Optimization of Extrusion Process Parameters of Recycled High-Density Polyethylene-Thermoplastic Starch Composite for Fused Filament Fabrication

High-density poly-ethylene (HDPE) is a nonbiodegradable recyclable plastic which is widely utilized in single use packaging applications. Consequently, it constitutes a significant amount of plastic waste found in landfills. From literature, it has been shown that parts produced using composites of HDPE with carbohydrate-based polymers, such as thermoplastic starch (TPS), experience mechanical degradation through hydrolytic degradation process. The possible utilization of recycled-HDPE (rHDPE) and TPS composite in nonconventional manufacturing processes such as Fused filament fabrication (FFF) has however not been explored. This study explores the potential application of rHDPE and TPS composites in FFF and optimizes the extrusion process parameters used in rHDPE-TPS filament production process. Taguchi method was utilized to analyze the extrusion process. The extrusion process parameters studied were the spooling speed, extrusion speed and the extrusion temperatures. The response variable studied was the filament diameter. In this research, the maximum TPS content achieved during filament production was 40 wt%. This filament was however challenging to use in FFF printers due to frequent nozzle clogging. Printing was therefore done with filaments that contained 0 - 30 wt% TPS. The experimental results showed that the most significant parameter in extrusion process was the spooling speed, followed by extrusion speed. Extrusion temperature had the least significant influence on the filament diameter. It was observed that increase in TPS content resulted in reduced warping and increased rate of hydrolytic degradation. Mechanical properties of printed parts were investigated and the results showed that increasing TPS content resulted in reduction in tensile strength, reduction in compression strength and increase in stiffness. The findings of this research provide valuable insights to plastic recycling industries and researchers regarding the utilization of recycled HDPE and TPS composites as substitute materials in FFF.

Electrical Neutrality and Symmetry Restoring Phase Transitions at High Density in a Two-Flavor Nambu-Jona-Lasinio Model

A general research on chiral symmetry restoring phase transitions at zero temperature and finite chemical potentials under electrical neutrality condition has been conducted in a Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model to describe twoflavor normal quark matter. Depending on whether mo/A, the ratio of dynamical quark mass in vacuum and the 3D momentum cutoff in the loop integrals, is less or greater than 0.413, the phase transition will be of the second or first order. A complete phase diagram of u quark chemical potential versus mo is given. With the electrical neutrality constraint, the region where the second order phase transition happens will be wider than the one without electrical neutrality limitation. The results also show that, for the value ofmo/A from QCD phenomenology, the phase transition must be of the first order.

On the interaction between bubbles and the free surface with high density ratio 3D lattice Boltzmann method

The bubbles rise up and burst at the free surface is a complex two-phase process.A free energy lattice Boltzmann method(LBM)model is adopted in this paper to study this phenomenon.The interface capturing technique[Zheng et al.,2006]is used to deal with the high density ratio problem.The Laplace law and the air-water interface capturing ability are validated for the multiphase model.The interaction between the single bubble or multiple bubbles and the free surface are studied by the multiphase model.The force acting on the bubble and the evolution of the free surface is studied.Meanwhile,effect of the initial distance between two adjacent bubbles on interaction effects of multiple bubbles is investigated as well.

High temperature and high pressure rheological properties of high-density water-based drilling fluids for deep wells

To maintain tight control over rheological properties of high-density water-based drilling fluids, it is essential to understand the factors influencing the theology of water-based drilling fluids. This paper examines temperature effects on the rheological properties of two types of high-density water-based drilling fluids （fresh water-based and brine-based） under high temperature and high pressure （HTHP） with a Fann 50SL rheometer. On the basis of the water-based drilling fluid systems formulated in laboratory, this paper mainly describes the influences of different types and concentration of clay, the content of a colloid stabilizer named GHJ-1 and fluid density on the rheological parameters such as viscosity and shear stress. In addition, the effects of aging temperature and aging time of the drilling fluid on these parameters were also examined. Clay content and proportions for different densities of brine-based fluids were recommended to effectively regulate the rheological properties. Four theological models, the Bingham, power law, Casson and H-B models, were employed to fit the rheological parameters. It turns out that the H-B model was the best one to describe the rheological properties of the high-density drilling fluid under HTHP conditions and power law model produced the worst fit. In addition, a new mathematical model that describes the apparent viscosity as a function of temperature and pressure was established and has been applied on site.

Analysis of vibration and frequency transmission of high speed EMU with flexible model

When the operation speed of the high-speed train increases and the weight of the carbody becomes lighter,not only does the sensitivity of the wheel/rail contact get higher,but also the vibration frequency range of the vehicle system gets enlarged and more frequencies are transmitted from the wheelset to the carbody.It is important to investigate the vibration characteristics and the dynamic frequency transmission from the wheel/rail interface to the carbody of the high-speed electric multi-uint（EMU）.An elastic highspeed vehicle dynamics model is established in which the carbody,bogieframes,and wheelsets are all dealt with as flexible body.A rigid high-speed vehicle dynamics model is set up to compare with the simulation results of the elastic model.In the rigid vehicle model,the carbody,bogieframes and wheelsets are treated as rigid component while the suspension and structure parameters are the same as used in the elastic model.The dynamic characteristic of the elastic high speed vehicle is investigated in time and frequency domains and the di ff erence of the acceleration,frequency distribution and transmission of the two types of models are presented.The results show that the spectrum power density of the vehicle decreases from the wheelset to the carbody and the acceleration transmission ratio is approximately from 1%to 10%for each suspension system.The frequency of the wheelset rotation is evident in the vibration of the flexible model and is transmitted from the wheelset to the bogieframe and to thecarbody.The results of the flexible model are more reasonable than that of the rigid model.A field test data of the high speed train are presented to verify the simulation results.It shows that the simulation results are coincident with the field test data.

Simulation of High Density Pedestrian Flow: A Microscopic Model

In recent years, modelling crowd and evacuation dynamics has become very important, with increasing huge numbers of people gathering around the world for many reasons and events. The fact that our global population grows dramatically every year and the current public transport systems are able to transport large amounts of people heightens the risk of crowd panic or crush. Pedestrian models are based on macroscopic or microscopic behaviour. In this paper, we are interested in developing models that can be used for evacuation control strategies. This model will be based on microscopic pedestrian simulation models, and its evolution and design requires a lot of information and data. The people stream will be simulated, based on mathematical models derived from empirical data about pedestrian flows. This model is developed from image data bases, so called empirical data, taken from a video camera or data obtained using human detectors. We consider the individuals as autonomous particles interacting through social and physical forces, which is an approach that has been used to simulate crowd behaviour. The target of this work is to describe a comprehensive approach to model a huge number of pedestrians and to simulate high density crowd behaviour in overcrowding places, e.g. sport, concert and pilgrimage places, and to assist engineering in the resolution of complicated problems through integrating a number of models from different research domains.

An empirical model for high energy density lithium-(ion)batteries with ultra-thick electrodes

Increasing the electrode thickness is a significant method to decrease the weight and volume ratio of the inactive components for high energy density of the devices.In this contribution,we extracted a repeating unit in the configurations and establish the empirical energy density model based on some assumptions.In this model,the effects of the electrode thickness on the energy density for lithium-ion batteries(LIBs),lithium metal batteries(LMBs),and anode-free lithium batteries(ALBs)are evaluated quantitively with the current parameters of the batteries.The results demonstrate that the structure evolutions from LIBs,LMBs to ALBs with the reduction of the anode weight contribution,the energy density can be well improved exactly.While the increase of the thickness of the electrode provide another route to furthe r enhance the energydensity by decreasing the weight contribution of inactive materials;meanwhile the effects for ALBs are higher than LMBs and LIBs due to the higher weight ratio of inactive materials.This empirical energy density model is also applied into the practical system and provide intuitional results to guide the battery design for higher energy density.

Mechanical characteristics and reservoir stimulation mechanisms of the Gulong shale oil reservoirs, the northern Songliao Basin

Shale oil of the Qingshankou Formation of the Gulong Sag,the northern Songliao Basin,represents the first attempt at large-scale development of pure-shale-type shale oil in China.By integrating the multiscale refined reservoir characterization with macro-micro-scale mechanical testing,it is clarified that the Gulong shale is characterized by high clay mineral content,high rock plasticity,highly-developed bedding,and prominent mechanical anisotropy.A three-dimensional(3D)fracture propagation model of hydraulic fracturing was built for the Gulong shale,which fully captures the hydraulic fracture distribution pattern affected by the high bedding density,in-situ stress,and fracturing treatment parameters.Our research showed that due to influences of bedding,hydraulic fracturing in the Gulong shale forms a complex fracture morphology featuring the main fracture with multiple perpendicular branches that have different lengths(like the outdoor directional TV antenna);however,the vertical propagation of fractures is inhibited,and the fracture height is commonly less than 10 m.The limited stimulated reservoir volume(SRV)is the main problem facing the fracturing stimulation of the Gulong shale oil.Bedding density has vital effects on fracture morphology,so case-specific fracturing designs shall be developed for shale intervals with different bedding development degrees.For reservoirs with welldeveloped bedding,it is suggested to properly increase the perforation cluster spacing and raise the volume and proportions of viscous fluids of the pad,so as to effectively promote vertical fracture propagation and improve reservoir stimulation performance.This study integrates multi-scale fine reservoir characterization and macro-micro-scale mechanical testing,as well as the construction and numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing models for high-density layered shale reservoirs,providing a new approach and methodological framework for the fracturing research of high-density layered shale reservoirs.

Model Simulation of Artificial Heating of the Daytime High-Latitude F-Region Ionosphere by Powerful High-Frequency Radio Waves

The large-scale disturbance of the spatial structure of the daytime high-latitude F-region ionosphere, caused by powerful high-frequency radio waves, pumped into the ionosphere by a groundbased ionospheric heater, is studied with the help of the numerical simulation. The mathematical model of the high-latitude ionosphere, developed earlier in the Polar Geophysical Institute, is utilized. The mathematical model takes into account the drift of the ionospheric plasma, strong magnetization of the plasma at F-layer altitudes, geomagnetic field declination, and effect of powerful high-frequency radio waves. The distributions of the ionospheric parameters were calculated on condition that an ionospheric heater, situated at the point with geographic coordinates of the HF heating facility near Tromso, Scandinavia, has been operated, with the ionospheric heater being located on the day side of the Earth. The results of the numerical simulation indicate that artificial heating of the ionosphere by powerful high-frequency waves ought to influence noticeably on the spatial structure of the daytime high-latitude F-region ionosphere in the vicinity of the ionospheric heater.

Korean Academic Librarians’ Recognition of the High Density Book Storage System

Korean academic libraries are facing a serious space shortage problem due to the inability to uphold the rapidly increasing amount of printed materials despite having expanded the number of physical facilities. Data computerization has been considered as a solution to the issue, but deliberation for the High Density Book Storage System has been on the rise because of its impressive method of preserving printed materials in a realistic facility. Despite the different methods of print material storage, Korean academic libraries have largely focused on investing in the least efficient method of compact shelving to solve this issue. It is hypothesized that the misuse of funds on inefficient systems is occurring due to the lack of knowledge about the high-density book storage systems like the Harvard model. In order to propose a realistic solution to the academic library space shortage crisis on a logical basis, it is imperative that a study of academic librarians is conducted to investigate their knowledge on such efficient storage systems.

Particle Density in Zero Temperature Symmetry Restoring Phase Transitions in Four-Fermion Interaction Models

By means of critical behaviors of the dynamical fermion mass in four-fermion interaction models, we show by explicit calculations that when T = 0 the particle density will have a discontinuous jumping across the critical chemical potential μc in 2D and 3D Gross-Neveu (GN) model and these physically explain the first-order feature of the corresponding symmetry restoring phase transitions. For the second-order phase transitions in the 3D GN model when T → 0 and in 4D Nambu–Jona–Lasinio (NJL) model when T = 0, it is proven that the particle density itself will be continuous across μc but its derivative over the chemical potential μ will have a discontinuous jumping. The results give a physical explanation of implications of the tricritical point in the 3D GN model. The discussions also show effectiveness of the critical analysis approach of phase transitions.

The density wave in a new anisotropic continuum model

In this paper the new continuum traffic flow model proposed by Jiang et al is developed based on an improved car-following model, in which the speed gradient term replaces the density gradient term in the equation of motion. It overcomes the wrong-way travel which exists in many high-order continuum models. Based on the continuum version of car-following model, the condition for stable traffic flow is derived. Nonlinear analysis shows that the density fluctuation in traffic flow induces a variety of density waves. Near the onset of instability, a small disturbance could lead to solitons determined by the Korteweg-de-Vries （KdV） equation, and the soliton solution is derived.

一种高密度织物的织物密度测试方法研究

对织物密度的定义和测试方法进行了简要阐述。针对高密度织物的织物密度,采用现有标准检测方法分辨困难而导致的检测难度较大的问题,提出一种全新的检测方法——显微镜法。该方法可以降低检测的错误率,提高检测效率,并且可以利用现有实验室设备完成检测,无需增加额外的仪器成本。

MHR和SII早期联合检测对急性一氧化碳中毒患者病情及预后的评估

目的分析单核细胞与高密度脂蛋白胆固醇比值(MHR)、系统性免疫炎症指数(SII)在急性一氧化碳中毒(ACOP)患者中变化,探讨其早期联合检测对ACOP患者的病情及预后的评估。方法选取2019年1月—2023年1月在河北医科大学哈励逊国际和平医院急救医学部收治的ACOP患者120例,根据患者病情严重程度将其分为轻度中毒组30例、中度中毒组35例和重度中毒组55例;根据患者是否发生急性一氧化碳中毒迟发性脑病(DEACMP)情况分为DEACMP组17例和预后良好组103例;同期健康体检者30例作为对照组。所有患者均在入院时,对照组于体检时,检测MHR、SII、白细胞介素-18(IL-18)和C反应蛋白(CRP)的变化,记录患者60 d内DEACMP发生情况。通过Logistic回归分析ACOP发生DEACMP的独立危险因素。绘制受试者工作特征(ROC)曲线,计算曲线下面积(AUC),评估MHR和SII对ACOP患者发生DEACMP的预测价值。结果入院时,不同中毒程度患者MHR、SII、IL-18和CRP水平均高于对照组,中度高于轻度,重度高于中度、轻度,均有统计学差异(P<0.05)。3组患者DEACMP发生率分别为0,5.71%和27.27%,有统计学差异(χ^(2)=14.777,P=0.001)。相关分析结果显示,ACOP患者中毒程度与DEACMP发生率呈正相关(r=0.648,P=0.000)。Logistic回归分析结果显示,MHR、SII水平升高均是ACOP患者发生DEACMP的危险因素(OR=7.757、5.169,均P<0.01)。入院时MHR、SII、IL-18、CRP及MHR+SII预测发生DEACMP的AUC分别为0.840、0.862、0.771、0.706和0.899,MHR和SII联合应用预测能力优于MHR、SII、IL-18和CRP(P<0.05)。结论MHR和SII是ACOP患者发生DEACMP的独立危险因素,MHR和SII早期联合检测有助于ACOP患者病情和预后的评估。

芳纶编织物在高载荷下的使用寿命预测

针对预测芳纶绳带在降落伞上的使用寿命常采用半经验的方法,缺乏理论依据。通过研究高载荷下25-600型芳纶1414绳带蠕变行为和抗冲击性能,分别得到芳纶1414绳带载荷大小与蠕变断裂时间之间的拟合曲线和冲击强度与冲击次数之间的拟合曲线,用于预测其在高载荷下的使用寿命,并测定绳带试验前后的取向度和结晶度。结果表明:在蠕变过程中载荷大小与蠕变时间对数呈函数关系,其中单层和单圈两层绳带的拟合方程分别为ln t=33.65-0.33σ和ln t=32.45-0.31σ;冲击模型的斜率与截距均与蠕变模型呈2倍的关系,当样品承受相同载荷时,蠕变断裂时间对数与冲击次数之间的关系为ln t=An-B,即可用冲击次数预测绳带的蠕变断裂时间,反之亦然。芳纶1414绳带蠕变和冲击前后的取向度与结晶度表明,在相同载荷下,蠕变和冲击对绳带的损伤效果相同,这进一步证明25-600型芳纶1414绳带蠕变性能与冲击性能之间高度联系。

中国省际数字经济与旅游业高质量发展的耦合互动关系

数字经济是推动旅游业高质量发展的重要驱动力,同时旅游业高质量发展也为数字经济发展提供了物质支撑。首先,利用改进后的熵值法分别测算30个省份2011—2020年数字经济与旅游业高质量发展水平;其次,采用耦合协调度模型与Kernel密度估计法分析二者的耦合协调状态;最后,借助PVAR模型探究二者的互动响应关系。研究结果表明:(1)在研究期内,中国数字经济发展水平呈现稳步上升趋势,增幅较大且呈现显著的空间异质性;旅游业高质量发展水平呈现倒“N”型波动交替演化特征,且呈现显著的空间异质性。(2)在研究期内,数字经济与旅游业高质量发展的耦合协调度在时序上稳步提升,从期初的中度失调转为期末的基本协调状态,且存在“俱乐部收敛”发展趋向;在空间上由大到小呈东部、西部、东北部、中部的空间分布格局。(3)中国数字经济与旅游业高质量发展存在良性互动关系,短期内二者的交互效应较大;从长期影响来看,二者受自身发展的影响较大。

TC11钛合金动态回复与动态再结晶高温本构模型研究

采用Gleeble-1500热模拟试验机在变形温度为900~1050℃、应变速率为0.1~10 s^(-1)的条件下,对TC11钛合金进行等温恒应变速率单轴压缩试验。组织观测结果表明,在热变形过程中,TC11钛合金存在明显的动态再结晶现象,变形温度分别为900℃和950℃时,再结晶晶粒尺寸随应变速率增加而先增大后减小;变形温度分别达1000℃和1050℃时,α相含量大量减少,组织演变中动态再结晶机制占主导,晶粒细化明显。为研究此现象对流变行为的影响,结合K-M位错密度模型与动态再结晶分数模型,建立了基于动态回复与动态再结晶现象的流动应力高温本构模型。将此本构模型预测结果与试验数据对比分析,相关性系数和平均相对误差分别为0.989和6.53%,表明所构建的考虑动态回复与动态再结晶的流动应力模型能够准确预测TC11钛合金热变形条件下的流动应力。

一种新型空心圆柱型取能磁芯设计

针对现有非侵入式磁芯功率密度低、质量大、结构复杂的特点,设计了一种结构简单、可一体化制作的新型空心圆柱型磁芯,经仿真验证,其功率密度与壳层厚度成类反比例关系。此外,建立了空心圆柱型磁芯的准确功率模型,使磁芯设计不再受限于有限元仿真软件,简化了磁芯的优化难度。进而试验验证表明,在相同条件下,相较传统圆柱型磁芯,空心圆柱型磁芯的质量减小了49%,功率密度提高了82%,具有良好的工程实用价值和应用前景。

耐高渗青春双歧杆菌的筛选及发酵工艺优化

为解决青春双歧杆菌在生产中发酵密度低的问题,该文测定了94株青春双歧杆菌的耐渗能力,同时评价了耐高渗菌株耐渗能力的遗传稳定性,最后通过解析培养基底物和发酵工艺探究了耐高渗菌株的最适发酵条件,从而提高其生产中的发酵活菌数。筛选得到两株最高可耐受1400 mOsm/kg的菌株CCFM1302和CCFM1066,其最优氮源为复合氮源(胰酪蛋白胨和酵母浸粉FM528以质量比1∶1复合),最优碳氮比分别为(2.71±0.23)∶1和(2.53±0.11)∶1。以达到完全抑制渗透压为发酵终点推算底物最适浓度,进一步优化微量元素的添加量,得到最优培养基:复合氮源21.0 g/L、葡萄糖57.0 g/L(CCFM1302),复合氮源22.4 g/L、葡萄糖56.5 g/L(CCFM1066);此外添加MgSO_(4)·7H_(2)O 0.25 g/L,半胱氨酸1 g/L、吐温801 mL/L。恒pH 5.5培养至稳定期发酵液活菌数可达(1.82±0.08)×10^(10)CFU/mL和(1.70±0.03)×10^(10)CFU/mL。该文筛选到可产业化的两株青春双歧杆菌,并优化其高密度发酵工艺,对生产和应用都具有重要意义。

私享极小·共享极大:共享时代高密度居住模式下的微型居住策略

基于共享时代背景下居民行为和生活方式的转变,提出“私享极小·共享极大”的微型居住策略,探索通过适当控制缩减户型面积,充分使用城市公共资源、提高居住空间使用效率等措施,适应共享时代下居住建筑发展的新需求,积极思考未来微型居住空间的发展策略及应对方式。