Zinc-based flow batteries receive widespread attention due to their advantages of low cost and high energy density. However, zinc dendrites are easy to appear during the charge process, pierce the membrane and thus destroy the battery, which seriously restrict its further development. In this article, MFI-type zeolite nanosheets (ns-MFIs) with high mechanical strength and hydrophobicity are in situ introduced to porous polymer membranes, which spontaneously form turnup fish-scale-like structure through the one-step phase inversion/surface segregation process. This special structure well disperses mechanical energy to provide effective protection characteristics to resist the penetration of zinc dendrites, and meanwhile promotes the uniform zinc depositions on the electrode by alleviating the water migration and accelerating zincate ion diffusion, so as to prolong the cycle life of the battery for more than 600 cycles, which is 4 times and 2.5 times longer than the commercial Nafion 212 and pristine porous polymer membrane, respectively. Moreover, the sub-nano size pores and high-aspect-ratio of ns-MFIs afford membranes extra ion sieving ability and transport area for the charging-balancing ions OH− to ensure superior battery performance, delivering an average coulombic efficiency (CE) of ~98.5%, voltage efficiency (VE) of ~83.2%, and energy efficiency (EE) of ~81.9% at 80 mA/cm2. 相似文献
Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) has been the most commonly used bearing material in total joint replacement. The degradation of UHMWPE components has a notable influence on its mechanical properties. UHMWPE samples were immersed in simulated fluid (SBF) up to 5 years and the change in chemical composition and mechanical and wetting properties was investigated. It was found that the oxygen/carbon (O/C) ratio and crystallinity increased from 14.5 and 50.0% before immersion to 52.8 and 60.7% after immersion in SBF for 5 years, respectively. These resulted in a reduction in ball indentation hardness, scratch coefficient, peak load, and contact angle by 35.7, 21.0, 15.8, and 14.0%, respectively, after 5 years of immersion. The steady-state friction coefficient and wear rate increased 83.3 and 43.8%, respectively, after immersion in SBF for 5 years. The preliminary study indicated that the scratch test was an effective method to evaluate the surface performance of UHMWPE after short-term degradation, and small punch test was often used to assess the bulk properties of UHMWPE after long-term degradation. 相似文献
We have numerically studied the geometrical effects on the performance of an H-type cylindrical resonant photoacoustic cell, composed of one resonator and two symmetrical buffer cylinders, by performing simulations on the generation of acoustic waves in the cell. Here, the acoustic response (pressure), resonance frequency and quality factor are calculated for the cell performance, while the lengths and diameters of both resonator and buffer cylinders are considered for the geometrical parameters or dimensions. Our calculation solves linearized forms of the continuity equation, Navier-Stokes equation, energy equation, and equation of state using a finite element method under an assumption that the heat addition due to the laser passage and thus the variations in the velocity, pressure and temperature fields inside the cell are small enough. First, we performed a statistical analysis using a design of experiment method to evaluate the relative impacts of the cell dimensions on the acoustic response. Subsequently, we performed a parametric study to quantify the cell performance with the dimensional variations. Our results, along with the response surface methodology, provide guidance for a systematic design optimization of the cell for the best acoustic response. The approach in this study may be applied to the design of various types of resonant photoacoustic spectroscopy devices. 相似文献
In this work, an identification method for the hydrodynamic limit of shaped charge jets (SCJs) is proposed using numerical analysis. To identify the hydrodynamic limit, we consider situations where two targets of the same density but different strengths are penetrated by the same SCJ. As a result, the SCJ corresponding with the hydrodynamic theory is a jet region with a velocity larger than 4 km/s. In addition, an investigation based on the hydrodynamic limit and liner thickness indicates that the penetration capability before and after the hydrodynamic limit improves as apex thickness decreases and base thickness increases, respectively. The simple and clear identification of the hydrodynamic limit is expected to be possible using the proposed method. Accordingly, a selective and organized liner thickness design can be developed.