Heat transfer from a rarefied plasma flow to a metallic or nonmetallic particle

Heat transfer from a plasma flow to a metallic or nonmetallic spherical particle is studied in this paper for the extreme case of free-molecule flow regime. Analytical expressions are derived for the heat flux due to, respectively, atoms, ions, and electrons and for the floating potential on the sphere exposed to a two-temperature plasma flow. It has been shown that the local or average heat flux density over the whole sphere is independent of the sphere radius and approximately in direct proportion to the gas pressure. The presence of a macroscopic relative velocity between the plasma and the sphere causes substantially nonuniform distributions of the local heat flux and enhances the total heat flux to the sphere. The heat flux is also enhanced by the gas ionization. Appreciable difference between metallic and nonmetallic spheres is found in the distributions along the oncoming flow direction of the floating potential and of the local heat flux densities due to ions and electrons. The total heat flux to the whole sphere is, however, almost the same for these different spheres. For a fixed value of the electron temperature, the heat flux decreases with increasing temperature ratio T_e/T_h.     

液-液萃取电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定天然水中痕量稀土元素

建立了以单、二（2－乙基己基）磷酸酯混合螯合剂的庚烷溶液作为萃取剂，6.0mol/L HCl反萃取预分离富集，In和Rh做内,ICP-MS测定天然水中15种稀土元素的分析方法。方法的富集倍数为200倍，各元素的检出限范围在0.01-1.8ng/L之间，相对标准偏差RSD＜5％，萃取回收率＞93％。     

Determination of clindamycin in animal plasma by high-performance liquid chromatography combined with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

A method for the quantification of clindamycin in animal plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography combined with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (LC/ESI-MS/MS) is presented. Lincomycin is used as the internal standard. The sample preparation includes a simple deproteinization step with trichloroacetic acid. Chromatographic separation is achieved on an RP-18 Hypersil column using gradient elution with 0.01 M ammonium acetate and acetonitrile as mobile phase. Good linearity was observed in the range 0-10 microg ml(-1). The limit of quantification of the method is 50 ng ml(-1) and the limit of detection is 1.3 ng ml(-1). The method was shown out to be of use for pharmacokinetic studies of clindamycin formulations in dogs.     

Slurry nebulization ICP-AES spectrometry method for the determination of tin in organotin(IV) complexes

This paper proposes a quick, novel method for tin determination in organotin chemicals by slurry nebulization inductively coupled plasma atomic emission (ICP-AES) spectrometry. The method was tested by the measurement of five organotin carboxylate complexes of known composition for obtaining simple stoichiometric data. The slurries were prepared by first dissolving the organotins in an adequate solvent (methanol, pyridine or acetone) well miscible with water and then adding this solution drop-by-drop to a 0.005% TX-100 tenzide solution while maintaining intensive mixing. Dynamic laser light scattering experiments showed that the average equivalent particle size in the resulting slurry was ≈0.3 μm for all samples and solvents. Under suitable ICP-AES measuring conditions, the signal recoveries were found to be between 101.8 and 106.6%, which allowed direct nebulization and calibration against aqueous solutions. Typically, 70 μg l⁻¹ detection limit and 1–5% relative S.D. on five replicates can be achieved by the described method.     

Pulverized coal plasma gasification

A number of experiments on the plasma-vapor gasification of brown coals of three types have been carried out using an experimental plant with an electric-arc reactor of the combined type. On the basis of the material and heat balances, process parameters have been obtained: the degree of carbon gasification (_c), the level of sulfur conversion into the gas phase (_s), the synthesis gas concentration (CO+Hz) in the gaseous products, and the specific power consumption for the gasification process. The degree of gasification was 90.5-95.0%, the concentration of the synthesis gas amounted to 84.7–85.7%, and the level of sulfur conversion into the gas phase was 94.3–96.7%. Numerical study of the process of plasma gasification of coals was carried out using a mathematical model of motion, heating, and gasification of polydisperse coal particles in an electric-arc reactor of the combined type with an internal heat source (arc). The initial conditions for a conjugate system of nonlinear differential equations of the gas dynamics and kinetics of a pulverized coal stream interacting with the electric arc and oxidizer (water vapor) agree with the initial conditions of the experiments. The computation results satisfactorily correlate with the experimental data. The mathematical model can be used for the determination of reagent residence time and geometrical dimensions of the plasma reactor for the gasification of coals.Nomenclature c _i volume concentration of components (kmol m^–3) - x longitudinal coordinate (m) - f _i source members, determined by variation of the ith component due to chemical reactions in unit volume in unit time (kmol m^–3s^–1) - velocity (m s^–1) - M _s ash mass in one particle (kg) - C _D particle drag coefficient - 3.14 - r _s particle radius (m) - d particle diameter (m) - density (kg m^–3) - C _p heat capacity of components (J mol^t– K^–1) - Q _j thermal effect of reaction (J kmol^–1) - E_j activation energy of reaction - N _l volume concentration of particles of thelth fraction (m^–3) - T temperature (K) - emissivity factor of coal particles - 5.67 × 10^–8, blackbody emissivity coefficient (W m^–2 K^–4) - P pressure (Pa) - S reactor cross section (m²) - D reactor diameter (m) - V reactor volume (m³) - L _R reactor length (m) - F _W friction force on the wall (N) - f _g friction coefficient - residence time (s) - Nu Nusselt number - Re Reynolds number - Pr Prandtl number - thermal conductivity of gas (J m^– s^–1 K^–1) - R 8.3 × 10³, universal gas constant (J kmol K^–1) - µ _i molecular mass of component (kg kmol^–1) - dynamic viscosity coefficient of gas (kg m^–1 s^–1) - thermal efficiency of plasma reactor - q_arc specific heat flow from arc (W m^–3) - P ₁ heat supplied in vapor at T = 405 K (W) - P ₂ heat loss to wall (W) - P ₃ heat loss in the gas and slag separator chamber (W) - P ₄ heat loss in the synthesis gas oxidation chamber (W) - P ₅ heat loss in the slag catcher (W) - P ₆ heat carried away in the off-gas (W) - P heat input of arc (W) - P _arc electric power of arc (W) - Q_sp specific power consumption (kw Hr kg^–1) - d _w specific heat flow to wall (W m^–2) - _c degree of carbon gasification (%) - _s level of sulfur conversion into gas phase (%)     

Titanium production in a plasma reactor: A feasibility investigation

The feasibility of producing titanium metal from titanium tetrachloride in a thermal plasma under equilibrium and adiabatic expansion conditions has been theoretically investigated. Free energy minimization and adiabatic expansion calculations to simulate a nozzle expansion were used to study the practicality of production. The crucial requirements for the production of titanium powder from TiCl₄ and H₂ appear to be rapid quenching of the plasma gas at high temperature (e.g., 3700 K) and appropriate reactant concentrations. Quenching of tire plasma gas and production of titanium powder can be achieved by adiabatic expansion through a nozzle. Preliminary experimental data indicate that titanium powder of approximately 5 nm in size can be produced in an argon plasma rising a nozzle expansion approach.     

Determination of boron in boron-alloyed steels by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry

An inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) procedure has been developed and examined for the determination of boron content (0.01 up to about 2% B) in boron-alloyed steels such as POLDI ATA BOR (65% Fe, 19%Cr, 12% Ni, 1.5% Mn, 1% B), POLDI ATA BOR EXTRA (62% Fe, 18% Cr, 13% Ni, 2.5% Mo, 1.5% Mn, 1% B) and POLDI ATA BOR-R (75% Fe, 18% Cr, 3.5% Ti, 1.8% B). The steel sample is dissolved with a mixture of hydrochloric, nitric, sulfuric and phosphoric acids in a quartz vessel. Borides of alloyed metals, especially of iron and chromium, are quantitatively decomposed. The presence of phosphoric acid in a sample solution reduces the volatility of boric acid with water vapour.Presented in part at the 1989 European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Reutte, Austria     

Fouling and protein adsorption effect of low-temperature plasma treatment of membrane surfaces

Adsorption of proteins and the effect of the chemical nature of membrane surfaces on protein adsorption were investigated using¹⁴C-tagged albumin and several microporous membranes (polyvinilydene fluoride, PVDF; nylon; polypropylene, PP; and polycarbonate, PC). The membrane surfaces were modified by exposing them to low-temperature plasma of several different monomers (n-butane, oxygen, nitrogen alone or as mixtures) in a radiofrequency plasma reactor. Transients in the permeability of albumin solutions through the membranes and changes in flux of distilled water through the membranes before and after adsorption of albumin were used to investigate the role of protein adsorption on membrane fouling. The results show that the extent of adsorption of albumin on hydrophobic membranes was considerably more than that on hydrophilic membranes. The hydrophilic membranes were susceptible to electrostatic interactions and less prone to fouling. A pore-blocking model was successfully used to correlate the loss of water flux through pores of defined geometry     

M_nP_m~+原子簇结构的ab initio从头算(M=Cr,Mn,n=1～3,m=2～12)

应用ahinitio计算程序，我们对飞行时间质谱产生的谱图进行了理论分析。稳定的MnnPm+和CrnPm+的结构基本上是多面体，仅有少数结构为环状和平面的。在计算中，我们尚未发现有链状的簇合物，这与风簇绝大多数是多面体是相一致的。因此，单枚金属簇合物的形成机制很大可能是金属进入磷形成的笼簇中。一般地说，除了磷的个别笼状团簇外，金属和磷相互成键是普遍存在的；在二核、多核金属磷簇合物中，金属间相互作用不常见，绝大多数是通过桥磷相连的。     

BEHAVIOR OF SUPPORTED NANO-COPPER CATALYST IN CO OXIDATION

IntroductionNanomaterialisanewkindofmaterialwithparticlesizebetWeenIurnand100urn.Becauseofthesmallparticlesizeandthelargespecificsufficearea,nanomaterialpossessesmanyparticularproperties,suchashighersufficeenergyandhighersurfaceactivity.t.[l]Thehigheracti…