A study of the suppression of the high-temperature helium embrittlement in an oxide-particle dispersion strengthened alloy

In this paper, an investigation on the micro-structure of an Fe-base oxide-dispersion-strengthened (ODS) alloy irradiated with high-energy Ne-20 ions to different doses at a temperature around 0.5T(m) (T-m is the melting point of the alloy) is presented. Investigation with the transmission electron microscopy found that the accelerated growth of voids at grain-boundaries, which is usually a concern in conventional Fe-base alloys under conditions of inert-gas implantation, was not observed in the ODS alloy irradiated even to the highest dose (12000 at.ppm Ne). The reason is ascribed to the enhanced recombination of point defects and strong trapping of Ne atoms at the interfaces of the nano-scale oxide particles in grains. The study showed that ODS alloys have good resistance to the high-temperature inter-granular embrittlement due to inert-gas accumulation, exhibiting prominence of application in harsh situations of considerable helium production at elevated temperatures like in a fusion reactor.

流程工业过程数据的多粒度分析方法及应用研究

现代流程工业产生了大量与生产状态相关的过程数据，其庞大的规模凸显了传统数据分析方法运算复杂度过高、分析规模受限的不足。同时，流程工业生产过程中所包含的一些复杂性，如传感器数据中的高噪音以及异步采样所导致的数据时标不统一等，都增加了过程数据分析的难度。 为了应对上述挑战，本文将粒度计算的思想引入流程工业中的过程数据分析领域。粒度计算是信息处理领域中一种新兴的概念和计算范式，其核心思想是通过适度放松精度要求，在较大粒度上进行分析以提高方法整体的效率和鲁棒性。 本文重点研究了面向过程数据的粒度化分析方法，并围绕该方法的关键性质展开了深入细致的论证，在此基础上给出了选择粒度的方法和准则，最后我们还通过具体实例对上述方法的有效性进行了应用验证。 论文的主要贡献体现在： (1)将粒度计算的思想和过程数据分析方法相结合，提出了一种粒度化的过程数据分析方法，并证明了在特定条件下粒度化的数据分析能够得到原问题解的下界或下确界，为粒度化过程数据分析方法奠定了坚实的理论基础。 (2)深入探讨了不同粒度下过程数据分析的计算复杂性变化情况，提出了一种利用多粒度分析挑选最佳分析粒度的方法。该方法针对现有数据分析方法难于应对海量数据的缺点，可以根据具体应用的精度需求灵活地调整分析粒度，从而降低数据分析的总体计算复杂性。 (3)针对过程数据分析中面临的稳态周期评估问题，提出了一种基于多粒度分析的过程数据稳态周期检测算法。该算法基于我们提出的过程数据质量评估指标，能够灵活地调整查询周期，提供符合应用系统质量需求的数据，同时尽量减少运行开销。 (4)针对大规模软测量面临的计算效率问题，提出了一种基于多粒度分析的软测量方法。该方法通过构建一组粒度化的软测量模型，并依次在多个粒度中求解，最终确定一个既能满足特定精度需求又能确保运算效率最高的粒度。该方法已经得到实践检验并取得良好的效果。

流程工业过程数据的多粒度分析方法与应用研究

现代流程工业产生了大量与生产状态相关的过程数据，其庞大的规模凸显了传统数据分析方法运算复杂度过高、分析规模受限的不足。同时，流程工业生产过程中所包含的一些复杂性，如传感器数据中的高噪音以及异步采样所导致的数据时标不统一等，都增加了过程数据分析的难度。 为了应对上述挑战，本文将粒度计算的思想引入流程工业中的过程数据分析领域。粒度计算是信息处理领域中一种新兴的概念和计算范式，其核心思想是通过适度放松精度要求，在较大粒度上进行分析以提高方法整体的效率和鲁棒性。 本文重点研究了面向过程数据的粒度化分析方法，并围绕该方法的关键性质展开了深入细致的论证，在此基础上给出了选择粒度的方法和准则，最后我们还通过具体实例对上述方法的有效性进行了应用验证。 论文的主要贡献体现在： (1)将粒度计算的思想和过程数据分析方法相结合，提出了一种粒度化的过程数据分析方法，并证明了在特定条件下粒度化的数据分析能够得到原问题解的下界或下确界，为粒度化过程数据分析方法奠定了坚实的理论基础。 (2)深入探讨了不同粒度下过程数据分析的计算复杂性变化情况，提出了一种利用多粒度分析挑选最佳分析粒度的方法。该方法针对现有数据分析方法难于应对海量数据的缺点，可以根据具体应用的精度需求灵活地调整分析粒度，从而降低数据分析的总体计算复杂性。 (3)针对过程数据分析中面临的稳态周期评估问题，提出了一种基于多粒度分析的过程数据稳态周期检测算法。该算法基于我们提出的过程数据质量评估指标，能够灵活地调整查询周期，提供符合应用系统质量需求的数据，同时尽量减少运行开销。 (4)针对大规模软测量面临的计算效率问题，提出了一种基于多粒度分析的软测量方法。该方法通过构建一组粒度化的软测量模型，并依次在多个粒度中求解，最终确定一个既能满足特定精度需求又能确保运算效率最高的粒度。该方法已经得到实践检验并取得良好的效果。

Microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-4Al-4Nd-0.5Zn-0.3Mn alloy

Mg-4Al-4Nd-0.5Zn-0.3Mn alloy was prepared by metal mould casting method. Microstructure, aging behavior, mechanical properties and fracture morphology of the alloy were investigated. The results showed that alpha-Mg, Al-11 Nd-3, Al2Nd and Mg-32(Al,Zn)(49) phases were the main phases of the as-cast alloy. And the long rod-like Al-11 Nd-3 phase was decomposed to granular Al2Nd through T6 heat treatment. The tensile strength was also enhanced by T6 treatment. The yield strength was increased by 17% and 21% at RT and 150 degrees C, respectively. It was mainly because that the precipitates were refined through T6 treatment and this became more benefit to hinder dislocations slipping.

Synthesis of dodecenyl succinic anhydride (DDSA) corn starch

Dodecenly succinic anhydride (DDSA) starches were prepared commercially by the base catalyzed reaction of DDSA in pre-emulsion with starch granular in aqueous slurry. The results indicated that the degree of substitution and reaction efficiency were 0.0256% and 42.7%, respectively, at the parameters for the preparation of DDSA starches in starch slurry 30%, DDSA/starch radio 10% (wt/wt), pH 8.5-9.0, reaction temperature 313 K. After modification, product surface chemical composite had been changed which was prone to migrate into less polar solution. The chemical structural characteristics were investigated by methods of FTIR and H-1 NMR. The results of X-ray diffraction showed the native A-type crystalline pattern, indicating that reaction of corn starch with DDSA caused no change in the crystalline structure. Compared to native starch, the hydrophobic performance of esters was greatly increased. With the DS increasing, contact angles were gradually increased, however, the adhesion works were decreased. The maximum contact angle of DDSA starch could attend to 123 degrees, and the corresponding adhesion work was 33.2 mJ m(-2).

Synthesis and characterization of polyethylene/clay-silica nanocomposites: A montmorillonite/silica-hybrid-supported catalyst and in situ polymerization

A novel approach to the preparation of polyethylene (PE) nanocomposites, with montmorillonite/silica hybrid (MT-Si) supported catalyst, was developed. MT-Si was prepared by depositing silica nanoparticles between galleries of the MT. A common zirconocene catalyst [bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride/methylaluminoxane] was fixed on the MT-Si surface by a simple method. After ethylene polymerization, two classes of nanofillers (clay layers and silica nanoparticles) were dispersed concurrently in the PE matrix and PE/clay-silica nanocomposites were obtained. Exfoliation of the clay layers and dispersion of the silica nanoparticles were examined with transmission electron microscopy. Physical properties of the nanocomposites were characterized by tensile tests, dynamic mechanical analysis, and DSC. The nanocomposites with a low nanofiller loading (<10 wt %) exhibited good mechanical properties. The nanocomposite powder produced with the supported catalyst had a granular morphology and a high bulk density, typical of a heterogeneous catalyst system.

Fabrication, characterization and conductivity of organic-inorganic hybrid Langmuir-Blodgett films based on polyquinoline and rare earth-substituted heteropolymolybdate

The organic/inorganic hybrid Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films were obtained by the compact organization of poly(1,2-dihydro-2,2,4-trimethyl)quinoline (PQ), octadecylamine (ODA) and rare earth-substituted heteropolymolybdates. They were characterized by surface pressure-area (pi-A) isotherms, absorption spectra, fluorescence spectra, atomic force microscope (AFM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The atomic force microscope revealed a granular surface texture of nanosized rare earth-substituted heteropolymolybdate. The scanning tunneling microscopy indicated that the hybrid LB films containing rare earth-substituted heteropolymolybdates had the better electrical conductivity than LB film of PQ/ODA.

Polydispersity of ethylene sequence length in metallocene ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymers. I. Characterized by thermal-fractionation technique

In this article, the polydispersity of the ethylene sequence length (ESL) in ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymers was studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and the thermal-fractionation technique. The crystal morphology observation by AFM showed that morphology changed gradually with decreasing average ESL from complete lamellae over shorter and more curved lamellae to a granular-like morphology, and the mixed morphology was observed after stepwise crystallization from phase-separated melt. This result indicated that the ethylene sequence with different lengths crystallized into a crystalline phase with a different size and stability at the copolymer systems. The thermal-fractionation technique was used to characterize the polydispersity of ESL. Three of the following statistical terms were introduced to describe the distribution of ESL and the lamellar thickness: the arithmetic mean (L) over bar (n), the weight mean (L) over bar (w), and the broadness index I = (L) over bar (w)/(L) over bar (n). It was concluded that the polydispersity of ESL could be quantitatively characterized by the thermal-fractionation technique. The effects of temperature range, temperature-dependent specific heat capacity C-p of copolymer, and the molecular weight on the results of thermal fractionation were discussed,

Formation of epsilon-FeXN/BN magnetic nanocomposite and its thermodynamic and kinetic analyses

A nanocomposite of nanometer-sized magnetic granular epsilon-FeXN embedded in a nonmagnetic amorphous boron nitride matrix was prepared by ball milling mixture of alpha-Fe and hexagonal boron nitride in argon atmosphere. The grain size of the epsilon-FeXN alloy was about 10-20 nm. The nitrogen concentration in the epsilon-FeXN alloy increases with extending milling time. Both thermodynamic calculation and the present experiment show that iron and nitrogen atoms have higher alloying driving force than iron and boron atoms. Analyses of thermodynamics and kinetics about formation of the epsilon-FeXN alloy suggested that the formation of the epsilon-FeXN alloy is related to amorphization of the hexagonal boron nitride and refinement of the alpha-Fe. II was found from the present experiment that a critical grain size of the alpha-Fe reacting with nitrogen in the amorphous boron nitride is about 8 nm.

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of Ch-penaeidin, an antimicrobial peptide from Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis

A new member of antimicrobial peptide genes of the penaeidin family, Ch-penaeidin, has been cloned from the haemocytes of Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis, by reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR), 3'-rapid amplification of cDNA end (3'-RACE) and smart cDNA methods. The Ch-penaeidin cDNA was 655 bp and the open reading frame of the cDNA encoded a 71 amino acid peptide. Ch-penaeidin contained a putative NH2-terminal signal Sequence (1-19) followed by a mature peptide (20-71). The sequence identify with other penaeidins from Litopenaeus vannamei and Litopenaeus setiferus is between 48% and 71%. The signal sequence of Ch-penaeidin is almost completely identical to that of other penaeidins, while differing relatively in the N-terminal domain of the mature peptide. Ch-penaeidin was designated as a novel member of class penaeidin 3 according to phylogenetic analysis. The Mature peptide. with a predicted molecular weight of 5589.32 Da, and a pI of 9.77, has eight positively charged amino acids and no negatively charged amino acids. The expression and distribution of Ch-penaeidin in Unchallenged shrimps were studied by RT-PCR, Northern blot and in situ hybridisation. The results showed that the Ch-penaeidin transcripts were detected in haemocytes (granular haemocytes), heart, gill, intestine, and subcuticular epithelia of the shrimp. and that Ch-penaeidin was constitutively expressed mainly in haemocytes. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infects specific hemocytes of the shrimp Penaeus merguiensis

White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) was specifically detected by PCR in Penaeus merguiensis hemocytes, hemolymph and plasma. This suggested a close association between the shrimp hemolymph and the virus. Three types of hemocyte from shrimp were isolated using flow cytometry. Dynamic changes of the hemocyte subpopulations in P. merguiensis at different times after infection were observed, indicating that the WSSV infection selectively affected specific subpopulations. Immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and a Wright-Giemsa double staining study of hemocyte types further confirmed the cellular localization of the virus in the infected hemocytes. Electron microscopy revealed virus particles in both vacuoles and the nucleus of the semigranular cells (SGC), as well as in the vacuoles of the granular cells (GC). However, no virus could be detected in the hyaline cells (HC). Our results suggest that the virus infects 2 types of shrimp hemocytes-GCs and SGCs. The SGC type contains higher virus loads and exhibits faster infection rates, and is apparently more susceptible to WSSV infection.

The lysosome and lysozyme response in Chinese shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis to Vibrio anguillarum and laminarin stimulation

The effect of laminarin and Vibrio anguillarum on neutral red retention (NRR) time of lysosome and lysozyme activity in blood cells was investigated in Chinese shrimp, Fenneropenaeus chinensis. In addition the variation, of total haemocyte counts (THC) and differential haemocyte counts (DHC) were dtermined simultaneously The. results showed that the lysosome membrane stability was significantly elongated with the longest NRR time for 180 min at 3 h after lamianrin injection, (p<0.05). The lysozyme activity of haemocytes showed a moderate increase simultaneously. THC also increased and with a highest percentage of semi-granular cell counts at 3 h after laminarin injection. However, the NRR time sharply decreased with the shortest NRR time for 13 min at 1.5 h after V. anguillarum injection. Compared to the control group, the lysozyme activity obviously increased after injection, which was demonstrated at 1.5 h though the THC decreased. The percentage of hyaline cells increased obviously after V. anguillarum injection (p<0.05). The results suggested that the shrimp immune status could be evaluated by using lysosome membrane stability and lysozyme activity. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Effects of infection of EGH-expressing Escherichia coli on haemocytes in Ciona intestinalis

The effects of infection of EGFP-expressing Escherichia coli on the haemocytes of the ascidian Ciona intestinalis were investigated. The results showed that THC of the infected individuals changed significantly. Hyaline amoebocytes phagocytosed E. coli in 5 min and excreted lysosome particles that attached to the surface of the bacteria. Granular amoebocytes released lots of particles for Immoral immunity while stem-cell-like haemocytes remained intact. With the increase in THC, the stem-cell-like haemocytes showed division and proliferation. A small portion of hyaline amoebocytes was at early apoptosis stage I h after infection and typical apoptosis bodies emerged in granular amoebocytes. A few of the infected haemocytes showed DNA damage using SCGE assay. Flow cytometry analysis revealed an obvious apoptosis peak in infected haemocytes. In conclusion, apoptosis was found to be an important immune response of ascidian haemocytes response to bacterial infection. To our best knowledge, this is the first report of the occurrence of apoptosis of haemocytes in ascidians. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Effective nonlinear AC response to composite with spherical particles

An effective nonlinear alternative-current (AC) response to granular nonlinear-composite with spherical inclusions embedded in a host medium under the action of an external AC field is investigated by using a perturbation approach. The local potentials of composite at higher harmonics are derived both in a region of local inclusion particles and in a local host region under the action of a sinusoidal field E-1 sin ω t + E-3 sin 3ω t. An effective nonlinear-response to composite and the relationship between the effective nonlinear-responses at the fundamental frequency and the third harmonics are also studied for the spherical inclusions in a dilute limit.

Effective AC response of nonlinear spherical coated composites

Under alternating current electric field, effective response of granular nonlinear composites with spherical coated inclusions is investigated in the dilute limit by using the perturbation approach. For an external sinusoidal applied field with finite frequency omega, the local fields and potentials of composites in general consist of components at all harmonics for cubic nonlinear constitutive relationships. We derive the local potentials of spherical coated composites at harmonics. Moreover, we give the formulae of the nonlinear effective AC susceptibility at the third harmonic frequency.