The temperature change shortcut: effects of mid-experiment temperature changes on the deformation of polycrystalline ice

It is vital to understand the mechanical properties of flowing ice to model the dynamics of ice sheets and ice shelves and to predict their behaviour in the future. We can increase our understanding of ice physical properties by performing deformation experiments on ice in laboratories and examining its mechanical and microstructural responses. However, natural conditions in ice sheets and ice shelves extend to low temperatures (≪-10 ∘C), and high octahedral strains (> 0.08), and emulating these conditions in laboratory experiments can take an impractically long time. It is possible to accelerate an experiment by running it at a higher temperature in the early stages and then lowering the temperature to meet the target conditions once the tertiary creep stage is reached. This can reduce total experiment run-time by > 1000 h; however it is not known whether this could affect the final strain rate or microstructure of the ice and potentially introduce a bias into the data. We deformed polycrystalline ice samples in uniaxial compression at −2 ∘C before lowering the temperature to either −7 or −10 ∘C, and we compared the results to constant-temperature experiments. Tertiary strain rates adjusted to the change in temperature very quickly (within 3 % of the total experiment run-time), with no significant deviation from strain rates measured in constant-temperature experiments. In experiments with a smaller temperature step (−2 to −7 ∘C) there is no observable difference in the final microstructure between changing-temperature and constant-temperature experiments which could introduce a bias into experimental results. For experiments with a larger temperature step (−2 to −10 ∘C), there are quantifiable differences in the microstructure. These differences are related to different recrystallisation mechanisms active at −10 ∘C, which are not as active when the first stages of the experiment are performed at −2 ∘C. For studies in which the main aim is obtaining tertiary strain rate data, we propose that a mid-experiment temperature change is a viable method for reducing the time taken to run low-stress and low-temperature experiments in the laboratory.

The Temperature Dependence of the Electrical Conductivity Activation Energy of the of Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions

The procedure for determining the activation energy of conductivity Еκ is analyzed depending on the temperature step ΔT. It is shown that with increasing ΔT, the error in the calculation of Eκ decreases, but the calculated value of Eκ decreases. In order not to lose the temperature dependence of the activation energy, it is necessary to choose the optimal value of Δt. In our opinion, this value should not exceed 5 – 10 °C. Taking into account the decrease in concentration with increasing temperature due to a decrease in density has virtually no effect on the accuracy of determining Eκ, provided that ΔT is 5 – 10 °C. It has been shown that in the temperature range 20 – 80 °C, the activation energy of conductivity decreases with increasing temperature. This decrease is due to the rupture of intermolecular hydrogen bonds of the solvent with increasing temperature. It was suggested that the movement of ions in an aqueous solution may be accompanied by the breaking of hydrogen bond of the solvent.

The temperature change shortcut: effects of mid-experiment temperature changes on the deformation of polycrystalline ice

It is vital to understand the mechanical properties of flowing ice to model the dynamics of ice sheets and ice shelves, and to predict their behaviour in the future. We can do this by performing deformation experiments on ice in laboratories, and examining its mechanical and microstructural responses. However, natural conditions in ice sheets and ice shelves extend to low temperatures ( 0.08), and emulating these conditions in laboratory experiments can take an impractically long time. It is possible to accelerate an experiment by running it at a higher temperature in the early stages, and then lowering the temperature to meet the target conditions once the tertiary creep stage is reached. This can reduce total experiment run-time by > 1000 hours, however it is not known if this could affect the final strain rate or microstructure of the ice and potentially introduce a bias into the data. We deformed polycrystalline ice samples in uniaxial compression at −2 °C before lowering the temperature to either −7 °C or −10 °C, and compared the results to constant temperature experiments. Tertiary strain rates adjusted to the change in temperature very quickly (within 3 % of the total experiment run-time), with no significant deviation from strain rates measured in constant-temperature experiments. In experiments with a smaller temperature step (−2 °C to −7 °C) there is no observable difference in the final microstructure between changing-temperature and constant-temperature experiments which could introduce a bias into experimental results. For experiments with a larger temperature step (−2 °C to −10 °C), there are quantifiable differences in the microstructure. These differences are related to different recrystallisation mechanisms active at −10 °C, which are not as active when the first stages of the experiment are performed at −2 °C. For studies in which the main aim is obtaining tertiary strain rate data, we propose that a mid-experiment temperature change is a viable method for reducing the time taken to run low stress and low temperature experiments in the laboratory.

Effect of Oxygen Annealing on the Characteristics of Isotype Ga2O3/4H-SiC Heterojunction Diodes

Ga2O3/n-type 4H-SiC heterojunction diodes were fabricated by depositing Ga2O3 thin films on off-axis cut n type 4H-SiC substrates by RF magnetron sputtering. The influence of oxygen atmosphere annealing on the film quality and optical properties of Ga2O3 layers is investigated. The I–V characteristics of the diodes are acquired in the range from 25 to 175 °C with temperature step of 50 °C. The annealed diodes exhibit improved rectifying ratio (∼1 × 108 for ±2V) and an improved ideality factor (1.83) at 25 °C. Additionally, the photodiode that was annealed in the presence of an oxygen atmosphere shows an increased photocurrent, higher responsivity and an improved time dependent photo-response than as-grown devices.

Computer Simulation with a Temperature-Step Frying Approach to Mitigate Acrylamide Formation in French Fries

A heat and mass-transfer model coupled with reaction kinetics was developed to simulate frying. Obtaining an accurate mathematical model of the Maillard reaction and the heat and mass transfer is crucial for predicting the transient acrylamide formation, temperature, and water content in French fries. The objective of this study was to mitigate the formation of acrylamide in a potato strip by adopting a temperature step frying approach (TSFA). A considerable increase in the water content and a decrease in the temperature and acrylamide formation were observed in a potato strip fried with the TSFA compared with a potato strip fried without the TSFA process. The acrylamide content in a potato strip when fried using the TSFA decreased considerably to 57% of that in a potato strip fried without using the TSFA. Simulation of the acrylamide distribution in a potato strip revealed that the crust contains the highest amount of acrylamide. The proposed model can be successfully used to obtain high-quality products, mitigate acrylamide formation, and save energy.