SwiftArray: Accelerating Queries on Multidimensional Arrays

Scientific instruments and simulation programs are generating large amounts of multidimensional array data.Queries with value and dimension subsetting conditions are commonly used by scientists to find useful information from big array data,and data storage and indexing methods play an important role in supporting queries on multidimensional array data efficiently.In this paper,we propose SwiftArray,a new storage layout with indexing techniques to accelerate queries with value and dimension subsetting conditions.In SwiftArray,the multidimensional array is divided into blocks and each block stores sorted values.Blocks are placed in the order of a Hilbert space-filling curve to improve data locality for dimension subsetting queries.We propose a 2-D-Bin method to build an index for the blocks’value ranges,which is an efficient way to avoid accessing unnecessary blocks for value subsetting queries.Our evaluations show that SwiftArray surpasses the NetCDF-4 format and FastBit indexing technique for queries on multidimensional arrays.     

Flow and heat transfer behaviour of nanofluids in microchannels

Flow and heat transfer of aqueous based silica and alumina nanofluids in microchannels were experimentally investigated. The measured friction factors were higher than conventional model predictions at low Reynolds numbers particularly with high nanoparticle concentrations. A decrease in the friction factor was observed with increasing Reynolds number, possibly due to the augmentation of nanoparticle aggregate shape arising from fluid shear and alteration of local nanoparticle concentration and nanofluid viscosity. Augmentation of the silica nanoparticle morphology by fluid shear may also have affected the friction factor due to possible formation of a core/shell structure of the particles. Measured thermal conductivities of the silica nanofluids were in approximate agreement with the Maxwell-Crosser model, whereas the alumina nanofluids only showed slight enhancements. Enhanced convective heat transfer was observed for both nanofluids, relative to their base fluids (water), at low particle concentrations. Heat transfer enhancement increased with increasing Reynolds number and microchannel hydraulic diameter. However, the majority of experiments showed a larger increase in pumping power requirements relative to heat transfer enhancements, which may hinder the industrial uptake of the nanofluids, particularly in confined environments, such as Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS).     

Dendrite growth and micromechanical properties of rapidly solidified ternary Ni-Fe-Ti alloy

The rapid solidification of undercooled liquid Ni_(45)Fe_(40)Ti_(15)alloy was realized by glass fluxing technique.The microstructure of this alloy consists of primaryγ-(Fe,Ni)phase and a small amount of interdendritic pseudobinary eutectic.The primaryγ-(Fe,Ni)phase transferred from coarse dendrite to fragmented dendrite and the lamellar eutectic became fractured with the increase of undercooling.The growth velocity ofγ-(Fe,Ni)dendrite increased following a power relation with the rise of undercooling.The addition of solute Ti suppressed the rapid growth ofγ-(Fe,Ni)dendrite,as compared with the calculation results of Fe-Ni alloy based on LKT model.The microhardness values of the alloy and the primaryγ-(Fe,Ni)phase increased by 1.5 times owing to the microstructural refinement caused by the rapid dendrite growth.The difference was enlarged as undercooling increases,resulting from the enhanced hardening effects on the alloy from the increased grain boundaries and the second phase.     

Facile construction of novel CoMoO4 microplates@CoMoO4 microprisms structures for well-stable supercapacitors

A simple and controllable strategy has been developed to fabricate CoMoO_4 microplates/CoMoO_4 microprisms(CMCMs) structures on Ni foam via a facile, cost-effective, two-step hydrothermal route. The as-grown 3D architecture exhibited excellent areal capacitance of 4.33 F cm~(-2)at a galvanostatic chargedischarge current density of 50 mA cm~(-2)(6 Ag~(-1)) and outstanding cycle performance with only 2.8%degradation over 6500 cycles in the 3 M KOH solution. The asymmetric all-solid-state supercapacitors based on activated carbon(AC) and CMCMs exhibited much better electrochemical performance than the symmetric counterpart, showing an areal capacitance of 95.22 mF cm~(-2)at the current density of 12 m A cm~(-2)and excellent cycling stability with 92.27% of the initial capacitance after 5000 cycles. These results may provide useful guidelines for materials selection and configuration designs for the novel energy storage devices based on Co Mo O4 components and substrates.     

基于扩散模型的ZnO/p-Si异质结伏安特性研究

为了揭示ZnO/p-Si异质结的导电机理,基于p-n结扩散模型和Anderson扩散模型推导了ZnO/p-Si异质结在理想情况下的伏安特性,并分析了掺杂浓度、工作温度以及能带补偿的影响.结果表明:当正向偏压超过势垒高度时,界面两边多数载流子由耗尽变为堆积,形成反向势垒,对异质结的正向电流起阻碍作用;当外加正向电压等于内...     

GIS环境下基于GDEM的丹江口库区流域自动提取方法的研究

小流域是一个相对完整的生态过程单元,以小流域为研究单元,可以从中观尺度认识库区的地理规律,从而推动库区的生态环境治理和生态环境建设.研究区域选择丹江口库区,以30 m分辨率的DEM为数据源,采用ESRI公司开发的ArcGIS软件,研究流域的自动提取的方法.先对DEM数据进行填洼和削峰的预处理;再经过水流方向的确定,汇流...     

某高速公路大修养护方案设计

随着我国经济的快速发展、交通量的迅猛增长,已运营公路的养护大修工程也付诸实施。就某高速公路养护大修改造工程的实施,提出养护大修综合处治方案设计时的一些方案比选。     

基于网络局部和全局特性的组合中心性度量措施

阐述了复杂网络中节点的中心性(即节点的重要性)对网络鲁棒性的重大影响,评估节点的多种重要性方法各自的优点与局限性.结合逆和指数ISI、度中心性DC以及介数中心性BC提出一种基于两种人工网络和两种真实网络的组合中心性度量方法IDB,利用删除节点前后网络的最大连通子图的变化对节点的重要性进行刻画仿真实验,验证了该方法的可行...     

埋地管道防腐层缺陷检测技术及其应用

研究了防腐层缺陷检测技术。比较了多种检测技术的优缺点．综合分析埋地管道检测技术组合方法及其实际应用。     

废玻璃-粉煤灰制备树脂混凝土的试验研究

将废玻璃破碎人工级配作集料、粉煤灰作填料、碳纤维作增强材料与环氧树脂胶粘剂结合,成功配制出7 d抗压强度达到51.23 MPa、抗折强度达到21.68 MPa的树脂混凝土.采用均匀试验设计安排试验方案,利用SPSS技术处理试验数据并建立强度回归方程,用MATLAB技术得到树脂混凝土的配合比优化范围.该项目吃＂渣＂大,废玻璃、粉煤灰取代天然砂石占树脂混凝土总质量88%以上,研究成果对固体废弃物的治理有重要的现实意义.