Development of the continuously variable volume reactor for flow injection analysis: Part 1. Design, capabilities and testing

A new apparatus for mixing sample and reagent in flow injection analysis (FIA) is described. The continuously variable volume reactor (CVVR) replaces the conventional mixing coil in a flow injection (FI) manifold to provide mixing and dilution. A linear actuator motor allows control of the chamber volume via LabVIEW software. The chamber volume can be incremented in steps of 1 μl over the range 68-1704 μl. In addition, the chamber has an integral variable-speed stirring unit that is also under computer control. Experiments were performed to evaluate the dispersion characteristics of this new device, evaluate the volume reproducibility, and understand the mixing characteristics. Use of the chamber is shown in the determination of iron(II) in pond water, and in NIST SRM 1643d with excellent results and a detection limit of 3.7 μg/l iron(II). Advantages of the CVVR and future research activities using the device are discussed.     

Thermal measurements using ultrasonic acoustical pyrometry

Reflections from geometric discontinuities can be used with ultrasonic energy to predict the temperature of an interface where classical temperature measurement techniques are impractical because of physical access limitations or harsh environmental conditions. Additionally, these same ultrasonic measurements can be used with inversion methods commonly applied to ill-posed heat transfer problems to increase the accuracy of the measurement of surface temperature or heat flux at the surface of interest. Both methods for determining surface temperature are presented, along with a comparison of results both from a verification example and using data gathered in a field test of the methods. The results obtained with these two methods are shown to be in good agreement with an empirical relationship used in the design of large caliber guns.     

Joint L1/Lp-regularized minimization in video recovery of remote sensing based on compressed sensing

L₁ regularization and L_p regularization are proposed for processing recovered images based on compressed sensing (CS). L₁ regularization can be solved as a convex optimization problem but is less sparse than L_p (0 < p < 1). L_p regularization is sparser than L₁ regularization but is more difficult to solve. This paper proposes joint L₁/L_p (0 < p < 1) regularization, which combines L_p regularization and L₁ regularization. This joint regularization is applied to recover video of remote sensing based on CS. Joint regularization is sparser than L₁ regularization but is as easy to solve as L₁ regularization. A linearized Bregman reweighted iteration algorithm is proposed to solve the joint L₁/L_p regularization problem. The performance and capabilities of the linearized Bregman algorithm and linearized Bregman reweighted algorithm for solving the joint L₁/L_p regularization model are analyzed and compared through numerical simulations.     

Application of Non-Destructive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry to the Analysis of Suspended Matter in Sea Water

Abstract

In the framework of remote sensing studies concerning coastal transport of pollution in the Northern Adriatic Sea, a method has been developed for the quantitative determination of sulphur, iron, titanium, calcium, phosphorus, silicon, aluminium, magnesium in suspended matter of sea water.

The suspended material was collected by filtering on millipore membrane filters with pore width of 0.45 μ and directly analysed by X-ray spectroscopy. For calibration dried solution and particulate standard samples were used. Limits of sensitivity and precision of the method are reported.

Correlations between the concentration of these elements and the total suspended matter/chlorophyll are discussed.

The aim is to study the geochemical composition of particulate matter and its variations within the geographical site of the sea basin and the seasonal conditions. The approach is to consider aluminium and the other elements normalized on Al. On the basis of a matrix correlation analyses of some sets of data chosen in the restricted area for investigation, some hypothesis on superficial distribution of clay, carbonate, iron hydrous oxides and other mineral detrites, are taken into account. The results confirm the complex situation existing in the offshore area of the Venice lagoon from a geochemical point of view.

The suspended matter seem to be argillaceous in the Southern part of the investigated area and semi-argillaceous with hydrous oxides and carbonates in the Northern part which is influenced by the Piave river.     

基于ARM11的热力站远程水质监控系统设计

为实现对循环水水质的远程监测,设计并开发了一种基于嵌入式技术的热力站远程水质监测系统的监测终端。监测终端由水质传感器、GPRS模块、通信转换模块及嵌入式开发板组成。嵌入式开发板以ARM11系列的Tiny6410为硬件基础,并嵌入WinCE系统作为软件平台,同时加入SQLite数据库以实现将水质传感器采集到的氯离子、PH值、溶解氧等参数的本地存储、查询及图表显示。最后监测终端通过GPRS模块与数据中心建立无线连接,接收数据中心的配置命令,并将现场测得数据发送到远端数据中心。调试结果表明：远程监测终端实现了循环水水质远程监测的功能要求,对于实现水质自动化监测具有一定的理论意义和实用价值。     

Dispersion measurements using time-of-flight remote detection MRI

Remote detection nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging can be used to study fluid flow and dispersion in a porous medium from a purely Eulerian point of view (i.e., in a laboratory frame of reference). Information about fluid displacement is obtained on a macroscopic scale in a long-time regime, while local velocity distributions are averaged out. It is shown how these experiments can be described using the common flow propagator formalism and how experimental data can be analyzed to obtain effective porosity, flow velocity inside the porous medium, fluid dispersion and flow tracing of fluid.     

Upgrade of beamline BL08B at Taiwan Light Source from a photon‐BPM to a double‐grating SGM beamline

During the last 20 years, beamline BL08B has been upgraded step by step from a photon beam‐position monitor (BPM) to a testing beamline and a single‐grating beamline that enables experiments to record X‐ray photo‐emission spectra (XPS) and X‐ray absorption spectra (XAS) for research in solar physics, organic semiconductor materials and spinel oxides, with soft X‐ray photon energies in the range 300–1000 eV. Demands for photon energy to extend to the extreme ultraviolet region for applications in nano‐fabrication and topological thin films are increasing. The basic spherical‐grating monochromator beamline was again upgraded by adding a second grating that delivers photons of energy from 80 to 420 eV. Four end‐stations were designed for experiments with XPS, XAS, interstellar photoprocess systems (IPS) and extreme‐ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) in the scheduled beam time. The data from these experiments show a large count rate in core levels probed and excellent statistics on background normalization in the L‐edge adsorption spectrum.     

基于LabVIEW和Arduino的远程监控系统设计与实现

针对现场采集数据实时远程监控的要求,根据LabVIEW强大的功能模块和Arduino灵活易用的开发特点,提出以Arduino为控制器,采用Arduino软件与LabVIEW软件交互编程的设计思想。为解决LabVIEW在本地服务器Web发布的局限性,同时简化系统的硬件设计,增加使用的灵活性,使用云计算作为服务器,设计实现了一种基于LabVIEW和Arduino的无线串口采控和实时同步Web发布的系统。测试结果表明,该系统界面友好,运行可靠,可扩展性很强,可以在整个互联网上通过网页建立Web请求。     

基于扩展DALI总线的智能照明系统设计

针对大型商业照明场合存在的如组网不便、照明效果单一,能源利用率底的问题,设计了一套基于扩展DALI总线的商业智能照明系统,以实现系统的大面积组网和集中控制,获得丰富的照明效果,实现系统的绿色环保运行。测试系统搭建完成后,实现了管理人员对系统的集中管理和远程监控;系统可按照工作日程表、时间表自动运行;具有分区、分组、单灯、场景等多种控制方式,控制灵活,能达到较好的照明效果和节能要求,可满足多种商业照明需求。     

基于Web的实时漆包线材生产设备监控平台设计

为了实现漆包机生产的远程监控,设计了一款基于Web的实时漆包机远程监控平台。该平台使用模块化,可扩展的设计方案,采用了Spring MVC的后台Web应用程序框架,基于Modbus协议的数据交互,Ajax方式的网络数据异步提交以及无刷新的图表显示技术。传统的监控平台只能通过以太网在企业内部访问,而该平台可接入互联网,可实现随时随地通过电脑及或者移动终端对生产设备各部分的温度点、电机风机转速、耗电量统计的实时监视,对温度的上下限及电机转速进行远程控制,接收设备状态异常的实时报警,数据存储分析。实验测试表明,该平台的实时性和稳定性均能达到车间生产的要求。