VLGC全船结构有限元分析研究

超大型全冷式液化气船（VLGC）由于其结构的复杂特性,需进行全船结构有限元分析以准确评估结构强度。本文对VLGC全船有限元分析方法、流程进行了研究,对一系列技术关键点进行了讨论,并结合目标船进行FEA建模和计算分析工作。对计算结果进行了分析和讨论,得出相关结论,对该类复杂船型的主船体结构、支承系统以及A型独立液货舱的设计具有重要参考意义和指导作用。     

基于直接计算方法的海上超大型浮式结构物单模块强度分析

海上超大型浮式结构是由若干个与半潜平台相似的浮体通过连接器相连而成的一种新型海上结构,目前对其结构强度分析较少。文章基于直接计算方法,采用SESAM/Hydro D进行超大浮体单模块水动力分析并预报其波浪载荷,进而调用SESAM/Sestra模块进行超大浮体总体强度有限元分析。分析表明,超大浮体的三个连接部位出现了较大应力集中。选取这三处连接部位作为关键节点,采用ANSYS计算该三处关键节点的局部强度。研究结果表明,在横撑与下浮体连接处总体和局部应力均最大,该部位是易产生疲劳破坏的部位,需要重点研究。     

国际金融危机对广西-东盟物流业的影响及对策

文章基于对东盟的贸易结构、运输方式和广西-东盟的物流业发展现状的分析,以广西物流基础设施发展举措为重点,对国际金融危机下广西-东盟的物流业发展对策进行了探讨。     

Dynamic Tabu Search Algorithm for Solving Departure Scheduling Problem

IntroductionWith the rapid development of air traffic, the in-creasing demand of air travel has made the airlinespurchase more aircrafts. Under these circumstances,large amounts of congestion are incurred at major air-ports. According to the related data[…     

中远集运船舶全球动态监控系统的技术特点

为实现全球航行船舶的有效监控，公司自主开发的“中远集运船舶全球动态监控系统”解决了岸端主控的难题，实现了对船舶航行状态进行准确、实时跟踪，并将船舶动态、静态、人员、工况、载货、自动识别系统（AIS）、保安报警系统（SSAS）与气象等多态异构数据整合在同一信息平台，是具有实际应用价值的全球船舶动态监控系统。该系统获2008年度“中国航海学会科学技术一等奖”。     

全球二手车市场解读

为助力二手车产业上下游各企业把控国际市场趋势,推进我国二手车市场持续健康发展,文章基于中汽中心·数据资源中心二手车数据及全球各国政府及行业协会官方数据对全球二手车市场发展历程、现状、趋势进行解读及预测,对我国二手车市场发展提出建议。     

Increasing urban tram system efficiency,with battery storage and electric vehicle charging

This paper examines the possible placement of Energy Storage Systems (ESS) on an urban tram system for the purpose of exploring potential increases in operating efficiency through the examination of different locations for battery energy storage. Further, the paper suggests the utilisation of Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries at existing Park and Ride (P&R) sites as a means of achieving additional energy storage at these locations. The study achieves this through MATLAB modelling utilising captured GPS data and publically available information. This study examines the scenario of uni-directional substations with no interconnection between the overhead catenary for both directions of travel, and discusses the trade-offs between ESS size and required current limits.The results show the savings in both energy and basic CO₂ emissions alongside the discussion of Return on Investment (RoI) that can be achieved through the potential installation of ESS at identified ideal locations along the tram network. Moreover, this may be extended to the use of EVs as stationary ESS sited at the existing P&R facilities. Further, the model may also be used to inform future infrastructure upgrades and potential improvements to air quality within urban environments.     

全球变暖潜能值的计算及其演变

全面论述了政府间气候变化专门委员会自1990年至2007年的四次评估报告中有关全球变暖潜能值的计算及其数值的演变。指出全球变暖潜能值是变量,而且同一制冷剂的全球变暖潜能值在各种资料和评估中不尽相同,因此建议在引述全球变暖潜能值时应标注其数据来源。     

Integrated optimisation design of a dynamic umbilical based on an approximate model

An optimised design of a dynamic umbilical requires an extreme cross-sectional stress to be maintained within an allowable limit and a fatigue life to be guaranteed to be sufficient. It should be noted that a dynamic umbilical is a typical geometric bi-scale structural system. It consists of a local cross-sectional scale and a global configuration scale, which are significantly different in terms of geometric sizes. In this study, we established an approximate model to achieve an optimised design of the dynamic umbilical by considering the parameters of local cross-sections and global configurations simultaneously. The design variables of a dynamic umbilical are independently identified and defined at both local sectional and global configuration scales in the approximate model. Furthermore, we selected the maximum tension strain and the maximum bending moment, for covering local and global properties, as the objectives to be minimised. The approximate model was observed to be effective in integrating the local and global responses into one loop so that the computational efficiency could be significantly increased. We implemented the optimisation framework on a dynamic umbilical with a lazy-wave configuration, which is considered to be a basis for a case study. Furthermore, we verified the feasibility and effectiveness of the integrated optimisation strategy by numerical simulations. Moreover, we compared the optimised dynamic umbilical properties with those without optimisation. It was observed that the fatigue life of the optimised dynamic umbilical was improved significantly, thereby indicating that the integrated optimisation methodology provides a new model and algorithm for an efficient design of the dynamic umbilical.     

Map-matching poor-quality GPS data in urban environments: the pgMapMatch package

Global Positioning System (GPS) data have become ubiquitous in many areas of transportation planning and research. The usefulness of GPS data often depends on the points being matched to the true sequence of edges on the underlying street network – a process known as ‘map matching.’ This paper presents a new map-matching algorithm that is designed for use with poor-quality GPS traces in urban environments, where drivers may circle for parking and GPS quality may be affected by underground parking and tall buildings. The paper is accompanied by open-source Python code that is designed to work with a PostGIS spatial database. In a test dataset that includes many poor-quality traces, our new algorithm accurately matches about one-third more traces than a widely available alternative. Our algorithm also provides a ‘match score’ that evaluates the likelihood that the match for an individual trace is correct, reducing the need for manual inspection.