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The spiral heat exchange tube made by 15CrMo stainless steel suffered from obvious leakage failure during service period at the air cooler of hot low - pressure separator for diesel upgrading unit. Corrosion causes of the air cooler were investigated by analyzing the composition of substrate and corrosion products and CFD simulation analysis. Research result showed that the corrosion failure of the spiral tubes was mainly caused by the direct contact between the spiral tubes due to thermal expansion during the service period of the air cooler, and the heat conduction between heat exchange tubes occurred, which changed the temperature distribution of the wall surface, causing local supercooling of the wall surface at the contact point. Finally, the sudden cooling of high - temperature fluid in the tubes caused condensation, causing dew point corrosion failure. Based on the above corrosion cause, corresponding protective recommendations were put forward.

Drought, as a primary environmental factor, imposes significant constraints on developmental processes and productivity of plants. PHDs were identified as stress‐responsive genes in a wide range of eukaryotes. However, the regulatory mechanisms governing PHD genes in maize under abiotic stress conditions are still largely unknown and require further investigation. Here, we identified a mutant, zmvil2, in the EMS mutant library with a C to T mutation in the exon of the Zm00001d053875 (VIN3‐like protein 2, ZmVIL2), resulting in premature termination of protein coding. ZmVIL2 belongs to PHD protein family. Compared to WT, zmvil2 mutant exhibited increased sensitivity to drought stress. Consistently, overexpression of ZmVIL2 enhances drought resistance in maize. Y2H, BiFC, and Co‐IP experiments revealed that ZmVIL2 directly interacts with ZmFIP37 (FKBP12‐interacting protein of 37). zmfip37 knockout mutants also exhibit decreased drought tolerance. Interestingly, we demonstrated that ZmABF4 directly binds to the ZmVIL2 promoter to enhance its activity in yeast one hybrid (Y1H), electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) and dual luciferase reporter assays. Therefore, we uncovered a novel model ZmABF4‐ZmVIL2/ZmFIP37 that promotes drought tolerance in maize. Overall, these findings have enriched the knowledge of the functions of PHD genes in maize and provides genetic resources for breeding stress‐tolerant maize varieties. Summary statement: The PHD gene ZmVIL2 has been found to significantly improve drought resistance in maize. ZmVIL2 interacts with ZmFIP37, which enhances maize drought tolerance. ZmABF4 binds to ZmVIL2 promoter through ACGT motif and activates the expression of ZmVIL2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mechanical stretchability is a vital criterion for the wearable application of organic solar cells (OSCs), while the excessive rigidity of fused‐ring small molecular acceptors make the photovoltaic film hard to meet the stretchable requirements. Herein, an effective strategy is developed to construct an intrinsically stretchable active layer by inserting copolymer PM6‐b‐PYSe as an interlayer between layer‐by‐layer processed D18 and BTP‐eC9. The copolymer interlayer shunts the penetration of BTP‐eC9 and facilitates an appropriate phase separation, favoring the enhanced crack onset strain of 17.69% compared to the D18/BTP‐eC9 film (9.67%). Combining with the optimal energy levels, prolonged carrier lifetime, and suppressed bimolecular recombination aroused by the incorporation of PM6‐b‐PYSe, the D18/PM6‐b‐PYSe/BTP‐eC9‐based OSC yields an encouraging efficiency of 17.97%. In particular, the device demonstrates excellent mechanical property, which can retain over 80% after 4000 bending cycles. This work provides an effective strategy to simultaneously enhance the intrinsic mechanical stretchability and photovoltaic performance of flexible OSCs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Summary: The control of flowering time in maize is crucial for reproductive success and yield, and it can be influenced by environmental stresses. Using the approaches of Ac/Ds transposon and transposable element amplicon sequencing techniques, we identified a Ds insertion mutant in the ZmPRR37 gene. The Ds insertion showed a significant correlation with days to anthesis. Further research indicated that ZmPRR37‐CR knockout mutants exhibited early flowering, whereas ZmPRR37‐overexpression lines displayed delayed flowering compared to WT under long‐day (LD) conditions. We demonstrated that ZmPRR37 repressed the expression of ZmNF‐YC2 and ZmNF‐YA3 to delay flowering. Association analysis revealed a significant correlation between flowering time and a SNP2071‐C/T located upstream of ZmPRR37. The SNP2071‐C/T impacted the binding capacity of ZmELF6 to the promoter of ZmPRR37. ZmELF6 also acted as a flowering suppressor in maize under LD conditions. Notably, our study unveiled that ZmPRR37 can enhance salt stress tolerance in maize by directly regulating the expression of ABA‐responsive gene ZmDhn1. ZmDhn1 negatively regulated maize salt stress resistance. In summary, our findings proposed a novel pathway for regulating photoperiodic flowering and responding to salt stress based on ZmPRR37 in maize, providing novel insights into the integration of abiotic stress signals into floral pathways. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]