Application of ultrasonic velocity measurement for flow stress determination of TWIP steel

Abstract

In the present work, the ultrasonic velocity measurement was used as a non-destructive technique for flow stress determination of a twinning induced plasticity steel. For this purpose, first, a relationship between mechanical twinning and ultrasonic velocity was found out and then, it was used in the flow stress model previously suggested by the authors. Comparison of the obtained results with the experimental values revealed a good agreement.     

A STUDY OF PARTICLE MOTION IN TURBULENT SHEAR FLOW OF A SUSPENSION

ABSTRACT

A report is made on the measurement of turbulent shear flows of a two-phase suspension of particles in a carrier fluid by the recently developed laser-Doppler anemometry particle sizing techniques, one for small particles (smaller than 240 μm) and one for large particles (larger than 240 μm). A good deal of insights of the dynamics at the individual particle level has thus been gained which defy the explanations offered by the conventional macroscopic theories.

These new experimental findings have stimulated the development of a series of new theoretical approaches which are based on the individual particle's dynamical frequency response characteristics in a turbulent flow. These new theories provide explanations to the measured peculiar features of flow behavior as well as a better understanding of the physics of such flows.     

MEASUREMENT OF PARTICLE VELOCITY IN PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT OF COAL USING CROSS-CORRELATION TECHNIQUE

ABSTRACT

Particle velocity has been determined experimentally in a solid-gas flow using the cross-correlation technique. Signals from two flow-monitoring devices, one based on the measurement of the dielectric constant of coal/air and the other based on the rate of static charge transfer technique, have been utilized to determine the cross-correlation function and hence the time delays between the signals. Other pertinent fluid dynamic parameters have been evaluated using experimentally determined particle velocities.     

Effect of carbon concentration on tensile behaviour of pearlitic steels

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A quantitative relationship between flow stress and microstructure is studied for pearlitic steels incorporating 0.39 - 0.77 wt-% carbon. The distribution of true lamellar spacing (S ₀) is determined. It is found that S ₀ depends on carbon concentration and pearlite transformation temperature accompanying a considerable distribution. The 0.2% proof stress is described as a function of the averaged S ₀ but the influence of the accuracy in S ₀ measurement precludes satisfactory prediction of the 0.2% proof stress. High work hardening corresponds to the generation of phase stress caused by misfit plastic strain between ferrite and cementite. The stress partitioning behaviour between ferrite and cementite is verified by in situ neutron diffraction during tensile deformation.     

Force-Time-Curves of a Modern Rotary Tablet Machine I. Evaluation Techniques and Characterization of Deformation Behaviour of Pharmaceutical Substances

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According to the geometry of punch heads and the interdependent punch movements force-time-curves of a rotary-tablet press are divided into periods by the aid of the signal of an inductive sensor. The decrease of compaction load in the interval of the flat punch top is mainly due to plastic flow of the compressed substances. Brittle or plastic deformation behaviour is easily distinguished and quantified by the combination of a standard press and a highly advanced data acquisition and off-line software evaluation.

Additionally it is shown that there is no need to use a complex equipment for displacement measurement to gather reliable data on compaction mechanisms. Even if the machine deformation is considered, calculated displacement data may surpass measured data in precision.     

ANALYSIS OF UNSTABLE BEHAVIOR OF PNEUMATIC CONVEYING SYSTEMS

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The unstable conveying zone has been recognized by many authors in their attempts to define the minimum conveying velocitv on the dilute phase side of this zone. It was found that the gas flow rate influences the magnitude and frequency of the pressure fluctuations experienced during this type of flow. Generally a reduction of gas flow rate will reduce both the intensity and frequency of the fluctuations.

During the measurement of data for the previous experiments, it was recognized that the pressure fluctuations of dilute and strand flow can serve as simple indicators of the flow stability. An analysis of these fluctuations is presented, which suggests that simple statistical factors can be used to estimate the system condition of operation with respect to the pressure minimum or unstable zone. These elementary trends in the data can be useful for one attempting to optimize a system. This analysis lead to a more intensive approach using Hurst's rescaled range analysis, to examine the changes in pressure fluctuations, which occur when a system undergoes a simulated optimization procedure. The analysis suggested that Hurst's exponent may be used as an indicator of the onset of instability.     

Superposition of Two Dynamic Speckle Patterns

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A model is proposed to explain the influence of blood flow and moving surrounding tissue on laser light scattering. Blood and tissue are represented by two sets of scatterers which are moving in arbitrary directions with different velocities. The real dynamic speckle pattern is thought to be composed of the coherent superposition of the two speckle patterns due to the scattering on these two sets of scatterers. The model describes the spectrum of the speckle intensity in an arbitrary observation point. No special assumptions must be made concerning the geometry of illumination and the position of the observation point. A measuring value B for the determination of the blood flow is derived from the speckle intensity. The model also provides the dependence of B on density and mean velocity of each set of scatterers. It has been shown that the main contribution of the tissue movement on B can be compensated by a control measurement and that the sensitivity of B due to blood velocity variations depends on the density of both sets of scatterers and on the tissue velocity.     

Experimental Study of a Dead-time Measurement Method Based on Time-interval Photon Statistics

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In this paper a dead-time measurement method consisting of measurement of the Fourier transform of the time-interval probability of a sinusoidal intensity is experimentally studied. It is found that dead time can be obtained with a small error for a wide variety of experimental conditions.     

Nonlinear quantum optical computing via measurement

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We show how the measurement induced model of quantum computation proposed by Raussendorf and Briegel (2001, Phys. Rev. Letts., 86, 5188) can be adapted to a nonlinear optical interaction. This optical implementation requires a Kerr nonlinearity, a single photon source, a single photon detector and fast feed forward. Although nondeterministic optical quantum information proposals such as that suggested by KLM (2001, Nature, 409, 46) do not require a Kerr nonlinearity they do require complex reconfigurable optical networks. The proposal in this paper has the benefit of a single static optical layout with fixed device parameters, where the algorithm is defined by the final measurement procedure.     

An LGEM to Identify Time-Dependent Heat Conductivity Function by an Extra Measurement of Temperature Gradient

We consider an inverse problem for estimating an unknown heat conductivity parameter α(t) in a heat conduction equation T_t(x,t) = α(t)T_xx(x,t) with the aid of an extra measurement of temperature gradient on boundary. Basing on an establishment of the one-step Lie-group elements G(r) and G(l) for the semi-discretization of heat conduction equation in time domain, we can derive algebraic equations from G(r) = G(l). The new method, namely the Lie-group estimation method (LGEM), is examined through numerical examples to convince that it is highly accurate and efficient; the maximum estimation error is smaller than 10^-5 for smooth parameter and for discontinuous and oscillatory parameter the accuracy is still in the order of 10^-2. Although the estimation is carried out under a large measurement noise, the LGEM is also stable.     

Digital speckle radiography—a new ballistic measurement technique

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Digital speckle radiography is a measurement technique which is capable of visualizing internal flow fields within an opaque material undergoing a ballistic impact. This recent development has been successfully applied to the study of polyester, cement, sand and glass targets. The technique is based on digital speckle photography but, instead of producing the required speckle pattern by traditional means, the specimen is seeded with a layer of X-ray opaque filings. By utilizing two X-ray heads and varying the delays and position of the seeded layer, a full three-dimensional displacement map can be built up. The theories behind the technique are introduced, and results presented from two-dimensional displacement measurements on sand subjected to rod impact and three-dimensional measurements of cement being impacted by a shaped charge jet.     

Electric Current Measurement with Enhanced Sensitivity Using two Metal-coated Fibres

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An optical interferometric method using two metal-coated single-mode fibres is proposed for d.c. electric current measurement. Experimental results prove that the sensitivity of measurement can be well enhanced by the new method.     

FRICTION LOSSES FOR FLOW OF SLURRIES IN PIPELINE BENDS,FITTINGS, AND VALVES

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Resistance coefficients for flow of suspensions of well defined glass beads of narrow size fractions in 1-inch and 2-inch straight pipes, in standard 45^°, 90^° and 180^° bends, in 90^° smooth bends of various curvature radii, and also in gate and globe valves were measured. The measurements were made for two sizes of fine glass beads, -325 mesh and -200-325 mesh, covering wide ranges of turbulent Reynolds number and solids concentrations from 0 to 50 weight percent.

These friction loss data were analyzed with regard to the effects of Reynolds number and suspended solids concentration, and the calculated resistance coefficients were compared with those estimated from available design procedures recommended for turbulent single-phase Newtonian flow. Within the range of particle sizes examined in this work no particle size effects could be discerned. The effects of Reynolds number and suspended solids concentration on the friction loss measurement were calculated.     

Application of photoconductivity decay and photocurrent generation methods for determination of minority carrier lifetime in silicon

Minority carrier lifeline, τ, is one of the most important parameters which has a decisive effect on the performance of silicon devices based on excess carriers. The value of τ is greatly affected by the presence of impurities and defects in silicon and its value provides a fair indication of quality of the material. Photoconductivity decay (PCD) and photocurrent generation (PCG) methods are simple and low cost methods of measurement of minority carrier lifetime in silicon wafers. However, their application requires care. The PCD method can give quite misleading results in case of polycrystalline wafers if there exists potential barriers at the grain boundaries which may affect majority carrier mobility significantly. PCG needs creation of an inducedp ₊-p-n ₊ structure of substantially good quality that should not degrade with time. For PCG method the T measurement under vacuum conditions provides correct and consistent results.     

Coherent quantum measurement for the direct determination of the degree of polarization and polarization mode dispersion compensation

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An example of a coherent measurement for the direct evaluation of the degree of polarization of a single-mode optical beam is presented. It is applied to the case of great practical importance where depolarization is caused by polarization mode dispersion. It is demonstrated that coherent measurement has the potential of significantly increasing the information gain, compared to standard incoherent measurements.     

Call for Papers

Abstract

In a previous paper it was shown that the distribution of measured values for a retrodictively optimal simultaneous measurement of position and momentum is always given by the initial state Husimi function. This result is now generalized to retrodictively optimal simultaneous measurements of an arbitrary pair of rotated quadratures ? _{θ 1} and [pcirc] _{θ 2}. It is shown, that given any such measurement, it is possible to find another such measurement, informationally equivalent to the first, for which the axes defined by the two quadratures are perpendicular. It is further shown that the distribution of measured values for such a measurement belongs to the class of generalized Husimi functions most recently discussed by Wünsche and Büzek. The class consists of the subset of Wódkiewicz's operational probability distributions for which the filter reference state is a squeezed vacuum state.     

Quantitative Evaluation of the Wettability of Powders

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The wetting of powders can be evaluated by different manner : direct measurement of the solid - liquid contact angle; indirect measurement of that angle (h and ∈ method); liquid penetration rate into a powder bed; a.s.o.     

Diffraction of a pulsed plane wave from an amplitude diffraction grating

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A study of diffraction of a time Gaussian-shaped pulse from an amplitude diffraction grating is presented. The changes of the spectral composition, time intensity and energy of the diffraction pattern are considered. The measurement of the spectral composition of the primary pulse with the help of a diffraction grating based on the measurement of the spatial distribution of energy of the diffraction pattern is discussed.