Diamond has poor interface tolerance with Al.To enhance interface bonding,in this study,tungsten carbide(WC)nanocoatings on the surface of diamond particles were prepared using sol–gel and in-situ reaction methods.WO...Diamond has poor interface tolerance with Al.To enhance interface bonding,in this study,tungsten carbide(WC)nanocoatings on the surface of diamond particles were prepared using sol–gel and in-situ reaction methods.WO_(3) sol–gel with two concentrations,0.2 mol/L,and 0.5 mol/L,was,respectively,coated on diamond particles,then sintered at 1250℃for 2 h to produce WC nanocoatings.The concentration of 0.2 mol/L WO_(3) sol–gel was not enough to cover the surface of the diamond completely,while 0.5 mol/L WO_(3) sol–gel could fully cover it.Moreover,WO_(3) was preferentially deposited on{100}planes of the diamond.WO_(3) converted to WC in-situ nanocoatings after sintering due to the in-situ reaction of WO_(3) and diamond.The diamond-reinforced Al composites with and without WC coating were fabricated by powder metallurgy.The diamond/Al composite without coating has a thermal conductivity of 584.7 W/mK,while the composite with a coating formed by 0.2 mol/L and 0.5 mol/L WO_(3) sol–gel showed thermal conductivities of 626.1 W/mK and 584.2 W/mK,respectively.The moderate thickness of nanocoatings formed by 0.2 mol/L WO_(3) sol–gel could enhance interface bonding,therefore improving thermal conductivity.The nanocoating produced by 0.5 mol/L WO_(3) sol–gel cracked during the fabrication of the composite,leading to Al12W formation and a decrease in thermal conductivity.展开更多
Renewable energy generations,especially wind power and solar PV generations,are,at this stage,among the most effective technologies in generating electricity from renewable energy resources.There are already large num...Renewable energy generations,especially wind power and solar PV generations,are,at this stage,among the most effective technologies in generating electricity from renewable energy resources.There are already large number of wind farms and solar PV farms connected to the high voltage transmission grid worldwide.Distributed generation based on renewable energy resources provides another feasible solution in promoting emission reductions at distribution level.Given all these increasing penetrations of renewable energy based generation sources,however,the renewable sources are intermittent in nature and have introduced various challenges to power system operations and planning.As such many of the large scale renewable energy farms are running at low capacity factors.This special issue provides a timely overview of methodologies of handling the renewable generation grid connection issues aiming at enabling more renewable energy utilization as well as Greenhouse Gas(GHG)emission reductions.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51931009)the Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program(No.XLYC2007009).
文摘Diamond has poor interface tolerance with Al.To enhance interface bonding,in this study,tungsten carbide(WC)nanocoatings on the surface of diamond particles were prepared using sol–gel and in-situ reaction methods.WO_(3) sol–gel with two concentrations,0.2 mol/L,and 0.5 mol/L,was,respectively,coated on diamond particles,then sintered at 1250℃for 2 h to produce WC nanocoatings.The concentration of 0.2 mol/L WO_(3) sol–gel was not enough to cover the surface of the diamond completely,while 0.5 mol/L WO_(3) sol–gel could fully cover it.Moreover,WO_(3) was preferentially deposited on{100}planes of the diamond.WO_(3) converted to WC in-situ nanocoatings after sintering due to the in-situ reaction of WO_(3) and diamond.The diamond-reinforced Al composites with and without WC coating were fabricated by powder metallurgy.The diamond/Al composite without coating has a thermal conductivity of 584.7 W/mK,while the composite with a coating formed by 0.2 mol/L and 0.5 mol/L WO_(3) sol–gel showed thermal conductivities of 626.1 W/mK and 584.2 W/mK,respectively.The moderate thickness of nanocoatings formed by 0.2 mol/L WO_(3) sol–gel could enhance interface bonding,therefore improving thermal conductivity.The nanocoating produced by 0.5 mol/L WO_(3) sol–gel cracked during the fabrication of the composite,leading to Al12W formation and a decrease in thermal conductivity.
文摘Renewable energy generations,especially wind power and solar PV generations,are,at this stage,among the most effective technologies in generating electricity from renewable energy resources.There are already large number of wind farms and solar PV farms connected to the high voltage transmission grid worldwide.Distributed generation based on renewable energy resources provides another feasible solution in promoting emission reductions at distribution level.Given all these increasing penetrations of renewable energy based generation sources,however,the renewable sources are intermittent in nature and have introduced various challenges to power system operations and planning.As such many of the large scale renewable energy farms are running at low capacity factors.This special issue provides a timely overview of methodologies of handling the renewable generation grid connection issues aiming at enabling more renewable energy utilization as well as Greenhouse Gas(GHG)emission reductions.
