Optical measurements of thermal diffusivity of a material

The measurement of thermal diffusivity of a material (in particular, a thin film) is important for various reasons, e.g., to predict the heat transfer in the solid subjected to a thermal process, to monitor surface composition or morphology, or to detect invisible subsurface defects like delaminations. This measurement can be done in a noncontact manner using various photothermal methods. Such methods typically involve pulsed heating of the surface by small amounts using a laser source; the decay of the surface temperature after this pulsed photothermal heating is then probed to provide the thermal diffusivity. Various probing methods have been developed in the literature, including the probing of reflection, refraction, and diffraction from the pulsed heated area, infrared thermal radiometry, and surface deformation. This paper provides an overview of such techniques and some examples of their applications.     

提高热采注汽系统热效率的研究

为了降低热采成本和提高经济效益 ,建立了热采注汽系统热效率的数学模型。根据实测数据计算了 9个注汽系统的热效率。提出了改进注汽系统热效率的行之有效的措施。根据排烟的氧含量的大小 ,可以确定注汽锅炉热效率改进程度 ;按管线允许热损失量和保温材料种类 ,设计保温层厚度 ,可大大提高输汽管线热效率。仅此两项 ,即可使大部分注汽系统热效率提高 7%以上 ,井底蒸汽干度提高 10 %以上。     

火电机组运行优化系统的现状与展望

简单回顾了国内外在火电机组运行优化领域的研究历程，列举了目前国内外市场上针对火电机组的各种主流运行优化产品的功能特点和应用情况，分析了国外引进产品和国内自主研发产品在中国当前市场环境下各自的优势和劣势。介绍了当前运行优化系统在国内电站机组的应用现状，阐述了国内外运行优化系统在实际应用中存在的问题，并提出了相应的改进意见。对机组运行优化系统的未来发展进行了展望，指出机组运行优化系统将利用先进技术设备和信息平台，与电站管理紧密结合，在日益规范的市场中不断发展完善，为提高电站经济性发挥更大的作用。     

稠油井注汽系统的热效率分析

建立了热采注汽系统热效率的计算模型。根据XX油田数据计算了2个注汽系统的热效率。提出了提高注汽系统热效率的三项措施：（1）降低锅炉的过剩空气系数；（2）按最大允许热损失设计地面输汽管线的保温层厚度；（3）使用视导热系数小的隔热油管，按箍增加隔热结构，防止热封隔器的泄漏等。     

小型密闭压力容器测试系统重复性的研究

小型密闭压力容器测试（MCPVT）法是安全工程领域中近几年发展起来的、评价有机过氧化物及自反应物质受热分解反应激烈程度的新方法。pmax是MCPVT方法中用来表征自反应物质受热分解反应激烈程度的物理量之一。文中通过大量实验，研究了样品容器容积V、升温速率R及样品质量M对pmax重复性误差的影响，研究了一系列典型的有机过氧化物和自反应物质在标准实验条件下pmax重复性误差。结果表明，小型密闭压力容器测试系统重复性好，测试结果可靠，从而为MCPVT法最终成为国际上评价自反应物质受热分解反应激烈程度标准方法奠定了基础。     

The effect of additives on the thermal stability of poly(vinyl chloride)

The effect of a range of organic additives on the thermal stability of poly(vinyl chloride), both with and without a chloroparaffin extender, was studied using a number of experimental techniques. Of the additives used the best overall balance was provided by pentaerythritol, which increased stability when the extender was present and had no effect when it was absent. The congo red test emerged as the most suitable technique, being consistent and inexpensive and able to screen several additives simultaneously. Isothermal differential thermal analysis correlated with the congo red test but required more expensive equipment, was time-consuming and demanded good mixing of the poly(vinyl chloride) compound to give reproducible results. Thermogravimetry was not sufficiently sensitive and the heat stability test was the least useful of all.     

Thermally stimulated shrinkage forces in oriented polymers: 1. Temperature dependence

Temperature dependences of shrinkage forces appearing in oriented polymer samples when heated at constant length were recorded for polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene and polypropylene. The influence of various processing conditions on thermally stimulated shrinkage forces is demonstrated. A four-state model is proposed which qualitatively describes the temperature dependences of shrinkage forces in amorphous polymers.     

Thermal degradation of cinnamoylated poly(vinyl alcohol)

Thermogravimetry and pyrolysis in combination with gas chromatography and infrared spectroscopy were the experimental techniques applied to the thermal degradation of cinnamoylated poly(vinyl alcohol) samples, constituted from vinyl alcohol-vinyl cinnamate photocrosslinkable copolymers. The thermal decomposition products include gases, liquids and solids. The gases are formed from saturated and unsaturated volatile hydrocarbons C₁? C₄, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. The liquid fraction includes aromatic hydrocarbons and some oxygenated organic compounds. The solid product identified in the greatest amount was cinnamic acid. The content in the thermal decomposition products varies considerably both with copolymer composition and temperature.     

Development of nano indium tin oxide (ITO) grains by alkaline hydrolysis of In(III) and Sn(IV) salts

Indium tin oxide (ITO) nano powders of different compositions (In: Sn = 90: 10, 70: 30 and 50: 50) were prepared by heat treatment (300-450°C) of mixed hydroxides of In(III) and Sn(IV). The hydroxides were obtained by the reaction of aq. NH₃ with mixed aq. solutions of In(NO₃)₃ and SnCl₄. FTIR and TG/DTA studies revealed that powders existed as In(OH)₃H₂O—SnO₃H₂H₂O in the solid state and then they transformed to In₂O₃—SnO₂ via some metastable intermediates after 300°C. Cubic phase of In₂O₃ was identified by XRD for the oxides up to 30% of Sn. Particle size measurements of the solid dispersed in acetone and SEM study for microstructure showed that the oxides were in the nano range (55-75 nm) whereas the size range determined from Debye-Scherrer equation were 11–24 nm.     

Development of High Thermal Conductivity Aluminum Nitride Ceramic

AIN ceramics with densities varying from 3.18 to 3.30 g/cm³ and room-temperature thermal conductivities varying from 88 to 193 W/m K were produced. Different sintering conditions, packing powders, AIN powder sources, carbon additive, and sintering times were evaluated, and the key processing parameters which cause the differences in density and thermal conductivity were identified. SEM, TEM, and EDS were used to characterize the correlation between thermal conductivity, microstructure, and processing parameters. The important parameters which control the thermal conductivity of AIN ceramics are discussed.