Effects of ethylene-octene copolymer (POE) on the brittle to ductile transition of high-density polyethylene/POE blends

Three kinds of ethylene-octene copolymers (POE) were melt-blended with high-density polyethylene (PE-HD) in different proportions. Detailed characterizations were conducted to analyze their structural differences of POE and its effects in toughening PE-HD. The higher molecular weight POE can improve the toughness of PE-HD. 60:40 PE-HD/POE is elongated to break up to 700% while impact strength is 84.7 kJ/m² at −30°C, which is 21-fold of PE-HD. In the brittle to ductile transition (BDT) during impact, the fracture mechanism changes from the crazing mode to the shear yield-plastic deformation mode. The BDT temperature decreases as the POE molecular weight and its content increase. The interface strength in tension is estimated to access their effects. The Boltzmann-type models were successfully extended to describe the typical S-shaped curves in BDT of notched impact strength vs POE content or temperature. The supplementary decay model is suggested for the attenuation in toughening. Transition map in impact is proposed to select the use range of composition (c ) and temperature (T ) for high toughness. The curves are converted into 3D graph of T -c -impact strength for illustrating their coupling-separate effects, and further into the contour map of impact strength in T -c space for finding their partial equivalence.     

油基钻井液的封堵性能研究与应用

在涠洲12-1北油田一期工程中使用油基钻井液后事故率明显降低,但仍未能彻底解决涠二段硬脆性泥页岩井壁稳定性问题。对进一步加强油基钻井液的封堵能力进行了室内研究。通过在油基钻井液中引入超微细颗粒材料、纤维材料、变形材料和粘弹性材料,可大幅度提高其封堵能力。在涠洲12-1北油田二期工程中应用了加强封堵能力的油基钻井液,结果钻井施工非常顺利,几乎无井下复杂事故。室内评价及二期工程实践结果表明,增强油基钻井液的封堵能力对保持硬脆性泥页岩井壁稳定至关重要。     

东海盆地油气勘探焦点问题探讨

东海盆地自西向东可分为 3个带 ,即西部断陷带、中部隆起带和东部断坳带 ,其构造格局各具特色 ,并且均有自身的烃源岩。西部断陷带由多个以古新世为发育高峰期的半地堑组成 ,主要烃源岩为下古新统湖相泥岩 ,该带有利的勘探区是丽水、椒江凹陷 ,围绕下古新统主力烃源岩寻找油气是丽水、椒江凹陷油气勘探的焦点 ;中部隆起带是中生界残留盆地的叠置区 ,主要烃源岩为侏罗系湖相泥岩 ,福州凹陷是该带较有利的勘探区 ,烃源岩的规模、潜力以及圈闭保存条件是福州凹陷油气勘探的焦点 ;东部断坳带是厚度逾万米的新生代沉积断坳区 ,主要烃源岩为始新世煤系地层 ,该带有利的勘探区是西湖凹陷 ,烃源岩和盖层条件是西湖凹陷油气勘探的关键。目前 ,东海盆地比较现实和最具勘探前景的地区是西湖凹陷及丽水、椒江凹陷     

地层岩性随钻识别的神经网络方法研究

钻井过程中随钻识别钻头当前位置的岩性信息对于合理选择钻头类型、快速建立岩性剖面、及时发现油气层和卡准取心层位有着重要意义。钻井实践证明，地层岩性的变化在钻井参数上有很好的综合体现。以录井资料为基础，结合已钻井的测井资料，根据BP神经网络原理，建立了地层岩性随钻识别神经网络模型。应用该模型在新疆油田进行了地层岩性随钻识别试验，试验结果与测井资料解释结果相比，效果较好，符合率可达80％。     

松辽盆地南部深层火山岩识别及成藏条件分析

松辽盆地北部徐深1井在营城组火山岩获得油气突破后，在松辽盆地南部长岭断陷针对火山岩部署了长深1井。在长深1井营城组火山岩地层测试获4.6×105m3/d的工业气流，推算无阻流量1.5×106m3/d以上，预示松辽盆地南部深层火山岩气藏是下步勘探开发的主要领域。通过大量的火山岩岩心资料，利用岩石学、矿物学、测井和地震地层学等多学科技术，首次在松辽盆地南部建立了火山岩识别标准，在东南隆起区部署探井1口，在火山岩中见到了较好的气显示，取得很好的效果。     

Dynamic crack propagation with cohesive elements: a methodology to address mesh dependency

In this paper, two brittle fracture problems are numerically simulated: the failure of a ceramic ring under centrifugal loading and crack branching in a PMMA strip. A three‐dimensional finite element package in which cohesive elements are dynamically inserted has been developed. The cohesive elements' strength is chosen to follow a modified weakest link Weibull distribution. The probability of introducing a weak cohesive element is set to increase with the cohesive element size. This reflects the physically based effect according to which larger elements are more likely to contain defects. The calculations illustrate how the area dependence of the Weibull model can be used to effectively address mesh dependency. On the other hand, regular Weibull distributions have failed to reduce mesh dependency for the examples shown in this paper. The ceramic ring calculations revealed that two distinct phenomena appear depending on the magnitude of the Weibull modulus. For low Weibull modulus, the fragmentation of the ring is dominated by heterogeneities. Whereas many cracks were generated, few of them could propagate to the outer surface. Monte Carlo simulations revealed that for highly heterogeneous rings, the number of small fragments was large and that few large fragments were generated. For high Weibull modulus, signifying that the ring is close to being homogeneous, the fragmentation process was very different. Monte Carlo simulations highlighted that a larger number of large fragments are generated due to crack branching. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

THE FRACTURE MECHANISM OF 475°C EMBRITTLEMENT IN A DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL

The mechanism of “475°C embrittlement” of a duplex stainless steel was investigated using finite element modelling of the stress distribution at brittle fracture initiation. Brittle fracture initiated at a critical shear stress, which increased with ferrite hardness. The fracture stress was affected by the duplex microstructure. Fracture was nucleated by deformation twins, which were identified using electron back-scatter diffraction. The ductile-to-brittle fracture transition was sensitive to age-hardening and could be described simply by the effect of age-hardening and test temperature on the yield stress.     

PP/EPDM/CaCO_3三元共混体系的脆韧转变研究

采用扫描电镜和材料力学性能试验方法研究了ＰＰ／ＥＰＤＭ／ＣａＣＯ３三元体系中ＣａＣＯ３的表面处理与其材料的缺口冲击韧性及产生脆韧转变现象之间的关系。实验结果及分析表明：体系中分散相颗粒周围向ＰＰ基体扩散、渗透或与之共结晶的ＥＰＤＭ部分是增韧ＰＰ的有效成分；较好的表面处理条件下，体系中加入较少量的ＥＰＤＭ即可使材料缺口冲击韧性和拉伸模量值同时达到较好水平。