Design criteria of a chemical reactor based on a chaotic flow

We consider the design criteria of a chemical mixing device based on a chaotic flow, with an emphasis on the steady-state devices. The merit of a reactor, defined as the Q-factor, is related to the physical dimension of the device and the molecular diffusivity of the reactants through the local Lyapunov exponents of the flow. The local Lyapunov exponent can be calculated for any given flow field and it can also be measured in experimental situations. Easy-to-compute formulae are provided to estimate the Q-factor given either the exact spatial dependence of the local Lyapunov exponent or its probability distribution function. The requirements for optimization are made precise in the context of local Lyapunov exponents. (c) 1999 American Institute of Physics.     

Studies on the thermal decomposition of N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylideneiminato) diaquochromium(III) nitrate

A complex of N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylideneiminato)diaquochromium(III) nitrate, [Cr(salen)(H₂O)₂]NO₃ was characterized and its decomposition mechanism was studied by TG. The IR spectrum and X-ray analysis were examined for the complex. The non-isothermal kinetic data were analyzed by means of the Achar method and the Coats—Redfern method. The most probable kinetic model function was suggested by comparison of the kinetic parameters.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Purification and magnetic properties of carbon nanotubes

Received: 5 January 1998     

Zn_（1－x）Mg_xS_ySe_（1－y）四元半导体合金的拉曼散射光谱研究

用分子束外延方法在ＧａＡｓ（１００）衬底上生长了Ｚｎ１－ｘＭｇｘＳｙＳｅ１－ｙ四元半导体合金薄膜．用Ｘ－射线衍射方法确定了外延层的结构和晶格常数．测量了这些样品在平行和垂直两种不同几何配置下的拉曼散射光谱并对其特性做了研究。从实验上观察到了四类不同的晶格振动模：类ＺｎＳｅ的ＴＯ和ＬＯ模以及类ＺｎＳ和类ＭｇＳ的ＬＯ模，实验发现：在ＺｎＳｅ和ＺｎＳＳｅ中加入Ｍｇ使得类ＺｎＳｅ的ＴＯ和ＬＯ模的振动频率下降；同时，也使类ＺｎＳ模的频率随Ｓ的增加率减小。     

Nanosecond-time-resolution thermal emission measurement during pulsed excimer-laser interaction with materials

A nanosecond-time-resolution pyrometer has been developed for measuring the transient surface temperature of a solid material heated by pulsed excimer-laser irradiation. Fast germanium diodes are employed to capture the transient thermal emission signals in the wavelength range between 1.2 and 1.6 pm. The surface temperature is derived from the measured spectral thermal emission. The directional spectral emissivity is determined in situ by measuring the transient directional spectral reflectivity and applying Kirchhoffs law. The experimental results are in good agreement with numerical thermal modeling predictions. The pyrometric thermal emission measurement also yields the solid/liquid interface temperature during the pulsed excimer-laser-induced melting. The relation between the measured interface superheating temperature and the interface velocity reveals the melting kinetic relation during the high-power, short-pulse laser-induced phase-change processes.     

A boundary integral formulation for elastically deformable particles in a viscous fluid

This paper reports a formulation and implementation of a mixed (both direct and indirect) boundary element method using the double layer and its adjoint in a form suitable for solving Stokes flow problems involving elastically deformable particles. The formulation is essentially the Completed Double Layer Boundary Element Method for solving an exterior traction problem for the surrounding fluid or solid phase, followed by an interior displacement, and a mobility problem (if required) for the elastic particles. At the heart of the method is a deflation procedure that allows iterative solution strategies to be adopted, effectively opens the way for large-scale simulations of suspensions of deformable particles to be performed. Several problems are considered, to illustrate and benchmark the method. In particular, an analytical solution for an elastic sphere in an elongational flow is derived. The stresslet calculations for an elastic sphere in shear and elongational flows indicate that elasticity of the inclusions can potentially lead to positive second normal stress difference in shear flow, and an increase in the tensile resistance in elongational flow.This work is supported by a grant from the Australian Research Grant Council. X-J F wishes to acknowledge the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China.