THE EFFECT OF CATHODIC PROTECTION POTENTIAL ON CORROSION FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH RATE OF AN OFFSHORE STRUCTURAL STEEL

Abstract— Duplicate tests have been performed to determine the effect of cathodic protection potential on corrosion fatigue crack growth rate of a modern offshore structural steel, produced by thermo-mechanically controlled processes. The experiments were carried out using compact tension specimens exposed to artificial seawater at 10°C and subjected to constant amplitude loading at 0.35 Hz. Reproducible results showed that the merits of cathodic protection potentials are strongly dependent on stress intensity ratio R and stress intensity range Δ K . It appears that a specific value of cathodic potential may not give comprehensive protection against corrosion fatigue within the spectrum of variable amplitude loading experienced in service. Fractography showed the initiation of secondary cracks on the fracture surface to be associated with the dissolution of calcium sulphide inclusions, regardless of imposed cathodic potential.     

Heat loss and thermoelectric generator design

With the object of evaluating its importance to thermoelectric generator design, heat loss is introduced into the standard thermoelectric generator design theory. The theory for both the constant hot and cold junction temperatures model and the constant heat input model are so modified. The modification is first order and, therefore, is limited to small leg heat-transfer coefficients. Numerical results using representative properties show that significant differences can exist between the optimum geometry and performance of a generator idealized as lossless and those of a generator designed by the modified theory. The largest differences occur with the constant heat input model.     

A basic program for calculating subsurface water temperatures using chemical geothermometers-implication to geothermal reservoir estimation

GEOTHERM is a computer program written in BASIC language to estimate geothermal reservoir temperature using the well-known chemical gèothermometers. The empirical equations used in the program were obtained from the literature. Three different chemical geothermometers are included in the program: Na-K, Na-K-Ca, and silica geothermometers; this gives the user the opportunity not only to select the most reliable geothermometer in estimating subsurface temperature, but also to select the type of geothermometer according to available data. A sample input file of geothermal waters obtained from Iceland has been tested, so as to show the applicability and usefulness of the program.     

全球电信业发展一览

介绍了世界主要国家和地区电信业的发展情况。     

心电图数据压缩技术

本文介绍了在计算机上实现的二种心电图数据压缩方法，并详述了每种压缩法对心电图压缩技术的压缩比、失真度的影响。     

未知钍—铀比的误差分析

研究了在任意Th、U含量和Th-U比覆盖整个范围(即0≤Th/U≤∝)时总α计数率对年剂量的转换因子及其误差。结果表明,当不测定Th-U比而只测量总α计数率时,最终引起的年龄误差对0≤Th/U≤∝来说为±5.1％-±8.3％,对1.1≤Th/U≤9.5来说只有±2.5％％-±4.1％。     

一种基于双正交重叠变换的嵌入式编码算法研究

双正交变换为基于块的低复杂度变换,而且与传统的离散余弦变换相比,一定程度上减小了变换后图像的块效应,因而被采纳入联合图像专家组织JPEG（Joint Photographic Expert Group）最新制定的静态图像编码标准JPEG XR中。为了能够改善其无法实现码流长度控制的缺陷,文章深入研究了JPEG XR的编码技术,提出了一种针对固定压缩比的编码算法。主要思路是通过对双正交变换后的系数进行嵌入式位平面编码,取代了原先的量化步骤,使得压缩码流长度可以精确控制。     

图像置乱效果评价算法综述

图像置乱技术通过对图像矩阵的重排操作,破坏图像矩阵的相关性,从而实现信息加密。图像置乱效果评价方法是对图像置乱程度的客观评价,目前涌现的图像置乱方法都从各个方面验证其自身的优越性,但仍没有一种通用的评判方法。该文根据最优置乱效果的定义,讨论了一些现有的图像置乱效果评判方法,在深入研究这些方法的原理后,对各置乱性能评判方法的客观性进行了深入分析和讨论。     

换位导线生产线电气控制系统

通过对换位导线生产线的研究,提出了采用数字轴和电子齿轮控制的换位导线生产线方案,给出了系统的软硬件设计,构成了分电机驱动的换位导线生产线及其控制系统。