Climate Change and Tourist Comfort on Europe's Beaches in Summer: A Reassessment

Major impacts of climate change have been projected for tourism in Europe. Typically, these projections took general tourism activities such as sight-seeing and their climate requirements as their point of reference. The purpose of this study is to reassess the impact of climate change, by looking specifically at beach tourism in summer, a crucial market segment in Europe and more specifically in the Mediterranean. As beach tourism requires relatively high temperatures, relatively modest shifts in attractiveness are found. With respect to climate, the Mediterranean is likely to remain Europe's prime region for summer-time beach tourism for at least the next 50 years. Coastal managers in Mediterranean destinations are advised to focus some of their attention on other climate change impacts such as sea-level rise or water availability, and include environmental quality and diversification of activities in their deliberations. In non-Mediterranean regions, a promising strategy may be to focus on short- and medium-distance visitors who can take advantage of the new opportunities for beach tourism, and to explore the merits of seasonal climate forecasting.     

燃油2次喷射对柴油机性能的影响研究

研究了主喷射提前角和后喷射提前角对Ricardo Hydra单缸柴油机动力性能及排放性能的影响.结果表明.当该柴油机主喷射提前角为11°、后喷射提前角为3°时,柴油机最高爆发压力与采用单喷射时最高爆发压力相差不大,但平均有效压力却提高明显;随着喷油提前角的后移,烟度排放增加,NOx排放减少,HC排放增加.分析了主喷射和后喷射时该柴油机燃烧过程.     

燃油二次喷射对柴油机燃烧和性能的影响

在Ricardo Hydra单缸柴油机上,采用一次主喷射+一次后喷射的方法进行了5组燃烧对比试验。示功图和缸内燃烧分析表明,两次喷射有效地延长了等压加热过程,平均有效压力得到较大的提高,NOx排放有一定幅度的下降。     

Towards an enriched framework of service evaluation for pedestrian and bicyclist infrastructure: acknowledging the power of users’ perceptions

Transportation - More and more cities worldwide are striving for sustainability and livability. Measuring the service or performance of local-scale spaces for pedestrians and bicyclists to better...