Effects of vibrations on particle motion near a wall: Existence of attraction force

The effects of small vibrations on a particle oscillating near a solid wall in a fluid cell, relevant to material processing such as crystal growth in space, have been investigated experimentally and theoretically. Assuming the boundary layer around the particle to be thin compared to the particle radius at high vibration frequencies, an inviscid fluid model was developed to predict the motion of a spherical particle placed near a wall of a rectangular liquid-filled cell subjected to a sinusoidal vibration. Under these conditions, a non-uniform pressure distribution around the particle results in an average pressure that gives rise to an attraction force. Theoretical expressions for the attraction force are derived for the particle vibrating normal to and parallel with the nearest cell wall. The magnitude of this attractive force has been verified experimentally by measuring the motion of a steel particle suspended in the fluid cell by a thin wire. Experiments performed at high frequencies showed that the mean particle position, when the particle is brought near a cell wall, shifts towards the same wall, and is dependent on the cell amplitude and frequency, particle and fluid densities.     

Experimental Investigation of the Interaction between an Electric Arc and a Gas Flow

The results of investigating the shape of an electric arc carrying an electric current of less than 100 A and exposed to an air, nitrogen, or argon stream at a stream velocity of from zero to 20 m/s, when the interelectrode gap is less than 20 mm, are reported. The shape of the arc is qualitatively investigated as a function of the gas type, blowing velocity, and interelectrode gap. It is shown that an arc burning in a channel with insulated walls is much more stable under these conditions than an arc with the same parameters burning in free space.     

Hydraulic modeling of the flow in the delta of the River Neva and in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland

In connection with the construction of Leningrad's flood defenses the flow in the mouth of River Neva has been investigated on hydraulic models of different scales both unpressurized (see, for example, [1, 2]) and pressurized (see, for example, [3]). Since the results of these investigations are being intensively debated in connection with the discussion of the effect of defensive structures on the ecology of the Leningrad region, it is important to analyze the scientific basis for the hydraulic modeling of such flows.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No. 5, pp. 57–65, September–October, 1990.     

“Meander”-like and “slit”-like variations in the flux of solar cosmic rays

Results of studying the origin of “meander”-like and “slit”-like variations in fluxes of solar cosmic rays (SCR) are presented as exemplified by the events that occurred on March 19, 1990 and December 14–15, 2006. Experimental data that were obtained by the GRANAT, ACE, Wind, STEREO-A, and STEREO-B spasecrafts are used. The analysis is based on the data of observations of dynamic structures in the solar atmosphere and their continuation in the heliosphere, as well as on an empirical “reflection” model of the movement, accumulation, and modulation of cosmic rays. A structural source of these variations on the Sun is discussed, which is shaped as discrete magnetic plasma loops and arches located between active regions. Such structures in the form of magnetic-plasma tubes transferred from the chromosphere and corona and filled with SCR rotate together with the Sun and, when crossing the detector location region, cause space-time variations in meander-like and slit-like variations in SCR.     

Resonance excitation of intense acoustic beams in crystals of different syngonies

The resonance excitation of an intense elastic wave in a crystal, arising under conditions of the nonspecular reflection of an incident pump wave is described for a crystal geometry close to a cut that allows the existence of a bulk eigenwave satisfying the free boundary condition. It is shown that choosing a crystal surface parallel to the plane of symmetry optimizes reflection resonance due to the coincidence of the excited wave’s intensity maximum and the reflected (parasite) wave’s intensity minimum in the same geometry of reflection. Parameters of resonance are given for a number of crystals with monoclinic, orthorhombic, and hexagonal syngonies.     

The use of a diammonium salt in the synthesis of organic carbonates from epoxides and CO2: promoting effect of support

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Onium salt, N1, N1, N1, N5, N5, N5-hexaethylpentane-1,5-diammonium dibromide, was used as a catalyst for the addition of CO2 to epoxides. An influence of insoluble...     

Weakly Nonlinear Analysis of Convection of a Two-Layer System with a Deformable Interface

The onset of convection in a two-layer system heated from above and below is considered within the framework of the generalized Boussinesq approximations. In the longwave approximation an amplitude equation describing large-scale convective motions accompanied by a deformation of the interface is derived. Two types of steady-state regimes are revealed and their stability is studied.The presence of deformable interfaces and nonuniform heating can initiate instability of the fluid in the gravity field. The interaction between these mechanisms is of considerable theoretical interest. This explains the numerous publications devoted to these themes.     

Breakdown of the near-electrode layer in a flow of ionized gas

An electric discharge in a flow of ionized gas is widely used in many physics and engineering problems. Among them are problems associated with current flow in various magnetohydrodynamic devices (generators, accelerators), arc shunting in a plasmatron, physical experiments in shock tubes, etc. It is known that with cold electrodes providing the contact between the plasma and the external circuit and relatively high pressures, two modes of current flow occur: at low current, the discharge is of a distributed nature; as the applied voltage increases, the discharge abruptly shifts into a discharge with a clearly developed cathode spot at some critical current density (we call this form of discharge an arc discharge). Existing experimental data [1–20] refers to varying experimental conditions. Furthermore, the critical voltage (or current) at which the transition of the discharge from a distributed discharge to an arc discharge occurs varies within very broad limits. From an analysis of the experimental data, a condition is formulated which the discharge parameters satisfy at the time of transition from a distributed discharge to an arc discharge.Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Mekhaniki i Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, No. 3, pp. 16–23, May–June, 1973.The author thanks Yu. A. Nikuev for invaluable help in the analysis of experimental data.