The ex-situ and in-situ ultrasonic assisted oxidation of corn starch: A comparative study

The objective of this study was to evaluate the differences in ex-situ (starch treated by ultrasonication and oxidation sequentially, U-OS) and in-situ (starch treated by ultrasonication and oxidation simultaneously, UOS) ultrasonic assisted oxidation process of corn starch, which were studied in contrast to the traditional oxidized starches (OS). Fourier-transform infrared spectra confirmed the successful oxidation of all modified starches samples. In comparison to the OS, the carboxyl contents of U-OS and UOS increased by 56% and 112%, respectively. The same increase trend was also found for the carbonyl contents. The significance raise was attributed to the great increase of pores and specific surface areas in the starch granule after ultrasonic irradiation which promoted the penetration of the sodium hypochlorite into the starch granules with higher chances for chemical reactions. SEM and pore size distribution characterizations further verified this result. However, the method of in-situ ultrasonic assisted oxidation can simultaneously accelerate the increase of pores and the penetration process. Consequently, the starches with higher oxidation degree can be more efficiently prepared by the strategy of in-situ ultrasonic assisted oxidation.     

Effects of ultrasonic reactor design on sewage sludge disintegration

The impact of ultrasound (US) reactor design on cavitation intensity distribution and disintegration efficiency was studied for sewage sludge pre-treatment, using a US flatbed reactor of variable reaction chamber height (RCH, 20–100 mm). Mapping of cavitation intensity and treatment effects was conducted using (i) hydrophone measurements, (ii) aluminum foil tests, and (iii) soluble chemical oxygen demand (COD) analyses. The overall disintegration efficiency was evaluated based on average COD solubilization. The impact of flow on treatment (in)homogeneity was additionally examined using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Results of all measurement techniques suggest that small RCHs (20 mm, for instance) enable uniform and intense treatments, while large RCHs, which are subjected to strong sound wave attenuation, entail inhomogeneous treatments where large fractions of substrate are no longer exposed to notable cavitation activity. For instance, COD solubilization (relative to alkaline hydrolysis) measured in the channel center dropped from 6.4% to zero as RCH widened from 20 mm to 100 mm. Flow-through sonication further aggravates treatment inhomogeneity due to the high flow rates in the low-cavitation channel centers. Overall disintegration efficiency declined with increasing RCH, showing a drop in average COD solubilization by 73% from RCH = 20 mm to RCH = 100 mm. The drop correlated with average cavitation noise levels (R² = 0.82), indicating that hydrophone measurements may be a suitable tool for US reactor design optimization. Overall, results suggest that reactor geometry has a critical impact on both treatment (in)homogeneity and treatment efficiency and that equal specific energy inputs do not imply equal US treatments.     

磁纳米粒子介导的靶向剪切波弹性成像

组织力学特性与其生理病理变化过程密切相关.因此,对组织力学特性的分析有望为疾病诊断提供重要依据.超声弹性成像可以定量分析组织的剪切模量,但在检测的特异性和灵敏度等方面仍存在局限性.针对这一问题,该文发展一种磁纳米粒子介导的靶向剪切波弹性成像新方法.该方法是基于磁纳米粒子在脉冲磁场作用下产生磁致振动,从而导致周围组织的剪...     

超声波诱导紫外光协同法降解苯酚

采用功率350W、40kHz超声波器和紫外光同时对水中的苯酚进行降解,考察了样品苯酚溶液的pH及浓度、加入6%H2O2和0.001mol/LFe2 (FeSO4)的量、超声波超声功率、紫外光照射的时间、紫外-超声联用降解的时间等条件的影响。结果表明,在苯酚的最佳降解条件(紫外-超声联用下作用60min,pH3～4,加入6%的H2O24mL和0.001mol/L的Fe2 (FeSO4)1.6mL)下,苯酚的降解率达91.8%,证明超声波诱导紫外光协同法是一种降解苯酚的有效方法。     

Anisotropy of Seismic Attenuation in Fractured Media: Theory and Ultrasonic Experiment

This is a study on anisotropy of seismic attenuation in a transversely isotropic (TI) model, which is a long-wavelength equivalent of an isotropic medium with embedded parallel fractures. The model is based on Schoenberg’s linear-slip theory. Attenuation is introduced by means of a complex-valued stiffness matrix, which includes complex-valued normal and tangential weaknesses. To study the peculiarities of seismic attenuation versus wave-propagation direction in TI media, numerical modeling was performed. The model-input data were the complex-valued weaknesses found from the laboratory ultrasonic experiment made with a Plexiglas plate-stack model, oil-saturated (wet) and air-filled (dry). The laboratory experiment and the numerical modeling have shown that in the vicinity of the symmetry axis, in the wet model, P-wave attenuation is close to S-wave attenuation, while in the dry model, P-wave attenuation is much greater than S-wave attenuation. Moreover, the fluid fill affects the P-wave attenuation pattern. In the dry (air-saturated) model, the attenuation pattern in the vicinity of the symmetry axis exhibits steeper slope and curvature than in the wet (oil-saturated) model. To define the slope or the curvature, a QVO gradient was introduced, which was found to be proportional to the symmetry-axis Q _S/Q _P-ratio, which explains the differences between dry and wet models. Thus, depending on the Q _S/Q _P-ratio, the QVO gradient can serve as an indicator of the type of fluid in fractures, because the QVO gradient is greater in gas-saturated than in liquid-saturated rocks. The analysis of P-wave attenuation anisotropy in seismic reflection and vertical seismic profiling data can be useful in seismic exploration for distinguishing gas from water in fractures.     

超声波清洗设备的目前发展方向

超声波清洗设备的发展方向目前有二个：一个是从单缸机到多缸机或自动化的超声清洗生产线;另一个是,从低频超声清洗机到高频超声清洗机。     

超声数字式相控阵换能器动态聚焦系统研制

本文是研制超声相控阵换能器动态聚焦系统,它包括数字式多通道信号发射系统和两种超声相控阵换能器。用数字式多通道信号发射系统产生多路数字信号,通 过改变每路信号的时延(相位),控制相控阵换能器的各个阵元,使它们发出的声束在空间某点聚焦。我们对这两种相控阵进行了实验测量,结果表明,用数字控 制的相控阵换能器,可以实现精密的动态聚焦,并可取得良好的聚焦效果。     

Superacid Catalyst SO42-/ZrO2-La2O3 Prepared by Ultrasonic Co-precipitation and Low Temperature Aging

低温陈化超声波共沉淀法制得SO₄^2-/ZrO^2-La₂O₃前驱体, 经H₂SO₄处理, 在不同温度下焙烧得到纳米晶催化剂SO₄^2-/ZrO^2-La₂O₃;用Hammett指示剂法测定其酸性. 用XRD、BET、TEM、IR和XPS对样品进行表征,其催化活性用醋酸和甘油的酯化反应进行了评价. 结果表明经超声波搅拌和低温(-15 ºC)陈化,650 ºC焙烧4 h得到的固体超强酸表现出较高催化活性.     

Effect of substrate dimensions on dynamics of ultrasonic consolidation

An FEM model is developed for a fundamental study of the time-dependent mechanical behavior of the substrate and its dimensions on ultrasonic consolidation. The simulation shows that for a given vibration condition, the amplitude of contact friction stress and displacement stabilizes to a saturated state after certain number of ultrasonic cycles. With the increased substrate height, the amplitude of contact frictional stress decreases, while that of contact interface displacement increases. The reason for the decrease in the frictional stress at the contact interface for certain substrate heights is the complicated wave interference occurring in the substrate. An analytical wave model has been built to validate the FEM model. A specific substrate geometry (height:width = 1.0) generates a minimum frictional strain state at the interface as a result of wave superposition. Such minimum strain state is believed to have produced the “lack of bonding” defect for the geometry. The energy density and transfer coefficient at the contact interface with different substrate heights is used as an indicator to correlate with the bond formation in ultrasonic bonding.     

1-3型压电复合材料

1－3型压电复合材料是目前研究和应用得比较广泛的一种压电材料．本文简述了这种压电复合材料的理论模型、制作方法和实验结果；指出除了圆形PZT压电材料所具有的径向模和厚度模以外，1－3型压电复合材料还具有横向结构模．本文介绍了这种压电复合材料的特点，如低声阻抗、低介电常数、高静水压压电常数以及PZT相分布的可控制性等．这些特点有利于改善压电复合材料换能器的时间响应和空间响应．