Structure–property relationship of photoactive liquid crystalline polyethers containing benzylidene moiety

A series of main chain photoactive liquid crystalline polyethers, containing rigid bisbenzylidene photoactive mesogen and flexible methylene spacers, were synthesized by polycondensation of bisbenzylidene diols and dibromoalkanes. The polyethers were characterized with ¹H NMR, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), thermo gravimetric analyzer (TGA), and polarized light optical microscopy. The individual and combined effects of spacer length and number of methoxy substituents on mesogenic and photoactive properties were investigated. Both first order and second order transition temperatures decreased with increased spacer length and the number of substituents. The combined effect of spacers and substituents drastically reduced the transition temperatures. All monomers and polymers showed mainly the smectic mesophase. In a few cases, nematic droplets along with the smectic phase were observed. The width of the liquid crystalline phase reduced with an increasing number of methoxy substituents on mesogenic unit. Variation of spacer length has a negligible effect on photocycloaddition. However, steric hinderance caused by the substituents decreased the photoactivity as the number of substituents increased. Total energies of crosslinked dimers calculated from modeling studies supported the above findings. Intermolecular photocycloaddition was also confirmed by photoviscosity measurement. The refractive index change was found to be in the range of 0.017–0.031. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 2143–2155, 2009     

A ring-source method to measure the thermal diffusivity of a conducting specimen in forced air flow: Study on aluminium

Summary Thermal diffusivity is obtained with an accuracy of ∼ 1% by means of a new simple method, in which two parallel disks (of chromel and alumel, respectively) surround the middle section of a cylindrical specimen of conducting material. The disks act in the clamped zone as the hot juction of a thermocouple and, at the same time, as a heat source for the specimen, subjected to a laminar air flow. A second thermocouple placed at the base of the cylinder accomplishes acquisition of another set of experimental data from which the thermal diffusivity and the surface heat loss coefficient can be determined. Preliminary measurements on aluminium 99.999% consistent with literature data have been reported. Work supported by the Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione of the Italian Goverment.     

A brief review of thermal transport in mesoscopic systems from nonequilibrium Green’s function approach

With the rapidly increasing integration density and power density in nanoscale electronic devices, the thermal management concerning heat generation and energy harvesting becomes quite crucial. Since phonon is the major heat carrier in semiconductors, thermal transport due to phonons in mesoscopic systems has attracted much attention. In quantum transport studies, the nonequilibrium Green’s function (NEGF) method is a versatile and powerful tool that has been developed for several decades. In this review, we will discuss theoretical investigations of thermal transport using the NEGF approach from two aspects. For the aspect of phonon transport, the phonon NEGF method is briefly introduced and its applications on thermal transport in mesoscopic systems including one-dimensional atomic chains, multi-terminal systems, and transient phonon transport are discussed. For the aspect of thermoelectric transport, the caloritronic effects in which the charge, spin, and valley degrees of freedom are manipulated by the temperature gradient are discussed. The time-dependent thermoelectric behavior is also presented in the transient regime within the partitioned scheme based on the NEGF method.     

Modeling and Performance Optimization of an Irreversible Two-Stage Combined Thermal Brownian Heat Engine

Based on finite time thermodynamics, an irreversible combined thermal Brownian heat engine model is established in this paper. The model consists of two thermal Brownian heat engines which are operating in tandem with thermal contact with three heat reservoirs. The rates of heat transfer are finite between the heat engine and the reservoir. Considering the heat leakage and the losses caused by kinetic energy change of particles, the formulas of steady current, power output and efficiency are derived. The power output and efficiency of combined heat engine are smaller than that of single heat engine operating between reservoirs with same temperatures. When the potential filed is free from external load, the effects of asymmetry of the potential, barrier height and heat leakage on the performance of the combined heat engine are analyzed. When the potential field is free from external load, the effects of basic design parameters on the performance of the combined heat engine are analyzed. The optimal power and efficiency are obtained by optimizing the barrier heights of two heat engines. The optimal working regions are obtained. There is optimal temperature ratio which maximize the overall power output or efficiency. When the potential filed is subjected to external load, effect of external load is analyzed. The steady current decreases versus external load; the power output and efficiency are monotonically increasing versus external load.     

超临界CO2-DME混合物竖直圆管内传热特性数值研究

本文采用RNG k-ε湍流模型对超临界CO₂/DME(二甲醚)二元混合工质在竖直圆管内的传热特性进行了数值模拟研究。管径4 mm,管长为1000 mm;CO₂/DME浓度配比分别为97/3、95/5、92/8、90/10、85/15、以及70/30;质量流速为125~200 kg·m^-2.s^-1;热流密度为15~30 kW.m^-2,入口温度295~308 K,入口压力8~15 MPa。不同浓度配比的混合工质在各自临界压力下应用时,随着DME浓度的增加,换热系数的峰值逐渐减低,但在温度大于310 K时混合工质的换热系数会高于纯CO₂。压力相同时,随着DME浓度的增大,拟临界温度升高,换热系数峰值点也随之向温度升高的方向移动。混合工质的换热系数随质量流速的增大而增大。在拟临界点前,增大热流密度及降低压力对管内传热有利,而在拟临界点之后,换热系数随热流密度的升高以及压力的降低而降低。     

HL-2M 装置烘烤系统管路应力的仿真分析与优化

根据 HL-2M 装置烘烤系统管路设计,建立烘烤系统的管道应力计算模型。对烘烤系统管路作初始 支架设计,并采用系统内的最高温度分布,对烘烤系统进行热应力计算,分析管道应力及设备管口载荷。以热应 力计算结果为依据,对管路布置进行优化,并改善支架的设计,对烘烤系统进行应力校核计算,完成烘烤系统可 靠性验证计算,完成了管口位移量计算。     

Thermally Evaporated Ag–Au Bimetallic Catalysts for Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

CO₂ reduction reaction (CO₂RR) has indispensable significance for carbon recycling and renewable energy production. As typical electrochemical catalysts, Au and Ag show relatively high reaction activity and selectivity in CO₂RR. In this study, a series of Ag–Au bimetallic catalysts are designed and synthesized through the thermal evaporation method for efficient yet massive production of electrochemical catalysts. The Ag–Au catalysts show significantly enhanced activity and selectivity in CO₂RR, which is mainly attributed to the increased grain boundaries with well-dispersed single Ag atoms. After the optimization, Au20Ag10 exhibits the best performance with a CO Faraday efficiency of 89% at −0.9 V (vs the reversible hydrogen electrode) with good stability.     

Study of Coulomb collisional effects on the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a turbulent plasma

The presence of Weibel instability in laser-irradiated fuel could be detrimental to the process of ablative implosion, which is necessary for achieving thermonuclear fusion reactions. In this paper, the effect of the Coulomb collisional within the turbulent plasma on the Weibel instability growth rate has been investigated for linear and circular polarization. The results indicate that the Weibel instability growth rate at circular polarization near the ignition centre of the fuel fusion (collisional plasma) is about 10⁵ times higher than the collisional Weibel instability growth rate at linear polarization. The Weibel instability growth rate is observed near the critical density of the fuel fusion (collisionless plasma) at linear polarization and enhancement near the foot of the heat in front of the fuel fusion. By increasing the steps of the density gradient plasma in the low-density corona, electromagnetic instability occurs at a higher stress flow. Therefore, the deposition condition of electron beam energy in circular polarization of turbulent plasma can be shifted to the fuel core for suitable ignition.     

广义热波长:定义、意义和应用

光子气体和低温下强简量子气体都不是经典理想气体,通常的热波长没有意义。但是,它们存在每个粒子的平均动量,因此可以定义广义热波长.这个热波长是系统量子相干性的一个量度,在非简并条件下,实物粒子系统广义热波长回到通常的热波长.简并条件下,热力学系统的线度必须大于广义热波长,因此导致了对热力学系统出现相关现象的最小线度,即最小线度判据.本文利用这一判据给出了一些典型系统的最小线度.     

六方氮化硼薄膜对石墨烯-碳化硅结构近场热辐射的增强

六方氮化硼(hBN)具有跟石墨烯类似的层状结构和晶格参数,研究发现hBN薄膜具有良好的热传导、电绝缘、光学和力学等性能。本文从理论上研究了hBN薄膜对石墨烯-碳化硅(G/S)结构的近场热辐射的影响。研究发现在红外频段.hBN薄膜在低频率区和高频率区会增强G/S结构的近场热辐射,经计算在G/S结构中加入厚度为10 nm的hBN薄膜时获得的辐射热流是同物理条件下G/S结构的1.5倍;而在中频率区hBN薄膜的厚度阻碍了石墨烯表面等离激元和碳化硅表面声子极化激元的耦合,使得近场热辐射热流随hBN薄膜厚度增加而逐渐减弱。本研究的结果可为下一步实验与应用中对hBN薄膜厚度的选择提供理论基础。