An experimental investigation of the fracturing behaviour of rock-like materials containing two V-shaped parallelogram flaws

The distribution characteristics and evolution law of rock mass fissures induced by mining are a key scientific issue in the study of deep rock mechanics.In this study,a series of uniaxial compression experiments was conducted on rock-like specimens containing double V-shaped prefabricated fissures at dip angles ofα=β=45°,α=45°<b=60°,α=β=60°,andα=60°<β=75°with a rock mechanics servocontrolled testing system.According to the experimental results,the effects of the dip angles of the double V-shaped prefabricated flaws with the same area on the mechanical parameters and fracturing process of the specimens were analysed in detail.Additionally,the crack initiation stress presented a nearly linear growth trend,which is generally similar to that of the crack peak stress with increasing flaw dip angle.By applying photographic monitoring to the crack initiation,propagation,coalescence,and failure modes in rock-like specimens,it was easily seen that the V-shaped flaw properties slightly influence the crack initiation positions but significantly influence the crack trajectories.The crack failure modes can be summarized into two distinct types.The study reported herein can provide a better understanding of the evolution of double V-shaped prefabricated fissures induced by coal mining.

Progress on the ultrasonic testing and laser thermography techniques for NDT of tokamak plasma-facing components

During manufacturing and operation, different kinds of defects, e.g., delamination or surface cracks, may be generated in the plasma-facing components (PFCs) of a Tokamak device. To ensure the safety of the PFCs, various kinds of nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques are needed for different defect and failure mode. This paper gives a review of the recently developed ultrasonic testing (UT) and laser thermography methods for inspection of the delamination and surface cracks in PFCs. For monoblock W/Cu PFCs of divertor, the bonding quality at both W-Cu and Cu- CuCrZr interfaces was qualified by using UT with a focus probe during manufacturing. A noncontact, coupling-free and flexible ultrasonic scanning testing system with use of an electromagnetic acoustic transducer and a robotic inspection manipulator was introduced then for the in-vessel inspection of delamination defect in first wall (FW). A laser infrared thermography testing method is highlighted for the on-line inspection of delamination defect in FW through the vacuum vessel window of the Tokamak reactor. Finally, a new laser spot thermography method using laser spot array source was described for the online inspection of the surface cracks in FW.

Effects of Voltage Sag on the Performance of Induction Motor Based on a New Transient Sequence Component Method

Voltage sag is one of the most common power quality disturbances in industry,which causes huge inrush currents in stator windings of induction motors,and adversely impacts the motor secure operation.This paper firstly introduces a 2D Time-Stepping multi-slice finite element method(2D T-S multi-slice FEM)which is used for calculating the magnetic field distribution in induction motors under different sag events.Then the paper deduces the transient analytical expression of stator inrush current based on the classical theory of AC motors and presents a separation method for the positive,negative and zero sequence values based on instantaneous currents.With this method,the paper studies the influences of voltage sag amplitude,phase-angle jump and initial phase angle on the stator positive-and negative-sequence peak currents of 5.5 kW and 55 kW induction motors.This paper further proposes a motor protection method under voltage sag condition with the stator negative-sequence peak currents as the protection threshold,so that the protection false trip can be avoided effectively.Finally,the calculation and analysis results are validated by the comparison of calculated and measured stator peak value of the 5.5 kW induction motor.

磷酸氧钒钠纳米片的可控制备研究

基于磷酸氧钒钠的制备条件苛刻、颗粒粒径大和电导率差等问题,提出了一种制备纳米片状磷酸氧钒钠的新方法.通过特定条件下的表面能调控技术,实现纳米片状磷酸氧钒钠的可控制备.通过对不同生长时间的产物进行监测分析,研究了纳米片的形成过程.结合密度泛函理论(DFT)模拟计算,分析了片状磷酸氧钒钠的成片机理.调控不同硫酸根的添加量,研究了不同硫酸根条件下磷酸氧钒钠的微观形貌变化规律,验证了片状磷酸氧钒钠的成片机制.研究SO_(4)^(2-)离子在不同晶面的吸附改变了不同晶面的表面能大小,改变了磷酸氧钒钠晶核优势生长取向,实现了定向生长与自组装,最终获得了独特的纳米片状磷酸氧钒钠.由于独特的纳米片状微观形貌,所制备的片状磷酸氧钒钠具有更高的比表面积和压实密度.其比表面积为16.2m^(2)/g,优于纳米颗粒状磷酸氧钒钠的4.3m^(2)/g,压实密度达到1.86 g/cm^(3),高于颗粒状磷酸氧钒钠的1.77 g/cm^(3).此外,纳米片状磷酸氧钒钠还表现出优异的储钠性能.在0.1 C电流密度条件下,纳米片状磷酸氧钒钠的放电比容量达到93.76m Ah/g,大于相同放电电流密度下,纳米颗粒状磷酸氧钒钠的82.85 mAh/g.同时,10 C电流密度条件下,循环100次后,仍能保持105%的初始容量(相同情况下,纳米颗粒状磷酸氧钒钠仅有92%),表现出良好的循环稳定性.

Single-wall carbon nanotube-containing cathode interfacial materials for high performance organic solar cells

Water/alcohol soluble cathode interfacial materials(CIMs)are playing important roles in optoelectronic devices such as organic light emitting diodes,perovskite solar cells and organic solar cells(OSCs).Herein,n-doped solution-processable single-wall carbon nanotubes(SWCNTs)-containing CIMs for OSCs are developed by dispersing SWCNTs to the typical CIMs perylene diimide(PDI)derivatives PDIN and PDINO.The Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)measurement results illustrate the ndoped behavior of SWCNTs by PDIN/PDINO in the blend CIMs.The blended and n-doped SWCNTs can tune the work function and enhance the conductivity of the PDI-derivative/SWCNT(PDI-CNT)composite CIMs,and the composite CIMs can regulate and down-shift the work function of cathode,reduce the charge recombination,improve the charge extraction rate and enhance photovoltaic performance of the OSCs.High power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 17.1%and 17.7%are obtained for the OSCs based on PM6:Y6 and ternary PM6:Y6:PC_(71) BM respectively with the PDI-CNTcomposites CIMs.These results indicate that the ndoped SWCNT-containing composites,like other n-doped nanomaterials such as zero dimensional fullerenes and two dimensional graphenes,are excellent CIMs for OSCs and could find potential applications in other optoelectronic devices.

High electron mobility fluorinated indacenodithiophene small molecule acceptors for organic solar cells

Indacenodithiophene(IDT)derivatives are kinds of the most representative and widely used cores of small molecule acceptors(SMAs)in organic solar cells(OSCs).Here we systematically investigate the influence of end-group fluo rination density and position on the photovoltaic properties of the IDT-based SMAs IDIC-nF(n=0,2,4).The absorption edge of IDIC-nF red-shifts with theπ-πstacking and crystallinity improvement,and their electronic energy levels downshift with increasing n.Due to the advantages of J_(sc)and FF as well as acceptable V_(oc),the difluorinated IDIC-2 F acceptor based OSCs achieve the highest power conversion efficiency(PCE)of 13%,better than the OSC devices based on IDIC and IDIC-4 F as acceptors.And the photovoltaic performance of the PTQ10:IDIC-2 F OSCs is insensitive to the active layer thickness:PCE still keep high values of 12.00%and 11.46%for the devices with active layer thickness of 80 and 354 nm,respectively.This work verifies that fine and delicate modulation of the SMAs molecular structure could optimize photovoltaic performance of the corresponding OSCs.Meanwhile,the thickness-insensitivity property of the OSCs has potential for large-scale and printable fabrication technology.

The evolution of the Kuroshio Current over the last 5 million years since the Pliocene: Evidence from planktonic foraminiferal faunas

Meridional heat transport of the western Pacific boundary current(the Kuroshio Current)is one of the key factors in global climate change.This current is important because it controls the temperature gradient between low latitudes and the North Pacific and so significantly influences mid-latitude atmosphere-ocean interactions.Here we reconstruct changes in hydrological conditions within the mid-latitude mainstream of the Kuroshio Current based on faunal analysis of planktonic foraminifera in core DSDP 296 from the Northwest Pacific Ocean.This approach enabled us to deduce evolutionary processes within the Kuroshio Current since the Pliocene.A total of 57 species in the coarser section(>150μm)were identified;results indicate that planktonic foraminiferal faunal evolution has mainly been characterized by three major stages,the first of which comprised mixed-layer warm-water species of Globigerinoides ruber which first appeared between 3.5 and 2.7 Ma and then gradually increased in content.Percentages of another warm-water species of G.conglobatus also gradually increased in number over this interval.Variations in warm-water species indicate a gradual rise in sea surface temperature(SST)and imply initiation of Kuroshio Current impact on the Northwest Pacific Ocean since at least 3.5 Ma.Secondly,over the period between 2.7 and 2.0 Ma,thermocline species of Globigerina calida,Neogloboquadrina humersa,Neogloboquadrina dutertrei,and Pulleniatina obliquiloculata started to appear in the section.This fauna was dominated by G.ruber as well as increasing G.conglobatus contents.These features imply a further rise in SST and its gradually enhanced influence on thermocline water,suggesting strengthening of the Kuroshio Current since 2.7 Ma.Thirdly,between 2.0 Ma and present,increasing contents of thermocline species(i.e.,G.calida,N.dutertrei and P.obliquiloculata)indicate a gradual rise in seawater temperature at this depth and also imply more intensive Kuroshio Current during this period.On the basis of comparative records from cores ODP 806 and DSDP292 from the low latitude Western Pacific,we propose that initiation of the impact of the Kuroshio Current in the Northwest Pacific and it subsequent stepwise intensifications since 3.5 Ma can be closely related to the closure and restriction of the Indonesian and Central American seaways as well as variations in the Western Pacific Warm Pool(WPWP)and equatorial Pacific region.