Modified Simplified Rate Equation Model of Flowing Chemical Oxygen-Iodine Laser and its Application

A modified simplified rate equation (RE) model of flowing chemical oxygen-iodine laser (COIL), which is adapted to both the condition of homogeneous broadening and inhomogeneous broadening being of importance and the condition of inhomogeneous broadening being predominant, is presented for performance analyses of a COIL. By using the Voigt profile function and the gain-equal-loss approximation, a gain expression has been deduced from the rate equations of upper and lower level laser species. This gain expression is adapted to the conditions of very low gas pressure up to quite high pressure and can deal with the condition of lasing frequency being not equal to the central one of spectral profile. The expressions of output power and extraction efficiency in a flowing COIL can be obtained by solving the coupling equations of the deduced gain expression and the energy equation which expresses the complete transformation of the energy stored in singlet delta state oxygen into laser energy. By using these expressions, the RotoCOIL experiment is simulated, and obtained results agree well with experiment data. Effects of various adjustable parameters on the performances of COIL are also presented.

Thermocapillary Effect in a Thermal Rheological Jet

The process of die swell in polymer jets is an important feature within polymer processing and can be explained through a study of its rheological effects. The existence of a thermocapillary effect, driven by the gradient of its surface tension, should be considered when examining a thermal jet that has a non-uniform temperature distribution on its free surface, as in various polymer processings. Both the rheological effect and thermocapillary effect on die swell can be studied numerically through a finite element method as used on a two-dimensional and unsteady model, in which a Coleman-Noll second-order fluid model is employed. The results show that the expanding angle depends on both the rheological property of the fluid and the pressure at the vessel exit. Although both the thermocapillary and the rheological effects contribute to the cross-section expansion of the fluid jet, the latter is more important in determining the expansion.

Stability Analysis Of The Moving Interface In Piston- And Non-Piston-Like Displacements

From the macroscopic point of view, expressions involving reservoir and operational parameters are established for investigating the stability of moving interface in piston- and non-piston-like displacements. In the case of axi-symmetrical piston-like displacement, the stability is related to the moving interface position and water to oil mobility ratio. The capillary effect on the stability of moving interface depends on whether or not the moving interface is already stable and correlates with the wettability of the reservoir rock. In the case of non-piston-like displacement, the stability of the front is governed by both the relative permeability and the mobility ratio.

Effect of Fe content on the thermal stability and dynamic mechanical behavior of NdAlNiCu bulk metallic glasses

The dependence of microstructure and thermal stability on Fe content of bulk Nd60Al10Ni10Cu20-xFex (0 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 20) metallic glasses is investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high-resolution transmission electron micrograph (HRTEM). All samples exhibit typical amorphous feature under the detect limit of XRD, however, HRTEM results show that the microstructure of Nd60Al10Ni10Cu20-xFex alloys changes from a homogeneous amorphous phase to a composite structure consisting of clusters dispersed in amorphous matrix by increasing Fe content. Dynamic mechanical properties of these alloys with controllable microstructure are studied, expressed via storage modulus, the loss modulus and the mechanical damping. The results reveal that the storage modulus of the alloy without Fe added shows a distinct decrease due to the main a relaxation. This decrease weakens and begins at a higher temperature with increasing Fe content. The mechanism of the effect of Fe addition on the microstructure and thermal stability in this system is discussed in terms of thermodynamics viewpoints. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

The degree of predictability of earthquakes in several regions of China: statistical analysis of historical data

The stress release model, a stochastic version of the elastic-rebound theory, is applied to the historical earthquake data from three strong earthquake-prone regions of China, including North China, Southwest China, and the Taiwan seismic regions. The results show that the seismicity along a plate boundary (Taiwan) is more active than in intraplate regions (North and Southwest China). The degree of predictability or regularity of seismic events in these seismic regions, based on both the Akaike information criterion (AIC) and fitted sensitivity parameters, follows the order Taiwan, Southwest China, and North China, which is further identified by numerical simulations. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

第9届国际等离子体化学会议(ISPC-9)

概述了第9届国际等离子体化学会议的论文和活动情况,对这个领域的发展提出了一些看法。

强聚焦加速器中带电粒子横向运动稳定性的线性理论

本文对强聚焦加速器中带电粒子运动的稳定性乃至一般的N维周期性线性系统的稳定性给出用转移矩阵的特征值表示的稳定性充分必要条件。对强聚焦加速器中带电粒子的横向运动,则进一步给出用转移矩阵的元表示的稳定性充分必要条件,并绘制了稳定性图.因此,横向运动的稳定性问题在线性理论范围内获得原则上的完整解决。

有限长环形管道中的磁流体流动

<正> 在有限长环形管道中,粘性导电的流体在轴向磁场和径向电场的作用下,不仅产生环向流动(主流),而且由于轴向边界的影响还会产生子午面内的流动,称为二次流动。在哈特曼数很大,雷诺数较小或长管近似的情况下,二次流可以忽略。等对二次流进行了计算和讨论。从量纲分析理论可清楚知道,除几何参数外,只能有两个独立的无量纲参数。因此,他们采用α,β,Υ三个独立参数进行计算,在物理上是不合理的,其中Υ应等于β/α。

Influence of liquid bridge volume on the onset of oscillation in floating-zone convection .2. Numerical-simulation

The onset of oscillation in the floating zone convection driven by the gradient of surface tension was studied numerically for an unsteady and two-dimensional model, and studies were concentrated on the influence of liquid bridge volume on the onset of oscillation in comparison with the experimental results in the Paper I. The numerical results agree with the experimental ones presented in the previous paper, in which the distributions of critical applied temperature difference depending on the volume of liquid bridge and a gap range of liquid volume in marginal stability curve were obtained.

A new type of boundary integral-equation for plane problems of elasticity including rotational forces

Based on the idea proposed by Hu [Scientia Sinica Series A XXX, 385-390 (1987)], a new type of boundary integral equation for plane problems of elasticity including rotational forces is derived and its boundary element formulation is presented. Numerical results for a rotating hollow disk are given to demonstrate the accuracy of the new type of boundary integral equation.

高压扭转铜试样的微观组织与压缩性能

通过高压扭转对铜试样施加不同程度的变形，研究了样品扭转面（ND面）和纵截面（TD面）上微观组织特征．对ND面，在较小的剪应变下，原始晶粒形貌模糊，晶粒内部形成等轴状的位错胞及亚晶结构；随变形量的增大，亚晶间取向差及亚晶内部的位错密度增大，最后形成亚微米尺度的等轴晶粒．对TD面，变形初期原始晶粒被拉长，晶粒内部为位错墙分割成的层状结构，层内为拉长的位错胞；随变形程度的增大，拉长晶粒的宽度减小，与剪切方向的夹角减小，晶内层状组织间距减小，并逐渐演化成拉长的亚晶组织；进一步增大变形，晶粒拉长痕迹消失，变形组织与ND面相似，为等轴状亚微米晶粒．压缩实验表明，经16圈扭转后，整个试样上的压缩性能基本均匀，σ0．2达到385MPa，应变率敏感性指数增大至0．021．

郭永怀光辉的一生

郭永怀先生是我国著名的力学家和应用数学家．在美国留学和工作期间，他耕耘在空气动力学前沿，为跨声速流与应用数学做出贡献．在回国工作的12年间，他积极参加规划我国力学发展蓝图，培育力学人才，是我国近代力学的奠基人；他为我国原子弹、氢弹的研制贡献了全部心血乃至生命，是我国核武器事业的先驱．郭永怀先生热爱祖国、艰苦奋斗、谦虚质朴、无私奉献，他学识渊博，治学严谨，是我国科技工作者的楷模．郭永怀先生是《力学学报》第二任主编．在他的主持下，《力学学报》从创刊初期就具有很高的学术起点和公正、严谨、求实的学术声誉．这里我们向广大读者介绍郭先生的光辉一生，并刊出他的学生们的一些论文，以表达我们对这位主编的怀念和崇敬．

氢氧爆轰波在变截面扩张管道中传播的数值模拟

采用二阶精度频散控制耗散格式(DCD)和8组分20个方程的基元反应模型,对轴对称变截面管道中氢氧爆轰波传播进行数值模拟.结果表明,爆轰波传播至突变截面扩张管道时,由于稀疏波的作用可能会使爆轰波局部熄爆甚至完全熄爆,对于某些敏感度高的反应气体爆轰波可以二次起爆.而在渐变截面扩张管道爆轰波相对不易熄爆.