Oxygen concentration measurement and control of lead-bismuth eutectic in a small,static experimental facility

ABSTRACT

Oxygen measurement and control system is critical for minimizing corrosion in nuclear systems. Oxygen measurement and control tools use lead-bismuth eutectic (LBE) and pure lead as a coolant or as a spallation target. Oxygen can be supplied by either gas phase (H₂O or O₂) or solid phase (PbO dissolution); thus, oxygen control includes both gas phase and solid phase methods. This article focuses on oxygen concentration measurement and control of lead-bismuth eutectic in a small, static experimental facility. This facility was developed for oxygen sensor calibration and gas/solid phase control systems test programs. The oxygen sensor with Nano Cu/Cu₂O closely the Nernstian behavior down to 195°C; the oxygen sensor measurement accuracy satisfied the requirements of subsequent experiments. The gas phase control system (verified according to different type of mass transfer, such as air, H₂O, gas injection, and coverage) and the solid phase control system were very successful in small experimental devices. Accurate oxygen concentration control was achieved with both the gas and solid phase control systems.     

A method to determine resin flow during curing of composite laminates

An experimental method is presented to determine the amount of resin flow within a composite laminate during cure. The method is analogous to the use of radioactive tracers in other applications. Heavier elements such as chlorine and bromine, which may be naturally present in small amounts in epoxy resins are used to follow resin flow and mixing. The presence and the quantity of these “tags” is determined using wavelength dispersive X-ray analysis in a scanning electron microscope. With the resins in this study, it is shown that it is possible to measure volume fractions of resin with accuracies ranging from ±0.5 to ±3 volume %. By using brominated resin in only one layer of a laminate, the degree of flow and mixing can be followed accurately. The results suggest that there is considerable resin mixing as well as flow.     

Studies on the critical temperature of thermal explosion for 3-Nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) and its salts

The critical temperature of thermal explosion for 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one (NTO) and its ethylenediammonium salt (ENTO), potassium salt (KNTO), copper salt (CuNTO) and lead salt (PbNTO) were obtained using the stationary theory of thermal explosion, the calculation formula of estimating the critical temperature of thermal explosion under non-isothermal DSC condition, and the determination method for the critical temperature of thermal explosion of small-scale solid explosive and its data treatment method. The results of the four methods are agreeable to each other, whose differences are within 5%. The results indicate that the heat-resistance ability of NTO and its salts and of the common explosives, cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine (HMX), cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX), pentaerythritoltetranitrate (PETN) and tetryl decreases in the order HMX > NTO > ENTO > KNTO > RDX > PETN > tetryl > PbNTO > CuNTO.     

Use of modified sample entropy measurement to classify ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation

A study of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and ventricular tachycardia (VT) was undertaken using modified sample entropy analysis. Sample entropy (SampEn) is believed to provide the quantitative information about the complexity of experimental data that is corrupted by noise, short in data length. However, the similarity definition of vectors is based on a Heaviside function, of which the boundary is discontinuous and hard, which may cause the problems in the validity and accuracy of SampEn. To deal with the encountered problems, a modified sample entropy (mSampEn) based on fuzzy membership function was proposed. Its performances on characterizing VF and VT signals, as well as several simulated time series, demonstrate that mSampEn can more efficiently measure the complexity of time series. It is shown that, as a criteria for discriminating between VF and VT, mSampEn provides a significantly (p < 0.0001) higher (99%) accuracy rate than the standard one.     

手机盖板玻璃水性脱墨剂的研制

本文研究了不同溶剂、碱、渗透剂等因素对脱墨效率的影响。通过实验研究发现:当苯甲醇为15%,氢氧化钠为12%,脂肪醇聚氧乙烯醚磷酸盐为0.5%,脱墨温度在80~90℃,脱墨效果好,脱墨效率高。     

Surface shape development of the pitch lap under the loading of the conditioner in continuous polishing process

Continuous polishing using the pitch lap is a key process in finishing large flat optical elements. The optical elements’ surface figure is primarily dependent on the surface shape of the pitch lap, which is controlled by a large-size conditioner. However, underlying fundamentals of the process control is not yet clear, and it remains empirical and nondeterministic to date. In this study, a novel analysis model is proposed for exploring the surface shape development of the pitch lap under the conditioner loading. The analysis model divides the polishing time into a series of segments, in which the shape variation of the pitch lap due to viscoelastic creep is derived from the pressure distribution at the conditioner-lap contact interface. Further, a contact model of the lap and conditioner is built to obtain the pressure distribution at the interface, and a novel creep model is proposed for the viscoelastic behavior of the pitch lap under the pressure. The analysis model combined with the contact and viscoelastic models can be used to explore the pitch lap shape development under various conditions and hence reveal the underlying fundamentals of controlling the lap shape by the conditioner.     

响应曲面法优化磷石膏制备硫酸铵的工艺

为了优化磷石膏制备硫酸铵的工艺,采用磷石膏过筛和添加分散剂的方法来提高磷石膏中硫酸根的转化率.采用响应曲面法(RSM)分析了物料配比、反应温度、加料速度和分散剂用量对磷石膏中硫酸根转化率的影响,并建立了相应的预测方程,通过Matlab软件对方程求导并确定较优的工艺参数:硫酸钙与碳酸铵物质的量比为1.19,反应温度为44 ℃,加料速度为29 g/min,分散剂用量(分散剂质量占反应物总质量的质量分数)为1.3×10-3,相应的磷石膏中硫酸根转化率的预测值为96.4%.经实验证明:应用响应曲面法所得到的磷石膏转化工艺参数是可行的.     

SC型高效催化剂丙烯液相本体聚合

SC型高效催化剂是用无水MgCl_2、醇、蘸、TiCl_4以及添加剂制备的,SC型催化剂和A1Et_3助催化剂、Ph_2Si(OMe)_2外给电子体,用于丙烯液相本体聚合,丙烯在70℃聚合2h具有高效率(大于3万gPP/gCat),得到的聚丙烯等规度(大于98％)和堆密度(大于0.45g/cm~3)高,颗粒形态好,粒度分布窄,聚丙烯的MFR容易用氢调节。