Multicaloric and coupled-caloric effects

The multicaloric effect refers to the thermal response of a solid material driven by simultaneous or sequential application of more than one type of external field.For practical applications,the multicaloric effect is a potentially interesting strategy to improve the efficiency of refrigeration devices.Here,the state of the art in multi-field driven multicaloric effect is reviewed.The phenomenology and fundamental thermodynamics of the multicaloric effect are well established.A number of theoretical and experimental research approaches are covered.At present,the theoretical understanding of the multicaloric effect is thorough.However,due to the limitation of the current experimental technology,the experimental approach is still in progress.All these researches indicated that the thermal response and effective reversibility of multiferroic materials can be improved through multicaloric cycles to overcome the inherent limitations of the physical mechanisms behind single-field-induced caloric effects.Finally,the viewpoint of further developments is presented.     

环路跟踪卡尔曼滤波算法的性能分析

基于卡尔曼滤波的环路跟踪算法多是通过一定仿真证明算法性能,没有系统性性能评估,难以较好指导工程应用。在原有算法基础上进行了优化,并系统性地对比分析、评估了基于卡尔曼环路滤波算法性能,以期为算法工程化提供指导。首先提出对跟踪环路反馈调整量进行预测,使之更符合系统实际,减小环路跟踪误差。而后基于卫星信号模拟器输出信号和自生产信号源,充分评估基于卡尔曼滤波环路跟踪算法的收敛时间和灵敏度。仿真结果表明,相比目前工程常用的二阶FFL辅助三阶PLL算法,基于卡尔曼滤波环路跟踪算法能够缩短环路所需稳定时间约90%,并能提升跟踪灵敏度约5 d B,有效改善弱信号场景中接收机输出信息的完好性和连续性。     

焙烧温度对柴油车氧化催化剂Pt-Pd-（x）ZrO2/Ce0.3Zr0.7O2-Al2O3性能的影响

制备了氧化铝、铈锆固溶体复合氧化物负载铂、钯的双金属催化剂Pt-Pd/ Ce0.3Zr0.7O2-Al2O3,并添加3% ZrO2助剂改性,用于柴油车尾气中CO、HC和NO的催化氧化,其中贵金属负载量仅为0.68 wt%。考察了制备过程中焙烧温度对催化剂性能的影响。催化剂活性评价结果表明,与未添加ZrO2的催化剂比较。添加ZrO2明显提高了催化剂的低温氧化活性,而且焙烧温度对催化剂的氧化性能有较大影响。焙烧温度为800 ?C时,CO和C3H6的起燃温度最低,分别为168、189 ?C,焙烧温度为700 ?C时,NO转化为NO2的转化率最高,最大转化率为36%,具有较好的热稳定性。通过XRD、N2吸附-脱附、CO化学吸附、XPS、H2-TPR等表征手段考察了催化剂物理化学性质随焙烧温度的变化情况,并分析了与催化剂活性之间的关系,得到贵金属分散度、表面化学吸附氧含量、催化剂的还原性质对氧化性能有重要影响,发挥协同作用。进而可以通过优化焙烧温度提升柴油车氧化催化剂性能,对提高工业应用柴油车尾气后处理系统的净化效率有重要意义。