Relationship between chemical degradation and thickness loss of an amine-cured epoxy coating exposed to different UV environments

The relationship between chemical degradation and thickness loss of an unpigmented, non UV-stabilized, crosslinked amine-cured epoxy coating exposed to three UV conditions was investigated. Spin-coated samples having a thickness of approximately 7 μm on an Si substrate were prepared from a stochiometric mixture of a bisphenol A epoxy resin and a tetra-functional amine curing agent. Samples were exposed outdoors and to two accelerated laboratory UV environments. Chemical degradation and thickness loss were measured by transmission Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIRS) and laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM), respectively. In addition, surface roughness and morphological changes were measured by atomic forcemicrosocopy (AFM) and LSCM. Substantial chemical degradation, thickness loss, and morpholocal changes occurred in the exposed films, and the rate of chemical degradation was greater than that due to the thickness loss. This additional chemical loss was attributed to an inhomogeneous degradation process in which nanoscale localized depressions initiate at certain sites on the surface, which then enlarge and deepen with exposure time. The results of this study provide a better understanding of the degradation mechanism and should lead to the development of scientific-based models for predicting the service life of crosslinked amine-cured epoxy coatings. Presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, October 27–29, 2004, in Chicago, IL     

聚合物合成及成型加工中协同学的应用

综述了协同学在聚合物领域的最新研究进展，介绍了加工制备一些聚合物合成及复合材料所显示出的协同效应，以及用协同学方法定量求解一类合成反应体系的动力学模型。提出通过改变振动力场等作用方式，在聚合物动态塑化成型加工时，协同学方法具有广阔的应用前景。     

电动汽车机电复合制动力分配策略研究

为了实现再生制动力与机械制动力在驱动轮和从动轮之间的优化分配,在保证车辆制动安全的同时提高能量回收效率,将汽车理想制动力分配I曲线与模糊算法相结合,提出一种基于模糊控制的电动汽车机电复合制动力分配策略。设计了电动汽车再生制动力分配模糊控制器,根据车辆工况与理想制动力分配I曲线,计算前后轮上分别应加载的机电复合制动力大小。建立了电动汽车制动系统动力学仿真模型,在此基础上进行仿真分析。最后利用Advisor仿真软件对该分配策略进行回收能量效率测试。结果表明,该分配策略既能保证汽车前后轮的制动力分配按照理想制动力I曲线分布,确保汽车的制动安全;又能有效地实现再生制动能量回收,提高电动汽车的续驶里程。     

容器设计中搅拌装置的轴向力分析

搅拌装置在化工厂中应用很广，在磷肥、钛白粉装置中（15kt/a)使用较多，仅钛白粉装置中就大约有40－50台，如增稠结晶器，中和槽等，搅拌操作所涉及的因素极为复杂，浆叶形式的选择，从力学的观点来说，迄今研究不够，本文就搅拌装置产生的轴向力问题进行了初步研究。     

用于测定钢液低氧含量的双层固体电解质研究

采用“毛坯浆料法”在ＺｒＯ２（９％摩尔含量ＭｇＯ）管状固体电解质基体表面制备了厚度为１－４μｍ的ＺｒＯ２（１０％摩尔含量Ｙ２Ｏ３）固体电解质涂层，并分别对此在本实验室和美国ＬｅｅｄｓａｎｄＮｏｒｔｈｒｕｐ公司进行了钢液低氧含量测试，结果表明：涂层没有破坏基体的抗热震性：氧浓差电池电动势的重现性偏差由原来的±２ｍＶ；电动势的绝对值提高１０ｍＶ左右；而比日本Ｔｏｒａｙ公司的同类产品提高３５ｍＶ，这说明     

宽厚板厚度控制模型的优化

宽厚板厚度控制的目的是轧制出板形良好、板凸度小、同板差和异板差尽可能小的产品.莱钢宽厚板生产线自投人生产以来,在板凸度、厚度的均匀性、同板差和异板差等宽厚板厚度控制的瓶颈问题上都难以达到要求.为了实现对轧制厚度的要求,我们在现有的厚度控制模型的基础上,深入理解其控制功能、补偿功能的作用,找到引起厚度难以控制的主要因素,采取轧辊刚度补偿、轧辊偏心补偿、支撑辊油膜厚度补偿、工作辊热膨胀补偿及冲击力补偿等措施来优化厚度控制模型.自优化相应厚度参数和增加相关补偿控制功能以来,宽厚板厚度控制的精度得到很大的提高,具有很高的推广价值.     

Direct analysis of annealing of nodular crystals in isotactic polypropylene by atomic force microscopy, and its correlation with calorimetric data

The process of isothermal annealing of nodular monoclinic crystals of isotactic polypropylene (iPP) was analyzed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and temperature-modulated differential scanning calorimetry (TMDSC). Initially nodular and mesomorphic domains were obtained by controlled melt-crystallization at high cooling rate. Subsequent heating triggers transition from mesomorphic to monoclinic structure, and melting of unstable nodules. Annealing allows re-crystallization, which is recognized by enlargement of domains from initially about 20 nm to about 35 and 55 nm after annealing at 393 and 433 K, respectively. Furthermore, the re-crystallization process is connected with a slight change of the aspect ratio of crystals. The isothermal re-crystallization of the liquid is superimposed by aggregation of crystals, to yield blocky, and string-like objects. The direct analysis of structure on isothermal annealing by AFM is for the first time compared with the isothermal decrease of the apparent specific heat capacity, or change of enthalpy, monitored by TMDSC. The apparent specific heat capacity decreases during annealing with an identical non-linear time dependence as the directly observed growth of the crystal size. Analysis of the annealing processes at different temperatures yields proportionality between the increase of the crystal size and the reduction of the apparent specific heat capacity.     

The voidage function and effective drag force for fluidized beds

Here, an experimental investigation on the effective drag force in a conventional fluidized bed is presented. Two beds of different particle size distribution belonging to group B and group B/D powders were fluidized in air in a diameter column. The drag force on a particle has been calculated based on the measurement of particle velocity and concentration during pulse gas tests, using twin-plane electrical capacitance tomography. The validity of the voidage function “correction function”, (1−ε_s)ⁿ, for the reliable estimation of the effective drag force has been investigated. The parameter n shows substantial dependence on the relative particle Reynolds number , and the spatial variation of the effective static and hydrodynamic forces. It is also illustrated that, a simple correlation for the effective drag coefficient as function of the particle Reynolds number (Re_p), expressed implicitly in terms of the interstitial gas velocity, can serve in estimating the effective drag force in a real fluidization process. Analysis shows that, the calculated drag force is comparable to the particle weight, which enables a better understanding of the particle dynamics, and the degree of spatial segregation in a multi-sized particle bed mixture. The analogy presented in this paper could be extended to obtain a generalized correlation for the effective drag coefficient in a fluidized bed in terms of Re_p and the particle physical properties.     

Electrodeposition of copper on Ru(0 0 0 1) in sulfuric acid solution: Growth kinetics and nucleation behavior

The electrodeposition of Cu on Ru(0 0 0 1) from 0.1 M CuSO₄/0.5 M H₂SO₄ solution has been studied by cyclic voltammetry, current-time transient measurements, and by in situ electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM). Cyclic voltammetry measurements show that the as-prepared Ru(0 0 0 1) electrode exhibits a UPD peak, while EC-AFM data indicate a broadly terraced surface with step heights of atomic dimensions. Kinetic data show that the electrodeposition/nucleation process is not well described by 3D or 2D nucleation models. The EC-AFM data show that at potentials near the OPD/UPD threshold, Cu crystallites exhibit pronounced growth anisotropy, with lateral dimensions greatly exceeding vertical dimensions. AFM data also show that deposition at more cathodic potentials result in smaller crystallites.     

Rotordynamic forces generated by discharge-to-suction leakage flows in centrifugal pumps

In order to investigate the flow-induced vibration in the shroud passage of centrifugal pump and predict rotordynamic forces of centrifugal pump rotor system,an analysis of rotordynamic forces arising from shrouded centrifugal pump is presented. CFD techniques were utilized to analyze the full three-dimensional viscous,primary/secondary flow field in a centrifugal pump impeller to determine rotordynamic forces. Multiple quasi-steady solutions of an eccentric three-dimensional model at different whirl frequency ratios yielded the rotordynamic forces. The skew-symmetric stiffness,damping,and mass matrices were obtained by second-order least-squares analysis. Simulation of the coupled primary/secondary flow field was conducted,and the complex flow characteristics in the flow field of a shroud passage were achieved including the mean velocity and pressure,as well as the eddy in a large scale of flow field due to viscosity. The rotordynamic force coefficients were calculated,and the results were in good agreement with those of experiment except for the direct inertial coefficient without the consideration of whirling forces from the impeller primary flow passage.