The influence of particle distribution and interphase on the thermal expansion coefficient of particulate composites by the use of a new model

In this work, the thermal expansion coefficient (CTE) of a composite containing spherical particles surrounded by an inhomogeneous interphase embedded in an isotropic matrix is evaluated by means of a new model. The thermomechanical properties of the interphase are formulated as continuous radial functions. It is assumed that this third phase developed between the polymeric matrix and the filler particles contains both areas of absorption interaction in polymer surface layers onto filler particles as well as areas of mechanical imperfections. It can be said that the concept of boundary interphase is a useful tool to describe quantitatively the adhesion efficiency between matrix and particles and that there is an effect of this phase on the thermomechanical properties of the composite. The thickness and volume fraction of this phase were determined from heat capacity measurements for various filler contents. On the other hand, it is assumed that the particle arrangement (distribution) which can be considered as an influence of neighboring inclusions and their interaction should affect the thermomechanical constants of the composite. The theoretical predictions were compared with experimental results as well as with theoretical values from expressions obtained from other workers and they were found to be in satisfactory agreement.     

25MeV/u 40Ar+115In反应碎片和轻带电粒子的方位角关联

在２５ＭｅＶ／ｕ４０Ａｒ＋１１５Ｉｎ反应的在平面和出平面大角度关联测量中,提取了碎片和α粒子之间的方位角关联函数和方位角非对称性因子．φ＝９０时,方位角关联函数呈现为最小值,表明在集体类转动效应影响下,反应产生的轻带电粒子和碎片优先在反应平面内发射．随着关联对质量的增加,在平面关联粒子的发射相对于束流轴不对称性逐渐增大．随着关联对质量的增加,相继衰变和粒子末态相互作用对φ＝０的关联粒子对方位角关联函数值的影响逐渐降低并直至消失,同时集体转动效应增强,方位角非对称性增加．     

Describing Hydrodynamic Particle Removal from Surfaces Using the Particle Reynolds Number

The fundamental processes related to the removal of fine particles from surfaces in a hydrodynamic flow field are not adequately understood. A critical particle Reynolds number approach is proposed to assess these mechanisms for fine particles when surface roughness is small compared to particle diameter. At and above the critical particle Reynolds number, particle removal occurs, while below the critical value, particles remain attached to a surface. The system under consideration consists of glass particles adhering to a glass surface in laminar channel flow. Our results indicate rolling is the removal mechanism, which is in agreement with the literature. Theoretical results of the critical particle Reynolds number model for rolling removal are in general agreement with experimental data when particle size distribution, particle and surface roughness, and system Hamaker constant are taken into account.     

Positron spectra from internal pair conversion observed in 238U + 181Ta collisions

We present new results from measurements and simulations of positron spectra, originating from ²³⁸U + ¹⁸¹Ta collisions at beam energies close to the Coulomb barrier. The measurements were performed using an improved experimental setup at the double-Orange spectrometer of GSI. Particular emphasis is put on the signature of positrons from Internal-Pair-Conversion (IPC) processes in the measured e⁺-energy spectra, following the de-excitation of electromagnetic transitions in the moving Ta-like nucleus. It is shown by Monte Carlo simulations that, for the chosen current sweeping procedure used in the present experiments, positron emission from discrete IPC transitions can lead to rather narrow line structures in the measured energy spectra. The measured positron spectra do not show evidence for line structures within the statistical accuracy achieved, although expected from the intensities of the observed γ-transitions ( E _γ∼ 1250-1600 keV) and theoretical conversion coefficients. This is due to the reduced detection efficiency for IPC positrons, caused by the limited spatial and momentum acceptance of the spectrometer. A comparison with previous results, in which lines have been observed, is presented and the implications are discussed. Received: 27 April 2000 / Accepted: 14 September 2000     

Some recent studies at Coventry University sonochemistry centre

Three main areas of research at Coventry University are discussed: the uses of power ultrasound in polymer science (for both synthesis and degradation) and its effects on catalytic reactivity and radical production in solution.     

Transient bimodality in interacting particle systems

We consider a system of spins which have values ±1 and evolve according to a jump Markov process whose generator is the sum of two generators, one describing a spin-flipGlauber process, the other aKawasaki (stirring) evolution. It was proven elsewhere that if the Kawasaki dynamics is speeded up by a factor ^–2, then, in the limit 0 (continuum limit), propagation of chaos holds and the local magnetization solves a reaction-diffusion equation. We choose the parameters of the Glauber interaction so that the potential of the reaction term in the reaction-diffusion equation is a double-well potential with quartic maximum at the origin. We assume further that for each the system is in a finite interval ofZ with ^–1 sites and periodic boundary conditions. We specify the initial measure as the product measure with 0 spin average, thus obtaining, in the continuum limit, a constant magnetic profile equal to 0, which is a stationary unstable solution to the reaction-diffusion equation. We prove that at times of the order ^–1/2 propagation of chaos does not hold any more and, in the limit as 0, the state becomes a nontrivial superposition of Bernoulli measures with parameters corresponding to the minima of the reaction potential. The coefficients of such a superposition depend on time (on the scale ^–1/2) and at large times (on this scale) the coefficient of the term corresponding to the initial magnetization vanishes (transient bimodality). This differs from what was observed by De Masi, Presutti, and Vares, who considered a reaction potential with quadratic maximum and no bimodal effect was seen, as predicted by Broggi, Lugiato, and Colombo.     

离子注入SiO_2玻璃的光吸收研究

本文用卢瑟福背散射和光吸收技术研究了高剂量Ag离子注入SiO_2玻璃以及退火后的状况.吸收光谱测量表明,注入的Ag离子聚集形成了胶态粒子,其等离子共振峰的极大值在400nm处.运用米(Mie)理论和德拜(Doyle)方法,根据测得的等离子共振峰的光宽度,估算出Ag胶态粒子的半径约为18(?).     

颗粒滚动摩擦系数对堆积特性的影响

为探讨颗粒摩擦系数对堆积特性的影响,利用离散单元法,模拟静摩擦系数固定时,变化滚动摩擦系数对椭球形颗粒堆积角及堆积体的影响.利用自制斜面仪测定了颗粒静摩擦系数,并对滚动摩擦系数与堆积角建立线性方程.结果表明,滚动摩擦系数对颗粒堆积特性有显著影响,颗粒堆积角随滚动摩擦系数增大而增大,边界圆与连续圆间的间隙随滚动摩擦系数增大而减小.依据颗粒堆积过程中旋转动能的变化可以阐述上述结果,建立的滚动摩擦系数与堆积角的线性方程可为具体颗粒物料滚动摩擦系数的获取提供数值测量思路.模拟堆积的过程可为散体物料一些不易测量的参数进行虚拟实验标定.     

On aggregate structures in a rod-like haematite particle suspension by means of Brownian dynamics simulations

We have investigated aggregation phenomena in a suspension composed of rod-like haematite particles by means of Brownian dynamics simulations. The magnetic moment of the haematite particles lies normal to the particle axis direction and therefore the present Brownian dynamics method takes into account the spin rotational Brownian motion about the particle axis. We have investigated the influence of the magnetic particle–field and particle–particle interactions, the shear rate and the volumetric fraction of particles on the particle aggregation phenomena. Snapshots of aggregate structures are used for a qualitative discussion and the cluster size distribution, radial distribution function and the orientational correlation functions of the direction of particle axis and magnetic moment are the focus for a quantitative discussion. The significant formation of raft-like clusters is found to occur at a magnetic particle–particle interaction strength much larger than that required for a magnetic spherical particle suspension. This is because the rotational Brownian motion has a significant influence on the formation of clusters in a suspension of rod-like particles with a large aspect ratio. An applied magnetic field enhances the formation of raft-like clusters. A shear flow does not have a significant influence on the internal structure of the clusters, but influences the cluster size distribution of the raft-like clusters.