The coefficient of variation representing the non-uniformity of the strain field and its implication to detect earthquake precursor

Before the major earthquake or rock damage occurs,it is often accompanied by a sudden change in the degree of non-uniformity of the strain field.In order to find a stronger non-uniformity signal before the rock failure,the coefficient of variation(Cv)is examined and reformed in this study.We test the Cv calculation way of the"normal-abnormal"model proposed in the previous studies.Based on the analysis of the physical process of rock failure and its relationship to the shear strain field,we construct a new way to calculate the Cv value.The variation of shear strain field on rock sample with the increase of stress is obtained by the digital speckle correlation method(DSCM).The new Cv value calculation way is used to study the non-uniformity of the spatial distribution for the shear strain field.The results show that this Cv calculation way can get more obvious abnormal signals.When the number of observation points are limited,the specific distribution of points can increase the signal strength,which may provide reference for the research on precursor detection of earthquakes.

Diffusion Equations of the Electric Charges and Magnetic Flux

Innovative definitions of the electric and magnetic diffusivities through conducting mediums and innovative diffusion equations of the electric charges and magnetic flux are verified in this article. Such innovations depend on the analogy of the governing laws of diffusion of the thermal, electrical, and magnetic energies and newly defined natures of the electric charges and magnetic flux as energy, or as electromagnetic waves, that have electric and magnetic potentials. The introduced diffusion equations of the electric charges and magnetic flux involve Laplacian operator and the introduced diffusivities. Both equations are applied to determine the electric and magnetic fields in conductors as the heat diffusion equation which is applied to determine the thermal field in steady and unsteady heat diffusion conditions. The use of electric networks for experimental modeling of thermal networks represents sufficient proof of similarity of the diffusion equations of both fields. By analysis of the diffusion phenomena of the three considered modes of energy transfer;the rates of flow of these energies are found to be directly proportional to the gradient of their volumetric concentration, or density, and the proportionality constants in such relations are the diffusivity of each energy. Such analysis leads also to find proportionality relations between the potentials of such energies and their volumetric concentrations. Validity of the introduced diffusion equations is verified by correspondence their solutions to the measurement results of the electric and magnetic fields in microwave ovens.

Discharge Characteristics of SF_6 in a Non-Uniform Electric Field Under Repetitive Nanosecond Pulses

The characteristics of high pressure sulphur hexafluoride（SF6） discharges in a highly non-uniform electric field under repetitive nanosecond pulses are investigated in this paper.The influencing factors on discharge process,such as gas pressure,pulse repetition frequency（PRF）,and number of applied pulses,are analyzed.Experimental results show that the corona intensity weakens with the increase of gas pressure and strengthens with the increase of PRF or number of applied pulses.Spark discharge images suggest that a shorter and thicker discharge plasma channel will lead to a larger discharge current.The number of applied pulses to breakdown descends with the increase of PRF and ascends with the rise of gas pressure.The reduced electric field（E/p） decreases with the increase of PRF in all circumstances.The experimental results provide significant supplements to the dielectric characteristics of strongly electronegative gases under repetitive nanosecond pulses.

Induced Charge of Spherical Dust Particle on Plasma-facing Wall in Non-uniform Electric Field

Induced charge of a spherical dust particle on a plasma-facing wall was investigated analytically, where non-uniform electric field was applied externally. The one-dimensional nonuniform electrostatic potential was approximated by the polynomial of the normal coordinate toward the wall. The bipolar coordinate was introduced to solve the Laplace equation of the induced electrostatic potential. The boundary condition at the dust surface determines the unknown coefficients of the general solution of the Laplace equation for the induced potential. From the obtained potential the surface induced charge can be calculated. This result allows estimating the effect of the surrounding plasma, which shields the induced charge.

Coalescence behaviour of water droplets in water‐oil interface under pulsatile electric fields

In this research, the deformation of water droplets in sunflower oil-interface under pulsatile electric field was studied experimentally. Three types of coalescence were observed:(i) complete coalescence,(ii) incomplete coalescence and(iii) no-coalescence. The first type is desirable because of leaving no secondary droplets. The second type that produced secondary droplets which caused by necking process, due to extreme elongation of droplets(mostly small droplets), was undesirable; because the small droplets were more difficult to coalesce and remove. The no-coalescence was caused by very fast coalescence and extensive pushing of droplet into the continuous phase. In this work the process was operated with the utilization of a batch cylindrical separator with high voltage system. The lower part of the cylinder was filled with the aqueous phase and its top part was filled with sunflower oil to form an interface between the two phases. The effects of electric field strength,frequency, and waveform types were investigated. It was found that, the ramp-ac waveform was the best waveform, avoiding the production of secondary droplets and in this case the frequency also played an important role.

Effect of High Electric Field on Lifetime Performance of Metalized Film Capacitor in Pulsed-power Applications

High energy density capacitor is a key device to power supply source for electromagnetic gun (EMG) system, and extending its lifetime is important for increasing the reliability of the power source. Working in high electric field could affect the capacitor lifetime, and this effect on metallized polypropylene film capacitors (MPPFCs) in pulsed-power applications is studied and presented. Experimental re- sults show that the lifetime of MPPFCs decreases with the increasing peak value of charged electric field, and this decrease could be described by function (L/L0) ∝ (E/E0)–m, where, m=7.32. The lifetime of MPPFCs also decreases with the increase of the reversal coeffi- cients in underdamped circuits, which could be described by (L/L0) ∝ (ln(1/K0)/(ln(1/K))–b, where, b=0.7. These results provide a basis for the lifetime prediction of MPPFCs in pulsed-power applications.

Configuration of propagator method for calculation of electron velocity distribution function in gas under crossed electric and magnetic fields

This paper presents a self-contained description on the configuration of propagator method(PM)to calculate the electron velocity distribution function(EVDF) of electron swarms in gases under DC electric and magnetic fields crossed at a right angle. Velocity space is divided into cells with respect to three polar coordinates v,θ and f. The number of electrons in each cell is stored in three-dimensional arrays. The changes of electron velocity due to acceleration by the electric and magnetic fields and scattering by gas molecules are treated as intercellular electron transfers on the basis of the Boltzmann equation and are represented using operators called the propagators or Green’s functions. The collision propagator, assuming isotropic scattering, is basically unchanged from conventional PMs performed under electric fields without magnetic fields. On the other hand, the acceleration propagator is customized for rotational acceleration under the action of the Lorentz force. The acceleration propagator specific to the present cell configuration is analytically derived. The mean electron energy and average electron velocity vector in a model gas and SF6 were derived from the EVDF as a demonstration of the PM under the Hall deflection and they were in a fine agreement with those obtained by Monte Carlo simulations. A strategy for fast relaxation is discussed, and extension of the PM for the EVDF under AC electric and DC/AC magnetic fields is outlined as well.

Analysis of impulse electric field effect on organic exhaust gas decomposition

The technique of organic exhaust gas decomposition with impulse corono dischrge plasma has been investigated in this study. It has been discovered that the impulse electric field affected the decomposition efficiency with the secondary electron emission coefficient (δ) of the corona electrode as an intermediary: when the impulse voltage power ( W ) was fixed the corona electrode material with higher δ could induce higher decomposition efficiency. In these experiments, wolfram electrode which has the highest δ has really induced the highest decomposition efficiency.

On the heating mechanism of electron cyclotron resonance thruster immerged in a non-uniform magnetic field

To study the heating mechanism of electron cyclotron resonance thruster(ECRT)immersed in a non-uniform magnetic field,experiments and simulations are performed based on an electron cyclotron resonance plasma source at ASIPP.It is found that the first harmonic of electron cyclotron resonance is essential for plasma ignition at high magnetic field(0.0875 T),while the plasma can sustain without the first and second harmonics of electron cyclotron resonance at low magnetic field(till 0.0170 T).Evidence of radial hollow density profile indicates that upper hybrid resonance,which has strong edge heating effect,is the heating mechanism of low-field ECRT.The heating mode transition from electron cyclotron resonance to upper hybrid resonance is also revealed.Interestingly,the evolutions of electron temperature and electron density with input power experience a‘delayed’jump,which may be correlated with the different power levels required for cyclotron and ionization.Moreover,when the field strength decreased,the variation of electron density behaves in an opposite trend with that of electron temperature,implying a possible competition of power deposition between them.The present work is of great interest for understanding the plasma discharge in ECRT especially immersed in a non-uniform magnetic field,and designing efficient ECRT using low magnetic field for economic space applications.

Investigation on the Dielectric Properties of CO2 and CO2-Based Gases Based on the Boltzmann Equation Analysis

In this paper, the dielectric properties of CO2, CO2/air, CO2/O2, CO2/N2, CO2/CF4, CO2/CH4, CO2/He, C02/H2, CO2/NH3 and CO2/CO were investigated based on the Boltzmann equation analysis, in which the reduced critical electric field strength （E/N）cr of the gases was derived from the calculated electron energy distribution function （EEDF） by solv- ing the Boltzmann transport equation. In this work, it should be noted that the fundamental data were carefully selected by the published experimental results and calculations to ensure the validity of the calculation. The results indicate that if He, H2, N2 and CH4, in which there axe high ionization coefficients or a lack of attachment reactions, are added into CO2, the dielectric properties will decrease. On the other hand, air, O2, NH3 and CFa （ranked in terms of （E/N）cr value in increasing order） have the potential to improve the dielectric property of CO2 at room temperature.

Electrical Conductivity in a Non-Maxwellian Plasma with Adjustable High-Energy-Tail Distribution

In this paper, a solution to the Fokker-Planck equation is presented, which is extended to the field particles＇ high-energy-tail non-Maxwellian velocity distribution function in transport theory. Based on the correct physical concept of collision intensity, introduced by CHANG and LI, the electrical conductivities for like-particles collisions are obtained in different conditions. The modified Fokker-Planck coefficients for non-Maxwellian scattering are applied in the study. It is found that the parallel part of the collision operator plays an important role. The non-Maxwellian scattering will stimulate the transport processes in various degrees with mutative deviation parameters.

Effect of Non-Uniform Basic Temperature Gradient on the Onset of Rayleigh-Bénard-Marangoni Electro-Convectionin a Micropolar Fluid

The effects of electric field and non-uniform basic temperature gradient on the onset of Rayleigh-Bénard-Marangoni convection in a micropolar fluid are studied using the Galerkin technique. The eigenvalues are obtained for an upper free/adiabatic and lower rigid/isothermal boundaries. The microrotation is assumed to vanish at the boundaries. A linear stability analysis is performed. The influence of various micropolar fluid parameters and electric Rayleigh number on the onset of convection has been analysed. Six different non-uniform temperature profiles are considered and their comparative influence on onset is discussed.

A Concept of Absolute Polarization in Dielectrics

It is enunciated in this paper that the volume density of the dipole moment of the induced charges in a dielectric does not in general qualify as a field in terms of which the actual induced charge distribution in the dielectric can he expressed as a volume charge density inside the interior of the dielectric equal to the negative of the divergence of that field and a surface charge density on the boundary of the dielectric equal to the component of that field in the direction of the outward normal to the boundary, unless the induced charge density inside the dielectric vanishes. The field that qualifies to satisfy the second criterion is in the general case named ＂absolute polarization＂, and the interconnection between the two polarizations is established. It is then demonstrated that although a few major equations of linear media electrostatics change, the results for the field of a uniformly polarized object remain unchanged, and all the existing methods of analytical evaluation can be justified if the ＂polarization＂ defined by the first criterion of being a field that equals the volume density of the dipole moment of bound charges is just replaced by the ＂absolute polarization＂, the concept of which is introduced here.

Based on the Second Virial Coefficient(A2)to Study Effect of the Synergistic Action of Solvent and External Electric Field on the Solution Behavior and Film's Condensed State Structure

The solventnatures are crucial to deeply reveal solution behavior of macromolecular chains,physical essence of condensed state structures formation of the film as well as the photoelectronic devices performance.Based on the second virial coefficient(A2),effect of the synergistic action of solvents and external electric field on both solution behavior and the film’s condensed state structure for the semi-rigid conjugated polymer,poly[2-methoxy-5-(2’-ethylhexoxy)-1,4-phenylvinylene](MEH-PPV)was investigated by dynamic/static light scattering,photoluminescence spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy,etc.It was found that although the MEH-PPV solutions with different solvents(toluene,chlorobenzene,chloroform and tetrahydrofuran)all could generate a response to the external electric field,the degree of response varied significantly with the change of solvent nature.Furthermore,ordered degree of the film from the solutions was also obviously different.The essential reason for this responsive difference was firstly revealed in the research,which actually depended on the degree of interaction between the solute and solvent,and this degree of interaction could be quantitatively described by the second virial coefficient(A2).The bigger the A2,the stronger the interaction between solvent and solute in the solution,and the stronger the response to the external electric field.Further,under the induction of external electric field,chains aggregations with different sizes were formed accompanied by large-scale chains ordered structure in the solution.This ordered structure not only can effectively transfer to film prepared by the precursor solution but also is beneficial to enhance the carrier mobility and device efficiency of the photoelectronic film.

电场实时加载下煤层气解吸-扩散特性实验研究

为探究电场实时加载下煤层气解吸-扩散特性,揭示电场强化煤层气高效抽采的机理影响特征,设计并研发了可控电场强度下煤层气解吸-扩散实验系统;实验探究了电场加载下煤体的CH4和CO_(2)解吸-扩散变化特征,并通过幂函数扩散模型计算各场强作用下的CH4扩散系数。结果表明:不同吸附质在电场实时加载下煤层气解吸量均得到一定程度提升,但电场对CO_(2)解吸量影响特征更加明显,同时电场能够强化煤体瓦斯的初始解吸速度;与未加电场相比,特征场强为30、60、90 kV/m时CH4初始解吸速率提升了6.9%、15.3%、14.6%,而CO_(2)依次提升了3.4%、6.7%、9.2%;电场加载下煤体CH4幂函数扩散模型能够高度的与实验值相吻合,扩散系数具有随着加载场强的增大而逐渐增大变化特征,电场有利于煤中甲烷的解吸、扩散。

CF_(3)SO_(2)F/N_(2)混合气体的电离特性试验研究

为评估CF_(3)SO_(2)F/N_(2)混合气体的绝缘性能,研究了其在电场中的电离特性。通过稳态汤逊实验(SST)测量获得了CF3SO2F摩尔分数分别为10%、20%、30%、40%、100%的CF_(3)SO_(2)F/N_(2)混合气体的有效电离系数和临界约化场强,研究了混合比例、约化场强和电极距离对其电离特性的影响,并比较了CF_(3)SO_(2)F/N_(2)混合气体相对于SF6的绝缘强度。结果表明:CF_(3)SO_(2)F摩尔分数为10%时,CF_(3)SO_(2)F/N_(2)混合气体的电离特性与N_(2)类似;随着CF_(3)SO_(2)F占比增大至20%以上后,CF3SO2F/N2混合气体的电离特性逐步由CF_(3)SO_(2)F主导;CF_(3)SO_(2)F/N_(2)混合气体相对于SF6的理论绝缘强度随着CF_(3)SO_(2)F摩尔分数的增大而增大,40%CF_(3)SO_(2)F/60%N_(2)混合气体的临界约化场强约为SF_(6)的1.01倍,但其对电场变化的敏感程度不如SF6。研究结果可为CF_(3)SO_(2)F/N_(2)混合气体的绝缘强度评估提供理论基础。

基于电场传感器阵列的输电线路电压非接触式测量方法

电压作为表征线路运行状态的重要参量,实现其灵活准确的测量对保证电力系统稳定运行至关重要。传统的接触式电压测量方法,因电压互感器体积较大、会产生电磁谐振和高频振荡、额外测量需断电安装等问题,对于海量化测量并不便利。相比较而言,非接触式测量不接触导线,更加安全和便捷,将成为未来电压测量的发展方向。文中提出了基于电场传感器阵列的输电线路电压非接触式测量方法,该方法为了解决导线位置信息未知的问题,设计了与导线方向垂直排列的电场传感器阵列;求解了含导线未知信息量的方程组;构建了比例系数矩阵,反推出导线电压瞬时值;分析了电场传感器对测量的影响;最后,进行了10 kV电压等级电压瞬时值仿真验证,结果显示最大测量误差为2.219%。

基于斯卡那维模型的离子晶体介电性能的研究

本文采用玻恩圆周轨道极化模型、双原子分子离子位移极化模型,分别计算了NaCl晶体中各离子的电子位移极化率和离子位移极化率。进一步采用点偶极子近似和双原子分子平均场近似,考虑在极化离子所产生的附加电场的作用下,基于斯卡那维模型计算出包含不同离子数目的NaCl晶体的有效电场结构系数,得到了与实测值更为接近的介电常数,与将晶体内部的有效电场视为外施宏观平均电场的Born理论计算值进行对比,误差值从11.4%降至4.3%。研究结果提供了通过斯卡那维模型精确计算离子晶体介电性能的新思路。

O_(2)体积分数对N_(2)/O_(2)混合气体工频绝缘强度的影响

为了研究不同比例N_(2)/O_(2)混合气体的工频绝缘特性,分析O_(2)占比对混合气体绝缘性能的影响,文中采用Boltamann方程,对比了Wieland近似与Garland近似两种方法,基于电子输运参数计算了不同比例下N_(2)/O_(2)混合气体的临界电场,分析了O_(2)对混合气体绝缘性能的影响;同时开展了0.1~0.8 MPa下5%~21%O_(2)占比的N_(2)/O_(2)混合气体工频放电实验,结合实验数据验证了计算结果的可靠性。文中发现在实验比例范围内,O_(2)占比对N_(2)/O_(2)混合气体工频绝缘特性几乎无影响,气压与N_(2)/O_(2)混合气体的放电电压成线性相关。文章可为以洁净空气电力设备的设计、运维提供参考。

A new two-dimensional experimental apparatus for electrochemical remediation processes

Electrochemical extraction of contaminants from soils is a promising soil decontamination technology. Various experiments have been conducted to study electrochemical reactions and geochemical processes in the electrochemical extraction using different experimental apparatuses. This paper presents the development of a new closed two-dimensional(2D) apparatus that can better simulate the field application of the technology and accurately monitor the most important electrochemical parameters to understand the process. The innovative features of the new apparatus include the outer and inner electrodes designed to apply a non-uniform electrical field across the specimen as in the field electrochemical remediation process, the probes installed to measure the 2D distribution of electrical voltage, and the gas and fluid volume measurement devices used to accurately monitor the gas generation and electroosmotic flow rates at both electrodes as a function of time. The components of this new apparatus and the features of each component are described. The operating procedure and some typical results from three experiments with the apparatus are demonstrated. The results show that the variation of the gas generation rate is in good agreement with the electric current. Their relation provides a valid evaluation for electrochemical behavior of the system and Faraday's laws of electrolysis. The 2D profiles of cadmium concentration and voltage distribution at the end of the experiment reveal the great effects of a non-uniform electrical field on the contaminant mobilization.