Collective excitations and band termination in 85Nb

High-spin states in ⁸⁵Nb were studied using the Gammasphere Ge detector array and the Microball charged-particle detector system. Three γ-ray cascades with collective rotational characteristics were observed. One of the bands exhibits a forking at the top, most likely reflecting the termination of one branch into a favoured non-collective, near spherical state. The data are interpreted in terms of cranked Strutinsky-type calculations.     

逆向涡对超疏水壁面减阻影响的TRPIV实验研究

超疏水壁面由于具有减阻和自清洁功能而成为国内外减阻和海洋防污等研究领域的热点之一,而20世纪湍流中相干结构的发现为湍流的控制指出新的方向,尤其近壁区涡结构对摩擦阻力贡献很大.利用高时间分辨率粒子图像测速技术,研究了超疏水壁面(SH)以及亲水壁面(PH)湍流边界层中正负展向涡的空间分布特征,研究逆向涡对超疏水壁面近壁区流动结构的影响和超疏水壁面的减阻机理.首先利用空间多尺度局部平均涡量的概念提取壁湍流发卡涡展向涡头(顺向涡)和逆向涡,实现了准确识别涡心并排除小尺度涡的干扰;然后根据检测到的顺向涡和逆向涡流线分布图,发现逆向涡始终处于正向涡的上游和下方,并且对正向涡的进一步发展起抑制作用;最后对两种壁面边界层中逆向涡数量以及出现概率进行对比,发现具有减阻效果的超疏水壁面边界层中出现更多逆向涡.说明逆向涡可抑制上方顺向涡与壁面的强烈剪切,并使靠近壁面的流体加速,从而产生减阻效果;超疏水壁面中涡结构具有更大的β角,使其更好地阻碍了发卡涡头附近强烈的喷射和扫略;超疏水壁面逆向涡出现概率明显大于亲水壁面.这些结果表明:超疏水壁面表现出的减阻特性(Reδ≈13 500,减阻5.8%)与两板产生逆向涡的差异有关.     

Interpretation of gas-film cooling against aero-thermal heating for high-speed vehicles

The possible application of the film-cooling technique against aero-thermal heating for surfaces of high-speed flying vehicles is discussed. The technique has been widely used in the heat protection of gas turbine blades. It is shown in this paper that, by applying this technique to high-speed flying vehicles, the working principle is fundamentally different. Numerical simulations for two model problems are performed to support the argument. Besides the heat protection, the appreciable drag reduction is found to be another favorable effect. For the second model problem, i.e., the gas cooling for an optical window on a sphere cone, the hydrodynamic instability of the film is studied by the linear stability analysis to observe possible occurrence of laminar-turbulent transition.     

Theoretical model of piezoelectric fibre pull-out

A theoretical model of a single piezoelectric fibre pull-out is developed to study the interaction between fibre deformation, pull-out stress and corresponding electrical field. Computer simulation of the stress–displacement curve of the fibre pull-out process is presented. Numerical examples show that the piezoelectric fibre pull-out behaviour can be both described and affected by its electrical field. Therefore, the interactions between the mechanical and electric fields of the fibre/matrix system can be employed to monitor and control the fracture behaviour of active fibre composites.     

湍流边界层空间特征尺度的层析TRPIV测量

利用层析TRPIV测量得到的平板湍流边界层三维三分量速度场数据库,计算得到了平板湍流边界层空间耗散尺度、剪切尺度、泰勒微分尺度、积分尺度等典型空间特征尺度分别为3～5,40～100,20～50,4000个壁面单位,发现耗散尺度随法向位置缓慢增加,剪切尺度在靠近壁面的区域随法向位置变化不明显,积分尺度已不随法向位置变化....     

Curie temperature standards for thermogravimetry: the effect of magnetic field strength and comparison with melting point standards using Ni and Pb

Thermogravimetric (TG) runs were made with a Ni sample over a wide range of heating and cooling rates using an electromagnet at three different field strengths. The extrapolated onsets and endpoints of the weight change induced by the magnetic field gradient were obtained from both TG and the differential curves (DTG). The onset upon heating and endpoint on cooling are very clearly dependent upon magnetic field strength and hence unsuitable for temperature calibration using this method. The endpoint upon heating and onset upon cooling, however, showed only a slight dependence upon the cube root of the magnetic field strength. Observed values of T_c showed a linear dependence upon heating or cooling rates which extrapolated to a common point at zero rate. The value of T_c derived from extrapolation to zero rate and then zero field is 339.15°C, which is 16°C below the literature value.Simultaneous measurements of the melting point (T_m) of Pb and the T_m of Ni using a different furnace/thermocouple/magnet combination indicated a value of T_m = 311.8°C and T_c = 343.1°C. The value of T_m is 15.7°C below the value from the International Temperature Scale. The value of T_c is uncorrected to zero magnetic field strength, which would probably lower it several degrees. It would appear that both methods of temperature calibration are suitable for TG and the choice is best determined by the convenience with the particular apparatus involved and the temperature range desired.