Dual-activator luminescence of LuAG:Mn4+/Tb3+ phosphor for optical thermometry

Mn⁴⁺ and Tb³⁺ singly doped and Mn⁴⁺/Tb³⁺ codoped lutetium aluminum garnet (Lu₃Al₅O₁₂, or simply LuAG) phosphors were synthesized and investigated for the application of optical thermometry. X-ray powder diffraction and luminescence spectroscopy measurements were performed on all samples to analyze their crystal phases and optical properties. In particular, temperature-dependent luminescence of the LuAG:Mn⁴⁺/Tb³⁺ sample was measured at the temperature range of 270–420 K. The results showed that the luminescence intensity of Mn⁴⁺ has gone through a remarkable decline while the luminescence of Tb³⁺ has an only insignificant change with the rise of temperature which leads to a dramatic decrease in the fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) between the two activator Mn⁴⁺ and Tb³⁺. Further analysis showed that the LuAG:Mn⁴⁺/Tb³⁺ sample used for temperature sensing has a high relative sensitivity with maximum value of 4.3% K⁻¹ at 333 K. Our research indicated that this LuAG:Mn⁴⁺/Tb³⁺ material is a promising candidate for FIR-type optical temperature sensing.     

Research Platform: Decentralized Energy System for Sector Coupling

Industrial facilities usually need multiple energy subsystems, e.g., for heat, cold, and electric power supply. Normally, these energy subsystems are controlled locally and independent of each other. Coupling of the different subsystems can open up additional potential. Fraunhofer IISB has developed a demonstration and research platform for investigating the benefits of such sector coupling. A major precondition is to understand the energy flows in the system and establish an overall and flexible system control to realize the required algorithms for setting up an intelligent decentralized energy system. Major components of the overall system are various storages, which extend the degree of freedom for sector coupling and increase the effectiveness of the different subsystems.     

磁场对丙酮-水-三氯乙烷物系萃取过程的影响

In order to investigate the effect of magnetic field on the liquid-liquid extraction, the extraction in the acetone-water-trichloroethane system was studied under magnetic field with different magnetic induction intensity.The results showed that the effect of magnetic field was positive in the extraction process, and the partition coeffi-cient and the yield of acetone increased-with the increasing magnetic induction intensity by 5.16%-8.35% and 1.85%-5.70% respectively. The effect of magnetic field on the extraction was intensified when the temperature became, higher. The experimental data of the partition coefficient of acetone were correlated by the method of least square in terms of a power-law correlation.     

Fatigue growth simulation for cracks in notched and unnotched round bars

Fatigue crack growth for various cracks in both unnotched and notched round bars is directly modelled by using an automated numerical technique, which calculates the stress intensity factors at a set of points on the crack front through the three-dimensional finite element method and then applies an appropriate fatigue crack growth law to this set of points to obtain a new crack front. This technique also has the capability of automatic remeshing so that the crack propagation can conveniently be followed. The crack geometries modelled in the present paper include a small internal crack near the free boundary and several initially part-elliptical or irregular surface cracks in a smooth round bar under tension, a surface crack in different semi-circularly notched bars under both tension and bending, a surface crack initiated from the root of a V-notched bar and an initially twin crack configuration within a smooth tension bar. Some fatigue growth characteristics relevant to each type of cracks are also revealed. It is demonstrated that the fatigue growth analyses of various cracks commonly occurring in bars can reliably be made by using the automated finite element technique proposed.     

THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH INTENSITY GAS-LIQUID JET REACTORS

A novel type of gas-liquid contactor was researched and developed to enhance phase mixing. These high velocity impinging stream reactors are characterised by small reactor volumes supplied with nozzles, which are directed towards each other. The gas and liquid feed streams are jetted through the nozzles into the reactor volume, resulting in a highly turbulent mixture of the phases. Under these enhanced mixing conditions, mass transfer rates are increased dramatically. A mechanism for bubble formation and breakup in gas —liquid jet reactors. operated in the bubble mode, is proposed and a design philosophy of such reactors is also formulated.     

固—固吸附的X射线衍射研究──硫和萘在不同吸附剂上的自发分散

用ＸＲＤ参比强度法,测定了分子晶体硫和萘在活性炭、硅胶和ＴｉＯ２上自发分散后的残余晶相量,由图解外推法得到了硫和萘的最大分散量（阈值）。证实了这些体系存在自发单层分散的倾向,并对其原因进行了讨论。     

分级移动IPv6中一种新的自适应MAP选择算法*

分级移动IPv6中存在单点故障和负荷集中问题。提出一种基于分布式MAP结构的自适应MAP选择算法,综合考虑移动节点的当前速度、会话到达率、MAP负荷及距离等因素,以MN注册后将产生的移动性管理信令开销最小为依据进行选择。仿真结果表明,自适应MAP选择算法能够根据移动节点和网络的当前特性优化地选择不同的MAP进行注册,使移动性管理信令开销最小,具有较好的负荷分担效果,并一定程度上增强了分级结构的鲁棒性。与最远/近MAP选择方案相比,自适应MAP选择算法能够提高网络的吞吐量及减少平均切换时延。     

TWO-CRACK PROPAGATION PATHS IN A FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIAL PLATE SUBJECTED TO THERMAL LOADINGS

Two-crack propagation paths in a ceramic/metal functionally graded material plate (FGP) under one-cycle temperature change of heating and cooling are considered. When the FGP is subjected to thermal shock, a single crack or multiple cracks often initiate on the ceramic surface during the cooling process and propagate in the FGP. Crack paths are influenced by the heating temperature conditions, a compositional profile of the FGP, the fracture toughness, interaction among multiple cracks, and so on. Transient thermal stresses are treated as a linear quasi-static thermoelastic problem for a plane-strain state. The crack paths are treated under fracture mechanics using the finite-element method. The effects of heating temperature conditions, a compositional profile of the FGP, the fracture toughness, and a crack space on the crack propagation pattern are discussed and are shown in figures.     

Thermal Stress Analysis for Octagonal Quasicrystals

The complex variable method for solving the two-dimensional thermal stress problem of octagonal quasicrystals is stated. The closed-form solutions for octagonal quasicrystals containing an elliptical hole subjected to a remote uniform heat flow are obtained. When the hole degenerates into a crack, the explicit solutions for the stress intensity factors and energy release rate are presented.     

Thermal Fracture Analysis Of Nonhomogeneous Plate with Interfaces Under Uniform Heat Flow

The mixed-mode thermomechanical fracture problem in a nonhomogeneous material plate with two interfaces is studied in this research. Uniform heat flow conditions are considered. The interaction energy integral method for the thermal fracture problem is developed to calculate the thermal stress intensity factors (TSIFs) in nonhomogeneous materials. This method is proved to be domain independent for nonhomogeneous materials even when the integral domain is cut by one interface or many interfaces. Combining the interaction energy integral method with the extended Finite Element Method (XFEM), the temperature fields, the displacement fields, the thermal stress fields, and the TSIFs are calculated. In this article, both the edge crack and the internal crack are considered. Some examples are presented to study the influence of the material properties on the TSIFs. It can be found that the mismatch of the elastic modulus and thermal expansion coefficient can affect the TSIFs dramatically; however, the thermal conductivity interface will not arouse a kinking behavior of the TSIFs. It can be concluded that the existence of an interface (especially for elastic modulus and thermal expansion coefficient) affects the TSIFs greatly.