Preparation of a functional fracturing fluid with temperature-and salt-resistance,and low damage using a double crosslinking network

Fracturing fluids(FFs)have been widely used to stimulate the tight reservoir.However,current FFs will not only lose their rheological property at high temperatures and high salt but also show an incomplete gel-breaking property.Herein,a double crosslinking network FF with pretty superiorities in rheology and low damage to the core was constructed by introducing both physical crosslinking and chemical crosslinking into the system.The construction of double crosslinking networks enhanced the rheology of this functional FF.The particle sizes of gel-breaking fluids are mainly distributed in 1.0e10,000 nm;furthermore,for every 10,000 mg/L increase in salinity,the particle size of the gel-breaking fluid is decreased by almost half.The adsorption capacity(<1.0 mg/g)gradually decreased with the increase of salinity at 20℃.Moreover,the adsorption of gel-breaking fluids on the rock decreased first and then kept stable with temperature increasing at a salinity of ≤30,000 mg/L,however,showed the opposite trend at 40,000 mg/L.The results of rheology,particle size,static adsorption,and core damage showed that this functional FF could be an alternative for the stimulation of a tight reservoir with high temperature and recycling of produced water with high salinity.

Design and experiment of corn low damage threshing device based on DEM

Kernel broken rate is an important index to evaluate the maize kernel direct harvesting quality.In view of the problem of the high kernel broken rate in the present maize harvester,a new threshing cylinder was designed in this study.This device utilized rasp bar to achieve low damaged maize ears threshing.In order to determine the structure and working parameters of threshing device,the“crop-crop”contact model and the“crop-mechanical”interaction system were established and analyzed based on the discrete element method first,and the mathematical expressions of the related kinematic response of maize kernel under the external force were obtained.Then,the structure parameters of rasp bar were studied through EDEM simulation experiment,and the working parameters were determined through test-bed experiment.Finally,the simulation experiment results and test-bed experiment results were verified through field experiment.The results showed that when the threshing cylinder speed was 356 r/min,the concave clearance was 40 mm,the installation distance of rasp bar was 250 mm with 50Mn steel,and the feeding amount was 8 kg/s,the kernel broken rate was 1.93%,which satisfied the requirements of maize harvest standard.This study proved that the DEM(Discrete Element Method)can be adopted to guide the optimization design of mechanical structure,and it has certain value for the research and development of operation equipment of other agricultural crops.

Low-damage interface enhancement-mode AlN/GaN high electron mobility transistors with 41.6% PAE at 30 GHz

This paper reports a low-damage interface treatment process for Al N/Ga N high electron mobility transistor(HEMT)and demonstrates the excellent power characteristics of radio-frequency(RF) enhancementmode(E-mode) Al N/Ga N HEMT. An RF E-mode device with 2.9-nm-thick Al N barrier layer fabricated by remote plasma oxidation(RPO) treatment at 300℃. The device with a gate length of 0.12-μm has a threshold voltage(Vth) of 0.5 V, a maximum saturation current of 1.16 A/mm, a high Ion/Ioff ratio of 1×108, and a 440-m S/mm peak transconductance. During continuous wave(CW) power testing, the device demonstrates that at 3.6 GHz, a power added efficiency is 61.9% and a power density is 1.38 W/mm, and at 30 GHz, a power added efficiency is 41.6% and a power density is 0.85 W/mm. Furthermore, the RPO treatment improves the mobility of RF E-mode Al N/Ga N HEMT. All results show that the RPO processing method has good applicability to scaling ultrathin barrier E-mode Al N/Ga N HEMT for 5G compliable frequency ranging from sub-6 GHz to Ka-band.

Monitoring and Early Warning of Paddy Rice Low Temperature Cold Damage in Ningxia with the Support of GIS and RS

The low temperature cold damage of paddy rice is the major agricultural meteorological disaster in Ningxia.The real-time monitoring and early warning of low temperature cold damage are very important to develop the advantages,avoid the disadvantages and reduce the disaster losses.Based on the prior researches on the low temperature cold damage indexes of paddy rice,we improved the small grid reckoning method of temperature and the reckoning precision with the support of GIS.By using the multitemporal remote sensing data,the paddy rice planting zone was picked.The calculation results of low temperature cold damage monitoring indexes were combined with the paddy rice planting zone,which judged the grade distribution and zone of low temperature cold damage in real time.Meanwhile,the low temperature cold damage of paddy rice was done the early warning,and the automatic monitoring early warning system was developed by using the weather forecast data.This method and system were applied to the business works,and the monitoring and early warning products of paddy rice low temperature cold damage business were made.The monitoring results basically corresponded with the actual situation,and the better monitoring service effect was gained.

Effects of low dose Glibenclamide on secondary damage after acute spinal cord injury in rats

Objective To investigate the effects of Glibenclamide on reduction of secondary damage after acute spinal cord injury in rats.Methods Ninety rats were randomly divided into control group(laminectomy alone),spinal cord injury group(injury group),and treatment group(treated

Numerical studies on the seismic response of a three-storey low-damage steel framed structure incorporating seismic friction connections

A 9 m high,near full scale three-storey configurable steel frame compositefloor building incorporating frictionbased connections is to be tested using two linked bi-directional shake tables at the International joint research Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering(ILEE)facilities,Shanghai,China,as part of the RObust BUilding SysTem(ROBUST)project.A total of nine structural configurations are designed and detailed.To have a better understanding of the expected system behaviour,as well as effects of other structural and non-structural elements(NSEs)on the overall system response,experimental testing at component level has been conducted prior to the shake table testing.This paper presents an introduction to the ROBUST project,followed by a numerical study on one of the nine configurations of the structure,having Moment Resisting Steel Frame(MRSF)in the longitudinal direction and Concentrically Braced Frame(CBF)in the transverse direction.Hysteretic properties employed in the numerical models are validated against component test results.The predictions of the building’s seismic response under selected base excitations are presented indicating the likely low damage performance of the structure.

High power-added-efficiency AlGaN/GaN HEMTs fabricated by atomic level controlled etching

An atomic-level controlled etching(ACE)technology is invstigated for the fabrication of recessed gate AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors(HEMTs)with high power added efficiency.We compare the recessed gate HEMTs with conventional etching(CE)based chlorine,Cl_(2)-only ACE and BCl^(3)/Cl_(2)ACE,respectively.The mixed radicals of BCl_(3)/Cl_(2)were used as the active reactants in the step of chemical modification.For ensuring precise and controllable etching depth and low etching damage,the kinetic energy of argon ions was accurately controlled.These argon ions were used precisely to remove the chemical modified surface atomic layer.Compared to the HEMTs with CE,the characteristics of devices fabricated by ACE are significantly improved,which benefits from significant reduction of etching damage.For BCl_(3)/Cl_(2)ACE recessed HEMTs,the load pull test at 17 GHz shows a high power added efficiency(PAE)of 59.8%with an output power density of 1.6 W/mm at Vd=10 V,and a peak PAE of 44.8%with an output power density of 3.2 W/mm at Vd=20 V in a continuous-wave mode.

Optimization of design parameters for controlled rocking steel braced dual-frames

A controlled rocking concentrically steel braced frame(CR-CSBF)is introduced as an alternative to conventional methods to prevent major structural damage during large earthquakes.It is equipped with elastic post-tensioned(PT)cables and replaceable devices or fuses to provide overturning resistance and dissipate energy,respectively.Although CR-CSBFs are not officially legalized in globally valid codes for new buildings,it is expected to be presented in them in the near future.The main goal of this study is to determine the optimal design parameters consist of the yield strength and modulus of elasticity of the fuse,the initial force of the PT cable,and the gravity load on the rocking column,considering different heights of the frame,spanning ratios and ground motion types for dual-configuration CR-CSBF.Nonlinear time-history analyses are performed in OpenSees.This study aims to define the optimal input variables as effective design parameters of CR-CSBFs by comparing four seismic responses consisting of story drift,roof displacement,roof acceleration and base shear,and also using the Euclidean metric optimization method.Despite the previous research,this study is innovative and first of its kind.The results demonstrate that the optimal design parameters are variable for various conditions.

Continuum damage mechanics based modeling progressive failure of woven-fabric composite laminate under low velocity impact

A continuum damage mechanics (CDM) meso-model was derived for both intraply and interply progressive failure behaviors of a 2D woven-fabric composite laminate under a transversely low velocity impact.An in-plane anisotropic damage constitutive model of a 2D woven composite ply was derived based on CDM within a thermodynamic framework,an elastic constitutive model with damage for the fibre directions and an elastic-plastic constitutive model with damage for the shear direction.The progressive failure behavior of a 2D woven composite ply is determined by the damage internal variables in different directions with appropriate damage evolution equations.The interface between two adjacent 2D woven composite plies with different ply orientations was modeled by a traction-separation law based interface element.An isotropic damage constitutive law with CDM properties was used for the interface element,and a damage surface which combines stress and fracture mechanics failure criteria was employed to derive the damage initiation and evolution for the mixed-mode delamination of the interface elements.Numerical analysis and experiments were both carried out on a 2D woven glass fibre/epoxy laminate.The simulation results are in agreement with the experimental counterparts,verifying the progressive failure model of a woven composite laminate.The proposed model will enhance the understanding of dynamic deformation and progressive failure behavior of composite laminate structures in the low velocity impact process.