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Planting Design of Beijing Olympic Forest Park

  • Yi-Xia, Wu;Jie, Hu;Yan, Zhang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture Conference
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    • 2007.10b
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    • pp.38-43
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    • 2007
  • Beijing Olympic Forest Park, which occupies about 680hectares, sustains a healthy ecosystem in Beijing by maintaining regional ecological systems and improving urban ecology.

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Output Tracking of an Unmanned Tandem Helicopter Based On Dynamic Augment Method

  • Hu, Chun-hua;Zhu, Ji-hong;Huang, Xing-li;Hu, Jin-chun;Sun, Zeng-qi
    • International Journal of Control, Automation, and Systems
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.156-164
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    • 2004
  • The unmanned tandem helicopter, which is a MIMO nonlinear system with complexity and inherent instability, exists in unstable zero dynamics. In this paper, approximate linearization is presented to design the controller for output tracking of an unmanned tandem helicopter based on the dynamic augment method, and the simulation results are encouraging.

Numerical Simulation on Startup Transient Performance of a Centrifugal Pump

  • Chen, Gang;Shao, Jie;Wu, Yulin;Liu, Shuhong;Cao, Guangjun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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    • 2008.03a
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    • pp.751-755
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    • 2008
  • During the rapid startup transient of a centrifugal pump, in order to investigate its transient characteristics, the torque equations are deduced. Based on these equations, numerical simulation is carried out with the Large Eddy Simulation(LES) method and UDFs(User Defined Functions) are applied during the simulation. Comparison between simulation and experiment results of pump heads and rotational speed shows that they are in good agreement, indicating that the dynamic characteristics of this pump can be predicted accurate comparatively through simulation with LES method during its startup process.

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Endoplasmic Reticulum Mediated Necrosis-like Apoptosis of HeLa Cells Induced by Ca2+ Oscillation

  • Hu, Qingliu;Chang, Junlei;Tao, Litao;Yan, Guoliang;Xie, Mingchao;Wang, Zhao
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.38 no.6
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    • pp.709-716
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    • 2005
  • Apoptosis and necrosis are distinguished by modality primarily. Here we show an apoptosis occurred instantly, induced by $300\;{\mu}M$ W-7 ((N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalenesulfonamide hydrochloride), inhibitor of calmodulin), which demonstrated necrotic modality. As early as 30 min after W-7 addition, apoptotic (sub-diploid) peak could be detected by fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS), “DNA ladders” began to emerge also at this time point, activity of caspase-3 elevated obviously within this period. Absence of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) reduction and cytochrome c, AIF (apoptosis inducing factor) release, verified that this rapid apoptosis did not proceed through mitochondria pathway. Activation of caspase-12 and changes of other endoplasmic reticulum (ER) located proteins ascertained that ER pathway mediated this necrosis-like apoptosis. Our findings suggest that it is not credible to judge apoptosis by modality. Elucidation of ER pathway is helpful to comprehend the pathology of diseases associated with ER stress, and may offer a new approach to the therapy of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.

Characterization of a Blend-Biosurfactant of Glycolipid and Lipopeptide Produced by Bacillus subtilis TU2 Isolated from Underground Oil-Extraction Wastewater

  • Cheng, Fangyu;Tang, Cheng;Yang, Huan;Yu, Huimin;Chen, Yu;Shen, Zhongyao
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.390-396
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    • 2013
  • Biosurfactants have versatile properties and potential industrial applications. A new producer, B. subtilis TU2, was isolated from the underground oil-extraction wastewater of Shengli Oilfield, China. Preliminary flask culture showed that the titer of biosurfactant obtained from the broth of TU2 was ~1.5 g/l at 48 h (718 mg/l after purification), with a reduced surface tension of 32.5 mN/m. The critical micelle concentration was measured as 50 mg/l and the surface tension maintained stability in solution with 50 g/l NaCl and 16 g/l $CaCl_2$ after 5 days of incubation at $70^{\circ}C$. FT-IR spectra exhibited the structure information of both glycolipid and lipopeptide. MALDI-TOF-MS analyses confirmed that the biosurfactant produced by B. subtilis TU2 was a blend of glycolipid and lipopeptide, including rhamnolipid, surfactin, and fengycin. The blended biosurfactant showed 86% of oil-washing efficiency and fine emulsification activity on crude oil, suggesting its potential application in enhanced oil recovery.

Tradeoff between the Output Voltage Deviation and Recovery Time of Boost Converters

  • Ge, Junjie;Yuan, Liqiang;Zhao, Zhengming;Lu, Ting;He, Fanbo;Feng, Gaohui
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.338-345
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    • 2015
  • The time-optimal control for boost converters can achieve the minimum recovery time. However, their output voltage deviation is quite large. Since the minimum output voltage deviation and minimum recovery time cannot be obtained at the same time, a novel energy control is proposed to achieve a superior tradeoff between them in this paper. The peak value of the inductor current can be decreased as well. Its control parameter is easy to choose. When compared with the conventional control methods, the proposed control shows a better dynamic performance. Experimental results, which are in agreement with the theoretical analysis, are provided to verify the proposed control method.

Experimental measurement of stiffness coefficient of high-temperature graphite pebble fuel elements in helium at high temperatures

  • Minghao Si;Nan Gui;Yanfei Sun;Xingtuan Yang;Jiyuan Tu;Shengyao Jiang
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.56 no.5
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    • pp.1679-1686
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    • 2024
  • Graphite material plays an important role in nuclear reactors especially the high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) by its outstanding comprehensive nuclear properties. The structural integrity of graphite pebble fuel elements is the first barrier to core safety under any circumstances. The correct knowledge of the stiffness coefficient of the graphite pebble fuel element inside the reactor's core is significant to ensure the valid design and inherent safety. In this research, a vertical extrusion device was set up to measure the stiffness coefficient of the graphite pebble fuel element by the Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology (INET) of Tsinghua University in China. The stiffness coefficient equations of graphite pebble fuel elements at different temperatures are given (in a helium atmosphere). The result first provides the data on the high-temperature stiffness coefficient of pebbles in helium gas. The result will be helpful for the engineering safety analysis of pebble-bed nuclear reactors.