Dependence of the wetting rate of the loess base on the moisture conditions

The increasing demand for improved irrigation systems in the world requires a more comprehensive and widespread study of the reliability and safety of hydraulic structures. In this regard, increasing the reliability during the operation of hydraulic structures of irrigation systems, especially on collapsible soils, is very important because loess subsidence soils are widespread globally, a significant part of loess rocks are also found in Central Asia, including the Republic of Uzbekistan. This article discusses the study of the features of the joint work of full-scale irrigation structures with their loess subsidence bases and the intense - deformative state of subsidence foundations during their joint work with hydraulic structures on irrigation canals of the Kashkadarya region.

Experimental study on thermal performance in three-flow cooling tower

Biofouling can significantly deteriorate the efficiency of cooling towers. A cooling tower with a three-flow cooling circuit has been developed. The fill pack consists of inclined-corrugated contact elements with perforation. One of the advantages of the proposed cooling tower is the possibility of uniform distribution of liquid over the cross-sectional area. The paper represents the results of an experimental study of the thermal performance of the three-flow cooling tower. It was found that when the wetting rate of the liquid increases, the thermal performance of the cooling tower can reach 47.8%. The developed three-flow cooling tower allows excluding the propagation of microorganisms and reducing the biofouling of industrial water systems along with the high performance for circulating water.

Influence of Excilamp Treatment on Characteristics of Carbon Fibers

To activate the surface of carbon fiber for better reinforced composites, the Xe2* excilamp was applied. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the surface of Xe2* excilamp-treated carbon fibers was rougher than that of the control. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis indicated that the Excilamp-treated fibers possessed more polar functional groups than the control fibers. After 2 min of irradiation, the wetting rate of treated carbon fibers in epoxy resin in balance increased by about 150% compared with the control, and the short-beam strength of carbon fiber/epoxy composites increased 6.6%.