Sol–gel alumina environmental barrier coatings for SiC grit

SiO₂ surface film is insufficient to protect SiC from the oxidation at widely varying partial pressures of oxygen, in particular in the presence of water vapor (e.g. in gas turbines) and also in other environments, e.g. during brazing for hard “tipping” of turbine blades. This work demonstrates that sol–gel alumina, coated on 0.5 mm coarse SiC grit, may form an acceptable, up to 10 μm thick “environmental barrier coating” EBC for some of these applications. The sol–gel has advantages over other methods (such as CVD) is the simplicity and low cost. We have used NH₄OH pre-treatment to hydroxylate surface of SiC prior to applying alumina coating. Such modified SiC/SiO₂ surface helped to deposit the positively charged alumina sol, and thus allowed to build thick coatings on the SiC grit. There is some indication that these coatings partially convert to mullite through reaction at the interface with the native silica on SiC. Oxidation resistance tests at 1200 °C were performed to show effectiveness of such coated SiC grit.     

Phase formation and modification of corrosion property of nitrogen implanted Ti-Al-V alloy

In the present investigation, polished samples were implanted with nitrogen ion at an energy of 60 keV and implantation doses were 1×10¹⁶, 5×10¹⁶, 1×10¹⁷ and 6×10¹⁷ ions/cm². Glancing incidence X-ray diffraction was employed on the implanted specimens to understand the phases formed with increasing dose. The valence states of nitrogen, titanium and carbon on the sample surfaces were analyzed by X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. The corrosion resistance was examined by the electrochemical methods in a solution with pH=10 at room temperature in order to determine the optimum dose that can give good corrosion resistance in a simulated nuclear reactor condition. Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the topographies of nitrogen-implanted Ti-Al-Zr after potentiodynamic measurement. It was found that implanted nitrogen dissolved in titanium matrix with increasing dose and the resultant nitrides such as TiN and Ti₂N precipitated. Implantation of nitrogen ions into the surface of Ti-Al-V alloy improves its corrosion resistance, and the increase of the corrosion resistance depends on the nitrogen dose employed; the maximum improvement of the corrosion resistance was observed at a dose of 1×10¹⁷ N⁺/cm².     

C/C复合材料Mo - Si-N系抗氧化涂层成分优化

以Mo粉和Si粉为原始粉末,采用熔浆法在C/C复合材料表面原位合成了Si3N4-MoSi2/Si-SiC(MSN)系多层抗氧化涂层,借助扫描电镜和X射线衍射仪等分析手段对涂层的相组成和微观组织进行表征,并对涂层的抗氧化性能进行了初步研究.结果表明:Si浆料中添加适量Al可有效地阻止液态Si渗入C/C基材内部,3%Al-Si涂层具有最好的阻止Si渗入作用;Al含量超过3%时,Si的渗入程度随Al含量的增加而加剧;涂层中MoSi2的理论含量超过50%时,MSN-C/C复合材料1 400℃的抗氧化性能随MoSi2含量的增加而显著下降;MSN30-C/C和MSN40-C/C复合材料均在1 200～1 400℃表现出相近的抗氧化能力,但只有MSN30-C/C复合材料表现出抗1 450℃氧化的能力.     

Interface Characteristics and Laboratory Constructability Tests of Novel Fiber-Reinforced Polymer/Concrete Piles

Conventional pile materials such as steel, concrete, and timber are prone to deterioration for many reasons. Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) concrete composites represent an alternative construction material for deep foundations that can eliminate many of the performance disadvantages of traditional piling materials. However, FRP composites present several difficulties related to constructability, and the lack of design tools for their implementation as a foundation element. This paper describes the results of an experimental study on frictional FRP/dense sand interface characteristics and the constructability of FRP–concrete composite piles. An innovative toe driving technique is developed to install the empty FRP shells in the soil and self-consolidating concrete is subsequently cast in them. The experimental program involves interface shear tests on small FRP samples and uplift load tests on large-scale model piles. Two different FRP pile materials with different roughness and a reference steel pile are examined. Static uplift load tests are conducted on different piles installed in soil samples subjected to different confining pressures in the pressure chamber. The results showed that the interface friction for FRP materials compared favorably with conventional steel material. It was shown that toe driving is suitable for installation of FRP piles in dense soils.     

热交换器材料优化研究

对内螺纹铜管尺寸优化、铝箔厚度减薄前后的空调热交换器进行了单体性能实验和整机性能实验对比。实验结果表明优化后的内螺纹铜管、铝箔完全满足使用要求，为节约空调热交换器材料提供了有力的依据。