Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4/ZnO composite microspheres under visible light exposure

In this paper, a novel g-C₃N₄/ZnO composite microspheres (CZCM) with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light exposure were successfully prepared by a self-assembly method followed by calcination in the air. A hierarchical structure in which ZnO microspheres were closely covered with g-C₃N₄ nanosheets was constructed. The microstructure and photocatalytic activities of the CZCM were characterized. The photocatalytic property of CZCM was evaluated by degrading solution Methyl Orange (MO) and Tetracycline (TC). The effects of varied contents of g-C₃N₄ on the photocatalytic capability of CZCM were systematically investigated and the results show that the optimized CZ-15% sample exhibit much higher photocatalytic degradation efficiency than that of bare g-C₃N₄ or ZnO under identical conditions. The analysis of Photoluminescence (PL) and photocurrent (PC) independently conformed that the photo-induced electron-hole (e^?-h⁺) pairs in the CZCM were effectively generated and responsible for the observed photocatalysis. The enhanced adsorption of visible-light and the effective charge separation on the surface of CZCM enabled significant improvement of photocatalytic performance. According to the experimental results and relative energy band levels of the two semiconductors, a possible photocatalysis mechanism for the reaction process is proposed.     

Effect of strontium and zirconium doped barium cerate on the performance of proton ceramic electrolyser cell for syngas production from carbon dioxide and steam

Syngas has been produced from carbon dioxide (CO₂) and steam using a proton ceramic electrolyser cell. Proton-conducting electrolytes which exhibit high conductivity can suffer from low chemical stability. In this study, to optimize both proton conductivity and chemical stability, barium cerate and doped barium cerate are synthesized using solid state reaction method: BaCeO₃ (BC), Ba_0.6Sr_0.4CeO_3-α (BSC), Ba_0.6Sr_0.4Ce_0.9Y_0.1O_3-α (BSCY), and BaCe_0.6Zr_0.4O_3-α (BCZ). The BC, BSC, and BSCY are calcined at 1100 °C for 2 h and BCZ is calcined at 1300 °C for 12 h, respectively. All samples exhibit 100% perovskite and crystallite sizes equal 37.05, 28.46, 23.65 and 17.46 nm for BC, BSC, BSCY and BCZ, respectively. Proton conductivity during steam electrolysis as well as catalytic activity toward the reverse water gas shift reaction (RWGS) is tested between 400 and 800 °C. The conductivity increases with temperature and the values of activation energy of conduction are 64.69, 100.80, 103.78 and 108.12 kJ mol⁻¹ for BSCY, BC, BSC, and BCZ, respectively. It is found that although BCZ exhibits relatively low conductivity, the material provides the highest CO yield at 550–800 °C, followed by BSCY, BSC, and BC, correlating to the crystallite size and BET surface area of the samples. Catalytic activity toward RWGS of composited Cu and electrolytes is also measured. Additional Cu (60 wt%) significantly increases catalytic activity. The CO yield increases from 3.01% (BCZ) to 43.60% (Cu/BCZ) at 600 °C and CO can be produced at temperature below 400 °C. There is no impurity phase detected in BCZ sample after exposure to CO₂-containing gas mixture (600 °C for 5 h) while CeO₂ phase is detected in BSC and BSCY and both CeO₂ and BaO are observed in BC sample.     

Skin depth and detection ability of magneto-optical imaging for weld defects in alternating magnetic field

To detect and evaluate weld defects, the skin depth and detection ability of magneto-optical imaging (MOI) for weld defects in alternating magnetic field were studied, and the application scope of MOI in alternating magnetic field was determined. A model of magnetic flux leakage testing (MFL) for weld defects is established by finite element method, and the reliability of the model is determined by law analysis and MOI experimental verification. Comparing MFL and eddy current detection with simulation method, the skin effect mechanism and rules of MOI for weld defects in alternating magnetic field are analyzed and obtained. Considering the effect of skin effect, different MFL detection models are established, and the detection ability of MOI for weld defects with different frequencies under corresponding models is studied and obtained. Finally, the MOI experiment is used to verify the results, which are consistent with the simulations. The skin effect rule and detection ability of MOI for weld defects obtained by simulation method can be used as the theoretical basis for practical experiments.     

Modeling and numerical investigation of hydrogen nucleate flow boiling heat transfer

Liquid hydrogen flow boiling heat transfer in tubes is of great importance in the hydrogen applications such as superconductor cooling, hydrogen fueling. In the present study, a numerical model for hydrogen nucleate flow boiling based on the wall partition heat flux model is established. The key parameters in the model such as active nucleation site density, bubble departure diameter and frequency are carefully discussed and determined to facilitate the modeling and simulation of hydrogen flow boiling. Simulation results of the numerical model show reasonably well agreement with experimental data from different research groups in a wide operation condition range with the means absolute error (MAE) of 10.6% for saturated and 5.3% for subcooled flow boiling. Based on the model, wall heat flux components and void fraction distribution of hydrogen flow boiling are studied. Effects of mass flow rate and wall heat flux on the flow boiling heat transfer performance are investigated. It is found that in the hydrogen nucleate flow boiling, the predominated factor is the Boiling number, rather than the vapor quality. A new simple correlation is proposed for predicting hydrogen saturated nucleate flow boiling Nusselt number. The MAE between the correlation predicted and experimentally measured Nusselt number is 13.6% for circular tubes and 12.5% for rectangular tubes. The new correlation is applicable in the range of channel diameter 4–6.35 mm, Reynolds number 64000–660,000, saturation temperature 22–29 K, Boiling number 8.37 × 10^?5–2.33 × 10^?3.     

An Injectable Hydrogel for Simultaneous Photothermal Therapy and Photodynamic Therapy with Ultrahigh Efficiency Based on Carbon Dots and Modified Cellulose Nanocrystals

The convenience of injectable hydrogels that can provide high loading of diverse phototherapy agents and further long-time retention at the tumor site has attracted tremendous interest in simultaneous photothermal and photodynamic cancer therapies. However, to incorporate the phototherapy agents into hydrogels, complex modifications are generally unavoidable. Moreover, these phototherapy agents usually suffer from low efficiency and work at different irradiation wavelengths outside the near infrared windows. Hence, a method for the fabrication of an injectable hydrogel for simultaneous photothermal therapy and photodynamic therapy, through the Schiff-base reaction between amido modified carbon dots (NCDs) and aldehyde modified cellulose nanocrystals is proposed. The NCDs act as both phototherapy agents and crosslinkers to form hydrogels. Significantly, the NCDs demonstrate an extremely high photothermal conversion efficiency of 77.6% which is among the highest levels for photothermal agents and a high singlet quantum yield of 0.37 under a single 660 nm light-emitting diode irradiation. The hydrogels are examined through in vitro and in vivo animal experiments which show nontoxic and effectively tumor inhibition. Thus, the strategy of direct reaction of phototherapy agents and the matrix not only provides new strategies for injectable hydrogel fabrication but paves a new road for advanced tumor treatment.     

An innovative technology of directional propagation of hydraulic fracture guided by radial holes in fossil hydrogen energy development

Conventional hydraulic fracturing fails to develop low permeability reservoirs of fossil hydrogen energy that are not located in the direction of maximum principal in-situ stress. A new technology of fracture propagation guided by radial holes is proposed, which can realize directional propagation of hydraulic fracture along radial holes in fossil hydrogen energy development. In order to verify this new technology, a model of radial holes combined with hydraulic fracturing is established by the ABAQUS extended finite element method. Simulation results show that radial holes play a guiding role in fractures propagation. The influence extent of seven factors on the directional propagation of hydraulic fracture is listed as follows (from strong to weak): azimuth of radial holes > horizontal in-situ stress difference of fossil hydrogen reservoir > injection rate of fracturing fluid > Young's modulus of rock > permeability of fossil hydrogen reservoir > Poisson ratio of rock > viscosity of fracturing fluid. True tri-axial experiment is carried out to verify the accuracy of numerical simulation, and the result is consistent with numerical model, which indicates that numerical simulation is reliable.     

Improvement on application of Dancoff factor and resonance interference table

An improvement for application of Dancoff factor is developed. It combines Stamm'ler's two-term method for resonance integral calculation with neutron current method for Dancoff factor calculation. Stamm'ler's formulation, which is originally derived for the infinite lattice geometry, can be easily revised to contain the Dancoff factor explicitly, while the neutron current method can easily calculate the Dancoff factor for general irregular assembly geometry. For the resonance interference effects the resonance interference factor table is built in pairs of nuclides, only for the interference between 238 U and other resonance nuclides, spanning over a range of background cross-section and number density ratio of the pairing nuclides. A series of verification calculations have been carried out for problems of infinite lattice and single assembly geometry, with two or multiple resonance absorbers. For these verification calculations, our improvement on Dancoff factor application and resonance interference give good results.     

阀室引压管放电烧蚀失效分析

近年来,我国油气管道沿线阀室遭受的交、直流电干扰日益严重,由此引发的阀室引压管放电烧蚀问题逐渐凸显,亟需开展相关研究来弄清阀室引压管放电烧蚀的规律和机制。为此,以西气东输天然气管道某阀室引压管的放电烧蚀为例,搭建了实验室放电烧蚀平台,采用实验室模拟实验、微观分析以及现场测试相结合的方法,对该阀室引压管放电烧蚀的规律和机制进行了研究。结果表明:(1)当两根引压管间的交直流电压差大于4 V且存在接触引弧时便可以观察到明显的放电现象;(2)随着引压管间电压差和回路电流的增大,其能量升高,引压管放电烧蚀越严重;(3)直流放电烧蚀情况下阴、阳极呈现出明显不同的烧蚀形貌,阳极区烧蚀更加严重,其烧蚀坑呈现凹坑且烧蚀坑中没有明显的烧蚀产物沉积,阴极区烧蚀深度较浅,表面沉积一层烧蚀产物,而交流放电烧蚀情况下阴阳极烧蚀区域形貌基本一致,无明显差异。结论认为:该阀室的引压管放电现象是一种弧光放电,可以通过固定引压管、增大引压管间距以及阀室的交直流排流等措施来避免该现象的发生。     

上海地铁一号线曲线钢轨侧磨研究

主要针对上海地铁一号线曲线钢轨侧磨进行研究,阐述了钢轨接触疲劳裂纹的产生及曲线侧磨超限过程,提出工务部门为减缓曲线侧磨超限采取的措施,从而正确认识和掌握曲线侧磨的发展规律,主动进行超前防范。