Self-repairing poly(phenylenesulfide) coatings in hydrothermal environments at 200 °C

Usefulness of hydraulic calcium aluminate (CA) fillers, containing monocalcium aluminate (CaO.Al₂O₃) and calcium bialuminate (CaO.2Al₂O₃) reactants as the major phases, in healing and repairing micro-sized cracks generated on the surfaces of poly(phenylenesulfide) (PPS) coating was evaluated by exposing the cleaved coatings to a simulated geothermal environment. CA fillers with a grain size of <40 μm were incorporated into the PPS coatings. The cleaved PPS coatings containing fillers then were exposed for up to 20 days in a 200 °C CO₂-laden brine. The decalcification–hydration reactions of the CaO.Al₂O₃ and CaO.2Al₂O₃ reactants disclosed in the cracks led to the rapid growth of boehmite crystals, while the crystalline calcite phase formed by the carbonation of these reactants was leached out of cracks because of the formation of water-soluble calcium bicarbonate. During exposure for 24 h, the block-like boehmite crystals, ∼4 μm in size, densely filled and sealed the open cracks; this was reflected in an increase in pore resistance to two orders of its magnitude compared with that of cleaved coatings without fillers. Extending the exposure time to 20 days resulted in no change in pore resistance, suggesting that the sealing of the cracks by boehmite crystals played an essential role in reconstituting and restoring the function of the failed coatings as corrosion-preventing barrier. Therefore, CA-filled PPS coatings are able to self-heal and -repair cracks generated on the surfaces of coating films in hydrothermal environments.     

Water availability in +2°C and +4°C worlds

While the parties to the UNFCCC agreed in the December 2009 Copenhagen Accord that a 2°C global warming over pre-industrial levels should be avoided, current commitments on greenhouse gas emissions reductions from these same parties will lead to a 50?:?50 chance of warming greater than 3.5°C. Here, we evaluate the differences in impacts and adaptation issues for water resources in worlds corresponding to the policy objective (+2°C) and possible reality (+4°C). We simulate the differences in impacts on surface run-off and water resource availability using a global hydrological model driven by ensembles of climate models with global temperature increases of 2°C and 4°C. We combine these with UN-based population growth scenarios to explore the relative importance of population change and climate change for water availability. We find that the projected changes in global surface run-off from the ensemble show an increase in spatial coherence and magnitude for a +4°C world compared with a +2°C one. In a +2°C world, population growth in most large river basins tends to override climate change as a driver of water stress, while in a +4°C world, climate change becomes more dominant, even compensating for population effects where climate change increases run-off. However, in some basins where climate change has positive effects, the seasonality of surface run-off becomes increasingly amplified in a +4°C climate.     

1700°C热校准风洞

1700°C热校准风洞是一台高温、高速的稳态与动态温度校准装置.本文介绍了1700°C热校准风洞的主要性能和特点,以及为此而采取的保温与冷却相结合的结构设计、高温内壳设计和其它一些技术方法.     

Photoemission studies of the vicinal SiC(100) 4° surface and the Cs/SiC(100) 4° interface

Photoemission studies of the electronic structure of the vicinal SiC(100) 4° surface, which was grown using a new substrate atom substitution method, and the Cs/SiC(100) 4° interface have been performed for the first time. The modification of spectra of the valence band and C 1s and Si 2p core levels in the process of formation of the Cs/SiC(100) 4° interface was analyzed. The suppression of the surface SiC state with a binding energy of 2.8 eV and the formation of a cesium-induced state with a binding energy of 10.5 eV were observed. The modification of the complex component structure in the spectrum of C 1s core level has been detected and examined for the first time. It was found that Cs adsorption on the vicinal SiC(100) 4° surface results in intercalation of graphene islands on SiC(100) 4° with Cs atoms.     

Pendent drop measurements of the polypropylene/polystyrene interfacial tension between 220°C and 270°C

The interfacial tensions of molten polypropylene/polystyrene have been measured using the pendent drop method between 220°C and 270°C. The obtained tension values are comparable with those of most of the molten polymer pairs, though their linear decrease as a function of temperature is steeper. The interaction parameter of Good and Girifalco lies within the range of values for all other polymer pairs.     

Multizone Furnace for Analysis of Fixed-Point Realizations in the Range from 1,000°C to 1,700°C

In this article, the development of a laboratory furnace specially designed for analysis of fixed-point plateau realizations in the range from 1,000 °C to 1,700 °C that enables control of various temperature distribution settings along the heating zone length is presented. A total of 13 thermocouples are built into the furnace tube wall to control the temperature as well as to measure the temperature distribution. The furnace is divided into seven independently controlled heating zones. Each heating zone comprises a MoSi₂ heating element and its dedicated DC power supply module. The furnace temperature is controlled by manipulating the output voltage of each power supply to control the temperature of each heating element, as estimated from its electrical resistance. The heating power and temperature measurement are fully controlled by a computer using an application written in Lab VIEW, allowing very flexible furnace control. The furnace can be used in air as well as in an inert atmosphere. Measurements of the temperature distribution of the furnace during a melting-point realization are presented.     

-80°C低温冰柜的系统设计

进行了 - 80°C的低温冷柜的设计计算 ,该低温冰柜采用自然复叠制冷循环 ,采用R2 2 /R1 4混合工质。文中涉及了蒸发器、冷凝器、冷凝蒸发器、中间换热器、毛细管和压缩机的设计计算。这种自然复叠式低温冷柜结构简单 ,在低温医学等方面有较好的应用。     

Rethinking adaptation for a 4°C world

With weakening prospects of prompt mitigation, it is increasingly likely that the world will experience 4°C and more of global warming. In such a world, adaptation decisions that have long lead times or that have implications playing out over many decades become more uncertain and complex. Adapting to global warming of 4°C cannot be seen as a mere extrapolation of adaptation to 2°C; it will be a more substantial, continuous and transformative process. However, a variety of psychological, social and institutional barriers to adaptation are exacerbated by uncertainty and long timeframes, with the danger of immobilizing decision-makers. In this paper, we show how complexity and uncertainty can be reduced by a systematic approach to categorizing the interactions between decision lifetime, the type of uncertainty in the relevant drivers of change and the nature of adaptation response options. We synthesize a number of issues previously raised in the literature to link the categories of interactions to a variety of risk-management strategies and tactics. Such application could help to break down some barriers to adaptation and both simplify and better target adaptation decision-making. The approach needs to be tested and adopted rapidly.     

Heat conductivity of water near 4°C

The results of short-term nonsteady-state measurements do not confirm the view that the heat conductivity of water behaves abnormally in the vicinity of 4°C.Notation L thickness of the liquid layer, m - T temperature, K - q heat flux, W/m² - thermal conductivity, W/m·deg K. Indices 0 and L denote the beginning and end of the layer, respectively Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 39, No. 2, pp. 339–342, August, 1980.     

Regional temperature and precipitation changes under high-end (≥4°C) global warming

Climate models vary widely in their projections of both global mean temperature rise and regional climate changes, but are there any systematic differences in regional changes associated with different levels of global climate sensitivity? This paper examines model projections of climate change over the twenty-first century from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report which used the A2 scenario from the IPCC Special Report on Emissions Scenarios, assessing whether different regional responses can be seen in models categorized as 'high-end' (those projecting 4°C or more by the end of the twenty-first century relative to the preindustrial). It also identifies regions where the largest climate changes are projected under high-end warming. The mean spatial patterns of change, normalized against the global rate of warming, are generally similar in high-end and 'non-high-end' simulations. The exception is the higher latitudes, where land areas warm relatively faster in boreal summer in high-end models, but sea ice areas show varying differences in boreal winter. Many continental interiors warm approximately twice as fast as the global average, with this being particularly accentuated in boreal summer, and the winter-time Arctic Ocean temperatures rise more than three times faster than the global average. Large temperature increases and precipitation decreases are projected in some of the regions that currently experience water resource pressures, including Mediterranean fringe regions, indicating enhanced pressure on water resources in these areas.     

AVLIGHT(爱浪)C360新感受

在2004年期间,音响行业里面最为炙手可热的名词应该是“宽频”二字了,不少音响产品都以标榜“宽频”作为卖点。不过可惜的是市面上的所谓宽频音响产品的质素良莠不齐,一般消费者一不小心就会被一大堆陌生的名词术语弄得晕头转向。而且,对于一般用户来说,要为这些有着“高新技术”的产品弄个完美的搭配也是不容易之事,往往会花费太多的金钱,走太多的冤枉路,而最终却享受不到高新技术应该带给我们的享受,那确实是不值得。在此笔者愿借《音响世界》的一纸篇幅,与大家分享一则真实的故事,是一段典型的非音响发烧友玩音响的苦乐历程,希望读者朋友能从中得到一点启发。     

威廉·弗拉姆(William C.Pflaum)的报告(摘要)

世界包装组织秘书长、美国专业包装协会执行总裁     

含钽(Ta)C/C复合材料烧蚀分析

根据TaC和C/C复合材料的物理化学性质及烧蚀环境推测C/TaC/C复合材料的烧蚀机理,并对其抗侵蚀机理及剥蚀进行了预测分析,在分析C/TaC/C复合材料烧蚀机理的基础上建立其烧蚀模型。根据Darcy定律确定TaC液体流动的速度,并在此基础上利用流体动力学和质量守恒定律等推导出C/TaC/C复合材料质量烧蚀率公式。     

Realization of the Temperature Scale in the Range from 234.3 K (Hg Triple Point) to 1084.62°C (Cu Freezing Point) in Croatia

This article describes the realization of the International Temperature Scale in the range from 234.3 K (mercury triple point) to 1084.62°C (copper freezing point) at the Laboratory for Process Measurement (LPM), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (FSB), University of Zagreb. The system for the realization of the ITS-90 consists of the sealed fixed-point cells (mercury triple point, water triple point and gallium melting point) and the apparatus designed for the optimal realization of open fixed-point cells which include the gallium melting point, tin freezing point, zinc freezing point, aluminum freezing point, and copper freezing point. The maintenance of the open fixed-point cells is described, including the system for filling the cells with pure argon and for maintaining the pressure during the realization.     

Synthesis of nanocrystalline TiO2 at 100 °C

A simple gel to crystal conversion route has been followed for the preparation of TiO₂ at 80–100 °C under refluxing conditions. Freshly prepared titanium hydroxide gel is allowed to crystallize under refluxing and stirring conditions for 6–12 h. Formation of nanocrystallites of anatase is confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) study. The anatase phase converts into rutile when calcined at 700 °C for 12 h. Raman scattering experiments were also performed to confirm both anatase and rutile phases. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) investigations revealed that the average particle size is 10 nm for the anatase phase whereas it is 35 nm for the rutile polymorph.