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Activating flotation of chalcopyrite using CuSO4 and H2O2 from the cyanide tailings

Ai G., Yan H., Qiu T., Liu C.

Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing

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2018

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Vol. 54, iss. 2

578--589

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The effects of CuSO4 and H2O2 on the flotation behavior of cyanide chalcopyrite were investigated by flotation tests, microcalorimetry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The underlying activation mechanism was studied in the perspective of micro-thermodynamics and surface properties. The flotation results indicated that cyanide chalcopyrite was strongly inhibited by sodium cyanide, with the maximum flotation recovery of 22.5% only. CuSO4 and H2O2 significantly improved the flotation of cyanide chalcopyrite, and the flotation recovery was increased to 92.28% and 84.35%, respectively. The micro-thermodynamics results indicated that the adsorption heat of butyl xanthate on cyanide chalcopyrite surface increased after the addition of CuSO4 and H2O2, as well as the reaction order. CuSO4 and H2O2 can significantly improve the adsorption of butyl xanthate on the surface of cyanide chalcopyrite by decreasing the apparent activation energy by 80.11% and 66.54%, respectively. XPS analysis indicated that the CuCN was generated on the surface of cyanide chalcopyrite, leading to the loss of sulfur and inhibiting the adsorption of collectors. As a result, the flotation of cyanide chalcopyrite was depressed. It is considered that, CuSO4 and H2O2 can improve the flotation of cyanide chalcopyrite by eleminating CuCN from its surface and increasing the concentration of S by 57.02% and 37.48%, respectively.

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A high-sensitivity photonic crystal fiber (PCF) based on the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor for detection of density alteration in non-physiological cells (DANCE)

Wang F., Sun Z., Liu C., Sun T., Chu P. K.

Opto-Electronics Review

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2018

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Vol. 26, No. 1

50--56

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A highly sensitive photonic crystal fiber based on the surface plasmon resonance (PCF-SPR) biosensor for the detection of the density alteration in non-physiological cells (DANCE) is described. Human acute leukemia cells are determined by the discontinuous sucrose gradient centrifugation (DSGC) in which the cells are separated into several bands. The separated cells with different intracellular densities and refractive indexes (RI) ranging from 1.3342 to 1.3344 are distinguished in situ by means of the differential transmission spectrum. The biosensor shows a maximum amplitude sensitivity of 2000 nm/RIU and resolution as high as 5 × 10⁻⁵ RIU. According to the wavelength interrogation method, a maximum spectral sensitivity of 9000 nm/RIU in the sensing range between 1.33 and 1.53 is achieved, corresponding to a resolution as high as 1.11 × 10⁻⁵ 5RIU for the biosensor. The proposed PCF-SPR biosensor has promising application in biological and biochemical detection.

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Efficient Computation of Palindromes in Sequences with Uncertainties

Alzamel M., Gao J., Iliopoulos C.S., Liu C.

Fundamenta Informaticae

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2018

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Vol. 163, nr 3

253--266

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In this work, we consider a special type of uncertain sequence called weighted string. In a weighted string every position contains a subset of the alphabet and every letter of the alphabet is associated with a probability of occurrence such that the sum of probabilities at each position equals 1. Usually a cumulative weight threshold 1/z is specified, and one considers only strings that match the weighted string with probability at least 1/z. We provide an O(nz)-time and O(nz)-space off-line algorithm, where n is the length of the weighted string and 1/z is the given threshold, to compute a smallest maximal palindromic factorization of a weighted string. This factorization has applications in hairpin structure prediction in a set of closely-related DNA or RNA sequences. Along the way, we provide an O(nz)-time and O(nz)-space off-line algorithm to compute maximal palindromes in weighted strings. Finally, we provide an experiment of our proposed algorithm.

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A Dynamic-Logical Characterization of Solutions to Sight-limited Extensive Games

Liu C., Liu F., Su K.

Fundamenta Informaticae

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2018

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Vol. 158, nr 1/3

149--169

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An unrealistic assumption in classical extensive game theory is that the complete game tree is fully perceivable by all players. To weaken this assumption, a class of games (called games with short sight) was proposed in literature, modelling the game scenarios where players have only limited foresight of the game tree due to bounded resources and limited computational ability. As a consequence, the notions of equilibria in classical game theory were refined to fit games with short sight. A crucial issue that thus arises is to determine whether a strategy profile is a solution to a game. To study this issue and address the underlying idea and theory on players’ decisions in such games, we adopt a logical way. Specifically, we develop a logic called DLS through which features of these games are demonstrated. More importantly, it enables us to characterize the solutions to these games via formulas of this logic. Moreover, we study the algorithm for model checking DLS, which is shown to be PTIME-complete in the size of the model. This work not only provides an insight into a more realistic model in game theory, but also enriches the possible applications of logic.

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Comparison of the Structure and Properties of Wool and Cashmere Fibrrs under Potassium Permanganate Treatment

Li L., Qin C., Liu C.

Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe

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2018

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Vol. 26, no. 4 (130)

29--33

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In this study, the weight loss and tensile property of wool fibers and cashmere fibers before and after various potassium permanganate solution treatment were investigated. The scale morphology andcrystallization index of the original and treated fibers were analysed with scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The experimental results showed that the weight loss of wool fibers is more than that of cashmere fibers under low potassium permanganate content treatment, but is less than that of cashmere fibers under high potassium permanganate content treatment. The force loss of cashmere fibers increased linearly with an increase in potassium permanganate content. The scales of cashmere fiber were damaged at a potassium permanganate content of 9%, but the scales of wool fiber were clear. The relative crystallisation index of treated wool is twice as that of treated cashmere at a potassium permanganate content of 9%.

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W pracy zbadano utratę masy i wytrzymałość na rozciąganie włókien wełnianych i kaszmirowych przed i po zastosowaniu różnych roztworów nadmanganianu potasu. Morfologię i wskaźnik krystalizacji pierwotnych i poddanych obróbce włókien analizowano za pomocą skaningowej mikroskopii elektronowej i dyfrakcji rentgenowskiej. Wyniki eksperymentalne wykazały, że ubytek masy włókien wełnianych jest większy, niż w przypadku włókien kaszmirowych po zastosowaniu obróbki nadmanganianem potasu. Utrata wytrzymałości włókien kaszmirowych wzrastała liniowo wraz ze wzrostem zawartości nadmanganianu potasu. Stwierdzono, że względny wskaźnik krystalizacji wełny poddanej obróbce jest dwukrotnie większy, niż w przypadku kaszmiru poddanego obróbce przy zawartości nadmanganianu potasu wynoszącej 9%.

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Effect of ammonium sulfate on the sulfidation flotation of malachite

Liu C., Feng Q., Zhang G.

Archives of Mining Sciences

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2018

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Vol. 63, no. 1

139--148

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The effect of ammonium sulfate on the sulfidation flotation of malachite was investigated by micro-flotation tests, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) measurements. Micro-flotation results show that the sodium sulfide concentration and strring time are difficult to control on the sulfidation flotation of malachite. However, when ammonium sulfate was used, the detrimental effect of mixing time and high dosage of sodium sulfide on the sulfidization flotation of malachite can be efficiently eliminated. SEM results showed that sulfidized film on malachite in the presence of ammonium sulfate, and EDS analysis results showed that more S element absorbed and distributed equality on the malachite surface, which was agreed well with the macro-flotation results.

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Badano wpływ siarczanu amonu na przebieg procesu siarczkowania w trakcie flotacji malachitu przy wykorzystaniu badania mikroskopowego, mikroskopii elektronowej skanningowej (SEM) oraz pomiarów spektrometrycznych rozpraszania energii EDS. Testy mikroskopowe wykazały, że stężenie siarczku sodu i długość czasu mieszania są parametrami, które niezwykle trudno kontrolować w trakcie procesu siarczkowania towarzyszącemu flotacji malachitu. Z kolei przy zastosowaniu siarczanu amonu, udaje się skutecznie wyeliminować niekorzystne efekty związane z czasem mieszania oraz wysokimi stężeniami siarczku sodu w trakcie flotacji malachitu poprzez siarczkowanie. Wyniki mikroskopii skaningowej wskazują, że przy zastosowaniu siarczanu amonu powstaje cienki film siarczkowy na malachicie zaś pomiary spektrometryczne wykazały większe ilości zaabsorbowanej i bardziej równomiernie rozłożonej siarki pierwiastkowej S na powierzchni malachitu, co pozostaje w pełnej zgodności z wynikami uzyskanymi z badania procesu flotacji w skali makro.

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Experimental and numerical study on lateral stability of temporary structures

Liu C., He L., Wu Z., Yuan J.

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2018

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Vol. 18, no. 4

1478--1490

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This paper investigates the lateral performance of temporary structures, which consist of slender members and corresponding joints, under both vertical and horizontal loads. The ultimate bearing capacity, failure modes and the strain distribution of members are illustrated. Experimental results indicate that the lateral stability of the temporary structures is weaker than the vertical stability. Diagonal bracings are the main load-bearing members which resist horizontal loads while the horizontal bars are used to keep stress low. Based on the joint mechanical parameters and the probabilistic models of initial geometric imperfection, the stochastic finite element models (SFEMs) using the Monte Carlo method have been established. The models can consider the semi-rigid performances of joints and initial geometric imperfection. The numerical results demonstrate consistency with structural tests data. Moreover, the influences of structural layers and spans are analysed based on the SFEM. Multiple factors, including spans, layers and upper vertical loads, should be considered when the lateral capacity of temporary structures is calculated. A rapid prediction formula of the lateral stability of temporary structure has been obtained.

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Stratigraphic absorption compensation based on multiscale shearlet transform

Liu C., Wang D., Sun J., Li Y., Yang F.

Acta Geophysica

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2018

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Vol. 66, no. 4

575--584

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Seismic waves propagating through viscoelastic media experience stratigraphic absorption and attenuation effects, which directly affect the imaging resolution in seismic exploration. Without stratigraphic absorption, the ratio of deep reflection energy to shallow reflection energy (attenuation ratio) is invariable at different frequencies. If a seismogram is decomposed into different frequency bands, these signals will show similar time–energy distributions. Therefore, the attenuation ratios should be similar across different frequency bands, except for frequency-variable weights. Nevertheless, the frequencyvariable weights for different frequency bands can be obtained by benchmarking against the time–energy distributions of low-frequency information because the loss of low-frequency information is relatively insignificant. In this light, we obtained frequency-variable weights for different frequencies and established a stratal absorption compensation (SAC) model. The anisotropic basis of the shearlet enables nearly optimal representation of curved-shape seismic signals, and shearlets at different scales can represent signals for different frequency bands. Then, we combined the SAC model with the shearlet transform and established the new compensation method. As the signal and noise have different distributions in the shearlet domain, we selectively compensated the signals using a thresholding algorithm. Hence, it was possible to avoid noise enhancement. This is the prominent advantage of the proposed method over other compensation methods.

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Curvelet-domain multiple matching method combined with cubic B-spline function

Wang T., Wang D., Tian M., Hu B., Liu C.

Acta Geophysica

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2018

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Vol. 66, no. 4

559--573

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Since the large amount of surface-related multiple existed in the marine data would influence the results of data processing and interpretation seriously, many researchers had attempted to develop effective methods to remove them. The most successful surface-related multiple elimination method was proposed based on data-driven theory. However, the elimination effect was unsatisfactory due to the existence of amplitude and phase errors. Although the subsequent curveletdomain multiple–primary separation method achieved better results, poor computational efficiency prevented its application. In this paper, we adopt the cubic B-spline function to improve the traditional curvelet multiple matching method. First, select a little number of unknowns as the basis points of the matching coefficient; second, apply the cubic B-spline function on these basis points to reconstruct the matching array; third, build constraint solving equation based on the relationships of predicted multiple, matching coefficients, and actual data; finally, use the BFGS algorithm to iterate and realize the fast-solving sparse constraint of multiple matching algorithm. Moreover, the soft-threshold method is used to make the method perform better. With the cubic B-spline function, the differences between predicted multiple and original data diminish, which results in less processing time to obtain optimal solutions and fewer iterative loops in the solving procedure based on the L1 norm constraint. The applications to synthetic and field-derived data both validate the practicability and validity of the method.

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Pre-concentration of vanadium-bearing mica from stone coal by roasting-flotation

Tang J., Zhang Y., Bao S., Liu C.

Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing

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2017

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Vol. 53, iss. 1

402--412

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In China, stone coal is an important source of vanadium. The use of roasting–floatation for the pre-concentration of vanadium bearing mica from vanadium bearing stone coal was investigated based on its mineralogical characteristics. The results showed that the vanadium occurred in mica minerals and the main gangue minerals were coal, calcite, and quartz. The pre-concentration process comprises three key steps: roasting, desliming, and flotation. The coal was completely removed by roasting at 700 °C for an hour. Slime was concentrated and the subsequent flotation pulp was improved by desliming. Calcite was removed by reverse flotation and mica was concentrated by positive floatation. During the process, the grade of V2O5 was increased from 0.71% to 1.14%, and 46.18% of the tailings were rejected. The leaching rate of vanadium was increased from 30.49% of raw ore to 69.15% of the concentrate which was an increase of about 40% at the same leaching process. This technique may promote the efficient utilization of stone coal resources.

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Effects of Optimal Mordanting on the Bleaching and Spinning of Black Yak Fibres

Liu C., Su X., Xie C., Liu X.

Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe

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2017

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Vol. 25, no. 5 (125)

31--36

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In this paper, the orthogonal analysis method was adopted to analyse the optimal mordanting condition for the bleaching of black yak fibres. Without changing the subsequent oxidative/reducing bleaching technology, the optimal mordanting condition was as follows: per weight of water, the ferrous ion concentration is 16%, the sodium bisulfate concentration 3 g/l, the mordanting temperature 60 °C and the liquor pH value is 2. Based on the optimal mordanting condition, yak fibres were bleached. The properties of bleached and untreated yak fibres and yarns were tested by a fibre tensile tester, scanning electron microscopy, yarn strength tester, USTER Tester 5 and so on. By comparing the properties of untreated and bleached yak fibres and yarns, the effects of optimal mordanting on the bleaching and spinning of black yak fibres were presented. The results show that bleached yak fibres have poorer mechanical and morphology properties, and it is harder to felt for bleached fibres. For the spinning of 16.7 tex yarn, a complete condensing spinning system was adopted, and the performances of bleached fibre yarn decreased in the permissible range compared with the untreated fibre yarn.

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W celu określenia optymalnych warunków procesu zaprawiania włókien z wełny jaków zastosowano metodę analizy ortogonalnej. Określono optymalne parametry procesu zaprawiania tj.: stężenie jonu żelazawego na poziomie 16%, stężenie wodorosiarczanu sodu w ilości 3 g/l, temperaturę na poziomie 60 °C, a wartość pH roztworu na poziomie 2. Następnie włókna poddano procesowi bielenia. Oceniono właściwości mechaniczne włókien oraz dokonano analizy powierzchni włókien za pomocą SEM. Wyniki wykazały, że włókna poddane procesowi bielenia mają słabsze właściwości mechaniczne i morfologiczne. Do wytworzenia przędzy 16,7 tex zastosowano kompletny system przędzenia, a wydajność przędzenia przędzy bielonej zmniejszyła się w dopuszczalnym zakresie w porównaniu z przędzą nie poddaną obróbce.

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2D Structural Acoustic Analysis Using the FEM/FMBEM with Different Coupled Element Types

Chen L., Zhao W., Liu C., Chen H.

Archives of Acoustics

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2017

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Vol. 42, No. 1

37--48

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A FEM-BEM coupling approach is used for acoustic fluid-structure interaction analysis. The FEM is used to model the structure and the BEM is used to model the exterior acoustic domain. The aim of this work is to improve the computational efficiency and accuracy of the conventional FEM-BEM coupling approach. The fast multipole method (FMM) is applied to accelerating the matrix-vector products in BEM. The Burton-Miller formulation is used to overcome the fictitious eigen-frequency problem when using a single Helmholtz boundary integral equation for exterior acoustic problems. The continuous higher order boundary elements and discontinuous higher order boundary elements for 2D problem are developed in this work to achieve higher accuracy in the coupling analysis. The performance for coupled element types is compared via a simple example with analytical solution, and the optimal element type is obtained. Numerical examples are presented to show the relative errors of different coupled element types.

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Closed-loop SRME based on 3D L1-norm sparse inversion

Wang T., Wang D., Sun J., Hu B., Liu C.

Acta Geophysica

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2017

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Vol. 65, no. 6

1145--1152

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In many situations, the quality of seismic imaging is largely determined by a proper multiple attenuation as preprocessing step. Despite the widespread application of surface-related multiple elimination (SRME) and estimation of primaries by sparse inversion (EPSI) for the removal of multiples, there still exist some limitations in the process of prediction and subtraction (SRME) or inversion (EPSI), which make the efficiency of multiple attenuation less satisfactory. To solve these problems, a new fully data-driven method called closed-loop SRME was proposed, which combines the robustness of SRME and the multi-dimensional inversion strategy of EPSI. Due to the selection of inversion approach and constraint, primary estimation by closed-loop SRME may fall into a local optimum during the solving process, which lowers the accuracy of deep information and weakens the continuity of seismic events. To avoid these shortcomings, we first modified the solving method for closed-loop SRME to an L1 norm-based bi-convex optimization method, which stabilizes the solution. Meanwhile, in the L1 norm constraint-based optimization process, the 3D sparsifying transform, being a 2D Curvelet-1D wavelet transform, is brought in as a 3D sparse constraint. In the 3D sparsifying domain, the data become sparser, thus making the result of optimization more accurate, the information of seismic events more continuous and the resolution higher. Examples on both synthetic and field data demonstrate that the method proposed in this paper, compared with the traditional SRME and closed-loop SRME, have an excellent effect on primary estimation and suppress multiples effectively.

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Investigation and optimization of use of anionic collectors in direct flotation of bauxite ores

Liu C., Feng A., Guo Z.

Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing

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2016

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Vol. 52, iss. 2

932--942

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Bauxite is the main raw material for the alumina industry. Direct flotation is the most widely used method for bauxite beneficiation. In this study, a large number of direct flotation tests were carried out using several anionic reagents. The testing concluded that vegetable oil acid (VOA), naphthenic acid (NA) and lauryl polyoxyethylene phosphate (AEP12) were the three outstanding collectors for bauxite direct flotation. ZMC collector was mixed and prepared using VOA, NA and AEP12, in which the mass ratio of VOA, NA and AEP12 was 1:1:0.5. When processing the bauxite ores of the mass ratio of Al2O3 to SiO2 (A/S) = 4.99, the A/S of the final concentrate was 7.08 and the recovery of Al2O3 was 90.22%. When processing ores of A/S = 4.5, the A/S of the final concentrate was 7.04 and the recovery of Al2O3 was 92.16%. Thus, it can be seen that properties and behaviors of the ZMC reagent were remarkable and met the demands of the “Lime-Bayer Process”.

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Preparation and characterization of high count yak wool yarns spun by complete compacting spinning and fabrics knitted from them

Li W., Liu X., Liu C., Su X., Xie C., Wei Q.

Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe

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2016

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Vol. 24, no. 1 (115)

30--35

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The attentions of the textile industry has been attracted by yak wool due to its excellent properties, environmental friendly characteristics and inexpensive prices. However, the processing of yak wool is difficult due to the larger fiber dispersion and stiffness, especially spun pure and high count yak wool yarn. Therefore, in this paper, a kind of roller-type compact spinning - complete compacting spinning (CCS) was applied to spun pure high count yak wool yarns, in which a special hollow roller made of stainless steel with a strip groove structure on its surface was employed. Based on the mechanism of CCS, the processing parameters for two kinds of yak wool yarns - 20.83 tex and 16.67 tex were set. Then the qualities of the yarns prepared were tested and compared with yak wool yarns spun by common ring spinning. Finally corresponding knitted fabrics were further produced and tested for wearability.

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Przemysł włókienniczy zainteresowany jest produkcją przędzy z jaków dzięki jej dobrej właściwości termicznej, przyjaznych ekologicznie warunkom hodowli i niskim cenom. Jednakże przetwarzanie wełny jaków jest trudne ze względu na duże rozrzuty właściwości tych włókien i ich sztywność co uwidacznia się szczególnie przy przędzeniu wełny jaków o dużych masach liniowych. Dla rozwiązania tego zagadnienia opracowano specjalny system przędzenia oparty na przędzeniu kompaktowym z zastosowaniem wydrążonego wałka ze stali kwasoodpornej ze szczeliną o odpowiedniej strukturze na jego powierzchni. Przedstawiono wytwarzanie przędz o masie liniowej ok. 20,8 tex i 16,7 tex. Właściwości wyprzędzionych przędź porównano z właściwościami przędz otrzymanych za pomocą konwencjonalnego przędzenia obrączkowego. Badania zakończono wyprodukowaniem i sprawdzeniem właściwości użytkowych różnych wyrobów dziewiarskich.

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A novel Wiener process model with measurement errors for degradation analysis

Wang Z., Li J., Zhang Y., Fu H., Liu C., Krishnaswamy S.

Eksploatacja i Niezawodność

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2016

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Vol. 18, no. 3

396--405

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Degradation analysis can be used to assess reliability for complex systems and highly reliable products, because few or even no failures are expected in a reasonable life test span. In order to further our study on degradation analysis, an independent increment random process method with linear mean and standard deviation functions is presented to model practical degradation procedures. It is essentially a Wiener process method. Since measurement errors are often created by imperfect instruments, procedures and environments during degradation investigation, the measurement error is incorporated into the independent increment random process. Furthermore, statistical inferences of this model are discussed, and close forms of a product’s median life and percentile of the failure time distribution (FTD) are also derived. The proposed method is illustrated and verified in a comprehensive simulation study and two practice applications for storage disks and Infrared light-emitting diodes. Meanwhile, the time-transformed Wiener process model with measurement error is considered as a reference method. Comparisons show that the proposed model can provide reasonable results, even in considerably small sample size circumstance.

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Analizę degradacji można stosować do oceny niezawodności wysoce niezawodnych złożonych systemów i produktów, ponieważ w ich przypadku istnieje bardzo niskie lub zerowe prawdopodobieństwo wystąpienia uszkodzenia w trakcie badania trwałości w przyjętym okresie eksploatacji. W artykule przedstawiono nowo opracowane podejście do modelowania procesu degradacji wykorzystujące metodę procesu o przyrostach niezależnych oraz pojęcia funkcji średniej liniowej i funkcji liniowego odchylenia standardowego. Zasadniczo jest to metoda oparta na procesie Wienera. Ponieważ badania degradacji często wiążą się z błędami pomiarowymi wynikającymi z niedoskonałości stosowanych narzędzi, procedur i warunków badawczych, opisywany proces o przyrostach niezależnych uwzględnia błędy pomiaru. Ponadto, w pracy omówiono wnioski statystyczne, jakie można wyciągnąć na podstawie przedstawionego modelu oraz wyprowadzono wzory ogólne na średnią długość życia produktu oraz na percentyl rozkładu czasu do uszkodzenia. Proponowaną metodę zilustrowano i zweryfikowano na podstawie kompleksowego badania symulacyjnego oraz przykładów praktycznego zastosowania modelu w odniesieniu do dysków pamięci masowej oraz diod podczerwieni. W artykule przedstawiono także model procesu Wienera z transformowanym czasem uwzględniający błąd pomiaru, który posłużył za model referencyjny. Porównania pokazują, że proponowany model może dawać poprawne wyniki, nawet przy bardzo małej liczebności próby.

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Analytical modeling on 3D chip formation of rotary surface in orthogonal turn-milling

Zhu L., Li H., Liu C.

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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2016

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Vol. 16, no. 4

590--604

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Orthogonal turn-milling is a relatively new process technology, the coupling turning and milling processes together and enjoying the advantages of both. However, to the best knowledge of the authors, few studies on the chips of the orthogonal turn-milling have been reported, although the understanding of the chips is important when studying turn-milling mechanism, machining heat and tool wear. In this paper, the analytical models of 3D chips (under both centric and eccentric situations) are proposed based on the orthogonal turn-milling principle and the mathematical expressions of chip thickness and height are obtained considering both side and end cutting edges. Based on the models, numerical analysis is performed to understand the relationships between chip dimensions and cutting parameters. To verify the proposed models and numerical results, the validation experiments are conducted. The comparison shows the consistency between theoretical and experimental results in terms of chip geometries and volumes under different cutting speeds and feed rates. Some findings are presented based on this study, which might provide a theoretical foundation and reference for the orthogonal turn-milling mechanism research.

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The Relative Influence of Environmental and Human Factors on Seed Plant Richness at the Province Scale in China

Li G., Guo K., Liu C., Liu Y., Song C., Du S.

Polish Journal of Ecology

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2015

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Vol. 63, nr 2

184--197

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Seed plant diversity is under threat due to human over-exploitation and changes in land use. There is a need to identify regions where seed plant diversity is most at risk and establish nature reserves to protect the most important species. This study collected province scale seed plant richness data and corresponding environmental, social and, economic data in China in order to assess the impact of environmental and socio-economic factors on seed plant diversity and to quantify the relative importance of climate, human disturbance, and habitat heterogeneity on the distribution of seed plant diversity. A downscaling model was established to map the spatial distribution of seed plant diversity at a 1-km resolution. The results showed that temperature and precipitation seasonality, potential evapotranspiration, humidity index, altitude range, and gross domestic product were important determinants of seed plant diversity. The relative contribution of temperature seasonality was the most important factor (explaining 29.9–36.2% of the variation). Climate, human disturbance, and habitat heterogeneity explained much of the seed plant richness and density variation (about 69.4–71.9%). A scale-down model explained 72% of seed plant richness variation and showed that the center of seed plant species diversity was mainly located in the southeast area of China in the Qing-Tibet Plateau, Yun-Gui Plateau, Hengduan Mountain region, middle of the Sichuan Basins, Taiwan island, and Hainan island. This study improves our understanding of biodiversity hotspot regions and is a useful tool for biodiversity conservation policy and nature reserve management in China.

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Investigation of quartz flotation from decarburized vanadium bearing coal

Ren L., Zhang Y., Bian Y., Liu X., Liu C.

Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing

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2015

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Vol. 51, iss. 2

755--767

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Ether diamine (Fm 2835-2L) was used as a collector for flotation of quartz. It allows flotation of quartz from mica and calcite. The adsorption mechanism of Fm 2835-2L on quartz was investigated by flotation tests, zeta-potential measurements and infra-red (FTIR) spectra measurements. Results show that Fm 2835-2L adsorbs on the quartz surface in physical adsorption with no new products, changing its zeta potentials, and increasing its hydrophobicity. The effect of calcium ions on flotation of quartz was investigated by flotation tests and zeta-potential measurements. Results show that under neutral or weakly acidic conditions calcium cation can adsorb onto the surfaces of quartz, increase the zeta potential of quartz particles, which in turn causes weaker aggregation of quartz particles and lower flotation recovery of quartz. Under the alkaline conditions the hydrolytic components of calcium are also adsorbed on the quartz surface and increase the zeta potential of quartz particles, which causes stronger aggregation of quartz particles and higher flotation recovery of quartz. However, the hydrolytic components such as CaOH+, Ca(OH)2(aq) and Ca(OH)2(s) were not formed in significant amounts in the best flotation tests.

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Deliberations about three-phase PLL technologies applied to a grid control of the renewable power system

Liu L., Liu C.

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Technical Sciences

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2015

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Vol. 63, nr 1

261--267

EN

An efficient phase locked loop (PLL) method is very important to improve the grid-connected efficiency and the locked speed of frequency, phase, and voltage. However, most of literatures only introduce one PLL or one modified PLL method. There are many grid faults due to the grid connection to the renewable power generating system. A comparison and analysis is very important to select the most effective PLL technology for the grid-connected control of the renewable power system. Three PLL technologies are compared at different grid faults, such as single phase voltage drop, two phase voltage drop, frequency deviation, and voltage distortion. Simulation results indicated that different PLL methods have different locked performances at different grid faults.