Wettability of two-phase composites by molten metals

Translated from Poroshkovaya Metallurgiya, No. 6(354), pp. 40–44, June, 1992.     

Directions in processing of Tengizsk crude

Translated from Khimiya i Tekhnologiya Topliv i Masel, No. 5, pp. 2–3, May, 1992.     

Determination of indicatrices of surface brightness of materials and coatings from measurements on their spherical specimens

The main principles of a measurement procedure are given and its implementation with the aid of an IR-imager AGA-780 is shown.State Institute of Applied Optics, Kazan. Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 63, No. 1, pp. 109–113. July, 1992.     

On the Theory of Electrical Phenomena in Combustion of Heterogeneous Systems with Condensed Products

The effect of the electromotive force arising in combustion of heterogeneous systems with condensed products is explained. A convective mechanism of arising regions with different charge densities due to charge transfer by the gas filtered in the pores is formulated on the basis of the developed physical concepts, estimates, and analysis of experimental data. Key words: combustion, electron emission, filtration, electromotive force.     

Resistive and magnetic properties of Y1−x Zr x Ba2Cu3O7−δ and Y1−2x Zr x Eu x Ba2Cu3O7−δ superconductive compounds

The results of X-rays, electrical resistivities and magnetic studies performed on Y_−x Zr _x Ba₂Cu₃O_t7−δ and Y_1−2x Zr _x Eu _x Ba₂Cu₃O_7−δ superconducting compounds, in the temperature range 4.2–500 K and external fields up to 50 kOe are reported. The presence of zirconium decreases the superconducting transition temperatures,T _c. BelowT _c, the hysteresis loops narrow when the zirconium content increases. From the magnetization curves, the critical current densities were determined. A time dependence of the magnetizations of logarithmic form was found. The flux-pinning energy was estimated to beU ≃0.03 eV. Above the transition temperatures, Y_−x Zr _x Ba₂Cu₃O_t7−δ samples show a Pauli-type paramagnetism, while Y_1−2x Zr _x Eu _x Ba₂Cu₃O_7−δ compounds have, in addition, temperature-dependent contributions to the magnetic susceptibilities. The effective europium moments are ∼3.40 μ_B suggesting that the ion is in (+3) valence state.     

Adaptive space-time reduced-length MMSE receiver for interferencesuppression in DS/CDMA

The authors present an adaptive space-time reduced-length minimum mean-squared error (MMSE) receiver to suppress co-channel interference in the near-far environment for an asynchronous direct-sequence code-division multiple-access (DS/CDMA) system. Simulation results show that better bit-error rate and faster and more stable convergence are achieved over the existing full- and reduced-length MMSE receivers     

Engineering design and mechatronics: The schemebuilder project

The paper describes the development of a software design aid for use at the conceptual stage of engineering design. It is intended for use in the design of mechatronic products but has wider potential uses. Early approaches were based on function structures and tables of options and the system that evolved allows the assembly of schemes linked by matching their input and output ports. A database of components is provided which can be accessed via different indexes and the designer can easily create and compare alternative schemes at the concept stage.A bond graph approach is used to define the interconnections between components. This allows correct port matching but also provides for future development such as constraint propagation through the design and links to simulation tools.