Surface integrity characterization of manufactured component is very important as it significantly affects the in-service performance of the component. Till now, surface integrity was evaluated using conventional measurement technique like microhardness tester, X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy and surface roughness tester. But, this technique being laboratory based cannot be used for in-service monitoring of the surface integrity. The present study focuses on the characterization of surface integrity upon electric discharge machined sample using non-destructive magnetic Barkhausen noise technique. Electric discharge machining was performed in die-sinking mode on die steel using copper–tungsten electrode (negative polarity). Experiment was performed by selecting different levels of peak current, gap voltage and pulse on time. Surface integrity characteristics like microhardness change, residual stress, microstructural alteration and surface roughness were analysed using microhardness tester, X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy and surface roughness tester, respectively, and were then correlated with magnetic parameter like root mean square value and peak value obtained from Barkhausen noise signal. The results show a good correlation between magnetic parameter (RMS and Peak value) of Barkhausen noise with the microhardness and surface roughness of the machined sample.
The present study was aimed to utilize low‐cost alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles for improving the heat transfer behavior in an intercooler of two‐stage air compressor. Experimental investigation was carried out with three different volume concentrations of 0.5%, 0.75%, and 1.0% Al2O3/water nanofluids to assess the performance of the intercooler, that is, counterflow heat exchanger at different loads. Thermal properties such as thermal conductivity and overall heat transfer coefficient of nanofluid increased substantially with increasing concentration of Al2O3 nanoparticles. Specific heat capacity of nanofluids were lower than base water. The intercooler performance parameters such as effectiveness and efficiency improved appreciably with the employment of nanofluid. The efficiency increased by about 6.1% with maximum concentration of nanofluid, that is, 1% at 3‐bar compressor load. It is concluded from the study that high concentration of Al2O3 nanoparticles dispersion in water would offer better heat transfer performance of the intercooler. 相似文献
Water Resources Management - Automated computation of hydrological and morphometric parameters of any watershed are not only depended on Digital Elevation Model (DEM) resolution but also affected... 相似文献
We investigated the effect of repeated cold stress (RCS) on the capsaicin-evoked release of glutamate from the primary afferent fibers of the rat, and compared this with the effect of inoculation of complete Freund's adjuvant (adjuvant inoculation). The release of glutamate was measured using a fluorometric on-line continuous monitoring system in which the immobilized glutamate dehydrogenase column was connected to an in vitro superfusion system. In the presence of 0.3 microM tetrodotoxin, the application of 1 microM capsaicin to spinal dorsal horn slices evoked glutamate release (18.6 +/- 1.2 pmol mg(-1) protein, n = 11). In rats subjected to RCS (RCS rats), the release of glutamate evoked by 1 microM capsaicin was markedly increased to 272% (n = 6, P < 0.05) of the value for the control group, although the basal release was not significantly altered (n = 6, P > 0.05). Adjuvant inoculation produced a significant increase in the basal and capsaicin (1 microM) evoked release of glutamate to 141 and 344% (n = 6, P < 0.05) of the value for the control group, respectively. The present results suggest that the facilitated release of glutamate from capsaicin-sensitive primary afferent terminals in the spinal dorsal horn is, at least in part, involved in the hyperalgesia of RCS rats as well as the complete Freund's adjuvant-induced hyperalgesia. 相似文献
A method for evaluating the accuracy of a device model and its tendency toward convergence problems before implementing it as a SPICE primitive is presented. Two different GaAs MESFET models suitable for analyzing nonlinear analog and microwave circuits are implemented using generic SPICE primitives. It is shown that no modification to the SPICE program is required. Controlled sources are extensively used in implementing the models using this method 相似文献
The kinetics of the reaction of acetic acid and acetylene over zinc acetate-activated carbon catalyst was investigated over a wide range of process variables in a pilot reactor. Although various catalytic reaction mechanisms were postulated, the rate of reaction was most satisfactorily correlated by a mechanism of surface reaction between charged adsorbed acetic acid and acetylene, which assumes that the rate controlling step was the irreversible charged adsorption of acetylene and acetic acid. 相似文献
As system clock rates race to 100 MHz and beyond, designers of printed-circuit boards and multichip modules must watch out for such high-speed effects as ground bounce, ringing, reflections, and crosstalk. The author describes how today's high-speed printed-circuit boards and multichip modules require integrated design systems that include signal integrity analysis tools 相似文献
Microstructural origins for reduced weak-link behavior in high-Jc melt-processed YBCO, spray pyrolyzed thick films of Tl-1223, metallic precursor Y-124 polycrystalline powder-in-tube (PIT)
wires and PIT Bi-2212/2223 are discussed. Since the materials studied are the highest Jc, polycrystalline, high-Tc superconductors fabricated worldwide, the results provide important guidelines for further improvements in superconducting
properties, thereby enabling practical applications of these materials. It is found that strongly linked current flow within
domains of melt-processed 123 occurs effectively through a single crystal path. In c-axis oriented, polycrystalline Tl-1223
thick films, local in-plane texture has been found to play a crucial role in the reduced weak-link behavior. Formation of
“colonies” of grains with a common c-axis and modest in-plane misorientation was observed. Furthermore, a colony boundary
in general has a varying misorientation along the boundary. Large regions comprised primarily of low angle boundaries were
observed. Percolative transport through a network of such small angle boundaries appears to provide the nonweak-linked current
path. Although powder-in-tube BSCCO 2212 and 2223 also appear to have a “colony” microstructure, there are some important
differences. Colonies in BSCCO consist of stacks of grains with similar c-axis orientation in contrast to colonies in Tl-1223
films where few grains are stacked on top of one another. Furthermore, most grains within a colony in BSCCO have the same
lateral dimensions as that of the colony, resulting largely largely in “twist” boundaries. Further microstructural characterization
of high-Jc PIT 2212 and 2223 is currently underway. In the case of Y-124 wires, weak macroscopic in-plane texture is found. Additional
measurements are underway to determine if a sharper, local in-plane texture also exists. It is found that in three of the
four types of superconductors studied, reduced weak-link behavior can be ascribed to some degree of biaxial alignment between
grains, either on a “local” or a “global” scale. 相似文献
Critical current density (Jc) in the presence of a magnetic field is the property that currently limits many applications of the high-critical-temperature oxide superconductors. Poor current transmission at grain boundaries and weak flux pinning are responsible for the low critical current densities observed in bulk materials. Since 1986, substantial progress has been made both in understanding the microstructural factors affecting Jc and in developing practical fabrication methods. Much of the fundamental understanding has been obtained from studies of YBa2Cu3O7?x while the bismuth and thallium-based compounds appear to offer greater potential as the basis for the first practical conductors. 相似文献