Like‐Charge Attraction: A Combined Electrostatic–Hydrodynamic Approach

Abstract

This article discusses the like‐charge attraction of colloidal spheres close to a charged plate and compares results produced by an electrostatic and a hydrodynamic model with experimental data. Hydrodynamic coupling is shown to be the dominating effect, while the electrostatic influence may often be neglected. Some observations, however, can be explained only by means of a combined electrostatic–hydrodynamic model, which is derived in this work. The combined model is able to predict not only the attractive force between particles of similar charge close to a charged plate but also the change to a purely repulsive force once the sphere‐plate distance is further reduced. This prediction matches qualitatively results of experiments reported in the literature.     

Effects of laser irradiation on optical properties of a-Se100−x Te x thin films

The effect of laser irradiation on the optical properties of thermally evaporated Se_100?x Te _x (x=8, 12, 16) chalcogenide thin films has been studied. The result shows that the irradiation causes a shift in the optical gap. The results have been analyzed on the basis of laser irradiation-induced defects in the film. The width of the tail of localized state in the band gap has been evaluated using the Urbach edge method. As the irradiation time increases, the values of the optical energy gap for all compositions decrease, while tail energy width increases. It is also observed that the optical energy gap decreases with increasing Te content in the alloy. These changes are a consequence of an increment in disorder produced by laser irradiation in the amorphous structure of thin film.     

Short Communication: Application of WENO (Weighted Essentially Non-oscillatory) Approach to Navier–Stokes Computations

The direct implementation of the essentially non-oscillatory schemes for flow simulation over complex geometries sometimes results in insufficiently robust numerical algorithms. In order to overcome this difficulty, it is suggested to use the weighted essentially non-oscillatory approach for multidimensional Navier–Stokes computations. The results indicate a significant improvement in accuracy and robustness, especially for low Mach and high supersonic flows.     

Numerical study on combustion of H2—O2 in a supersonic reactive expansion in a nozzle

A study on expansion flow inside a nozzle considering full mechanism chemistry of hydrogen and oxygen was carried out. In this study, a full implicit scheme for turbulent reactive flow was obtained by combining the second order TVD scheme of Yee and Harten (1987, Implicit TVD schemes for hyperbolic conservation laws in curvilinear coordinates. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 25(2), 266–274) with the efficient implicit lower-upper scheme of Shuen and Yoon (1989, Numerical study of chemically reacting flows using a lower-upper symmetric successive overrelaxation scheme. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 27(12), 1752–1756). The species equations, Navier–Stokes equations and turbulence model were implemented in the numerical scheme and solved in conjunction with full detailed finite rate chemistry. The numerical scheme is verified by comparison with experimental results of a converging–diverging nozzle. Effects of inlet pressure, temperature and fuel-oxidant mass ratio on nozzle flow field were studied. Variation of chemical species under different conditions was investigated by considering a chemical mechanism. Results show that increasing inlet pressure increases the rate of reactions due to increasing the concentration of reactants. For lower inlet pressure the radical H increases slightly in the diverging part of the nozzle, while for higher pressures it decreases along the nozzle. Inlet fuel–oxidant mass ratio affects the variation of all species with a greater effect for a near stoichiometric ratio. It was also shown that a higher inlet temperature provides a more enhanced reaction zone in the diverging part of the nozzle.     

DARBOUX POLYNOMIALS FOR LOTKA–VOLTERRA SYSTEMS IN THREE DIMENSIONS

We consider Lotka–Volterra systems in three dimensions depending on three real parameters. By using elementary algebraic methods we classify the Darboux polynomials (also known as second integrals) for such systems for various values of the parameters, and give the explicit form of the corresponding cofactors. More precisely, we show that a Darboux polynomial of degree greater than one is reducible. In fact, it is a product of linear Darboux polynomials and first integrals.     

Dislocation driven chromium precipitation in Fe-9Cr binary alloy: a positron lifetime study

The influence of initial heat treatment on anomalous Cr precipitation within high temperature solubility region of the Fe–9Cr alloy has been investigated using positron lifetime studies. Air-quenched samples with pre-existing dislocations exhibited a distinct annealing stage in positron lifetime between 800 and 1100?K corresponding to Cr-precipitation. During this stage, Transmission Electron Microscopy showed fine precipitates of average size 4 nm, dispersed throughout the sample and from Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis they are found to be Cr-enriched. The presence of dislocations is found to be responsible for Cr precipitation.     

Response to the comments by J.H. Evans on ‘On the onset of void ordering in metals under neutron or heavy-ion irradiation’

Evans's comments are related only loosely to the main body of our paper, which is devoted to the onset of void ordering: his Monte Carlo simulations of this early stage of ordering are in a qualitative agreement with our results. They question, however, the basic mechanisms of damage accumulation revealed by a number of scientists using various techniques over the years. Here we argue that his views are erroneous due to overlooking some essential features of one-dimensional defect transport.     

Densities and viscosities of propylene carbonate with aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, 1,4-dimethylbenzene and ethylbenzene) at 288.15, 298.15 and 308.15 K

Densities and viscosities of the binary mixtures of propylene carbonate with benzene, 1,4-dimethylbenzene and ethylbenzene were measured over the entire mole fraction range at 288.15, 298.15 and 308.15?K. Using the experimental values of densities and viscosities the excess molar volumes and viscosity deviations were calculated. The results were fitted by Redlich–Kister equation. The results were discussed in terms of intermolecular interactions.     

Design and synthesis of novel indoline-(thio)urea hybrids

Abstract

A series of novel indoline-(thio)urea were designed and prepared using indoline(s) as a new platform and tested as organocatalysts in the Michael and Morita–Baylis–Hillman reactions. Most of the compounds were found to be very active catalysts although they did not promote the enantioselectivity. As agents for the conversion of thiocarbonyl compounds into carbonyl compounds, potentials of PIFA and DDQ were also displayed. Furthermore, DFT calculations rationalized the experimentally observed non-enantioselectivity of the catalysts.     

Effect of calcination temperature on the structure of vanadium phosphorus oxide materials and their catalytic activity in the decomposition of 2-propanol

The synthesis of vanadyl phosphate by reaction of an alcoholic solution of V₂O₅ and o-H₃PO₄ has been studied. The solids obtained were investigated by various physico-chemical techniques as in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential thermal analysis (DTA) under inert atmosphere. The compounds have been further characterized by infrared and UV–Visible spectroscopies. The isopropanol conversion is carried out to evaluate the catalytic activity of the samples. The isopropanol conversion increases with the reaction temperature from 433 to 503 K for vanadyl phosphorus oxides calcined at a different temperature. However, the conversion attains 100% at 503 K, and the solid calcined at 973 K exhibits high selectivity towards propene (100% at 503 K).