混合对转推进系统设计与实船应用研究

为全面深入了解混合对转推进系统实船安装对船舶性能影响,为数值仿真和性能预报提供实船参考数据,以集装箱运输船为应用对象,提出了一种把吊舱推进器集成在挂舵臂上的混合对转推进系统(CRP-POD),详细阐述了CRP-POD的系统构成、工作模式和电气控制系统实船设计方案。通过实船试验和运行数据分析,安装混合对转推进系统的船舶与同系列安装常规推进系统的船舶相比,特定航行工况下航速有2~3%的提升、回转能力有所降低、航向稳定性上优于常规船。     

安装载荷下脐带缆的抗压抵抗力参数研究

脐带缆作为水下生产系统进行油气资源开发的关键结构之一,在安装过程中的脐带缆受到动态的拉伸载荷和张紧器挤压载荷,保障脐带缆的安装下放过程的结构安全有着重要的工程应用意义。本文应用ABAQUS建立脐带缆有限元模型,充分考虑脐带缆内部各构件之间的相互作用,研究不同张紧器角度与不同摩擦系数下脐带缆的抗压抵抗力性能。结果表明,张紧器与脐带缆之间的摩擦力随着摩擦系数、和张紧器夹角增加而增加,基于此提出可通过优化张紧器夹角及张紧器与脐带缆间的摩擦系数来降低深水对于脐带缆安装的限制。     

果汁运输改装船关键工程控制方案研究

果汁运输船是将新鲜果汁从产地输送至需求地的主要海上远程运输工具,是解决果汁长时间存放、运输的有效载体。由于集装箱船、果汁运输船两型船舶船体结构特点类似,因此把集装船改装为果汁运输船,其改装成本远低于新造果汁运输船。文章研究集装箱船改装为果汁运输船的关键工程控制方案,探索改装技术思路,为类似改装工程提供借鉴。     

Exploring the issue of integrating logistics and traffic control in urban areas

This paper proposes an optimization framework for urban transportation networks’ (re-)design which explicitly takes into account the specific decision-making processes of ordinary users and logistic operators. Ordinary users are typically commuters whose travels consist of well-defined pairs of origin and destination points, while logistic operators make deliveries at multiple locations. Obviously, these two user classes have different objectives and scopes of action. These differences are seldom considered in traffic research since most models aggregate the flow demand in OD matrices and use assignment models to predict the response of all users as if the dynamics of their optimization processes were of the same nature. This work demonstrates that better results can be achieved if the particular features of each user class are included in the models. It potentially improves the estimation of the responses and allows managers to shape their control measures to address specific user needs.     

A new generalized travel cost based connectivity metric applied to Scandinavian airports

This article proposes a new, generalized travel cost based method to operationalize network accessibility provided by airports. The approach is novel as it integrates features of network topology with multiple quality aspects of scheduled air transport services into one metric. The method estimates generalized travel costs for the full set of feasible travel paths between an airport and all network destinations. Rooftop modeling accounts for schedule delay and isolates the most cost-efficient travel paths per O-D relation. Respecting the assumed arrival time preference of passengers and adjusting for destination importance, connectivity scores are derived. The method is then applied to explore changes in the global connectivity pattern of Scandinavian airports from 2004 to 2018. The results suggest distinct spatial differences throughout the network, but less pronounced in size than suggested by popularly applied connectivity measures. Findings also highlight the importance of the geographical location as a determinate of an airport’s connectivity.     

Benefit of speed reduction for ships in different weather conditions

Currently, the shipping industry is facing a great challenge of reducing emissions. Reducing ship speeds will reduce the emissions in the immediate future with no additional infrastructure. However, a detailed investigation is required to verify the claim that a 10% speed reduction would lead to 19% fuel savings (Faber et al., 2012).This paper investigates fuel savings due to speed reduction using detailed modeling of ship performance. Three container ships, two bulk carriers, and one tanker, representative of the shipping fleet, have been designed. Voyages have been simulated by modeling calm water resistance, wave resistance, propulsion efficiency, and engine limits. Six ships have been simulated in various weather conditions at different speeds. Potential fuel savings have been estimated for a range of speed reductions in realistic weather.It is concluded that the common assumption of cubic speed-power relation can cause a significant error in the estimation of bunker consumption. Simulations in different seasons have revealed that fuel savings due to speed reduction are highly weather dependent. Therefore, a simple way to include the effect of weather in shipping transport models has been proposed.Speed reduction can lead to an increase in the number of ships to fulfill the transport demand. Therefore, the emission reduction potential of speed reduction strategy, after accounting for the additional ships, has been studied. Surprisingly, when the speed is reduced by 30%, fuel savings vary from 2% to 45% depending on ship type, size and weather conditions. Fuel savings further reduce when the auxiliary engines are considered.     

Using GPS-data to determine optimum electric vehicle ranges: A Michigan case study

Fuel-switching personal transportation from gasoline to electricity offers many advantages, including lower noise, zero local air pollution, and petroleum-independence. But alleviations of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are more nuanced, due to many factors, including the car’s battery range. We use GPS-based trip data to determine use type-specific, GHG-optimized ranges. The dataset comprises 412 cars and 384,869 individual trips in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. We use previously developed algorithms to determine driver types, such as using the car to commute or not. Calibrating an existing life cycle GHG model to a forecast, low-carbon grid for Ann Arbor, we find that the optimum range varies not only with the drive train architecture (plugin-hybrid versus battery-only) and charging technology (fast versus slow) but also with the driver type. Across the 108 scenarios we investigated, the range that yields lowest GHG varies from 65 km (55+ year old drivers, ultrafast charging, plugin-hybrid) to 158 km (16–34 year old drivers, overnight charging, battery-only). The optimum GHG reduction that electric cars offer – here conservatively measured versus gasoline-only hybrid cars – is fairly stable, between 29% (16–34 year old drivers, overnight charging, battery-only) and 46% (commuters, ultrafast charging, plugin-hybrid). The electrification of total distances is between 66% and 86%. However, if cars do not have the optimum range, these metrics drop substantially. We conclude that matching the range to drivers’ typical trip distances, charging technology, and drivetrain is a crucial pre-requisite for electric vehicles to achieve their highest potential to reduce GHG emissions in personal transportation.     

浆体流变特性对透水混凝土性能的影响

为研究浆体流变特性对透水混凝土力学与透水性能的影响规律,通过减水剂与增黏剂掺量的变化调配出5种不同流动度及6种不同塑性黏度的水泥浆体,并固定浆集比配置出对应的透水混凝土。采用光学显微镜图像分析透水混凝土中骨料颗粒表面浆体裹附层厚度,以水泥浆体的拉拔黏结强度表征浆体与骨料的黏结强度,在研究浆体流动度及塑性黏度对浆体拉拔黏结强度、骨料颗粒表面浆体包裹层厚度影响的基础上,进一步探讨了浆体流变特性对透水混凝土抗压、抗折强度、空隙率以及透水系数的影响规律,揭示出浆体流动度与塑性黏度对透水混凝土力学与透水性能的作用原理。研究结果表明：随着浆体流动度及塑性黏度的增加,透水混凝土力学性能呈现先提高后降低的趋势,而透水混凝土的透水系数则随着浆体流动度的增加逐渐降低,随着浆体塑性黏度的增加逐渐增加;结合浆体流变性能对浆体自身拉拔黏结强度及骨料颗粒表面浆体包裹层厚度的影响发现,浆体流变特性主要通过影响浆体自身黏结特性而作用于透水混凝土力学性能,通过影响骨料颗粒表面浆体包裹层厚度及其分布状态而作用于透水混凝土的透水性能;在进行透水混凝土配合比设计时,可以通过调控浆体的流变特性,达到兼顾透水混凝土力学性能与透水性能的目的。     

大型综合交通枢纽指路标志系统设置研究

城市大型综合交通枢纽由于其功能多样,辐射广泛,周边路网复杂,因此对其指路标志系统需要专门设计。文章以上海市虹桥综合交通枢纽指路标志系统为研究对象,从路网结构及交通流特性出发,将指路标志系统按出行者需求层次分为四级,并提出相应的指路标志设置原则及方法,供相关部门参考。     

红水河滚装运输方式价值研究

文章针对红水河运输需求大与通航设施能力小的矛盾。提出新型的滚装运输方式,介绍了滚装运输的线路、车型、船型选择方法。并通过与公路、铁路等运输方式在运价、运能及资源综合利用率方面的比较,论述了滚装运输方式的经济价值和社会价值。