On the unsymmetrical deformation and reverse snapping of a spinning non-flat disk

In this paper we study the steady state deflection and reverse snapping phenomenon of a spinning non-flat disk. Both the initial and the deformed shapes of the disk are allowed to have axisymmetrical and unsymmetrical components. For the analysis of a rotating axisymmetrical disk, we conclude that there is no need to include the unsymmetrical assumed modes in the solution because all the unsymmetrical steady state deformations are unstable. In addition, the stability of the axisymmetrical positions will not be affected by the inclusion of the unsymmetrical assumed modes. In the case when the initial shape of the disk contains a dominant axisymmetrical component and a smaller unsymmetrical component, attention is focused on the effect of this unsymmetrical component on the overall deformation and stability of the spinning disk. It is found that the unsymmetrical component with one nodal diameter tends to slightly defer the occurrence of the reverse snapping phenomenon. On the other hand, all other unsymmetrical components with more than one nodal diameter tend to reduce dramatically the reverse snapping speed. Experiment is conducted on a non-flat brass disk containing an axisymmetrical component and an unsymmetrical component with two nodal diameters. The experimental measurement confirms the theoretical prediction.     

反相高效液相色谱法分离测定人发中痕量锌和铜

用二甲酚橙作柱前衍生试剂 ,在C18色谱柱上 ,以乙腈 水 (12∶88)作流动相 ,六次甲基四胺为对离子试剂 ,反相离子对高效液相色谱法快速分离测定人发中痕量锌和铜。配合物和试剂在8min内出峰完毕 ,于波长 5 75nm处检测 ,检出限分别为Zn2 + 0 .0 1ng·ml- 1,Cu2 + 1.3 0ng·ml- 1。用于人发样品中锌和铜的测定 ,结果满意。     

Minima of initial segments of infinite sequences of reals

Suppose that 〈x_k〉_k∈? is a countable sequence of real numbers. Working in the usual subsystems for reverse mathematics, RCA₀ suffices to prove the existence of a sequence of reals 〈u_k〉_k∈? such that for each k, u_k is the minimum of {x₀, x₁, …, x_k}. However, if we wish to prove the existence of a sequence of integer indices of minima of initial segments of 〈x_k〉_k∈?, the stronger subsystem WKL₀ is required. Following the presentation of these reverse mathematics results, we will derive computability theoretic corollaries and use them to illustrate a distinction between computable analysis and constructive analysis. (© 2003 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Combining reverse osmosis and pulsed electrical current electrodialysis for improved recovery of dissolved organic matter from seawater

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the oceans is one of the largest dynamic reservoirs of carbon on earth, comparable in size to the atmospheric reservoir of carbon (as CO₂) in the atmosphere, or to the amount of carbon in all terrestrial and aquatic biota. The concerted efforts of earth scientists, atmospheric scientists, and biologists who study global biogeochemical cycles and the earth's climate have yielded a rather detailed understanding of carbon in the atmosphere and in biota. Marine dissolved organic matter (DOM) is far less well characterized, principally because it exists as a highly diluted mixture of perhaps millions of organic compounds in a highly saline aqueous solution. Prior to 2007, only around 1/3 of marine DOM was typically recovered from seawater for research purposes, regardless of the method of isolation. In 2007, reverse osmosis (RO) and electrodialysis (ED) were coupled to achieve recoveries of 64–93% of marine DOM. The level of residual salts in the concentrated samples, however, still precluded the characterization of marine DOM by solid-state NMR, mass spectrometry, or even elemental analysis. This paper describes a major improvement to the RO/ED method, in which pulsed ED is used (at sea) to reach roughly 100-fold greater removal of salts compared to non-pulsed ED while maintaining comparable recoveries of DOM.     

Estimation of the Lipschitz constant of a function

A number of global optimisation algorithms rely on the value of the Lipschitz constant of the objective function. In this paper we present a stochastic method for estimating the Lipschitz constant. We show that the largest slope in a fixed size sample of slopes has an approximate Reverse Weibull distribution. Such a distribution is fitted to the largest slopes and the location parameter used as an estimator of the Lipschitz constant. Numerical results are presented.     

Nanometer metallic copper particle synthesis in reverse micelles

We describe the synthesis in situ of copper nanoparticles in reverse micelles. It is possible to form metallic particles either surrounded or not surrounded by an oxide layer.     

Growth kinetics for AgI nanoparticles in AOT reverse micelles: effect of molecular length of hydrocarbon solvents

The growth kinetics for AgI nanoparticles formed in the solutions of water/AOT reverse micelles in n-hexane, n-octane, n-decane, and n-dodecane were investigated. In small micelles, the rate of nanoparticles growth was found to be independent of the type of solvent, while in large micelles the growth rate grew with increasing length of solvent molecules. The effect was explained by a different amount of free water in the micelle pools of the same size.     

Cluster Light-Emitting Diodes Containing Copper Iodine Cube with 100 % Exciton Utilization Using Host-Cluster Synergy

Clusters combine the advantages of organic molecules and inorganic nanomaterials, which are promising alternatives for optoelectronic applications. Nonetheless, recently emerged cluster light-emitting diodes require further excited state optimization of cluster emitters, especially to reduce population of the cluster-centered triplet quenching state (³CC). Here we report that redox-active ligands enhance reverse intersystem crossing (RISC) of Cu₄I₄ cluster for triplet-to-singlet conversion, and thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) host can provide an external RISC channel. It indicates that the complementarity between TADF host and cluster in RISC transitions gives rise to 100 % triplet conversion efficiency and complete singlet exciton convergence, rendering 100-fold increased singlet radiation rate constant and tenfold decreased triplet non-radiation rate constant. We achieve a photoluminescence quantum yield of 99 % and a record external quantum efficiency of 29.4 %.     

The effect of imposed flux on biofouling in reverse osmosis: Role of concentration polarisation and biofilm enhanced osmotic pressure phenomena

This paper describes a systematic study of biofouling in reverse osmosis process using model bacteria of Pseudomonas fluorescens and employing a sodium chloride tracer response technique for fouling characterization. It was found that the growth of biofilm at constant flux following initial bacteria colonization of the membrane surface increased with imposed flux. The rationale was that biofilm growth was nutrient dependent, where the nutrient availability at the membrane wall was controlled by the magnitude of concentration polarization, which is driven by flux. The salt tracer response showed that the biofouling comprised a hydraulic resistance and induced an enhanced osmotic pressure phenomenon; known as the biofilm enhanced osmotic pressure (BEOP) effect [M. Herzberg, M. Elimelech, Biofouling of reverse osmosis membranes: role of biofilm-enhanced osmotic pressure, Journal of Membrane Science 295 (2007) 11–20], due to hindered back diffusion of solutes through the tortuous path of the heterogeneous structure of the biofilm. For the conditions studied, the contribution of BEOP to transmembrane pressure increase was greater than the hydraulic resistance.