Research on the hot surface ignition of hydrogen‐air mixture under different influencing factors

To further reveal the pre‐ignition characteristics of hydrogen internal combustion engine, the effect of hot surface characteristic parameters on the ignition characteristics of hydrogen‐air mixture was investigated in this research. Based on the prototype of the constant volume combustion bomb with an overhead glow plug, the duration from the heating of the hot surface to the combustion of hydrogen‐air mixture, the so‐called heating duration, was firstly researched under different fuel‐air equivalence ratio, initial temperature, initial pressure, hot surface temperature, and hot surface area, and the influence of each factor on the heating duration was analyzed. The results show that the order of the effect of each factor on the hot surface ignition is as follows: hot surface temperature > initial pressure of hydrogen‐air mixture > equivalent ratio > initial temperature of hydrogen‐air mixture > hot surface area. The influence of the hot surface characteristic parameters on the heating duration was further analyzed in detail. On this basis, the relationship among the critical ignition temperature, the heating duration and the hot surface area was researched and established. The results show that the heating duration is the only major factor affecting the critical ignition temperature. Finally, the research results were applied to analysis the pre‐ignition in hydrogen internal combustion engine.     

偏高岭石碱溶合成方钠石相变过程及吸附特性

方钠石具有笼型结构和比表面积大的特性,使其吸附能力较强。以偏高岭石和NaOH为原料,通过碱溶法合成了羟基方钠石,探讨了NaOH浓度、反应温度、反应时间和液固比对合成方钠石的影响。采用XRD、SEM、IR和NMR对碱溶过程的产物进行了表征；探讨了方钠石对Al³⁺的吸附特性。结果表明,反应温度对方钠石合成影响最大,NaOH浓度次之,液固比影响较小,升高反应温度和增大NaOH浓度可缩短反应时间。碱溶过程中,偏高岭石中的活性铝、硅优先溶解于NaOH溶液,随着反应的推进,溶液中的铝、硅达到一定浓度后会发生缩聚反应形成前驱体胶凝相。NaOH浓度对前驱体胶凝相的转变影响显著,低浓度时,胶凝相主要转变成沸石相；高浓度时则转变为方钠石相,反应的本质是处于亚稳定状态的沸石相与NaOH反应形成方钠石相。吸附特性试验表明,方钠石对Al³⁺的吸附符合Langmuir模型,其吸附率高达99.9%,最大吸附量达89.77 mg/g。     

Assessment of tracing element characteristics of F-type fly and bottom ash mixture

Presently, fly ash–water slurry is transported to ash disposal site at very low solid concentration of approximately 15–20% (by weight), resulting in huge water and energy wastage which leads to several environmental and health problem. The production of a large amount of the toxic metal elements in the ash disposal system of the thermal power plants can pose negative environmental effects on human health and on plants. In the present study, an attempt has been made to investigate the leaching characteristics of fly ash at higher concentrations. The bottom ash was taken as an additive in the proportion of 10, 20, and 30% (by weight) to enhance the leaching characteristics of fly ash. The solid concentration of fly ash suspension was taken in the range of 40 to 60% (by weight). The addition of additive helps to reduce the tracing metal concentration of fly ash. Leaching experiment data show that leachate concentration of all tracing elements present in fly ash reduced maximum with 20% addition of bottom ash (by weight). The present study helps to improve the ash disposal system of the thermal power plant and to minimize the environmental impact.     

Experimental validation of predictor-corrector approach based control schemes on the laboratory scale non-linear system

In this work, the authors have designed and implemented predictor-corrector approach based control schemes for a single input-single output nonlinear system. The controller output is computed in two steps. The first step explicitly uses a non-linear model or multiple-linear models weighted using fuzzy membership function to compute the value of the controller output. The second step is based on the measurement, where the value of the controller output computed in first step is updated. The extensive simulation studies show that the set-point tracking and disturbance rejection capability of the proposed control schemes are found to be satisfactory in the absence and presence of Model-plant mismatch. The performances of the proposed control schemes have been compared with that of a gain-scheduled PI controller. In addition, the control schemes are experimentally validated on the laboratory scale conical tank experimental setup.     

Porous ceramics with tailored pore size and morphology as substrates for coral larval settlement

The growing demand for stony corals as ornamental aquarium animals requires defined aquacultural breeding strategies. For the sexual propagation of corals, material substrates are needed, that attract larvae and support their settlement and development. In this study, five types of highly porous ceramic materials were developed following the example of coral skeleton. The applicability of these settlement substrates was tested using larvae of the stony coral Pocillopora damicornis. Partial sintering of pressed clay pellets, freeze casting of clay and alumina-mullite based slurries and direct foaming of high alkane phase emulsified suspensions (HAPES) using alumina were employed. By the addition of mm-sized spherical polystyrene beads as sacrificial templates during freeze casting (alumina-mullite), superficial pores in the size of the larvae were created. The inorganic substrates featured open porosities between 35% (pressed clay) and 83% (foamed alumina), pore sizes ranging from nm to mm-scale and pore morphologies dominated by interparticle porosity (pressed), lamellar pores (freeze casting) and cellular pore types (direct foaming). The ceramic substrates were incubated in artificial sea water for 3 months to induce necessary biofilm formation and algae growth. Afterwards, individual substrates were exposed to 5 coral larvae, and their settlement behavior was monitored over 14 days. At the end of this period, all ceramic materials were successfully accepted as settlement substrates, with a mean settlement rate of 46.2%, and no significant differences between the substrate types. On samples with large surface superficial pores, a significantly reduced survival of settled larvae (79%) compared to the other porous materials (93–98%) was determined, suggesting a non-ideal surface topography. While alumina foam samples (HAPES) exhibit the most promising results in terms of settlement and survival of larvae, clay-based substrates provide a more economic solution for the sexual propagation of corals in aquaculture.     

Solution combustion synthesis of ZnO powders using CTAB as fuel

Zinc oxide (ZnO) powders have been prepared by solution combustion synthesis method using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as fuel. The effects of fuel to oxidant ratios (? = 0.5, 0.75, 1 and 1.5) on the combustion behavior, phase evolution, microstructure, optical properties and photocatalytic performance were investigated by thermal analysis, X-ray diffractometry, electron microscopy, and diffuse reflectance spectrometry techniques. The slow decomposition rate of CTAB guaranteed the direct formation of single phase and well-crystalline ZnO powders regardless of fuel content. The specific surface area of the as-combusted ZnO powders with platelet particles increased from 21 ± 1 to 35 ± 2?m²/g with fuel content. The band gap energy also increased from 2.99 to 3.13?eV due to the decrease of particle size. The as-combusted ZnO powders at ? = 1.5 exhibited the highest photodegradation (~69%) of methylene blue under ultraviolet light irradiation, due to their good crystallinity and smaller particle size.     

槽波地震勘探技术在瓦斯富集区探测中的应用研究

为查清糯东煤矿11705工作面内部煤厚变化，并圈出工作面瓦斯治理高风险区域，为工作面安全高效生产提供指导，采用槽波地震透射法对11705工作面进行探测。联合槽波速度解释与能量解释两种方法，辨析透射槽波的质量，将质量差的槽波射线分别绘制在平面图上，采用射线交汇的方法划分工作面的开采风险分布区域。探测成果与实验室中解吸法的瓦斯测定成果进行了对比，结果表明，煤与瓦斯突出矿井槽波速度与瓦斯富集区存在一定相关性，在槽波高速区、波速急剧变化带或高低速相间分布区，瓦斯含量可能较高；被四周高速区所包围的低速区域瓦斯含量较高。上述结论为国内同类型矿井瓦斯富集区探测提供了借鉴。     

铂钯精矿中氯化银的浸出预处理研究

铜阳极泥分铜液所得铂钯精矿中的银主要以氯化银(AgCl)形态存在，可用氨水或亚硫酸钠作为浸出剂去除银。绘制了Ag⁺与NH3、SO2- 3配体组分图，结合电位-pH图分析表明，氨浸的pH值范围为7.7~13.5，亚硫酸钠浸出宜在中性或碱性条件下进行。优化条件实验结果表明，银的氨浸浸出率为95.3%，碲浸出率为14.9%，有微量铂、钯浸出；以亚硫酸钠为浸出剂，银的浸出率为97.3%，碲浸出率为11.5%，金、铂和钯均不被浸出。亚硫酸钠更适于作为铂钯精矿预处理除银的浸出剂。