Absolute Wall Thickness Measurement of Conducting Plates Using Pulsed Eddy Currents

The method using pulsed eddy currents to determine the thickness of a conduction plate is extended to enable the simultaneous measurement of the plate thickness and material properties. For optimal performance, a probe must be designed depending on the thickness range that should be accessible. The need for a calibration of the material properties of a conducting plate to enable the measurement of its thickness has been removed. All that is needed is a probe with known dimensions and suitable hardware to create a current pulse and measure a transient magnetic induction.

Sonographic gallbladder wall thickness measurement and the prediction of esophageal varices among cirrhotics

Acute variceal bleeding in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension(PHT) is the most serious emergency complication among those patients and could have catastrophic outcomes if not timely managed. Early screening by esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy(EGD) for the presence of esophageal varices(EVs) is currently recommended by the practice guidelines for all cirrhotic patients. Meanwhile, EGD is not readily accepted or preferred by many patients. The literature is rich in studies to investigate and validate non-invasive markers of EVs prediction aiming at reducing the unneeded endoscopic procedures. Gallbladder(GB) wall thickness(GBWT) measurement has been found promising in many published research articles. We aim to highlight the validity of sonographic GBWT measurement in the prediction of EVs based on the available evidence. We searched databases including Cochrane library, Pub Med, Web of Science and many others for relevant articles. GBWT is associated with the presence of EVs in cirrhotic patients with PHT of different etiologies. The cut-off of GBWT that can predict the presence of EVs varied in the literature and ranges from 3.1 mm to 4.35 mm with variable sensitivities of 46%-90.9% and lower cutoffs in viral cirrhosis compared to non-viral, however GBWT > 4 mm in many studies is associated with acceptable sensitivity up to 90%. Furthermore, a relation was also noticed with the degree of varices and portal hypertensive gastropathy.Among cirrhotics, GBWT > 3.5 mm predicts the presence of advanced(grade Ⅲ-Ⅳ) EVs with a sensitivity of 45%, the sensitivity increased to 92% when a cut-off ≥ 3.95 mm was used in another cohort. Analysis of these results should carefully be revised in the context of ascites, hypoalbuminemia and other intrinsic GB diseases among cirrhotic patients. The sensitivity for prediction of EVs improved upon combining GBWT measurement with other non-invasive predictors, e.g., platelets/GBWT.

Thermal Analysis of Turbine Blades with Thermal Barrier Coatings Using Virtual Wall Thickness Method

Avirtual wall thicknessmethod is developed to simulate the temperature field of turbine bladeswith thermal barrier coatings(TBCs),to simplify the modeling process and improve the calculation efficiency.The results show that the virtualwall thickness method can improve themesh quality by 20%,reduce the number ofmeshes by 76.7%and save the calculation time by 35.5%,compared with the traditional real wall thickness method.The average calculation error of the two methods is between 0.21%and 0.93%.Furthermore,the temperature at the blade leading edge is the highest and the average temperature of the blade pressure surface is higher than that of the suction surface under a certain service condition.The blade surface temperature presents a high temperature at both ends and a low temperature in themiddle height when the temperature of incoming gas is uniformand constant.The thermal insulation effect of TBCs is the worst near the air film hole,and the best at the blade leading edge.According to the calculated temperature field of the substrate-coating system,the highest thermal insulation temperature of the TC layer is 172.01 K,and the thermal insulation proportions of TC,TGO and BC are 93.55%,1.54%and 4.91%,respectively.

Pipeline thickness estimation using the dispersion of higher-order SH guided waves

Thickness measurement plays an important role in the monitoring of pipeline corrosion damage. However, the requirement for prior knowledge of the shear wave velocity in the pipeline material for popular ultrasonic thickness measurement limits its widespread application. This paper proposes a method that utilizes cylindrical shear horizontal(SH) guided waves to estimate pipeline thickness without prior knowledge of shear wave velocity. The inversion formulas are derived from the dispersion of higher-order modes with the high-frequency approximation. The waveform of the example problems is simulated using the real-axis integral method. The data points on the dispersion curves are processed in the frequency domain using the wave-number method. These extracted data are then substituted into the derived formulas. The results verify that employing higher-order SH guided waves for the evaluation of thickness and shear wave velocity yields less than1% error. This method can be applied to both metallic and non-metallic pipelines, thus opening new possibilities for health monitoring of pipeline structures.

Determination of Average Wall Thickness of Mesoporous Silica

Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) experiment using Synchrotron Radiation as X-ray source was used to determine the average wall thickness of mesoporous silica prepared by condensation of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) using non-ionic alkylpolyethyleneoxide (AEO(9)) surfactant as templates. The results agreed with that of high-resolution TEM (HRTEM) measurement.

Modeling and Investigation of the Wall Thickness Changes and Process Time in Thermo-Mechanical Tube Spinning Process Using Design of Experiments

Tube spinning technology is one of the effective methods of manufacturing large diameter thin-walled shapes. In this research, effects of major parameters of thermo mechanical tube spinning process such as preform's thickness, percentage of thickness reduction, mandrel rotational speed, feed rate, solution treatment time and aging treatment time on the wall thickness changes and process time in thermo-mechanical tube spinning process for fabrication of 2024 aluminum spun tubes using design of experiments (DOE), are studied. The statistical results are verified through some experiments. Results of experimental evaluation are analyzed by variance analysis and mathematic models are obtained. Finally using these models, input parameters for optimum production are achieved.

Velocity Field and Variation of Wall Thickness During Tube Dieless Upsetting

Theoretical analyses show that the variation of wall thickness is in direct proportion to outer-diameter, inter-diameter, and (√1 + Rs) (Rs is sectional increase ratio of tube), the theoretical calculated results of wall thickness during tube dieless upsetting are very approximate to the experimental one. As the width of deformation field increases, both the variation of wall thickness and the derivative of wall thickness variation to width of deformation field (tf/to) reduce.

An approach for optimization of the wall thickness (weight) of a thick-walled cylinder under axially non-uniform internal service pressure distribution

Today, improving the weight/load carrying capacity ratio of a part is the matter of studies in most of the scientific and industrial areas.Autofrettage dimensions, the amount of material removed from outer and inner radius while manufacturing and the service pressure applied affect the residual stress distribution throughout the wall thickness and hence the load-bearing capacity of a thick-walled cylinder. Calculation of residual stresses after autofrettage process and optimization of autofrettage outline dimensions by using the amount of service pressures applied are common issues in literature.In this study, mandrel-cylinder tube interference dimensions were renovated by using traditional methods for swage autofrettage process of a gun barrel. Also, the residual stresses in the cylinder after autofrettage process, inside and outside material removal process and the variable service pressure throughout the cylinder applied were taken into consideration and incorporated into the design. By using the constrained optimization method, wall thickness(thus the weight) was optimized(minimized)to achieve the specified safety factor along the length of the cylinder. For the same cylinder, the results of the suggested analytical/with residual stress calculation approach were compared to analytical/without residual stress calculation results and numerical topology optimization method calculation results. Since the experimental measurement results are not yet available, it was not possible to compare them with the calculation results.The suggested approach enabled 22.9% extra weight reduction in proportion to numerical topology optimization and enabled 4.2% extra weight reduction in proportion to analytical/without residual stress optimization.Using this approach, the gain from residual stresses after autofrettage operation, the loss of residual stresses after material removal, and the effects of service pressures can be taken into account for each stage of design.

Evaluation of Average Wall Thickness of Organically Modified Mesoporous Silica

The small angle X-ray scattering of organically modified MSU-X silica prepared by co-condensation of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and methyltriethoxysilane (MTES) show negative deviation from Debye’s theory due to the existence of the organic interface layer. By exerting correction of the scattering negative deviation, Debye relation may be recovered, and the average wall thickness of the material may be evaluated.

Automatic girth welding and performance evaluation of the joints of hot-induction-bend and line pipes with different wall thickness

During the process of laying long-distance oil and gas transmission pipelines, the hot-induction-bend method is extensively used when the direction has to be changed. By considering the pipeline＇ s ongoing processing and loading states during service, the pipeline that is generally used exhibits thicker walls than those that are observed in the line pipe. As such, during pipeline construction, hot-induction-bend and line pipes with different wall thickness are girth-welded. The chemical composition of hot-induction-bend and line pipes differs, with the carbon content being particularly higher in the hot-induction-bend pipe;it also depicts a higher carbon equivalent, which makes it possible to modify the girth of the pipe. In this study, using Baosteel＇ s standard X70M UOE hot- induction-bend and line pipes, solid-wire automatic gas-metal-arc girth welding was performed and the performance of the girth-welded joint was evaluated. Furthermore,the weldability of the pipeline girth and the microstructure of the girth-welded joint were analyzed. The results reveal that Baosteel＇ s standard UOE hot-induction-bend and line pipes exhibit good girth weldability, and their technical quality can be guaranteed in case of consumer field- construction applications.

AXISYMMETRIC PROBLEMS OF CYLINDRICAL SHELLS WITH VARIABLE WALL THICKNESS

The purpose of this paper is to give the general solutions for axisymmetric eylindrical shells with paraholically varying wall thickness.

模卡砌块组合保温墙体热工性能及其经济性分析

随着超低能耗建筑、近零能耗及零能耗建筑的发展,新型外墙围护结构引起广泛地研究和重视.模卡砌块作为一种新型外墙自保温技术,开始在上海、江苏等国内一些发达地区被试点和应用,但目前暂无相应规范指导,其热工性能及经济性仍缺乏系统性研究.文中以夏热冬冷地区某公共建筑为例,采用DeST能耗模拟软件,建立了传统外保温墙体、模卡砌块组合保温墙体三维分析模型,研究了膨胀聚苯板、岩棉板、聚氨酯板、挤塑聚苯板4种不同类型保温材料及6种不同厚度(30、50、70、90、110、130 mm)下模卡砌块组合保温墙体的热工性能.进一步,采用净现值法,对不同工况下的砌块组合保温墙体进行了经济性分析.研究表明:在相同外墙保温厚度下,聚氨酯板的保温效果最佳;不同保温材料厚度对应的净现值都呈现出先上升后下降的趋势,结合净现值和节能率,其最优厚度分别为70、70、40、60 mm,对应的节能率分别在达到我国建筑节能65%的标准上再降低7.08%、6.81%、5.1%、6.5%.

管道超声相控阵全聚焦成像仿真及算法优化

针对厚壁管道内部缺陷识别困难、可视化差等问题,提出基于超声相控阵理论和全聚焦算法对厚壁管道内部缺陷进行图像重构。并针对全聚焦成像效率低的缺点,采用有限元法对外径为550 mm,壁厚为65 mm的厚壁管道超声相控阵全聚焦成像进行仿真,模拟缺陷检测过程和成像结果,并使用稀疏矩阵对算法进行优化。结果表明:在基本满足成像质量要求的情况下,采用激发中心频率为5 MHz,阵元宽度为0.5 mm,阵元间距为1 mm,阵元数量为32时,稀疏激发矩阵比全矩阵全聚焦成像效率提高了74.81%,有效提高了成像速度,满足全聚焦快速成像的需求。

大壁厚不锈钢复合板压力容器建造关键技术及应用

在大壁厚不锈钢复合板压力容器的建造过程中,通过深入研究其技术要点和难点,优化焊接接头结构设计,成功形成了一套完整的新型建造关键技术。这套技术不仅优化了焊接接头结构,还创新了一系列施工方法,包括筒体加热卷制、接头坡口机加工、接管内壁耐蚀层TIG/FCAW自动堆焊、不锈钢衬管液氮冷套、球形封头内壁耐蚀层带极埋弧堆焊、纵环缝窄间隙埋弧自动焊以及管口接头马鞍型埋弧焊等。这些新型建造关键技术的应用,在提高压力容器质量效果的同时,也带来了显著的经济效益,为行业同类型设备的建造提供借鉴。在未来的研究中,可以进一步探索这些技术在其他领域的应用,以实现更广泛的技术交流和合作。同时,对于大壁厚不锈钢复合板压力容器的建造,仍需不断深入研究其材料特性、工艺参数和施工方法,以不断提高设备的性能和安全性。

杉木层状压缩的形成及其密度分布特征

实木层状压缩技术是以实体木材的定向定位压缩为目标,以最小的材积损耗,最大限度地提高木材力学性能的一种新型木材压缩方法。通过水热分布调控以及外力加载的协同作用,在调控压缩层的形成位置、厚度和多层压缩的基础上,分析压缩木材密度分布特征,研究层状压缩技术对于人工林杉木(Cunninghamia lanceolata)的适用性及其层状压缩形成的特点。结果表明:预热时间控制在0.5~30 min之间时,获得压缩层位置不同的层状压缩杉木。随着预热时间的增加,压缩层由表层逐渐向中心(厚度方向)移动,压缩层密度达到0.583 g/cm^(3)及以上;通过调控压缩量,获得压缩层厚度为3.00~8.07 mm的4种厚度的表层压缩杉木,压缩层密度提高率比木材整体密度提高率平均高28.7%;将表层压缩和中心层压缩工艺并用,实现形成3个压缩层的多层压缩。扫描电镜观察结果表明,无论压缩层形成于表层还是中心层,压缩层与未压缩层界线出现在早材区域或早晚材交界处,压缩层的早材细胞发生细胞壁屈曲变形,至细胞腔几乎完全消失,而晚材细胞壁及细胞腔仅发生微变形或不变形。依据压缩前后木材密度分布曲线及特征值计算结果,杉木压缩层部位的早材密度提高率最大值可以达到210.6%。

聚合物三腔微管挤出口模结构对胀大变形的影响

聚合物熔体的模内流动状态与模外胀大变形直接影响微挤出制品的成型质量。文中基于Carreau模型,采用数值模拟方法,研究了聚合物三腔微管挤出过程中口模壁厚差与空心度结构特征对胀大变形行为的影响。结果表明,影响挤出胀大变形程度的关键因素是口模出口附近的轴向速度分布;内外壁厚差会导致较大壁厚位置处对应的型坯厚度增大,而较小壁厚位置处的型坯厚度减小,壁厚差变化对薄壁区域壁厚变形影响较大,达到91.4%;空心度减小能提升口模出口附近轴向速度分布均匀性,减小了70.1%的变形程度;基于胀大变形规律逆向补偿设计了口模形状与尺寸,明显改善了制品成型质量。研究结果对聚合物多腔微管的口模结构优化设计具有理论意义与工程应用价值。

装配式冷弯厚壁型钢半刚性梁-柱节点抗震性能试验研究

冷弯型钢在装配式结构中应用具有天然的优势,为了扩展冷弯厚壁型钢结构的使用范围,克服冷弯厚壁钢的缺点,设计6个新型分层装配式“十字型”梁-柱节点,进行循环加载试验,对梁-柱节点的破坏模式、初始刚度、骨架曲线、等效黏滞阻尼系数、能量耗散系数、割线刚度、滞回曲线和关键部位应变分布进行研究,主要得到以下结论:通过螺栓和节点板的滑移,半刚性节点具有一定的耗能能力。增设高强螺栓可以提高梁柱节点的承载力,初始刚度和耗能能力也得到提高,避免梁端与连接板孔壁承压。增加可更换节点翼缘板,对梁-柱节点的破坏模式没有明显影响,承载能力、耗能能力、初始刚度分别得到较大提高。

大壁厚NiCrMoV钢的窄间隙焊接工艺与接头性能

针对电站设备转子用大壁厚NiCrMoV钢,分析了材料焊接性,采用窄间隙埋弧焊工艺获得了完整的焊接接头,分析了焊接接头的组织、硬度、拉伸与弯曲性能。结果表明,整个焊接接头为完全冶金结合,无裂纹、气孔等缺陷;焊缝组织为回火贝氏体+少量回火马氏体,热影响区中的粗晶区和细晶区均为回火马氏体组织和沿晶界分布的少量碳化物,母材为回火贝氏体+回火马氏体的混合组织;接头热影响区硬度最高,焊缝硬度略低于母材;焊接接头的抗拉强度随着温度的升高逐渐降低,均满足设计要求;焊接接头经过180°弯曲性能测试均未发现微裂纹,表明接头的延展性良好。

残余应力对冷弯厚壁压弯构件抗震性能影响分析

冷弯型钢构件因其成本效益和多功能性而在结构工程中得到广泛应用。然而,由制造过程中产生的残余应力可能会显著影响其在地震荷载下的行为。因此,通过数值分析研究残余应力对冷弯厚壁压弯构件抗震性能的影响。研究结果表明,残余应力会影响构件的峰值强度、延性和能量耗散能力,从而影响其整体抗震响应。研究结果为改进冷弯型钢在地震作用下的设计规范和指南提供了参考。

渗透各向异性土层中考虑挡墙厚度的基坑稳态渗流解析解

本文对考虑厚度挡墙支护下渗透各向异性土层中基坑的二维稳态渗流进行了解析研究。根据对称性取基坑半截面,将周围土层划分为5个规则区域,采用坐标变换将渗透各向异性土层转换成等效各向同性土层,对各区域利用叠加法和分离变量法推导得到二维稳态渗流场、挡墙上水压力以及坑底出逸比降的显式解析解。对比保角变换和积分变换方法,本文解渗流场计算结果连续且无奇异点,且基坑水头和挡墙两侧水压力分布情况与数值软件分析一致性较好,说明本文解析解的正确性和优越性。本文解与不同计算方法得到的挡墙水压力结果对比分析发现,挡墙厚度d、竖直与水平向渗透系数比α对挡墙上水压力的影响不可忽略。分析α、d对挡墙底部水压力及出逸比降的影响,随着α和d的增大,基坑外侧挡墙底部水压力增大,基坑内侧挡墙底部水压力减小;随着α和d的逐渐减小,坑底出逸比降不断增大;当α和d较小时,考虑一维渗流情况得到的出逸比降安全性较低,且随着α和d的减小与本文解析解差距越来越大。