Nonextensive thermodynamic relations based on the assumption of temperature duality

The nonextensive thermodynamic relations are expressed under the assumption of temperature duality, endowing the “physical temperature” and the “Lagrange temperature” in different physical senses. Based on this assumption, two sets of parallel Legendre transform structures are given. One is called “physical” set, and the other is called “Lagrange” set. In these two formalisms, the thermodynamic quantities and the thermodynamic relations are both liked through the Tsallis factor. Application of the two sets of the thermodynamic relations to the self-gravitating system shows that the heat capacity defined in the classical thermodynamics has no relevance to the stability of the system. Instead, the newly defined heat capacity can determine the stability of the system.     

Fabrication of extreme wettability patterns with water-film protection for organic liquids

Selective fabrication of superhydrophilic (S-philic) region on a superhydrophobic (S-phobic) surface requires complex technology and high cost, which has limited applications of extreme wettability patterns. In this paper, a twice-chemical-etching approach without special modification is used to prepare the extreme wettability patterns. Superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity can be successfully achieved after twice chemical etching for 20 seconds. The obtained patterns can maintain their extreme wettability for at least 30 days. Functional platforms with single-S-philic and multi-S-philic regions are fabricated to manipulate water and various organic liquids with water-film protection in an air environment.     

Evolution of concentration fluctuation during phase separation of polystyrene/poly(vinyl methyl ether) blend in the presence of nanosilica

The influence of nanosilica on the concentration fluctuation of polystyrene/poly (vinyl methyl ether) (PS/PVME) mixtures was investigated during phase separation. The amplitude of concentration fluctuation was quantified by dielectric spectrums based on the idea of Lodge–Mcleish model and the linearized Cahn–Hilliard theory could describe the amplitude evolution of concentration fluctuation at the early stage of phase separation. Hydrophilic nanosilica A200 dispersed in PVME‐rich phase behaved an obvious inhibition effect on the concentration fluctuation of blend matrix, while hydrophobic nanosilica R974 dispersed in PS‐rich phase had little effect on the concentration fluctuation. The kinetics and amplitude evolution of concentration fluctuation during phase separation for PS/PVME/A200 nanocomposites were remarkably restrained due to the surface adsorption of PVME on A200. As the segmental dynamics of PVME and PS in homogeneous matrix was hardly influenced by A200 and R974, the enhanced miscibility and the significantly constrained flow relaxation of PVME chains might contribute to the retarded concentration fluctuation of PS/PVME/A200 nanocomposites. While the weak interaction between R974 and components of blend matrix and little effect of R974 on the molecular dynamics of PS chains may result in the weak retardation of concentration fluctuation for blend matrix. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2017 , 55, 1337–1349     

Thermal focusing effect in solid-state microchip lasers connected directly with vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser diodes

In this paper, we model and analyze thermal focusing effect in the microchip lasers pumped by vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) for a special pump scheme, in which the microchip is axially connected with the VCSEL pump source without a gap between them to form a sort of ultra-compact monolithic micro-lasers. Thus, the thermal effects are related to twofold heating processes in the microchip. One is the common pump beam heating. The other is the heat flux diffusion from VCSEL to microchip through the contact interface between both, the latter leads to different thermo-optic characteristics from that generated only by the pump beam heating in the microchip. The temperature-, the stress- and the expansion-related phase variations and thus the thermal focusing properties of the microchip regarding the twofold heating processes are calculated and discussed for various pump power densities and temperatures of the VCSEL using analytical models. The results show that both heating processes in such a pump configuration can produce comparable thermal effects to each other. The influence of the heat transfer from the VCSEL to the microchip laser performance is discussed as well.     

悬浮液雾化进样感耦等离子体基本参数研究Ⅰ.等离子体激发温度测定

研究了悬浮液雾化进样感耦等离子体原子发射光谱基本参数——等离子体激发温度。实验用“线为温标线，并采用多谱线法测量溶液雾化进样和0．05％二氧化钛悬浮液雾化进样等离子体激发温度。测定结果显示这两种雾化进样方式的等离子体激发温度接近，为5000-6000K。随感耦等离子体原子发射光谱仪器功率的提高，悬浮液雾化进样等离子体激发温度也相应增大，但增大幅度较小。悬浮液雾化进样等离子体发射光谱分析，若单纯改变仪器功率对于颗粒在等离子体中的原子化效率没有显著的变化，因此对于分析结果没有显著的改善作用。     

Performance of non-thermal DBD plasma reactor during the removal of hydrogen sulfide

Destruction of hydrogen sulfide using dielectric barrier discharge plasma in a coaxial cylindrical reactor was carried out at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. Three types of DBD reactor were compared in terms of specific energy density (SED), equivalent capacitances of the gap (Cg) and the dielectric barrier (Cd), energy yield (EY), and H₂S decomposition. In addition, byproducts during the decomposition of H₂S and destruction mechanism were also investigated. SED for all the reactors depended almost linearly on the voltage. In general, Cg decreased with increasing voltage and with the existence of pellet material, while Cd displayed the opposite trend. The removal efficiency of H₂S increased substantially with increasing AC frequency and applied voltage. Longer gas residence times also contributed to higher H₂S removal efficiency. The choice of pellet material was an important factor influencing the H₂S removal. The reactor filled with ceramic Raschig rings had the best H₂S removal performance, with an EY of 7.30 g/kWh. The likely main products in the outlet effluent were H₂O, SO₂, and SO₃.