Effect of nitriding atmosphere on the morphology of AlN nanofibers from solution blow spinning

High purity AlN fiber is a promising thermal conductive material. In this work, AlN fibers were prepared using solution blow spinning followed by nitridation under N₂ or NH₃ atmosphere. Soluble polymer, such as polyaluminoxane, and allyl-functional novolac resin were adopted as raw materials to form homogeneous distribution of Al₂O₃ and C nanoparticles within the fibers, which could inhibit the growth of alumina crystal and promote their nitridation process. The effect of nitriding atmosphere on the fiber morphology was investigated. XRD results showed that complete nitridation was achieved at 1300 °C in the NH₃ or at 1500 °C in the N₂ atmosphere. Hollowed fiber structure was observed when fiber was nitrided in N₂ at high temperature, which was caused by gaseous Al gas diffusion, and this phenomenon was eliminated in NH₃ atmosphere. The nitridation mechanisms in different atmosphere were analyzed in detail. It was demonstrated that the nitridation of Al₂O₃ fibers in the NH₃ atmosphere offered the favored AlN morphology and chemical quality. Flexible AlN fiber with O content of 0.7 wt% was achieved after nitriding in NH₃ at 1400 °C. The high quality AlN can be used in thermal conductive composite materials.     

磨料有序排布电镀砂轮的制备及其把持力研究

为解决电镀砂轮磨削加工中容屑空间不足的问题，采用点胶微粘接的方法制备了磨料有序排布的电镀砂轮，分析了磨料粘接效果和镀层力学性能。通过SEM分析了磨料/镀层/导电胶的结合界面，并进行了干磨削试验。研究结果表明，直径约为磨料粒径40%的胶点可粘接住磨料，单个胶点上粘接多颗磨料的占比小于6%；双脉冲电镀工艺制备的镀层显微硬度大于500HV，表层残余应力小于100MPa，磨料/镀层/导电胶之间的界面贴合紧密，无明显缺陷；砂轮在磨削时没有出现磨料脱落现象。     

高精度测微计在车轴测量机上的应用方案

介绍了高精度测微计用于车轴直径测量的基本结构、关键技术及其在车轴测量设备上的应用。     

高过滤性能石墨烯复合纳米纤维膜的制备及性能

将石墨烯(GR)纳米颗粒掺杂到聚丙烯腈(PAN)纺丝溶液中,利用静电纺丝技术制备石墨烯/聚丙烯腈(GR/PAN)复合纳米纤维膜。研究PAN质量分数、GR用量、纺丝电压及接收距离对GR/PAN复合纳米纤维膜形貌和过滤性能的影响,发现最优纺丝工艺参数为PAN质量分数14.0%、GR用量1.5%、纺丝电压26 kV、接收距离14 cm、注射速度1 mL/h。此最优纺丝工艺参数制备的GR/PAN复合纳米纤维膜的过滤效率为98.86%,过滤阻力为110.30 Pa。     

Electrochemical hydrogen storage performance of as-cast and as-spun RE-Mg-Ni-Co-Al-based alloys applied to Ni/MH battery

The La-Mg-Ni-Co-Al-based AB₂-type La_0.8–xCe_0.2Y_xMgNi_3.4Co_0.4Al_0.1 (x=0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2) alloys were prepared via melt spinning. The analyses of the X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) proved that the experimental alloys contain the main phase LaMgNi₄ and the second phase LaNi₅. Increasing Y content and spinning rate lead to grain refinement and obvious change of the phase abundance without changing phase composition. Y substitution for La and melt spinning make the life-span of the alloys improved remarkably, which is attributed to the improvement of anti-oxidation, anti-pulverization and anti-corrosion abilities. In addition, the discharge capacity visibly decreases with increasing the Y content, while it firstly increases and then decreases with increasing spinning rate. The electrochemical kinetics increases to the optimum performance and then reduces with increasing spinning rate. Moreover, all the alloys achieve to the highest discharge capacities just at the initial cycle without activation.     

Spiraling elliptic breathers in nonlocal nonlinear media with linear anisotropy

The dynamical properties of spiraling elliptic breathers in nonlocal nonlinear media with linear anisotropy are analytically discussed. Using a two-dimensional asynchronous fractional Fourier transform, the exact analytical solutions of spiraling elliptic breathers are obtained to the nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger equation with unequal diffraction coefficients in the highly nonlocal limit. It is found that the spiraling elliptic breathers exhibit a kind of molecule-like libration due to the combined effects of the linear anisotropy and the orbital angular momentum. The angular velocity of the spiraling elliptic breathers is discussed, which can be controlled by the linear anisotropy parameter. In the media with linear anisotropy such as uniaxial crystals, the angular velocity of the spiraling elliptic breathers can be controlled by changing the propagation directions of optical beams. Furthermore, the nonlinearity of media is found to enhance the rotation effect of spiraling elliptic breathers.     

The barrel aged beer wheel: a tool for sensory assessment

There has been an increasing interest in the wooden barrel aging of beer in breweries worldwide. Monitoring of the barrel aging process relies mostly on changes in sensory parameters over time. This may be difficult for teams or brewers with little or no appropriate experience. The beer sensory wheel presents a broad approach to sensory aspects and generalised attributes for many beer styles. Accordingly, this tool may result in confusion through excessive visual information. The work reported here is based on literature research and sensory panel analysis employing ultra-flash profile with the aim to build a new visual tool for wooden barrel aged beer. This will aid the evaluation, training and quality assessment of barrel aged beer. It also provides specific terminology to describe the sensory changes during the barrel aging process. This approach was used to elucidate the characteristics of different wood species (amburana, cabreúva and American oak), and evaluate the flavour transformation of wooden barrel aged beer compared to non-aged beer. The barrel aged beer wheel comprises attributes and references for flavour evaluation and also terms that define the main transformational pathways, namely oxidation, wood extraction and biotransformation. The wheel described here is intended to meet academic and professional needs for the quality assessment of wooden barrel aged beer based on sensory analysis. © 2020 The Institute of Brewing & Distilling     

埋地管道泄漏内封堵装置设计与研究

针对流体输送埋地管道泄漏问题,设计了一种利用管道机器人携带封堵气囊进行快速应急封堵修复的埋地管道泄漏内封堵装置。采用矩阵变换方法建立了牵引系统驱动轮过弯方程,利用MATLAB软件对过弯方程进行了验证,同时利用ADAMS软件仿真分析过弯路径与驱动轮转角对牵引系统行走速度的影响。研究结果表明:由两个串联封堵器组成的应急封堵系统可满足复杂工况下的管道泄漏封堵要求;牵引系统驱动轮在弯管内部行走时,单轮速度呈周期性变化,但三个驱动轮整体周期运动特性一致;驱动轮转角在25°~40°时,牵引系统行走速度与驱动轮转角成正比,且转角为30°时驱动效果最好。该内封堵装置的结构设计可为管道泄漏应急封堵领域装备的研发提供重要参考。     

安泰贝抗菌黏胶大提花面料的开发

安泰贝抗菌黏胶纤维与精细棉混纺,在纺纱过程中需要对安泰贝抗菌黏胶纤维进行预处理,需合理调整流程及工艺参数;对织造过程中整经注意事项、浆料选择及织机参数的设定进行了说明;采用酶退浆后进行烧毛、冷轧堆前处理与染色,工艺参数与染化料用量控制在较低限度内;后整理选用亲水性柔软剂,可以赋予织物持久亲水性。通过工艺调整,成功开发了安泰贝抗菌黏胶大提花面料。