Transient liquid phase diffusion process for porous mullite ceramics with excellent mechanical properties

Porous mullite ceramics were fabricated by the transient liquid phase diffusion process, using quartz and fly-ash floating bead (FABA) particles and corundum fines as starting materials. The effects of sintering temperatures on the evolution of phase composition and microstructure, linear shrinkage, porosity and compressive strength of ceramics were investigated. It is found that a large amount of quartz and FABA particles can be transformed into SiO₂-rich liquid phase during the sintering process, and the liquid phase is transient in the Al₂O₃-SiO₂ system, which can accelerate the mullitization rate and promote the growth of mullite grains. A large number of closed pores in the mullite ceramics are formed due to the transient liquid phase diffusion at elevated temperatures. The porous mullite ceramics with high closed porosity (about 30%) and excellent compressive strength (maximum 105?MPa) have been obtained after fried at 1700?°C.     

Understanding value creation in closed loop supply chains – Past findings and future directions

The topic of value creation through the recovery of returned products in closed loop supply chains is scattered across various bodies of literature. We undertake a systematic literature review of 144 articles in relevant green, reverse and closed loop supply chain literature to synchronize existing knowledge on value creation. Value manifestations of four types of value, namely economic, environmental, information and customer value, are identified. Value adding concepts from the forward- and reverse supply chain may leverage the process of value creation. They are classified into six subclasses, namely partnerships and collaboration, product design characteristics, service concepts, IT solutions, supply chain processes and organizational characteristics. We present a conceptual framework on a strategic level. In this way companies can create competitive advantages by closing the loop. The results of the literature analysis suggest avenues for future research on the operational and strategic level.     

A closed loop supply chain under retail price and product quality dependent demand

The importance of remanufacturing of used products, maintaining the same quality as new ones has been widely recognized in practice. In this paper, we address a closed loop supply chain where the manufacturer manufactures a product with a decent quality acceptable to customers, and sells it through a retailer in the market. A third party collects the used products from consumers and sends to the manufacturer. The manufacturer re-manufactures the used product and the quality of remanufactured product is the same as that of the manufactured one. For such a closed loop supply chain, we construct five different scenarios – centralized, decentralized or Nash game and three different Stackelberg games, led by the manufacturer, retailer and third party respectively. We compare the optimal results to find out the best decentralized scenario out of the four mentioned. A numerical example is taken to study the impacts of product quality on demand as well as optimal decisions and investigate sensitivity of some key model-parameters.     

Efficient closed high-utility pattern fusion model in large-scale databases

High-Utility Itemset Mining (HUIM) is considered a major issue in recent decades since it reveals profit strategies for use in industry for decision-making. Most existing works have focused on mining high-utility itemsets from databases showing large amount of patterns; however exact decisions are still challenging to make from that large amounts of discovered knowledge. Closed High-utility itemset mining (CHUIM) provides a smart way to present concise high-utility itemsets that can be more effective for making correct decisions. However, none of the existing works have focused on handling large-scale databases to integrate discovered knowledge from several distributed databases. In this paper, we first present a large-scale information fusion architecture to integrate discovered closed high-utility patterns from several distributed databases. The generic composite model is used to cluster transactions regarding their relevant correlation that can ensure correctness and completeness of the fusion model. The well-known MapReduce framework is then deployed in the developed DFM-Miner algorithm to handle big datasets for information fusion and integration. Experiments are then compared to the state-of-the-art CHUI-Miner and CLS-Miner algorithms for mining closed high-utility patterns and the results indicated that the designed model is well designed for handling large-scale databases with less memory usage. Moreover, the designed MapReduce framework can speed up the mining performance of closed high-utility patterns in the developed fusion system.     

From magnesite directly to lightweight closed-pore MgO ceramics: The role of Si and Si/SiC

Partial/full replacement of traditional dense refractory aggregates (for furnace lining) with lightweight aggregates is considered to be an effective and promising strategy for energy saving and emission reduction. In this work, lightweight magnesia refractory ceramics with tailored closed porosity were prepared by one-step sintering at 1600 °C from high-purity magnesite added with silicon kerf waste in different ratios, with the emphasis on the evolution of their phase compositions, micromorphologies, and various properties. With the addition of additives, Mg_2–xFe_xSiO₄ solid solution was formed at the grain boundaries of the MgO matrix, and then the volumetric expansion effect (interfacial reaction) and activated sintering effect (vacancy defect) promote the decrease of apparent porosity and the increase of closed porosity, respectively. Consequently, MgO ceramics with apparent/closed porosity of 0.6%/6.5%, bulk density of 3.25 g cm⁻³, and lightweight index of 7.8% were successfully prepared, suitable for the working lining of metallurgical furnaces.     

Closed form solution for predicting the horizontal capacity of masonry portal frames through limit analysis and comparison with experimental test results

The paper deals with the problem of evaluating the in-plane seismic capacity of unreinforced masonry portal frame, which can be considered the basic structural element in historical buildings. In particular, the Limit Analysis approach is used to provide simplified “closed form” expressions of the horizontal collapse multiplier, also taking into account the eventual contribution of steel tie rods. Both sliding shear and shear diagonal cracking are also considered in order to take into account the shear failure modes of the pier walls.The proposed formulations have been used for performing an extensive parametric analysis, with the aim of studying the effect of both geometry and vertical/horizontal loading distributions on the portal horizontal strength. Furthermore, the influence of the steel tie-rods has been addressed in order to understand their effectiveness on the portal seismic capacity.A comparison with the results of experimental tests on full-scale portal frames is also provided in terms of in-plane collapse multiplier and failure mechanism aimed to validate the proposed “closed form” expressions.Major outcome of this study is a simple rule of thumb, which can be used for the straightforward assessment of the horizontal strength of simple masonry structures, and for verifying the results of more complex structural analyses such as the nonlinear static analysis.     

基于流量匹配的泵控挖掘机动臂能耗特性分析

为解决泵控非对称缸两腔所需流量不相等的问题,在轴向对称柱塞泵的基础上,提出一种能够平衡非对称缸流量差的变量非对称泵控缸闭式方案。通过控制变量非对称泵的斜盘角度实现对非对称缸的运动方向与两腔流量的控制,并将其应用于负载敏感液压挖掘机动臂回路中。为分析该方案的可行性,利用AMESim软件建立系统仿真模型。通过仿真分析,对比了变量非对称泵控系统与传统负载敏感阀控系统动臂运行特性和能耗特性。结果显示,采用变量非对称泵控系统动臂运行更加平稳,能耗降低36.9%。     

精密机床控制系统的设计与实现

设计一种以STM32为硬件基础、Lab VIEW为编程语言的精密机床控制系统,重点论述了硬件的组成和软件的设计方法。音圈电机直接为平台提供驱动力,以光学编码器Mercury3000作为测量装置,将编码器输出的正交信号换算成实际位移作为反馈信号构成闭环控制系统。以用Lab VIEW开发的上位机作为人机界面,主要实现数据采集、保存、回放和下传参数功能,界面友好,易于操作。整体设计方案具有良好的推广价值。     

基于Cortex-M4的环面蜗杆检测仪的全闭环控制系统

针对环面蜗杆检测仪系统控制及定位精度的需要,采用Cortex M4作为主控制器,控制步进电机驱动载物台运动,步进电机采用闭环控制。光栅尺实时检测XYZ导轨的位置信息,并把光栅信号作为反馈信号,构成闭环运动控制系统,实现坐标系中XYZ轴的运动和时栅转台旋转的高精度定位。步进电机的驱动采用软硬件细分方法,克服了步进电机爬行和丢步现象。实验表明：该系统采用全闭环控制、步进电机软硬件细分方法,实现了三坐标轴±2 μm 的精密定位,保证了环面蜗杆检测仪的准确测量。     

基于单片机C8051F500的无刷直流电机控制研究

永磁无刷直流电机是近些年发展起来的一种新型电机,具有效率高、调速性能好、启动转矩大等诸多优点,在运动控制领域中的应用日趋广泛。基于电机专用控制芯片MC33035,采用单片机C8051F500为主控芯片,设计一款无刷直流电机智能控制器,实现对无刷直流电机启动停止、正反转、调速、转速显示等控制。通过简要介绍无刷直流电机工作原理,使用MATLAB/Simulink对控制系统进行建模仿真,对无刷直流电机控制系统进行软、硬件设计。实验结果表明,该控制系统运行稳定,抗干扰性强,具有良好的市场应用价值。