Modeling liquid-liquid interface level in a horizontal three-phase separator with a bucket and weir

The flow behavior in a three-phase separator with a bucket and weir was analyzed, and a theoretical equation for calculating the liquid-liquid interface level (H_H) in gravity separation zone was derived. The analysis indicates that the H_H increases as the flow rate and the density ratio of heavy to light liquid increase, and decreases linearly with increasing height difference between heavy and light liquid overflow weirs. The calculated H_H under different operating conditions is in good agreement with the experimental. With the proposed equation, the thicknesses of heavy and light liquid layers can be calculated, and then the minimum lengths of two phase layers required for separation can be determined separately. From the minimum lengths it can be clearly indicated that the governing step of liquid-liquid separation is in heavy or light liquid layers, hence the sizing of the separator can be optimized.     

限域单分子层冰-水两相平衡体系的分子动力学模拟

限域水因有极其丰富的结构物相变化而成为近年来水科学研究的一个热点.然而,不同相限域水之间的相平衡结构与性质却鲜有报道.论文提出一套分子动力学模拟技术,可实现纳米尺度限域条件下冰和水的不同结构相间形成的低维固-液界面（线）的平衡态模拟.应用此模拟技术,我们探索了0.65 nm限域尺寸、5000 bar限域压强条件下,单分子层厚度的冰-水（固-液）两相平衡,计算了该平衡体系一系列热力学量在界线附近的分布.平衡态的分子模拟结果直观地展示了粗糙型固-液界线的热毛细涨落、界线固-液结构转变的微观机制、以及缺陷在固-液相变区附近的形成与输运.各种热力学量分布函数呈现了二维限域冰-水共存界面（线）的特殊性质,如：相平衡区域的尺寸异于块体材料固-液界面,固-液界线处于切向压缩状态等.     

High‐Performance Sodium Metal Anodes Enabled by a Bifunctional Potassium Salt

Developing Na metal anodes that can be deeply cycled with high efficiency for a long time is a prerequisite for rechargeable Na metal batteries to be practically useful despite their notable advantages in theoretical energy density and potential low cost. Their high chemical reactivity with the electrolyte and tendency for dendrite formation are two major issues limiting the reversibility of Na metal electrodes. In this work, we introduce for the first time potassium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (KTFSI) as a bifunctional electrolyte additive to stabilize Na metal electrodes, in which the TFSI^? anions decompose into lithium nitride and oxynitrides to render a desirable solid electrolyte interphase layer while the K⁺ cations preferentially adsorb onto Na protrusions and provide electrostatic shielding to suppress dendritic deposition. Through the cooperation of the cations and anions, we have realized Na metal electrodes that can be deeply cycled at a capacity of 10 mAh cm^?2 for hundreds of hours.     

A global potential energy surface and time‐dependent quantum wave packet calculation of Au + H2 reaction

A global potential energy surface (PES) corresponding to the ground state of AuH₂ system has been constructed based on 22 853 ab initio energies calculated by the multireference configuration interaction method with a Davidson correction. The neural network method is used to fit the PES, and the root mean square error is only 1.87 meV. The topographical features of the novel global PES are compared with previous PES which is constructed by Zanchet et al. (Zanchet PES). The global minimum energy reaction paths on the two PESs both have a well and a barrier. Relative to the Au + H₂ reactants, the energy of well is 0.316 eV on the new PES, which is 0.421 eV deeper than Zanchet PES. The calculation of Au(²S) + H₂(X¹Σ_g⁺) → AuH(X¹Σ⁺) + H(²S) dynamical reaction is carried out on new PES, by the time‐dependent quantum wave packet method (TDWP) with second order split operator. The reaction probabilities, integral cross‐sections (ICSs) and differential cross‐sections are obtained from the dynamics calculation. The threshold in the reaction is about 1.46 eV, which is 0.07 eV smaller than Zanchet PES due to the different endothermic energies on the two PESs. At low collision energy (<2.3 eV), the total ICS is larger than the result obtained on Zanchet PES, which can be attributed to the difference of the wells and endothermic energies.     

Branching exclusion process on a strip

We consider a model of stochastically interacting particles on an infinite strip of ²; in this model, known as a branching exclusion process, particles jump to each empty neighboring site with rate /4 and also can create a new particle with rate 1/4 at each one of these sites. The initial configuration is assumed to have a rightmost particle and we study the process as seen from the rightmost vertical line occupied. We prove that this process has exactly one invariant measure with the property thatH, the number of empty sites to the left of the rightmost particle, has an exponential moment. This refines a result presented by Bramson {eaet al.}, who proved that ford=1,H is finite with probability 1.     

On-line pretreatment and determination of parabens in cosmetic products by combination of flow injection analysis, solid-phase extraction and micellar electrokinetic chromatography

A convenient and automated method for on-line pretreatment and determination of three parabens (i.e. methyl, ethyl and propyl p-hydroxybenzoate) in cosmetic products is proposed by using flow injection analysis (FIA), solid-phase extraction (SPE) and micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC). An improved split–flow interface is used to couple SPE on C₈-bonded silica with MEKC separation, which can avoid running buffer contamination and reduce buffer consumption, especially, containing expensive reagents. The analytes are loaded onto a C₈ column at 0.6 mL/min for 60 s and eluted with a mixed eluent of 40% (v/v) 10 mmol/L sodium tetraborate buffer (pH 9.3) and 60% (v/v) ethanol at 0.75 mL/min. The MEKC separation is accomplished with a running buffer of 20 mmol/L sodium tetraborate (pH 9.3) containing 100 mmol/L sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) at 15 kV. For butyl p-hydroxybenzoate did not be detected in the cosmetic products, it was used as an internal standard (IS) added into the real samples. This FIA–SPE–MEKC method using IS allows the sample separation within 12 min and the sample throughput of five samples per hour with the relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) less than 2.3% (n = 5). The limits of detection (LOD) are in the range from 0.07 to 0.1 μg/mL (S/N = 3 and n = 11). The proposed method has been used to determine three parabens in real cosmetic products satisfactorily.     

大鼠胰腺及癌组织红外光谱连续小波特征提取及径向基人工神经网络识别

采用水平衰减全反射(HATR)傅里叶变换红外光谱法(FTIR)测定了SD大鼠胰腺正常组织与非正常组织的谱图,提出了一种新的基于FTIR的连续小波特征提取与径向基人工神经网络分类方法以提高FTIR对早期SD大鼠胰腺癌的诊断准确率。利用连续小波多分辨率分析法提取FTIR特征量,对于提取的特征量采用径向基函数神经网络进行模式分类。对SD大鼠的胰腺正常组织、早期癌组织及进展期癌组织的FTIR,利用连续小波多分辨率分析法提取9个特征量,进行RBF神经网络分类判断。当目标误差为0.01,径向基函数的分布常数为5时,网络达到最优化,总的正确识别率为96.67%。并对影响分类结果的网络参数、目标误差和分布常数对分类样品的影响做了讨论。实验结果表明:此方法对早期胰腺癌具有较高的诊断率。     

Artificial Intelligence Computation to Establish Relationships Between APS Process Parameters and Alumina–Titania Coating Properties

Modeling the behavior of air plasma spray (APS) process, one of the challenges nowadays is to identify the parameter interdependencies, correlations and individual effects on coating properties, characteristics and influences on the in-service properties. APS modeling requires a global approach which considers the relationships between coating characteristics/ in-service properties and process parameters. Such an approach permits to reduce the development costs. This is why a robust methodology is needed to study these interrelated effects. Artificial intelligence based on fuzzy logic and artificial neural network concepts offers the possibility to develop a global approach to predict the coating characteristics so as to reach the required operating parameters. The model considered coating properties (porosity) and established the relationships with power process parameters (arc current intensity, total plasma gas flow rate, hydrogen content) on the basis of artificial intelligence rules. Consequently, the role and the effects of each power process parameter were discriminated. The specific case of the deposition of alumina–titania (Al₂O₃–TiO₂, 13% by weight) by APS was considered.     

Local inverse inelastic mean free path at interface

We calculated a local inverse inelastic mean free path (local-IIMFP) for electrons crossing a medium–medium interface, considering various incident electron energies, crossing angles and combinations of materials. We used an extension of a classical dielectric model developed by Li and co-workers for an electron crossing a surface (interface vacuum-medium). Moreover, the integration over the distance of the local-IIMFP allows to obtain the interface excitation parameter (or IEP) characterizing the change in excitation probability for an electron crossing an interface once caused by the presence of the interface in comparison with an electron for which only volume excitations are considered. We perform these calculations for angles between 0° and 80°, for electron energies between 500 and 2500 eV and for various pairs of materials, as Al/In for its academic interest or Au/Si and SiO₂/Si for their technological importance. Small but not negligible variations of the local-IIMFP and the IEP were observed for metal–metal or metal–semiconductor interfaces, while quite significant variations are obtained when one of the materials is a insulator.