Advanced Materials Research Vol. 499

Abstract: To improve the adhesion between ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers and matrix, the UHMWPE fibers were treated by low temperature argon-plasma. The effects of argon-plasma treatment on the properties of UHMWPE have been investigated. The roughness and wetting ability were all found to increase significantly after modifications. The tensile strength of UHMWE fibers were decreased with the plasma treatment time. The optimum plasma treatment is 2min.The increasing of roughness and wetting ability of UHMWPE fiber are beneficial to the improvement the adhesion between UHMWPE fiber and matrix.

Abstract: Using chloroacetic acid(CA) and polyethylene glycol(PEG) as raw material, polyacetic acid-polyethylene glycol-polyacetic acid(PCA-PEG-PCA) triblock copolymer was synthesized by solution polycondensation. The triblock copolymer was characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy、X-Ray Diffraction and DSC. The structure of copolymer was confirmed by FT-IR. The crystallinity of compolymer was 51.24% investigated by XRD, and the result of DSC showed the PCA and PEG was homogeneous with a good compatibility.

Abstract: A series of polyesters containing 5-fluorouracil in the main chain were prepared by reacting potassium salt of 5-fluorouracil with different molecular weight ω-chloroalkyl chloroacetyl esters.The copolymers were characterized by FT-IR, ¹H-NMR, VPO and UV spectroscopy. The drug release profile in vitro of the copolymers were studied, the results showed prodrug could slow release 5-FU or 5-FU units in different solution, they may be likely to become potential antitumor prodrug.

Abstract: In this paper, poly(urethane-urea)s were synthesized from two aliphatic polycarbonate macrodiols with different molecular mass, isophoronodiisocyanate (IPDI) and a pseudo-chain extender, a derivant of propylene carbonate, which was synthesized by propylene carbonate and 1,6-diaminohexane. The obtained poly(urethane-urea) elastomers exhibit very good mechanical properties, they are colorless and transparent and could be applied in biomedical material field.

Abstract: Pseudo ternary phase diagrams of bmimPF₆/Tween80/fatty acid/toluene systems were constructed with different linear-chain fatty acid. The results demonstrated that when surfactant/fatty acid weight ratio increased, the microemulsion domain became larger, but was less than that in the absence of fatty acid. Moreover, the different chain length of fatty acid affected the extent of microemulsion region, and medium-chain length of fatty acid maximized the single-phase area of bmimPF₆-based microemulsion. In addition, the influence on the microstructure of the single-phase area in the different linear-chain length fatty acids was conducted by studying the electrical conductivity behavior. Preliminary investigation suggested that the O/IL (oil /ionic liquid) microemulsion in the presence of C₅H₁₁COOH and the IL/O (ionic liquid/oil) microemulsion in the presence of C₃H₇COOH were max.

Abstract: The carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) with the different degree of substitution, which was synthesized in the mixed agent system of isopropanol and ethanol and water, was used in rechargeable Lithium batteries. The electrochemical performance of the 9,10-anthracenedione (AQ) electrodes with different binders were investigated by galvanostatic discharge/charge, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy techniques. Tested as the binding material in a lithium cell at room temperature, the CMC electrode showed better electrochemical performance compared to a PVDF electrode. It exhibited a specific capacity of up to 214 mAh.g^-1 at the initial discharge, and its specific capacity was maintained at 62 mAh.g^-1 after 50 cycles. In addition, it had better stability during the charge and discharge processes. Furthermore, the electrochemical performance of the CMC with lower degree of substitution(DS) was better.

Abstract: The strength of high temperature components is designed according to creep rupture strength. A statistical processing of creep rupture data of HK40 steel was performed by Z-parameter method based on Larson-Miller method. The data has been studied to evaluate the distribution under different temperature and stress. And the distribution of Z-parameter was investigated. With the application of Z-parameter, reliability design for allowable stress of creep rupture strength was carried out according to design life. The results show that the distribution of Z-parameter is supported by normal distribution. In comparison with allowable stress designed by conventional safety factor method, reliability design based on Z-parameter is more agree with experimental data.

Abstract: Tubular components are widely used in the areas of automotive and aerospace industries due to their excellent properties. A mathematical model considering the bulged region as a parabola curve is proposed to examine the plastic deformation behavior of a thin-walled tube during the free hydro-bulged process. The finite element simulations of the free hydro-bulging process are carried out to verify the approach indirectly. The results indicate that the model is accurate and acceptable to figure out the circumferential radius, wall thickness and axial radius of the bulged profile.

Abstract: Swirling fluidized bed (SFB) is one of the recent technologies developed in fluidization to overcome various drawbacks in the conventional fluidized beds, particularly poor lateral mixing and relatively high distributor pressure drop. Though a number of beds operating with similar technique are commercially available, very little has been published on the subject, particularly on the distributor design. The distributor of the SFB is formed by an array of blades which are inclined to the horizontal, with a centre body in the middle of the bed. Air flow investigation was carried out on the empty bed via CFD approach. The study focused on the effects of number of blades and its inclination angle on the flow distribution and pressure drop, so as to arrive at an optimum choice of the distributor design. The findings indicate that higher number of has lower open area which resulted higher jet velocity of air from the distributor. Blade inclination has significant effect on the flow distribution where lower blade inclination produces higher magnitude of tangential velocity that creates intense swirling but at an expense of higher pressure drop. In conclusion, the distributor with 30 blades and 15º inclination was found to meet the design criterion outlined.

Abstract: The tooth profile modification can generally choose straight line modification, parabolic modification and arc modification. In order to accurately determine the tooth profile modification curves, basing on analysis of the vibration that effected by transmission error, a pair of gears meshing process is simulated with FEM approach. Aiming at reducing the fluctuation of transmission error, the transmission error curves of straight line modification, parabolic modification and arc modification with the same modification parameters are plotted, and the best modifications curve is obtained. The research shows that the approach is accurate to choose the best modification curve, and reduce the fluctuation of transmission error greatly. The approach illustrated in this paper provides a new way for designing the noiseless gears.