Dielectric breakdown properties of Al-air mixtures

In order to investigate the influence of aluminum vapor on the breakdown performance of air,this paper makes a study of the dielectric breakdown characteristics of Al-air mixture in the temperature range of 300-5000 K at atmospheric pressure.A Boltzmann analysis method is used to deal with the electron energy distribution function(EEDF),the reduced ionization coefficients(α/N),the reduced attachment coefficients(η/N)and the critical reduced breakdown strength((E/N)cr)so as to explore the influence of temperature and mixing ratio on the dielectric breakdown properties.In the temperature range of 300-2000 K,the property of the mixture is mainly determined by the mixing proportion of aluminum vapor because the composition of particles remains unchanged.In the temperature range of 2000-2500 K,the decomposition of Al2O_(2)leads to the increase of aluminum oxides and NO,and a rise in the percentage of highenergy electrons as well as the increment ofα/N.Also,the joint action of O_(2)and NO makesη/N increase first and then decrease,and(E/N)crgoes down to a smaller temperature range.An increase in the proportion of aluminum vapor causes(E/N)crto decrease in the low-temperature region and to increase in the high-temperature region,which will reduce the transition between these two temperature regions.

Research on active arc-ignition technology as a possible residual-energy-release strategy in electromagnetic rail launch

In order to solve the problem of the original residual energy release strategy being unsuitable for high-energy and fast-firing electromagnetic rail launch,this work has explored the applicability of active arc-ignition technology(AAT).The results obtained from the comparison of launching experiments show that AAT has no influence on the acceleration of the armature and is capable of quickly releasing the residual energy.Based on the theory of magnetohydrodynamics,this work has also made numerical simulation of the muzzle arc,analyzed the influence of AAT on the muzzle arc flow field,electromagnetic(EM)field and temperature field,and evaluated the performance of AAT according to the projectile initial disturbance,the EM impact on guidance devices and the rail ablation.The results show that AAT is now one of the most practicable strategies for residual energy release.

Overpressure development and oil charging in the central Junggar Basin,Northwest China:Implication for petroleum exploration

The Junggar Basin is one of the largest and most petroliferous superimposed petroleum basins in China. The central depression area has become the frontier field for petroleum exploration. The characteristics of potential source rocks and reservoir sandstones, and the pressure regime in the central Junggar Basin were studied. Permian shales are dominated by hydrogen-rich, oil-prone algal organic matter, and Jurassic mudstones are dominated by hydrogen-poor, higher-plant derived organic matter. These source rocks are widespread and have been mature for hydrocarbon generation, suggesting good to excellent exploration potential, both for crude oils and for natural gases. The deeply buried Jurassic sandstones usually have low porosity and permeability. However, sandstones beneath the Jurassic/Cretaceous unconformity display relatively high porosity and permeability, suggesting that meteoric water leaching had improved the quality of the sandstones. Overpressure developed over much of the central Junggar Basin. The overpressured rocks are characterized by slightly increased interval transit time, low sandstone permeability, increased organic matter maturity, and high relative hydrocarbon-gas contents. Mudstones in the overpressured system have quite the same clay mineral compositions as mudstones in the lower part of the normally pressured system. Overpressure generation in the central Junggar Basin is best to be explained as the result of hydrocarbon generation and fluid retention in low-permeability rocks. Petroleum generated from Permian and Jurassic source rocks could migrate laterally through preferential petroleum migration pathways and accumulated in structural traps or lithological traps in the overpressured system, or migrate vertically through faults/ hydraulic fractures into the overlying, normally pressured system and accumulate in structural or lithological traps. Therefore, commercial petroleum reservoirs could be potentially found in both the overpressured system, and in the normally pressured system.