Blocked Isocyanate Fluid System for Water Shut Off Application

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Rohaida Mohd Shafian ◽  
Abd. Azim Bin Hassan ◽  
Suzylawati Ismail ◽  
Ling Kong Teng ◽  
Sonny Irawan
Keyword(s):  
Fluid System ◽  
Blocked Isocyanate

Liquid Crystal Trimers Incorporating Saturated Isosteres of Benzene and Exhibiting Modulated Nematic Phases

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Al-Janabi ◽  
Richard Mandle
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Helical Structure ◽  
Molecular Shape ◽  
Saturated Hydrocarbons ◽  
Fluid System ◽  
Structural Requirement ◽  
Disubstituted Benzene ◽  
Bona Fide ◽  
Nematic Phases ◽  
Bend Angles

<p>The nematic twist-bend (N<sub>TB</sub>) liquid crystal phase possesses a local helical structure with a pitch length of a few nanometres and is the first example of spontaneous symmetry breaking in a fluid system. All known examples of the N­<sub>TB­</sub> phase occur in materials whose constituent mesogenic units are aromatic hydrocarbons. It is not clear if this is due to synthetic convenience or a <i>bona fide</i> structural requirement for a material to exhibit this phase of matter. In this work we demonstrate that materials consisting largely of saturated hydrocarbons could also give rise to this mesophase. Furthermore, replacement of 1,4-disubstituted benzene with <i>trans</i> 1,4-cyclohexane or even 1,4-cubane does not especially alter the transition temperatures of the resulting material nor does it appear to impact upon the heliconical tilt angle, suggesting the local structure of the phase is unperturbed. Calculating the probability distribution of bend angles reveals that the choice of isosteric group has little impact on the overall molecular shape, demonstrating the shape-driven nature of the N<sub>TB</sub> phase. </p>

scholarly journals A Superfluid Perspective on Neutron Star Dynamics

Universe ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Nils Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Star ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Temperature Scale ◽  
Fluid System ◽  
Fluid Core ◽  
State Of Matter ◽  
Entrainment Effect ◽  
Neutron Component ◽  
The Impact

As mature neutron stars are cold (on the relevant temperature scale), one has to carefully consider the state of matter in their interior. The outer kilometre or so is expected to freeze to form an elastic crust of increasingly neutron-rich nuclei, coexisting with a superfluid neutron component, while the star’s fluid core contains a mixed superfluid/superconductor. The dynamics of the star depend heavily on the parameters associated with the different phases. The presence of superfluidity brings new degrees of freedom—in essence we are dealing with a complex multi-fluid system—and additional features: bulk rotation is supported by a dense array of quantised vortices, which introduce dissipation via mutual friction, and the motion of the superfluid is affected by the so-called entrainment effect. This brief survey provides an introduction to—along with a commentary on our current understanding of—these dynamical aspects, paying particular attention to the role of entrainment, and outlines the impact of superfluidity on neutron-star seismology.

A multi-layer model for nonlinear internal wave propagation in shallow water

2012 ◽  
Vol 695 ◽  
pp. 341-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip L.-F. Liu ◽  
Xiaoming Wang
Keyword(s):  
Wave Propagation ◽  
Internal Wave ◽  
Shallow Water ◽  
Internal Waves ◽  
Bottom Topography ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Constant Density ◽  
Layer Model ◽  
Fluid System ◽  
Nonlinear Internal Wave

AbstractIn this paper, a multi-layer model is developed for the purpose of studying nonlinear internal wave propagation in shallow water. The methodology employed in constructing the multi-layer model is similar to that used in deriving Boussinesq-type equations for surface gravity waves. It can also be viewed as an extension of the two-layer model developed by Choi & Camassa. The multi-layer model approximates the continuous density stratification by an $N$-layer fluid system in which a constant density is assumed in each layer. This allows the model to investigate higher-mode internal waves. Furthermore, the model is capable of simulating large-amplitude internal waves up to the breaking point. However, the model is limited by the assumption that the total water depth is shallow in comparison with the wavelength of interest. Furthermore, the vertical vorticity must vanish, while the horizontal vorticity components are weak. Numerical examples for strongly nonlinear waves are compared with laboratory data and other numerical studies in a two-layer fluid system. Good agreement is observed. The generation and propagation of mode-1 and mode-2 internal waves and their interactions with bottom topography are also investigated.

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