scholarly journals Composition Effect on Shrinkage of Hollow Binary Alloy Nanospheres

2009 ◽  
Vol 289-292 ◽  
pp. 665-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander V. Evteev ◽  
Elena V. Levchenko ◽  
Irina V. Belova ◽  
Graeme E. Murch

In this paper, a hollow random binary alloy nanosphere and initially homogeneous is considered under the approximation that the radial dependence of the vacancy formation free energy can be neglected. On the basis of a theoretical description and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations it is shown that the steady-state condition for the atomic components is not achievable during its shrinkage at any composition when the ratio of the tracer diffusion coefficients is not greater than two orders of magnitude. In the theoretical description, the dependence of the collapse time of the hollow random binary alloy nanosphere on the atomic fraction of the faster diffusing species at can be estimated by using the geometric mean of the ratios of the atomic fluxes at self-diffusion and steady-state. At the ratio of the atomic fluxes approaches the self-diffusion ratio as increases.

Computation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Aditya Dewanto Hartono ◽  
Kyuro Sasaki ◽  
Yuichi Sugai ◽  
Ronald Nguele

The present work highlights the capacity of disparate lattice Boltzmann strategies in simulating natural convection and heat transfer phenomena during the unsteady period of the flow. Within the framework of Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook collision operator, diverse lattice Boltzmann schemes emerged from two different embodiments of discrete Boltzmann expression and three distinct forcing models. Subsequently, computational performance of disparate lattice Boltzmann strategies was tested upon two different thermo-hydrodynamics configurations, namely the natural convection in a differentially-heated cavity and the Rayleigh-Bènard convection. For the purposes of exhibition and validation, the steady-state conditions of both physical systems were compared with the established numerical results from the classical computational techniques. Excellent agreements were observed for both thermo-hydrodynamics cases. Numerical results of both physical systems demonstrate the existence of considerable discrepancy in the computational characteristics of different lattice Boltzmann strategies during the unsteady period of the simulation. The corresponding disparity diminished gradually as the simulation proceeded towards a steady-state condition, where the computational profiles became almost equivalent. Variation in the discrete lattice Boltzmann expressions was identified as the primary factor that engenders the prevailed heterogeneity in the computational behaviour. Meanwhile, the contribution of distinct forcing models to the emergence of such diversity was found to be inconsequential. The findings of the present study contribute to the ventures to alleviate contemporary issues regarding proper selection of lattice Boltzmann schemes in modelling fluid flow and heat transfer phenomena.


1974 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
Oscar A. Gómez-Poviña ◽  
Carmen Sainz de Calatroni ◽  
Susana Orden de Puhl ◽  
Mariano J. Guerrero

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhilin Qi ◽  
Zhimin Du ◽  
Baosheng Liang ◽  
Yong Tang ◽  
Shouping Wang ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 2801-2810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen-Hui Lin

A pilot-scale fixed-biofilm reactor (FBR) was established to treat textile wastewater to evaluate the feasibility of replacing conventional treatment processes that involve activated sludge and coagulation units. A kinetic model was developed to describe the biodegradation of textile wastewater by FBR. Batch kinetic tests were performed to evaluate the biokinetic parameters that are used in the model. FBR column test was fed with a mean COD of 692 mg/L of textile wastewater from flow equalization unit. The influent flow rate was maintained at 48.4 L/h for FBR column test. Experimental data and model-predicted data for substrate effluent concentration (as COD), concentration of suspended biomass in effluent and the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) produced in the effluent agree closely with each other. Microscopic observations demonstrated that the biofilm exhibited a uniform distribution on the surface of polyurethane foam sponge. Under a steady-state condition, the effluent COD from FBR was about 14.7 mg COD/L (0.0213 Sb0), meeting the discharge standard (COD < 100 mg/L) that has been set by the government of Taiwan for textile wastewater effluent. The amount of biofilm and suspended biomass reached a maximal value in the steady state when the substrate flux reached a constant value and remained maximal. Approximately 33% of the substrate concentration (as COD) was converted to CO2 during biodegradation in the FBR test. The experimental and modeling schemes proposed in this study could be employed to design a full-scale FBR to treat textile wastewater.


1972 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1613 ◽  
Author(s):  
BJ Welch ◽  
CA Angell

In order to explore the behaviour of diffusing ionic species in a molten salt in which non-Arrhenius behaviour of other transport properties is established, the diffusivities in dilute solution of Ag+ and Na+ in 38.1 mol% Ca(NO3)2+ 61.9 mol% KNO3 have been measured. For both ions limited radio-tracer diffusion coefficients, determined using a diffusion-out-of-capillary method, are reported. D(Ag+) has also been measured by chronopotentiometry, by which means the range and reliability of the measurements were considerably extended. Chronopotentiometric and tracer data agree within expected errors of measurement. Both ionic diffusivities show a non-Arrhenius temperature dependence which is indistinguishable in magnitude from that of the electrical conductance of the solvent melt.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4732
Author(s):  
Jing Yang ◽  
Yue Lv ◽  
Dianhai Liu ◽  
Zhengwei Wang

Pumped-storage power stations play a regulatory role in the power grid through frequent transition processes. The pressure pulsation in the draft tube of the pump-turbine under transient processes is important for safe operation, which is more intense than that in the steady-state condition. However, there is no effective method to obtain the exact pressure in the draft tube in the transient flow field. In this paper, the pressure in the draft tube of a pump-turbine under steady-state and transient conditions are studied by means of CFD. The reliability of the simulation method is verified by comparing the real pressure pulsation data with the test results. Due to the distribution of the pressure pulsation in the draft tube being complex and uneven, the location of the pressure monitoring points directly affects the accurate judgement of cavitation. Eight monitoring surfaces were set in the straight cone of the draft tube and nine monitoring points were set on each monitoring surface to analyze the pressure differences on the wall and inside the center of the draft tube. The relationships between the pressure pulsation value inside the center of the draft tube and on the wall are studied. The “critical” wall pressure pulsation value when cavitation occurs is obtained. This study provides references for judging cavitation occurrences by using the wall pressure pulsation value in practical engineering.


Author(s):  
Zhaoyang Li ◽  
Barbara McCoy ◽  
Werner Engl ◽  
Leman Yel

AbstractPatients with primary immunodeficiency diseases often require lifelong immunoglobulin (IG) therapy. Most clinical trials investigating IG therapies characterize serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) pharmacokinetic (PK) profiles by serially assessing serum IgG levels. This retrospective analysis evaluated whether steady-state serum IgG trough level measurement alone is adequate for PK assessment. Based on individual patient serum IgG trough levels from two pivotal trials (phase 2/3 European [NCT01412385] and North American [NCT01218438]) of weekly 20% subcutaneous IG (SCIG; Cuvitru, Ig20Gly), trough level-predicted IgG AUC (AUCτ,tp) were calculated and compared with the reported AUC calculated from serum IgG concentration-time profiles (AUCτ). In both studies, mean AUCτ,tp values for Ig20Gly were essentially equivalent to AUCτ with point estimates of geometric mean ratio (GMR) of AUCτ,tp/AUCτ near 1.0 and 90% CIs within 0.80–1.25. In contrast, for IVIG, 10%, mean AUCτ,tp values were lower than AUCτ by >20%, (GMR [90% CI]: 0.74 [0.70–0.78] and 0.77 [0.73–0.81] for the two studies, respectively). Mean AUCτ,tp values calculated for 4 other SCIG products (based on mean IgG trough levels reported in the literature/labels) were also essentially equivalent to the reported AUCτ (differences <10% for all except HyQvia, a facilitated SCIG product), while differences for IVIG products were >20%. In conclusion, steady-state serum IgG levels following weekly SCIG remain stable, allowing for reliable prediction of AUC over the dosing interval using trough IgG levels. These findings indicate that measuring steady-state serum IgG trough levels alone may be adequate for PK assessment of weekly SCIG.


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