Effect of steel microfibers on corrosion of steel reinforcing bars

Steel microfiber reinforcement was previously found to be successful in mitigating alkali silica reaction in concrete, an expansive phenomenon. The use of steel microfibers to mitigate rebar corrosion, another expansive reaction, was investigated. Mortar specimens with and without steel microfiber reinforcement were exposed to a corrosive environment. All specimens were prepared with water/cement ratios of both 0.40 and 0.55, cured for 28 days, and then submerged in aerated 3.5% NaCl solution. The corrosion behavior of the specimens was monitored via electrochemical measurements. Three types of electrochemical tests were performed: corrosion potential measurements, potentiodynamic polarization, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Chloride concentration measurements and microscopic analysis were performed as well. The polarization curves, Tafel, and polarization resistance measurements indicate that the steel rebar in the microfiber-reinforced mortars are more resistant to corrosion than the rebar in the control mortars, despite higher chloride concentrations. Furthermore, the steel microfiber-reinforced cement based materials have a lower electrolytic resistance. This is not indicative of a higher corrosion rate, which would be the case if it had been observed in standard mortar specimens.     

数控车床定位精度的激光检测法

数控机床的定位精度是反映数控机床控制特性和加工质量的重要指标,直接决定着零件的加工精度。如果机床的定位精度超差,则会导致加工出的零件不合格,这也直接影响了数控机床性能与功能的发挥。为了快速、准确检测出机床的定位误差并进行误差补偿,阐述了利用双频激光干涉仪进行数控机床定位精度检测的方法。     

Finite-time consensus of multiple second-order dynamic agents without velocity measurements

This article considers the finite-time consensus of multiple second-order dynamic agents without velocity measurements. A feasible protocol under which each agent can only obtain the measurements of its position relative to its neighbours is proposed. By applying the graph theory, Lyapunov theory and the homogeneous domination method, some sufficient conditions for finite-time consensus of second-order multi-agent systems are established under the different kinds of communication topologies. Some examples are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of the theoretical results.     

用激光技术测定液体中的声速和等熵压缩性系数

本文应用根据激光光声原理和技术建立的流体热力学性质测量实验装置，测定了七个温度下苯、四氯化碳液体中，苯与四氯化碳二元溶液中的声速（ｕ）、密度（ρ），计算了等熵压缩性系数（Ｋ＿ｓ）等热力学数据。用多项幂级数，以最小二乘法拟合声速ｕ与温度ｔ的数学关系。实测的声速值与文献值比较，相对误差小于０．０４％，等熵压缩性系数与文献数据也相当吻合。     

Characterisation of three different impellers using the LDV-technique

A characterisation of three commonly used impellers was made in this study by measuring local mean velocities and the fluctuations of these velocities with the LDV technique. The data was used to estimate volumetric flow, velocity fluctuations and turbulent intensity in the impeller region of the tank. The impellers investigated were a high flow impeller, a pitched blade turbine and a Rushton turbine. The cylindrical vessel used was made of Perspex, had a dished bottom (DIN 28013), was equipped with four baffles and had an inner diameter of 0.45 m. It was found that the bulk velocities could be scaled with the tip-speed of the impeller (ND). The flow rate at constant impeller speed increased in the order high flow impeller — Rushton turbine — pitched blade turbine. The corresponding order for the turbulence fluctuation is: high flow impeller — pitched blade turbine — Rushton turbine. The velocity profile of the flow out from the high flow impeller was furthermore, not as smooth as could be expected.     

Evaluation of nucleation activation energy in metal CVD processes

A new approach to evaluate activation energy for nucleation in metal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is presented. Deposition is performed by laser induced chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) using a low laser power and a high scan speed, so that only discrete particles in the initial nucleation stage are formed. The nucleation activation energy is then obtained from a relationship between the laser-induced surface temperature distribution and the particle distribution. The activation energy is directly related to the nucleation barrier, and hence the difference in the nucleation activation energies on different substrates may be used to explain the chemical selectivity which is often observed during metal CVD processes. This approach is experimentally applied to aluminum CVD using dimethylethylamine alane (DMEAA) precursor, and its nucleation activation energy is found to be 25kcal/mol on silicon surface.     

Straightforward modeling of dynamic I–V characteristics for microwave FETs

This work presents a straightforward approach aimed at modeling the dynamic I–V characteristics of microwave active solid‐state devices. The drain‐source current generator represents the most significant source of nonlinearity in a transistor and, therefore, its correct modeling is fundamental to predict accurately the current and voltage waveforms under large‐signal operation. The proposed approach relies on using a small set of low‐frequency time‐domain waveform measurements combined with numerical optimization‐based estimation of the nonlinear model parameters. The procedure is applied to a gallium nitride HEMT and silicon FinFET. The effectiveness of the modeling procedure in terms of prediction accuracy and generalization capability is demonstrated by validation of the extracted models under operating conditions different than the ones used for the parameters estimation. Good agreement between measurements and model simulations is achieved for both technologies and in both low‐ and high‐frequency range. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J RF and Microwave CAE 24:109–116, 2014.     

Development of soft sensor by incorporating the delayed infrequent and irregular measurements

Originated from challenging industrial applications, this paper addresses a soft sensor development problem for linear systems with two types of measurements. One is fast, regular and delay-free measurements. The other is infrequent, irregular measurements with time-varying delays. The approach to be taken is based on the Kalman filter and data fusion technique, avoiding running the full augmented state Kalman filter, and leading to a considerably lower implementation cost. Although it is suboptimal, the loss in performance is minor compared to the optimal filter. Two simulation examples demonstrate the advantages of the proposed approach. An industrial soft sensor application example is also used to demonstrate its practicality.     

激光遥感图像高速滤波器算法的FPGA实现

针对激光遥感信号高速高精度的要求,利用FPGA的多任务、高速并行性设计系统进行滤波。考虑到激光光电传感器设计的滤波器会有很大的信号衰减,且具有精度要求高的特点,提出了基于 FPGA内部基本逻辑单元、乘法器、存储器,经过乘法分解和时序设计,实现具有可移植性的图像高速分辨的方法。系统采用FPGA设计平台,并用Verilog语言设计程序。试验结果验证,该滤波器对激光遥感信号具有高速、精确滤波功能,同时表明利用低端FPGA设计激光滤波器必将成为未来发展趋势。     

实现精密激光加工应用的运动控制新挑战

激光精密加工及切割已被应用在如太阳能晶硅切割、手机面板切割、半导体晶圆切割,Laser CNC等精密加工上面。如何通过调整能量强度来满足不同材质上切割,而呈现出有层次感的效果,这些都是高端运动控制产品所面临的新挑战。在本文中将讨论如何克服精密激光加工时所遭遇的新挑战,以及通过实例证明的解决方案。