Predicting thermal conductivity of liquid suspensions of nanoparticles (nanofluids) based on rheology

A methodology is proposed for predicting the effective thermal conductivity of dilute suspensions of nanoparticles (nanofluids) based on rheology.The methodology uses the rheological data to infer microstructures of nanoparticles quantitatively,which is then incorporated into the conventional Hamilton-Crosser equation to predict the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids.The methodology is experimentally validated using four types of nanofluids made of titania nanoparticles and titanate nanotubes dispersed in water and ethylene glycol.And the modified Hamilton-Crosser equation successfully predicted the effective thermal conductivity of the nanofluids.     

Qualitative und quantitative Spektralanalyse

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Optimal bounds for bilinear forms associated with linear equations

The construction of upper and lower bounds to the bilinear quantity g₀, f, where f is the solution of an operator equation Tf = f₀, requires either an approximation for f or one for T^?1. In this paper the question of “best” approximation of T^?1 by an operator of the form B = βI, where β is a real constant, is investigated for linear operators that are either self-adjoint or can be related by suitable manipulations to others that are. Particular attention is paid to a special operator, previously studied by Robinson, of importance in predicting the dynamic polarisabilities of quantum-mechanical systems.     

Acoustic scattering by permeable solids

The problem of scattering by an obstacle inR ₃, the index of refraction of which differs from the index of refraction of free space, is examined. The problem reduces to an integral equation in the region defined by the obstacle. A scheme is proposed for regularizing the derived integral equation which ensures convergence of the iteration procedure.Published in Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov Leningradskogo Otdeleniya Matematicheskogo Institute im. V. A. Steklova AN SSSR, Vol. 195, pp. 113–137, 1991.     

Development of a targeted adductomic method for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon DNA adducts using online column‐switching liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry

Human exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from sources such as industrial or urban air pollution, tobacco smoke and cooked food is not confined to a single compound, but instead to mixtures of different PAHs. The interaction of different PAHs may lead to additive, synergistic or antagonistic effects in terms of DNA adduct formation and carcinogenic activity resulting from changes in metabolic activation to reactive intermediates and DNA repair. The development of a targeted DNA adductomic approach using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) incorporating software‐based peak picking and integration for the assessment of exposure to mixtures of PAHs is described. For method development PAH‐modified DNA samples were obtained by reaction of the anti‐dihydrodiol epoxide metabolites of benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P) and dibenz[a,h]anthracene with calf thymus DNA in vitro and enzymatically hydrolysed to 2′‐deoxynucleosides. Positive LC/electrospray ionisation (ESI)‐MS/MS collision‐induced dissociation product ion spectra data showed that the majority of adducts displayed a common fragmentation for the neutral loss of 116 u (2′‐deoxyribose) resulting in a major product ion derived from the adducted base. The exception was the DB[a,l]P dihydrodiol epoxide adduct of 2′‐deoxyadenosine which resulted in major product ions derived from the PAH moiety being detected. Specific detection of mixtures of PAH‐adducted 2′‐deoxynucleosides was achieved using online column‐switching LC/MS/MS in conjunction with selected reaction monitoring (SRM) of the [M+H]⁺ to [M+H–116]⁺ transition plus product ions derived from the PAH moiety for improved sensitivity of detection and a comparison was made to detection by constant neutral loss scanning. In conclusion, different PAH DNA adducts were detected by employing SRM [M+H–116]⁺ transitions or constant neutral loss scanning. However, for improved sensitivity of detection optimised SRM transitions relating to the PAH moiety product ions are required for certain PAH DNA adducts for the development of targeted DNA adductomic methods. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Transport bifurcation in a rotating tokamak plasma

The effect of flow shear on turbulent transport in tokamaks is studied numerically in the experimentally relevant limit of zero magnetic shear. It is found that the plasma is linearly stable for all nonzero flow shear values, but that subcritical turbulence can be sustained nonlinearly at a wide range of temperature gradients. Flow shear increases the nonlinear temperature gradient threshold for turbulence but also increases the sensitivity of the heat flux to changes in the temperature gradient, except over a small range near the threshold where the sensitivity is decreased. A bifurcation in the equilibrium gradients is found: for a given input of heat, it is possible, by varying the applied torque, to trigger a transition to significantly higher temperature and flow gradients.     

Processing pathway effects in CoCrCuNi+X (Fe,Mn) high-entropy alloys

A parallel study of mechanical alloying and solidification was carried out on FCC high-entropy alloys (HEAs) CoCrCuNi, CoCrCuFeNi and CoCrCuMnNi to investigate the effects of each processing methods on the resulting microstructure, crystal structure and microhardness. Elemental powders were mechanically alloyed followed by spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 800°C and 900°C to achieve densified discs, while arc melting was carried out from bulk pieces of the elemental metals followed by furnace annealing at 800°C and 900°C for 5?h. Both processing routes resulted in a primary FCC phase with secondary Cu-rich FCC segregation as interdendrites for the solidified alloys and particle boundaries for the SPS alloys, with the exception of a small amount of σ phase present in the SPS processed alloys. The solidification of the CoCrCuNi, CoCrCuFeNi and CoCrCuMnNi HEAs resulted in typical dendritic microstructure, followed by the precipitation of a small Cr-rich phase in the CoCrCuMnNi alloy after annealing. The grain size of the mechanically alloyed powder was approximately 20?nm from the Scherrers equation and the SPS processed HEAs consisted of a Cu-rich phase in the particle boundaries, forming cobblestone-like microstructure. The microhardness was examined in the as-cast, annealed and SPS states. It was found that the SPS processed samples had an increased microhardness by a factor of 2.5.     

Velocity imaging of highly turbulent gas flow

We introduce a noninvasive, quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) wind-tunnel measurement in flowing gas (>10 m s(-1)) at high Reynolds numbers (Re>10(5)). The method pertains to liquids and gases, is inherently three dimensional, and extends the range of Re to which MRI is applicable by orders of magnitude. There is potential for clear time savings over traditional pointwise techniques. The mean velocity and turbulent diffusivity of gas flowing past a bluff obstruction and a wing section at realistic stall speeds were measured. The MRI data are compared with computational fluid dynamics.