Progress in Research on Structural Ceramic Materials Toughened by Graphene

Graphene has excellent mechanical properties and unique physical/chemical properties,which make it have a good strengthening and toughening effect on structural ceramic materials.In recent years,it has received widespread attention and research.This article reviews the mixing and sintering processes in the preparation of graphene/ceramic com-posites,as well as the toughening mechanism of graphene on ceramic materials.It also looks forward to how to further enhance the toughening effect of graphene.

USE OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE OF PERLITE IN BUILDING MATERIALS INDUSTRY

We have observed the components, structure and properties of perlite ore. Through a series of ex- periments, it has been proved that the perlite has higher pozzolanic activity and maybe used as addi- tion of cement in manufacturing pozzolanic cement. The paper also proposes the way to increase the early strength of this kind of cement and utilize it to make many kinds of silicate concrete products.

COMPUTER ANALOG OF GRAPHITE GRINDING

With the assistance of grinding dynamic model, this paper studied she dynamic parameters of single size ball grinding of single grade size material and mixed materials as well as multi-size ball grinding of single-grade material, and analog-calculated the product size distribution of multi-size ball grinding of mixed materials. The study showed: in a certain grinding timet the analog-calculation achieved the same result as the experiment.

Design and test of a multi-edge toothed cutting device for membraneimpurity mixed material

As the existing residual film crushing device in Xinjiang cannot directly crush membrane-impurity mixed material,by analyzing the compressive and cutting force characteristics of residual film material layer and cotton stalk,the cutting conditions of mixed materials were obtained,and the method of cutting was determined.A multi-edge toothed cutters was created,and a cutting device was built.It was preliminarily determined that the number of teeth in the cutters was 8,the clearance between the teeth and between the tooth and fixed blade was 3 mm,the speed of the high-speed cutter was 800 r/min,and the speed difference between the high-and low-speed cutters was-300 r/min.Test results show that the ratio of residual film to total residual film sampling mass was(2.22±0.30)%,(19.19±2.02)%,(58.94±3.19)% and(20.65±2.05)%,respectively,when the maximum outer profile size in the range of[0,20)mm,[20,100)mm,[100,500)mm and[500,~)mm.The mass of cotton stalks with lengths of[0,50)mm,[50,100)mm and[100,~)mm accounted for(32.57±1.5)%,(27.77±1.3)%and(39.66±1.75)%,respectively,and the cutting power consumption was(85.41±15.63)kJ.The test results can provide a basis for the subsequent membrane-impurity mixed material cutting technology,as well as some guidance for the separation of it.

Mixing of particles and powders:Where next?

Industrial mixers for powders and granular materials operate with no effective control of mixture quality and lack scientific design. The last twenty years have seen growth in understanding of mixing and mixers. However, research falls far short of what is needed for on-line characterisation of mixture quality. Secondly, although theoretical descriptions of a few mixer types have been reported, these fall far short of what is needed for equipment design. Two thrusts could revolutionise this situation. One is a scientific characterisation of mixer structure applicable to industrial scale as well as laboratory scale equipment; this is now within our grasp using digital imaging. The other is the development of ideas to overcome the restricted number of particles that can be used in the Distinct Element Method （DEM） for mixers. The goal should be to take the designer through a sequence of steps to the most appropriate mixer size, configuration and operating conditions for a given process duty.

Numerical analysis of enhanced mixing in a Gallay tote blender

The mixing performance of a multi-bladed baffle inserted into a traditional Gallay tote blender is explored by graphic processing unit-based discrete element method software. The mixing patterns and rates are investigated for a binary mixture, represented by two different colors, under several loading profiles. The baffle effectively enhances the convective mixing both in the axial and radial directions, because of the disturbance it causes to the initial flowing layer and solid-body zone, compared with a blender without a baffle. The axial mixing rate is affected by the gap between the baffle and the wall on the left and right sides, and an optimal blade length corresponds to the maximum mixing rate. However, the radial mixing rate increases with the blade length almost monotonically.