Improved reversible dehydrogenation properties of MgH2 by the synergetic effects of graphene oxide-based porous carbon and TiCl3

In this study, we used a combination of graphene oxide-based porous carbon (GC) and titanium chloride (TiCl₃) to improve the reversible dehydrogenation properties of magnesium hydride (MgH₂). Examining the effects of GC and TiCl₃ on the hydrogen storage properties of MgH₂, the study found GC was a useful additive as confinement medium for promoting the reversible dehydrogenation of MgH₂. And TiCl₃ was an efficient catalytic dopant. A series of controlled experiments were carried out to optimize the sample preparation method and the addition amount of GC and TiCl₃. In comparison with the neat MgH₂ system, the MgH₂/GC-TiCl₃ composite prepared under optimized conditions exhibited enhanced dehydrogenation kinetics and lower dehydrogenation temperature. A combination of phase/microstructure/chemical state analyses has been conducted to gain insight into the promoting effects of GC and TiCl₃ on the reversible dehydrogenation of MgH₂. Our study found that GC was a useful scaffold material for tailoring the nanophase structure of MgH₂. And TiCl₃ played an efficient catalytic effect. Therefore, the remarkably improved dehydrogenation properties of MgH₂ should be attributed to the synergetic effects of nanoconfinement and catalysis.     

基于Hausdorff距离的光纤陀螺阈值滤波算法

要实现采矿机组的智能化，必须对采矿机械的位姿进行实时准确地控制。由于开采工作面环境复杂，可选用捷联惯性导航技术来实现对采矿机械的监测。光纤陀螺作为捷联惯导系统的核心元件，其随机噪声制约着惯性导航系统的精度。传统的建模滤波及小波消噪方法由于其自身的局限性，不能保证准确性和去噪效果。所以结合经验模态分解（Empirical Mode Decomposition，EMD），提出了Hausdorff距离（Hausdorff Distance，HD）筛选准则与阈值滤波相结合的去噪算法。该算法以本征模态函数（Intrinsic Mode Function，IMF）与原始信号概率密度函数（Probability Density Function，PDF）的Hausdorff距离为判别依据，对所有IMF进行筛选，之后引入阈值对筛选出的IMF进行滤波处理，最后将其与余项重构。通过试验比较了软硬阈值的滤波效果，确定了该算法采用硬阈值。为验证算法的有效性，将该算法与其他3种方法进行比较，仿真信号与实测陀螺静态漂移数据的试验结果表明了该方法的优越性，能够有效降低陀螺的各项随机误差。     

Improving Properties of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) by Adding Expanded Graphite without Surface Modification via Water‐Assisted Mixing Extrusion

Expanded graphite (EG) is introduced into poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) by melt mixing extrusion with water injection. The results demonstrate that the unfunctionalized EG in composite prepared with water injection exbibits better dispersion than that in the one prepared without water injection due to the promoting role of water during extrusion. Thus, the PVDF/EG composite with loading of 4 wt% prepared by water‐assisted mixing extrusion (WAME) exhibits electrical conductivity of about three orders of magnitude higher than the neat PVDF and one order of magnitude higher than the one prepared without water injection. Comparing to the neat PVDF, the thermal conductivity of the composites prepared with and without water injection is increased by 101.5% and 75.0%, respectively. The introduced EG leads to increased Young’s modulus and tensile strength especially for the composite prepared by WAME. The present work indicates that WAME can promote the dispersion of EG in PVDF matrix without any extra functionalization.     

Headspace fingerprinting approach to identify the major pathway influencing volatile patterns of vinasse-cured duck processed by high pressure,as well as its impact on physicochemical and sensory attributes

As a decisive attribute, flavour could be influenced by HP treatments through multiple physical and chemical pathways within the high pressure (HP)-assisted meat curing process. This investigation aimed to identify the major pathway influencing volatile flavour patterns of two representative vinasse-cured duck (VCD) products with HP treatments (150–300 MPa/15 min), including wet and dry types, by employing headspace fingerprinting as an untargeted approach. Results suggested that HP treatments greatly lowered moisture contents and increased Warner-Bratzler shear force and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances of the cured samples. According to multivariate models, the volatile flavour patterns of the HP-processed VCD could be clearly separated from the unprocessed samples, but the VCD pressurised at different intensities represented similar volatile fingerprinting, which was validated by e-nose analysis. The discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) model outlined vinasse-derived ethanol, acetic acid, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2-methyl-1-butanol, phenethyl alcohol and 2-methyl-3-octanone as the major discriminant aromas across the unpressurised and pressurised samples.     

Review of Antiswing Control of Shipboard Cranes

Shipboard cranes are extensively utilized in numerous fields such as cargo transferring and offshore engineering. The control of shipboard cranes, especially the antiswing control of payloads, has attracted much research attention due to their typical underactuation characteristics and complicated dynamics. Through comparisons of the traditional land-fixed cranes, a brief review on modeling and dynamics analysis is presented to illustrate the tremendous challenges and difficulties in controller design for shipboard cranes. A comprehensive review and brief analysis of shipboard crane control strategies are further presented. Some future research directions are also put forward for reference. It is expected that the paper will be useful for improving existing control schemes and generating novel control approaches for shipboard crane systems.      

不同改良措施对排土场土壤微形态影响的试验研究

以铁矿排土场废石土为研究对象,自制模型试验装置,设计4种基质改良方法,开展SEM检测实验,并应用IPP软件对SEM照片进行定量化分析,研究在不同改良措施下对铁矿排土场土壤微结构的影响。结果表明：单施3%有机肥土壤孔隙度为16%,与对照组排土场原矿土相比增加了60%。复合施用3%有机肥、掺拌30%的黄土的处理孔隙度达到最大33%。单施3%有机肥、5%有机肥对土壤大团聚体含量皆有显著的促进作用,复合施有机肥、掺拌黄土的处理与单施有机肥的处理对比,土壤大团聚体含量增加并不显著。各改良措施的MWD与FMD均随着土壤中大团聚体的含量增加而增加。     

Optimized design of thermal insulation and fluid drag reduction for circumferentially grooved annular seal with MMA and perturbation methods

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization - Circumferentially grooved seals have been widely used in pumps to eliminate outward leakage of rotating liquid. On many occasions, the turbulent flow...