WATER MIST FLOW IN A SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET INCLINED AT VARIOUS ANGLES

Water mist (diamagnetic) flow in a superconducting magnet of 10 T at various angles is studied experimentally and numerically. Water mist is produced by ultrasonic atomizers and fed into a cylindrical Plexiglas pipe (inner diameter, 90 mm) placed in a bore space of an inclined superconducting magnet. The water mist is found to stop at some locations in the magnet at inclined angles ψ ≤ π/6. At ψ ≥ π/4, the amount of mist flowing out of the other opening of the pipe increases with an increase in inclined angle. In the computation of this phenomenon, water mist is simulated with 1000 water droplets of 3 μm diameter. Brownian motion is considered and the Langevin equation is solved. The numerical results show that at ψ ≤ π/6, most of the water droplets accumulate above the magnetic coil. However, at ψ ≥ π/4, with an increase in inclined angle, the number of water droplets passing through the magnetic coil increases.     

Influence of Edible Films upon the Moisture Loss and Microstructure of Dietetic Sucrose-Free Sponge Cakes during Storage

The kinetics of changes in the bound water content in dietetic sucrose-free sponge cakes (DC) during storage was investigated. The effect of edible films of polymyxan, pectin, xanthan, and carboxymethylcellulose upon this kinetics was also investigated. The quantitative changes in both states of water (slightly bound water and strongly bound water) were registered by combined dynamic analysis (thermogravimetry analysis, TGA, and differential thermal analysis, DTA). The moisture changes in DC crumb were analyzed by drying out to constant mass. The rate constants were determined according the equation q = q_oe^-kt. The values of rate constants 'k', in day^-1, concerning the different edible films were as follows: for crumb moisture is (8.00 ≤ k ≤ 12.47) × 10^-3, for bound water is (3.07 ≤ k_w ≤ 6.26) × 10^-2, for slightly bound water is (4.22 ≤ k₁ ≤ 8.49) × 10^-2 and for strongly bound water is (2.02 ≤ k₂ ≤ 5.62) × 10^-2 as compared to 18.53 × 10^-3, 7.16 × 10^-2, 9.04 × 10^-2, and 5.36 × 10^-2 in the uncovered DC, respectively. The best water-retaining effect in respect to crumb moisture during storage was ascertained in the use of polymyxan and xanthan films. The lowest rate constant values for bound water and its two states were measured for DC covered with pectin. The relation between the kinetics of both bound water states during storage and ageing of the crumb of DC covered with different edible films and the crumb microstructure was represented. By means of scanning electron microscope was read the smallest change in crumb microstructure of pectin-covered DC on the sixth day of storage.     

Physicochemical Properties of Calcium Caseinate Films Cross-Linked by Gamma-Irradiation

Gamma-irradiation was used to produce freestanding, sterilized, cross-linked caseinate films and gels. Mechanical properties of gels and films and water vapor permeability of dried films were determined. Irradiated films were significantly ( p ≤0.05) more resistant to puncture and moisture. Also, gels were formed when protein solutions received radiation doses ≥16 kGy. The addition of CaCl 2 in the solution containing proteins, glycerol, and carboxymethylcellulose (base formulation) increased significantly the puncture strength for the films atirradiation doses ≥16 kGy. Sorbitol had the greatest plasticizing effect andsignificantly ( p ≤0.05) increased distance to puncture, while mannitoldecreased distance to puncture. Size-exclusion chromatography performed on the irradiated solutions of the base formulation showed that gamma-irradiation increased the molecular weight of calcium caseinate by 100 times; the molecular weight was ≥2×10 3 kDa. Films produced with base formulation were alsoimmersed in flasks containing 100mL of boiling water during 30 min forinsolubility measurements. Results showed that the proportion of the insolublefraction increased with the irradiationdose. Seventy percent of the irradiated films (32 kGy) remained insoluble after immersion in water at 100°C, 30 min and 20°C, 24 h. Water vapor permeability (WVP) of the base formulation films was reduced from 3.99±0.23 to 2.57±0.63 g.mm/m 2 .d.mmHg after irradiationtreatment. Microbial resistance of cross-linked films (base formulation)showed that 36% of N from calcium caseinate films was converted to soluble N after 60 d in presence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa .     

AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF INITIATION AND CESSATION OF FLOW IN A TUBE FOR NEWTONIAN FLUIDS

An experimental investigation of sudden initiation and cessation of laminar flow in a tube following the opening and closure of a direct acting solenoid valve is reported for Newtonian fluids in the viscosity range 0.9 ≤ μ ≤ 39.5 centipoise. A non-contact probing Laser Doppler Anemometer and a high speed data logging system are used to make local axial velocity measurements at 85 tube diameters from the entrance to a test section, 1.36 cm I.D. and 1.4 meters long. Some qualitative measurements of the pressure gradient over the test section are also made.

The results show that for Newtonian fluids, with μ ≤ 27.1 cp, the sudden opening or closure of the solenoid valve is not equivalent to a step input in either pressure drop or flow rate. Both show overshoots, the magnitude of which decreases with increasing viscosity of the fluid. The normalized time for a 90% development or decay increases with the viscosity of the fluid. For fluids with μ ≥ 39.5 cp, the behavior appears to approach that due to a step input in pressure gradient.     

TRANSITION TO ANNULAR FLOW IN TWO-PHASE, TWO-COMPONENT VERTICAL FLOW: EXAMINATION OF CORRELATIONS

The available empirical, semi-empirical and analytical correlations and flow pattern maps for predicting the transition to annular flow in upward, two-phase, gas-liquid flow in a vertical tube were tested against a large set of experimental data. These experimental data were taken on the same rig through an observation section (i.d. = 11.7 mm, L = 30.5 cm), preceded by a heated test section ( L/D≃ 52) and a calming length (L/D = 130), all having the same inside diameter as that of the observation section. The total range of variables covered by these data is: 2≤Re_SL≤ 1.3 × 10⁵, 5.6 ≤Pr_L≤ 7000, 0.01 V_SG/V_SL ≤ 7900, 2 × 10^-4≤ρ_G/ρ_Ls0.01, and 19.7 × 10^-3≤ σ ≤72× 10^-3N/m. In total, fifteen correlations and flow-pattern maps were tested with eight liquid-gas combinations covering a very wide range of fluid properties and mass flow rates of both phases. Using the Kutateladze number as the criterion for the transition appears to provide an excellent separation particularly when a lower value than 3.1, as suggested in the model of Taitel et al. (1980) is used (between 1.5 and 2.0). Also using the Weisman and Kang (1981) correlation, the Wallis parameter and the void fraction criteria of Mishima and Ishii (1984) were quite successful in correlating the data.     

PRODUCTION OF SUB-MICROMETER SIZE O/W EMULSIONS USING A HIGH-PRESSURE WET-TYPE JET MILL

Emulsions composed of sub-micrometer size droplets were obtained by a high-pressure wet-type jet mill. Liquid paraffin as dispersed phase, aqueous sucrose solution as continuous phase, and anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate as emulsifying agent were used as the model emulsification system. Droplet size distribution, Sauter mean diameter (d₃₂), geometric standard deviation of the droplet size distribution (σ_g), and emulsion viscosity (η_e) were investigated under the various combinations of process variables: dispersed phase volume fraction (Φ), dispersed phase viscosity (η_d), continuous phase viscosity (η_c), processing pressure, and number of passages through the wet-type jet mil. d₃₂ and σ_g were correlated with the process variables. For the entire experimental range, maximum droplet diameter was varied with d₃₂ in the range of 1.7-1.9-fold, and a correlation was proposed with K (=η_d/η_c) as a variable. Above a marginal value of d₃₂, at Φ ≥ 0.1, emulsions exhibited Newtonian behavior and could be described well by the Yaron and Gal-Or model. Below the marginal values, emulsions strongly depended on d₃₂ and exhibited a shear-thinning behavior. The relation between η_e and d₃₂ for such emulsions was modeled by use of particle Reynolds number.     

INSIGHT INTO HETEROGENEOUS PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF PHENOL OVER MONTMORILLONITE KSF

The commercially available substance montmorillonite KSF, used as a photocatalyst in heterogeneous systems for degradation of phenol in water, was investigated in this study. Phenol can be photodegradated in montmorillonite KSF suspension under a 250 W metal halide lamp (λ ≥ 365 nm). The photodegradation was dependent on the pH of the solution, and it was more effective for phenol to be degraded at pH 4. Results also indicated that the concentrations of montmorillonite KSF and phenol could affect the degradation rate. The degradation rate of phenol increased with the increasing concentration of clays in aqueous suspensions in the range of 0.25 to 2.0 wt.%, and the initial photodegradation rate of phenol increased with increasing initial concentration of phenol. Furthermore, the removal efficiency of phenol can be enhanced in the presence of carboxylic salts. A preliminary mechanism of the phenol degradation in KSF suspension is suggested that hydroxyl radicals might be photogenerated from water on the surface of KSF, and iron from KSF acts as a photocatalyst by generating hydroxyl radicals.     

DISPERSION OF MATTER IN FLOW OF A BINGHAM PLASTIC IN A TUBE

The paper is concerned with the dispersion of a solute in a Bingham plastic fluid flowing in a pipe or a parallel plate channel. For pipe flow, the dispersion coefficient K₂ first increases with ξ₀ (the dimensionless radius of the plug flow region), reaches a maximum and then decreases. But in a channel flow, K₂ decreases monotonically with increasing ξ₀. Further K₂ for channel flow is found to be larger than that for pipe flow for all values of ξ₀ except 0.8≤ξ₀≤1.     

DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A PLANAR HEAT PIPE FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS

A planar heat pipe (;rectangular cross section) was designed, built and tested using flexible electrical rubber heaters to provide the necessary heat. The device was constructed from 0.043” (0.1092 cm) copper sheet, with three layers of 100-mesh copper screen as a capillary wick. The dimensions of the planar heat pipe were 6 inches ( 15.24 cm) by 12 inches (30.48 cm) by 3/4 inches (1.905 cm). Water was used as the working fluid. Steady state, and in once case, transient responses, were investigated. External axial temperature profiles for different applied powers and operating temperatures were measured. Operation of the device was stable and repeatable within a temperature range of 30^° to 95^°C; no temperature or pressure fluctuations were noted.

The optimum amount of working fluid for a typical situation was obtained experimentally. Effects of air and amount of working fluid inside the planar heat pipe were investigated. The optimum amount of working fluid which was obtained experimentally was used throughout the remaining tests in this research. Effects of gravity, a wide range of operating temperature, Reynolds number at constant input power, and Reynolds number at constant operating temperature were investigated. The maximum heat transfer rate of the planar heat pipe was obtained experimentally and compared to it is theoretical value. Good agreement was obtained between the two values.     

Spray Drying of Skim Milk Mixed with Milk Permeate: Effect on Drying Behavior, Physicochemical Properties, and Storage Stability of Powder

The possibility of using milk permeate (MP) to lower the protein level of skim milk powder (SMP) in producing powders of 34% and lower protein is explored. Skim milk suspensions with various levels of MP were prepared by mixing SMP and MP powder (MPP) at the ratios of 1:0, 7:3, 3:7, and 0:1: from 34 to 5.3% protein. The suspensions were dried in a spray dryer with inlet and outlet temperatures of 180 and 80°C, respectively. Increasing permeate concentration in the mixture showed a greater tendency to stickiness manifested by lowered the cyclone recovery of the powder as more powder stuck on the wall of the dryer. Increasing permeate concentration in the resultant powder did not significantly affect the bulk density but led to a reduction in the particle size and also made the powder slight green and yellowish in color. It also found to lower the glass transition temperature (T_g) of the skim milk powder (SMP) and induce crystallization of lactose at lower water activity (a_w ≥ 0.328 for SMP:MPP of 3:7 and 0:1 compared to a_w ≥ 0.0.432 for SMP:MPP of 1:0 and 3:7). Addition of MP in SMP lowered the T_g values of the resulting powders. The permeate fraction in spray-dried SMP/MPP mixtures found to lower the critical a_w and moisture content, suggesting the SMP mixed with MPP is more likely to become sticky than SMP alone (at 34% protein) when stored at a similar water activity and moisture content.     

STEAM CONDENSATION IN A VERTICAL CORRUGATED DUCT

An experimental investigation was made on the condensation of water steam in a vertical corrugated duct. The data have been correlated as follows

Co=5.11Re^-0.431 150 ≤ Re ≤ 350 Co = 0.034311Re^-0.425350 ≤Re ≤l000

The vertical corrugated duct is constructed of two corrugated plates with corrugation inclination angles of β = 0 and β = 45° respectively (relative to the overall flow direction).

The condensation heat transfer coefficient in the corrugated duct is more than two times higher than that of bulk condensation on a vertical plate. A physical model was proposed to explain the heat transfer enhancement. Attention was also paid to the effect of exit steam velocity on the heat transfer during partial condensation. It was demonstrated that the heat transfer in the corrugated duct was strongly affected even at a low exit velocity, which was different from the case of bulk condensation on a vertical plate. Experimental apparatuses and the method for examining their reliability are described in detail.     

Influence of the SiO2/Al2O3 ratio on the synthesis and physicochemical characteristics of levyne-type zeolite

Levyne-type zeolites were synthesized from gels of initial compositions 4.5Na₂O-6MeQI-xAl₂O₃ 30SiO₂-500H₂O, with MeQ = methylquinuclidinium and 0.6 ≤ x ≥ 3 at 150 ≤ t ≥ 190 °C. The ²⁹Si NMR spectra show the presence of two crystallographically different sites in the structure. The ²⁷Al NMR spectra also suggest the presence of two different tetrahedral Al atoms incorporated in the structure. A rather high amount of defect groups SiOM and Si(OM)₂ with M = MeQ, Na and/or H are present in the precursor samples. The Si(OM)₂ groups are eliminated during calcination, and a certain amount of SiOM still persists after calcination. The combined ¹³C NMR and thermal analysis data allowed one to interpret the nature of the two different types of MeQ⁺ ions occluded in the levyne channels.     

Field dependent temperature shift of dielectric losses peak in TGS

Dielectric constant and loss factor measurements have been performed in triglycine sulfate single crystals at the vicinity of the Curie temperature (T_c≈48.5°C) as a function of ac driving field (20≤v≤10⁶ Hz) in a wide range of field amplitude (50≥E_o≥0.15V/cm). Well defined shifts of loss factor peak (D_max), increasing monotonously with the field, not previously reported as far as we know, were observed and analyzed in terms of the energy dissipated within the vanishing hysteresis loops at T≈T_c corresponding to E_o≈E_c(T), coercive field.     

Surface Mechanical Properties of the Spore Adhesive of the Green Alga Ulva

The mechanical properties of the adhesive produced by spores of the green, marine, fouling alga Ulva linza are reported. Atomic force microscopy studies were performed and nanoindentation data were analyzed using a model for an asymmetric indenter. Freshly secreted adhesive is characterized by multiple layers. We found that the modulus of the outer ∼600-nm thick layer was about 0.2 ± 0.1 MPa, whereas the modulus of the inner layer was about 3 ± 1 MPa. Older adhesive showed the formation of a “crust” of harder material with a yield strength of ∼20 MPa at a loading rate of 2.5 × 10^-6 N · s^-1. Mechanical properties under tension are also described, and extension profiles that showed either constant or nonlinear force changes with tip-sample separation were observed. Models for both kinds of behavior are described. The work of adhesion between poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-coated AFM tips and the adhesive was determined to be less than 1.5 mJ · m^-2.     

Dilute solution properties of carboxymethylchitins in high ionic-strength solvent

The hydrodynamic characteristics in aqueous solution at ionic strength I=0.2  of carboxymethylchitins of different degrees of chemical substitution have been determined. Experimental values varied over the following ranges: the translational diffusion coefficient (at 25.0°C), 1.1<10⁷×D<2.9 cm² s⁻¹; the sedimentation coefficient, 2.4<s<5.0 S; the Gralen coefficient (sedimentation concentration-dependence parameter), 130<k_s<680 mL g⁻¹; the intrinsic viscosity, 130<[η]<550 mL g⁻¹. Combination of s with D using the Svedberg equation yielded ‘sedimentation–diffusion' molecular weights in the range 40 000<M<240 000 g mol⁻¹. The corresponding Mark–Houwink–Kuhn–Sakurada (MHKS) relationships between the molecular weight and s, D and [η] were: [η]=5.58×10⁻³ M^0.94; D=1.87×10⁻⁴ M^−0.60; s=4.10×10⁻¹⁵ M^0.39. The equilibrium rigidity and hydrodynamic diameter of the carboxymethylchitin polymer chain is also investigated on the basis of wormlike coil theory without excluded volume effects. The significance of the Gralen k_s values for these substances is discussed.     

PRODUCTION OF HYDROCORTISONE MICRO- AND NANO-PARTICLES USING SUPERCRITICAL ANTI-SOLVENT WITH ENHANCED MASS TRANSFER

Supercritical anti-solvent precipitation with enhanced mass transfer (SAS-EM) is used for the formation of particles of hydrocortisone (HC), an anti-inflammatory drug. This technique is similar to the supercritical anti-solvent process but uses a reflecting horn surface that vibrates at 20 kHz frequency, which enhances the mass transfer of the solvent to supercritical fluid anti-solvent, reducing the growth of the particles. Controllable sizes and morphologies of HC particles are obtained using the SAS-EM process. At a power supply of 0 watts (to ultrasonic transducer), HC fibers of an average length of ∼81 μm and an average diameter of ∼6 μm are obtained. Upon increasing the power supply to 120 watts, which enhances mass transfer, particles of average size as low as 180 nm are obtained. Intermediate particle size and morphology are easily obtained by adjusting the power supply to the desired intermediate value. The obtained powder is free of impurities and is mostly amorphous.     

Bench‐scale studies of poly(vinyl chloride) fires with water mist

Bench‐scale tests to study the effect of water mist on burning solid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) were carried out with a cone calorimeter. Water mist was discharged from a small nozzle under two operating pressures, 0.4 and 0.7 MPa. The corresponding water flow rates were 103.5 and 134 mL/min, respectively. The cone angle of the discharged water spray was 90°, and the volume mean diameter of the mist was about 90 μm. The results were useful in understanding the effects of discharging water mist to suppress the diffusion flame from burning PVC. The reignition process also was studied. The testing method was appropriate for studying the interaction between water mist with smaller droplets and the diffusion flame in a confined space. There, the combined effects of oxygen displacement, gas phase, and fuel surface cooling were the key extinguishing mechanisms. The critical water mist application rate on burning PVC under different thermal radiative heat fluxes was able to be determined. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 99: 2520–2527, 2006     

State of C-atoms on the modified nanodiamond surface

XPS, EEL, Auger and FTIR spectroscopies were used to testify the influence of chemical treatment upon the state of C-atoms in the core and on the surface of nanodiamond particles. The study was carried out with ND (JSC “Diamond Centre”). The different kinds of treatments were done ex-situ: with air (5 h) at 200 and 400 °C; with hydrogen (5 h) at 800, 850 and 900 °C; with fluorine (48 h) at 20 °C and 0.5 atm. Noticeable change was not found in the state of C-atoms both on the surface and up to 10 monolayers after these treatments. The concentration of F in the sample is equal to  9 at.%. The binding energy of the F 1s differs from the one in functional groups— –CF₂, –CF. Nevertheless FTIR spectra show bands that can be related to С–О, С–F bonds.     

Wettability of nanocrystalline diamond films

The wettability of nanocrystalline CVD diamond films grown in a microwave plasma using Ar/CH₄/H₂ mixtures with tin melt (250–850 °C) and water was studied by the sessile-drop method. The films showed the highest contact angles θ of 168 ± 3° for tin among all carbon materials. The surface hydrogenation and oxidation allow tailoring of the θ value for water from 106 ± 3° (comparable to polymers) to 5° in a much wider range compared to microcrystalline diamond films. Doping with nitrogen by adding N₂ in plasma strongly affects the wetting presumably due to an increase of sp²-carbon fraction in the films and formation of C–N radicals.     

Soft and Hard Adhesion

The force needed to pull a cylindrical stud from a soft elastomeric film depends on their elastic and geometric properties. For a rigid stud and a thick elastomeric film, the pull-off stress (σ) depends on the elastic modulus (E) of the film and the radius (a) of the stud as σ ∼ (E/a)^1/2 (soft adhesion). However, when the film is very thin, the pull-off stress is significantly higher than the case with thick films, and its value depends on the elastic modulus and the thickness (h) of the film as σ ∼ (E/h)^1/2 (hard adhesion). Here, we study the pull-off behavior of a soft cylindrical stud, one flat end of which is coated with a high modulus thin baseplate. As the flexural rigidity of this baseplate is varied, we observe the transition between the two types of adhesion. We present a simple physical interpretation of the problem, which could be of value in understanding various biofouling and adhesive situations.