Volume 94, №5


SYNTHESIS OF JET SYSTEMS FOR COOLING OF COMPUTING DEVICES

The structure of systems for the jet cooling of computing devices with a heat transfer of Newtonian kinetics was analyzed, and an algorithm was proposed for the synthesis of such systems by the criterion of minimum of their overall heat transfer coeffi cient. It is shown that the optimum order of contact interaction of a cooling agent with computing devices cooled in a system is independent of the power of each of the devices, and is dependent only on their temperature. Relations have been derived for calculating the overall heat transfer coeffi cient of a system for the cooling of computing devices and the heat transfer coeffi cients of each of them  
Author:  I. A. Sukin, A. M. Tsirlin, and A. A. Demidov
Keywords:  cooling jet system, heat transfer coeffi cient, optimum structure
Page:  1093

CONTROLLING THE POWER OF THE INTERNAL HEAT SOURCES OF SPACE VEHICLES

This article briefl y considers the basic principles of the modern digital systems of controlling space vehicles and the methods of their provision in solving the thermal control problems. For the generalized model of heat exchange with lumped parameters, the problem of nonterminal control of the heat power of internal sources has been formulated and solved by the variational-iterative method. The developed procedure has been verifi ed using the simplest model of heat transfer in a nonhermetic space vehicle  
Author:  A. G. Vikulov and A. V. Morzhukhina
Keywords:  automatic control, heat exchange, inverse problems, regularization, variational method
Page:  1101

METHODOLOGY OF SOLVING INVERSE HEAT CONDUCTION AND THERMOELASTICITY PROBLEMS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF THERMAL PROCESSES

An approach to solving the inverse problem of thermoelasticity that employs A. N. Tikhonov′s regularization principle and the method of infl uence functions has been suggested. The use of A. N. Tikhonov′s regularization with an effi cient algorithm of the search for the regularization parameter makes it possible to obtain a stable solution of the inverse problem of thermoelasticity. The unknown functions of displacement and temperature are approximated by the Schoenberg splines, whereas the unknown coeffi cients of these functions are calculated by solving the system of linear algebraic equations. This system results from the necessary condition of the functional minimum based on the principle of least squares of the deviation of the calculated stress from the stress obtained experimentally. To regularize the solutions of the inverse heat conduction problems, this functional also employs a stabilizing functional with the regularization parameter as a multiplicative multiplier. The search for the regularization parameter is effected with the aid of an algorithm analogous to the algorithm of the search for the root of a nonlinear equation, whereas the use of the infl uence functions makes it possible to represent temperature stresses and temperature as a function of one and the same sought vector. This article presents numerical results on temperature identifi cation by thermal stresses measured with an error characterized by a random quantity distributed by the normal law  
Author:  Yu. M. Matsevityi, E. A. Strel′nikova, V. O. Povgorodnii, N. A. Safonov, V. V. Ganchin
Keywords:  inverse problem, thermal stress, infl uence function, spline, identifi cation, regularization, functional
Page:  1110

VARIATIONAL METHODS OF SOLVING PROBLEMS ON CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY OF A TEMPERATURE FIELD

The possibility of effective application of variational methods to the solution of problems on optimum control of decrease in the intensity of the temperature perturbations of the surroundings of devices, attained with the use of heterogeneous laminated composition coatings, was investigated. In the process of investigating the conditions of optimum control of the intensity of a temperature fi eld with the use of a heterogeneous laminated composition construction, qualitative relations between the parameters of such a construction, which allows one to estimate its effi ciency and potentials, have been obtained  
Author:  E. L. Guseva, V. N. Bakulin
Keywords:  variational methods, optimum control, Pontryagin maximum principle, heterogeneous laminated heatresistant construction, constructive analysis, temperature action, optimization criterion, global minimum of a functional
Page:  1117

CONDITIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROCESSES OF HEAT TRANSFER IN JUNCTIONS OF THERMOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS

Models of heat transfer in sensing elements of thermoelectric transducers have been given, which describe the heating of such a transducer in the process of its operation with account taken of the structure of the transducer, the auxiliary reinforcement, and temperature-measurement conditions. Necessary durations of warmup of the sensing elements of thermoelectric transducers, which characterize their thermal inertia, have been determined depending on the rate of their heating and the conditions of contact with the working medium with account of the infl uence of incomplete thermal contact, the presence of a protection sleeve, the structure of a sensing element, and the property of materials used to fi ll the sleeve on the integral characteristics of the process of measuring. The presented results may be used for tuning temperature monitoring and control systems and correcting the conditions of installation of thermoelectric transducers, and also for predictive calculations of the measurement error under specifi ed conditions.  
Author:  Yu. K. Atroshenko, O. S. Yashutina
Keywords:  temperature measurement, thermoelectric transducer, error, inertia, heat transfer, mathematical modeling
Page:  1124

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF THE FILM-COOLING EFFECTIVENESS OF AN UPSTREAM CRESCENT-SHAPED VORTEX GENERATOR TO GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS

This study numerically investigates the fl ow fi eld and cooling effectiveness of a cylindrical fl at-plate fi lm-cooling hole with an upstream crescent-shaped vortex generator (CSVG) at the blowing ratio 0.5 and 1.5. With the aid of a new antikidney-shaped vortex pair, this CSVG can markedly improve the cooling effectiveness in comparison to a cylindrical hole. The effects of fi ve geometric parameters completely depicting the CSVG shape are investigated by a four-level and fi ve-parameter Taguchi approach. It is shown that the ranking order of each geometric parameter is improved at both blowing ratios. The preliminary recommended upstream CSVGs with higher area-averaged cooling effectiveness are given for both used ratios  
Author:  C. Zhang, L. C. Bai, P. F. Zhang
Keywords:  fi lm cooling, cylindrical hole, antikidney-shaped vortex pair, cooling effectiveness, Taguchi approach
Page:  1137

MATHEMATICAL DEFINITION OF THE TRANSITION BOUNDARIES BETWEEN COLLISION REGIMES OF DROPLETS

Experimental investigations have been performed in an effort to obtain a general approximate expression for the defi nition of the transition boundaries between the four collision regimes of droplets (their rebound, dispersion, coagulation, and fragmentation) depending on the key parameters of the interaction of the droplets (their Weber number, the dimensionless linear collision parameter of the droplets, and the ratio between their sizes). Water was used as a base liquid. An information background of values of the indicated parameters has been created for the purpose of their use in the prediction of the critical Weber number of droplets experiencing transitions between the four collision regimes  
Author:  G. V. Kuznetsov, Ya. Solomatin, P. A. Strizhak, N. E. Shlegel
Keywords:  liquid droplets, collisions, regime maps, transition boundaries, general approximate expression
Page:  1147

ON THE THEORY OF ACOUSTIC SOUNDING OF HYDRAULIC-FRACTURING CRACKS PERPENDICULAR TO THE WELL

Consideration has been given to the possibility of investigating the reservoir properties of hydraulic-fracturing cracks using an acoustic "television receiver," which represents a cylindrical probe with a length of several meters and is equipped with a pulsed-signal generator and pressure transducers. It is assumed that the pulsed signal is produced in the liquid in the gap between the probe casing and the open well wall. The evolution of the signal, which is recorded by the pressure transducers in the form of the attenuation of its amplitude and the appearance of refl ected pressure surges, permits assessing the state of the face zone, and also the presence and quality of hydraulicfracturing cracks. It is agreed that the cracks initiated by hydraulic fracturing are perpendicular to the well. The well and the formation around it are fi lled with one and the same acoustically compressible liquid. A mathematical model has been adopted according to which the wavelength of the acoustic signal is smaller than the length of the probe but is larger than the size of the gap between the probe casing and the well. Furthermore, during the propagation of the wave in the gap, the infl uence of viscosity is manifested in a thin boundary layer near gap walls. The width of the hydraulic-fracturing crack is much smaller than the wavelength. Therefore, it is considered as a refl ecting surface. On the basis of this model, dispersion expressions have been obtained for the phase velocity and the attenuation coeffi cient when the signal propagates in the gap, and also for the coeffi cient of refl ection and transmission by the refl ecting surface. The problem is solved numerically by the method of fast Fourier transformation. An analysis has been made of the infl uence of fi ltration characteristics of the cracks and the formation, and also the size of the gap on the evolution of harmonic waves and pulsed signals in the gap between the probe casing and the well wall  
Author:  V. Sh. Shagapov, É. V. Galiakbarovaa, Z. R. Khakimova
Keywords:  well, probe, crack, hydraulic fracturing of the formation, harmonic pressure waves
Page:  1160

DISTRIBUTION OF THE DENSITY OF HEAT SOURCES ORIGINATING IN AN OIL-SATURATED BED ON ABSORPTION OF HIGH-FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

A method of heating an oil bed by means of the energy of electromagnetic and acoustic fi elds introduced into an oil-saturated bed is investigated. Different variants are considered: electromagnetic heating alone, acoustic heating alone, joint heating of the bed by both radiators located on the well within the power of the oil bed. As a result of the dissipation of the energy of the waves, volumetric heat sources appear in the medium the magnitude of which can be calculated by the Umov–Pointing theorem. The densities of the heat sources originating in the bed on propagation of acoustic waves at different frequencies (6, 16, and 22 kHz, with the frequency of electromagnetic waves 13.56 MHz) are compared. This article uses an exact expression for calculating the volume density of heat sources from acoustic waves, and simplifi ed formulas are given for the far-lying and close-lying radiation zones. The character of distribution of the density of heat sources in the bed at different distances from the radiators is investigated.  
Author:  G. R. Izmailovaa, L. A. Kovaleva
Keywords:  hardly extracted reserves, high-frequency electromagnetic fi eld, acoustic fi eld, volume heat sources, oil saturated bed, Hankel function
Page:  1170

ON PRESSURE WAVE IMPACT ON A SOLID WALL COVERED WITH A BUBBLE SCREEN OF FINITE DIMENSIONS

Investigation results are presented on the study of the impact of a "step"-type pressure wave on a solid wall covered with a bubble screen of fi nite dimensions. Due to the fi niteness of the bubble screen dimensions, account is taken of two-dimensional effects.  
Author:  I. K. Gimaltdinov, A. A. Gimaltdinova, E. Yu. Kochanova
Keywords:  pressure wave, bubble screen, pressure amplitude, focusing, two-dimensionality
Page:  1178

CALCULATING THE THERMOHYDRAULIC EFFICIENCY OF POROUS STEAM-GENERATING CHANNELS IN THE TRANSITION REGION OF MOTION OF A FREON 12 HEAT-TRANSFER AGENT WITH BOUNDARY CONDITIONS OF THE FIRST KIND

The author has presented results of calculating the effi ciency of porous channels during the evaporation of a vapor– liquid Freon fl ow in the transition region of motion of the heat-transfer agent and with boundary conditions of the fi rst kind. For the sake of comparison, use was made of a smooth-wall tube as the reference surface. As a result of the conducted investigations, it has been shown that with the Freon 12 heat-transfer agent, positive values of geometric and energy coeffi cients of effi ciency can be obtained. The dependences of the effi ciency coeffi cients on the basic operating-structural parameters of the model have been analyzed  
Author:  A. P. Lukisha
Keywords:  thermohydraulic effi ciency, porous steam-generating channels, transition region of motion of the heattransfer agent, boundary conditions of the fi rst kind, Freon 12 heat-transfer agent
Page:  1185

NANOINDENTATION METHOD FOR STUDYING THE STRUCTURE OF MODIFIED CEMENT STONE

Preliminary results for the cement specimens under study have been obtained by the nanoindentation method. It has been found that the elastic modulus increases in the specimens that contain a complex admixture with nanosize particles. Also, the effect is observed on adding an admixture containing only one type of nanoparticles (sol of nanosilica SiO2 or the MWCNT carbon material). Parameters of the nanoindentation method have been selected that ensure obtaining fi nal consistent results. These results are presented by the histograms of distribution of nanoindentation points by elastic moduli and hardness, and also by the distributions in these characteristics in the horizontal plane xy, which is perpendicular to the nanoindenter′s motion. The obtained results suggest that there is a change in the nanostructure of the C–S–H gel, which is compared with the increment in the strength, the Young moduli, and the shear on adding SiO2 nanoparticles and MWCNT nanoparticles.  
Author:  E. N. Polonina, O. Lahayne, J. Eberhardsteiner, V. V. Potapov, S. A. Zhdanok, S. N. Leonovich
Keywords:  complex nanodisperse admixture, nanosilica gel, carbon nanomaterial, nanoindentation, cement specimens, hardness, elastic modulus, nanoindenter, histogram, phase, experimental studies
Page:  1194

RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF WATER- AND ETHYLENE-GLYCOL-BASED NANOFLUIDS WITH SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES

An experimental study has been made of the viscosity and rheology of water- and ethylene-glycol-based nanofl uids with single-walled carbon nanotubes, and also of their dependence on temperature. The mass concentration of the nanotubes ranged from 0.05 to 1%. Polyvinyl pyrrolidone and sodium dodecyl benzenesulfate were used as dispersants. The dimensions of the single-walled nanotubes were determined by the method of dynamic light scattering. Preliminary study of the viscosity and rheology of basic fl uids has shown that they are Newtonian fl uids. However, all the studied fl uids turned out to be pseudoplastic non-Newtonian fl uids. It has been established that with growth in the concentration of nanotubes in a fl uid, its index decreases, and the consistency parameter increases. With increase in the temperature of a nanofl uid, its viscosity decreases. The change in the temperature of a nanofl uid exerts an infl uence on its rheology: the consistency parameter of the nanofl uid increases, and its index decreases, and this infl uence increases as the concentration of nanotubes in the nanofl uid grows. Ultrasonic treatment of the nanofl uid leads to a partial degradation of dispersants in it and to an increase in its viscosity. Measures on restoring the properties of long-stored nanofl uids have been discussed  
Author:  V. Ya. Rudyak, D. S. Tret′yakov
Keywords:  nanofl uid, single-walled carbon nanotubes, viscosity, rheology, dispersants
Page:  1208

HEAT PIPES, NANOFLUIDS, AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES

A survey of the constructions of heat pipes and thermosiphons with nanofl uids, nanocoatings, and nanocomposites based on metal oxides and carbon materials for volume absorption of solar energy and cooling of electronic components is presented. Nanofl uids are considered as actual working media intended for application in transparent heat miniexchangers, heat pipes, and thermosiphons for volume heating a nanofl uid by laser or solar radiation. Nanocoatings of the evaporator walls of heat pipes are created for intensifying two-phase heat transfer in cooling the devices of high-current electronics. Nanocomposites applied as heat pipe and thermosiphon casings possess thermophysical and mechanical properties that in a number of cases are best than those from metals.  
Author:  L. L. Vasiliev
Keywords:  nanofl uids, nanocoatings, nanocomposites, heat pipe, thermosiphon, evaporator, condenser, cooling system
Page:  1217

EVAPORATIVE COOLING OF A SUBSTRATE BY A PULSE-PERIODIC SPRAY WITH FEMTOLITER DROPLETS

Dissipative energy fl uxes in evaporative cooling of a substrate by droplets carried in by an air fl ow have been measured. It has been shown that the frequency of feeding the spray and the difference between its temperature and the temperature of the substrate infl uence the effi ciency of its cooling. Spraying pulses with a relative duration of 0.5 and 0.25 have been investigated. It has been found that the form of these pulses does not infl uence, in practice, the intensity of cooling of the substrate at spray-feed frequencies higher than 3 Hz. It has been confi rmed that the thermal conductivity and thickness of the substrate substantially infl uence the value of the energy fl ux dissipated by it.  
Author:  V. I. Saverchenko, S. P. Fisenko
Keywords:  relative pulse duration, thermal conductivity of the substrate, substrate temperature, dissipative flux
Page:  1227

ACCOUNT FOR THE PROCESS OF UNDERGROUND CONDENSATION IN MODELING HEAT AND MOISTURE EXCHANGE IN FROZEN SOILS

A mathematical model of heat and moisture transfer with account for condensation and evaporation of underground moisture during seasonal thawing of permafrost is considered. The motion of moisture can be described with the aid of transfer equations in its moisture content-governing or potential forms in saturated and nonsaturated soils. Based on experimental and full-scale data, verifi cation of the parameters of underground condensation and evaporation of the pore moisture has been made. Numerical realization of the set nonlinear problem of heat and moisture transfer is made by the fi nite-difference method with the use of the Newton method. The adequacy of the proposed model of seasonal thawing of perennially frozen soils is shown. As a result of numerical experiment under the conditions of Central Yakutia, it has been established that with account for the condensation of underground moisture the overall moisture content of the soil increases. In the spring–summer period, an intense process of evaporation of the underground moisture and lowering of the temperature are observed, while in the summer–autumn period, an increase in the heat content of the soil is observed with increase in the quantity of condensate fallout. At the end of the summer season, in September and at the beginning of October, the choking of the moist thawed layer occurs. The proposed mathematical model with account for the process of underground condensation more adequately refl ects the process of freezing of the zone of "choking." These results are indicative of the adequacy of the improved model and of the possibilities of using it for predictions  
Author:  P. P. Permyakov, A. F. Zhirkov, M. N. Zheleznyak
Keywords:  heat and moisture transfer model, permafrost, heat- and moisture transfer regime of soils, underground condensation, active layer
Page:  1232

IMPACT OF A 3D PLATE ON THE STRUCTURE OF A TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER

The authors have performed 3D numerical investigations into the velocity fi eld behind a 3D thin plate by the LES method. The plate was located at a height of 0.002 m in a turbulent boundary layer formed in a water channel. The chord length of the plate and its spanwise size were equal to 0.01 m and 0.024 m respectively. The Reynolds number calculated from the half-width of the channel and the velocity on its axis was equal to 7500. It has been shown that under the impact of the wake of the plate, the longitudinal velocity normalized to the stagnation velocity grew in the logarithmic region at a distance to x/δ = 3.8, and pulsations of all the velocity components decreased in the buffer region to the distance x/δ = 0.8. As the lower shear layer of the wake approached the surface, longitudinal pulsations reached their minima at the wall at x/δ = 1.8, whereas vertical and transverse pulsations became higher than those in an unperturbed boundary layer. The calculated characteristics of the velocity fi eld satisfactorily correlated with the relevant characteristics obtained in experimental investigation with similar initial and boundary conditions. An analysis of the velocity fi eld has revealed the mechanism of impact of the wake on the structural change of wall fl ow. The involvement of the wall medium in the lower shear layer generated the outfl ow of the medium from the channel wall, and the involvement in the upper shear layer formed the infl ow of a high-speed medium to the buffer region. The medium′s outfl ow from the wall led to a reduction in the velocity gradient at the surface. Shear stresses decreased at a distance of four thicknesses of the boundary layer, and their local reduction amounted to as much as ~30%. Trailing vortices descending from the plate′s side edges created a nonuniform transverse-velocity distribution. This nonuniformity caused the vorticity to form in the buffer region. The arising system of small-size vortices blocked the feed of the high-speed medium to the wall, retarding the growth in the shear stresses on the surface in the interval 1.4 ≤ x/δ ≤ 2.6. The vortex system degenerated upon the stabilization of the transverse velocity and shear fl ow on the surface was restored.  
Author:  V. L. Zhdanov, D. A. Ivanov, I. G. Kukharchuk
Keywords:  turbulent boundary layer, velocity fi eld, shear stresses, vortex generator, LES, PIV
Page:  1242

INVESTIGATION OF THE STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF A NONSTATIONARY SUPERSONIC GAS JET PRODUCED BY A PULSE GENERATOR

The initiation of a shock wave in the gas space of a pulse generator, the exit of this wave from the generator nozzle, and the formation of a nonstationary gas-jet fl ow downstream of the nozzle exit section were experimentally investigated and numerically simulated as applied to the installations for the gas-pulse cleaning of heat transfer surfaces. An experimental investigation of the structure of a nonstationary underexpanded supersonic gas jet discharging from the generator nozzle into an immersed space and propagating along a side screen modeling a heat transfer surface cleaned was performed on an air stand. The shock-wave and vortex structures of such a jet were numerically investigated in detail by the method used for the simulation of large vortices.  
Author:  K. N. Volkov, V. N. Emel′yanov, A. V. Efremov, A. I. Tsvetkov, P. S. Chernyshov
Keywords:  gas-pulse cleaning, pulse generator, shock wave, supersonic underexpanded jet, vortex-resolving simulation
Page:  1255

DEVELOPING PULSATING SMALL-AMPLITUDE LAMINAR FLOW IN A RECTANGULAR CHANNEL

The method of numerical simulation of the hydrodynamics of a developing steady-state pulsating small-amplitude laminar fl ow of an incompressible Newtonian liquid in a rectangular microchannel is presented based on the boundary-layer theory. The simulation was carried out for fl ow with Re = 100–2000. Distributions of the coeffi cients of hydraulic resistance and of skin friction of fl ow along the channel length are obtained. Conclusions are drawn on the length of the initial hydrodynamic segment and on the changes in the amplitude and phase of vibrations of the hydraulic resistance and skin friction coeffi cients and of longitudinal velocity. The distribution of the shear stress, as well as of its amplitude and phase over the channel perimeter, has been determined.  
Author:  M. S. Purdin
Keywords:  hydrodynamics, pulsations, rectangular channel, developing laminar fl ow
Page:  1266

ANALYSIS OF THE LOADING CONDITIONS FOR A GUN-START OF A GROUP OF SUPERCAVITATING STRIKERS

Analysis has been made of the ballistic characteristics of the shots, and a powder grade has been indentifi ed for a propellant powder charge ensuring the lowest level of force action on the projectile assembly including a group of supercavitating strikers in a gun-start.  
Author:  V. V. Burkin, A. S. D′yachkovskii, A. N. Ishchenko, V. Z. Kasimov, K. S. Rogaev, A. Yu. Sammel′, N. M. Samorokova, A. D. Sidorov, E. Yu. Stepanov
Keywords:  loading conditions, propellant powder charge, group launching, supercavitating striker, parametric studies, mathematical model
Page:  1278

DETONATION REGIME IN COMBUSTION OF HEPTANE AND JET A-1 PROPELLANT IN A LESS THAN 0.5-m-LONG SMALL-SIZE COMBUSTOR

This paper is devoted to investigating the dynamics of propagation of a combustion wave in a small-size pulse detonation combustor with a length of less than 0.5 m operating on heptane and Jet A-1 propellant. A link has been established between the combustion wave propagation velocity and the pulse detonation combustor thrust and the ratio of the components of a fuel–air–oxygen mixture. The maximum wave velocity and detonation combustor thrust are achieved irrespective of the type of fuel in mixtures of parastoichiometric composition, with the propellant being inferior to heptane in terms of both combustion velocity (more than three times) and the developed thrust (almost two times).  
Author:  M. S. Assad, O. G. Penyazkov, I. I. Chernukho, Khaled Alhussan
Keywords:  detonation, heptane, propellant, wave velocity, jet thrust, equivalence ratio
Page:  1285

NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE PROCESS OF PEAT GASIFICATION IN AN OXYGEN-ENRICHED VAPOR–AIR MIXTURE IN A FIXED BED UNDER A PRESSURE OF 1.5 MPa

A two-dimensional system of parabolic and hyperbolic equations has been constructed describing the aerodynamics, heat and mass transfer, and chemical reaction of a gas-dispersion medium in a fi xed bed. An investigation has been made into the effects of particle motion velocity and H2O content in a vapor–air mixture on the temperature and concentration phase fi elds, unburned carbon loss, grate slagging, steadiness (stabilization) and stationarity of the gasifi cation process, and the calorifi c value of synthetic gas. An original method has been proposed for the supply of coal dust into the burners using generator (producer) gas as a working medium ejecting fi ne dust  
Author:  B. B. Rokhman
Keywords:  fi xed bed, coal, thermal conductivity, heat transfer, steam–oxygen gasifi cation, conductive and radiative heat transfer, temperature, chemical reactions
Page:  1290

OBTAINING HYDROGEN FLUORIDE DURING THE INTERACTION OF URANIUM HEXAFLUIORIDE WITH HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN IN A COMBUSTION REGIME. EXPERIMENT

In the course of experiments on a pilot plant with a vertical cylindrical reactor of the "tunnel burner" type whose inside diameter is equal to 142 mm, it has been established that when UF6, H2, and O2 with a nearly 1:3:1 molar ratio respectively and a cold-mixture-fl ow Reynolds number of the order of 10,000 are fed to the reactor, a stable fl ame of diffusion combustion is formed. It is initiated by a self-igniting fl uorine-ammonia pair at a fl uorine fl ow rate of the order of 0.5% of the UF6 fl ow rate. The major uranium-bearing product of the fl ame process was a mixture of uranium oxides, mainly UO2 and U3O8, in which fl uorine covalent-bonded to uranium was present in the amount 0.1–3% mainly in the form of UF4 and UO2F2. The major fl uorine-containing product was hydrofl uoric acid with a content of hydrogen fl uoride higher than 95%. From the data obtained, a technology can be developed for obtaining anhydrous hydrogen fl uoride from depleted uranium hexafl uoride.  
Author:  D. S. Pashkevich, Yu. I. Alekseev, D. A. Mukhortov, P. S. Kambur, V. B. Petrov, D. A. Bazhenov, A. R. Zimin, P. A. Smolkin, V. V. Kapustin
Keywords:  hydrogen fl uoride, depleted uranium hexafl uoride, uranium oxides, combustion
Page:  1304

MODELING THE SYNTHESIS OF BARIUM TITANATE MICRON PARTICLES IN AXISYMMETRIC DIRECT-FLOW AND THREE-ZONE REACTORS

A study is made of heat- and mass-transfer regime in a porous medium consisting of gas and solid reactants and products of synthesis of micron particles during the motion of a combustion front in cylindrical channels with account of thermal and mass dispersions. A model of a three-zone reactor is proposed, and a comparative analysis is made of the infl uence of dispersion on the process of operation of fl ow and three-zone reactors. Modeling results for different geometric parameters of the synthesis reactors are compared. A comparison is made of the results of calculating the synthesis of barium titanate and calculating for the model without thermal dispersion. Advantages of the three-zone reactor are noted  
Author:  A. V. Markov
Keywords:  synthesis of oxides during the combustion of carbon, three-zone and direct-fl ow reactors, superheating phenomenon, two-temperature model, dispersion
Page:  1312

VISCOUS PROPERTIES OF PETROLEUM-CONTAINING WASTE WATERS FROM INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES

Investigations on estimating the rheological properties of waste water containing various quantities of petroleum products have been conducted. The dependences of the density and dynamic viscosity of water–petroleum emulsions on the content of petroleum products in them have been studied. Kerosene and motor oil have been selected as petroleum products. To compare the results of calculations of the viscosity of water–petroleum emulsions with corresponding experimental data, simulation of the properties of the indicated emulsions has been made with the use of various correlations and of Einstein's and Safarov's equations  
Author:  E. S. Dremicheva, A. G. Laptev
Keywords:  petroleum-containing waste waters, water–petroleum emulsions, density, dynamic viscosity
Page:  1326

REGULARITIES OF NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION IN THE FORMATION OF A PLANE VISCOELASTIC FILM

A study is made of the processes of heat transfer and nonisothermal crystallization during the formation of a plane viscoelastic polymer fi lm with the upper-convected Maxwell model, in which the thermophysical properties, viscosity, and relaxation time of the polymer depend on its temperature and the degree of crystallinity. The mathematical model is supplemented with the equation of nonoisthermal-crystallization kinetics. The problem is solved by the fi nite difference method  
Author:  A. V. Baranov
Keywords:  viscoelastic liquid, heat transfer, plane polymer fi lm, crystallization
Page:  1331

MATHEMATICAL SIMULATION OF A HIGH-FREQUENCY LOW-PRESSURE DISCHARGE WITH GAS INJECTION IN NON-LOCAL APPROXIMATION: ELECTRO- AND PLASMADYNAMICS

The electro- and plasmadynamic parameters of a high-frequency discharge at a low pressure (13.3–200 Pa) with a gas blowing-through are investigated in a nonlocal approximation. A discharge in a cylindrical discharge tube in a medium of argon is considered. The fl ow at the beginning of the discharge tube occurs in the regime of a continuous medium, whereas in the region of a plasma bunch and further downstream the fl ow regime changes to a freemolecular one. In this connection, a hybrid mathematical model is constructed that includes the Boltzmann equation for a neutral gas and the balance equations of the concentration and energy of electrons in the continuous medium approximation. The equations for the plasma particles are supplemented by the Maxwell equations transformed into the equations of telegraphy in the high-frequency electric intensity. The results of calculations of the electric intensity, concentration of electrons, and of electron temperature in the discharge tube are presented. It is shown that account for the nonlocality is an essential factor in simulating the high-frequency inductive discharge with gas injection ensuring effective transfer of charged particles from the fi eld of their generation to the working chamber.  
Author:  A. Yu. Shemakhin, V. S. Zheltukhin, E. Yu. Shemakhin
Keywords:  high-frequency inductive discharge, low pressure, mathematical model
Page:  1336

PLASMA CHEMICAL CONVERSION OF SPENT LUBRICATING MATERIALS

A thermodynamic analysis has been performed using a universal TERRA program. The analysis has made it possible to identify the optimum parameters of the process of plasma chemical conversion of spent lubricants for various gasifying agents (air and water vapor). Based on the calculations, a closed-cycle scheme has been proposed for their integrated plasma chemical treatment, the scheme being a wasteless method of waste conversion. This method makes it possible to simultaneously obtain synthesis gas suitable for the production of methanol and electricity and isolate precious nonferrous and rare metals with minimal environment impact  
Author:  V. E. Messerle, A. L. Mossé, G. Paskalov, Zh. Zh. Sitdikov, A. B. Ustimenko
Keywords:  plasma chemical processing (conversion), spent lubricants, synthesis gas, precious metals, ecologicaland-economic indicators
Page:  1344

GENERATION OF AN ELECTRON BEAM BY A FOREVACUUM PLASMA SOURCE WITH A SINGLE EMISSION CHANNEL IN THE PRESENCE OF MAGNETIC FIELD

Consideration has been given to the effects of a longitudinal magnetic fi eld in the discharge-emission system of a forevacuum plasma electron source on the conditions of generating a focused electron beam with high specifi c power. It has been shown that the creation of a magnetic fi eld with an induction of up to 0.4 mT ensures the possibility of expanding the emission channel, and, accordingly, increasing the current and current density of the electron beam while retaining the electric strength of the accelerating gap. As a result, the power density of the electron beam of the forevacuum plasma electron source has been raised to the value q = 1.5·106 W/cm 2 .  
Author:  I. Yu. Bakeev, A. A. Zenin, A. S. Klimov, E. M. Oks
Keywords:  electron beam, plasma electron source, emission channel, magnetic focusing, longitudinal magnetic fi eld, forevacuum pressure region
Page:  1357

MODELING THERMOPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOYS

Thermodynamic processes of phase separation having a substantial effect on the temperature characteristics of nickel superalloys have been modeled. Using an empirical approach, new ratios of the elements Kγ′ and Kγ have been obtained for the fi rst time, accounting for the mutual infl uence of the alloying elements on the temperature of multicomponent compositions of cast superalloys. It has been established that with increase in the ratio Kγ′ there is a rise in critical temperatures and hence, in the thermal stability of the entire system. The calculated values of critical temperatures for ZhS3LS-M and ZMI-3U alloys are in good agreement with experimental ones. Plots have been constructed for the ratio Kγ as a function of the alloying system, and an investigation has been made into the effects of alloying on the liquidus temperature of alloys. Alloying element content ratios are given, as are regression models using which it is possible to predict the width of the temperature interval of crystallization and the optimal temperature of homogenization for a specifi c alloy  
Author:  A. A. Glotka, S. V. Haiduk, V. Yu. Ol′shanetskii
Keywords:  cast nickel superalloys, thermodynamic processes of phase separation, critical temperatures
Page:  1363

INFLUENCE OF THE TEMPERATURE AND CYCLIC DEFORMATIONS OF (BixSb1–x)2Te3 FILMS ON THEIR RESISTANCE

Results of investigations on the infl uence of the temperature and cyclic alternating mechanical deformations of (BixSb1–x)2Te3 fi lms on their resistance are presented. The mechanism of electrical conductivity of these fi lms is analyzed.  
Author:  Kh. S. Daliev, M. M. Ahmedov, M. K. Onarkulov
Keywords:  substrate, condensation, strain gauge, tensosensitivity, deformation, polycrystal, dislocations
Page:  1369

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