AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF NON CONDENSABLE GAS FOR SOLUTAL MARANGONI CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFER

The condensation heat transfer characteristic curves for a ternary vapor mixture of water, ethanol, and air (or nitrogen) under several ethanol concentrations and relatively low concentrations of air (or nitrogen) were measured. The effect of non-condensable gas on several different domains in the condensation curves was discussed. The effect of non-condensable gas in the domains controlled by the diffusion resistance and the filmwise condensation was not notable; whereas that in the domain dominated by the condensate resistance of dropwise mode was remarkable. Moreover, variations due to changes in non-condensable gas concentration of several characteristic points representing the curves were discussed.     

Amminelithium Amidoborane Li(NH3)NH2BH3: A New Coordination Compound with Favorable Dehydrogenation Characteristics

The monoammoniate of lithium amidoborane, Li(NH₃)NH₂BH₃, was synthesized by treatment of LiNH₂BH₃ with ammonia at room temperature. This compound exists in the amorphous state at room temperature, but at ?20 °C crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca with lattice parameters of a=9.711(4), b=8.7027(5), c=7.1999(1) Å, and V=608.51 ų. The thermal decomposition behavior of this compound under argon and under ammonia was investigated. Through a series of experiments we have demonstrated that Li(NH₃)NH₂BH₃ is able to absorb/desorb ammonia reversibly at room temperature. In the temperature range of 40–70 °C, this compound showed favorable dehydrogenation characteristics. Specifically, under ammonia this material was able to release 3.0 equiv hydrogen (11.18 wt %) rapidly at 60 °C, which represents a significant advantage over LiNH₂BH₃. It has been found that the formation of the coordination bond between ammonia and Li⁺ in LiNH₂BH₃ plays a crucial role in promoting the combination of hydridic B? H bonds and protic N? H bonds, leading to dehydrogenation at low temperature.     

Properties of MgB2 bulks after combined doping with Fe and C by adding Iron(II) lactate (C6H10FeO6)

Bulk MgB₂ doped with C and Fe was prepared by using the solid state sintering method with C₆H₁₀FeO₆ as dopant. The phase composition, microstructure, and superconducting properties were studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD) shows the presence of iron after the doping. The addition of C₆H₁₀FeO₆ increases the a- and c-axis parameters of MgB₂, as evidenced by the shifting of the (100) and (002) peaks to a lower angle on the XRD patterns. Fe atoms were distributed uniformly, as shown by the field emission scanning electron microscope images, while the magnetization of the sample was dominated by the signals from the MgB₂ superconductor, although the iron-containing materials also contributed a minor amount of magnetization. The residual resistivity ratio was decreased as the C₆H₁₀FeO₆ doping level increased. The critical temperature also decreased with increased doping level, as did the critical current density, J_c. The doping also caused decreases in the irreversibility field, H_irr, and the upper critical field, H_c2. The decrease in H_c2 and H_irr, together with the harmful effects from impurity phases such as MgO is the reason for the decrease in J_c.     

Analytical vectorial structure of Hermite-cosine-Gaussian beam in the far field

Based on the vector angular spectrum representation of electromagnetic beams and the method of stationary phase, the vectorial structure of a Hermite-cosine-Gaussian (HcosG) beam in the far field is derived in analytical form. Energy flux distributions for the TE term, TM term and the whole beam are represented. The vectorial structures of HcosG beams with different Hermite models are depicted. The effects of cosine displacement parameters on the vectorial structure are also demonstrated. The results may provide a flexible approach to manipulate HcosG beams in free space.     

Propagation properties of Lorentz beam in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis

The properties of Lorentz beams propagating in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis are studied. The diffraction field components and effective beam sizes of the Lorentz beams are derived in analytical forms. Numerical results show that, upon propagating in uniaxial crystals, a Lorentz beam loses its initial Lorentz type distribution. Also, after propagating for sufficient distances, the transverse components would finally convert into a specific four-petal profile with an axial shadow, which may find applications in the optical trapping of particles. It also shows that the Lorentz beam parameters w_0x, w_0y and the ratios of refractive indices have strong influences on the diffraction field components and on the effective beam sizes when propagating in uniaxial crystals.     

Poisson过程作为更新过程的若干新的特征刻画

本文将给出Poisson过程作为更新过程的一系列新的特征刻画．这些刻画是借助于更新过程中所有关键量的条件概率分布或条件期望来表述的．所给的条件是至任一指定时刻发生的抵达敷为已知．     

Synthesis,Characterization and Application of Some Axially Chiral Binaphthyl Phosphoric Acids in Asymmetric Mannich Reaction

Two novel chiral Br?nsted acids 3b and 3c were prepared without involving the complexity of Suzuki coupling. Catalyst 3c bearing two additional hydroxyl groups at 3 and 3′ positions of axially chiral 1,1‐binaphthalene‐2,2′‐diol phosphoric acid was applied in a model Mannich reaction to afford β‐amino ester in high yield (92%) and enantiomeric excess (91%) at low reacting temperature of ?40°C. In addition, those β‐amino ester derivatives with high yields and excellent enatioselectivities were obtained in the presence of catalyst 3c under the above condition.     

传递矩阵－多项式法的改进及其应用

本文提出一种计算转子－滑动轴承－挤压油膜阻尼器转子系统的阻尼固有频率及稳定性的方法，即将传递矩奉多项式法改进后，应用于这类具有分叉结点的系统，直接得到系统的特征多项式，然后用Ｂａｉｒｓｔｏｗ－Ｎｅｗｔｏｎ僻因子法求出全部特征根。本方法具有占内存少、计算速度快、数值稳定等特点，文中对一转子模型进行了计算，其结果与实测基本相符。     

Effects of preparation conditions of Au/FeO_x /Al_2O_3 catalysts prepared by a modified two-step method on the stability for CO oxidation

Composite oxide FeO x /Al 2 O 3 -supported gold catalysts were prepared by a modified two-step method. The effects of preparation conditions on the initial catalytic activity and long-time stability were studied for CO oxidation. XRD, XPS and in situ FTIR were employed to investigate the state of FeO x and the species on the catalyst surface. The results showed that Au/FeO x /Al 2 O 3 catalysts prepared by this method exhibited high activity and high stability in a wide pH value range. Calcination pretreatm...     

Ultra‐Tough Inverse Artificial Nacre Based on Epoxy‐Graphene by Freeze‐Casting

Epoxy nanocomposites combining high toughness with advantageous functional properties are needed in many fields. However, fabricating high‐performance homogeneous epoxy nanocomposites with traditional methods remains a great challenge. Nacre with outstanding fracture toughness presents an ideal blueprint for the development of future epoxy nanocomposites. Now, high‐performance epoxy‐graphene layered nanocomposites were demonstrated with ultrahigh toughness and temperature‐sensing properties. These nanocomposites are composed of ca. 99 wt % organic epoxy, which is in contrast to the composition of natural nacre (ca. 96 wt % inorganic aragonite). These nanocomposites are named an inverse artificial nacre. The fracture toughness reaches about 4.2 times higher than that of pure epoxy. The electrical resistance is temperature‐sensitive and stable under various humidity conditions. This strategy opens an avenue for fabricating high‐performance epoxy nanocomposites with functional properties.