Analysis of the coarsening of solid dispersed systems

A method is proposed for computer analysis of the kinetics of coarsening of solid dispersed phases due to the Ostwald ripening of microparticles and its associated processes. The proposed method provides useful information on the occurrence of various processes in a dispersed system as it approaches the equilibrium state. In this method, the similarities and differences between the experimental and theoretical size distributions of microparticles are preliminarily determined by comparing the characteristics of the microparticle size distributions with the corresponding moments. The quality and reliability of identifying the density function of the microparticle size distribution are evaluated from an analysis of the relationships between these characteristics.     

On the technique for structural analysis of solid dispersed systems

Analytical relationships are proposed for performing a system analysis of structural coarsening of microparticles of a dispersed phase. For this purpose, a method is developed for revealing the similarities and differences between characteristics of the experimental histogram and the theoretical distribution of microparticles over sizes. This approach to the identification of distributions makes it possible to establish a correlation between the specific features of the transformation of the experimental distributions (histograms) and intrasystem processes.     

水平管油水分散流液滴粒径及其分布规律研究

油水两相分散流是油水混输管道常见的流型之一,液滴是油水分散流的主要特征,液滴在油水两相管路中受到湍流惯性力、剪切力、界面张力、黏性力等多种力的作用而发生聚结和破裂,从而形成不同的液滴粒径及其分布。本研究采用高速摄像和显微照相两种方法研究了水平管中油水分散流的液滴粒径随混合流量、温度和含油率等参数的变化规律,并利用三种概率分布函数研究了液滴粒径的分布特性。研究结果表明:分散相液滴的Sauter平均直径随混合流量的增加而逐渐减小、随温度升高而逐渐增大、随含油率的增大而增大;液滴粒径的分布规律与Log-Normal和Frechet概率分布函数符合较好。     

Analysis and interpretation of data on the evolutionary development of dispersed systems

We discuss questions concerning the application of systems analysis to alloys containing a dispersed phase. The development of such dispersed systems takes on the form of self-development of an ensemble of polydispersed microparticles distributed in the matrix phase, which we can evaluate from data on analysis of the transformation of their size distributions over time. For the example of vanadium steel containing dispersed carbide phase (cementite + VC carbides), we illustrate the procedure for establishing a correlation between the indices of the transformation of the experimental histograms over time for enlargement of the Fe₃C microparticles in the alloy and the internal processes (within the volume) causing such transformations, and also the interpretation of the data obtained and the characteristic features of application of the developed method to a system analysis of the evolution of microparticles of dispersed systems.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 38–43, January, 1995.     

Particle Sizing Using Frequency Domain Photon Migration

The transport properties of particulate process streams and their final product quality, are directly affected by critical parameters of particle size distribution, f(x), and volume, mass, or number density of particles or dispersed phase droplets. A method is proposed for the potential on-line monitoring of particle size distribution and volume fraction in real time, using frequency-domain photon migration measurements (FDPM). Theory, experimental measurements, and results for the determination of particle size distributions for both a polystyrene latex and a titanium dioxide suspension determined using the photon migration technique are presented. The critical issues associated with the application of photon migration to particulate and dispersed phase processes are discussed, including the effects of interparticle interactions on the transport of light.     

Determination of spatial temperature distributions in a laminar premixed ethylene/air flame by laser-induced atomic fluorescence

A quick and simple detection system for spatially resolved temperature measurements in flames based on laser-induced thermally assisted atomic line fluorescence of seeded rubidium atoms is described. The fluorescence light from two atomic states is dispersed and simultaneously recorded by a CCD camera. The fluorescence ratio distributions lead directly to absolute temperature distributions. The practical use, the spatial and temperature resolution and error limits of the method are discussed and compared with other procedures for temperature measurements.     

Application of SAXS to the study of particle-size-dependent thermal conductivity in silica nanofluids

Knowledge of the size and distribution of nanoparticles in solution is critical to understanding the observed enhancements in thermal conductivity and heat transfer of nanofluids. We have applied small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) to the characterization of SiO₂ nanoparticles (10–30 nm) uniformly dispersed in a water-based fluid using the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. Size distributions for the suspended nanoparticles were derived by fitting experimental data to an established model. Thermal conductivity of the SiO₂ nanofluids was also measured, and the relation between the average particle size and the thermal conductivity enhancement was established. The experimental data contradict models based on fluid interfacial layers or Brownian motion but support the concept of thermal resistance at the liquid–particle interface.     

Diffusion of nanoparticles in a rarefied gas

It is suggested to describe the diffusion of nanoparticles in rarefied gases in terms of the kinetic theory. For this purpose, the potential of interaction between a carrier gas molecule and a dispersed particle is constructed by summing the interactions of the given gas molecule with all atoms (molecules) of the dispersed particle. With this potential, a formula for the diffusion coefficient of the dispersed nanoparticle is derived. The dependence of the diffusion coefficient on the radius and temperature is studied. Analytical results are compared with experimental data. The well-known experimental Cunningham-Millikan correlation is shown to apply only in the range of near-room temperatures, for which the parameters of this correlation were determined.     

Comparison of theory and experiment for dispersed-phase coalescence

A method is prsented for comparing a theoretical size distribution with known lower and upper bounds to observe histograms in order to extract useful information. The method employs the first and higher moments of the two distributions together with fitting of the curves by varying the upper and lower bounds within the error of experiment. Computing techniques have been employed to extract the latent parameters of the dispersed system and the time variations in the case of coalescence of cementite particles in the annealing of steel.     

Interpretation of the spectra of energy scattered by dispersed anchovies.

The spectra of backscattered energy by dispersed anchovies, which were reported by Holliday (1972), reveal several peaks at frequencies that correspond to theoretically calculated resonance frequencies of year classes of anchovies. Theoretical calculations are based on concurrent measurements of distributions of swim bladder dimensions and a modified form of Minnaert's (1933) equation. Differences between calculated and measured values of the mean lengths of the second-, third-, and fourth-year classes are within experimental uncertainties (+/-8%). The calculated mean lengths of juvenile anchovies are in good agreement with historical measurements of the bounds on this parameter (Butler, 1989). Matching of theoretical calculations and measurements of backscattered energy level versus frequency yields estimates of the total Q of the spectral line, QT, and the relative number density per year class. The resultant estimate of QT of adult anchovies is approximately 4.4. This value of QT is consistent with laboratory measurements of the Q of individual anchovies. Q0 (approximately 7 at 15 m) and measurements of length distributions of year classes and depth distributions. Resultant estimates of relative number densities of year classes were consistent with historical measurements of the relative number densities of year classes of anchovies in the Southern California Bight.     

Dynamics of finely dispersed inclusions, mass transfer, and phase formation in a compression plasma

The formation of nanoscale spherical clusters using finely dispersed iron-nickel powder injected into a compression plasma is investigated experimentally. The particle size distributions obtained in the experiment are statistically processed. The growth of an individual cluster is simulated taking into account the force interaction between the metal atom and the substrate surface.     

Size distribution function of dispersed particles in metal alloys

A consideration of the change in thickness of the diffusion zone and of the rate of attachment of material to the faces of particles during diffusion coagulation leads to a general expression for the size distribution function of the dispersed particles. The form of the distribution function and its variation with time illustrate the diversity of the experimentally observed unimodal distributions of the particles of the dispersed phases in metal alloys.     

Meson polarized distribution function and mass dependence of the nucleon parton densities

The polarized distribution functions of mesons,including pion,kaon and eta,using the proton structure function,are calculated.We are looking for a relationship between the polarized distribution of mesons and the polarized structure of nucleons.We show that the meson polarized parton distributions leads to zero total spin for the concerned mesons,considering the orbital angular momentum of quarks and gluons inside the meson.Two separate Monte Carlo algorithms are applied to compute the polarized parton distributions of the kaon.Via the mass dependence of quark distributions,the distribution function of the eta meson is obtained.A new method by which the polarized sea quark distributions of protons are evolved separately-which cannot be performed easily using the standard solution of DGLAP equations-is introduced.The mass dependence of these distributions is obtained,using the renormalization group equation which makes their evolutions more precise.Comparison between the evolved distributions and the available experimental data validates the suggested solutions for separated evolutions.     

多孔介质体干燥过程中含水率分布的可视化研究

工业中应用广泛的食品干燥等干燥现象,多是含水多孔介质体的干燥。本文利用可视化实验,研究了含水多孔介质体的干燥现象。并利用实验拍摄的数字图像进行分析和含水率计算,提出干燥过程中含水率分布图像化的方法,并讨论了将此图像化方法应用于含水多孔介质体干燥的可行性。     

启明星Ⅱ次临界非稳态热中子注量率测量

中子注量率及分布是反应堆的重要参数,本工作通过核数守恒在非稳态情况下的推导和求解,从理论上论证了次临界反应堆非稳态情况下中子注量率测量的可行性。将活化法和固体径迹法有机结合,利用固体径迹探测器标定活化片的测量数据,测量了启明星Ⅱ零功率装置的He-3管实验孔道内及反应堆外壁的中子注量率的分布,并与模拟计算结果进行了比较,利用MCNPX程序得到的模拟计算结果与实验结果的趋势一致,证明了该测量方法可以测量低通量的中子注量率,可实现反应堆不同时刻、不同位置的中子注量率测量,为CiADS技术的研发提供了实验数据与技术支撑。Neutron flux measurements were carried out at VENUS-Ⅱ lead-based zero power reactor by neutron activation method combined with solid-state nuclear track detectors (SSNTD). This experimental method was proposed based on the principle of nuclear number conservation when a foil was irradiated in an unsteady-state neutron field. By this method, thermal neutron flux distributions inside the He-3 duct were measured when VENUS-Ⅱ was operated under unsteady-state. The neutron flux distributions were also calculated with MCNPX code and were consistent with the experimental data. In addition, the neutron fluxes in the outer layer of VENUSⅡ were measured under steady-state. These results would benefit the further study of experimental methods for neutron flux measurement and provide important support for the design of CiADS.     

Percolation Thresholds in Ternary Polymer Melt Blends with Separate Dispersions of the Inner Phases: Mathematical Model

A mathematical model based on a straightforward geometrical background is developed which enables predictions of a transition of one dispersed phase to a cocontinuous one (i.e., the percolation threshold) on addition of another dispersed phase during melt mixing in ternary polymer blends. The present work concerns only ternary blends with two separate dispersions of the inner phases in which no encapsulation takes place. In addition, in order to simplify the model, one of the inner phases was represented by hard, nondeformable microspheres The expression developed describes well an experimental relationship between the percolation threshold, the concentration above which the former dispersed phase transforms to a continuous one, and concentrations of both inner phases. The results agree well with the experimental data obtained in a previous work.     

A method of calculation of finite geometry effects in scattering experiments

To simplify the calculation of distribution functions describing the finite geometry effects in scattering experiments, a numerical integration method is applied. This enables the accurate calculation of those distributions for a general arrangement of experimental devices. As a typical application the angular and energy distributions for a proton recoil telescope were calculated.     

Photoionization of CF4 in the VUV region

We present calculated results of photoionization cross sections and photoelectron angular distributions for ionization out of the five outermost valence orbitals of CF₄ for photon energies ranging from near threshold to 55 eV. The Schwinger variational iterative method, using an exact static-exchange plus a model correlation–polarization potential, is applied to obtain the continuum photoelectron orbitals. The quantitative agreement between our calculated results and the experimental data is fair. Moreover, our study is capable of identifying most structures seen in experimental results for both cross sections and asymmetry parameters.     

Experimental observation of batchelor dispersion of passive tracers

We report the first detailed experimental observation of the Batchelor regime [G. K. Batchelor, J. Fluid. Mech. 5, 113 (1959)], in which a passive scalar is dispersed by a large scale strain, at high Peclet numbers. The observation is performed in a controlled two-dimensional flow, forced at large scale, in conditions where a direct enstrophy cascade develops [J. Paret, M.-C. Jullien, and P. Tabeling, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 3418 (1999)]. The expected k(-1) spectrum is observed, along with exponential tails for the distributions of the concentration and concentration increments and logarithmlike behavior for the structure functions. These observations, confirmed by using simulated particles, provide a support to the theory.     

Calculation of critical states of superconducting multilayers based on numerical solution of the Ginzburg-Landau equations for superconducting plates

Numerical methods are used to analyze the Ginzburg-Landau equations for a superconducting plate carrying transport current in a magnetic field. Critical current is calculated as a function of the applied magnetic field strength for superconducting plates with different thicknesses. The relations between the field dependence of critical current and the distributions of order parameter, magnetic field, and supercurrent in a plate are analyzed. The field-dependent critical currents computed for plates are used to determine the critical current as a function of the applied magnetic field strength and local magnetic field and current distributions for multilayers in parallel magnetic fields. The constituent superconducting layers are assumed to interact only via magnetic field. A simple method is proposed for analyzing the critical states of multilayers in magnetic fields of arbitrary strength, based on elementary transformations of the critical current-density distribution over individual layers in zero applied magnetic field. The method can be used to analyze experimental results.