雾化溶液除湿系统最适液滴特性

液滴特性是影响雾化溶液除湿系统性能的关键因素，但目前适用于该类除湿系统的最佳液滴特性尚不明确。为此，本文基于雾化溶液除湿过程所遵循的质量、能量平衡，借助数值模拟及正交设计，以超声波雾化溶液除湿系统（UADS）为例，对除湿剂液滴在各典型粒径、温度、质量分数等特性组合下的除湿性能进行研究。结果表明：随着液滴粒径的减小、溶液质量分数的增加以及液滴温度的降低，雾化除湿系统性能虽均有所提升，但其改善作用依次减弱；通过正交设计优化液滴特性组合，可显著提升雾化除湿系统性能。与液滴优化前相比，UADS系统在本文所得最适液滴特性下的性能，比传统典型性能（除湿速率为7.5g/s，除湿效率为48.5%）大幅提升，除湿速率提升31.04%，除湿效率改善达24.63%。研究可为雾化溶液除湿系统液滴特性的合理优选，并进一步提高系统的除湿性能及经济性提供积极参考。     

离子液体气体干燥技术的研究进展

离子液体（ionic liquids, ILs）被视为化工中传统溶剂的优良替代物，使用它们作为溶剂吸收可凝性气体时，具有溶剂损失少、无腐蚀和稳定性强等优点。一些ILs具有很强的吸水性，所以在气体干燥领域ILs受到了广泛关注。本文介绍了用于预测气体在ILs中溶解度的预测型分子热力学模型和气体在ILs中的实验测量方法，具体分析了ILs对CH₄、CO₂等气体的干燥机理和工艺，最后对ILs用于气体干燥的基础研究作出展望。     

The Critical Role of Passive Permeability in Designing Successful Drugs

Passive permeability is a key property in drug disposition and delivery. It is critical for gastrointestinal absorption, brain penetration, renal reabsorption, defining clearance mechanisms and drug-drug interactions. Passive diffusion rate is translatable across tissues and animal species, while the extent of absorption is dependent on drug properties, as well as in vivo physiology/pathophysiology. Design principles have been developed to guide medicinal chemistry to enhance absorption, which combine the balance of aqueous solubility, permeability and the sometimes unfavorable compound characteristic demanded by the target. Permeability assays have been implemented that enable rapid development of structure-permeability relationships for absorption improvement. Future advances in assay development to reduce nonspecific binding and improve mass balance will enable more accurately measurement of passive permeability. Design principles that integrate potency, selectivity, passive permeability and other ADMET properties facilitate rapid advancement of successful drug candidates to patients.     

Fabrication of novel silicon carbide-based nanomaterials with unique hydrophobicity and microwave absorption property

Novel SiC-based nanomaterials, namely the nitrogen and aluminum co-doped SiC@SiO₂ core-shell nanowires and nitrogen-doped SiO₂/Al₂O₃ nanoparticles, have been fabricated through a facile thermal treatment process based on the chemical vapor deposition and vapor-liquid reaction. These nanomaterials show remarkable hydrophobicity with a water contact angle (CA) over 140°, which are aroused by the surface zigzag morphology of the nanostructures and the hydrocarbyl groups generated during the preparation process. Moreover the nanocomposites also exhibit relatively prominent microwave absorption (MA) properties in the frequency range of 2.0-18.0 GHz. The minimum reflection loss (RL) value as low as −23.68 dB can be observed at 14.16 GHz when the absorber thickness is 2.6 mm with a loading rate of 16.7 wt%. And the nanocomposites-based absorbent can achieve an effective absorption bandwidth (RL < −10 dB) of 4.48 GHz with the absorbent thickness of 2.5 mm. This enhanced microwave attenuation performance can be attributed to multiple polarizations and perfect impedance matching conditions, as well as multiple internal reflections. These marvelous properties make these N and Al co-doped SiC@SiO₂ core-shell nanowires and N-doped SiO₂/Al₂O₃ nanoparticles display extensive application potential as MA materials in harsh environment.     

Enhanced high-temperature dielectric properties and microwave absorption of SiC nanofibers modified Si3N4 ceramics within the gigahertz range

Si₃N₄ ceramics modified with SiC nanofibers were prepared by gel casting aiming to enhance the dielectric and microwave absorption properties at temperatures ranging from 25?°C to 800?°C within X-band (8.2–12.4?GHz). The results indicate that the complex permittivity and dielectric loss are significantly increased with increased weight fraction of SiC nanofibers in the Si₃N₄ ceramics. Meanwhile, both complex permittivity and dielectric loss of SiC nanofibers modified Si₃N₄ ceramics are obviously temperature-dependent, and increase with the higher test temperatures. Increased charges mobility along conducting paths made of self-interconnected SiC nanofibers together with multi-scale net-shaped structure composed of SiC nanofibers, Si₃N₄ grains and micro-pores are the main reason for these enhancements in dielectric properties. Moreover, the calculated microwave absorption demonstrates that much enhanced microwave attenuation abilities can be achieved in the SiC nanofibers modified Si₃N₄ ceramics, and temperature has positive effects on the microwave absorption performance. The SiC nanofibers modified Si₃N₄ ceramics will be promising candidates as microwave absorbing materials for high-temperature applications.     

The influence of carbon materials on the absorption performance of polymer-derived SiCN ceramics in X-band

Carbon-containing polymer-derived SiCN ceramics (PDCs-SiCN-C) were successfully fabricated with multi-layer graphene (MLG) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as additives at 1100?°C. The effects of MLG and MWCNTs on the microwave absorption properties of PDCs-SiCN-C ceramics were analyzed. The imaginary permittivity and loss tangent of SiCN-MLG and SiCN-MWCNTs were about 3.4, 0.67 at 11.2?GHz and 3.1, 0.57 at 10.6?GHz, respectively. The minimum reflection loss of SiCN-MLG and SiCN-MWCNTs at 3?mm was ??54?dB and ??48?dB with the effective absorption bandwidth (RL ≤ ?10?dB, >90% absorption) about 1.5?GHz and 0.9?GHz in X-band.     

Hierarchical manganese sillenite Bi12MnO20 microparticles assembled by nanocubes with microwave absorption enhancement

Pure manganese sillenite (Bi₁₂MnO₂₀) microparticles with average sizes of 11.5–16.8 μm were prepared via an oxidation-precipitation method assisted by microwave-heating. Their microstructures are characterized by the shapes of single or multiple intersecting tetrahedrons and the massive nanocubes in ordered arrays on each tetrahedron surface. Such hierarchical Bi₁₂MnO₂₀ microparticles have not been reported so far, while their growth mechanisms may include the formation of active centers, the selective nucleation on active center surfaces and the growth of nanocubes along certain orientations. In electromagnetic determination, noticeable resonances both in permittivity and permeability were revealed beyond relaxations. A cone-like reflection loss peak was obtained with the minimum value of −39.1 dB and a broad effective microwave absorption bandwidth covering 12.7–14.6 GHz. Moreover, the reflection loss peak stagnates at the same frequency regardless of the absorbent thickness variations, suggesting a high performance in microwave attenuation.     

Effect of carbon nanotubes on structure and properties of the antifriction coatings produced by plasma cladding

Abstract

Due to their high antifriction characteristics, the Sn-Sb-Cu alloys (referred to as babbits) are widely used to coat sliding bearings. However, some limitations of the present techniques for applying such coating materials cause a decrease in their fatigue strength because of the reinforcing phase particles growth. As a technique for restricting the increasing of the reinforcing particle sizes, this paper proposes plasma surface cladding with multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) as modifiers. The dry sliding friction tests performed according to the “pin-on-disk” scheme using as a counterface a steel 100Cr6 (DIN 17230) disk have shown that adding to the coating 0.25%wt of CNTs significantly improves the friction stability (the coefficient of friction process stability decreases twice with reducing the friction coefficient and wear resistance by 5% on the average). An attempt to reveal the mechanism for the MWNT influence on the structure and performance of the babbit-based coatings was undertaken. Studies of the coatings metal structure by soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy and also by the metallographic and fractographic analysis involving electron-microscopy have shown that MWNTs remain stable during plasma cladding process and save into the coating.     

运行压力对超声雾化溶液除湿系统性能的影响

基于溶液除湿热质传递过程中所遵循的质量平衡、能量平衡模型，以超声雾化溶液除湿系统（UADS）为例，探讨了在不同空气处理温度、湿度下，系统运行压力对除湿性能的影响。结果表明：随着运行压力的升高，UADS系统的除湿性能显著改善。特别是在所处理空气入口温度较高时，提升系统运行压力对除湿效率的提高作用更加显著。同时，当所处理空气的含湿量较大时，提高运行压力对系统除湿速率的增幅明显，而对除湿效率的改善作用减弱。此外，当除湿系统在较高压力下运行时，其除湿效率受所处理空气入口温湿度变化而产生的波动减小，系统性能稳定性显著改善。所得结果可对溶液除湿系统的高效、稳定运行提供积极参考。     

Study on the hydrogen storage properties of a TiZrNbTa high entropy alloy

High-entropy alloys (HEAs), as a new class of metallic materials, have received more and more attention due to its excellent mechanical properties. In this study, the hydrogen absorption properties, such as hydrogen absorption capacity, thermodynamics, kinetics and cyclic properties, as well as the hydride structure of a newly designed TiZrNbTa HEA were investigated. The results showed that multiple hydrides including ε-ZrH₂, ε-TiH₂ and β-(Nb,Ta)H were found in the TiZrNbTa HEA after hydrogenation. With the increase of temperature from 293 K to 493 K, the maximum hydrogen absorption capacity decreased from 1.67 wt% to 1.25 wt% and the plateau pressure related with β-(Nb,Ta)H hydrides increased from 1.6 kPa to 14.8 kPa. The formation enthalpy of β-(Nb,Ta)H hydride was determined to be −6.4 kJ/mol, which was less stable than that of NbH and TaH hydrides. The results also showed that the TiZrNbTa HEA exhibited a rapid hydrogen absorption kinetic even at the room temperature with a short incubation time, and the hydrogen absorption mechanism was determined to be the nucleation and growth mechanism. Moreover, the hydrogen absorption capacity at 293 K decreased slowly with the cycle numbers, and remained 86% capacity after 10 cycles. Cracking occurred after hydrogen absorption and became worse with cycles.