中隔墩长度对斜式轴伸泵装置出水流道水力特性的影响

为研究大型低扬程泵站斜式出水流道水力特性,采用数值模拟方法对某斜20°轴伸泵装置三维湍流流场进行了数值计算,发现斜式出水流道内存在严重的偏流问题,基于4种计算方案的数值模拟结果分析了偏流的成因,在研究了中隔墩长度对斜式出水流道流态和水头损失影响的基础上提出了解决偏流的措施,并得到模型试验的验证。研究结果表明:顺水流方向看,中隔墩长度为14 m时的斜式出水流道内的主流明显偏于左侧,在流道右侧下部存在较大范围的旋涡区;导叶体出口具有较大周向速度分量的水流呈螺旋状进入"S"形弯曲的斜式出水流道,两者相互作用导致斜式出水流道产生偏流;随着中隔墩长度的增加,斜式出水流道左右孔的偏流系数逐渐减小、流道水头损失呈先减小再增大趋势,当中隔墩加长至23.35m时出水流道左右两侧的出流流量达到基本相等;采用长中隔墩斜式出水流道的泵装置模型试验最优工况点效率达到80.56%,泵装置模型试验结果与数值模拟结果一致,取得了预期的纠偏效果,得到有关工程设计院的认可,并应用于工程实际。     

绿色屋顶降雨径流削减效果监测与过程模拟

选择平面、斜面、绿色、滞蓄4种不同形式屋顶,采用"液位计+三角堰"的径流测量方法,开展降雨径流对比监测。结果表明,相比平面与斜面屋顶平均径流系数(分别为0.68和0.84),绿色与滞蓄屋顶平均径流系数分别为0.41和0.43,均明显有所减小,并且数值相差不大,反映出相近的径流总量削减效应。比较分析绿色与滞蓄屋顶降雨径流过程,2类屋顶径流过程接近,产流后水流运动机制相似,均受上部积水水头作用影响,并以孔流(孔隙、孔口)形式出流,可以采用相似的水库概念模型进行简化模拟。根据土壤水饱和下渗理论,考虑到绿色屋顶基质层厚度有限,推导建立了描述绿色屋顶饱和产流后降雨径流过程的基本方程,并应用于模拟绿色屋顶降雨径流过程。结果表明,径流过程计算值与实测值间决定系数值为0.85、Nash-Sutcliffe效率系数值为0.84,初步验证了模型的合理性。研究成果有助于深入认识绿色屋顶对降雨径流的削减效应与出流机制。     

小麦秸秆热解过程中碳和微量元素迁移转化规律

为研究小麦秸秆热解过程中碳元素和微量元素的迁移转化规律,依托连续式作物秸秆分段均匀炭化联产系统,基于热解炭化生产工艺,测算及分析碳元素在秸秆热解过程中的存在形式及迁移转化量,利用HSC Chemistry软件模拟微量元素在秸秆热解炭化过程中的组分变化,分析了8种微量元素的迁移转化规律,为生物质热解机理的进一步研究提供支撑,为提高秸秆热解炭品质提供强有力保证。结果表明:经测试及测算得到的碳元素迁移足迹图符合碳元素质量守恒定律,碳元素迁移到热解炭中41.12%,以固定碳存在;22.83%迁移到焦油中,以大分子长链烃和环链烃存在;26.62%的碳元素以六碳内的短链烃存在于热解气;4.71%迁移到木醋液中为醛、酮、酸等。小麦秸秆中含量在100μg/L以上的8种高富集微量元素里,K、Na、Ca、Mg主要以硫酸盐、磷酸盐及氯化物形式存在于热解炭中,Al、Fe多以氧化物、硫化物以及硅、氧共融物形态被大量保留在热解炭中,而P、S元素在热解炭化过程中的析出主要是有机结合物的分解。     

规模化奶牛场粪污全量贮存及肥料化还田工艺设计

为推进粪污全量贮存和肥料化还田模式在规模化奶牛场的应用，该研究以存栏500头规模奶牛场为例，分析了粪污收集量、贮存工艺与设施和粪肥还田等内容，提出了粪污贮存池设计容积和粪肥还田配套土地面积等参数。结果表明：奶牛粪污全量收集量为17.33 t/d，全量贮存设施分为舍内贮存池和舍外贮存囊2种。单个舍内贮存池尺寸为85 m×12 m×2 m（长×宽×深），粪污存储期9个月，所需贮存池数量为5个，总容积10 200 m3；舍外贮存囊占地尺寸为90 m×30 m（长×宽），深2.2 m，总容积5 615 m3。粪肥全部还田所需土地面积与种植作物类型和种植制度相关，种植作物为小麦、玉米、小麦+玉米和水稻（1年2熟）时，需配套土地分别为248.4、400.6、122.8和127.0 hm2。粪肥还田成本为10.37万元/a，全部还田可节省化肥22.8万元/a，年可产生经济效益12.43万元。     

华北平原不同种植制度对粮食作物氮素利用和土壤氮库的影响

冬小麦-夏玉米一年两熟是华北平原粮食作物的主要种植制度，存在氮肥利用率低、土壤氮素过量累积问题。为探索华北平原氮素高效利用的适宜种植制度，采用15N示踪技术，基于3 a田间定位试验，对一年两熟冬小麦-夏玉米的常规水氮和优化水氮、两年三熟冬小麦-夏玉米-春玉米与冬小麦-夏大豆-春玉米及一年一熟春玉米3种种植制度的作物产量、15N利用率、氮素去向和土壤氮库表观平衡进行研究。结果表明，两年三熟的冬小麦-夏玉米-春玉米产量为32 248.52 kg/hm2，分别比一年两熟和一年一熟提高22.16%和52.88%；15N利用率为33.36%，比一年一熟提高26.12%。3种植制度的氮肥去向最高为土壤残留，其次为作物吸收和损失，两年三熟冬小麦-夏玉米-春玉米的作物吸氮量最高为151.82 kg/hm2，土壤氮库表观盈余量为21.22 kg/hm2，显著低于其他种植制度。综合分析，冬小麦-夏玉米-春玉米两年三熟在稳产高产和提高氮素利用率上具有可持续的潜力，是华北平原未来较为理想的种植制度。     

Biocrusts resist runoff erosion through direct physical protection and indirect modification of soil properties

Purpose

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are ubiquitous in arid and semi-arid regions and play many critical roles in soil stabilization and erosion prevention, greatly decreasing soil loss. Although sediments may be completely controlled by well-developed biocrusts, runoff loss is observed. Consequently, it is important to study how biocrusts resist runoff erosion in different developmental stages to evaluate and manage water erosion.

Materials and methods

In the Loess Plateau Region, we sampled 32 biocrust plots representing eight stages of biocrust development and 5 slope cropland soil plots as bare soil control plots. We then used a rectangular open channel hydraulic flume to test the effects of biocrust development on runoff erosion.

Results and discussion

As expected, the establishment of biocrusts enhanced soil stability, and accordingly, soil anti-scourability significantly increased with biocrust development. Biocrusts exhibiting more than 36% or 1.22 g dm^?2 of moss coverage or biomass fully protected the soil from runoff erosion. Moreover, soil properties, such as soil organic matter, soil cohesion and soil bulk density, were also important in reducing erosion. The findings indicated that biocrusts inhibited runoff erosion through direct physical protection related to biocrust cover and biomass and through the indirect modification of soil properties. In the early biocrust development stage (when moss cover was less than 36%), cyanobacterial biocrust played a primary role in providing resistance to runoff erosion, with resistance being positively related to cyanobacterial biomass (chlorophyll a) and influenced by soil properties.

Conclusions

The relationship between soil anti-scourability and moss coverage or biomass can be divided into two stages based on a moss cover or biomass threshold. The capacity of biocrusts to resist runoff erosion was limited when moss cover was below the threshold value. Therefore, the stage corresponding to this level of moss cover should be of concern when estimating, predicting and managing water erosion.

     

Two-year fluctuation of Cd bioavailability in a remediated rice field under different water managements

Purpose

Based on two consecutive years of field-scale trials, under different water managements, we illustrated the persistence of remediation effect of palygorskite on a Cd-polluted rice field.

Materials and methods

The Cd uptake by a plant, pH and Cd chemical extractability, available P/K, and extractable Zn/Cu in paddy soils were used to evaluate the influence of palygorskite on Cd immobilization and soil fertility index.

Results and discussion

In contrast to the 1st year, at 0–1.5% palygorskite applied dose in soils, 0.025 M HCl–extractable Cd in continuous flooding reduced by 12.1–19.0%, and that in wetting irrigation increased by 10.9–18.9% in the 2nd year (p?<?0.05). The toxicity characteristic leaching procedure Cd reduction of 3.0–11.4% and increase of 8.9–12.0% were obtained under above-mentioned water managements (p?<?0.05). Compared with the 1st year, at different clay additional concentrations, grain Cd in continuous flooding reduced by 7.0–11.3%, and that in wetting irrigation increased by 6.5–10.8% in the 2nd year (p?<?0.05). Although trace elements in clay treated soils declined, they had no influence on the grain yield due to a minimum value higher than the critical value of 1.5 mg kg^?1 for Zn and 2.0 mg kg^?1 for Cu. The available P in continuous flooding took on a maximum increase of 8.2% in the 2nd year (p?<?0.05).

Conclusions

Two consecutive years of field-scale in situ demonstration tests revealed that continuous flooding was a preferable water management regime for Cd immobilization using palygorskite in the rice field. There were no remarkable differences in extractable Zn/Cu between 2 years.

     

Effect of humic acid on the sedimentation and transport of nanoparticles silica in water-saturated porous media

Journal of Soils and Sediments - Nano silicon particles (nSiO2) is one of the most widely used industrial engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). The extensive applications of nSiO2 may pose potential...     

Effect of soil acidification on the growth and nitrogen use efficiency of maize in Ultisols

Purpose

To examine the effect of soil acidification on growth and nitrogen (N) uptake by maize in Ultisols.

Materials and methods

A clay Ultisol derived from Quaternary red earth and a sandy Ultisol derived from tertiary red sandstone were used in this study. A pot experiment was conducted with maize growing in the two Ultisols acidified to different pH values. Urea with ¹⁵N abundance of 10.11% was used to investigate the distribution of N fertilizer between soil and plant. Total N content and ¹⁵N abundance in plant and soil samples were determined by elemental analysis-isotope mass spectrometry.

Results and discussion

Critical soil pHs of 4.8 and 5.0 were observed for maize growing in the clay and sandy Ultisols, respectively. Below the critical soil pH, increasing soil pH significantly increased maize height and the yield of maize shoots and roots (both P < 0.05), but changes in soil pH showed no significant effect on maize growth above the critical soil pH in both Ultisols. Maize growing in the sandy Ultisol was more sensitive to changes in soil pH than in the clay Ultisol. Increase in the pH in both Ultisols also increased N accumulation in maize, the N derived from fertilizer in maize, physiological N use efficiency, and N use efficiency (NUE) by maize. Changes in soil pH had a greater effect on these parameters below the critical soil pH, compared to above. The change in soil pH had a greater effect on N accumulation in maize, the N derived from fertilizer in maize, and NUE in the sandy Ultisol than in the clay Ultisol. The NUE increased by 24.4% at pH 6.0, compared with pH 4.0 in the clay Ultisol, while the NUE at pH 5.0 was 4.8 times that at pH 4.0 in the sandy Ultisol. The increase in soil pH increased the ratio of N accumulation in maize/soil residue N and decreased the potential loss of fertilizer N from both Ultisols.

Conclusions

Soil acidification inhibited maize growth, reduced N uptake by maize, and thus, decreased NUE. To maintain soil pH of acidic soils above the critical values for crops is of practical importance for sustainable food production in acidic soils.

     

Soil organic carbon depletion in global Mollisols regions and restoration by management practices: a review

Purpose

Mollisols are the most fertile, high-yielding soils in the world. During the past several decades, Mollisols have lost about 50% of their antecedent organic carbon (C) pool due to soil erosion, degradation, and other unsuitable human activities. Therefore, restoring soil organic C (SOC) to Mollisols via reasonable management is crucial to sustainable development and is important for environmental stability. However, the existing literature on SOC and soil quality has focused on one soil type or on a given region where Mollisols occur, and the degree of SOC depletion and stabilization in Mollisols have not been comprehensively evaluated. Overall, we propose to develop an optimum scheme for managing Mollisols, and we outline specific issues concerning SOC restoration and prevention of SOC depletion.

Materials and methods

In this review, we identify the uncertainties involved in analyses of SOC in Mollisols as related to management practices. According to the existing literature on SOC in Mollisols at the global scale, we analyzed the results of SOC depletion research to assess management practices and to estimate the C amount stabilized in Mollisols.

Results and discussion

The review shows that the SOC stocks in Mollisols in North America under cropped systems had 51?±?4 (equiv. mass) Mg ha^?1 in the top 30 cm soil layer. The SOC contents in Northeast China decreased from 52 to 24 g kg^?1 (46%) after 150 years of cultivation management. All of the Mollisols regions in the world are facing the challenge of SOC loss, and this trend could have a negative influence on global climate change. Hence, it is very important to take proper measures to maintain and enhance organic C contents in Mollisols.

Conclusions

We concluded that reasonable management practices, including no-tillage, manure and compost fertilization, crop straw returning, and mulching cultivation, are the recommended technologies. The C restoration in Mollisols is a truly win-win strategy for ensuring the security of food and soil resources while effectively mitigating global climate change. Thus, more attention should be given to protective management and land use for its impacts on SOC dynamics and soil properties in Mollisols regions.