Variational principles of magnetostatics of superconductors. I

Fundamental and dual variational principles of magnetostatics of superconductors are formulated. It is shown how test fields can be expressed in terms of vector and scalar potentials. General consequences of the variational magnetostatic formulation are discussed.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 9, pp. 97–102, September, 1991.     

Radiation heterogeneous processes of14C-acetic acid adsorbed in Na-Montmorillonite

This research addresses itself to the study of the mechanism of the acetic acid decarboxylation in Na-Montmorillonite exposed to ionizing radiation. The results obtained indicated that the decarboxylation reaction is enhanced several times by the irradiation. This behavior is probably due to an oxidation reaction at the edges of the clay. Also it is by energy transfer from the clay to adsorbed molecules by an interaction of non-equilibrium charge carriers with the adsorbed molecules.     

Kinetic study of n-heptane oxidation

The oxidation of n-heptane has been studied in a jet-stirred flow reactor in the temperature range 950–1200 K at atmospheric pressure for a wide range of fuel-oxygen equivalence ratios (0.2 to 2.0). A chemical kinetic reaction mechanism developed from previous studies on smaller hydrocarbons and extended to C₆ and C₇ species was used to reproduce the experimental data. Good agreement between computed and measured concentrations of major chemical species was obtained for the entire range of experimental conditions. Sensitivity analyses were carried out to identify the reactions having the greatest influence on the modeling results. The major reaction paths for n-heptane consumption and for the formation of the main products have been identified. In addition n-heptane ignition delays behind a reflected shock wave measured by other investigators were used to validate the present reaction mechanism at higher temperature and pressure.     

Time machine in MTT world

Novosibirsk. Translated from Sibirskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 205–207, January–February, 1992.     

Complexation thermodynamics of free and graft oligomers with complementary polymers

The dilute solution complexation equilibrium between linear macromolecules and smaller complementary oligomers is considered when: (1) the oligomers are free in solution; and (2) the oligomers are covalently attached at one end to the polymer. A general statistical mechanical framework is developed and is illustrated using a simple random walk model for polymer conformation. The statistical mechanical partition functions are formulated using a generating function technique, allowing thermodynamic averages in the complexed state to be calculated. Loops, trains, and tails of all possible length are allowed in the conformation of a complexed oligomer. Simulation results for the free oligomer case are compared with those obtained for oligomers covalently attached to the polymeric molecular. The model provides a theoretical explanation for the experimentally observed enhancement of complexation of oligomers grafted to the complementary polymers.     

Effect of dynamic loading on the structure of amorphous alloy Fe66Ni12Si20B2

Transmission- and depth-selective-conversion-electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (DCEMS) were applied to study variation of structural state in the bulk and in the surface layer (500, 1000, 1500 Å thick) of amorphous alloy under certain optimum conditions of the dynamic loading. The alloy structure remains amorphous. However, a certain variation of the short range order. An amorphous oxide Fe₂O₃ is formed on the amorphous alloy surface.