Academic literature on the topic 'Enriched thermal instrumentation'

Nanosecond and picosecond pulsed laser ablated materials from Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O superconducting targets are monitored by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry with a photodiode array detector. Differential vaporization was observed; elements of the lower-melting-point oxides (Bi2O3, and CuO) are enriched in the vapor phase, indicating a thermal vaporization mechanism. Melted droplets observed with SEM and enriched Ca and Sr content in the ablation crater measured with EDX support the hypothesis. A steady-state mass ablation composition after prolonged laser sampling is also observed; the ratios of intensity for Bi, Ca, and Sr to Cu are constant for power density 0.1 to 3.0 GW/cm2.

We report the preparation of the ZnO-6LiF composite with a polystyrene (PS) polymer as a host using the solution mixing process. 6LiF acts as a converter material that absorbs a thermal neutron and produces alpha particles, which excites ZnO micro-particles, resulting in UV–vis photons’ emission. The free-standing ZnO-6LiF/PS composite film is coupled to a photomultiplier tube (PMT). 241Am-Be (1Ci) is used as the neutron radiation source for measuring the response. We compared the response of the composite scintillator consisting of (i) natural LiF and (ii) 95% 6Li enriched LiF (6LiF). The increased pulse heights are recorded for 95% 6Li enriched, i.e., 6LiF converter. It confirms the generation of alpha particles after the absorption of a neutron in 6LiF. Furthermore, ZnO and 6LiF are considered in different weight proportions, 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2, keeping the total loading 50% (w/w) of polystyrene. The ZnO:6LiF (1:1)/PS composite showed higher scintillation pulse heights than the other two composites. Repetitive measurements are performed for the ZnO-6LiF(1:1)/PS composite, showing ±5% variation in respective responses. We also investigated the impact of different counting times and source-to-detector responses for the ZnO-6LiF(1:1)/PS composite. The response increases linearly with neutron dose, exhibiting a sensitivity of ∼203 counts/ μSv. Neutron measurement counts at different source-to-detector distances have a similar trend as that of neutron dose measured by using a neutron dosimeter. Thus, this work demonstrated the potential of the ZnO-6LiF/PS composite, coupled to PMT for detecting thermal neutron radiation.

The effects of homopolymer molecular weight on the miscibility of PVC/PMMA solvent cast blends were studied. Two significantly different molecular weights were chosen for each of the homopolymers, and a series of blends was prepared from the four possible homopolymer-homopolymer combinations. Angle-dependent ESCA results suggest that the surfaces of the blends are enriched with PMMA. The extent of this enrichment is dependent on molecular weight, with the most enrichment seen in blends containing the lower-molecular-weight PMMA homopolymer. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results are also presented.

A series of synthetic calcium silicates has been produced comprising nano-sized plates. The starting calcium silicate referred to as nano-structured calcium silicate, NCS, appears itself X-ray amorphous but contains impurities of calcite. These impurities decompose during the dry thermal conversion of the material into wollastonite. NCS can be enriched with calcium or silicon, respectively. The silicon enriched NCS can be hydrothermally transformed into a sheet material related to Ca7Si16O38(OH)2. The X-ray pattern of this material was sufficient to allow the calculation of its unit cell with a comparatively high figure of merit. The calcium enriched NCS can form two very distinctly different ceramic materials upon hydrothermal treatment, one a band material (formed below 200 °C) and the other a rose petal shaped material (formed above 210 °C). The X-ray diffraction patterns could not be resolved. The fit between the observed and calculated patterns was less than 50% as expressed in comparatively low figures of merit (unusually <20), which is attributed to calcium carbonate impurities in the samples disrupting the long range order. The patterns of these calcium enriched samples could be best compared to those of tobermorite or truscotite.

Abstract The EXO-200 experiment searched for neutrinoless double-beta decay of 136Xe with a single-phase liquid xenon detector. It used an active mass of 110 kg of 80.6%-enriched liquid xenon in an ultra-low background time projection chamber with ionization and scintillation detection and readout. This paper describes the design and performance of the various support systems necessary for detector operation, including cryogenics, xenon handling, and controls. Novel features of the system were driven by the need to protect the thin-walled detector chamber containing the liquid xenon, to achieve high chemical purity of the Xe, and to maintain thermal uniformity across the detector.

En tant que radiations acoustiques intenses impliquant de conséquentes nuisances environnementales ainsi que de nombreux retours clients, le crissement des systèmes de freinage est un problème de vibration induite par frottement dépendant indubitablement de problématiques multi-physiques et multi-échelles. Parmi ces dernières, la structure du système, les paramètres opérationnels de freinage, les interfaces de contact frottant, couplés à une dépendance en température, ainsi que les non-linéarités de contact ou les aspects tribologiques, sont des éléments affectant considérablement le crissement, faisant de ce déplaisant bruit un sujet complexe à appréhender. Au sein de ce travail, le système complet de freinage est considéré, et plusieurs tendances principales sont identifiées au regard de l'influence des localisations de contact sur les émissions acoustiques.Des essais NVH sont réalisés, cette analyse implique différentes échelles d'intérêt visant à changer les caractéristiques de contact : les plaquettes de freinage sont modifiées d'une part à l'échelle macroscopique -avec la volonté de varier implicitement les zones de portance-, d'autre part à l'échelle mésoscopique -tendant à impacter l'évolution du circuit tribologique-. Le but inhérent est d'identifier les paramètres patins influençant le crissement, en affectant l'interface tribologique et engageant des différences de signatures acoustiques entre les expériences conduites.Des tests fortement instrumentés sont réalisés à l'échelle du système de frein complet, se focalisant sur différentes formes patins : le développement d'une instrumentation enrichie au travers d'un suivi in-operando des surfaces de contact via mesures thermiques, autorise l'accès à des informations de sollicitation supplémentaires, permettant le suivi des zones de portance supposées. L'emploi de méthodes de clustering est considéré afin d'analyser les données thermiques.Des simulations en stabilité impliquant corrélations expérimental / numérique sont effectuées. Des analyses sous-jacentes sont réalisées, en investiguant l'impact de caractéristiques de chanfreins sur le crissement, l'influence du coefficient de frottement, ou l'implémentation de formes globales d'usures. Qui plus-est, les simulations thermomécaniques sont ici d'intérêt, et l'introduction des zones de contact issues des méthodes de clustering est discutée.Bien que la considération du frein complet puisse impliquer de sévères dispersions expérimentales, des corrélations initiales entre les patins modifiés à différentes échelles -via des formes de patins à l'échelle macroscopique et des traitements thermiques à l'échelle mésoscopique- et les caractéristiques de bruit sont observées. Les essais avec instrumentation enrichie concluent que les localisations de contact peuvent varier pendant les tests NVH, dépendant des paramètres de sollicitation. Un lien particulier entre les conditions opérationnelles de freinage (pression, température), les localisations de contact, et le crissement est établi au travers des méthodes de clustering. Également, les tendances observées en simulation tendent à suivre celles expérimentales, et l'enrichissement des modèles via une description plus précise du contact peut présenter des améliorations quant à la capacité de prédiction du crissement de telles simulations
As intense acoustic radiations implying consequent environmental nuisances and customer complaints, squeal noises in brake systems are friction-induced vibration issues indubitably depending on multiphysics and multiscales problematics. Among these latter, system structure, braking operational parameters, frictional contact interfaces, coupled to temperature dependency, as well as contact non-linearities or tribological aspects, are elements considerably affecting squeal, making from this unpleasant noise a complex problem to apprehend. In this work, the full scale system is considered, and several principal tendencies are identified regarding the influence of contact localizations on acoustic emissions.NVH tests are conducted, this analysis involves several scales of interest aiming at changing contact characteristics: pads are modified either at the macroscopic scale -with the will of implicitly varying load bearing areas-, or at the mesoscopic one -tending to impact evolution of the tribological circuit-. The inherent purpose is to identify pads parameters influencing squeal, by affecting tribolayer as well as engaging noise signature differences between conducted experiments.Heavily instrumented tests are realized on a full scale brake system, focusing on different pad shapes: the development of an enriched instrumentation through in-operando thermal surface tracking allows to access to supplementary solicitation informations, permitting to follow the assumed load bearing area. The employment of clustering methods is considered to manage the analysis of thermal datas.Experimental / numerical correlated stability simulations are conducted. Subsequent analyses are realized, by investigating pads chamfer characteristic impact on squeal, influence of coefficient of friction, or implementation of global pads wear shapes. Furthermore, thermomechanical simulations are of interest, and the introduction of previously clustered-defined contact areas into models is realized.Although the full brake system consideration can involve severe experimental dispersions, initial correlations between modified pads at different scales -via pad shapes for the macroscopic one, and thermal treatments of friction material focusing on the mesoscopic level- and noise characteristics are observed. Enriched instrumented tests lead to the conclusion that contact localizations can evolve during NVH tests, depending on solicitation variables. A particular link between braking operational parameters (pressure, temperature), contact localizations, and squeal features is established through clustering. Finally, observed simulated tendencies tend to follow experimental ones, and model enrichment via a more accurate contact description could present improvements regarding squeal prediction capability of such simulation