Microstructure and Properties of Lap Joint Between Aluminum Alloy and Galvanized Steel by CMT

Lap joining of 1-mm-thick Novelist AC 170 PX aluminum alloy to 1.2-mm-thick ST06 Z galvanized steel sheets for automotive applications was conducted by cold metal transfer advanced welding process with ER4043 and ER4047 filler wires. Under the optimized welding parameters with ER4043 filler wire, the tensile shear strength of joint was 189 MPa, reaching 89% of the aluminum alloy base metal. Microstructure and elemental distribution were characterized by optical metalloscope and electron probe microanalysis. The lap joints with ER4043 filler wire had smaller wetting angle and longer bonded line length with better wettability than with ER4047 filler wire during welding with same parameters. The needle-like Al-Fe-Si intermetallic compounds (IMCs) were spalled into the weld and brought negative effect to the tensile strength of joints. With increasing welding current, the needle-like IMCs grew longer and spread further into the weld, which would deteriorate the tensile shear strength.     

Dehydration of <Emphasis Type="SmallCaps">d</Emphasis>-xylose over SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript>-Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> catalyst: Perspective on the pathways for condensed products

This work addresses the kinetic mechanism for the dehydration of D-xylose over the SiO₂-Al₂O₃ solid catalyst, where the formation of condensed products is included in addition to the production of furfural and its decomposition. The kinetic modeling and parametric sensitivity show that the isomerization of D-xylose takes place in the early stages of the reaction, followed by the dehydration of isomers. Accordingly, the homogeneous polymerization of isomers is found to be dominant. The developed model is used to evaluate the effects of operating conditions on the catalytic performance; high temperature and D-xylose concentration guarantee high furfural yield.     

V-promoted Ni/Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> catalyst for synthetic natural gas (SNG) production: Catalyst preparation methodologies

The effect of preparation method on the catalytic performance of V-promoted Ni/Al₂O₃ catalysts for synthetic natural gas (SNG) production via CO methanation has been investigated. The Ni-V/Al₂O₃ catalysts were prepared by co-impregnation (CI) method, deposition precipitation (DP) method as well as two sequential impregnation (SI) methods with different impregnation sequence. Among the prepared catalysts, the one prepared by CI method exhibited the best catalytic performance due to its largest H₂ uptake and highest metallic Ni dispersion. In a 91h-lifetime test, this catalyst showed high stability at high temperature and weight hourly space velocity. This work demonstrates that the catalytic performance of the V-promoted Ni/Al₂O₃ catalysts can be improved by carefully controlling the preparation method/conditions.     

Isolation and Characterization of a Glycosyl Hydrolase Family 16 β-Agarase from a Mangrove Soil Metagenomic Library

A mangrove soil metagenomic library was constructed and a β-agarase gene designated as AgaML was isolated by functional screening. The gene encoded for a 659-amino-acids polypeptide with an estimated molecular mass of 71.6 kDa. The deduced polypeptide sequences of AgaML showed the highest identity of 73% with the glycoside hydrolase family 16 β-agarase from Microbulbifer agarilyticus in the GenBank database. AgaML was cloned and highly expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). The purified recombinant protein, AgaML, showed optimal activity at 50 °C and pH 7.0. The kinetic parameters of K_m and V_max values toward agarose were 4.6 mg·mL⁻¹ and 967.5 μM·min⁻¹·mg⁻¹, respectively. AgaML hydrolyzed the β-1,4-glycosidic linkages of agar to generate neoagarotetraose (NA4) and neoagarohexaose (NA6) as the main products. These characteristics suggest that AgaML has potential application in cosmetic, pharmaceuticals and food industries.     

超声微波耦合催化合成蔗糖脂肪酸酯

通过超声微波耦合作用,采用无溶剂法制备蔗糖脂肪酸酯,研究催化剂类型、催化剂用量、超声微波功率、酯糖物质的量比和反应温度对蔗糖脂肪酸酯产率的影响。结果表明,超声微波耦合对蔗糖与脂肪酸甲酯的酯交换反应具有良好的促进作用,超声微波耦合作用下,蔗糖和脂肪酸甲酯能够形成较为良好的乳化状态。有机钛催化剂对蔗糖与脂肪酸甲酯的酯交换反应具有极佳的催化性能,与碱催化剂相比,具有用量少和活性高的特点。以钛酸四异丙酯为催化剂,在超声微波耦合体系中,蔗糖脂肪酸酯最高产率可达86.6%,其中,产品单酯含量为92.7%。     

工程签证对工程造价的影响分析

针对工程签证工作中存在的问题,提出相关策略,保证工程签证的合理性和规范性,提高工程签证管理水平,为最终结算提供准确依据,有效控制工程造价。     

Chaotic dynamic characteristics of pressure fluctuation signals in hydro-turbine

The pressure fluctuation characteristics in a Francis hydro-turbine running at partial flow conditions were studied based on the chaotic dynamic methods. Firstly, the experimental data of pressure fluctuations in the draft tube at various flow conditions was de-noised using lifting wavelet transformation, then, for the de-noised signals, their spectrum distribution on the frequency domain, the energy variation and the energy partition accounting for the total energy was calculated. Hereby, for the flow conditions ranging from no cavitation to severe cavitation, the chaos dynamic features of fluctuation signals were analyzed, including the temporal-frequency distribution, phase trajectory, Lyapunov exponent and Poincaré map etc. It is revealed that, the main energy of pressure fluctuations in the draft tube locates at low-frequency region. As the cavitation grows, the amplitude of power spectrum at frequency domain becomes larger. For all the flow conditions, all the maximal Lyapunov exponents are larger than zero, and they increase with the cavitation level. Therefore, it is believed that there indeed exist the chaotic attractors in the pressure fluctuation signals for a hydro-turbine.

     

微合金化技术开发800MPa级高韧直缝焊管钢

采用微合金化和热轧后超快冷等技术生产得到800 MPa级高韧直缝钢管钢,借助OM、SEM、TEM和室温拉伸等,研究了试验钢不同区域的组织与性能。研究表明,试验钢的热轧组织主要是粒状贝氏体+少量板条贝氏体;焊接热影响区粒状贝氏体体积分数减少到32.7%,板条贝氏体体积分数增加到30.5%,组织中出现针状铁素体和少量马氏体。试验钢热轧区主要以Ti为主进行复合微合金化,综合运用固溶强化、细晶强化、位错强化和析出强化,具有高的强韧性,屈服强度为804 MPa、抗拉强度为852 MPa、伸长率为21.5%。