A micrographic and gravimetric study of intercalation and deintercalation of graphite fibers

Intercalation and deintercalation of Union Carbide P-100 graphite fibers with liquid and vaporous bromine was studied gravimetrically and microscopically. The mass of the bromine intercalated fibers was found to be 17 to 20 percent greater than their pristine counterpart. This variation decreased to 17 to 18 percent after heating in air for 3 days at 200 C and to 14.5 to 18 percent after 6 days of 260 C heating. The fiber length did not change throughout the experiment. The fiber diameter increased during intercalation and decreased slightly upon deintercalation but was not affected by heating to 260 C for 3 days in air. Comparing the mass and volume data to those with highly oriented pyrolitic graphite or natural single crystal graphite suggested the possibility that the intercalated P-100 fibers could be mostly stage 4

Computation of three-dimensional shock wave and boundary-layer interactions

Computations of the impingement of an oblique shock wave on a cylinder and a supersonic flow past a blunt fin mounted on a plate are used to study three dimensional shock wave and boundary layer interaction. In the impingement case, the problem of imposing a planar impinging shock as an outer boundary condition is discussed and the details of particle traces in windward and leeward symmetry planes and near the body surface are presented. In the blunt fin case, differences between two dimensional and three dimensional separation are discussed, and the existence of an unique high speed, low pressure region under the separated spiral vortex core is demonstrated. The accessibility of three dimensional separation is discussed

Development of relaxation turbulence models

Relaxation turbulence models have been intensively studied. The complete time dependent mass averaged Navier-Stokes equations have been solved for flow into a two dimensional compression corner. A new numerical scheme has been incorporated into the developed computed code with an attendant order of magnitude reduction in computation time. Computed solutions are compared with experimental measurements of Law for supersonic flow. Details of the relaxation process have been studied; several different relaxation models, including different relaxation processes and varying relaxation length, are tested and compared. Then a parametric study has been conducted in which both Reynolds number and wedge angle are varied. To assess effects of Reynolds number and wedge angle, the parametric study includes the comparison of computed separation location and upstream extent of pressure rise; numerical results are also compared with the measurements of surface pressure, skin friction and mean velocity field

From Cosmology to Cold Atoms: Observation of Sakharov Oscillations in Quenched Atomic Superfluids

Sakharov oscillations, conventionally discussed in the context of early universe evolution and the anisotropy of cosmic microwave background radiation, is the manifestation of interfering acoustic waves synchronously generated in an ideal fluid. Here we report the laboratory demonstration of Sakharov oscillations in a quenched atomic superfluid. We quench the sample by Feshbach tuning and monitor the subsequent density fluctuations at different time and length scales by in situ imaging. Sakharov oscillations are identified as the multi-peak structure in the atomic density power spectrum, resembling that of the cosmic microwave background. We also observe Sakharov oscillations in the time domain, from which we extract the energy dispersion of the superfluid, and determine the sonic horizon of the excitations

Magnifying superlens in the visible frequency range

In this communication we introduce a new design of the magnifying superlens and demonstrate it in the experiment.Comment: 3pages, 1 figur

No-moving-part hybrid-synthetic jet actuator

In contrast to usual synthetic jets, the “hybrid-synthetic jets” of non-zero timemean nozzle mass flow rate are increasingly often considered for control of flow separation and/or transition to turbulence as well as heat and mass transfer. The paper describes tests of a scaled-up laboratory model of a new actuator version, generating the hybrid-synthetic jets without any moving components. Self-excited flow oscillation is produced by aerodynamic instability in fixed-wall cavities. The return flow in the exit nozzles is generated by jet-pumping effect. Elimination of the delicate and easily damaged moving parts in the actuator simplifies its manufacture and assembly. Operating frequency is adjusted by the length of feedback loop path. Laboratory investigations concentrated on the propagation processes taking place in the loop