Measurement of thermal expansion coefficient of nonuniform temperature specimen

A new technique is developed to measure the longitudinal thermal expansion coefficient of C/C composite material at high temperature.The measuring principle and components of the apparatus are described in detail.The calculation method is derived from the temperature dependence of the therinal expansion coefficient.The apparatus mainly consists of a high temperature environmental chamber,a power circuit of heating,two high-speed pyrometers,and a laser scanning system.A long solid specimen is resistively heated to a steady high-temperature state by a steady electrical current.The temperature profile of the specimen surface is not uniform because of the thermal conduction and radiation.The temperature profile and the total expansion are measured with a high-speed scanning pyrometer and a laser slit scanning measuring system,respectively.The thermal expansion coefficient in a wide temperature range(1000-3800 K)of the specimen can therefore be obtained.The perfect consistency between the present and previous results justifies the validity of this technique.     

Recognition algorithm of internal defect images of thermal battery北大核心CSCD

针对目前热电池内部装配缺陷检测效率低、准确度不高的问题,研究了一种可精准分割内部电池堆图像并能够准确识别缺陷种类的方法。首先采用水平、垂直积分投影法对目标电池堆边缘特征进行提取,利用局部自适应对比度增强算法对局部不清晰部分进行细节纹理增强;然后研究了缺陷结构的灰度特性,计算提取出缺陷特征参数;最后使用BP（back propagation）神经网络和CART（classification and regression tree）决策树对特征参数分类识别,并根据分类准确度进行权重分配,将加权融合后的结果作为检测的最终判据。实验结果表明:该方法对2 000个样本的检测准确度达98.9%,为热电池的X射线缺陷检测提供了有效的途径。     

Solutions of the modification heating conduction equations of a kind of laser thermal effect

This paper has solved the Chester modified heat conduction equation of the different relaxation time Υ value under different temperature conditions, different boundary conditions and the different initial conditions by different means of methods. These solutions can help to obtain temperature field of laser thermal effects.     

The intensity distribution and thermal stability of InnoSlab laser

Partially end-pumped slab laser is an innovative solid state laser, namely InnoSlab. Combining the hybrid resonator with partially end-pumping, the output power can be scaled with high beam quality. In this paper, the output intensity distributions are simulated by coordinate transformation fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithm, comparing the thermal lens influence. As the simulated curves showed, the output mode is still good when the thermal lens effect is strong, indicating the good thermal stability of InnoSlab laser. Such a new kind of laser can be designed and optimized on the base of this simulation.     

Electron heating in the measurement of electron temperature by Thomson scattering: are thermal plasmas thermal?

Thomson scattering measurements have yielded electron temperatures T(e) up to 7000 K greater than the ion temperature in 1 bar thermal plasmas. To account for laser heating of electrons, T(e) was measured as a function of laser pulse energy, and an unperturbed T(e) obtained by linear extrapolation to zero pulse energy. It is shown that the absorption of laser energy by the electrons, and the cooling of the electrons by collisions and radiative emission, depend strongly on T(e). Considering all these processes gives T(e) values that are in much closer agreement with the ion temperature.     

Influence of alkali metal ions on thermal stability of Bi-activated NIR-emitting alkali-aluminoborosilicate glasses

We study the influence of alkali oxides on the near-infrared（NIR）-emitting thermal stability of Bi-doped R2O–Si O2–B2O3–Al2O3（R = Li, Na, K） glasses below Tg. Results show that undergoing heat treatment, remarkable luminescence quenching occurs for the glasses containing Na2 O and K2 O due to the formation of Bi metallic colloids, whereas the glass with Li2 O shows much better thermal stability. These changes can be understood by the tendency of modifier cations with lower mobility and higher tightness network to restrain the transport of Bi-related NIR-emitting centers. The results provide a scientific reference for composition design of Bi-doped optical fiber.     

Investigation of thermal evolution of nanodomain structures in nonlinear barium sodium niobate crystals

By the 90°elastic light scattering investigation and far field observation in the range of 20-800℃,the relation between behavior of light scattering anomalies and evolution of nanodomain structures in lattice of barium sodium niobate (Ba_2NaNb_5O_(15),BSN)crystal was clarified.The correlation between anomalies on the temperature curves of the elastic light scattering intensity and temperature transformations of nanodomains was studied by X-ray and electron microscope methods.Phase transition near 500℃and movement in field of scattering light could be explained by appearance of a new incommensurate phase.     

Design of the thermal neutron detection system for CJPL-Ⅱ

A low background thermal neutron flux detection system has been designed to measure the ambient thermal neutron flux of the second phase of the China Jinping Underground Laboratory(CJPL-Ⅱ),right after completion of the rock bolting work.A ~3He proportional counter tube combined with an identical ~4He proportional counter tube was employed as the thermal neutron detector,which has been optimised in energy resolution,wall effect and radioactivity of construction materials for low background performance.The readout electronics were specially designed for long-term stable operation and easy maintenance in an underground laboratory under construction.The system was installed in Lab Hall No.3 of CJPL-Ⅱ and accumulated data for about 80 days.The ambient thermal neutron flux was determined under the assumption that the neutron field is fully thermalized,uniform and isotropic at the measurement position.     

Design and fabrication of GeAsSeS chalcogenide waveguides with thermal annealing

We reported a chalcogenide glass-based rib waveguide fabricated using photolithography and dry etching method. A commercial software(COMSOL Multiphysics) was used to optimize the waveguide structure and the distribution of the fundamental modes in the waveguide based on the complete vector finite component. We further employed thermal annealing to optimize the surface and sidewalls of the rib waveguides. It was found that the optimal annealing temperature for Ge As Se S films is 220℃, and the roughness of the films could be significantly reduced by annealing. The zero-dispersion wavelength(ZDW) could be shifted to a short wavelength around ~2.1 μm via waveguide structural optimization, which promotes supercontinuum generation with a short wavelength pump laser source. The insertion loss of the waveguides with cross-sectional areas of 4.0 μm×3.5 μm and 6.0 μm×3.5 μm was measured using lens fiber and the cut-back method. The propagation loss of the 220℃ annealed waveguides could be as low as 1.9 d B/cm at 1550 nm.     

How fundamental is the character of thermal uncertainty relations?

We discuss here two different information measures of the Tsallis type, and their associated probability distributions, in order to repeat the Mandelbrot Cramer–Rao steps that lead to a thermal uncertainty relation for exponential distributions. We deal first with the original Tsallis measure and discuss afterwards a second entropic measure associated with the concept of escort distribution. In neither case it is possible to re-obtain a thermal uncertainty relationship. We conclude therefore that the thermal uncertainty, as derived from the Cramer–Rao inequality, cannot be as fundamental as the quantum one.     

Investigation of thermal sensitivity and radiation resistance of SiOx〈Ti〉 metal-dielectric films

In this investigation the composite SiO_x〈Ti〉 films were prepared by the thermal evaporation of a mixture of silicon oxide (SiO₂) and Тi powders. The optical transmission of the films in the IR spectral range and their temperature-sensitive properties are studied. By varying the contents of the metal in vaporizer and time of evaporation it is possible to obtain SiO_x〈Ti〉 layers with resistance (for monopixel of 0.8 × 1 mm) from tens kOhms to MOhms and a value of the temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) is equal to −2.22% K⁻¹. IR spectrum of SiO_x〈Ti〉 film is characterized by a broad absorption band in the range of 8–12 μm which is associated with the Si–O–Si stretching mode.Investigations of the effect of gamma irradiation on SiO_x〈Ti〉 films have shown that their temperature-sensitive properties, in particular TCR does not change up to a dose of 10⁶ Gy.These results suggest that SiO_x〈Ti〉 films can be used as materials for production of radiation-resistant thermosensitive detectors operated in radiation fields of γ-radiation and combining functions of IR-absorption and formation of an electric signal.     

Interface thermal resistance and thermal conductivity in composites – an abrupt junction thermal diode model

An abrupt junction diode model is proposed to study the interface thermal resistance and thermal conductivity of composite. We have demonstrated that the structure of thermal diode greatly influences the heat flow and hence it is possible to regulate the heat flow via the geometry of the diode. The composite materials can significantly reduce the thermal conductivity compared to an equivalent single material. By tuning the mass ratio of oscillator of right segment to that of oscillator of left segment of the composite, _MR/_ML$M_{\mathrm{R}}/M_{\mathrm{L}}$, crossover between negative differential thermal resistance and positive differential thermal resistance as well as figure of merit for composite material can be tuned. It is also seen that the composite will work as a better thermal insulating material than its pure constituent materials.     

Kinetic analysis of the thermal decomposition of pristine and γ-irradiated zinc uranyl acetate

Thermal decomposition of pristine and γ-irradiated zinc uranyl acetate was investigated in air using isothermal and dynamic thermogravimetric techniques. The decomposition proceeded via one major process with the formation of triuranates ZnU₃O₁₀ as solid residues. Kinetic analysis of isothermal data, when compared with various solid-state reaction models, showed that the decomposition reaction is best fitted by the phase-boundary model. Kinetic analysis of the dynamic TG curves was discussed with reference to integral methods of modified Coats and Redfern equations. Kinetic and thermodynamic parameters were calculated and evaluated. IR spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction techniques were employed to follow the chemical composition of solid residue at different calcination temperatures. The results display that the triuranate ZnU₃O₁₀ starts forming by calcination of zinc uranyl acetate at temperatures?>?300 °C and undergoes decomposition at higher temperatures (>600 °C) with the formation of U₃O₈. The results were evaluated regarding the utilization of zinc uranyl acetate as an important source of diuranates and triuranates.     

Theoretical study of thermal diffusivity of superlattices in measurements using “mirage” technique

A complete theoretical treatment for the determination of thermal diffusivity of superlattices by the mirage technique has been performed. An effective medium approximation model of the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of both sublayers is presented, which is different from the simple models with the thermal diffusivity or thermal conductivity in series or parallel. The numerical calculation of the transverse component of the probe beam deflection in the mirage effect shows that the results obtained from the complete thermal-wave theory and the medium approximation model, for the optically and thermally thick superlattices, are in good agreement with each other. However, the further study on the thermally thin superlattices shows that either the series or the parallel model of the thermal conductivity should be chosen according to whether the thermal impedance of the superlattice is larger or less than that of substrate, respectively.     

Study of the Thermal Diffusivity of Optical Coating by Photo－thermal Deformation Technique

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Photoacoustic measurement of thermal properties and thickness of buried layers in a multilayer film

The photoacoustic model of multilayer with a strong-absorbing surface layer is developed. The phase of ph0toacoustie signal is measured as a function of modulated frequency using apparatus totally controlled by a computer system. The thermal diffusivity, effusivity as well as thickness of several buried layers are obtained independently through the best fit of experimental data according to the theoretical model. The multilayers of thin metal and alloy film are investigated. This method is proved to be valuable particularly in nondestructive examination of subsurface physical properties.     

Morphological evolution of thermal plumes in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection

An experimental study of the morphological evolution of thermal plumes in turbulent thermal convection is presented. Individual sheetlike plumes are extracted and their area, circumference, and "heat content" are found to all exhibit log-normal distributions. As the sheetlike plumes move across the plate they collide and convolute into spiraling swirls. These swirls then spiral away from the plates to become mushroomlike plumes which are accompanied by strong vertical vorticity. The measured profiles of plume numbers and of vertical vorticity quantify the morphological transition of sheetlike plumes to mushroomlike ones and the mixing and merging or clustering of mushroomlike plumes. The fluctuating vorticity is found to have the same exponential distribution and scaling behavior as the fluctuating temperature.     

Derivation of the modification heating conduction equation of a kind of laser thermal effect by quantum mechanics

The Fourier equation of heat conduction predicts a paradox that the effect of a thermal impulse (e.g. the thermal effect in pulse laser) in an infinite medium; i.e., a thermal impulse is propagated in an infinite velocity. In order to solve the thermal transport paradox, C. W. Ulbrich and M. Chester have proposed the modification heat conduction equation respectively from different macroscopic viewpoint. This paper derived the modification heat conduction equation according to phonon model and quantum mechanics from microscopic viewpoint.