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Unsteady Diffuser Vane Pressure and Impeller Wake Measurements in a Centrifugal Pump
Unsteady surface pressure measurements on a vaned diffuser of a centrifugal pump, and wake measurement of the flow exiting a centrifugal impeller into a vaneless diffuser are presented. Frequency spectra and ensemble averages are given for the unsteady measurements. Two different impellers were used, the pump impeller of the HPOTP (High Pressure Oxygen Turbopump) of the SSME (Space Shuttle Main Engine) and a two-dimensional impeller. The magnitude of the unsteady total pressure measured in the stationary frame at the impeller exit was found to be of the same order of magnitude as the total pressure rise across the pump. The magnitude of the unsteady diffuser vane pressures was observed to be significantly different on suction and pressure side of the vane, attaining its largest value on the suction side near the leading edge while decreasing along the vane
Yang-Lee Theory for a Nonequilibrium Phase Transition
To analyze phase transitions in a nonequilibrium system we study its grand
canonical partition function as a function of complex fugacity. Real and
positive roots of the partition function mark phase transitions. This behavior,
first found by Yang and Lee under general conditions for equilibrium systems,
can also be applied to nonequilibrium phase transitions. We consider a
one-dimensional diffusion model with periodic boundary conditions. Depending on
the diffusion rates, we find real and positive roots and can distinguish two
regions of analyticity, which can identified with two different phases. In a
region of the parameter space both of these phases coexist. The condensation
point can be computed with high accuracy.Comment: 4 pages, accepted for publication in Phys.Rev.Let
Rotordynamic Forces on Centrifugal Pump Impellers
The asymmetric flow around an impeller in a volute exerts a force upon the impeller. To study the rotordynamic force on an impeller which is vibrating around its machine axis of rotation, the impeller, mounted on a dynamometer, is made to whirl in a circular orbit within the volute. The measured force is expressed as the sum of a steady radial force and an unsteady force due to the eccentric motion of the impeller. These forces were measured in separate tests on a centrifugal pump with radically increased shroud clearance, a two-dimensional impeller, and an impeller with an inducer, the impeller of the HPOTP (High Pressure Oxygen Turbopump) of the SSME (Space Shuttle Main Enginer). In each case, a destabilizing force was observed over a region of positive whirl
Evidence of Pentaquark States from K+ N Scattering Data?
Motivated by the recent experimental evidence of the exotic B = S = +1
baryonic state Theta(1540), we examine the older existing data on K+ N elastic
scattering through the time delay method. We find positive peaks in time delay
around 1.545 and 1.6 GeV in the D03 and P01 partial waves of K+ N scattering
respectively, in agreement with experiments. We also find an indication of the
J=3/2 Theta* spin-orbit partner to the Theta, in the P03 partial wave at 1.6
GeV. We discuss the pros and contras of these findings in support of the
interpretation of these peaks as possible exotics.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
The Role of in Two-pion Exchange Three-nucleon Potential
In this paper we have studied the two-pion exchange three-nucleon potential
using an approximate chiral symmetry of the
strong interaction. The off-shell pion-nucleon scattering amplitudes obtained
from the Weinberg Lagangian are supplemented with contributions from the
well-known -term and the exchange. It is the role of the
-resonance in , which we have investigated in detail in the
framework of the Lagrangian field theory. The -contribution is quite
appreciable and, more significantly, it is dependent on a parameter Z which is
arbitrary but has the empirical bounds . We find that the
-contribution to the important parameters of the depends
on the choice of a value for Z, although the correction to the binding energy
of triton is not expected to be very sensitive to the variation of Z within its
bounds.Comment: 14 pages, LaTe
SIT4 protein phosphatase is required for the normal accumulation of SWI4, CLN1, CLN2, and HCS26 RNAs during late G1
In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the RNA levels of the G1 cyclins CLN1, CLN2, and HCS26 increase dramatically during the late G1 phase of the cell cycle. The SIT4 gene, which encodes a serine/threonine protein phosphatase, is required for the normal accumulation of CLN1, CLN2, and HCS26 RNAs during late G1. This requirement for SIT4 in normal G1 cyclin RNA accumulation is at least partly via SWI4. Strains containing mutations in SIT4 are sensitive to the loss of either CLN2 or CLN3 function. At the nonpermissive temperature, temperature-sensitive sit4 strains are blocked for both bud emergence and DNA synthesis. Heterologous expression of CLN2 in the absence of SIT4 function results in DNA synthesis, but most of the cells are still blocked for bud emergence. Therefore, SIT4 is required for at least two late G1 or G1/S functions: the normal accumulation of G1 cyclin RNAs (which is required for DNA synthesis) and some additional function that is required for bud emergence or cell cycle progression through late G1 or G1/S
String breaking
We numerically investigate the transition of the static quark-antiquark
string into a static-light meson-antimeson system. Improving noise reduction
techniques, we are able to resolve the signature of string breaking dynamics
for Nf=2 lattice QCD at zero temperature. We discuss the lattice techniques
used and present results on energy levels and mixing angle of the static
two-state system. We visualize the action density distribution in the region of
string breaking as a function of the static colour source-antisource
separation. The results can be related to properties of quarkonium systems.Comment: 8 pages, Talk given at the Workshop on Computational Hadron Physics,
Nicosia, Cyprus, 14--17 September 200
Model dependence of single-energy fits to pion photoproduction data
Model dependence of multipole analysis has been explored through
energy-dependent and single-energy fits to pion photoproduction data. The MAID
energy-dependent solution has been used as input for an event generator
producing realistic pseudo data. These were fitted using the SAID
parametrization approach to determine single-energy and energy-dependent
solutions over a range of lab photon energies from 200 to 1200 MeV. The
resulting solutions were found to be consistent with the input amplitudes from
MAID. Fits with a -squared per datum of unity or less were generally
achieved. We discuss energy regions where consistent results are expected, and
explore the sensitivity of fits to the number of included single- and
double-polarization observables. The influence of Watson's theorem is examined
in detail.Comment: 12 pages, 8 figure
One-Dimensional Partially Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process on a Ring with a Defect Particle
The effect of a moving defect particle for the one-dimensional partially
asymmetric simple exclusion process on a ring is considered. The current of the
ordinary particles, the speed of the defect particle and the density profile of
the ordinary particles are calculated exactly. The phase diagram for the
correlation length is identified. As a byproduct, the average and the variance
of the particle density of the one-dimensional partially asymmetric simple
exclusion process with open boundaries are also computed.Comment: 23 pages, 1 figur
Condensation Transitions in Two Species Zero-Range Process
We study condensation transitions in the steady state of a zero-range process
with two species of particles. The steady state is exactly soluble -- it is
given by a factorised form provided the dynamics satisfy certain constraints --
and we exploit this to derive the phase diagram for a quite general choice of
dynamics. This phase diagram contains a variety of new mechanisms of condensate
formation, and a novel phase in which the condensate of one of the particle
species is sustained by a `weak' condensate of particles of the other species.
We also demonstrate how a single particle of one of the species (which plays
the role of a defect particle) can induce Bose-Einstein condensation above a
critical density of particles of the other species.Comment: 17 pages, 4 Postscript figure
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