Numerical study of the heat transfer and electro-thermo-convective flow patterns in dielectric liquid layer subjected to unipolar injection

In this article we study the electro-thermal convection in a dielectric liquid layer placed between two electrodes and subjected to the simultaneous action of an electric field and a thermal gradient. The full set of equations describing the electro-thermo-convective phenomena is directly solved using a finite volume method. We first heat the liquid from below at time t = 0, wait for the thermal steady state and then inject the electric charges by applying the electric potential. The development of the electro-convective motion is analysed in detail in two cases: 1) strong injection from the lower electrode, 2) strong injection from the upper one. We also study the heat transfer enhancement due to electro-convection. The evolution in time of the Nusselt number Nu for different combinations of the two usual non-dimensional parameters associated to the electro-thermo-convection phenomena (Rayleigh number Ra and the electrical parameter T) is also given and analysed.     

Sample Preparation for the Determination of Metals in Food Samples Using Spectroanalytical Methods—A Review

Abstract

The present article gives an overview of recent publications and modern techniques of sample preparation for food analysis employing atomic and inorganic mass spectrometric techniques, such as flame atomic absorption spectrometry, chemical vapor generation atomic absorption and atomic fluorescence spectrometry, graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Among the most frequently applied sample preparation techniques for food analysis are dry ashing, usually with the addition of an ashing aid, and acid digestion, preferably with the assistance of microwave energy. Slurry preparation, particularly with the assistance of ultrasound, is increasingly used to reduce acid consumption and sample preparation time. Direct analysis of solid samples is gaining importance in the field of food analysis as it offers the highest sensitivity, avoids the use of acids and other aggressive reagents, makes possible the analysis of micro‐samples, and can be applied for fast screening analysis, e.g., of fresh meat.     

Existence and invariance of twisted products on a symplectic manifold

It is now well-known [1] that the twisted product on the functions defined on a symplectic manifold, play a fundamental role in an invariant approach of quantum mechanics. We prove here a general existence theorem of such twisted products. If a Lie group G acts by symplectomorphisms on a symplectic manifold and if there is a G-invariant symplectic connection, the manifold admits G-invariant Vey twisted products. In particular, if a homogeneous space G/H admits an invariant linear connection, T ^*(G/H) admits a G-invariant Vey twisted product. For the connected Lie group G, the group T ^*G admits a symplectic structure, a symplectic connection and a Vey twisted product which are bi-invariant under G.     

Microwave spectrum,conformation, and dipole moment of 4-thiacyclohexanone

The microwave spectra of 4-thiacyclohexanone in the ground state and eight vibrationally excited states have been studied in the frequency region 18.0–40.0 GHz and the corresponding rotational constants have been determined. The following values of the ground-state rotational constants (MHz) were obtained from the analysis of the a-type transitions: A = 3935.149 (0.031), B = 1829.444 (0.001), and C = 1364.609 (0.001). Analysis of the Stark effect gives for the dipole components (in Debye units) μ_a = 1.409 (0.002), μ_c = 0.391 (0.064). These data are consistent with a chair conformation for the ring. A phisically reasonable set of structural parameters which reproduce the ground-state rotational constants has been derived. A qualitative estimate of the low-frequency vibrational modes was obtained from relative-intensity measurements. The lowest vibrational frequency is believed to be a ring-bending mode and it occurs at 77 ± 22 cm^?1 while the ring-twisting mode is at 204 ± 27 cm^?1.     

MS-Xα study of the KCl: Cu− spectrum

We have interpreted the KCl:Cu^? spectrum in the context of the MS-X_α method. The results, considering only allowed electric-dipole transitions, are in good agreement with the experimental data. Four new absorption bands, peaking at 573, 390, ～324 and ～310nm, at room temperature, are reported.     

Etude de la structure magnetique et de la transition de typr “spin-flop” de Rb2FeF5

The nature of the magnetic interactions in the chain compound Rb₂FeF₅ has been investigated using neutron diffraction and magnetic measurements under high applied fields. Rb₂FeF₅ orders antiferromagnetically at T_N = 8.0 ± 0.5 K; the magnetic structure is of the A_Z + G_X mode and the moment of the Fe³⁺ ion extrapoled to 0K is 3.5 ± 0.2 μ_B, this low value being due to zero-point spin reduction. Within a chain the Fe³⁺ ions are antiferromagnetically coupled with an exchange constant of J/k = ?8.8 K. A spin-flop behavior has been observed and interpreted on the basis of the molecular field theory. The critical field was found to be H_C = 65 kOe at 1.7 K.     

On the permanence of the null character of Maxwell fields

A critical review of known results about the permanence conditions for the null character of the solutions to the (vacuum) Maxwell equations, is presented. Concomitants of the electromagnetic field and the metric tensor are constructed, which give the principal directions of the field in covariant form. The known permanence conditions are generalized in order to includeall the (local) null fields; the above concomitants allow these conditions to be explicitly formulated in terms of the electromagnetic field.Supported in part by Conselleria de Cultura, Educació i Ciència de la Generalitat Valenciana.     

Laser properties of coactivated YAP: Nd free of colour centres

YAP:Nd, Cr grown under Ar-H₂ or Ar-He-H₂ atmosphere possesses good energy transfer from Cr³⁺ to Nd³⁺ but suffers from the colour centre formation. The centre formation was completely prevented using further admixture of Ce³⁺ and 10^–4–10^–3 wt. % Fe. Small luminescence quenching of Cr³⁺ or Nd³⁺ due to iron ions is negligible in the presence of Ce³⁺. The crystals may be also heavily doped with Nd³⁺ because the increased pumping efficiency compensates the shortening of the luminescence lifetime. YAP: Nd, Ce, Cr, Fe is advisible active laser material particularly for all the types of pulsed lasers.