Thermal and mechanical properties of epoxy composites reinforced by a natural hydrophobic sand

If a low weight percentage of crude fine fillers can improve properties of polymer materials directly without complicated chemical treatment process involved, it will be significant for many industrial applications. Our previous study indicated that a kind of Cancun natural sand could be an effective filler material for polymer composites. In this current work, the epoxy composites reinforced by this kind of natural sand particles were prepared and thermal and mechanical properties of the composites containing up to 5 wt % of the sand particles were characterized. Results showed that the highest flexural strength appears in the epoxy composite containing 1 wt % sand particles. A damage model was used to interpret the flexural properties, which showed an acceptable agreement with the experimental results. The glass transition temperature, high temperature storage modulus, and dimensional stability of the sand/epoxy composites monotonically increased with the addition of the sand particles. The sand particle/epoxy composites also displayed a noticeable enhancement in thermal conductivity. Theoretical analysis showed that in addition to conduction, other heat transport mechanisms played roles in the improved heat transmission through the composites. As a natural porous micron-scale material, Cancun sand has the potential for applications in cost-effective composites with enhanced mechanical and thermal properties. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

Potential applications of poly(vinyl alcohol)‐congo red aqueous solutions and hydrogels as liquids for hydraulic fracturing

The authors report on the viscoelastic characterization of guar hydrogels obtained through complexation reactions with borax ions. These gels are compared with hydrogels obtained from poly(vinyl alcohol) of different degree of hydrolysis through complexation reactions with congo red. The effect of the degree of hydrolysis and both, the concentration of PVA and the concentration of congo red, on the viscoelastic properties of the hydrogels is analyzed. The potential use of the PVA‐based hydrogels as hydraulic fracturing liquids is discussed in relation to the commonly used fracturing liquid based on the guar–borax system. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

铸造湿型小件缺陷产生的原因与控制

通过对铸造湿型小件产品缺陷典型实例的原因分析，从型砂的选择及配制、造型工艺、浇注工艺等方面提出控制缺陷产生的工艺方法。     

石英砂的相变与换向器套筒铸件的变形

用呋喃树脂石英砂工艺生产牵引电机换向器套筒出现变形、裂纹等铸造缺陷,是由石英砂相变膨胀引起,后用高铬刚玉砂代替石英砂得到解决.     

160 t钢包翻包机结构与功能

新型钢包翻包机是九十年代从国外引进的一种专用设备,其以高效、安全、便捷等特点越来越多的应用于大型钢铁厂.本文介绍了160 t翻包机结构与功能.     

活性酯硬化水玻璃砂的研究

用焙烧活性砂混制而成的活性酯硬化水玻璃砂与普通酯硬化水玻璃砂相比，强度成倍提高，从而减少水玻璃的加入量，改善水玻璃砂的溃散性。实验证明：原砂的表面活性直接影响在水玻璃砂中水玻璃的加入量，是改善水玻璃砂溃散性的关键之一。焙烧活性砂的水玻璃加入量只要１．５％～２．０％，即能满足实际生产的强度要求。     

换热器表面预处理及防腐工艺

石化换热器许多设备都由碳钢制作,需要涂镀渗防腐,为保证防腐层质量,需要进行严格的表面预处理。概述了机械与化学表面预处理及相关的防腐工艺。     

考虑中主应力效应Gudehus-Bauer亚塑性模型的改进

针对Gudehus-Bauer亚塑性模型不能考虑中主应力影响,在Gudehus提出的响应包络线理论基础上,提出了在模型的非线性项乘以一个考虑中主应力的因子进行改进.这种改进增加了土体剪切时的强度,改变了土体受压时的变形.新模型对中主应力的变化在中主应力参数影响程度能够有一定反映.同时将改进后的模型与中主应力参数为常量的真三轴实验进行了比较.结果表明改进后的模型可以模拟中主应力对砂土强度和变形特性的影响,能够定量预测由于中主应力影响产生的体积应变.