ATTENUATION AND DISPERSION OF SHEAR WAVES IN PLEXIGLAS

Geophysics ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 622-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neal F. Jordan
Keyword(s):  
Attenuation Coefficient ◽  
Pulse Shape ◽  
Shear Waves ◽  
Sensitive Indicator ◽  
Transmission Characteristics ◽  
A Value ◽  
Plexiglas Sheet ◽  
Plate Waves ◽  
Attenuation And Dispersion ◽  
Good Agreement

Wuenschel (1965) measured the attenuation of plate waves in a Plexiglas sheet, finding a value of [Formula: see text] for the attenuation coefficient at frequency f(cps). Using only the first term in the attenuation, he then employed the results of Futterman (1962) to predict the intrinsic dispersion which should accompany this attenuation. Good agreement was obtained between the predicted and observed dispersion. Changes in pulse shape with distance traveled proved to be a sensitive indicator of the presence and nature of the dispersion; when pulses at a location remote from the source were predicted on the basis of a pulse observed near the source plus the transmission characteristics of the material, inclusion of the Futterman dispersion substantially improved the match between predicted and observed waveforms.

Standardisation of von Willebrand Factor in Therapeutic Concentrates: Calibration of the 1st International Standard for von Willebrand Factor Concentrate (00/514)

2002 ◽  
Vol 88 (09) ◽  
pp. 380-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn Sands ◽  
Andrew Chang ◽  
Claudine Mazurier ◽  
Anthony Hubbard
Keyword(s):  
Von Willebrand Factor ◽  
International Study ◽  
Expert Committee ◽  
International Standard ◽  
A Value ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Factor Concentrate ◽  
Von Willebrand ◽  
Willebrand Factor ◽  
Good Agreement

SummaryAn international study involving 26 laboratories assayed two candidate von Willebrand Factor (VWF) concentrates (B and C) for VWF:Antigen (VWF:Ag), VWF:Ristocetin Cofactor (VWF:RCo) and VWF:Collagen binding (VWF:CB) relative to the 4th International Standard Factor VIII/VWF Plasma (4th IS Plasma) (97/586). Estimates of VWF:Ag showed good agreement between different methods, for both candidates, and the overall combined means were 11.01 IU/ml with inter-laboratory variability (GCV) of 10.9% for candidate B and 14.01 IU/ml (GCV 11.8%) for candidate C. Estimates of VWF:RCo showed no significant difference between methods for both candidates and gave overall means of 9.38 IU/ml (GCV 23.7%) for candidate B and 10.19 IU/ml (GCV 24.4%) for candidate C. Prior to the calibration of the candidates for VWF:CB it was necessary to calibrate the 4th IS Plasma relative to local frozen normal plasma pools; there was good agreement between different collagen reagents and an overall mean of 0.83 IU per ampoule (GCV 11.8%) was assigned. In contrast, estimates of VWF:CB in both candidates showed large differences between collagen reagents with inter-laboratory GCV’s of 40%. Candidate B (00/514) was established as the 1st International Standard von Willebrand Factor Concentrate by the WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardisation in November 2001 with assigned values for VWF:Ag (11.0 IU/ampoule) and VWF:RCo (9.4 IU/ampoule). Large inter-laboratory variability of estimates precluded the assignment of a value for VWF:CB.

Heat-flow experiments in liquid 4He with a variable cylindrical geometry

1987 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 209-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Gao ◽  
G. Metcalfe ◽  
T. Jung ◽  
R. P. Behringer
Keyword(s):  
Cylindrical Geometry ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Onset Of Convection ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
A Value ◽  
Prandtl Numbers ◽  
Convection Rolls ◽  
Flow Experiments ◽  
Increasing Function ◽  
Good Agreement

This paper first describes an apparatus for measuring the Nusselt number N versus the Rayleigh number R of convecting normal liquid 4He layers. The most important feature of the apparatus is its ability to provide layers of different heights d, and hence different aspect ratios [Gcy ]. The horizontal cross-section of each layer is circular, and [Gcy ] is defined by [Gcy ] = D/2d where D is the diameter of the layer. We report results for 2.4 [les ] [Gcy ] [les ] 16 and for Prandtl numbers Pr spanning 0.5 [lsim ] Pr [lsim ] 0.9 These results are presented in terms of the slope N1 = RcdN/dR evaluated just above the onset of convection at Rc. We find that N1 is only a slowly increasing function of [Gcy ] in the range 6 [lsim ] [Gcy ] [lsim ] 16, and that it has a value there which is quite close to 0.72. This value of N1 is in good agreement with variational calcuations by Ahlers et al. (1981) pertinent to parallel convection rolls in cylindrical geometry. Particularly for [Gcy ] [lsim ] 6, we find additional small-scale structure in N1 associated with changes in the number of convection rolls with changing [Gcy ]. An additional test of the linearzied hydrodynamics is given by measurements of Rc. We find good agreement between theory and our data for Rc.

Attenuation and dispersion phenomena of shear waves in anelastic and elastic porous strips

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Parvez Alam ◽  
Suprava Jena ◽  
Irfan Anjum Badruddin ◽  
Tatagar Mohammad Yunus Khan ◽  
Sarfaraz Kamangar
Keyword(s):  
Shear Wave ◽  
Half Space ◽  
Special Functions ◽  
Shear Waves ◽  
Finite Thickness ◽  
Dissipation Factor ◽  
Initial Stresses ◽  
Whittaker Functions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Attenuation And Dispersion

Purpose This paper aims to study the attenuation and dispersion phenomena of shear waves in anelastic and elastic porous strips. Numerical investigations are performed for the phase and damped velocity profiles of the wave. For numerical computation purposes, water-saturated limestone and kerosene oil saturated sandstone for the first and second porous strips, respectively. Some other peculiarities have been observed and discussed. Design/methodology/approach Dispersion and attenuation characteristic of the shear wave propagations have been studied in an inhomogeneous poro-anelastic strip of finite thickness, which is clamped between an inhomogeneous poroelastic strip of finite thickness and an elastic half-space. Both the strips are initially stressed and the half-space is self-weighted. Analytical methods are used to calculate the interior deformations of the model with the involvement of special functions. The determination of the frequency equation, which includes the Bessel’s and Whittaker functions, has been obtained using the prescribed boundary conditions. Findings Impacts of attenuation coefficient, dissipation factor, inhomogeneities, initial stresses, Biot’s gravity, porosity and thickness ratio parameters on the velocity profile of the wave have been demonstrated through the graphical visuals. These parameters are playing an important role and working as a catalyst in affecting the propagation behaviour of the wave. Originality/value Inclusion of the concept of doubly layered initially stressed inhomogeneous porous structure of elastic and anelastic medium bedded over a self-weighted half-space medium brings a novelty to the existing literature related to the study of shear wave. It may be helpful to geologists, seismologists and structural engineers in the development of theoretical and practical studies.

Device Modeling of a-Si:H Alloy Solar Cells: Calibration Procedure for Determination of Model Input Parameters

1998 ◽  
Vol 507 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Zeman ◽  
R.A.C.M.M. Van Swaaij ◽  
E. Schroten ◽  
L.L.A. Vosteen ◽  
J.W. Metselaar
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cell ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Calibration Procedure ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Model Input ◽  
A Value ◽  
Input Parameters ◽  
Simulated Material ◽  
Good Agreement

ABSTRACTA calibration procedure for determining the model input parameters of standard a-Si:H layers, which comprise a single junction a-Si:H solar cell, is presented. The calibration procedure consists of: i) deposition of the separate layers, ii) measurement of the material properties, iii) fitting the model parameters to match the measured properties, iv) simulation of test devices and comparison with experimental results. The inverse modeling procedure was used to extract values of the most influential model parameters by fitting the simulated material properties to the measured ones. In case of doped layers the extracted values of the characteristic energies of exponentially decaying tail states are much higher than the values reported in literature. Using the extracted values of model parameters a good agreement between the measured and calculated characteristics of a reference solar cell was reached. The presented procedure could not solve directly an important issue concerning a value of the mobility gap in a-Si:H alloys.

Vibration Transmission Between Columns and Built Up Structures

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-246
Author(s):  
John A. Steel
Keyword(s):  
Sound Transmission ◽  
Transmission Characteristics ◽  
Vibration Transmission ◽  
Laboratory Models ◽  
Good Agreement

Vibration transmission from columns into built up structures is studied using laboratory models. Beams attached to plates, forming built up structures, can influence transmission characteristics at these joints. Good agreement is found between measured and predicted results. The orientation of the beams effects coupling and strongest coupling is through a twisting moment applied to the beam. The effects of these changes in coupling on sound transmission between floors is discussed.

Low frequency acoustic thermometry in the range 4.2–20 K with implications for the value of the gas constant

1979 ◽  
Vol 365 (1722) ◽  
pp. 349-370 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Low Frequency ◽  
Acoustic Thermometry ◽  
A Value ◽  
New Information ◽  
Thermodynamic Temperatures ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Gas Thermometry

Six acoustic isotherms have been plotted in the range 4.2–20 K. When thermodynamic temperatures are calculated from their intercepts on the basis of Batuecas’s value of the gas constant ( R = 8.31441 J mol -1 K -1 ), no significant systematic departure from the results of Berry’s gas thermometry is discernible. If one assumes Berry’s work to be thermodynamically correct and the present work to be thermodynamically linear, a value of the gas constant is implied only (7 ± 27 (lσ)) R / 10 6 higher than that of Batuecas, but 152 R / 10 6 lower than that of Quinn, Colclough & Chandler (Q. C. C.). Such a value is close to that expected from a forthcoming revision of the work of Q. C. C. and is in line with recent criticisms of Rowlinson et al . of their value. If this expectation is borne out gas and acoustic thermometry will be in good agreement in this range. Final results are quoted on the basis of Batuecas’s value of the gas constant and in terms of R to facilitate their recalculation as new information on the value of the gas constant becomes available.

scholarly journals Analysis of CO2 Facilitation Transport Effect through a Hybrid Poly(Allyl Amine) Membrane: Pathways for Further Improvement

Membranes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 367
Author(s):  
Bouchra Belaissaoui ◽  
Elsa Lasseuguette ◽  
Saravanan Janakiram ◽  
Liyuan Deng ◽  
Maria-Chiara Ferrari
Keyword(s):  
Facilitated Transport ◽  
Transport Parameters ◽  
Material Synthesis ◽  
Transport Models ◽  
Transport Modelling ◽  
Selective Layer ◽  
Membrane Performance ◽  
A Value ◽  
Partial Pressures ◽  
Good Agreement

Numerous studies have been reported on CO2 facilitated transport membrane synthesis, but few works have dealt with the interaction between material synthesis and transport modelling aspects for optimization purposes. In this work, a hybrid fixed-site carrier membrane was prepared using polyallylamine with 10 wt% polyvinyl alcohol and 0.2 wt% graphene oxide. The membrane was tested using the feed gases with different relative humidity and at different CO2 partial pressures. Selected facilitated transport models reported in the literature were used to fit the experimental data with good agreement. The key dimensionless facilitated transport parameters were obtained from the modelling and data fitting. Based on the values of these parameters, it was shown that the diffusion of the amine-CO2 reaction product was the rate-controlling step of the overall CO2 transport through the membrane. It was shown theoretically that by decreasing the membrane selective layer thickness below the actual value of 1 µm to a value of 0.1 µm, a CO2 permeance as high as 2500 GPU can be attained while maintaining the selectivity at a value of about 19. Furthermore, improving the carrier concentration by a factor of two might shift the performances above the Robeson upper bound. These potential paths for membrane performance improvement have to be confirmed by targeted experimental work.

scholarly journals Evaluation of LIRIC Algorithm Performance Using Independent Sun-Sky Photometer Data at Two Altitude Levels

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 842
Author(s):  
María J. Granados-Muñoz ◽  
José Antonio Benavent-Oltra ◽  
Daniel Pérez-Ramírez ◽  
Hassan Lyamani ◽  
Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Volume Concentration ◽  
Observational Period ◽  
Lidar System ◽  
Algorithm Performance ◽  
Microphysical Properties ◽  
A Value ◽  
Large Databases ◽  
Self Consistency ◽  
System Operating ◽  
Good Agreement

This work evaluates the Lidar-Radiometer Inversion Code (LIRIC) using sun-sky photometers located at different altitudes in the same atmospheric column. Measurements were acquired during an intensive observational period in summer 2012 at Aerosols, Clouds, and Trace gases Research InfraStructure Network (ACTRIS)/Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Granada (GRA; 37.16°N, 3.61°W, 680 m above sea level (a.s.l.)) and Cerro Poyos (CP; 37.11°N, 3.49°W, 1820 m a.s.l.) sites. Both stations operated AERONET sun-photometry, with an additional lidar system operating at Granada station. The extended database of simultaneous lidar and sun-photometry measurements from this study allowed the statistical analysis of vertically resolved microphysical properties retrieved with LIRIC, with 70% of the analyzed cases corresponding to mineral dust. Consequently, volume concentration values were 46 μm3/cm3 on average, with a value of ~30 μm3/cm3 corresponding to the coarse spheroid mode and concentrations below 10 μm3/cm3 for the fine and coarse spherical modes. According to the microphysical properties’ profiles, aerosol particles reached altitudes up to 6000 m a.s.l., as observed in previous studies over the same region. Results obtained from comparing the LIRIC retrievals from GRA and from CP revealed good agreement between both stations with differences within the expected uncertainties associated with LIRIC (15%). However, larger discrepancies were found for 10% of the cases, mostly due to the incomplete overlap of the lidar signal and/or to the influence of different aerosol layers advected from the local origin located between both stations, which is particularly important in cases of low aerosol loads. Nevertheless, the results presented here demonstrate the robustness and self-consistency of LIRIC and consequently its applicability to large databases such as those derived from ACTRIS-European Aerosol Research Lidar Network (EARLINET) observations.

scholarly journals The wave making resistance prediction of a mini-submarine by using tent function method

2018 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 01003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aries Sulisetyono ◽  
Ardi Nugroho Yulianto
Keyword(s):  
Water Surface ◽  
Function Method ◽  
The Body ◽  
Source Distribution ◽  
Hull Form ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
A Value ◽  
Resistance Prediction ◽  
Havelock Source ◽  
Good Agreement

This paper describes the wave making resistance solution of a mini submarine operating in under water surface with different level depth. The Thin ship theory was adopted to solve the problem for a case of the slenderness body. The source distribution along the centre plane of the body was expressed in Green’s function of Havelock source potential under water surface. The Tent function method was proposed to illustrate the hull form based on offsets data, and to solve the Michell integral problem numerically. Four operational conditions were performed i.e. floating, snorkelling, and diving with 0.5m and 1m under water surface. The computational results for the mini submarine with length of 2m and diameter of 0.25m explained a more deeply operated under water surface cause to decrease a value of wave making resistance for all cases of Froude numbers. While in the diving conditions of 0.5m and 0.1m under the water surface, the wave making resistance were resulted about 64% and 74% less than the case of floating condition respectively. Furthermore, the effect of vertical fin on the body was investigated, where the wave making resistance could increase average 7.2% in snorkelling, 11.4% in 0.5m diving, and in the 1m diving about 9.07% for all Froude numbers. Over all the results of this approach shown a good agreement with the results come from Mitchell code.

Characterization of the Chromosomalaac(6′)-Iz Gene of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

1999 ◽  
Vol 43 (10) ◽  
pp. 2366-2371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thierry Lambert ◽  
Marie-Cécile Ploy ◽  
François Denis ◽  
Patrice Courvalin
Keyword(s):  
Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia ◽  
Type I ◽  
Aminoglycoside Resistance ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
A Value ◽  
Calculated Mass ◽  
Total Dna ◽  
Good Agreement

ABSTRACT The aac(6′)-Iz gene of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia BM2690 encoding an aminoglycoside 6′-N-acetyltransferase was characterized. The gene was identified as a coding sequence of 462 bp corresponding to a protein with a calculated mass of 16,506 Da, a value in good agreement with that of ca. 16,000 found by in vitro coupled transcription-translation. Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence indicated that the protein was a member of the major subfamily of aminoglycoside 6′-N-acetyltransferases. The enzyme conferred resistance to amikacin but not to gentamicin, indicating that it was an AAC(6′) of type I. The open reading frame upstream from the aac(6′)-Izgene was homologous to the fprA gene of Myxococcus xanthus (61% identity), which encodes a putative pyridoxine (pyridoxamine) 5′-phosphate oxidase. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of total DNA from BM2690 and S. maltophilia ATTC 13637 digested with XbaI, DraI, and SpeI followed by hybridization with rRNA and aac(6′)-Iz-specific probes indicated that the gene was located in the chromosome. Theaac(6′)-Iz gene was detected by DNA-DNA hybridization in all 80 strains of S. maltophilia tested. The MICs of gentamicin against these strains of S. maltophilia were lower than those of amikacin, netilmicin, and tobramycin, indicating that production of AAC(6′)-Iz contributes to aminoglycoside resistance in S. maltophilia.

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