Isochoric specific heat of sulfur hexafluoride at the critical point: Laboratory results and outline of a spacelab experiment for the d1-mission in 1985

The specific heat at constant volume c_v shows a weak singularity at the critical point. Renormalization group techniques have been applied, predicting a universal critical behavior which has to be experimentally confirmed for different systems. In this paper an experiment is presented to measure the specific heat of SF₆ along the critical isochore (_c=0.737 g·cm^–3), applying a continuous heating method. The results cover a temperature span of –1.5×10^–2< <1.70×10^–2 [=(T–T _c)/T _c] and were strongly affected by gravity effects that emerge in the sample of 1-mm hydrostatic height near the critical point. Using regression analysis, data were fitted with functions of the form c _v/R=A × ¦¦^– + B for the one-phase state and c _v/R=A × ¦¦^– + B for the twophase state. Within their error bounds the critical values (==0.098, A/A=1.83) represent the measurements for the temperature span 3.5×10^{–5< ¦¦<2.0×10 –3}, in good agreement with theoretical predictions. In order to exclude density profiles in the specimen, which are unavoidable in terrestrial experiments due to the high compressibility of fluids at the critical point and the gravity force, a space-qualified scanning ratio calorimeter has been constructed, which will permit long-term c_v measurements under microgravity (-g) conditions. The experiment will be part of the German Spacelab mission in October 1985. The significant features of the apparatus are briefly sketched.Paper presented at the Ninth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, June 24–27, 1985, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.     

Thermal diffusivity of fluids in a broad region around the critical point

Dynamic light scattering is a suitable method for the investigation of transport properties such as the thermal diffusivity of optically transparent fluids. The main advantages of the method are its quickness, the fact of the thermodynamic state of equilibrium of the sample (gradients are not required), and the relatively simple evaluation of data without the necessity of calibration. However, an insufficient production of intensity of scattered light may be a limiting effect. For that reason the vicinity of the gas-liquid critical point represents the classical range of application. In this paper, it is shown that by means of an appropriate choice of experimental apparatus, measurements are also feasible in an extended range of states. Broad regions around critical points of three pure fluids (sulfur hexafluoride, SF₆; ethane, C₂H₆; nitrous oxide, N₂O) over temperature ranges ¦T-T _c¦ of 0.02 to 50 K and density ranges (/_c) of 0.2 to 2 were investigated. In this region the thermal diffusivity shows great variations with temperature and density and cannot be described by means of ideal-gas behavior or relations for liquids. The measurements were carried out along the coexistence curve for both phases, along the critical isochore and along some isotherms with TT _c. The measured or calculated density, pressure, and thermal diffusivity data as well as some correlations are presented.     

工作流技术在ASP公共服务平台中的应用研究*

根据项目特点,建立了适合ASP平台的基于协调理论和反馈机制的扩展活动网络模型,采用XML模式的XPDL规范实现过程定义;然后通过DOM解析XML数据文档和J2EE的技术支持实现了系统的轻量级工作流引擎.详细介绍了系统实现中解决的两个关键问题:事务型操作的处理和并发控制,并提出了基于优先级的锁绑定机制.     

Calculated hardenability for improved consistency of properties in heat treatable engineering steels

Hardenability is one of the most important parameters controlling the heat treated properties of engineering steels. It affects the consistency of response for microstructure, hardness, strength, toughness, and dimensional change (distortion). This study illustrates that a major benefit of controlling hardenability is improving the consistency of dimensional distortion resulting from heat treatment. To facilitate the supply of steels to hardenability limits, especially restricted hardenability, a new technique was developed for the prediction of Jominy hardenability from chemical composition. The technique, termed the “Database Method,” uses measured Jominy hardenability and chemical composition data, contained in a database, to calculate the hardenability for a query composition. Using up to ten known steels, selected from the database with compositions closely matching that of the query steel, a small adjustment is made to the measured hardenability of each known steel allowing for the small difference in composition between the query and chosen steel. The final calculated result for the query steel is taken as the average of the various estimates. The basis of the Database Method is explained, and the advantages are illustrated for selecting engineering grades.     

搅拌槽内的液-液临界分散

在φ391mm搅拌槽中,分别采用双层Brumagin桨、双层三叶后掠式桨和双层A310桨与7种内构件相组合,在无乳化剂下对油水比(质量比)分别为1∶1.5,1∶2.0的煤油-水体系的液-液临界分散进行了研究。从工业实用的角度出发,对前两种桨找到了一种可替代“轻液挡板”的小挡板及其安装方法:内冷管上均布4块小挡板,B/D=0.08,插入液面深度为0.2D。在φ188mm搅拌槽中,于全挡板条件下,以歧化松香皂为乳化剂,分别采用3种不同几何参数的双层Brumagin桨对油水质量比为1∶1.5的煤油-水体系的临界分散进行了研究。结果表明,与无乳化剂情况相比,液-液临界分散转速(N_c)下降30％～40％,临界分散功耗(P_(cv))下降53％～66％;桨径减小会使N_c和P_(cv)增加。     

Nonextensive lattice gauge theories: Algorithms and methods

High-energy phenomena presenting strong dynamical correlations, long-range interactions and microscopic memory effects are well described by nonextensive versions of the canonical Boltzmann–Gibbs statistical mechanics. After a brief theoretical review, we introduce a class of generalized heat-bath algorithms that enable Monte Carlo lattice simulations of gauge fields on the nonextensive statistical ensemble of Tsallis. The algorithmic performance is evaluated as a function of the Tsallis parameter q$q$ in equilibrium and nonequilibrium setups. Then, we revisit short-time dynamic techniques, which in contrast to usual simulations in equilibrium present negligible finite-size effects and no critical slowing down. As an application, we investigate the short-time critical behaviour of the nonextensive hot Yang–Mills theory at q$q$-values obtained from heavy-ion collision experiments. Our results imply that, when the equivalence of statistical ensembles is obeyed, the long-standing universality arguments relating gauge theories and spin systems hold also for the nonextensive framework.     

Surface activity of quaternary ammonium salts derived from jojoba oil

A number ofcis andtrans quatenary ammonium salts were synthesized from jojoba oil. All derivatives were found to be surface active agents, i.e., they reduced the surface tension to 35 dynes/cm⁻¹, at very low concentrations. The relationship between the surface activity and the molecular structure is discussed.     

Failure load prediction of structural adhesive joints : Part 2: Experimental study

The objective of this study was to determine how the fracture of adhesive joints depends on elastic beam parameters describing the adherends and the applied loads. The basic specimen geometry was the cracked lap shear joint constructed of aluminium alloy with various adherend and bondline thicknesses. Loads were applied in different combinations of bending, tension and shear to generate a failure envelope for each adhesive and specimen geometry. It was found that crack propagation for precracked specimens occured at a critical strain energy release rate but was also a function of the G_I/G_II ratio and the bondline thickness. The experiments also showed that the loads required to propagate a crack in a precracked specimen were always lower than the loads required to break the fillet. Hence, by treating uncracked joints as being cracked, where the fictitious crack tip is assumed to coincide with the location of the fillet, a conservative estimate of the failure load is obtained.     

安全关键系统的栈空间分析研究

由于存储空间异常引起的系统故障,系统开发或维护人员很难从失效特征直接判断到根原因。另外,存储空间异常通常会引起整个系统崩溃,对于安全关键系统,如航空电子系统,系统的失效往往会引起坠机或人员伤亡,因此,对安全关键系统的空间分析显得尤为重要。由于系统栈空间的分析涉及系统动态运行状态,在程序的任意点都有可能被中断服务程序或实时操作系统的其它任务中断。此外系统的栈分析需要基于目标码等特性,再次增加了对于系统栈空间分析的难度。本文从栈空间分析的必要性出发,提出一种综合中断抢占图的栈分析理论和方法,并就安全关键系统如何保证栈空间使用的确定性进行论述。最后,就安全关键软件系统FCOS的栈空间分析过程进行详细的阐述。