Linear magnetoresistance and structural distortion in layered SrCu_(4-x)P_(2) single crystals

We report a systematic study on layered metal SrCu_(4-x)P_(2) single crystals via transport, magnetization, thermodynamic measurements and structural characterization. We find that the crystals show large linear magnetoresistance without any sign of saturation with a magnetic field up to 30T. We also observe a phase transition with significant anomalies in resistivity and heat capacity at T_(p)~140 K. Thermal expansion measurement reveals a subtle lattice parameter variation near Tp, i.e.,?L_(c)/L_(c)~0.062%. The structural characterization confines that there is no structure transition below and above T_(p). All these results suggest that the nonmagnetic transition of SrCu_(4-x)P_(2) could be associated with structural distortion.

Thermal Distortion Compensation for Improving Electrical Performance of Reflector Antennas

Aiming at the problem of the surface accuracy and electrical performance of the antenna in space environment are reduced due to thermal deformation caused by temperature load. This paper presents a method to compensate the thermally induced shape distortion of antenna reflector by actively adjusting actuators in order to improve the electrical performance. The adjustment of each actuator is related to the local deformation of the panel. Then, taking a space deployable antenna with a diameter of 5 meters as an example, the finite element model is established. According to the range of the temperature variation in space (−180°C - 200°C), different temperature loads are applied to the antenna. The variation of electrical properties and surface accuracy is analyzed and the worst working condition is determined, and the antenna is compensated based on this condition. Then, four different electrical performance parameters are used as the optimization objectives, and the electromechanical coupling optimization model is established, and the PSO algorithm is used to optimize the actuators adjustments. The results show that the method can effectively improve the electrical performance of the deformed reflector antenna.

Numerical Analysis of Thermal Distortion and Residual Stresses in H13 Steel Due to Vacuum Gas Quenching

Heat treated steel components often suffer distortion and residual stress effects when cooled to room temperature. A numerical analysis of a vacuum gas quenched die block made of H 13 was carried out utilising a nonlinear thermoelastic-plastic stress model together with the fluid flow and thermal profiles within the furnace. Simulation procedures for stress behaviour of the die were developed for both direct quench and marquench processes. Results of the initial thermal analysis indicated that the temperature difference between the surface and core of the die during direct quenching (gas pressure is 4 bar) was larger than that due to marquenching ( gas pressure is 4 bar at the beginning and 2 bar near isothermal hold). Simulation of the cooling rates at the surface and core of the die during marquenching correlated well with the experimental data. Further stress simulation indicated that the final thermal distortion and residual stresses in the die after direct quenching were larger than those due to marquenching. The findings of the numerical analysis suggested that marquenching is recommended for this die because it could reduce the temperature difference in the die and thus result in less thermal distortion and residual stresses.

Thermal Tensioning Effects to Prevent Welding Buckling Distortions in Manufacturing of Thin-Walled Aerospace Shells and Panels

To prevent buckling distortions of thin-walled elements, Low Stress No Distortion welding techniques have been pioneered and developed for product engineering and component manufacturing of aerospace structures with material thickness less than 4 mm. In this paper, the nature of Low Stress No Distortion (LSND) welding techniques using thermal tensioning effects is described and special emphases are given to the mechanism of localized thermal tensioning effect. The fundamental principle of Low Stress No Distortion welding is to create active in-process control of incompatible (inherent) plastic strains and stresses formation during welding to achieve distortion-free results implying that no post weld costly reworking operations for distortion correction is required. Finite element analysis is applied to predict and optimize the localized thermal tensioning technique with a trailing spot heat sink coupled to the welding heat source. Comparisons of the thermal elastic-plastic stress-strain cycles are given between conventional gas tungsten arc welding and GTAW with a trailing spot heat sink.

Predictive analysis of buckling distortion of thin-plate welded structures

The welding buckling distortions of thin plated structures were investigated based on finite element methods.An engineering treatment method for predicationg the buckling distortion was proposed.The equivalent applied thermal load was used to simulate the welding residual stress,thus the calculation of complex welding distortion can be transformed into 3D elastic structural applied load analyses,which can reduce the quantities of calculating work effectively.The validation of the method was verified by comparison of the numerical calculation with experimental results.The prediction of buckling distortion for side walled structures of passenger train was performed and the calculation was in agreement with measuring results in general.It is shown that the main factors for producing the buckling are the intermittent fillet and plug weld during welding the stiffened beams and columns to the panel.

STEADY-STATE CREEP OF UNIDIRECTIONAL C/C COMPOSITE WITH PYROLYTIC CARBON MATRIX

The steady-state creep behavior of unidirectional C/C(1-D-C/C) composite with pyrolytic carbon matrix was investigated at high temperatures up to 2160℃ and under tensile stress from 133.83 to 213.46MPa. Based on the creep experiment of single specimen method, the apparent activation energy and the stress exponent for steadystate creep were determined by the use of a self-made apparatus and an auto-testing system. Value of apparent activation volume is provided and the creep mechanism has also been discussed.

Tailoring Carbon Distribution inα/γPhase of Ductile Iron and Its Effects on Thermal Conductivity

The effects of carbon distribution on the microstructure and thermal conductivity of ductile iron were investigated in the present study.The microstructure of as-cast and quenched ductile iron were characterized by OM and SEM.Results showed that the microstructure of as-cast ductile iron was composed of spheroidal graphite,ferrite with the volume of 80%,and a small amount of pearlite,and quenched ductile iron was composed of spheroidal graphite,coarse/fine acicular martensite(α_(M)phase)and high-carbon retained austenite(γphase).The volume fraction of retained austensite and its carbon content for direct quenched ductile iron and tepmered ductile iron were quantitatively analysed by XRD.Results revealed that carbon atoms diffused fromα_(M)phase toγphase during tempering at low temperatures,which resulted in carbon content in retainedγphase increasing from 1.2 wt%for the direct quenched sample to about 1.9 wt%for the tempered samples.Consequently,the lattice distortion was significantly reduced and gave rise to an increase of thermal conductivity for ductile iron.

Modal and Thermal Analysis of a Modified Connecting Rod of an Internal Combustion Engine Using Finite Element Method

The connecting rod is one of the most important moving components in an internal combustion engine. The present work determined the possibility of using aluminium alloy 7075 material to design and manufacture a connecting rod for weight optimisation without losing the strength of the connecting rod. It considered modal and thermal analyses to investigate the suitability of the material for connecting rod design. The parameters that were considered under the modal analysis were: total deformation, and natural frequency, while the thermal analysis looked at the temperature distribution, total heat flux and directional heat flux of the four connecting rods made with titanium alloy, grey cast iron, structural steel and aluminium 7075 alloy respectively. The connecting rod was modelled using Autodesk inventor2017 software using the calculated parameters. The steady-state thermal analysis was used to determine the induced heat flux and directional heat flux. The study found that Aluminium 7075 alloy deformed more than the remaining three other materials but has superior qualities in terms of vibrational natural frequency, total heat flux and lightweight compared to structural steel, grey cast iron and titanium alloy.

长波红外差分干涉仪光栅低温安装结构设计与优化

长波红外差分干涉仪在低温工况下会因光学元件受到非均匀应力作用产生干涉条纹的畸变,从而降低干涉仪系统性能。本文为解决低温工况干涉条纹弯曲畸变问题,基于长波红外差分干涉仪光机系统进行了干涉条纹畸变影响因素分析,结合光-机-热耦合分析方法,对干涉仪系统低温工作状态进行仿真。随后设计了针对影响条纹畸变的关键元件——光栅元件的低温微应力动态稳定支撑安装结构,结构优化后的光栅表面面形均方根(Root Mean Square,RMS)值为3.89×10^(-2) nm,面形峰谷值(Peak to Valley,PV)值为2.21×10^(-1) nm,分别较优化前初始系统的分析结果减小了5个数量级,系统仿真干涉条纹畸变小于1个探测器像元。全系统低温验证试验表明,优化结构可有效抑制干涉条纹畸变,畸变量小于2个探测器像元,试验与仿真计算结果一致性较好,验证了优化分析方法的有效性。该优化方案对提升反射式光学系统结构低温稳定性,提高系统工作能力有较大意义和价值。

热老化对铸造奥氏体不锈钢的环境疲劳寿命影响

铸造奥氏体不锈钢材料在一回路高温高压水环境下长期服役存在热老化和疲劳问题。本文对典型的核电厂主管道材料Z3CN20-09M开展400℃的加速热老化试验,利用透射电子显微镜分析热老化试样的结构,在高温空气和模拟一回路高温高压水环境下研究热老化后Z3CN20-09M的疲劳寿命变化规律,分析热老化时间对Z3CN20-09M疲劳寿命的影响。结果表明,Z3CN20-09M在热老化5 000 h后其(011)晶面上发生晶格畸变。随着热老化时间延长至5 000 h,Z3CN20-09M在高温空气和模拟一回路高温高压水环境下的疲劳寿命下降,ASME疲劳设计曲线对于评价Z3CN20-09M热老化后的疲劳寿命仍具有足够的安全裕量。

Local symmetry distortion induced anomalous thermal conduction in thermoelectric layered oxyselenides

Polyhedral distortion,associated closely with the atomic arrangement and interatomic interactions,drives many unique behaviors in solids,such as phase transition and negative thermal expansion.In thermoelectric heteroanionic oxides,the anionic polyhedra are widely present,but their effect on thermal transport is rarely investigated.Here,we report an anomalous thermal conduction induced by local symmetry distortion in layered oxyselenides via solving the Boltzmann transport equation based on first-principles calculations.We found interestingly that lighter BiCuSeO exhibits lower thermal conductivity than heavier BiAgSeO.Due to the different distorted degrees of CuSe4 and AgSe4 tetrahedrons,Cu prefers the in-plane vibration,while Ag has more tendency of out-of-plane vibration.Thus,the heat-carrying phonons dominated by the rattling-like vibration of Cu are significantly suppressed,resulting in lower thermal conductivity of BiCuSeO.This study highlights the importance of polyhedral distortion in regulating thermal conduction in layered heteroanionic materials.

Numerical Investigation of the Thermal Distortion in Multi-Laser Powder Bed Fusion(ML-PBF)Additive Manufacturing of Inconel 625

Metal additive manufacturing,especially laser powder bed fusion(L-PBF),is increasingly being used to fabricate complex parts with fine features.Emerging L-PBF systems have large build volumes and several lasers that op-erate simultaneously.Hence,they can produce large and complex parts at reduced costs and short build times.However,the thermal distortion remains a critical challenge.Hence,a thorough understanding of the impact of multiple lasers on part distortion in multi-laser PBF(ML-PBF)is imperative.Although experimental investigation is possible,a more conducive approach is to design and create suitable predictive models to understand the impact of multiple lasers consolidating a part into layers.To fulfill this goal,in this study,a commercially available and widely used thermo-mechanical model,Netfabb,was used to investigate the effects of multiple lasers for com-plex scan patterns such as raster,spiral,and Hilbert on the temperature distribution and thermal distortion.The results show that the thermal distortion is minimal for the spiral scan pattern.Additionally,multiple lasers were found to decrease the build time(as expected)while maintaining or reducing the thermal distortion compared with their single-laser counterparts for all scan patterns(except Hilbert).Therefore,the newly developed ML-PBF predictive model is capable of providing critical insights into the effects of using multiple lasers,thereby opening new possibilities for the faster production of complex parts.In the future,small-scale computational models will be expanded to include large-scale parts,and probabilistic models will be developed to establish correlations.

Study on Thermal Insulation Performance of Cross-Laminated Bamboo Wall

In recent years,bamboo,as a green building material,has attracted more and more attention worldwide.Inspired by the investigation of cross-laminated timber in structural systems,a new engineered cross-laminated bamboo(CLB)consisting of the cross lamination of bamboo scrimber plates is proposed in this paper.To evaluate its potential in structural applications,the thermal insulation performances of the CLB walls and CLB walls with the EPS foam plate were studied and evaluated by the temperature-controlled box-heat flow meter method.Test results indicated that the thermal insulation performance improved with the increase of thickness,but different wall configurations had little effect on the thermal insulation performance under the same thickness of the CLB wall.The thermal insulation performance of EPS-CLB composite wall was much better than that of CLB wall.In addition,a relatively acceptable accuracy of the theoretical calculations was proved.Finally,the influence of different locations of the EPS foam plate on heat transfer coefficient can be neglected as it was studied based on the validated numerical models.

Negative thermal expansion of Ca2RuO4 with oxygen vacancies

Oxygen vacancies have a profound effect on the magnetic,electronic,and transport properties of transition metal oxides but little is known about their effect on thermal expansion.Herein we report the effect of oxygen defects on the structure formation and thermal expansion properties of the layered perovskite Ca2RuO4(CRO).It is shown that the CRO containing excess oxygen crystallizes in a metallic L-CRO phase without structure transition from 100 K to 500 K and displays a normal thermal expansion behavior,whereas those with oxygen vacancies adopt at room temperature an insulating S-CRO phase and exhibit an enormous negative thermal expansion(NTE)from 100 K to about 360 K,from where they undergo a structure transition to a high temperature metallic L-CRO phase.Compared to the L-CRO containing excess oxygen,the S-CRO structure has increasingly large orthorhombic strain and distinctive in-plane distortion upon cooling.The in-plane distortion of the RuO6 octahedra reaches a maximum across 260 K and then relaxes monotonically,providing a structure evidence for the appearance of an antiferromagnetic orbital ordering in the paramagnetic phase and the A_g phonon mode suppression and phase flip across the same temperature found recently.Both the L-and S-CRO display an antiferromagnetic ordering at about 150-110 K,with ferromagnetic ordering components at lower temperature.The NTE in S-CRO is a result of a complex interplay among the spin,orbital,and lattice.

On the Impact of the Frequency of Saved Thermal Time-Steps in a Weakly-Coupled FE Weld Simulation Model

Finite element (FE) modelling methods were implemented to perform a weakly-coupled weld simulation activity on a series of simple plate welds, to determine the effects of altering the frequency of saving the thermal time-step result upon the mechanical results. By definition, the thermal results will be unaffected, but the mechanical results are calculated from the saved thermal results, hence can be changed when the frequency of saving thermal time-steps is altered. By default, most weakly-coupled thermal-mechanical solvers will save every single thermal time-step, for accuracy. Results indicated that during the welding operation, the thermal time-steps could be reduced to saving 1-in-every-2 thermal time-steps with minimal loss in mechanical accuracy. However, during the cooling operation, every time-step was required to be saved. Whilst this seems almost counter-intuitive that the time-step during the cooling operation is in some way more critical than during welding, it must be stated that the FE software employed for this exercise has a setting allowing the time-steps to become progressively large during cooling, when thermal gradients are much lower and as such both thermal and mechanical calculations are easier to converge.

Numerical Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Heated/Cooled Rods Having a Composite Board in between: Effect of Thermal Vias

By placing a sample between a heated and a cooled rod, a thermal conductivity of the sample can be evaluated easily with the assumption of a one-dimensional heat flow. However, a three-dimensional constriction/spreading heat flow may occur inside the rods when the sample is a composite having different thermal conductivities. In order to investigate the thermal resistance due to the constriction/spreading heat flow, the three-dimensional numerical analyses were conducted on the heat transfer characteristics of the rods. In the present analyses, a polymer-based composite board having thermal vias was sandwiched between the rods. From the numerical results, it was confirmed that the constriction/spreading resistance of the rods was strongly affected by the thermal conductivity of the rods as well as the number and size of the thermal vias. A simple equation was also proposed to evaluate the constriction/spreading resistance of the rods. Fairly good agreements were obtained between the numerical results and the calculated ones by the simple equation. Moreover, the discussion was also made on an effective thermal conductivity of the composite board evaluated with the heated and the cooled rod.

Si对蠕墨铸铁金属基体合金微观组织及导热的影响

通过对已有缸盖本体进行EDS能谱分析和相图模拟,得到蠕墨铸铁的金属基体成分Fe-x Si-0.6C-0.1Mn-0.05V(x=1.2、1.5、1.8、2.1wt%)。采用真空电弧熔炼制备该基体合金,并进行930℃保温2 h随炉冷却处理。使用XRD、光学显微镜(OM)和扫描电镜(SEM)对基体合金的微观组织进行分析和表征,通过激光导热仪(TA)测量了不同温度下的热扩散系数,研究Si对蠕墨铸铁基体导热性能的影响。结果表明:蠕墨铸铁金属基体合金为珠光体和铁素体,随着Si含量升高,珠光体的含量逐渐降低,晶格畸变程度先加剧后减缓,热扩散系数和导热系数先降低后升高,比热容变化不明显。Si含量为1.8%时,基体合金的晶格畸变程度最严重,热扩散系数最低,导热系数越低。随着温度的升高,热扩散系数降低,比热容升高,导热系数增大,不同Si含量基体合金的热扩散系数差异减小。

Steady-state relation of a two-level system strongly coupled to a many-body quantum chaotic environment

We study the long-time average of the reduced density matrix(RDM)of a two-level system as the central system,which is locally coupled to a many-body quantum chaotic system as the environment,under an overall Schr?dinger evolution.A phenomenological relation among elements of the RDM is proposed for a dissipative interaction in the strong coupling regime and is tested numerically with the environment as a defect Ising chain,as well as a mixed-field Ising chain.

热老化对电缆接头中典型缺陷引发的电场畸变的影响

采用COMSOL Multiphysics有限元仿真软件,研究了在热老化过程中35 kV电缆中间接头缺陷的电场分布规律变化,针对电缆中间接头中易出现的预制件破损、主绝缘表面划痕、半导电层凸起、绝缘层杂质及水树枝等5种缺陷的电场分布进行研究。结果表明:在5种缺陷引发的场强畸变中,水树枝最为明显,为无缺陷时的5.4倍,主绝缘表面划痕最小,为无缺陷时的1.2倍。对XLPE和SIR两种材料进行加速热老化试验并将数据带入仿真模型得出:两种材料的介电常数和电导率劣化速率不同,电场畸变的规律也会随之发生变化,老化对半导电杂质缺陷电场畸变程度影响最大,老化384 h后该缺陷处电场强度是未老化的1.5倍。