A practical process method for precise integration of SiC_(f)/SiC composite(CMC)and a Ni-based superalloy(K403)was proposed in this study.It involves Nb coating pretreatment of the CMC via the chemical vapor depositio...A practical process method for precise integration of SiC_(f)/SiC composite(CMC)and a Ni-based superalloy(K403)was proposed in this study.It involves Nb coating pretreatment of the CMC via the chemical vapor deposition(CVD)at 1000℃and subsequent integral precision casting between the pretreated CMC and the K403 superalloy melt.The method solves the difficulty for the dissimilar material to be cast together,forming a robust bonding interface with an average shear strength of 94.8 MPa at room temperature.During the pretreatment process,the Nb reacted with the CMC,forming a reactive coating with the microstructure composed of NbC,Nb2C and Nb5Si3 phases.In the following integral casting,the Nb reactive coating effectively blocked detrimental graphitization reaction between the Ni element in the superalloy melt and the CMC,and mitigated the interface thermal stress generated by both the mismatch of thermal expansion coefficients and temperature difference,resulting in the increase of interfacial strength.The typical interfacial microstructure consists of the CMC,NbC,NbSi_(2)/NbC,SiC,NbSi_(2),Nb_(2)C,Nb_(5)Si_(3),Al_(4)C_(3),Nb_(2)Al/γ/γ'and MC(M=W,Mo,Ti).A formula for estimating the interfacial thermal stress of an integrated cast was derived.展开更多
To make high integrity lightweight metal castings,best practices are required in various stages of casting and heat treatment processes,including liquid metal composition and quality control,casting and gating/riser s...To make high integrity lightweight metal castings,best practices are required in various stages of casting and heat treatment processes,including liquid metal composition and quality control,casting and gating/riser system design,and process optimization.This paper presents best practices for liquid metal processing and quality assurance of molten metal in both melting and mold filling.Best practices for other aspects of lightweight metal casting will be published separately.展开更多
The study of marine data visualization is of great value. Marine data, due to its large scale, random variation and multiresolution in nature, are hard to be visualized and analyzed. Nowadays, constructing an ocean mo...The study of marine data visualization is of great value. Marine data, due to its large scale, random variation and multiresolution in nature, are hard to be visualized and analyzed. Nowadays, constructing an ocean model and visualizing model results have become some of the most important research topics of ‘Digital Ocean'. In this paper, a spherical ray casting method is developed to improve the traditional ray-casting algorithm and to make efficient use of GPUs. Aiming at the ocean current data, a 3D view-dependent line integral convolution method is used, in which the spatial frequency is adapted according to the distance from a camera. The study is based on a 3D virtual reality and visualization engine, namely the VV-Ocean. Some interactive operations are also provided to highlight the interesting structures and the characteristics of volumetric data. Finally, the marine data gathered in the East China Sea are displayed and analyzed. The results show that the method meets the requirements of real-time and interactive rendering.展开更多
基金the financial support from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(No.FRF-GF-18-006A)。
文摘A practical process method for precise integration of SiC_(f)/SiC composite(CMC)and a Ni-based superalloy(K403)was proposed in this study.It involves Nb coating pretreatment of the CMC via the chemical vapor deposition(CVD)at 1000℃and subsequent integral precision casting between the pretreated CMC and the K403 superalloy melt.The method solves the difficulty for the dissimilar material to be cast together,forming a robust bonding interface with an average shear strength of 94.8 MPa at room temperature.During the pretreatment process,the Nb reacted with the CMC,forming a reactive coating with the microstructure composed of NbC,Nb2C and Nb5Si3 phases.In the following integral casting,the Nb reactive coating effectively blocked detrimental graphitization reaction between the Ni element in the superalloy melt and the CMC,and mitigated the interface thermal stress generated by both the mismatch of thermal expansion coefficients and temperature difference,resulting in the increase of interfacial strength.The typical interfacial microstructure consists of the CMC,NbC,NbSi_(2)/NbC,SiC,NbSi_(2),Nb_(2)C,Nb_(5)Si_(3),Al_(4)C_(3),Nb_(2)Al/γ/γ'and MC(M=W,Mo,Ti).A formula for estimating the interfacial thermal stress of an integrated cast was derived.
文摘To make high integrity lightweight metal castings,best practices are required in various stages of casting and heat treatment processes,including liquid metal composition and quality control,casting and gating/riser system design,and process optimization.This paper presents best practices for liquid metal processing and quality assurance of molten metal in both melting and mold filling.Best practices for other aspects of lightweight metal casting will be published separately.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China under Project 41076115the Global Change Research Program of China under project 2012CB955603the Public Science and Technology Research Funds of the Ocean under project 201005019
文摘The study of marine data visualization is of great value. Marine data, due to its large scale, random variation and multiresolution in nature, are hard to be visualized and analyzed. Nowadays, constructing an ocean model and visualizing model results have become some of the most important research topics of ‘Digital Ocean'. In this paper, a spherical ray casting method is developed to improve the traditional ray-casting algorithm and to make efficient use of GPUs. Aiming at the ocean current data, a 3D view-dependent line integral convolution method is used, in which the spatial frequency is adapted according to the distance from a camera. The study is based on a 3D virtual reality and visualization engine, namely the VV-Ocean. Some interactive operations are also provided to highlight the interesting structures and the characteristics of volumetric data. Finally, the marine data gathered in the East China Sea are displayed and analyzed. The results show that the method meets the requirements of real-time and interactive rendering.
