Modeling the Motion of a Saw Ginning Machine

The dynamic characteristics of a saw gin as a subsystem with lumped and distributed parameters are considered in the paper. On the basis of investigation of the machine assembly, graphs are drawn that allow establishing the maximum values of the angle of relative rotation and the angle of rotation of the saw cylinder shaft under torsion.     

From embedded sensors to sensorial materials—The road to function scale integration

Ubiquitous computing is about to become part of our everyday lives by integrating hundreds of “invisible” to us computing devices in our environment, so that they can unobtrusively and constantly assist us. This will imply more and smaller “invisible” sensors, homogeneously distributed and at the same time densely packed in host materials, responding to various stimuli and immediately delivering information. In order to reach this aim, the embedded sensors should be integrated within the host material, heading towards sensorial materials. The first step is to omit all parts that are not needed for the sensorial task and to find new solutions for a gentle integration. This is what we call function scale integration. The paper discusses sensor embedding in the human hand as an example of integration in nature, new technological applications and main challenges associated with this approach.     

N-type negative differential resistance, hysteresis, and oscillations in the current-voltage characteristics of microwave diodes

The dc current-voltage characteristics of microwave diodes are experimentally studied on simultaneous exposure of the diodes to a high-frequency (100 MHz) high-amplitude harmonic signal. In the current-voltage characteristics of the microwave diodes, regions of N-type negative differential resistance, hysteresis, and current oscillations are observed depending on the amplitude and frequency of the high-frequency signal. A comparative analysis of the experimentally observed effects is performed, and possible mechanisms for the effects are discussed.     

Plugging behavior of gellan in porous saline media

In this article, the hydrodynamic behavior of dilute aqueous solutions of a natural polysaccharide—gellan in the porous media under the modeled oilfield conditions is described. The hydrodynamic properties of gellan and poly(acrylamide) solutions in saline porous media are compared. The influence of inorganic salts NaCl, KCl, CaCl₂, MgCl₂, and BaСl₂ on sol–gel and gel–sol transitions of dilute gellan solutions was evaluated. The mechanism of sol–gel transition in the presence of individual alkaline and alkaline‐earth metal salts is described on the basis of literature data. The viscometric measurements revealed that the effectiveness of salts to enhance gelation of gellan changes in the following order: BaСl₂ > CaCl₂ ≈ MgCl₂ > KCl > NaCl. The sol–gel and gel–sol phase transitions of gellan solution were also observed upon addition of oil field water containing 73 g L^?1 of alkaline and alkaline earth metal ions. During the injection of gellan solutions into the porous media saturated by saline water an oscillation of the injection pressure was observed. Such behavior of gellan is explained by either the sol‐to‐gel and the gel‐to‐sol transitions of the polymer taking place in saline water or the step‐by‐step plugging of high permeable channels until all high permeable channels of sand packs are plugged due to gellan invasion. The application of brine‐initiated gelation of gellan for water shutoff operations (WSO) in field conditions was demonstrated. Higher technological effectiveness of gellan injection in comparison with existing gelation systems was shown. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41256.     

Forecasting Stress-Strain Behavior of a Thermally-Stabilized Base

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering - The paper proposes an improved procedure for projecting thermal and stress-strain behavior of the base of an oil tank erected on permafrost soil by...     

Energy release behind the Jouguet point during detonation of plasticized PETN from the results of experiments by the T-20 method

The trajectory of motion of a copper shell, the velocity of its flight, and the pressure of the explosion products on the inside of the copper shell were simulated. It was found that there is a significant difference in pressure behavior between experiments and calculations performed using the standard equations of state of explosives and explosion products. Most likely, there is a significant contribution of kinetic processes to the energy release behind the Jouguet point. In this case, the conversion of explosives to explosion products apparently include not only exothermic reactions but also endothermic processes.     

Experimental investigations and mathematical simulation of the operation of ionizing-radiation diamond detectors

A mathematical model of an ionizing-radiation monitor based on diamond detectors has been developed. Experimental investigations of the monitor were carried out, and, using their results, the model was verified and optimized. It was demonstrated that the developed model makes it possible to calculate data of sensor measurements with an accuracy of 10% or better. These results will be used to reconstruct cosmicradiation spectra according to the output data of the monitor.