Development of a fast neutron radiography converter using wavelength-shifting fibers

A fluorescent converter for fast neutron radiography (FNR) comprising a scintillator and hydrogen-rich resin has been developed and applied to electronic imaging. The rate of the reaction between fast neutrons and the converter is increased by thickening the converter, but its opaqueness attenuates emitted light photons before they reach its surface. To improve the luminosity of a fluorescent converter for FNR, a novel type of converter was designed in which wavelength-shifting fibers were adopted to transport radiated light to the observation end face. The performance of the converter was compared with that of a polypropylene-based fluorescent converter in an experiment conducted at the fast-neutron-source reactor YAYOI in the University of Tokyo.     

NPCDP／PET复合仿毛纤维纺丝工艺研究

应用复合纺丝方法并通过加弹、空气变形等措施使ＮＰＣＤＰ／ＰＥＴ异染异收缩纤维获得优良的毛性感。简要介绍了复合纺丝的工艺路线，讨论了纺丝温度、压力、干燥工艺、拉伸条件对可纺性的影响，并明确了变形工艺对复合纤维的影响作用。制得的ＮＰＣＤＰ／ＰＥＴ复合纤维物理力学性能符合后加工要求，织物的缓弹回复角达３０５度。     

Development of cable fault location method using fiber optic distributed temperature sensor

When ground-fault problems occur on a cable line, immediate fault location and restoration are required. Therefore, various new methods to locate the fault point instantaneously have been investigated to replace such conventional methods as the Murray loop method and the pulse radar method [1]. These methods require a long time to locate the fault point. One possible fault location method is to sense the temperature rise following a ground fault using a fiber optic distributed temperature sensor. Application of this method was found feasible through sensing the temperature rise at a ground-fault test using a thermocouple as a temperature sensor with test cables [4]. A power/optical composite cable was prepared experimentally and after verifying its thermal mechanical performance, the temperature rise at an incidence of a fault was determined and the anticipated performance was demonstrated in a ground-fault test. This article describes the outline of the test.     

X-ray structure analysis and elastic properties of a fabric reinforced carbon/carbon composite

The effect of heat treatment on microstructure of a plain-weave carbon fabric reinforced carbon-carbon composite with phenolformaldehyde-derived carbon matrix was investigated by X-ray diffraction. The diffraction patterns were analysed by the least-square fitting program Carbonxs. After heat treatment from 1000 to 2800 °C the interplanar distance of (002) planes decreased from 3.488 to 3.420 Å and the lattice parameter in basal plane increased from 2.440 to 2.464 Å, respectively. Simultaneously, the coherent block size in the basal plane directions increased from 18 to 54 Å, which was accompanied by an increase of the fraction of organised carbon atoms from 0.50 to 0.85. The 002 diffraction profile of the composite was much narrower than the sum of peaks of the matrix and fabric alone. This can probably be caused by a better crystallographic ordering (or by a partial graphitisation) of the matrix in the composite. On the other hand, the composite Young’s modulus slightly decreased with the treatment temperature increasing from 2200 to 2800 °C in spite of the established strong improvement of fibre crystallinity and, therefore, fibre modulus. The mechanisms diminishing the modulus of composite (e.g. partial matrix graphitisation at the fibre/matrix interface and decreasing fibre/matrix contact area) probably prevailed over the increasing contribution of the fibre modulus.     

Possible tactics to improve the growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition

The growth time, growth mode and the method of preparing the supported catalysts play an important role in the growth of single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs). Their effects on the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth of SWNTs with MgO-supported catalysts were investigated in this study. It is shown that the growth rate of SWNTs was large during the initial few minutes of growth, however the quality of the tubes was low owing to the formation of many defects. Long term growth may favor the formation of tubes with high quality and high yield, but the introduction of other forms of carbon (impurities) is also unavoidable. There was a balance between the increase in yield and quality and sacrifice of the purity during growth of SWNTs. MgO-supported catalysts prepared by the co-precipitation method were found to be more effective for the synthesis of SWNTs than those prepared by the widely used impregnation method. The size and dispersion state of the catalyst were found to be crucial in enhancing the growth of SWNTs. In addition, growth on the surface of SWNTs over nanosized catalyst films was shown to be more favorable for the synthesis of tube products with higher quality, yield and purity.     

可变波长光纤光栅滤波器用微驱动器的研制

为了研制可调谐光纤光栅滤波器而采用拉伸装置和光纤光栅一体化的微小器件结构。实现方法是由微细加工技术加工制造一种新的波长可变光纤光栅滤波器用驱动器，该微型驱动器采用电磁式驱动，由上下两层线圈构成，每个线圈有21匝平面线圈，产生约0．2μNm的扭矩，对应光纤光栅的反射波长变化约5nm。它可应用于可谓谐光纤光栅滤波器的驱动。     

水工钢闸门聚酯玻璃钢复合防腐处理方法

水环境的恶化，使水工钢闸门腐蚀加重，传统的防腐工艺保护效果下降。聚酯玻璃钢复合防腐层的水工钢闸门防腐工艺具有使用设备少，工艺简单、防腐效果好、成本低等优点，适用于在各种水环境中作各种形式的水工钢闸门防腐，效果良好。该文结合江苏省淮海农场工程施工经验，提出了水工钢闸门聚酯玻璃钢复合防腐层结构设计、施工工艺及质量标难，为今后的推广应用提供了一定的参考依据。     

新型光电混合式电流互感器设计

设计了一种光电混合式电流互感器,它由传感头、光纤传输和光电转换器、信号处理电路和工作电源4部分组成。这种结构具有绝缘性能高、可靠性强、质量小等特点,并对误差情况进行了分析。