A distributed energy system integrating SOFC-MGT with mid-and-low temperature solar thermochemical hydrogen fuel production

Solar thermochemical hydrogen production with energy level upgraded from solar thermal to chemical energy shows great potential. By integrating mid-and-low temperature solar thermochemistry and solid oxide fuel cells, in this paper, a new distributed energy system combining power, cooling, and heating is proposed and analyzed from thermodynamic, energy and exergy viewpoints. Different from the high temperature solar thermochemistry (above 1073.15 K), the mid-and-low temperature solar thermochemistry utilizes concentrated solar thermal (473.15–573.15 K) to drive methanol decomposition reaction, reducing irreversible heat collection loss. The produced hydrogen-rich fuel is converted into power through solid oxide fuel cells and micro gas turbines successively, realizing the cascaded utilization of fuel and solar energy. Numerical simulation is conducted to investigate the system thermodynamic performances under design and off-design conditions. Promising results reveal that solar-to-hydrogen and net solar-to-electricity efficiencies reach 66.26% and 40.93%, respectively. With the solar thermochemical conversion and hydrogen-rich fuel cascade utilization, the system exergy and overall energy efficiencies reach 59.76% and 80.74%, respectively. This research may provide a pathway for efficient hydrogen-rich fuel production and power generation.     

Structural,morphological, dielectric and magnetic properties of Zn-Zr co-doping yttrium iron garnet

In this study, yttrium iron garnet co-doped with Zn and Zr atoms with a chemical formula Y₃Zn_xZr_xFe_(5−2x)O₁₂ (x = 0.0-0.3) has been successfully prepared by the solid-state reaction method. The effects of doping concentration on the microstructure, crystal structure, magnetic properties, and dielectric properties of Y₃Zn_xZr_xFe_(5−2x)O₁₂ were investigated. The microstructure analysis indicates that co-doping of YIG with Zn and Zr can effectively reduce the grain size of the ceramic. The crystal structure results reveal that the doping concentration of Zn–Zr has substantial influence on the lattice parameters of YIG, such as, increases the lattice constant, crystal cell size, and interplanar spacing. However, the second phase of ZrO₂ appears once x ≥ 0.15. Additionally, the dielectric properties of YIG ferrite can be regulated using this Zn–Zr co-doping method. Zn–Zr co-doping can improve the dielectric stability and reduce the dielectric loss at high temperature. The magnetization measurement shows that the saturation magnetization is stabilized at x < 0.15, and the magnetic loss is decreased with the increase in the doping concentration. Overall, the findings show that the ceramic with x = 0.1 exhibits better properties included high saturation magnetization (24.607 emu/g), low magnetic loss (0.0025 @ 1 MHz), and relatively low dielectric loss (496 @ 400°C).     

Cross-Layer Optimization of Dynamic Packet Assignment for Video Transmission Over IEEE 802.11e Networks

Video transmission over IEEE 802.11e wireless networks still shows poor performance for large bandwidth demand and frequently changed environments. Thus, several enhancements of IEEE 802.11e were proposed. On the other hand, big frames and simultaneous sending of adjacent frames always cause packet dropping for buffer overflow. In the past, we proposed an IEEE 802.11e enhancement named DFAA and a content aware mechanism to solve the above problems. The motivation of this paper is to find a proper way to integrate these two mechanisms. A DFAA enhancement (DFAA-E) is proposed to make up the insufficiency of content aware mechanism. Experiments results show that the combination of DFAA-E and content aware mechanism improves the video decoded quality greatly. And its performance can be further enhanced by selecting the suitable settings of certain parameters.     

Coexistence of three ferroelectric phases and enhanced piezoelectric properties in BaTiO3–CaHfO3 lead-free ceramics

Perovskite ferroelectrics possess the fascinating piezoelectric properties near a morphotropic phase boundary, attributing to a low energy barrier that the results in structural instability and easy polarization rotation. In this work, a new lead-free system of (1-x)BaTiO₃-xCaHfO₃ was designed, and characterized by a coexistence of ferroelectric rhombohedral-orthorhombic-tetragonal (R-O-T) phases. With the increase amount of CaHfO₃ (x), a stable coexistence region of three ferroelectric phases (R-O-T) exists at 0.06 ≤ x ≤ 0.08. Both large piezoelectric coefficient (d₃₃～400 pC/N), inverse piezoelectric coefficient (d₃₃^*～547 pm/V) and planar electromechanical coupling factor (k_p～58.2%) can be achieved for the composition with x = 0.08 near the coexistence of three ferroelectric phases. Our results show that the materials with the composition located at a region where the three ferroelectric R-O-T phases coexist would have the lowest energy barrier and thus greatly promote the polarization rotation, resulting in a strong piezoelectric response.     

链轨节用钢15B36Cr的开发与试制

淮钢采用90 t顶底复吹转炉-LF-RH-200 mm×200 mm连铸-连轧工艺流程试生产了2炉Φ60 mm链轨节用钢15B36Cr(/%:0.30～0.37C、0.15～0.30Si、1.20～1.50Mn、≤0.040P、≤0.0505、0.20～0.40Cr、≤0.25Ni、≤0.35Cu、≤0.06Mo、0.0005～0. 0030B)。通过加严影响淬透性化学成分,控制出钢碳≥0.08%,转炉有效挡渣和下渣检测系统控制下渣,LF炉铝粒和电石渣面脱氧,RH最低真空度处理20～30 min,结晶器电磁搅拌、末端电磁搅拌和连铸低过热度保护浇铸等工艺措施,15B36Cr钢的化学成分稳定控制在内控范围内,除了B粗以外,其他类型非金属夹杂物级别全部控制在1.0以内,淬透性控制在较窄的范围内,试制钢种关键技术指标达到客户和预期设计要求。     

0.88C-1.2Si-0.75Mn-2Al高强度电缆铠装钢用盘条的试制

采用中高碳成分添加低密度元素Si、Al进行轻量化的设计思路设计了试验钢的化学成分,试验钢采用50 kg真空感应炉冶炼。利用金相显微镜、SEM扫描电镜和力学性能检测设备对试制后的Φ6 mm盘条进行了显微组织观察、珠光体片层间距的测量和屈服强度、抗拉强度、延伸率的检验。结果表明:盘条在600℃等温2 h后的金相显微组织为铁素体+珠光体的混合组织,珠光体的片层间距为(126±5) nm,屈服强度大于1 183 MPa、抗拉强度大于1 425 MPa、延伸率大于10%,其力学性能满足电缆用铠装钢的技术要求。     

Hydrogel photocatalysts for efficient energy conversion and environmental treatment

Photocatalysts have attracted great research interest owing to their excellent properties and potential for simultaneously addressing challenges related to energy needs and environmental pollution. Photocatalytic particles need to be in contact with their respective media to exhibit efficient photocatalytic performances. However, it is difficult to separate nanometer-sized photocatalytic materials from reaction media later, which may lead to secondary pollution and a poor recycling performance. Hydrogel photocatalysts with a three-dimensional (3D) network structures are promising support materials for photocatalysts based on features such as high specific surface areas and adsorption capacities and good environmental compatibility. In this review, hydrogel photocatalysts are classified into two different categories depending on their elemental composition and recent progresses in the methods for preparing hydrogel photocatalysts are summarized. Moreover, current applications of hydrogel photocatalysts in energy conversion and environmental remediation are reviewed. Furthermore, a comprehensive outlook and highlight future challenges in the development of hydrogel photocatalysts are presented.     

苏6井区下石盒子组高分辨率层序地层学特征

以高分辨率层序地层学理论和技术方法为指导，在苏里格气田苏6井区地表露头、钻井岩心、测井、地震资料综合研究的基础上，通过基准面旋回结构、叠加样式的沉积动力学分析，将该井区下石盒子组划分为2个长期、5个中期和14个短期旋回层序；并较为详细地讨论了各期旋回层序特征；建立了以长期旋回层序界面和最大洪泛面为等时年代地层框架，以中期旋回层序为等时地层单元的高分辨率层序地层格架；通过分析，认为下石盒子组盒₈下段天然气储、盖条件最为有利；有利于储层发育的河道砂体主要出现在长、中期上升半旋回的中、下部，层序界面上相当短期旋回级别的单河道砂体是下石盒子组天然气勘探开发的主要目标。     

水泥浆失水制约下套管与井眼间隙的研究

通过对水泥浆失水规律的室内试验分析以厦对注水泥顶替过程中水泥浆失水桥堵套管与井眼间隙问题的研究，建立了顶替过程中滤失层不发生水泥浆失水而桥堵环形空间的临界失水量计算模型，提出了调配水泥浆失水性能和确定合理套管井眼间隙的具体方法，对注水泥现场施工和井身结构设计具有一定的指导意义。