Experimental Investigation of Performance of a Miniature Direct Methanol Fuel Cell in Short-Term Microgravity

Experimental study of a liquid fed direct methanol fuel cell has been conducted in different gravity environments. A small single cell with 5 cm x 5 cm active area has single serpentine channel on the graphite cathode polar plate and 11 parallel straight channels on the graphite anode flow bed. Cell voltage and current have been measured and two-phase flow in anode channels has been in situ visually observed. The experimental results indicate that the effect of gravity on power performance of the direct methanol fuel cell is large when the concentration polarization governs fuel cells operation. Gravitational effect becomes larger at higher current density. Increasing methanol feeding molarity is conducive to weaken the influence of gravity on performance of liquid fed direct methanol fuel cells. Increasing feeding flow rate of methanol solution from 6 to 15 ml/min could reduce the size of carbon dioxide bubbles, while the influence of gravity still exist. Transport phenomena inside direct methanol fuel cells in microgravity is also analyzed and discussed.

基于ARM920T的HIRFL-CSR前端总线控制器FBC-01

本文论述用于兰州重离子加速器冷却存储环(HIRFL-CSR)控制系统的前端总线系统控制器FBC-01的硬件设计。该控制器是基于0.8mmBGA封装的AT91RM9200(ARM9)处理器,运行嵌入式LINUX操作系统。控制器可以连接标准的VGA显示器、键盘、鼠标,具有通用的10M/100M以太网接口、USB接口、RS-232接口、485接口、CANBUS接口。可以带SD卡、CF���存储器。该控制器采用现场可编程的FPGA器件设计背板接口,并采用具有64mA高驱动能力的总线驱动器,不仅符合VME规范的电气要求,而且具有灵活的接口信号定义可编程能力,是HIRFL-CSR控制系统的关键部件。

高位置分辨平行板雪崩室的研制

描述了灵敏面积为 10 0 mm× 10 0 mm和 150 mm× 150 mm两维位置灵敏雪崩室。采用分块结构 ,电极从两端分前后点引出 ,增加了延迟线的长度 ,延迟线跨边连接和在大气中直接封真空技术。在流动的 4 2 0 Pa的正庚烷气体中 ,用2 52 Cf���变源对探测器的性能进行了测试 ,得到Δx=Δy=1mm的位置分辨。

Modification of Fe/Cu Multilayers under 2-MeV Xe20+ Irradiation

Multilayers with a structure of Si/[Fe(10 nm)/CU(10 nm)](5) were deposited on Si(100) substrates and then irradiated at room temperature by using 2-MeV Xe20+. The modifications of the multilayers were characterized using a depth profile analysis of the Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) data and the evolution of crystallite structures of the multilayers were analyzed by using X-ray diffraction (XRD). The AES depth profiles indicated that de-mixing of the Fe and the Cu layers was observed at low ion fluences, but inter-mixing of the Fe and the Cu layers was found at high ion fluences and destroyed the layered structure of the multilayers. The obtained XRD patterns showed that, after irradiation by 2-MeV Xe20+ at; 2 x 10(16) ions/cm(2), the peaks of the multilayers related to a Cu-based fee solid solution and an Fe-based bee solid solution phase became visible, which implied that the inter-mixing at the Fe/Cu interface resulted in the formation of new phases. A possible mechanism of modification in the Fe/Cu multilayers induced by ion irradiation is briefly discussed.