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Fig. 12. Panel (a) Calculated isotherms for HMX polymorphs, p<10.6 GPa. Circles p-HMX triangles a-HMX squares <5-HMX. Lines connecting data points are only intended as a guide for the eye. Panel (b) blow-up of low-pressure isotherms for /3-HMX (circles) and a-HMX (triangles), showing break in a-HMX result corresponding to pressure-induced phase transition.

The daughter bubble size is thus limited by two constraints. The capillary pressure constraint states that if the dynamic pressure of the turbulent eddy Pc v x exceeds the capillary pressure aijd", the fluid particle is deformed and finally breaks up resulting in a minimum breakage fraction /vm, (or bubble size dj min) [69]. d denotes the diameter of the smaller daughter size (or two times the minimum radius of curvature). When breakage occurs, the d3mamic pressure induced by the eddy turbulence kinetic energy satisfy the criterion ... 

It is instructive to compare the transition temperatures of La, Lu and Y with the TcS of the d-transition metals at normal pressure. In fig. 10.16 the Tc s of La, Lu and Y are shown for a pressure of 150 kbar. Such a comparison seems to be justified since the pressure dependence of Tc for the transition metals with ela 4 is very weak (e.g. Smith, 1972). It is seen that the Tc of the 5d-period metals is generally lower than the Tc for the corresponding member in the 4d period. The rule only breaks down toward the end of the 4d period at the element ruthenium.t Interestingly enough, the pair of pressure-induced superconductors, Lu and Y, obeys this rule, since the Tc of Lu is smaller than for Y. Hence Lu behaves as a real 5d-transition metal from a systematic point of view. On the other hand, the Tc of La is an order of magnitude too high to be a plain 5d-band metal. 

The pressure-induced semiconductor-metal transitions of SmSei xSx solid solutions are discontinuous for x>0.2 and continuous forx<0.2 as detected by electrical resistivity q versus pressure measurements. The strength of the first-order phase transition (expressed by Ag/g p where Ag is the resistivity jump and Qtr s the resistivity at the transition pressure Ptr) decreases smoothly to zero at x = 0.2. This composition is characterized by a sharp break in slope at 34.6 kbar when q versus p is plotted but no hysteresis is noticed as pressure is released. Transition pressure p r and Ag/ptr in comparison with the theoretical phase transition strength (calculated with a modified Falicov-Kimball model) as a function of composition are shown in Fig. 81, p. 170, Bucher, Maines [2], also see Bucher et al. [3]. The change from continuous to discontinuous transition is interpolated to be at x = 0.28 the experimental value is 0.25 (determination technique not given in the paper), Narayan, Ramaseshan [4]. The course of the configuration crossover f d°- f d for Sm(Se,S) under pressure is illustrated by Wilson [5]. 

The FW oxygen scavengers mentioned earlier are volatile and can therefore provide additional protection against post-boiler section corrosion induced or enhanced by oxygen in-leakage. These particular scavengers also break down under pressure to produce some level of volatile ammonia, which can neutralize any carbon dioxide found in the steam-condensate system. 

Since the present study aims at carrying out the investigation of the break-down phenomenon and searching for the possible mechanism of the phenomenon, we have chosen the similar condition as in [1] for the wall shear stress to induce break-down The reference temperature in the degradation studies was 60 °C. This value may be lower than the value used in a typical DHS. In a low-pressure system, however, it was necessary to use lower the temperature to avoid the formation of bubbles. For parametric studies, one of the variables was varied while the other variables were fixed at the reference condition (Tanperature 60 °C Re 8,000 Surfactant concentration 200ppm Volume of solution charged 0.010 m ). 

The explanation for the above is twofold. Firstly there is the effect of increasing cavita-tional collapse energy via a lowering in vapour pressure as the temperature is reduced (see above). This does not adequately explain the effect of the change in solvent. The primary process is unlikely to occur inside the cavitation bubbles and a radical pathway should be discarded. The most likely explanation is that the disruption induced by cavitation bubble collapse in the aqueous ethanolic media is able to break the weak intermolecular forces in the solvents. This will alter the solvation of the reactive species present. Significantly the maximum effect is found in 50 % w/w solvent composition - the solvent composition very close to the maximum hydrogen bonded structure. 

The aerosol produced by a laboratory pulverized coal combustor was size classified in the range 0.03 to 4 ym Stokes equivalent diameter using a low-pressure cascade impactor. The samples thus collected were analyzed using a focussed beam particle induced X-ray emission technique. This combination of techniques was shown to be capable of resolving much of the structure of the submicron coal ash aerosol. Two distinct modes in the mass distribution were observed. The break between these modes was at a particle size of about 0.1... 

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