Impact of traditional soil burning (guie) on Planosol properties and land‐use intensification in south‐western Ethiopia

In the Gilgel Gibe catchment in Ethiopia, local farmers intensify land use on Planosols by adjusting a traditional soil burning practice known as guie. The burning practice used to be applied in a cycle of shifting cultivation. However, more recently, farmers burn small plots to make fertile seedbeds for Eucalyptus seedlings in the first year before these trees are transplanted to larger plots. The purpose of this research was to assess the physico‐chemical properties of Planosols that have been subjected to burning over the last 10 yrs and evaluate the contribution of guie to land‐use intensification of these soils. Transect studies and interviews of local farmers, followed by chemical, physical and micromorphological analyses of samples from selected plots were used to compare the soil properties of recently (0–2 yrs) and formerly (3–10 yrs) burnt Planosols with those of unburnt Planosols. The analytical results show that the burning practice improved nutrient availability in the first 2 yrs after guie. Increased amounts of exchangeable aluminium (Al) were reported in the long term. Charge fingerprints illustrate that the nutrient‐buffering capacity of the soil was high shortly after the practice but subsequently decreased with time. Given the population pressure on the formerly extensively used Planosols, it is argued that the current application of guie on small, localized plots for raising Eucalyptus seedlings is well adapted to the local socio‐economic context and promotes land‐use intensification on the Planosols. The increased exchangeable Al content of former Eucalyptus seedbeds merits further in‐depth research into the biophysical sustainability of the burning practice.     

Calculating the Hollowing-center Grounding Device Resistance Based on the Surface Charge Simulation Method

An equivalent model for hollowing-center grounding device is proposed, the hollowing-center grounding device resistance is calculated with the surface charge simulation method and the computer programme is programmed based on this model. The accuracy of the model and method is validated by experimentation.     

荷电喷雾电晕电极诱导电场数值计算与分析

为深入研究电晕荷电喷雾产生电场的分布情况,针对电晕荷电喷雾中常用的多针组合式电极,采用电荷模拟法,运用matlab软件编程,对电极诱导电场进行数值计算,得出了电场中任意点的电势、场强值及其分布图。通过计算分析发现,电晕放电产生的静电场是极不均匀的;场强由电极结构参数-极径、电极尖端曲率半径、电极电压、针状电极的个数以及电极环中心距地面的垂直高度决定;雾滴从喷嘴到靶标的输运过程中,电晕电极产生的电场仅在输运初始阶段对雾滴的运动起主导作用。     

增加投入实现引黄灌溉良性发展

引黄灌溉经济效益显著,但是灌区管理单位的财务收益却入不敷出。根据经济效益分析与水费收交情况,作者认为应加强水费回收,多方面集资以及深化水费改革等,以利于灌溉事业的良性发展。     

Water Pricing and Sustainability of Self-Governing Irrigation Schemes

The sustainability of self-governingirrigation schemes is currently underpressure in many countries as publicfinancial support is decreasing.Furthermore, growing global concernregarding water scarcity means thatefficient water use is essential.Theoretically the choice and implementationof a water-pricing system should play acentral role in achieving this objective,both by recovering water costs and byencouraging farmers to adopt more efficientbehaviour. In the Senegal River Delta newlyestablished water users associations (WUAs)have chosen low water charges, which areaffordable for the majority of farmers butwhich underestimate long-term maintenancecosts. Combined with the difficulty ofcollecting and managing farmers' fees, thischoice has drawn them into a vicious circleleading to scheme deterioration and poorwater service. New alternatives have beendiscussed with them using a simulation toolthat takes into account both the watercosts and the farmers' incomes. Comparedwith the present fixed water charge basedonly on cultivated land, a two-part optionbased both on equipped and irrigated areasensures the recovery of fixed expenses suchas maintenance, while encouraging farmersto intensify their farming systems byadopting double cropping. Neverthelesschoosing a relevant water charge does notensure by itself the sustainability of anirrigation scheme. Combined supportproviding WUAS and farmers with efficientadvice regarding management andorganisational skills should alsocontribute significantly to achieve thisprime objective.     

静电凝并中荷电粒子的运动方程及近似解

本文分析静电除尘器预凝并粒子的运动情况,研究了荷电气固两相流中粒子运动与气流运动的关系,通过对荷电粒子的受力分析,在粒子运动过程中考虑了库仑力、压差力、附加质量力、Stokes阻力以及Basset力对荷电粒子的作用,而忽略其它力的影响,建立了湍流中描述粒子运动的基本方程—BBO(Basset-Boussinesq-Oseen)方程,用谱分解方法进行求解,并得到荷电粒子凝并运动方程的两组近似解,从而确定了粒子运动与气流运动的关系,αr为近似解的重要参数,随着αr的变化,粒子运动的复杂性随之变化。     

混合动力汽车动力电池容量特性

针对混合动力汽车动力电池的特点，运用计算机软硬件设备构成测试系统，利用较易实现的电流积分方法来预估电量状态参数SOC，并进行了电池的实际容量特性试验，对电池电压、电流及温度进行了数据采集和监测。结果表明，利用该方法可得到较满意的电池电量状态参数估计。     

电解质浓度对土壤吸附铜离子时氢离子释放的影响

研究了不同铜离子浓度、不同电解质浓度情况下,吸附铜离子时氢离子释放对两种可变电荷土壤和4种恒电荷土壤悬液pH的影响。研究结果表明,除了黄棕壤外,含铁量越高,由于吸附铜离子后所引起的土壤ΔpH最大值越小。加入的铜离子浓度为10-4 mol L-1时,铜离子吸附对中和曲线形状没有根本影响。在较低浓度时,铜离子吸附时氢离子的释放较少;而在较高浓度时,当体系pH大于一临界值时,开始释放大量氢离子。氧化铁是引起恒电荷土壤和可变电荷土壤在吸附铜离子时氢离子释放差异产生的主要原因。电解质浓度的变化对恒电荷土壤和可变电荷土壤吸附铜离子后中和曲线变化影响有很大的区别,含铁量越高,电解质浓度对土壤吸附铜离子后的氢离子释放的影响越小。     

Effect of Soil Organic Matter on Adsorption and Insecticidal Activity of Toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis

With the large-scale cultivation of transgenic crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) insecticidal toxin in the world, the problem of environmental safety caused by these Bt crops has received extensive attention. The effects of soil organic matter (SOM) on the adsorption and insecticidal activity of Bt toxin in variable- and constant-charge soils (red and brown soils, respectively) were studied. Organic carbon in the soils was removed using hydrogen peroxide (H_2O_2). After H_2O_2 treatment, the SOM in the red and brown soils decreased by 71.26% and 82.82%, respectively. Mineral composition of the H_2O_2-treated soils showed no significant changes,but soil texture showed a slight change. After SOM removal, the cation exchange capacity (CEC) and pH decreased, while the specific surface area (SSA), point of zero charge (PZC), and zeta potential increased. The adsorption isotherm experiment showed that the Bt toxin adsorption on the natural and H_2O_2-treated soils fitted both the Langmuir model (R~2≥ 0.985 7) and the Freundlich model (R~2≥ 0.984 1), and the amount of toxin adsorbed on the H_2O_2-treated soils was higher than that on the natural soils. There was a high correlation between the maximum adsorption of Bt toxin and the PZC of soils (R~2= 0.935 7); thus, Bt toxin adsorption was not only influenced by SOM content, but also by soil texture, as well as the SSA, CEC, PZC, and zeta potential. The LC_(50) (lethal concentration required to kill 50% of the larvae) values for Bt toxin in the H_2O_2-treated soils were slightly lower than those in the natural soils, suggesting that the environmental risk from Bt toxin may increase if SOM decreases. As the measurement of insecticidal activity using insects is expensive and time consuming, a rapid and convenient in vitro method of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays is recommended for evaluating Bt toxin degradation in soils in future studies.     

感应式高压静电喷头雾滴荷电效果影响因素分析

为研究如何在有限的充电电压下获得良好的雾滴荷电效果,首先建立了雾滴荷电过程的等效模型,对影响雾滴荷电效果的关键性参数进行理论推导;然后采取圆环形和仿形两种电极形式,取3个高压电极的关键性技术参数,设计4种不同的高压电极方案;最后配合2、2.5mm两种不同的绝缘层厚度,为雾锥角为80°的空心圆锥雾喷头TR 80-04设计了8种不同的高压静电罩,用网状目标法与法拉第筒法结合的荷质比测量系统对其荷电比进行测量,以荷质比评价其荷电效果的优劣。结果证明:理论分析与试验研究达到了良好的一致性,仿形电极的荷电效果明显优于圆环形电极,且电极宽度、电极中心到喷口的轴向距离与雾滴荷质比正相关,为高压静电罩的合理设计提供了可靠的理论和试验依据。