Three-dimensional viscoelastic simulation of coextrusion process: comparison with experimental data

 Three-dimensional numerical simulation of viscoelastic coextrusion process has been performed and numerical results were compared with the experimental data of Karagiannis et al. (1990). By varying the magnitude of the second normal stress difference and its ratio of Fluid I and Fluid II, we were able to control the interface profile and the degree of encapsulation along the downstream direction. By increasing the parameter α (α_Fluid I=α_Fluid II) from 0.1 to 0.4 in the Giesekus model and increasing the α ratio (α_Fluid Iα_Fluid II) between Fluid I and Fluid II from 2.0 to 4.0 in the permissible range of realistic polymeric systems, the interface profile and the degree of encapsulation along the downstream direction were fitted with the experimental results. There was little difference between the numerical results and the experimental data in the interface profile and the degree of encapsulation along the downstream direction when the α ratio was set to 3.0 (0.3:0.1). Fluid I with larger magnitude of the second normal stress difference protrudes into Fluid II with smaller magnitude of the second normal stress difference around the symmetric plane, while Fluid II wraps around Fluid I near the side walls. As the ξ ₁ ratio (ξ _{1 ,Fluid I}ξ _{1 ,Fluid II}) increases from 1.0 to 3.0 for the two-mode Phan-Thien and Tanner model, it was found that the curvature of the interface profile increased, and the difference between the numerical results and the experimental data in the interface profile and the degree of encapsulation along the downstream direction was almost negligible when the ξ ₁ ratio was set to 3.0 (0.54:0.18). Although the parameters of viscoelastic models were fitted by using the shear viscosity data only, quantitative agreements between the numerical results and the experimental coextrusion data were quite satisfactory. Received: 24 April 2001 Accepted: 5 June 2001     

堆载下被动桩与土体相互作用的FLAC三维分析

被动桩问题是近年来岩土工程领域的一个研究热点,但是对于堆载下桩、土之间复杂的相互作用一直缺乏系统的三维分析。本文采用FLAC3D建立了有限差分模型,对单排桩三维工作性状进行分析,重点研究堆载条件、桩身刚度及土层分布对桩身位移和桩侧土压力的影响情况,并籍此对软土地基的桩、土共同作用机理加以阐述,得出一些有益结论。分析表明,软土地基中桩侧土压力的分布可简化为线性模式,本文对此进行了线性拟合。     

Two low-cost digital camera-based platforms for quantitative creatinine analysis in urine

In clinical analysis creatinine is a routine biomarker for the assessment of renal and muscular dysfunctions. Although several techniques have been proposed for a fast and accurate quantification of creatinine in human serum or urine, most of them require expensive or complex apparatus, advanced sample preparation or skilled operators. To circumvent these issues, we propose two home-made platforms based on a CD Spectroscope (CDS) and Computer Screen Photo-assisted Technique (CSPT) for the rapid assessment of creatinine level in human urine. Both systems display a linear range (r² = 0.9967 and 0.9972, respectively) from 160 μmol L⁻¹ to 1.6 mmol L⁻¹ for standard creatinine solutions (n = 15) with respective detection limits of 89 μmol L⁻¹ and 111 μmol L⁻¹. Good repeatability was observed for intra-day (1.7–2.9%) and inter-day (3.6–6.5%) measurements evaluated on three consecutive days. The performance of CDS and CSPT was also validated in real human urine samples (n = 26) using capillary electrophoresis data as reference. Corresponding Partial Least-Squares (PLS) regression models provided for mean relative errors below 10% in creatinine quantification.     

微流控芯片上的肿瘤组织微阵列构建

研发了一种多层复合微流控芯片,包含64细胞培养微孔阵列,该微阵列集成了细胞进样、水凝胶三维支架形成和持续灌流培养的过程.以MCF-7乳腺癌细胞为模型,连续培养中监测细胞存活率、细胞密度、增殖率和细胞内pH值,并同时进行冰冻切片后免疫组化染色.实验结果显示,乳腺癌细胞在水凝胶微球中增殖形成了类组织结构.E-cadherin及Vinculin在细胞内、细胞间隙均出现较强表达,提示水凝胶微球中细胞建立了细胞-细胞、细胞-间质连接.芯片上连续培养15天内细胞存活率保持在85％以上,细胞增殖率随时间延长而递减.细胞内pH值检测显示芯片3D培养细胞内部呈现明显的酸化,其程度随着细胞密度增大而增加.这种芯片肿瘤组织微阵列构建方法简单高效,有望发展成为肿瘤研究的有力工具.     

三维介孔钴酸锌立方体的制备及其优异的储锂性能

采用简易、温和、实际耐用的水热方法制备了新型三维介孔立方体结构的钴酸锌纳米材料。每个钴酸锌立方体的边长大约在3-4μm之间,并由大量的纳米粒子和密集的孔隙所构成。通过氮吸附/脱附手段测试发现所制备的钴酸锌纳米材料具有较大的比表面积(41.4 m2?g~(-1))和介孔(6.32 nm)特性。使用钴酸锌纳米材料作为锂离子电池负极,金属锂作为正极组装锂电池并测试了材料的储锂性能。研究发现该电极材料在较高的电流密度下循环100周后,仍能呈现较高的可逆容量和超强的循环稳定性。这种优异的储锂性能主要归因于钴酸锌纳米材料的新型结构,这种介孔立方体结构能够加速锂离子的扩散,增加电极与电解液的接触面积并缓解锂离子嵌入/嵌出期间产生的体积膨胀。     

FJZ-1000型超高速转镜分幅相机及其应用

FJZ-1000型超高速转镜分幅相机最高摄影幅频为1107幅/s，画幅总数160幅，尺寸7.5 mm10 mm。光学系统中新加入场镜以使相机的所有画幅均完整成像，使相机摄影频率全面达到标称值的技术指标。配备了新型数字化微机控制台，使相机的操作更加方便，并且实现了两台气动相机的联合拍摄，与脉冲X光机也进行了联动实验。相机达到了设计技术性能指标，实验取得了满意的结果。     

Measurement of uniform and localized heat dissipation induced by cyclic loading

An experimental technique is presented for measuring the heat dissipation and localization during cyclic loading of materials. The temperature field is measured by a number of thermistors and an infrared camera, which scans the specimen surface continuously. The specimen is mounted inside an isothermal chamber. The measured whole-field temperature can be used for detection of damage propagation and localization. The resolution of the technique under various boundary conditions is discussed using a onedimensional model for the heat loss under steady-state conditions. Applications of the technique are demonstrated for specimens made of fiber-reinforced ceramic and polymer matrix composites (PMCs). A methodology is proposed for measuring changes in damping and stiffness properties of viscoelastic polymer matrix composites using the temperature rise of a cyclic loaded specimen. It is demonstrated that for a ceramic matrix composite, where interfacial frictional sliding gives rise to heat dissipation, the temperature resolution can be used for detection of stress-strain hysteresis with an accuracy better than that of the stress-strain data.     

相机位姿估计的加速正交迭代算法

面对需要实时计算的相机位姿估计问题,针对经典的广泛应用的正交迭代算法,提出了一种加速正交迭代算法。其关键思想是将每一次迭代过程规整化,从而提炼出每一次迭代的重复计算,若将此重复计算在迭代开始前提前计算,则可以大幅度的减少迭代过程中的计算量,使得每一次迭代的计算复杂度从O(n)降低为O(1)。因此,可以在更短的时间内迭代更多的次数,从而获得更高的精度。进行了对比实验,结果显示本加速算法计算精度更高,速度更快。并通过实验提出了选择稳健n点透视(RPn P)计算初值,再使用加速正交迭代算法进行迭代运算的方法,在控制点不多的情况下,是一种精度接近最大似然估计,计算速度最快的算法。     

基于机器视觉的移动工件抓取和装配的研究

针对工业生产线上某产品上下盖自动装配的问题,运用运动控制理论与机器视觉相结合,搭建了一套模拟工业生产线产品装配系统。首先利用工业相机对进入视场的工件进行单帧图像采集,获取图像数据;然后利用OpenCV对数字图像进行处理,包括中值滤波、阈值分割、孔洞填充、边缘提取来获取数字图像的特征;之后通过质心法结合矩形拟合计算出工件的质心坐标和偏转角度;最后引导六轴机械臂抓取产品的时候能根据图像处理结果进行纠偏和补偿。该系统采用平面棋盘格标定板对工业相机进行了标定,并且在线进行了验证,实验结果表明,工件抓取和装配成功率为100%,满足工业现场的装配精度要求。     

基于OpenCV的嵌入式自动捡乒乓球系统设计

为了解决在乒乓球比赛和训练中人工手动捡球的问题,从机器视觉的角度出发,综合嵌入式、图像处理和测量控制等技术,基于第三方库OpenCV设计了一种自动捡乒乓球系统。系统是以Contex-A8平台为控制核心,首先通过对云台和USB摄像头的控制获取视频信号;然后通过霍夫圆变换和SVM分类器算法识别出视频中的乒乓球,并根据质心计算出其与系统的相对位置;最后将视频信号中抽象出的位置信息传递给机械运动控制终端,控制小车和机械手将乒乓球捡起,并送到指定位置。实验结果表明本系统能够正确的检测和识别乒乓球,并对其进行定位捡取,效果良好,提高了拾取乒乓球的效率,减轻工作人员的负担。