The mechanism of oxide whisker growth and hot corrosion of hot-dipped Al-Si coated 430 stainless steels in air-NaCl(g) atmosphere

The mechanisms of oxide whisker growth and hot corrosion of 430 stainless steel (430SS) and aluminide 430 stainless steel hot-dipped in a Al-10 wt.%Si molten bath (430HDAS) were studied at 750 and 850 °C in air mixed with 500 and 990 vppm NaCl_(g). The results showed that the loose Cr₂O₃ scale which formed on the 430SS could not prevent the corrosion of 430SS in a 500 vppm NaCl_(g) atmosphere, resulting in the formation of Fe₂O₃ scale. Fe₂O₃ whiskers grew at the grain boundary of the Fe₂O₃ scale. However, no Fe₂O₃ whiskers formed on the Fe₂O₃ scale while 430SS was exposed in a 900 vppm NaCl_(g) atmosphere. During the initial high-temperature corrosion of 430HDAS in a 500 vppm NaCl_(g) atmosphere, a dense Al₂O₃ scale formed on the surface of the specimens. Also, Al₂O₃ whiskers grew on the Al₂O₃ scale. As exposure time increased, cyclic chlorination/oxidation degraded the protective aluminide layer and caused the formation of Fe₂O₃ scale and Fe₂O₃ whiskers. The morphology of Fe₂O₃ whiskers formed at 750 °C is more slender than those formed at 850 °C. The formation and growth of both Fe₂O₃ and Al₂O₃ whiskers may be attributed to the chloridation of both the steel substrate and aluminide layer, accelerating the diffusion rate of metallic ions in the oxide scales.     

CFETR 产氚包层与偏滤器部件在热室内维修 与退役流程的概念设计

为保证聚变堆环境的核安全,需要在热室内及时对产氚包层及偏滤器进行检测、维修或退役处理。 针对 CFETR 产氚包层与偏滤器结构特点,设计了一套在热室内维修与退役处理的工作流程,包括放射性废物处 理、核去污、除氚等关键工艺,并参照 ITER 设计,遵循 ALARA 原则,完成了热室内各功能区域的放射性分级。     

Study of the performance of a thermoelectric generator transformation of the thermal energy conveyed by a heat transfer fluid into electrical energy

A mathematical model to predict the maximum energy conversion efficiency of the thermoelectric generator is developed to improve the performance and maximize the energy conversion efficiency of the thermoelectric power generator. The studied device corresponds to an original configuration of thermoelectric modules mounted on the peripheral surfaces of two channels, one of the channels is crossed by hot fluid and the other by a cold fluid. First, the effect of the flow rate was studied to choose the flow rate adapted to our study for three different configurations of the thermopile, the co-current configuration, the counter-current configuration, and the sandwich configuration. Then a comparison was made to choose the best configuration between these three studied configurations by addressing their thermoelectric performances. The results revealed that the sandwich configuration is much better than the co-current and counter-current configurations and reduces the surface area occupied by the TEG by half while generating more power than a solar panel.     

Cold vs. hot standby mission operation cost minimization for 1-out-of-N systems

It is well recognized that using the hot standby redundancy provides fast restoration in the case of failures. However the redundant elements are exposed to working stresses before they are used, which reduces the overall system reliability. Moreover, the cost of maintaining the hot redundant elements in the operational state is usually much greater than the cost of keeping them in the cold standby mode. Therefore, there exists a tradeoff between the cost of losses associated with the restoration delays and the operation cost of standby elements. Such a trade-off can be obtained by designing both hot and cold redundancy types into the same system. Thus a new optimization problem arises for the standby system design. The problem, referred to in this work as optimal standby element distributing and sequencing problem (SE-DSP) is to distribute a fixed set of elements between cold and hot standby groups and select the element initiation sequence so as to minimize the expected mission operation cost of the system while providing a desired level of system reliability. This paper first formulates and solves the SE-DSP problem for 1-out-of-N: G heterogeneous non-repairable standby systems. A numerical method is proposed for evaluating the system reliability and expected mission cost simultaneously. This method is based on discrete approximation of time-to-failure distributions of the system elements. A genetic algorithm is used as an optimization tool for solving the formulated optimization problem. Examples are given to illustrate the considered problem and the proposed solution methodology.     

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利用数值方法研究了双温离子、磁场、非均匀性和波的斜向传播对三维非线性尘埃声孤波振幅和宽度的影响。运用约化摄动法得到描述三维非线性尘埃声孤波的非标准变系数Korteweg-de Vries(KdV)方程。然后把非标准变系数KdV方程变为标准变系数KdV方程,并且得到了此标准变系数KdV方程的近似解析解。研究结果表明,此系统中存在着两种形式的孤波,即压缩型孤波和稀疏型孤波,外部磁场对三维非线性尘埃声孤波的宽度有影响,而对其振幅没有影响。此外,波的相速度与波的斜向传播和非均匀性有着非常紧密的联系。     

Dust distribution of solid and adhesive mixed dust in a granular bed filter

Granular bed filters can effectively filter adhesive dust in high-temperature flue gas. In this study, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) powder was used as adhesive dust, and the mixture of PVC and ash powder was used to simulate solid and adhesive mixed dust. The effects of gas temperature, velocity, and inlet adhesive dust mass content on dust distribution in granular bed (GBF) were discussed. Results show that the mixed dust mainly accumulates on the upper part of the granular bed, and the mass of the collected dust decreases exponentially from the upper layer to the bottom layer in the GBF. The adhesive dust content collected in each layer differs from that of the incoming dust, and their deviation varies approximately linearly along with the depth of the bed. The total dust distribution and adhesive dust content deviation are influenced by gas temperature and inlet adhesive dust content but independent of gas velocity. The correlations of dust distribution of solid and adhesive mixed dust are presented based on the experimental results.     

Quantifying the Contribution of Hot Electrons in Photothermal Catalysis: A Case Study of Ammonia Synthesis over Carbon-supported Ru Catalyst

Photothermal catalysis is one of the most promising green catalytic technologies, while distinguishing the effects of hot electrons and local heating remains challenging. Herein, we reported that the actual reaction temperature of photothermal ammonia synthesis over carbon-supported Ru catalyst can be measured based on Le Chatelier′s principle, enabling the hot-electron contribution to be quantified. By excluding local heating effects, we established that the activation energy via photothermal catalysis was much lower than that of thermocatalysis (54.9 vs. 126.0 kJ mol⁻¹), stemming from hot-electron injection lowering the energy barriers for both N₂ dissociation and intermediates hydrogenation. Furthermore, hot-electron injection acted to suppress carbon support methanation, giving the catalyst outstanding operational stability over 1000 h. This work provides new insights into the hot-electron effects in ammonia synthesis, guiding the design of high-performance photothermal catalysts.     

New analytical and CWENO numerical solutions for axisymmetric horizontal flows with heat sources

Some new nonlinear analytical solutions are found for axisymmetric horizontal flows dominated by strong heat sources. These flows are common in multiscale atmospheric and oceanic flows such as hurricane embryos and ocean gyres. The analytical solutions are illustrated with several examples. The proposed exact solutions provide analytical support for previous numerical observations and can be also used as benchmark problems for validating numerical models. A central weighted essentially non-oscillatory (CWENO) reconstruction is also employed for numerical simulation of the corresponding integro-differential equations. Due to the use of the same polynomial reconstruction for all derivatives and integral terms, the balance between those terms is well preserved, and the method can precisely reproduce the exact solutions, which are hard to capture by traditional upwind schemes. The developed analytical solutions were employed to evaluate the performance of the numerical method, which showed an excellent performance of the numerical model in terms of numerical diffusion and oscillation.     

A nonlinear mathematical model to study the interactions of hot gases with cloud droplets and raindrops

In this paper, a nonlinear mathematical model is proposed and analyzed to study the interactions of hot gases with cloud droplets as well as with raindrops and their removal by rain from the stable atmosphere. The atmosphere, during rain, is assumed to consist of five nonlinearly interacting phases i.e. the vapour phase, the phase of cloud droplets, the phase of raindrops, the phase of hot gaseous pollutants and the absorbed phase of hot gases in the raindrops (if it exists). It is further assumed that these phases undergo ecological type growth and nonlinear interactions. The proposed model is analyzed using stability theory of differential equations and by numerical simulation. It is shown that the cumulative concentration of gaseous pollutants decreases due to rain and its equilibrium level depends upon the density of cloud droplets, the rate of formation of raindrops, emission rate of pollutants, the rate of falling absorbed phase on the ground, etc. It is noted here that if gases are very hot, cloud droplets are not formed and rain may not take place. In such a case gaseous pollutants may not be removed from the atmosphere due to non-occurrence of rain.     

非晶熔石英表面等离子体刻蚀过程 中的表面晶化研究

本工作采用电子回旋共振(ECR)低压等离子体刻蚀技术, 刻蚀非晶熔石英表面. Ar/CF₄为反应气体刻蚀后再经O等离子体钝化, 非晶熔石英表面出现晶化现象. 晶化层约几百纳米厚. Ar/CF₄在ECR的电磁场作用下产生F离子与C离子, F离子使熔石英表面的Si-O共价键断裂, 并释放出O离子. C离子与O离子迅速键合生成CO₂, 而被断键的Si原子与四个F原子键合生成气态SiF₄. 熔石英原始表面被去除的同时, 在新的表面留下大量不饱和Si原子. 不饱和Si原子在高温条件下被O等离子钝化, 形成结晶态α 方石英.