Preparation and characterization of novel poly(glycidyl methacrylate) beads carrying amidoxime groups

Poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PGMA) beads with an average size of 350 μm were synthesized by suspension polymerization technique. The PGMA beads were first modified with iminodiacetonitrile (IDAN). Then, the IDAN‐modified beads were subsequently modified by hydroxylamine. The IDAN modification and the conversion of the nitrile groups to amidoxime were followed by FT‐IR spectroscopy. The surface morphology and thermal behavior of the PGMA and its modified forms were also characterized by scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis techniques, further confirming modification and amidoximation. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007     

Edge Contour Extraction in MR Image Using Edgeflow Contour Model

This paper presents a new model for edge extraction of MR images, based on curve evolution and edgeflow techniques. At first the model for curve evolution is constructed, which automatically detect boundaries, and change of topology in terms of the edgeflow fields, and then the numerical approximation of the model is introduced, which is based on semi-implicit scheme to speed up the proposed approach. Finally, the numerical implementation is present and the experimental results show that the proposed model successfully extracts the edge contours, regardless of the heavy noise.     

Preparation and application of polybenzoxazine adsorption resin

The synthesis and application of polybenzoxazine adsorption resin was studied. First, the precursor was synthesized by the solventless method. And then a kind of spherical and granular polybenzoxazine resin was obtained using reverse‐phase suspension polymerization technique in the process of solidification. Besides, the influence of dispersion medium, the volume ratio of precursor to medium, the solidification temperature, and the agitation speed were studied in detail in the process of polymerization. Second, the spherical shape of the polybenzoxazine resin was identified by scanning electronic microscope and the thermal stability of resin was measured by thermogravimetric analysis. Finally, the adsorption capacity of the spherical resin on pyridine was studied in cyclohexane systems. The correlation coefficient of Langmuir adsorption constant temperature line was bigger than 0.99, which indicated that the equilibrium sorption date was coincident with the Langmuir isotherm equation. And the saturated adsorptive capacity of dried resin achieved 222.2 mg g^?1. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2007     

Preparation and properties of magnetorheological elastomers based on silicon rubber/polystyrene blend matrix

Magnetorheological (MR) elastomers, which are mainly composed of magnetic particles and elastic polymer, are a new kind of smart materials whose modulus can be controlled by changing the strength of magnetic fields. In this article, MR elastomers based on immiscible silicon rubber/polystyrene (SR/PS) blend matrix were fabricated successfully via cosolvent method and the MR effect, electric and mechanical properties, and the microstructures of the corresponding materials were studied. SEM studies showed that the dispersion of iron particles in blend matrix were different from that in single polymer, which could be further proved by the different electric conductivity. The MR effect of MR elastomers based on blend matrix varied with the different ratios of SR and PS, which was discussed in detail from the special dispersion of iron particles and of zero‐modulus of MR elastomers. In addition, the MR elastomers based on SR/PS blend matrix had enhanced mechanical properties, which made them more hopeful to be applied in practice. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 3143–3149, 2007     

Synthesis of syndiotacticity‐rich high molecular weight poly(vinyl alcohol) by suspension polymerization of vinyl pivalate and saponification

Vinyl pivalate (VPi) was suspension‐polymerized to synthesize high molecular weight (HMW) poly(vinyl pivalate) (PVPi) with a high conversion above 95% for a precursor of syndiotacticity‐rich HMW poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). Also, the effects of the polymerization conditions on the conversion, molecular weight, and degree of branching (DB) of PVPi and PVA prepared by the saponification of PVPi were investigated. Bulk polymerization was slightly superior to suspension polymerization in increasing the molecular weight of PVA. On the other hand, the latter was absolutely superior to the former in increasing the conversion of the polymer, indicating that the suspension polymerization rate of VPi was faster than that of the bulk one. These effects could be explained by a kinetic order of a 2,2′‐azobis(2,4‐dimethylvaleronitrile) concentration calculated by the initial rate method. Suspension polymerization of VPi at 55°C by controlling various polymerization factors proved to be successful in preparing PVA of HMW [number‐average degree of polymerization (P_n): 8200–10,500], high syndiotactic diad content (58%), and very high yield (ultimate conversion of VPi into PVPi: 94–98%). In the case of the bulk polymerization of VPi at the same conditions, the maximum P_n and conversion of 10,700–11,800 and 32–43% were obtained, respectively. The DB was lower and the P_n was higher with PVA prepared from PVPi polymerized at lower initiator concentrations. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 88: 832–839, 2003     

室式分离机转鼓结构的改进与液流分析

介绍了室式分离机的转鼓结构及工作过程．为提高这种机器的分离效率,重点对室式分离机的转鼓结构做了改进．通过对室式分离机改进型转鼓中悬浮液的流动速度进行分析,为实现不停机自动排渣提供理论基础．     

汽车悬架最优控制与半主动控制研究

基于1/4汽车悬架为控制对象,建立了汽车悬架动力学模型.以线性二次型最优（LQG）控制和改进后的半主动开关（on-off）控制为控制策略,在MATLAB/Simulink软件平台上进行仿真.与被动悬架比较,采用正弦激励下的频域分析和随机路面激励下的时域分析,证明了LQG控制和半主动开关控制在汽车控制工程中的可行性.     

悬挂式重力补偿系统精密跟踪方法

介绍了一种用于研究空间机器人微重力条件下的工作特性的悬挂系统——悬挂式重力补偿系统,并给出了悬挂模块的动力学模型.通过数值求解与仿真,运用非线性规化求出了一定条件下的最优控制参数;用正交试验寻优、基于时间最优控制的试凑法证明了优化模型的解正确性.该研究为空间机器人地面试验系统模拟微重力环境下精密跟踪运动提供了最优控制方法.     

预张力悬索桥及其静力学性能分析

为从理论上获得预张力悬索桥的力学特性,利用大位移不完全广义势能变分原理,建立了预张力悬索桥的一般基础微分方程.在进一步引入假设条件下,导出了基于古典挠度理论的平衡微分方程.通过对微分方程的解析,讨论了预张力悬索桥的静力学特性及其与普通悬索桥的区别.结合算例悬索桥的数值分析表明,预张力悬索桥由于抗风索的存在,以及结构中建立的预张力,在提高结构刚度、减小加劲梁弯矩等方面具有一定的优越性.     

基于形状记忆合金的TMD半主动控制

针对建筑结构在随机荷载或风荷载作用下可能发生的频率不确定问题,特别是结构自振频率会随振幅的大小而发生漂移的非线性振动问题,提出性能可靠、构造简单的形状记忆合金SMA-TMD自适应半主动控制系统.从理论上探讨形状记忆合金在变刚度TMD控制装置中的应用,并进行相应的参数设计.同时,在研究随机荷载作用下TMD系统动力特性的基础上,结合短时傅里叶变换(STFT)设计出该系统的自适应半主动控制算法.算例表明,SMA-TMD自适应控制系统能较好地识别结构系统的时频特性,并进行有效的控制,具有性能可靠和自适应能力强等特点.该自适应控制系统较传统的TMD被动控制减震效果更好,鲁棒性更强.