There is a consensus in the aerospace field that the development of reusable liquid rockets can effectively reduce the launch expense.The pursuit of a long service life and reutilization highly depends on the bearing ...There is a consensus in the aerospace field that the development of reusable liquid rockets can effectively reduce the launch expense.The pursuit of a long service life and reutilization highly depends on the bearing components.However,the rolling element bearings(REBs)used in the existing rocket turbopumps present obvious and increasing limitations due to their mechanical contacting mode.For REBs,high rotational speed and long service life are two performance indexes that mutually restrict each other.To go beyond the DN value(the product of the bearing bore and rotational speed)limit of REBs,the major space powers have conducted substantial explorations on the use of new types of bearings to replace the REB.This review discusses,first,the crucial role of bearings in rocket turbopumps and the related structural improvements of REBs.Then,with the prospect of application to the next generation of reusable liquid rocket turbopumps,the bearing candidates investigated by major space powers are summarized comprehensively.These promising alternatives to REBs include fluid-film,foil,and magnetic bearings,together with the novel superconducting compound bearings recently proposed by our team.Our more than ten years of relevant research on fluid-film and magnetic bearings are also introduced.This review is meaningful for the development of long-life and highly reliable bearings to be used in future reusable rocket turbopumps.展开更多
The formation of tribolayers may play significant influences on fretting wear.At elevated temperature,the adhesion among wear debris and the increased diffusion rate facilitate the formation of tribolayers.However,the...The formation of tribolayers may play significant influences on fretting wear.At elevated temperature,the adhesion among wear debris and the increased diffusion rate facilitate the formation of tribolayers.However,the intensification of oxidation at elevated temperature and the low diffusion rate in oxides may play an adverse role.The present study aims to investigate the role of temperature in tribolayers in fretting wear using aγ-TiAl alloy.Scanning electron microscope,energy dispersive spectrometer,Raman spectrometer,transmission electron microscope and nanoindentation were utilized to investigate the wear debris,tribolayers,and wear scars.The fretting tests showed that,compared with that at room temperature(RT)and 350℃,significant reduction in wear rate and decrease in the fluctuation of friction coefficient occurred at 550 and 750℃.It was further revealed that when temperature raised from room temperature(RT)to 750℃,the oxidation of the wear debris increased slightly and the diffusion coefficients increased prominently,which facilities the formation of well tribo-sintered tribolayers.The well tribo-sintered tribolayers presented homogenous structure,nanocrystalline grains with excellent mechanical properties,and resulted in the improvement in the fretting wear resistance of theγ-TiAl alloy at 550 and 750℃.展开更多
To reveal nonlinear dynamic rules of low viscosity fluid-lubricated tilting-pad journal bearings(TPJBs),the effects of design parameters on journal center orbits and dynamic minimum film thicknesses of water-lubricate...To reveal nonlinear dynamic rules of low viscosity fluid-lubricated tilting-pad journal bearings(TPJBs),the effects of design parameters on journal center orbits and dynamic minimum film thicknesses of water-lubricated TPJBs with and without static loads are investigated.The hydrodynamic bearing force used in the nonlinear dynamic analysis is an approximate analytical solution including the turbulence effect.The results reveal the methods for vibration suppression and load capacity improvement and give an optimal pivot offset and clearance ratio that can maximize the minimum film thickness.The results also show that four-pad TPJBs with loads between pads are preferred due to good dynamic performance and load capacity.This study would provide some guidance for nonlinear design of low viscosity fluid-lubricated TPJBs under dynamic loads.展开更多
Cancer is one of the diseases with high morbidity and mortality on a global scale.Chemotherapy remains the primary treatment option for most cancer patients,including patients with progressive,metastatic,and recurrent...Cancer is one of the diseases with high morbidity and mortality on a global scale.Chemotherapy remains the primary treatment option for most cancer patients,including patients with progressive,metastatic,and recurrent diseases.To date,hundreds of chemotherapy drugs are used to treat various cancers,however,the anti-cancer eficacy and outcomes are largely hampered by chemotherapy-associated toxicity and acquired therapeutic resistance.The natural product(NP)oridonin has been extensively studied for its anti-cancer efficacy.More recently,oridonin has been shown to overcome drug resistance through multiple mechanisms,with yet-to-be-defined bona fide targets.Hundreds of oridonin derivative analogs(oridonalogs)have been synthesized and screened for improved potency,bioavailability,and other drug properties.Particularly,many of these oridonalogs have been tested against oridonin for tumor growth inhibition,potential for overcoming therapeutic resistance,and immunity modulation.This concise review seeks to summarize the advances in this field in light of identifying clinical-trial level drug candidates with the promise for treating progressive cancers and reversing chemoresistance.展开更多
Zika virus(ZIKV)causes significant human diseases without specific therapy.Previously we found erythrosin B,an FDA-approved food additive,inhibited viral NS2B−NS3 interactions,leading to inhibition of ZIKV infection i...Zika virus(ZIKV)causes significant human diseases without specific therapy.Previously we found erythrosin B,an FDA-approved food additive,inhibited viral NS2B−NS3 interactions,leading to inhibition of ZIKV infection in cell culture.In this study,we performed pharmacokinetic and in vivo studies to demonstrate the efficacy of erythrosin B against ZIKV in 3D mini-brain organoid and mouse models.Our results showed that erythrosin B is very effective in abolishing ZIKV replication in the 3D organoid model.Although pharmacokinetics studies indicated that erythrosin B had a low absorption profile,mice challenged by a lethal dose of ZIKV showed a significantly improved survival rate upon oral administration of erythrosin B,compared to vehicle control.Limited structure−activity relationship studies indicated that most analogs of erythrosin B with modifications on the xanthene ring led to loss or reduction of inhibitory activities towards viral NS2B−NS3 interactions,protease activity and antiviral efficacy.In contrast,introducing chlorine substitutions on the isobenzofuran ring led to slightly increased activities,suggesting that the isobenzofuran ring is well tolerated for modifications.Cytotoxicity studies indicated that all derivatives are nontoxic to human cells.Overall,our studies demonstrated erythrosin B is an effective antiviral against ZIKV both in vitro and in vivo.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51805131)Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China(Grant No.2018M640580)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(CN)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(Grant No.JZ2018HGBZ0155).
文摘There is a consensus in the aerospace field that the development of reusable liquid rockets can effectively reduce the launch expense.The pursuit of a long service life and reutilization highly depends on the bearing components.However,the rolling element bearings(REBs)used in the existing rocket turbopumps present obvious and increasing limitations due to their mechanical contacting mode.For REBs,high rotational speed and long service life are two performance indexes that mutually restrict each other.To go beyond the DN value(the product of the bearing bore and rotational speed)limit of REBs,the major space powers have conducted substantial explorations on the use of new types of bearings to replace the REB.This review discusses,first,the crucial role of bearings in rocket turbopumps and the related structural improvements of REBs.Then,with the prospect of application to the next generation of reusable liquid rocket turbopumps,the bearing candidates investigated by major space powers are summarized comprehensively.These promising alternatives to REBs include fluid-film,foil,and magnetic bearings,together with the novel superconducting compound bearings recently proposed by our team.Our more than ten years of relevant research on fluid-film and magnetic bearings are also introduced.This review is meaningful for the development of long-life and highly reliable bearings to be used in future reusable rocket turbopumps.
基金supported by the Tribology Science Fund of State Key Laboratory of Tribology in Advanced Equipment(SKLT)(contract number:SKLTKF21B01)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52175165)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(Project No.BK20200470).
文摘The formation of tribolayers may play significant influences on fretting wear.At elevated temperature,the adhesion among wear debris and the increased diffusion rate facilitate the formation of tribolayers.However,the intensification of oxidation at elevated temperature and the low diffusion rate in oxides may play an adverse role.The present study aims to investigate the role of temperature in tribolayers in fretting wear using aγ-TiAl alloy.Scanning electron microscope,energy dispersive spectrometer,Raman spectrometer,transmission electron microscope and nanoindentation were utilized to investigate the wear debris,tribolayers,and wear scars.The fretting tests showed that,compared with that at room temperature(RT)and 350℃,significant reduction in wear rate and decrease in the fluctuation of friction coefficient occurred at 550 and 750℃.It was further revealed that when temperature raised from room temperature(RT)to 750℃,the oxidation of the wear debris increased slightly and the diffusion coefficients increased prominently,which facilities the formation of well tribo-sintered tribolayers.The well tribo-sintered tribolayers presented homogenous structure,nanocrystalline grains with excellent mechanical properties,and resulted in the improvement in the fretting wear resistance of theγ-TiAl alloy at 550 and 750℃.
基金This work is supported by National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2015CB057303)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51775412).
文摘To reveal nonlinear dynamic rules of low viscosity fluid-lubricated tilting-pad journal bearings(TPJBs),the effects of design parameters on journal center orbits and dynamic minimum film thicknesses of water-lubricated TPJBs with and without static loads are investigated.The hydrodynamic bearing force used in the nonlinear dynamic analysis is an approximate analytical solution including the turbulence effect.The results reveal the methods for vibration suppression and load capacity improvement and give an optimal pivot offset and clearance ratio that can maximize the minimum film thickness.The results also show that four-pad TPJBs with loads between pads are preferred due to good dynamic performance and load capacity.This study would provide some guidance for nonlinear design of low viscosity fluid-lubricated TPJBs under dynamic loads.
基金Q.Shen and J.Zhou were supported in part by the National Institutes of Health(NIH)/National Cancer Institute(NCI)grants(grant numbers R01CA231150,R01CA226001)。
文摘Cancer is one of the diseases with high morbidity and mortality on a global scale.Chemotherapy remains the primary treatment option for most cancer patients,including patients with progressive,metastatic,and recurrent diseases.To date,hundreds of chemotherapy drugs are used to treat various cancers,however,the anti-cancer eficacy and outcomes are largely hampered by chemotherapy-associated toxicity and acquired therapeutic resistance.The natural product(NP)oridonin has been extensively studied for its anti-cancer efficacy.More recently,oridonin has been shown to overcome drug resistance through multiple mechanisms,with yet-to-be-defined bona fide targets.Hundreds of oridonin derivative analogs(oridonalogs)have been synthesized and screened for improved potency,bioavailability,and other drug properties.Particularly,many of these oridonalogs have been tested against oridonin for tumor growth inhibition,potential for overcoming therapeutic resistance,and immunity modulation.This concise review seeks to summarize the advances in this field in light of identifying clinical-trial level drug candidates with the promise for treating progressive cancers and reversing chemoresistance.
基金This study was partially supported by grants AI131669,AI140726,and AI141178 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases(NIAID,USA)the National Institutes of Health(Hongmin Li and Jia Zhou)+2 种基金Additionally,Jia Zhou is partly supported by the John D.Stobo,M.D.Distinguished Chair Endowment Fund at UTMBHongmin Li is additionally supported by NIH grants AI133219,AI134568,AI140406,and AI140491,USAthe R.Ken and Donna Coit Endowed Chair fund in Drug Discovery.
文摘Zika virus(ZIKV)causes significant human diseases without specific therapy.Previously we found erythrosin B,an FDA-approved food additive,inhibited viral NS2B−NS3 interactions,leading to inhibition of ZIKV infection in cell culture.In this study,we performed pharmacokinetic and in vivo studies to demonstrate the efficacy of erythrosin B against ZIKV in 3D mini-brain organoid and mouse models.Our results showed that erythrosin B is very effective in abolishing ZIKV replication in the 3D organoid model.Although pharmacokinetics studies indicated that erythrosin B had a low absorption profile,mice challenged by a lethal dose of ZIKV showed a significantly improved survival rate upon oral administration of erythrosin B,compared to vehicle control.Limited structure−activity relationship studies indicated that most analogs of erythrosin B with modifications on the xanthene ring led to loss or reduction of inhibitory activities towards viral NS2B−NS3 interactions,protease activity and antiviral efficacy.In contrast,introducing chlorine substitutions on the isobenzofuran ring led to slightly increased activities,suggesting that the isobenzofuran ring is well tolerated for modifications.Cytotoxicity studies indicated that all derivatives are nontoxic to human cells.Overall,our studies demonstrated erythrosin B is an effective antiviral against ZIKV both in vitro and in vivo.