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Analysis and three-dimensional modeling of vanadium flow batteries
This study presents 1.) a multi-dimensional model of vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (RFB); 2.) rigorous explanation of porelevel transport resistance, dilute solution assumption, and pumping power; and 3.) analysis of time constants of heat and mass transfer and dimensionless parameter. The model, describing the dynamic system of a RFB, consists of a set of partial differential equations of mass, momentum, species, charges, and energy conservation, in conjunctionwith the electrode's electrochemical reaction kinetics. The governing equations are successfully implemented into three-dimensional numerical simulation of charging, idling, and discharging operations. The model, validated against experimental data, predicts fluid flow, concentration increase/decrease, temperature contours and local reaction rate. The prediction indicates a large variation in local reaction rate across electrodes and the time constants for reactant variation and temperature evolution, which are consistent with theoretical analysis. © 2014 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved
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Analysis of Air Cathode Perfomance for Lithium-Air Batteries
Lithium-air (Li-air) batteries have a theoretical specific energy comparable to gasolines. The air cathode plays a critical role in battery operation, where oxygen reacts with Li ions and electrons; and discharge products are stored in the pore structure. In major non-aqueous electrolytes, discharge products are insoluble and extremely low in electric conductivity, causing electrode passiviation and raising transport polarization. As discharging proceeds, insoluble materials are deposited at the reaction site and accumulate, increasing voltage loss and eventually shutting down operation. In this work, we present analysis of air cathode performance, taking into account both electrode passivation and transport resistance raised by insoluble products. Both effects are theoretically evaluated and compared. Validation is carried out against experimental data under low currents. The effects of electrode pore structure, such as porosity and tortuosity, on both the influence of insoluble precipitates and discharge capability are investigated. © 2013, The Electrochemical Society, Inc. All rights reserved
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Two-phase flow dynamics in a micro hydrophilic channel: A theoretical and experimental study
In this paper, two-phase flow dynamics in a micro hydrophilic channel are experimentally and theoretically investigated. Flow patterns of annulus, wavy, and slug are observed in the range of operating condition. A set of empirical models based on the Lockhart-Martinelli parameter and a two-fluid model using several correlations of the relative permeability are adopted; and their predictions are compared with experimental data. It shows that for low liquid flow rates most model predictions show acceptable agreement with experimental data, while in the regime of high liquid flow rate only a few of them exhibit a good match. Correlation optimization is conducted for individual flow pattern. Through theoretical analysis of flows in a circular and 2-D channel, respectively, we obtain correlations close to the experimental observation. Real-time pressure measurement shows that different flow patterns yield different pressure evolutions. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
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Analysis and multi-dimensional modeling of lithium-air batteries
This study contributes to: 1) a multi-dimensional model framework of lithium-air (Li-air) battery, 2) incorporation of mechanisms of insoluble precipitates' impacts, and 3) analysis and discussion on oxygen supply channel for Li-air battery. The model consists of a set of partial differential equations of species and charge conservation, in conjunction with the electrochemical reaction kinetics, and takes into account the two major mechanisms of voltage loss caused by insoluble discharge products: namely, electrode passivation and increased oxygen transport resistance. Two-dimensional (2-D) simulation indicates that the pore space in the cathode electrode is not fully utilized for Li compounds storage, particularly under high discharging current. For selected battery designs, considerable variation of quantities is observed only in the thickness direction. Through analysis, we evaluate the oxygen concentration drop along an oxygen supply channel and relate it to the Damköhler (Da) number, and further explore potential cases that yield oxygen starvation
Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic studies of an antimicrobial protein from Pharbitis nil
An antimicrobial protein from seeds of Pharbitis nil (Pn-AMP) which shows an antifungal activity towards several agriculturally important plant pathogens has been crystallized in the presence of equimolar N-acetylglucosamine with sodium citrate as precipitant. The crystal belongs to the hexagonal space group P6(1)22 (or P6(5)22), with unit-cell parameters a = b = 29.33 (5), c = 133.44 (12) Angstrom. Native data were collected using a crystal at 100 K to a resolution of 1.78 Angstrom.open2
Toxicity assessment of modified Cry1Ac1 proteins and genetically modified insect-resistant Agb0101 rice
Insect-resistant Agb0101 rice was recently developed by modifying the cry1ac1 gene by changing codon usage changes relative to the native truncated cry1ac1 gene. To assess the toxicity of genetically modified Agb0101 rice, we conducted bioinfomational comparisons of the amino acid sequences that are not similar to known toxic proteins. Sufficient quantities of mCry1Ac1 protein were produced in Escherichia coli for in vitro evaluation and animal study. We compared the amino acid sequences and molecular mass. There have the same amino acid sequences and molecular masses after purifying the modified Cry1Ac1 (mCry1Ac1) protein from highly expressed bacteria and genetically modified rice were identical. We also investigated the acute and 90-days oral toxicities. No adverse effects were observed in mice following acute oral exposure to 2,000 mg/ kg body weight mCry1Ac1 protein of body weight and 90 days oral exposure to Agb0101. These results indicate that mCry1Ac1 proteins and Agb0101 rice demonstrate no adverse effects in these tests when applied via gavage and feed, respectively.Key words: Modified Cry1Ac1, food safety assessment, toxicity, insect- resistant rice Agb0101
Tailoring ferromagnetic chalcopyrites
If magnetic semiconductors are ever to find wide application in real
spintronic devices, their magnetic and electronic properties will require
tailoring in much the same way that band gaps are engineered in conventional
semiconductors. Unfortunately, no systematic understanding yet exists of how,
or even whether, properties such as Curie temperatures and band gaps are
related in magnetic semiconductors. Here we explore theoretically these and
other relationships within 64 members of a single materials class, the Mn-doped
II-IV-V2 chalcopyrites, three of which are already known experimentally to be
ferromagnetic semiconductors. Our first-principles results reveal a variation
of magnetic properties across different materials that cannot be explained by
either of the two dominant models of ferromagnetism in semiconductors. Based on
our results for structural, electronic, and magnetic properties, we identify a
small number of new stable chalcopyrites with excellent prospects for
ferromagnetism.Comment: 6 pages with 4 figures, plus 3 supplementary figures; to appear in
Nature Material
Spin Discrimination in Three-Body Decays
The identification of the correct model for physics beyond the Standard Model
requires the determination of the spin of new particles. We investigate to
which extent the spin of a new particle can be identified in scenarios
where it decays dominantly in three-body decays . Here we
assume that is a candidate for dark matter and escapes direct detection at
a high energy collider such as the LHC. We show that in the case that all
intermediate particles are heavy, one can get information on the spins of
and at the LHC by exploiting the invariant mass distribution of the two
standard model fermions. We develop a model-independent strategy to determine
the spins without prior knowledge of the unknown couplings and test it in a
series of Monte Carlo studies.Comment: 31+1 pages, 4 figures, 8 tables, JHEP.cls include
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