Evolution of linear edge dislocation in atmospheric turbulence and free space

In accordance with the extended Huygens–Fresnel principle, the evolution of linear edge dislocation propagating through atmospheric turbulence is studied, and the effects of waist width and the slope of linear edge dislocation are investigated. It is shown that when linear edge dislocation beams propagate through atmospheric turbulence, if the waist width is not equal and the slope is not zero, then the linear edge dislocation vanishes and transforms into an optical vortex with a topological charge of ?1 or +1. The optical vortex and an optical vortex that is created annihilate when the transmission distance is far enough. The linear edge dislocation vanishes when the slope is zero. If the waist width is equal, then the linear edge dislocation will vanish regardless of the slope value. For linear edge dislocation beams in free space, when selecting specific parameters, linear edge dislocation always exists.     

Integrated Approach to Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise and Dynamic Time Warping for Breakout Prediction in Slab Continuous Casting

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B - Mold breakout is a catastrophic accident that has serious impacts on smooth production, slab quality, and caster equipment. Accurate identification and...     

高强度堵水剂裂缝细管模型堵水模拟实验

在裂缝性致密储层中，裂缝既是油流通道又是水驱窜流通道，在注水开发中由于裂缝的存在导致水驱波及效率低，从而形成无效注水开发。此外，裂缝性储层的封堵又存在大裂缝封堵效果差、有效期短等问题。鉴于此研制了水溶性酚醛树脂冻胶和单体地层聚合高强度堵剂体系，测定了堵剂在70℃下的成胶性能、稳定性以及封堵强度等。通过细管模拟裂缝研究了不同因素对堵剂突破压力的影响；通过可视化细管研究了堵剂在管中的突破方式以及影响因素。研究结果表明，水溶性酚醛树脂冻胶的突破压力随着冻胶强度的增加而增加，随着管径的增加而减小，随着注水速度的增加先减小、后增加，最后稳定；单体地层聚合堵剂的突破压力随着堵剂强度的增加而增加，随着管径的增加先增大、后减小。在可视化细管实验中，堵剂突破时并不完全沿细管中心突破，其堵剂的强度与黏附性等因素有关。     

焊丝钢ER70S-6氧化铁皮机械剥离性能研究

通过扭转试验和扫描电镜评价了焊丝钢ER70S-6的氧化皮剥离性能。氧化皮和基体之间存在的铁硅氧化物Fe₂SiO₄（2FeO·SiO₂）和FeO为主要成分的富硅层,在机械折弯及砂带打磨过程中难以除净,使焊丝表面镀铜效果及焊接性能恶化。提出了通过提高加热炉加热段温度至985℃、提高均热段温度至1110℃,进而阻碍氧向富硅层的扩散;建立PF线保温墙和保温通廊,进而促进FeO的歧化反应;缩短精轧机换辊时间3h,进而减少氧化铁皮对铁基体的压入;降低吐丝速度至90m/s、提高吐丝温度至930℃进而增加氧化铁皮厚度等方式来改善ER70S-6表面氧化皮剥离性能。工艺优化后,ER70S-6表面氧化铁皮由粉末状脱落变为片层状脱落,粗细拔半成品表面间断性发黑现象消失,镀铜层平均厚度由1.45μm增加至3.6μm,表面光亮度显著提高。     

Effect of Al2O3 Addition on Mineralogical Modification and Crystallization Kinetics of a High Basicity BOF Steel Slag

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B - Basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel slag is a main byproduct that is produced during the converter steelmaking process. The volume instability and fast...     

Design of switchable band‐notched frequency selective absorber

An active band‐notched frequency selective absorber (BNFSA) with switchable notch band is proposed in this article. The BNFSA is a two‐layer structure composed of a lossy layer at the top and a ground plane at the bottom, separated by an air spacer. The element of the lossy layer is a lumped‐resistor‐loaded metallic dipole with a parallel LC resonance structure, which is realized by complementary n‐shaped resonator (CnR) inserted in the center, and PIN diode is welded at two arms of CnR. The bias circuit printed on the back of the substrate of the lossy layer connects to anode and cathode of the diode by via hole and isolates by the inductor. Simulation results show that the notch bands are located at 4.50 and 6.81 GHz when the diode sets to ON and OFF, respectively. To validate the performance of switchable BNFSA, the prototypes are fabricated and measured, reasonable agreement between simulated and measured results is obtained.     

Bandgap engineering in MnPS3 and ZnPS3 for photocatalytic water splitting: A first-principles study

By virtue of their wide band gaps, the photocatalytic ability of MnPS₃ and ZnPS₃ for water splitting is subject to narrow visible light adsorption. In this work, the first-principle calculations are adopted to study the impact of biaxial strain and electric field on photocatalytic performance of MnPS₃ and ZnPS₃. Our theoretical calculations demonstrate that MnPS₃ under ?10% biaxial strain, ?5% biaxial strain and a 0.05 V/Å electric field possess appropriate band gaps and band edge positions required for photocatalytic water splitting as well as pronounced absorbance in the visible and ultraviolet spectrum. Whereas, the band structures for ZnPS₃ can not be altered significantly either by applying biaxial strain or electric field. Through the free energy change analysis, it is found that water splitting reactions on MnPS₃ under ?10% biaxial strain as well as ?5% biaxial strain can be thermodynamically spontaneous at pH 7–10 using natural sunlight.     

Improvement of characteristics and freeze-thaw durability of solidified loess based on microbially induced carbonate precipitation

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment - Bio-cementation is currently applied to solidify sandy soils, but only few studies use it to cement loess soil particles. In this study, the...     

Producing Fatty Acid Methyl Esters from Free Fatty Acids with Ionic Liquids as Catalyst

Three Brønsted acidic imidazole dicationic ionic liquids (ILs) with different length of alkyl chains, [C_n(Mim)₂][HSO₄]₂ (n = 3, 6, 12), were prepared and used as catalyst for the esterification reaction of free fatty acids and methanol. Taking oleic acid as model acid, the catalytic performances of the synthesized ILs for the esterification were evaluated. The main physicochemical properties of the ILs, thermal stability, acidity, solubility in common solvents, and causticity on Austenitic stainless steel 316, were examined. [C₃(Mim)₂][HSO₄]₂ demonstrated the highest catalytic activity and enabled to assess the preliminary optimum esterification condition of oleic acid and methanol. Under optimized reaction conditions, the yield of oleic acid methyl ester was up to 95 %. The ILs have great potential as catalysts for producing fatty acid methyl esters from long‐chain free fatty acids.