Effect of an abrupt change in pulling rate on microstructures of directionally solidified Al2O3-Er3Al5O12 eutectic and off-eutectic composite ceramics

Directionally solidified microstructures of Al₂O₃-Er₃Al₅O₁₂ eutectic and off-eutectic in situ composite ceramics were explored under abrupt-change pulling rate conditions. Corresponding temperature distributions and interface locations were studied. In eutectic composition, fluctuation of eutectic spacing occurred when the pulling rate increased abruptly. A gradually increase or abrupt increase in eutectic spacing was observed when the pulling rate decreased abruptly. In hypoeutectic and hypereutectic compositions, formation of the primary phases were suppressed when the pulling rate increased abruptly from 10?µm/s to 100?µm/s, while primary phases precipitated when the pulling rate decreased abruptly from 100?µm/s to 10?µm/s. The interface altitude decreased after the pulling rate increased abruptly, but increased after the pulling rate decreased abruptly. The liquid composition restriction (around the eutectic composition) at the eutectic interface plays an important role in the suppression of the primary dendrite and coupled eutectic oxides can be obtained in off-eutectic compositions even under higher solidification rate conditions.     

Enhanced hydrogen generation from Al-water reaction mediated by metal salts

Hydrogen generation by the reaction of micrometer-aluminum powder with water at room temperature is hard to proceed due to the inhibition of alumina layer. In this study, a novel strategy of metal salts mediated Al-water reaction was proposed for more efficient and practical hydrogen generation. The effects of metal salt composition and dosage, and water injection rate and volume on hydrogen generation were investigated. The hydrogen yield of 230.0 mL was achieved in the Al/Ni/Cu/H₂O system within 600 s under the following conditions: 0.24 g aluminum with the molar ratio of Al, Ni and Cu at 10:1:1 and 2 mL water at the injection rate of 2 mL/min, which was equivalent to 70.4% of the theoretical hydrogen yield. Based on the morphology, element composition, crystal structure and electrochemical test results of the obtained composites after reaction, the mechanism of hydrogen production by metal salts mediated Al-water reaction was proposed.     

Improve Semi-supervised Learning with Metric Learning Clusters and Auxiliary Fake Samples

Neural Processing Letters - Because it is very expensive to collect a large number of labeled samples to train deep neural networks in certain fields, semi-supervised learning (SSL) researcher has...     

Self-defective ZnS mediated charge transfer for bran-new inter-step mode with boosted photoactivity and enhanced photostability

The appropriate interfacial contact and charges transfer mode of heterojunction photocatalysts were critical for high-efficiency hydrogen production. Inter-step mode heterojunction composite had advantages of enhanced visible-light response, improved charge space separation rate, increased electron utilization, which could also protect catalyst anode from photocorrosion. Zinc-vacancy-rich ZnS decorated CdS heterojunction photocatalyst with inter-step mode was constructed in order to fundamentally enhance photocatalytic performance and overcome photocorrosion of CdS. The charge transfer mode was modulated from pervasive type-II to bran-new inter-step mode by defect engineering. Zinc vacancies functioned as acceptor level for charge separation and up-shifted conduction and valance band energy of ZnS. The defective engineered CdS/ZnS heterojunction displayed a reduced over-potential and enhanced photocatalytic activity. The optimal photocatalytic hydrogen production rate for CdS/ZnS reached 42.1 mmol?g^?1 under visible light without any co-catalyst. An apparent quantum yield (AQY) of 38.75% at 450 nm was achieved, which was 269.3 and 71.9 times higher than pristine zinc-vacancy-rich ZnS and CdS, respectively. Meanwhile, holes aggregated on the surface of CdS were blocked and the oxidation corrosion process was suppressed. The charge transfer mechanism and kinetics of charge transfer and separation in inter-step mode heterojunction photocatalysts were investigated and discussed. This work will accelerate practical applications of photocatalysis with inter-step mode and give deep insights into understanding how inherent acceptor levels play a role in designing defect-engineered semiconductor with enhanced photocatalytic performance.     

基于超短期功率预测的配电网调度模型

提出了一种基于超短期风电功率预测的滚动配电调度模型。在配电调度过程中，模型不仅可以同时修正传统机组的功率输出，还可以修正风力发电的功率。利用二阶马尔可夫（Markov）链模型对风电预测误差状态（WPPES）进行修正，并更新剩余时段的风电风力发电预测结果。该模型考虑了多时段功率平衡、机组输出调节、上旋备用和下旋备用的约束条件，并结合素数对偶仿射尺度内点法进行求解。最后的仿真验证了该方法的经济性和有效性。     

A steganographic method based on gain quantization for iLBC speech streams

Multimedia Systems - Under the premise of ensuring good speech quality and resistance to steganalysis, how to embed as much information as possible into low-bit-rate speech is a challenge. The...     

Multistage homogenization process of aluminum alloy 2618

Single-, two-, and three-stage homogenization treatments of heat-resistant alloy 2618 were conducted in this study. Results reveal a low melting point Al₂CuMg phase and high melting point Al₂Cu phase in the as-cast aluminum alloy 2618. After single-stage homogenization at 495 °C for 10 h, the Al₂CuMg phase dissolves completely, but the Al₂Cu phase cannot be completely dissolved even once the homogenization time is prolonged to 18 h. After the alloy 2618 are homogenized using two stages: 495 °C for 10 h and 520 °C for 8 h, a portion of the Al₂Cu phase remains in the alloy. The Al₂Cu phase remains undissolved even after prolonged time. After the two-stage homogenization treatment at 495 °C for 10 h and 540 °C for 5 h, the high melting point Al₂Cu phase completely dissolves but overburn occurs. After the alloy 2618 are homogenized using three stages at 495 °C for 10 h, 520 °C for 5 h, and 540 °C for 3 h, the Al₂Cu phase completely dissolves and no overburn is detected. The three-stage homogenization treatment is an effective method for dissolving the high melting point Al₂Cu phase in the alloy 2618 and increasing their overburn temperature and solid solution temperature.     

热稳定处理时间对TNM合金糊状区组织的影响

利用真空非自耗电弧炉制备了TNM(Ti-44Al-4Nb-1Mo-0.1B at.%)合金锭,研究其铸态组织形貌,并利用Bridgeman定向凝固装置对TNM合金进行热稳定处理实验,分析热稳定处理时间对合金定向凝固糊状区的影响。实验结果显示,其铸态组织是以(α₂+γ)片层团为主体,网络状B2相、细小的γ相及硼化物分布于片层团间的近片层组织。热稳定处理时,热稳定时间越长、TNM合金固/液界面越平整,界面前沿温度场和溶质场趋向均匀,但从减少坩埚对熔体的污染的角度考虑,热稳定处理时间不宜过长,30~60 min的热稳定时间即可提供平整的定向凝固启动界面。 热稳定处理影响着TNM合金固/液界面附近固液两相中Al元素的分布,进而影响硼化物的分布。     

Study on the uniformity of water film in a transpiring wall reactor for supercritical water oxidation

A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamic model of a transpiring wall reactor for supercritical water oxidation has been built to optimize the uniformity of water film. Results show that the temperature and species distributions at the nozzle outlet deviate from the reactor centre. The inner wall of the porous tube near the transpiring water injection tube displays low temperatures, while high temperatures are recorded far from the injection tube. The circumferential temperature distribution on the inner wall of the porous tube is uneven. This phenomenon is due to the uneven injection of the transpiring water, leading to the uneven protection of the water film and local overheating of the porous wall. The injection velocity of the transpiring water significantly decreases when the number of injection tubes is increased, and the circumferential velocity and temperature distributions on the porous wall gradually become even. Moreover, high pressure drops across the porous wall at low porosities are useful for the uniform injection of the transpiring water. This characteristic is also conducive to obtaining a more uniform water film protection.