FUZZY SATISFYING INTERACTIVE MULTIOBJECTIVE THERMAL POWER DISPATCH： SWT APPROACH

In multiobjective optimization, trade-off analysis plays an important role in determining most preferred solution. This paper presents an explicit interactive trade-off analysis based on the surrogate worth trade-off function to determine the best compromised solution. In the multiobjective framework thermal power dispatch problem is undertaken in which four objectives viz. cost, NOx emission, SOx emission and COx emission are minimized simultaneously. The interactive process is implemented using a weighting method by regulating the relative weights of objectives in systematic manner. Hence the weighting method facilitates to simulate the trade-offrelation between the conflicting objectives in non-inferior domain. Exploiting fuzzy decision making theory to access the indifference band, interaction with the decision maker is obtained via surrogate worth trade-off （SWT） functions of the objectives. The surrogate worth trade-off functions are constructed in the functional space and then transformed into the decision space, so the surrogate worth trade-off functions of objectives relate the decision maker＇s preferences to non-inferior solutions through optimal weight patterns. The optimal solution of thermal power dispatch problem is obtained by considering real and reactive power losses. Decoupled load flow analysis is performed to find the transmission losses. The validity of the proposed method is demonstrated on 11-bus, 17-lines IEEE system, comprising of three generators.     

Evidence from three-dimensional seismic reflectivity images for enhanced melt supply beneath mid-ocean-ridge discontinuities

Quantifying the melt distribution and crustal structure across ridge-axis discontinuities is essential for understanding the relationship between magmatic, tectonic and petrologic segmentation of mid-ocean-ridge spreading centres. The geometry and continuity of magma bodies beneath features such as overlapping spreading centres can strongly influence the composition of erupted lavas and may give insight into the underlying pattern of mantle flow. Here we present three-dimensional images of seismic reflectivity beneath a mid-ocean ridge to investigate the nature of melt distribution across a ridge-axis discontinuity. Reflectivity slices through the 9 degrees 03' N overlapping spreading centre on East Pacific Rise suggest that it has a robust magma supply, with melt bodies underlying both limbs and ponding of melt beneath large areas of the overlap basin. The geometry of melt distribution beneath this offset is inconsistent with large-scale, crustal redistribution of melt away from centres of upwelling. The complex distribution of melt seems instead to be caused by a combination of vertical melt transport from the underlying mantle and subsequent focusing of melt beneath a magma freezing boundary in the mid-crust.     

机械振动对铸造A308 (LM21)铝合金物理、冶金和力学性能的影响

本文研究了A308压铸合金在机械振动作用下凝固过程中的组织、物理和力学性能。采用功率放大器作为功率输入器件，在31 μm的恒定振幅下，采用不同频率(0、20、30、40、50 Hz)进行功率输入。采用X射线衍射、光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜观察了固定和振动条件下铸态试样的形态变化。利用ImageJ软件对铸件的金相特征进行了评价。在30 Hz频率下，与固定铸造相比，初晶α-Al晶粒尺寸、枝晶臂间距、共晶硅平均面积、长径比和孔隙率等冶金特征平均值分别降低了34%、59%、56%、22%和62%。力学性能测试表明，在30 Hz频率下，铸件的屈服强度(YS)、抗拉强度(UTS)、伸长率(EL)和显微硬度(HV)分别比固定铸造提高了8%、13%、17%和16%。拉伸试样的断口表现为脆性面、解理面、韧性撕裂和韧窝形貌的混合断裂行为。小韧窝的存在表明在断裂前发生了塑性变形。