柔性薄膜太阳能电池与乙烯-四氟乙烯薄膜复合材料电-热-力性能试验研究

为了研究不同乙烯-四氟乙烯(ethylene tetrafluoroethylene,ETFE)薄膜光伏一体化形式的电-热-力性能,在日照辐射强度为1000 W/m2的光照条件下,分别对ETFE衬底的柔性薄膜太阳能电池(S1试件)及双层ETFE覆膜的单条柔性薄膜太阳能电池试件(S2试件)进行单轴拉伸试验,得到了应力-应变曲线、温度及电压变化曲线并分析了电-热-力性能之间的相互作用现象。试验结果表明:S1试件的屈服应力为20.2 MPa,弹性模量为1110 MPa,开路电压存在明显的下降突变点,试件S1的破坏原因是膜材断裂;S2试件在试验过程中电池条出现滑移现象,屈服应力为6.6 MPa,弹性模量为715 MPa。当拉伸至应变为10%时,电压波动较大直至降为0 V,与试件S1相比,试件S2电-热-力性能之间的相互影响较为显著。

Effects of thermal oxidation on microwave-absorbing and mechanical properties of SiC_f/SiC composites with PyC interphase

The SiCf/SiC composites containing PyC interphase were prepared by chemical vapor infiltration process. The influences of thermal oxidation on the complex permittivity and microwave absorption properties of Si Cf/Si C composites were investigated in the frequency range of 8.2-12.4 GHz. Both the real and imaginary parts of the complex permittivity decreased after thermal oxidation. The composites after 100 h thermal oxidation showed that reflection loss exceeded-10 d B in the frequency of 9.7-11.9 GHz and the minimum value was-11.4 d B at 11.0 GHz. The flexural strength of composites decreased but fracture behavior was improved obviously after thermal oxidation. These results indicate that the SiCf/SiC composites containing PyC interphase after thermal oxidation possess good microwave absorbing property and fracture behavior.

Effect of hot working on microstructure and mechanical properties of TC11/Ti_2AlNb dual-alloy joint welded by electron beam welding process

The influence of hot working on the microstructures of TC11/Ti2 Al Nb dual-alloy joints welded by electron beam welding(EBW) process was investigated. The tensile tests were performed at room temperature for specimens before and after thermal exposure. The results show that the fusion zone of TC11/Ti2 Al Nb dual-alloy joint welded by EBW is mainly composed of β phase. After deformation and heat treatment, the grain boundaries of the as-cast alloy are broken and the fusion zone mainly consists of β, α2and α phases. The fusion zone performs poor property in the tensile test. Specimens before and after thermal exposure all fail in this area under different deformation conditions. The ultimate tensile strength of specimens after heat treatment is up to 1190 MPa at room temperature. The joints by water quenching after deformation have better plasticity with an elongation up to 4.4%. After thermal exposure at 500 °C for 100 h, the tensile strength of the specimen slightly rises while the ductility changes a little. SEM observation shows that the fracture mechanism is predominantly transgranular under different deformation conditions.

Study on structural,mechanical and thermodynamic properties of TiAl alloy under high pressure based on first-principles

The effect of pressure on structural, mechanical properties as well as the temperature dependence of thermodynamic properties of TiAl alloy are investigated by implementing first-principles calculations. The results show that the volume decrea-ses with the pressure increasing. We calculated the CtJ at various pressures and all the results satisfy mechanical stability crite-ria, thus the TiAl alloy is mechanically stable. The elastic constants？ bulk modulus and shear modulus calculated are well in a-greement with the calculated values at zero the pressure. The bulk modulus and shear modulus increase with the pressure in-creasing, which reflects the deformation resistance, and accordingly, deformation resistance can be strengthened with the in-crease of pressure. The brittle nature of TiAl alloy turns to ductile nature in 10 - 20 GPa . The Debye temperature, linear ther-mal expansion and heat capacity are calculated using the quasi-harmonic Debye model under the pressure ranging from 0 to 50 GPa and the temperature ranging from 0 to 1 000 K, which are useful to investigate the effect of temperature and pressure on thermodynamic parameters. Finally, electronic structure is calculated at various pressures,and it can be found that the peak intensity decreases with increasing pressure and the the strength of d-d orbital of Ti is weakened but the ductility is enhanced.

Effects of precipitation strengthening heat treatment for Al-Mg alloy

The corrosions resulting from defects in painting layers frequently occur in Al alloys, so the application of corrosion preventing systems is also very important. Optimum conditions in terms of electrochemistry in relation to solution treatment, quenching and artificial aging treatment were established in order to optimize precipitation strengthening conditions intended to enhance the strength of Al alloys. Slow strain rate tests （SSRT） at various applied potentials were conducted in potential range from -1.8 to 0.5 V. The results show that the maximum tensile strengths, elongations and time-to-fracture are shown to be high values. After precipitation strengthening heat treatment, a tendency appear that time-to-fracture increases as elongation increases. In the potential range from -1.3 V to -0.7 V, the specimens show excellent mechanical properties, and thus this range is considered to be a corrosion prevention range.

Preparation of High-Entropy Alloy-Ceramic Coating Compos-ites on Steel Surfaces by Combined Process and Their Mechanical Properties

A combined process of molten salt electro-deoxidation and vacuum hot-pressing sintering was proposed to prepare AlCrFeNiTi_(x) high-entropy alloy(HEA)-TiN ceramic coating composites on low-carbon steel surfaces,where nitrides were introduced from BN isolater between graphite mold and HEA powders.The effect of Ti content on the microstructure,ultimate tensile strength,hardness,and wear resistance of the composites was investigated,and the bonding mechanism was elucidated.Results demonstrate that the composites have excellent hardness and wear resistance.The hardness of composites is significantly increased with the increase in Ti content.The extremely high wear resistance is attributed to the extremely high melting point and high thermal hardness of TiN,which can effectively prevent oxidation deformation of the worn surface.

Iron reduction in aluminum by electroslag refining

The effect of electroslag refining on iron reduction from commercial aluminum was investigated.Cast electrodes of commercial aluminum were electroslag refined using KCl-NaCl-Na3AlF6 slag containing Na2B4O7.Experimental results indicate that the iron content decreases with increasing Na2B4O7 addition and remelting time,and the iron content decreases from 0.400% to 0.184% under 9% Na2B4O7 addition for 30 min remelting.The elastic modulus,yield strength and ultimate tensile strength commercial aluminum are improved,and the tensile elongation is increased by 43% after electroslag refining.The chemical reaction between melt and slag to form Fe2B is the main reason for iron reduction and the thermodynamic calculation of the chemical reaction theoretically accounts for the formation of Fe2B.

pH Influence on Performance of Phytic Acid Conversion Coatings on AZ31 Magnesium Alloy in Simulated Body Fluid

Phytic acid （PA） conversion coating on AZ31 magnesium alloy is prepared by a deposition method. pH influences on the formation process, microstructure and properties of the conversion coating are investigated. Electrochemical tests including polarization curve and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy are used to examine the corrosion resistance, and scanning electron microscopy is used to observe the microstructure. The chemical nature of conversion coating is investigated by energy dispersive spectroscopy. And thermodynamic method is used to analyze the optimum pH. The results show that PA conversion coating can improve the corrosion resistance of AZ31 Mg alloy. The maximum efficiency achieves 89.19% when the AZ31 Mg alloy is treated by PA solution with pH=5. It makes the corrosion potential of sample shift positively about 156 mV and corrosion current density is nearly an order of magnitude less than that of the untreated sample. The thermodynamic analysis shows that the corrosion resistance of PA coatings is affected by not only the concentration of PA ion and Mg2＋ but also the release rate of hydrogen.

Thermodynamic properties and heat capacity of Ru metal in HCP,FCC,BCC and liquid state

Isometric heat capacity cv and isobar heat capacity cp of Ru metal in HCP,FCC,BCC and liquid state were calculated by using pure element systematic theory.The results are in good agreement with joint army-navy-air force(JANAF) experimental value and the calculation result by first-principle(FP) method.But the results have great differences in contrast to Scientific Group Thermodata Europe(SGTE) database.The cause is found that it cannot neglect the electron devotion to heat capacity to adjust cp in one-atom(OA) method.The disparity between OA method and SGTE database was discussed.The main cause is that OA method adopts the crosspoint with iso-Ec-line and iso-a-line in hybritriangle to determine the properties,but SGTE database is obtained by extrapolation from activity measurements and critical assessment of data from a large number of binary system.Thermodynamic properties of Ru metal in HCP,FCC,BCC and liquid state,such as entropy S,enthalpy H and Gibbs energy G were calculated.Therefore,the full description of thermodynamic properties from 0 K to random temperature is implemented.

Parametric study on hydraulic performance of an inlet plenum in a printed-circuit heat exchanger

Hydraulic performance of an inlet plenum in a printed-circuit heat exchanger has been analyzed using three-dimensional Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes equations. The numerical model of the inlet plenum was constructed through grid dependency test, calculation domain tests, and turbulence model and numerical scheme selections. Shear stress transport turbulence model was used for analysis of turbulence. Non-uniformity of the flow in zigzag flow channels was evaluated for the reference case. Parametric studies have been performed with the angle of the inlet plenum wall, radius of curvature of the inlet plenum wall, and width of the inlet pipes. The effects of these parameters on the flow uniformity and friction performance were evaluated.

Performance Improvement of Combined Cycle Power Plant Based on the Optimization of the Bottom Cycle and Heat Recuperation

Many F class gas turbine combined cycle （GTCC） power plants are built in China at present because of less emission and high efficiency. It is of great interest to investigate the efficiency improvement of GTCC plant. A combined cycle with three-pressure reheat heat recovery steam generator （HRSG） is selected for study in this paper. In order to maximize the GTCC efficiency, the optimization of the HRSG operating parameters is performed. The operating parameters are determined by means of a thermodynamic analysis, i.e. the minimization of exergy losses. The influence of HRSG inlet gas temperature on the steam bottoming cycle efficiency is discussed. The result shows that increasing the HRSG inlet temperature has less improvement to steam cycle efficiency when it is over 590℃. Partial gas to gas recuperation in the topping cycle is studied. Joining HRSG optimization with the use of gas to gas heat recuperation, the combined plant efficiency can rise up to 59.05% at base load. In addition, the part load performance of the GTCC power plant gets much better. The efficiency is increased by 2.11% at 75% load and by 4.17% at 50% load.