Experimental Measurements of Thermophysical Properties of \mathrm{Al}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3}– and \mathrm{TiO}_{2}–Ethylene Glycol Nanofluids

This paper presents measurements of the thermal conductivity and the dynamic viscosity of $\mathrm{Al}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3}$ Al 2 O 3 –ethylene glycol and $\mathrm{TiO}_{2}$ TiO 2 –ethylene glycol (1 % to 3 % particle volume fraction) nanofluids carried out in the temperature range from $0\,^{\circ }$ 0 ° C to $50\,^{\circ }$ 50 ° C. The thermal-conductivity measurements were performed by using a transient hot-disk TPS 2500S apparatus instrumented with a 7577 probe (2.001 mm in radius) having a maximum uncertainty $(k=2)$ ( k = 2 ) lower than 5.0 % of the reading. The dynamic-viscosity measurements and the rheological analysis were carried out by a rotating disk type rheometer Haake Mars II instrumented with a single-cone probe (60 mm in diameter and $1^{\circ }$ 1 ° ) having a maximum uncertainty $(k=2)$ ( k = 2 ) lower than 5.0 % of the reading. The thermal-conductivity measurements of the tested nanofluids show a great sensitivity to particle volume fraction and a lower sensitivity to temperature: $\mathrm{TiO}_{2}$ TiO 2 –ethylene glycol and $\mathrm{Al}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3}$ Al 2 O 3 –ethylene glycol nanofluids show a thermal-conductivity enhancement (with respect to pure ethylene glycol) from 1 % to 19.5 % and from 9 % to 29 %, respectively. $\mathrm{TiO}_{2}$ TiO 2 –ethylene glycol and $\mathrm{Al}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3}$ Al 2 O 3 –ethylene glycol nanofluids exhibit Newtonian behavior in all the investigated temperature and particle volume fraction ranges. The relative viscosity shows a great sensitivity to the particle volume fraction and weak or no sensitivity to temperature: $\mathrm{TiO}_{2}$ TiO 2 –ethylene glycol and $\mathrm{Al}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3}$ Al 2 O 3 –ethylene glycol nanofluids show a dynamic viscosity increase with respect to ethylene glycol from (4 to 5) % to 30 % and from 14 % to 50 %, respectively. Present experimental measurements were compared both with available measurements carried out by different researchers and computational models for thermophysical properties of nanofluids.     

Densities, Viscosities, Speeds of Sound, and Refractive Indices of Binary Mixtures of 2-Ethyl-1-hexanol with Benzene and Halobenzenes

Densities, $\rho $ , viscosities, $\eta $ , speeds of sound, $u$ , and refractive indices, $n_\mathrm{D} $ , of binary liquid mixtures of 2-ethyl-1-hexanol with benzene, chlorobenzene, and bromobenzene have been measured over the entire range of composition at 298.15 K, 303.15 K, and 308.15 K and at atmospheric pressure. From the experimental data of the density, speed of sound, viscosity, and refractive index, the values of the excess molar volume, $V^\mathrm{E}$ , isentropic compressibility, ${\kappa _{S}}$ , and deviations in molar refraction, $\Delta R$ , have been calculated. The viscosity data have been correlated using McAllister’s three-body interaction model at different temperatures. The calculated excess and deviation functions have been analyzed in terms of molecular interactions and structural effects.     

Effect of Previous Milling of Precursors on Magnetoelectric Effect in Multiferroic {\mathrm{Bi}_{5}\mathrm{Ti}_{3}\mathrm{FeO}_{15}} Ceramic

$\mathrm{Bi}_{5}\mathrm{Ti}_{3}\mathrm{FeO}_{15}$ Bi 5 Ti 3 FeO 15 magnetoelectric (ME) ceramics have been synthesized and investigated. The ME effect can be described as an induced electric polarization under an external magnetic field or an induced magnetization under an external electric field. The materials in the ME effect are called ME materials, and they are considered to be a kind of new promising materials for sensors, processors, actuators, and memory systems. Multiferroics, the materials in which both ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity can coexist, are the prospective candidates which can potentially host the gigantic ME effect. $\mathrm{Bi}_{5}\mathrm{Ti}_{3}\mathrm{FeO}_{15}$ Bi 5 Ti 3 FeO 15 , an Aurivillius compound, was synthesized by sintering a mixture of $\mathrm{Bi}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3}, \mathrm{Fe}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3}$ Bi 2 O 3 , Fe 2 O 3 , and $\mathrm{TiO}_{2}$ TiO 2 oxides. The precursor materials were prepared in a high-energy attritorial mill for (1, 5, and 10) h. The orthorhombic $\mathrm{Bi}_{5}\mathrm{Ti}_{3}\mathrm{FeO}_{15}$ Bi 5 Ti 3 FeO 15 ceramics were obtained by a solid-state reaction process at 1313 K. The ME voltage coefficient ( $\alpha _\mathrm{ME}$ α ME ) was measured using the dynamic lock-in method. The highest ME voltage coefficient ( $\alpha _\mathrm{ME} = 8.28\,\text{ mV }{\cdot }\text{ cm }^{-1}{\cdot }\text{ Oe }^{-1})$ α ME = 8.28 mV · cm ? 1 · Oe ? 1 ) is obtained for the sample milled for 1 h at $H_\mathrm{DC }= 4$ H DC = 4  Oe (1 Oe = 79.58  $\text{ A }{\cdot }\text{ m }^{-1})$ A · m ? 1 ) .     

Liquidus Temperatures and Thermodynamic Properties of the KCl–\mathrm{{KNO}}_{2}, NaCl–\mathrm{{NaNO}}_{2}, and \mathrm{{KNO}}_{2}–\mathrm {NaNO}_{2} Systems

Potassium nitrite is very sensitive to temperature, humidity, and the atmosphere, so few studies have been made in this field for the thermodynamic properties of molten salt with nitrite salt. In this article, the liquidus curves of NaCl– $\mathrm{{NaNO}}_{2}$ NaNO 2 , KCl– $\mathrm{{KNO}}_{2}$ KNO 2 , and $\mathrm {NaNO}_{2}$ NaNO 2 – $\mathrm{{KNO}}_{2}$ KNO 2 are calculated by a simple “hard-sphere” ionic interaction model. The calculated liquidus temperatures show good agreement with experimental values, which implies an ideal mixing enthalpy and entropy for the liquid binary systems. In addition to the phase equilibrium data and experimental thermochemical properties of molten salt systems, the activities of these binary systems are determined by the phase diagrams and the analytical integration of the classical Gibbs–Duhem equation.     

Transfer Partial Molar Isentropic Compressibilities of (l-Alanine/l-Glutamine/Glycylglycine) from Water to 0.512 {\mathrm{mol}}\!\cdot \!{\mathrm{kg}}^{-1} Aqueous {\mathrm{KNO}}_{3}/0.512\, {\mathrm{mol}}\!\cdot \! {\mathrm{kg}}^{-1} Aqueous {\mathrm{K}}_{2}{\mathrm{SO}}_{4} Solutions Between 298.15 K and 323.15 K

Speeds of sound of (l-alanine/l-glutamine/glycylglycine $\,+\, 0.512\, {\mathrm{mol}}\cdot {\mathrm{kg}}^{-1}$ + 0.512 mol · kg ? 1 aqueous ${\mathrm{KNO}}_{3}/0.512\, {\mathrm{mol}}\cdot {\mathrm{kg}}^{-1}$ KNO 3 / 0.512 mol · kg ? 1 aqueous ${\mathrm{K}}_{2}{\mathrm{SO}}_{4}$ K 2 SO 4 ) systems have been measured for several molal concentrations of amino acid/peptide at different temperatures: $T$ T = (298.15 to 323.15) K. Using the speed-of-sound and density data, the parameters, partial molar isentropic compressibilities $\phi _{\kappa }^{0}$ ? κ 0 and transfer partial molar isentropic compressibilities $\Delta _{\mathrm{tr}} \phi _{\kappa }^{0}$ Δ tr ? κ 0 , have been computed. The trends of variation of $\phi _{\kappa }^{0}$ ? κ 0 and $\Delta _{\mathrm{tr}} \phi _{\kappa }^{0}$ Δ tr ? κ 0 with changes in molal concentration of the solute and temperature have been discussed in terms of zwitterion–ion, zwitterion–water dipole, ion–water dipole, and ion–ion interactions operative in the systems.     

On the automorphism group of a binary self-dual [120, 60, 24] code

We prove that an automorphism of order 3 of a putative binary self-dual $[120, 60, 24]$ [ 120 , 60 , 24 ] code $C$ C has no fixed points. Moreover, the order of the automorphism group of $C$ C divides $2^a\cdot 3 \cdot 5\cdot 7\cdot 19\cdot 23\cdot 29$ 2 a · 3 · 5 · 7 · 19 · 23 · 29 with $a\in \mathbb N _0$ a ∈ N 0 . Automorphisms of odd composite order $r$ r may occur only for $r=15, 57$ r = 15 , 57 or $r=115$ r = 115 with corresponding cycle structures $3 \cdot 5$ 3 · 5 - $(0,0,8;0), 3\cdot 19$ ( 0 , 0 , 8 ; 0 ) , 3 · 19 - $(2,0,2;0)$ ( 2 , 0 , 2 ; 0 ) or $5 \cdot 23$ 5 · 23 - $(1,0,1;0)$ ( 1 , 0 , 1 ; 0 ) respectively. In case that all involutions act fixed point freely we have $|\mathrm{Aut}(C)| \le 920$ | Aut ( C ) | ≤ 920 , and $\mathrm{Aut}(C)$ Aut ( C ) is solvable if it contains an element of prime order $p \ge 7$ p ≥ 7 . Moreover, the alternating group $\mathrm{A}_5$ A 5 is the only non-abelian composition factor which may occur in $\mathrm{Aut}(C)$ Aut ( C ) .     

Thermal Conductivity of Standard Sands. Part III. Full Range of Saturation

The thermal conductivity $(\lambda )$ ( λ ) of three unsaturated standard quartz sands (Ottawa C-109 and C-190, and Toyoura) was measured by a transient thermal-conductivity probe, at room temperature of approximately $25\,^{\circ }\text{ C }$ 25 ° C and at loose and tight compactions. The measurements were carried out at different degrees of saturation $(S_\mathrm{r})$ ( S r ) from dryness to full saturation. In general, a sharp $\lambda $ λ increase was observed at low $S_\mathrm{r}$ S r , followed by a moderate rise until full saturation. However, experiments on loosely compacted C-190 samples revealed $\lambda $ λ deviation from a general trend ( $\lambda $ λ vs $S_\mathrm{r})$ S r ) caused by water percolation. Alternatively, successful experiments were carried out on loosely packed unsaturated C-190 samples using 1 % agar gel. For loosely compacted C-109 and Toyoura, $\lambda $ λ data obtained from 1 % agar gel closely agreed with $\lambda $ λ data for water as a saturation medium. The measured data were used to verify a model by de Vries for unsaturated soils. The model largely underestimates experimental data at $S_\mathrm{r}<0.5$ S r < 0.5 and produces an overall root-mean-square error of about $0.2\, \text{ W }~{\cdot }~\text{ m }^{-1}~{\cdot }~\text{ K }^{-1}$ 0.2 W · m ? 1 · K ? 1 . Measured $\lambda $ λ data agreed with data by a steady-state technique (a guarded hot-plate apparatus) at dryness and full saturation and exceeded the steady-state data in the unsaturated region. However, TCP data can be considered more reliable due to a lower temperature increase during $\lambda $ λ measurements and a shorter testing time. Consequently, in the case of unsaturated soils, evaporation and migration of water and steam can be avoided.     

A Study of Some Thermophysical Parameters in Glassy \mathrm{{Se}}_{80}\mathrm{{Te}}_{20} and \mathrm{{Se}}_{80}\mathrm{{Te}}_{10}\mathrm{{M}}_{10} (Cd, In, and Sb) Alloys

The present paper reports a comparative study of some thermophysical properties (thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, thermal effusivity, and specific heat per unit volume) for $\mathrm{{Se}}_{80}\mathrm{{Te}}_{20}$ Se 80 Te 20 and $\mathrm{{Se}}_{80}\mathrm{{Te}}_{10}\mathrm{{M}}_{10}$ Se 80 Te 10 M 10 (Cd, In, and Sb) alloys. The transient plane source technique is used for this purpose. The thermal conductivity is highest for $\mathrm{{Se}}_{80}\mathrm{{Te}}_{10}\mathrm{{In}}_{10}$ Se 80 Te 10 In 10 as compared to the other ternary alloys. This is explained in terms of the thermal conductivity of additive elements Cd, In, and Sb. The composition dependence of the thermal diffusivity and specific heat per unit volume is also discussed.     

Study of Glass-Transition Kinetics of Pb-Modified Se_{80}In_{20} System by Using Non-isothermal Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Glass-transition kinetics of $\mathrm{Se}_{80}\mathrm{In}_{20-\mathrm{x}}\mathrm{Pb}_{\mathrm{x}}$ ( $x =$ 0, 5, 10, and 15) chalcogenide glasses have been carried out at different heating rates by using differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) under the non-isothermal condition. The glass-transition temperature $T_{\mathrm{g}}$ and peak glass-transition temperature $T_{\mathrm{pg}}$ have been determined from DSC thermograms. The reduced glass temperature $T_{\mathrm{rg}}$ , total relaxation time $\tau _{T_{g}}$ thermal-stability parameters $K^{l}$ and $S$ , the activation energy of glass transition $E_{\mathrm{g}}$ , the fragility index $F_{\mathrm{i}}$ , and the average coordination number $\langle Z\rangle $ have been calculated on the basis of the experimental results. The temperature differences $(T_{\mathrm{c}}-T_{\mathrm{g}}), K_{\mathrm{gl}}, K^{l}, S$ , and $E_{\mathrm{g}}$ are found to be maxima for $\mathrm{Se}_{80}\mathrm{In}_{10}\mathrm{Pb}_{10}$ glass. This indicates that $\mathrm{Se}_{80}\mathrm{In}_{10}\mathrm{Pb}_{10}$ glass has the highest thermal stability and glass-forming ability in the investigated compositional range. These results could be explained on the basis of modification of the chemical bond formation due to incorporation of Pb in the Se–In glassy matrix.     

Photoacoustic Measurement of Thermal Properties of Co–Ni–Li Ferrite Nanoparticles

A simple home-made open photoacoustic cell is used for measuring some of the thermal properties of nanoparticles of $\mathrm{{Co}}_{0.5}\mathrm{{Ni}}_{0.5\text{-- }2{x}}\mathrm{{Li}}_x\text{ Fe }_{2+{x}}\mathrm{{O}}_{4}$ Co 0.5 Ni 0.5 -- 2 x Li x Fe 2 + x O 4 (with $x$ x ranging from 0.00 to 0.25 in steps of 0.05) prepared by the citrate precursor method. The influence of sintering temperatures on the thermal properties of a selected sample for $x=0.25$ x = 0.25 was also investigated. The thermal-diffusivity and thermal-effusivity measurements of the investigated samples are obtained by measuring the photoacoustic signal as a function of the modulated frequency depending on the existence of a reference sample. The thermal diffusivity of the as-prepared samples decreases as the $\mathrm{{Li}}^{1+}$ Li 1 + content increases except for the samples for $x=0.15$ x = 0.15 and $x=0.20$ x = 0.20 . These exceptions may be due to a better magnetic ordering in these samples leading to reduced phonon scattering and a higher thermal diffusivity. Finally, the thermal diffusivity of the sintered samples increases as the sintering temperature increases due to the increase in grain size.     

Specific Heat of K_{0.71}Na_{0.29}Fe_2As_2 at Very Low Temperatures

A commercially available calorimeter has been used to investigate the specific heat of a high-quality K $_{0.71}$ Na $_{0.29}$ Fe $_2$ As $_2$ single crystal. The addenda heat capacity of the calorimeter is determined in the temperature range $0.02 \, \mathrm{K} \le T \le 0.54 \, \mathrm{K}$ . The data of the K $_{0.71}$ Na $_{0.29}$ Fe $_2$ As $_2$ crystal imply the presence of a large $T^2$ contribution to the specific heat which gives evidence of $d$ -wave order parameter symmetry in the superconducting state. To improve the measurements, a novel design for a calorimeter with a paramagnetic temperature sensor is presented. It promises a temperature resolution of $\Delta T \approx 0.1 \, \mathrm{\mu K}$ and an addenda heat capacity less than $200 \, \mathrm{pJ/K}$ at $ T < 100 \, \mathrm{mK}$ .     

Fusion Diagrams in the \mathrm{BiBO}_{3}–\mathrm{YbBO}_{3} and \mathrm{Bi}_{4}\mathrm{B}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{9}–\mathrm{YbBO}_{3} Systems

A calculation model of the Gibbs energy of ternary oxide compounds from the binary components was used. Thermodynamic properties of \(\mathrm{Yb}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}\) – \(\mathrm{Bi}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3}\) – \(\mathrm{B}_{2}\mathrm{O}_{3}\) ternary systems in the condensed state were calculated. Thermodynamic data of binary and ternary compounds were used to determine the stable sections. The probability of reactions between the corresponding components in the \(\mathrm{Yb}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}\) – \(\mathrm{Bi}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}\) – \(\mathrm{B}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}\) system was estimated. Fusibility diagrams of systems \(\mathrm{BiBO}_{3}\) – \(\mathrm{YbBO}_{3}\) and \(\mathrm{Bi}_{4} \mathrm{B}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{9}\) – \(\mathrm{YbBO}_{3}\) were studied by physical–chemical analysis. The isothermal section of the phase diagram of \(\mathrm{Yb}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}\) – \(\mathrm{Bi}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}\) – \(\mathrm{B}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}\) at 298 K is built, as well as the projection of the liquid surface of \(\mathrm{BiBO}_{3}\) – \(\mathrm{B}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{3}\) – \(\mathrm{YbBO}_{3}\) .     

Path-Integral Calculation of Cross Second Virial Coefficients for Hydrogen Isotopologues

The path-integral Monte Carlo technique and a recent high-accuracy six-dimensional potential are used to compute the cross second virial coefficients for all unlike pairs among the hydrogen isotopologues $\mathrm{H}_{2}, \mathrm{D}_{2}, \mathrm{T}_{2}$ H 2 , D 2 , T 2 , HD, HT, and DT. Values are calculated from 15 K to 2000 K for these quantities where experimental information is almost completely absent. It is found that the commonly assumed arithmetic mean of the pure-component values does not provide a good approximation for the cross coefficients below approximately 50 K, especially for pairs containing $\mathrm{H}_{2}$ H 2 .     

The theoretical calculation of the flow rate of granular matter from an inclined orifice

A theoretical calculation method for the flow rate of granular matter from an inclined orifice is discussed in this article and for the inclination angles at $\theta \le 90^{\circ }$ , a theoretical relation between the flow rate $Q$ and inclination angle $\theta $ is derived; and for the inclination angles at $\theta >90^{\circ }$ , a semi-theoretical relation is established. From the relations, we found that the ratio of the flow rate from a vertical orifice, $Q_{90}$ , to that from a horizontal orifice, $Q_{0}$ , is equal to the sine of the angle of repose $\theta _{\mathrm{r}}$ , i.e., $Q_{90} /Q_0 =\sin \theta _{\mathrm{r}} $ . The theoretical relations are tested by means of the experimental data and the results indicate that the theoretical calculating values are in good agreement with the experimental data over a wide range of the inclination angles. Therefore, the formula proposed in this article can be used for the theoretical calculation of the flow rate of granular matter from an inclined orifice. The relation $Q_{90} /Q_0 =\sin \theta _{\mathrm{r}}$ may be used as an alternative approach to obtaining $\theta _{\mathrm{r}}$ : measuring $Q_{90}$ and $Q_{0}$ , and then calculating $\theta _{\mathrm{r}} $ by using formula $\theta _{\mathrm{r}} =\arcsin (Q_{90} /Q_0 )$ .     

Measurement and Modeling of Water-Vapor Diffusion in Elastomers with Impact in Humidity and Vacuum Measurements

The dynamics of water-vapor dissolution in Viton O-rings is measured with a gravimetric method using a precise mass comparator. A sample gasket was degassed in high vacuum for a sufficiently long period to remove more than 99 % of the dissolved water vapor. After that, it was exposed to the ambient atmosphere with a controlled temperature, and relative humidity and water-vapor uptake curves were measured gravimetrically with a precise balance. The dynamics of a water-vapor release into vacuum from another sample that was previously saturated with water vapor at room temperature was determined. The sample was placed in a vacuum outgassing rate measurement apparatus. The time dependence of the evolved water vapor was calculated by integrating the measured outgassing rate. The physical process of water absorption can be described by the diffusion equation. The geometry of the samples required solving the diffusion equation in cylindrical coordinates. This was done numerically using a finite-difference method. As a result of the modeling, room temperature values of the diffusion constant $D$ D , the solubility $s$ s , and the permeability $K = D\times s$ K = D × s of water vapor in the sample material (Viton A-401C) were obtained. For sample 1, we obtained $D = 8.0 \times 10 ^{-8}$ D = 8.0 × 10 ? 8  cm $^{2}\,\,{\cdot }\,\,$ 2 · s $^{-1}$ ? 1 and $s = 6.5 \times 10^{-7}$ s = 6.5 × 10 ? 7  g $\,{\cdot }\,$ · cm $^{-3}\,{\cdot }\,$ ? 3 · Pa $^{-1}$ ? 1 , while for sample 2, $D = 3.0 \times 10^{-7}$ D = 3.0 × 10 ? 7  cm $^{2}\,{\cdot }\,$ 2 · s $^{-1}$ ? 1 and $s = 3.5 \times 10^{-7}$ s = 3.5 × 10 ? 7  g $\,{\cdot }\,$ · cm $^{-3}\,{\cdot }\,$ ? 3 · Pa $^{-1}$ ? 1 .     

Impact of Associated Gases on Equilibrium and Transport Properties of a \mathrm{CO}_{2} Stream: Molecular Simulation and Experimental Studies

During the various carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) stages, an accurate knowledge of thermodynamic properties of \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) streams is required for the correct sizing of plant units. The injected \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) streams are not pure and often contain small amounts of associated gaseous components such as \(\mathrm{O}_{2}, \mathrm{N}_{2}\) , \(\mathrm{SO}_{x}, \mathrm{NO}_{x}\) , noble gases, etc. In this work, the thermodynamic behavior and transport properties of some \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) -rich mixtures have been investigated using both experimental approaches and molecular simulation techniques such as Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics simulations. Using force fields available in the literature, we have validated the capability of molecular simulation techniques in predicting properties for pure compounds, binary mixtures, as well as multicomponent mixtures. These validations were performed on the basis of experimental data taken from the literature and the acquisition of new experimental data. As experimental data and simulation results were in good agreement, we proposed the use of simulation techniques to generate new pseudo-experimental data and to study the impact of associated gases on the properties of \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) streams. For instance, for a mixture containing 92.0 mol% of \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) , 4.0 mol% of \(\mathrm{O}_{2}\) , 3.7 mol% of Ar, and 0.3 mol% of \(\mathrm{N}_{2}\) , we have shown that the presence of associated gases leads to a decrease of 14 % and 21 % of the dense phase density and viscosity, respectively, as compared to pure \(\mathrm{CO}_{2}\) properties.     

Spin-Polarized Calculations of Magnetic and Thermodynamic Properties of the Full-Heusler \mathrm{{Co}}_{2}MnZ (Z = Al, Ga)

The purpose of this study is to further understanding of the structural, electronic, magnetic, and thermal properties of the full-Heusler compounds, ${\mathrm{{Co}}}_{2}$ Co 2 MnAl and ${\mathrm{{Co}}}_{2}$ Co 2 MnGa, using density functional theory. Electronic structure calculations will be performed using the full potential linear augmented plane wave. The electronic structures and magnetic properties of ${\mathrm{{Co}}}_{2}$ Co 2 MnZ (Z = Al, Ga) compounds with ${\mathrm{L}}2_{1 }$ L 2 1 structure are studied. It is shown that the calculated lattice constants and spin magnetic moments are in good agreement with experimental values using the general gradient approximation method. Thermal effects on some macroscopic properties of ${\mathrm{{Co}}}_{2}$ Co 2 MnZ (Z = Al, Ga) compounds are predicted using the quasi-harmonic Debye model, in which the lattice vibrations are taken into account. The variations of the lattice constant, volume expansion coefficient, heat capacities, and Debye temperature with pressure and temperature in the ranges of 0 GPa to 18 GPa and 0 K to700 K have been obtained.     

Vorhersage der thermischen Strahlung großer Kohlenwasserstoff- und Peroxid-Poolfeuer mit CFD Simulation

Flame temperatures (T), surface emissive powers (SEP) and irradiances (E) of large-scale JP-4 pool fires (d=2, 8, 16, 25 m) and di-tert-butyl peroxide (DTBP) pool fires (d=1.12 m, 3.4 m) are investigated experimentally and by CFD simulation. As experimental methods an infrared thermographic camera system with video-mixing unit is used for the determination of T, SEP and an ellipsoidal radiometer for the determination of E. The maximum frequency of time-averaged emission temperatures for JP-4 pool fire (d=16 m) are in a range of $ 793\,\mathrm{K} < \overline{T} < 1033$ and for DTBP pool fire (d=1.12 m) are a range of $ 1040\,\mathrm{K} < \overline{T} < 1480\,\mathrm{K}$ . For DTBP pool fire (d=1.12 m), the measurements result in $ \overline{\text{SEP}}\approx 130\,\mathrm{kW/m^{2}}$ which is up to a factor of ≈6 larger in comparison to hydrocarbon pool fires (d≈1 m). In a case of DTBP pool fire (d=3.4 m) with $ \overline{\text{SEP}} \approx 250\,\mathrm{kW/m^{2}}$ this factor is ≈5 compared to $ \overline{\text{SEP}} \approx 50\,\mathrm{kW/m^{2}}$ of LNG pool fire (d=4 m). By increasing the relative distance ?y/d from the pool rim, measured time averaged irradiances $ \overline{E}$ (?y/d) decrease and agree well with CFD predicted $ \overline{E}_{\text{CFD}}$ (?y/d). Also, there is a good agreement between the measured time averaged $ \overline{T}$ and $ \overline{\text{SEP}}$ of hydrocarbons and DTBP pool fires, with the predicted $ \overline{T}_{\text{CFD}}$ and $ \overline{\text{SEP}}_{\text{CFD}}$ values. The possibilities and nowadays limitations of CFD simulation of large pool fires are discussed. This study has shown that the risk potential of accidental pool fires referring to thermal radiation can be predicted much better than in the past.     

Theoretical Investigations on Electrocaloric Properties of \mathrm{PbZr}_{0.95}\mathrm{Ti}_{0.05}\mathrm{O}_{3} Thin Film

Based on a phenomenological model, the electrocaloric effect (ECE) accompanied with the ferroelectric-to-paraelectric phase transition in a PbZr $_{0.95}$ 0.95 Ti $_{0.05}$ 0.05 O $_{3}$ 3 thin film was investigated. The extracted data reveal many features of the ECE such as electrocaloric entropy changes, heat capacity changes, and temperature changes as functions of temperature due to different electric fields shifts. From the behavior of the PbZr $_{0.95}$ 0.95 Ti $_{0.05}$ 0.05 O $_{3}$ 3 thin film in phase transitions, it leads to a large change of heat capacity of 105.94 J  ${\cdot }\,$ · kg ${^{-1}}\,{\cdot }\,{^{\circ }}$ ? 1 · ° C, a temperature change of 22.44 K, and a relative cooling power of 1469 J  ${\cdot }$ ·  kg $^{-1}$ ? 1 .     

Nuclear Spin Relaxation Characteristic of Submonolayer ^3He Films in Nanochannels

In order to obtain information on dynamics of helium films in the nondegenerate fluid region, we have performed a pulsed-NMR experiment at 3.29 MHz on $^3$ He films adsorbed in straight 2.4 nm channels of FSM silicates down to 0.54 K. In general, the spin-lattice and spin-spin relaxation times $T_1$ and $T_2$ were explained in terms of the two-dimensional Bloembergen–Purcell–Pound model for dipolar relaxation. Temperature dependences of $T_1$ in submonolayer $^3$ He films show a minimum, indicating that the dipolar-field correlation time $\tau _\mathrm {c}$ is about $\omega ^{-1}=4.8\times 10^{-8}$ s. The temperature $T_\mathrm {min}$ of the $T_1$ minimum monotonically lowers with increasing coverage, suggesting that $^3$ He adatoms become more mobile at higher coverages. The low-dimensional property of $^3$ He adatoms is observed as the separation of $T_1$ and $T_2$ above $T_\mathrm {min}$ where $\omega \tau _\mathrm {c}<1$ . On the other hand, several features specific to films in the nanochannel geometry were also found. Especially, the temperature dependence of $T_2$ becomes very small just below $T_\mathrm {min}$ and shows a shoulder at lower temperatures. This anomaly has not been observed in $^3$ He adsorbed in wider pores or on flat surfaces, so that it is considered to be characteristic of $^3$ He films confined in narrow channels with a diameter of a few nm.