Flame characteristics of premixed H2-air mixtures explosion venting in a spherical container through a duct

The explosion venting duct can effectively reduce the hazard degree of a gas explosion and conduct the venting energy to the safe area. To investigate the flame quantitative propagation law of explosion venting with a duct, the effects of hydrogen fraction and explosion venting duct length on jet flame propagation characteristics of premixed H₂-air mixtures were analyzed through experiment and simulation. The experiment results under initial conditions of room temperature and 1 atm show that when hydrogen fraction was high enough, part of the unburned hydrogen was mixed with air again to reach an ignitable concentration, resulting in the secondary combustion was easier produced and the duration of the secondary flame increased. With the increase of venting duct length, the flame front distance and propagation velocity increased. Meanwhile, the spatial distribution of pressure field and temperature field, and the propagation process and mechanism of the flame venting with a duct were analyzed using FLUENT software. The variation of the pressure wave and the pressure reflection oscillation law in the explosion venting duct was captured. Therefore, in the industrial explosion venting design with a duct, the hazard caused by the coupling of venting pressure and venting flame under different fractions should be considered comprehensively.     

Magnetic field coupling microfluidic synthesis of Fe2Pt/C nanocatalysts for enhanced electrochemical catalytic oxidation of alcohol

The influence of magnetic field (MF) on electrochemical catalytic properties of carbon supported Fe₂Pt nanocatalysts is investigated. Nanocatalysts are produced through an external MF coupled microfluidic process. X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements show that Fe₂Pt nanocrystals (NCs) with larger sizes are synthesized when an external MF of 1.4 T is applied. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) characterizations confirm that more Pt²⁺ reduces to Pt⁰ and NCs grow larger under magnetic fields (MFs) than those without MFs. The increased coercivity indicates that more surface unpaired electrons are present and the surface spin configuration changes under MFs. NCs synthesized under MFs show better catalytic performance in alcohol electrochemical catalytic oxidation reactions compared to samples synthesized without MFs. The mass activities significantly increase by 1.10 and 1.24 times and the specific activity increases up to 1.11 and 1.26 times for methanol and ethanol oxidation, respectively, compared to those without MFs.     

A Novel Technology for Natural Gas Conversion by Means of Integrated Oxidative Coupling and Dry Reforming of Methane

A novel process concept for the oxidative coupling of methane followed by the oligomerization to liquids has been developed within the frame of the EU integrated project OCMOL. This technology is based on process intensification principles via cutting‐edge structured microreactor technology. It is also a fully integrated industrial process through the re‐use and the recycling of by‐products, in particular CO₂, at every process stage. The focus of this contribution is on the reaction engineering aspects of the core steps, i.e., catalysts, kinetics and reactor design for the methane coupling and reforming.     

T-ZnOw/TLCP抗静电复合材料的制备与性能研究

以热致液晶高分子(TLCP)为基体,四针状氧化锌晶须(T-ZnOw)为导电填料,用单螺杆挤出机制备抗静电性T-ZnOw/TLCP复合材料,分别探讨了偶联剂对T-ZnOw的影响;T-ZnOw用量对T-ZnOw/TLCP复合材料表面电阻率、热变形温度、力学性能的影响。结果表明,T-ZnOw经过偶联剂改性后,随着其用量的增加,复合材料表面电阻率显著下降,热变形温度、拉伸强度、冲击强度均呈现先增大后减小的趋势。     

模型锚杆腐蚀耦合效应试验研究

锚杆腐蚀耦合效应问题研究是锚杆耐久性研究的难点问题之一。本文概述了早期埋设在工程现场的尚在研究锚杆腐蚀耦合效应的一批缩尺锚杆的腐蚀环境、试验方法、试验结果和结论，可供读者参考。     

Some of the properties of wood–plastic composites

In this study some of the important properties of experimentally manufactured wood–plastic composites (WPC) were determined. Specimen having 60% and 80% particle and fiber of radiata pine (Pinus radiata ) were mixed with polypropylene (plastic) and four different additives, namely Structor TR 016 which is coupling agent, CIBA anti-microbial agent (IRGAGUARD F3510) as fungicide, CIBA UV filter coating (TINUVIN 123S), CIBA blue pigment (Irgalite), and their combinations. Based on the initial finding of this work static bending properties of the samples enhanced as above chemicals were added into both particle and fiber-based specimens. Thickness swelling of the samples were also improved with having additives in the panels. Micrographs taken on scanning electron microscope (SEM) revealed that coupling agent and pigment resulted in more homogeneous mixture of wood and plastic together. Two surface roughness parameters average roughness (R_a) and maximum roughness (R_max) used to evaluate surface characteristics of the samples showed that particle based samples had rougher surface characteristics than those of fiber based ones. No significant influence of chemicals added in the samples was found on surface roughness values of the samples manufactured from particle and fiber of radiata pine.     

基于刚柔耦合的转向架构架关键部位疲劳分析

以某型地铁车辆转向架构架为研究对象,根据结构模态综合法基本原理,通过有限元模态分析对构架进行主自由度缩减,得到构架模态中性文件。建立地铁车辆刚柔耦合多体动力学模型,利用多体动力学仿真,得到不同工况下构架关键部位的应力时间历程变化趋势。最后采用惯性释放法对构架关键部位进行准静态应力分析,依据车辆刚柔耦合多体动力学模型得到转向架构架关键部位的边界载荷,结合材料的S-N曲线,最后通过虚拟疲劳仿真的方法预测构架关键部位的疲劳寿命。     

波浪冲击下钢丝绳索具应力场与疲劳寿命研究

钢丝绳索具是海洋工程吊装平台起柔性连接的关键部件,常受到不规则波浪的冲击作用,采用流固耦合方法进行应力与疲劳寿命的研究对钢丝绳索具的安全具有重要意义。基于SOLIDWORKS与ANSYS平台,建立钢丝绳索具单向流固耦合分析模型,结合虚拟疲劳寿命分析方法,对波浪冲击下钢丝绳索具的应力与疲劳寿命进行有限元分析,同时对比了静载下钢丝绳索具的应力与疲劳寿命特性,为钢丝绳索具的设计与性能评估提供理论依据。通过分析发现,波浪冲击使钢丝绳索具内部应力成"双峰"型分布,在增大应力同时加剧应力分布的不均匀性,以及降低钢丝绳索具的疲劳寿命。随着波速从(3~6),钢丝绳索具最大应力从140.08增大到307.73,应力变化范围从(112.73~274.52);在预设计疲劳寿命1次情况下,实际使用寿命成"S"型由950000次减小到960次。     

Study of stability problems due to undesired coupling of a RF power amplifier using a distributed active transformer

In this study, we investigate the stability problems induced by undesired coupling between input feed lines and an output transformer for a linear CMOS power amplifier using a distributed active transformer (DAT) as an output balun. We extracted the losses of the input and output transformer, the undesired coupling, and the gains of the driver and the power stages to calculate the closed-loop gain. To determine the possibility of oscillation according to the location of the driver stage related to the undesired coupling and the closed-loop gain, we investigated the stability factor and stability circle. We show that the location of the driver stage of the power amplifier can be used to manage the value of the closed-loop gain. From the analyzed results, the driver stage of the linear power amplifier should be located outside the DAT to mitigate the stability issues.