Driver gas contaminationin a detonation-driven reflected-shock tunnel

A computational study has been carried out to examine the effects of driver gas contamination in the NASA HYPULSE facility at GASL when operating with a detonation driver in reflected-shock tunnel mode. Unlike high-enthalpy shock tunnels which use helium as a driver gas, the driver gas in a detonation driver consists of a mixture of water vapour and argon, which has very different chemical and thermodynamic properties than those of helium. The purpose of the present work is to quantitatively evaluate the effects of driver gas contamination on the flow properties in the test section. Two computational analyses have been performed. The first analysis examined the nozzle flow under the influence of a prescribed level of driver gas contamination. In the second analysis, the transient development of the driver gas leakage in the reflected-shock region in the shock tube is studied. The unique flow features brought about by the detonation-driver gas and the method for detecting the contamination are discussed.Received: 6 August 2002, Revised: 22 September 2003, Published online: 10 February 2004Correspondence to: R.S.M. ChueAn abridged version of this paper was presented at the 23rd International Symposium on Shock Waves at Fort Worth, Texas, July 23 to 27, 2001     

爆轰波与金属的斜相互作用

应用二种截然不同的炸药PBX 95 0 1和T2 ,计算了爆轰波在不同入射角下与金属平板的斜相互作用。在正规反射区 ,计算结果与激波极线理论基本一致 ;应用燃烧模型 ,分别计算了Fe球壳装药JB90 0 3(HE)及JB90 14 (IHE)散心爆轰波的绕射传播 ,计算结果与实验很好地符合。在非正规反射区 ,二维拉氏程序计算结果明显地不同于经典理论结果 ,计算中没有出现Mach反射。计算结果显示 ,毗邻介质影响节点附近的爆轰波阵面形状及爆轰波速度 ;不同的反应率函数计算的节点图像不同。     

Heating characteristics of blunt swept fin-induced shock wave turbulent boundary layer interaction

An experimental study was conducted on shock wave turbulent boundary layer interactions caused by a blunt swept fin-plate configuration at Mach numbers of 5.0, 7.8, 9.9 for a Reynolds number range of (1.0∼4.7)×10⁷/m. Detailed heat transfer and pressure distributions were measured at fin deflection angles of up to 30° for a sweepback angle of 67.6°. Surface oil flow patterns and liquid crystal thermograms as well as schlieren pictures of fin shock shape were taken. The study shows that the flow was separated at deflection of 10° and secondary separation were detected at deflection of ϑ≥20°. The heat transfer and pressure distributions on flat plate showed an extensive plateau region followed by a distinct dip and local peak close to the fin foot. Measurements of the plateau pressure and heat transfer were in good agreement with existing prediction methods, but pressure and heating peak measurements atM≥6 were significantly lower than predicted by the simple prediction techniques at lower Mach numbers. The project supported by China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology     

Flow Regimes of Interaction of a Turbulent Plane Jet into a Rectangular Cavity: Experimental Approach and Numerical Modelling

The present work is devoted to the experimental and numerical study ofthe interaction of a turbulent plane jet with a rectangular cavity.Several flow regimes have been found to occur: the non-oscillationregime, the stable oscillation regime and an unstable oscillationregime. The first two regimes have been particularly considered. Theexperimental study has been carried out using hot wire anemometry andsome visualisations. The numerical predictions based on statisticalmodelling have been made using on the one hand the standard k– model and on the other hand a two-scales split spectrum model. The structuralproperties of the flow have been described for the different situations.For the oscillatory regime, a parametrical study allowed to determinethe influence of the jet exit location and the Reynolds number on thefrequency of the jet flapping. The one point closures have been able topredict the oscillatory regime, and in particular the two-scales modelled to improved results because better account is taken of lag effectsin unsteady non-equilibrium situations.     

Unconventional Magnetic and Resistive Hysteresis in an Iodine‐Bonded Molecular Conductor

Simultaneous manipulation of both spin and charge is a crucial issue in magnetic conductors. We report on a strong correlation between magnetism and conductivity in the iodine‐bonded molecular conductor (DIETSe)₂FeBr₂Cl₂ [DIETSe=diiodo(ethylenedithio)tetraselenafulvalene], which is the first molecular conductor showing a large hysteresis in both magnetic moment and magnetoresistance associated with a spin‐flop transition. Utilizing a mixed‐anion approach and iodine bonding interactions, we tailored a molecular conductor with random exchange interactions exhibiting unforeseen physical properties.     

Synthesis and magnetic properties of organic multilayer films based on the layer‐by‐layer assembly

Two polymers containing pyridine rings were prepared by free‐radical polymerization and confirmed by Fourier transform infrared and ¹H NMR spectra. The preparation of four multilayer films that were obtained by self‐assembly of the polymer and the transition metal neutralized polyelectrolyte on PE substrate was described. UV–vis spectra and atomic force microscopy images were applied to characterize these films and indicate the uniform assembling process. The driving force for building up the multilayer films was identified by infrared spectroscopy to be the coordination interaction. The magnetic behavior was examined as a function of magnetic field strength at 30 kOe and as a function of temperature (5–300 K). All films display strong soft ferromagnetic properties and higher than those of the bulk materials. The magnetic results show that the layer‐by‐layer self‐assembling approach is beneficial to the ordered alignment of adjacent paramagnetic spins and induces better magnetic phenomena. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Clustering of sulfamic acid: ESI MS and theoretical study

Sulfamic acid has wide application in industry and has been suggested to act as an effective nucleation agent for the formation of aerosols and cloud particles. From the point of view of the role that sulfamic acid may play in aerosol formation, the study of its homoaggregation is important. Gas phase clustering study was performed for sulfamic acid H₃N·SO₃, (ASA), from water and methanol–water solutions, by help of a TOF‐Q spectrometer equipped with electrospray ionization source, in the negative‐ion mode. The structure and stability of the (H₃N·SO₃)_n and [(H₃N·SO₃)_n‐H]^? (n = 1–6) were studied using DFT/B3LYP/aug‐cc‐pVDZ method. The ESI MS study evidenced that both singly and doubly charged clusters are formed when the acids are electrosprayed from water solutions; they may be described as [(H₃N·SO₃)_n‐zH]^z? where z = 1 or 2. The largest identified clusters are built of 20 monomers. The theoretical studies showed that formation of higher order (ASA)_n aggregates in the gas phase is energetically profitable. In contrast with the gas phase, aqueous solution does not favor the formation of (ASA)_n aggregates. The study led to the conclusion that the ASA clusters are formed in the gas phase under the experimental conditions of the mass spectrometer. A hypothetical mechanism concerning the formation of the doubly negatively charged anionic aggregates is discussed. The obtained data suggest that small (NH₃·SO₃)_n aggregates may also contribute to formation of aerosols in heavily polluted atmospheres with relatively large NH₃ concentration. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Fast quantification of endogenous carbohydrates in plasma using hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry

Endogenous carbohydrates in biosamples are frequently highlighted as the most differential metabolites in many metabolomics studies. A simple, fast, simultaneous quantitative method for 16 endogenous carbohydrates in plasma has been developed using hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. In order to quantify 16 endogenous carbohydrates in plasma, various conditions, including columns, chromatographic conditions, mass spectrometry conditions, and plasma preparation methods, were investigated. Different conditions in this quantified analysis were performed and optimized. The reproducibility, precision, recovery, matrix effect, and stability of the method were verified. The results indicated that a methanol/acetonitrile (50:50, v/v) mixture could effectively and reproducibly precipitate rat plasma proteins. Cold organic solvents coupled with vortex for 1 min and incubated at –20°C for 20 min were the most optimal conditions for protein precipitation and extraction. The results, according to the linearity, recovery, precision, matrix effect, and stability, showed that the method was satisfactory in the quantification of endogenous carbohydrates in rat plasma. The quantified analysis of endogenous carbohydrates in rat plasma performed excellently in terms of sensitivity, high throughput, and simple sample preparation, which met the requirement of quantification in specific expanded metabolomic studies after the global metabolic profiling research.