Analysis of the composition and structure of aqueous media under excitation by lasers and light emitting diodes

We developed a method for detecting traces of foreign components in water and analyzing the microstructure of water. The method is based on studies of the characteristics of secondary emission arising in aqueous media under excitation by radiation of ultraviolet lasers and light emitting diodes. A new type of cuvette (capillary cuvettes) for studying the secondary emission in molecular media was elaborated. The cuvettes enable the study of aqueous solutions at small concentrations of the components; they enable one to recognize the type of molecular compound present in aqueous media, in view of the photoluminescence spectra.     

基于响应面模型的高超声速低温喷管优化

 建立了高超声速低温(HYLTE)喷管的响应面模型,样本点设计矩阵采用正交试验设计法构造,样本数据通过3维粘性NS方程计算喷管光腔耦合段的多组分混合流场获得。基于HYLTE喷管响应面模型,对喷管进行了多目标优化,定义了综合性能参数,优化后喷管混合性能显著改善,综合性能明显提高。计算表明,基于响应面模型的优化策略,能够满足喷管优化对计算精度和计算量的要求。运用多学科设计优化软件框架iSIGHT作为建模和优化的辅助工具,提高了优化设计的实现效率。     

The pyrolysis of propane

The pyrolysis of propane plays an important role in determining the combustion properties of natural gas mixtures and offers insight into the cracking patterns of larger fuels. This work investigates propane pyrolysis behind reflected shock waves with a multiwavelength laser-absorption speciation technique. Nine laser wavelengths, sensitive to key pyrolysis species, were used to measure absorbance time histories during the decomposition of 2% propane in argon between 1022 and 1467 K, 3.7-4.3 atm. Absorbance models were developed at each diagnostic wavelength to interrogate common initial conditions, and time histories of all major species are reported at 1250, 1290, 1330, 1370, and 1410 K. Nearly complete carbon recovery observed at lower temperatures enabled the inference of hydrogen formation from atomic conservation, while decaying carbon recovery at high temperatures suggests the formation of allene and 1-butene. The results show systematically faster pyrolysis than predicted by kinetic modeling and motivate further study into the kinetics of propane pyrolysis.     

The eigenvalue complementarity problem

In this paper an eigenvalue complementarity problem (EiCP) is studied, which finds its origins in the solution of a contact problem in mechanics. The EiCP is shown to be equivalent to a Nonlinear Complementarity Problem, a Mathematical Programming Problem with Complementarity Constraints and a Global Optimization Problem. A finite Reformulation–Linearization Technique (Rlt)-based tree search algorithm is introduced for processing the EiCP via the lattermost of these formulations. Computational experience is included to highlight the efficacy of the above formulations and corresponding techniques for the solution of the EiCP.     

An unconstrained optimization method using nonmonotone second order Goldstein's line search

In this paper,an unconstrained optimization method using the nonmonotone second order Goldstein's line search is proposed.By using the negative curvature information from the Hessian, the sequence generated is shown to converge to a stationary point with the second order optimality conditions.Numerical tests on a set of standard test problems confirm the efficiency of our new method.     

Sequential Semidefinite Program for Maximum Robustness Design of Structures under Load Uncertainty

A robust structural optimization scheme as well as an optimization algorithm are presented based on the robustness function. Under the uncertainties of the external forces based on the info-gap model, the maximization of the robustness function is formulated as an optimization problem with infinitely many constraints. By using the quadratic embedding technique of uncertainty and the S-procedure, we reformulate the problem into a nonlinear semidefinite programming problem. A sequential semidefinite programming method is proposed which has a global convergent property. It is shown through numerical examples that optimum designs of various linear elastic structures can be found without difficulty.The authors are grateful to the Associate Editor and two anonymous referees for handling the paper efficiently as well as for helpful comments and suggestions.     

A column generation approach for the rail crew re-scheduling problem

When tracks are out of service for maintenance during a certain period, trains cannot be operated on those tracks. This leads to a modified timetable, and results in infeasible rolling stock and crew schedules. Therefore, these schedules need to be repaired. The topic of this paper is the re-scheduling of crew.     

Solving the maximum edge weight clique problem via unconstrained quadratic programming

The unconstrained quadratic binary program (UQP) is proving to be a successful modeling and solution framework for a variety of combinatorial optimization problems. Experience reported in the literature with several problem classes has demonstrated that this approach works surprisingly well in terms of solution quality and computational times, often rivaling and sometimes surpassing more traditional methods. In this paper we report on the application of UQP to the maximum edge-weighted clique problem. Computational experience is reported illustrating the attractiveness of the approach.     

一类灰色动态投入产出优化模型的设计及其在农业经济发展规划中的应用

本文应用灰色系统理论和方法，把动态Ｌｅｏｎｔｉｅｆ投入产出模型和线性规划结合起来，建立一种灰色动态投入产出优化模型，在山东省农业经济发展规划定量研究中，应用该模型取得比较满意的结果．