Prediction of processing-induced distortion of curved flanged composite laminates

It is well known that angles in composite parts contract as they are cooled down from the curing temperature, this is often referred to as spring-in. It is caused mainly by the significantly different thermal contractions and cure shrinkage's experienced between the fibre direction and the through-thickness direction during the manufacturing process. A number of works have reported on the spring-in of straight angle composite parts. However, little has been done to investigate the distortion of curved flanged composite parts, which will distort differently owing to the introduction of the additional curvature, thus constraint.

In the present work, the distortion of the circularly curved flanged laminates is studied numerically. The finite element method is used to predict the processing-induced distortion of the part with two different approaches. In the first approach, the shear angles of the composite plies are predicted by a draping analysis. The effect of the fibre shearing on the mechanical properties of the laminates is considered in the model used to predict the distortion. The second simplified approach assumes that the in-plane properties of the laminates are isotropic. The results obtained by these two approaches are compared with those obtained experimentally.     

苯基荧光酮类试剂在金属及合金光度分析中应用新进展

本文评述了近年来苯基荧光酮类试剂在金属及合金光度分析中应用的发展状况,显色反应的条件,以及相应光度分析方法的检测限和测定范围等。参考文献87篇。     

Clinical study on effect of bushen shengxue paste in treating renal anemia patients

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the therapeutical mechanism of Bushen Shengxue Paste (BSSXP) on anemia. METHODS: Chronic renal failure induced anemia patients were treated with BSSXP, clinical manifestation, anemia and renal function as indicators were observed in patients. The erythropoietin (EPO) and inhibition of colony-forming unit-erythrocyte (CFU-E) in patients' serum were determined by CFU-E in vitro. RESULTS: The patients' symptoms, renal function and anemia were improved after administration with BSSXP 1-2 course. EPO in serum was slightly increased. The inhibition of CFU-E in patient's serum was significantly decreased. CONCLUSIONS: BSSXP could improve the anemia degree, its mechanism might be through clearing the inhibitor of CFU-E in serum.     

Eigenstructure assignment by decentralized output feedback-acomplete parametric approach

The problem of eigenstructure assignment in multivariable linear systems by decentralized output feedback is considered. By using a complete parametric solution of a generalized Sylvester matrix equation, parametric representations of both the left and right closed-loop eigenvectors and generalized eigenvectors as well as the feedback gains with respect to the closed-loop eigenvalues and two series of partially free parameter vectors are established. The obtained result does not require any conditions on the closed-loop eigenvalues, and generalizes some previous results in this area. An example shows the effect of the proposed approach     

Application of artificial neural networks in voltage stabilityassessment

Voltage stability problems have been one of the major concerns for electric utilities as a result of system heavy loading. This paper reports on an investigation on the application of ANNs in voltage stability assessment. A multilayer feedforward artificial neural network (ANN) with error backpropagation learning is proposed for calculation of voltage stability margins (VSM). Based on the energy method, a direct mapping relation between power system loading conditions and the VSMs is set up via the ANN. A systematic method for selecting the ANN's input variables was developed using sensitivity analysis. The effects of ANN's training pattern sensitivity problems were also studied by dividing system operating conditions into several loading levels based on sensitivity analysis. Extensive testing of the proposed ANN-based approach indicate its viability for power system voltage stability assessment. Simulation results on five test systems are reported in the paper     

Distribution of recombination currents in the space charge regionof heterostructure bipolar devices

This paper addresses the problem of the space charge region Shockley-Read-Hall (SRH) recombination currents in heterojunctions with one noncrystalline side. A formulation which generalizes previous works is discussed. The approach is based on the drift-diffusion model with a thermionic-field emission boundary condition. The main physical parameters which determine the relative contribution of each zone of the space charge region (SCR) to the total recombination current are identified. The general analysis is applied for the first time to amorphous/crystalline heterojunctions and design criteria are established to minimize the total recombination current     

Mathematical and experimental investigation of the self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) of TiAl3 and Ni3Al intermetallic compounds

One-dimensional mathematical modeling was used to describe the self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) process for preparing TiAl₃ and Ni₃Al intermetallics. The kinetic parameters (activation energies and pre-exponential factors) for the two compounds were obtained by matching experimental measurement and the numerical solution. The results thus obtained were compared with rate parameters obtained using different methods. The activation energy was 483 and 283 kJ mol^?1 for the formation of TiAl₃ and Ni₃Al, respectively. The temperature profiles calculated using the mathematical model were compared with experimental measurements for both aluminides which indicated reasonable agreement. Fine particle size and moderate preheating increase the SHS rates.     

Dielectric characteristics of composite ceramics in the Ba(Mg1/3Ta2/3)O3-BaO · Nd2O3 · 5TiO2 system

Dielectric characteristics of composite ceramics in the system Ba(Mg_1/3Ta_2/3)O₃-BaO · Nd₂O₃ · 5TiO₂ were investigated to search for a new candidate system for microwave dielectric ceramics with modifiable dielectric constant, low dielectric loss and small temperature dependence. The dielectric constant could be adjusted in the range 25–81 by controlling the concentration of BaO · Nd₂O₃ · 5TiO₂, while the dielectric loss remained of the order of 10^–4 for some compositions. Moreover, the dielectric properties in the present system could be significantly improved by post-densification thermal treatment.