Performance Evaluation of a Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell-Graphene Thermionic Converter-Thermally Regenerative Electrochemical Cycles Hybrid System

A combined system model is proposed including a molten carbonate fuel cell(MCFC),a graphene thermionic converter(GTIC)and thermally regenerative electrochemical cycles(TRECs).The expressions for power output,energy efficiency of the subsystems and the couple system are formulated by considering several irreversible losses.Energy conservation equations between the subsystems are achieved leaned on the first law of thermodynamics.The optimum operating ranges for the combined system are determined compared with the MCFC system.Results reveal that the peak power output density(POD)and the corresponding energy efficiency are 28.22%and 10.76%higher than that of the single MCFC system,respectively.The effects of five designing parameters on the power density and energy efficiency of the MCFC/GTIC/TRECs model are also investigated and discussed.

Valve Dynamic and Thermal Cycle Model in Stepless Capacity Regulation for Reciprocating Compressor

The existing researches of stepless capacity regulation system by depressing the suction valve for reciprocation compressor always adopt hypothesis that the compressor valves are open or close instantaneously, the valve dynamic has not been taken account into thermal cycle computation, the influence of capacity regulation system on suction valves dynamic performance and cylinder thermal cycle operation has not been considered. This paper focuses on theoretical and experimental analysis of the valve dynamic and thermal cycle for reciprocating compressor in the situation of stepless capacity regulation. The valve dynamics equation, gas forces for normal and back flow, and the cylinder pressure varying with suction valve unloader moment during compression thermal cycle are discussed. A new valve dynamic model based on L-K real gas state equation for reciprocating compressor is first deduced to reduce the calculation errors induced by the ideal gas state equation. The variations of valve dynamic and cylinder pressure during part of compression stroke are calculated numerically. The calculation results reveal the non-normal thermal cycle and operation condition of compressor in stepless capacity regulation situation. The numerical simulation results of the valve dynamic and thermal cycle parameters are also verified by the stepless capacity regulation experiments in the type of 3L-10/8 reciprocating compressor. The experimental results agree with the numerical simulation results, which show that the theoretical models proposed are effective and high-precision. The proposed theoretical models build the theoretical foundation to design the real stepless capacity regulation system.

Thermal cycle and its influence on the microstructure of laser welded butt joint of 8 mm thick Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Ti-6Al-4V alloy is extensively used in the manufacture of components in aviation.In the current study,the laser welding process is adopted to joint the Ti-6Al-4V alloy plate which has the thick of 8 mm.A three-dimensional finite element model is established to simulate the temperature distribution of laser welding process.The thermal cycle curves are produced on the strength of the simulation results.Meanwhile,the microstructure characteristics of the welded joint are investigated combined with simulation results.The results show that weld zone,heat affected zone and based metal experience similar thermal cycles process and the cooling rate has an important influence on the formation of microstructure.Moreover,the simulation results are well matched with experiment results.

Effect of Thermal Cycle on Microstructure and Fracture Morphology in HAZ of HQ130 Steel

The effect of different peak temperature(Tp) and cooling time (t8/5) on microstructure, hardness, impact toughness and fracture morphology in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of HQ130 steel was studied by using weld thermo-simulation test. Experimental results indicate that the impact toughness and hardness decrease with the decrease of Tpor increase of t8/5 under the condition of a single thermal cycle. There is a brittle zone in the vicinity of Tp= 800℃, where the impact toughness is considerably low. There is a softened zone in the vicinity of Tp=700℃, where the hardness decreases but the toughness increases. In the practical application of multi-layer and multipass welding, the welding heat input should be strictly limited (t8/5≤20s) so as to reduce the softness and brittleness in the HAZ of-HQ130 steel.

Effects of Composition and Thermal Cycle on Transformation Behaviors,Thermal Stability and Mechanical Properties of CuAlAg Alloy

The phase transformation behavior, mechanical properties, and the thermal stability of CuAlAg alloy were studied and minor rare earth (0.1 wt pct La+Ce) was added to improve the mechanical property of the studied alloy. It was found that Ag addition in the CuAl binary alloy can improve the stability of martensitic transformation and high Al content leads to the disappearing of martensitic transformation. The tensile strength and strain of the Cu-10.6AI-5.8Ag (wt pct) alloy were measured to be 383.5 MPa and 0.86%, respectively. With rare earth addition, the tensile strain increased from 0.86% to 1.47%. The CuAlAg alloy did not exhibit martensitic transformation on the second heating process. Its poor thermal stability still needs to be improved.

The effect of thermal cycle on joint of Ti/stainless steel phase transformation diffusion bonding

The effects of thermal cycle parameters on the tensile strength and fracture characteristics of phase transformation diffusion bonding(PTDB) joint of titanium and stainless steel (Ti/SS) were studied in this paper. With the maximum cyclic temperature of 1 173～1 223 K , the minimum cyclic temperature of 1 073～1 093 K , the heating velocity of 30～50 K/s , the cooling velocity of 15～20 K/s , the cycle numbers of 15～20 and bonding pressure is 13 MPa , the tensile strength of joint is more than 380 MPa , exceeding 80% of that of Ti.

Dimensional instability of LF21 aluminum alloy weldments at room temperature and after thermal cycles

The unstable dimensional distortion of LF21 aluminum alloy weldments at room temperature and after thermal cycles was studied by use of light interference and CMM. At the same time, distortion mechanism was analyzed from the viewpoint of mechanics and microstructure. Experimental results show that there exists obvious difference of unstable dimensional distortion between LF21 welded specimens under two conditions mentioned above. Under room temperature, dimensional variation of welded specimens will decrease gradually and finally tends to be stable during 130 h after welding. The relative elongation of welded specimen is 4.2×10 -5 . After thermal cycles, distortion of welded specimen is much larger than that at room temperature. After 11 thermal cycles, the dimension will tend to be stable. Dimensional unstable distortion of weldments mainly results from temperature condition, microstructure variation and relaxation of welding residual stress.

SIMULATION OF WELD THERMAL CYCLE USING THE MODEL OF CARBONITRIDE PARTICLES PRECIPITATION

Based on the chasteal nucleation theory, the kinetic precipitation model of carbon - nitride particles in weld HAZ is proposed. Using the model,welding simulation technology and the quantitative metallo- graphic analysis,the precipitation transformation temperatue (PTT) curve is obtained.The data from the simulated welds are in good apreement with the value that the PTT curves predicated.

A study of local brittle zone (LBZ) of 10Ni5CrMoV steel after double thermal cycles

The 10Ni5CrMoV steel examined was a 16 mm thick plate. Specimens measuring 12 mm×12 mm×120 mm were thermally cycled using DM-100A weld simulator with various parameters. The main results are summarized as follaws. In the coarse-grained austenitized region（ Tm = 1 300℃ ＋ 1300℃ ） ,the microstructure is in good toughness. At the condition of Tm = 1 300℃ ＋ 850℃ and t8/5=43 s, the toughness decreases heavily because M-A constituent and twin martensite appear at the prior aastenite grain boundaries. When Tm= 1300℃ ＋ 850℃ or 1300℃ ＋ 730℃ and t8/5 = 85 s, local brittle zone is formed because of relatively coarse granular bainite.

EFFECTS OF THERMAL CYCLE ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND FRACTOGRAPHY IN HAZ OF HQ130 STEEL

The effect of different peak temperature T_P) and cooling time (t_(8/5)) on hardness,impact toughness and fracture morphology in the heat--affected zone (HAZ) of HQ130steel was studied by using welding thermo--simulation test. Experimental results showthat the impact toughness and hardness decrease with the decrease of T_P or increase oft_(8/5) under the condition of a single thermal cycle. There is a brittle zone in the vicinityof T_P=800℃, where the impact toughness is considerebly low. There is softened zonein vicinity of T_P=700℃, Where the harkness decreases but the toughness increases. Inthe practical application of multi--layer and multi--pass welding, the welding heat inputshould be strictly limited (t_(8/5)≤20s) so as to reduce the softness and brittleness in theHAZ of HQ130 steel.

Serrated magnetic properties in metallic glass by thermal cycle

Fe-based metallic glasses（MGs） with excellent soft magnetic properties are applicable in a wide range of electronic industry. We show that the cryogenic thermal cycle has a sensitive effect on soft magnetic properties of Fe78Si9B13 glassy ribbon. The values of magnetic induction（or magnetic flux density） B and Hc coercivity c show fluctuation with increasing number of thermal cycles. This phenomenon is explained as thermal-cycle-induced stochastically structural aging or rejuvenation which randomly fluctuates magnetic anisotropy and, consequently, the magnetic induction and coercivity. Overall,increasing the number of thermal cycles improves the soft magnetic properties of the ribbon. The results could help understand the relationship between relaxation and magnetic property, and the thermal cycle could provide an effective approach to improving performances of metallic glasses in industry.

Thermal simulation of single thermal cycle for high strength steel pipe

Single thermal cycle simulation tests were carried out for X80 high strength steel pipes from three steel mills by a Gleeble 3500HS thermal simulation test machine,and coincidence degree of the thermal simulation curve with the set curve under heat inputs of 6–30 kJ/cm was observed;The relationship between different heat inputs and microstructure,impact toughness and hardness of steel pipe CGHAZ(coarse grain heat affected zone)was studied by metallographic examination,impact test and hardness test.The results show that with the increase of heat input,original austenite grain size increases gradually,the lath bainite ratio decreases and the granular bainite ratio increases.The impact toughness of C steel pipe is lower than those of A and B steel pipe,and the impact toughness of CGHAZ from the three steel pipes show different trends:for A steel pipe CGHAZ,impact toughness increases first and then decreases,with the highest value of 270–320 J under 20–25 kJ/cm;for B steel pipe CGHAZ,impact toughness decreases slightly;for C steel pipe CGHAZ,impact toughness increases,with the highest value of 260–300 J under 25 kJ/cm.As the heat input increases,the hardness of three X80 steel pipes CGHAZ shows a decreasing trhighend,and C steel pipe has the largest decreasing range.

EFFECTS OF THERMAL CYCLE ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SiC PARTICLES REINFORCED MoSi_2 COMPOSITE

MoSi_2 and 30 vol.% SiC_p/MoSi_2 composite have been fabricated by hot pressing (HP).A simulated thermal cycle experiment has been carried out at 1100℃ for 32 h to investigate the stability of the composite system.Comparative,mechanical tests,including measurement of flexural strength and fracture toughness at room temperature,have been conducted between materials before and after thermal cycle.It is shown that both the strength and fracture toughness are enhanced by the addition of SiC particles. After thermal cycle,the strength of both materials increases and the toughness decreases by about 20%.The result that the composite system is not corroded intensely by thermal cycle shows that SiC particles are feasible reinforcement for MoSi2.

DIMENSIONAL INSTABILITY OF LD31 Al ALLOY WELDMENTS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND AFTER THERMAL CYCLES

The unstable dimensional distortion of LD31 aluminum alloy weldments at room temperature and after thermal cycles was studied by use of light interference and CMM(three-coordinate measuring machines). At the same time, distortion mechanism was analyzed from the viewpoint of mechanics and micro structure. Experimental results show that there exists obvious difference of unstable dimensional distortion between LD31 welded specimens under two conditions mentioned above. Under room temperature, dimensional variation of welded specimens will decrease gradually and finally tends to be stable during 200h after welding. The relative elongation of welded specimen is 3.0×10-5; After thermal cycles, distortion of welded specimen is much larger than that at room temperature. After 11 thermal cycles, the dimension will tend to be stable. Dimensional unstable distortion of weldments mainly results from temperature condition, microstructure variation and relaxation of welding residual stress.

Tailoring microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of a high-performance alloy steel through controlled thermal cycles of a direct laser depositing process

Direct laser deposition(DLD),as a popular metal additive manufacturing process,shows advantages of technical flexibility and high efficiency to gain a high-performance alloy steel component.However,during the processing of DLD,the deposited steel layer is affected by the subsequent layer depositing.The DLD block shows different microstructure and mechanical properties at the bottom,middle and top of the deposited parts.To date,there are few research works about the effects of inter-layer interval time and laser power on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of the deposited layers.In this study,the idle time and laser power layer by layer during DLD of 12CrNi2 steel were controlled to cause the deposited layers to maintain a high cooling rate,while the bottom deposited layer was subjected to a weak tempering effect.Results show that a high proportion of martensite is produced,which improves the strength of the deposited layer.Under the laser scanning strategy of laser power 2,500 W,scanning velocity 5 mm·s^(-1),powder feeding rate 11 g·min^(-1),overlap rate 50%,and a laser power difference of 50 W and a 2 min interval,the tensile strength of the deposited layer of 12CrNi2 steel is in the range of 873-1,022 MPa,and the elongation is in the range of 16.2%-18.9%.This study provides a method to reduce the tempering effect of the subsequent deposition layers on the bottom layers,which can increase the proportion of martensite in the low-alloy high-strength steel,so as to improve the yield strength of the alloy steel.

Influence of pipe parameters and heat input on thermal cycle of in-service welding onto active gas pipeline

The software of SYSWELD was used to build model and simulate thermal cycle of in-service welding onto active gas pipeline. Influence of pipe diameter, wall thickness and heat input on thermal cycle was studied. The results show that t8/5 , t8/3 and peak temperature of inner surface decrease when wall thickness increases from 5 mm to 12 mm. But t8/1 will increases with the increase of wall thickness and will decrease after the wall thickness is larger than 7 mm. Pipe diameter has little influence on thermal cycle and that influence can be ignored when pipe diameter is greater than 273 mm. t8/5 , t8/3 , t8/1 and peak temperature of inner surface will increase with the increase of heat input.

Influence of the secondary welding thermal cycle on the microstructure and property of coarse grain heat-affected zone in an X100 pipeline steel

The influence of the secondary thermal cycle on the microstructure of coarse grain heat-affected zone in an XIO0 pipeline steel was investigated by means of a thermal simulation technique and microscopic analysis method. The property of coarse grain heat-affected zone was characterized by Charpy V-Notch impact properties testing. The results indicated that the experimental steel exhibited local brittleness of intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone when the peak tempera- ture of secondary thermal cycle was in the range of two phases region （ ~ and 3/）. There were two main reasons for the local brittleness. The first was that the microstructures of intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone were not fined although partial grain recrystallization occurred. The second was that M-A islands, which had the higher content, larger size and higher hardness, existed in intercritically reheated coarse-grained heat-affected zone.

Effect of secondary weld thermal cycle on structure and properties

This paper deals with structure and impact energy of weld HAZ of 10CrNi3MoV steel after secondary weld thermal cycle (t_ 8/5 =8 s ～120 s ; peak temperature T_ m =750 ℃ ～1 300 ℃ ). It is demonstrated that the coarse grain and structure produced by first thermal cycle keep unchanged after secondary thermal cycle above Ac_ 1 critical temperature but below 1 050 ℃ . At the same time the low temperature impact energy decreases obviously with increasing t_ 8/5 . By metallurgical microscope and transmission electron microscope(TEM) , it is revealed that the effect of coarse grain and structure caused by secondary thermal cycle on low temperature impact energy.

Effect of Thermal Cycling on Properties and Microstructure of SnAgCuCe Soldered Joints in QFP Devices

Increasing global concern about the environment is bringing regulatory （European directives） and consumer （＂green products＂） pressure on the electronics industry in Europe and Japan to reduce or completely eliminate the use of lead （Pb） in products. Among all lead-free solder alloys, SnAgCu solder system, which has better thermo-mechanical properties compared with those of SnPb solder, is proven to be one of the promising candidates for electronic assembly. Previous work also revealed that adding a small amount of rare earth Ce into SnAgCu solder can visibly improve the properties and inhibit the excessive growth of the intermetallic compound layer. Thermal fatigue properties of SnAgCuCe soldered joints in QFP devices under thermal conditions have been investigated by finite element method and experiments. Based on creep model of low stress and high stress, corresponding creep subroutine was established for simulating the stress and strain response of SnAgCuCe soldered joint from -55 ℃ to 125 ℃, and fatigue life was calculated using creep fatigue life prediction equation. Moreover, thermal cycling experiments were conducted, the experimental results were found to be close to the simulated results. In addition, the tensile force of SnAgCuCe soldered joints decreased with increasing number of thermal cycles, and the fracture mechanism transformed from toughness fracture to brittle intergranular fracture. Moreover the tensile force changes and fracture microstructure evolution could benefit the quantitative evaluations of the mechanical performances of lead-free soldered joints under thermal cycling loadings.

Effects of Shot Peening Process on Thermal Cycling Lifetime of TBCs Prepared by EB-PVD

Conventional two-layered thermal barrier coatings （TBCs） are prepared by electron beam physical vapor deposition （EB-PVD） with ZrO2-8 wt% Y2O3 （8YSZ） as top coat and CoCrAlY as bond coat on disk-shaped Ni based super-alloy. In this paper, three kinds of shot peening process with different lengths of operating time were adopted for bond coating. As a result, changes took place in its surface roughness and the surface micro-hardness. A thermal cycling test at 1 273 Kx55 rain and another at room temperature for 5 min were performed to study the effects of shot peening process on the thermal cycling lifetime of TBCs. It is found that a moderate shot peening process will be able to prolong the life time. The oxidation dynamic of the as-processed TBCs basically accords with the parabolic rule, and the oxidation test also attests to the spallation between YSZ and thermal growth oxide （TGO） responsible mainly for the failure of TBCs.