Means for Increasing the Sensitivity of Acoustic Probing when Studying the Structure of Metals

As exemplified by the use of different approaches to processing the results of probing metals with elastic waves, means have been studied for increasing the sensitivity of the ultrasonic method. Representing processes that determine the effect that a medium has on the parameters of an elastic wave by a statistical model in the form of a Dirichlet distribution makes it possible to numerically characterize changes in the structure of a probing pulse and to improve the understanding of phenomena that occur when an elastic wave interacts with a medium, with the degree of material damage taken into account.     

Ionization kinetics in a supersonic xenon plasma flow entering electric field

We have studied xenon plasma moving in a supersonic diffuser in external electric and magnetic fields. The main physical parameters of the plasma (electron temperature and density) were determined using specially developed methods based on the theory of continuous optical emission from inert gas atoms. These experimental data are compared to the results of theoretical calculations. Based on an analysis of the results of spectroscopic measurements, a mechanism of plasma ionization is established which is capable of maintaining a high degree of ionization in the supersonic xenon plasma flow.     

A comparison of plasma and thermal effects upon supersonic flow past aerodynamic bodies

Technical Physics Letters - The task of controlled variation of parameters of supersonic flow past a semicylindrical aerodynamic body is considered. The action of gas-discharge plasma on the flow...     

Software for Simulation of Low-Speed Machining

Russian Engineering Research - Software for the simulation of low-speed machining based on the SolidWorks and Deform-3D CAD/CAE systems is analyzed. The following properties are established: the...     

Estimation of water balance over catchment areas taking into account the heterogeneity of their landscape conditions

The landscape conditions for forming the water balance and runoff from catchment areas can change considerably under the pressure of natural and anthropogenic factors. The role of hydromorphic transformation of landscapes is important for most of the Ob basin; it results in the paludification of the area. The specific parameter n is used in calculating water balance according to Mezentsev’s method of hydro-climatic calculations to take account of landscape conditions. We suggest determining this parameter’s value by geomorphological features of the landscapes using GIS tools.     

Effect of the nature of the support of a cobalt catalyst on the synthesis of hydrocarbons from CO,H<Subscript>2</Subscript>, and C<Subscript>2</Subscript>H<Subscript>4</Subscript>

The effect of the nature of the support of a Co catalyst on the synthesis of hydrocarbons from CO, H₂, and C₂H₄ was studied in this work. It was found that the introduction of ethylene into synthesis gas resulted in an increase in the yield of liquid hydrocarbons. In this case, the conversion of C₂H₄ was complete and the degree of its involvement into the synthesis of C₅₊ hydrocarbons depended on the concentration of this component in the starting mixture and the nature of the support. Specific features of the adsorption of CO and C₂H₄ on the used Co catalysts were determined using a temperature-programmed desorption method.