Effects of the Component and Fiber Gradient Distributions on the Strength of Cement-based Composite Materials

The effects of the component gradient distribution at interface and the fiber gradient distribution on the strength of cement-based materials were studied. The results show that the flexural strength and compressive strength of the mortar and concrete with interface component and fiber gradient distributions are obviously improved. The strengthes of the fiber gradient distributed mortar and concrete (FGDM/C) are higher than those of fiber homogeneously distributed mortar and concrete (FHDM/C). To obtain the same strength, therefore, a smaller fiber volume content in FGDM/C is needed than that in FHDM/C. The results also show that the component gradient distribution of the concrete can be obtained by means of multi-layer vibrating formation.

Hot-forging Die Cavity Surface Layer Temperature Gradient Distribution and Determinant

Based on the car front-wheel-hub forging forming process of numerical simulation, the temperature gradient expression of forging model cavity near the surface layer was got ten, which illustrates that the forging temperature gradient is related to forging die materials thermal conductivity, specific heat and impact speed, and the correlation coefficient is 0.97. Under the different thermal conductivity, heat capacity and forging speed, the temperature gradient was compared with each other. The paper obtained the relevant laws, which illustrates the temperature gradient relates to these three parameters in a sequence of thermal conductivity 〉 impact speed〉 specific heat capacity. To reduce thermal stress in the near-surface layer of hot forging cavity, the material with greater thermal conductivity coefficient and specific heat capacity should be used.

Flow pattern analysis of linear gradient flow distribution

This paper uses the Oseen transformation to solve the differential equations governing motion of the vertical linear gradient flow distribution close to a wall surface. The Navier-Stokes equations are used to consider the inertia term along the flow direction. A novel contour integral method is used to solve the complex Airy function. The boundary conditions of linear gradient flow distribution for finite problems are determined. The vorticity function, the pressure function, and the turbulent velocity profiles are provided, and the stability of particle trajectories is studied. An Lx-function form of the third derivative circulation is used to to simplify the solution. Theoretical results are compared with the experimental measurements with satisfactory agreement.

Whole-process modeling of titanium disc forming for gradient distributions of temperature and deformation

Gradient distributions of temperature and deformation(GDTD)are crucial for achieving dual-performance discs of titanium alloys which is required by the service environment of aeroengine.However,heating,cooling and deforming sequence in the whole process of the titanium disc forming,which leads to difficulties for achieving GDTD due to a lot of parameters.To solve this problem,a whole-process model of the titanium disc forming for GDTD has been established.In the model,heating and cooling via heat radiation,conduction and convection,and deforming by local loading with mold chilling are all considered.Experiments on heating and cooling as well as deforming were carried out by using a furnace and the Gleeble-3500 machine.The experimental data are used to determine thermal parameters and constitutive relations of the IMI834 titanium alloy,and then to verify the reliability of the model.Then the model was used to simulate the evolution rules of temperature and deformation of the titanium disc.The results show that the heating surface,furnace temperature,billet profile and loading rate play the core role for the control of GDTD,and thus a set of parameters were determined.Therefore,this work provides a base for developing a new forming technology of the dual-performance titanium discs with the approach of local heating and local loading.

Preparation and properties of gradient Al_2O_3-ZrO_2 ceramic foam by centrifugal slip casting method

The aim of the present research is to provide a novel technique for preparing gradient Al 2 O 3-ZrO 2 ceramic foams.This technique used epispastic polystyrene spheres to array templates and centrifugal slip casting to obtain cell struts with gradient distribution of Al 2 O 3 and ZrO 2 particles and high packing density.Aqueous Al 2 O 3-20vol.% ZrO 2 slurries with 20vol.% solid contents were prepared and the dispersion and rheological characteristics of the slurries were investigated.The settling velocity and mass segregation of Al 2 O 3 and ZrO 2 particles at different centrifugal accelerations were calculated and studied.The drying behavior,macrostructure,microstructure,compressive property and resistance to thermal shock of the sintered products were also investigated.The results show that the difference of settling velocity of Al 2 O 3 and ZrO 2 particles increases and mass segregation becomes acute with an increase in centrifugal acceleration.The cell struts prepared at a centrifugal acceleration of 1,690 g have high sintered density(99.0% TD) and continuous gradient distribution of Al 2 O 3 and ZrO 2 particles.When sintered at 1,550 o C for 2 h,the cell size of gradient Al 2 O 3-ZrO 2 foam is approximately uniform,about 1.1 mm.With the porosity of gradient Al 2 O 3-ZrO 2 ceramic foams increasing from 75.3% to 83.0%,the compressive strength decreases from 4.4 to 2.4 MPa,and the ceramic foams can resist 8-11 repeated thermal shock from 1,100 o C to room temperature.

A Study on the Reasonable Distribution of Total Funds

How to distribute total sum of funds among different investment priorities？ It is not only a theoretical problem in Management Accounting, but also a realistic problem in the investment decision of an enterprise. In this paper, the author queries the method of ＂use linear programming to find out optimum combination＂, which put forward in management accounting, and gives a convenient and reasonable method---effective gradient method.

Wrinkling in graded core/shell systems using symplectic formulation

Wrinkles in flat graded elastic layers have been recently described as a timevarying Hamiltonian system by the energy method.Cylindrical core/shell structures can also undergo surface instabilities under the external pressure.In this study,we show that by treating the radial direction as a pseudo-time variable,the graded core/shell system with radially decaying elastic properties can also be described within the symplectic framework.In combination with the shell buckling equation,the present paper addresses the surface wrinkling of graded core/shell structures subjected to the uniform external pressure by solving a series of ordinary differential equations with varying coefficients.Three representative gradient distributions are showcased,and the predicted critical pressure and critical wave number are verified by finite element simulations.The symplectic framework provides an efficient and accurate approach to understand the surface instability and morphological evolution in curved biological tissues and engineered structures.

Polystyrene-based blend nanorods with gradient composition distribution

The polystyrene-based polymer blends, partially miscible poly(bisphenol A carbonate)/polystyrene (PC/PS) and completely miscible poly(2,6-dimethylphenylene oxide)/polystyrene (PPO/PS), in nanorods with gradient composition distribution were discussed. The polymer blend nanorods were prepared by infiltrating the polymer blends into nanopores of anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) templates via capillary action. Their morphology was investigated by micro-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (micro-FTIR) and nano-thermal analysis (nano-TA) with spatial resolution. The composition gradient of polymer blends in the nanopores is governed by the difference of viscosity and miscibility between the two polymers in the blends and the pore diameter. The capillary wetting of porous AAO templates by polymer blends offers a unique method to fabricate functional nanostructured materials with gradient composition distribution for the potential application to nanodevices.

Effect of Operation Parameters on the Thermal Characteristics in a Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

Effective operation strategies in the solid oxide fuel cell(SOFC)can adjust the spatial distribution of temperature gradient favoring the long-term stability.To investigate the effects of different operating conditions on the thermal behavior inside SOFC,a three-dimensional model is developed in this study.The model is verified by comparing it with the experimental data.The heat generation rate and its variation under different operating conditions are analyzed.The combined effects of operating voltage and gas temperature are considered to be the key factor influencing the temperature gradient.Compared to the original case,the temperature of SOFC decreases by 21.4 K when the fuel velocity reaches 5 m/s.But the maximum temperature gradient increases by21.2%.Meanwhile,higher fuel velocities can eliminate about 32%of the area with higher temperature gradient.And when the oxidant velocity reaches 7.5 m/s,the peak temperature gradient effectively decreases by 16.59%.Simultaneous adjustment of the oxidant and fuel velocities can effectively reduce the peak temperature gradient and increase the safety zone.The effects of operation conditions on the temperature gradient of the cell are clarified in this study,which can be a reference for further research on the reliability of SOFCs.

ON DISTRIBUTED H^(1) SHAPE GRADIENT FLOWS IN OPTIMAL SHAPE DESIGN OF STOKES FLOWS:CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS AND NUMERICAL APPLICATIONS

We consider optimal shape design in Stokes flow using H^(1) shape gradient flows based on the distributed Eulerian derivatives.MINI element is used for discretizations of Stokes equation and Galerkin finite element is used for discretizations of distributed and boundary H^(1) shape gradient flows.Convergence analysis with a priori error estimates is provided under general and different regularity assumptions.We investigate the performances of shape gradient descent algorithms for energy dissipation minimization and obstacle flow.Numerical comparisons in 2D and 3D show that the distributed H1 shape gradient flow is more accurate than the popular boundary type.The corresponding distributed shape gradient algorithm is more effective.

Polydopamine-assisted in-situ formation of dense MOF layer on polyolefin separator for synergistic enhancement of lithium-sulfur battery

The separator is of great significance to alleviate the shuttle effect and dendrite growth of lithium-sulfur batteries.However,most of the current commercial separators cannot meet these requirements well.In this work,a dense metal-organic-framework(MOF)modification layer is in-situ prepared by the assistant of polydopamine on the polypropylene separators.Due to the unique structure and synergistic effect of polydopamine(PDA)and zeolitic imidazolate framework-8(ZIF-8),the functional separator can not only trap the polysulfides effectively but also promote the transport of lithium ions.As a result,the battery assembled with the functional separator exhibits excellent cycle stability.The capacity remains 711 mAh·g^(−1)after 500 cycles at 2 C,and the capacity decay rate is as low as 0.013%per cycle.The symmetrical battery is cycled for 1,000 h at 2 mA·cm^(−2)(2 mAh·cm^(−2))with the plating/stripping overpotential of 20 mV.At the same time,the modification separator shows a higher lithium ion transference number(0.88),better thermal stability and electrolyte wettability than the unmodified separator.

Thermal Stress Relaxation of Nonhomogeneous Coatings

Nonhomogeneous coatings (NCs) are new type of engineering structures that is not yet fully understood. One important aspect in the mechanical analysis of NCs is to determine the gradient distribution that creates the maximum thermal stress relaxation. This paper employs numerical analysis using the finite element method and experimental analysis using moire interference to study the stress distribution in NCs. Attention focused on the edge effect stresses in the coating/substrate structures and their dependence on the different gradient distributions of this new kind of composite structure.