A new method to solve steady state queueing equations

There are a great number of queueing systems, including the M^X/M^Y/c, the Gl^X/M/c and the discrete Gl/G/1 queue in which the state probabilities are determined by repeated queue equations. This paper gives a simple, efficient and numerically stable algorithm to caiculate the state probabilities and measure of performance for such systems. The method avoids both complex arithmetric and matrix manipulations.     

A note on splitting the bump in an elimination factorization

This exposition presents a method for incorporating a technique known as “splitting the bump” within an elimination form reinversion algorithm. This procedure is designed to reduce fill-in during reinversion and should improve the efficiency of linear programming systems which already use the superior elimination form of the inverse.     

Some results of the queueing system E/M/c

This paper analyses the E/M/c queueing system and shows how to calculate the expected number in the system, both at a random epoch and immediately preceding an arrival. These expectations are expressed in terms of certain initial probabilities which are determined by linear equations. The advantages and disadvantages of this method are also discussed.     

On the discrete-time queue length distribution under markov-dependent phases

The technique of probability generating functions has been applied to solve the steady state behavior of a discrete-time, single-channel, queueing problem wherein the arrivals to the queue at consecutive time-marks are statistically independent, but the service is accomplished in phases which are Markov-dependent. Special cases of importance have been discussed. In the end, mean number of phases, its special cases, the mean queue lengths, and the variances have been ascertained.     

船用锅炉排烟余热利用的研究

为了充分利用锅炉排烟余热,可将船用锅炉通风系统中配备一台燃气涡轮,在高负荷时进入烟囱前的锅炉排烟(即从经济器管束排出的烟气)流经该涡轮时所作的功可带动通风系统的压气机,但在低负荷时压气机需由燃气涡轮和辅助汽轮机联合驱动.经对该通风系统的压气机、燃气涡轮和汽轮机进行有关热力计算,结果表明:在锅炉通风系统中采用燃气涡轮来利用进入烟囱前的锅炉排烟余热,可以显著降低锅炉烟囱排烟的温度和节省蒸汽的消耗量.     

Drone Strikes and Grand Strategy: Toward a Political Understanding of the Uses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Attacks in US Security Policy

This article analyzes the political utility of US drone strikes theoretically and deductively. Placing strikes within the context of the theorized political functions of force and considering how they fit into two grand strategies, restraint and selective engagement, I argue that these strikes buy the United States relatively little in the way of political effects assuring its own security because the terrorism threat they are intended to combat is a limited one within the skein of US global interests. Furthermore, their contribution to counter-terrorism efforts is likely to diminish with the adoption of armed drones by non-state actors. Drone strikes can, however, provide leverage over recalcitrant US client states while reassuring liberal partners and giving them some leverage over US choices. In addition, within the counter-terrorism sphere, drone strikes are less likely to inflame popular opinion than are alternative uses of force. This analysis contributes to an increasingly rigorous examination of the strikes’ role in US foreign and security policy.