揉捻过程中茶叶物理特性的变化规律

为研究揉捻过程中茶叶含水率、柔软性、弹塑性及孔隙率等物理特性的变化规律,以华农绿茶鲜叶为原料,经萎凋、杀青并回潮之后进行揉捻加工,分别采用103℃恒重法、质构仪法、仪器法对以上几个茶叶物理性质进行测定,分析它们的变化规律.结果表明,揉捻过程中茶叶的含水率与揉捻时间呈负相关,(y)=-0.032 7 x+46.421,决定系数r2=0.959;揉捻过程中茶叶的弹性与揉捻时间基本呈线性正相关,(y)=0.134 2x+12.92,决定系数r2=o.956;而柔软性和塑性都是先增加后减小,25 min左右时最小,若着重考虑茶叶外形,则茶叶成形的最佳揉捻时间是25 min左右;揉捻过程中茶叶的孔隙率随揉捻时间呈开口向上的抛物线趋势,两者的关系可以用(y)=0.0006 x3-0.021 5 x2-0.057 x+69.86来表示,决定系数r2=0.964.     

中国化肥需求弹性计算

为了分析国家政策对化肥消费的影响,选取1998-2007年不同省份单位面积化肥消费量、化肥价格指数以及农民纯收入为变量,对化肥支出函数进行了回归分析,计算出10年间不同省份化肥需求的价格弹性和收入弹性。结果表明:目前我国农业发展的化肥基本消费量为0.35 t/hm~2,部分省份化肥消费过度;化肥市场还没有真正建立,价格对需求的影响较小。这表明化肥是农业经济发展的必需品,化肥施用量随农民收入的增加而增加,国家政策对化肥价格的干预是其需求不断上升的根本原因之一。这也在一定程度上说明仅通过环境税方式来改变农民化肥消费的政策效果有限,还需要转变现有的单纯促进农业经济发展的政策,朝着依据农民施肥方式是否有利于环境给予差异性补贴转变。     

3种散生竹的单根抗拉力学特性

植被在改善生态环境、减少水土流失、涵养水源、固土护坡等方面具有其他工程措施所不能替代的作用.现有研究表明,植物根系对土壤的力学作用,能够稳定土层结构、提高土壤的抗剪强度,是植被实现固土护坡的重要手段(Roering et al.,2003;李绍才等,2006;吕春娟等,2011). 林木根系的抗拉力学特性是影响根系固土护坡效果的重要因素(陈丽华等,2008).植物根系由众多单根构成,单根是发生根土力学作用的基本单元,单根的抗拉能力及抵抗形变能力决定了植株受外力时的整体形变状态及对土壤的约束能力,因此,具有较大抗拉强度的单根构成的根系将有助于土壤的稳固和增强.     

Natural durability of wood of ten native species from northeastern Mexico

Thorn scrub vegetation in Mexico is distributed over 50 million ha, where native tree species are the source of forage, timber, firewood and charcoal. Research describing wood durability of species from this vegetation type has not been fully determined, nor classified according to international standards. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine and classify the natural durability of ten woody species. Their natural durability was determined according to the European Pre-Norm 807, the loss of dynamic modulus of elasticity (MOEdyn) (MPa) was determined and wood mass loss (g) after being exposed to Trametes versicolor and Coniophora puteana fungi. Wood durability was classified according to the European Norm 350-1. Highly significant differences (p<0.001) were found between the durability of woody species. The more durable species with lower MOEdyn lost were Condalia hookeri (57.5%±0.6%), Havardia pallens (58.2%±0.4%) and Acacia schaffneri (58.9%±6.3%). Species with lower mass loss after exposed to Coniophora puteana were Ebenopsis ebano (6.3%±1.9%), Condalia hookeri (8.6%±2.3%) and Cordia boissieri (11.8%±2.3%). E. ebano (7.1%±2.4%), Condalia hookeri (8.2%±2.5%) and Cordia boissieri (11.5%±3.1%) showed the lower mass lost after exposed to T. versicolor. According to European Norm 350-1, three woody species were classified as very durable and durable species.     

Effect of fungal exposure on the strength of thermally modified Norway spruce and Scots pine

Abstract

Thermal modification at elevated temperatures changes the chemical, biological and physical properties of wood. In this study, the effects of the level of thermal modification and the decay exposure (natural durability against soft-rot microfungi) on the modulus of elasticity (MOE) and modulus of rupture (MOR) of the sapwood and heartwood of Scots pine and Norway spruce were investigated with a static bending test using a central loading method in accordance with EN 408 (1995). The results were compared with four reference wood species: Siberian larch, bangkirai, merbau and western red cedar. In general, both the thermal modification and the decay exposure decreased the strength properties. On average, the higher the thermal modification temperature, the more MOE and MOR decreased with unexposed samples and increased with decayed samples, compared with the unmodified reference samples. The strength of bangkirai was least reduced in the group of the reference wood species. On average, untreated wood material will be stronger than thermally modified wood material until wood is exposed to decaying fungi. Thermal modification at high temperatures over 210°C very effectively prevents wood from decay; however, strength properties are then affected by thermal modification itself.     

Stiffness moduli of various softwood and hardwood species determined with ultrasound

Abstract

Comprehensive data sets of the elastic constants are available for only a few European wood species. The goal of this study was to provide stiffnesses for the principal directions and planes for further selected European softwoods and hardwoods, to extend the currently existing data sets. For this purpose, a dynamic technique was chosen: the moduli were estimated on the basis of sound velocity and density measurements. The collected data may be helpful for specialists in the relevant research and practical fields, particularly when stresses and strains of structural elements have to be calculated using modelling approaches.     

Variation in selected solid wood properties of young Pinus patula from diverse sites in the Mpumalanga escarpment area in South Africa

Regression analyses identified ‘Growth Days’ (an index expressing site moisture availability) as the only site variable contributing significantly to the prediction to wood density (R² = 0.57), whereas the model predicting grain angle included only ‘Altitude’ (R² = 0.60). These results surfaced during an investigative study to quantify various sources of variation in wood properties and to quantify the effect of a number of site factors on wood properties of Pinus patula grown in the Mpumalanga escarpment area of South Africa. For this purpose, 10 trees were sampled from each of 17 diverse sites for wood property analyses. The effects of site, distance from the pith and differences between trees within site on wood density, transverse shrinkage, grain angle and dynamic modulus of elasticity were investigated. The site factors considered included a wide variety of soil and climatic factors. The effect of radial distance from the pith and differences between individual trees within sites were highly significant, accounting for most of the variation in wood properties. Although the effects of a number of site factors were statistically significant, they generally explained relatively small but important variation in wood properties among sites. The study not only quantified the effects of important sources of variation on a few key wood properties, but it also revealed that the extent of differences between sites can be explained in terms of some specific site factors. It is envisaged that the results will contribute significantly towards the refinement of current forest site classification systems for improved decision-making with respect to wood quality in intensively managed plantation systems.     

Bubbles in chapatti doughs

Traditionally, chapattis are flatbreads made from atta (wholemeal Indian wheat flour). Non-atta chapattis have not been popular due to substandard product quality. To investigate what makes atta special for making chapattis, products were made using atta, Australian wholemeal wheat flour, gluten-free lupin flour, and a blend of lupin and wheat flours. Doughs were characterised by measuring strain-hardening and elastic recovery in compression and also bubble structures via 3-D X-ray micro-tomography. A method was developed to identify and separate bran, which appears as bubbles, in scans of doughs.     

基于小波变换的木材声发射驻波信号特征研究

为研究木材损伤断裂时的声发射(AE)信号所激发的驻波信号特征与木材固有特性之间的关系,采用薄木条折断的方式产生AE源,在小波变换的基础上分析驻波频率,并计算纵波传播速率,依据弹性波理论计算出木材顺纹弹性模量(MOE)。首先,在2种不同长度的木材试件一端分别加工出8根80 mm×10 mm的薄木条,通过外加冲击力折断木条以产生AE源,通过放置在试件端面的2个传感器采集原始AE信号,采样频率设定为500 kHz。然后,根据驻波特性确定原始信号的驻波阶段,进而对该阶段AE信号进行4层小波分解,依据分解后信号的时频域特征析取驻波信号波形。最后,依据驻波产生原理计算纵波传播速率,并结合弹性波理论计算试件的MOE。结果表明,拉伸试验测得樟子松和榉木试件的MOE分别为9.30 GPa和11.63 GPa, 800 mm樟子松和榉木试件通过驻波计算所得MOE分别为9.37 GPa和12.34 GPa,与实测MOE的误差分别为0.75%和5.24%;600 mm的樟子松和榉木试件通过驻波计算所得MOE分别为9.31 GPa和11.81 GPa,与实测MOE的误差分别为0.10%和1.55%。     

低温对小麦麸皮拉伸力学特性参数的影响

为了揭示温度对小麦麸皮破碎性能的影响规律,选取?80～30℃作为试验温度,利用动态热机械分析仪(DMA)对小麦麸皮试样进行拉伸破坏试验,研究温度对小麦麸皮杨氏模量、极限应力、极限应变等力学特性参数的影响。结果表明:随着试验温度的下降,小麦麸皮逐渐由弹塑性材料转变为脆性材料,玻璃化转变温度为?80℃。杨氏模量随着温度的下降而显著增大,?80℃时的杨氏模量增大了93.14%。极限应力对温度的变化似乎不太敏感,在整个温度变化范围内的增幅较小,约为14.58%。极限应变随着温度的下降而减小,在整个温度变化范围内,极限应变降低了66.68%。液氮消耗量随着温度的下降而呈线性升高,?80℃时的液氮消耗量是?40℃的1.74倍,是?10℃的2.94倍。同时发现,在?10℃附近杨氏模量、极限应力、极限应变、液氮消耗量均出现了一个局部极小值现象。综合考虑小麦麸皮力学特性与冷媒消耗量之间的关系,低温粉碎小麦麸皮的适宜温度可取?40～0℃。基于试验结果,分别给出了杨氏模量、极限应力、极限应变、液氮消耗量关于温差的函数关系式。研究结果初步揭示了低温脆化对小麦麸皮力学特性参数的影响规律,可为小麦麸皮超微粉碎温度的选择提供参考。