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Towards the Distributed Burning Regime in Turbulent Premixed Flames
Three-dimensional numerical simulations of canonical statistically-steady
statistically-planar turbulent flames have been used in an attempt to produce
distributed burning in lean methane and hydrogen flames. Dilatation across the
flame means that extremely large Karlovitz numbers are required; even at the
extreme levels of turbulence studied (up to a Karlovitz number of 8767)
distributed burning was only achieved in the hydrogen case. In this case,
turbulence was found to broaden the reaction zone visually by around an order
of magnitude, and thermodiffusive effects (typically present for lean hydrogen
flames) were not observed. In the preheat zone, the species compositions differ
considerably from those of one-dimensional flames based a number of different
transport models (mixture-averaged, unity Lewis number, and a turbulent eddy
viscosity model). The behaviour is a characteristic of turbulence dominating
non-unity Lewis number species transport, and the distinct limit is again
attributed to dilatation and its effect on the turbulence. Peak local reaction
rates are found to be lower in the distributed case than in the lower Karlovitz
cases but higher than in the laminar flame, which is attributed to effects that
arise from the modified fuel-temperature distribution that results from
turbulent mixing dominating low Lewis number thermodiffusive effects. Finally,
approaches to achieve distributed burning at realisable conditions are
discussed; factors that increase the likelihood of realising distributed
burning are higher pressure, lower equivalence ratio, higher Lewis number, and
lower reactant temperature
San Marco D/L solar array system design and performance
The design and performance of the solar array system for the San Marco D/L spacecraft is described in detail. The solar array system design is shown to be suitable for spacecraft which have elastically sensitized outer surfaces to measure aerodynamic forces. However, the performance of this solar array system is shown to be at least 30 percent less efficient than conventional spacecraft solar array designs. An on-board experiment to compare the in-flight performances of Si and GaAs solar cell panels is also described. Preflight performance data show that at beginning-of-life, air mass zero solar illumination, 28 C and peak power output the Si panels are at last 20 percent less efficient than the GaAs panels
Letter from A.M. Day to Minor Rootes
Letter from A.M. Day, Station Manager at the Portland International Jetport, to Minor Rootes concerning coupons for a missed flight connection on July 20, 1971.https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/theatre-uso-tour/1012/thumbnail.jp
Radioisotope thermal photovoltaic application of the GaSb solar cell
An examination of a RTVP (radioisotopic thermophotovoltaic) conceptual design has shown a high potential for power densities well above those achievable with radioisotopic thermoelectric generator (RTG) systems. An efficiency of 14.4 percent and system specific power of 9.25 watts/kg were predicted for a system with sixteen GPHS (general purpose heat source) sources operating at 1100 C. The models also showed a 500 watt system power by the strontium-90 isotope at 1200 C at an efficiency of 17.0 percent and a system specific power of 11.8 watts/kg. The key to this level of performance is a high-quality photovoltaic cell with narrow bandgap and a reflective rear contact. Recent work at Boeing on GaSb cells and transparent back GaAs cells indicate that such a cell is well within reach
Amine, Amido, and Imido Complexes of Tantalum Supported by a Pyridine-Linked Bis(phenolate) Pincer Ligand: Ta−N π-Bonding Influences Pincer Ligand Geometry
A series of tantalum imido and amido complexes supported by a pyridine-linked bis(phenolate) ligand has been synthesized. Characterization of these complexes via X-ray crystallography reveals both C_s and C_2 binding modes of the bis(phenolate)pyridine ligand, with complexes containing two or fewer strong π-donor interactions from ancillary ligands giving C_s symmetry, whereas three strong π-donor interactions (e.g., three amido ligands or one amido ligand and one imido ligand) give C_2-symmetric binding of the bis(phenolate)pyridine ligand. DFT calculations and molecular orbital analyses of the complexes have revealed that the preference for C_s-symmetric ligand binding is a result of tantalum−phenolate π-bonding, whereas in cases where tantalum−phenolate π-bonding is overridden by stronger Ta−N π-bonding, C_2-symmetric ligand binding is preferred, likely because conformationally this is the lowest-energy arrangement. This electronically driven change in geometry indicates that, unlike analogous metallocene systems, the bis(phenolate)pyridine pincer ligand is not a strong enough π-donor to exert dominant control over the electronic and geometric properties of the complex
Control System for the LEDA 6.7-MeV Proton Beam Halo Experiment
Measurement of high-power proton beam-halo formation is the ongoing
scientific experiment for the Low Energy Demonstration Accelerator (LEDA)
facility. To attain this measurement goal, a 52-magnet beam line containing
several types of beam diagnostic instrumentation is being installed. The
Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) and commercial
software applications are presently being integrated to provide a real-time,
synchronous data acquisition and control system. This system is comprised of
magnet control, vacuum control, motor control, data acquisition, and data
analysis. Unique requirements led to the development and integration of
customized software and hardware. EPICS real-time databases, Interactive Data
Language (IDL) programs, LabVIEW Virtual Instruments (VI), and State Notation
Language (SNL) sequences are hosted on VXI, PC, and UNIX-based platforms which
interact using the EPICS Channel Access (CA) communication protocol.
Acquisition and control hardware technology ranges from DSP-based diagnostic
instrumentation to the PLC-controlled vacuum system. This paper describes the
control system hardware and software design, and implementation.Comment: LINAC2000 Conference, 4 pg
Permutative categories, multicategories, and algebraic K-theory
We show that the -theory construction of arXiv:math/0403403, which
preserves multiplicative structure, extends to a symmetric monoidal closed
bicomplete source category, with the multiplicative structure still preserved.
The source category of arXiv:math/0403403, whose objects are permutative
categories, maps fully and faithfully to the new source category, whose objects
are (based) multicategories
Universality of residence-time distributions in non-adiabatic stochastic resonance
We present mathematically rigorous expressions for the residence-time and
first-passage-time distributions of a periodically forced Brownian particle in
a bistable potential. For a broad range of forcing frequencies and amplitudes,
the distributions are close to periodically modulated exponential ones.
Remarkably, the periodic modulations are governed by universal functions,
depending on a single parameter related to the forcing period. The behaviour of
the distributions and their moments is analysed, in particular in the low- and
high-frequency limits.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figure New version includes distinction between
first-passage-time and residence-time distribution
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