Metal-free catalyst fabrication by incorporating oxygen groups on the surface of the carbonaceous sample and efficient hydrogen production from NaBH4 methanolysis

In the present study, metal-free catalysts for efficient H₂ generation from NaBH₄ methanolysis was produced for the first time from apricot kernel shells with two-step activation. The first stage of the two-stage activation includes the production of activated carbon with the KOH agent (AKOH), and the second stage includes hydrothermally HNO₃ activation with oxygen doping (O doped AKOH + N). The hydrogen production rate (HGR) and the activation energy (Ea) of the reaction with the obtained metal-free catalyst (10 mg) were determined as 14,444 ml min^?1 g^?1 and 7.86 kJ mol^?1, respectively. The structural and physical-chemical properties of these catalysts were characterized by XRD (X-ray diffraction), SEM (scanning electron microscopy), elemental CHNS analysis, FT-IR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), and nitrogen adsorption analysis. Also, the reusability results of this metal-free catalyst for H₂ production are promising.     

Optimization of waste quail eggshells as biocomposites for polyaniline in ammonia gas detection

A simple, cost-effective, and novel chemical sensor for ammonia (NH₃) gas detection was developed from polyaniline (PANI)/quail eggshell (QES) composites. QES is a natural waste enriched in calcium carbonate. In this work, pure PANI was synthesized from chemical oxidation method and PANI/QES composites were prepared from physical mixing of QES with the synthesized PANI at different mass ratio. A series of complementary techniques including Fourier transform infrared and ultraviolet-visible spectrometers, scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive detection coupled with mapping, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray diffractometer were used to characterize the physicochemical and textural properties of the biocomposites. From the results, PANI/QES composite with a mass ratio of 1 exhibited the lowest NH₃ detection limit of 5.24 ppm with a linear correlation coefficient (R²) of close to unity (0.9932) between the signal and NH₃ gas concentration. As a whole, the PANI/QES biocomposites synthesized from this work exhibited excellent selectivity toward NH₃ gas even in the presence of other gas impurities, such as acetone, ethanol, and hexane. For the sensor reusability, the PANI/QES biocomposites can be reused in the application of NH₃ gas detection for at least 4 cycles.     

Second-order accurate constraint formulation for subdivision finite element simulation of thin shells

We present a new method for enforcing boundary conditions within subdivision finite element simulations of thin shells. The proposed framework is demonstrated to be second-order accurate with respect to increasing refinement in the displacement and energy norm for simply supported, clamped, free and symmetric boundary conditions. Second-order accuracy on the boundary is consistent with the accuracy of subdivision-based approaches for the interior of a body. Our proposed framework is applicable to both triangular and quadrilateral refinement schemes, and does not impose any topological requirements upon the underlying subdivision control mesh. Several examples from an obstacle course of benchmark problems are used to demonstrate the convergence of the scheme. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

壳体理论在水压爆破中的应用

在壳体理论的基础上,考虑到薄壳型结构水压爆破的特点,提出了一种新的药量计算公式,并得到了初步实际工程验证.     

Deformation analysis of skew ruled surface shells by moiré interference

The use of thin film grids coated on surfaces is described in relation to the determination of deformations in doubly curved shells. The technique is called the coating film moiré interference method and employs a laser holographic approach.     

An efficient assumed strain element model with six DOF per node for geometrically non-linear shells

The present paper describes an assumed strain finite element model with six degrees of freedom per node designed for geometrically non-linear shell analysis. An important feature of the present paper is the discussion on the spurious kinematic modes and the assumed strain field in the geometrically non-linear setting. The kinematics of deformation is described by using vector components in contrast to the conventional formulation which requires the use of trigonometric functions of rotational angles. Accordingly, converged solutions can be obtained for load or displacement increments that are much larger than possible with the conventional formulation with rotational angles. In addition, a detailed study of the spurious kinematic modes and the choice of assumed strain field reveals that the same assumed strain field can be used for both geometrically linear and non-linear cases to alleviate element locking while maintaining kinematic stability. It is strongly recommended that the element models, described in the present paper, be used instead of the conventional shell element models that employ rotational angles.     

安全壳钢衬的初始后屈曲分析

基于Ｄｏｎｎｅｌｌ的非线性板壳理论，认为钢衬壳是一种有特殊缺陷形状的钢衬板，用初始后屈曲渐进分析理论，研究了在温度应力作用下缺陷钢衬板即钢衬壳的初始后屈曲性态。计算了一个四点铆固钢衬壳模型，同时给出了铆钉间距等参数对钢衬壳屈曲极值温度的影响。     

复合材料四结点四边形多层退化壳单元

本文提出了一个复合材料四结点四边形多层退化壳单元。单元从修正的Hu-Washizu变分原理导出,独立假设位移场、每层内部应变场和应力场。文中给出了几个复合材料板和壳静力线性问题实例。计算结果表明本文的单元是准确和有效的。     

体内张拉成形空间网格结构的形态分析——几何位移迭代法

针对体内张拉成形空间网格结构实际发展需要,从工程应用的角度定义了该类结构的3种受力状态:零状态、初始态和荷载态.在此基础上提出了一种形态分析方法——几何位移迭代法,并以一个80m跨的体内张拉成形空间网格结构为例,对其找形过程特点做了细致分析.结果表明,几何位移迭代法找形精度高、速度快,非常适合于体内张拉成形空间网格结构形态研究,而且可以保持结构的完整性.