Combustion of ethanol fuel droplet in vertical direct current electric field

Flame is affected by an external electric field because it contains ions and electrons related to chemical reactions. On the other hand, the movement of ions and electrons affects the external electric field due to their charge. This paper reports the combustion experiments of ethanol droplets in vertical electric field with variable distance electrodes apparatus in order to discuss the change of the external electric field due to the existence of flame. From a one-dimensional steady-state analysis, if the electric field is changed spatially, its effect on combustion behavior is aligned with V²/L³ and not V/L, where V is the applied voltage between electrodes, and L is distance between the electrodes. The droplet is burned between the two horizontal parallel electrodes. The flame deformation and the electric current are characterized by various electrode distances, and respectively, applied voltages. The vertical electric field induces a body force downwards on the flame. The flame deforms downward in the electric field because the electric body force counters the natural buoyancy. The relation between the applied voltage and electrode distance is investigated when the flame becomes vertically symmetrical and the results show that the deformation is the function of V/L^1.5. This indicates that the change in the electric field should be considered to discuss the effect of an external electric field on combustion behavior. The experimental results are rearranged using εV²/L³ where ε is electric permittivity of air because its unit is N/m³ and it considered to be the representative electric body force. Although its application is limited, qualitatively it can help to explain the experimental results of a droplet combustion. In addition, the degree of electron attachment to neutral molecules is discussed to interpret our experimental results.     

Influence of oxygen concentration on the sooting behavior of ethanol droplet flames in microgravity conditions

The influence of oxygen (O₂) concentration and inert on the sooting and burning behavior of large ethanol droplets under microgravity conditions was investigated through measurements of burning rate, flame temperature, sootshell diameter, and soot volume fraction. The experiments were performed at the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) 2.2 s drop tower in Cleveland, OH. Argon (Ar), helium (He), and nitrogen (N₂) were used as the inerts and the O₂ concentration was varied between 21% and 50% mole fraction at 2.4 atm. The unique configuration of spherically symmetric droplet flames enables effective control of sooting over a wide range of residence time of fuel vapor transport, flame temperature, and regimes of sooting to investigate attendant influences on burning behavior of droplets. For all inert cases, soot volume fraction initially increased as a function of the O₂ concentration. The highest soot volume fractions were measured for experiments in Ar environments and the lowest soot volume fractions were measured for the He environments. These differences were attributed to the changes in the residence time for fuel vapor transport and the flame temperature. For the He inert and N₂ inert cases, the soot volume fraction began to decrease after reaching a maximum value. The competition between the influence of residence time, rate of pyrolysis reactions, and soot oxidation can lead to this interesting behavior in which the soot volume fraction varies non-monotonically with increase in O₂ concentration. These experiments have developed new understanding of the burning and sooting behaviors of ethanol droplets under various O₂ concentrations and inert substitutions.     

Effect of electrode geometry on droplet velocity in open EWOD based device for digital microfluidics applications

Electro wetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) is an emerging method for handling droplet motion by applying an electric field to an array of electrodes. The dependence of droplet velocities on different electrode configuration in open EWOD system has been investigated in this work. In this paper, open configured EWOD devices with different geometries of electrodes, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a base layer are designed and fabricated. The electrowetting force is computed by analytical methods as well as by numerical methods and its effect on droplet velocity is studied in detail. The velocity of the droplet is measured by using open image processing tool.     

The minimal and the optimal size for two different types of encapsulated replicator systems

During this work, the viability of encapsulated replicators systems as a function of the vesicle size is revisited. Now, instead of considering in detail the diffusion process, the existence of a well-mixed solution inside the vesicle was assumed. Our results corroborated previous numerical estimations about the existence of a minimal size for vesicles immersed in an extremely hostile environment. In this particular case, we found analytical expressions for the critical radius as a function of the kinetics parameters for the two different families of replicators considered during the study. Furthermore, we also reported the existence of an optimal radius of the vesicle where the replicator population reaches a maximum, a value that may change slightly according to the replicator type. On the other hand, we also found that there is not a critical radius if the conditions of the external environment are not so extreme. However, even in this case, there is an optimal radius where the replicator population within the vesicle is noticeably larger than its value in the external medium. According to our results, the size of the vesicle may determine how efficiently the process of encapsulation took place on early Earth, probably one of the key steps during the process of abiogenesis.     

Comparative study of two different measuring methods for corona current pulses

Based on a designed coaxial cylindrical corona discharge platform, this paper compares two methods for the measurement of corona current pulse, namely from cage side and conductor side both at low potential. It is found that the corona pulse can be obtained from both methods and the waveform of the current pulse is highly dependent on the sampling resistor. Then two simplified models are proposed to interpret the experimental results and the relationship between the two measurement methods. It shows that the key point in accurately measuring the corona current pulse is the selection of suitable sampling resistor.     

两种均匀磁介质分界面上有长载流导线的场和电流分布

分析两种均匀磁介质分界面上有长载流导线的场和电流分布，指出磁感应强度B=B(r)φ径向对称分布是由径向对称分布的总电流j=j(r)ez(包括传导电流和磁化电流)所激发,探讨了传导电流的分布与磁感应强度B、磁场强度H和磁化电流的分布的关系。     

不同轨道结构下电枢电流分布特性

解决轨道和电枢的烧蚀问题是六极轨道电磁发射器走向实际应用的关键环节,引起轨道和电枢烧蚀的原因之一就是轨道和电枢中电流分布不均匀。利用有限元仿真软件Ansoft Maxwell对三种不同轨道进行仿真,得到了电枢表面电流密度分布情况以及电枢受力。结果表明：矩形轨道对应电枢表面电流密度最大值在三种轨道中最小,凸出半圆形轨道枢轨接触面电流分布最均匀,在发射过程中可以有效减少轨道和电枢的烧蚀,凹陷半圆形轨道对应的电枢受力最大,可用于大质量物体的发射。     

圆环电流的磁场以及两共轴圆环电流之间的相互作用力

直接由毕奥－萨伐尔定律计算圆环电流在空间任一点产生的磁场，并由此求出两共轴圆环电流之间的相互作用力。     

A molecular dynamics study of fuel droplet evaporation in sub- and supercritical conditions

Evaporation processes of a fuel droplet under sub- and supercritical ambient conditions have been studied using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Suspended n-dodecane droplets of various initial diameters evaporating into a nitrogen environment are considered. Both ambient pressure and temperature are varied from sub- to supercritical values, crossing the critical condition of the chosen fuel. Temporal variation in the droplet diameter is obtained and the droplet lifetime is recorded. The time at which supercritical transition happens is determined by calculating the temperature and concentration distributions of the system and comparing with the critical mixing point of the n-dodecane/nitrogen binary system. The dependence of evaporation characteristics on ambient conditions and droplet size is quantified. It is found that the droplet lifetime decreases with increasing ambient pressure and/or temperature. Supercritical transition time decreases with increasing ambient pressure and temperature as well. The droplet heat-up time as well as subcritical to supercritical transition time increases linearly with the initial droplet size d₀, while the droplet lifetime increases linearly with ${\mathrm{d}}_0^2$. A regime diagram is obtained, which indicates the subcritical and supercritical regions as a function of ambient temperature and pressure as well as the initial droplet size.     

The droplet breakup model and characteristics of pH-shifted peanut protein isolate-high methoxyl pectin stabilised emulsions under ultrasound

The effect of pH on the occurrence states of peanut protein isolate (PPI) and high methoxyl pectin (HMP), and droplet breakup model of the emulsions under ultrasound were studied. Particle size distribution and scanning electron microscopy results showed that PPI-HMP existed a soluble complex at pH 5.0, had no interaction at pH 7.0, and was co-soluble at pH 9.0. Droplet breakup model results revealed that the characteristics of emulsion stabilised by PPI-HMP treated at pH 5.0 was different from that at pH 7.0 and 9.0. The average diameter of the droplet well satisfied the model. According to rheological properties, interface tension, and microstructure, the formation mechanism and characteristics of emulsion stabilised by PPI-HMP treated at pH 5.0 was different from that at pH 7.0 and pH 9.0. The research provided a reference for constructing emulsions using pH-shifted PPI-HMP under ultrasound.     

自旋-轨道耦合系统中的自旋流定义

通常的自旋流定义在描述自旋-轨道耦合系统中的自旋输运是不完整的与非物理的.文章作者提出在这类系统中自旋流的恰当定义.新定义的自旋流克服了通常定义下的本质缺点,可通过实验直接观测.     

Investigation of lower hybrid current drive during H-mode in EAST tokamak

H-mode discharges with lower hybrid current drive (LHCD) alone are achieved in EAST divertor plasma over a wide parameter range. These H-mode discharges are characterized by a sudden drop in D_α emission and a spontaneous rise in main plasma density. Good lower hybrid (LH) coupling during H-mode is obtained by putting the plasma close to the antenna and by injecting D₂ gas from a pipe near the grill mouse. The analysis of lower hybrid current drive properties shows that the LH deposition profile shifts off axis during H-mode, and current drive (CD) efficiency decreases due to the increase in density. Modeling results of H-mode discharges with a general ray tracing code GENRAY are reported.     

Bifurcation and chaos in high-frequency peak current mode Buck converter

Bifurcation and chaos in high-frequency peak current mode Buck converter working in continuous conduction mode(CCM) are studied in this paper. First of all, the two-dimensional discrete mapping model is established. Next, reference current at the period-doubling point and the border of inductor current are derived. Then, the bifurcation diagrams are drawn with the aid of MATLAB. Meanwhile, circuit simulations are executed with PSIM, and time domain waveforms as well as phase portraits in i_L–v_C plane are plotted with MATLAB on the basis of simulation data. After that, we construct the Jacobian matrix and analyze the stability of the system based on the roots of characteristic equations. Finally, the validity of theoretical analysis has been verified by circuit testing. The simulation and experimental results show that,with the increase of reference current I_(ref), the corresponding switching frequency f is approaching to low-frequency stage continuously when the period-doubling bifurcation happens, leading to the converter tending to be unstable. With the increase of f, the corresponding Irefdecreases when the period-doubling bifurcation occurs, indicating the stable working range of the system becomes smaller.     

Experiment and simulation of tearing mode evolution with electron cyclotron current drive in KSTAR

The tearing mode (TM) plasma instability was observed in low confinement (L-mode) plasmas when non-axisymmetric magnetic perturbation (MP) was applied using external coils during 2011 campaign of KSTAR. Based on the collected information of the magnetic island location in a plasma, a discharge was designed for suppression of a (2,1) TM mode by adjusting electron cyclotron (EC) launcher angles to the estimated island position. Here, the (m,n) notation describes the poloidal mode number and the toroidal mode number of the TM, respectively. The discharge is analysed with experimental observations and numerical simulations. Mirnov coil (MC) arrays and electron cyclotron emission (ECE) are used for analysis of the island width and the location as well as the mode number. The EC deposition and its alignment with the island are estimated by X-ray imaging crystal spectroscopy (XICS) and ECE measurements. An integrated numerical system is employed for modelling of this discharge to analyse a temporal evolution of the mode activity by integrating plasma equilibrium, transport, heating and current drive, and the magnetic island evolution, in a self-consistent way. The effect of EC current drive is discussed by comparing with another TM discharge but without ECCD. Some possibilities for classifying this mode to neoclassical tearing mode (NTM) and stabilisation effect of ECCD are suggested based on the experimental observation and the simulation results.     

强流激光离子源中的等离子体参数诊断

强流激光离子源是最有希望为重离子聚变直线感应加速器提供离子的离子源之一。离子源内等离子体决定了离子源性能和引出品质,为了了解强流激光离子源内等离子体参数,采用发射光谱和ICCD成像的方法对该离子源中的等离子体进行了诊断。该离子源由一台四倍频的266 nm Nd:YAG激光器和Cu靶组成,激光束经过透镜聚焦后照射在Cu靶上产生等离子体,激光打靶能量密度约为108 W/cm2,持续时间15 ns。ICCD相机拍摄了激光照射后等离子体的膨胀过程,初始时刻等离子体垂直表面喷射,膨胀速度约为1 cm/s。光谱仪测量了离子发射光谱,谱线主要由Cu原子的Cu Ⅰ谱线和Cu+离子的Cu Ⅱ谱线组成。采用Boltzmann图法得到膨胀等离子体电子激发温度约为1 eV,采用Stark展宽法得到电子密度约为1016 cm-3。     

不同Cs、O电流比激活对GaAs光阴极灵敏度和稳定性的影响

鉴于不同的铯氧电流激活GaAs光阴极时会对激活过程和结果产生不同的影响,从而影响GaAs光阴极的灵敏度和稳定性.以固定铯源电流,改变氧源电流的方式获取不同铯、氧电流比,激活同类GaAs光阴极,得到了3组实验数据.对数据进行分析,结果表明:同类光阴极在相同条件下激活时,光电流出现的时间几乎一致,并且首个光电流峰值也非常接近;激活时ICs/IO=1.07是目前获得高灵敏度、高稳定性GaAs光阴极的最佳电流比,而ICs/IO=1.10时光阴极灵敏度低但稳定性好,ICs/IO=1.03时光阴极灵敏度高但稳定性差.双偶极层模型认为Cs、O激活后GaAs表面形成了稳定均匀的GaAs-O-Cs:Cs-O-Cs双偶极层,并达到了负电子亲和势,这一点与实验数据的分析结果相一致.该方法可用于提高GaAs光阴极灵敏度和稳定性.     

扬声器中涡流的热效应

通过分析和比较两种扬声器涡流电学模型和两种扬声器热模型，提出一种分频段的非线性热模型类比线路，给出了对应的音圈稳态温度公式，并在高频段运用逐点测温的方法研究，论证了扬声器涡流随频率变化的规律及其对扬声器热效应的影响。     

Thermodynamics of small systems embedded in a reservoir: a detailed analysis of finite size effects

We present a detailed study on the finite size scaling behaviour of thermodynamic properties for small systems of particles embedded in a reservoir. Previously, we derived that the leading finite size effects of thermodynamic properties for small systems scale with the inverse of the linear length of the small system, and we showed how this can be used to describe systems in the thermodynamic limit [Chem. Phys. Lett. 504, 199 (2011)]. This approach takes into account an effective surface energy, as a result of the non-periodic boundaries of the small embedded system. Deviations from the linear behaviour occur when the small system becomes very small, i.e. smaller than three times the particle diameter in each direction. At this scale, so-called nook- and corner effects will become important. In this work, we present a detailed analysis to explain this behaviour. In addition, we present a model for the finite size scaling when the size of the small system is of the same order of magnitude as the reservoir. The developed theory is validated using molecular simulations of systems containing Lennard-Jones and WCA particles, and leads to significant improvements over our previous approach. Our approach eventually leads to an efficient method to compute the thermodynamic factor of macroscopic systems from finite size scaling, which is for example required for converting Fick and Maxwell–Stefan transport diffusivities.     

高稳定度恒流电源的研制和应用

介绍一种简单的方法把普通可调三端稳压集成电路改为高稳定度恒流电源,用于高能二次电子发射系数测量系统的磁聚焦中,也可用于扫描电子显微镜等,其稳定度可达１０ － ４ ．     

Simultaneous measurement of bubble size,velocity and void fraction in two‐phase bubbly flows with time‐resolved X‐ray imaging

Key parameters of two‐phase flows, such as void fraction and microscale bubble size, shape and velocity, were simultaneously measured using time‐resolved X‐ray imaging. X‐ray phase‐contrast imaging was employed to obtain those parameters on microbubbles. The void fraction was estimated from X‐ray absorption. The radii of the measured microbubbles were mostly smaller than 20 µm, and the maximum velocity was 39.442 mm s^?1, much higher than that in previous studies. The spatial variations of the void fraction were consecutively obtained with a small time interval. This technique would be useful in the experimental analysis of bubbly flows in which microbubbles move at high speed.