HEAT TRANSFER INVESTIGATION FOR A MULTILAYER INSULATION SYSTEM VIA RADIATIVE-CONDUCTIVE APPROACH UNDER LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS IN SPACE

Thermal insulation is an important area, not restricted to mechanical engineering, but widely studied in environmentalissues, such as global warming and, above all, energy-saving, since controlling the heat flux on microprocessorsthrough temperature control on components in space applications. This work focuses on controlling the temperature incomponents that could not lose or gain so much heat in space, especiallywhen the overall safety of sending satellites onspecific missions is required. To ensure that, Multilayer Insulation (MLI) is used. With fluid mechanics and radiation-conductionheat transfer theory, it was possible to calculate the transient and stationary temperature field and heat flux inMLI. The boundary temperatures are specified at 300K and 4K. The results, from solving the resulting discretized ODE,simulated with fsolve and odeintScipy subroutines in Python, able to solve the equations numerically, were shown. Thedata given by the simulation was able to indicate the impacts of varying the layer density, emissivity of screen, the distancebetween screens and the perforation coefficient in stationary and transient approaches. A way to simulate the performanceof MLI numerically was presented. Modifying emissivity (e) showed variations higher than in the perforation coefficient(ξ). Layer density controls the distance between layers (d ), changing the conduction heat transfer. In the transient casesimulation, it was possible to notice that varying parameters impact in time to reach steady-state and final temperature

Quantum critical 5f-electrons avoid singularities in U(Ru,Rh)2Si2

We present specific heat measurements of 4% Rh-doped U(Ru,Rh)2Si2 at magnetic fields above the proposed metamagnetic transition field Hm~34 T, revealing striking similarities to the isotructural Ce analog CeRu2Si2, suggesting that strongly renormalized hybridized band models apply equally well to both systems. The vanishing bandwidths as H --> Hm are consistent with a putative quantum critical point close to Hm. The existence of a phase transition into an ordered phase in the vicinity of Hm for 4% Rh-doped U(Ru,Rh)2Si2, but not for CeRu2Si2, is consistent with a stronger super-exchange in the case of the U 5-f system, with irreversible processes at the transition revealing a strong coupling of the 5f orbitals to the lattice, most suggestive of orbital or electric quadrupolar order.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure

Bose-Einstein Condensation of S = 1 Ni spin degrees of freedom in NiCl2-4SC(NH2)2

It has recently been suggested that the organic compound NiCl$_2$-4SC(NH$_2$)$_2$ (DTN) exhibits Bose-Einstein Condensation (BEC) of the Ni spin degrees of freedom for fields applied along the tetragonal c-axis. The Ni spins exhibit 3D XY-type antiferromagnetic order above a field-induced quantum critical point at $H_{c1} \sim 2$ T. The Ni spin fluid can be characterized as a system of effective bosons with a hard-core repulsive interaction in which the antiferromagnetic state corresponds to a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) of the phase coherent $S = 1$ Ni spin system. We have investigated the the high-field phase diagram and the occurrence of BEC in DTN by means of specific heat and magnetocaloric effect measurements to dilution refrigerator temperatures. Our results indicate that a key prediction of BEC is satisfied; the magnetic field-temperature quantum phase transition line $H_c(T)-H_{c1} \propto T^\alpha$ approaches a power-law at low temperatures, with an exponent $\alpha = 1.47 \pm 0.06$ at the quantum critical point, consistent with the BEC theory prediction of $\alpha = 1.5$.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure

High-magnetic field lattice length changes in URu2Si2

We report high magnetic field (up to 45 T) c-axis thermal expansion and magnetostriction experiments on URu2Si2 single crystals. The sample length change associated with the transition to the hidden order phase becomes increasingly discontinous as the magnetic field is raised above 25 T. The re-entrant ordered phase III is clearly observed in both the thermal expansion and magnetostriction above 36 T, in good agreement with previous results. The sample length is also discontinuous at the boundaries of this phase, mainly at the upper boundary. A change in the sign of the coefficient of thermal-expansion is observed at the metamagnetic transition (B_M = 38 T) which is likely related to the existence of a quantum critical end point.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, to be published in PR

Efeito residual do herbicida Kifix® nas culturas de arroz, feijão e sorgo.

As culturas produzidas nos dias atuais necessitam cada vez mais de herbicidas eficazes para o manejo e controle de plantas daninhas nos mais diversos sistemas produtivos integrados. Portanto, torna-se necessário soluções inovadoras que possibilitam o aumento da produtividade com pouco impacto ao agroecossistema. Nesse sentido, este trabalho objetivou determinar o efeito residual do herbicida Kifix® (Imazapir 525 g.kg-1 + Imazapique 175 g.kg-1) em solos de um sistema de integração lavoura pecuária.Apresentação oral - graduação

Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae, <i>Sphaenorhynchus botocudo</i> Caramaschi, Almeida and Gasparini, 2009: First state record and first record out of the type locality

This study presents the first record of the recently-described Lime Treefrog Sphaenorhynchus botocudoCaramaschi, Almeida, and Gasparini, 2009 in the state of Bahia, and the first record out of its type locality

Electrical and raman scattering studies of ZnO:P and ZnO:Sb thin films

A study on the structure, electrical and optical properties of ZnO thin films produced by r.f. magnetron sputtering and implanted either with phosphorous (P) or antimony (Sb) is reported in this work. Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, optical transmittance and Hall effect measurements have been employed to characterize the samples. X-ray diffraction and Raman scattering patterns confirm that, after a 500ºC annealing, the doped films keep a polycrystalline nature with (002) preferred orientation. These films are very transparent and Hall effect results show that all have p-type conduction, despite doping ion and dose. The electric resistivity reaches values of 0.012 (cm) and 0.042 (cm) for the P and Sb-doped samples, respectivel

Processamento digital da imagem WorldView-2 para mapeamento do uso e cobertura da terra no Noroeste do Estado do RJ.

A necessidade de compreender as mudanças nos tipos de uso e cobertura da terra tornou indispensável à realização do mapeamento de detalhe - na escala 1:10.000 - do uso e cobertura da terra para a Bacia do Córrego Barro Branco, no Noroeste do Rio de Janeiro. Está região do Estado do Rio de Janeiro ainda apresenta fragmentos de Mata Atlântica que totalizam apenas 9,64% da área do Norte-Noroeste Fluminense. Sendo assim, o uso de imagem de alta resolução neste trabalho, tem como objetivo final a obtenção de um mapa de uso e cobertura da terra que atenda a escala cartográfica de detalhe, e que seja capaz de auxiliar na formulação de planejamentos conservacionistas. Para alcançar tal objetivo, seguiu-se a metodologia de Cruz et al.(2007), e iniciou-se o trabalho através do Processamento Digital de Imagens (PDI) das bandas espectrais azul (450-510 nm), verde (510-580 nm), vermelho (630-690 nm) e infravermelho próximo (770-895) - fusionadas com a pancromática de 0,5 m - do sensor BGRN1, à bordo do satélite Worldview-2, aquisitadas em janeiro de 2010, com a resolução espacial de 2 metros. Optou-se por segmentar a área baseando-se apenas nas bandas espectrais do vermelho e do infravermelho próximo, às quais foi atribuído o mesmo peso; tal escolha baseou-se em testes de inserção/exclusão das demais bandas e verificação do isolamento dos objetos pretendidos. Na obtenção dos objetos de análise, foi empregada na imagem Worldview-2 a segmentação multirresolução por algoritmo desenvolvido para extrair segmentos espectralmente homogêneos com base tanto no valor do pixel quanto na forma do objeto e que são definidos pelos Planos de Informação inseridos. Realizou-se a inserção de cada uma das classes e a modelagem fuzzy de seus descritores. Estes foram selecionados de acordo com a maior separabilidade em relação às demais classes; também foram testadas combinações diversas e as respostas das bandas do vermelho e infravermelho próximo novamente mostraram-se eficientes para aplicação na legenda proposta. As classes foram escolhidas com base nos objetivos propostos neste trabalho, assim como da adequação às resoluções da imagem, amparados pelo Manual Técnico de Uso da Terra (IBGE, 2006). Desta forma, os resultados evidenciaram a matriz de vegetação herbácea predominante na área, com cerca de 80% que majoritariamente apresenta o uso de pastagem extensiva, e os isolados remanescentes florestais com alto índice de fragmentação que somam pouco mais de 10% da cobertura da bacia. Pontualmente, destacam-se a vegetação em regeneração (arbustivo, 1,35%), as culturas temporárias de tomate e milho (3,41%) predominantes nas encostas e os afloramentos rochosos no alto curso (0,82%)