Monitoring the packet gap of real-time packet traffic

Real-time packet traffic is characterized by a strict deadline on the end-to-end time delay and an upper bound on the information loss. Due to the high correlation among consecutive packets, the individual packet loss does not well characterize the performance of real-time packet sessions. An additional measure of packet loss is necessary to adequately assess the quality of each real-time connection. The additional measure considered here is the average number of consecutively lost packets, also called the average packet gap. We derive a closed form for the average packet gap for the multiclassG/G/m/B queueing system in equilibrium and show that it only depends on the loss behavior of two consecutive packets. This result considerably simplifies the monitoring process of real-time packet traffic sessions. If the packet loss process is markovian, the consecutive packet loss has a geometric distribution.     

In‐line monitoring of UV photopolymerization with a quartz crystal resonator

An in‐line monitoring device using a quartz crystal resonator for thin film polymerization was proposed, and its performance has been evaluated by implementing in the UV polymerization of 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate with a photoinitiator of 1‐chloroanthraquinone. Because the variation of resonant resistance of the resonator is proportional to the square root of viscosity change that is closely related to the polymerization degree, the resistance can be used as a measure of the polymerization degree. The resistance measurements were compared with the outcome of instrumental analyses of polymerization degree using an FTIR spectrometer and a gel permeation chromatograph. The experimental results showed that the resistance measurements were consistent with the experimental outcome of the instrumental analyses, and this indicates the effectiveness of the proposed device. Owing to the simplicity and availability of the resonator system, its wide utilization in the monitoring of a variety of film polymerization processes, including photoresistor application, is expected. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 2428–2439, 2006     

Low-Cost Potentiometric Sensor for Chloride Measurement in Continuous Industrial Process Control

Recently, the new updates in legislation about drinking water control and human health have increased the demand for novel electrochemical low-cost sensors, such as potentiometric ones. Nowadays, the determination of chloride ion in aqueous solutions has attracted great attention in several fields, from industrial processes to drinking water control. Indeed, chloride plays a crucial role in corrosion, also influencing the final taste of beverages, especially coffee. The main goal is to obtain devices suitable for continuous and real-time analysis. For these reasons, we investigated the possibility to develop an easy, low-cost potentiometric chloride sensor, able to perform analysis in aqueous mediums for long immersion time and reducing the need of periodic calibration. We realized a chloride ion selective electrode made of Ag/AgCl sintered pellet and we tested its response in model solutions compatible with drinking water. The sensor was able to produce a stable, reproducible, and accurate quantification of chloride in 900 s, without the need for a preliminary calibration test. This opens the route to potential applications of this sensor in continuous, in situ, and real time measurement of chloride ions in industrial processes, with a reduced need for periodic maintenance.     

基于激光吸收光谱乙炔在线监测技术的研究

乙炔作为有机化工产品原料,广泛应用于化学工业中,但易燃易爆,在储存和工业生产中有必要对其进行实时在线监测.可调谐半导体激光吸收光谱(TDLAS)技术具有高选择性、高灵敏、快速响应等特点,在痕量气体检测中得到了广泛的应用.文章研究了乙炔气体在近红外波段的吸收线分布特征,详细地讨论了基于近红外可调谐二极管激光吸收光谱技术的乙炔在线监测系统设计方案;建立了实验测量系统,研究了信号检测方法和浓度反演算法,对长度10 cm的样品池和已知标准浓度乙炔气体配制的不同浓度乙炔气体进行检测,检测限可以达到1.46 cm3·m-3;进行了动态检测实验,测量结果具有较好的稳定性和可靠性.分析表明系统设计方案可行,由此发展的乙炔在线监测系统可用于乙炔储存、运输和使用过程中泄漏报警.     

基于经验模态分解的SO_2浓度检测信号处理方法

荧光法测量SO2浓度是大气监测中常用的检测手段.双光路技术可以消除光源和光路的噪音干扰,但光电转换器件在激发光照射下产生的背景噪音也会影响定量分析的准确度.本文采用经验模态分解滤波算法降低检测中存在的各种噪音,在实现有效降噪的基础上较好地保存了有用的原始信号.仿真结果表明,针对SO2浓度检测系统,利用经验模态分解去噪后信号的信噪比达到204.273 6,均方误差为0.007 0.与小波去噪法相比,经验模态分解检测效果更佳.最后将经两组不同方法处理后的信号应用于气体检测系统中,实验数据的线性关系更好地验证了经验模态分解方法应用到浓度检测系统的可行性.     

基于布拉格光栅的边坡监测实验研究

提出了一种基于分布式光纤光栅的边坡监测与报警系统.根据强度折减法,利用ANSYS软件分析出边坡的软弱面及滑体所在的具体位置,从而在该处安装经过特殊封装的拉线式光纤光栅位移传感器.滑体的位移通过拉线转换为作用在光栅上的应力,而光纤光栅反射波长与应变具有良好的线性关系,因此通过检测光栅反射光的中心波长的偏移量,就可以解调出...     

镉(Ⅱ)的共振散射光谱研究及应用

由于镉在环境中具有高毒性和生物蓄积性,对人体和环境会产生巨大的危害,因而测定其在环境中的浓度是十分必要的。本研究基于镉（Ⅱ）-蛋白质-刚果红体系的共振瑞利散射和共振非线性散射光谱建立了测定环境水样中微量镉（Ⅱ）的新方法。在pH=4的BR缓冲溶液中,镉（Ⅱ）与牛血清白蛋白溶液及刚果红溶液反应生成三元离子缔合络合物,使该体系中的共振瑞利散射（RRS）、二级散射（SOS）和倍频散射（FDS）信号明显增强,其最大散射波长分别位于波长560 nm（RRS）、690 nm（SOS）和352 nm（FDS）处。在优化的实验条件下,ΔI与镉（Ⅱ）浓度在一定范围内呈现良好的线性关系,检出限分别为0.31 μg/L（RRS）、0.29 μg/L（SOS）、0.34 μg/L（FDS）。将该方法用于实验室废水、涪江河水和农夫山泉中镉（Ⅱ）的测定,水样中镉（Ⅱ）的回收率在93.2%~107.7%之间,相对标准偏差在0.8%~3.1%之间,取得了较理想的结果。     

Adoption of Common Schemes for Single and Sequential Extractions of Trace Metal in Soils and Sediments

Abstract

The various methods for determining the mode of occurrence of trace metals in sediments and soils have a long history which dates back to the determinations of the availability of metals for plant nutrition performed earlier. Various methods have been developed in the 70′s and 80′s dealing with both single and sequential extraction schemes. Although some schemes received wide acceptance, none of them developed into a commonly accepted procedure. As a result, the information obtained was site-specific and the interpretation of the results scientist-specific. The workshop on single and sequential extraction in sediments and soils held at Sitges     

Real-Time Monitoring of the Mechanical Properties of a Soy Protein and Rubber Polymer during its Production Using Transient Infrared Spectroscopy

Soy protein–based polymers offer promising performance properties, but their characteristics are sensitively dependent on production conditions, so on-line monitoring could help provide the needed control during production. Mid-infrared spectroscopy combined with partial least squares offer the needed analysis, but the opacity of many materials in the mid-infrared range limits its conventional application. Transient infrared spectroscopy is a method of acquiring mid-infrared spectra from moving streams in real time that avoids the opacity problem. We apply transient infrared spectroscopy to a polymer of soy protein and polyisoprene-graft-maleic anhydride–modified natural rubber during its compounding extrusion to measure tensile strength and Young's modulus.     

General expression of the calibration curve for the CR-39 radon track detectors

The CR-39 detectors are widely used as passive radon dosimeters, as well as in physics laboratories or for industrial applications. For what concerns radon monitoring, the calibration curve which is usually adopted corresponds to a linear relation between the actual etched track density and the track density counted by an automatic acquisition system. This linear calibration provides very accurate radon exposure assessments in a restricted range of etched track density, however it neglects the effect of the tracks overlapping that becomes as relevant as the track density increases. In the present work the mathematical expression of the area covered by a set of uniformly distributed tracks is deduced. This result allows then to infer the probability that the system acquires the right track density, providing a general calibration curve for a solid state radon track detector. The process of track production and reading routine is also simulated adopting a Monte Carlo approach, showing that the obtained results are in agreement with the function proposed as calibration curve. Moreover, a linear dependence between the track average area and the rate parameter of the calibration curve has been observed. Finally a semi-empirical correlation based on the previous results is proposed.