A parametric study of strength reduction factors for elasto-plastic oscillators

Strength reduction factors (SRFs) continue to play a key role in obtaining design forces from elastic design spectra (via response modification factors) in ductility-based earthquake-resistant design. Despite several years of sustained research efforts, it has not been conclusively shown how SRF for a given singledegree-of-freedom structural system depends on various source and site parameters. A parametric study is carried out here for the explicit dependence of SRF spectrum (describing variation of SRF with system period for a given ductility demand) on strong motion duration, earthquake magnitude, geological site conditions, and epicentral distance in case of (non-degrading) elasto-plastic oscillators. For this, scaled response spectra are considered for different combinations of earthquake magnitude, site conditions and epicentral distance, and SRF spectra are generated from 1274 accelerograms recorded in western USA after making those compatible with each of these spectra. It is shown that there is no clear and significant dependence of SRF spectrum on strong motion duration. Further, the parametric dependence on earthquake magnitude, site conditions, and epicentral distance broadly conforms to the trends reported by earlier investigations. In particular, this study confirms that the dependence of SRF spectra on earthquake magnitude should not be ignored. This paper has been contributed in honour of Professor R N Iyengar, Indian Institute of Science, on the occasion of his formal retirement.     

Effect of carbon surface oxidation on platinum supported carbon particles on the performance of gas diffusion electrodes for the oxygen reduction reaction

The effect of carbon surface oxidation on platinum supported carbon particles (Pt/C) with nitric acid was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, polarization experiments and chronoamperometry. Cyclic voltammograms, polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectra showed that the treated catalyst had much larger active surface area and higher ionic conductivity than the untreated catalyst, and provided enhanced performance for oxygen reduction. The formation of acidic groups was examined by IR spectra. The Pt/C surface oxidation had a large effect on the performance of a gas diffusion electrode for oxygen reduction reaction.     

NiCoFe/C cathode electrocatalysts for direct ethanol fuel cells

A direct ethanol fuel cell (DEFC), which is less prone to ethanol crossover, is reported. The cell consists of PtRu/C catalyst as the anode, Nafion^® 117 membrane, and Ni–Co–Fe (NCF) composite catalyst as the cathode. The NCF catalyst was synthesized by mixing Ni, Co, and Fe complexes into a polymer matrix (melamine-formaldehyde resins), followed by heating the mixture at 800 °C under inert atmosphere. TEM and EDX experiments suggest that the NCF catalyst has alloy structures of Ni, Co and Fe. The catalytic activity of the NCF catalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) was compared with that of commercially available Pt/C (CAP) catalyst at different ethanol concentrations. The decrease in open circuit voltage (V_oc) of the DEFC equipped with the NCF catalysts was less than that of CAP catalyst at higher ethanol concentrations. The NCF catalyst was less prone to ethanol oxidation at cathode even when ethanol crossover occurred through the Nafion^®117 film, which prevents voltage drop at the cathode. However, the CAP catalyst did oxidize ethanol at the cathode and caused a decrease in voltage at higher ethanol concentrations.     

Present status and future prospects of PV activities in Japan

The photovoltaic (PV) power systems in Japan made great strides in the past decade. The PV industry in the 1990s greatly depended on the research projects and dissemination programs carried out by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. However, the industrial structure for full-scale deployment of the PV system is currently being established by the manufacturers’ continuous efforts to reduce the PV system cost and the government’s consecutive supports to create the initial market. It is expected that the synergetic effect of the cost reduction and incentives for introduction will activate the PV industry and its market more and more toward achieving 5000 MW of the capacity in FY 2010.     

真空碳热还原法制备高密度碳化钒

研究了采用真空碳热还原法由三氧化二钒制备碳化钒，并研究了碳化钒产物密度随实验条件的变化规律。找到了用于强化碳化钒产物密度的添加剂，研究结果表明，反应温度，添加剂是影响碳化钒产物密度的主要因素。反应时间对产物密度也有一定影响。研究结果同时表明，含铁化合物能有效地提高产物密度。     

脉冲电镀的正向电流密度对深镀能力的影响

主要通过在正反向电流比、频率、脉冲宽度一定的条件下,改变正向电流密度的大小来研究其对PCB整板电镀铜深镀能力的影响。从测得的数据可知随着正向电流密度的增大,深镀能力先变大后变小,并对这个问题进行了理论分析。     

一种转移脉冲宽度可调的CCD驱动电路

本文以TCD132D线阵CCD为例,介绍了一种用循环计数器和拨码开关共同作用改变CCD转移脉冲的CCD驱动电路。该电路结构简单,工作可靠,调整方便。     

坦克红外特征控制技术评述

坦克红外特征控制对于提高坦克的战场生存能力具有重要意义。控制的主要方法有遮障、表面处理、外形技术、主动冷却、总体设计等。坦克红外特征的控制必须与其他波段，特别是射频波段的特性控制兼容。遮障和低发射率涂料是现役坦克红外特征控制的主要措施。而对未来的主战坦克，设计应是减少其系统特性的重要途径。     

2—叠氮—1萘醌—5—磺酸生产工艺优化

研究以L-酸为原料,对合成用于制作PS版的2-叠氮1-萘醌-5-磺酸的亚硝化、还原及重氮化三步生产工艺进行最佳配比选优试验。结果表明对L-酸的总收率可达73-75％.获得了较高的收率。     

葡萄糖电解氧化还原工艺研究

采用自制的无膜电解槽，对同时电解氧化还原葡萄糖生成葡萄糖酸和山梨醇的工艺进行了研究。所得到的最佳工艺条件为：葡萄糖浓度０．４ｍｏｌ／Ｌ，ｐＨ值１１，电流密度３Ａ／ｄｍ￣２。在此条件下电解１２ｈ，葡萄糖转化率可达９６．４％，葡萄糖酸产率８８％，山梨醇产率１０％。同时，考察了和Ｚｎ￣（２＋）加入以及ｐＨ值对电流效率的影响。