Failure analysis of a broken tooth

Several days after heart surgery, a patient discovered his upper right canine tooth had broken at the root. Such tooth damage, recognized post-operatively, is usually assumed to be caused by blunt mechanical force from an instrument used by the anesthesiologist during placement of a breathing tube at the start of surgery. In this case, the patient had saved the crown portion of the broken tooth, and it was possible to examine the root fracture characteristics. The curvature and direction of the crack path and natural tooth situation suggested that failure could be described through a cantilever beam model. This was confirmed when a whole extracted sample tooth was embedded and broken by a measured force in a manner consistent with the model. The resulting fracture surface matched that of the patient’s broken canine tooth. However, the high load and force direction necessary to fracture the root was inconsistent with forces applied during the anesthesia procedure. The failure analysis and further investigation indicated tooth clenching on the breathing tube during recovery was the likely cause of fracture. This paper presents an alternate explanation for intubation-related dental injury, demonstrates the practicality of fractographic analysis of biological materials, and introduces a methodology for simulating in vitro tooth settings for mechanical testing.     

广州蓄能水电厂运行与管理的现代化

介绍了广州蓄能水电厂的基本情况，其借鉴国外电站管理的先进经验，从设备在线监控 到运行、检修、生产管 理和办公均全面应用以计算机为核心的自动化系统及计算机网络技术，为提高机组安全可靠 运行、电站的管理水平和减人增效方面发挥了很好作用。文中着重介绍广州蓄能水电厂的运 行管理方式及值班规则、生产管理和设备管理方法、办公自动化经验以及相关的规章制度。     

Efficiency improvements in US office equipment: Expected policy impacts and uncertainties

We create a business as usual scenario for office equipment electricity use from industry forecasts of equipment sales, surveys of equipment densities by building type, measured data on wattage and usage by equipment type and projected lifetimes for equipment. We then calculate electricity used by building type and equipment type for Energy Star and advanced scenarios and explore the sensitivity of these results to variations in key input parameters. According to our analysis, the Energy Star programme will save the US almost US$1 billion annually starting in the year 2000, with minimal expenditure of public funds.     

低频电脉冲采油工程设备的开发与应用

低频电脉冲采油技术是通过升压、整流、充电等电路将电能蓄积在电容器中,通过触发电路,使能量瞬时释放,在井内液体中产生震动波,作用于地层,改善地层的渗流状况,达到提高采收率的目的。Ⅰ型设备在双河油田应用11井次,成功率72%;Ⅱ型设备在古城油田应用10井次,成功率90%。主要是由于Ⅰ型设备关键部件在处理油井时要放在井下,受高温、高压的影响及井下空间的限制,设备稳定性差、寿命短、能量小、效果差;Ⅱ型设备解决了上述问题,从而提高了试验成功率。     

织物弹道贯穿性能分析计算

纤维织物增强复合材料由于轻质和高冲击损伤容限而在防弹装甲设计及制造中逐渐得到应用,如人体防弹衣和车辆防护装甲。但是尚无较好的方法直接计算复合材料防弹特性,其中困难在于复合材料弹道冲击过程中的应变率效应和冲击破坏机理至今没有被揭示。解决问题的第一步是建立复合材料增强相(即织物)防弹特性计算方法。提出基于纤维力学性质应变率效应的织物弹道冲击破坏分析模型,计算不同面密度织物靶体在弹道贯穿过程中的弹体剩余速度,由此反映靶体防弹特性。用本文中提出的简单算法预测的结果与实测结果在靶体厚度不大时极为接近,而且也有可能将其扩展到纤维织物增强复合材料防弹性质的计算。     

换热器小浮头螺栓断裂失效分析

针对换热器小浮头螺栓发生断裂的情况进行失效分析，找出原因，提出处理措施及材质选择时应注意的问题。     

分离式热管换热器在脱硫装置的应用

介绍了分离式热管换热器的工作原理及其在工业脱硫装置中的应用，并不其余热回收情况与传统的二次中热方法相比较，阐明了其节能及环保作用。     

系统备份及其误区分析

文章对系统备份的几个主要方面进行了讨论，并在此基础上，对系统备分的若干认识误区进行了分析。     

环境影响及计算机设备可靠性

和所有设备一样，计算机设备也是在一定环境中工作的，各种环境因素无时不对设备产生影响。要使计算机设备在各种环境中保持良好的性能，必须了解各种环境对计算机设备影响的机理和过程，分析在环境因素中那些因素是影响计算机设备的主要因素及其力度、频率、周期等，以便采取措施保护计算机设备正常工作。简要介绍除温度外，各种环境因素对计算机设备的影响。     

合成氨中置锅炉的修复

本文在分析中置锅炉失效原因的基础上，提出了详细的修复措施，为类似情况的设备修复提供了借鉴。