Dispersion of T1 and T2 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Relaxation in Crude Oils

Crude oils, which are complex mixtures of hydrocarbons, can be characterized by nuclear magnetic resonace diffusion and relaxation methods to yield physical properties and chemical compositions. In particular, the field dependence, or dispersion, of T₁ relaxation can be used to investigate the presence and dynamics of asphaltenes, the large molecules primarily responsible for the high viscosity in heavy crudes. However, the T₂ relaxation dispersion of crude oils, which provides additional insight when measured alongside T₁, has yet to be investigated systematically. Here we present the field dependence of T₁‐T₂ correlations of several crude oils with disparate densities. While asphaltene and resin‐containing crude oils exhibit significant T₁ dispersion, minimal T₂ dispersion is seen in all oils. This contrasting behavior between T₁ and T₂ cannot result from random molecular motions, and thus, we attribute our dispersion results to highly correlated molecular dynamics in asphaltene‐containing crude oils.     

Diffusion of Quinine with Ethanol as a Co-Solvent in Supercritical CO2

This study aims at contributing to quinine extraction using supercritical CO₂ and ethanol as a co-solvent. The diffusion coefficients of quinine in supercritical CO₂ are measured using the Taylor dispersion technique when quinine is pre-dissolved in ethanol. First, the diffusion coefficients of pure ethanol in the supercritical state of CO₂ were investigated in order to get a basis for seeing a relative change in the diffusion coefficient with the addition of quinine. We report measurements of the diffusion coefficients of ethanol in scCO₂ in the temperature range from 304.3 to 343 K and pressures of 9.5, 10 and 12 MPa. Next, the diffusion coefficients of different amounts of quinine dissolved in ethanol and injected into supercritical CO₂ were measured in the same range of temperatures at p = 12 Mpa. At the pressure p = 9.5 MPa, which is close to the critical pressure, the diffusion coefficients were measured at the temperature, T = 343 K, far from the critical value. It was found that the diffusion coefficients are significantly dependent on the amount of quinine in a small range of its content, less than 0.1%. It is quite likely that this behavior is associated with a change in the spatial structure, that is, the formation of clusters or compounds, and a subsequent increase in the molecular weight of the diffusive substance.     

In Situ Dispersion of Palladium on TiO2 During Reverse Water–Gas Shift Reaction: Formation of Atomically Dispersed Palladium

The application of single‐atom catalysts (SACs) to high‐temperature hydrogenation requires materials that thermodynamically favor metal atom isolation over cluster formation. We demonstrate that Pd can be predominantly dispersed as isolated atoms onto TiO₂ during the reverse water–gas shift (rWGS) reaction at 400 °C. Achieving atomic dispersion requires an artificial increase of the absolute TiO₂ surface area by an order of magnitude and can be accomplished by physically mixing a precatalyst (Pd/TiO₂) with neat TiO₂ prior to the rWGS reaction. The in situ dispersion of Pd was reflected through a continuous increase of rWGS activity over 92 h and supported by kinetic analysis, infrared and X‐ray absorption spectroscopies and scanning transmission electron microscopy. The thermodynamic stability of Pd under high‐temperature rWGS conditions is associated with Pd‐Ti coordination, which manifests upon O‐vacancy formation, and the artificial increase in TiO₂ surface area.     

差分相移键控色散管理孤子多扰动系统的相位抖动

差分相移键控(DPSK)调制方式和色散管理孤子传输方式的结合能抵制噪声和非线性损伤,在高速(40 Gbit/s以上)多信道系统中具有突出的优点。采用变分法分析了多波长信道的放大自发辐射(ASE)噪声、信号间的非线性串扰(ISI)等多种扰动因素引起差分相移键控色散管理孤子系统的均方根相位抖动,给出了扰动的作用区域以及各扰动的大小。研究发现,放大自发辐射引起的抖动与传输距离成三次方的关系,而交叉相位调制(XPM)引起的抖动与距离近似成线性关系。通过优化选择色散管理图强度范围1.5~3.5,各种扰动得到了抑制,而以放大自发辐射扰动抑制为最大,此时要远低于交叉相位调制引起的抖动,然后分别是交叉相位调制-放大自发辐射扰动和交叉相位调制,从而波分复用系统主要来自于增加信道数这一客观限制。     

光纤中高斯型伪随机序列码偏振度的理论分析和实验研究

推导了准单色光波情况下高斯脉冲伪随机序列偏振度的简洁数学表达式.理论分析结果表明,偏振度与差分群延迟之间的关系与线路啁啾和光纤色散无关,并且此关系可以由光信号频谱半宽度Δω和分光比γ唯一确定.用10 Gbit/s 7级m序列归零码进行的实验表明:实验结果与理论推导基本一致,从而验证了推导公式的正确性.     

四阶色散对飞秒高斯脉冲传输的影响

推导了考虑二、三、四阶色散的高斯脉冲传输方程;利用计算机数值模拟的方法,研究了四阶色散(FOD)对飞秒高斯脉冲在单模光纤中传输特性的影响.模拟结果显示：只有在入射脉冲宽度窄到飞秒量级时,即对应传输速率很高的情况下,FOD对脉冲的影响才明显;FOD导致脉冲形状发生了畸变,畸变特点不同于二、三阶色散;随着初始脉宽逐渐减小,FOD所致的飞秒高斯脉冲畸变经历了一个脉冲仅仅展宽,到展宽脉冲的两翼出现“底座”,到展宽脉冲的两翼出现具有微小振荡“底座”的变化过程.     

Electric Double Layer in Water-Organic Mixed Solvents: Titania in 50% Ethylene Glycol

Ethylene glycol (EG) and its mixtures with water are popular components of nanofluids used as heat transfer fluids. The stability of nanofluids against coagulation is correlated with their zeta potential. The electrophoretic mobility of titania nanoparticles in 50-50 w/w EG was studied as a function of the concentration of various solutes. HCl, NaOH, SDS and CTMABr at concentrations up to 0.01 M are strong electrolytes in 50% EG, that is, the conductance of their solutions is proportional to the concentration. HCl, NaOH and CTMABr were very efficient in inducing a high zeta potential for titania in 50% EG. NaOH induced a negative zeta potential in excess of 70 mV, and HCl and CTMABr induced a positive zeta potential in excess of 70 mV at concentrations below 10⁻⁴ M. Apparently, HCl, NaOH and CTMABr are also more efficient than SDS in terms of nanofluid stabilization against coagulation. An overdose of base (>1 mM) results in depression of the negative zeta potential. This result may be due to the specific adsorption of sodium on titania from 50% EG.     

多波长啁啾叠栅的矩阵分析

在分析多波长啁啾叠栅特征的基础上,提出了多波长啁啾叠栅的矩阵分析模型,采用矩阵分析模型对4波长和8波长啁啾叠栅的反射谱特性进行了理论分析,数值分析结果与实验结果非常一致.还首次数值模拟了波长间隔0.8 nm的16波长啁啾叠栅.此方法对多波长啁啾叠栅的设计和制作具有参考价值.     

偏振模色散对非线性光纤环镜微波光子开关的影响及其补偿

建立了考虑PMD在内的NOLM微波光子开关光波传输方程,给出了基于耦合非线性薛定谔方程的分步傅里叶法,三维庞加莱球理论和琼斯传输矩阵法的数值分析模型.仿真获得在光子开关中微波直接强度调制光载波的传输过程,以及在不同调制带宽下一阶和二阶PMD对光波信号和NOLM功率传输函数的影响.指出PMD造成NOLM开关性能钝化和消光比严重恶化,并引起信号信噪比下降和旁瓣泄漏.当调制带宽大于40GHz时,二阶PMD的影响比一阶PMD更加严重.最后讨论了NOLM中的PMD补偿问题.     

光谱色散匀滑技术与衍射光学器件联用性能的空间频谱分析

基于空间频谱分析方法,建立了光谱色散匀滑技术(SSD: Smoothing by Spectral Dispersion)与衍射光学器件(DOE: Diffractive Optical Element)联用性能的简化分析模型,为SSD与DOE联用时,SSD参量的优化提供了理论依据.数值模拟了SSD各参量,包括脉冲时间、调制频率、位相调制系数、光栅线色散系数等对束匀滑性能的影响.模拟结果表明,SSD参量经过优化选取,且波前畸变随时间快速变化时,能获得良好的束匀滑性能.