Pore structure of reactively synthesized nanolaminate Ti3SiC2 alloyed with Al

Ti₃SiC₂ has the unique properties integrating the advantages of metals and ceramics, and good open pore structure when alloyed with Al. In this work, porous Ti₃SiC₂ compounds with different Al/Si atom ratios were prepared through the reactive synthesis of elemental powders at 1300 °C. The results indicate that the phase compositions are determined by Al element mole number, and that the pore structure can be controlled through varying Ti particle size. The MAX phase transits from Ti₃SiC₂ with Al element mole number no more than 0.6 to Ti₃AlC₂ with Al element mole number in the range of 0.8–1.2. When Al element mole number is 0.6, the porous compound has a single MAX phase of Ti₃SiC₂ with uniform microporous structure and high bending strength. Porous Ti₃SiC₂ alloyed with 0.6Al has a slow linear increase rate of 0.0083%/μm in open porosity with increasing Ti particle size, and a strict linear relationship between the maximum aperture and Ti particle size with the increase rate of 0.0342 μm/μm. The pore structure formed by the phase transition mechanism for porous MAX phase has the smallest tortuosity factor compared with that formed by the clearance mechanism and the Kirkendall effect.     

端帮靠帮开采与搭桥内排相结合开采技术的应用

为了增加煤炭采出资源量和缩短内排土场运输距离,达到降低生产剥采比、提高经济效益和煤炭资源回收率的目的,根据河曲露天矿的开采条件,特提出端帮靠帮开采和工作帮与内排土场之间搭桥的开拓运输形式相结合的方法,主要研究不同搭桥高度产生的经济效益与靠帮开采产生的经济效益之和的对比,研究结果表明:在满足《露天矿设计规范》的前提下,靠帮开采将大幅提高经济效益,同时通过中间合适高度搭桥从技术上保证了运输系统的连贯性,验证了开采技术的有效性。     

荷花山铅锌矿与铜陵地区其它矿床成矿控制因素的对比研究

为了探讨荷花山铅锌矿控矿因素上与铜陵地区其它矿床异同，运用宏、微观相结合，地质观察研究同位素地球化学以及流体包裹体分析相结合的方法，通过地层岩性、地质构造、特定地质体及成矿流体的来源和性质等几个方面与成矿关系的比较，揭示了这种新类型矿床的控矿因素的特点是与岩浆关系不密切的低温热液、角砾岩控矿。得出了这种新类型矿床既具有铜陵地区其它矿床的控矿因素，同时也具有自己独特的控矿因素的结论。     

红石岩煤矿隐蔽致灾因素分析

为保障煤矿安全开采,有针对性地制定预防和治理措施,对红石岩煤矿隐蔽致灾因素进行探究。首先梳理了红石岩煤矿已揭露的地质情况和现有的钻探、物探和水质化验成果,瓦斯鉴定等资料,结合煤矿隐蔽致灾因素具有隐蔽性、时变性、突发性、难探测和难预防的特点,对其地面和井田内的采空区、废弃老窑,钻孔、地质构造、地下含水体、瓦斯和煤层自燃及煤层顶底板等因素进行了分析。总结出该矿主副井筒周边采空区水、因采动影响产生的顶底板导水裂隙带等主要隐蔽致灾因素,以及断层的活化和滞后出水及带出的有害气体等次要隐蔽致灾因素,并提出了相应的预防和治理措施。     

太阳能吸收式制冷系统动态特性分析

以上海地区某太阳能集热器驱动的单效溴化锂吸收式制冷系统为对象,对各主要部件负荷在典型日随时间变化的动态特性进行研究。结果表明:随着制冷能力的增加,发生器、冷凝器、吸收器及集热器面积需求量均增加;当制冷能力一定时,发生器与吸收器的负荷呈现先增加后减小的趋势,而集热器面积需求量的变化则与之相反。经济性分析可知结果表明,集热器费用为910、1040和1170$/m^2时,系统投资回收期分别为8.2、9.5及10.8 a,具有良好的社会效益和经济效益。     

Synthesizing a uniformly spaced array pattern using integral operator for removing progressive phase shift

In this article, an analytical technique is introduced to obtain the excitation coefficients of uniformly spaced linear antenna arrays in order to achieve a desired array factor. By integration of the prescribed array factor, the array factor dependency to the progressive phase shift is eliminated. A new system of linear equations is consequently obtained whose solution represents the excitation coefficients of the array. Some examples are presented to verify the accuracy of the introduced method. The performance of this strategy is compared with those obtained by the other well‐known techniques such as Woodward‐Lawson and Fourier transform. It is shown that the presented method estimates the desired array pattern with a very good precision.     

The Potential Role of Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Degenerative Disorders of the Synovial Joint and Spine

This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the changing role of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) signaling in the healthy and diseased synovial joint and spine. HGF is a multifunctional growth factor that, like its specific receptor c-Met, is widely expressed in several bone and joint tissues. HGF has profound effects on cell survival and proliferation, matrix metabolism, inflammatory response, and neurotrophic action. HGF plays an important role in normal bone and cartilage turnover. Changes in HGF/c-Met have also been linked to pathophysiological changes in degenerative joint diseases, such as osteoarthritis (OA) and intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). A therapeutic role of HGF has been proposed in the regeneration of osteoarticular tissues. HGF also influences bone remodeling and peripheral nerve activity. Studies aimed at elucidating the changing role of HGF/c-Met signaling in OA and IDD at different pathophysiological stages, and their specific molecular mechanisms are needed. Such studies will contribute to safe and effective HGF/c-Met signaling-based treatments for OA and IDD.     

Improving basic relationships of pipe hydraulics

This communication presents the approaches set up for processing spinner flowmeter well logs in vertical wells with a single fluid phase, which is the most widely used in assessing wells productivity. These focus on improving the pipe hydraulics relationships so that the different fluid inputs throughout the well can be quantified. Since vertical flow inside wells varies with depth between laminar flows (very low Reynolds number, i.e. Re < 10³) and turbulent (Re > 4·10³) the aim has been to reduce the uncertainty in the transition interval. Starting from bibliographical data and/or well-known formulas for laminar and for turbulent flow, several continuous relationships have been developed for any regime: 1) an expression for the radial distribution of velocity inside the pipeline (velocity profile) was developed. 2) A relationship between the average velocity and the velocity at the axis (velocity factor) was created. 3) A third equation was generated to obtain the friction factor in smooth pipes (and starting from this, a new explicit equation for rough pipes). The purpose has been to have a set of empirical expressions of easy and continuous application for any regime, as an alternative to the use of computer simulations.     

The cannibalization effect of wind and solar in the California wholesale electricity market

Increasing penetration of zero marginal cost variable renewable technologies cause the decline of wholesale electricity prices due to the merit-order effect. This causes a “cannibalization effect” through which increasing renewable technologies’ penetration undermines their own value. We calculate solar and wind daily unit revenues (generation weighted electricity prices) and value factors (unit revenues divided by average electricity prices) from hourly data of the day-ahead California wholesale electricity market (CAISO) for the period January 2013 to June 2017. We then perform a time series econometric analysis to test the absolute (unit revenues) and relative (value factors) cannibalization effect of solar and wind technologies, as well as the cross-cannibalization effects between technologies. We find both absolute and relative cannibalization effect for both solar and wind, but while wind penetration reduces the value factor of solar, solar penetration increases wind value factor, at least at high penetration and low consumption levels. We explore non-linearities and also find that the cannibalization effect is stronger at low consumption and high wind/solar penetration levels. This entails that wind and (mainly) solar competitiveness could be jeopardized unless additional mitigation measures such as storage, demand management or intercontinental interconnections are taken.     

巨型工程机械子午线轮胎高强度、低生热胎面基部胶配方开发

通过对国外知名品牌37.00R57和40.00R57规格巨型工程机械子午线轮胎胎面基部胶组成分析和物理性能测试,对我公司巨型工程机械子午线轮胎胎面基部胶配方进行优化设计。新开发配方半成品和成品胶料动态损耗因子分别降低37.9%和26.6%,胶料物理性能达到竞品水平,成品轮胎TKPH提升13.6%。