Role of the Transfer Film on the Friction and Wear of Metal Carbide Reinforced Amorphous Carbon Coatings During Run-in

The relationship between friction, wear, and transfer films of three metal carbide-reinforced amorphous carbon coatings (TiC/a:C, TiC/a:C–H, and WC/a:C–H), sometimes referred to as metal-doped diamond-like carbon coatings, has been investigated. Tribological tests were performed in an in situ tribometer with sapphire or steel hemispheres run against coated flats in dry or ambient air. The sliding contact interface was observed and recorded by optical microscopy during reciprocating sliding tests. The friction and wear behavior during run-in depended on the number of sliding cycles to form a stationary transfer film on the hemisphere. Stationary transfer films formed rapidly (within ten cycles) and the friction coefficient fell to 0.2 (ambient air) or 0.1 (dry air), except with sapphire against WC/a:C–H in dry air; with the latter, a stationary transfer film required nearly 100 cycles to form, during which the friction remained high and the wear rate was from 10 to 100 times higher than the other two coatings. For all coatings, three velocity accommodation modes (VAM) were observed from run-in to steady-state sliding and were correlated with the friction and wear behavior. The delayed adherence of the transfer film to sapphire from WC/a:C–H coatings in dry air is discussed in terms of equilibrium thermochemistry. Friction and wear behavior during run-in, therefore, depended on transfer film adherence to the hemisphere and the VAM between transfer films and the coating.     

ANSYS/LS-DYNA软件在圆柱体镦粗中的应用

利用有限元软件ANSYS/LS-DYNA建立了圆柱体镦粗的三维模型,分析了不同镦粗变形量下其内部的应变分布情况,并把有限元计算值与相应的理论结果进行了对比分析,当圆柱体有较大塑性变形时,二者的结果相吻合。这些结果对制定圆柱体镦粗时参数的设定有指导意义。     

基于三维漏磁测量的腐蚀检测探头设计

在传统一维漏磁检测的基础上,为了获取更多特征信息以提高漏磁检测对缺陷的识别能力,提出了三维漏磁检测新方法.较传统一维检测,三维漏磁检测对信号采集系统有着更高的要求,本文适时提出了一种适应三维漏磁检测的磁场测量探头的设计方案,并已经在实验现场得到应用.     

Phase-field simulations of α → γ precipitations and transition to massive transformation in the Ti–Al alloy

A phase-field model for the solid–solid α → γ transition of Ti–Al binary alloys is presented based on analytical Gibbs free energies and couplings to the thermodynamical database ThermoCalc. The equilibrium values recover the α + γ phase boundaries. Morphological transitions from diffusive to massive (partitionless) growth are observed on increasing the initial mole fraction of aluminum. Temporal evolution of the interface shows a $\sqrt{t}$ behavior for diffusive and a linear behavior for massive growth, which is in accordance with theoretical predictions. An estimate of the interfacial mobility of Ti–Al based on the Burke–Turnbull equation is calculated. The expression of the mobility follows an Arrhenius law. Using the derived interfacial mobility, the calculated interfacial velocities of the massive transformation are in quantitative agreement with those observed in experiments.     

Bench-scale testing of a magnetic ion exchange resin for removal of disinfection by-product precursors

The objective of this research was to compare enhanced coagulation with anion exchange for removal of disinfection by-product (DBP) precursors (i.e. natural organic matter (NOM) and bromide). Treatment with a magnetic ion exchange resin (MIEX((R))) was the primary focus of this study. Raw waters from four utilities in California were evaluated. The waters had low turbidity, low to moderate organic carbon concentrations, a wide range of alkalinities, and moderate to high bromide ion concentrations. The treated waters were compared based on removal of ultraviolet (UV) absorbance, dissolved organic carbon (DOC), trihalomethane formation potential (THMFP), and haloacetic acid formation potential (HAAFP). The results indicated that treatment with MIEX is more effective than coagulation at removing UV-absorbing substances and DOC. Treatment with MIEX and treatment with MIEX followed by coagulation yielded similar results, suggesting that coagulation of MIEX-treated water does not provide additional removal of organic carbon. MIEX treatment reduced the THMFP and HAAFP in all waters, and did so to a greater extent than coagulation. Treatment with MIEX was most effective in raw waters having a high specific UV absorbance and a low anionic strength. Following MIEX treatment, subsequent chlorination resulted in a shift to the more brominated THM and HAA species as compared to chlorination of the raw water. MIEX also removed bromide to varying degrees, depending on the raw water alkalinity and initial bromide ion concentration.     

A simplified model for estimating population-scale energy impacts of building envelope air tightening and mechanical ventilation retrofits

Changing the air exchange rate of a home affects the annual thermal conditioning energy. Large-scale changes to air exchange rates of the housing stock can significantly alter the residential sector's energy consumption. However, the complexity of existing residential energy models is a barrier to the accurate quantification of the impact of policy changes on a state or national level. The Incremental Ventilation Energy (IVE) model introduced here combines the output of simple air exchange models with a limited set of housing characteristics to estimate the associated change in energy demand of homes. The IVE model was designed specifically to enable modellers to use existing databases of housing characteristics to determine the impact of ventilation policy change on a population scale. The IVE model estimates of energy change when applied to US homes with limited parameterization are shown to be comparable to the estimates of a well-validated, complex residential energy model.     

添加剂黏性减阻在暖通空调系统中的应用

添加剂黏性减阻技术应用在暖通空调系统中,可大幅度降低管道阻力.综述了添加剂黏性减阻机理及减阻剂分类,对国内外添加剂黏性减阻技术在暖通空调领域的应用研究状况进行了介绍.     

The technology gap and the developing countries

Recently much more attention has been given to the application of Science and Technology to development in the developing countries. While analysing the role of science and technology in the development of these countries, it is useful to distinguish between “growth” and “development”. The progressive application and development of modern science and technology should be considered much more than a simple accumulation of useful information of know‐how (science) and know‐why (technology).

It is well known that 98 % of the world's R and D expenditures are concentrated in the rich countries which have different interests, different problems and seek different solutions than those in the developing countries. As the ability to analyse technical scientific and managerial problems has grown in the rich industrial countries, the poor low income countries have become increasingly dependent on technologies conceived and developed in the rich countries and not suitable for their needs and resource endowments.

In the light of this situation, it is suggested that the rich‐developed countries should reorient a substantial part of their expenditures on R and D so that some of the resulting advances in science and technology are directly geared to the problems of the less developed countries as pointed out in the U.N. World Plan of Action for the application of science and technology to development.     

工程承包商索赔风险评价研究

简述工程承包商索赔风险评价的重要性，提出模糊综合评判和层次分析法相结合的工程索赔风险综合评价模型，并进行工程实例分析，从而提高工程索赔成功率。     

A pilot-scale evaluation of magnetic ion exchange treatment for removal of natural organic material and inorganic anions

The objective of this research was to evaluate a magnetic ion exchange process (MIEX) for the removal of natural organic material (NOM) and bromide on a continuous-flow pilot-scale basis under different operating conditions and raw water characteristics. The most important operating variable was the effective resin dose (ERD), which is the product of the steady-state resin concentration in the contactor and the regeneration ratio. The raw water employed in this study had a moderate concentration of ultraviolet (UV)-absorbing substances and dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and a low turbidity, alkalinity, and concentration of competing anionic species. Experiments were conducted using the ambient raw water and raw water spiked with bromide, chloride, and sulfate. Substantial removal of UV-absorbing substances and DOC was achieved at ERDs as low as 0.16mL/L. Moderate bromide removal was achieved, depending on the ERD. Increasing the sulfate concentration resulted in decreased removal of UV-absorbing substances, DOC, and bromide. Consistent results were observed between the continuous-flow pilot plant tests and batch equilibrium studies.