Audio-frequency heating of particulate magnetic systems

This paper presents theoretical and experimental studies on the magnetodynamics and energy dissipation in suspensions of small ferromagnetic particles with magnetic hysteresis and mechanical mobility in an AC magnetic field. Energy absorption by particles suspended in a solid, liquid or gas environment and subjected to high frequency magnetic fields is of great interest for cancer treatment by hyperthermia, chemical technology, biotechnology and smart materials science. Sub-micron needle-like γ-Fe2O3 particles dispersed in liquid were subjected in this study to a 430 Hz magnetic field with an intensity of up to 10^5 A/m. Dynamic magnetization loops were measured in parallel to the energy dissipated in the samples. Combined magnetomechanical dynamics of particle dispersions was simulated by using a chain-of-spheres model allowing for incoherent magnetic field reversal. In liquid dispersions, within the kilohertz frequency range, the mechanical mobility of particles does not interfere with their hysteretic magnetic reversal that makes heat release comparable to that observed with solids; for instance, in the present study using γ-Fe2O3 particles in liquid subjected to 10^4 Hz field exhibited heat release rates from 250 up to 600W oer 1 cm^3 of the dry oarticle content.     

Ground-based measurements of aerosol optical properties and radiative forcing in North China

In order to gain an insight into the aerosol properties and their climatic effect over the continental source regions of China, it is of significance to carry out long-term ground-based measurements of aerosol optical properties and radiative forcing. A couple of temporary and permanent Aerosol Robotic Network （AERONET） sites and three comprehensive radiative sites were established in China as a result of international cooperation in recent years. Heavy aerosol loading and significant temporal and spatial variation over North China are revealed by the AERONET data. Aerosol-induced reductions in surface radiation budget are examined on the basis of collocated observations by sun photometers and pyranometers. 2007 Chinese Society of Particuology and Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V.     

Transient rheological behavior of tumbling side-chain liquid crystal polymers and determination of their λ parameters

The transient rheological behavior of several thermotropic nematic side-chain liquid crystal polysiloxanes is investigated. A homopolymer with a low-temperature smectic phase and two random copolymers, one consisting of smectogenic and non-smectogenic mesogens, the other one containing two spacers of different lengths, are studied. All systems are of tumbling type and exhibit oscillations in transient shear stress and first normal stress difference. Only the copolymer with mixed spacers shows a temperature-dependent transition from tumbling to flow-aligning within the nematic phase. The rheological response is slightly different for each polymer. The reactive parameter λ was calculated from the period of the oscillations and compared with rheo-NMR results. For all polymers, λ increases with increasing temperature. The sign of λ, obtained from NMR experiments, is positive for the copolymer with mixed spacers and negative for the other two systems, indicating a prolate shape of the first system and oblate shapes of the other two. Received: 30 April 1999 /Accepted: 2 August 1999     

Transient ?ow of magnetized Maxwell nano?uid: Buongiorno model perspective of Cattaneo-Christov theory

The present research article is devoted to studying the characteristics of Cattaneo-Christov heat and mass ?uxes in the Maxwell nano?uid ?ow caused by a stretching sheet with the magnetic ?eld properties. The Maxwell nano?uid is investigated with the impact of the Lorentz force to examine the consequence of a magnetic ?eld on the?ow characteristics and the transport of energy. The heat and mass transport mechanisms in the current physical model are analyzed with the modi?ed versions of Fourier's and Fick's laws, respectively. Additionally, the well-known Buongiorno model for the nano?uids is ?rst introduced together with the Cattaneo-Christov heat and mass ?uxes during the transient motion of the Maxwell ?uid. The governing partial di?erential equations(PDEs) for the ?ow and energy transport phenomena are obtained by using the Maxwell model and the Cattaneo-Christov theory in addition to the laws of conservation.Appropriate transformations are used to convert the PDEs into a system of nonlinear ordinary di?erential equations(ODEs). The homotopic solution methodology is applied to the nonlinear di?erential system for an analytic solution. The results for the time relaxation parameter in the ?ow, thermal energy, and mass transport equations are discussed graphically. It is noted that higher values of the thermal and solutal relaxation time parameters in the Cattaneo-Christov heat and mass ?uxes decline the thermal and concentration ?elds of the nano?uid. Further, larger values of the thermophoretic force enhance the heat and mass transport in the nanoliquid. Moreover, the Brownian motion of the nanoparticles declines the concentration ?eld and increases the temperature ?eld.The validation of the results is assured with the help of numerical tabular data for the surface velocity gradient.     

Transient growth in Poiseuille-Rayleigh-Bénard flows of binary fluids with Soret effect

The transient growth due to non-normality is investigated for the PoiseuilleRayleigh-Bénard problem of binary fluids with the Soret effect. For negative separation factors such as ψ =-0.1, it is found that a large transient growth can be obtained by the non-normal interaction of the two least-stable-modes, i.e., the upstream and downstream modes, which determine the linear critical boundary curves for small Reynolds numbers.The transient growth is so strong that the optimal energy amplification factor G(t) is up to 10~2~10~3. While for positive separation factors such as ψ = 0.1, the transient growth is weak with the order O(1) of the amplification factor, which can even be computed by the least-stable-mode. However, for both cases, the least-stable-mode can govern the long-term behavior of the amplification factor for large time. The results also show that large Reynolds numbers have stabilization effects for the maximum amplification within moderate wave number regions. Meanwhile, much small negative or large positive separation factors and large Rayleigh numbers can enlarge the maximum transient growth of the pure streamwise disturbance with the wavenumber α = 3.14. Moreover, the initial and evolutionary two-dimensional spatial patterns of the large transient growth for the pure streamwise disturbance are exhibited with a plot of the velocity vector, spanwise vorticity, temperature, and concentration field. The initial three-layer cell vorticity structure is revealed. When the amplification factor reaches the maximum Gmax, it develops into one cell structure with large amplification for the vorticity strength.     

Results of an experimental and numerical study of the aerodynamic heating of the undersurface of delta wings with sharp leading edges at mach numbers M∞=6.1 and 8

The heat transfer between a supersonic flow and the undersurface of delta wings with leading-edge sweep angles x=65 and 70° is investigated in a shock tunnel at angles of attack 15°. The supersonic inviscid flow over these wings in regimes in which the bow shock is attached to the sharp leading edges is calculated numerically. The compressible boundary layer problem is solved for the calculated inviscid flow fields in the laminar, transition and turbulent flow zones. The calculations and experimental values of the heat flux on the surface of the wings are compared. The calculations are in satisfactory agreement with the experimental data in the laminar and transition zones, but diverge significantly (by up to 20%) in the turbulent zone.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 4, pp. 183–188, July–August, 1991.The authors wish to thank A. A. Golubinskii for assisting with the solution of the problem of supersonic inviscid gas flow over a wing.     

Numerically simulated behavior of radiative Fe3O4and multi-walledcarbon nanotube hybrid nanoparticle ?ow in presence ofLorentz force?

正S. A. SHEHZAD1,, M. SHEIKHOLESLAMI2,3, T. AMBREEN4,A. SALEEM4, A. SHAFEE5     

The Calculation of Semi-circular Corrugated Tube——An Application of the General Solution of Ring Shell

In this paper, the deformation and stress distribution in semi-circular corrugated tube under axial force are calculated by means of the general solutions of circular ring shell given in previous paper[1].     

Influence of thermal radiation and Joule heating in the Eyring–Powell fluid flow with the Soret and Dufour effects

A two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic boundary layer flow of the Eyring–Powell fluid on a stretching surface in the presence of thermal radiation and Joule heating is analyzed. The Soret and Dufour effects are taken into account. Partial differential equations are reduced to a system of ordinary differential equations, and series solutions of the resulting system are derived. Velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles are obtained. The skin friction coefficient and the local Nusselt and Sherwood numbers are computed and analyzed.     

Adiabatic interactions of Manakov solitons—Effects of cross-modulation

We investigate the asymptotic behavior of the Manakov soliton trains perturbed by cross-modulation in the adiabatic approximation. The multisoliton interactions in the adiabatic approximation are modeled by a generalized Complex Toda chain (GCTC). The cross-modulation requires special treating for the evolution of the polarization vectors of the solitons. The numerical predictions of the Manakov system are compared with the perturbed GCTC. For certain set of initial parameters GCTC describes very well the long-time evolution of the Manakov soliton trains.     

Stability of Filtration of a Gas—Liquid Mixture

The stability of steady regimes of filtration of a gas—liquid mixture at pressure lower than the saturation pressure is studied for the case of a nonmonotonic dependence of the relative phase permeability of the liquid on the gas saturation. It is shown that periodic self–oscillations can appear, and their evolution leads to deterministic chaos due to the appearance and destruction of quasiperiodic motions.     

Dynamics of multi—Deformable bodies

The Gibbs-Appell equations provide what is the powerful tool to formulate equations of motion not only for rigid-body, but also for deformable body. The application of the Gibbs-Appell equations in formulating equations of motion of multi-deformable boodies is developed and exploited in this paper. The advantages of using Gibbs-Appell equation are shown herein. Equations of motion of multi-deformable bodies with explicit form have been obtained and their physical meaning is apparent. In addition, recently developed new ideas are also employed. These ideas include the use of Euler parameters, quasicoordinates, and relative coordinates.     

Synergy to discovery and innovation——Growth of nanorods

A synergy of computer simulations, analytical formulations, and experiments proves very effective in research and development. Using nanorod growth as an example, this letter presents the synergy of the three complementary approaches in research, and demonstrates its effectiveness. Through this synergy, a theoretical framework of nanorod growth emerges; through the direction of the theories,experimental realization of smallest well-separated nanorods becomes reality; through the realization of such nanorods, metallic glue in ambient environments becomes technical reality and commercial possibility.     

Rayleigh–Bénard convection driven by a long wavelength heating

Natural convection in a two-dimensional horizontal layer has been investigated. The layer is confined between two parallel horizontal plates. The upper plate is kept isothermal, while the lower plate has an externally imposed, long wavelength, spatially sinusoidal heating with the amplitude expressed in terms of the Rayleigh number Ra and the wavelength characterized by the wave number α. Only steady-state flow structures and their bifurcations have been considered. The detailed analysis has been carried out for two Prandtl numbers, i.e. Pr = 0.7 and Pr = 7, and only small differences in the bifurcation diagrams have been observed. When Ra < Ra _cr = 427, convection has a simple topology consisting of one pair of counter-rotating rolls per heating period. Secondary motion in the form of rolls aligned in the direction of the primary rolls and concentrated around the hot spots occurs for Ra > 427. When 427 < Ra < ～470 and α < ～0.14, the secondary motion is described by the supercritical pitchfork bifurcation. One of the branches of this bifurcation is associated with an odd number of secondary rolls per half wavelength, with rolls above the hot spots rotating in the direction opposite to the primary rolls. The other branch is associated with an even number of secondary rolls per half wavelength, with the rolls above the hot spots co-rotating with the primary rolls. The new rolls are pinched off in pairs when α decreases. When Ra > ～470 and α > ~0.14, bifurcation assumes the form of “bifurcation from infinity”. The main branch is associated with one pair of rolls per heating period for α > 0.25. Decrease in α along this branch results in the formation of secondary rolls, with the rolls at the hot spot co-rotating with the primary rolls. The lower part of the other branch is associated with one pair of rolls per heating period in the limit α → 0. Increase in α results in pinching off a single roll which counter-rotates with respect to the primary roll at the hot spot.     

Natural convection of an alumina-water nanofluid inside an inclined wavy-walled cavity with a non-uniform heating using Tiwari and Das’ nanofluid model

The present study is devoted to numerical analysis of natural convective heat transfer and fluid flow of alumina-water nanofluid in an inclined wavy-walled cavity under the effect of non-uniform heating. A single-phase nanofluid model with experimental correlations for the nanofluid viscosity and thermal conductivity has been included in the mathematical model. The considered governing equations formulated in dimensionless stream function, vorticity, and temperature have been solved by the finite difference method. The cavity inclination angle and irregular walls (wavy and undulation numbers) are very good control parameters for the heat transfer and fluid flow. Nowadays, optimal parameters are necessary for the heat transfer enhancement in different practical applications. The effects of the involved parameters on the streamlines and isotherms as well as on the average Nusselt number and nanofluid flow rate have been analyzed. It has been found that the heat transfer rate and fluid flow rate are non-monotonic functions of the cavity inclination angle and undulation number.     

The exact theory of bending of prismatic shells — an application of transfer matrices

Conclusion In this paper a new application of transfer matrices has been made in connection with the exact theory of bending of prismatic shells. It is shown that use of transfer matrices reduces the number of unknowns from 8 n to four, where n is the total number of walls, for a given integer m. This simplification is specially applicable to structures with open or simply connected closed sections.     

Experimental—numerical investigation of the rolling process of high gears

Experimental Techniques - Rolling of high gears into full material is a new and economic way of manufacturing. Such gearings provide a higher surface strength and a better surface quality than...     

Modelling of particle layer detachment—Role of transient kinetic effects

Particle layers tend to build up on walls in many filtration and separation processes, calling for periodic removal in order to keep the apparatus running. Important factors are the adhesion of the layer on the substrate and the cohesion of the particles in the layer. Models describing such layer detachment generally assume constant and homogeneous conditions for the forces acting on the layer. But in reality detachment is extremely non-stationary concerning place and time, primarily due to changing conditi...