On quasi-stationary models of mixtures of compressible fluids

We consider mixtures of compressible viscous fluids consisting of two miscible species. In contrast to the theory of non-homogeneous incompressible fluids where one has only one velocity field, here we have two densities and two velocity fields assigned to each species of the fluid. We obtain global classical solutions for quasi-stationary Stokes-like system with interaction term. This work was supported by SFB 611.     

Electromagnetic and Thermal Properties of a Conductively Loaded Epoxy

We discuss the mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic properties of a castable microwave absorber consisting of a mixture of stainless steel powder suspended in a commercially available epoxy. The resulting mixture is well suited for cryogenic applications. Its coefficient of thermal expansion closely matches most metals to reduce mechanical strain during cool down. The absorption can be tuned by varying the volume filling fraction of the stainless steel powder in the mixture and exhibits little change from room temperature to 4 K. We provide simple expressions for the real and imaginary parts of the dielectric permittivity as a function of frequency and the stainless steel filling fraction.     

First Derivative Spectrophotometric Determination of Certain Drugs in Two-Component Mixtures

Abstract

Four two-component mixtures have been assayed using both Vierordt's and first derivative spectrophotometric methods. Such mixtures are acepifylline and phenobarbitone, phenylbutazone and amidopyrine, procaine and caffeine, and sulphamethoxazole and trimethoprim. These selected applications illustrate the relative ease and simplicity offered by first derivative spectrophotometry for the assay of two component mixtures with spectral interferences from matrix formulations.     

Kalidoss—Jacobson Free Length Theory Applied to Binary Liquid Mixtures of CCI4+Toluene/Aniline/oCresol m-cresol p-Cresol

Abstract

Ultrasonic velocities and intermolecular free lengths in binary liquid mixtures of CC4 with toluene, aniline, o-cresol, m-cresol and p-cresol have been calculated theoretically, at different compositions and at temperature 298 K, based on Free Length Theory as revised recently by Kalidoss. It is observed that there is a close agreement of calculated velocities with experimental ones. The shape and thermostatic state picture built up in this formulation could be considered as a good representation of molecular state.     

Solubility of Trans-Stilbene in Binary Alkane + 1-Butanol Solvent Mixtures at 298.2 K

Abstract

Experimental solubilities are reported for trans-stilbene dissolved in six binary alkane + 1-butanol solvent mixtures at 25°C. The alkane cosoivents studied were hexane, heptane, octane, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane and 2,2,4-trimethylpentane. Results of these measurements are used to test two mathematical representations based upon the combined Nearly Ideal Binary Solvent (NIBS)/Redlich-Kister and Modified Wilson equations. For the six systems studied, the Combined NIBS/Redlich-Kister equation was found to provide the better mathematical representation of the experimental data, with overall average absolute deviations between measured and calculated values being approximately ±0.6%. Slightly larger deviations were noted in the case of the Modified Wilson equation.     

Excess Volume of Ternary Water + Diacetone Alcohol + 2-Propanol as a Function of Pressure,Temperature and Composition

Abstract

The excess volume V^E of the ternary water + diacetone alcohol (or DAA) + 2-propanol and of the three binaries water + DAA, water + 2-propanol and DAA + 2-propanol was evaluated from experimental density data (2772 values) as a function of the pressure P (between 0.1 MPa and 65 MPa), the temperature T (303.15K, 323.15K and 343.15K) and the composition. Various representative models are discussed. It is possible to account for the values of the density with an average absolute deviation of about 0.06% in the experimental P-T domain.     

Heuristic treatments of tricritical behaviour as observed in 4He–3He mixtures and in polymeric assemblies

Tricritical behaviour in three dimensions is accessible to experiment in, for example, ⁴He–³He mixtures and some polymeric assemblies. Here, by largely heuristic arguments, which appeal however to some specific model Hamiltonians, we indicate how one can understand the gist of the experimental results near the tricritical point in the systems cited above. We point out that the spin fluctuations at the tricritical point are much weaker than those at the critical point, which leads to the conclusion that the tricritical behaviours can be described well by the mean-field exponents with logarithmic corrections, at d = 3.     

Speed of sound,isentropic compressibilities and viscosities of ternary non-electrolyte solutions at 303.15 K

Measurements of ultrasonic speeds, isentropic compressibilities and viscosities were carried out for six ternary mixtures namely dimethylsulphoxide (1) + 1,2-dichlorobenzene (2) + 1-alkanols (3) at 303.15 K. The 1-alkanols include 1-propanol, 1-butanol, 1-pentanol, 1-hexanol, 1-heptanol and 1-octanol. The ultrasonic speeds of these ternary mixtures were also evaluated on the basis of Jacobson's free length theory and Schaaff's collision factor theory. From the viscosity data, deviations in viscosity and interaction parameters for various models were also calculated. An attempt has also been made to explain the nature of intermolecular interactions in the light of deviation in isentropic compressibilities and interaction parameter.     

Spectrophotometric determination of acidity constants of 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol in binary methanol-water mixtures

The acidity constants of 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR, Scheme 1) in binary mixtures of methanol-water at 25 °C and an ionic strength of 0.1 M have been determined spectrophotometrically. DATa ANalysis (DATAN) program applied for determination of acidity constants. As percent of methanol increases in solvent mixtures the pK_a constants also increased. There is linear relationship between acidity constants and the mole fraction of methanol in the solvent mixtures. Effect of solvent composition on acidity constants and pure spectrum of each component are also discussed.     

Short-Term Microdamage of a Granular Material under Physically Nonlinear Deformation

The structural theory of short-term damage is generalized to the case where the undamaged components of a granular composite deform nonlinearly. The basis for this generalization is the stochastic elasticity equations for a granular composite with porous components whose skeletons deform nonlinearly. Microvolumes of the composite components meet the Huber–Mises failure criterion. Damaged microvolume balance equations are derived for the physically nonlinear materials of the components. Together with the equations relating macrostresses and macrostrains of a granular composite with porous nonlinear components, they constitute a closed-form system. The system describes the coupled processes of physically nonlinear deformation and microdamage. Algorithms for calculating the microdamage–macrostrain relationship and plotting deformation diagrams are proposed. Uniaxial tension curves are plotted for the case where microdamages occur in the linearly hardened matrix and do not in the inclusions, which are linearly elastic