Influence of cavitation on gear pumps flow pulsations

У статті розглянуті процеси, що виникають при роботі шестерневого насоса з зовнішнім евольвентним зачепленням, такі як утворення замкнутих об'ємів і виникаюча при цьому компресія і кавітація робочої рідини. Показані розрахункові формули для визначення розмірів кавітаційних бульбашок, що виникають в зонах розкриття зубців в залежності від тиску в лінії всмоктування насоса. Наведені картини течій, в шестерневій гідромашині, отримані в результаті експериментальних досліджень. Проаналізовано теоретичний графік пульсації витрати в зоні нагнітання насоса, його можливий аналітичний вираз і залежність від вищевказаних процесів.Purpose. In gear pump during it operation trapped volumes are appears. In these volumes occurs compression and cavitation of hydraulic fluid. Studying of this process is necessary to improve gear pumps. Approach. For detailed study of these processes was carried out high-speed videography of working process experimental model of a gear pump for different values of pressure at the inlet and outlet and rotational speed of gears. As a result of analysis of the materials that was obtained during experiments, it was found that in the trapped volumes formed by the teeth of the gears, there is a cavitation of fluid, and the subsequent collapse of cavitation bubbles during the opening of a trapped volumes. Findings. The study confirmed that in trapped volumes appears cavitation as it was described in many papers. Value. As a result of the study were obtained the flow pattern in the gear pump. The cavitation in the trapped volumes leads to additional ripples of flow at the outlet of gear pump.В статье рассмотрены процессы, возникающие при работе шестеренного насоса с внешним эвольвентным зацеплением, такие как образование замкнутых объемов и возникающая при этом компрессия и кавитация рабочей жидкости. Показаны расчетные формулы для определения размеров кавитационных пузырьков возникающих в зонах раскрытия зубьев в зависимости от давления в линии всасывания насоса. Приведены картины течений в шестеренной гидромашине, полученные в результате экспериментальных исследований. Проанализирован теоретический график пульсации расхода в зоне нагнетания насоса, его возможная аналитическое выражение и зависимость от вышеуказанных процессов

Iron porphyrin molecules on Cu(001): Influence of adlayers and ligands on the magnetic properties

The structural and magnetic properties of Fe octaethylporphyrin (OEP) molecules on Cu(001) have been investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT) methods and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The molecules have been adsorbed on the bare metal surface and on an oxygen-covered surface, which shows a $\sqrt{2}\times2\sqrt{2}R45^{\circ}$ reconstruction. In order to allow for a direct comparison between magnetic moments obtained from sum-rule analysis and DFT we calculate the dipolar term $7$, which is also important in view of the magnetic anisotropy of the molecule. The measured X-ray magnetic circular dichroism shows a strong dependence on the photon incidence angle, which we could relate to a huge value of $7$, e.g. on Cu(001) $7$ amounts to -2.07\,\mbo{} for normal incidence leading to a reduction of the effective spin moment $m_s + 7$. Calculations have also been performed to study the influence of possible ligands such as Cl and O atoms on the magnetic properties of the molecule and the interaction between molecule and surface, because the experimental spectra display a clear dependence on the ligand, which is used to stabilize the molecule in the gas phase. Both types of ligands weaken the hybridization between surface and porphyrin molecule and change the magnetic spin state of the molecule, but the changes in the X-ray absorption are clearly related to residual Cl ligands.Comment: 17 figures, full articl

A semi-parametric approach to estimate risk functions associated with multi-dimensional exposure profiles: application to smoking and lung cancer

A common characteristic of environmental epidemiology is the multi-dimensional aspect of exposure patterns, frequently reduced to a cumulative exposure for simplicity of analysis. By adopting a flexible Bayesian clustering approach, we explore the risk function linking exposure history to disease. This approach is applied here to study the relationship between different smoking characteristics and lung cancer in the framework of a population based case control study

Energy efficiency considerations in integrated IT and optical network resilient infrastructures

The European Integrated Project GEYSERS - Generalised Architecture for Dynamic Infrastructure Services - is concentrating on infrastructures incorporating integrated optical network and IT resources in support of the Future Internet with special emphasis on cloud computing. More specifically GEYSERS proposes the concept of Virtual Infrastructures over one or more interconnected Physical Infrastructures comprising both network and IT resources. Taking into consideration the energy consumption levels associated with the ICT today and the expansion of the Internet in size and complexity, that incurring increased energy consumption of both IT and network resources, energy efficient infrastructure design becomes critical. To address this need, in the framework of GEYSERS, we propose energy efficient design of infrastructures incorporating integrated optical network and IT resources, supporting resilient end-to-end services. Our modeling results quantify significant energy savings of the proposed solution by jointly optimizing the allocation of both network and IT resources

Analysis of ChIP-seq data via Bayesian finite mixture models with a non-parametric component

In large discrete data sets which requires classification into signal and noise components, the distribution of the signal is often very bumpy and does not follow a standard distribution. Therefore the signal distribution is further modelled as a mixture of component distributions. However, when the signal component is modelled as a mixture of distributions, we are faced with the challenges of justifying the number of components and the label switching problem (caused by multimodality of the likelihood function). To circumvent these challenges, we propose a non-parametric structure for the signal component. This new method is more efficient in terms of precise estimates and better classifications. We demonstrated the efficacy of the methodology using a ChIP-sequencing data set

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): Technical Overview

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) will expand the information space for study of cosmic sources, by adding linear polarization to the properties (time, energy, and position) observed in x-ray astronomy. Selected in 2017 January as a NASA Astrophysics Small Explorer (SMEX) mission, IXPE will be launched into an equatorial orbit in 2021. The IXPE mission will provide scientifically meaningful measurements of the x-ray polarization of a few dozen sources in the 2-8 keV band, including polarization maps of several x-ray-bright extended sources and phase-resolved polarimetry of many bright pulsating x-ray sources

Protease-Activated Receptor 2 Deficiency Reduces Cardiac Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

Protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) signaling enhances inflammation in different diseases. The effect of PAR-2 deficiency in cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is unknown. We investigated the effect of PAR-2 deficiency on I/R injury-induced infarct size, inflammation, heart remodeling and cardiac function

Research into ultrasonic and hydrodynamic cavitation phenomena in a hydraulic system

У статті описано процеси ультразвукової кавітації в гідравлічному резервуарі та гідродинамічної кавітації у шестеренному насосі. Виникнення зазначених процесів підтверджено експериментальними дослідженнями при використанні резервуара і насоса з прозорої пластмаси. Доведено, що кавітаційна система, створена за оригінальним проектом, є корисною для генерування явища ультразвукової кавітації. Також показано, що метод PIV-візуалізації, який полягає в спеціальному освітленні прозорих об'єктів і записи структури потоку крізь ці об'єкти за допомогою швидкісної відеокамери, при вивченні явища кавітації досить ефективний. Візуально встановлено взаємодію ультразвуку та гідродинамічної кавітації. У свою чергу, виникнення ультразвукової кавітації в резервуарі викликає дегазацію масла, що подається в насос, яке зменшує гидродинамическую кавітацію у внутрішніх каналах і зазорах. Це свідчить про позитивний вплив ультразвукової кавітації на роботу насоса та гідравлічної системи в цілому. Представлена робота є прикладом ефективної співпраці між дослідниками Вроцлавського університету науки і технологій (Польська Республіка) і Національного технічного університету України “Київського політехнічного інституту імені Ігоря Сікорського”.The article describes the course of the ultrasonic cavitation in a hydraulic tank and the hydrodynamic cavitation in a gear pump. The course of those phenomena was confirmed in experimental tests carried out with the use of a tank and a pump made of transparent plastics. It has been proved that the oscillator-cavitation system made according to the original project is useful to in-duce the phenomenon of ultrasonic cavitation. It has also been shown that the PIV visualization method, consisting in a special sys-tem of illuminating transparent objects and recording the flow through those objects with a fast camera, is useful for the studying of the cavitation phenomena. A visible interaction between the ultrasonic and the hydrodynamic cavitation was observed. The induction of ultrasonic cavitation in the tank causes degassing of the oil, and the degassed oil supplying the pump reduces the hydrodynamic cavitation in its internal channels and clearances. This is an example of beneficial effects of the ultrasonic cavitation on the operation of a pump and a hy-draulic system. The presented work is an example of effective co-operation between the communities of Wroclaw University of Science and Technol-ogy and Igor Sikorsky Kiyv Politechnic Institute, National Technical University of Ukraine.В статье описываются процессы ультразвуковой кавитации в гидравлическом резервуаре и гидродинамической кавитации в шестеренном насосе. Возникновение указанных процессов подтверждено экспериментальными исследованиями при использовании резервуара и насоса из прозрачной пластмассы. Доказано, что кавитационная система, созданная по оригинальному проекту, полезна для генерирования явления ультразвуковой кавитации. Также показано, что метод PIV-визуализации, который заключается в специальном освещении прозрачных объектов и записи структуры потока через эти объекты с помощью скоростной видео камеры, при изучении явления кавитации весьма эффективен. Визуально установлено взаимодействие ультразвука и гидродинамической кавитации. В свою очередь, возникновение ультразвуковой кавитации в резервуаре вызывает дегазацию масла, подаваемого в насос, которое уменьшает гидродинамическую к авитацию во внутренних каналах и зазорах. Это свидетельствует о положительном воздействииу льтразвуковой кавитации на работу насоса и гидравлической системы в целом. Представленная работа является примером эффективного сотрудничества между исследователями Вроцлавского университета науки и технологий (Польская Республика) и Национального технического университета Украины “Киевского политехнического института имени Игоря Сикорского”

Power transmission by laser beam from lunar-synchronous satellite

The possibility of beaming power from synchronous lunar orbits (the L1 and L2 Lagrange points) to a manned long-range lunar rover is addressed. The rover and two versions of a satellite system (one powered by a nuclear reactor, the other by photovoltaics) are described in terms of their masses, geometries, power needs, missions, and technological capabilities. Laser beam power is generated by a laser diode array in the satellite and converted to 30 kW of electrical power at the rover. Present technological capabilities, with some extrapolation to near future capabilities, are used in the descriptions. The advantages of the two satellite/rover systems over other such systems and over rovers with onboard power are discussed along with the possibility of enabling other missions