Miscibility behavior of blend of polyesteramides of linseed oil and dehydrated castor oil with poly(methacrylic acid)

Blending of two polymers in solution is a simple and cost‐effective technique to improve upon the physical and mechanical properties of the component polymers through synergism. To obtain maximum synergy in their properties, the component polymers should be miscible with each other on molecular scale. Polymer blends of complex physicomechanical properties are being actively investigated. Poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA), a commercial polymer, yields transparent, hard, brittle, and water‐sensitive films. It has been blended with natural polymers like dextran, collagen, and gelatin to obtain films with improved physical and mechanical characteristics. Polyesteramides, which are easily synthesized from vegetable seeds oil, a sustainable resource, have found application in surface coatings. These oligomeric products do not make free standing films in the ambient condition. The polyesteramides from vegetable seeds oil can be used to obtain blend with PMMA of improved mechanical and water absorption properties. In this study, linseed oil polyesteramide (LOPEA) and dehydrated castor oil polyesteramide (DCPEA), the source oils with different unsaturation in their fatty acid chains, were blended with PMAA through mixing in solution in the ratio DCPEA/LOPEA: PMAA as 80/20, 70/30, 60/40, 50/50, 40/60, 30/70, and 20/80. In the first instance, the miscibility of the two components was investigated in solution by viscosity and ultrasonic measurements and in solid phase through differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Moisture absorption by the blend was also studied. DCPEA and LOPEA show immiscibility with PMAA in solution phase while LOPEA with more unsaturation in the fatty acid chain of the oil was found more immiscible than DCPEA. DCPEA shows a narrow miscibility window in the solid phase while LOPEA was found immiscible with PMAA in the solid phase too. Uptake of moisture was found to be markedly reduced in the blends of DCPEA/LOPEA with PMAA. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 1367–1374, 2007:     

基于Retinex和BM3D的图像增强

为克服传统Retinex算法没有解决的噪声问题,提出了一种基于Retinex和BM3D的图像增强算法。该方法将BM3D去噪环节加入到传统Retinex算法中。首先,计算出图像各像素之间的相对明暗关系,进而对待处理图像中的每个像素点灰度值进行校正;然后,通过在相邻图像块中搜索相似块,组成一个三维矩阵,并在三维空间进行滤波处理,得到块预估计值;最后,对图像中每个点进行加权得到最终的处理结果。实验结果表明,该算法既能显示阴影、光照区域中的细节,又能有效消除图像中含有的噪声,克服了传统Retinex图像增强算法的不足。     

Studies on miscibility in homopolymer/ random copolymer blends by equation of state theory

The miscibility of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and styrene-acrylonitrile random copolymers (SAN) blends was investigated on the basis of the Flory—Orwoll—Vrij equation of state theory. To obtain the equation of state parameters (P*, V*_sp, T*: characteristic parameters), the pressure—volume—temperature (PVT) behaviour was measured for PMMA and a series of SANs with various acrylonitrile contents. The exchange energy parameter X_ij was also calculated by fitting the theory to some phase diagrams of PMMA/SAN blends. The Flory—Huggins interaction parameter χ was separated into two contributions based on the equation of state theory for mixtures: the exchange energy term χ_inter and the free volume term χ_free. Both the temperature and copolymer composition dependences of χ_inter and χ_free were estimated by calculations using the equation of state parameters. There exists a region in which χ_inter is negative, leading to a miscibility window in PMMA/SAN blends. However, the immiscibility at high temperatures in the blends cannot be explained only by χ_inter; it is caused by the free volume contribution, χ_free. The miscibility window behaviour in PMMA/SAN blends may be explained within the framework of the equation of state theory.     

Miscibility and fracture toughness of thermoplastic polyurethane/poly(vinyl chloride)/nitrile rubber ternary blends with special reference to the blend composition

Ternary blends of thermoplastic polyurethane and a poly(vinyl chloride)/nitrile rubber blend were investigated in this work. The blends, with weight ratios of 100/0, 80/20, 40/60, 60/40, 80/20, and 0/100, were prepared via melt blending. Dynamic mechanical analysis showed that the blends with ratios of 20/80 and 80/20 were miscible, whereas the 40/60 and 60/40 blends were partially miscible. IR spectroscopy studies showed shifts in the peaks due to specific interactions in the blends. The blends showed degradation behavior between the blend components. The fracture toughness was investigated with the J‐integral by the locus method; the components and the miscible blends had good fracture toughness, whereas the other blends had lower toughness. Similar behavior was observed for the tensile properties. Scanning electron microscopy studies showed the morphological variations in the blends. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 97: 1763–1770, 2005     

稀疏卷积非负矩阵分解的语音增强算法

非平稳噪声和低信噪比条件下提高增强语音质量一直以来都是语音增强研究的难题。近年来,卷积非负矩阵分解在语音增强算法中成功应用,本文进一步考虑语音信号在时频域的稀疏性,提出了稀疏卷积非负矩阵分解(Sparse Convolutive Nonnegative Matrix Factorization, SCNMF)的语音增强算法。该算法包括训练和增强两个阶段。训练阶段通过SCNMF算法分别对纯净语音和噪声的频谱进行训练,得到纯净语音和噪声字典,并将其作为增强阶段的先验信息。增强阶段首先通过SCNMF算法对带噪语音的频谱进行分解,然后利用纯净语音和噪声联合字典对语音编码矩阵进行估计,重构增强语音。本文通过实验仿真分析了稀疏因子对增强语音质量的影响。实验结果表明,在非平稳噪声和低信噪比条件下,本文算法增强效果均优于多带谱减、非负矩阵分解、卷积非负矩阵分解等传统的算法。     

基于四元数和增广矩阵束的MIMO雷达角度估计算法

通过研究多输入多输出（Multiple input and multiple out, MIMO）雷达的角度估计算法,基于收发共址的十字阵MIMO雷达系统,将四元数理论应用到 MIMO雷达角度中,提出了一种新的参数估计算法。通过构造四元数模型,结合增广矩阵束（ Matrix enhancement and matrix pencil, MEMP）方法构造增广矩阵,并证明该矩阵的秩 等于目标总数,且不受目标相干性的影响,结合ESPRIT算法实现了对MIMO相干目标的角度估 计。算法无需谱峰搜索,能够实现参数的自动配对,同时降低了运算复杂度。仿真实验进一 步验证了算法的有效性。     

Phase Diagram for Liquid Crystalline Polymer/ Polycarbonate Blends

A novel mechanism to form binary polymer blends is through phase separation by spinodal decomposition in the unstable region of the phase diagram. The present work investigates the effects of thermally‐induced phase separation by spinodal decomposition on the morphology development of liquid crystalline polymer/polycarbonate blends. Moreover, a thermodynamic binary phase diagram is obtained using a twin‐screw extruder at various processing melt temperatures. Differential scanning calorimetry and scanning electron microscopy were used to study the miscibility of the blends and the resulting morphology. A thermodynamic binary phase diagram exhibiting a lower critical solution temperature was obtained. The droplet size distribution of the blend was also obtained and discussed in light of the Cahn‐Hilliard theory.     

吐温—20增稳浊度法快速测定水泥中三氧化硫

本文研究了一种以非离子表面活性剂吐温－20为介质，硫酸钡浊度法侧定水泥中三氧化硫的新方法。吐温-20的引入使硫酸钡颗粒分散均匀，体系稳定性提高。本文选420nm为测定波长，SO2-4含量在50～500μg／25ml范围内线性关系良好，可很好地适用于水泥样品的分析。     

Physical properties of polycaproamide/cationic dyeable poly(ethylene terephthalate) polyblended fibers

Polycaproamide (PCA) and cationic dyeable poly(ethylene terephthalate) (CDP) polymers were blended mechanically (in ratios of 75/25, 50/50, and 25/75) in a melt twin‐screw extruder to prepare three PCA/CDP polyblended materials. The blends of PCA and CDP were spun into fibers. The molar ratio of dimethyl 5‐sulfoisophthalate sodium salt for CDP was 2%. This study investigated the physical properties of PCA/CDP polyblended fibers with nuclear magnetic resonance, gel permeation chromatography, gas chromatography, potentiometer, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), extension stress–strain measurements, density gradient analysis, and rheometry. The experimental results of DSC proved that PCA and CDP formed an immiscible system. In an SEM image of a 50/50 PCA/CDP blend, the morphological aggregation of a larger size, from 3 to 5 μm in diameter, was observed. The rheological behavior of the PCA/CDP polyblended materials exhibited negative‐deviation blends, and the 50/50 blend of the PCA/CDP polyblended fibers showed a minimum tenacity value. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 1710–1715, 2004     

Evaporative Heat Transfer of Annular Two-phase Flow of Air-water in a Small Vertical Tube

The evaporative heat transfer of the non-boiling annular two-phase flow of air-water in a small vertical tube with uniform wall heat flux was studied both theoretically and experimentally. A simplified two-phase flow boundary layer model was used to calculate the thickness of the water film attached to the wall, and from the liquid film thickness the evaporative heat transfer coefficients of the annular two-phase flow were obtained. Theoretical equations and semi-theoretical equations were proposed for predicting the evaporative heat transfer of the annular two-phase flow of air-water in a small vertical tube. The semi-theoretical prediction agrees well with the experimental data. The mechanism of the heat transfer enhancement is the evaporation of the thin liquid film attached on the wall.