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The Fracture Energy and Some Mechanical Properties of a Polyurethane Elastomer
The energy required to form a unit of new surface in the fracture of a polyurethane elastomer is determined. The rate sensitivity of the material has been reduced by swelling it in toluene. This paper primarily describes the experimental work of measuring the lower limit of the fracture energy. With this value and the creep compliance as a basis, the rate dependence of fracture energy for the unswollen material has been determined. It is thus shown that the dependence of the fracture energy on the rate of crack propagation can be explained by energy dissipation around the tip of the crack. Good agreement between the theoretically and experimentally determined relationships for the rate-sensitive fracture energy is demonstrated
Crossover from a square to a hexagonal pattern in Faraday surface waves
We report on surface wave pattern formation in a Faraday experiment operated
at a very shallow filling level, where modes with a subharmonic and harmonic
time dependence interact. Associated with this distinct temporal behavior are
different pattern selection mechanisms, favoring squares or hexagons,
respectively. In a series of bifurcations running through a pair of
superlattices the surface wave pattern transforms between the two incompatible
symmetries. The close analogy to 2D and 3D crystallography is pointed out.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Nonvacuum pseudoparticles, quantum tunneling and metastability
It is shown that nonvacuum pseudoparticles can account for quantum tunneling
and metastability. In particular the saddle-point nature of the pseudoparticles
is demonstrated, and the evaluation of path-integrals in their neighbourhood.
Finally the relation between instantons and bounces is used to derive a result
conjectured by Bogomolny and Fateyev.Comment: Latex, 16 pages, no figure
The Diffraction Model and its Applicability for Wakefield Calculations
The operation of a Free Electron Laser (FEL) in the ultraviolet or in the
X-ray regime requires the acceleration of electron bunches with an rms length
of 25 to 50 micro meters. The wakefields generated by these sub picosecond
bunches extend into the frequency range well beyond the threshold for Cooper
pair breakup (about 750 GHz) in superconducting niobium at 2 K. It is shown,
that the superconducting cavities can indeed be operated with 25 micro meter
bunches without suffering a breakdown of superconductivity (quench), however at
the price of a reduced quality factor and an increased heat transfer to the
superfluid helium bath. This was first shown by wakefield calculations based on
the diffraction model. In the meantime a more conventional method of computing
wake fields in the time domain by numerical methods was developed and used for
the wakefield calculations. Both methods lead to comparable results: the
operation of TESLA with 25 micro meter bunches is possible but leads to an
additional heat load due to the higher order modes (HOMs). Therefore HOM
dampers for these high frequencies are under construction. These dampers are
located in the beam pipes between the 9-cell cavities. So it is of interest, if
there are trapped modes in the cavity due to closed photon orbits. In this
paper we investigate the existence of trapped modes and the distribution of
heat load over the surface of the TESLA cavity by numerical photon tracking.Comment: Linac2000 conference paper ID No. MOE0
Design and fabrication of noncondensing radiator for environmental evaluation of space power mercury Rankine system
Conceptual and mechanical design analyses, and fabrication of noncondensing radiator for environmental testing of space power mercury Rankine syste
Development and evaluation of elastomeric materials for geothermal applications
A material for a casing packer for service for 24 hours in a geothermal environment was developed by synthesis of new elastomers and formulation of available materials. Formulation included use of commercial elastomer gumstocks and also crosslinking of plastic (high Tg) materials. Fibrous reinforcement of fluorocarbon rubbers was emphasized. Organic fiber reinforcement did not increase hot properties significantly. Glass fiber reinforcement gave significant increase in tensile properties. Elongation was reduced, and the glass-reinforced composition examined so far did not hold up well in the geothermal environment. Colloidal asbestos fibers were also investigated. A few experiments with polyphenyl ether gave material with low tensile and high compression set. Available high styrene SBR compositions were studied. Work to date suggests that new synthetic polymers will be required for service in geothermal environments
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