Abstract: A device and method for sputtering and depositing metal on the surface of magnetic powder materials utilizes a vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump set, a magnetron sputtering target, a cathode ion source, a water-cooled anode, and a sample holding component arranged in the vacuum chamber. The sample holding component is a sample roller, an axis of the sample roller is arranged in a horizontal direction, the sample roller can rotate around the axis thereof. Two ends of the sample roller are open, and the sample roller further comprises a power device capable of driving the sample roller to rotate. The cathode ion source and the magnetron sputtering target extend inwards into the sample roller from the opening in the same end of the sample roller. The water-cooled anode extends inwards into the sample roller from the opening in the other end of the sample roller.

Abstract: A system includes: a compressor; a heat-releasing flow path including a heat-releasing member having and an inlet connected to an outlet of the compressor; a heat-absorbing flow path including a throttling apparatus and a heat-absorbing member; and a battery thermal management flow path An inlet of the throttling apparatus is connected or disconnect with an outlet of the heat-releasing member. An outlet of the throttling apparatus is connected to an inlet of the heat-absorbing member, and an outlet of the heat-absorbing member is connected to an inlet of the compressor. The battery thermal management flow path includes a battery throttling apparatus and a battery direct-cooling plate. An inlet of the battery throttling apparatus communicates with the outlet of the compressor or the heat-releasing member. An outlet of the battery throttling apparatus connects to an inlet of the battery direct-cooling plate.

Abstract: A vehicle thermal management system includes a compressor, a first internal heat exchanger, an external heat exchanger, a second internal heat exchanger, and an integrated module. The first internal heat exchanger communicates with the air outlet of the compressor. The external heat exchanger communicates with the first internal heat exchanger through a first pipeline, with the air inlet of the compressor through a second pipeline, and with the first internal heat exchanger through a third pipeline that is connected to a second throttle element. The second internal heat exchanger communicates with the external heat exchanger through a fourth pipeline that is connected to a first throttle element, and with the air inlet. The integrated module includes a part of the first pipeline, a part of the second pipeline, a part of the third pipeline, and a part of the fourth pipeline.

Abstract: An integrated module for a vehicle thermal management system comprises a body, a plurality of interfaces, and a valve set. The plurality of interfaces are provided on the body to be communicated with corresponding flow channels in the body; an indoor condenser outlet interface is connected to a first interface by means of the flow channel, a second interface is connected to a battery heat exchanger first opening interface by means of the flow channel, and a battery heat exchanger second opening interface is connected to a compressor inlet interface by means of the flow channel; a battery heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat with battery coolant circuits in which a battery and an engine are located; the valve set is provided on the body and comprises a first expansion valve provided on the flow channel between the second interface and the battery heat exchanger first opening interface.

Abstract: A thermal management system includes: a heat pump; an electric-powertrain water passage; an engine water passage; a first heat exchanger having a first heat exchange channel and a second heat exchange channel, and the first heat exchange channel being in communication with the heat pump; a battery cooling plate being in communication with the heat pump; and a control valve group being in communication with the electric-powertrain water passage, the engine water passage, and the second heat exchange channel. The control valve group is switchable between a first state and a second state. When the control valve group is in the first state, the engine water passage and the second heat exchange channel are in communication. When the control valve group is in the second state, the electric-powertrain water passage and the second heat exchange channel are in communication.

Abstract: Provided is a silicon-based anode material with high stability and conductivity for lithium-ion batteries, which is prepared by depositing a multilayer composite carbon coating on a surface of a silicon-based anode material for lithium-ion batteries by adjusting an alternate operation of a negative bias and a positive bias and utilizing unbalanced magnetron sputtering. Where a structure of the multilayer composite carbon coating, from a nano silicon power outward, comprises a diamond-like carbon transition layer and a high-conductivity graphite-like functional layer arranged alternately in sequence; an Sp3 structure of the diamond-like carbon transition layer has a carbon content of at least 65 at %; and an Sp2 structure of the graphite-like functional layer has a carbon content of at least 65 at %.

Abstract: A heat management system includes a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a heat pump, an electric assembly waterway, a radiator waterway, a battery waterway, and a heat exchange waterway. The heat pump module includes a first heat exchange pipeline and a second heat exchange pipeline. A first heat exchange passage and a second heat exchange passage of the first heat exchanger are respectively disposed on the second heat exchange pipeline and the heat exchange waterway. A third heat exchange passage of the second heat exchanger is disposed on the first heat exchange pipeline, and a fourth heat exchange passage of the second heat exchanger is in communication with the radiator waterway. The radiator waterway and the electric assembly waterway may be in communication in series.

Abstract: A thermal management system includes a heat pump, a battery waterway, a heat exchange waterway, a heat dissipator waterway, an electric assembly waterway, a first heat exchanger, and a control valve group. A first heat exchange path of the first heat exchanger is connected to the heat pump, and a second heat exchange path of the first heat exchanger is connected to the heat exchange waterway. The electric assembly waterway may be connected to the heat dissipator waterway or the heat exchange waterway in series. The battery waterway may be connected to the heat dissipator waterway or the heat exchange waterway in series. The battery waterway, the heat exchange waterway, the heat dissipator waterway, and the electric assembly waterway may be connected in series.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for realizing macroscopic super-lubrication by a matching pair of nano metal-coated steel balls and hydrogen-containing carbon films, which is based on the use of nano metal-coated steel balls and diamond-like films with a hydrogen content of 25-30% as the matching pair. Further, a tribochemical reaction occurs through the catalytic action of nano metal during the friction process to form a nano graphene transfer film with incommensurate contact at the contact interface to achieve macroscopic super-lubrication.

Abstract: A catalyst composition for converting an alcohol to olefins, the catalyst composition comprising the following components: (a) a support (e.g., particles) comprising silicon and oxygen; (b) at least one of copper and silver residing on and/or incorporated into said support; and (c) at least one lanthanide element residing on and/or incorporated into said support. The catalyst may also further include component (d), which is zinc. Also described herein is a method for converting an alcohol to one or more olefinic compounds (an olefin fraction) by contacting the alcohol with a catalyst at a temperature of at least 100° C. and up to 500° C. to result in direct conversion of the alcohol to an olefin fraction containing one or more olefinic compounds containing at least three carbon atoms; wherein ethylene and propylene are produced in a minor proportion of the olefin fraction, and butenes and higher olefins are produced in major proportion.

Abstract: A cable holder, a magnetic ring fixing device, and an air conditioner outdoor unit. The cable holder includes a holder body; cable grooves running through a side of the holder body are provided in the holder body; two side groove walls of each cable groove are respectively connected to first clamping arms towards the bottom of the groove at an opening; the distance between the two first clamping arms gradually decreases from the opening of each cable groove to the bottom of the groove; a fixing groove for matching a cable is provided at the bottom of each cable groove. Thus, cables can be conveniently placed in the cable grooves, and the cables cannot easily pass out of the cable grooves; moreover, by arranging the fixing grooves, the cables can be fixed and limited, offset movement of the cables can be reduced, and an anti-falling effect can be better realized.

Abstract: A device and method for sputtering and depositing metal on the surface of magnetic powder materials utilizes a vacuum chamber, a vacuum pump set, a magnetron sputtering target, a cathode ion source, a water-cooled anode, and a sample holding component arranged in the vacuum chamber. The sample holding component is a sample roller, an axis of the sample roller is arranged in a horizontal direction, the sample roller can rotate around the axis thereof. Two ends of the sample roller are open, and the sample roller further comprises a power device capable of driving the sample roller to rotate. The cathode ion source and the magnetron sputtering target extend inwards into the sample roller from the opening in the same end of the sample roller. The water-cooled anode extends inwards into the sample roller from the opening in the other end of the sample roller.

Abstract: Disclosed is a curcumin nanoparticle, including curcumin as core material and a wall material, where a weight ratio of the curcumin to the wall material is (5.5-7.5):100, and the wall material includes gum arabic and zein in a weight ratio of (1-5):5. The disclosure further provides a method of making the curcumin nanoparticle and a curcumin beverage containing the curcumin nanoparticle.

Abstract: A catalyst composition for converting an alcohol to olefins, the catalyst composition comprising the following components: (a) a support (e.g., particles) comprising silicon and oxygen; (b) at least one of copper and silver residing on and/or incorporated into said support; and (c) at least one lanthanide element residing on and/or incorporated into said support. The catalyst may also further include component (d), which is zinc. Also described herein is a method for converting an alcohol to one or more olefinic compounds (an olefin fraction) by contacting the alcohol with a catalyst at a temperature of at least 100° C. and up to 500° C. to result in direct conversion of the alcohol to an olefin fraction containing one or more olefinic compounds containing at least three carbon atoms; wherein ethylene and propylene are produced in a minor proportion of the olefin fraction, and butenes and higher olefins are produced in major proportion.

Abstract: A method for preparing an ammonium thiomolybdate-porous amorphous carbon composite superlubricity film is disclosed. First, a porous amorphous carbon film is prepared by an anode layer ion source assisted plasma chemical vapor deposition method and a reactive magnetron sputtering method on a substrate. The porous amorphous carbon film is then impregnated in an ammonium thiomolybdate solution, so that the ammonium thiomolybdate is adsorbed on the porous amorphous carbon film, and the impregnated porous amorphous carbon film is air dried.

Abstract: An electromagnetic separation type coating device is provided, and belongs to the technical field of vacuum coating. The device comprises a main vacuum cavity, the front side and the rear side of the main vacuum cavity are each provided with a vacuum cavity door, middle positions of the front vacuum cavity door and the rear vacuum cavity door are each provided with a set of magnetron sputtering targets, and the two sets of magnetron sputtering targets are symmetrically arranged; two sets of ion sources are symmetrically arranged on the outer walls of the left side and the right side of the main vacuum cavity, and two sets of magnetic induction coils are symmetrically arranged at two sides of each set of ion sources, respectively; a vacuum pump set is connected to the top of the main vacuum cavity, a workpiece rest is installed at the bottom in the main vacuum cavity, and is used for installing a to-be-deposited sample piece; and an auxiliary anode is further installed in the main vacuum cavity.

Abstract: A catalyst composition for converting an alcohol to olefins, the catalyst composition comprising the following components: (a) a support (e.g., particles) comprising silicon and oxygen; (b) at least one of copper and silver residing on and/or incorporated into said support; and (c) at least one lanthanide element residing on and/or incorporated into said support. The catalyst may also further include component (d), which is zinc. Also described herein is a method for converting an alcohol to one or more olefinic compounds (an olefin fraction) by contacting the alcohol with a catalyst at a temperature of at least 100° C. and up to 500° C. to result in direct conversion of the alcohol to an olefin fraction containing one or more olefinic compounds containing at least three carbon atoms; wherein ethylene and propylene are produced in a minor proportion of the olefin fraction, and butenes and higher olefins are produced in major proportion.

Abstract: A method for preparing an ammonium thiomolybdate-porous amorphous carbon composite superlubricity film is disclosed. First, a porous amorphous carbon film is prepared by an anode layer ion source assisted plasma chemical vapor deposition method and a reactive magnetron sputtering method on a substrate. The porous amorphous carbon film is then impregnated in an ammonium thiomolybdate solution, so that the ammonium thiomolybdate is adsorbed on the porous amorphous carbon film, and the impregnated porous amorphous carbon film is air dried.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for realizing macroscopic super-lubrication by a matching pair of nano metal-coated steel balls and hydrogen-containing carbon films, which is based on the use of nano metal-coated steel balls and diamond-like films with a hydrogen content of 25-30% as the matching pair. Further, a tribochemical reaction occurs through the catalytic action of nano metal during the friction process to form a nano graphene transfer film with incommensurate contact at the contact interface to achieve macroscopic super-lubrication.

Abstract: A method for preparing a super-lubricative multi-layer composite fullerene-like carbon layer/graphene-like boron nitride thin film is provided. A substrate is ultrasonically cleaned in absolute ethyl alcohol and acetone sequentially for 15 min. The substrate is cleaned by argon plasma bombardment for 15 min. A fullerene-like carbon layer A having an onion-like structure is prepared by high-vacuum medium-frequency magnetron sputtering for 30 s. A graphene-like boron nitride layer B is prepared by high-vacuum medium-frequency magnetron sputtering and coating device to sputter the elemental boron target for 30 s. Steps (3) and (4) are repeated 80 times to overlay the fullerene-like carbon layer A and the graphene-like boron nitride layer B in an alternate way. The super-lubricative multi-layer composite fullerene-like carbon layer/graphene-like boron nitride thin film has a large load capacity, and excellent wear resistance, high temperature resistance and super lubrication.