Wave losses in the metal-dielectric transmission line with wedge-shaped conductor

We study wave losses in a metal-dielectric wedge-shaped transmission line in the form of a wedge-shaped metal conductor with circular dielectric cap. A distinctive feature of such a line is that it supports one fundamental mode not having the frequency cutoff. It is shown that the longitudinal current of the fundamental mode has a singularity at the rib of a wedge-shaped conductor. This singularity is described analytically. An efficient way for calculating the integrals arising during the losses calculation is proposed. It is pointed out that the mentioned singularity is non-integrable during the losses calculation in the case where the wedge degenerates into an infinitely thin half-plane. Expressions for the wave decay coefficients in a wedge-shaped transmission line in the metal and the dielectric for an arbitrary opening angle of the wedge are found. Structural decay coefficients of the fundamental mode for different dielectric permittivities of the cap and wedge angles are calculated. The results of calculation of losses in the metal and the dielectric in nine of the lower-order modes in a rectangular-wedge line are presented. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 51, No. 9, pp. 754–763, September 2008.     

Surface and friction characterization by thermoelectric measurements during ultrasonic friction processes

Even though friction is one of the oldest problems in physics many aspects of friction processes are not clear today. We present an experimental setup, which permits the study of tribological systems by measuring the dissipated heat at the interface of two surfaces during a friction process with a time resolution of 1 ms. The apparatus is based on a standard ultrasonic wire-bond machine used in semiconductor industries to connect the internal semiconductor die to the external leads, but the standard bond wire is replaced by a thermocouple. To demonstrate the ability of the apparatus it will be shown that bond substrates used in semiconductor industries can be unequivocally characterized.     

Incoherent vertical ion losses during multiturn stacking cooling beam injection

The efficiency of the multiturn ion injection with electron cooling depends on two parameters, namely, cooling efficiency and ion lifetime. The lifetime of freshly injected ions is usually shorter than the lifetime of strongly cooled stacked ions. Freshly injected ions are lost in the vertical direction because the vertical acceptance of the synchrotron is usually a few times smaller than the horizontal acceptance. Incoherent vertical losses of freshly injected ions arise from their multiple scattering by residual gas atoms and transverse diffusion caused by stack noise. Reduced ion lifetime limits the multiturn injection efficiency. Analytical estimations and BETACOOL-based numerical evaluations of the vertical ion losses during multiturn injection are presented in comparison with the experimental data obtained at the HIMAC synchrotron and the S-LSR storage ring.     

Microcrack dynamics in a polymer composite material during friction

The dynamics of microcracks in the surface layers of a polymer and a polymer composite during friction is studied by triboluminescence (TL). The samples are prepared from poly(phenylene sulfide) (PPS) and a composite consisting of PPS reinforced by carbon fibers. An analysis of the spectra shows that TL appears during the relaxation of the electron excitation of the free radicals that form upon the breakage of chemical bonds in carbon fibers and PPS molecules. TL consists of bursts corresponding to microcrack nucleation, and the burst intensity corresponds to the microcrack surface area. Microcracks form in time intervals of several tens of microseconds rather than continuously. Within these intervals, microcracks form in series sequentially, one by one, at a time step of 3?C4 ??s. Each series consists of several (up to 30) microcracks that also form sequentially, in 20-ns intervals. The sequential nucleation of microcracks and microcrack series is explained by stress redistribution in fracture zones in PPS and the composite.     

Mild corrosion behavior on sulphurized steel surface during friction

After treatment by low temperature ion sulphuration, the solid lubrication sulphuration layers (FeS films) were produced on the AISI 1045 and stainless steel. A mass of corrosion peeling pits occurred on the worn scars of 1045 steel sulphuration layer after wear test, whereas none of them on the stainless steel one. AFM was used to observe the morphology of sulphuration layer, SEM equipped EDS was utilized to analyze the morphologies and compositions of worn scars. XPS and XRD were employed to detect the valence states of sulphuration layer and its worn scars, as well as the phase structures. The results showed that during friction, under the frictional heat, the sulfate radical with mild corrosion was produced, so that the 1045 steel without any anti-corrosion was corroded in some certain, meanwhile the stainless steel was not corroded depending on its excellent corrosion resistance.     

Wave phenomena during creep in macrocrystalline aluminum

A wave model of plastic flow, which has been theoretically substantiated and experimentally verified under the conditions of active quasistatic loading of diverse materials, is being developed on the basis of concepts of the autocatalytic nature of elementary acts of plastic deformation. Data from the study of the evolution of distortion fields during low-temperature creep of macrocrystalline aluminum are given in order to explain the tighter relation between the parameters of plastic-deformation waves and the characteristics of the elementary processes of plastic shear. The wave nature of this evolution is emphasized and a linear correlation is found between the creep rate and the velocity of the plasticity waves. The activation volumes of the processes controlling the velocity of the plastic waves and the creep rate are shown to be correlated.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 4, pp. 5–9, April, 1991.     

Magnetic losses evolution of a semi-processed steel during forced aging treatments

An ultra-low carbon steel (30 ppm after decarburization) containing Al and Si was aged for distinct soaking times at 210 °C. The core loss increased continuously until around 24 h. After that, only slight changes were verified. It was found that only the hysteresis loss component changed during the aging treatment. By internal friction test and transmission electron microscopy it was seen that carbon precipitation caused the magnetic aging. By scanning electron microscopy it could be concluded that the increase of aging index was attributed to the high number of carbides larger than 0.1 μm.     

铝与钢摩擦时声发射参数与正压强之间的关系

材料不同,声发射信号的特点不同。为了提高声发射技术在监测摩擦过程中的应用水平,研究不同材料的声发射信号的特点是必要的。本文研究了铝与45钢摩擦时产生的声发射信号的特点,实验研究结果表明:在铝与45钢的摩擦过程中,相对运动速度对于正压力与声发射信号之间的关系有较大的影响;低速下,正压力与声发射信号之间无规律可言;高速下,随着正压力的增加,声发射信号各参数是增加的。     

Reducing and eliminating induced losses during UV-laser processing of photo-hypersensitised optical fibres

Photo-hypersensitisation of optical waveguides allows significant reduction of UV-induced attenuation during subsequent photolytic writing of gratings and other components. Within phosphosilicate fibres these losses can be eliminated across the entire near UV to near IR spectrum opening up the possibility of UV-written waveguide components at any wavelength.     

Influence of skin optical losses on configurational photoisomerization of bilirubin during phototherapy

Summary Kubelka-Munk theory of radiation transfer in turbid media is applied to determine the influence of skin optical losses on the efficiency of phototherapy of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. By using a multilayer model of the skin and a rate equation analysis of bilirubin photo-isomerization, the photon absorption rates of birilubin and of its configurational photoisomers and, in turn, the photoequilibrium concentrations and rise time are calculated for spectrally Gaussian light sources and fluorescent lamps used in phototherapy. It turns out that light absorption and scattering processes in the skin layers produce a 30 nm red-shift of the optimum value of the peak excitation wave-length of bilirubin absorption and photoequilibrium rise time. The comparative data on the phototherapeutical efficiency of different spectral regionsin vivo (Gunn rats and humans) are discussed.

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Riassunto L'influenza delle perdite ottiche cutanee sul rendimento della fototerapia dell'iperblirubinemia neonatale è investigata mediante l'impiego della teoria di Kubelka-Munk sulla propagazione della luce in mezzi torbidi. L'evoluzione temporale delle concentrazioni di bilirubina e dei suoi fotoisomeri configurazionali è studiata per mezzo delle equazioni di bilancio nel caso del modello a multistrati della cute, assumendo una sorgente con distribuzione spettrale gaussiana e i profili spettrali delle principali lampade fluorescenti usate clinicamente. I risultati indicano che l'assorbimento e la diffusione della luce negli strati cutanei sposta di circa 30 nm verso lunghezze d'onda maggiori il valore ottimale della lunghezza d'onda d'assorbimento della bilirubina e del tempo di fotoequilibrio. Si discutono comparativamente i dati sul rendimento foroterapeutico di diverse regioni spettraliin vivo (su ratti Gunn e uomo).

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Резюме Теория Кубелки-Мунка рационального переноса в мутной среде применяется для определения влияния оптических потерь в поверхностном слое на эффективность фототерапии. Используя многослойную модель кожи и анализ фотоизомеризации билирубина, вычисляются интенсивности поглощения фототонов билирубином и его конфигурационным фотоизомерами и, в свою очередь, фоторавновесные концентрации и времена возникновения для источников света с гауссовым спектром и для флуоресцентных ламп, используемых в фототерапии. Оказывается, что процессы поглощения и рассеяния света в поверхностных слоях кожи приводят к красному смещению 30 нм оптимальной величины длины волны для поглощения билирубином. Обсуждаются сравнительные данные об эффективности фототерапии в различных спектральных областях ?в естественных условиях?.

     

Correlation mechanism between force chains and friction mechanism during powder compaction

The relation between friction mechanism and force chains characteristics has not yet been fully studied in the powder metallurgy research area.In this work,a uniaxial compression discrete element model is established based on the compaction process of ferrous powder.Furthermore,the correlation mechanism between force chains and the friction mechanism during powder compaction is investigated.The simulation results reveal a strong correlation between the variation of the friction coefficient and the evolution of force chains.During the powder compaction,the friction coefficient would eventually tend to be stable,a feature which is also closely related to the slip ratio between particles.The side wall friction and the friction between particles would have an important effect on the direction of force chain growth in about one-third of the area near the side wall.The research results provide theoretical guidance for improving the densification process of the powder according to the force chain and friction.     

纺织品摩擦时的听觉风格评价的初步研究

为评价不同组织织物的摩擦听觉风格,建立了以刺耳度(C)、顺滑度(S)、响度(L)、沉闷度(D)、喜好度(B)和拟声词描述(O)的主观评价指标。采用语意评定法(SD法)将听觉风格指标各分为5级,并通过对随机抽取的21名合格纺织专业学生进行问卷调查与测试。研究结果表明：在纱线原料、线密度、经密等相同的情况下,织物摩擦听觉风格指标刺耳度(C)与响度(L)成正相关关系,而刺耳度(C)则分别与顺滑度(S)或者喜好度(B)之间存在着一定的负相关关系。听者对于织物摩擦声音的判别,女性的敏锐度明显高于男性。此外,平纹的刺耳度(C)、响度(L)和沉闷度(D)最高,而缎纹的顺滑度(S)和喜好度(B)最高。     

Minimizing the thermal losses from perfusion during focused ultrasound exposures with flowing microbubbles

This paper demonstrated the use of flowing microbubbles (MBs) to minimize thermal losses from perfusion during focused ultrasound exposures due to acoustic cavitation. Temperature and cavitation were simultaneously investigated as MBs flowing through a wall-less flow phantom with varying flow velocities (2-55 cm/s) and concentrations (0%-0.1%) when exposed at different acoustic power levels (5-120 W). The peak temperature at the end of ultrasonic exposures in the flow and in the outer of the vessel as well as the cavitation were higher than those pure controls measured at the same exposure parameters and flow velocities but without MBs. All the peak temperatures initially increased with increasing flow velocities of MBs, followed by a decrease of the peak temperatures with increasing flow velocities when the velocity was higher than the inflection velocity. Meanwhile, cavitation showed a trend of increases with increasing flow velocity. The inflection velocity and cavitation increased with increasing acoustic power and MBs concentration. Thermal lesion appeared around the vessel as MBs flow through the vessel, at which lesion was not observed originally without MBs. These results suggested that this may provide an effective way to minimize thermal losses from perfusion during focused ultrasound exposures.     

The influence of internal waves on losses during sound propagation on a shelf

We discuss the results of investigations into the influence of internal waves on sound losses during propagation along stationary lanes on shelves of the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk. Measurements were conducted with a Mollusk-07 autonomous vertical acoustic-hydrophysical measuring system and TONE-320 and FM-290–330 autonomous electromagnetic-type emitters generating a tonal acoustic signal and a frequency modulated signal, respectively. It is established that sound losses at 290–330 Hz as a result of internal waves do not exceed 5 dB. At the same time, intensive nonlinear internal wave packets that are relatively rare but characteristic of a shelf can increase losses up to 15 dB.     

Effect of nonlocal elasticity on internal friction peaks observed during martensite transformation

The internal friction associated with martensite is calculated using elastic interaction energy between dislocations and solute atoms in nonlocal elasticity during low temperature aging process. The relaxation strength depends on the lattice parameter of the crystal as well as the temperature and the heating rate. The peak heights increase with increasing lattice parameter. The proposed model can demonstrate more realistically the shape of the change of internal friction versus temperature when nonlocal elasticity is included.     

Study of stabilization of CuAlBe alloy during martensitic transformation by internal friction

In this study, the internal friction (IF) of a CuAlBe alloy during reverse martensitic transformation (MT) was investigated under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions. It was found that the IF decreases regularly with the aging time in the temperature range of phase transformation. It is thought that this phenomenon is caused by the defect movement. The defects diffuse to the interfaces between martensite and austenite and pin there gradually, thus leading to the IF decrease.     

Wave Riemann description of friction terms in unsteady shallow flows: Application to water and mud/debris floods

In this work, the source term discretization in hyperbolic conservation laws with source terms is considered using an approximate augmented Riemann solver. The technique is applied to the shallow water equations with bed slope and friction terms with the focus on the friction discretization. The augmented Roe approximate Riemann solver provides a family of weak solutions for the shallow water equations, that are the basis of the upwind treatment of the source term. This has proved successful to explain and to avoid the appearance of instabilities and negative values of the thickness of the water layer in cases of variable bottom topography. Here, this strategy is extended to capture the peculiarities that may arise when defining more ambitious scenarios, that may include relevant stresses in cases of mud/debris flow. The conclusions of this analysis lead to the definition of an accurate and robust first order finite volume scheme, able to handle correctly transient problems considering frictional stresses in both clean water and debris flow, including in this last case a correct modelling of stopping conditions.