Forced-convection freezing heat transfer characteristics in a return bend with a rectangular cross section

Experiments have been performed to investigate the freezing heat transfer characteristics in a return bend with a rectangular cross section. The experiments were carried out for two kinds of duct heights of 30 and 50 mm under the fixed size of 300 mm in duct width and 159 mm in curvature radius of convex wall. Both the convex and concave walls of a return bend were kept less than the freezing temperature of water. It was found that the freezing characteristics on the convex wall are markedly different from those on the concave wall of a return bend, and that the cooling temperature ratio is one of the most important parameters on the forced-convection freezing heat transfer in a return bend.     

Numerical simulation for fin effect of a rectangular latent heat storage vessel packed with molten salt under heat release process

The present numerical study has dealt with the enhancement of latent heat Release by using plate type fins mounted on the vertical cooling surface in the rectangular vessel packed with molten salt as a latent heat storage material. It was found that the fin thickness and pitch exerted an influence on solidification heat transfer in a liquid layer of a nitric molten salt. The numerical results elucidated the flow pattern, velocity profile and heat transfer rate in the melted liquid layer.     

Synthesis, reactions and biological evaluation of some new naphtho[2,1-b]furan derivatives bearing a pyrazole nucleus

Vilsmeier formylation of 2-(1-phenylhydrazonoethyl)naphtho[2,1-b]furan (2) gave 3-naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-yl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde (3), which was reacted with C- and N-nucleophiles to afford naphthofuranpyrazol derivatives 4-8. Treatment of 2-[(3-(naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methylene]-malononitrile (4a) with reactants having active hydrogen and Et?N gave the corresponding pyrazoline, pyran and chromene addition product derivatives 10, 12 and 13, consisting of three different connected heterocyclic moieties. Reaction of 1-((3-(naphtho[2,1-b]furan-2-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl) methylene)-2-phenylhydrazone (6b) with AcONa and ethyl bromoacetate or chloroacetone afforded the thiazolidinone and methylthiazole derivatives 14 and 15, respectively. In addition, intramolecular cyclization of 6d with Ac?O afford the corresponding 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl acetamide derivative 16. The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by IR, 1H-NMR/13C-NMR and mass spectral studies. Compound 14 showed promising effects against the tested Gram positive and negative bacteria and fungi.     

Glucosidation shifts of allylic and benzylic alcohols in 13C NMR spectroscopy

The ¹³C FT NMR spectra of β-D -glucopyranosides (including their tetraacetates) of several secondary allylic and benzylic alcohols were compared with those of methyl β-D -glucopyranoside and the corresponding parent alcohols. The characeristic glucosidation shifts observed for these alcohols may be applicable to the determination of the absolute configuration of the hydroxy group in these alcohols.     

Incommensurate structural correlations in the disordered spin-dimer state induced by X-Ray and electron irradiation in CuIr2S4

Irradiation with approximately 10 keV x rays or medium-energy electrons destroys long-range order of Ir spin dimers in CuIr2S4 while preserving the dimers locally. We find that as the order is destroyed, a new type of incommensurate structural correlations appears. This represents an intriguing example of order from disorder phenomenon, in which a previously unknown incommensurate order appears in the radiation-induced disordered state. These results suggest that two competing instabilities, one of which can be suppressed by radiation, are present in the system. Otherwise unrealized structural or electronic states can, therefore, be revealed in correlated systems by x-ray or electron irradiation.     

Experiments and simulations of hyperthermal Xe interacting with an ordered 1-decanethiol/Au(111) monolayer: penetration followed by high-energy, directed ejection

A study of the interaction of hyperthermal Xe with a well-ordered standing-up phase of 1-decanethiol adsorbed on Au(111) is presented. Experimentally, double-differential measurements were made of the postcollision Xe kinetic energy as a function of incident and final angles. These experiments are compared to classical trajectory calculations. The results show the two expected channels: direct-inelastic scattering from the surface and accommodated Xe due to trapping-desorption. There is also evidence of a further interaction mechanism. This involves the penetration of the atom deep into the channels between the aligned chains of the monolayer. When the collision energy has been dissipated, the implanted Xe is expelled as the chains return to their equilibrium positions. The expelled Xe leaves the surface with an energy much higher than expected for trapping-desorption, and with an angular-intensity distribution peaked close to the direction of the 1-decanethiol chain orientation. For this reason, we call this new scattering mechanism directed ejection.     

Weak and Strong Convergence of an Implicit Iteration Process in Uniformly Convex Banach Spaces

The purpose of this article is to introduce an implicit iteration process for approximating common fixed points of three finite families nonexpansive mappings and to prove weak and strong convergence theorems in uniformly convex Banach spaces.     

Formation of pancakelike Ising domains and giant magnetic coercivity in ferrimagnetic LuFe2O4

We have studied quasi-two-dimensional multiferroic LuFe2O4 with strong charge-spin-lattice coupling, in which low-temperature coercivity approaches an extraordinary value of 9 T in single crystals. The enhancement of the coercivity is connected to the collective freezing of nanoscale pancakelike ferrimagnetic domains with large uniaxial magnetic anisotropy ("Ising pancakes"). Our results suggest that collective freezing in low-dimensional magnets with large uniaxial anisotropy provides an effective mechanism to achieve enhanced coercivity. This observation may help identify novel approaches for synthesis of magnets with enhanced properties.     

Thermodynamics of (1-alkanol + linear monoether) systems

Densities, ρ, and speeds of sound, u, of systems formed by 1-heptanol, or 1-octanol, or 1-decanol and dibutylether have been measured at a temperature of (293.15, 298.15, and 303.15) K and atmospheric pressure using a vibrating tube densimeter and sound analyser Anton Paar model DSA-5000. The ρ and u values were used to calculate excess molar volumes, V^E, and deviations from the ideal behaviour of the thermal expansion coefficient, Δα_p and of the isentropic compressibilities, Δκ_S. The available database on molar excess enthalpies, H^E, and V^E for (1-alkanol + linear monoether) systems was used to investigate interactional and structural effects in such mixtures. The enthalpy of the OH?O bonds is lower for methanol solutions, and for the remainder systems, it is practically independent of the mixture compounds. The V^E variation with the chain length of the 1-alkanol points out the existence of structural effects for systems including longer 1-alkanols. The ERAS model is applied to the studied mixtures. ERAS represents quite accurately H^E and V^E data using parameters which consistently depend on the molecular structure.