The initial behaviour of freshly etched copper in moderately acid, aerated chloride solutions

When freshly etched samples of various types of copper were exposed in moderately acid, aerated chloride solutions, two phenomena were observed. First the corrosion potential and the pH of the solution decreased over a shorter time, then the potential increased over a long period (600-1500 min), following an s-shaped pattern. Increase in pH during the second stage was avoided using a pH-stat. The corrosion rate increased little or not at all over the entire period. A tentative interpretation of the short-term behaviour is presented with some reservation. The long-term development of the potential suggests phase formation or transformation following the Avrami pattern. By suitable derivations it was possible to fit the development of potentials to the Avrami equation. Subsequent examinations by Auger spectroscopy proved the presence of thin layers of Cu₂O on the copper surfaces, increasing in thickness with exposure time. The dissolution kinetics can be described in terms of two parallel electrochemical reactions and a simultaneous non-electrochemical dissolution reaction.     

TiO_2-聚乙烯复合膜的制备及红外光谱对其膜层结构的表征

开发了以Ｔｉ４＋为桥联剂制备无机－有机复合膜的新方法以自制的硅藻土多孔陶瓷为基膜（支撑体），使用浸涂法－热致相转化法相结合制备了ＴｉＯ２－聚乙烯复合膜，并用红外光谱表征了复合膜层与层之间的结合方式和强度，支撑体中的ＳｉＯ２通过Ｔｉ４＋与聚乙烯的分子之间形成了新的化合物型膜层     

THE ANALYSIS OF THE SEPARATED LAYERS ALGORITHM BY DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHOD

From the principle of of the Domain Decomposition Method (DDM), we analyse the 2nd-order linear elliptic partial differential problems and link the Separated-Layers Algorithm (SLA) with DDM. The mathematical properties of SLA and numerical example are presented to obtain satisfactory computation results. For general linear differential ones, also are the structure of SLA and its characteristics discussed.     

基于模板的．Net三层架构的代码自动生成

三层架构是数据库开发中最常用的分层架构。三层结构能够提高代码重用率,降低项目开发难度。为了解决手工编写三层架构的代码工作量大且容易出错的问题,使用．Net平台提供的动态编译和反射技术,设计并实现了基于可定制模板的自动代码生成器。该代码生成器利用三层架构的代码依赖数据库的架构信息这一特点,以数据库架构信息、Xml配置文件和模板文件作为输入,输出三层架构的各层代码。用户可以修改Xml配置文件的内容和使用该代码生成器提供的模板语言定制、修改自己的模板文件,方便、灵活地控制输出的目标代码。代码生成器的使用在实际的项目开发中具有重要的意义。     

基于MapXtreme的数字校园房管系统的开发

校园规模在不断地扩大,校园房屋管理规划部门对日益更新和迅速增加的建筑物房屋信息的管理与维护愈感困难,而现有的系统对空间数据与属性数据没有很好集成,更不利于图文信息的相互查询、检索和更新等。针对如上现实问题,应用MapInfo平台中的WebGIS技术,即MapXtreme技术,以及UML统一建模技术和SQL Server数据库等技术,成功地实现了数字校园房屋管理系统设计与开发,解决了房管部门面临的查询搜索更新校园建筑房屋信息时效率低下、管理与维护困难等实际问题。     

Surface integrity in finish hard turning of case-hardened steels

Highly stressed steel components, e.g., gears and bearing parts, are appropriate applications for hard turning. Therefore, the process effects on significant engineering properties of work materials have to be carefully analyzed. Roughness, residual stresses, and white layers as parts of surface integrity, are functions of the machining parameters and of the cuttability of the cutting edge, i.e. of the tool wear.The aim of this work was to study the influence of feed rate, cutting speed, and tool wear on the effects induced by hard turning on case-hardened 27MnCr5 gear conebrakes and to point out the technical limitations in mass production.     

Matching ultrasonic transducer using two matching layers where one of them is glue

The aim of this work is to propose an original solution to the acoustic impedance mismatch between a PZT transducer and a water load. The characteristic acoustic impedance of the PZT is around 33 MRayl. Theoretically, a quarter-wave layer with characteristic acoustic impedance equal to 7 MRayl is necessary to match the transducer to water. In practice, it is difficult to find a material with this particular impedance. Two or more quarter-wave layers may also be used. The following proposed solution consists in using two matching layers where one of them is the glue. Moreover, their thicknesses are not equal to a quarter of their individual wavelength. Once the glue is taken as the first matching layer, the specific material of the second layer can easily be found. In this work, the second layer, which is also the front layer, is made of glass. The thickness of each matching layer is then calculated as a function of the characteristic acoustic impedance of the two layers. The influence of the thickness of these layers is discussed. The proposed matching configuration is analyzed and theoretical results have been carefully and successfully compared with measurements.     

Upscaling hydraulic conductivity: theory and examples from geohydrological studies

This paper presents an overview of the theory of upscaling hydraulic conductivity and describes two case studies in which some of this theory has been applied. The representative hydraulic conductivity of a numerical model block (block conductivity for short) is defined in terms of smaller scale hydraulic conductivities. Also, using elementary examples, some general properties of block conductivities are given. Analytical solutions for the block conductivity are presented that were derived by various authors for uniform flow conditions both in a deterministic and in a stochastic setting. Some results of the hydraulic upscaling theory are illustrated by two case studies from the Netherlands. The first case study deals with deriving the representative hydraulic conductivity tensor of a clay layer. Upscaling results are compared with traditional harmonic averaging. In the second case study the upscaling is used to derive the three-dimensional distribution of block conductivities for a numerical groundwater model of a confining layer of complex deposits. Here stochastic upscaling is used together with a geostatistical simulation approach. The simulated block conductivities are used in a numerical groundwater model and results are compared with pumping tests. When the upscaling is ignored groundwater flow through the deposits is predicted wrongly.     

Layering garments during rest and exercise in the cold (8°C): wearer responses and comparability with selected fabric properties

How garments contribute to performance of the clothing system during wear is of interest, as is understanding the value of using fabric properties to inform end-use characteristics. To investigate the influences of layering upper-body garments, four fabrics were used to construct two first-layer garments (wool and polyester) and two outer-layer garments (wool and membrane laminate). Over six sessions, 10 moderately trained males wore each first-layer garment as a single layer and in combination with each outer-layer garment while resting, running and walking in cold environmental conditions (8 ± 1°C, 81 ± 4% RH). Here, the type of garment arrangement worn (fabric type or number of layers) had little influence on heart rate, core body temperature and change in body mass. Weighted mean covered skin temperature was warmer and weighted mean next-to-skin vapour pressure was typically higher (following the onset of exercise) with two layers versus one. Differences among fabrics for individual properties were typically overstated compared to differences among corresponding garments for physiological and psychophysical variables under the conditions of this study. These findings inform the interpretation of particular fabric properties and highlight issues to be acknowledged during development/refinement of fabric test methods.

Practitioner Summary: We examined the way in which selected fibre, fabric and garment (layering) characteristics contribute to performance of the clothing system during wear under cold conditions. Selected properties of the constituent fabrics were found to provide limited insight into how garments perform during wear under the conditions of this study.     

Electrochemical anticorrosion performance evaluation of Al2O3 coatings deposited by MOCVD on an industrial brass substrate

Alumina (Al₂O₃) coatings of different thickness were deposited on OT59 brass substrate (BS) using the metal organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) technique to evaluate the corrosion performance by EIS measurements. The used precursor was dimethyl-aluminium-isopropoxide. Electrochemical characterizations of the deposited films were performed in a standard very aggressive acidic solution (aerated 1N H₂SO₄ at 25 °C up to 168 h of immersion time) by means of direct current method (Tafel curves) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) indicated that the films are very pure with the correct Al₂O₃ stoichiometry, while the IR absorption spectra showed that the films did not contain any OH groups. The surface film morphology was investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and displayed a globular texture. The films were very smooth, with a maximum root mean square roughness, for example, of 14 nm for a 0.96 μm thick coating. The EIS data confirmed, as expected, that a 2.40 μm Al₂O₃ layer ensures the best corrosion protection after 168 h of immersion in the very acidic environment used.