Feasibility Exploration of Laser‐based Techniques for Characterization of a Flashing Jet

Two‐phase flows hold an interest in many areas of science and engineering. In the safety field, one such topic is the accidental release of flammable and toxic pressure‐liquefied gases. In case of such a release, a flashing vapor explosion takes place resulting in a very dense two‐phase cloud. If the released substance is flammable, this cloud can be combustible and can lead to deflagration or detonation. For understanding the source processes of flashing and risk assessment, data related to cloud characteristics (i.e. droplet size, velocity etc.) is needed especially in the near region of the release. Due to the non‐equilibrium nature of the near field regions accurate data measurement is not possible with intrusive techniques. Therefore, laser‐based optical techniques (like Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), Particle Tracking Velocimetry and Sizing (PTVS), Phase Doppler Anemometry (PDA) etc.) present the only possibility to obtain information for particle diameter and velocity evolution in this harsh environment.     

Chemical bond in alkali metal sulfates

In the context of the density functional theory of the local electron density the valence and differential density distribution in crystalline sulfates of M₂SO₄ (M is Li, Rb, and Cs) and double sulfates of MLiSO₄ were calculated using the pseudopotential method in the basis set of numerical atomic pseudo-orbitals. It is shown that in lithium sulfate crystallographically inequivalent oxygen atoms are in different charge states and have a different force of chemical bonding with sulfur. Anions are bonded to each other through lithium atoms that form tetrahedral complexes with oxygen. In rubidium sulfates the electron clouds of the anions overlap and chain structures form. Chemical bonding between the anion and the cation has an ionic nature. These features of the electron structure manifest themselves in double sulfates, where LiO₄ complexes that link the anionic chains also form, and heavy metals serve as cations.     

Cs2CO3 Promoted coupling reactions for the preparation of skipped diynes

An improved methodology for the preparation of copper(I) alkynides has been developed using cesium carbonate as base. In the presence of cesium carbonate and CuI various 1-alkynes were converted smoothly to the corresponding copper alkynides which in situ reacted with propargylic halides in order to synthesize skipped diynes.     

Solubility Measurements of Surfactants and Dissolution of Cytochrome c in 1,1,1,2‐Tetrafluoroethane Modified with Organic Solvents

The solubilities of four surfactants, sodium bis‐2‐ethylhexyl sulfosuccinate (AOT), cetyltrimethylammonium chloride, didodecyldimethylammonium bromide, and n‐dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride in liquid refrigerant 1,1,1,2‐tetrafluoroethane (R134a) modified with methanol, ethanol, and 2‐propanol were measured. The measurements were performed under 25 and 50 bar at 25 °C. The solubility of AOT was as high as 92 mM in R134a with addition of 2% ethanol. Cytochrome c molecules were then verified to be soluble in the AOT‐containing and ethanol‐modified R134a solution. Accordingly, liquid R134a is suggested as a potential extraction solvent for hydrophilic compounds.     

Poly(methylene sebacate): Synthesis and characterization

The synthesis of poly(methylene sebacate) was carried out via the reaction of cesium sebacate with bromochloromethane in N-methylpyrrolidone over a range of temperatures (55–130°C). A number of polymers having limiting viscosity numbers in the range of 0.29–0.94 dL g^?1 (CHCl₃; 25°C) were characterized by elemental analyses, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR, DSC, and GPC techniques. The polymerization was found to be very rapid at 100°C, being complete in ca. 15 min. and was relatively insensitive to the stoichiometric ratio of the monomers. As high molecular weight polymers were produced without the quantitative conversion of the reactants, the polymerization is considered to be occurring by an interfacial mechanism.     

Neue ternäre Phosphide und Arsenide des Caesiums mit Elementen der 8. Nebengruppe

New Ternary Phosphides and Arsenides of Cesium and Element of the 8th Transition Metal Group In the ternary systems Cesium/8^th transition metal group/5^th main group some new compounds were found and investigated. By single crystal measurements CsRh₂P₂ was found to crystallize in the space group 14/mmm with the lattice constants a = 390.11 pm and c = 1429.36 pm. The new compounds with the formula CsM₂X₂ (M = Fe, Co, Ru, Rh, Ir; X = P or As) crystallize in the ThCr₂Si₂-type structure, compounds of the formula Cs₂MX₂ (M = Ni, Pd, Pt; X = P or As) can be placed in a line with the K₂PdP₂-type structure.     

Oxidation of isobutane catalyzed by vanadyl, copper and cesium substituted H3PMo12O40

Effects of Cs⁺, H⁺ and Cu²⁺ counterions in the vanadium containing heteropoly compounds Cs_xH_1-xVO[PMo₁₂O₄₀] and Cs_yH_0.5-yCu_0.25VO[PMo₁₂O₄₀] on the catalytic oxidation of isobutane and characterization by TGA, IR and ESR spectroscopies are reported. A high selectivity of 76% for methacrylic acid and methacrolein together has been obtained with Cs_0.75H_0.25VO[PMo₁₂O₄₀] catalysts at a reactivity of 5.3x10^-1 mmol/h cm³.     

Mild and efficient Cs2CO3-promoted synthesis of phosphonates

A mild and convenient synthesis for phosphonates using cesium carbonate (Cs₂CO₃), tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI) and DMF was developed at room temperature. Numerous dialkyl phosphites were screened using a diverse array of alkyl halides and these reaction conditions were found to be highly efficient producing various phosphonates exclusively in moderate to high yields.     

超冷铯分子0u+(6P3/2)长程态的高灵敏光缔合光谱研究

利用发展的调制俘获损耗荧光光谱技术实验测量了超冷铯分子0_u⁺(6P_3/2)长程态的高灵敏光缔合光谱. 光谱探测范围较国际已有报道扩大了60 cm^-1, 观察到25个长程区域新的振动能级. 通过LeRoy-Bernstein公式对振动束缚能数据进行拟合, 获得了超冷铯分子0_u⁺(6P_3/2)态的长程系数C₃ 为16.103±0.010. 构建了超冷铯分子0_u⁺(6P_3/2)态长程区域的势能曲线.     

基于振幅调制的超冷铯原子高分辨光缔合光谱的实验研究

基于振幅调制的超冷铯原子高分辨光谱的实验研究，用相对于铯分子6S_1/2+6P_3/2离解限红失谐的光缔合激光作用于磁光阱中超冷铯原子，观察到通过光缔合产生的激发态超冷分子.在实验中，为了得到高信号-噪声比的光缔合光谱，利用声光调制器对俘获光进行振幅调制，将探测到的超冷铯原子的荧光信号利用lock-in技术解调.同时利用密度矩阵方程系统地分析了实验结果.