Irreversibilities associated with a rotary regenerator and the efficiency of a steam power plant

In the present study a number of expressions determining the irreversible entropy generation in a rotary regenerator are presented. Adding to them formulae: (i) concerning the efficiency of a steam power plant, (ii) describing heat transfer and the pressure losses in a rotary heat exchanger, a computational model has been obtained in order to show how these irreversibilities and the efficiency of a steam power plant depend on the design parameters of a rotary regenerator. Here it was useful to assume an air cycle i-s for flue gas in a steam boiler. The numerical results are presented mainly in graph form making it possible to show the results obtained clearly and to easily draw some conclusions. By first, varying the values of the rotary regenerator matrix height, distribution factor of regenerator flow area on the hot and cold sides, total leakage factor, distribution factor of total leakage on the hot and cold ends and density of gas mass rates flowing through each side of the regenerator, the dependence of the entropy generation rates on the above parameter values is demonstrated. The direct effects of changes in values of the above parameters on a normalized energy measure or irreversibilities and the efficiency of a steam power plant are then evaluated. Having these results presented in juxtaposition, some general and practical conclusions are formulated.     

Directed self-assembly process for nano-electronic devices and interconnect

Requirements for nano-electronic devices and interconnect in conventional logic circuit architecture are examined to reveal the possible device structure containing self-assembly (SA) features. For integration with lithography, we discuss the features of the SA process and then present a full process flow for a novel type of SA nano-crystal EEPROM cells. The logic functionality below the lithography limit derived from the SA dot arrays and the I–V characteristics including the Coulomb blockade effect are then presented.     

抑制炭黑在蓄热体中沉积的试验研究

本文在上一报研究了热解法炭黑沉积于蜂窝体中的规律基础上,进一步采用添加水以及改变蜂窝体结构的方法, 探索出减少炭黑沉积的有效途径。     

影响回热器换热的各参数讨论

从线性热声理论出发,通过求解并简化交变流动换热系数,对规则流道的换热进行较为全面的讨论,得到平板以及圆管流道回热器换热系数的简化表达式.考虑固壁温度波动后,发现对于一定结构的回热器,换热系数是六个无量纲量的函数.特别针对低温情况下,讨论了影响换热的主要因素以及增强换热的方法.     

Semiconductor optical amplifier used as regenerator for degraded differential phase-shift keying signals

Phase and amplitude regeneration are necessary for degraded differential phase-shift keying communication systems.This paper proposes a regenerator based on semiconductor optical amplifier for differential phase-shift keying signals.The key regeneration mechanism is theoretically analysed.The effectiveness of semiconductor optical amplifier based regenerator is demonstrated by comparing the bit error rate and eye diagrams before and after regeneration for 40-Gbit/s differential phase-shift keying 1080-km transmission systems.The results show that regeneration effects are very well.Bit error rate is less than 10 12 with the regenerator.     

热声回热器结构频率的数值研究

介绍了声波在结构中的几种表现形式,综合考虑结构声传播过程中的色散现象会影响结构和流体的声耦合,将结构声理论运用于热声系统回热器内结构振动的分析。通过采用Ansys软件对回热器中薄板建立模型并分析其振动模态。结果显示:(1)回热器中薄板结构主要受弯曲波作用,振动时发生弯曲变形;(2)薄板振动模态的固有频率随板厚度减小而降低,随长度减小而增加;(3)薄板振动模态随阶数升高而趋于复杂,相应的固有频率值由数十赫兹发展到数千赫兹,包含热声系统谐振频率的工作区间。     

振荡流下回热器压降特性的实验研究

研制了一种简单实用的实验装置,用于振荡流回热器压降特性的研究。在活塞提供的振荡流作用下,研究了回热器孔隙率、长度、堆叠方式及温差对回热器动态压降的影响。实验结果显示,丝网型回热器的动态压降与回热器的长度及孔隙率几乎呈线性关系,而在相同条件下与丝网的堆叠方式无明显的关联;此外,回热器的动态压降随回热器两端温差的增加而增大,与温差变化方向无明显联系。本文研究的目的是为斯特林回热器的设计提供相关的实验数据。     

缝隙回热器式脉管制冷机的数值分析

提出一种缝隙回热器式脉管制冷机,并进行了计算机模拟.运用有限差分数值计算方法,对其进行了较全面的热力分析,着重讨论了一些运行参数和结构参数的影响.     

Extinction ratio improvement by an all-optical signal regenerator with a semiconductor optical amplifier and a Sagnac loop

In this paper, we present the operation of an all-optical signal regenerator (AOSR). The AOSR is based on a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), which is incorporated in an asymmetric Sagnac loop (ASL). We show experimentally that the AOSR is capable of improving the input signal extinction ratio (ER) considerably. We present a theoretical model, which explains this improvement, and we illustrate a qualitatively similar behavior with a simulation.     

Active magnetic regenerator performance enhancement using passive magnetic materials

Magnetic refrigeration devices using permanent magnets are currently limited to useful field strengths of less than 2 T, and more practically less than 1.5 T. In this range, the useful magnetocaloric effect is less than 6 K and limits the cooling power of active magnetic regenerator (AMR) devices. Maximizing the useful magnetocaloric effect is critical in enabling commercially viable permanent magnet devices, and methods of increasing the net change in magnetic field would be beneficial. It has been shown [O. Peksoy, A. Rowe, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 288 (2005) 424] that the geometry of a regenerator and the magnetic properties of the refrigerant can alter the local magnetic field, H. This is called demagnetization. A numerical model is used to study demagnetizing effects in a single-material AMR. The use of additional passive magnetic material to reduce demagnetization is examined and suggests that augmenting the effective field, H, is possible. Numerical results are validated with experiments in near room temperature using AMRs consisting of Gd and Gd_0.74Tb_0.26 adjacent to layers composed of 1010 carbon steel. Experimental data show an increase in the no-load temperature span for certain operating conditions and confirm the beneficial impact of using passive magnetic material to reduce demagnetization effects at low fields.     

500mW/4.2K双级G—M型制冷机的实验研究

1前言近年来由于稀土磁性材料的发现和成功研制，使低温回热式气体制冷机的性能有了很大的提高，尤其是G－M型制冷机和脉管制冷机的效果更为明显。作者在1994年初自行设计的一台液氦温区双级ibM型制冷机上取得了3．0K的无负载制冷温度，制冷量515mw／4．ZK的好结果，重要的是这台制冷机的降温速度快，且其稳定性、复现性也较好。本文就该制冷机的设计、加工及实验结果作简要的总结，以利于直接到达液氦温区双级G—M型制冷机的设计和应用。2制冷机的设计2．1制冷机的设计参数制冷机的设计参数见表1。2．2设计原则（1）要保证第二级蓄冷器…     

The suppression of optical regenerator employing semiconductor laser amplifier loop mirror on the additive noise

In this paper, transmission properties of the regenerator employing a semiconductor laser amplifier loop mirror (SLALOM) are discussed. The ability of the regenerator to suppress the additive noise in the input data train is calculated. It’s shown that the regenerator can greatly suppress noise in communication system and improve their communication capacity by choosing suitable semiconductor laser amplifier(SLA) and the power of injected continuous wave.     

Synergetic effects of ultrasound and sodium alginate coating on mass transfer and qualities of osmotic dehydrated pumpkin

This research studied the effects of combined ultrasound and 3% sodium alginate (SA) coating pretreatment (US + Coat) on mass transfer kinetics, quality aspects, and cell structure of osmotic dehydrated (OD) pumpkin. The results of the pretreatment were compared with the results of control (non-pretreated osmotic dehydration) and other three pretreatment methods, which were 1) ultrasound in distilled water for 10 min (USC), 2) ultrasound in 70% (w/w) sucrose solution (US) for 10, 20 and 30 min, and 3) coating with 1%, 2%, 3% (w/w) SA. The coating pretreatments with SA resulted in a higher water loss (WL) but lower water activity and solid gain (SG) than other treatments. US pretreatments resulted in the highest effective diffusion coefficients of water (D_w) and solid (D_s) but the cell structure of the product was deformed. The 3% SA coating treatment had the highest WL/SG (5.28) but with the longest OD time (12 h). Using the US + Coat pretreatment gave satisfactory high WL/SG (5.18), D_w (1.09 × 10⁻¹⁰ m²s⁻¹) and D_s (5.15 × 10⁻¹¹ m²s⁻¹), reduced the OD time to 9 h, and preserved the cell structure of the product. This research suggests that US + Coat pretreatment can be an effective processing step in the production of OD pumpkin.     

Spectroscopic studies on the molecular interaction between salicylic acid and riboflavin (B2) in micellar solution

The interaction between salicylic acid (SA) and riboflavin (RF) was studied by Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) in micellar solution. The riboflavin strongly quenches the intrinsic fluorescence of SA by radiative energy transfer. The extent of energy transfer in sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) micellar solution of different concentration is quantified from the energy transfer efficiency data. It is seen that the energy transfer is more efficient in the micellar solution. The critical energy transfer distance (R₀) was determined from which the mean distance between SA and RF molecules was calculated. The quenching was found to fit into Stern-Volmer relation. The results on variation of Stern-Volmer constant (K_sv) with quencher concentration obtained at different temperatures suggested the formation of complex between SA and RF. The association constant of complex formation was estimated and found to decrease with temperature. The values of thermodynamic parameters ΔH, ΔG and ΔS at different temperatures were estimated and the results indicated that the molecular interaction between SA and RF is electrostatic in nature.     

活性炭吸附氦气式回热器的吸附特性研究

回热式低温制冷机在空间探测和地面实验中都有重要应用,但是在液氦温区工质氦气的体积比热容高于目前几乎所有的蓄冷材料,导致回热器效率低下.直接使用活性炭吸附一部分工质氦气作为蓄冷填料是一种潜在的解决方案.基于4～J10 K温度区间内吸附量的实验数据,建立了低温动态吸附计算模型,分析了液氦温区动态吸附特性对回热器性能参数的影...     

Systematic analysis and reduction of combustion mechanisms for ignition of multi-component kerosene surrogate

Currently, most detailed chemical kinetic mechanisms for combustion are still not comprehensive enough and update of key reaction rate is still required to improve the combustion mechanisms. The development of systematic mechanism reduction methods have made significant progress, and have greatly facilitated analysis of the reaction mechanisms and identification of important species and key reactions. In the present work, time-integrated element flux analysis is employed to analyze a skeletal combustion mechanism of a tri-component kerosene surrogate mixture, consisting of n-decane, n-propylcyclohexane, and n-propylbenzene. The results of element flux analysis indicate that major reaction pathways for each component in the surrogate model are captured by the skeletal mechanism compared with the detailed mechanism. After that, sensitivity analysis (SA) and chemical explosive mode analysis (CEMA) are conducted to identify the dominant ignition chemistry. The SA and CEMA results demonstrate that the ignition of n-decane and n-propylcyclohexane is sensitive only to the oxidation chemistry of H₂/CO and C1–C4 small hydrocarbons, while the ignition of n-propylbenzene is very sensitive to the initial reactions of n-propylbenzene and related aromatic intermediates. This demonstrates that the hierarchic structure should be maintained in the reduction of detailed mechanism of substituted aromatic fuels. The skeletal mechanism is further reduced by combining the computational singular perturbation (CSP) method and quasi steady state approximation (QSSA). A 34-species global reduced mechanism is obtained and validated over a wide range of parameters for ignition.     

Theoretical analysis of the all-fiberized, dispersion-managed regenerator for simultaneous processing of WDM channels

The concept of the all-fiberized multi-wavelength regenerator is analyzed, and the design methodology for operation at 40 Gb/s is presented. The specific methodology has been applied in the past for the experimental proof-of-principle of the technique, but it has never been reported in detail. The regenerator is based on a strong dispersion map that is implemented using alternating dispersion compensating fibers (DCF) and single-mode fibers (SMF), and minimizes the nonlinear interaction between the wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) channels. The optimized regenerator design with + 0.86 ps/nm/km average dispersion of the nonlinear fiber section is further investigated. The specific design is capable of simultaneously processing five WDM channels with 800 GHz channel spacing and providing Q-factor improvement higher than 1 dB for each channel. The cascadeability of the regenerator is also indicated using a 6-node metropolitan network simulation model.     

低温蓄冷器流动特性的理论分析和实验研究 第二部分:阻力特性

交变流动蓄冷器流动特性的研究是高频脉冲管制冷机进一步实用化的重要课题之一。文中建立了热线风速仪的低温标定实验台和低温交变流动蓄冷器流动阻力的动态测试实验台 ,并在冰盐温度下和液氮温区进行了实验研究 ,重点研究了液氮温区蓄冷器交变流动的阻力特性 ,给出了充气压力、运行频率、丝网目数、小孔开度对交变流动蓄冷器阻力特性的影响。     

热声系统中回热器特征阻抗与传播常数的研究

针对本实验室一台声驱动热声系统,采用传递函数法研究声驱动系统中回热器的特征阻抗和传播常数.通过调节谐振管长度,改变回热器表面的阻抗,从理论上分析了回热器网络传输方程中的声传播常数、特征阻抗与系统网络元件中的阻抗、导纳和流的关系.并且进一步讨论有无换热器以及不同的加热功率对回热器网络参数的影响.结论有利于进一步量化回热器的网络参数.     

Energy flow measurements in acoustic waves in a duct

Where, how much and how efficiently the energy conversion takes place in a regenerator of a thermoacoustic engine are expressed using the axial distribution of acoustic work flow and heat flow. As a first step in determining the energy flows inside the regenerator, measuring methods of the work flow are briefly described and the experimental results in an acoustic resonator are shown. Applicability of these methods to the regenerator is discussed.