Determination of Metastable Zone Width and Nucleation Induction Period of Palm Oil and its Olein/Stearin in Melting Layer Crystallization

Measurement methods of metastable zone width (MZW) and nucleation induction time for melting layer crystallization of palm oil (PO) and its olein/stearin (POL/PST) were established, and the effects of cooling rate (corresponding to various supercoolings) on MZWs and induction time for melting layer crystallization of PO, POL, and PST were determined. The results indicated that the MZW coherently rose with increasing cooling rates with respect to PO and POL, while it declined with higher cooling rates for PST. The induction period results demonstrated that the nucleation induction periods of PO, PST, and POL decreased with increasing supercoolings, and the lag time for nucleation negatively correlated to the melting point of oils at the same supercooling. These data could offer significant instruction in designing and controlling the melting layer crystallization process for palm oil.     

Thermal annealing characteristics of solar selective absorber coatings based on nano-multilayered MoOx films

Designing double metal-dielectric (cermet) solar selective absorber coatings (SSACs) often requires complex co-sputtering techniques with multiple targets. This inevitably limits the simple and low-cost industrial fabrication. Here, we develop novel nano-multilayered MoO_x-based SSACs by simple and stable one-step reactive magnetron sputtering process using single molybdenum target. The proposed multilayer SSACs exhibit good solar absorptance of 0.93 and low thermal emittance of 0.06. Owing to the temperature-induced oxygen diffusion and oxidation phenomenon the as-sputtered SSACs have a poor thermal tolerance under air atmosphere, and after annealing at 200 °C for 150 h, the resulting absorptance is diminished from 0.93 to 0.90. However, the optical performance of the annealed SSAC is relatively stable in high-vacuum environment, even after annealing at 450 °C for 200 h, it still displays an ideal spectral selectivity of 0.92/0.07. With above properties, the resulting MoO_x-based SSAC is a promising absorber for enduring thermal harvesting in solar vacuum collectors.     

Ni对铁基合金粉块氩弧堆焊层组织和性能的影响

通过氩弧焊在基体材料Q235钢板上熔敷铁合金混合粉末压块,研究了压块成分及堆焊工艺对堆焊层组织及性能的影响。结果表明:在固定压块粉末总质量为16 g、镍铁含量为0.64 g、堆焊电流为180 A时,堆焊层的硬度最大,达到HRC48.9;耐磨性最高,相对磨损量为0.013 4 g/(cm^2·min)。     

低碳钢电弧熔覆增材层摩擦磨损及抗腐蚀性能

目的 针对低碳钢零件的破损失效采用TIG焊电弧熔覆增材制造工艺，研究低碳钢电弧熔覆修复使其达到再制造零件性能要求的可行性，为实现TIG焊修复应用提供保证。方法 通过TIG焊熔覆在低碳钢坡口处，对熔覆接头的显微组织进行分析，并测试修复后的增材层表面硬度性能。使用Nanovea Tribometer摩擦磨损仪和NanoveaPS50表面轮廓仪，对基体和增材层进行摩擦性能测试，并表征摩擦磨损后的表面形貌，探究磨损机理。采用电化学工作站对基体和增材层的腐蚀性能进行分析。结果 修复后的增材层显微硬度（220.17HV）高于基体且其摩擦性能和腐蚀性能优于基体，随着磨损载荷的增加，增材层的摩擦系数逐渐降低，磨损机制主要为磨粒磨损和粘着磨损。增材层表面组织均匀细小，在NaCl溶液中点蚀坑小且分散，增材层的腐蚀电流密度（1.8349×10-6 A/cm2）小于基体的腐蚀电流密度（6.5251×10-5 A/cm2），增材层表面的抗腐蚀能力明显提高。结论 电弧熔覆低碳钢可满足低碳钢零部件现场电弧快速修复对再制造性能的要求，实现了低碳钢破损零部件的表面修复与强化。     

Interfacial energy for solutions of nanoparticles,surfactants, and electrolytes

The addition of surfactants to modify the surface property of nanoparticles (NPs) from hydrophilic to hydrophobic also enhances their interfacial properties. Several approaches were previously proposed to calculate the surface tension/interfacial tension (IFT) for different systems in the presence of NPs, surfactants, and electrolytes. However, most of these approaches are indirect and require several measured parameters. Therefore, a mathematical model is developed here to calculate the surface tension/IFT for these systems. The developed model takes into account the cohesive energy due to the interaction of the surfactant CH₂ groups, the electric double layer effect due to the interaction among the ions of NPs, surfactants, and electrolytes, and the dipole–dipole interaction of NPs and electrolytes. The developed model is compared and validated with the laboratory experimental data in literature. The results reveal further understanding of the mechanisms involved in stabilization of oil/water emulsion in the presence of NPs, surfactants, and electrolytes.     

利用表面硬度值间接获取镐形截齿钎焊层力学性能的方法研究

利用维氏硬度实验和数值模拟相结合的方法,间接得出了截齿表面各区域材料所对应的屈服强度值,建立了一种由实验硬度值HV获取截齿焊接接头等不易测量区域力学性能参数的方法。     

Enhanced thermoelectric properties of atomic-layer-deposited Hf:Zn16O/18O superlattice films by interface-engineering

This study examines three novel approaches for enhancing the thermoelectric (TE) properties of atomic-layer-deposited (ALD) ZnO thin films: 1) Hf-doping, which preserved the crystallinity of ZnO and provided effective phonon scattering owing to Hf's similar atomic radius to and large mass difference with Zn, leading to high power factor (PF) and low thermal conductivity (κ); 2) controlling the distribution of Hf into an alternating scattered phase/clustered phase superlattice, which balanced the high PF of the scattered phases with the low κ of the clustered phases, while providing significant energy-filtering effect to raise the Seebeck coefficient; 3) introducing ¹⁸O/¹⁶O periodicity into the Hf:ZnO films—by alternately using H₂¹⁶O and H₂¹⁸O as oxidants in the ALD processes, which further suppressed κ without compromising PF. The combination of the three approaches resulted in a maximum improvement in ZT of ~1600% over that of the undoped ZnO.     

并联有源滤波器的改进重复控制策略研究

针对三相整流负载产生的6k±1次谐波,提出静止坐标系下的改进型6k±1重复控制策略。同时将比例控制与改进型重复控制相结合,设计改进重复控制并联比例的复合控制结构。为减小改进重复控制中延时环节不为整数的影响,采用基于Lagrange插值近似的FIR滤波器逼近分数延时特性。最后对系统进行稳定性分析和详细设计方法进行推导。通过Matlab仿真验证改进重复控制策略能有效跟踪6k±1次谐波且具有良好的补偿效果,动态响应较快。     

A study on the thermoelectric properties of ALD-grown aluminum-doped tin oxide with respect to nanostructure modulations

The thermoelectric properties of aluminum-doped tin oxide (ATO) thin films synthesized by thermal atomic layer deposition (ALD) were studied with respect to the aluminum concentration. The overall aluminum content in each layer was modulated by adjusting the relative number of tin oxide (SnO₂) and aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃) growth cycles, where a sequential process involving n cycles of SnO₂ growth followed by 1 cycle of Al₂O₃ deposition was performed (building up a super-cycle). The electrical conductivity (620 S/cm), free carrier concentration (1.23x10²¹ cm^-3), and power factor (0.49 mW/K²m) increase until their maximum values are reached when the Al content is approximately 1.50 at% of the cations, and decrease as more Al is added in. On the other hand, the Seebeck coefficient decreases monotonically as the Al content increases up to about 2.88 at%, and begins to increase with further Al doping. Here the thermoelectric efficiency is therefore determined primarily by the free carrier concentration, while the Seebeck coefficient appears to be influenced by the overall crystal structure.