A thermal perspective of flash sintering: The effect of AC current ramp rate on microstructure evolution

In flash sintering experiments, the thermal history of the sample is key to understanding the mechanisms underlying densification rate and final properties. By combining robust temperature measurements with current-ramp-rate control, this study examined the effects of the thermal profile on the flash sintering of yttria-stabilized zirconia, with experiments ranging from a few seconds to several hours. The final density was maximized at slower heating rates, although processes slower than a certain threshold led to grain growth. The amount of grain growth observed was comparable to a similar conventional thermal process. The bulk electrical conductivity correlated with the maximum temperature and cooling rate. The only property that exhibited behavior that could not be attributed to solely the thermal profile was the grain boundary conductivity, which was consistently higher than conventional in flash sintered samples. These results suggest that, during flash sintering, athermal electric field effects are relegated to the grain boundary.     

工业园区混合能源优化配置方法应用与实践

为了充分挖掘多能源之间的互补潜力,使工业园区混合能源系统的配置方式由传统粗放式转变为精确优化配置并降低系统配置方案的保守性,基于粒子群联合CPLEX求解算法对工业园区的系统配置和运行调度方案进行分析优化,并以某生物园区为例进行了实例分析,得到了目标函数下的最优设计方案和运行策略。仿真分析结果表明,优化配置方法的应用能够协调冷热电多种能源的混合利用,提升系统的综合经济性。同时,为工业园区能源供应项目的规划、设计提供参考性支撑,丰富设计手段。     

Scanning tunneling spectroscopic study of monolayer 1T-TaS2 and 1T-TaSe2

Nano Research - The isostructural and isoelectronic transition-metal-dichalcogenides 1T-TaS2 and 1T-TaSe2 are layered materials with intricate electronic structures. Combining the molecular beam...     

某铁矿隔水护顶矿柱厚度计算及安全影响预测

科学合理地确定矿山隔水护顶矿柱安全厚度是矿山安全生产的前提条件，为保障某铁矿地表民房、道路等建（构）筑物安全，防止矿山开采过程中产生的导水裂隙带贯通第四系含水层，采用荷载传递交汇线法、K.B.鲁别涅依他估算法和冒落带、导水裂隙带高度估算法3种理论分析方法对隔水护顶矿柱厚度进行计算，并利用数值模拟手段对留设隔水护顶矿柱后的开采过程安全影响进行了分析，对理论计算结果进行了验证。3种理论计算方法得出的隔水护顶矿柱厚度分别为14.3～17.3 m、17.5～31.4 m和41.8～57.4 m，推荐隔水护顶矿柱留设厚度为60 m。通过数值模拟分析得出，在留设60 m厚的隔水护顶矿柱的基础上，开采区域和隔水护顶矿柱位置产生的最大拉应力约0.47 MPa，矿山开采不会对隔水护顶矿柱造成破坏；地表产生的最大水平位移约5.8 cm，最大垂直位移约26.5 cm，最大倾斜为1.70 mm/m，最大曲率为0.20 mm/m2，最大水平变形值为0.70 mm/m，满足相关规范要求，预测矿山开采不会造成地表建（构）筑物破坏。     

Adaptive backstepping repetitive learning control design for nonlinear discrete‐time systems with periodic uncertainties

This paper addresses a tracking problem for uncertain nonlinear discrete‐time systems in which the uncertainties, including parametric uncertainty and external disturbance, are periodic with known periodicity. Repetitive learning control (RLC) is an effective tool to deal with periodic unknown components. By using the backstepping procedures, an adaptive RLC law with periodic parameter estimation is designed. The overparameterization problem is overcome by postponing the parameter estimation to the last backstepping step, which could not be easily solved in robust adaptive control. It is shown that the proposed adaptive RLC law without overparameterization can guarantee the perfect tracking and boundedness of the states of the whole closed‐loop systems in presence of periodic uncertainties. In addition, the effectiveness of the developed controller is demonstrated by an implementation example on a single‐link flexible‐joint robot. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.