Change in physicomechanical properties of steel D1604AT15 during fatigue at different loading frequencies

Results are presented in a statistical arrangement for studying the effect of loading frequency on the fatigue life in bending of plates with a stress concentrator. The nature of change in microhardness, electrical conductivity, dislocation density, and block dimensions during fatigue at frequencies of 2.8, 8.8, and 18 kHz has been demonstrated. It has been established that in spite of some qualitative difference the main indicators of fatigue at these frequencies are retained.S. M. Kirov Belorussian Technology Institute, Minsk. Translated from Problemy Prochnosti, No. 10, pp. 31–34, October, 1989.     

Transitional Architectures for Enterprise Evolution

To transform your IT architecture, consider implementing discrete plateaus to provide stability and manage change while you move gradually closer to your goal.     

Applications of an Infrared Imager for Determining Temperature Fields in Gas Flows

A device containing a temperature converter with an infrared camera is described. Its application allows one to instantly measure the temperature field of a gas flow in regions of arbitrary sizes.     

Functional of Receptor Sensitivity and Adjoint Equations

The functional of receptor sensitivity of a territory to the disposition of emission sources can adequately be calculated with the use of the mathematical apparatus of adjoint equations. The solutions of these equations allow one to determine the action of pollutants in the form of aerosols or harmful gaseous impurities on the environment and human health. Examples of calculation of the sensitivity functional on the basis of solution of adjoint equations have been presented. Mathematical models for the typical equations on optimum placement of industrial plants have been formulated. An interpretation of the results obtained has been given.     

Stability in an evaporating chain of identical droplets

Stability has been examined for an ordered chain of monodisperse droplets under vacuum, which interact one with another via the evaporating molecules.Translated from Inzhenerno-fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 656–660, April, 1991.     

A dynamic measure of order in structural glasses

Although some patterns of physical behavior are common in the glass transition and in the properties of supercooled liquids and glasses (characteristic viscoelasticity, temperature dependence of viscosity and relaxation times, property evolution through “physical aging”, difficulties in performing equilibrium measurements or simulations, etc.), it is difficult to arrive at a definition of the glass transition which distinguishes it from other phenomena exhibiting similar features. The present paper addresses this problem by defining a dynamical measure of order involving the average “shape” of particle trajectories in supercooled liquids. This dynamic order parameter should provide a measure of “closeness” to the glass transition and some indirect insights into the physical nature of supercooled liquids and glasses. Arguments are given that the proposed dynamic measure of order [“generalized capacity”, C(T)] is related to the temperature-dependent “effective hydrodynamic radius” R_H(T) measured in supercooled liquids and model numerical calculations are given to support this view. Some consequences of the intermittent particle motion at low temperatures for stress relaxation are also discussed.     

Biophysical Model of Larval Yellow Perch Advection and Settlement in Lake Michigan

Potential for large-scale physical transport processes to affect recruitment of Lake Michigan yellow perch (Perca flavescens) was studied by examining the variation in larval distribution, growth rate, and settlement during June–August 1998–2003 using a 3D particle transport model linked with an individual-based bioenergetics growth model. In all years, virtual larvae were released nearshore in southwestern Lake Michigan, a known and important spawning region for yellow perch. For any given year, the same circulation pattern and water temperature either promoted or reduced yellow perch settlement depending on the consumption rates and settlement size chosen in the growth model. Increased consumption increased the number of settled larvae and expanded the total area where larvae settled, whereas increased settlement size reduced the number of settled larvae and reduced the overall settlement area. Interannual variability in circulation patterns and water temperature also resulted in contrasting larval settlement rates, settlement locations, and size of settlement areas between years. Model predictions were most consistent with field observations of age-0 yellow perch from Illinois and Michigan waters when settlement was assumed to occur at 50 mm. Moreover, our model suggests that larvae originating from southwestern Lake Michigan can recruit anywhere within the southern basin and even in the northern basin. Future model improvement will require information on the relative contribution of various sectors to the larval pool, their distribution with reference to the hydrodynamic landscape, the feeding and growth of yellow perch during their pelagic phase, and the size at transition to demersal stage.