Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 189

Abstract: A lot of lubricating oil is consumed in the process of the cold rolling of stainless steel. The oil recovery is very important due to some reasons, such as the cost of production and environmental pollution. A set of lubricating oil recovery system is designed and constructed, which is equipped with a set of expanded size recovery oil pan for recycling splashed oil, a high efficiency two-level mist recovery system for recycling the oil mist, and an oil collection platform for recycling the oil rolled. The system is effectively to recovery more of lubricating oil through actual use and measurement.

Abstract: The paper deals with the temperature sensitivity of a new type strain sensor named carbon fiber smart layer (CFSL) made of epoxy-matrix composites with short carbon fiber mats. The experiment result indicated that the epoxy matrix CFSL is sensitive to temperature variation. It exhibits NTC effect in -5°C~25°C and exhibits PTC effect in 25°C~50°C. The NTC effect is relatively gentle and the PTC effect is relatively dramatic. The mechanism of both NTC effect and PTC effect is discussed based on the temperature sensitivities of carbon fiber itself and the fiber to fiber interface. Further experiment demonstrated its temperature sensing properties in the temperature scale in which the NTC effect or PTC effect exhibits individually.

Abstract: Photocatalyst TiO₂/SO₄^2- nanoparticles were synthesized by sol-gel method via hydrolysis of pure titanium isopropoxide in n-propanol and acetylacetone solution. The hydrolysis rate and condensation rate of titanium isopropoxide were controlled by concentrated sulfuric acid. Its catalytic activities on the photo-degradation of acid red 18 which is acid azo dyes were studied experimentally and theoretically. The catalysts were characterized by XRD (X-ray diffraction), IR (infrared radiation), BET surface area and SEM (scanning electron microscope). The effects of various catalytic degradation factors of nanocrystalline TiO₂/SO₄^2- were discussed in the present paper, which included solution pH, initial concentration of acid red 18, UV irradiation time and the reaction temperature. The results showed that the photo-catalytic activity of this material was obvious significantly when pH is 7.0; degradation temperature is 25 °C and irradiation time is 90 minutes for different concentration acid red 18 solutions.

Abstract: Currently, the development of the car industry meet with environmental protection, emissions and energy consumption, so the lightweight of car is the effective means and methods to solve these problems. Car lightweight is the integrated application of lightweight design, lightweight materials, lightweight manufacturing technology. New material in the lightweight play a major role in the process. If you want to get the lightweight effect, you have to have a profound understanding of the use of lightweight material properties, the in-depth study of lightweight materials to the wide application. The objective of this paper is to both at home and from abroad to analysis of the current situations of car lightweight technology, and combined with the application of new materials research results and lightweight project successful cases, to carry out the research and development trend of the present situation of the use of material properties and the application of this car lightweight.

Abstract: In this study, Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) thin films were deposited onto bi-layer Mo coated soda-lime glass by sputtering a chalcopyrite CIGS quaternary alloy target. The influence of sputtering power and substrate temperature on the characterization of CIGS precursor films was investigated. Experimental results demonstrate that the CIGS quaternary target has the characteristics of chalcopyrite structures. The samples deposited at a sputter power of 1.5 W/cm2 (both as-deposited and after annealing) exhibited superior uniformity, and the phenomenon of composition loss resulting from annealing was not drastic. The composition distribution of as-deposited film produced at a substrate temperature 373 K approached that of ideal stoichiometry.

Abstract: The adsorption behaviors of V(V) and Mo(VI) on the collagen fiber immobilized bayberry tannin (IBT), a new kind of adsorption, were investigated. It was found that at 323K, pH=2.0, the adsorption capacities of V(V) on 0.100g adsorbent was 1.03mmol/g in 100ml of 1.960mmol/L V(V) solution, and that of Mo(VI) was 0.86mmol/g at 323K, pH=4.0, with 100ml of 1.042 mmol/L Mo(VI) solution. The effect of pH on the adsorption capacity of V(V) and Mo(VI) was conspicuous. The adsorption capacity of Mo(VI) decreased with pH increasing, and the maximal adsorption capacity of V(V) was observed at pH4.0. Langmuir equation was used for the description of adsorption isotherms of V(V), while Freundlich equation could be well described that of Mo(VI). The adsorption kinetics of V(V) and Mo(VI) can be well described by the pseudo-second-order-rate model and the adsorption capacities calculated by this model are very close to those experimentally determined. The adsorbent can be regenerated by using 0.1mol/L HCl and 0.02mol/L EDTA in tune as desorption agent after the adsorption of V(V) and Mo(VI). In the desorption process V(V) and Mo(VI) were utilized respectively. These facts implies that the adsorbent can be used for the separation of V(V) and Mo(VI) in aqueous.

Abstract: The extraction behavior of five rare earth ions (RE3+) was investigated in ionic liquid (IL) extraction system using 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([Bmim]PF6) ionic liquid as extraction solvent and 5,7-dichloro-8-hydroxy quinoline (HQ) as extractant. The extraction percentage of RE3+ using [Bmim]PF6 was less than 8% without HQ. When sufficient HQ was included in IL phase, the extraction percentage of RE3+ could be higher than 99% except La3+. The extracted species in the RE3+-[Bmim]PF6-HQ system was neutral REQ3 and complete recovery of RE3+ extracted into [Bmim]PF6 can be achieved using the mixture of hydrazine hydrate and ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) as stripping agent. [Bmim]PF6 can be recycled in the experiment.

Abstract: In this paper a confocal micro-raman spectrometer was used to study the characteristic change of bamboo charcoal pottery(BCP) during its formation from bamboo-charcoal and clay.The effect of carbonization temperature on the carbon bonds and corresponding modes of vibration was detailedly discussed through analysising raman spectrum of the samples.The results showed that the raman spectra of the samples assumes a typical saddle and have no sharp peak, which belong to the typical spectra of carbon material containing amorphous graphite.BCP was mainly pyrolyzed to aromatic substances at low temperature carbonization stage(less than 973K),but didn't form complete graphite crystallite.At low temperature it is pyrolyzed to generate aromatic component, while at 1073K, it becomes hexagonal planar network aggregate composed of sp3 hybridized C atoms, in this case is shows the structure of microcrystalline graphite.With the rise of baking temperature（973K～1373K）, the valne of R representing disorder began to reduce and the value of La standing for the diameter of microlite started to increase which approves that higher temperature is benefit for the growth of amorphous and the enhancement of graphitizing degree.But BCP was also typical non-graphitizable carbon when heat treatment temperature increased to 1373K.

Abstract: To enhance the Seebeck coefficient and reduce the thermal conductivity and meanwhile keep an excellent electrical conductivity, the disordered structure was introduced into the ordered CoSb3 nanocrystalline by increasing hot-pressing temperature. The results show that the introduced disordered structure can increase the Seebeck coefficient from 125 VK-1 to 390 VK-1 measured at 773K, the thermal conductivity can be reduced from 1.94 Wm-1K-1 to 1.73 Wm-1K-1. Even though the electrical conductivity is decreased from 74000 Sm-1 to 14000 Sm-1, a largely enhanced figure of merit of 1.21 at 773 K still can be obtained for the sample hot-pressed at 943 K. Therefore, introducing the disordered structure into an ordered structure can be considered as an effective way to enhance the figure of merit.

Abstract: The ultrafine CeO2 powder was prepared using NH4HCO3 as precipitation agent. The effects of six drying methods, such as room-temperature drying、common oven drying、microwave drying、organic solvent displacement drying、freeze drying、vacuum drying, on hard agglomerates and physical property of CeO2 were studied. The results showed that freeze drying is more effective to prevent the ultrafine CeO2 powder from hard agglomerates. The ultrafine CeO2 powder with small mean particle size and uniform distribution and large specific surface area，was obtained by freeze method.