Granular gases in mechanical engineering: on the origin of heterogeneous ultrasonic shot peening

The behavior of an ultrasonic shot peening process is observed and analyzed by using a model of inelastic hard spheres in a gravitational field that are fluidized by a vibrating bottom wall (sonotrode) in a cylindrical chamber. A marked heterogeneous distribution of impacts appears when the collision between the shot and the side wall becomes inelastic with constant dissipation. This effect is one order of magnitude larger than the simple heterogeneity arising from boundary collision on the cylinder. Variable restitution coefficients bring the simulation closer to the general observation and allow the investigation of peening regimes with changing shot density. We compute within this model other physical quantities (impact velocities, impact angle, temperature and density profile) that are influenced by the number N of spheres.     

Corrosion of tin in citric acid solution and the effect of some inorganic anions

The corrosion behaviour of tin in different concentrations of citric acid solutions (0.3–1.0 M, pH=1.8) was studied at 30 °C by potentiodynamic technique. The E/I profiles exhibit an active passive behaviour. The active dissolution involves one anodic peak A associated with a dissolution of the metals as Sn(II) species. The passivity is due to the formation of thin film of SnO₂ and or Sn(OH)₄ on the anode surface. The cathodic sweep shows a small peak C related to the reduction of the passive film. The peak current density I_p of peak A increases with increasing both acid concentration and sweep rate.

The effects of adding increasing concentrations of Na₂CrO₄, NaMoO₄, NaNO₃ and NaNO₂ on the corrosion of tin in 0.5 M citric acid at 30 °C were investigated. Both CrO₄²⁻ and MoO₄²⁻ ions inhibit the corrosion of tin and the extent of inhibition enhances with their concentrations. Addition of either NO₃⁻ or NO₂⁻ accelerates the corrosion of tin. NO₃⁻ ions are more aggressive than NO₂⁻ ions.     

全国环境天然贯穿辐射水平调查研究（1983—1990年）

本文主要报道1983—1990年间国家环保局组织的、以摸清环境天然陆地γ辐射现状水平和分布为主要目的的中国环境天然贯穿辐射水平调查的方法及其结果。在全国基本以25×25km网格均匀布点,并在核企业、伴生矿和可能存在人工污染源等地的周围加密布点;共布设网格点14762个(其中25×25 km 和50×50 km 的网格点共8805个),各类加密点计14112个,总计测点数为28874个。由8805个网格点的调查结果统计而得的主要结果为:(1)原野γ辐射剂量率(均指离地面1 m 高处空气吸收剂量率,下同)范围为(2.4—340.8)nGy/h,按面积和人口加权的均值(±单次测量标准差)分别为62.8(±31.2)和62.1(±27.4)nGy/h。(2)道路γ辐射剂量率范围为(3.0—399.1)nGy/h,按点平均值和标准差分别为61.8和21.5nGy/h;道路与原野γ辐射剂量率比值的平均值为0.98。(3)室内γ辐射剂量率范围为(11.0—418.5)nGy/h,按人口加权均值和标准差分别为99.1和36.4nGy/h;室内与原野的γ辐射剂量率比值的平均值为1.64。(4)宇宙射线剂量率(不包括中子贡献),室外范围为(26.7—189.3)nGy/h,按点和按人口加权均值(±单次测量标准差)分别为39.9(±6.5)和32.5(±3.6)nGy/h;室内的范围为(10.0—165.8)nGy/h,按点和按人口加权均值(±单次测量标准差)分别为35.4(±5.3)和28     

糖化酶制剂辐照性能研究

研究了工业糖化酶制剂经辐照处理后各项性能的变化。结果表明,经2kGy以下剂量的γ射线处理后,可提高其贮存稳定性,改善卫生品质,不影响其正常使用。     

世界高新材料技术发展的新趋势

本文根据90年代以来新材料技术的新进展,高度概括地评述了世界新材料技术发展的新趋势,以期对跟踪世界高新技术提供依据。     

KINETICS FOR LOW TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS OF BLACK LIQUOR

A kinetic study of pyrolysis of dried black liquor was performed using a Netzsch 429 Thermogravimetric Analyzer. It was found that as conversion increases from 10 to 45% the apparent pyrolysis activation energy for black liquor increases from 77.20 to 112.74 KJ/mol. For black liquor the order of reaction was found to be first-order. The reaction rate constant was found to be 2.12×10⁹ min. These results are in agreement with the data reported by other investigators on biomass pyrolysis.     

磁悬浮硬盘转子控制系统中时序电路测试技术

为提高磁悬浮硬盘转子控制系统的可靠性，提出了对时序芯片的测试方法：手工测试和计算机辅助测试；及时时序电路逻辑功能的两种检测技术；基于状态表的测试技术和自动检测技术。对于时序芯片，手工测试方法效率较低，计算机辅助测试方法适用范围更广；对于电路逻辑功能，基于状态表的测试技术操作相对困难，但无须增加额外测试电路；自动检测技术操作简单，且测试速度快，但需要增加辅助检测电路。时序电路测试技术对保证悬浮硬盘转子各组成部分协同工作十分重要。     

Urban growth and environmental degradation: The case of Cairo, Egypt

The immense growth of cities, especially in developing countries, is resulting in the urbanization of both poverty and environmental degradation to a greater degree than ever before. This paper examines the processes of growth and degradation in the Greater Cairo Metropolitan Region (GCMR), currently the world’s tenth largest mega-city. It reviews the region’s growth and selected environmental issues as well as impacts of current efforts on managing the region. The assertion of this paper is that current management policies and bodies lack a comprehensive view of urban governance for the region, which does not bode well for the future environmental and economic sustainability of the region.