STRUCTURE SIMULATION OF SPARSE SILICA AEROGELS

Fractals ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 02 (04) ◽  
pp. 535-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. RICHTER ◽  
C. L. TIEN
Keyword(s):  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Silica Aerogels ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Ultrafine Structure ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Structure Simulation ◽  
Renormalization Theory ◽  
Very High ◽  
Good Agreement

Developed for the simulation of silica aerogel (an ultrafine structure of very high porosity) is a theoretical model that combines the concepts of percolation and cluster agglomeration. The model is formulated via a statistical growth algorithm. A set of probabilistic parameters determines the structural properties of the simulated porous medium and can be adjusted to match a wide spectrum of situations, including extremely sparse structures. The proposed model is discussed on the basis of Monte-Carlo simulations and renormalization theory. The fractal dimension of the simulated structure is in good agreement with the results of X-ray scattering experiments. This shows the potential of the proposed method for characterizing and analyzing structure-related physical properties of silica aerogels, like their extremely low thermal conductivity and extraordinary optical properties.

Modeling and experimental study of power losses in a rolling bearing

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (8) ◽  
pp. 1332-1351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guglielmo Giannetti ◽  
Enrico Meli ◽  
Andrea Rindi ◽  
Alessandro Ridolfi ◽  
Zhiyong Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Rolling Bearing ◽  
Power Losses ◽  
Rolling Bearings ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Improved Model ◽  
Bearing Behavior ◽  
Very High ◽  
Good Agreement

Due to the growing demand for very high performance in aeronautical mechanisms and systems, particular attention must be paid on the bearing modeling and design. In this framework, a fundamental role is played by high peripheral speed and very low power losses. Looking toward this direction, this paper presents an improved model of rolling bearings able to describe the system dynamic behavior and the important effect of different kinds of power losses (friction losses, fluid dynamic losses, etc.). The proposed model is characterized by a high numerical efficiency and allows the investigation of the rolling bearing behavior both under transient and steady conditions. A comparison between the experimental and simulated results is also presented in this paper. The analysis of the results is encouraging and shows a good agreement between experiments and model simulations.

Dislocation structures around SiO2 Particles in aged Cu-Cr-SiO2

1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 594-595
Author(s):  
N.J. Long ◽  
M.H. Loretto ◽  
C.H. Lloyd
Keyword(s):  
Flow Stress ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Thin Foil ◽  
Age Hardening ◽  
Dispersion Strengthening ◽  
Accurate Picture ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Very High ◽  
Good Agreement

IntroductionThere have been several t.e.m. studies (1,2,3,4) of the dislocation arrangements in the matrix and around the particles in dispersion strengthened single crystals deformed in single slip. Good agreement has been obtained in general between the observed structures and the various theories for the flow stress and work hardening of this class of alloy. There has been though some difficulty in obtaining an accurate picture of these arrangements in the case when the obstacles are large (of the order of several 1000's Å). This is due to both the physical loss of dislocations from the thin foil in its preparation and to rearrangement of the structure on unloading and standing at room temperature under the influence of the very high localised stresses in the vicinity of the particles (2,3).This contribution presents part of a study of the Cu-Cr-SiO2 system where age hardening from the Cu-Cr and dispersion strengthening from Cu-Sio2 is combined.

Model and Method for Contributor’s Quality Assessment in Community Image Tagging Systems

2018 ◽  
pp. 45-51
Author(s):  
A. V. Ponomarev
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Preference Relation ◽  
Pairwise Comparison ◽  
Ground Truth ◽  
Comparison Method ◽  
Characteristic Matrix ◽  
Image Tagging ◽  
Proposed Model

Introduction: Large-scale human-computer systems involving people of various skills and motivation into the information processing process are currently used in a wide spectrum of applications. An acute problem in such systems is assessing the expected quality of each contributor; for example, in order to penalize incompetent or inaccurate ones and to promote diligent ones.Purpose: To develop a method of assessing the expected contributor’s quality in community tagging systems. This method should only use generally unreliable and incomplete information provided by contributors (with ground truth tags unknown).Results:A mathematical model is proposed for community image tagging (including the model of a contributor), along with a method of assessing the expected contributor’s quality. The method is based on comparing tag sets provided by different contributors for the same images, being a modification of pairwise comparison method with preference relation replaced by a special domination characteristic. Expected contributors’ quality is evaluated as a positive eigenvector of a pairwise domination characteristic matrix. Community tagging simulation has confirmed that the proposed method allows you to adequately estimate the expected quality of community tagging system contributors (provided that the contributors' behavior fits the proposed model).Practical relevance: The obtained results can be used in the development of systems based on coordinated efforts of community (primarily, community tagging systems). 

scholarly journals Separate Universe calibration of the dependence of halo bias on cosmic web anisotropy

2020 ◽  
Vol 499 (3) ◽  
pp. 4418-4431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujatha Ramakrishnan ◽  
Aseem Paranjape
Keyword(s):  
Dark Matter ◽  
High Precision ◽  
Gaussian Distribution ◽  
Initial Perturbation ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Web Environment ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Galaxy Assembly ◽  
Very High ◽  
Good Agreement

ABSTRACT We use the Separate Universe technique to calibrate the dependence of linear and quadratic halo bias b1 and b2 on the local cosmic web environment of dark matter haloes. We do this by measuring the response of halo abundances at fixed mass and cosmic web tidal anisotropy α to an infinite wavelength initial perturbation. We augment our measurements with an analytical framework developed in earlier work that exploits the near-lognormal shape of the distribution of α and results in very high precision calibrations. We present convenient fitting functions for the dependence of b1 and b2 on α over a wide range of halo mass for redshifts 0 ≤ z ≤ 1. Our calibration of b2(α) is the first demonstration to date of the dependence of non-linear bias on the local web environment. Motivated by previous results that showed that α is the primary indicator of halo assembly bias for a number of halo properties beyond halo mass, we then extend our analytical framework to accommodate the dependence of b1 and b2 on any such secondary property that has, or can be monotonically transformed to have, a Gaussian distribution. We demonstrate this technique for the specific case of halo concentration, finding good agreement with previous results. Our calibrations will be useful for a variety of halo model analyses focusing on galaxy assembly bias, as well as analytical forecasts of the potential for using α as a segregating variable in multitracer analyses.

scholarly journals Compact Modelling of Electrical, Optical and Thermal Properties of Multi-Colour Power LEDs Operating on a Common PCB

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1286
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Górecki ◽  
Przemysław Ptak
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Circuits ◽  
Optical Model ◽  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
Junction Temperature ◽  
Optical Parameters ◽  
Spice Simulation ◽  
Light Emitting ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Good Agreement

This paper concerns the problem of modelling electrical, thermal and optical properties of multi-colour power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) situated on a common PCB (Printed Circuit Board). A new form of electro-thermo-optical model of such power LEDs is proposed in the form of a subcircuit for SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuits Emphasis). With the use of this model, the currents and voltages of the considered devices, their junction temperature and selected radiometric parameters can be calculated, taking into account self-heating phenomena in each LED and mutual thermal couplings between each pair of the considered devices. The form of the formulated model is described, and a manner of parameter estimation is also proposed. The correctness and usefulness of the proposed model are verified experimentally for six power LEDs emitting light of different colours and mounted on an experimental PCB prepared by the producer of the investigated devices. Verification was performed for the investigated diodes operating alone and together. Good agreement between the results of measurements and computations was obtained. It was also proved that the main thermal and optical parameters of the investigated LEDs depend on a dominant wavelength of the emitted light.

Static and Dynamic Structure of Molecular Monomers and Dimers of the Rare-earth Fluorides

2001 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 381-385
Author(s):  
Z. Akdeniz ◽  
M . Gaune-Escard ◽  
M. P. Tosi
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Bond Length ◽  
Geometrical Structure ◽  
Vibrational Mode ◽  
Dynamic Structure ◽  
Molecular Shape ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Infrared Studies ◽  
Charged Clusters ◽  
Good Agreement

Abstract We determine a model of the ionic interactions in RF3 compounds, where R is a rare-earth element in the series from La to Lu, by an analysis of data on the bond length and the vibrational mode frequencies of the PrF3, GdF3 and HoF3 molecular monomers. All RF3 monomers are predicted to have a pyramidal shape, displaying a progressive flattening of the molecular shape in parallel with the lanthanide contraction of the bond length. The vibrational frequencies of all monomers are calculated, the results being in good agreement with the data from infrared studies of matrix-isolated molecules. We also evaluate the geometrical structure and the vibrational spectrum of the La2F6 and Ce2F6 dimers, as a further test of the proposed model. -PACS 36.40.Wa (Charged clusters)

High-energy resolution in X-ray scattering with the spectrometer INELAX. I. The principles and the test instrument

1991 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1042-1050 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Burkel ◽  
B. Dorner ◽  
Th. Illini ◽  
J. Peisl
Keyword(s):  
Energy Resolution ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Bragg Angle ◽  
High Energy Resolution ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Test Results ◽  
X Ray Scattering ◽  
Radiation Sources ◽  
Very High Energy ◽  
Very High

Very high-energy resolution measurements using X-rays can be achieved by extreme backreflection (Bragg angle close to 90°) from perfect crystals. This technique, combined with the high intensity of X-rays emitted by synchrotron-radiation sources, allowed the development of the instrument INELAX for inelastic scattering experiments. The principles and test results are discussed.

scholarly journals Depth-Resolved Microspectroscopy of Porous Silicon Multilayers

1999 ◽  
Vol 588 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Manotas ◽  
F. Agulló-Rueda ◽  
J. D. Moreno ◽  
R. J. Martín-Palma ◽  
R. Guerrero-Lemus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Porous Silicon ◽  
Quantum Confinement ◽  
Silicon Nanocrystals ◽  
Phonon Frequency ◽  
Lattice Mismatch ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Phonon Confinement ◽  
Heating Effects ◽  
Average Size ◽  
Good Agreement

AbstractWe have measured micro-photoluminescence (PL) and micro-Raman spectra on the cross section of porous silicon multilayers to sample different layer depths. We find noticeable differences in the spectra of layers with different porosity, as expected from the quantum confinement of electrons and phonons in silicon nanocrystals with different average sizes. The PL emission band gets stronger, blue shifts, and narrows at the high porosity layers. The average size can be estimated from the shift. The Raman phonon band at 520 cm−1 weakens and broadens asymmetrically towards the low energy side. The line shape can be related quantitatively with the average size by the phonon confinement model. To get a good agreement with the model we add a band at around 480 cm−1, which has been attributed to amorphous silicon. We also have to leave as free parameters the bulk silicon phonon frequency and its line width, which depend on temperature and stress. We reduced laser power to eliminate heating effects. Then we use the change of frequency with depth to monitor the stress. At the interface with the substrate we find a compressive stress in excess of 10 kbar, which agrees with the reported lattice mismatch. Finally, average sizes are larger than those estimated from PL.

scholarly journals The high Arctic in extreme winters: vortex, temperature, and MLS and ACE-FTS trace gas evolution

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. L. Manney ◽  
W. H. Daffer ◽  
K. B. Strawbridge ◽  
K. A. Walker ◽  
C. D. Boone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Chemistry ◽  
Lower Stratosphere ◽  
High Arctic ◽  
Trace Gas ◽  
Satellite Measurements ◽  
Broadband Emission ◽  
Gas Measurements ◽  
Chemistry Experiment ◽  
Very High ◽  
Good Agreement

Abstract. The first three Arctic winters of the ACE mission represented two extremes of winter variability: Stratospheric sudden warmings (SSWs) in 2004 and 2006 were among the strongest, most prolonged on record; 2005 was a record cold winter. Canadian Arctic Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) Validation Campaigns were conducted at Eureka (80° N, 86° W) during each of these winters. New satellite measurements from ACE-Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS), Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER), and Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS), along with meteorological analyses and Eureka lidar temperatures, are used to detail the meteorology in these winters, to demonstrate its influence on transport, and to provide a context for interpretation of ACE-FTS and validation campaign observations. During the 2004 and 2006 SSWs, the vortex broke down throughout the stratosphere, reformed quickly in the upper stratosphere, and remained weak in the middle and lower stratosphere. The stratopause reformed at very high altitude, near 75 km. ACE measurements covered both vortex and extra-vortex conditions in each winter, except in late-February through mid-March 2004 and 2006, when the strong, pole-centered vortex that reformed after the SSWs resulted in ACE sampling only inside the vortex in the middle through upper stratosphere. The 2004 and 2006 Eureka campaigns were during the recovery from the SSWs, with the redeveloping vortex over Eureka. 2005 was the coldest winter on record in the lower stratosphere, but with an early final warming in mid-March. The vortex was over Eureka at the start of the 2005 campaign, but moved away as it broke up. Disparate temperature profile structure and vortex evolution resulted in much lower (higher) temperatures in the upper (lower) stratosphere in 2004 and 2006 than in 2005. Satellite temperatures agree well with lidar data up to 50–60 km, and ACE-FTS, MLS and SABER show good agreement in high-latitude temperatures throughout the winters. Consistent with a strong, cold upper stratospheric vortex and enhanced radiative cooling after the SSWs, MLS and ACE-FTS trace gas measurements show strongly enhanced descent in the upper stratospheric vortex in late January through March 2006 compared to that in 2005.

Reloading Stress Relaxation Behavior Analysis Based on a Creep Model for High Temperature Bolting Steel

2013 ◽  
Vol 328 ◽  
pp. 950-954
Author(s):  
Wei Wei Zhang ◽  
Hong Xu ◽  
Hong Yuan Li
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Stress Relaxation ◽  
Steady State Creep ◽  
Relaxation Behavior ◽  
Creep Model ◽  
National Research Institute ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Stress Relaxation Behavior ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Good Agreement

An analytical method based on a creep model is being developed to investigate the effect of retightening on stress relaxation behavior for high-temperature turbine and valve studs/bolts. In order to validate the approach, the calculated results are compared to the results of uniaxial reloading stress relaxation testing, which were performed by the National Research Institute for Metals of Japan (NRIM) for 12Cr-1Mo-1W-1/4V stainless steel bolting material at 550°C. It was shown that the proposed model based on Altenbach-Gorash-Naumenko creep model for the primary and steady state creep could be applied for the present data. The calculated residual stresses versus time curves were in good agreement with the measured for initial stress level of 273.6MPa at 550°C and for specific reloading time intervals of 24, 72, 240, and 720 hours.

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