Influence of Nucleation Agents Concentration on Crystallization Structure and Properties of Glass-ceramics

Deep color glass-ceramics is prepared by using gold tailings as the main raw material, and Cr2O3 is added as nucleation agent. Influence of different Cr2O3 additions on crystallization structure and properties of CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 glass-ceramics has been discussed so as to select optimum additions. DTA is employed to determine optimum crystallization and nucleation temperatures; XRD and SEM are used to characterize microstructure of each sample; and performance indexes, such as water absorption, bulk density, flexural strength and so on, are also determined. Experimental results show that when 3wt% Cr2O3 is introduced, fine glass-ceramics with diopside as the main crystal and Ca-Fe diopside as the second-crystal is obtained, and its corresponding performance indexes are as follows: water absorption 0.12%, bulk density 2.56 g/cm3, and flexural strength 70.01 Mpa.     

An analytical study on the bond behaviour between an externally bonded FRP and concrete in the case of continuous beams

One of the greatest challenges in structural engineering nowadays is the strengthening, upgrading, and retrofitting of existing structures. The use of fibre-reinforced polymers (FRPs) bonded to the tension face of a structural member is an attractive technique in this field of application. The strengthening of reinforced concrete structures by means of an externally bonded reinforcement (EBR) is achieved by gluing a FRP laminate to the concrete substrate. For an efficient utilization of the FRP EBR systems, an effective stress transfer is required between the FRP and concrete. The paper discusses the bond behaviour between a FRP and concrete in the case of flexural strengthening of continuous beams. With respect to this type of beams, only a few studies have been reported, though continuous members often occur in concrete constructions. The structural behaviour of statically indeterminate elements is typically characterized by redistributions of the internal forces. These distributions are related to the nonlinear deformations of the beams and has also a distinct influence on the bond behaviour between the FRP and concrete. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 389–402, May–June, 2008.     

Historical review on research of kinetics in thermal analysis and thermal endurance of electrical insulating materials

In 1925 a paper on kinetic analysis of data obtained with thermobalances for isothermal mass loss of some natural products for electrical insulation was published. This is the first theoretical and experimental approach to accelerated test of electrical insulating materials and also to kinetic analysis of thermal analysis data at isoconversional points. In succeeeding papers, change in chemical composition and kinetics under temperature change were dealt with. A historical review of these two topics is described in this review article, especially on the basic concept commonly induced for these two fields.     

Performance based systematic design methodology for development and flight testing of fuel engine powered quadrotor Unmanned Aerial System for industrial applications

This paper presents a systematic study of the design optimization, development, vibration analysis and flight testing of a single power plant variable pitch quadrotor Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for industrial applications. The use of variable pitch rotors enables the use of a two-stroke internal combustion engine for powering the four rotors through a mechanical transmission. The proposed methodology is described by carrying out the design of a quadrotor UAS with 2–3 kg payload capacity and have endurance in excess of one hour. The study is conducted in a systematic manner. First, the design of rotors is optimized for minimum power consumption during hover as well as forward flight condition using physics based simulation developed and validated for this purpose. From the rotor optimization, an untwisted rotor blade with taper ratio of 0.6 and aspect ratio of 10 appeared to be an optimal choice for the current design. Next, the powerplant selection is carried out based on the optimized rotor designed earlier. Next, two different approaches for mechanical power transmission design is considered: torque tube-bevel gear and belt–pulley system based designs. The transmission system designed using belt and pulley was nearly 14% lighter and showed greater tolerance to manufacturing imperfections. Next, two prototypes are designed and its static and dynamic analysis is carried out to ensure its airworthiness. A Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) based attitude controller is developed using quarternions for attitude stabilization and trajectory tracking to test the flight in simulation and then subsequently on the actual vehicle by implementing it on PixHawk autopilot board. Finally, system integration is carried out to build two prototypes of engine powered quadrotor UAS. Then, vibration data is recorded using the sensors onboard to conduct the vibration analysis and design an efficient vibration isolator. Performance analysis is also, carried out to estimate the speed for best endurance (11 m/s) and best range (27 m/s) for the variable pitch quadrotor designed. The estimated best endurance achieved is 2.2 h and estimated best range is more than 150 km. This design revisits and solves the challenge of developing an agile helicopter without cyclic pitch control which was first explored nearly a century ago.     

Use of Thermoanalytical Methods in Prediction of Thermal Endurance of Insulating Impregnating Varnishes

The results of testing the thermal properties of insulating impregnated varnishes obtained by thermoanalytical methods and based on the IEC 216 standard are presented. It was found that the temperature index determined by means of thermoanalytical testing is quite close to that derived by a conventional standardized procedure. It was also established that thermoanalytical methods could be used in the recipe selection for the development of a new varnish. The results obtained confirmed the possibility of using thermoanalytical methods for a quick, prognostic estimation of the thermal endurance of insulating impregnating varnishes. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Mechanical properties and characteristic of surface treated bamboo fiber reinforced PP/PS blends

Bamboo fiber (BF) as organic filler is characterized by mechanical properties analysis and morphology examination for polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) matrix blends. Effects of different filler content on tensile strength, flexural properties, and impact strength are proposed. It is observed from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies that addition of BF is beneficial in increasing mechanical strength via increasing the interface dispersed phase. The optimum tensile properties and impact properties of BF content were at 40 wt% for PP/PS/BF composite on melt mixing conditions. The results showed a significant improvement in mechanical properties of PP/PS/BF ternary blend composite. Comparing with untreated BF, content of carbon and nitrogen of treated BF decreased to 66.57 and 2.31%, oxygen content increased to 21.07%, and silicon content increased from 0 to 10.04%. The element ratio of O/C, N/C, and Si/C changed to 31.65, 3.47, and 15.08, respectively.     

含气孔裂隙地层的声波测井响应特征

本文以径向分层的孔、裂隙地层多极子井孔声场理论为基础,利用孔、裂隙介质弹性波动统一理论,数值模拟了井壁上有侵入时,单极和偶极声源激发的井孔声场随原状地层含气饱和度变化的特征和规律。结果表明：当原状地层裂隙发育时,相较于饱含水,饱含气时纵波幅度衰减严重,横波波至提前,波幅增大,斯通利波幅度变化不明显,低频时弯曲波到时提前,幅度增大;当原状地层裂隙不发育时,单极子、偶极子波形都对流体性质没有明显响应。可见,原状地层中裂隙的存在加剧了含气对纵波、横波的幅度以及到时的影响,而侵入带的存在使得斯通利波和高频弯曲波对原状地层流体性质变化不敏感。数值计算结果为利用声波响应特征识别致密气层提供了参考。     

新能源移动充电车路径优化问题研究

在绿色城市背景下,新能源汽车的数量快速增长,现有公共充电设施的不完善使得移动充电服务应运而生。投入运营成本较高而利润低成为阻碍移动充电业务运营的瓶颈之一,如何通过科学合理的调度提高平台利润成为重要问题。本文研究了移动充电车队的调度和路径优化问题,以平台最大收益为目标,综合考虑顾客软时间窗、移动电池容量以及充电车续航里程等约束,建立数学规划模型;设计了一种最大最小蚁群算法,并通过数值实验验证了模型的合理性和算法的有效性,为移动充电企业运营提供决策参考。     

Characterization of the triple-gate flash memory endurance degradation mechanism

Write/erase degradation after endurance cycling due to electron trapping events in triple-gate flash mem-ory have been detected and analyzed using a tYV erasure method. Different from the commonly degradation phe-nomenon, write-induced electron trapping in the floating gate oxide, electron trapping in tunneling oxide is observed in triple-gate flash memory. Further, the degradation due to single-electron locally trapping/de-trapping in horn-shaped SuperFlash(R) does not occur in the triple-gate flash cell. This is because of planar poly-to-poly erasing in the triple-gate flash cell instead of tip erasing in the horn-shaped SuperFlash(R) cell. Moreover, by TCAD simulation, the trap location is identified and the magnitude of its density is quantified roughly.