Redox flow cells for energy conversion

Energy storage technologies provide an alternative solution to the problem of balancing power generation and power consumption. Redox flow cells are designed to convert and store electrical energy into chemical energy and release it in a controlled fashion when required. Many redox couples and cell designs have being evaluated. In this paper, redox flow systems are compared in the light of characteristics such as open circuit potential, power density, energy efficiency and charge-discharge behaviour. The key advantages and disadvantages of redox flow cells are considered while areas for further research are highlighted.     

Repair of concrete beams – a case study

This paper reports results of a study conducted to investigate the causes of cracks noted on concrete beams in a student facility on a university campus. Cracks were noted on the beams within 6 months of construction. They increased in size within a month. Field and laboratory investigations were conducted to assess the causes of cracking of the beams. The compressive strength of the concrete cores taken from the beams was found to be less than the specified strength. The cracks were repaired by epoxy injection and the structural integrity of the repaired beams was assessed by conducting load tests. The deflection of the repaired beams, under the imposed test loads, was less than that specified by ACI 318 indicating the efficiency of the repair procedure utilized.     

14MnNbq钢埋弧焊焊缝金属热裂纹的成因

对１４ＭｎＮｂｑ钢埋弧焊对接接头焊缝金属中含有裂纹的实物进了金相，扫描电镜及断口微区能谱分析，并采用可调拘束热裂纹敏感性试验方法对１４ＭｎＮｂｑ及１６Ｍｎｑ两种钢材进行了对比，分析了产生热裂纹的原因及其影响因素，提出了防止１４ＭｎＮｂｑ钢埋弧焊焊缝金属热裂纹的措施。     

New approach for calculating permanent deformation in asphalt pavement

A new approach using the Fiber Bragg Grating(FBG)sensor and viscoelastic model to monitor and analyze the internal strain and temperature of asphalt pavement is proposed.Some parameters including peak strain,temperature and loading time were calculated with the application of multi-dimensional sensors group.These parameters were incorporated with viscoelastic model of five units to evaluate the permanent deformation of pavement.An application example was conducted,and the results show that it is feasible to analyze and calculate the permanent deformation of pavement structures with FBG sensors.     

某曲线桥的静力极限承载性能分析与优化设计

钢—混凝土组合结构由于具有减小构件截面尺寸、增加构件和结构的延性等优点被越来越广泛地应用于城市桥梁中,其中钢箱梁加混凝土桥面板的组合形式是现在应用很广泛的一种形式。北京南站进站立交作为北京南站改扩建工程的一部分,其结构形式为曲线型钢—混凝土组合梁。出于对建筑美观和安全等因素的考虑,该桥的设计较为保守,构件截面较大。采用了通用有限元软件ANSYS分析了该桥一个分联的极限承载能力,并对该分联进行了优化。优化结果表明:对于该钢—混凝土组合梁桥,跨高比最大可以取31.8,并满足静力承载要求。     

输电线脱冰过程中耐张串金具的受力仿真分析

针对脱冰过程中导线张力对输电线连接金具的破坏作用,运用 ABAQUS 软件分别建立特高压 输电线路的导线模型和耐张串连接金具的整体模型。然后基于改变密度法模拟均匀覆冰的六分裂导线和覆冰脱 落过程,研究不同步脱冰时各子导线的动态张力和导线束扭转角的变化规律,结果表明未脱冰子导线的动态最 大张力大于导线覆冰静态张力,导线动张力与导线束的转角大体呈负相关关系。最后选取导线覆冰静态张力和 脱冰引起的导线最大动张力、最小动张力、稳态张力分别施加到耐张串金具模型上进行有限元分析,发现耐张 串各连接金具的应力与导线张力的相关关系不一致;对应力较大和存在形状突变的金具进行单独分析,判断其 相应的破坏模式,为线路金具设计及优化提供了参考。     

桥梁断面涡激振动气动效应特性识别

为获取桥梁断面涡激共振过程中的气动效应特性,提出一种基于风洞试验的气动效应特性识别方法,首先提出涡振系统总体阻尼及刚度瞬时特性识别方法,在此基础上提出从涡振系统总体阻尼及刚度中分离气动阻尼及气动刚度的方法.以一个开口断面风洞试验数据为例对该方法的准确性进行了验证,并对该断面涡振气动效应特性进行研究.结果表明:识别得到的系统总体阻尼比为零的等高线与结构涡振响应曲线能很好吻合,从而验证了该方法的准确性.在此基础上对涡振过程中作用于结构的气动阻尼及气动刚度特性进行了研究,获得了气动阻尼及刚度随结构振幅和约化风速的变化规律,可为后续理论模型研究提供参考.     

斜拉人行桥多维脉动风荷载模拟研究

研究了大跨轻柔斜拉人行桥多维脉动风荷载模拟问题。首先基于多变量随机过程理论建立了桥梁结构风荷载模型的互谱和自谱表达式,进一步地基于相干函数考虑了塔-索-桥的风荷载相关效应。通过引入Fourier变换减小了随机过程模拟的计算量。在此基础上,以某实际的大跨度轻柔斜拉人行桥为工程背景,研究了其考虑塔-索-桥相关性的多维脉动风荷载特点和规律,并对模拟结果进行了验证和对比研究。     

一种光斑图像的阈值分割和光斑中心坐标的计算方法

工业测量中经常需要从获取的光斑图像中提取光斑区域,计算光斑中心的坐标。针对光斑图像具有背景区域较暗且面积大,目标(光斑)区域较亮且面积小的特点,提出了一种适用于光斑图像的阈值分割方法,计算单个光斑中心坐标的重心法,以及采用连通区域标记和区域大小排序计算多个光斑中心坐标的方法。与其他阈值分割方法比较后的实验结果表明,所提出的方法可更好地分割光斑图像,与期望的人工选取的阈值最接近,计算得到的光斑中心坐标准确,且运行时间较短。