The Ti-5Al-2Sn-4Zr-4Mo-2Cr-1Fe(β-CEZ)alloy is considered as a potential structural material in the aviation industry due to its outstanding strength and corrosion resistance.Electrochemical machining(ECM)is an effici...The Ti-5Al-2Sn-4Zr-4Mo-2Cr-1Fe(β-CEZ)alloy is considered as a potential structural material in the aviation industry due to its outstanding strength and corrosion resistance.Electrochemical machining(ECM)is an efficient and low-cost technology for manufacturing theβ-CEZ alloy.In ECM,the machining parameter selection and tool design are based on the electrochemical dissolution behavior of the materials.In this study,the electrochemical dissolution behaviors of theβ-CEZ and Ti-6Al-4V(TC4)alloys in NaNO3solution are discussed.The open circuit potential(OCP),Tafel polarization,potentiodynamic polarization,electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS),and current efficiency curves of theβ-CEZ and TC4 alloys are analyzed.The results show that,compared to the TC4 alloy,the passivation film structure is denser and the charge transfer resistance in the dissolution process is greater for theβ-CEZ alloy.Moreover,the dissolved surface morphology of the two titanium-based alloys under different current densities are analyzed.Under low current densities,theβ-CEZ alloy surface comprises dissolution pits and dissolved products,while the TC4 alloy surface comprises a porous honeycomb structure.Under high current densities,the surface waviness of both the alloys improves and the TC4 alloy surface is flatter and smoother than theβ-CEZ alloy surface.Finally,the electrochemical dissolution models ofβ-CEZ and TC4 alloys are proposed.展开更多
To investigate the effectiveness of self-made zinc alloy sacrificial anode material for the protection of reinforcement in concrete under chlorine salt erosion environment,salt solution immersion corrosion and electro...To investigate the effectiveness of self-made zinc alloy sacrificial anode material for the protection of reinforcement in concrete under chlorine salt erosion environment,salt solution immersion corrosion and electromigration accelerated corrosion tests were used to evaluate the effectiveness of self-made zinc alloy anode with the help of relevant cathodic protection guidelines and evaluation criteria for the corrosion of reinforcement in concrete.The results showed that the protection was effective because the potential of the zinc alloy anode protection steel bar in the salt solution satis?ed the“-780 mV(SCE)”validity criterion.The self-corrosion potential(E_(corr))of the sacri?cial anode protection steel in concrete was greater than-276 mV,and the protective current density of the zinc alloy anode was 1-3μA·cm^(-2),which met the standards of EN12696-2000,further indicating that the self-made zinc alloy sacri?cial anode had a good protection combining with the polarization resistance and the appearance of the corroded surface of the steel in concrete.The microscopic morphology of the corroded surface and the composition of the corrosion products indicates that the mortar of the self-made zinc alloy anode has a lower pH than the imported anodes,so the long-term protection of the selfmade zinc alloy sacri?cial anode needs to be further improved.展开更多
The electrochemical corrosion behaviour of three Zr-Ag alloys (Zr-1Ag, Zr-3Ag and Zr-5Ag) was investigated. Open circuit potential, linear potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) ...The electrochemical corrosion behaviour of three Zr-Ag alloys (Zr-1Ag, Zr-3Ag and Zr-5Ag) was investigated. Open circuit potential, linear potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques were employed in aerated artificial saliva (pH = 4.0) at 37°C. Silver alloying additions are found to be effective in enhancing the corrosion resistance of zirconium in artificial saliva environment. In fact, Zr-Ag alloys exhibit higher open circuit potentials, larger breakdown potentials and higher impedance values as compared to cp Zr. This behaviour can be ascribed to the formation of a thicker and more stable passive film with increasing compactness, able to provide better protection against the corrosion attack.展开更多
The corrosion behavior of Mg-8Li-3Zn-Al alloy was investigated in neutral 3.5%NaCl aqueous solution by morphology observation and electrochemical tests.The weight loss method was to measure the corrosion rate.The elec...The corrosion behavior of Mg-8Li-3Zn-Al alloy was investigated in neutral 3.5%NaCl aqueous solution by morphology observation and electrochemical tests.The weight loss method was to measure the corrosion rate.The electrochemical results indicated that the corrosion resistance of Mg-8Li-3Zn-Al alloy in 3.5%NaCl solution is poorer than that in distilled water.The Cl-anion leads to the initiation and development of the corrosion pits.And the corrosion products are mainly Mg(OH)_(2).展开更多
Fuel cells are considered to be one of the ideal alternatives to traditional fossil energy conversion devices.Membrane electrodes are the core components in the hydrogen fuel cells.Our work reported the synthesis of t...Fuel cells are considered to be one of the ideal alternatives to traditional fossil energy conversion devices.Membrane electrodes are the core components in the hydrogen fuel cells.Our work reported the synthesis of the Pt/C catalysts with different Pt loading,and by changing the Nafion content,hot pressing temperature and hot pressing pressure,the catalyst coated membrane(CCM)spraying process was optimized.Moreover,the three-dimensional structure model of the single battery membrane electrode was studied quantitatively,and the porous membrane electrode with gradient distribution was fabricated under optimized processing conditions,with excellent electrical performance.展开更多
In this work,graphene-modified epoxy-based anti-corrosion coatings were prepared and the influence of graphene on the anti-corrosion performance of the epoxy-based coatings was investigated with water contact angle te...In this work,graphene-modified epoxy-based anti-corrosion coatings were prepared and the influence of graphene on the anti-corrosion performance of the epoxy-based coatings was investigated with water contact angle test,chemical solution immersion test,and electrochemical test.The water contact angle and chemical solution resistance of the epoxy-based coatings were improved with an increase in graphene content from 0 to 0.4%.These results prove that addition of graphene can significantly improve the hydrophobicity and impermeability of epoxybased coatings.However,when the graphene content was increased to 0.5%,the performance of the epoxy-based coatings decreased because of graphene aggregation.Tafel polarization results showthat graphene addition can significantly reduce the corrosion current density and corrosion potential of epoxy-based coatings,which enhance their anti-corrosion performance.展开更多
The corrosion behavior of corrosion resistant steel(CRS) in a simulated wet–dry acid humid environment was investigated and compared with carbon steel(CS) using corrosion loss, polarization curves, X-ray diffraction(...The corrosion behavior of corrosion resistant steel(CRS) in a simulated wet–dry acid humid environment was investigated and compared with carbon steel(CS) using corrosion loss, polarization curves, X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), electron probe micro-analysis(EPMA), N_2 adsorption, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). The results show that the corrosion kinetics of both steels were closely related to the composition and compactness of the rust, and the electrochemical properties of rusted steel. Small amounts of Cu, Cr, and Ni in CRS increased the amount of amorphous phases and decreased the content of γ-Fe OOH in the rust, resulting in higher compactness and electrochemical stability of the CRS rust. The elements Cu, Cr, and Ni were uniformly distributed in the CRS rust and formed CuFeO_2, Cu_2O, CrOOH, NiFe_2O_4, and Ni_2O_3, which enhanced the corrosion resistance of CRS in the wet–dry acid humid environment.展开更多
Mineral oxidation leaching in the anode area is the key step in slurry electrolysis.By adopting the slow linear potential scanning method during slurry electrolysis,this study investigated the steady-state polarizatio...Mineral oxidation leaching in the anode area is the key step in slurry electrolysis.By adopting the slow linear potential scanning method during slurry electrolysis,this study investigated the steady-state polarization curve of a pure stibnite mineral on a graphite anode.In addition,the influence of the mineral particle size,liquid–solid ratio,stirring speed,and temperature on the collision oxidation of the mineral with the anode was studied.Based on the different oxidation reactions,the potential range can be divided into three intervals:the low-potential interval with a potential lower than 0.75 V,an intermediatepotential interval with a potential within 0.75–1.2 V,and a high-potential interval with a potential higher than 1.2 V.The collision oxidation of the mineral with the anode occurred in all three intervals.The oxidation of Sb(III)also appeared in the intermediate-and high-potential intervals,and chlorine evolution occurred in the high-potential interval.Therefore,the low-potential interval was determined to be a suitable potential interval for the slurry electrolysis process.In the low-potential interval,the particle size,liquid–solid ratio,and stirring speed had little effect on the oxidation rate of the minerals.As the temperature increased,the stibnite oxidation rate and exchange current density increased.Overall,the direct collision oxidation rate of stibnite was relatively low and the current densities under all the investigated conditions were lower than 0.4 mA·cm^(-2.This indicates that it is difficult to realize industrial production while relying solely on this process.展开更多
In this work,we describe the development of Polar Gini Curve,a method for characterizing cluster markers by analyzing single-cell RNA sequencing(scRNA-seq)data.Polar Gini Curve combines the gene expression and the 2D ...In this work,we describe the development of Polar Gini Curve,a method for characterizing cluster markers by analyzing single-cell RNA sequencing(scRNA-seq)data.Polar Gini Curve combines the gene expression and the 2D coordinates(“spatial”)information to detect patterns of uniformity in any clustered cells from scRNA-seq data.We demonstrate that Polar Gini Curve can help users characterize the shape and density distribution of cells in a particular cluster,which can be generated during routine scRNA-seq data analysis.To quantify the extent to which a gene is uniformly distributed in a cell cluster space,we combine two polar Gini curves(PGCs)—one drawn upon the cell-points expressing the gene(the“foreground curve”)and the other drawn upon all cell-points in the cluster(the“background curve”).We show that genes with highly dissimilar foreground and background curves tend not to uniformly distributed in the cell cluster—thus having spatially divergent gene expression patterns within the cluster.Genes with similar foreground and background curves tend to uniformly distributed in the cell cluster—thus having uniform gene expression patterns within the cluster.Such quantitative attributes of PGCs can be applied to sensitively discover biomarkers across clusters from scRNA-seq data.We demonstrate the performance of the Polar Gini Curve framework in several simulation case studies.Using this framework to analyze a real-world neonatal mouse heart cell dataset,the detected biomarkers may characterize novel subtypes of cardiac muscle cells.The source code and data for Polar Gini Curve could be found at http://discovery.informatics.uab.edu/PGC/or https://figshare.com/projects/Polar_Gini_Curve/76749.展开更多
To achieve hydrodynamic design excellence in Autonomous Underwater Vehicles(AUVs)largely depends on the accurate prediction of lift and drag forces.The study presents Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD)-based lift and d...To achieve hydrodynamic design excellence in Autonomous Underwater Vehicles(AUVs)largely depends on the accurate prediction of lift and drag forces.The study presents Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD)-based lift and drag estimations of a novel torpedo-shaped flight-style AUV with bow-wings.The horizontal bow-wings are provided to accommodate the electromagnetic arrays used to perform the cable detection and tracking operations near the seabed.The hydrodynamic performance of the AUV due to addition of these horizontal bow-wings is required to be investigated,particularly at the initial design stage.Hence,CFD techniques are employed to compute the lift and drag forces observed by the flight-style AUV,maneuvering underwater at different angles of attack and varying speeds.The Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations(RANSE)closure is achieved by employing the modified k-ϵ model and Two-Scale Wall Function(2-SWF)approach is used for boundary layer treatment.Further,the study also highlights the unique mesh refinement and solution-adaptive meshing techniques to perform the CFD simulations in Solidworks Flow Simulation(SWFS)environment.The drag polar curve for flight-style AUV with and without bow-wings is generated using the computed lift and drag coefficients.The curve provided essential insights for achieving hydrodynamically efficient and optimized AUV design.From the drag polar curve,it is revealed that due to horizontal bow-wings,the flight-style AUV is capable to generate higher lift with less drag and thus,it gives better lift-to-drag ratio compared to the AUV without bow-wings.Moreover,simulated results of axial drag observed by the AUV have also been compared with free-running experimental results and are found in good agreement.展开更多
A cathodic plasma electrolytic nitriding(CPEN)treatment with a urea aqueous solution was performed on 316L stainless steel to rapidly improve its surface properties in this work.Test results show that the PEG2000 macr...A cathodic plasma electrolytic nitriding(CPEN)treatment with a urea aqueous solution was performed on 316L stainless steel to rapidly improve its surface properties in this work.Test results show that the PEG2000 macromolecules increased the nitriding energy via enhancing the ability to bond the produced gas film to the metal/electrolyte interface.The cross-sectional morphologies indicate that a thick nitrided layer was obtained when the urea concentration was 543 g I^-1,corresponding to a Vickers hardness 450 HV(0.1),which was 3.5 times larger than that of the substrate.The nitrided layer mainly contained expanded austenite(γN),oxides and iron nitrides(e.g.,Fe3O4 and FeN(0.076)).In terms of its performance,coefficient of friction(COF)of the nitride layer decreased to nearly two-thirds that of the untreated layer,and the passivation current densities of the nitrided sample in a 3.5%NaCl solution decreased by an order of magnitude compared to that of the substrate.Therefore,the approach presented herein provides an attractive way to modify the effect of CPEN in a urea aqueous solution.展开更多
Composite coating of Ni-Cu-P alloys containing TiN particles was prepared by electroless technique based on the excellent wear resistance of TiN and better anti-corrosion property of electroless Ni-Cu-P alloys on carb...Composite coating of Ni-Cu-P alloys containing TiN particles was prepared by electroless technique based on the excellent wear resistance of TiN and better anti-corrosion property of electroless Ni-Cu-P alloys on carbon steel surfaces.Electrochemical method which uses Tafel polarization curves was carried out to study the corrosion performance of the coating.The results indicate that the anti-corrosion ability of the Ni-Cu-P-TiN composite coating(7.92 μA) is almost doubled compared with that of the as-coated Ni-P(13.60 μA).Furthermore,heat treatment results in first increase and then decrease in anticorrosion ability.And the Ni-Cu-P-TiN composite coatings heat-treated for 40 min have maximum hardness of HV 960 and a self-corrosion current of 28.20 μA.The friction coefficient of electroless composite coatings was measured by end-facing tribometer.It is found that the friction coefficient of the Ni-Cu-P-TiN composite coating decreases apparently compared with those of Ni-P and Ni-Cu-P electroless coatings.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.92160301)the Industrial Technology Development Program,China(No.JCKY2021605 B026)。
文摘The Ti-5Al-2Sn-4Zr-4Mo-2Cr-1Fe(β-CEZ)alloy is considered as a potential structural material in the aviation industry due to its outstanding strength and corrosion resistance.Electrochemical machining(ECM)is an efficient and low-cost technology for manufacturing theβ-CEZ alloy.In ECM,the machining parameter selection and tool design are based on the electrochemical dissolution behavior of the materials.In this study,the electrochemical dissolution behaviors of theβ-CEZ and Ti-6Al-4V(TC4)alloys in NaNO3solution are discussed.The open circuit potential(OCP),Tafel polarization,potentiodynamic polarization,electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS),and current efficiency curves of theβ-CEZ and TC4 alloys are analyzed.The results show that,compared to the TC4 alloy,the passivation film structure is denser and the charge transfer resistance in the dissolution process is greater for theβ-CEZ alloy.Moreover,the dissolved surface morphology of the two titanium-based alloys under different current densities are analyzed.Under low current densities,theβ-CEZ alloy surface comprises dissolution pits and dissolved products,while the TC4 alloy surface comprises a porous honeycomb structure.Under high current densities,the surface waviness of both the alloys improves and the TC4 alloy surface is flatter and smoother than theβ-CEZ alloy surface.Finally,the electrochemical dissolution models ofβ-CEZ and TC4 alloys are proposed.
基金Funded by Gansu Provincial Department of Transport Scientific Research Project(Nos.2017-16,2017-19)Science and Technology Program of Gansu Provincial Department of Housing and Construction(No.JK2021-11)+2 种基金Science and Technology Project of Gansu Provincial Department of Transportation(No.202102)Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province(No.20JR10RA170)Gansu Provincial Department of Transportation 2021 the First Batch of the Unveiling of the Hanging System Projects。
文摘To investigate the effectiveness of self-made zinc alloy sacrificial anode material for the protection of reinforcement in concrete under chlorine salt erosion environment,salt solution immersion corrosion and electromigration accelerated corrosion tests were used to evaluate the effectiveness of self-made zinc alloy anode with the help of relevant cathodic protection guidelines and evaluation criteria for the corrosion of reinforcement in concrete.The results showed that the protection was effective because the potential of the zinc alloy anode protection steel bar in the salt solution satis?ed the“-780 mV(SCE)”validity criterion.The self-corrosion potential(E_(corr))of the sacri?cial anode protection steel in concrete was greater than-276 mV,and the protective current density of the zinc alloy anode was 1-3μA·cm^(-2),which met the standards of EN12696-2000,further indicating that the self-made zinc alloy sacri?cial anode had a good protection combining with the polarization resistance and the appearance of the corroded surface of the steel in concrete.The microscopic morphology of the corroded surface and the composition of the corrosion products indicates that the mortar of the self-made zinc alloy anode has a lower pH than the imported anodes,so the long-term protection of the selfmade zinc alloy sacri?cial anode needs to be further improved.
文摘The electrochemical corrosion behaviour of three Zr-Ag alloys (Zr-1Ag, Zr-3Ag and Zr-5Ag) was investigated. Open circuit potential, linear potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques were employed in aerated artificial saliva (pH = 4.0) at 37°C. Silver alloying additions are found to be effective in enhancing the corrosion resistance of zirconium in artificial saliva environment. In fact, Zr-Ag alloys exhibit higher open circuit potentials, larger breakdown potentials and higher impedance values as compared to cp Zr. This behaviour can be ascribed to the formation of a thicker and more stable passive film with increasing compactness, able to provide better protection against the corrosion attack.
基金This work was supported by the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41276074)National Research Program of China(No.2014CB643304).
文摘The corrosion behavior of Mg-8Li-3Zn-Al alloy was investigated in neutral 3.5%NaCl aqueous solution by morphology observation and electrochemical tests.The weight loss method was to measure the corrosion rate.The electrochemical results indicated that the corrosion resistance of Mg-8Li-3Zn-Al alloy in 3.5%NaCl solution is poorer than that in distilled water.The Cl-anion leads to the initiation and development of the corrosion pits.And the corrosion products are mainly Mg(OH)_(2).
基金This work was financially supported by China Petrochemical Corporation(ST 20006-1,ST 20006-2).
文摘Fuel cells are considered to be one of the ideal alternatives to traditional fossil energy conversion devices.Membrane electrodes are the core components in the hydrogen fuel cells.Our work reported the synthesis of the Pt/C catalysts with different Pt loading,and by changing the Nafion content,hot pressing temperature and hot pressing pressure,the catalyst coated membrane(CCM)spraying process was optimized.Moreover,the three-dimensional structure model of the single battery membrane electrode was studied quantitatively,and the porous membrane electrode with gradient distribution was fabricated under optimized processing conditions,with excellent electrical performance.
文摘In this work,graphene-modified epoxy-based anti-corrosion coatings were prepared and the influence of graphene on the anti-corrosion performance of the epoxy-based coatings was investigated with water contact angle test,chemical solution immersion test,and electrochemical test.The water contact angle and chemical solution resistance of the epoxy-based coatings were improved with an increase in graphene content from 0 to 0.4%.These results prove that addition of graphene can significantly improve the hydrophobicity and impermeability of epoxybased coatings.However,when the graphene content was increased to 0.5%,the performance of the epoxy-based coatings decreased because of graphene aggregation.Tafel polarization results showthat graphene addition can significantly reduce the corrosion current density and corrosion potential of epoxy-based coatings,which enhance their anti-corrosion performance.
基金the funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51571027)
文摘The corrosion behavior of corrosion resistant steel(CRS) in a simulated wet–dry acid humid environment was investigated and compared with carbon steel(CS) using corrosion loss, polarization curves, X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), electron probe micro-analysis(EPMA), N_2 adsorption, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). The results show that the corrosion kinetics of both steels were closely related to the composition and compactness of the rust, and the electrochemical properties of rusted steel. Small amounts of Cu, Cr, and Ni in CRS increased the amount of amorphous phases and decreased the content of γ-Fe OOH in the rust, resulting in higher compactness and electrochemical stability of the CRS rust. The elements Cu, Cr, and Ni were uniformly distributed in the CRS rust and formed CuFeO_2, Cu_2O, CrOOH, NiFe_2O_4, and Ni_2O_3, which enhanced the corrosion resistance of CRS in the wet–dry acid humid environment.
基金supported by the National Key Research&Development Program of China(2019YFC1908404)the Major Science and Technology Projects of Qinghai Province(2018-GXA7)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51604030)。
文摘Mineral oxidation leaching in the anode area is the key step in slurry electrolysis.By adopting the slow linear potential scanning method during slurry electrolysis,this study investigated the steady-state polarization curve of a pure stibnite mineral on a graphite anode.In addition,the influence of the mineral particle size,liquid–solid ratio,stirring speed,and temperature on the collision oxidation of the mineral with the anode was studied.Based on the different oxidation reactions,the potential range can be divided into three intervals:the low-potential interval with a potential lower than 0.75 V,an intermediatepotential interval with a potential within 0.75–1.2 V,and a high-potential interval with a potential higher than 1.2 V.The collision oxidation of the mineral with the anode occurred in all three intervals.The oxidation of Sb(III)also appeared in the intermediate-and high-potential intervals,and chlorine evolution occurred in the high-potential interval.Therefore,the low-potential interval was determined to be a suitable potential interval for the slurry electrolysis process.In the low-potential interval,the particle size,liquid–solid ratio,and stirring speed had little effect on the oxidation rate of the minerals.As the temperature increased,the stibnite oxidation rate and exchange current density increased.Overall,the direct collision oxidation rate of stibnite was relatively low and the current densities under all the investigated conditions were lower than 0.4 mA·cm^(-2.This indicates that it is difficult to realize industrial production while relying solely on this process.
基金The work is partly supported by the National Institutes of Health,Center for Clinical and Translational Science grant award,USA(Grant No.U54TR002731)to the University of Alabama at Birmingham(UAB)where JYC is a co-investigator,the Network Biology Modeling to Enhance Bioinformatic Characterization of Heart Regeneration grant by University of Maryland where JYC is a co-investigator,a research start-up fund provided by the UAB Informatics Institute to JYC,and the National Cancer Institute grant award,USA(Grant No.U01CA223976),to which JYC is a co-investigator.
文摘In this work,we describe the development of Polar Gini Curve,a method for characterizing cluster markers by analyzing single-cell RNA sequencing(scRNA-seq)data.Polar Gini Curve combines the gene expression and the 2D coordinates(“spatial”)information to detect patterns of uniformity in any clustered cells from scRNA-seq data.We demonstrate that Polar Gini Curve can help users characterize the shape and density distribution of cells in a particular cluster,which can be generated during routine scRNA-seq data analysis.To quantify the extent to which a gene is uniformly distributed in a cell cluster space,we combine two polar Gini curves(PGCs)—one drawn upon the cell-points expressing the gene(the“foreground curve”)and the other drawn upon all cell-points in the cluster(the“background curve”).We show that genes with highly dissimilar foreground and background curves tend not to uniformly distributed in the cell cluster—thus having spatially divergent gene expression patterns within the cluster.Genes with similar foreground and background curves tend to uniformly distributed in the cell cluster—thus having uniform gene expression patterns within the cluster.Such quantitative attributes of PGCs can be applied to sensitively discover biomarkers across clusters from scRNA-seq data.We demonstrate the performance of the Polar Gini Curve framework in several simulation case studies.Using this framework to analyze a real-world neonatal mouse heart cell dataset,the detected biomarkers may characterize novel subtypes of cardiac muscle cells.The source code and data for Polar Gini Curve could be found at http://discovery.informatics.uab.edu/PGC/or https://figshare.com/projects/Polar_Gini_Curve/76749.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52131101 and 52071153)in part by Hubei Natural Science Foundation for Innovation Groups(Grant No.2021CFA026).
文摘To achieve hydrodynamic design excellence in Autonomous Underwater Vehicles(AUVs)largely depends on the accurate prediction of lift and drag forces.The study presents Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD)-based lift and drag estimations of a novel torpedo-shaped flight-style AUV with bow-wings.The horizontal bow-wings are provided to accommodate the electromagnetic arrays used to perform the cable detection and tracking operations near the seabed.The hydrodynamic performance of the AUV due to addition of these horizontal bow-wings is required to be investigated,particularly at the initial design stage.Hence,CFD techniques are employed to compute the lift and drag forces observed by the flight-style AUV,maneuvering underwater at different angles of attack and varying speeds.The Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations(RANSE)closure is achieved by employing the modified k-ϵ model and Two-Scale Wall Function(2-SWF)approach is used for boundary layer treatment.Further,the study also highlights the unique mesh refinement and solution-adaptive meshing techniques to perform the CFD simulations in Solidworks Flow Simulation(SWFS)environment.The drag polar curve for flight-style AUV with and without bow-wings is generated using the computed lift and drag coefficients.The curve provided essential insights for achieving hydrodynamically efficient and optimized AUV design.From the drag polar curve,it is revealed that due to horizontal bow-wings,the flight-style AUV is capable to generate higher lift with less drag and thus,it gives better lift-to-drag ratio compared to the AUV without bow-wings.Moreover,simulated results of axial drag observed by the AUV have also been compared with free-running experimental results and are found in good agreement.
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51771027)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No.FRF-BD-18-019A)+1 种基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2017YFB0702100)the National Environmental Corrosion Platform
文摘A cathodic plasma electrolytic nitriding(CPEN)treatment with a urea aqueous solution was performed on 316L stainless steel to rapidly improve its surface properties in this work.Test results show that the PEG2000 macromolecules increased the nitriding energy via enhancing the ability to bond the produced gas film to the metal/electrolyte interface.The cross-sectional morphologies indicate that a thick nitrided layer was obtained when the urea concentration was 543 g I^-1,corresponding to a Vickers hardness 450 HV(0.1),which was 3.5 times larger than that of the substrate.The nitrided layer mainly contained expanded austenite(γN),oxides and iron nitrides(e.g.,Fe3O4 and FeN(0.076)).In terms of its performance,coefficient of friction(COF)of the nitride layer decreased to nearly two-thirds that of the untreated layer,and the passivation current densities of the nitrided sample in a 3.5%NaCl solution decreased by an order of magnitude compared to that of the substrate.Therefore,the approach presented herein provides an attractive way to modify the effect of CPEN in a urea aqueous solution.
基金financially supported by the Project of Hunan Province Science and Technology (No. 2013GK2025)the Project of Changsha Science and Technology (No. k1403375-11)the Industry-University-Research Cooperation of Qingyuan City (Nos.2013B01,2015B04 and 2015D009)。
文摘Composite coating of Ni-Cu-P alloys containing TiN particles was prepared by electroless technique based on the excellent wear resistance of TiN and better anti-corrosion property of electroless Ni-Cu-P alloys on carbon steel surfaces.Electrochemical method which uses Tafel polarization curves was carried out to study the corrosion performance of the coating.The results indicate that the anti-corrosion ability of the Ni-Cu-P-TiN composite coating(7.92 μA) is almost doubled compared with that of the as-coated Ni-P(13.60 μA).Furthermore,heat treatment results in first increase and then decrease in anticorrosion ability.And the Ni-Cu-P-TiN composite coatings heat-treated for 40 min have maximum hardness of HV 960 and a self-corrosion current of 28.20 μA.The friction coefficient of electroless composite coatings was measured by end-facing tribometer.It is found that the friction coefficient of the Ni-Cu-P-TiN composite coating decreases apparently compared with those of Ni-P and Ni-Cu-P electroless coatings.
