Effect of microstructure on cleavage resistance of high-strength quenched and tempered steels

The relationship between microstructure and cleavage resistance in quenched and tempered high-strength bainitic and martensitic steels is investigated by means of Charpy-V tests, uniaxial tensile test on unnotched specimens and electron back scattered diffraction (EBSD). Steels under investigation are low/medium carbon (C = 0.10-0.40%) steels with yield strength in the range YS = 500-1000 MPa.Results show that the tensile strength and the cleavage resistance of quenched and tempered (Q&T) steels appear to be controlled by different structural parameters and not, as in the case of polygonal ferritic steels, by the same structural unit. In particular, yield strength is controlled by the mean subgrain size, whereas the structural unit controlling the critical cleavage stress is the covariant (bainitic or martensitic) packet, whose size is slightly lower than the average unit crack path (UCP). The critical stage in the fracture process appears to be the propagation of a Griffith crack from one packet to another, and the resistance offered by high-angle boundaries is approximately the same as that of low-C steels with bainitic or polygonal ferrite microstructure.     

纤维膜接触器技术在顺丁橡胶装置的应用

介绍了纤维膜接触器技术及其在顺丁橡胶装置碱洗过程中的应用.与传统的采用液滴混合分散法的油碱精制工艺不同,纤维膜接触器采用了非分散的油碱液膜接触并反应,使油品和碱液快速而高效地分离,不会产生油品和碱液的乳化或携带,提高了碱的利用率.同时,由于它体积小,效率高不需要下游的碱液沉降或水洗设备,节省了投资和占地面积.     

Assessment of Cell Disruption and Carotenoids Extraction from Sporidiobolus salmonicolor (CBS 2636)

The increasing demand for carotenoids by industries has drawn attention to their bio-production. Since pigments are intracellular, extraction steps are then needed after cell cultivation. In this work, different strategies for extraction of carotenoid pigments from Sporidiobolus salmonicolor (CBS 2636) were studied. Different solvents (dimethyl sulfoxide, petroleum ether, hexane, ethyl acetate, chloroform, and acetone), liquid N₂, and diatomaceous earth were used to disrupt the cell and thus release the intracellular carotenoids. The results of this study showed that when multiple solvents were used, a synergistic effect on the extent of carotenoids recovery was obtained. Maximum concentration of total carotenoids (913 μg/L) was obtained in the treatment using liquid N₂ and dimethyl sulfoxide to disrupt the cell, followed by the extraction with a solution of acetone/methanol (7:3, v/v).     

Does Second-Home Ownership Affect Primary Housing Demand?

Using American Housing Survey (AHS) data, this empirical paper suggests that if someone already has a second home, it may not affect their decision about the price of a new primary home, and they will not be likely to choose a cheaper one than their counterpart without a second home. This runs counter to the implicit suggestion of a previous study that second-home ownership may reduce the demand for primary housing. Many baby boomers have second homes and they have not yet locked up their current primary housing as the final home of their lifetime and may even trade up before they trade down. At present, except for continuous immigration, few other factors point toward growth in housing demand. Thus the finding here can be seen as good news for the housing market when it eventually recovers from its current downturn and crisis in mortgage lending.     

2D thermal analysis for heat transfer from casing to winding pack in JT-60SA TF coils

In the framework of the Broader Approach Agreement, Europe is involved in the design activities for the Japanese Tokamak JT-60SA, investigating, among several issues, the operation of the superconducting TF magnets and their subsystems, aimed at the reactor conceptual design definition. In particular, one of the main critical aspects to study is the heating of the conductor due to both direct component of energy deposited by neutrons and by secondary gamma generated during plasma operation, and heat generated by the radiation on casing and transferred to the winding pack. Indeed, the operating temperature and the relevant temperature margin (i.e. the operating safety margin) of the magnet will depend strongly on the heat loads and on the capability of the coolant to remove it. Furthermore, the heat power to the conductor will depend on several aspects, namely the thickness of insulating material, the mass flow rate of helium flowing in the conductors and its thermodynamic properties at operating conditions, and the layout of the superconductors constituting the winding. Moreover, a crucial aspect in the final design will be the presence and position of the casing cooling channels. In this paper a 2D sensitivity analysis of heat transfer from casing to winding pack with respect to cooling channels number and position is presented, based on the reference layout of the magnet. As a result, we evaluated the optimum number and positioning of cooling channels needed, as a trade-off between magnet operating limits and available cryogenic power and if, at limit, they could be even neglected in normal operation, keeping dwell-time within reasonable values.     

Sol–Gel Processing and Characterization of Pure and Metal-Doped SnO2 Thin Films

A chloride-based inorganic sol–gel route was used for preparing pure and metal (osmium, nickel, palladium, platinum)-doped SnO₂ sol. SnCl₄ was first reacted with propanol, then the resulting compound was hydrolyzed and subsequently mixed with solutions of the metal dopants. The obtained sols were used for depositing thin films by spin coating or for preparing powders by solvent evaporation at 110°C. FTIR spectroscopy and thermal analysis of the powders revealed that chlorine still bound to tin stabilized the sol against gelation by hindering the condensation reactions. Film characterizations showed that platinum and palladium, unlike nickel and osmium, were likely to form nanoparticles in the SnO₂ lattice. This result was discussed with regard to the different ways that platinum and palladium, on one hand, and nickel and osmium, on the other, modified the growth of SnO₂ grains and the film roughness and morphology. Dopants that formed nanoparticles (platinum, palladium) resulted in the roughest film, while dopants that did not form particles (nickel, osmium) resulted in SnO₂ grain size very close to that of pure SnO₂.     

Goal-directed responding is sensitive to lesions to the prelimbic cortex or basolateral nucleus of the amygdala but not to their disconnection.

The current view of instrumental conditioning indicates that performance in the early stage of training is maintained by a representation of the outcome, as indexed by its sensitivity to changes in the value of the reward. In the present study, the authors tested the effects of a disconnection of the prelimbic cortex (PL) and the basolateral nucleus of the amygdale (BLA), using an asymmetric lesion procedure, to determine whether these structures interact sequentially as part of a corticolimbic system. In marked contrast to the effects of bilateral lesions of the PL or the BLA, which both altered rats' sensitivity to outcome devaluation, the disconnection of these 2 brain areas was without an effect on outcome devaluation. These results demonstrate that the PL and the BLA mediate different aspects of outcome representation in goal-directed responding. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Insight to the express transport network

The express delivery industry is developing rapidly in recent years and has attracted attention in many fields. Express shipment service requires that parcels be delivered in a limited time with a low operation cost, which requests a high level and efficient express transport network (ETN). The ETN is constructed based on the public transport networks, especially the airline network. It is similar to the airline network in some aspects, while it has its own feature. With the complex network theory, the topological properties of the ETN are analyzed deeply. We find that the ETN has the small-world property, with disassortative mixing behavior and rich club phenomenon. It also shows difference from the airline network in some features, such as edge density and average shortest path. Analysis on the corresponding distance-weighted network shows that the distance distribution displays a truncated power-law behavior. At last, an evolving model, which takes both geographical constraint and preference attachment into account, is proposed. The model shows similar properties with the empirical results.     

西安市过渡季节办公建筑室内热环境研究

根据在过渡季节里对所选取的办公建筑进行现场测试所得的数据,并通过分析调查问卷内容得出:西安地区过渡季节气候相对比较舒适。这个季节室内主观热感觉中性温度与当PMV=0时的室内温度值较接近,分别为25.6℃、25.24℃。