Effect of particle size of single-crystalline hierarchical ZSM-5 on its surface mass transfer in n-heptane catalytic cracking

Single-crystalline hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolites with different particle sizes(namely 100,140,and 200 nm)were successfully prepared by adjusting the amount of tetrapropylammonium hydroxide(TPAOH),and investigated in n-heptane catalytic cracking reaction.Diffusional measurements by zero-length column(ZLC)method showed that the apparent diffusivities of n-heptane decreased with the reduction of particle size,indicating the existence of surface barriers.Moreover,with the decrease of particle size,the additional diffusion path length increased,which meant the influence of surface barriers became more apparent.Despite the change of surface barriers,the intracrystalline diffusion still dominated the overall diffusion.Catalytic performance showed that the zeolite with smaller particle size had better stability.

Comparison on crack propagation under tension at 150℃ of Mg-2Zn-1.5Mn alloy sheets with and without crack notch

Generally,edge crack of rolled magnesium alloy sheets initiates in the RD(rolling direction)-ND(normal direction)plane and then propagate in the RD-TD(transverse direction)plane.Hence,the Mg-2Zn-1.5Mn(ZM21)alloy sheets with and without crack notch were designed to carry out in-situ tensile experiments under 150℃(the same temperature of rolling),with the aim to understand their crack propagation mechanism.The scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD)techniques were utilized to reveal microstructural evolution in real time at designated displacements.The results show that the prismatic slip,basal slip,and extension twining play synergistic role in coordinating strain during the tensile process in ZM21 alloy sheet at 150℃.In both tensile samples with and without crack notch,localized strain is mainly concentrated at relatively fine grain area and the grain boundaries or triple junctions of the grains with large basal Schmid factor(SF)difference,which eventually leads to severe surface roughening and subsequent crack initiation.Compared with the sample without crack notch,the pre-cracked sample exhibits severer deformation at the crack tip due to strain concentration.Strain gradient distribution is observed at the crack tip region in the pre-cracked sample.The crack propagation path of the sample with pre-crack is identified and the underlying mechanism is also discussed.

CRITICAL NOTCH(CRACK)SIZE AS A CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETER EVALUATING CRYOGENIC BRITTLENESS IN LOW CARBON STEEL

The effect of notch depth on the cryogenic fracture behavior has been studied using a low car- bon steel.An analysis was made for the fracture features at T_c~*(cryogenic brittleness-char- acteristic temperature)at which the facture load reaehes a valley value.Furthermore,accord- ing to the experimental results and engineering design practice,a concept of critical notch (crack)'size for cryogenic brittleness,a_c,as well as its limit value a_c~*,was put forward and recommended to be a basic characteristic parameter for controlling the brittleness. Mathematical derivation was carried out to give the expression of a_c and a_c~*,the reliability of which was verified by the modeling tests under both static and cyclic loading conditions.

Diversity of intergranular corrosion and stress corrosion cracking for 5083 Al alloy with different grain sizes

5083 Al alloy sheets with different grain sizes(8.7-79.2 μm) were obtained by cold rolling and annealing. Their microstructures, intergranular corrosion(IGC), stress corrosion cracking(SCC), and crack propagation behaviors were investigated. The results showed that samples with coarse grains exhibit better IGC resistance with a corrosion depth of 15 μm. The slow strain rate test results revealed that fine-grained samples exhibit better SCC resistance with a susceptibility index(ISSRT) of 11.2%. Furthermore, based on the crack propagation mechanism, grain refinement can improve the SCC resistance by increasing the number of grain boundaries to induce the corrosion crack propagation along a tortuous path. The grains with {011} orientation could hinder crack propagation by orientating it toward the low-angle grain boundary region. The crack in the fine-grained material slowly propagates due to the tortuous path, and low H;and Cl;concentrations.

Enhancing hydrothermal stability of nano-sized HZSM-5 zeolite by phosphorus modification for olefin catalytic cracking of full-range FCC gasoline

In this study, phosphorus modification by trimethyl phosphate impregnation was employed to enhance the hydrothermal stability of nano‐sized HZSM‐5 zeolites. A parallel modification was studied by ammonium dihydrogen phosphate impregnation. The modified zeolites were subjected to steam treatment at 800 °C for 4 h (100% steam) and employed as catalysts for olefin catalyticcracking (OCC) of full‐range fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) gasoline. X‐ray diffraction, N2 physicaladsorption and NH3 temperature‐programmed desorption analysis indicated that, although significantimprovements to the hydrothermal stability of nano‐sized HZSM‐5 zeolites can be observedwhen adopting both phosphorus modification strategies, impregnation with trimethyl phosphatedisplays further enhancement of the hydrothermal stability. This is because higher structural crystallinityis retained, larger specific surface areas/micropore volumes form, and there are greaternumbers of surface acid sites. Reaction experiments conducted using a fixed‐bed micro‐reactor(catalyst/oil ratio = 4, time on stream = 4 s) showed OCC of full‐range FCC gasoline-under a fluidized‐bed reaction mode configuration-to be a viable solution for the olefin problem of FCC gasoline.This reaction significantly decreased the olefin content in the full‐range FCC gasoline feed, andspecifically heavy‐end olefins, by converting the olefins into value‐added C2–C4 olefins and aromatics.At the same time, sulfide content of the gasoline decreased via a non‐hydrodesulfurization process.Nano‐sized HZSM‐5 zeolites modified with trimethyl phosphate exhibited enhanced catalytic performance for OCC of full‐range FCC gasoline.

SEMI-ELLIPTIC SURFACE CRACK IN AN ELASTIC SOLID WITH FINITE SIZE UNDER IMPACT LOADING

In this paper a semi-elliptic surface crack problem in an elastic solid of finite size under impact loading is investigated. An analysis is performed by means of fracture dynamics and the finite element method, and a three-dimensional finite element program is developed to compute the dynamic stress intensity factor. The results reveal that the effects of the solid＇s boundary surface, crack surface, material inertia and stress wave interactions play significant roles in dynamic fracture.

The Interaction between Microcapsules with Different Sizes and Propagating Cracks

The microcapsule-contained self-healing materials are appealing since they can heal the cracks automatically and be effective for a long time.Although many experiments have been carried out,the influence of the size of microcapsules on the self-healing effect is still not well investigated.This study uses the two-dimensional discrete element method(DEM)to investigate the interaction between one microcapsule and one microcrack.The influence of the size of microcapsules is considered.The potential healing time and the influence of the initial damage are studied.The results indicate that the coalescence crack is affected by the size of holes.The elastic modulus,the compressive strength and the coalescence stress decrease with the rising radius of holes.The initial damage in experiments should be greater than 95%of the compressive strength to enhance the self-healing effect.The large microcapsules require slight initial damage.Both a new type of displacement field near the crack and a new category of coalescence crack are observed.The influence of sizes of holes on the cracking behavior of concrete with a circular hole and a pre-existing crack is clarified.

Effect of Coarse Aggregate Size on and Crack Opening in Normal and Relationship between Stress High Strength Concretes

Fine and coarse aggregates play an important role in the fracture of concrete. However, quantitative information available on the effect of the coarse aggregate size on the fracture properties of concrete is still limited. In the present paper, the effect of coarse aggregate size （single grade of 5～10, 10～16, 16～20 and 20～25 mm） on stress-crack opening （σ-w） relation in normal and high strength concretes （compressive strength of 40 and 80 MPa, respectively） was studied. The investigation was based on three-point bending tests implemented by fictitious crack analysis. The result shows that coarse aggregate size and cement matrix strength significantly influence the shape of σ-w curve. For a given total aggregate content, in normal strength concrete, smaller size of aggregate leads to a high tensile strength and a sharp stress drop after the peak stress. The smaller the coarse aggregate, the steeper the σ-w curve. By contrast, in high strength concrete, the effect of aggregate size on σ-w relation almost vanishes. A similar σ-w relation is obtained for the concrete except for the case of 20～25 mm coarse aggregate size. The stress drop after the peak stress is more significant for high strength concrete than that for normal strength concrete. Meanwhile, the smaller the coarse aggregate size, the higher the flexural strength. Fracture energy and characteristic length increase with increasing coarse aggregate size in both normal and high strength concretes.

Finite size specimens with cracks of icosahedral Al Pd Mn quasicrystals

Icosahedral quasicrystals are the most important and thermodynamically stable in all about 200 kinds of quasicrystals currently observed. Beyond the scope of classical elasticity, apart from a phonon displacement field, there is a phason displacement field in the elasticity of the quasicrystal, which induces an important effect on the mechanical properties of the material and makes an analytical solution difficult to obtain. In this paper, a finite element algorithm for the static elasticity of icosahedral quasicrystals is developed by transforming the elastic boundary value problem of the icosahedral quasicrystals into an equivalent variational problem. Analytical and numerical solutions for an icosahedral A1-Pd-Mn quasicrystal cuboid subjected to a uniaxial tension with different phonon-phason coupling parameters are given to verify the validity of the numerical approach. A comparison between the analytical and numerical solutions of the specimen demonstrates the accuracy and efficiency of the present algorithm. Finally, in order to reveal the fracture behavior of the icosahedral A1-Pd-Mn quasicrystal, a cracked specimen with a finite size of matter is investigated, both with and without phonon-phason coupling. Meanwhile, the geometry factors are calculated, including the stress intensity factor and the crack opening displacement for the finite-size specimen. Computational results reveal the importance of pbonon-phason coupling effect on the icosahedral A1-Pd-Mn quasicrystal. Furthermore, the finite element procedure can be used to solve more complicated boundary value problems.

Effect of Pre-loading on Short Fatigue Crack Growth at a Notch

Results indicate that under cyclic tension the growth rate of short fatigue crack from notch root will be lowered greatly by tensile pre-loading,but only a little change by compressive pre-loading. The effect of tensile pre-loading will decrease with the increase of stress ratio.The variation of short fatigue crack growth rate is related to the residual stress distribution around notch root.

A STATISTICAL INVESTIGATION OF FATIGUE CRACK INITIATION AND GROWTH PROCESS BASED UPON A LARGE SAMPLE SIZE EXPERIMENT

After finishing 102 replicate constant amplitude crack initiation and growth tests on Ly12-CZ aluminum alloy plate, a statistical investigation of the fatigue crack initiation and growth process is conducted in this paper. According to the post-mortem fractographic examination by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), some qualitative observations of the spacial correlation among fatigue striations are developed to reveal the statistical nature of material intrinsic inhomogeneity during the crack growth process. From the test data, an engineering division between crack initiation and growth is defined as the upper limit of small crack. The distributions of crack initiation life N-i, growth life N, and the statistical characteristics of crack growth rate da/dN are also investigated. It is hoped that the work will provide a solid test basis for the study of probabilistic fatigue, probabilistic fracture mechanics, fatigue reliability and its engineering applications.

INFLUENCE OF GRAIN SIZE ON STRENGTH AND HYDROGEN INDUCED CRACKING OF DUPLEX STAINLESS STEELS

The relation between grain size and strength of the duplex stainless steels and influence of grain size on properties of hydrogen induced cracking in these steels have been investigated. The Hall-Petch relation between grain size and strength of the steels is also followed.The susceptibility to hydrogen induced cracking of the steels increases with increasing grain size.

Cracks Propagation as a Function of Grain Size Variants on Nanocrystalline Materials’ Yield Stress Produced by Accumulative Roll-Bonding

Cracks are usually observed at the edge of materials deformed by accumulative roll bonding from conventional materials to nanostructure materials. The observed cracks then propagate in the materials during grain refinement. The cracks propagation affects the yield stress and the effective fracture energy of nanocrystalline materials. In this study, the impacts of crack propagation when measured as a function of grain size variants on nanocrystalline materials’ yield stress are investigated for a material deformed by accumulative roll-bonding. The study employs experimental data and theoretical concepts of severe plastic deformation and cracks processes in nanocrystalline materials. The current studies also focus on nano-cracks that will not lead to rapid materials failure during grain refinement. The study revealed that crack propagation varied as a function of grain size variants during grain refinement. The study also revealed that nano-crack increased during the deformation of nanostructured materials. The study also revealed that the effective fracture energy decreased as grain refinement took place. The study revealed that nanomaterials yield stress decreased with the increase in effective fracture energy. The current study suggests a theoretical model that shows the generation of nanomaterials cracks during grain refinement as a function of grain size variants. In the model, the cracks propagate on nanocrystalline materials due to the compressive load applied to a material. The model predicts that the generation of cracks as functions of grain size variants impacts the energy level in nanocrystalline materials.

Mechanical Properties of All MoS_(2) Monolayer Heterostructures:Crack Propagation and Existing Notch Study

The outstanding thermal,optical,electrical and mechanical properties of molybdenum disolphide(MoS_(2))heterostructures make them exceptional candidates for an extensive area of applications.Nevertheless,despite considerable technological and academic interest,there is presently a fewinformation regarding the mechanical properties of these novel two-dimensional(2D)materials in the presence of the defects.In thismanuscript,we performed extensive molecular dynamics simulations on pre-cracked and pre-notched all-molybdenum disolphide(MoS_(2))heterostructure systems using ReaxFF force field.Therefore,we study the influence of several central-crack lengths and notch diameters on the mechanical response of 2H phase,1T phase and composite 2H/1T MoS_(2) monolayers with different concentrations of 1T phase in 2H phase,under uniaxial tensile loading at room temperature.Our ReaxFF models reveal that larger cracks and notches decrease the strength of all 2D MoS_(2) single-layer heterostructures.Additionally,for all studied crack and notch sizes,2H phase of MoS_(2) films exhibits the largest strength.Maximum tensile stress of composite 2H/1T MoS_(2) nanosheet with different concentrations are higher than those for the equivalent 1T phase,which implies that the pre-cracked composite structure is remarkably stronger than the equivalent 1T phase.The comparison of the results for cracked and notched all-MoS_(2) nanosheet heterostructures reveal that the load bearing capacity of the notched samples of monolayerMoS_(2) are higher than the cracked ones.

Study on equivalent strength for crack directors of RCC arch dam based on size effect rule

The size effect rule of roller compacted concrete (RCC) fracture toughness was reached on the analysis of fracture toughness of RCC specimens, which have been done by project team. And then the rule was applied to the calculation formula of equivalent strength of crack director in the RCC arch dam, thus a simple and useful formula was reached. The study shows that the equivalent strength of crack directors increases with the increasing intensity of concrete, but the surplus rate of strength of crack directors section decreases with the increasing intensity of concrete and the distance between centers of adjacent crack directors, and that bilateral interval crack directors are more efficient in weakening the strength of section than unidirectional interval crack directors in the case of the same distance between adjacent crack director centers. A good design for crack directors of RCC arch dam is proposed via the rule.

万米深井上部大尺寸井眼钻柱动力学特性研究

油气勘探已向更深、更复杂的超深层的万米勘探新领域推进,但上部大尺寸井眼给万米深井的钻井提出了巨大挑战:岩石硬和返速低导致钻速慢,大尺寸井眼内剧烈振动导致钻具裂纹多发,钻压小则钻速慢,钻压稍大则下部振动快速加剧从而导致大尺寸钻具使用寿命远低于预期。为此,在对比研究了深地川科1井(以下简称SDCK-1井)和毗邻8000 m超深井上部井段钻柱振动问题基础上,基于全井钻柱系统动力学模型和数值仿真方法,针对性研究了大尺寸井眼中的钻柱动力学特性。研究结果表明:①井眼尺寸越大,钻头和下部钻具的振动越剧烈,SDCK-1井二开大尺寸井眼与邻井中等尺寸井眼相比(井深500 m处),其钻头及下部钻具振动强度均值分别增加了48.0%和41.5%,比SDCK-1井三开中等尺寸3000 m井深的钻头及下部钻具振动强度均值分别高了29.0%和2.9%;②相同井眼尺寸和岩石特性情况下,下部钻具组合比钻柱整体长度对钻头振动的影响更大,优化下部钻具组合能够明显改善钻头振动,保护钻头,同时还可以提高钻头破岩能量利用效率实现钻井提速;③在大尺寸井眼中钻头破岩激励向上传播,横向振动衰减慢于轴向振动衰减,大尺寸钻头扭矩更大且钻压和扭矩波动更加明显,因此从保护下部钻具的角度出发,大尺寸井眼钻具组合对抑制横振更加有效;④大尺寸井眼中下部钻具弯矩和弯矩波动更大,现场频繁出现的钻具裂纹除受控于整体振动强度较大以外,交变弯矩是裂纹发生的重要原因。结论认为,该研究成果揭示了超深井大尺寸井眼中钻柱的动力学特性,指出了应着重控制横振和交变弯矩,该认识可以为超深井上部大尺寸井眼钻井提供技术指导。

机械臂K因子影响因数的研究和扩展寿命计算

基于应力强度因子知识,借助Workbench软件采用子模型技术和奇异单元研究搬运机械臂的断裂强度问题。在搬运机械臂基座关节相贯线处建立椭圆形表面裂纹有限元模型,开展抓取载荷、裂纹相对尺寸对应力强度因子影响的研究并进行裂纹扩展寿命计算。分析结果表明:KⅠ、KⅢ随着抓取载荷的增加而增加,而KⅡ随着抓取载荷的增加而减小;随着裂纹短半轴和长半轴的增加,Ⅰ型、Ⅲ型应力强度因子先增大后减小且相应的应力强度因子逐渐增大,Ⅱ型应力强度因子先减小后增大;裂纹两端与中间段的裂纹扩展速率不同,呈现两端快、中间慢的特点且裂纹长半轴尺寸比短半轴尺寸对裂纹扩展速率的影响更敏感,机械臂的剩余寿命富余。

Q460C钢缺口板的疲劳裂纹萌生寿命计算模型和总疲劳寿命计算

基于位错随循环加载次数的增加加速移动、聚合形成疲劳裂纹的试验事实,假设疲劳裂纹萌生速率是循环加载次数的单调递增幂函数,通过积分推导出疲劳裂纹萌生寿命计算模型。Q460C钢缺口板的疲劳试验结果显示,疲劳裂纹萌生寿命、扩展寿命和总疲劳寿命均随应力幅和名义最大应力的降低而增加,疲劳裂纹形成寿命与总疲劳寿命的比值为0.82~0.90。我国《钢结构设计标准》建议的总疲劳寿命计算式的计算误差为-17.0%~+84.9%。以椭球面断裂模型作为裂尖开裂判据,对Q460C钢缺口板的疲劳裂纹扩展进行了理论计算和数值模拟。以疲劳裂纹萌生处应变溢出时裂纹长度0.05 mm作为疲劳裂纹萌生临界尺寸,标定的Q460C钢缺口板的疲劳裂纹萌生寿命计算式、扩展寿命计算式和总疲劳寿命计算式的计算误差分别为-15.0%~-1.2%、-12.4%~+2.8%和-12.1%~-1.4%。

粗骨料最大粒径对水工混凝土变形性能及长期耐久性的影响

为研究不同粗骨料最大粒径对水工混凝土的变形影响,探明国家标准规定的骨料粒级能否满足水工混凝土的要求,依托引江济淮工程,开展了粗骨料最大粒径为31.5 mm和40.0 mm的混凝土变形试验,探究2种骨料粒级混凝土长期耐久性能演变规律。结果表明:采用最大粒径31.5 mm骨料的混凝土极限拉伸值和弹性模量略大,动态疲劳性能较好;采用最大粒径40 mm骨料的混凝土干燥收缩以及自生体积变形小;2种不同骨料最大粒径的混凝土徐变度相当;采用最大粒径31.5 mm骨料的混凝土长期抗渗性和长期抗冻性均优于采用最大粒径40 mm骨料的混凝土。因此,最大粒径31.5 mm骨料应用于水工混凝土时,能满足水工混凝土性能要求且动态疲劳寿命及耐久性更优,但需要注意混凝土开裂问题。

超声全聚焦成像的裂纹类缺陷定量误差分析

虽然超声全聚焦成像(total focusing method,TFM)具有直观显示裂纹特征的明显优势,但通过TFM图像进行裂纹定量时不可避免地出现测量误差。该文采用模拟与实验对比的方式,分析TFM技术的裂纹定量误差。从超声波波长对缺陷深度的影响规律入手,分析和研究裂纹长度和取向的全聚焦图像测量误差原因。最后,通过模拟实验对比的方式验证裂纹定量误差。研究结果表明,裂纹上、下尖端的测量深度比实际深度均有所下沉,但两者下沉的深度基本相同,相差在0.6 mm以内,裂纹长度的测量误差范围为0~1 mm,带取向裂纹的取向测量误差基本保持在3°以内。因此,上、下尖端在深度上的测量误差对裂纹长度和取向的影响极小。经实验验证,裂纹深度、长度及取向误差的结论与模拟的结论一致。