The effects of heat treatments on typical microstructures of directionally solidified（DS） Ti-45Al-8Nb-（W,B,Y）（molar fraction,%） alloys prepared by the Bridgeman method were studied.Two typical DS microstructures...The effects of heat treatments on typical microstructures of directionally solidified（DS） Ti-45Al-8Nb-（W,B,Y）（molar fraction,%） alloys prepared by the Bridgeman method were studied.Two typical DS microstructures including full lamellae with cellular growth morphology and massive structure with dendritic growth morphology were examined.The results show that the heat treatment of 1250 ℃ for 24 h ＋ 900 ℃ for 30 min＋air cooling can efficiently eliminate the B2 phase in the DS alloys and change the massive structure of the rapid DS alloy into lamellar microstructure.Columnar lamellar colonies with widths of 150-200 μm and 50-100 μm respectively were observed in intercellular and dendritic arm regions.The heat treatment of 1 400 ℃ for 12 h＋900 ℃ for 30 min＋air cooling could simultaneously remove the B2 phase,massive structure and solidification segregations from the DS alloys,however,it caused severe growth of grains.展开更多
The Ti-46A1-6Nb （mole fraction, %） ingots that were directionally solidified by cold crucible were cyclic heat treated at 1330 ℃ in the a phase region. The microstructures and mechanical properties of the ingots be...The Ti-46A1-6Nb （mole fraction, %） ingots that were directionally solidified by cold crucible were cyclic heat treated at 1330 ℃ in the a phase region. The microstructures and mechanical properties of the ingots before and after heat treatment were investigated. The results show that the large columnar grains are changed into equiaxed grains after heat treatment. The grain size decreases with increasing the cyclic times, which is caused by the recrystallization and the transition from the large grain of small lamellae to the small grain of large lamellae. Four times of cyclic heat treatment refines the grain size from 1.33 mm to 0.59 turn, nevertheless the lamellar spacing increases from 0.71 ~tm to 1.38 lim. Extending the holding time and increasing the cyclic times of heat treatment eliminate the fl-segregation at the grain boundary and the interlamellar. The compression testing shows that the compressive strength of the directionally solidified ingot in the parallel and perpendicular directions are 1385.09 MPa and 1267.79 MPa, respectively, which are improved to 1449.75 MPa and 1527.76 MPa after two and four times of cyclic heat treatment, respectively, while that is 1180.64 MPa for the as-cast sample. The fracture mode of the sample after cyclic heat treatment is quasi-cleavage fracture.展开更多
Seedlings of Toona sinensis were planted in seeding and breeding ways to increase the yield of T. sinensis by raising the number of lateral branches of T. sinensis seedlings by means of cutting and pinching through so...Seedlings of Toona sinensis were planted in seeding and breeding ways to increase the yield of T. sinensis by raising the number of lateral branches of T. sinensis seedlings by means of cutting and pinching through sowing and breed- ing in containers and sand bed nursery. The results showed that： after cutting and pinching, seedlings with multi-lateral branches could be formed. The cutting treat- ment in the container had a small number of seedlings with over 2 lateral buds, and the lateral buds were weak. Some of the weak lateral buds disappeared with the growth going on, showing poor growth performance. The pinching treatment in the sand bed nursery found a large number of seedlings with more than 2 lateral buds, and the lateral buds could grow into lateral branches, forming the T. sinensis seedlings with multi-lateral branches. Proceed to cutting processing, the secondary and third-level lateral branches came into being, which could make the seedlings of T. sinensis have multi-head tree shape in 2-3 years.展开更多
This letter presents an image orientation estimation method which is based on a combination of two techniques： quadrature filtering and nonlinear diffusion. The quadrature filters are used to get the orientation tens...This letter presents an image orientation estimation method which is based on a combination of two techniques： quadrature filtering and nonlinear diffusion. The quadrature filters are used to get the orientation tensors for edges, then the orientation tensors are smoothed through nonlinear diffusion. Experimental resuits and analysis show the robustness of the proposed method.展开更多
A multidisciplinary optimization was conducted to simultaneously improve the efficiency and reduce the radial force of a single-channel pump for wastewater treatment. A hybrid multi-objective evolutionary algorithm wa...A multidisciplinary optimization was conducted to simultaneously improve the efficiency and reduce the radial force of a single-channel pump for wastewater treatment. A hybrid multi-objective evolutionary algorithm was coupled with a surrogate model to optimize the geometry of the single-channel pump volute. Steady and unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations with a shear stress transport turbulence model were discretized using finite volume approximations and were then solved on tetrahedral grids to analyze the flow in the single-channel pump. The three objective functions represented the total efficiency, the sweep area of the radial force during one revolution, and the distance of the mass center of sweep area from the origin while the two design variables were related to the cross-sectional area of the internal flow of the volute. Latin hypercube sampling was employed to generate twelve design points within the design space, and response surface approximation models were constructed as surrogate models for the objectives based on the values of the objective function at the given design points. A fast non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm for local search was coupled with the surrogate models to determine the global Pareto-optimal solutions. The trade-off between the objectives was determined and was described in terms of the Pareto-optimal solutions. The results of the multi-objective optimization showed that the optimum design simultaneously improved the efficiency and reduced the radial force relative to those of the reference design.展开更多
The phase field simulation has been actively studied as a powerful method to investigate the microstructural evolution during the solidification.However,it is a great challenge to perform the phase field simulation in...The phase field simulation has been actively studied as a powerful method to investigate the microstructural evolution during the solidification.However,it is a great challenge to perform the phase field simulation in large length and time scale.The developed graphics processing unit(GPU)calculation is used in the phase filed simulation,greatly accelerating the calculation efficiency.The results show that the computation with GPU is about 36 times faster than that with a single Central Processing Unit(CPU)core.It provides the feasibility of the GPU-accelerated phase field simulation on a desktop computer.The GPU-accelerated strategy will bring a new opportunity to the application of phase field simulation.展开更多
基金Projects(50771013,50871127)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The effects of heat treatments on typical microstructures of directionally solidified（DS） Ti-45Al-8Nb-（W,B,Y）（molar fraction,%） alloys prepared by the Bridgeman method were studied.Two typical DS microstructures including full lamellae with cellular growth morphology and massive structure with dendritic growth morphology were examined.The results show that the heat treatment of 1250 ℃ for 24 h ＋ 900 ℃ for 30 min＋air cooling can efficiently eliminate the B2 phase in the DS alloys and change the massive structure of the rapid DS alloy into lamellar microstructure.Columnar lamellar colonies with widths of 150-200 μm and 50-100 μm respectively were observed in intercellular and dendritic arm regions.The heat treatment of 1 400 ℃ for 12 h＋900 ℃ for 30 min＋air cooling could simultaneously remove the B2 phase,massive structure and solidification segregations from the DS alloys,however,it caused severe growth of grains.
基金Project(2011CB605504) supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(NCET-12-0153) supported by the Program of New Century Excellent Talents in UniversityProject(51274076) supported by the National Natural Science of Foundation of China
文摘The Ti-46A1-6Nb （mole fraction, %） ingots that were directionally solidified by cold crucible were cyclic heat treated at 1330 ℃ in the a phase region. The microstructures and mechanical properties of the ingots before and after heat treatment were investigated. The results show that the large columnar grains are changed into equiaxed grains after heat treatment. The grain size decreases with increasing the cyclic times, which is caused by the recrystallization and the transition from the large grain of small lamellae to the small grain of large lamellae. Four times of cyclic heat treatment refines the grain size from 1.33 mm to 0.59 turn, nevertheless the lamellar spacing increases from 0.71 ~tm to 1.38 lim. Extending the holding time and increasing the cyclic times of heat treatment eliminate the fl-segregation at the grain boundary and the interlamellar. The compression testing shows that the compressive strength of the directionally solidified ingot in the parallel and perpendicular directions are 1385.09 MPa and 1267.79 MPa, respectively, which are improved to 1449.75 MPa and 1527.76 MPa after two and four times of cyclic heat treatment, respectively, while that is 1180.64 MPa for the as-cast sample. The fracture mode of the sample after cyclic heat treatment is quasi-cleavage fracture.
文摘Seedlings of Toona sinensis were planted in seeding and breeding ways to increase the yield of T. sinensis by raising the number of lateral branches of T. sinensis seedlings by means of cutting and pinching through sowing and breed- ing in containers and sand bed nursery. The results showed that： after cutting and pinching, seedlings with multi-lateral branches could be formed. The cutting treat- ment in the container had a small number of seedlings with over 2 lateral buds, and the lateral buds were weak. Some of the weak lateral buds disappeared with the growth going on, showing poor growth performance. The pinching treatment in the sand bed nursery found a large number of seedlings with more than 2 lateral buds, and the lateral buds could grow into lateral branches, forming the T. sinensis seedlings with multi-lateral branches. Proceed to cutting processing, the secondary and third-level lateral branches came into being, which could make the seedlings of T. sinensis have multi-head tree shape in 2-3 years.
文摘This letter presents an image orientation estimation method which is based on a combination of two techniques： quadrature filtering and nonlinear diffusion. The quadrature filters are used to get the orientation tensors for edges, then the orientation tensors are smoothed through nonlinear diffusion. Experimental resuits and analysis show the robustness of the proposed method.
文摘A multidisciplinary optimization was conducted to simultaneously improve the efficiency and reduce the radial force of a single-channel pump for wastewater treatment. A hybrid multi-objective evolutionary algorithm was coupled with a surrogate model to optimize the geometry of the single-channel pump volute. Steady and unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations with a shear stress transport turbulence model were discretized using finite volume approximations and were then solved on tetrahedral grids to analyze the flow in the single-channel pump. The three objective functions represented the total efficiency, the sweep area of the radial force during one revolution, and the distance of the mass center of sweep area from the origin while the two design variables were related to the cross-sectional area of the internal flow of the volute. Latin hypercube sampling was employed to generate twelve design points within the design space, and response surface approximation models were constructed as surrogate models for the objectives based on the values of the objective function at the given design points. A fast non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm for local search was coupled with the surrogate models to determine the global Pareto-optimal solutions. The trade-off between the objectives was determined and was described in terms of the Pareto-optimal solutions. The results of the multi-objective optimization showed that the optimum design simultaneously improved the efficiency and reduced the radial force relative to those of the reference design.
基金supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2013M540772)the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61203233,51101124,51101125)
文摘The phase field simulation has been actively studied as a powerful method to investigate the microstructural evolution during the solidification.However,it is a great challenge to perform the phase field simulation in large length and time scale.The developed graphics processing unit(GPU)calculation is used in the phase filed simulation,greatly accelerating the calculation efficiency.The results show that the computation with GPU is about 36 times faster than that with a single Central Processing Unit(CPU)core.It provides the feasibility of the GPU-accelerated phase field simulation on a desktop computer.The GPU-accelerated strategy will bring a new opportunity to the application of phase field simulation.
