Wall slip behavior of cemented paste backfill slurry during pipeline based on noncontact experimental detection

Wall slip is a microscopic phenomenon of cemented paste backfill(CPB)slurry near the pipe wall,which has an important influence on the form of slurry pipe transport flow and velocity distribution.Directly probing the wall slip characteristics using conventional experimental methods is difficult.Therefore,this paper established a noncontact experimental platform for monitoring the microscopic slip layer of CPB pipeline transport independently based on particle image velocimetry(PIV)and analyzed the effects of slurry temperature,pipe diameter,solid concentration,and slurry flow on the wall slip velocity of the CPB slurry,which refined the theory of the effect of wall slip characteristics on pipeline transport.The results showed that the CPB slurry had an extensive slip layer at the pipe wall with significant wall slip.High slurry temperature improved the degree of particle Brownian motion within the slurry and enhanced the wall slip effect.Increasing the pipe diameter was not conducive to the formation of the slurry slip layer and led to a transition in the CPB slurry flow pattern.The increase in the solid concentration raised the interlayer shear effect of CPB slurry flow and the slip velocity.The slip velocity value increased from 0.025 to 0.056 m·s^(-1)when the solid content improved from 55wt%to 65wt%.When slurry flow increased,the CPB slurry flocculation structure changed,which affected the slip velocity,and the best effect of slip layer resistance reduction was achieved when the transported flow rate was 1.01 m^(3)·h^(-1).The results had important theoretical significance for improving the stability and economy of the CPB slurry in the pipeline.

Quantification methodologies on organization and morphology features of fiber-like structures:A review

Among all the structural formations,fiber-like structure is one of the most common modalities in organisms that undertake essential functions.Alterations in spatial organization of fibrous structures can refiect information of physiological and pathological activities,which is of significance in both researches and clinical applications.Hence,the quantification of subtle changes in fiber-like structures is potentiallymeaningful in studying structure-function relationships,disease progression,carcinoma staging and engineered tissue remodeling.In this study,we examined a wide range of methodologies that quantify organizational and morphological features of fibrous structures,including orientation,alignment,waviness and thickness.Each method was demonstrated with specific applications.Finally,perspectives of future quantification analysis techniques were explored.

Three-dimensional remodeling of collagen fibers within cervical tissues in pregnancy

The cervix is a collagen-rich connective tissue that must remain closed during pregnancy while undergoing progressive remodeling in preparation for delivery,which begins before the onset of the preterm labor process.Therefore,it is important to resolve the changes of collagen flbers during cervical remodeling for the prevention of preterm labor.Herein,we assessed the spatial organization of collagen flbers in a three-dimensional(3D)context within cervical tissues of mice on day 3,9,12,15 and 18 of gestation.We found that the 3D directional variance,a novel metric of alignment,was higher on day 9 than that on day 3 and then gradually decreased from day 9 to day 18.Compared with two-dimensional(2D)approach,a higher sensitivity was achieved from 3D analysis,highlighting the importance of truly 3D quantification.Moreover,the depthdependent variation of 3D directional variance was investigated.By combining multiple 3D directional variance-derived metrics,a high level of classification accuracy was acquired in distinguishing different periods of pregnancy.These results demonstrate that 3D directional variance is sensitive to remodeling of collagen fibers within cervical tissues,shedding new light on highly-sensitive,early detection of preterm birth(PTB).

Influence of temperature on the transformation and self-control of energy during sandstone damage:Experimental and theoretical research

The surrounding rock in tunnelling engineering and coal mining will sometimes be exposed to high temperature. Rock failure is the result of energy dissipation, and the study of the evolution and transformation behavior of energy is of great significance for the in-depth understanding of the deformation and failure of rock after high temperature. This study analyzed the intrinsic connection between mechanical properties and acoustic emission(AE) energy under temperature effect. Based on the energy dissipation and release theory, the distribution and transformation of energy was analyzed, and the energy selfincentive and self-inhibition(EII) model was further established. The main findings are that temperature effect affects the confidence interval trend and the value of AE energy rate, which is related to the change in mechanical properties. The ability of sandstone to store elastic strain energy after exposure to high temperature is independent of the mechanical properties. In this study, the ratio of dissipated energy to elastic energy is used to characterize the stable state of the sandstone system, which can be used as the energy indicator of rock failure precursor. During the absorption, storage, and release of energy before the peak stress, there exists self-incentive and self-inhibition of energy(control behavior).

Constrained polynomial fit-based k-domain interpolation in swept-source optical coherence tomography

We propose a k-domain spline interpolation method with constrained polynomial fit based on spectral phase in swept-source optical coherence tomography(SS-OCT).A Mach-Zehnder interferometer(MZI)unit is connected to.the swept-source of the SS-OCT system to generate calibration signal in sync with the fetching of interference spectra.The spectral phase of the calibration signal is extracted by Hilbert transformation.The fitted phase-time relationship is obtained by polynomial fitting with the constraint of passing through the central spectral phase.The fitting curve is then adopted for k-domain uniform interpolation based on evenly spaced phase.In comparison with conventional k-domain spline interpolation,the proposed method leads to improved axial resolution and peak response of the axial point spread function(PSF)of the SS-OCT system.Enhanced performance resulting from the proposed method is further verified by OCT imaging of a home-constructed microspheres-agar sample and a fresh lemon.Besides SS-OCT,the proposed method is believed to be applicable to spectral domain OCT as well.

Comprehensive understanding on sources of high levels of fine particulate nitro-aromatic compounds at a coastal rural area in northern China

Nitro-aromatic compounds(NACs)are among the major components of brown carbon(BrC)in the atmosphere,causing negative impacts on regional climate,air quality,and ecological health.Due to the extensive origins,it is still a challenge to figure out the contributions and originating regions for different sources of atmospheric NACs.Here,field observations on fine particulate NACs were conducted at a coastal rural area in Qingdao,China in the winter of 2018 and 2019.The mean total concentrations of fine particulate nitro-aromatic compounds were 125.0±89.5 and 27.7±21.1 ng/m^(3)in the winter of 2018 and 2019,respectively.Among the measured eleven NACs,nitrophenols and nitrocatechols were the most abundant species.Variation characteristics and correlation analysis showed that humidity and anthropogenic primary emissions had significant influences on the NAC abundances.In this study,two tracing methods of the improved spatial concentration weighted trajectory(SCWT)model and the receptor model of positive matrix factorization(PMF)were combined to comprehensively understand the origins of NACs in fine particles at coastal Qingdao.Four major sources were identified,including coal combustion,biomass burning,vehicle exhaust,and secondary formation.Surprisingly,coal combustion was responsible for about half of the observed nitro-aromatic compounds,followed by biomass burning(~30%).The results by SCWT demonstrated that the coal combustion dominated NACs mainly originated from the Shandong peninsula and the areas to the north and southwest,while those dominated by biomass burning primarily came from local Qingdao and the areas to the west.

野生建兰根系共生真菌群落结构及生物学功能

【目的】为探究建兰Cymbidium ensifolium根系共生真菌群落结构及生物学功能。【方法】利用高通量测序技术和FunGulid数据库,对来自湖南省(HN)、福建省(FJ)、贵州省(GZ)和云南省(YN)的4个样品的野生建兰根围土壤、根表和根内3个生态位的共生真菌种群结构与功能进行鉴定和预测。【结果】建兰根系共生真菌分布在12门44纲103目241科432属中,优势门类为担子菌门Basidiomycota(49.51%)、子囊菌门Ascomycota(27.39%)和被孢霉门Mortierellomycota(20.22%),在属水平上,被孢霉属(Mortierella)(11.75%)、Saitozyma(11.45%)和Papiliotrema(7.93%)为优势属。不同建兰样品的真菌营养类型相差较大,但每个样品在根围土壤和根表间的真菌营养类型相似度高,根内菌均以腐生型为绝对优势类型(50.11%–85.98%),其中FJ样品较为特殊,3个生态位均以腐生营养型占绝对优势(85.98%–94.76%)。根围土壤和根表都以病理-腐生-共生混合型真菌为主,除此之外GZ样品的共生营养型,YN样品的腐生型、共生型,HN样品的腐生型也均为各自的优势营养类型。【结论】建兰根系共生真菌种类多样性丰富,各样品和各生态位点间的共生真菌群落结构均存在极显著差异。建兰根系共生真菌存在的潜在有益真菌包括被孢霉属、红菇属(Russula)、Saitozyma、Papiliotrema、Cladophialophora等。该研究为揭示建兰根部与真菌的共生关系,以及为建兰共生真菌的开发利用提供了理论基础。

Effects of Ag Addition on Precipitation and Fatigue Crack Propagation Behavior of a Medium-Strength Al–Zn–Mg Alloy

Effects of trace addition of Ag on the fatigue crack propagation behavior and microstructure of a mediumstrength aged Al–Zn–Mg alloy were investigated in the present work. The results show that a combination of enhanced tensile strength and improved fatigue crack propagation resistance in Al–Zn–Mg alloys is achieved with small addition of Ag. The enhanced strength is attributed to the high density of η’ precipitates within the grains and narrow precipitate free zones in the vicinity of grain boundaries. The main contribution to the improvement of fatigue crack propagation resistance comes from the coarser precipitates within the grains. When subjected to two-step aging, Ag-added alloy shows larger semi-coherent matrix precipitates. These relatively coarser precipitates increase the homogeneity of deformation and therefore improve the fatigue crack propagation resistance. In addition, microstructure analysis indicates that the size and distribution of inclusions as well as the grain structures of Al–Zn–Mg alloys are independent of Ag addition.

Fatigue crack propagation across grain boundary of Al-Cu-Mg bicrystal based on crystal plasticity XFEM and cohesive zone model

In this paper,a methodology integrating crystal plasticity(CP),the eXtended finite element method(XFEM)and the cohesive zone model(CZM)is developed for an Al-Cu-Mg alloy to predict fatigue crack propagation(FCP)across grain boundary(GB)of Al-Cu-Mg alloy during stageІІ.One GB model is incor-porated into FCP constitutive law to describe grain interaction at GB.A bicrystal containing GB is built up to simulate FCP behavior through L participated GBs.Modelling features including GB characteristic,cumulative plastic strain(CPS)distribution and crystal slipping evidence can be identified.The numer-ical results are compared with published experimental data to check the accuracy of model.This work demonstrates that the combination of CP containing GB constitutive laws,XFEM and CZM is a promising methodology in predicting twist angle-controlled crack deflection through GBs.