Microstructure and properties of 35 kg large aluminum alloy flywheel housing components formed by squeeze casting with local pressure compensation

The squeeze casting method with local pressure compensation was proposed to form a flywheel housing component with a weight of 35 kg.The numerical simulation,microstructure observation and phase characterization were performed,and the influence of local pressure compensation on feeding of thick-wall position,microstructure and mechanical properties of the formed components were discussed.Results show that the molten metal keeps a good fluidity and the filling is complete during the filling process.Although the solidification at thick-wall positions of the mounting ports is slow,the local pressure compensation effectively realizes the local forced feeding,significantly eliminating the shrinkage cavity defects.In the microstructure of AlSi9Mg alloy,α-Al primarily consists of fragmented dendrites and rosette grains,while eutectic Si predominantly comprises needles and short rods.The impact of local pressure compensation on strength is relatively minimal,yet its influence on elongation is considerable.Following local pressure compensation,the average elongation at the compensated areas is 9.18%,which represents a 44.90%higher than that before compensation.The average tensile strength is 209.1 MPa,and the average yield strength is 100.6 MPa.The local pressure compensation can significantly reduce or even eliminate the internal defects in the 35 kg large-weight components formed by squeeze casting.

Fundamentals and Processes of Fluid Pressure Forming Technology for Complex Thin-Walled Components

A new generation of fluid pressure forming technology has been developed for the three typical structures of tubes,sheets,and shells,and hard-to-deform material components that are urgently needed for aerospace,aircraft,automobile,and high-speed train industries.in this paper,an over all review is introduced on the state of the art in fundamentals and processes for lower-pressure hydroforming of tubular components,double-sided pressure hydroforming of sheet components,die-less hydroforming of ellipsoidai shells,and dual hardening hot medium forming af hard-to-deform materiais Particular attention is paid to deformation behavior,stress state adjustment,defect prevention,and typical applications.In addition,future development directions of fluid pressure forming technology are discussed,including hyper lower-loading forming for ultra-large non-uniform components,precision for ming for intermetallic compound and high-entropy alloy components,intelligent process and equipment,and precise finite element simulation of inhomogeneous and strong anisotropic thin shells.

Optimum Heating of Thick-Walled Pressure Components Assuming a Quasi-steady State of Temperature Distribution

As a result of the development of wind farms,the gas- steam blocks,which shall quickly ensure energy supply in case the wind velocity is too low,are introduced to the energy system.To shorten the start-up time of the gas-steam and conventional blocks,the structure of the basic components of the blocks are changed,e.g.by reducing the diameter of the boiler,the thickness of its wall is also reduced.The attempts were also made to revise the currently binding TRD 301 regulations,replacing them by the EN 12952-3 European Standard,to reduce the allowable heating and cooling rates of thick walled boiler components.The basic assumption,on which the boiler regulations allowing to calculate the allowable temperature change rates of pressure components were based,was the quasi- steady state of the temperature field in the simple shaped component,such as a slab,cylindrical or spherical wall.

Development of pressure control system in counter gravity casting for large thin-walled A357 aluminum alloy components

Counter gravity casting equipments(CGCE) were widely used to produce large thin-walled A357 aluminum alloy components. To improve the pressure control precision of CGCE to get high quality castings, a pressure control system based on fuzzy-PID hybrid control technology and the digital assembled valve was developed. The actual pressure tracking experiment results show that the special system by applying PID controller and fuzzy controller to varied phases, is not only able to inherit the small error and good static stability of classical PID control, but also has fuzzy control’s advantage of fully adapting itself to the object. The pressure control error is less than 0.3 kPa. By using this pressure control system, large complex thin-walled A357 aluminum alloy castings with high quality was successfully produced.

Cardiovascular age of aviation personnel: based on the principal component analysis of heart rate and blood pressure variability

Objective: To introduce a method to calculate cardiovascular age, a new, accurate and much simpler index for assessing cardiovascular autonomic regulatory function, based on statistical analysis of heart rate and blood pressure variability (HRV and BPV) and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) data. Methods: Firstly, HRV and BPV of 89 healthy aviation personnel were analyzed by the conventional autoregressive (AR) spectral analysis and their spontaneous BRS was obtained by the sequence method. Secondly, principal component analysis was conducted over original and derived indices of HRV, BPV and BRS data and the relevant principal components, PCi orig and PCi deri (i=1, 2, 3,...) were obtained. Finally, the equation for calculating cardiovascular age was obtained by multiple regression with the chronological age being assigned as the dependent variable and the principal components significantly related to age as the regressors. Results: The first four principal components of original indices accounted for over 90% of total variance of the indices, so did the first three principal components of derived indices. So, these seven principal components could reflect the information of cardiovascular autonomic regulation which was embodied in the 17 indices of HRV, BPV and BRS exactly with a minimal loss of information. Of the seven principal components, PC2 orig , PC4 orig and PC2 deri were negatively correlated with the chronological age ( P <0 05), whereas the PC3 orig was positively correlated with the chronological age ( P <0 01). The cardiovascular age thus calculated from the regression equation was significantly correlated with the chronological age among the 89 aviation personnel ( r =0.73, P <0 01). Conclusion: The cardiovascular age calculated based on a multi variate analysis of HRV, BPV and BRS could be regarded as a comprehensive indicator reflecting the age dependency of autonomic regulation of cardiovascular system in healthy aviation personnel.

Expansion of Application Range of Component Restricting Pressure Change Caused by Oil Temperature Change

One of the advantages of an oil-hydraulic system is that the system keeps the value of oil pressure when the pressurized oil is enclosed in a container.However,when the pressurized oil is enclosed in a head or a rod end chamber of an actuator by a check valve or a shut-off valve,the value of the oil pressure deceases gradually by the leakage from the check valve or the shut-off valve.Then,it is necessary to employ non-leakage valve which is expensive or to control the pressure by using a valve or a pump control.In pressure control,energy to compensate pressure is required.From the view point of cost reducing or especially energy saving,it seems to be desirable to develop a component which prevents this pressure drop without energy consumption.Authors had developed a component restricting pressure change caused by oil temperature change.This component has simple mechanism and hardly needs energy.In this study,the possibility of the component to prevent pressure drop due to leakage is investigated experimentally.Consequently,it makes clear that the component is effective to prevent pressure drop by leakage and the enclosed pressure decreases only about 3%in 3 min and about 7%in 60 min when the target enclosed pressure is 3.5 MPa.

External Pressure Forming and Buckling Analysis of Tubular Parts with Ribs

Buckling and forming processes of tubes with varying slenderness ratio （ratio of length to diameter） under external hydraulic pressure were analyzed with three-dimensional finite element method （FEM） for studying tube external pressure forming （EPF）. Buckling pressures for different tube blanks without mandrel were predicted, and an EPF of a carbon steel tube onto a mandrel with six ribs was simulated. Both thickness distribution and buckling pressure from the simulations were found to be in agreement with those from experiments. Buckling pressures are shown to be a function of the slenderness ratio. The tubular part with six ribs produced by EPF has a uniform thickness distribution, whose maximum thinning rate is only 5.9%.

High-efficiency forming processes for complex thin-walled titanium alloys components: state-of-the-art and perspectives

Complex thin-walled titanium alloy components play a key role in the aircraft,aerospace and marine industries,offering the advantages of reduced weight and increased thermal resistance.The geometrical complexity,dimensional accuracy and in-service properties are essential to fulfill the high-performance standards required in new transportation systems,which brings new challenges to titanium alloy forming technologies.Traditional forming processes,such as superplastic forming or hot pressing,cannot meet all demands of modern applications due to their limited properties,low productivity and high cost.This has encouraged industry and research groups to develop novel high-efficiency forming processes.Hot gas pressure forming and hot stamping-quenching technologies have been developed for the manufacture of tubular and panel components,and are believed to be the cut-edge processes guaranteeing dimensional accuracy,microstructure and mechanical properties.This article intends to provide a critical review of high-efficiency titanium alloy forming processes,concentrating on latest investigations of controlling dimensional accuracy,microstructure and properties.The advantages and limitations of individual forming process are comprehensively analyzed,through which,future research trends of high-efficiency forming are identified including trends in process integration,processing window design,full cycle and multi-objective optimization.This review aims to provide a guide for researchers and process designers on the manufacture of thin-walled titanium alloy components whilst achieving high dimensional accuracy and satisfying performance properties with high efficiency and low cost.

Characterization of magnetically impelled arc butt welded T11 tubes for high pressure applications

Magnetically impelled arc butt(MIAB) welding is a pressure welding process used for joining of pipes and tubes with an external magnetic field affecting arc rotation along the tube circumference. In this work, MIAB welding of low alloy steel(T11) tubes were carried out to study the microstructural changes occurring in thermo-mechanically affected zone(TMAZ). To qualify the process for the welding applications where pressure could be up to 300 bar, the MIAB welds are studied with variations of arc current and arc rotation time. It is found that TMAZ shows higher hardness than that in base metal and displays higher weld tensile strength and ductility due to bainitic transformation. The effect of arc current on the weld interface is also detailed and is found to be defect free at higher values of arc currents. The results reveal that MIAB welded samples exhibits good structural property correlation for high pressure applications with an added benefit of enhanced productivity at lower cost.The study will enable the use of MIAB welding for high pressure applications in power and defence sectors.

Expression of MMP-9 and -13 on the Pressure Side under Orthodontic Loading

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of MMP-9 and MMP-13 on compression side of tooth movement. Material and Methods: Twenty male Wistar rats were used for this experiment. Maxillary right first molar was moved orthodontically with a constant force of 20 g and on the side of the maxillary left first molar was used as control group. On the 4th, 10th and 17th days after experiment, 5 rats were euthanized, respectively. Histologic process was processed for immunohistochemical staining of MMP-9 and -13. Results: MMP-9 and -13 expressions were upregulated at day 4 after tooth movement. The expression of MMP-9 was not observed at days 7, 10 and 14, while the expression of MMP-13 was greatly increased at days 7 and 10. Conclusion: This study suggests that different characteristics of MMPs expression may contribute to the remodeling process of collagen fibers in the PDL during tooth movement.

Exploration on Temporal-spatial Difference of Cultivated Land Pressure and Influence Factor Analysis: A Case Study of Guangxi

Based on related statistical data during 1980-2014,change rule of Guangxi cultivated land pressure level was studied. Taking each municipal administrative division as evaluation unit,temporal-spatial change trend of cultivated land pressure level was explored by establishing pressure index model of cultivated land,and principal component analysis was used to explore the driving force of cultivated land pressure. Results showed that from 1980 to 2014 in Guangxi,cultivated land pressure was at level one in 12 years,level two in 19 years and level three in 4 years; mean of cultivated land pressure in each city during 2005-2014 was taken as average level of cultivated land pressure in the city,in which cultivated land pressure values of Chongzuo City,Baise City,Laibin City,Liuzhou City,Fangchenggang City,Nanning City,Hechi City and Guigang City were all lower than average level in Guangxi at the same period. Driving factors of cultivated land pressure index mainly contained urbanization rate,Engel coefficient of rural households(ECRH),per capita cultivated land area,total population and rural per capita net income(RPFI).

压电型机械门控离子通道组件1在大鼠压力性损伤中的作用机制

背景:压力性损伤的发生机制复杂,哪些因素在其发生中起到核心作用,这些因素具体又是如何发生的尚不完全清楚。目的:探讨压电型机械门控离子通道组件1(piezo-type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1,PIEZO1)与压力性损伤发生的关系。方法:①细胞实验:采用不同浓度的PIEZO1激动剂Yoda1干预人永生化角质形成细胞(HaCaT),检测细胞活性、钙离子内流及PIEZO1、凋亡相关蛋白的表达。②动物实验:采用随机数字表法将12只SD大鼠随机分为4组,每组3只:对照组大鼠不进行任何处理,1,2,3 mm组分别采用厚度1,2,3 mm的磁铁在大鼠背部两侧压迫1 h,建立压力性损伤模型,造模后切除全部创面组织,分别进行苏木精-伊红、Masson、免疫荧光染色及Western blot检测。结果与结论:①细胞实验:活/死细胞染色结果显示,随着Yoda1浓度(0,2.5,5,10μmol/L)的升高,HaCaT细胞凋亡增加;随着Yoda1浓度(0,5,10μmol/L)的升高,HaCaT细胞钙离子内流增加,并且随着处理时间的延长,钙离子内流增多;Western blot检测结果显示,与对照组(0μmol/L Yoda1干预)比较,5,10μmol/L Yoda1干预可提升HaCaT细胞中BAX、TG2、PIEZO1蛋白的表达,降低Bcl-2蛋白的表达;②动物实验:苏木精-伊红与Masson染色结果显示,3个实验组压迫部位皮肤结构被破坏,皮下脂肪液化坏死,胶原蛋白稀疏且排列紊乱,并且随着磁铁厚度(压力)的增加,压迫部位皮肤组织结构破坏程度加重;免疫荧光染色与Western blot检测结果显示,与对照组比较,3个实验组大鼠BAX、TG2、Yap1与PIEZO1蛋白表达升高,Bcl-2蛋白表达降低,并且随着磁铁厚度(压力)的增加,相关蛋白表达值改变更加明显;③结果表明:皮肤受压会激活PIEZO1使钙离子大量内流,随着所受压力的不断增加,最终导致钙超载后的细胞凋亡。

Numerical Simulation and Experiments of Hydroforming of Rectangular-section Tubular Component

In order to reduce high calibration pressure in hydroforming of components with too small radii, a method wasproposed to manufacture automotive hollow components with rectangular shape by relatively lower pressure. Theprocess is simulated and analyzed. It is thought that the friction force between the die surface and tube is a mainreason that high pressure is needed to form small radii. Using the method proposed in this paper, a petal-like sectionshape is first preformed so that the central zones of the four sides of the preform section do not contact with the diesides, thus the tube metal is easy to flow into the transition radii area in calibration stage. Moreover, a positive forcealong the sides is produced by the internal pressure, which is beneficial to overcome the friction force and push thematerial into the radii. Therefore, the pressure for forming the transition radii is greatly reduced and the componentswith small radii can be formed with relatively lower pressure. For the experimental case conducted in this paper, theforming pressure is reduced by about 28.6% than the estimated forming pressure.

压力对稠油拟组分氧化的影响

为进一步明确稠油火驱过程中的反应动力学行为和产出原油组分变化规律,通过实沸点蒸馏法将新疆红浅1井区稠油划分为不同沸程的拟组分,研究了体系压力对沸程高于350℃的稠油拟组分氧化行为的影响,并在线性升温条件下进行燃烧池实验,研究体系压力对稠油各拟组分与空气反应时的产气体积分数、温度和放热量的变化规律。结果表明:体系压力对低温氧化阶段的加氧反应和脱羧反应有显著影响,且对低沸程拟组分的影响更加明显;沸程为350~420℃的拟组分在体系压力为3.0 MPa时的CO+CO_(2)生成量是其在1.0 MPa时的10倍;高沸程拟组分虽然受体系压力影响较小,但沸程大于500℃的拟组分的放热量可高达12.26 kJ/g;稠油火驱的改质效果取决于重质组分的消耗量和裂解反应。研究结果为火驱过程中稠油组分的缺失情况和油藏温度的合理分析及预测提供了借鉴。

液压支架立柱防冲吸能构件优化仿真及压溃实验研究

液压支架作为煤炭开采主要支护设备,经常受到冲击地压影响,防冲吸能构件起到保护液压支架作用,为获得更大的初始支反力峰值与吸能量、更小的支反力分散度,对吸能构件参数细化并通过ABAQUS有限元软件进行吸能构件的建模与压溃冲击仿真,获取吸能构件的吸能性能及屈曲变形形态,验证最优尺寸的吸能性能;对比吸能构件平均支反力的预测数据与有限元仿真数据,误差在15%以内,最优尺寸构件的平均支反力模型预测误差为−3.40%,验证吸能构件预测模型所预测数据较为准确;搭建吸能构件压溃实验台,选择5种加载速度,以准静态压溃方式对定制加工的吸能构件进行轴向加载压溃实验,实验结果表明:不同加载速度轴向压溃实验,支反力波动基本一致,最大初始支反力峰值为2253.52 kN,最大支反力标准差为206.23 kN,最小初始支反力峰值为2096.26 kN,最小支反力标准差为189.83 kN,初始支反力峰值的平均值为2149.32 kN,支反力标准差平均值为196.77 kN;不同压溃速度下的轴向压溃实验数据与吸能构件有限元仿真数据对比,初始支反力峰值、支反力标准差的相对误差分别为5.6%、11.07%;对最优尺寸吸能构件通过预测模型法、有限元仿真法、压溃实验法三种方法进行吸能性能分析,预测模型法的平均支反力为1879.7 kN,有限元仿真法的平均支反力为1945.9 kN,压溃实验法平均支反力为1919.8 kN,预测模型误差3.41%,压溃实验误差−1.3%,通过3种方法的数据验证结果,证明了吸能构件分析方法的可靠性和可行性。

国内外建筑围护结构风荷载规范对比研究

针对围护结构设计风荷载,分析了如下风荷载规范中的相关规定:中国GB 50009—2012、中国JGJ/T 481—2019、美国ASCE/SEI 7⁃16、日本AIJ⁃2015、澳大利亚/新西兰AS/NZS 1170.2:2021、欧洲BS EN 1991⁃1⁃4:2005、加拿大NBCC 2015。分析结果表明,国内外围护结构风荷载规范的理论基础主要包括准定常理论和风压极值理论,均将设计风荷载表示成设计风速与设计风压系数的乘积;设计风速的确定需要考虑地貌、局部地形、季节、风向、相邻建筑干扰等因素的影响,各国规范对这些因素考虑的详尽程度不一;设计风压系数则需要考虑来流湍流和特征湍流共同作用下风压的时间随机性和空间分布不均匀性、不同方向来流时建筑表面风压的差异性、建筑表面风压相关性等因素,各国规范均通过风压分区和面积折减较好地考虑了这些因素,不同之处在于不同规范所涵盖的建筑体型、考虑建筑几何参数影响的风压分区结果及面积折减的特征有所区别。

渤海某区块浅层气对工程影响的评估

以渤海某区块项目为例,采用保压取样方法获取待评估区域海底土层样品并对所含气体开展组分测定,定性判断浅层气成因。采用静力触探孔压消散试验方法获取地层中超孔隙水压力,定量评估对含浅层气地层承载力的折减效应。结果表明,内浅层气主要组分为甲烷和二氧化碳,气体含量较低。内地层中的浅层气可能属于生物成因气。含浅层气地层的超孔隙水压力相对上覆有效压力比值约3%,承载力折减因数为1.0%~1.1%。所采取的方法能够有效评估浅层气对海上基础设施和生产安全的影响程度,具有推广价值。

井中永置式套管外三分量光纤MEMS地震检波器研究

针对非常规油气井套管外永置式微振动监测,研制了一种基于光纤法布里帕罗(F-P)干涉原理和微机电(MEMS)技术的三分量光纤MEMS地震检波器,将微地震信号转化为F-P腔长的变化,通过超快光谱探测技术和动态白光干涉解调技术实现高速解调。设计并理论仿真了μm/g量级的高灵敏度MEMS加速度芯片,突破大深度双面套刻工艺完成芯片样品制造。采用高集成度小型化结构设计、无胶封装工艺设计和陶瓷微加工工艺实现25 mm微型外径,满足套管外永置式安装要求,提高了高温检测精度。在实验室完成了检波器与标准电学加速度计的性能对比测试,结果表明:检波器可耐受175 MPa高压和180℃高温,灵敏度分别为1.2382,1.2590,1.0862μm/g,工作频带为0~350 Hz,量程为±5 g,线性度误差<0.01%,抗横向串扰能力<5%。研制的检波器耐高温高压、尺寸小巧、灵敏度高、线性度良好,在非常规油气井储层压裂改造和采油气生产过程中,永置式套管外的三分量光纤MEMS地震检波器可以发挥重要的监测作用。

轻质高强异形管件充液压制成形技术

目的针对轻质高强异形管状构件的迫切需求,研发了充液压制成形技术,以在低载荷下成形出具有高强度、大尺寸、小圆角等特征的异形空心薄壁管状构件。方法给出了充液压制成形的力学原理,建立了成形过程压制力计算模型与临界支撑内压理论模型,分析了充液压制成形过程失稳屈曲/起皱规律、圆角充填机理与壁厚分布规律。结果当管材充液压制过程所需的支撑内压为内高压成形压力的1/10~1/20时,就可以避免管坯发生失稳屈曲与起皱,同时使压制力大幅降低。在弯曲与压缩应力复合作用下对管坯进行圆角充填,充液压制成形得到的管件壁厚减薄非常小。结论利用小吨位合模压力机在超低压条件下可以充液压制成形出具有小圆角与均匀壁厚的轻质高强异形管件,解决了传统内高压成形压力高、易发生开裂等难题。

中低温煤焦油在不同氢初压下重质组分组成结构的变化规律

沥青质等重质组分对中低温煤焦油的加氢转化影响较大,为了明确中低温煤焦油加氢过程中重质组分组成结构变化规律,采用改进的四组分分离方法,从组分含量、杂原子分布、极性官能团演变机制等多角度考察了不同氢初压条件下煤焦油重质组分的加氢转化规律。结果表明:随着氢初压的增大,沥青质和胶质的组分含量、相对分子质量和杂原子含量、氢键官能团和C─O基团含量均逐渐降低,氢碳物质的量比逐渐增加;相较于胶质,沥青质具有杂原子含量多、表面杂原子的类型更为复杂且更难脱除等特点。此外,重质组分中特征官能团的含量及分布情况证明了杂原子引起的氢键和酸碱作用是煤焦油重质组分缔合的主要作用力。