Modeling of mixed liquor inorganic suspended solids and membrane flux at different ratio of SRT to HRT in a submerged membrane bioreactor

In order to investigate the influence of mixed liquor inorganic suspended solids (MLISS) on membrane flux at different ratio of sludge retention time (SRT) to hydraulic retention time (HRT) in a submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR), a pilot scale test was conducted for 452 days using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) wastewater as influent. SRT/HRT was controlled at 150, 480 and 750, respectively. The experimental results showed that the average values of MLISS were 1271.9, 1664.5 and 6898.8 mg/L at different SRT/HRT, respectively; MLISS were accumulated from 265.5 g/h to 4912.93 g/h, which indicated that SMBR could not steadily operate for a long period without sludge withdrawal. Sludge oxygen utilized rate (SOUR) decreased from 5.115 to 1.292 mgO₂/(gVSS h) and volume oxygen utilized rate (VOUR) increased from 10.84 to 18.13 mgO₂/(L h). Model of membrane flux and MLISS were developed under different temperature and operational pressure by regressions, which were then satisfactorily employed to predict the trend of membrane flux during the experiment.     

FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE J_2-INTEGRAL IN BIMATERIAL SOLIDS

The J_2-integral induced from the interface of bimaterial solids(J_2~(interface))is stud-ied by numerical method.First,the effect on the J_2-integral induced from the interface is verysignificant in bimaterial solids,which is inherently related to that induced from the subinterfacecracks.Moreover,it can be concluded that either the first or the second component of the J_k-vector is always equal to zero when the contour encloses both the cracks and the whole interfacein bimaterial solids.Secondly,it can also be concluded that the interface does produce significanteffect on the J_2-integral induced from the subinterface cracks(J_2~(sub))in bimaterial solids.Thiseffect depends on the geometry of the crack arrangement,which is corresponding to the differentinteraction effect among the cracks and the interface.Moreover,the interface effect on the J_2~(sub)can be neglected when the distance from the crack center to the interface is large enough,whichreveals that the bimaterial solids can be regarded as homogenous solids in fracture analysis whenthe subinterface crack is far enough from the interface.Three examples are given in this paper.     

全流通格局下沪市主并上市公司并购绩效研究

以全流通格局下2007年发生并购的56家上市公司为样本,应用超常收益方法对沪市主并上市公司并购的绩效进行实证研究.结果表明:主并上市公司并购后绩效呈上升趋势;在横向并购、纵向并购和混合并购三种方式中,纵向并购的效果优于横向并购和混合并购,而横向并购与混合并购对绩效的影响区别不明显.     

Continuum modeling for the modulated vibration modes of large repetitive structuresModèle continu pour les modes de vibrations modulés des longues structures répétitives

By homogenization theory, one can predict the vibrations of long repetitive structures in the low frequency range. Beyond this range, many modes have a modulated shape. Based on a multiple scale analysis, a continuum model is presented, that is able to account for this class of modes. This model involves a real coefficient that can be computed from the finite element resolution of problems defined on a few basic cells. An application in 2D elasticity is presented. To cite this article: E.M. Daya et al., C. R. Mecanique 330 (2002) 333–338.     

Adaptive remeshing for ductile fracture prediction in metal formingRemaillage adaptatif pour la prévision de la rupture ductile en mise en forme

The analysis of mechanical structures using the Finite Element Method in the framework of large elastoplastic strain, needs frequent remeshing of the deformed domain during computation. Indeed, the remeshing is due to the large geometrical distortion of finite elements and the adaptation to the physical behavior of the solution. This paper gives the necessary steps to remesh a mechanical structure during large elastoplastic deformations with damage. An important part of this process is constituted by geometrical and physical error estimates. The proposed method is integrated in a computational environment using the ABAQUS/Explicit solver and the BL2D-V2 adaptive mesher. To cite this article: H. Borouchaki et al., C. R. Mecanique 330 (2002) 709–716.     

A mathematical model of the systemic circulatory system with logistically defined nervous system regulatory mechanisms

A mathematical model is developed that accurately describes the pressure, volume and flow dynamics of the systemic circulatory system over the full physiological range of human pressures and volumes. At the heart of this model are mathematical representations for the autonomic and central nervous system reflexes which maintain arterial pressure, cardiac output and cerebral blood flow. These representations involve functions in which a maximum effect and a minimum effect are smoothly connected by a logistic transition. A new approach to modelling the pressure – volume relationship in a vessel with smooth muscle contraction is also presented. To test the model, simulations of cardiac arrest and various haemorrhagic situations were conducted, and predicted results were compared with clinical observations. Near-perfect agreement was obtained between predicted and observed values of the mean circulatory filling pressure, cardiac output and arterial pressure decay in the face of significant haemorrhage, and the critical values delineating progressive from non-progressive hypovolaemic shock.     

Method for independent control of particle size and distance in rhodium epitaxy on TiO2(110)-(1×2) surface An STM study

A method for independent control of the particle size and distance is presented for rhodium epitaxy on TiO₂(110)-(1×2) surface. The real space imaging of the surface morphology was performed by scanning tunneling microscopy. The amount of the deposited rhodium was checked by Auger electron spectrometry. The method consists of two steps: (i) evaporation of 0.001–0.050 ML equivalent of rhodium at room temperature with a post-annealing at 1100 K (“seeding”); (ii) post-deposition of rhodium for growing of the Rh nanoparticles formed in step (i) (“growing”). The mechanism of this procedure is based on the large difference of the surface diffusion coefficient between Rh adatoms and Rh nanocrystallites larger than 1–2 nm. In the first step the average distance between the metal particles is controlled in the range 5–200 nm, the second step determines the particles size (2–50 nm). This work demonstrates that the diffusion processes of metal nanoparticles of different sizes and the growing modes of the crystallites can be studied in detail by application of seeded surfaces.     

New aspects of critical sound attenuation in magnetic systems with spin-lattice relaxation

A general theory of critical sound propagation, including phonon-spin-energy coupling, is studied in anisotropic magnets above their transition temperature. The Kawasaki weak singularity in the ultrasonic attenuation is found as a nonasymptotic effect. A new nonasymptotic regime similar to the one in the binary mixture is also determined. The role of coupling constants and the bare relaxation times in establishing the dominance region of particular terms, is discussed. Received: 9 December 1997 / Accepted: 24 February 1998     

Complex force network in marginally and deeply jammed solids

This paper studies the force network properties of marginally and deeply jammed packings of frictionless soft particlesfrom the perspective of complex network theory. We generate zero-temperature granular packings at different pressures by minimizing the inter-particle potential energy. The force networks are constructed as nodes representing particles and links representing normal forces between the particles. Deeply jammed solids show remarkably different behavior from marginally jammed solids in their degree distribution, strength distribution, degree correlation, and clustering coefficient. Bimodal and multi-modal distributions emerge when the system enters the deep jamming region. The results also show that small and large particles can show different correlation behavior in this simple system.