A novel tension monitoring device of multi-rope friction hoister by using acoustic filtering sensor

Wire rope tension is one of the vital monitoring parameters for the hoister system, which seriously influence mine coal safety production. However, wire ropes endure vibration and shock in lifting process of multi-rope friction hoisters in coal mine, which interferes with measurement of wire rope tension and lifting load seriously. Aimed to the difficulty of monitoring wire rope tension, this paper put forward a new measurement method of wire rope tension by transferring wire rope tension measurement to pressure measurement, which improves the measurement safety and avoids the safety hazards of adopting pull sensor in series with wire rope, and this paper also designed an acoustic filtering sensor which uses the filtering characteristic of acoustic cavity to eliminate the effect of vibration and shock in wire rope tension measurement. Meanwhile, a novel wire rope tension monitoring device of multi-rope friction hoister is presented based on the proposed measurement method and sensor, which can measure each wire rope tension in the lifting process, display the cage load and monitor the fault of wire rope tension unbalance. Real-time and accurate wire rope tension measurement is realized. By comparing the signals measured by the common sensor and the acoustic filtering sensor, the influence of vibration and shock on the multi-ropes tension measurement is eliminated, and the fault of wire rope tension unbalance can be monitored. This advanced tension monitoring device is of great significance to the safety of coal mine production

Preparation of TiO 2

Photocatalysts comprising nanosized TiO2 particles on activated carbon (AC) were prepared by a sol-gel method. The TiO2/AC composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric (TG) analysis, nitrogen adsorption, scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). Their photocatalytic activities were studied through the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) in photocatalytic reactor at room temperature under ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation and the effect of loading cycles of TiO2 on the structural properties and photocatalytic activity of TiO2/AC composites was also investigated. The results indicate that the anatase TiO2 particles with a crystal size of 10–20 nm can be deposited homogeneously on the AC surface under calcination at 500°C. The loading cycle plays an important role in controlling the loading amount of TiO2 and morphological structure and photocatalytic activity of TiO2/AC composites. The porosity parameters of these composite photocatalysts such as specific surface area and total pore volume decrease whereas the loading amount of TiO2 increases. The TiO2/AC composite synthesized at 2 loading cycles exhibits a high photocatalytic activity in terms of the loading amount of TiO2 and as high as 93.2% removal rate for RhB from the 400 mL solution at initial concentration of 2 × 10−5 mol/L under UV light irradiation

800nm fiber Bragg Grating sensing interrogation system using TFBG and CCD array

An 800nm band fiber Bragg grating sensing interrogation system using TFBG as the core wavelength division component is presented. A charge coupled device (CCD) linear array is put on the focal plane of the lens to detect the light. TFBG is used to tap light out of the fiber core to fiber cladding. The sensing wavelength is 795 to 830nm, with accuracy of 20pm and scan speed 100Hz. Using FBG sensor, we achieve the temperature sensitivity as 1.8°C and strain sensitivity as 18με

Properties and structural features of iron doped BABAL glasses

Temporal-Spatial of dengue virus (DENV) analyses have been performed in previous epidemiological studies in mainland China, but few studies have examined the whole genome of the DENV. Herein, 40 whole genome sequences of DENVs isolated from mainland China were downloaded from GenBank. Phylogenetic analyses and evolutionary distances of the dengue serotypes 1 and 2 were calculated using 14 maximum likelihood trees created from individual genes and whole genome. Amino acid variations were also analyzed in the 40 sequences that included dengue serotypes 1, 2, 3 and 4, and they were grouped according to temporal and spatial differences. The results showed that none of the phylogenetic trees created from each individual gene were similar to the trees created using the complete genome and the evolutionary distances were variable with each individual gene. The number of amino acid variations was significantly different (p = 0.015) between DENV-1 and DENV-2 after 2001; seven mutations, the N290D, L402F and A473T mutations in the E gene region and the R101K, G105R, D340E and L349M mutations in the NS1 region of DENV-1, had significant substitutions, compared to the amino acids of DENV-2. Based on the spatial distribution using Guangzhou, including Foshan, as the indigenous area and the other regions as expanding areas, significant differences in the number of amino acid variations in the NS3 (p = 0.03) and NS1 (p = 0.024) regions and the NS2B (p = 0.016) and NS3 (p = 0.042) regions were found in DENV-1 and DENV-2. Recombination analysis showed no inter-serotype recombination events between the DENV-1 and DENV-2, while six and seven breakpoints were found in DENV-1 and DENV-2. Conclusively, the individual genes might not be suitable to analyze the evolution and selection pressure isolated in mainland China; the mutations in the amino acid residues in the E, NS1 and NS3 regions may play important roles in DENV-1 and DENV-2 epidemics

Comparative evaluation of the efficiency of the BG-Sentinel trap, CDC light trap and Mosquito-oviposition trap for the surveillance of vector mosquitoes

Distribution of the traps in the third week of each month. A. Liangtian (suburban area), B. Tonghe (urban area). Twelve each of BGS Traps, CDC Light Traps and MOTs were used to survey the mosquito density in Tonghe and Liangtian. (PDF 639 kb

Effects of moderate drought extension on bacterial network structure in the rhizosphere soil of Leymus chinensis in semi-arid grasslands

IntroductionGrasslands are home to complex bacterial communities whose dynamic interactions play a crucial role in organic matter and nutrient cycling. However, there is limited understanding regarding the impact of changes in rainfall amount and the duration of dry intervals on bacterial interactions.MethodsTo assess the impact of changes in precipitation volume and dry intervals on bacterial co-occurrence networks, we carried out precipitation manipulation experiments in the Eastern Eurasian Steppe of China.Results and DiscussionWe found that alterations in precipitation and dry intervals did not significantly affect bacterial alpha and beta diversity. However, we observed significant changes in the co-occurrence network structure of bacteria in the rhizosphere ecosystem, with the 12-day dry interval showing the most notable reduction in the number of degrees, edges, and clustering coefficient. Additionally, the study identified putative keystone taxa and observed that the moderately prolonged dry intervals between precipitation events had a major effect on the robustness of bacterial networks. The complexity and stability of the network were found to be positively correlated, and were primarily influenced by soil water content, phosphorous, and aboveground biomass, followed by available phosphorus (AP) and total biomass. These findings have the potential to enhance our comprehension of how bacterial co-occurrence pattern react to variations in dry intervals, by regulating their interactions in water-limited ecosystems. This, in turn, could aid in predicting the impact of precipitation regime alterations on ecosystem nutrient cycling, as well as the feedback between ecosystem processes and global climate change

3D Printed Coronary Arteries: A Useful Tool in Anatomical Education

Introduction Learning 3D anatomy from 2D figures can be challenging. The use of 3D printing in medical education has shown to improve knowledge and skill in surgical training(1). We investigated the efficacy of 3D printed coronary artery models in teaching coronary anatomy to medical students.https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medicaledposters/1000/thumbnail.jp

A Wireless Transient Attenuated-exponential Overpressure Beamforming with for Far-field Blast Source Localization

Time-domain beamforming is more suitable for blast wave transient signal than frequency-domain beamformer because wide-band spectrum of noise makes the beamforming image less clear. To avoid the gust effects and enable the location of blast source accurately, this paper proposes a new one-dimensional Far-field delay-and-sum (DAS) beamforming method with an attenuate exponential function model for wireless overpressure transient signal. In addition, we also design wireless overpressure peak and root-mean-square (RMS) directional estimators to assess the performance of the proposed new DAS beamforming method. Furthermore, the effects of the wireless pressure sensor node (WPSL) spacing, the number of WPSLs and side lobe level brought from noise on the beam width are investigated in the two estimators. The proposed formula is verified by a uniformly spaced linear sensing array, and the results verify the feasibility of the proposed method in blast source localization. This paper is conducted to provide new insight into blast source localization algorithm, and further open a door for transient blast overpressure source localization scenarios in future