Energy‐efficient scheduling for sustainable manufacturing systems with renewable energy resources

Environmentally friendly energy resources open a new opportunity to tackle the problem of energy security and climate change arising from wide use of fossil fuels. This paper focuses on optimizing the allocation of the energy generated by the renewable energy system to minimize the total electricity cost for sustainable manufacturing systems under time‐of‐use tariff by clipping the peak demand. A rolling horizon approach is adopted to handle the uncertainty caused by the weather change. A nonlinear mathematical programming model is established for each decision epoch based on the predicted energy generation and the probability distribution of power demand in the manufacturing plant. The objective function of the model is shown to be convex, Lipchitz‐continuous, and subdifferentiable. A generalized benders decomposition method based on the primal‐dual subgradient descent algorithm is proposed to solve the model. A series of numerical experiments is conducted to show the effectiveness of the solution approach and the significant benefits of using the renewable energy resources.     

感应式磁性天线设计及干扰抑制算法研究

当期望信号和干扰同方向时,为了有效改善超低频频段的通信质量,提出了一种基于模拟电路预处理和改进广义旁瓣抵消的干扰抑制算法,设计了磁性天线、低噪声前置放大电路,制作了灵敏度较高的磁传感器,有效地抑制了工频及其谐波干扰。鉴于超低频频段的信号十分微弱,在广义旁瓣抵消算法的基础上做了几点改进,为主通道提供较多的参考信息,从而提高了算法的性能,有效地解决了传统算法失效的问题。为了验证所提算法的有效性,在实验室环境下搭建实验平台,设计了多组对照实验,实验结果表明:无论期望信号与干扰是否同方向,改进后的广义旁瓣抵消算法相比原来的算法,在信噪比的提升和噪声底限的降低等方面均有较大程度的改善。     

Analysis of some critical aspects in hot machining of Ti-5553 superalloy: Experimental and FE analysis

In this study, a newly developed titanium superalloy, i.e., the Ti-5553 alloy has used for hot machining. This material replaced Ti-grade-5 alloy in the application of aerospace, automobile, and biomedical sector. However, similar to Ti-grade-5 alloy, the Ti-5553 alloy has a low thermal conductivity which makes it difficult-to-cut material categories hence, high tool wear, cutting force and bad surface finish. Hot machining of Ti-5553 has been studied at different machining condition (room and hot) using Deform-2D finite element analysis. The result from the simulation test was compared with the experimental value and reduction of cutting and thrust forces was observed. The experiment was carried out with the same input parameters as simulation, and good coherence between them observed. Additionally, cutting zone temperature, effective stress, etc. for both room and elevated the temperature are also discussed.     

Dynamic server assignment policies for assembly‐type queues with flexible servers

We seek dynamic server assignment policies in finite‐capacity queueing systems with flexible and collaborative servers, which involve an assembly and/or a disassembly operation. The objective is to maximize the steady‐state throughput. We completely characterize the optimal policy for a Markovian system with two servers, two feeder stations, and instantaneous assembly and disassembly operations. This optimal policy allocates one server per station unless one of the stations is blocked, in which case both servers work at the unblocked station. For Markovian systems with three stations and instantaneous assembly and/or disassembly operations, we consider similar policies that move a server away from his/her “primary” station only when that station is blocked or starving. We determine the optimal assignment of each server whose primary station is blocked or starving in systems with three stations and zero buffers, by formulating the problem as a Markov decision process. Using this optimal assignment, we develop heuristic policies for systems with three or more stations and positive buffers, and show by means of a numerical study that these policies provide near‐optimal throughput. Furthermore, our numerical study shows that these policies developed for assembly‐type systems also work well in tandem systems. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2008     

The building evacuation problem with shared information

In this article, the Building Evacuation Problem with Shared Information (BEPSI) is formulated as a mixed integer linear program, where the objective is to determine the set of routes along which to send evacuees (supply) from multiple locations throughout a building (sources) to the exits (sinks) such that the total time until all evacuees reach the exits is minimized. The formulation explicitly incorporates the constraints of shared information in providing online instructions to evacuees, ensuring that evacuees departing from an intermediate or source location at a mutual point in time receive common instructions. Arc travel time and capacity, as well as supply at the nodes, are permitted to vary with time and capacity is assumed to be recaptured over time. The BEPSI is shown to be NP‐hard. An exact technique based on Benders decomposition is proposed for its solution. Computational results from numerical experiments on a real‐world network representing a four‐story building are given. Results of experiments employing Benders cuts generated in solving a given problem instance as initial cuts in addressing an updated problem instance are also provided. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2008     

姿控发动机脉冲工作的管路瞬变特性

采用有限差分格式的特征线方法 ,对某姿控推进系统发动机真实推进剂管路在脉冲工作情况下的瞬变特性进行了数值研究 ,对影响发动机多次脉冲启动的重要参数进行了定量计算 ,对比分析了试验结果与计算结果的一致性。说明该方法可方便地对包括许多管路、阀门和推力室的复杂系统进行动态性能分析 ,所得结果对于液体火箭发动机管路工程设计具有重要参考价值     

多轴数控机床的通用运动学综合空间误差模型

提出了一种适用任意结构多轴数控机床的新通用运动学综合空间误差模型。该模型包含了由于制造、安装、运动控制不精确和刀具、床身、工件热变形以及其它因素引起的初始位置误差与运动误差 ,反应了机床误差的实际变化规律 ,对机床工作区误差适时全补偿特别有效。为了发展该新型误差模型 ,运用了多体系统运动学理论和齐次变换矩阵。最后 ,利用所述建模理论和方法 ,给出了 3轴立式数控机床的空间误差模型表达式 ,并分析了其 36种误差成分的变化规律     

一种高精度六面体广义协调元

在八节点六面体等参单元的基础上在其各个面的法向方向上增加一个自由度 ,同时为了提高精度 ,改善其性能 ,消除几何敏感性 ,又引入七个非协调的内部位移函数和一个泡状函数作为附加位移。数值计算表明该单元的性能良好。     

泥沙传输方程广义初边值问题的解析解与差分解比较

Cheng提出了泥沙传输问题的广义底边界条件并导出了具有复杂形式的解析解 ,解析解的求解过程中还需求解两个超越方程。本文一方面分析了解析解的复杂性 ,简化了超越方程根的搜索区间 ,另一方面 ,通过数值试验 ,得到了一类稳定的差分格式 ,格式参数为 0 .48≤Θ ≤ 1 ,数值例子表明 :对于稳定的差分格式 ,差分数值解具有很好的逼近效果。     

多目标广义指派问题的模糊匈牙利算法求解

提出和讨论了两类多目标的广义指派决策问题,分别给出了它们的多目标整数线性规划数学模型,并结合模糊理论与解决传统指派问题的匈牙利方法提出了一种新的求解算法:模糊匈牙利法.最后给出了一个数值例子.