液滴撞击液膜过程气泡卷吸的FTM数值模拟

采用界面追踪法(front tracking method,FTM)对液滴撞击液膜形成的气泡卷吸现象进行直接数值模拟,分析不同无量纲液膜厚度(H*)和不同Bo对卷吸气泡出现时间和消失时间的影响。结果表明:在Bo=4.00时,H*的增加会使得卷吸气泡出现和消失的时间提前,并且在H*0.415时,卷吸气泡不再出现;在H*分别为0.250和0.150时,卷吸气泡不再出现的临界Bo分别为3.58和3.19,但不同的H*对卷吸气泡出现和消失的时间的影响与固定Bo时趋势一致。     

Implementing lean practices in manufacturing SMEs: testing ‘critical success factors’ using Necessary Condition Analysis

Lean practices are known to increase operational performance. Previous research has identified critical success factors for implementing lean practices. This research aims to examine the extent to which success factors are critical for various degrees of lean practice implementation. Using multiple-respondent self-assessments from 33 Dutch manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), we conducted a Necessary Condition Analysis. Our findings indicated that the criticality of success factors is progression dependent. In the initial stages of the lean journey, SMEs could improve their lean practices in a bottom-up manner through local factors such as a learning focus, improvement training and support congruence. When lean practices are more advanced, some company-wide factors must be present: top management support, a shared improvement vision and a supplier link. Our findings question the universality of success factors such as strategic involvement and indicate the need for a more dynamic model of lean implementation.     

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.     

15/25MN立捣卧挤炭素挤压机主机装配攻关

立捣卧挤炭素挤压机采用立式捣固预压,卧式挤压,旋转料室+延长料室结构,旋转料室和延伸料室均采用过盈配合,粗加工后要进行热装,压机整体高度较高,由于厂内不具备现场安装条件,导致装配难度很大,通过工艺和装配攻关,确定合理的安装方案,制作专用工装工具,采取相应措施,保证装配精度符合要求。     

Fe含量对热挤压再生铝合金组织和性能的影响

采用光学显微镜、扫描电镜、万能拉伸机、显微硬度计等手段研究了不同Fe含量对热挤压再生铝合金组织和性能的影响,并探讨富Fe相形态演变机制。结果表明,Fe含量的增加有利于抑制再生铝晶粒尺寸的长大。随着Fe含量增加,晶粒尺寸逐渐减小,减小幅度达25%。热挤压后再生铝中富Fe相发生了折断和破碎,并沿着挤压方向呈带状分布。随着Fe含量增加,富Fe相的面积分数和平均长度均逐渐提高,当Fe含量分别为0.10%~1.24%时,面积分数和平均长度增长最快;而富Fe相的圆整度则随Fe含量的增加稍有降低。同时,再生铝的抗拉强度、屈服强度和伸长率均随着Fe含量的增加呈现逐渐降低的趋势,最大降低幅度分别为10.4%、23.2%和46.0%,而显微硬度则逐渐提高,最大提高幅度为21.7%。断口形貌也由纯韧性断裂转变为混合型断裂模式。     

低温溶液缩聚法制备聚间苯二甲酰对苯二胺

采用低温溶液缩聚法制备了聚间苯二甲酰对苯二胺(PPIA),讨论了单体浓度、单体物质的量配比、反应温度等因素对聚合反应的影响,并用红外光谱(IR)、热重分析(TG)、X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)对实验产物进行了测定。红外检测出的特征峰符合PPIA的结构特征,热重测得热分解速率最大温度在520℃左右,X射线衍射表明聚合物有明显结晶现象,并且扫描电镜显示下的聚合物结构聚集状态良好。     

Si含量对Al-Si电子封装材料组织和性能的影响

采用热压成形工艺制备了Al-50Si、Al-60Si、Al-70Si合金电子封装材料,研究Si含量对材料组织和性能的影响。结果表明,Si含量对Al-xSi高Si铝合金有很大影响,Si含量为50%时,Al基体形成连续网络结构,但存在大量细小的孔隙。当Si含量增加到60%,Al基体呈连续网络状分布,内部孔洞减少。当Si含量达到70%,Si颗粒相互依存长大的几率更大,Si相尺寸明显长大。Al-60Si合金性能最佳,热导率为128.0W/(m·K),室温到150℃合金的热膨胀系数为9.92×10^-6℃^-1,密度为2.462g/cm^3。     

非对称因素对热轧纯钛中厚板出口楔形的影响

针对纯钛中厚板热轧过程中可能出现的轧件断面楔形问题,结合四辊轧机设备和工艺的非对称特点,基于影响函数法建立双悬臂梁辊系弹性变形模型,研究对中误差、机架刚度差、坯料楔形、横向温差等非对称因素对轧件断面楔形的影响。结果表明对中误差、机架刚度差、横向温差对出口楔形的影响随着板宽和压下量的增大而增大,入口楔形对出口楔形的影响随着板宽增大和压下量的减小而增大。     

Geometry optimization and pressure analysis of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack

For proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), the distribution of reactant streams in the reactor is critical to their efficiency. This study aims to investigate the optimal design of the inlet/outlet flow channel in the fuel cell stack with different geometric dimensions of the tube and intermediate zones (IZ). The tube-to-IZ length ratio, the IZ width, and the tube diameter are adjusted to optimize the geometric dimensions for the highest pressure uniformity. Four different methods, including the Taguchi method, analysis of variance (ANOVA), neural network (NN), and multiple adaptive regression splines (MARS), are used in the analyses. The results indicate the tube diameter is the most impactive one among the three factors to improve the pressure uniformity. The analysis suggests that the optimal geometric design is the tube-to-IZ length ratio of 9, the IZ width of 14 mm, and the tube diameter of 9 mm with the pressure uniformity of 0.529. The relative errors of the predicted pressure uniformity values by NN and MARS under the optimal design are 1.62% and 3.89%, respectively. This reveals that NN and MARS can accurately predict the pressure uniformity, and are promising tools for the design of PEMFCs.     

Experimental investigation of aerodynamic effects of probe on heat transfer from hot-wire sensors at vertical and horizontal orientations

Aerodynamic effects due to hot-wire anemometer (HWA) probe directly influence heat transfer from the probe sensor and result in reduced accuracy in two-dimensional measurements. This experimental research investigates the aerodynamic effects for hot-wire sensors through the study of some important factors such as probe geometry, flow scheme (velocity and direction) and orientation of the probe relative to the flow direction. In addition, flow velocity field between the prongs of a 10:1 model of a single normal probe is explored at different velocities and yaw angles, both at vertical and horizontal orientations of the probe. Results indicate that in vertical orientation, heat transfer from the sensors is always higher than horizontal orientation. Moreover, the aerodynamic effects cause a velocity increase of up to 6% in the vicinity of the sensor. In addition, the presence of the sensor in the flow, generates low-velocity field in the flow wake and a minor rotation of the flow in the vicinity of the sensor, which result in reduced heat transfer from the sensor in horizontal orientation compared to the vertical orientation.