Binary teaching-learning-based optimization algorithm is used to investigate the superscattering plasmonic nanodisk

A new efficient binary optimization method based on Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization (TLBO) algorithm is proposed to design an array of plasmonic nanodisks in order to achieve maximum scattering coefficient spectrum. In binary TLBO (BTLBO), a group of learner consists of a matrix with binary entries; control the presence (‘1’) or the absence (‘0’) of nanodisks in the array. Simulation results show that scattering coefficient strongly depends on the localized position of nanoparticles and non-periodic structures have more appropriate response in term of scattering coefficient. This approach can be useful in optical applications such as plasmonic nanoantennas.     

Evaluation of aerodynamic performance enhancement of Risø_B1 airfoil with an optimized cavity by PIV measurement

Journal of Visualization - Airfoils are mostly inefficient in their off-design conditions. In order to improve the aerodynamic performance of airfoils in these conditions, using an optimized cavity...     

Role of recording geometry in the performance of spectral diversity filters with spherical beam volume holograms

We present experimental demonstrations of spectral diversity filters with spherical beam volume holograms for multimodal multiplex spectroscopy. Major properties of filters under diffuse-light illumination are discussed. The comparisons of spectral diversity between the transmission geometry holograms and the reflection geometry holograms are also studied. The results show that there is a trade-off between the degree of the spatial coherence of the source and the spectral diversity of the filter. We also conclude that the reflection geometry holograms have better spectral diversity and less sensitivity to the spatial coherence of the source.     

On the orthogonality of the phase velocity and its feasibility for plane waves

Phase and group velocities of plane waves may have different directions in a linear and homogeneous medium. This difference may lead to interesting situations such as the phase reversal propagation and the orthogonal phase velocity. Although the former has been analyzed in depth and it has found many applications, the latter has been left as a hypothesis. Actually, due to our best knowledge there is no evidence of such media where the phase velocity is orthogonal to the group velocity. In this paper we discuss this situation thoroughly. We show that a plane wave with orthogonal phase velocity cannot possess linear momentum. Moreover, we show that a plane wave without the linear momentum cannot propagate at all, so the orthogonality of the phase velocity does not take place in reality for electromagnetic plane waves.     

Pertraction of methylene blue using a mixture of D2EHPA/M2EHPA and sesame oil as a liquid membrane

An experimental study on the pertraction of methylene blue (MB) through a supported liquid membrane (SLM) using a mixture of mono-(2-etylhexyl) ester of phosphoric acid (M2EHPA) and bis-(2-etylhexyl) ester of phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) and sesame oil as the liquid membrane (LM) was performed. Parameters affecting the pertraction of MB such as initial MB concentration, carrier concentration, feed phase pH, and stripping phase concentration were analyzed. Optimal experimental conditions for MB pertraction (permeability of 5.63 × 10^?6) were obtained after a 7 h separation with the MB concentration in the feed phase of 80 mg L^?1, D2EHPA/M2EHPA concentration in membrane phase of 40 vol. %, feed pH of 6, and acetic acid concentration in the stripping phase of 0.4 mol L^?1. Kinetics of transport and stability of the SLM system were also studied and the mass transfer coefficient for this system was evaluated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to morphologically characterize the membrane surface.     

Existence,uniqueness and stability of solutions for a class of nonlinear integral equations under generalized Lipschitz condition

In this paper, we prove the existence, uniqueness and the stability of solutions for some nonlinear functional-integral equations by using generalized Lipschitz condition. We prove a fixed point theorem to obtain the mentioned aims in Banach space X:= C([a, b],R). As application we study some Volterra integral equations with linear, nonlinear and singular kernel.     

Simple and mild procedures for synthesis of benzimidazole derivatives using heterogeneous catalyst systems

TsOH/graphite and N,N‐dimethylaniline/graphite were found to be catalyst systems for condensation reaction of o‐phenylendiamine with different aldehydes to form benzimidazole derivatives under mild and simple conditions. The graphite was easily recovered by a simple extraction and could be reused without decrease of activity in the presence of fresh TsOH and N,N‐dimethylaniline.     

Structural, theoretical and multinuclear NMR study of mercury(II) complexes with a new ambidentate phosphorus ylide

The reaction of the new ambidentate ylide, Ph₃PCHCOCH₂COOC₂H₅ (EAPPY), with HgX₂ (X = Cl, Br and I) in equimolar ratios using methanol as the solvent leads to binuclear complexes of the type [EAPPY·HgX₂]₂ (X = Cl (1), Br (2) and I (3)). Single crystal X-ray analysis reveals the presence of a centrosymmetric dimeric structure containing the ylide and HgX₂ (X = Br or I)_. The IR and NMR data of the product [(EAPPY)·HgCl₂]₂ (1), formed by the reaction of mercury(II) chloride with the same ylide, are similar to those of 2 and 3. Analytical data indicate a 1:1 stoichiometry between the ylide and Hg(II) halide in each of the three products. Theoretical studies indicate that the nature of the R group in ylides of the type Ph₃PCHCOR has a weak effect on the Hg-C(ylide) bond length in binuclear Hg₂L₂I₄ complexes.     

Numerical simulation of dimethyl ether/natural gas blend fuel HCCI combustion to investigate the effects of operational parameters on combustion and emissions

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - Homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) combustion phasing control is one of the most difficult challenges of operating this new concept of...