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Ambient temperature catalyst for hydrogen ignition
Low cost, ambient temperature catalyst for reacting hydrogen gas with air in a catalytic cell near the point of evolution at a controlled rate is announced
How to recognise a kick : A cognitive task analysis of drillersā situation awareness during well operations
Acknowledgements This article is based on a doctoral research project of the first author which was sponsored by an international drilling rig operator. The views presented are those of the authors and should not be taken to represent the position or policy of the sponsor. The authors wish to thank the industrial supervisor and the drilling experts for their contribution and patience, as well as Aberdeen Drilling School for allowing the first author to attend one of their well control courses.Peer reviewedPostprin
PQCD Analysis of Parton-Hadron Duality
We propose an extraction of the running coupling constant of QCD in the
infrared region from experimental data on deep inelastic inclusive scattering
at Bjorken x -> 1. We first attempt a perturbative fit of the data that extends
NLO PQCD evolution to large x values and final state invariant mass, W, in the
resonance region. We include both target mass corrections and large x
resummation effects. These effects are of order O(1/Q^2), and they improve the
agreement with the Q^2 dependence of the data. Standard analyses require the
presence of additional power corrections, or dynamical higher twists, to
achieve a fully quantitative fit. Our analysis, however, is regulated by the
value of the strong coupling in the infrared region that enters through large x
resummation effects, and that can suppress, or absorb, higher twist effects.
Large x data therefore indirectly provide a measurement of this quantity that
can be compared to extractions from other observables.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure
Digital simulation for post-docking response
The digital program, 2BODY, which simulates the translational and rotational motion of two connected rigid bodies and provides both digital and plot output is described. Relative rotation of the bodies at the connection is allowed, thereby providing a model suitable for studying system stability and response during a soft-dock regime. A users manual for the program is given as well as all the details and background pertaining to the equations of motion and mathematical models, integration scheme, and input/output routines
Rate constant for deuterium atom recombination calculated by the orbiting resonance theory
Resonance theory for three body recombination kinetics for calculating recombination rate constant of deuterium ato
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