Molecular dynamics simulation of the test of single-walled carbon nanotubes under tensile loading

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed to do the test of sin-gle-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) under tensile loading with the use of Bren-ner potential to describe the interactions of atoms in SWCNTs. The Young’s modulus and tensile strength for SWCNTs were calculated and the values found are 4.2 TPa and 1.40―1.77 TPa, respectively. During the simulation, it was found that if the SWCNTs are unloaded prior to the maximum stress, the stress-strain curve for unloading process overlaps with the loading one, showing that the SWCNT’s de-formation up to its fracture point is completely elastic. The MD simulation also demonstrates the fracture process for several types of SWCNT and the breaking mechanisms for SWCNTs were analyzed based on the energy and structure be-havior.     

The friction and wear characteristics and lubrication mechanism of imidazole phosphate ionic liquid

Several imidazole phosphate ionic liquids with varying carbon chain length have been synthesized at room temperature. Corrosion characteristics and tribological properties of these synthesized ionic liquids were studied using four-ball friction and wear testing machine. Its lubrication mechanism was also investigated by means of electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The experimental results showed that no corrosion was generated when the imidazole phosphate ionic liquid was applied to steel-steel pair. Meanwhile, the imidazole phosphate showed excellent anti-wear and lubricating performances, its frictional performance was related to the polarity of ionic liquids. It is suggested that the ionic liquids react with friction surface to form a protective film of iron phosphate and result in reduction in friction and wear. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50721062 and 20533080) and the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (Grant No. 2007CB607606)     

Rapid prediction method for nonlinear expansion process of medical vascular stent

A neural network model with high nonlinear recognition capability was constructed to describe the relationship between the deformation impact factors and the deformation results of vascular stent.Then,using the weighted correction method with the attached momentum term,the network training algorithm was optimized by introducing learning factor η and momentum factor ψ,so the speed of the network training and the system robustness were enhanced.The network was trained by some practi-cal cases,and the statisti...     

A new transient stability margin based on dynamic security region and its applications

A new transient stability margin is proposed based on a new expression of dynamic security region (DSR) which is developed from the existing expression of DSR. Applications of the DSR based transient stability margin to contingency ranking and screening are discussed. Simulations in the 10-machine 39-bus New England system are performed to show the effectiveness of the proposed DSR based transient stability margin. Supported by Chinese National Basic Research Program (Grant No. 2004CB217900), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50525721, 50595411, 50707035) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 20060400518)     

Adaptive integration of local region information to detect fine-scale brain activity patterns

With the rapid development of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology, the spatial resolution of fMRI data is continuously growing. This provides us the possibility to detect the fine-scale patterns of brain activities. The established univariate and multivariate methods to analyze fMRI data mostly focus on detecting the activation blobs without considering the distributed fine-scale patterns within the blobs. To improve the sensitivity of the activation detection, in this paper, multivariate statistical method and univariate statistical method are combined to discover the fine-grained activity patterns. For one voxel in the brain, a local homogenous region is constructed. Then, time courses from the local homogenous region are integrated with multivariate statistical method. Univariate statistical method is finally used to construct the interests of statistic for that voxel. The approach has explicitly taken into account the structures of both activity patterns and existing noise of local brain regions. Therefore, it could highlight the fine-scale activity patterns of the local regions. Experiments with simulated and real fMRI data demonstrate that the proposed method dramatically increases the sensitivity of detection of fine-scale brain activity patterns which contain the subtle information about experimental conditions. Supported by Chair Professors of Changjiang Scholars Program and CAS Hundred Talents Program, National Program on Key Basic Research Projects (Grant No. 2006CB705700), National High-Tech R&D Program of China (Grant No.2006AA04Z216), National Key Technology R&D Program (Grant No. 2006BAH02A25), Joint Research Fund for Overseas Chinese Young Scholars (Grant No.30528027), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.30600151, 30500131 and 60532050), and Natural Science Foundation of Beijing (Grant Nos. 4051002 and 4071003)     

First-principles calculations on the structure and electronic properties of boron doping zigzag single-walled carbon nanotubes

Calculations have been made for single-walled zigzag(n,0) carbon nanotubes containing substitutional boron impurity atoms using ab initio density functional theory.It is found that the formation energies of these nanotubes depend on the tube diameter,as do the electronic properties,and show periodic fea-ture that results from their different π bonding structures compared to those of perfect zigzag carbon nanotubes.When more boron atoms are incorporated into a single-walled zigzag carbon nanotube,the substit...     

Experimental study on pressure and temperature distributions for low mass flux steam jet in subcooled water

A low mass flux steam jet in subcooled water was experimentally investigated. The transition of flow pattern from stable jet to condensation oscillation was observed at relatively high water temperature. The axial total pressures, the axial and radial temperature distributions were measured in the jet region. The results indicated that the pressure and temperature distributions were mainly influenced by the water temperature. The correlations corrected with water temperature were given to predict the dimensionless axial pressure peak distance and axial temperature distributions in the jet region, the results showed a good agreement between the predictions and experiments. Moreover, the self-similarity property of the radial temperature was obtained, which agreed well with Gauss distribution. In present work, all the dimensionless properties were mainly dependent on the water temperature but weakly on the nozzle size under a certain steam mass flux. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50676078, 50821064) and the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China (“863” Project) (Grant No. 2006AA05Z230)     

Numerical modeling of concrete hydraulic fracturing with extended finite element method

The extended finite element method (XFEM) is a new numerical method for modeling discontinuity. Research about numerical modeling for concrete hydraulic fracturing by XFEM is explored. By building the virtual work principle of the fracture problem considering water pressure on the crack surface, the governing equations of XFEM for hydraulic fracture modeling are derived. Implementation of the XFEM for hydraulic fracturing is presented. Finally, the method is verified by two examples and the advan- tages of ...     

Filterbank implementation for multi-channel sampling in fractional Fourier domain

Reconstruction of a continuous time signal from its periodic nonuniform samples and multi-channel samples is fundamental for multi-channel parallel A/D and MIMO systems. In this paper, with a filterbank interpretation of sampling schemes, the efficient interpolation and reconstruction methods for periodic nonuniform sampling and multi-channel sampling in the fractional Fourier domain are presented. Firstly, the interpolation and sampling identities in the fractional Fourier domain are derived by the properties of the fractional Fourier transform. Then, the particularly efficient filterbank implementations for the periodic nonuniform sampling and the multi-channel sampling in the fractional Fourier domain are introduced. At last, the relationship between the multi-channel sampling and the filterbank in the fractional Fourier domain is investigated, which shows that any perfect reconstruction filterbank can lead to new sampling and reconstruction strategies. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 60625104), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60890072, 60572094) and the National Key Basic Research Program Founded by MOST (Grant No. 2009CB724003)     

Preparation and properties of ZnO nano-whiskers

By a novel controlled combustion synthesis method, a large amount of ZnO nano-whiskers with different morphologies like nanotetrapods, long-leg nanotetrapod and multipods, were prepared without any catalysts and additives in open air at high temperature. Their morphologies, structures and optical properties were investigated by using SEM, XRD and PL spectrum. The possible growth mechanisms on the ZnO nano-whiskers were proposed in this paper. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50572010, 50742007 and 10672020), National Defense Founds of China (Grant Nos. 51420205BQ0154 and A2220061080), “863” Project of China (Grant No. 2007AA03Z103), and the Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of BIT (Grant No. AA200802)     

Acoustic properties of sintered FeCrAlY foams with open cells (I): Static flow resistance

Open celled metal foams fabricated through the route of metal sintering are a new class of material that offers novel mechanical and acoustic properties. The metal sintering approach offers a cost-effective means for the mass-production of open-cell foams from a range of materials, including high-temperature steel alloys. The mechanical properties of open-celled steel alloy (FeCrAlY) foams have been characterized in previous studies, with focus placed on the influence of processing defects on stiffness and strength. In this work, the low-Reynolds number fluid properties of FeCrAlY foams were investigated both theoretically and experimentally. Specifically, the static flow resistance of the sintered foams important for heat transfer, filtration and sound absorption was modeled based on a cylinder and a sphere arranged in a periodic lattice at general incidence to the flow. Experimental measurements were subsequently carried out to validate theoretical predictions, with good agreement achieved. Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2006CB601202, 2006CB601204), the National 111 Project of China (Grant No. B06024), US Office of Naval Research (Grant No. N000140210117), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10572111, 10632060), and the National Hi-Tech Research Development Program (Grant No. 2006AA03Z519)     

Ultralight X-type lattice sandwich structure (II): Micromechanics modeling and finite element analysis

The methods of homogenization and finite elements are employed to predict the effective elastic constants and stress-strain responses of a new type of lattice structure, the X-structure proposed by the authors in a companion paper. It is shown that in most cases the predictions by the equivalent homogenization theory agree well with the experimental and 3-dimensional finite element calculated results. The theoretical and numerical study supports the argument that the X-structure is superior to the pyramid lattice structure in terms of mechanical strength. Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (“973” Project) (Grant No. 2006CB601202), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10632060, 10825210), the National “111” Project of China (Grant No. B06024) and the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China (“863” Project) (Grant No. 2006AA03Z519)     

Compensation for time-delayed feedback bang-bang control of quasi-integrable Hamiltonian systems

The stochastic averaging method for quasi-integrable Hamiltonian systems with time-delayed feedback bang-bang control is first introduced. Then, two time delay compensation methods, namely the method of changing control force amplitude (CFA) and the method of changing control delay time (CDT), are proposed. The conditions applicable to each compensation method are discussed. Finally, an example is worked out in detail to illustrate the application and effectiveness of the proposed methods and the two compensation methods in combination. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10772159), the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (Grant No. 20060335125), Zhejiang Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. Y7080070), and Fujian Provincial Science and Technology Project (Grant No. 2005YZ1021)     

Thermoelastic properties of sandwich materials with pin-reinforced foam cores

Pin-reinforced foam is a novel type of sandwich core materials formed by inserting pins (trusses) into a foam matrix to create a truss-like network reinforced foam core. Upon loading, the pins deform predominantly by local stretching whilst the deformation of foam is governed by local bending. This paper presents a theoretical study on the thermoelasticity of pin-reinforced foam sandwich cores. To calculate the effective thermoelastic properties of pin-reinforced foam cores, the energy-based homogenization approach is employed to develop a micromechanicsbased model, calibrated by the existing experimental data. It is found that the stiffness of the sandwich core is mainly governed by pin reinforcements: the foam matrix contributes little to sandwich stiffness. Compared with traditional foam cores without pin reinforcements, the changes in in-plane thermal expansion coefficients are not vigorous as a result of pin reinforcements, while the throughthickness thermal expansion coefficient changes significantly. It is also demonstrated that it is possible to design materials with zero or negative thermal expansion coefficients under such a context. Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB601202), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10572111, 10632060), the National 111 Project of China (Grant No. B06024), the National High Technology Research Development Program (Grant No. 2006AA03Z519), the NPU Foundation for Fundamental Research, the Open Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis of Industrial Equipment (Grant No. GZ0701), and the NPU Foundation for Scientific Innovation     

Risk assessment method of major unsafe hydroelectric project

Based on the characteristics of major unsafe hydroelectric projects and the data from field detection, in situ monitoring, and regular safety inspection, the fundamental principles of operation risk assessment are proposed in this paper. Meanwhile, a three layer hierarchical system is constructed, and an improved analytical hierarchical process combining genetic algorithm and analytical hierarchical process is established, with corresponding program. The operation risk of some unsafe dam was assessed with the principles, method and program presented in this paper and the major factors which would affect the operation of the dam were pointed out. Supported by Key Project of NNSF and Yalongjiang Hydroelectric Development Joint Research Fund (Grant No. 50539110), Science and Technology Support Plan (Grant No. 20006BAC14B03), National Natural Science Foundation Major Project (Grant Nos. 50539010, 50539030) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50579010)     

Research and application of CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> refrigeration and heat pump cycle

The environmental problem caused by refrigerant has become the focus all over the world. As the most typical natural refrigerant, CO₂, of course, becomes the research focus. This paper introduces the development and application status of CO₂ refrigeration and heat pump technology. The researches on CO₂ refrigeration and heat pump, carried out by Thermal Energy Research Institute, Tianjin University, also are presented in this paper. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50676064, 50506019) and the National Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (“863” Project) (Grant No. 2007AA05Z262)     

Optimizing solution of fault location using single terminal quantities

This paper firstly evaluated the impedance method and traveling waves method for fault location, and studied the robustness of fault location method based on impedance. Then it proposed an assembled fault location method for a transmission line based on single-terminal electrical quantities, in which the fault zone was firstly determined by impedance method with robustness then the accurate fault position was pinpointed by traveling waves method. EMTP (Electromagnetic Transient Program) simulations showed that the proposed method can overcome the drawbacks of impedance method and traveling waves method when either one is used alone, and improve both the accuracy and the reliability of fault location. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50077011 and 50377019) and the National Basic Research Program of China (“973” Project) (Grant No. 2004CB217906)     

A novel random phase-shifting digital holographic microscopy method

This paper proposes a new method that reconstructs the information of specimen by using random phase shift step in digital holographic microscopy (DHM). The principles of the method are described and discussed in detail. In practical experiment, because the phase shifter is neither perfectly linear nor calibrated, digital holograms with inaccurate phase shift step are recorded by the charge-coupled device (CCD). The phase could be accurately reconstructed from the recorded digital holograms by using the random phase-shifting algorithm, which makes up for reconstructed phase error caused by ordinary phase-shifting algorithm. The phase aberration compensation is also discussed. In order to verify the flexibility of the proposed method, numerical simulation of random phase-shifting DHM was carried out. The simulation results illustrated that the presented method is effective when the phase shift step is unknown or random in DHM. Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (“973” Project) (Grant No. 2004CB619304), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10625209, 10472050, 10732080), the Project of Beijing Natural Sciences Foundation (Grant No. 3072007), the Program for New Century Excellent Talents (NCET) in Chinese University Ministry of Education (Grant No. NCET-05-0059), and the Opening Funds from the State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology     

Acoustic properties of sintered FeCrAlY foams with open cells (II): Sound attenuation

Open-celled metal foams fabricated through metal sintering offers novel mechanical, thermal and acoustic properties. Previously, polymer foams were used as a means of absorbing acoustic energy. However, the structural applications of these foams are inherently limited. The metal sintering approach provides a cost-effective means for the mass-production of open-cell foams from a range of materials, including high-temperature steel alloys. The low Reynolds number fluid properties of sintered steel alloy (FeCrAlY) foams were investigated in a previous study. The static flow resistance of the foams was modeled based on a cylinder and a sphere arranged in a periodic lattice at general incidence to the flow, with the resulting predictions correlating well to measurements. The application of the flow resistance in an acoustic model is the primary focus of the present study. The predictions for the static flow resistance of the sintered foams are first used in a theoretical model to determine the characteristic impedances, as well as the propagation constants of the foams. Subsequently, the predicted acoustic performance of the foams is compared to experimental results. Finally, the design space for a simple acoustic absorber incorporating sintered foams is examined, with the effects of absorber size, foam selection, and foam spacing explored. Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2006CB601202, 2006CB601204), the National 111 Project of China (Grant No. B06024), US Office of Naval Research (Grant No. N000140210117), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10572111, 10632060), and the National H-Tech Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2006AA03Z519)     

Molecular dynamics simulation for aggregation phenomena of nanocolloids

Nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (MD) method was used to study the dielectrophoresis (DEP) motion of nanocolloids in non-uniform electric field. By changing the electric field strength and system temperature, aggregation phenomena of nanocolloids was analyzed. Simulation results showed that at normal temperature, though the Brownian force can affect the motion of colloids, the attractive force will increase quickly with the distance between colloids down to 12σ , which makes colloids aggregate. When the Brownian force is weak to colloid's motion, for the enhancement of electric field strength, the DEP force of colloid will increase and so did the attractive force, which finally quickens the aggregate speed. Simulation results also showed that the temperature' enhancement will increase the Brownian force of colloids, hence disturbing the colloids aggregation. Moreover, the DLVO theory was used to study the motion of a pair of interactional colloids, both the potential energy and the attractive force versus distance of colloids were presented, then the latter graph was used to compare with another graph elicited by MD method. Results showed that the two graphs were nearly the same, indicating the MD model accorded with the theory.