Structure and Properties of Amorphous-Crystalline Alloys of the Nd – Fe – B System

A novel x-ray technology is used for studying the phase composition and the sizes of crystallites in amorphous-crystalline alloys of the Nd – Fe – B system obtained by the method of centrifugal sputtering for manufacturing permanent magnets.     

High-temperature oxidation of titanium carbide in oxygen

The kinetics of titanium carbide oxidation in oxygen over the temperature range of 600–1200°C and oxygen pressure from 0.1 to 740 Torr have been studied with a vacuum microbalance. Layer-by-layer x-ray analysis, petrography, metallography, and gas chromatography have been used to analyze the oxidation products. A paralinear nature of the oxidation of material was established, and the rate constants of the process were calculated for the corresponding parabolic and linear portions of the kinetic curves. It was shown that a gaseous product, CO₂, formed, as well as a solid product, TiO₂ (rutile), both stoichiometric and nonstoichiometric. The lower oxides, Ti₃O₅, Ti₂O₃, TiO, were noted in the scale at temperatures from 700 to 800° and low oxygen pressures, their relative quantity rising with decreasing pressure. Based on x-ray analysis and microhardness measurements, it was concluded that titanium oxicarbides formed in the TiC, directly adjacent to the scale. A possible oxidation mechanism of titanium carbide is proposed.     

Meeting environmental requirements when producing heat and electricity at thermal power stations

The environmental problems faced by thermal engineering in Russia and abroad are considered. Emphasis is placed on new problems in the field of ecological safety. It is stressed that environmental problems in thermal engineering are mainly solved on the national level. Various methods for reducing hazardous emissions and discharges, as well as their costs, are considered.     

Development of the large neutron imaging system for inertial confinement fusion experiments

Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) requires a high resolution (~10 μm) neutron imaging system to observe deuterium and tritium (DT) core implosion asymmetries. A new large (150 mm entrance diameter: scaled for Laser Me?gaJoule [P. A. Holstein, F. Chaland, C. Charpin, J. M. Dufour, H. Dumont, J. Giorla, L. Hallo, S. Laffite, G. Malinie, Y. Saillard, G. Schurtz, M. Vandenboomgaerde, and F. Wagon, Laser and Particle Beams 17, 403 (1999)]) neutron imaging detector has been developed for such ICF experiments. The detector has been fully characterized using a linear accelerator and a (60)Co γ-ray source. A penumbral aperture was used to observe DT-gas-filled target implosions performed on the OMEGA laser facility. [T. R. Boehly, D. L. Brown, R. S. Craxton, R. L. Keck, J. P. Knauer, J. H. Kelly, T. J. Kessler, S. A. Kumpan, S. J. Loucks, S. A. Letzring, F. J. Marshall, R. L. McCrory, S. F. B. Morse, W. Seka, J. M. Soures, and C. P. Verdon, Opt. Commun. 133, 495 (1997)] Neutron core images of 14 MeV with a resolution of 15 μm were obtained and are compared to x-ray images of comparable resolution.     

Efficiency of cyclical-and-continuous method in open pit mining

The article reviews in brief application of cyclical-and-continuous method in the conveyor-andtruck haulage in open pit mines. Consumption of materials and power is evaluated as a function of mined rock haulage volumes and depth of crush-and-reload station position in an open pit mine. The change in capital and operational cost to transport ore and hard overburden is studied at varied distances from a crushand- reload station in open pit to a surface receiving station. Efficiency of the conveyor-and-truck haulage using cyclical-and-continuous method is evaluated. In terms of deep and large mineral deposits, the authors substantiate positions for crush-and-reload stations in large open pit mines.     

Thermodynamic Foundations of an Information-Based Systems Approach to Designing Complex Engineering Objects

Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering - Thermodynamic foundations of an information-based systems approach to designing complex engineering objects with hierarchical structure using...     

An experimental study of desublimation of carbon dioxide from a gas mixture

An experimental study of the desublimation of carbon dioxide from a gas mixture with nitrogen on a cooled surface was performed. A test bench for the study of desublimation process comprised a gas mixture source, a measurement cell, a cooling system, a vacuum system, and a control and measuring system. The main factors that influence the degree of recovery of carbon dioxide were determined. Empirical dependences of the degree of recovery of carbon dioxide on the process parameters were obtained. The possibility of the commercial implementation of the process is discussed.