Abstract: A method for installing pipeline segments within a conduit. The method includes a step of securing a first pipe segment of the pipeline segments at a top end of the conduit, a step of aligning a main axis of a second pipe segment of the pipeline segments with the main axis of the pipeline, a step of lifting the second pipe segment from a first position associated with a bottom end of the conduit to a second position adjacent to the first pipe segment, a step of abutting a top rim of the second pipe segment against a bottom rim of the first pipe segment, and a step of attaching the top rim of the second pipe segment to the bottom rim of the first pipe segment.

Abstract: A DC-to-AC inverter provides an AC voltage to the primary winding of an output isolation transformer having at least one secondary winding. An AC output voltage from the secondary winding is rectified to generate a DC voltage, which is applied to a load. The magnitude of a current flowing through the load is sensed and compared to a reference magnitude to produce a feedback signal. The feedback signal controls a voltage superposition circuit, which produces a superposition voltage. The superposition voltage is applied to an input node of a current control circuit. The current control circuit responds to the superposition voltage to vary a magnitude of a control current to a switching controller in the DC to-AC inverter. The switching controller is responsive to the control current magnitude to vary the frequency of the AC voltage and to thereby vary the load current.

Abstract: A method for synchronous wet etching processing of differential microstructures, including the following steps: step a: performing photoetching on a processing surface of a workpiece to be processed to develop the workpiece; step b: affixing a mask to a surface opposite to the processing surface of the workpiece; step c: continuously cooling the mask; step d: placing the cooled mask and the workpiece in a wet etching device; and adding an etchant to the processing surface of the workpiece to start etching; step e: removing the mask and the workpiece from the wet etching device after the set etching time; separating the mask and the workpiece to obtain a workpiece with a etching structure. A temperature difference is formed between the pattern area to be processed and the retaining area.

Abstract: A loading platform for a rock mechanics test system (MTS) to realize simple and reliable connection between a high temperature and high pressure force sensor in a triaxial chamber cavity and an upper solid rigid column. The loading platform for rock mechanics test includes a master rod, a secondary rod and a stop sleeve sleeved on the master rod; the stop sleeve is provided with two corbel structures; the secondary rod is composed of a secondary rod head body and a secondary rod body; a circular magnetic block is fixed on the secondary rod to adsorb a hole alignment sleeve sleeved on the secondary rod; and the hole alignment sleeve marked with a first scale line and a second scale line.

Abstract: A switching element with a small current capacity is provided to be able to be used in a DC-DC converter. The DC-DC converter includes a switching circuit in which a first switching element, a second switching element, a third switching element, and a fourth switching element are connected in series, a flying capacitor that is connected between a connection portion between the first switching element and the second switching element and a connection portion between the third switching element and the fourth switching element, a reactor that is connected between a connection portion between the second switching element and the third switching element and a positive electrode of an input unit, and a control circuit that turns on/off the switching element, in which the control circuit turns on/off the switching elements so that a peak value in a reactor current becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined value.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a gas pressure forming method of an ellipsoid. The formability of a closed polyhedral shell including polar plates, ellipsoidal side flap plates, and welded joints is improved, and the closed polyhedral shell is pressurized into an ellipsoid by using compressed gas under a heating condition, specifically comprising: assembling and welding two polar plates and ellipsoidal side flap plates into a closed polyhedral shell; disposing an electrode on the closed polyhedral shell, energizing and heating to a preset temperature, and then inflating compressed gas into the shell; deforming the closed polyhedral shell under the action of internal gas pressure, stopping inflating gas until a desired curvature shell is obtained, discharging gas, and removing the electrode to obtain a formed ellipsoid.

Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination standard calculation method for a tunnel entrance section in daytime based on safe visual recognition.

Abstract: An automatic arranging machine for membrane fiber which comprises a workbench, and a membrane fiber reel, a membrane fiber guide plate, a first membrane fiber traction apparatus, a membrane fiber cutter, a membrane fiber bracket and a second membrane fiber traction apparatus which are sequentially arranged and mounted on the workbench. The invention provides an automatic arranging machine for membrane fiber and a membrane module production device, which mainly rely on a membrane fiber automatic filling machine to accurately control the membrane fiber, and realize passing the automatic membrane fiber through the membrane fiber bracket into a membrane tube by using the membrane fiber traction apparatus to cooperate with a related mechanical walking structure.

Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of advanced manufacturing technology and relates to one set-up and method of electrohydrodynamic jet 3D printing based on resultant effect of electric field and thermal field. This method is used to fabricate micro/nano 3D structure, under the resultant effects of electro hydrodynamic force and thermal field. First of all, the ink reaches needle orifice at a constant speed under the resultant effect of fluid field and gravity field. Then a high voltage electric field is applied between needle and substrate. And the ink is dragged to form stable micro/nano scale jet which is far smaller than the needle size using the electric field shear force generated at needle orifice. The solvent evaporation rate of ink increases combined with the radiation of thermal field at the same time. Finally, the micro/nano scale 3D structure is fabricated on substrate with the accumulation of jet layer by layer.

Abstract: The mixed louver spiral fin is a development of the conventional spiral fin-and-tube heat exchanger having louvers at the surface of the fin. Louvers are made on the fin surface for enhancing heat transfer performance. The louvers made are perpendicular and parallel with the radius of the fin. The mixed louver spiral fin can be used for building heat exchangers with heat exchange between fluids, such as gas, liquid, or gas-liquid two phases or application in heat exchangers for waste heat recovery.

Abstract: A modular planar interconnect device for a solid oxide fuel cell includes a planar interconnect body, a pair of upper shielding plates, and a pair of lower shielding plates. The upper shielding plates are configured to be respectively fitted between front and rear boundary wall surfaces of a first inlet region of the planar interconnect body and between front and rear boundary wall surfaces of a first outlet region of the planar interconnect body. The lower shielding plates are configured to be respectively fitted between right and left boundary wall surfaces of a second inlet region of the planar interconnect body and between right and left boundary wall surfaces of a second outlet region of the planar interconnect body.

Abstract: A multi-degree-of-freedom (Multi-DOF) 3D printing device includes a printer mechanism, a rotatable platform, a visual inspection system, and a control system. The printing mechanism includes a print head. The printing mechanism and the rotatable platform are combined to have three degrees of freedom of translation, and the rotatable platform has two degrees of freedom of rotation. The visual inspection system includes a camera mounted to nearby the print head and the relative position of camera and print head remains constant. The control system is configured to implement the printing process. The model is decomposed into several components, each of which could be printed in a single direction. After one component is printed out, the platform is then rotated so that the cutting plane for the component will be printed is horizontal.

Abstract: A method of processing nano- and micro-pores includes washing a substrate and cleaning a surface of the substrate; spin-coating photoresist, exposing the substrate and developing to form the substrate with a pattern; 3. depositing micro-nano metal particles on the surface of the substrate; wherein the micro-nano metal particles are centered on a magnetic core; and the surface of the magnetic core is plated with a metal nano-particle coating composed of a plurality of gold, silver or aluminum nanoparticles; removing the photoresist, and maintaining dot arrays of the micro-nano metal particles; applying laser irradiation and a strong uniform magnetic field on the substrate, so that the substrate is processed to form processed structures; and after the processed structures being formed into nano-/micro-pores with targeted pore size, shape and depth, stopping the laser irradiation and removing the strong uniform magnetic field.

Abstract: A dynamic metal-anode flow battery energy-storage system includes a discharge module, a charging module, and a delivery device. The discharge module includes a plurality of discharge reactants to be oxidized to discharge electric energy. The charging module is electrically connected to the discharge module and includes at least one electrolysis device and at least one removal device. The electrolysis device includes a conductive member which is to be energized with electricity, such that a plurality of electrolysis products having the same material with the discharge reactants are adhered to a surface thereof. The removal device includes a scraper adapted to remove the adhered electrolysis products from the surface of the conductive member. The delivery device is adapted to deliver the electrolysis products into the first electrolyte as the discharge reactants, and deliver the discharged products into the second electrolyte as the electrolysis reactants.

Abstract: A method for changing acoustics of a performance space may include mounting a plurality of panel assemblies to a ceiling or a portion of a ceiling of the performance space. Each panel assembly of the plurality of panel assemblies may include one or more acoustic panels. The exemplary method may further include changing a distance of the one or more acoustic panels of each panel assembly of the plurality of panel assemblies from the ceiling by coupling the one or more acoustic panels of each panel assembly of the plurality of panel assemblies with a first actuating mechanism, and actuating a linear vertical movement of the one or more acoustic panels of each panel assembly of the plurality of panel assemblies along a first axis perpendicular to the ceiling utilizing the first actuating mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a treatment method for resource recycling of hexavalent chromium-containing residues, belonging to a field of a clean treatment and resource recycling of chromium-containing residues. This method comprises steps as follows: 1) adding water to the hexavalent chromium-containing residues and mixing uniformly; 2) adding mineralizers to a solution obtained in step 1) and stirring sufficiently to obtain a mixed liquid; and the mineralizers are sodium chlorate, sodium perchlorate and hydrochloric acid; 3) treating the mixed liquid by a hydrothermal method or direct heating; 4) after the heating treatment, naturally cooling a solid-liquid mixture to room temperature for holding; 5) separating solid residues and a chromium-containing supernatant, and washing filtered residues with water and then drying; and 6) recycling a chromium-containing solution for returning to a work section, or for a treatment of recycling chromium.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for freeze-drying drug liposomes powder assisted by a variable-frequency alternating-current electric field, which includes the following steps: (1) preparing a drug-liposome suspension sample; (2) dehydrating the sample under a 1-10 kHz, 3-10 kV high-voltage alternating current; (3) freezing and drying the sample treated in step (2) at ?20° C. to ?40° C., under a 10-25 kHz, 0.2-1 kV high-voltage alternating current, until completion of the freezing process; and (4) heating and drying the sample in a vacuum until completion of sublimation and desorption, and obtaining the drug liposomes freeze-dried powder. The present invention not only greatly shortens a freezing and drying time, but also controls a size of nuclei and ice crystals, further ensuring a quality of the freeze-dried powder.

Abstract: A microinverter comprises a housing, a cover configured to connect to the housing, and electronics mounted within the housing to convert direct current from a solar panel to alternative current. The housing includes a first side wall, a second side wall perpendicular to the first side wall, and a mounting flange extending from the side walls, the mounting flange including a first channel configured to receive a first rail segment of the solar panel, a second channel configured to receive a second rail segment of the solar panel, and a mounting tab disposed between the channels to receive a fastener extending through one of the rail segments, thereby securing the housing to the solar panel with a single fastener.

Abstract: The invention discloses a broadband dual-band base station antenna array with high out-of-band isolation, having at least one high-frequency antenna unit, one low-frequency antenna unit and a floor; when there is one high-frequency antenna unit, it is placed on one side of the floor; when there are more than one high-frequency antenna units, they are placed on both sides of the floor. The high-frequency antenna unit includes multiple dipole arms and a balun, wherein the dipole arms are connected by distributed inductor and fed through the balun; the low-frequency antenna unit including multiple dipole arms and a balun is placed on the middle of the floor, wherein the dipole arms are connected by distributed capacitor and fed through the balun. The balun is provided with a feeder and a H-shape microstrip line. The H-shape microstrip line connects with the feeder.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an additive manufacturing method of lead-free environmentally-friendly high-strength brass alloys, which mainly comprises five steps of gas atomization milling, model building, forming chamber preparation, pre-spreading powder and selective laser forming. Wherein the lead-free environmentally-friendly high-strength brass alloy comprises the following elements: Zn 5.5-40 wt. %, Si 0.5-4 wt. %, trace elements Al and Ti totally 0-0.5 wt. %, and Cu for the balance. Its microstructure includes micron-sized cell crystals and dendrites. By the above method, it is possible to obtain a nearly fully compact high-strength brass alloy and nearly net-formed complex parts thereof. The formed high-strength brass alloy has beautiful color and excellent physical properties such as excellent electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, corrosion resistance and machinability.