Synergistic effects and kinetics analysis for co-pyrolysis of vacuum residue and plastics

This study utilizedathermogravimetric analyzer to assess the thermal decomposition behaviors and kinetics properties of vacuum residue(VR)and low-density polyethylene(LDPE)polymers.The kinetic parameters were calculated using the Friedman technique.To demonstrate the interactive effects between LDPE and VR during the co-pyrolysis process,the disparity in mass loss and mass loss rate between the experimental and calculated values was computed.The co-pyrolysis curves obtained through estimation and experimentation exhibited significantdeviations,whichwerei influencedby temperature and mixing ratio.A negative synergistic interaction was observed between LDPE and VR,although this inhibitory effect could be mitigated or eliminated by reducing the LDPE ratio in the mixture and increasing the co-pyrolysistemperature.Theco-pyrolysisprocess resulted in a reduction in carbon residue,which could be attributed to the interaction between LDPE and the heavy fractions,particularly resin and asphaltene,present in VR.These findings align with the pyrolysis behaviors exhibited by the four VR fractions.Furthermore,it was observed that the co-pyrolysis process exhibited lower activation energy as the VR ratio increased,indicating a continuous enhancement in the reactivity of the mixed samples during co-pyrolysis.

Direct numerical simulation of particle-fluid systems by combining time-driven hard-sphere model and lattice Boltzmann method

A coupled numerical method for the direct numerical simulation of particle-fluid systems is formulated and implemented, resolving an order of magnitude smaller than particle size. The particle motion is described by the time-driven hard-sphere model, while the hydrodynamic equations governing fluid flow are solved by the lattice Boltzmann method （LBM）, Particle-fluid coupling is realized by an immersed boundary method （IBM）, which considers the effect of boundary on surrounding fluid as a restoring force added to the governing equations of the fluid. The proposed scheme is validated in the classical flow-around-cylinder simulations, and preliminary application of this scheme to fluidization is reported, demonstrating it to be a promising computational strategy for better understanding complex behavior in particle-fluid systems.

Stress-controlled fatigue of HfNbTaTiZr high-entropy alloy and associated deformation and fracture mechanisms

The stress-controlled fatigue tests are carried out at a stress ratio of 0.1 and a frequency of 10 Hz,and span both low-cycle and high-cycle regimes by varying the applied stress amplitudes.The high-cycle fa-tigue regime gives a fatigue strength of 497 MPa and a fatigue ratio of 0.44.At equivalent conditions,the alloy’s fatigue strength is greater than all other high-entropy alloys(HEAs)with reported high-cycle fatigue data,dilute body-centered cubic alloys,and many structural alloys such as steels,titanium al-loys,and aluminum alloys.Through in-depth analyses of crack-propagation trajectories,fracture-surface morphologies and deformation plasticity by means of various microstructural analysis techniques and theoretical frameworks,the alloy’s remarkable fatigue resistance is attributed to delayed crack initiation in the high-cycle regime,which is achieved by retarding the formation of localized persistent slip bands,and its good resistance to crack propagation in the low-cycle regime,which is accomplished by intrin-sic toughening backed up by extrinsic toughening.Moreover,the stochastic nature of the fatigue data is neatly captured with a 2-parameter Weibull model.

Corrigendum to“Stress-controlled fatigue of HfNbTaTiZr high-entropy alloy and associated deformation and fracture mechanisms”[Journal of Materials Science&Technology,114(2022)191-205]

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