Characterization of OV-1/FFAP-mixture coated glass capillary columns used for the separation of free fatty acids

As an alternative to acid pretreated UCON and FFAP capillaries for the analysis of wide-boiling free fatty acid mixtures, OV-1 : FFAP phase mixtures were used on high-temperature silylated inert glass capillary columns. The HETP-carrier gas velocity curves, peak asymmetry factors, coating efficiency, gas phase and stationary phase contributions to the mass transfer resistance were determined for various OV-1 : FFAP ratios. Mixed-phase capillaries showed optimum performance at a 2 : 1 OV-1 : FFAP ratio. The thermal and long-term stability of OV-1-stabilized FFAP columns surpassed those of the UCON and pure FFAP reference column used.     

The effect of calcination conditions on the superconducting properties of Y−Ba−Cu−O powders

Calcination conditions of the precursor powders, i.e. temperature, type of atmosphere and duration, were determined with a view to obtain superconducting powders with the most advantageous physico-chemical properties. Investigated were powders in the Y?Ba?Cu?O system prepared by the sol-gel method. Thermogravimetric examinations of the powders have revealed that the decomposition kinetics of BaCO₃ determines the formation rate of the superconducting YBa₂Cu₃O_7?x (‘123’) phase. It follows from the decomposition kinetics of BaCO₃ that the process is the most intensive in argon, whereas in static air and oxygen it is the slowest. The phase composition analysis (XRD) and low-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements of the calcinated powders, confirm the above mentioned changes in the decomposition kinetics. The reaction of barium carbonate can be completed if the calcination process is conducted at the temperature of 850°C for 25 h, yielding easily sinterable powders for obtaining single-phase superconducting bulk samples with advantageous functional parameters.     

Alternating-current losses in two-layer superconducting cables consisting of second-generation superconductors coated by U-shaped ferromagnetic materials

Alternating-current losses in a two-layer superconducting cable, each layer being composed of 15 closely-spaced rectangular wires made up of second-generation superconductors when the ends of wires are coated by either a non-magnetic or strong ferromagnetic material having a U profile is numerically investigated. Computations are carried out through the finite-element method. The alternating-current losses do not increase significantly if the relative permeability of the coating is increased three orders of magnitude, provided that the current amplitude is less than half of the critical current in a superconducting wire. However, the losses are much higher for ferromagnetic coating if the amplitude of the applied current oscillating at 50 Hz is close to the critical current. The ferromagnetic coating is seen to accumulate the magnetic field lines normally on its surfaces, while the field lines are parallel to the long axes of the wires, leading to more significant flux penetration in the coated regions. This facilitates a uniform low-loss current flow in the uncoated regions of the wires. In contrast, coating with a non-magnetic material gives rise to a considerably smaller current flow in the uncoated regions, whereas the low-loss flow is maintained in the coated regions. Moreover, the current flows in opposite directions in the coated and uncoated regions, where the direction in each region is converse for the two materials.     

Design of sextuple-mode triple-ring HTS UWB filter using two-round interpolation

A single-stage ring resonator capable of introducing six modes within the ultra-wideband (UWB) passband is presented. The sextuple-mode resonator consists of three rings and three sets of stepped-impedance open stubs. Based on this sextuple-mode resonator, a UWB filter fed by the interdigital-coupling line (ICL) is designed. And we propose a two-round interpolation method to obtain the filter's initial dimensions. The designed filter is fabricated on a double-sided YBCO/MgO/YBCO high-temperature superconducting (HTS) thin film for demonstration. The experimental results show that this UWB filter produces eight resonances in the passband eventually, which effectively improves the in-band reflection and the band-edge steepness. Moreover, the upper stopband performance is enhanced due to the transmission zeros (TZs) generated by the stepped-impedance open stubs and the ICL structure. The measured good performance verifies the practicability of the two-round interpolation approach, which can also be extended to other odd-even-mode filter designs.     

大功率高温超导滤波器的设计与功率测试

本文在双面YBCO高温超导薄膜上设计并制备了两节大功率超导滤波器,根据滤波器功率承载能力与最大电流密度之间的关系,减小电流密度和分散电流密度的分布是提高功率承载能力的关键.本文采用增加超导谐振器尺寸、优化几何结构及改进馈线耦合方式的方法,设计了两节2 GHz频段梭型谐振器结构的滤波器.设计及测量结果显示了馈线结构及谐振器几何尺寸优化程度对超导滤波器功率承载能力有不同程度的影响,说明了在大功率超导滤波器设计中应选用无结点间隙耦合式馈线以抑制电流密度的聚集.采用优化后的谐振器结构制备的梭型两节超导滤波器经测试功率承载能力为2 W.超导滤波器的尺寸为25×12 mm LaAlO3基片,中心频率2.022 GHz,相对带宽为2.4%.同时给出了超导滤波器功率测试的结构和方法.     

高温超导磁体指数损耗分析

本论文对高温超导磁体指数损耗(HTS index loss)的特点进行了分析.通过数值模拟,研究了由20个双饼组成的高温超导磁体在20k的温度下磁体的指数损耗,对每个双饼以及每匝线圈的指数损耗进行了计算,对整个磁体的指数损耗随电流变化情况进行了研究.在磁体的两端加上铁轭改变磁场的分布后,可以看出,铁轭可以有效地减少磁体上的指数损耗.     

适用于雷达系统的高温超导窄带滤波器

对雷达系统,通过在接收前端安置高Q、窄带、高带外抑制的滤波器,可以有效减少信号间的干扰,由此可见高性能的滤波器对于雷达系统来说,具有重要作用.与常规滤波器相比,高温超导滤波器具有带边陡峭、插入损耗小、带外抑制高、可以设计极窄带等特点.在本文中,我们设计加工了一种高性能的12阶切比雪夫(Chebyshev)高温超导带通滤波器,其中心频率为1341兆赫兹、带宽为5.035兆赫兹,可用于雷达系统.在滤波器设计中,我们用Sonnet软件对滤波器进行了仿真计算.最后滤波器在以氧化镁为衬底的双面超导薄膜上制作,衬底直径为2英寸、厚度为0.5毫米.测试结果表明,该滤波器符合设计要求,具有很好的选择性和带外抑制.     

带有双X型铁心框架的超导MRI磁体的设计

文中对带有双X型铁心框架的MR I用高温和低温超导磁体的设计进行了介绍,包括项目的市场需求、磁体的基本参数和系统热负荷的预设计结果等。     

一种新的高温超导磁体电磁结构优化设计方法

本文阐述了用于高温超导磁体电磁结构优化设计的一种新方法,与一般优化方法不同之处在于其不用定义磁体的初始结构形状,采用该方法可以得到满足规格和性能要求的较佳磁体结构.通过此方法优化设计了一个中心磁场为3T的Bi系高温超导磁体,其设计结果与满足同样要求且经过优化的单螺管高温超导磁体的设计结果作了对比,由结果表明该方法具有很好的优化效果.     

八信道高温超导多路器的实验研究

文中首先分析八信道高温超导多路器设计的方案,以及实现八信道高温超导多路器的技术;给出了用MgO基片为衬底,YBCO超导膜制备的高温超导滤波器设计仿真曲线及实际测试曲线;并对多路器所用制冷器的制冷量进行了计算;最后给出八信道高温超导多路器的实际测试曲线。