Ultrasonic tomographic velocimeter for visualization of axial flow fields in pipes

An ultrasonic tomographic velocimeter to provide quantitative images of axial flow fields in pipes is developed and presented in this work. To detect the flow in various directions and positions, a novel transducer configuration strategy is proposed. All-in-one transducers are mounted in two sectional planes of the pipe. In each plane, N transducers are equally spaced along the circumference. Overlapped propagation paths are introduced by the configuration strategy, and the influence of the vortex flow can be eliminated theoretically by averaging the line velocities of the overlapped paths. To achieve a fast detection speed, the projection data is collected via an electrical scan in a fan-beam mode. After rearrangement and interpolation of the projection data, the parallel beam filtered back projection (FBP) algorithm is implemented to reconstruct the axial flow field. Numerical simulations with the theoretical velocity profiles were performed. The compensation method for the vortex flow is proved to be effective and necessary, and the number of transducers required for reconstruction of common flow profiles was estimated. Accordingly, an ultrasonic tomographic velocimeter consisting of 2×12 transducers was fabricated. Experiments were conducted in the straight pipe and downstream of a single bend pipe and compared with the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation results. As demonstrated, the ultrasonic tomographic velocimeter was capable of visualizing both symmetric and asymmetric axial flow fields with high reliability.     

Three-dimensional crumpled graphene-based platinum–gold alloy nanoparticle composites as superior electrocatalysts for direct methanol fuel cells

High performance of electrocatalysts for direct methanol fuel cells was demonstrated by three-dimensional (3D) graphene (GR) decorated with platinum (Pt)–gold (Au) alloy nanoparticles (3D-GR/PtAu). The 3D-GR/PtAu composite with a morphology like a crumpled paper ball was synthesized from a colloidal mixture of GR and Pt–Au alloy nanoparticles with aerosol spray drying. The 3D-GR/PtAu had a high specific surface area and electrochemical surface area of up to 238 and 325 m²/g(Pt), respectively, and the electrocatalytic applications of the 3D-GR/PtAu were examined through methanol oxidation reactions. The 3D-GR/PtAu had the highest electrocatalytic activity for methanol oxidation reactions compared with commercial Pt–carbon black and Pt-GR. The 3D-GR/PtAu was also highly sensitive electrocatalytic activity in the methanol oxidation reaction compared with the 2D-GR/Pt–Au. Furthermore, the electrocatalytic activity of the 3D-GR/PtAu had the highest performance among the catalysts containing Pt, Au, and GR for the methanol oxidation reactions. The increased electrocatalytic activity is attributed to the high specific surface area of the 3D formation and the effective surface structure of the Pt–Au alloy nanoparticles.     

A Two-Dimensional Numerical Analysis for Thermal Performance of an Intermittently Operated Radiant Floor Heating System in a Transient External Climatic Condition

Abstract

Building thermal inertia and operation control strategies have impacted on the thermal performance of a radiant floor heating system. This study conducts a two-dimensional numerical analysis of an intermittently operated radiant floor heating system using the Re-Normalization Group model with Discrete Ordinates Radiation model. A detailed numerical simulation setups and various analyses are provided, including grid independency analysis, initial condition, time step sizes and external boundary conditions. Three different weekend day intermittent operation strategies are investigated. The results showed that Case 3 designed with pre-heating of 20?h has better performance compared to Case 1 designed with pre-heating of 8?h and Case 2 designed with pre-heating of 14?h. The average indoor air temperature differences of approximate 2.1, 1.6 and 1.2 K are observed for Case 1, Case 2 and Case 3, respectively, when comparing two-time slot at 8:00am on Friday morning and Monday morning. This significantly highlights the effect of thermal inertia and the potential of energy saving due to the utilization of intermittent operation. Therefore, the current study presents numerical simulation potential in evaluating the radiant floor heating effects on indoor thermal environment, taking into account building thermal inertia and transient external climatic conditions.     

ZnIn2S4/In(OH)3 hollow microspheres fabricated by one-step l-cysteine-mediated hydrothermal growth for enhanced hydrogen production and MB degradation

An intervening barrier for photocatalytic water decomposition and pollutant degradation is the frustratingly quick recombination of e⁻ - h⁺ pairs. Delicate design of heterojunction photocatalysts by coupling the semiconductors at nanoscale with well-matched geometrical and electronic alignments is an effective strategy to ameliorate the charge separation. Here a facile and environment-friendly l-cysteine-assisted hydrothermal process under weakly alkaline conditions is demonstrated for the first time to fabricate ZnIn₂S₄/In(OH)₃ hollow microspheres with intimate contact, which are verified by XRD, SEM, (HR)TEM, XPS, N₂ adsorption-desorption, UV–Vis DRS and photoluminescence spectra. ZnIn₂S₄/In(OH)₃ heterostructure (L-cys/Zn²⁺ = 4, molar ratio) with a band-gap of 2.50 eV, demonstrates the best photocatalytic performance for water reduction and MB degradation under visible light, outperforming its counterparts (In(OH)₃ and ZnIn₂S₄). The excellent activity of ZnIn₂S₄/In(OH)₃ heterostructure arises from the intercrossed band-edge positions as well as the unique hollow structure with large surface area and wide pore-size distribution, which are beneficial for the efficient charge migration from bulk to surface as well as at the interface between ZnIn₂S₄ and In(OH)₃. This work provides an efficient and eco-friendly strategy for one-pot synthesis of heterostructured composites with intimate contact for photocatalytic application.     

Experiments and simulations of the mechanical performance of repaired panels

Firstly, the compress experiment is undertaken to investigate the efficiency of repaired panels in this paper, and then modeling of the mechanical behavior of the repaired composite panel under compressive static load is conducted by using of the finite element method. The effect of geometric non-linearity on the stress–strain response is considered in the numeric analysis. Fatherly, the user material subroutine (UMAT) is integrated with the ABAQUS package with the geometric non-linearity effect for studying the damage initiation and its progression in the composite structure, and quadrilateral, linear, thick shell elements (S8R) are adopted. Finally, the predicted strain distribution, damage evolution and strength of the laminate are compared with the test results.     

物联网在公交车智能监控调度系统中的应用研究

介绍了物联网技术的概念、基本特征、发展现状以及物联网中的关键技术,提出了一种公交车智能监控调度模型,并分析了该系统架构中各个模块的功能,以便在一定程度上促进公交系统的发展,同时也促进物联网的建设与发展。     

Design and implementation of a new tuned hybrid intelligent model to predict the uniaxial compressive strength of the rock using SFS-ANFIS

This study proposes a novel design to systematically optimize the parameters for the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) model using stochastic fractal search (SFS) algorithm. To affirm the efficiency of the proposed SFS-ANFIS model, the predicting results were compared with ANFIS and three hybrid methodologies based on ANFIS combined with genetic algorithm (GA), differential evolution (DE), and particle swarm optimization (PSO). Accurate prediction of uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) is of great significance for all geotechnical projects such as tunnels and dams. Hence, this study proposes the use of SFS-ANFIS, GA-ANFIS, DE-ANFIS, PSO-ANFIS, and ANFIS models to predict UCS. In this regard, the fresh water tunnel of Pahang–Selangor located in Malaysia was considered and the requirement data samples were collected. Different statistical metrics such as coefficient of determination (R²) and mean absolute error were used to evaluate the models. Referring to the efficiency results of SFS-ANFIS, it can be found that the SFS-ANFIS (with the R² of 0.981) has higher ability than PSO-ANFIS, DE-ANFIS, GA-ANFIS, and ANFIS models in predicting the UCS.

     

基于OPC的焦化厂备煤系统异构网络化控制系统设计

针对焦化厂备煤生产车间内部由于具有多种网络体系或者结构的现场总线及控制系统而造成信息无法共享的问题,提出了一种基于OPC技术的异构网络化控制系统的设计方案,详细介绍了系统的OPC服务器/客户端的设计开发。该系统通过基于工业以太网的TCP/IP体系连接所有子系统,并利用OPC技术为异构数据源提供统一数据接口,使数据管理层能够获取各种数据,解决了异构网络中数据信息转换、集成及存储问题,满足了企业生产过程中信息互操作以及与企业信息系统集成的要求。     

基于磁记忆检测的桥钢箱梁翼缘损伤状态力磁关系

金属磁记忆检测技术由于其能够快速便捷的对铁磁性构件的损伤进行识别,且被认为具有识别隐性损伤的能力,而被广泛研究。为推进金属磁记忆检测技术在桥钢箱梁损伤检测方面的应用,对桥钢箱梁进行了静力受弯试验,提取其变形最严重的上翼缘磁信号分布,建立了损伤区域力与磁信号和磁信号梯度的关系曲线,并提出用磁场梯度指数来表征钢梁的受力和损伤状态。结果表明:上翼缘磁信号曲线与应力变化形态正好相反,磁信号曲线在进入塑性后发生反转变为负值,且随应力变化的速度增快,可以判断构件进入塑性状态,即将发生损伤;磁场梯度曲线在损伤最严重的区域出现最大值,且随着荷载的增大,磁梯度最大值点不断向钢梁中间移动,由此可以进行破坏状态的预警;磁场梯度与应力关系曲线可将构件整个受力过程明显的区分为初始、屈服、塑性、损伤4个状态;可以用磁场梯度指数来进行构件受力状态与损伤状态的表征。该研究可为金属磁记忆检测技术在桥钢箱梁损伤状态的定量评估和预警方面的应用提供依据和参考。      

碳质金矿中碳质物及其“劫金”机理研究进展

碳质金矿是重要的难处理金矿资源之一,碳质物“劫金”是金浸出率低下的主要原因。碳质物组分复杂,不同组分的碳质物的“劫金”能力和“劫金”行为存在差异,磨矿和浸出环节对碳质物的“劫金”能力也会产生影响,这些因素均能直接影响金的浸出率。通过系统总结碳质金矿中碳质物在组成特征、“劫金”机理及“劫金”能力的影响因素等方面的研究进展,对碳质物“劫金”机理现有研究工作的不足及未来研究方向进行了探讨,为碳质金矿碳质物劫金机理及预处理工艺的研究提供了重要参考。