Eco-friendly tape casting of borosilicate glass/Al2O3 sheets for LTCC applications

This work reports the innovative development of a borosilicate glass/Al₂O₃ tape for LTCC applications using an eco-friendly aqueous tape casting slurry. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and polyacrylic acid (PAA) were the respective dispersants, while carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and styrene acrylic emulsion (SA) were the respective binders. The results showed that PVP was more suitable than PAA as the dispersant for the aqueous casting slurry, and that 1.5 wt% PVP would achieve well dispersion of CABS glass/Al₂O₃ powder in the aqueous slurry. Moreover, a small amount of 2.0 wt% CMC binder could yield smooth CABS glass/Al₂O₃ tapes crack free. A high-quality CABS glass/Al₂O₃ tape with a smooth surface was made from an aqueous slurry containing 1.5 wt% PVP dispersant, 2.0 wt% CMC binder, and 2.0 wt% PEG-400 plasticizer. The density, tensile strength, and surface roughness of the green tape were 2.05 g/cm³, 0.87 MPa, and 148 nm, respectively. The resulting CABS glass/Al₂O₃ composites sintered at 875 °C exhibited a bulk density of 3.14 g/cm³, a dielectric constant of 8.09, a dielectric loss of 1.0 × 10^?3, a flexural strength of 213 MPa, a thermal expansion coefficient of 5.30 ppm/^°C, and a thermal conductivity of 3.2 W m^?1 K^?1, thus demonstrating its broad prospects in LTCC applications.     

Effect of waste serpentine on the properties of basic insulating refractories

Basic insulating refractories were fabricated by the pressing route using dead-burned magnesia, pure calcined alumina, expanded perlite, and calcined waste serpentine as starting raw materials in four compositions from F1 to F4. Periclase and forsterite were major phases in F1 and F2 compositions, while spinel was also detected in the XRD patterns of F3 and F4 samples. Quantitative phase analysis showed that F4 sample sintered at 1450?°C has the highest forsterite content among all other samples. On the other hand, it has lower thermal conductivity compared to F1 to F3, and even lower than aluminosilicate IFBs with the same bulk density. It is concluded that forsterite is a highly insulating material, compared to periclase, corundum, periclase-spinel, aluminosilicates, such as mullite, etc.     

内插松弛扭带波节管的流动与传热特性的数值模拟

采用RNG k-ε数值模拟方法研究一种新型内插松弛扭带波节管（CLT）的流动与传热特性。将数值模拟结果与自建实验台的实验结果进行了对比验证；比较了CLT和内插松弛扭带光管（SLT）的传热性能差异；考察了CLT中扭率和余隙比对流动和传热特性的影响规律。研究结果表明CLT相比于传统的SLT，传热性能最多提高1.17倍，综合传热性能的绝对数值最多增加0.15。CLT的综合传热性能随着扭率的增加而增加，而增加的幅度却逐渐减小，高Reynolds数时减小的程度更加显著。同时，综合传热性能随着余隙比的增大而降低并且降低的幅度也逐渐减小，在低Reynolds数时明显降低，而在高Reynolds数时略微降低。综合考虑，低Reynolds数时应该选择余隙比低的扭带，而高Reynolds数时则应选择余隙比高的扭带。     

Analysis of the flow field,thermal performance,and heat transfer augmentation in circular tube using different dimple geometrical configurations with internal twisted-tape insert

In this study, a numerical investigation for the fluid flow field analysis using different configuration dimple parameters in conjunction with an internal type insert in pipe is carried out. The effects of the dimple diameters with a center twisted tape on the flow pattern, pressure drop, friction factor, and heat transfer characteristics are investigated. The influence of the latter device on heat performance and thermal-hydraulic performance evaluation factor (PEF) were carried out in a pipe for fully developed flow with range for fully developed flow with range of Reynolds number (Re) of 1573 and 23 592. Experiments with numerical models are performed using different dimpled dimeters by inserting twisted tapes. The outcomes observe that the qualitative analysis for flow fields such as static pressure, dynamic pressure, velocity magnitude, wall shear stress, and turbulent kinetic energy as well as the quantities analysis for pressure drop, heat transfer coefficient friction factor, and Nu number in dimpled pipe fitted with twisted tape are greater than plain pipe. This is because using these devices cause more secondary flow, swirl flow, and flow mixing that lead to higher turbulence, which, in turn, enhance the overall heat transfer. The results indicated that the lower and higher values of thermal PEF are about 0.78 and 1.6, respectively, at the dimple dimmers of 1 mm.     

Effect of MnO2 on the dielectric properties of Nb-doped BaTiO3-(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3 ceramics for X9R MLCC applications

MnO₂ and Nb₂O₅ co-doped 0.9BaTiO₃-0.1(Bi_0.5Na_0.5)TiO₃ powders with excellent dielectric properties were fabricated using a conventional solid-state reaction method and sand milling. The doping effects of various amounts of MnO₂ on the dielectric properties were investigated. The results revealed that the dielectric properties greatly depended on the concentration of MnO₂. All the ceramics met the X9R specification. The dielectric loss decreased with an increasing concentration of MnO₂. The specimen with an appropriate amount of 0.2 mol% MnO₂ exhibited the most enhanced properties: high insulation resistance (2.49 × 10¹³ Ω/cm) and improved degradation properties. Multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) chips were prepared by tape casting using a 0.2 mol% Mn-doped 9010BTBNT-based ceramic powder. The capacitance of the MLCC chip was approximately 100 nF, and the dielectric loss was approximately 1.75% at room temperature. The high-temperature accelerated lifetime was over 1000 hours under 250 V (five times the working voltage) and at 230°C, indicating that the MLCC chips possess superior reliability.     

Evaluation of turbulent forced convection of non-Newtonian aqueous solution of CMC/CuO nanofluid in a tube with twisted tape inserts

The present paper investigates the turbulent flow and heat transfer of non-Newtonian aqueous solution of Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and CuO nanoparticles in a plain tube and also tube with twisted tape inserts. The aqueous solution of CMC and CuO/CMC nanofluid show a shear-thinning (pseudo-plastic) rheological behavior, resulting in a higher viscosity than that of water. The consistency index and the power law index are evaluated based on available experimental data. The single phase approach with temperature dependent thermo-physical properties is applied to simulate the nanofluid flow and heat transfer. Simulation results are presented at different nanoparticle concentrations and twisted tape ratios. Only an axial flow is identified in the plain tube whereas both axial and swirl flows are detected in the tube with twisted tape inserts. The turbulence kinetic energy in the tube with twisted tapes is significantly higher than that in the plain one, which is useful for non-Newtonian fluid with higher viscosity. Also, the temperature fields in the tube with twisted tapes are disturbed relative to those in the plain one, due to stronger turbulence intensity and better fluid mixing. Higher amounts of nanoparticles concentration and lower twist ratios, giving maximum values of total efficiency, display the advantage of using non-Newtonian nanofluid in the tube with twisted tape inserts rather than non-Newtonian base fluid in the plain one.     

Characteristics of heat transfer of impingement system with swap swirl generator

This article presents the computational fluid dynamic simulation of the heat transfer characteristics induced by a swap swirl air‐jet generator on the impingement surface. The study was carried out for conventional and swap twist tape inserts of twisted ratio y = 2.93 with various swap angles (α = 30°, 60°, 90°) at a constant distance of nozzle diameter impingement plate (L = 2D). The results show that the Nusselt number of the swirl impingement air‐jet depends on the twisted tape swap angles and airflow rate. The results also showed that the swap angle of 90° gave notable uniform local heat transfer distribution compared with the typical twist tape and other swap twist tapes (α = 30°, 60°). In addition, the predicted results of the local heat transfer coefficient help explain the local turbulence intensity and generation to assist the industrial applications of swirl impingement air‐cooling jet.     

内置偏心多螺旋扭带换热管的传热特性研究

通过数值模拟对内置偏心多螺旋扭带换热管的传热特性进行了计算与分析,结果表明:换热管的对流传热强度随着扭带数量的增加而提高,随着扭带扭率的减小而提高。流动阻力损失相对于空管有很大程度的提高。传热性能评价指标在湍流时普遍较低,故多螺旋扭带换热管的使用应考虑流动阻力损失的影响。