VGIS-COLLIDE: an effective collision detection algorithm for

Collision detection is an important component in simulation applications which are based on virtual geographic information system (VGIS). In this paper, an effective collision detection algorithm for multiple objects in VGIS, VGIS-COLLIDE, is presented. The algorithm firstly integrates existing quadtree, which is the global hierarchical structure of VGIS, with axis-aligned bounding box of object to perform the broad-phase of collision detection. After that, exact collision detection between two objects which have passed the broad-phase of collision detection is performed. The algorithm makes no assumption about input primitives or object's motion and is directly applicable to all triangulated models. It can be applicable to both rigid and deformable objects without preprocessing. The performance of the algorithm has been demonstrated in several environments consisting of a high number of objects with hundreds of thousands of triangles.

Grafting acrylic acid onto polypropylene by reactive extrusion with pre-irradiated PP as initiator

In this paper, the modification of polypropylene (PP) with acrylic acid (AA) by reactive extrusion using pre-irradiated PP (rPP) as initiator was investigated. It was found the relatively high graft degree (Gd) and slight degradation of modified PP was obtained when 20 wt% rPP was used. This result can be explained in terms of effective concentration of free radicals.

PP/s 21,2PB 共混物的非等温结晶动力学

用DSC方法研究了聚丙烯（PP）、PP与间同1，2-聚丁二烯（s-1，2PB）共混物的非等温结晶行为，结果表明：Mo法处理PP及PP侮1，2PB（90／10）共混物是非常适宜的，而用Ozawa法处理则存在缺陷。用Jeziomy法处理共混物也是适宜的，但对PP处理存在缺陷；s-1，2PB对PP有加速结晶的作用；s-1，2PB使PP的结晶活化能降低，s-1，2PB在PP结晶过程中起到异相成核的作用

PP／间同1,2-聚丁二烯的物理力学性能

添加不同质量分数的间同1,2-聚丁二烯(sPB)热塑性弹性体对聚丙烯(PP)共混改性,研究了共混体系的物理力学性能。PP与sPB结构相似,有良好的相容性,随着w(sPB)从0增至40%,共混体系的屈服拉伸强度、弯曲模量及耐热性有所降低;悬臂梁冲击强度增加,且常温悬臂梁冲击强度增幅较大,但低温悬臂梁冲击强度增加较少;断裂伸长率和熔体流动速率先增加后减少。

Online study of the formation of PA6 droplets in PP matrix under shear flow

Breakup process of polyamide 6 (PA6) in polypropylene (PP) matrix under shear flow was online studied by using a Linkam CSS 450 stage equipped with optical microscopy. Both tip streaming and fracture breakup modes of PA6 droplets were observed in this study. It was reported that the droplet would break up by tip streaming model when the radio of the droplet phase viscosity to the matrix phase viscosity (n(r) = n(d)/n(m)) is smaller than 0.1 (Taylor, Proc R Soc London A 1934, 146, 501; Grace, Chem Eng Commun 1982, 14, 225; Bartok and Mason, J Colloid Sci 1959, 14, 13; Rumscheidt and Mason, J Colloid Sci 1961, 16, 238; de Bruijn, Chem Eng Sci 1993, 48, 277). However, the tip streaming model was observed even when the viscosity ratio was much greater than 0.1 (n(r) = 1.9). In this study for the tip streaming mode, small droplets were ruptured from the tip of the mother droplet. On the other hand, the mother droplet was broken into two or more daughter droplets with one or several satellite droplets between them for the fracture mode. It was found that PA6 droplet was much elongated at first, and then broke up via tip streaming or fracture to form daughter droplets or small satellite droplets with the shape of fiber or ellipse.

PP-g-AA接枝共聚物的制备及表征

以部分预辐照聚丙烯(rPP)作为聚丙烯反应挤出接枝丙烯酸(AA)的引发剂,制备了PP-g-AA接枝共聚物。考察了预辐照剂量、预辐照聚丙烯用量以及单体浓度等因素对接枝反应的影响。采用红外光谱、差热扫描量热仪和偏光显微镜等测试技术对接枝产物的形态、结构及性能进行了研究。结果表明,这种新的PP-g-AA共聚物制备方法能有效抑制聚丙烯的降解并获得较高力学性能的接枝产物。研究发现,当rPP的预辐照剂量为4 kGy,反应原料的组成为m(PP)∶m(rPP)∶m(AA)=90∶10∶0.8时,得到的产物有较高的接枝率(0.19%),并且具有相对最佳的力学性能;这种接枝产物与铝板有很强的粘接效果,其剥离强度达4.88 kN/m。

An investigation on the dispersion of montmorillonite (MMT) primary particles in PP matrix

A novel path of preparing PP/o-MMT nanocomposites, which pay attention to the breaking up of MMT original agglomerates and dispersing of its primary particles, rather than the intercalation or exfoliation degree of o-MMT, was reported. The method of predispersing the o-MMT particles into a polar poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) matrix and then melt blending the pre-treated PVA/o-MMT hybrids with PP was studied. 3-isopropenyl-alpha,alpha-dimethylbenzene-isocyanate (TMI) was used as a modifier of PVA to improve the compatibility between PVA and PP matrix. Pre-disperse o-MMT with TMI modified PVA was proved to be an effective way to get a composite with fine o-MMT particles dispersion. But the method, which is pre-dispersing o-MMT with non modified PVA and then using TMI to modify such PVA/o-MMT hybrid, would largely reduce the reaction degree between TMI and PVA because of the relatively lower reaction temperature. Although the latter method also can obtain finer dispersion composites than that with using PP-g-MAH as compatibilizer, the relatively higher degradation degree of PP matrix in this method will limit the use of this nanocomposite.

PP/EPDM共混体系的辐射效应

聚丙烯和三元乙丙橡胶(EPDM)的γ辐射效应及辐射后的聚丙烯熔体流动速率的测定表明,在限 定空气中聚丙烯随着辐照剂量的增加,熔体流动速率急剧下降,而三元乙丙橡胶随辐射剂量的增加,凝胶含量 逐渐增加。在20kGy的剂量辐照下,凝胶含量为22.7％,加入2％的三聚异氰酸三烯丙酯,在相同的剂量辐 照下,凝胶含量达到68％。在低剂量下辐照对共混物的拉伸强度影响不大,对冲击强度有很大的影响。在20 kGy的剂量辐照下,加入50％EPDM的聚丙烯的缺口冲击强度由1.95 kJ／m2提高到30 kJ／m2,维卡软化温度 由85.9℃提高到97.0℃。

Preparation of fully cross-linked CNBR/PP-g-GMA and CNBR/PP/PP-g-GMA thermoplastic elastomers and their morphology, structure and properties

Binary CNBR/PP-g-GMA and ternary CNBR/PP/PP-g-GMA thermoplastic elastomers were prepared by reactive blending carboxy nitrile rubber (CNBR) powder with nanometer dimension and polypropylene functionalized with glycidyl methacrylate (PP-g-GMA). Morphology observation by using an atomic force microscope (AFM) and TEM revealed that the size of CNBR dispersed phase in CNBR/PP-g-GMA binary blends was much smaller than that of the corresponding CNBR/PP binary blends. Thermal behavior of CNBR/PP-g-GMA and CNBR/PP blends was studied by DSC. Comparing with the plain PP-g-GMA, T, of PP-g-GMA in CNBR/PP-g-GMA blends increased about 10degreesC. Both thermodynamic and kinetic effects would influence the crystallization behavior of PP-g-GMA in CNBR/PP-g-GMA blends. At a fixed content of CNBR, the apparent viscosity of the blending system increased with increasing the content of PP-g-GMA. FTIR spectrum verified that the improvement of miscibility of CNBR and PP-g-GMA was originated from the reaction between carboxy end groups of CNBR and epoxy groups of GMA grafted onto PP molecular chains. Comparing with CNBR/PP blends, the tensile strength, stress at 100% strain, and elongation at break of CNBR/PP-g-GMA blends were greatly improved.

Fractionated crystallization of dispersed PA6 phase of PP/PP-g-MAH/PA6 blends

Fractionated crystallization behavior of dispersed PA6 phase in PP/PA6 blends compatibilized with PP-g-MAH was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), polarized light microscopy (PLM), and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) in this work. The lack of usual active heterogeneities in the dispersed droplet was the key factor for the fractionated crystallization of PA6. The crystals formed with less efficient nuclei might contain more defects in the crystal structures than those crystallized with the usual active nuclei. The lower the crystallization temperature, the lesser the perfection of the crystals and the lower crystallinity would be. The fractionated crystallization of PP droplets encapsulated by PA6 domains was also observed. The effect of existing PP-g-MAH-g-PA6 copolymer located at the interface on the fractionated crystallization could not be detected in this work.