Quasi-two-dimensional hydrodynamics and problems of two-dimensional turbulence

The principal problems of quasi-two-dimensional (Q2-D) hydrodynamics are discussed. Accounting for Q2-D flow vertical structure is shown to eliminate "genetic" defects of the formal 2-D idealization of 3-D Navier-Stokes equations and allows under certain conditions to formulate corrected 2-D motion equations which adequately describe real hydrodynamic processes. The applicability of the approach is directly verified in laboratory experiments. Special attention is paid to the problem of 2-D turbulence. Its simulation on the basis of ordinary 2-D equations is unjustified because of the absence of the external Kolmogorov dissipation scale and reverse spectral energy flux. An alternative approach allows one to introduce the natural external scale of 2-D turbulence which depends only on physical properties of the system under consideration and to formulate the conditions under which the large scale vortex dynamics is expected to be universal at large Reynolds number, i.e., to be independent on the size and form of integration domain and lateral boundary conditions.     

Tribological properties of aluminum oxide single crystals grown by the Stepanov method

The friction coefficient and relative wear rate of the aluminum oxide single crystals grown by Stepanov much have been determined for dry friction and water lubrication of different material combinations. A comparative evaluation of the surface fatigue strength of aluminum oxide singleand polycrystals is performed.     

Investigating the intermediates in the reaction of ribonucleoside triphosphate reductase from Lactobacillus leichmannii: An application of HF EPR-RFQ technology

In this investigation high-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (HFEPR) in conjunction with innovative rapid freeze-quench (RFQ) technology is employed to study the exchange-coupled thiyl radical-cob(II)alamin system in ribonucleotide reductase from a prokaryote Lactobacillus leichmannii. The size of the exchange coupling (Jex) and the values of the thiyl radical g tensor are refined, while confirming the previously determined (Gerfen et al. (1996) [20]) distance between the paramagnets. Conclusions relevant to ribonucleotide reductase catalysis and the architecture of the active site are presented. A key part of this work has been the development of a unique RFQ apparatus for the preparation of millisecond quench time RFQ samples which can be packed into small (0.5 mm ID) sample tubes used for CW and pulsed HFEPR--lack of this ability has heretofore precluded such studies. The technology is compatible with a broad range of spectroscopic techniques and can be readily adopted by other laboratories.     

Optical absorption and luminescence for radiation defects in Bi4Ge3O12 crystals

Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 400–405, March, 1990.     

Control of temperature field and residual stresses in growing basal-plane-faceted sapphire ribbons

The influence of different heat shielding constructions on the distribution of temperature and thermoelastic and residual stresses in growing basal-plane-faceted sapphire ribbons (Al₂O₃) is studied. It is shown that inclined shields decrease thermoelastic stresses owing to the redistribution of heat fluxes from a heater to a ribbon, which allows growing block-free basal-plane-faceted sapphire ribbons.     

Wideband antenna for detecting high-power microwave radiation pulses

The plasma relativistic generator (PRG) at the Sinus 550-80 accelerator has a number of unique properties, such as the single- and multiple-pulse (up to 50 pulses per second) generation modes, generation of microwave pulses with a duration of up to 80 ns and frequencies of 2 to 25GHz, and generation of monochromatic and wide-spectrum radiation. The carrier frequency and the spectrum width can be controlled by varying the experimental parameters, e.g., the plasma density. To investigate the PRG operation modes, appropriate devices for detection of the PRG microwave radiation are needed. In this work, numerical models of antennas with different geometrical parameters are developed using the Ansoft HFSS 13.0 CAD and an antenna with the optimum parameters is proposed for measuring microwave radiation spectra in the desired frequency range at a power level of 50 to 100MW.     

Optical anomalies and residual stresses in basal-plane-faceted ribbons of Stepanov-grown sapphire crystals

The effects of an anomalous biaxiality and a residual-stress field in basal-plane-faceted single-crystal sapphire ribbons were studied by an optical polarization method using a conoscopic light beam. Formulas that relate the difference between the principal stresses to the angle of optical-axis divergence are obtained. It is shown that the central regions of the ribbons undergo compressive stresses whereas their edges undergo tensile stresses. As compared to block-free ribbons, the stresses in block-containing ribbons increase more intensely with distance from the seed.