Influence of diffusion and viscosity on the field asymmetry of the effect of gravity in the critical fluid

A brief review of the results of studies of the effect of gravity in inhomogeneous substance near a critical state of a critical fluid (CF) has been presented in paper, based on the data of light scattering, refractometry, and slow neutron transmission methods.Based on these data, the field-altitude asymmetry of various properties of an inhomogeneous substance has been analyzed, namely order parameter Dr(z), scattered light intensity I(z), density gradient dr(z)/dz of the substance. It had been shown that the field-altitude asymmetries of the scattered light intensity I(z)~dr/dm(h) and the density gradient dr(z)/dz~dr/dh(h) of the substance are diametrically opposite. The different altitudinal asymmetry of these quantities dr/dh(h) and dr/dm(h) is explained in paper by the altitude asymmetry of the derivative of the chemical potential dm/dh, and hence with the altitude asymmetry of the chemical potential Dm(h)>>h in the external field h.To the present time, the physical mechanism of the altitude asymmetry of the gravity effect has not been studied. In this regard the mechanism of the formation of the vertical asymmetry of the internal critical field Dm(h) has proposed in paper to be associated with the kinetic characteristics of the inhomogeneous critical fluid: the diffusion coefficients D (h) and viscosity coefficients h(h), when the system passes from a homogeneous state to an inhomogeneous one under the action of an internal asymmetric fields |DU(z)|= |Dm(z)|>>|h=rcgz/Pc|. For this purpose, a high-pressure cell with a height L, with a critical filling density of the substance is considered in paper.It has been shown that when the system is under critical density filling by substance =rc the critical level of substance z = 0 with the critical density rc at the critical temperature Tc is realized above the middle of the sample with an inhomogeneous substance. Based on the literature data of P-V-T-measurements and the gravity effect in benzene and ethane, the values of the altitudinal change in the internal critical field have been found. It has been shown that the value of the critical internal inhomogeneous field in the inhomogeneous critical fluid significantly exceeds the variable of the Earth's gravity |DU(h,Tc)|= |Dm(h,Tc)>>|h| It has been also shown that the magnitude of this field according to the cubic law depends on the critical temperature Tc of the substance: |Dm(z,Tc1)/|Dm(z,Tc2) » (Tc1/Tc2)3.

DETERMINATION OF THE GEOMETRIC FORM OF SCATTERING PARTICLES INSIDE THE POLYMERIC MATRIX

В работе предложен новый спектроскопический метод оценки анизометрии и ориентации рассевающих частиц (пор или частиц наполнителя) внутри полимерной матрицы путем построения угловых зависимостей интенсивности рассеянного света. На примере полимерных материалов с различной геометрической формой рассеивающих частиц (частицы наполнителя и поры сферической и вытянутой форм) построены угловые зависимости интенсивности рассеянного света, отражающие геометрическую форму усредненной рассеивающей частицы. A new spectroscopic method is proposed for assessing the anisometry and orientation of scattering particles (pores or filler particles) inside a polymer matrix by constructing angular dependences of the scattered light intensity. On the example of polymeric materials with different geometric shapes of scattering particles (filler particles and pores of spherical and elongated shapes), angular dependences of the scattered light intensity are constructed, which reflect the geometric shape of the averaged scattering particle.

Non-Destructive Classification of Diversely Stained Capsicum annuum Seed Specimens of Different Cultivars Using Near-Infrared Imaging Based Optical Intensity Detection

The non-destructive classification of plant materials using optical inspection techniques has been gaining much recent attention in the field of agriculture research. Among them, a near-infrared (NIR) imaging method called optical coherence tomography (OCT) has become a well-known agricultural inspection tool since the last decade. Here we investigated the non-destructive identification capability of OCT to classify diversely stained (with various staining agents) Capsicum annuum seed specimens of different cultivars. A swept source (SS-OCT) system with a spectral band of 1310 nm was used to image unstained control C. annuum seeds along with diversely stained Capsicum seeds, belonging to different cultivar varieties, such as C. annuum cv. PR Ppareum, C. annuum cv. PR Yeol, and C. annuum cv. Asia Jeombo. The obtained cross-sectional images were further analyzed for the changes in the intensity of back-scattered light (resulting due to dye pigment material and internal morphological variations) using a depth scan profiling technique to identify the difference among each seed category. The graphically acquired depth scan profiling results revealed that the control specimens exhibit less back-scattered light intensity in depth scan profiles when compared to the stained seed specimens. Furthermore, a significant back-scattered light intensity difference among each different cultivar group can be identified as well. Thus, the potential capability of OCT based depth scan profiling technique for non-destructive classification of diversely stained C. annum seed specimens of different cultivars can be sufficiently confirmed through the proposed scheme. Hence, when compared to conventional seed sorting techniques, OCT can offer multipurpose advantages by performing sorting of seeds in respective to the dye staining and provides internal structural images non-destructively.

Planar droplet sizing: Application to a spray of Jet A1 kerosene

Optical techniques are widely employed for their non-intrusive behavior and are applied to two-phase flowinvestigations. Until now, the most commonly used technique to determine the droplet size is the Phase Doppler Anemogranulometry, although it is time consuming for an overall injector characterization. An imaging technique called Planar Droplet Sizing has been used to offer an alternative and provide a spatially-resolved 2D map of the Sauter Mean Diameter (SMD). The measurement is based on the ratio between laser-induced fluorescence and scattered light intensities which are assumed to be proportional respectively to the droplet volume and droplet surface area. However, previous studies revealed that the dependence of fluorescence intensity on the droplet volume can be altered by the absorption of light in the liquid. The scattered light intensity depends on the scattering angle and intensity variations within the field of view must be avoided.The aim of this study is to make the PDS technique operational for a Jet A-1 kerosene spray. A strong absorption of liquid kerosene appears under UV excitation at 266 nm making the technique unsuitable. Under visible excitation at 532 nm, a fluorescent tracer (Pyrromethene 597) must be added to the kerosene to enhance the fluorescence signal. To prevent scattered light intensity variations within the field of view, an optimal scattering angle close to 115° is required. An image processing algorithm is proposed in order to reduce the effects ofmultiple scattering.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/ILASS2017.2017.4698