Extended preservation of raw beef and pork meat by hyperbaric storage at room temperature

Hyperbaric storage (HS) was evaluated as a new food preservation methodology at room temperature (RT) for beef and pork meat, both minced and in pieces, and compared to refrigeration (RF) storage. The meat samples were stored at 50, 75 and 100 MPa and variable RT up to 60 days. HS at 75 and 100 MPa could not only inhibit microbial growth but also inactivate microorganisms. Regarding physicochemical analyses, an overall equal to better pH maintenance in HS samples was achieved, and similar colour differences between HS and RF were observed. Generally, similarities in moisture content and drip loss between HS (mostly 75 and 100 MPa) and RF were detected (tendency for lower values in the former and higher values in the latter for the higher pressure level). Protein solubility revealed a decrease of sarcoplasmic protein values during storage with a pressure level dependency in some samples.     

Zone model predictive control for pressure management of water distribution network

In the water distribution network (WDN), although the water demand of the node is changing constantly, the water quantity and water pressure of the node need to be met at each moment. To realize energy saving and consumption reduction, it is proposed to control the nodal water head of WDN in an appropriate narrow range. The frequent large fluctuation of the water demand, which may lead the water pressure exceed the expected range, increases the difficulty of the zone control. To realize optimized WND control, a novel zone predictive control is proposed, where two switching cases are considered. The switching condition is whether there are feasible solutions to keep the pressure within the expected region over the prediction horizon. When the condition is satisfied, the controller minimizes the variation of inputs with constraints of pressure range for ensuring the tank level staying within the expected zone and obtaining optimal economic cost. When the current pressure is out of the expected region or the condition is not satisfied due to the large variation of water demand, a reference trajectory of outputs is introduced, which is combined with the inputs as an optimization variable, and the constraints of expected zone are moved from the output to the introduced reference trajectory. Through minimizing the distance between reference trajectory and output, the controller will keep the tank level from deviating too far from the expected zone and will drive the tank level rapidly into the expected zone once the tank level exceeds the expected range. An application of the proposed zone MPC to WDN in Shinan District of Shanghai is given to illustrate its effectiveness.     

Durable,Sensitive, and Wide‐Range Wearable Pressure Sensors Based on Wavy‐Structured Flexible Conductive Composite Film

Flexible pressure sensors have potential applications in human motion monitoring and electronic skins. To satisfy the practical applications, pressure sensors with a high sensitivity, a low detection limit, a broad response range, and an excellent stability are highly needed. Here, a piezoresistive pressure sensor based on wavy‐structured single‐walled carbon nanotube/graphite flake/thermoplastic polyurethane (SWCNT/GF/TPU) composite film is fabricated by a prestretching process. Due to the random wavy structure, high conductivity, and good flexibility, the prepared sensor displays a low detection limit of 2 Pa, a wide sensing range of 0–60 kPa, and a high sensitivity of 5.49 kPa^?1 for 0–50 Pa. Furthermore, the sensor shows a remarkable repeatability of over 1.1 × 10⁴, 9.0 × 10³, and 2.0 × 10³ pressure loading/unloading cycles at 50 Pa, 500 Pa, and 30 kPa, respectively, and a fast responsibility of 100–150 ms of loading response time and 400–600 ms of relaxation time. Therefore, the pressure sensor is successfully adopted to monitor both the large‐scale human activities (e.g., walk and jump) and the small‐scale signals (e.g., wrist pulse). Furthermore, a sensor array is assembled to map the weight and shape of an object, indicating its various potential applications including human–machine interactions, human health monitoring, and other wearable electronics.     

基于Fluent的高压水射流喷嘴优化模拟研究

为了提高高压水射流技术的破煤效率,采用Fluent软件对高压水射流的喷嘴结构和几何参数进行了优化模拟。通过分析水射流的轴向速度和壁面静压分布,选择了最佳的喷嘴结构和几何参数。结果表明:圆柱形喷嘴的最大射流速度发生在喷嘴内部,而锥形和锥直形喷嘴的最大射流速度发生在喷嘴外部,且锥形和锥直形喷嘴的最大射流速度和最大压力均明显大于圆柱形喷嘴,考虑到水射流的附壁效应,锥形喷嘴为最佳选择。锥形喷嘴的最优几何参数为:喷嘴出口直径3 mm,喷嘴锥角7°,喷嘴长度9 mm。高压水射流喷嘴的优化对提高煤层瓦斯抽采效率具有重要意义。     

闸片材料参数与制动盘温度关系

闸片材料参数不仅关系到摩擦副的摩擦磨损性能,也是影响制动盘温度分布的一个重要因素。采用ADINA软件,建立列车制动盘和闸片的三维热机耦合有限元模型,在制动速度100 km/h、压力0.538 MPa和惯量23 kg·m2条件下,研究闸片材料热膨胀系数、弹性模量、热传导系数对制动盘温度和接触压力的影响。结果表明:当闸片热膨胀系数从0.5×10-5 K-1增大到2.5×10-5 K-1时,制动盘峰值温度升高8.4%,最大接触压力增大47%,闸片热膨胀系数的增大加剧接触压力分布不均匀程度而使制动盘温度变化明显;弹性模量增大9倍,接触压力的分布对弹性模量不敏感,弹性模量对盘面温度影响不明显。闸片热传导系数增大7倍,制动盘峰值温度下降4.3%,热传导系数增大,加快热量的扩散速度使制动盘峰值温度降低,该研究结论可为高速列车闸片材料的开发提供参考。     

Progressive fracture processes around tunnel triggered by blast disturbances under biaxial compression with different lateral pressure coefficients

To investigate the progressive fracture processes around a tunnel triggered by static stress and dynamic disturbance, experiments and numerical simulations were performed. The results show that the spatial distributions of acoustic emission (AE) events become very different as lateral pressure coefficients change. The combined effect of static stress and dynamic disturbance causes the damage around the tunnel, and initial stress conditions control the damage morphology. The blast disturbance cannot fundamentally change the damaged area but will deepen the extent of damage and accelerate the failure speed. The more significant the difference between the vertical and horizontal stresses is, the higher the impact on the tunnel by the dynamic disturbance is. The AE activity recovers to a relatively stable state within a short time after the blast and conforms to power-law characteristics.     

A novel flow field with controllable pressure gradient to enhance mass transport and water removal of PEM fuel cells

An easily machined novel flow field with controllable pressure gradient across adjacent channels was designed and a two dimensional, across-the-channel, two-phase model was developed to study the gas transport and water removal of the novel configuration. The effect of channel-rib width ratio, GDL thickness and pressure gradient on the profiles of oxygen concentration and water saturation within the GDL were investigated. Special attention was paid to the mechanisms of the promoted mass transport and water removal rates under a pressure gradient. The model was validated by experiments with various channel-rib ratios and GDL thicknesses at different operating pressure. The results revealed that, oxygen concentration was increased, and the water saturation was reduced under the rib with a pressure gradient generated across the adjacent channels. The optimal pressure gradient is between 0.1 to 0.2 atm for the studied channel geometry and configuration. The mechanisms of the improved cell performance were elucidated.     

Facile synthesis of PdAu/C by cold plasma for efficient dehydrogenation of formic acid

Decomposition of formic acid biomass to generate hydrogen is vital for coping with fossil energy depletion, environmental pollution, and developing clean, efficient, safe, and sustainable modern energy system. In this study, a PdAu/C−C bimetallic catalyst was prepared by the co-impregnation method followed by an atmospheric pressure (AP) cold plasma treatment to synthesize PdAu/C−P catalysts. The resulting PdAu/C−P showed excellent catalytic activity for the formic acid dehydrogenation (FAD) reaction. The total volume of H₂ and CO₂ released from the FAD reaction was about 375 mL after 4 h at 50 °C, and the initial turnover frequency (TOF_initial) was 808.6 h⁻¹. We used X−ray diffractometry (XRD), temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) to show that plasma can effectively promote the redispersion of Pd−Au particles on the surface of the support. The average particle size of PdAu/C−P (3.5 ± 1.5 nm) was less than PdAu/C−C (4.4 ± 1.9 nm) and uniformly distributed. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), TPR, and HRTEM showed that PdAu/C−P has a higher degree of alloying. In addition, the strong electric field in the plasma facilitated more metal sites located on the outer surface of the support in PdAu/C−P, and the atomic ratio of M/C (M = Pd and Au) (0.0134) was much larger than that of PdAu/C−C (0.0060). The apparent activation energy (E_a) of PdAu/C−P for the FAD reaction was only 27.25 kJ mol⁻¹, and it had much higher activity and stability than the commercial Pd/C (Sigma−Aldrich). The total volume of H₂ and CO₂ produced over the PdAu/C−P for three cycles was 1.33, 5.87, and 8.56 times that of commercial Pd/C. Overall, the cold plasma enhanced the degree of alloying, promoted the redispersion of agglomerated particles, and regulated the surface enrichment of the active metal components. This is of great significance for guiding the preparation of high−performance multi-metal catalysts by cold plasma.     

中压加氢裂化生产合格喷气燃料技术开发与应用

为满足市场对喷气燃料的需求并与企业现有装置相契合，中国石化石油化工科学研究院（简称石科院）开发了生产合格喷气燃料的中压加氢裂化技术。通过考察反应压力、裂化催化剂、原料油、转化深度及体积空速对喷气燃料性质的影响规律，提出了中压条件生产合格喷气燃料的加氢裂化技术方案。中压加氢裂化生产合格喷气燃料技术在中国石化上海石油化工股份有限公司1.5 Mt/a中压加氢裂化装置得到工业应用，在国内首次实现了中压条件下蜡油生产合格喷气燃料。装置工业标定结果表明，采用该技术加工高硫减压蜡油（VGO）馏分，在氢分压约10 MPa的条件下，喷气燃料馏分收率达到20%以上，且满足3号喷气燃料质量要求，尾油馏分BMCI值约为10，是优质的裂解制乙烯原料。