Influence of Co amount on the efficiency of energy absorption of Fe-Co ferrite nanoparticles

We present the chemical synthesis, structural characterization and efficiency of AC field energy absorption of Fe-Co ferrite particles sized between 35 and 100 nm and containing different cobalt amounts up to 3 wt%. Dynamic magnetic measurements in an AC field with frequency of 430 Hz and amplitude of up to 1200 Oe were performed for both solid and liquid dispersions of obtained particles. The energy absorption per one field cycle in function of the field amplitude and Co content was always bigger in liquid systems, under the same conditions, than in solid systems. The obtained results are of significance for the technology of low-frequency ferromagnetic hyperthermia of tumors.     

Nonlinear model-predictive control with hysteresis compensation of an electro-pneumatic clutch for truck applications

This contribution presents two real-time capable nonlinear model-predictive control (NMPC) approaches for an electro-pneumatic clutch for heavy trucks: a centralized control approach and a cascaded one. A clutch is necessary at start-up or during gear shifts to connect or disconnect the combustion engine and the gear box. This automated actuator disburdens the driver and provides the necessary actuation force according to the large torque typically transmitted through the drive train. The force characteristic of the clutch, however, is subject to hysteresis, which is described by a generalized Bouc–Wen model and used for a feedforward hysteresis compensation in the control algorithm. The proposed NMPC-algorithm involves (i) a minimization of the difference between the desired and predicted state vector at the end of the prediction horizon and (ii) flatness-based techniques to compute desired trajectories for the complete state vector as well as the control input. The optimal control is given by an additional, minimum-norm control input that minimizes the difference between the predicted state vector and the desired one at the end of the prediction horizon. Thereby, the computation effort of the NMPC approaches can be kept relatively small, and a real-time evaluation becomes possible. A reduced-order observer estimates an effective pressure in the clutch that also accounts for an uncertain disturbance force. Thereby, a disturbance compensation and a high tracking accuracy is achievable for the piston position as controlled variable. The efficiency of the two proposed control structures is emphasized by experimental results from a dedicated test rig.     

Hysteresis of ruby fluorescent line by pressure and annealing effect

Abstract

Accuracy of hydrostatic pressure measurement in a diamond-anvil cell (DAC) depends on the reproducibility of ruby RI fluorescent measurement. The larger scatter in R, fluorescent wavelength shift than the reproducibility of spectroscopic measurement was observed among appropriately mirror-finished ruby plates before setting up in DAC. The characteristics of the scatter changed after loading DAC up to pressure over hydrostatic limit. They vanished by annealing the ruby plates. These phenomena are presumably due to the appearance and disappearance of the residual stress in the ruby crystal. Such hysteresis of ruby fluorescent wavelength shift by pressure and its annealing effect are discussed.     

Swallowtail model for predicting the global bifurcation behavior of CO oxidation reactions

Catalytic CO oxidation on platinum group metals exhibits nonlinear phenomena such as hysteresis and bifurcation.Elucidation of the nonlinear mechanisms is important for catalyst design and control of reaction routes.Previous studies have offered initial insights into the local bifurcation behavior of CO oxidation.However,since the bifurcation behavior of CO oxidation is determined by multiple parameters such as temperature,total flux,and CO fraction,it is difficult to predict the global bifurcation behavior...     

An Interpenetrated Framework Material with Hysteretic CO2 Uptake

A new, twofold interpenetrated metal–organic framework (MOF) material has been synthesized that demonstrates dramatic steps in the adsorption and hysteresis in the desorption of CO₂. Measurement of the structure by powder X‐ray diffraction (PXRD) and pair distribution function (PDF) analysis indicates that structural changes upon CO₂ sorption most likely involve the interpenetrated frameworks moving with respect to each other.     

Unsaturated porous media flow with thermomechanical interaction

We propose a model for unsaturated poro‐plastic flow derived from the thermodynamic principles. For the isothermal case, the problem consists of a degenerate coupled system of two PDEs with two independent hysteresis operators describing hysteresis phenomena in both the solid and the pore fluids. Under natural hypotheses, we prove the existence of a global strong solution for this system. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

液滴平壁铺展过程中的滞后效应及力学机制研究

研究了液滴平壁铺展过程中的接触角滞后效应,从接触线附近流体的压力、速度以及能量分布等角度考虑滞后效应的成因和变化规律.在此基础之上分析了固体表面粗糙度对滞后效应的影响,并借助部分三维形貌参数(ISO 25178)建立了固体表面形貌与接触角滞后效应之间的量化关系.为了研究以上内容,应用数值仿真软件建立了液滴铺展动力学模型,并结合固体表面上的滞后性实验进行了相关验证.研究结果表明:由于表面粗糙度的存在,液滴铺展至平衡位置时,位于铺展前沿的液体分子被钉扎在固体表面的凹坑或低谷中,使得前沿接触角逐渐增大,后沿接触角逐渐减小,接触角发生滞后;驱动液滴铺展的Laplace压力和自身重力与阻碍液滴铺展的黏性阻力之间的平衡关系,是接触角发生滞后的主要力学机制.另外,实验结果表明接触角滞后效应与固体表面形貌密切相关,具有相同表面粗糙度(Sa)的固体表面,由于表面形貌不同接触角滞后效应可能存在明显的差异.     

Synthesis and Liquid Crystalline Behavior of Random Copolymer of Poly(ethylene oxide) Macromonomer and Liquid Crystalline Monomer by the Photon Transmission Technique

Random copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide) macromonomer with p‐vinylbenzyl end‐functional group (PEOVB) and liquid crystalline monomer, namely 6‐(4‐cyanobiphenyl‐4′‐oxy)hexyl acrylate (COA), were prepared by conventional free radical polymerization. A living anionic polymerization technique was employed for the synthesis of PEO macromonomers bearing p‐vinylbenzyl moiety at one end. The photon transmission method was also applied to study the phase transitions of COA monomer and its random copolymer with PEO. It was found that, for both samples, the nematic‐smectic A transition is continuous, but the critical fluctuation regions do not allow to obtain 3D XY values. Instead, we have obtained the values close to mean field regime. Scaling of thermal hystersis for random copolymer sample near the nematic‐isotropic transition was studied as well. Thermal hysteresis loops were produced under linearly varying temperature. It was shown that the areas of the hysteresis loops scale with the temperature scanning rate with an exponent being equal to 0.614 which is in good agreement with the field‐theoretical value.     

Characterisation and effect of polymer network deformation in reverse-mode polymer-stabilised cholesteric texture

In reverse-mode polymer-stabilised cholesteric texture (PSCT), the dynamic response is derived from local director reorientation governed by dielectric coupling effect/self-assembly and polymer network deformation. A double exponential rise/decay model is proposed to investigate the underlying physical mechanisms. Through simulation of the transient rise and decay processes, the polymer network deformation in PSCT can be quantitatively evaluated. Less deformation and faster restoration speed of the polymer network can suppress hysteresis. These results provide useful guidelines for future PSCT fabrication and performance optimisation.