The design of a terminal for dangerous goods

This paper aims at examining the possibility of setting up a model terminal for the transportation of dangerous goods. It should be designed in such a manner that its use would be possible for any kind of transportation.

This consideration has been prompted by the interface between transportation planning and technology, as well as by the tendency for harmonizing international recommendations pertaining to the transportation and handling of dangerous goods, especially during the last decades where unified transport has gained ground due to the advantages provided for the safe consignment of dangerous cargoes.

Since the large increase in terminal productivity is due to the heavy investments that were effected in terminal installations and to the modernization of the administration‐management of terminals, a mathematical simulation has been adopted to assist the determination of the capacity of a terminal for dangerous goods.

It is evident that different criteria and various assumptions have been taken into account in order to facilitate a deeper analysis, without ignoring the contribution of dangerous goods to the socio‐economic development.

From the outset of the study, it was already clear that the said process will make it possible to present—as a model—a simple but well defined situation for the purpose of drawing useful conclusions.     

Alternative fuels for transportation

The alternatives to the oil based fuels for transportation are considered and analysed. These are the synthetic fuels, made from coal, the liquid petroleum gases of propane and butane, compressed natural gas and methanol. The problems associated with the use of electric vehicles are discussed; the main problem being that of range.

The possible use of hydrogen as a fuel is analysed in some detail. Since its supply can be tied directly to nuclear energy sources, rather than hydrocarbon feed stocks, it could be an alternative in the long term. The main problems of the storage of hydrogen on the vehicle and of its propensity to “back‐fire” into the engine intake are discussed. The first can be ameliorated and the second eliminated by dual fuelling; with petrol. It is advocated that the on‐board storage of hydrogen be by the use of hydrides for private cars. However, it is expected that it may be as liquid hydrogen for some forms of transport and will certainly be in this form for aircraft.     

浅谈烘干炉内链条润滑

简要介绍了陕重汽车身厂涂装车间驾驶室生产线烘干炉内的输送系统润滑方式,润滑中存在的问题及润滑油品的选型。     

Optimal traffic assignment to urban streets with air pollution consideration

Traffic assignment is usually determined solely on the basis of minimum travel time through the network. The present study on traffic assignment has taken into account not only traffic performance but also air quality over the street. A simple model of highway air pollution is developed by considering macroscopic material balance of polluted air mass over a segment of a highway that passes through an urban area, A new traffic assignment scheme has been developed based on the air pollution model. The optimal traffic assignment obtained by the new scheme is affected significantly by meteorological conditions.     

Review of computer software for traffic engineers

The mid‐1970s saw the initiation of several lengthy research and development programmes in the United Kingdom which culminated in a range of software for the traffic engineer. The early 1980s brought cheap, powerful microcomputers, thereby enabling the facilities offered by the software to be exploited to the full. This article describes the range of programs now available and in common usage for the design and appraisal of traffic management schemes in the United Kingdom, and suggests a few of the areas where some research and development effort is still needed.     

Verifying liner Shipping Alliance’s stability by applying core theory

The core is a vital concept in cooperative game theory and has been widely used in analyzing alliance’s stability. It is especially interesting to apply core theory in liner shipping market due to the latter’s exceptional characteristic of non-homogeneous cost curves as well as divisible and fluctuant demand. Having observed some new phenomena and trends in the industry, this paper studies the economic performance and stability of liner shipping alliance by applying core theory where business cooperation is partly realized by delivering joint-service with mega container ships. To demonstrate the core situation in liner shipping alliance, a cost function is first identified on the basis of two assumptions regarding cooperation: 1) sharing or pooling vessels and 2) deploying mega container ships if needed. Taking cost functions as basis, two conditions of approaching core may be groomed, i.e., collective rationality and individual rationality. The first condition is discussed from the perspective of market, while the second condition is studied within the alliance. Stability of liner shipping alliance is then observed based on these two conditions. An illustrative case study is conducted in order to show some implications and explicitly clarify the theory.     

Boosting Chin Maritime Strategy

Authorized by the competent authority, CCS is the sole professional organization to carry out classification and statutory survey and notarial certification of ships and offshore oil and gas projects. CCS' rule and standard system for offshore installations has experienced 30 years, from none to possessing rules, from statutory and classification survey to competing for notarial certification, and from offshore to deep sea. In recent years, with the quickening of Chinese offshore oil and gas resources exploration, the rule and standard system of CCS has been strengthened and improved continuously.     

五色食物养五脏

中医认为,食物的五色对应人体的五脏,绿色入肝、红色入心、黄色入脾、白色入肺、黑色入肾.例如肝功能不好的人可多食绿色食物;心功能不好的人可多食红色食物;脾功能(消化功能)不好的人可多食黄色食物;肺功能不好的人可多食白色食物;肾功能不好的人可多食黑色食品.     

秀山隧道水文地质特征分析研究

研究目的:玉蒙铁路秀山隧道受云南特殊地质构造影响和异常活跃的地壳运动作用,溶蚀管道与宽大裂隙发育,岩溶水、构造裂隙水相互混杂并形成复杂的地下水网络系统。通过对隧址区域工程地质与水文地质条件以及施工开挖揭示的洞身涌水特征进行系统分析研究,查清隧道涌水来源及其与杞麓湖的水力联系。研究结论:(1)通过对隧道洞身涌水量最大段落进行综合分析及水样同位素测试,表明地下水来源于隧址区接受的大气降水;(2)杞麓湖湖水与隧址区地下水在来源上存在明显差异,隧道涌水与湖水联系较弱;(3)隧道穿越曲江、杞麓湖两个水文地质单元,施工至不同洞段水文地质特征表现出较大的差异性;(4)本文研究结论可为同类地质环境隧道工程勘察设计施工提供参考借鉴。