Spreading and Curing Behaviors of a Thermosetting Droplet-Silicone on a Heated Surface

Thermosetting materials are widely used as encapsulation in the electrical packaging to protect the core electronic components from external force, moisture, dust, and other factors. However, the spreading and curing behaviors of such kind of fluid on a heated surface have been rarely explored. In this study, we experimentally and numerically investigated the spreading and curing behaviors of the silicone(OE6550 A/B, which is widely used in the light-emitting diode packaging) droplet with diameter of ～2.2 mm on a heated surface with temperature ranging from 25 ℃ to 250 ℃. For the experiments, we established a setup with high-speed camera and heating unit to capture the fast spreading process of the silicone droplet on the heated surface. For the numerical simulation, we built a viscosity model of the silicone by using the Kiuna's model and combined the viscosity model with the Volume of Fluid(VOF) model by the User Defined Function(UDF) method. The results show that the surface temperature significantly affected the spreading behaviors of the silicone droplet since it determines the temperature and viscosity distribution inside the droplet. For surface temperature varied from 25 ℃ to 250 ℃, the final contact radius changed from ～2.95 mm to ～1.78 mm and the total spreading time changed from ～511 s to ～0.15 s. By further analyzing the viscosity evolution of the droplet, we found that the decreasing of the total spreading time was caused by the decrease of the viscosity under high surface temperature at initial spreading stage, while the reduction of the final contact radius was caused by the curing of the precursor film. This study supplies a strategy to tuning the spreading and curing behavior of silicone by imposing high surface temperature, which is of great importance to the electronic packaging.     

Migraine: Calcium Channels and Glia

Migraine is a common neurological disease that affects about 11% of the adult population. The disease is divided into two main clinical subtypes: migraine with aura and migraine without aura. According to the neurovascular theory of migraine, the activation of the trigeminovascular system (TGVS) and the release of numerous neuropeptides, including calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) are involved in headache pathogenesis. TGVS can be activated by cortical spreading depression (CSD), a phenomenon responsible for the aura. The mechanism of CSD, stemming in part from aberrant interactions between neurons and glia have been studied in models of familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM), a rare monogenic form of migraine with aura. The present review focuses on those interactions, especially as seen in FHM type 1, a variant of the disease caused by a mutation in CACNA1A, which encodes the α1A subunit of the P/Q-type voltage-gated calcium channel.     

Astrocyte Ca2+ Waves and Subsequent Non-Synchronized Ca2+ Oscillations Coincide with Arteriole Diameter Changes in Response to Spreading Depolarization

Spreading depolarization (SD) is a wave of mass depolarization that causes profound perfusion changes in acute cerebrovascular diseases. Although the astrocyte response is secondary to the neuronal depolarization with SD, it remains to be explored how glial activity is altered after the passage of SD. Here, we describe post-SD high frequency astrocyte Ca²⁺ oscillations in the mouse somatosensory cortex. The intracellular Ca²⁺ changes of SR101 labeled astrocytes and the SD-related arteriole diameter variations were simultaneously visualized by multiphoton microscopy in anesthetized mice. Post-SD astrocyte Ca²⁺ oscillations were identified as Ca²⁺ events non-synchronized among astrocytes in the field of view. Ca²⁺ oscillations occurred minutes after the Ca²⁺ wave of SD. Furthermore, fewer astrocytes were involved in Ca²⁺ oscillations at a given time, compared to Ca²⁺ waves, engaging all astrocytes in the field of view simultaneously. Finally, our data confirm that astrocyte Ca²⁺ waves coincide with arteriolar constriction, while post-SD Ca²⁺ oscillations occur with the peak of the SD-related vasodilation. This is the first in vivo study to present the post-SD astrocyte Ca²⁺ oscillations. Our results provide novel insight into the spatio-temporal correlation between glial reactivity and cerebral arteriole diameter changes behind the SD wavefront.     

Finite element modeling of resistive surface layers by micro-contact impedance spectroscopy

Micro-contact impedance spectroscopy (MCIS) is potentially a powerful tool for the exploration of resistive surface layers on top of a conductive bulk or substrate material. MCIS employs micro-contacts in contrast to conventional IS where macroscopic electrodes are used. To extract the conductivity of each region accurately using MCIS requires the data to be corrected for geometry. Using finite element modeling on a system where the resistivity of the surface layer is at least a factor of ten greater than the bulk/substrate, we show how current flows through the two layers using two typical micro-contact configurations. This allows us to establish if and what is the most accurate and reliable method for extracting conductivity values for both regions. For a top circular micro-contact and a full bottom counter electrode, the surface layer conductivity (σ_s) can be accurately extracted using a spreading resistance equation if the thickness is ~10 times the micro-contact radius; however, bulk conductivity (σ_b) values can not be accurately determined. If the contact radius is 10 times the thickness of the resistive surface, a geometrical factor using the micro-contact area provides accurate σ_s values. In this case, a spreading resistance equation also provides a good approximation for σ_b. For two top circular micro-contacts on thin resistive surface layers, the MCIS response from the surface layer is independent of the contact separation; however, the bulk response is dependent on the contact separation and at small separations contact interference occurs. As a consequence, there is not a single ideal experimental setup that works; to obtain accurate σ_s and σ_b values the micro-contact radius, surface layer thickness and the contact separation must all be considered together. Here we provide scenarios where accurate σ_s and σ_b values can be obtained that highlight the importance of experimental design and where appropriate equations can be employed for thin and thick resistive surface layers.     

如何实施社会转型期的民办高校品牌战略

在社会转型期，面对日益激烈的市场竞争环境，如何制定民办高效发战战略，引导民办高效的可持续发展，是关系到民办高校兴衰的关键。本文主要从民办高校品牌战略入手，对社会转型及高等教育转型进行论述，并对如何加强民办高校品牌建设进行探讨。     

社交网络中基于网络结构支撑模型的谣言传播研究

结合结构支撑理论，探究节点网络结构支持力的一些性质，提出了社交网络结构中的全网支持力和被支持力的总量一致性，并进一步提出计算节点支持力的方法。谣言作为特殊信息，在支持力不同节点之间的传播特性有所不同，借鉴随机游走模型中的PageRank计算方法，对不同节点支持力的谣言传播以及传播后的辟谣状况进行了仿真模拟，结果表明支持力不同的节点对于谣言传播和辟谣影响明显。     

Experimental and numerical analysis of the influence of cable tray arrangements on the resulting mass loss rate and fire spreading

In the context of industrial buildings and power plants, electrical installations and cable trays represent a main fuel load and a potential initial fire source due to possible short circuits or comparable malfunction. Furthermore, a fire can spread from one tray to additional trays mounted above and/or horizontally on one tray. Because of the high significance of cable fires, several research projects have been carried out, investigating the fire behaviour of cables from small‐scale tests, eg, the cone calorimeter, up to large‐scale tests, analysing complete cable tray constructions. The goal of the work presented in this paper is the extension of the knowledge regarding the influence of geometrical parameters like the packing density and tray distance on the burning behaviour and fire spread of cable tray installations. The results are considered, together with test results from the literature, to quantify the main physical parameters describing the burning behaviour. In a next step, the general applicability of these parameters as input data for the parametrization of the source term of numerical simulations is shown. The test results show that the burning behaviour and the fire spreading highly depend on the cable arrangement of the cables on the cable tray, in combination with other boundary conditions. By applying the results as input for a fire simulation, the mass loss rate is considered appropriately.     

基于离散元方法的金属粉末铺粉动力学研究

增材制造技术在航空航天、医疗技术及运输和能源中的应用得到快速增长，其常用方式之一是基于粉末加工。该技术主要瓶颈之一往往与铺粉过程形成的粉层质量有关，颗粒动力学机制尚不清楚，且受铺粉装置的类型和颗粒的黏附性影响很大。本工作基于实验测量和表征的单个颗粒的真实物理和力学参数，采用离散元方法对增材制造常用气雾化金属粉末的铺粉过程进行了数值模拟分析，比较了刮刀和辊子两种铺粉装置中粉堆内颗粒速度和轨迹及最终铺粉层的质量，并分析了这些参数对颗粒黏附表面能的敏感程度。结果表明，相比于刮刀铺粉，在辊子铺粉过程中，由于辊子旋转运动的作用，粉堆内部存在多条拱形速度带和颗粒对流，且在形成铺粉层之前，颗粒需要经历爬坡上升和下坡滑落两个过程，运动轨迹更长。另外，两种铺粉装置中铺粉层颗粒总体积均随颗粒表面能的增加而降低，但与刮刀铺粉相比，辊子铺粉中铺粉层颗粒总体积小，且对颗粒表面能更加敏感。铺粉装置类型和颗粒黏附性对铺粉层质量的影响可以归因为铺粉层的形成机制，即颗粒从粉堆中进入铺粉间隙的难易程度及铺粉间隙中刮刀或辊子对颗粒的拖曳作用。     

男装品牌研发竞争力评价指标体系研究

男装品牌研发竞争力的认知与管理是品牌实力强化运作中的关键。男装品牌研发竞争力的内容包括:研发投入、研发人才与研发形象、研发模式、研发待遇与政策等,其评价指标体系的认知及其构建是研究和讨论的重点。该系列研究成果将促使男装企业提升品牌认知水平和发展管理意识,更加理解品牌研发运作和竞争力管理的重要性,最终全面理解并重视应用研发竞争力的提升途径和方式方法。     

新型三硅氧烷表面活性剂在低能固体表面的铺展性能研究

以测试表面活性剂溶液在固体表面铺展能力的方法,研究了温度、湿度和外加电解质浓度对新型双尾三硅氧烷表面活性剂1 L溶液在石蜡等低能固体表面的铺展性能的影响,结果表明:测试铺展性能也能大致求出表面活性剂1L的临界润湿浓度(CWC);1L溶液的铺展能力是随着温度和湿度的升高而增强的;较低的外加电解质浓度有助于提高1L溶液的铺展性能。实验说明,表面活性剂1L作为润湿剂或铺展剂使用时可以选择在较高的温度和(或)湿度下使用,以及(或者)通过添加适量的电解质的方法来提升其铺展能力,而且使用的浓度应该要在其CWC以上。