Analysis and assessment of a nanoparticle seeded small scale absorption refrigeration system driven by a low‐grade waste heat source

The thermoeconomic behaviour of a nanoparticle seeded single effect LiBr‐H₂O absorption refrigeration system (ARS) is investigated for a small scale application. In the proposed method, alumina nanoparticles with volume concentrations of 3%, 5%, and 7% are dispersed into an aqua lithium bromide solution. The multiobjective heat transfer search algorithm is employed to examine the design trade‐off between the coefficient of performance (COP) and total annualized cost (TAC). To analyze the overall performance of the system, the influence of five design parameters, namely the temperatures of the generator, absorber, evaporator, condenser and heat exchanger pipe diameter, are studied. It is found that with an increase in the COP, the TAC of the system is initially raised marginally, and after that, raised rigorously with further increment. The comparative results indicate that the COP and TAC of the nanofluid based ARS system are increased by about 7% and decreased by about 3.2%, respectively, corresponding to the Pareto points of the base ARS system. A lower break‐even point of about 2.6 years is achieved for the ARS system containing nanoparticles compared to the base ARS system. Overall, the ARS system containing 5% nanoparticles is the best solution from a thermodynamic and economic point of view.     

Advance application of Raman spectroscopy for quantitative analysis of noncrystalline components in thin films of poly(ε-caprolactone)/poly(butadiene) blends

A quantitative analysis method for the distribution of noncrystalline poly(butadiene) component in poly(ε-caprolactone)/poly(butadiene) (PCL/PB) binary blends have been analyzed by advance application of Raman spectroscopy, optical microscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques. Thin films of different compositions of PCL/PB binary blends were prepared from solution and isothermally crystallized at a certain temperature. After calibration with real data, quantitative analyses by Raman spectroscopy revealed the amorphous PB are trapped inside the PCL crystals. Polarized optical microscopy and real time atomic force microscopy were used to collect data for the crystal morphology and crystal growth rate. For pure PCL crystals, a morphology of truncated lozenge shape was observed, independent of crystallization temperature and regardless of the blends compositions. For the pure PCL and their blends, almost unique crystal growth rate was found. The miscibility behaviors using DSC were drawn through melting point depression method. The Hoffman-Weeks extrapolations of the blends were found to be linear and identical with those of the neat PCL. The interaction parameter for the blends indicating that the PCL and PB blends have no intermolecular interaction, confirming the blends are immiscible. Despite the immiscibility of the blend, the PCL crystals do not bend during the growth process and do not reduce the growth rate as they do for miscible blend systems.     

Thermodynamic parameters of amitriptyline hydrochloride–additives at cloud point: effects of the ethanol–water mixed media

Abstract

Addition of organic solvents is known to change the properties of amphiphiles through modification of bulk phase. Amitriptyline hydrochloride (AMT) is a tricyclic amphiphilic drug which is usually used as an antidepressant. In drug delivery, the cloud point (CP) of the drug is an important parameter. This article discusses the effects of ethanol–water (EtOH–WR) compositions on the energetic parameters, such as changes in Gibbs energy of clouding (Δ_sG⁰), enthalpy of clouding (Δ_sH⁰), and entropy of clouding (TΔ_sS⁰) of AMT-additive systems. Monovalent alkali halide salts, cationic conventional surfactants, and gemini surfactants were used as additives in the EtOH–WR mixed media whose compositions were varied between 0 and 15% (w/w). The Δ_sG⁰ values are positive for all the additives and the values decrease with the rise in mole fractions of the additives. The Δ_sH⁰ and TΔ_sS⁰ were noted to be positive except for KF in 15% EtOH–WR mixed media.     

闭口闪点测定方法的对比分析

对我国常用的闭口闪点测定方法宾斯基-马丁闭口杯法、阿贝尔闭口杯法和泰格闭口杯法的测定原理进行对比分析，并采用这3种方法分别对2种有证标准样品、4种有机试剂样品和7种喷气燃料样品的闭口闪点进行测定。结果表明：这3种方法在适用范围、仪器结构、升温速率和点火操作要求等方面都有一定差异，导致采用这3种方法测定同一样品的闭口闪点结果略有差异，闪点测定结果之间的最大差值与样品闪点的高低呈正相关；与阿贝尔闭口杯法相比，宾斯基-马丁闭口杯法测得的闪点结果较高，对于3号喷气燃料，二者之差为0～1.0 ℃，阿贝尔闭口杯法更适合3号喷气燃料闭口闪点的测定；对于纯有机试剂样品，阿贝尔闭口杯法和宾斯基-马丁闭口杯法测得的闪点结果呈现较好的线性关系。     

热处理工艺对30MnCrNiMo高强钢组织与性能的影响

借助全自动淬火膨胀仪测定钢的Ac₁、Ac₃相变点,通过对试验钢进行淬火+亚温淬火+回火热处理和淬火+回火热处理,研究了两种热处理工艺下30MnCrNiMo高强钢的组织与性能。结果表明:30MnCrNiMo高强钢的Ac₁、Ac₃相变点分别为653、807 ℃。采用淬火+亚温淬火+回火的热处理工艺所获得的马氏体和铁素体复相组织比直接淬火+回火得到的全马氏体组织更为细小、均匀,试验钢的屈服强度为1499 MPa,伸长率为14.0%,室温、-40 ℃冲击吸收能量分别为35.5和29.5 J,钢的塑性和冲击性能显著提升,有效改善了30MnCrNiMo高强钢的强韧性能。     

含铜废水预处理设施脱氮升级改造工程

为了减轻太湖保护区范围内企业处理废水的负担,苏州白荡污水处理厂利用其含铜废水预处理设施的富余处理能力处理某公司产生的含氮废水。针对含氮废水高NO3^--N和低碳氮比等特点,在充分利用原处理设施的基础上,采用"A/O+固定床生物膜工艺+高效脱氮填料+乙酸钠碳源+内回流"组合工艺对含铜废水预处理设施进行脱氮升级改造。改造后实际运行结果表明,设施运行稳定,出水水质达到出水水质达到设计出水要求,TN和NH4^+-N的去除率分别达到85.4%和82.3%,Cu的去除率提高了17.6%。     

An iterative method for suboptimal control of linear time-delayed systems

This article presents a new approach for solving the Optimal Control Problem (OCP) of linear time-delay systems with a quadratic cost functional. The proposed method can also be used for designing optimal control time-delay systems with disturbance. In this study, the Variational Iteration Method (VIM) is employed to convert the original Time-Delay Optimal Control Problem (TDOCP) into a sequence of nonhomogeneous linear two-point boundary value problems (TPBVPs). The optimal control law obtained consists of an accurate linear feedback term and a nonlinear compensation term which is the limit of an adjoint vector sequence. The feedback term is determined by solving Riccati matrix differential equation. By using the finite-step iteration of a nonlinear compensation sequence, we can obtain a suboptimal control law. Finally, Illustrative examples are included to demonstrate the validity and applicability of the technique.     

Material-point erosion simulation of dynamic fragmentation of metals

We present a validation assessment of the eigenerosion scheme applied in conjunction with the Optimal Transportation Meshfree (OTM) method. The assessment is based on the detonation-driven 304L steel spherical-cap fragmentation experiments of Campbell et al. (2007). Metrics used for purposes of validation include the velocity history of a witness point of the shell and the histogram of recovered fragment sizes. The results of the simulations are found to be in overall good agreement with the experimental measurements, especially when allowances are made for uncertainties in the characterization of the drive and material properties. The ability of the approach to predictively simulate exceedingly complex patterns of fracture and fragmentation under severe conditions of loading and material behavior is remarkable, especially in consideration of the simplicity of the fracture model and its implementation.     

基于ARM7的高精度频率计的设计

文章通过对相位重合检测技术的分析，提出了基于此理论并用ARM7作为主控芯片的高精度频率计的设计方法。该设计方法通过捕捉相位之间的重合点，能够有效消除±1个字的计数误差。在此基础上由于ARM7具有32位的处理器内核以及流水线技术，使得频率计的测量速度和精度比传统的使用16位单片机设计的频率计要高很多。本频率计最大测量频率为10MHz。同时本设计采用安捷伦公司生产的恒温晶振10811A作为标准频率，能够有效保证测量精度能够达到10-10量级。为了降低成本，在设计中选用采用ARM7芯片内部的计数器以及用简单的逻辑电路进行设计。由于其测量精度要超过多周期同步测量法，而成本又比模拟内插法和游标法低很多，因此此频率计拥有很广泛的市场前景。