In the face of the increased global campaign to minimize the emission of greenhouse gases and the need for sustainability in manufacturing, there is a great deal of research focusing on environmentally benign and rene...In the face of the increased global campaign to minimize the emission of greenhouse gases and the need for sustainability in manufacturing, there is a great deal of research focusing on environmentally benign and renewable materials as a substitute for synthetic and petroleum-based products. Natural fiber-reinforced polymeric composites have recently been proposed as a viable alternative to synthetic materials. The current work investigates the suitability of coconut fiber-reinforced polypropylene as a structural material. The coconut fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites were developed. Samples of coconut fiber/polypropylene (PP) composites were prepared using Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF). Tests were then conducted on the mechanical properties of the composites for different proportions of coconut fibers. The results obtained indicate that the composites loaded with 2 wt% exhibited the highest tensile and flexural strength, while the ones loaded with 3 wt% had the highest compression strength. The ultimate tensile and flexural strength at 2 wt% were determined to be 34.13 MPa and 70.47 MPa respectively. The compression strength at 3 wt% was found to be 37.88 MPa. Compared to pure polypropylene, the addition of coconut fibers increased the tensile, flexural, and compression strength of the composite. In the study, an artificial neural network model was proposed to predict the mechanical properties of polymeric composites based on the proportion of fibers. The model was found to predict data with high accuracy.展开更多
The design of thermal conductivity enhancers(TCE) is quite critical to overcoming the disadvantage of the poor thermal conductivity of phase change materials(PCM).The main contribution of this study is firstly to disc...The design of thermal conductivity enhancers(TCE) is quite critical to overcoming the disadvantage of the poor thermal conductivity of phase change materials(PCM).The main contribution of this study is firstly to discuss how to actively enhance natural convection of the melted PCM in cellular structure by the fin formed in the structure under the condition of the same metal mass,apart from simultaneously improving heat conduction,which can boost the heat transfer performance.Also,a tailored hybrid fin-lattice structure(HFS) as TCE is designed and fabricated by additive manufacturing(AM).A two-equation numerical method is applied to study the heat transfer of the PCM,and its feasibility is validated with the experimental data.The numerical results indicate that enhanced natural convection and improved heat conduction can be obtained simultaneously when a well-designed fin is embedded into a lattice structure.The enhanced natural convection results in the improved melting rate and the decreased wall temperature;e.g.,the complete melting time and the wall temperature are reduced by 11.6% and 19.7%,respectively,because of the fin for metal aluminum.Moreover,the parameters of HFS including the porosity,pore density,and fin dimension have a great impact on the heat transfer.The enhancement effect of the fin for HFS on the melting rate of the PCM increases as the thermal conductivity of the base material decreases.For example,when the fin is introduced into the lattice structure,the complete melting time is reduced by 24.1% for metal titanium.In summary,this study enables us to obtain a good understanding of the mechanism of the heat transfer and provides necessary experimental data for the structural design of HFS fabricated by AM.展开更多
The feasibility for natural graphite(NG)to replace artificial graphite(AG)in organic electrolytes with different additives are investigated.Although the strong film-forming additives contributes to form robust solid e...The feasibility for natural graphite(NG)to replace artificial graphite(AG)in organic electrolytes with different additives are investigated.Although the strong film-forming additives contributes to form robust solid electrolyte interphase(SEI)film on graphite particle surface,great differences in gas evolution,lithium inventory loss and other side reactions are observed.Lithium bis(oxalato)borate(Li BOB)and fluoroethylene carbonate(FEC)are found more effective and the combination shows to be more promising.In the optimized electrolyte,natural graphite anode exhibits excellent long-term cycling capability.After 800 cycles at high temperature,the capacity retention is comparable to that using artificial graphite.The mechanisms for the capacity-fading of the full cells with AG and NG anode are investigated by ICP,SEM and polarization studies.The results shows that NG electrode consumes more active lithium due to the rough surface and larger volume expansion.The rapid capacity-fading in the initial 100 cycles is related to the instability of the SEI film aroused from large volume expansion.The systematic analysis is inspiriting for the development of high performance lithium ion batteries with reduced cost.展开更多
文摘In the face of the increased global campaign to minimize the emission of greenhouse gases and the need for sustainability in manufacturing, there is a great deal of research focusing on environmentally benign and renewable materials as a substitute for synthetic and petroleum-based products. Natural fiber-reinforced polymeric composites have recently been proposed as a viable alternative to synthetic materials. The current work investigates the suitability of coconut fiber-reinforced polypropylene as a structural material. The coconut fiber-reinforced polypropylene composites were developed. Samples of coconut fiber/polypropylene (PP) composites were prepared using Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF). Tests were then conducted on the mechanical properties of the composites for different proportions of coconut fibers. The results obtained indicate that the composites loaded with 2 wt% exhibited the highest tensile and flexural strength, while the ones loaded with 3 wt% had the highest compression strength. The ultimate tensile and flexural strength at 2 wt% were determined to be 34.13 MPa and 70.47 MPa respectively. The compression strength at 3 wt% was found to be 37.88 MPa. Compared to pure polypropylene, the addition of coconut fibers increased the tensile, flexural, and compression strength of the composite. In the study, an artificial neural network model was proposed to predict the mechanical properties of polymeric composites based on the proportion of fibers. The model was found to predict data with high accuracy.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.11972105,U1808215 and 11821202)the 111 Project (B14013)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China。
文摘The design of thermal conductivity enhancers(TCE) is quite critical to overcoming the disadvantage of the poor thermal conductivity of phase change materials(PCM).The main contribution of this study is firstly to discuss how to actively enhance natural convection of the melted PCM in cellular structure by the fin formed in the structure under the condition of the same metal mass,apart from simultaneously improving heat conduction,which can boost the heat transfer performance.Also,a tailored hybrid fin-lattice structure(HFS) as TCE is designed and fabricated by additive manufacturing(AM).A two-equation numerical method is applied to study the heat transfer of the PCM,and its feasibility is validated with the experimental data.The numerical results indicate that enhanced natural convection and improved heat conduction can be obtained simultaneously when a well-designed fin is embedded into a lattice structure.The enhanced natural convection results in the improved melting rate and the decreased wall temperature;e.g.,the complete melting time and the wall temperature are reduced by 11.6% and 19.7%,respectively,because of the fin for metal aluminum.Moreover,the parameters of HFS including the porosity,pore density,and fin dimension have a great impact on the heat transfer.The enhancement effect of the fin for HFS on the melting rate of the PCM increases as the thermal conductivity of the base material decreases.For example,when the fin is introduced into the lattice structure,the complete melting time is reduced by 24.1% for metal titanium.In summary,this study enables us to obtain a good understanding of the mechanism of the heat transfer and provides necessary experimental data for the structural design of HFS fabricated by AM.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFB0100400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21875154,22179090)。
文摘The feasibility for natural graphite(NG)to replace artificial graphite(AG)in organic electrolytes with different additives are investigated.Although the strong film-forming additives contributes to form robust solid electrolyte interphase(SEI)film on graphite particle surface,great differences in gas evolution,lithium inventory loss and other side reactions are observed.Lithium bis(oxalato)borate(Li BOB)and fluoroethylene carbonate(FEC)are found more effective and the combination shows to be more promising.In the optimized electrolyte,natural graphite anode exhibits excellent long-term cycling capability.After 800 cycles at high temperature,the capacity retention is comparable to that using artificial graphite.The mechanisms for the capacity-fading of the full cells with AG and NG anode are investigated by ICP,SEM and polarization studies.The results shows that NG electrode consumes more active lithium due to the rough surface and larger volume expansion.The rapid capacity-fading in the initial 100 cycles is related to the instability of the SEI film aroused from large volume expansion.The systematic analysis is inspiriting for the development of high performance lithium ion batteries with reduced cost.
