scholarly journals The influence of closed brine pockets and permeable brine channels on the thermo-elastic properties of saline ice

2017 ◽  
Vol 375 (2086) ◽  
pp. 20150351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksey Marchenko ◽  
Ben Lishman
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Half Space ◽  
Elastic Properties ◽  
Elastic Waves ◽  
Elastic Behaviour ◽  
Model Solutions ◽  
Data Support ◽  
University College London ◽  
The University

A model of the thermo-elastic behaviour of saline ice is formulated, and model solutions describing thermo-elastic waves (TEW) propagating into a half-space of the ice are investigated. The model is based on a proposal that saline ice is a matrix, which encompasses both closed brine pockets and permeable channels filled with brine. Experiments on the thermal expansion of saline ice samples, and on TEW in saline ice, have been performed in the cold laboratories of the University Centre in Svalbard and in University College London. The experimental data are compared with theoretical conclusions. The experimental data support our hypothesis that the brine in saline ice is divided between closed pockets and open, permeable channels. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Microdynamics of ice’.

1s hole excited states of Be: partial autoionization rates compared with recent experimental data

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (5) ◽  
pp. 603-605
Author(s):  
D. Petrini ◽  
J. A. Tully
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Excited States ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Ground State ◽  
Photoionization Cross Section ◽  
Recent Experimental Data ◽  
Auger Decay ◽  
Close Coupling ◽  
University College London ◽  
The University

Auger decay following inner-shell photoexcitation of atomic beryllium is studied using the University College London close-coupling codes. We reproduce some of the features observed experimentally by Krause and co-workers. The vastly predominant decay mode of Be 1s2s2np1P° is to Be+ 1s2np rather than the ground state of Be+ and the theoretical np/2s ratio agrees with the experimental value. The peak observed in the partial photoionization cross section for formation of 1s(2s2p3P) 2P° is due to photoexcitation of 1s2s(3s3p3P) 1P° followed by autoionization. Our theoretical result reproduces this feature. Strong configuration interaction effects limit the accuracy we can achieve for the radiationless decay width.

Elastic, thermoelastic and piezoelastic properties of crystals of the KSCN family (KN3, KHF2, KSCN, NH4HF2, NH4SCN)

1998 ◽  
Vol 213 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Haussühl
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Elastic Properties ◽  
Elastic Behaviour ◽  
Cscl Type ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Transition Enthalpy ◽  
Elastic Anomalies

AbstractLarge single crystals of KNElastic properties and thermal expansion reflect the close relationship to the CsCl-type structure. The anisotropy is mainly caused by the preferential orientation of the long axes of the anionic dumb-bells within one distinct plane. KSCN exhibits weak elastic anomalies approaching the phase transition at 413 K. These effects, which are much smaller than those found in the high-temperature phases of the alkali cyanides, indicate, together with the almost missing hysteresis and the small transition enthalpy, a transition of mainly second order. The variation of the elastic behaviour of KHF

scholarly journals Thermal Expansion and Elastic Properties of Mn–Ge–Fe Alloys

1983 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 689-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakaru Masumoto ◽  
Michio Kikuchi ◽  
Takafumi Nakayama
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Elastic Properties ◽  
Fe Alloys

scholarly journals Thermal Expansion and Electro-Elastic Features of Ba2TiSi2O8 High Temperature Piezoelectric Crystal

Crystals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Jiang ◽  
Feifei Chen ◽  
Fapeng Yu ◽  
Shiwei Tian ◽  
Xiufeng Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Elastic Properties ◽  
Piezoelectric Coefficient ◽  
Linear Thermal Expansion ◽  
Temperature Stability ◽  
Promising Candidate ◽  
Temperature Range ◽  
Sensor Applications ◽  
High Temperature Sensor

A high-quality Ba2TiSi2O8 (BTS) single crystal was grown using the Czochralski (Cz) pulling method. The thermal expansion and electro-elastic properties of BTS crystal were studied for high temperature sensor applications. The relative dielectric permittivities ε 11 T / ε 0 and ε 33 T / ε 0 were determined to be 16.3 and 11.8, while the piezoelectric coefficients d15, d31, d33 were found to be 17.8, 2.9, and 4.0 pC/N, respectively. Temperature dependence of electro-elastic properties were investigated, where the variation of elastic compliance s 55 E (= s 44 E ) was found to be <6% over temperature range of 20–700 °C. Taking advantage of the anisotropic thermal expansion, linear thermal expansion comparable to insulating alumina ceramic was achieved over temperature range up to 650 °C. The optimum crystal cut with large effective piezoelectric coefficient (>8.5 pC/N) and linear thermal expansion coefficient (8.03 ppm/°C) achieved for BTS crystal along the (47°, φ) direction (φ is arbitrary in 0–360°), together with its good temperature stability up to 650 °C, make BTS crystal a promising candidate for high temperature piezoelectric sensors.

scholarly journals Analysis of Equation of State for Carbon Nanotubes

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeewan Chandra ◽  
Pooja Kapri Bhatt ◽  
Kuldeep Kholiya
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Equation Of State ◽  
Compression Behavior ◽  
Nanotube Bundles ◽  
The Individual

Compression behavior of carbon nanotube bundles and individual carbon nanotubes within the bundle has been studied by using the Suzuki, Shanker, and usual Tait formulations. It is found that the Suzuki formulation is not capable of explaining the compression behavior of nanomaterials. Shanker formulation slightly improves the results obtained by the Suzuki formulation, but only usual Tait’s equation (UTE) of state gives results in agreement to the experimental data. The present study reveals that the product of bulk modules and the coefficient of volume thermal expansion remain constant for carbon nanotubes. It has also been found that the individual carbon nanotubes are less compressible than bundles of carbon nanotubes.

scholarly journals Extracting real-crack properties from non-linear elastic behaviour of rocks: abundance of cracks with dominating normal compliance and rocks with negative Poisson ratios

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 543-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Y. Zaitsev ◽  
Andrey V. Radostin ◽  
Elena Pasternak ◽  
Arcady Dyskin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Poisson Ratio ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Elastic Behaviour ◽  
Crack Model ◽  
Normal Compliance ◽  
S Wave ◽  
Linear Elastic ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Linear Elastic Behaviour

Abstract. Results of examination of experimental data on non-linear elasticity of rocks using experimentally determined pressure dependences of P- and S-wave velocities from various literature sources are presented. Overall, over 90 rock samples are considered. Interpretation of the data is performed using an effective-medium description in which cracks are considered as compliant defects with explicitly introduced shear and normal compliances without specifying a particular crack model with an a priori given ratio of the compliances. Comparison with the experimental data indicated abundance (∼ 80 %) of cracks with the normal-to-shear compliance ratios that significantly exceed the values typical of conventionally used crack models (such as penny-shaped cuts or thin ellipsoidal cracks). Correspondingly, rocks with such cracks demonstrate a strongly decreased Poisson ratio including a significant (∼ 45 %) portion of rocks exhibiting negative Poisson ratios at lower pressures, for which the concentration of not yet closed cracks is maximal. The obtained results indicate the necessity for further development of crack models to account for the revealed numerous examples of cracks with strong domination of normal compliance. Discovering such a significant number of naturally auxetic rocks is in contrast to the conventional viewpoint that occurrence of a negative Poisson ratio is an exotic fact that is mostly discussed for artificial structures.

An evaluation of elastic properties and coefficients of thermal expansion of graphite fibres from macroscopic composite input data

2005 ◽  
Vol 461 (2054) ◽  
pp. 347-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Rupnowski ◽  
M. Gentz ◽  
J. K. Sutter ◽  
M. Kumosa
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Elastic Properties ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Matrix Material ◽  
Unidirectional Composite ◽  
Woven Composites ◽  
Woven Composite ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Fibre Properties ◽  
Representative Unit Cell

In this work, a methodology has been presented for the evaluation of stiffness properties and temperature–dependent coefficients of thermal expansion of continuous fibres from the macroscopic properties of either unidirectional or woven composites. The methodology was used to determine the stiffness and thermal properties of T650–35 graphite fibres from the macroscopic input data of unidirectional and woven composites based on the same fibres embedded in a PMR–15 polyimide matrix. In the first part of the analysis, the fibre properties were determined directly from the unidirectional composite macro data using the inversed Eshelby–Mori–Tanaka approach. Subsequently, certain fibre properties were additionally evaluated indirectly from the woven composite, using the finite–element method and the concept of a representative unit cell. It has been shown that the temperature–dependent coefficients of thermal expansion of the fibres can be estimated from the unidirectional composite macro data with significantly smaller errors than in the case of the elastic properties. It has also been shown that the errors in the evaluation of the elastic properties of the fibres from the macro unidirectional composite data could be significantly reduced if the fibres were placed in a stiff matrix material: much stiffer than the polyimide resin. The longitudinal and transverse coefficients of thermal expansions and the shear modulus of the T650–35 fibres determined from the unidirectional composite analysis were successfully verified by investigating the woven composite.

scholarly journals A Study into the Validity of the Ship Design Spiral in Early Stage Ship Design

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (02) ◽  
pp. 81-100
Author(s):  
Rachel Pawling ◽  
Victoria Percival ◽  
David Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Ship Design ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
University College London ◽  
The University ◽  
Convenient Model ◽  
Balanced Solution ◽  
Block Approach ◽  
Design Spiral

For many years, the design spiral has been seen to be a convenient model of an acknowledged complex process. It has virtues particularly in recognizing the ship design interactive and, hopefully, converging nature of the process. However, many find it unsatisfactory. One early criticism focused on its apparent assumption of a relatively smooth process to a balanced solution implied by most ship concept algorithms. The paper draws on a postgraduate design investigation using the University College London Design Building Block approach, which looked specifically at a nascent naval combatant design and the issues of size associated with "passing decks" and margins. Results from the study are seen to suggest that there are distinct regions of cliffs and plateau in plots of capability against design output, namely ship size and cost. These findings are discussed with regard to the insight they provide into the nature of such ship designs and different ways of representing the ship design process. The paper concludes that the ship design spiral is a misleading and unreliable representation of complex ship design at both the strategic and detailed iterative levels.

scholarly journals Geoffrey Burnstock. 10 May 1929—3 June 2020

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Alan North ◽  
Marcello Costa
Keyword(s):  
P2y Receptors ◽  
Autonomic Nerves ◽  
Purine Nucleotides ◽  
Biomedical Scientist ◽  
Signalling Molecule ◽  
University College London ◽  
University Colleges ◽  
The University ◽  
G Protein Coupled ◽  
Extracellular Signalling

Geoffrey Burnstock was a biomedical scientist who gained renown for his discovery that adenosine 5′-triphosphate (ATP) functions as an extracellular signalling molecule. Born in London and educated at King's and University colleges, he did postdoctoral work at Mill Hill and Oxford. He moved in 1959 to the Department of Zoology at the University of Melbourne because he sensed there a greater freedom to challenge established thinking in physiology. His group found that transmission from sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic nerves to smooth muscle was in some places not mediated by the accepted chemical messengers (noradrenaline and acetylcholine). He amassed evidence that ATP was this non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic transmitter, using biochemical, histological and electrophysiological approaches: heretically, he styled this ‘purinergic transmission’. Geoff further upset dogma in the 1970s by proposing ‘co-transmission’ in which some nerves released ATP in addition to either noradrenaline or acetylcholine. He distinguished pharmacologically P1 receptors (activated best by adenosine and blocked by xanthines) and P2 receptors (activated best by purine nucleotides such as ATP) and he proposed in 1985 that the latter embraced P2X (ion channel) and P2Y (G protein-coupled) subtypes: about 10 years later these categories were substantiated by cDNA cloning. From 1975 until his retirement in 1997, Geoff was head of the Department of Anatomy and Embryology at University College London (UCL), which he developed energetically into a large and strong research department. Later, as head of the Autonomic Research Institute at the Royal Free (part of UCL), he continued to collaborate extensively, and founded several journals and international professional societies. He widely sought clinical benefit for his discoveries, and both P2X and P2Y receptors have been developed as the targets of useful therapeutics (gefapixant, clopidogrel). Geoff was proud of his modest, rather humble, background and eschewed formality. He may have smiled when his early discoveries were met with cynicism, even ridicule (‘pure-imagine’ transmission noted one amusing critic), but this just reinforced his resolve and encouraged his encyclopaedic oeuvre.

scholarly journals РІВНІ ІНШОМОВНОЇ КОМПЕТЕНТНОСТІ МАЙБУТНІХ ФАХІВЦІВ СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ СФЕРИ

2019 ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Павелків К. М.
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Experimental Research ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Language Competence ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Competence Level ◽  
The University

The article presents the results of experimental research of foreign language competence level of future social sphere specialist. The experimental data are compared with the results of students’ under study self-assessment of their foreign language competence level. The article shows the results of the influence of methodological system of foreign language training of future social sphere specialist on the increase of the level of foreign language competence among participants of experimental groups. Creative, medium, satisfactory and unsatisfactory levels of foreign language competence of future social sphere specialist are characterized from the point of view students’ reflexion. The research approves the effectiveness of pedagogical influences introduced at the forming stage of the experiment through approbation of the author’s methodical system of foreign language training in the university.

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