Person re-identification(Re-ID)has achieved great progress in recent years.However,person Re-ID methods are still suffering from body part missing and occlusion problems,which makes the learned representations less re...Person re-identification(Re-ID)has achieved great progress in recent years.However,person Re-ID methods are still suffering from body part missing and occlusion problems,which makes the learned representations less reliable.In this paper,we pro⁃pose a robust coarse granularity part-level network(CGPN)for person Re-ID,which ex⁃tracts robust regional features and integrates supervised global features for pedestrian im⁃ages.CGPN gains two-fold benefit toward higher accuracy for person Re-ID.On one hand,CGPN learns to extract effective regional features for pedestrian images.On the other hand,compared with extracting global features directly by backbone network,CGPN learns to extract more accurate global features with a supervision strategy.The single mod⁃el trained on three Re-ID datasets achieves state-of-the-art performances.Especially on CUHK03,the most challenging Re-ID dataset,we obtain a top result of Rank-1/mean av⁃erage precision(mAP)=87.1%/83.6%without re-ranking.展开更多
Rough set philosophy hinges on the granularity of data, which is used to build all its basic concepts, like approximations, dependencies, reduction etc. Genetic Algorithms provides a general frame to optimize problem ...Rough set philosophy hinges on the granularity of data, which is used to build all its basic concepts, like approximations, dependencies, reduction etc. Genetic Algorithms provides a general frame to optimize problem solution of complex system without depending on the domain of problem.It is robust to many kinds of problems.The paper combines Genetic Algorithms and rough sets theory to compute granular of knowledge through an example of information table. The combination enable us to compute granular of knowledge effectively.It is also useful for computer auto-computing and information processing.展开更多
This study numerically investigates the nonlinear interaction of head-on solitary waves in a granular chain(a nonintegrable system)and compares the simulation results with the theoretical results in fluid(an integrabl...This study numerically investigates the nonlinear interaction of head-on solitary waves in a granular chain(a nonintegrable system)and compares the simulation results with the theoretical results in fluid(an integrable system).Three stages(the pre-in-phase traveling stage,the central-collision stage,and the post-in-phase traveling stage)are identified to describe the nonlinear interaction processes in the granular chain.The nonlinear scattering effect occurs in the central-collision stage,which decreases the amplitude of the incident solitary waves.Compared with the leading-time phase in the incident and separation collision processes,the lagging-time phase in the separation collision process is smaller.This asymmetrical nonlinear collision results in an occurrence of leading phase shifts of time and space in the post-in-phase traveling stage.We next find that the solitary wave amplitude does not influence the immediate space-phase shift in the granular chain.The space-phase shift of the post-in-phase traveling stage is only determined by the measurement position rather than the wave amplitude.The results are reversed in the fluid.An increase in solitary wave amplitude leads to decreased attachment,detachment,and residence times for granular chains and fluid.For the immediate time-phase shift,leading and lagging phenomena appear in the granular chain and the fluid,respectively.These results offer new knowledge for designing mechanical metamaterials and energy-mitigating systems.展开更多
An abnormally high peak friction angle of Ottawa sand was observed in(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) NASA–(Mechanics of Granular Materials) MGM tests in microgravity conditions on the space shuttle. P...An abnormally high peak friction angle of Ottawa sand was observed in(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) NASA–(Mechanics of Granular Materials) MGM tests in microgravity conditions on the space shuttle. Previous investigations have been unsuccessful in providing a constitutive insight into this behavior of granular materials under extremely low effective stress conditions. Here, a recently proposed unified constitutive model for transient rheological behavior of sand and other granular materials is adopted for the analytical assessment of high peak friction angles. For the first time, this long-eluded behavior of sand is attributed to a hidden rheological transition mechanism, that is not only rate-sensitive, but also pressure-sensitive. The NASA–MGM microgravity conditions show that shear-tests of sand can be performed under abnormally low confining stress conditions. The pressure-sensitive behavior of granular shearing that is previously ignored is studied based on the μ(I) rheology and its variations. Comparisons between the model and the NASA microgravity tests demonstrate a high degree of agreement. The research is highly valid for pressure-sensitive and rate-dependent problems that occur during earthquakes, landslides, and space exploration.展开更多
Research on reservoir rock stress sensitivity has traditionally focused on unary granular structures,neglecting the binary nature of real reservoirs,especially tight reservoirs.Understanding the stresssensitive behavi...Research on reservoir rock stress sensitivity has traditionally focused on unary granular structures,neglecting the binary nature of real reservoirs,especially tight reservoirs.Understanding the stresssensitive behavior and mathematical characterization of binary granular media remains a challenging task.In this study,we conducted online-NMR experiments to investigate the permeability and porosity evolution as well as stress-sensitive control mechanisms in tight sandy conglomerate samples.The results revealed stress sensitivity coefficients between 0.042 and 0.098 and permeability damage rates ranging from 65.6%to 90.9%,with an average pore compression coefficient of 0.0168—0.0208 MPa 1.Pore-scale compression occurred in three stages:filling,compression,and compaction,with matrix pores playing a dominant role in pore compression.The stress sensitivity of binary granular media was found to be influenced by the support structure and particle properties.High stress sensitivity was associated with small fine particle size,high fines content,high uniformity coefficient of particle size,high plastic deformation,and low Young's modulus.Matrix-supported samples exhibited a high irreversible permeability damage rate(average=74.2%)and stress sensitivity coefficients(average=0.089),with pore spaces more slit-like.In contrast,grain-supported samples showed low stress sensitivity coefficients(average=0.021)at high stress stages.Based on the experiments,we developed a mathematical model for stress sensitivity in binary granular media,considering binary granular properties and nested interactions using Hertz contact deformation and Poiseuille theory.By describing the change in activity content of fines under stress,we characterized the non-stationary state of compressive deformation in the binary granular structure and classified the reservoir into three categories.The model was applied for production prediction using actual data from the Mahu reservoir in China,showing that the energy retention rates of support-dominated,fill-dominated,and matrix-controlled reservoirs should be higher than 70.1%,88%,and 90.2%,respectively.展开更多
Granular segregation is widely observed in nature and industry.Most research has focused on segregation caused by differences in the size and density of spherical grains.However,due to the fact that grains typically h...Granular segregation is widely observed in nature and industry.Most research has focused on segregation caused by differences in the size and density of spherical grains.However,due to the fact that grains typically have different shapes,the focus is shifting towards shape segregation.In this study,experiments are conducted by mixing cubic and spherical grains.The results indicate that spherical grains gather at the center and cubic grains are distributed around them,and the degree of segregation is low.Through experiments,a structured analysis of local regions is conducted to explain the inability to form stable segregation patterns with obviously different geometric shapes.Further,through simulations,the reasons for the central and peripheral distributions are explained by comparing velocities and the number of collisions of the grains in the flow layer.展开更多
A continuous stirred-tank reactor （CSTR） process with granular activated carbon （GAC） was developed for fermentation hydrogen production from molasses-containing wastewater by mixed microbial cultures. Operation a...A continuous stirred-tank reactor （CSTR） process with granular activated carbon （GAC） was developed for fermentation hydrogen production from molasses-containing wastewater by mixed microbial cultures. Operation at 35℃, an initial biomass of 17.74 g·L^-1 and hydraulic retention time （HRT） of 6 h, the CSTR reactor presented a continuous hydrogen production ability of 5.9 L·d^-1 and the biogas was free of methane throughout the experiment. Dissolved fermehtation products were predominated by ethanol and acetate acid, with smaller quantities of propionic acid, butyric acid and valeric acid. It was found that GAC could make the immobilized system durable and stable in response to organic load impacting and low pH value. When the organic loading rate （OLR） ranged from 8 kgCOD/（m^3d） to 4 kgCOD/（m^3d）, stable ethanol-type fermentation was formed, and the ethanol and acetate concentrations account for 89% of the total liquid products.展开更多
Achieving a thorough understanding of how primary sedimentary granularity drives considerable heterogeneity in internal reservoir attributes of terrigenous fine-grained deposits is of great significance.We investigate...Achieving a thorough understanding of how primary sedimentary granularity drives considerable heterogeneity in internal reservoir attributes of terrigenous fine-grained deposits is of great significance.We investigated the quantitative differentiation and its corresponding driving forces of physical reservoir properties and pore-structure characteristics of silty-mud sediments in the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation(SW China)using a multi-method approach.The results show that the micro-mesopore volume and surface area of mudstones/shales are apparently higher than those of silty mudstones and a remarkable threefold rise in average permeability also presents.Extensively distributed bitumen pores occurring mostly along brittle mineral grains or forming clay-organic complexes make considerable contributions to shrinking microcracks.Furthermore,an evidently higher concentration of clay minerals in mudstone/shale reservoirs is primarily responsible for development of the two types of clay intercrystalline pores distributed along grain aggregates and between well-oriented platelets.These two major causes facilitate the formation of micro-bedding fractures/non-bedding micro fractures and connected fracture and pore-fracture networks,and also high-quality argillaceous reservoirs by strongly enhancing storage spaces and seepage capacities.Finally,a conceptual model is established for interpreting a differential reservoir-forming mechanism and corresponding two-sided effects on petrophysical and reservoir quality properties for continental silty-mud sediments.展开更多
Today's data center networks are designed using densely interconnected hosts in the data center.There are multiple paths between source host and destination server.Therefore,how to balance traffic is key issue wit...Today's data center networks are designed using densely interconnected hosts in the data center.There are multiple paths between source host and destination server.Therefore,how to balance traffic is key issue with the fast growth of network applications.Although lots of load balancing methods have been proposed,the traditional approaches cannot fully satisfy the requirement of load balancing in data center networks.The main reason is the lack of efficient ways to obtain network traffic statistics from each network device.As a solution,the OpenFlow protocol enables monitoring traffic statistics by a centralized controller.However,existing solutions based on OpenFlow present a difficult dilemma between load balancing and packet reordering.To achieve a balance between load balancing and packet reordering,we propose an OpenFlow based flow slice load balancing algorithm.Through introducing the idea of differentiated service,the scheme classifies Internet flows into two categories:the aggressive and the normal,and applies different splitting granularities to the two classes of flows.This scheme improves the performance of load balancing and also reduces the number of reordering packets.Using the trace-driven simulations,we show that the proposed scheme gains over 50%improvement over previous schemes under the path delay estimation errors,and is a practical and efficient algorithm.展开更多
Gravity is the most important load source in mining and geotechnical engineering,which causes both the stress level and stress gradient inside geomaterials.Different from the stress level,the influence of gravity-indu...Gravity is the most important load source in mining and geotechnical engineering,which causes both the stress level and stress gradient inside geomaterials.Different from the stress level,the influence of gravity-induced stress gradient on the behaviour of the material is still unknown.An in-deep study on it will help to promote the understanding of material behaviour,especially for those cases related to unconventional gravity such as terrestrial ng physical modelling and extraterrestrial resource exploitation(g is the terrestrial gravitational acceleration).In this study,a high-order homogenization for granular materials is proposed at first,in which the stress gradient is drawn into the constitutive representation by adopting a representative volume element(RVE).The consolidation and shear strength behaviour of RVE are then investigated by performing numerical biaxial tests.The results show that all the compressibility,shear strength,shear stiffness,volumetric deformation,and critical state behaviour show a stress gradient dependence.A coupling between stress gradient,stress level,and material properties is also observed.These observations suggest that,besides the stress level,extra attention needs to be paid to material responses related to stress gradient during engineering practices.展开更多
Force chains based mesoscale simulation is conducted to investigate the response behavior of aluminumpolytetrafluoroethylene(Al-PTFE)granular composites under a low-velocity impact.A two-dimensional model followed the...Force chains based mesoscale simulation is conducted to investigate the response behavior of aluminumpolytetrafluoroethylene(Al-PTFE)granular composites under a low-velocity impact.A two-dimensional model followed the randomly normal distribution of real Al particles size is developed.The dynamic compressive process of Al-PTFE composites with varied Al mass fraction is simulated and validated against the experiments.The results indicate that,force chains behavior governed by the number and the size of agglomerated Al particles,significantly affects the impact response of the material.The failure mode of the material evolves from shear failure of matrix to debonding failure of particles with increasing density.A high crack area of the material is critical mechanism to arouse the initiation reaction.The damage maintained by force chains during large plastic strain builds up more local stresses concentration to enhance a possible reaction performance.In addition,simulation is performed with identical mass fraction but various Al size distribution to explore the effects of size centralization and dispersion on the mechanical properties of materials.It is found that smaller sized Al particle of composites are more preferred than its bulky material in ultimate strength.Increasing dispersed degree is facilitated to create stable force chains in samples with comparable particle number.The simulation studies provide further insights into the plastic deformation,failure mechanism,and possible energy release capacity for Al-PTFE composites,which is helpful for further design and application of reactive materials.展开更多
Previous experimental investigations have shown that when a narrow pipe is inserted into a granular bed and is vibrated vertically but the granular bed is kept still, the grains in the bed can enter the pipe and rise ...Previous experimental investigations have shown that when a narrow pipe is inserted into a granular bed and is vibrated vertically but the granular bed is kept still, the grains in the bed can enter the pipe and rise against gravity along the pipe and finally stabilized at a certain height. The growth velocity and final stable height of the grain column inside the pipe can be controlled by varying the vibration conditions. In this paper, we discuss those experimental findings. We establish a mathematic relation between the grain column height（h） and time（t）, and by using the relation we discuss the change of the growth velocity（ dh/ dt） and acceleration（ d^2h/ dt^2） with t and h, respectively. We also analyze the mechanism of the rising motion of the grains during vibration. Furthermore, we derive a theoretical expression for describing the final stable height（h st）, which shows that the main factors influencing the height are vibration strength（Γ）, bulk density of grains,inner diameter of the pipe, and vibration frequency, and that h st increases nonlinearly in the presence of air and linearly in a vacuum environment with increasing Γ.展开更多
Backfilling is a common practice in the mining industry and the backfilling performance plays a significant role in supporting the surrounding rock mass.To evaluate the backfilling performance,an experimental apparatu...Backfilling is a common practice in the mining industry and the backfilling performance plays a significant role in supporting the surrounding rock mass.To evaluate the backfilling performance,an experimental apparatus has been developed to understand how backfill affects the compressive strength of sandstone specimens in the laboratory.Pebbles were selected to model the backfill and divided into six groups with different particle sizes using a set of standard sieves.The backfilling pebbles with three types of particle size compositions were then produced,i.e.single gradation,two adjacent gradations,and increasingly widening gradations.A series of compressive tests were carried out to study the mechanical behavior of the sandstone specimens confined by these pebbles.The effects of the gradations of the filled pebbles on the peak and residual compressive strengths were analyzed.It is found that the increasing amount of the compressive strength is over 10%in most cases,even up to 20%.Based on the experiment data,the increasing amount was also estimated theoretically under some assumptions and it further confirmed the experimental results.The effects are closely related to the gradations of the filled pebbles except for their dense degree.展开更多
A new dual-layer granular bed filter for hot gas cleanup was invented and studied experimentally. Fine sand,0.5-1 mm grain size and about 1350 kg/m3 bulk density,was used as the lower layer of the filter. Expanded per...A new dual-layer granular bed filter for hot gas cleanup was invented and studied experimentally. Fine sand,0.5-1 mm grain size and about 1350 kg/m3 bulk density,was used as the lower layer of the filter. Expanded perlite par-ticles,2-5 mm grain size and about 70 kg/m3 bulk density,was used for the upper layer of the filter in this study. It was confirmed that the sizes and densities of these two media matched well; the binary media remained in complete segre-gation during regeneration by fluidization. Test results show that the filtration of the expanded perlite particle layer was characterized as "deep bed filtration." Filtration of the fine sand layer was "surface cake filtration." The expanded per-lite particle layer contributed about 90% to the bed dust capacity,but only about 20% to the total bed pressure drop,which increased the bed dust capacity ten fold compared to a single-layer bed of the same sand and the same total bed pressure drop. The dust cake on the surface of the fine sand layer raised the collection efficiencies to over 99.99%.展开更多
This paper studies some interesting features of two-dimensional granular shearing flow by using molecular dynamic approach for a specific granular system. The obtained results show that the probability distribution fu...This paper studies some interesting features of two-dimensional granular shearing flow by using molecular dynamic approach for a specific granular system. The obtained results show that the probability distribution function of velocities of particles is Gaussian at the central part, but diverts from Gaussian distribution nearby the wall. The macroscopic stress along the vertical direction has large fluctuation around a constant value, the non-zero average velocity occurs mainly near the moving wall, which forms a shearing zone.. In the shearing movement, the volume of the granular material behaves in a random manner. The equivalent fl＇iction coefficient between moving slab and granular material correlates with the moving speed at low velocity, and approaches constant as the velocity is large enough.展开更多
Unbound granular material specifications for road pavements in Australia are primarily based on physical material specification rather than mechanical characterisation. This simplified approach does not reflect the ac...Unbound granular material specifications for road pavements in Australia are primarily based on physical material specification rather than mechanical characterisation. This simplified approach does not reflect the actual material performance under repeated dynamic traffic loads. There is a little information available on the influence of the local crushed rock properties and compacted layer properties on permanent deformation (PD). This study aims to characterise the local unbound granular materials in Victoria according to their PD behaviour under repeated loads and to develop a suitable shakedown criterion that could describe the PD of the tested materials to simplify the flexible pavement design. Repeated-load triaxial tests were conducted over several samples with a range of moisture contents, gradations, densities, and stress conditions. The laboratory test results showed that PD behaviour was influenced by several factors. In addition, the tested subbase-specified unbound granular materials reflect high PD resistance that is almost equivalent to basequality unbound granular materials. This may indicate that current requirements for the subbase-quality unbound granular materials are over-prescribe. Moreover, as the existing shakedown criterion was not applicable for the multi-stage repeated-load triaxial test and the local tested materials, a new shakedown criterion and new boundaries are proposed based on the PD behaviour. In the proposed criterion, the shakedown ranges are identified based on the curve angle of the PD vs. logarithm of the number of loading cycles, and this new criterion was validated using several materials from existing literature. The local tested base and subbase materials can be assigned as Range A when PD\1%, Range B when 1%\PD\3%, and Range C when PD[3%. The proposed criterion could provide a useful and quick approach to assess the PD of the unbound granular materials with both single and multistages of stresses.展开更多
Energy dissipation is one of the most important properties of granular gas, which makes Its behavior dltterent trom that of molecular gas. In this work we report our investigations on the freely-cooling evolution of g...Energy dissipation is one of the most important properties of granular gas, which makes Its behavior dltterent trom that of molecular gas. In this work we report our investigations on the freely-cooling evolution of granular gas under microgravity in a drop tower experiment, and also conduct the molecular dynamics （MD） simulation for comparison. While our experimental and simulation results support Haff＇s law that the kinetic energy dissipates with time t as E（t） （1 ＋ t/v） 2, we modify ~＂ by taking into account the friction dissipation during collisions, and study the effects of number density and particle size on the collision frequency. From the standard deviation of the measured velocity distributions we also verify the energy dissipation law, which is in agreement with Haff＇s kinetic energy dissipation.展开更多
文摘Person re-identification(Re-ID)has achieved great progress in recent years.However,person Re-ID methods are still suffering from body part missing and occlusion problems,which makes the learned representations less reliable.In this paper,we pro⁃pose a robust coarse granularity part-level network(CGPN)for person Re-ID,which ex⁃tracts robust regional features and integrates supervised global features for pedestrian im⁃ages.CGPN gains two-fold benefit toward higher accuracy for person Re-ID.On one hand,CGPN learns to extract effective regional features for pedestrian images.On the other hand,compared with extracting global features directly by backbone network,CGPN learns to extract more accurate global features with a supervision strategy.The single mod⁃el trained on three Re-ID datasets achieves state-of-the-art performances.Especially on CUHK03,the most challenging Re-ID dataset,we obtain a top result of Rank-1/mean av⁃erage precision(mAP)=87.1%/83.6%without re-ranking.
文摘Rough set philosophy hinges on the granularity of data, which is used to build all its basic concepts, like approximations, dependencies, reduction etc. Genetic Algorithms provides a general frame to optimize problem solution of complex system without depending on the domain of problem.It is robust to many kinds of problems.The paper combines Genetic Algorithms and rough sets theory to compute granular of knowledge through an example of information table. The combination enable us to compute granular of knowledge effectively.It is also useful for computer auto-computing and information processing.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11574153)the Foundation of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China(Grant No.TSXK2022D007)。
文摘This study numerically investigates the nonlinear interaction of head-on solitary waves in a granular chain(a nonintegrable system)and compares the simulation results with the theoretical results in fluid(an integrable system).Three stages(the pre-in-phase traveling stage,the central-collision stage,and the post-in-phase traveling stage)are identified to describe the nonlinear interaction processes in the granular chain.The nonlinear scattering effect occurs in the central-collision stage,which decreases the amplitude of the incident solitary waves.Compared with the leading-time phase in the incident and separation collision processes,the lagging-time phase in the separation collision process is smaller.This asymmetrical nonlinear collision results in an occurrence of leading phase shifts of time and space in the post-in-phase traveling stage.We next find that the solitary wave amplitude does not influence the immediate space-phase shift in the granular chain.The space-phase shift of the post-in-phase traveling stage is only determined by the measurement position rather than the wave amplitude.The results are reversed in the fluid.An increase in solitary wave amplitude leads to decreased attachment,detachment,and residence times for granular chains and fluid.For the immediate time-phase shift,leading and lagging phenomena appear in the granular chain and the fluid,respectively.These results offer new knowledge for designing mechanical metamaterials and energy-mitigating systems.
基金Project supported by the ESA-CMSA/CSU Space Science and Utilization Collaboration Program。
文摘An abnormally high peak friction angle of Ottawa sand was observed in(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) NASA–(Mechanics of Granular Materials) MGM tests in microgravity conditions on the space shuttle. Previous investigations have been unsuccessful in providing a constitutive insight into this behavior of granular materials under extremely low effective stress conditions. Here, a recently proposed unified constitutive model for transient rheological behavior of sand and other granular materials is adopted for the analytical assessment of high peak friction angles. For the first time, this long-eluded behavior of sand is attributed to a hidden rheological transition mechanism, that is not only rate-sensitive, but also pressure-sensitive. The NASA–MGM microgravity conditions show that shear-tests of sand can be performed under abnormally low confining stress conditions. The pressure-sensitive behavior of granular shearing that is previously ignored is studied based on the μ(I) rheology and its variations. Comparisons between the model and the NASA microgravity tests demonstrate a high degree of agreement. The research is highly valid for pressure-sensitive and rate-dependent problems that occur during earthquakes, landslides, and space exploration.
基金funded in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,grant number 51574257in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China,grant number 2015CB250904。
文摘Research on reservoir rock stress sensitivity has traditionally focused on unary granular structures,neglecting the binary nature of real reservoirs,especially tight reservoirs.Understanding the stresssensitive behavior and mathematical characterization of binary granular media remains a challenging task.In this study,we conducted online-NMR experiments to investigate the permeability and porosity evolution as well as stress-sensitive control mechanisms in tight sandy conglomerate samples.The results revealed stress sensitivity coefficients between 0.042 and 0.098 and permeability damage rates ranging from 65.6%to 90.9%,with an average pore compression coefficient of 0.0168—0.0208 MPa 1.Pore-scale compression occurred in three stages:filling,compression,and compaction,with matrix pores playing a dominant role in pore compression.The stress sensitivity of binary granular media was found to be influenced by the support structure and particle properties.High stress sensitivity was associated with small fine particle size,high fines content,high uniformity coefficient of particle size,high plastic deformation,and low Young's modulus.Matrix-supported samples exhibited a high irreversible permeability damage rate(average=74.2%)and stress sensitivity coefficients(average=0.089),with pore spaces more slit-like.In contrast,grain-supported samples showed low stress sensitivity coefficients(average=0.021)at high stress stages.Based on the experiments,we developed a mathematical model for stress sensitivity in binary granular media,considering binary granular properties and nested interactions using Hertz contact deformation and Poiseuille theory.By describing the change in activity content of fines under stress,we characterized the non-stationary state of compressive deformation in the binary granular structure and classified the reservoir into three categories.The model was applied for production prediction using actual data from the Mahu reservoir in China,showing that the energy retention rates of support-dominated,fill-dominated,and matrix-controlled reservoirs should be higher than 70.1%,88%,and 90.2%,respectively.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.12072200 and 12372384)。
文摘Granular segregation is widely observed in nature and industry.Most research has focused on segregation caused by differences in the size and density of spherical grains.However,due to the fact that grains typically have different shapes,the focus is shifting towards shape segregation.In this study,experiments are conducted by mixing cubic and spherical grains.The results indicate that spherical grains gather at the center and cubic grains are distributed around them,and the degree of segregation is low.Through experiments,a structured analysis of local regions is conducted to explain the inability to form stable segregation patterns with obviously different geometric shapes.Further,through simulations,the reasons for the central and peripheral distributions are explained by comparing velocities and the number of collisions of the grains in the flow layer.
基金supported by the National Hi-Tech R&D Program (863 Program)Ministry of Science&Technology, China (Grant No. 2006AA05Z109)+1 种基金Shanghai Science and Technology Bureau (Grant No.071605122)Educated programme of excellent doctor of Southeast Forestry University (GRAP09)
文摘A continuous stirred-tank reactor （CSTR） process with granular activated carbon （GAC） was developed for fermentation hydrogen production from molasses-containing wastewater by mixed microbial cultures. Operation at 35℃, an initial biomass of 17.74 g·L^-1 and hydraulic retention time （HRT） of 6 h, the CSTR reactor presented a continuous hydrogen production ability of 5.9 L·d^-1 and the biogas was free of methane throughout the experiment. Dissolved fermehtation products were predominated by ethanol and acetate acid, with smaller quantities of propionic acid, butyric acid and valeric acid. It was found that GAC could make the immobilized system durable and stable in response to organic load impacting and low pH value. When the organic loading rate （OLR） ranged from 8 kgCOD/（m^3d） to 4 kgCOD/（m^3d）, stable ethanol-type fermentation was formed, and the ethanol and acetate concentrations account for 89% of the total liquid products.
基金supported by the Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of China University of Petroleum,Beijing(No.2462020QNXZ004)the National Natural Science and Technology Major Project(No.2016ZX05034-001 and 2017ZX05035-002)。
文摘Achieving a thorough understanding of how primary sedimentary granularity drives considerable heterogeneity in internal reservoir attributes of terrigenous fine-grained deposits is of great significance.We investigated the quantitative differentiation and its corresponding driving forces of physical reservoir properties and pore-structure characteristics of silty-mud sediments in the Upper Triassic Xujiahe Formation(SW China)using a multi-method approach.The results show that the micro-mesopore volume and surface area of mudstones/shales are apparently higher than those of silty mudstones and a remarkable threefold rise in average permeability also presents.Extensively distributed bitumen pores occurring mostly along brittle mineral grains or forming clay-organic complexes make considerable contributions to shrinking microcracks.Furthermore,an evidently higher concentration of clay minerals in mudstone/shale reservoirs is primarily responsible for development of the two types of clay intercrystalline pores distributed along grain aggregates and between well-oriented platelets.These two major causes facilitate the formation of micro-bedding fractures/non-bedding micro fractures and connected fracture and pore-fracture networks,and also high-quality argillaceous reservoirs by strongly enhancing storage spaces and seepage capacities.Finally,a conceptual model is established for interpreting a differential reservoir-forming mechanism and corresponding two-sided effects on petrophysical and reservoir quality properties for continental silty-mud sediments.
基金supported by a grant from the National Basic Research Development Program of China(973 Program)(No.2012CB315901,2012CB315906)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(No.2011AA01A103)
文摘Today's data center networks are designed using densely interconnected hosts in the data center.There are multiple paths between source host and destination server.Therefore,how to balance traffic is key issue with the fast growth of network applications.Although lots of load balancing methods have been proposed,the traditional approaches cannot fully satisfy the requirement of load balancing in data center networks.The main reason is the lack of efficient ways to obtain network traffic statistics from each network device.As a solution,the OpenFlow protocol enables monitoring traffic statistics by a centralized controller.However,existing solutions based on OpenFlow present a difficult dilemma between load balancing and packet reordering.To achieve a balance between load balancing and packet reordering,we propose an OpenFlow based flow slice load balancing algorithm.Through introducing the idea of differentiated service,the scheme classifies Internet flows into two categories:the aggressive and the normal,and applies different splitting granularities to the two classes of flows.This scheme improves the performance of load balancing and also reduces the number of reordering packets.Using the trace-driven simulations,we show that the proposed scheme gains over 50%improvement over previous schemes under the path delay estimation errors,and is a practical and efficient algorithm.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41902273,41772338)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2019M661986)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20190637)the Jiangsu Planned Projects for Postdoctoral Research Funds(No.2019K194)financial support by the State Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground Engineering,China University of Mining and Technology(Nos.Z19007,Z19009)。
文摘Gravity is the most important load source in mining and geotechnical engineering,which causes both the stress level and stress gradient inside geomaterials.Different from the stress level,the influence of gravity-induced stress gradient on the behaviour of the material is still unknown.An in-deep study on it will help to promote the understanding of material behaviour,especially for those cases related to unconventional gravity such as terrestrial ng physical modelling and extraterrestrial resource exploitation(g is the terrestrial gravitational acceleration).In this study,a high-order homogenization for granular materials is proposed at first,in which the stress gradient is drawn into the constitutive representation by adopting a representative volume element(RVE).The consolidation and shear strength behaviour of RVE are then investigated by performing numerical biaxial tests.The results show that all the compressibility,shear strength,shear stiffness,volumetric deformation,and critical state behaviour show a stress gradient dependence.A coupling between stress gradient,stress level,and material properties is also observed.These observations suggest that,besides the stress level,extra attention needs to be paid to material responses related to stress gradient during engineering practices.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.U1730112).
文摘Force chains based mesoscale simulation is conducted to investigate the response behavior of aluminumpolytetrafluoroethylene(Al-PTFE)granular composites under a low-velocity impact.A two-dimensional model followed the randomly normal distribution of real Al particles size is developed.The dynamic compressive process of Al-PTFE composites with varied Al mass fraction is simulated and validated against the experiments.The results indicate that,force chains behavior governed by the number and the size of agglomerated Al particles,significantly affects the impact response of the material.The failure mode of the material evolves from shear failure of matrix to debonding failure of particles with increasing density.A high crack area of the material is critical mechanism to arouse the initiation reaction.The damage maintained by force chains during large plastic strain builds up more local stresses concentration to enhance a possible reaction performance.In addition,simulation is performed with identical mass fraction but various Al size distribution to explore the effects of size centralization and dispersion on the mechanical properties of materials.It is found that smaller sized Al particle of composites are more preferred than its bulky material in ultimate strength.Increasing dispersed degree is facilitated to create stable force chains in samples with comparable particle number.The simulation studies provide further insights into the plastic deformation,failure mechanism,and possible energy release capacity for Al-PTFE composites,which is helpful for further design and application of reactive materials.
文摘Previous experimental investigations have shown that when a narrow pipe is inserted into a granular bed and is vibrated vertically but the granular bed is kept still, the grains in the bed can enter the pipe and rise against gravity along the pipe and finally stabilized at a certain height. The growth velocity and final stable height of the grain column inside the pipe can be controlled by varying the vibration conditions. In this paper, we discuss those experimental findings. We establish a mathematic relation between the grain column height（h） and time（t）, and by using the relation we discuss the change of the growth velocity（ dh/ dt） and acceleration（ d^2h/ dt^2） with t and h, respectively. We also analyze the mechanism of the rising motion of the grains during vibration. Furthermore, we derive a theoretical expression for describing the final stable height（h st）, which shows that the main factors influencing the height are vibration strength（Γ）, bulk density of grains,inner diameter of the pipe, and vibration frequency, and that h st increases nonlinearly in the presence of air and linearly in a vacuum environment with increasing Γ.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2016YFC0801602)the National Science Foundation of China(No.52074060)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.N2101036 and N2101045)。
文摘Backfilling is a common practice in the mining industry and the backfilling performance plays a significant role in supporting the surrounding rock mass.To evaluate the backfilling performance,an experimental apparatus has been developed to understand how backfill affects the compressive strength of sandstone specimens in the laboratory.Pebbles were selected to model the backfill and divided into six groups with different particle sizes using a set of standard sieves.The backfilling pebbles with three types of particle size compositions were then produced,i.e.single gradation,two adjacent gradations,and increasingly widening gradations.A series of compressive tests were carried out to study the mechanical behavior of the sandstone specimens confined by these pebbles.The effects of the gradations of the filled pebbles on the peak and residual compressive strengths were analyzed.It is found that the increasing amount of the compressive strength is over 10%in most cases,even up to 20%.Based on the experiment data,the increasing amount was also estimated theoretically under some assumptions and it further confirmed the experimental results.The effects are closely related to the gradations of the filled pebbles except for their dense degree.
基金Projects 2006C23075 supported by the Key Research Project of Zhejiang Province02J20101-19 by the Science Foundation of Ningbo City
文摘A new dual-layer granular bed filter for hot gas cleanup was invented and studied experimentally. Fine sand,0.5-1 mm grain size and about 1350 kg/m3 bulk density,was used as the lower layer of the filter. Expanded perlite par-ticles,2-5 mm grain size and about 70 kg/m3 bulk density,was used for the upper layer of the filter in this study. It was confirmed that the sizes and densities of these two media matched well; the binary media remained in complete segre-gation during regeneration by fluidization. Test results show that the filtration of the expanded perlite particle layer was characterized as "deep bed filtration." Filtration of the fine sand layer was "surface cake filtration." The expanded per-lite particle layer contributed about 90% to the bed dust capacity,but only about 20% to the total bed pressure drop,which increased the bed dust capacity ten fold compared to a single-layer bed of the same sand and the same total bed pressure drop. The dust cake on the surface of the fine sand layer raised the collection efficiencies to over 99.99%.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10872005 and 10128204)
文摘This paper studies some interesting features of two-dimensional granular shearing flow by using molecular dynamic approach for a specific granular system. The obtained results show that the probability distribution function of velocities of particles is Gaussian at the central part, but diverts from Gaussian distribution nearby the wall. The macroscopic stress along the vertical direction has large fluctuation around a constant value, the non-zero average velocity occurs mainly near the moving wall, which forms a shearing zone.. In the shearing movement, the volume of the granular material behaves in a random manner. The equivalent fl＇iction coefficient between moving slab and granular material correlates with the moving speed at low velocity, and approaches constant as the velocity is large enough.
文摘Unbound granular material specifications for road pavements in Australia are primarily based on physical material specification rather than mechanical characterisation. This simplified approach does not reflect the actual material performance under repeated dynamic traffic loads. There is a little information available on the influence of the local crushed rock properties and compacted layer properties on permanent deformation (PD). This study aims to characterise the local unbound granular materials in Victoria according to their PD behaviour under repeated loads and to develop a suitable shakedown criterion that could describe the PD of the tested materials to simplify the flexible pavement design. Repeated-load triaxial tests were conducted over several samples with a range of moisture contents, gradations, densities, and stress conditions. The laboratory test results showed that PD behaviour was influenced by several factors. In addition, the tested subbase-specified unbound granular materials reflect high PD resistance that is almost equivalent to basequality unbound granular materials. This may indicate that current requirements for the subbase-quality unbound granular materials are over-prescribe. Moreover, as the existing shakedown criterion was not applicable for the multi-stage repeated-load triaxial test and the local tested materials, a new shakedown criterion and new boundaries are proposed based on the PD behaviour. In the proposed criterion, the shakedown ranges are identified based on the curve angle of the PD vs. logarithm of the number of loading cycles, and this new criterion was validated using several materials from existing literature. The local tested base and subbase materials can be assigned as Range A when PD\1%, Range B when 1%\PD\3%, and Range C when PD[3%. The proposed criterion could provide a useful and quick approach to assess the PD of the unbound granular materials with both single and multistages of stresses.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U1738120 and 11474326)
文摘Energy dissipation is one of the most important properties of granular gas, which makes Its behavior dltterent trom that of molecular gas. In this work we report our investigations on the freely-cooling evolution of granular gas under microgravity in a drop tower experiment, and also conduct the molecular dynamics （MD） simulation for comparison. While our experimental and simulation results support Haff＇s law that the kinetic energy dissipates with time t as E（t） （1 ＋ t/v） 2, we modify ~＂ by taking into account the friction dissipation during collisions, and study the effects of number density and particle size on the collision frequency. From the standard deviation of the measured velocity distributions we also verify the energy dissipation law, which is in agreement with Haff＇s kinetic energy dissipation.
