Fundamental issues of applications of C/SiC composites for re-entry vehicles

Yani Zhang,Litong Zhang,Hui Mei,Qingqing Ke,Yongdong Xu,Laifei Cheng 한양대학교 세라믹연구소 2009 Journal of Ceramic Processing Research Vol.10 No.3

Carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide ceramic matrix composite materials (C/SiCs) are being tested for hot structures and thermal protection systems (TPS) of launch vehicles and spacecraft, and also for advanced friction system of aircraft and racing cars. A number of tribological and joining components are required in these applications, such as bushing and rolling contact bearings, nuts and bolts, which require excellent mechanical, physical and chemical properties at temperatures higher than 1650℃. This study summarizes preparation of C/SiC load-carrying bearings for hinge by the Chemical Vapor Infiltration (CVI) method and C/SiC bolts for joints by the CVI + PIP (Polymer Impregnation and Pyrolysis) methods. The hinge bearing and bolts were examined in a simulated re-entry environment. Stress-oxidation was investigated under different stress levels from 0 to 200MPa up to 1800℃. The friction behavior of the hinge bearing system was studied under high loads (up to 25 kN) and low rotating velocities. The mechanical properties of the bolts with a thread connection were conducted under tensile and shear fatigue at both room temperature and elevated temperature. The results show that the stress-oxidation behavior of 2D-C/SiC composites in a combustion environment is a combined effect of extremely high load, high temperature, and oxidation. The load and temperature influenced the crack openings and thus the oxidation of carbon fibers in the precracked composites. The combustion environment mainly determined the time to failure of the specimens by oxidation damage under a high applied stress. Reliable thermal load-carrying ability and stable friction performance of the hinge bearing is demonstrated in high-temperature combustion environments with extremely high loads. The oxidation products of SiO2 at high temperatures between surfaces played an important role to modifies the friction by providing a protective layer. The room temperature tensile and shear strength of the bolts made of needled C/SiC are 139 MPa and 83 MPa, respectively. Even at 1800℃ in a combustion environment, the strengths still retained about 116MPa with a maximum decrease of 13%. More importantly, the bolts did not suffer significant mechanical degradation after tension-tension fatigue at 1 Hz for 24 h. Carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide ceramic matrix composite materials (C/SiCs) are being tested for hot structures and thermal protection systems (TPS) of launch vehicles and spacecraft, and also for advanced friction system of aircraft and racing cars. A number of tribological and joining components are required in these applications, such as bushing and rolling contact bearings, nuts and bolts, which require excellent mechanical, physical and chemical properties at temperatures higher than 1650℃. This study summarizes preparation of C/SiC load-carrying bearings for hinge by the Chemical Vapor Infiltration (CVI) method and C/SiC bolts for joints by the CVI + PIP (Polymer Impregnation and Pyrolysis) methods. The hinge bearing and bolts were examined in a simulated re-entry environment. Stress-oxidation was investigated under different stress levels from 0 to 200MPa up to 1800℃. The friction behavior of the hinge bearing system was studied under high loads (up to 25 kN) and low rotating velocities. The mechanical properties of the bolts with a thread connection were conducted under tensile and shear fatigue at both room temperature and elevated temperature. The results show that the stress-oxidation behavior of 2D-C/SiC composites in a combustion environment is a combined effect of extremely high load, high temperature, and oxidation. The load and temperature influenced the crack openings and thus the oxidation of carbon fibers in the precracked composites. The combustion environment mainly determined the time to failure of the specimens by oxidation damage under a high applied stress. Reliable thermal load-carrying ability and stable friction performance of the hinge bearing is demonstrated in high-temperature combustion environments with extremely high loads. The oxidation products of SiO2 at high temperatures between surfaces played an important role to modifies the friction by providing a protective layer. The room temperature tensile and shear strength of the bolts made of needled C/SiC are 139 MPa and 83 MPa, respectively. Even at 1800℃ in a combustion environment, the strengths still retained about 116MPa with a maximum decrease of 13%. More importantly, the bolts did not suffer significant mechanical degradation after tension-tension fatigue at 1 Hz for 24 h.

Modelling the multi-physics of wind-blown sand impacts on high-speed train

Yani Zhang,Chen Jiang,Xuhe Zhan 한국풍공학회 2021 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.32 No.5

The wind-blown sand effect on the high-speed train is investigated. Unsteady RANS equation and the SST k–ω turbulent model coupled with the discrete phase model (DPM) are utilized to simulate the two-phase of air-sand. Sand impact force is calculated based on the Hertzian impact theory. The different cases, including various wind velocity, train speed, sand particle diameter, were simulated. The train’s flow field characteristics and the sand impact force were analyzed. The results show that the sand environment makes the pressure increase under different wind velocity and train speed situations. Sand impact force increases with the increasing train speed and sand particle diameter under the same particle mass flow rate. The train aerodynamic force connected with sand impact force when the train running in the wind-sand environment were compared with the aerodynamic force when the train running in the pure wind environment. The results show that the head car longitudinal force increase with wind speed increasing. When the crosswind speed is larger than 35m/s, the effect of the wind- sand environment on the train increases obviously. The longitudinal force of head car increases 23% and lateral force of tail increases 12% comparing to the pure wind environment. The sand concentration in air is the most important factor which influences the sand impact force on the train.

Effect of bogie fairings on the snow reduction of a high-speed train bogie under crosswinds using a discrete phase method

Gao, Guangjun,Zhang, Yani,Zhang, Jie,Xie, Fei,Zhang, Yan,Wang, Jiabin Techno-Press 2018 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.27 No.4

This paper investigated the wind-snow flow around the bogie region of a high-speed train under crosswinds using a coupled numerical method of the unsteady Realizable $k-{\varepsilon}$ turbulence model and discrete phase model (DPM). The flow features around the bogie region were discussed and the influence of bogie fairing height on the snow accumulation on the bogie was also analyzed. Here the high-speed train was running at a speed of 200 km/h in a natural environment with the crosswind speed of 15 m/s. The mesh resolution and methodology for CFD analysis were validated against wind tunnel experiments. The results show that large negative pressure occurs locally on the bottom of wheels, electric motors, gear covers, while the positive pressure occurs locally on those windward surfaces. The airflow travels through the complex bogie and flows towards the rear bogie plate, causing a backflow in the upper space of the bogie region. The snow particles mainly accumulate on the wheels, electric motors, windward sides of gear covers, side fairings and back plate of the bogie. Longer side fairings increase the snow accumulation on the bogie, especially on the back plate, side fairings and brake clamps. However, the fairing height shows little impact on snow accumulation on the upper region of the bogie. Compared to short side fairings, a full length side fairing model contributes to more than two times of snow accumulation on the brake clamps, and more than 20% on the whole bogie.

Effect of bogie fairings on the snow reduction of a high-speed train bogie under crosswinds using a discrete phase method

Guangjun Gao,Yani Zhang,Jie Zhang,Fei Xie,Yan Zhang,Jiabin Wang 한국풍공학회 2018 Wind and Structures, An International Journal (WAS Vol.27 No.4

This paper investigated the wind-snow flow around the bogie region of a high-speed train under crosswinds using a coupled numerical method of the unsteady Realizable k-ε turbulence model and discrete phase model (DPM). The flow features around the bogie region were discussed and the influence of bogie fairing height on the snow accumulation on the bogie was also analyzed. Here the high-speed train was running at a speed of 200 km/h in a natural environment with the crosswind speed of 15 m/s. The mesh resolution and methodology for CFD analysis were validated against wind tunnel experiments. The results show that large negative pressure occurs locally on the bottom of wheels, electric motors, gear covers, while the positive pressure occurs locally on those windward surfaces. The airflow travels through the complex bogie and flows towards the rear bogie plate, causing a backflow in the upper space of the bogie region. The snow particles mainly accumulate on the wheels, electric motors, windward sides of gear covers, side fairings and back plate of the bogie. Longer side fairings increase the snow accumulation on the bogie, especially on the back plate, side fairings and brake clamps. However, the fairing height shows little impact on snow accumulation on the upper region of the bogie. Compared to short side fairings, a full length side fairing model contributes to more than two times of snow accumulation on the brake clamps, and more than 20% on the whole bogie.

Silica-Modified Electrospun Membrane with Underwater Superoleophobicity for Effective Gravity-driven Oil/Water Separation

Yani Guo,Ming Li,Xuan Wen,Xiaohang Guo,Tiantian Zhang 한국섬유공학회 2022 Fibers and polymers Vol.23 No.7

Superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic membrane materials have been widely studied owing to theirexcellent separation efficiency. However, the oil-fouling problem is a major drawback limiting their practical oil/waterseparation applications. Herein, a silica-enhanced functionalized poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride)/fluorocarbon surfactantnanofibrous composite membrane (f-PSMA/FS/SiO2) with underwater superoleophobicity was fabricated by theelectrospinning method. The uniformly dispersed silica nanoparticles not only increased the roughness of the as-preparedcomposite membrane but also substantially improved the underwater superoleophobicity. Therefore, the as-preparedcomposite membrane showed excellent underwater anti-oil-fouling performance, thus preventing the decrease in theseparation efficiency and flux caused by membrane fouling during oil/water separation. Throughout 60 separation cyclessolely driven by gravity, the separation efficiencies were above 99.27 %, and the flux remained higher than 3743 L m-2 h-1. More importantly, the as-prepared composite membrane maintained exceptional underwater superoleophobicity in a harshenvironment (30 wt% NaCl for 12 h, pH 1 (HCl) for 12 h, oven temperature at 90 °C for 2 h). Thus, because of its robustthermal stability and chemical durability, the antifouling f-PSMA/FS/SiO2 composite membrane has tremendous potential forfuture practical applications in the treatment of oily wastewater.

An Input-Powered High-Efficiency Interface Circuit with Zero Standby Power in Energy Harvesting Systems

Yani Li,Zhangming Zhu,Yintang Yang,Chaolin Zhang 전력전자학회 2015 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.15 No.4

This study presents an input-powered high-efficiency interface circuit for energy harvesting systems, and introduces a zero standby power design to reduce power consumption significantly while removing the external power supply. This interface circuit is composed of two stages. The first stage voltage doubler uses a positive feedback control loop to improve considerably the conversion speed and efficiency, and boost the output voltage. The second stage active diode adopts a common-grid operational amplifier (op-amp) to remove the influence of offset voltage in the traditional comparator, which eliminates leakage current and broadens bandwidth with low power consumption. The system supplies itself with the harvested energy, which enables it to enter the zero standby mode near the zero crossing points of the input current. Thereafter, high system efficiency and stability are achieved, which saves power consumption. The validity and feasibility of this design is verified by the simulation results based on the 65 nm CMOS process. The minimum input voltage is down to 0.3 V, the maximum voltage efficiency is 99.6% with a DC output current of 75.6 μA, the maximum power efficiency is 98.2% with a DC output current of 40.4 μA, and the maximum output power is 60.48 μW. The power loss of the entire interface circuit is only 18.65 μW, among which, the op-amp consumes only 2.65 μW.

Adsorption differences and mechanism of chitooligosaccharides with specific degree of polymerization on macroporous resins with different functional groups

Yanying Hou,Lujie Liu,Xingxing Zhang,Yuechao Zhu,Yongjun Qiu,Liming Zhao 한국공업화학회 2022 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.115 No.-

Ion exchange resins are promising materials for separating chitooligosaccharides (COSs) with differentdegrees of polymerization (DP). The adsorbent functional groups significantly determine the interactionswith COSs and affect their adsorption and separation efficiency. This study investigated the adsorptionbehaviors of COSs on macroporous cation exchange resins with different functional groups to clarifythe functional group effect on the adsorption of COSs with different DP, which can also help to providea theoretical basis for the selection of separation medium and optimization of the separation technicsof COSs. The results showed that the adsorption of COSs on sulfonic-acid type resin DX-10 andcarboxylic-acid type resin DC-10 were favorable, and the adsorption isotherms were in accord withthe Sips model. Adsorption thermodynamics showed that temperature had opposite effects on the tworesins’ equilibrium adsorption capacity of COSs. The diffusion coefficient of COSs on DX-10 resin wasgreater, and the affinity gap between COSs on DX-10 resin was larger than that of DC-10 resin, whichis beneficial for improving the separation resolution of COSs. In contrast, the interaction energy betweenCOSs with high DP and DC-10 resin was weaker compared with DX-10, which made the elution of COSswith high DP easier.

Research on the Raman properties of NiFe/cicada wing composite SERS platform modified by silver nanoparticles

Zhang Anqi,Guo Liting,Li Na,Zhu Yanying,Jiao Tifeng,Wang Mingli 한국물리학회 2021 Current Applied Physics Vol.25 No.-

Composite structures have been widely concerned in the preparation of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates. In this paper, by solving the problem that the magnetic material was difficult to glow in magnetron sputtering, ferro-nickel (NiFe) alloy was deposited on the cicada wing (CW) and the NiFe/CW substrate was obtained. The results of sliver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) modified on the substrate were subsequently compared, and the SERS properties of the new Ag/NiFe/CW substrate were analyzed. Obviously, the intensity of SERS signals has been greatly improved after the modification of Ag NPs, and the substrate exhibits excellent reproducibility. The Ag NPs modified substrates were also applied to the detection of toxic crystal violet (CV) solution, which showed remarkable SERS activity. It has been proved that the strategy of modifying Ag NPs on the substrate to form a composite structure has great potential for improving the SERS performance of the substrate.

c-Myc-Induced Long Non-Coding RNA Small Nucleolar RNA Host Gene 7 Regulates Glycolysis in Breast Cancer

Linlei Zhang,Yanying Fu,Hao Guo 한국유방암학회 2019 Journal of breast cancer Vol.22 No.4

Purpose: Recent studies have shown that long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) play an important role in cancer metabolism and development. The lncRNA small nucleolar RNA host gene 7 (SNHG7) was reported to be upregulated in colorectal cancer and contribute to its progression. In the current study, we investigated the role of lncRNA-SNHG7 in breast cancer and explored the underlying mechanism. Methods: We monitored the expression of lncRNA-SNHG7 in breast cancer tissues and breast cancer cell lines. We evaluated the effects of lncRNA-SNHG7 on cell proliferation and glycolysis in breast cancer cells by knocking down or overexpressing lncRNA-SNHG7. We searched for the potential microRNA (miRNA) target of lncRNA-SNHG7 and evaluated the effects of the target miRNA on glycolysis. We evaluated the potential regulation of lncRNA-SNHG7 by c-Myc. Results: LncRNA-SNHG7 was up-regulated in both breast cancer tissues and breast cancer cell lines. Knocking down lncRNA-SNHG7 inhibited breast cancer cell proliferation while overexpressing lncRNA-SNHG7 enhanced cell proliferation. Knocking down lncRNA-SNHG7 resulted in decreased expression of lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) and decreased glycolysis. LncRNA-SNHG7 targeted miR-34a-5p to regulate LDHA expression and glycolysis. c-Myc bound to promoter of lncRNA-SNHG7 and positively regulated lncRNA-SNHG7 expression. Conclusion: We demonstrated that c-Myc regulated glycolysis through the lncRNA-SNHG7/miR-34a-5p/LDHA axis in breast cancer cells.

An Input-Powered High-Efficiency Interface Circuit with Zero Standby Power in Energy Harvesting Systems

Li, Yani,Zhu, Zhangming,Yang, Yintang,Zhang, Chaolin The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2015 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.15 No.4

This study presents an input-powered high-efficiency interface circuit for energy harvesting systems, and introduces a zero standby power design to reduce power consumption significantly while removing the external power supply. This interface circuit is composed of two stages. The first stage voltage doubler uses a positive feedback control loop to improve considerably the conversion speed and efficiency, and boost the output voltage. The second stage active diode adopts a common-grid operational amplifier (op-amp) to remove the influence of offset voltage in the traditional comparator, which eliminates leakage current and broadens bandwidth with low power consumption. The system supplies itself with the harvested energy, which enables it to enter the zero standby mode near the zero crossing points of the input current. Thereafter, high system efficiency and stability are achieved, which saves power consumption. The validity and feasibility of this design is verified by the simulation results based on the 65 nm CMOS process. The minimum input voltage is down to 0.3 V, the maximum voltage efficiency is 99.6% with a DC output current of 75.6 μA, the maximum power efficiency is 98.2% with a DC output current of 40.4 μA, and the maximum output power is 60.48 μW. The power loss of the entire interface circuit is only 18.65 μW, among which, the op-amp consumes only 2.65 μW.