Heat capacity measurements on BaTa<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>6</Subscript> and derivation of its thermodynamic functions

Heat capacity measurements of barium tantalate (BaTa₂O₆) were carried out by using a differential scanning calorimeter at temperatures between 323 and 1323 K. From the heat capacity values of BaTa₂O₆, other thermodynamic functions (enthalpy and entropy increments) were derived between 298.15 and 1323 K. The C _p,m (298.15) value of BaTa₂O₆ was computed as 184.857 J mol^?1 K^?1. Moreover, fitted heat capacities exhibited good agreement with Neumann–Kopp rule at the temperatures between 298.15 and 1300 K.     

Eco-friendly process toward collector- and binder-free,high-energy density electrodes for lithium-ion batteries

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - The preparation of collector- and binder-free, high-energy density cathodes made from carbon-coated LiFePO4 (C-LFP) and single-walled carbon nanotubes...     

Improved lower bounds for the online bin stretching problem

We use game theory techniques to automatically compute improved lower bounds on the competitive ratio for the bin stretching problem. Using these techniques, we improve the best lower bound for this problem to 19/14. We explain the technique and show that it can be generalized to compute lower bounds for any online or semi-online packing or scheduling problem.     

Representability of actions in the category of (Pre)crossed modules in Leibniz algebras

We investigate the representability of actions in the category of (pre)crossed modules in Leibniz algebras. For this, we construct an actor of a (pre)cat¹-Leibniz algebra and then by using the natural equivalence of the categories of (pre)cat¹-Leibniz algebras and that of (pre)crossed modules, we construct the split extension classifier of the corresponding (pre)crossed module.     

Finite Difference Method for an Optimal Control Problem for a Nonlinear Time-dependent Schrödinger Equation

The finite difference method is applied to an optimal control problem for a system governed by a nonlinear Schrödinger equation with a complex coe?cient. The optimal control problem is discretized by the finite difference method, the error estimate for the finite difference scheme is established and the convergence of difference approximations of the optimal control according to the functional is proved.     

Étude des temps de chauffage et de refroidissement des alliages à mémoire de forme (AMF)Heating and cooling time studies of shape memory alloys (SMA)

The knowledge of response times of active material is essential for their efficient use as actuators. In this paper the heating and cooling times of a shape memory alloy wire (NiTi) under a constant load are predicted by the integration of the corresponding heat equation. The comparison with a ‘fictitious’ material with the same material characteristics but without phase transformation shows that the response times are longer for the SMA (around 2.7 times for heating and 1.5 times for cooling). To cite this article: N. Chaillet et al., C. R. Mecanique 332 (2004).     

Effect of particle polydispersity on particle concentration measurement by using laser Doppler anemometry

Measurement of particle concentration by laser Doppler anemometry (LDA) is studied on a vertical air jet seeded by a powder disperser with controlled particle and air flow rates. Particle arrival rate is utilized to retrieve particle number densities from conventional LDA operation. The effect of polydisperse nature of the particles is assessed. Comparisons between measured and estimated particle number densities suggest that only a certain portion of the particle population with a particle size to fringe spacing ratio around unity can be detected. Results indicate that reliable measurement of absolute particle concentration is possible for a particle population of narrow size distribution with an average diameter equivalent to fringe spacing. Present number density measurement technique which is useful for practical purposes with conventional LDA systems is found to yield physically reasonable profiles in both laminar and turbulent regimes.     

ELECTROMECHANICAL WAVES IN CERAMICS——NUMERICAL SIMULATION

A simple one-dimensional model is used to simulate numerically the propagation oflinear and nonlinear waves in a deformable ceramic.The nummrical scheme used providesthe response in stress or strain and electric field within the sample and the voltage at aresistive external circuit connecting the two faces of the sample.Space-time diagrams of thepropagation are obtained for various mechanical loads.The voltage response obtainedagress well with experimental results in the linear regime.In the nonlinear one,thesteepening of the electromechanical wave yielding a shock wave is exhibited.