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Modelling and control of the flame temperature distribution using probability density function shaping
This paper presents three control algorithms for the output probability density function (PDF) control of the 2D and 3D flame distribution systems. For the 2D flame distribution systems, control methods for both static and dynamic flame systems are presented, where at first the temperature distribution of the gas jet flames along the cross-section is approximated. Then the flame energy distribution (FED) is obtained as the output to be controlled by using a B-spline expansion technique. The general static output PDF control algorithm is used in the 2D static flame system, where the dynamic system consists of a static temperature model of gas jet flames and a second-order actuator. This leads to a second-order closed-loop system, where a singular state space model is used to describe the dynamics with the weights of the B-spline functions as the state variables. Finally, a predictive control algorithm is designed for such an output PDF system. For the 3D flame distribution systems, all the temperature values of the flames are firstly mapped into one temperature plane, and the shape of the temperature distribution on this plane can then be controlled by the 3D flame control method proposed in this paper. Three cases are studied for the proposed control methods and desired simulation results have been obtained
Why isolated streamer discharges hardly exist above the breakdown field in atmospheric air
We investigate streamer formation in the troposphere, in electric fields
above the breakdown threshold. With fully three-dimensional particle
simulations, we study the combined effect of natural background ionization and
of photoionization on the discharge morphology. In previous investigations
based on deterministic fluid models without background ionization, so-called
double-headed streamers emerged. But in our improved model, many electron
avalanches start to grow at different locations. Eventually the avalanches
collectively screen the electric field in the interior of the discharge. This
happens after what we call the `ionization screening time', for which we give
an analytical estimate. As this time is comparable to the streamer formation
time, we conclude that isolated streamers are unlikely to exist in fields well
above breakdown in atmospheric air.Comment: Changed citation information. 6 pages, 4 figures, Geophysical
Research Letters, Vol. 40, 2417-2422, 201
Blood lactate clearance after maximal exercise depends on active recovery intensity
AIM: High-intensity exercise is time-limited by onset of fatigue, marked by accumulation of blood lactate. This is accentuated at maximal, all-out exercise that rapidly accumulates high blood lactate. The optimal active recovery intensity for clearing lactate after such maximal, all-out exercise remains unknown. Thus, we studied the intensity-dependence of lactate clearance during active recovery after maximal exercise.<p></p>
METHODS: We constructed a standardized maximal, all-out treadmill exercise protocol that predictably lead to voluntary exhaustion and blood lactate concentration >10 mM. Next, subjects ran series of all-out bouts that increased blood lactate concentration to 11.5±0.2 mM, followed by recovery exercises ranging 0% (passive)-100% of the lactate threshold.<p></p>
RESULTS: Repeated measurements showed faster lactate clearance during active versus passive recovery (P<0.01), and that active recovery at 60-100% of lactate threshold was more efficient for lactate clearance than lower intensity recovery (P<0.05). Active recovery at 80% of lactate threshold had the highest rate of and shortest time constant for lactate clearance (P<0.05), whereas the response during the other intensities was graded (100%=60%>40%>passive recovery, P<0.05).<p></p>
CONCLUSION: Active recovery after maximal all-out exercise clears accumulated blood lactate faster than passive recovery in an intensity-dependent manner, with maximum clearance occurring at active recovery of 80% of lactate threshold
Current Induced Excitations in Cu/Co/Cu Single Ferromagnetic Layer Nanopillars
Current-induced magnetic excitations in Cu/Co/Cu single layer nanopillars
(~50 nm in diameter) have been studied experimentally as a function of Co layer
thickness at low temperatures for large applied fields perpendicular to the
layers. For asymmetric junctions current induced excitations are observed at
high current densities for only one polarity of the current and are absent at
the same current densities in symmetric junctions. These observations confirm
recent predictions of spin-transfer torque induced spin wave excitations in
single layer junctions with a strong asymmetry in the spin accumulation in the
leads.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Let
Current-Induced Effective Magnetic Fields in Co/Cu/Co Nanopillars
We present a method to measure the effective field contribution to
spin-transfer-induced interactions between the magnetic layers in a trilayer
nanostructure, which enables spin-current effects to be distinguished from the
usual charge-current-induced magnetic fields. This technique is demonstrated on
submicron Co/Cu/Co nanopillars. The hysteresis loop of one of the magnetic
layers in the trilayer is measured as a function of current while the direction
of magnetization of the other layer is kept fixed, first in one direction and
then in the opposite direction. These measurements show a current-dependent
shift of the hysteresis loop which, based on the symmetry of the magnetic
response, we associate with spin-transfer. The observed loop-shift with applied
current at room temperature is reduced in measurements at 4.2 K. We interprete
these results both in terms of a spin-current dependent effective activation
barrier for magnetization reversal and a spin-current dependent effective
magnetic field. From data at 4.2 K we estimate the magnitude of the
spin-transfer induced effective field to be Oe
cm/A, about a factor of 5 less than the spin-transfer torque.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figure
Thickness dependent magnetotransport in ultra-thin manganite films
To understand the near-interface magnetism in manganites, uniform, ultra-thin
films of La_{0.67}Sr_{0.33}MnO_3 were grown epitaxially on single crystal (001)
LaAlO_3 and (110) NdGaO_3 substrates. The temperature and magnetic field
dependent film resistance is used to probe the film's structural and magnetic
properties. A surface and/or interface related dead-layer is inferred from the
thickness dependent resistance and magnetoresistance. The total thickness of
the dead layer is estimated to be for films on NdGaO_3 and for films on LaAlO_3.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure
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