Numerical investigation of thermo-bioconvection in a suspension of gravitactic microorganisms

This paper investigates the effect of heating or cooling from below on the development of gravitactic bioconvection in a square enclosure with stress free sidewalls. The governing equations are the Navier–Stokes equations with the Boussinesq approximation, the diffusion equation for the motile microorganism and the energy equation for the temperature. The control volume method is used to solve numerically the complete set of governing equations. It was found that the suspension is destabilized by heating from below and stabilized by cooling from below. A transition from a subcritical bifurcation to a supercritical bifurcation was observed in the case of heating from below when the thermal Rayleigh number was increased.     

连铸温度场数值模拟及冷却水参数优化

由于用实验方法来研究工艺参数对铸坯温度场的影响较困难,故而提出了一种在冶金冷却条件指导下的启发式GA(遗传算法)数值模拟优化方法,为优化工艺参数提供了理论依据,并在优化基础上采用MIMO(多输入多输出)系统PID(比例积分微分)控制器实现了二冷段配水的优化控制,改善了铸坯的质量.     

A numerical investigation on NOX formation in counterflow n-heptane triple flames

The formation of NO_X in counterflow n-heptane/air triple flames was investigated by numerical simulation. Detailed chemistry and complex thermal and transport properties were employed. The results indicate that a triple flame produces more NO and NO₂ than the corresponding premixed flames due to not only the appearance of the diffusion flame but also the interaction between different flame branches. The relative contributions of different routes to NO formation in the premixed flame branches change with the variation of the equivalence ratio, but the thermal mechanism always dominates in the diffusion flame branch. The interaction between flame branches is enhanced with the decrease of the distance between them. Both heat and radical exchange between flame branches contribute to the interaction. A new feature that does not exist in methane/air triple flame was observed in n-heptane/air triple flames, i.e. when the rich mixture equivalence ratio is higher, there are two peaks of CH concentration on the rich side of the diffusion flame branch, which leads to that some NO is formed beside the diffusion flame branch by the prompt route.     

棕刚玉粉中Al2O3含量分析方法的探讨

对耐火材料——棕刚玉粉的质量分析控制，提出了用实用性的检测方法测定其Al2O3含量。通过与国家标准分析方法的对比试验，证实快速实用分析方法测定棕刚玉粉中Al2O3含量是可行的。     

Effect of Preparation Methods and Condition of Precursors on the Phase Composition of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Powders

An yttria-stabilized zirconia powder, free of monoclinic phase, may be prepared by an oxalate method in an ethanol solution at strong acidity. This study demonstrates that the control of pH in the preparation of precursors has a significant effect on the ability of precursors to crystallize and hence plays an important role in determining the formation and fraction of various crystalline phases in the resulting yttria-stabilized zirconia powder. With the increase of pH, a precursor with a certain crystalline form may be transformed into an amorphous precursor, and a monoclinic phase appers in the phase composition of the resulting powder. The results of XRD analysis and Raman spectroscopy are discussed.     

THE FLOW PRODUCED IN PARTICLE-SUSPENSION BY AN INFINITE ROTATING DISK:SERIES SOLUTION

To the flow produced in particle-suspension by a rotating disk of infinite extent,the asymptotic behavior at infinity is analyzed.A corresponding series solution is presented.It isshown that this approach yields widely valid solutions of high accuracy for all the cases in whichthat suction or weak injection at the disk surface exists.For the cases that strong injection or par-ticle-free band exists,the series method fails.     

Application of Galerkin Method to Dynamical Behavior of Viscoelastic Timoshenko Beam with Finite Deformation

The motion equations governing the dynamical behavior of a viscoelasticTimoshenko beam with finite deformation are derived and simplified byGalerkin method. The viscoelastic material is assumed to obey thethree-dimensional fractional derivative constitutive relation. Thedynamical behaviors of the simplified systems with order 1 and order 2are numerically computed and compared by using the computational methodpresented by the authors. The dynamical behaviors of the systems areuniform qualitatively, but there is a little deviation quantitatively.And the truncated system with order 1 is safer than the one of order 2.It is also shown that the lower order system is reasonable. Theinfluences of the load parameter and the fractional derivative parameter(material parameter) on the deflection of the beam are consideredrespectively. The numerical methods in nonlinear dynamics, such as phasediagram, and Poincaré section, are applied to reveal dynamical behaviorsof the nonlinear viscoelastic Timoshenko beam. There are plenty ofdynamical behaviors, such as periodicity, bifurcation, quasi-periodicityand chaos in the dynamical system.     

The electrochemistry of zirconium in aqueous solutions at elevated temperatures and pressures

The electrochemistry of zirconium has been explored in borate buffer solution of pH = 6.94 at 250 °C with and without hydrogen by measuring the current, impedance, and capacitance as a function of potential. Data are interpreted in terms of modified point defect models (PDM) that recognize the existence of a thick oxide outer layer over a thin barrier layer. From thermodynamic analysis, it is postulated that a hydride barrier layer forms under PWR coolant conditions whereas an oxide barrier layer forms under BWR primary coolant conditions. Thus, the introduction of hydrogen into the solution lowers the corrosion potential of zirconium to the extent that the formation of ZrH₂ is predicted to be spontaneous rather than the ZrO₂. Mott–Schottky analysis shows that the passive film formed on zirconium is n-type, which is consistent with the PDM, corresponding to a preponderance of oxygen/hydrogen vacancies and/or zirconium interstitials in the barrier layer.     

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS ON DIFFUSION CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH CONCENTRATION JET FLOW IN NEAR REGION

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BIMORPH PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR FOR SMALL PIPE ROBOT

An experimental bimorph piezoelectric element (PZT) actuator for small pipe robot is developed. The robot can move in φ20 mm pipe, and can carry a CCD camera for detecting cracks or fine holes on inner surface of pipe. The velocity of the robot can reach 17～22 mm/s for vertical pipe up/down, respectively. Moving principle and its performance characteristics are presented.