生物质能与节能减排及低碳经济

生物质(Biomass,原意生物量)一词出自生态学,现已成为生物质能和生物基材料的惟一可再生性原料的专用词.生物质可部分替代化石能源,减少化石能源使用产生的温室气体及污染物.我国农业和农村在节能减排中应有所作为.农业是惟一生产生物质的产业,在我国的节能减排及向低碳经济战略转型中,生物质能可发挥重大作用,也能成为生态农业的新内涵.     

华北平原典型冬小麦农田生态系统能量平衡与闭合研究

准确量化分析地气之间的物质和能量交换对于水资源管理和农业可持续发展是十分重要的。能量平衡闭合是评估观测数据准确性和分析地表能量平衡的一个重要的评价指数。本研究利用开路涡度相关系统和全要素自动气象站对华北平原典型冬小麦农田生态系统2013—2014年度的能量通量及常规气象要素进行了连续观测,分析了冬小麦农田各能量通量的日变化和年变化特征,计算冬小麦在4个生育时期(出苗期、越冬期、拔节期和灌浆期)的能量闭合和波文比。结果表明:在日尺度上,选取的4个生育时期净辐射和各能量分量的日变化趋势均为单峰二次曲线,净辐射、显热通量和潜热通量的峰值出现在12:00—13:00,土壤热通量的峰值出现在14:00—15:00。在年尺度上,净辐射和潜热通量的变化趋势较为一致,均在越冬期达到最低值114.51 W·m~(-2)和13.47 W·m~(-2),而在灌浆期达到最大值327.02 W·m~(-2)和116.56 W·m~(-2)。选取的4个生育时期的代表性观测日期能量闭合良好,能量闭合率分别为0.49、0.77、0.81和0.76。4个生育时期内波文比值日变化趋势均呈倒"U"型,出苗期波文比在14:00达到最大值2.12;越冬期、拔节期和灌浆期在10:00左右达到最大值,分别为1.48、0.31和0.58。本文的定量化结果可为华北平原农田生态系统水热通量等研究提供依据。     

低扬程水泵装置停泵过渡过程的近似计算

根据低扬程泵装置管路特性、水泵机组的动力学特性和停泵过渡过程中泵系统能量守恒原理以及泵相似理论，并结合现场实测停泵过渡过程曲线的特征点，提出了低扬程泵站停泵泵工况动态特性计算的数学模型。     

奶牛饲喂装置中螺旋输送器的设计及三维造型

螺旋输送器用于物料输送过程的设计在设计资料中较为常见,但它应用于奶牛饲喂装置时,从设计角度讲有许多特殊性。螺旋输送器的主要尺寸及动力参数设计得是否合理,将直接影响到物料的计量精度。为此,对奶牛饲喂装置中螺旋输送器的设计做了较为详尽的论述,并对其三维造型过程进行了简要的论述。     

龙眼压差通风预冷装置风速控制与能耗分析

针对龙眼的物理特性,设计了一套龙眼压差通风预冷试验装置.根据果蔬压差预冷7/8时间特性,通过试验得到了龙眼包装箱压差与风速关系以及异步电动机频率与风速关系.进一步研究龙眼压差预冷装置能耗与风速关系可知,对于龙眼果实,较小的风速预冷能耗较小,预冷时间较长;当预冷时间按要求设定时,在风机允许范围内控制风速按一定规律递增,直到龙眼终止温度,可以在设定时间内完成龙眼预冷,且能耗最小.     

水稻籽粒库强与其淀粉积累之间关系的研究

本试验以源限制型水稻品种亚优2号、献改优63和汕优63为材料，研究籽粒发育过程中籽粒库强与其淀粉积累之间的关系。结果表明：（1）强、弱势粒淀粉积累与其胚乳细胞的数目密切相关，两者表现出明显的同步性；（2）强势粒蔗糖合成酶、腺苷二磷酸葡萄糖焦磷酸化酶和淀粉合成酶最大活性高峰出现时间显著早于弱势粒的出现时间，     

A discussion on and alternative to the Penman-Monteith equation

The Penman-Monteith (PMe) equation that estimates evaporation from leaf/canopy surfaces is based on a few approximations. Several authors discussed ensuing errors and suggested improvements. This paper reminds those discussions which ended in the early nineties. It compares linearized PMe− with non-linear iterative solutions and illustrates resulting deviations. It differentiates between deviations for daily and hourly evaporation rate estimates. The latter are found to be higher. It also demonstrates deviations obtained at two different altitudes above sea level. Considering present tendencies to refine evaporation estimates for practical purposes and making use of easily available methods for solving non-linear equations this paper offers a new method to estimate evaporation.In a first step, a simple algebraic term, the surface temperature control sum, is introduced to find approximate differences between air and evaporating surface (leaf, canopy) temperatures. It suggests to concentrate research on the r_s/r_a ratio. A new formula is derived for estimating leaf/canopy surface temperatures for non-water stressed plants.In a second step, the estimates of temperature differences are used to calculate evaporation estimates. This two-step approximation leads to appreciably smaller errors as compared to the PMe-solution over the full range of input parameters of agro-meteorological relevance. It is, however, less accurate than some of methods proposed in literature. The method is meant for practical application in agricultural water management.     

The effect of temperature on the energy budget of the Manila clam, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Ruditapes philippinarum</Emphasis>

In this study, the energy budget of the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum, was evaluated after one-week acclimation periods at 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25°C. Small clams (151 ± 12 mg DW) and large clams (353 ± 16 mg DW) were fed with the microalgae, Isochrysis galbana. Filtration rate, ingestion rate, assimilation efficiency, oxygen-consumption rate, and ammonia excretion rate were measured. Both filtration rate and ingestion rate of small and large clams were found to be related to temperature. The highest Q ₁₀ values were measured in the range 15–20°C for both small and large clams. Assimilation efficiency of both small and large clams was not significantly influenced by temperature, although the maximum mean values were detected at 20°C. Oxygen consumption rate and ammonia excretion rate of small and large clams were found to be related directly to temperature over the entire range, with a maximum being detected at 25°C. The highest Q ₁₀ value was estimated in the range 10–15°C with regard to oxygen consumption rate, and in the range of 15–20°C with regard to ammonia excretion rate. Scope for growth (SFG) was positive at all temperatures, achieving a maximum value at 20°C in both small and large clams, primarily as a consequence of the enhanced ingestion rate which offset the concomitant elevation in the metabolic rate. In this study we have estimated the thermal optimum for this species at 20°C.     

Energy and resource consumption of land-based Atlantic salmon smolt hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest (USA)

This paper evaluates the resource and energy requirements of six different types of land-based, hatchery production systems located in the U.S. Pacific Northwest: flow-through with a gravity water supply, flow-through with a pumped water supply, flow-through with pure oxygen, partial reuse system, partial reuse with heating, and a reuse system for the production of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts. Key parameters used in the evaluation include direct energy, indirect energy, transportation energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and pollutant discharges.Power (electricity and natural gas) and feed energy accounted for the majority of the required energy for all the rearing option evaluated. The sum of the fixed capital and chemicals components accounted for less than 2–12% of the total energy budget for any rearing option. The energy efficiency (energy output/energy input) of the six options ranges from 0.97% for flow-through with pumped supply to 3.49% for the flow-through with gravity supply. The rearing options with the three highest energy efficiencies were flow-through with gravity supply (3.49%), partial reuse (2.75%), and reuse (2.64%).On a kg of smolt produced basis, the six rearing options showed a wide range in performance. The reuse system had the lowest water (2 m³ kg^− 1) and land (0.13 m² kg^− 1) requirements and the third lowest total energy requirement (288 MJ kg^− 1). The partial reuse system had the second lowest total power requirement (276 MJ kg^− 1), a low land requirement (0.21 m² kg^− 1), and moderate water requirements (33 m³ kg^− 1). The partial reuse with temperature control had the second highest total power requirement (657 MJ kg^− 1) and land and water requirements similar to the partial reuse system without temperature control. The flow-through system with pumped water supply had the highest water (289 m³ kg^− 1), land (2.19 m² kg^− 1), and energy requirements (786 MJ kg^− 1) of any of the rearing options. By comparison, the flow-through system with gravity water supply had the lowest energy requirement (218 MJ kg^− 1), a moderate land requirement (0.78 m² kg^− 1), and a high water requirement (214 m³ kg^− 1). The ranking of the six rearing options based capital and operating costs are likely to be quite different from those based on energy, water, and greenhouse gas emissions.     

Including public-health benefits of trees in urban-forestry decision making

Research demonstrating the biophysical benefits of urban trees are often used to justify investments in urban forestry. Far less emphasis, however, is placed on the non-bio-physical benefits such as improvements in public health. Indeed, the public-health benefits of trees may be significantly larger than the biophysical benefits, and, therefore, failure to account for the public-health benefits of trees may lead to underinvestment in urban forestry. In addition, the distribution of trees that maximizes bio-physical benefits may not maximize public-health benefits.