Turning Off the Heat: Impacts of Power Plant Decommissioning on Green Turtle Research in San Diego Bay

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) are among the most high profile species in San Diego Bay, California, and understanding impacts of coastal development and industry is essential to the management and conservation of this local population. Here we describe power plant changing energy production and its impact on turtle habitat use and our ability to research and manage this population. For over 20 years, green sea turtles have been captured, assessed, and tagged near the South Bay Power Plant (SBPP) in the San Diego Bay; from 2002–2011, 104 turtles were captured on 212 occasions. As the 50-year-old SBPP generates less energy, effluent patterns change and water temperatures decrease, presumably to more natural conditions. There has been a concurrent decrease in turtle-capture success, perhaps due to lesser visitation to the effluent site where nets are tended. Seasonal catch-per-unit-effort declined from a high of 4.14 turtles per monitoring day, to a nine-year low of 1.33 during the 2010–2011 season. It is already apparent that management decisions related to energy policy are affecting the habitat and behavior of this stock of endangered turtles. Green turtles are expected to remain in the San Diego Bay after the SBPP becomes inoperative and continuing research will monitor future impacts and distribution shifts resulting from the expected changes in thermal pattern within south San Diego Bay. Research efforts to study this population (i.e., capture methods and locations) will require modification in response to these changes. Lessons learned here are applicable to the immediate coastal development of San Diego, as well as at similar interactions between marine turtles and industrial thermal effluent discharge throughout Southern California, the United States, and beyond.     

沥青搅拌设备燃烧系统的使用维护及故障排查研究

随着我国公路建设的快速发展，越来越多的施工技术应用于公路的建设中，因此施工设备面临着很大的挑战。针对施工中沥青搅拌设备燃烧系统发生的开启风门较大、设备内部阀芯被杂质或者油品堵塞以及无法点火等问题进行了细致的探讨，分析故障排查方法，以保障路面施工不受影响。     

日工NBD320型沥青拌和设备水泥添加装置改造

在沥青混合料中添加水泥是一种较新的施工工艺。以日工NBD320型沥青拌和站为例,介绍了通过改造原粉尘计量系统,成功增加水泥添加设备的方法。通过对输送、计量、排放、控制等装置的设计,实现了水泥的自动添加。试运行结果表明其工作可靠,满足施工要求。     

人机工程学在移动电站设计中的应用

通过介绍人机工程在移动电站设计中的应用,在移动电站引入人机工程的相关知识和经验。     

核安全级柴油发电机组的抗震试验

通过抗震试验,测定安全级设备的自振频率、振型、阻尼等振动参数和地震反应,考核设备的刚度(变形)、强度和位移,验证设备在地震载荷的作用下能否正常工作,保持其完整性和可运行性,以履行其安全功能。     

LB2000型沥青拌和设备燃油改燃煤的技术改造

介绍了笔者公司LB2000型沥青拌和设备进“行油改煤”改造的情况,分析了其工作原理,并在改造后与燃油进行比较,结果表明其具有可观的经济效益。     

用组态软件开发沥青搅拌设备的监控系统

结合旧监控系统的缺点和组态软件,介绍了新沥青搅拌设备监控系统的功能特点,阐述了用组态软件开发监控系统的方法。实践表明用组态软件开发监控系统是一种简易实用的方法。     

整车试制阶段的电器故障诊断方法

以整车装车与跑车验证案例为背景，讨论汽车开发过程中汽车电器故障诊断的方法，阐述如何应用零部件置换原则来分析故障的重要性等级（significance）。     

内燃机电站行业国际标准制修订动态及ISO8528-1部分修订内容简介

简要介绍内燃机电站行业国际标准的制修订动态及ISO8528-1的部分修订内容,并提出贯彻实施意见。     

路用高弯拉强度混凝土配制与施工技术要点

主要论述了高弯拉强度混凝土对水泥、集料、掺合料及外加剂等原材料的技术要求;提出路用高弯拉强度混凝土配合比设计原则与方法,并给出推荐的配合比范围;论述了高弯拉强度混凝土拌和、运输、摊铺、切缝和养护等施工过程中的技术控制要点。