Deamination as a Method of Pretreatment of Nitrogen-Containing Wastewater before Biological Treatment

A deamination method was proposed for pretreatment before biological treatment of process nitrogen-containing wastewater from caprolactam production.     

Effects of the piezoelectric field on the modulation of exciton–polaritons by surface acoustic waves

Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) provide a powerful tool for the modulation of polaritons in GaAs-based microcavities. In this contribution, we compare the modulation introduced by SAWs propagating along piezoelectric and non-piezoelectric crystal directions of the sample surface. Strain calculations reveal that the type-I band-gap modulation induced by the strain field is comparable for both SAW types. Piezoelectric SAWs have, however, an intrinsic longitudinal electric field, which can dissociate quantum well (QW) excitons and, thus, degrade the modulation. Images of the polariton far-field photoluminescence reveal this behavior for different excitation conditions.     

A Method of Modeling the Interaction of Creep and High-Cycle Fatigue

The interaction of creep and fatigue in structural materials under high-cycle loading is modeled using isochronic limit stress diagrams. The hypothesis of a unified limit diagram invariant to the time to failure is used. The unified diagram is given by a cosine power function with the exponent describing creep-fatigue interaction and encompasses convex, concave, and S-like curves. The models build are tested for aluminum alloys, heat-resistant steels, creep-resistant steels and alloys, and laminates__________Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 25–36, January 2005.     

Evaluating the limiting state of materials with asymmetric cyclic loading and a complex stress state

Conclusion In order to construct models of the limiting state in asymmetric cyclic loading, it is best to use the representation of a unique limit curve that is invariant to the time to failure and type of stress state. Isotropic metallic materials were used as an example to show that such a curve does exist and is described satisfactorily by an exponential cosine function.The models constructed above were used to calculate the limiting state for several steels and alloys acted upon by the combinations of cyclic bending and cyclic torsion, static bending and cyclic torsion, and static torsion and cyclic bending. Results were also calculated for materials with stress raisers. The calculated data were compared with experimental findings and were shown to agree satisfactorily with the latter.S. P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 67–79, February, 1995.     

Energy relaxation of excitonlike polaritons in semiconductor microcavities: Effect on the parametric scattering of polaritons

Polariton emission in GaAs-based microcavities has been studied under variable conditions, which made it possible to excite (a) polaritons from the upper polariton branch and hot free polaritons and electrons, (b) polaritons from the lower polariton branch (LPB) and localized excitons, and (c) the mixed system. Variation of the excitation conditions leads to substantial differences in the energy distributions of polaritons and in the temperature dependences of polariton emission. It is established that the energy relaxation of resonantly excited LPB polaritons via polariton and localized exciton states at liquid helium temperatures is ineffective. Instead, the relaxation bottleneck effect is suppressed with increasing temperature by means of exciton delocalization (due to thermal excitation by phonons). The most effective mechanism of relaxation to the LPB bottom is via scattering of delocalized excitons on hot free carriers. It is found that the slow energy relaxation of polaritons excited below the free exciton energy can be significantly accelerated at low temperatures by means of additional weak generation of hot excitons and, especially, hot electrons. This acceleration of the energy relaxation of polaritons by means of additional overbarrier photoexcitation sharply decreases the barrier for stimulated parametric scattering of polaritons excited at an LPB inflection point. Therefore, additional illumination can be used to control the polariton-polariton scattering.     

Intrinsic decoherence mechanisms in the microcavity polariton condensate

The fundamental mechanisms which control the phase coherence of the polariton Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) are determined. It is shown that the combination of number fluctuations and interactions leads to decoherence with a characteristic Gaussian decay of the first-order correlation function. This line shape, and the long decay times ( approximately 150 ps) of both first- and second-order correlation functions, are explained quantitatively by a quantum-optical model which takes into account interactions, fluctuations, and gain and loss in the system. Interaction limited coherence times of this type have been predicted for atomic BECs, but are yet to be observed experimentally.     

A method for fatigue analysis of metallic and composite materials under asymmetric high-cycle loading

A new method of plotting limit stress diagrams is set forth. The method is based on the hypothesis of unified limit diagram invariant to the number of cycles to failure. The unified diagram is given by a transcendental power function whose exponent is considered an additional material constant characterizing the sensitivity of the material to cycle asymmetry (stress ratio). The equations derived on the basis of this function encompass all forms of limit stress diagrams, including convex, nearly rectilinear, and concave ones. The method is tested for a wide range of metallic and composite materials subjected to asymmetric tension-compression, bending, and torsion.Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 40, No. 11, pp. 106–116, November 2004.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

A Mixed Criterion of Delayed Creep Failure Under Plane Stress

The paper discusses delayed creep failure criteria and their experimental justification. These criteria allow transition from the strength characteristics under uniaxial stress to the strength characteristics under plane stress. The criterion is chosen in the form of a mixed invariant that relates two stress components responsible for brittle and ductile failure. The limit characteristics take the effect of the principal stresses into account. The criterion was tested for isotropic metallic materials subjected to internal pressure, internal pressure with tension, pure torsion, and tension with torsion     

Calculation of the Ultimate State of Reinforced Plastics and Unoriented Polymers in Asymmetric High-Cycle Tension–Compression

The fatigue failure of reinforced plastics and unoriented polymers under a joint action of static and high-cycle loadings is considered. The fatigue failure strength is estimated from stress range diagrams with a static tensile component. The models of ultimate state are constructed based on the hypothesis of existence of a unified ultimate diagram invariant with respect to the number of cycles to failure. The unified diagram is given by a transcendental power function whose exponent characterizes the sensitivity of the material to the stress-cycle asymmetry. The models of ultimate state make it possible to span practically all forms of ultimate diagrams of composite and polymer materials, including concave, rectilinear, S-shaped, and convex ones.