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High-temperature, high-pressure spherical segment valve Patent
High-temperature, high-pressure spherical segment valv
High-temperature, high-pressure spherical segment valve provides quick opening
A hollow spherical segment valve with an eccentric permits non-rubbing closure and provides a means for gas-cooling the seal. The design allows quick opening at high temperatures and discharge pressures
Delayed neutron assay to test sorbers for uranium-from-seawater applications
Delayed Fission Neutron (DFN) assay has been applied to the measurement of uranium content in sorbers exposed to natural seawater for the purpose of evaluating advanced ion exchange resins. DFN assay was found to be particularly suitable for such testing because it is selective, nondestructive, yields quantitative results in the submicrogram range, and requires relatively simple sample preparation. Surplus components for a DFN system were obtained from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, modified, re-assembled, and calibrated for use with M.I.T. irradiation facilities, following which procedures were developed, evaluated and applied to the experiments at hand.Four experimental ion exchange resins developed by the Rohm and Haas (R&H) Company specifically for uraniumfrom- seawater applications were evaluated, together with hydrous titanium oxide (HTO), the leading inorganic sorber for this purpose. Two types of tests using natural seawater were employed: batch loading experiments (paralleling similar tests done by R&H), and fixed-bed column loading experiments using a test facility at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI). While some qualitatively consistent trends were evident among the various experiments, important quantitative inconsistencies were noted. The WHOI tests most closely approximated true in-service conditions; hence, more importance is assigned to these results.The MIT/WHOI tests confirmed 1.5 mm HTO particle bed uptake of approximately 300 ppm U for a 30 day exposure, in good agreement with the results reported by other laboratories, worldwide. An anion exchange resin employing an amidoxime functional group also achieved this level of performance, and, in addition, exhibited considerably superior mechanical properties. Moreover, the resin performance is expected to improve when its properties are optimized for the present application.U.S. Dept. of Energy
An Application of Kerr Blackhole Fly-Wheel Model to Statistical Properties of QSOs/AGNs
The aim of this work is to demonstrate the properties of the magnetospheric
model around Kerr blackholes (BHs), so-called the fly-wheel (rotation driven)
model. The fly-wheel engine of the BH-accretion disk system is applied to the
statistics of QSOs/AGNs. In the model, the central BH is assumed to be formed
at and obtains nearly maximum but finite rotation energy (
extreme Kerr BH) at the formation stage. The inherently obtained rotation
energy of the Kerr BH is released through an magnetohydrodynamic process. This
model naturally leads finite lifetime of AGN activity.
Nitta et al. (1991) clarified individual evolution of Kerr BH fly-wheel
engine which is parametrized by BH mass, initial Kerr parameter, magnetic field
near the horizon and a dimension-less small parameter. We impose a statistical
model for the initial mass function (IMF) of ensemble of BHs by the
Press-Schechter formalism. By the help of additional assumptions, we can
discuss the evolution of the luminosity function and the spatial number density
of QSOs/AGNs.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures Fig.7 has been replace
Delayed neutron assay to test sorbers for uranium-from-seawater applications
Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107)Final Report of the Uranium from Seawater Project ; FY 1981U.S. Dept. of Energy 80-499-
Self-similar solution of fast magnetic reconnection: Semi-analytic study of inflow region
An evolutionary process of the fast magnetic reconnection in ``free space''
which is free from any influence of outer circumstance has been studied
semi-analytically, and a self-similarly expanding solution has been obtained.
The semi-analytic solution is consistent with the results of our numerical
simulations performed in our previous paper (see Nitta et al. 2001). This
semi-analytic study confirms the existence of self-similar growth. On the other
hand, the numerical study by time dependent computer simulation clarifies the
stability of the self-similar growth with respect to any MHD mode. These
results confirm the stable self-similar evolution of the fast magnetic
reconnection system.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figure
Magnetic Reynolds number dependence of reconnection rate and flow structure of the self-similar evolution model of fast magnetic reconnection
This paper investigates Magnetic Reynolds number dependence of the
``self-similar evolution model'' (Nitta et al. 2001) of fast magnetic
reconnection. I focused my attention on the flow structure inside and around
the reconnection outflow, which is essential to determine the entire
reconnection system (Nitta et al. 2002). The outflow is consist of several
regions divided by discontinuities, e.g., shocks, and it can be treated by a
shock-tube approximation (Nitta 2004). By solving the junction conditions
(e.g., Rankine-Hugoniot condition), the structure of the reconnection outflow
is obtained. Magnetic reconnection in most astrophysical problems is
characterized by a huge dynamic range of its expansion ( for typical
solar flares) in a free space which is free from any influence of external
circumstances. Such evolution results in a spontaneous self-similar expansion
which is controlled by two intrinsic parameters: the plasma- and the
magnetic Reynolds number. The plasma- dependence had been investigated in
our previous paper. This paper newly clarifies the relation between the
reconnection rate and the inflow structure just outside the Petschek-like slow
shock: As the magnetic Reynolds number increases, strongly converging inflow
toward the Petschek-like slow shock forms, and it significantly reduces the
reconnection rate.Comment: 16 pages. to appear in ApJ (2006 Jan. 20 issue
Multi-wavelength Diagnostics of the Precursor and Main phases of an M1.8 Flare on 2011 April 22
We study the temporal, spatial and spectral evolution of the M1.8 flare,
which occurred in NOAA AR 11195 (S17E31) on 22 April 2011, and explore the
underlying physical processes during the precursors and their relation to the
main phase. The study of the source morphology using the composite images in
131 {\deg}A wavelength observed by the SDO/AIA and 6-14 keV revealed a
multiloop system that destabilized systematically during the precursor and main
phases. In contrast, HXR emission (20-50 keV) was absent during the precursor
phase, appearing only from the onset of the impulsive phase in the form of
foot-points of emitting loop/s. This study has also revealed the heated
loop-top prior to the loop emission, although no accompanying foot-point
sources were observed during the precursor phase. We estimate the flare plasma
parameters viz. T, EM, power-law index, and photon turn-over energy by forward
fitting RHESSI spectral observations. The energy released in the precursor
phase was thermal and constituted ~1 per cent of the total energy released
during the flare. The study of morphological evolution of the filament in
conjunction with synthesized T and EM maps has been carried out which reveals
(a) Partial filament eruption prior to the onset of the precursor emission, (b)
Heated dense plasma over the polarity inversion line and in the vicinity of the
slowly rising filament during the precursor phase. Based on the implications
from multi-wavelength observations, we propose a scheme to unify the energy
release during the precursor and main phase emissions in which, the precursor
phase emission has been originated via conduction front formed due to the
partial filament eruption. Next, the heated leftover S-shaped filament has
undergone slow rise and heating due to magnetic reconnection and finally
erupted to produce emission during the impulsive and gradual phases.Comment: 16 Pages, 11 Figures, Accepted for Publication in MNRAS Main Journa
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