dependent fluxes and doses are compared to the flux and dose obtained with a consistent and more correct procedure for predicting fluxes with the NASA models. This procedure has been implemented in the radiation analysis software package UNIRAD developed and distributed by BIRA-IASB.     

植被结构特征对MODIS光谱干旱指数的影响

基于MODIS光谱反射信息的干旱指数在农业生产实践中有广泛的应用。利用PROSAIL模型和山东2010年的观测数据,研究了植被叶面积指数和生理生长周期等结构特征对MODIS光谱干旱指数的影响。结果表明,MODIS近红外与短波红外三个波段的反射率随植被叶片含水量变化明显,由他们构建的五种MODIS光谱干旱指数能够监测植被叶片水分含量。然而,各干旱指数均受叶面积指数(LAI)的影响,在LAI较低时影响较为严重,随着LAI的增大,这一影响逐渐减弱;植被生理生长周期也会影响干旱指数的大小。因此,在使用MODIS光谱干旱指数进行区域干旱监测时,必须考虑植被结构特征,谨慎分析监测结果。研究结论将为干旱遥感监测提供理论基础。     

水下爆炸毁伤水下目标的能量分布特征

 针对某水下目标的抗水下爆炸实验数据,利用小波包良好的时频局部化性质,对被监测水下目标内部装置的冲击加速度信号进行了能量分析,得到了冲击信号的时频分布和不同频带上的能量分布。冲击信号的频带能量分布与目标毁伤的关系密切,选用冲击信号峰值、冲击信号主振频带能量、水下目标内部装置自振频率所在频带能量作为判别因子,建立距离判别模型,对水下目标毁伤情况进行了预测;利用回代估计法对模型的合理性进行了检验。研究结果表明,预测结果与实际结果相符,证明将频带能量作为水下爆炸毁伤水下目标的特征指标是合理的。     

Noise Analysis of Duplicated Data on Microarrays Using Mixture Distribution Modeling

We propose a technique for estimating gene expression values for duplicated data on cDNA microarrays. In the scatter plots, the distribution is constructed from a mixture of normal two-dimensional distributions, which represent fluctuations in gene expression values due to noise. An expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm is used for estimating the modeling parameters. The probability that duplicated data is shifted by noise is calculated using Bayesian estimation. Six data sets of rice cDNA microarray assays were used to test the proposed technique. Genes in the data sets were subjected to clustering based on probability of true value. Clustering successfully identified candidate genes regulated by circadian rhythms in rice.     

Sound waves in a liquid with polydisperse vapor–gas bubbles

A mathematical model is presented for the propagation of plane, spherical, and cylindrical sound waves in a liquid containing polydisperse vapor–gas bubbles with allowance for phase transitions. A system of integro-differential equations is constructed to describe perturbed motion of a two-phase mixture, and a dispersion relation is derived. An expression for equilibrium sound velocity is obtained for a gas–liquid or vapor–liquid mixture. The theoretical results agree well with the known experimental data. The dispersion curves obtained for the phase velocity and the attenuation coefficient in a mixture of water with vapor–gas bubbles are compared for various values of vapor concentration in the bubbles and various bubble distributions in size. The evolution of pressure pulses of plane and cylindrical waves is demonstrated for different values of the initial vapor concentration in bubbles. The calculated frequency dependence of the phase sound velocity in a mixture of water with vapor bubbles is compared with experimental data.