Energy loss factor

Tab. 5.22 Energy efficiencies of important luminescent devices and a breakdown into the most important energy loss factors.

Multiphoton processes are also undoubtedly involved in the photodegradation of polymers in intense laser fields, eg, using excimer lasers (13). Moreover, multiphoton excitation during pumping can become a significant loss factor in operation of dye lasers (26,27). The photochemically reactive species may or may not be capable of absorption of the individual photons which cooperate to produce multiphoton excitation, but must be capable of utilising a quantum of energy equal to that of the combined photons. Multiphoton excitation thus may be viewed as an exception to the Bunsen-Roscoe law. 

TABLE 25-67 Typical Thermal Efficiency and Plant Use and Loss Factors for Individual Components and Processes Used for Recovery of Energy from Solid Wastes... 

Here, Qr is the energy loss per second by a surface at temperature to its suiToundings at temperature T, , the emissivity of the subsU ate being e, the view factor F being the fraction of tire emitted radiation which is absorbed by the cool sunoundings, and a being tire Stefan-Boltzmairn radiation constant (5.67 X 10 Jm s In the present case, tire emissivity will have a value of about 0.2-0.3 for the metallic subsU ates, but nearly unity for the non-metals. The view factor can be assumed to have a value of unity in the normal situation where the hot subsU ate is enclosed in a cooled container. 

Depth resolution in NRA is influenced by a number of factors. These include energy loss per unit depth in the material, straggling effects as the ions travel through the sample, and the energy resolution of the detection system. 

As earlier discussed, the dominant factor in the near-surface region is the particle detection system. For a typical silicon surface barrier detector (15-keV FWHM resolution for Fle ions), this translates to a few hundred A for protons and 100— 150 A for Fle in most targets. When y rays induced by incident heavy ions are the detected species (as in FI profiling), resolutions in the near-surface region may be on order of tens of A. The exact value for depth resolution in a particular material depends on the rate of energy loss of incident ions in that material and therefore upon its composition and density. 

A common method of estimating losses is to use a factor K, so that energy loss for a feature is given by... 

Dielectric loss The dielectric loss factor represents energy that is lost to the insulator as a result of its being subjected to alternating current (AC) fields. The effect is caused by the rotation of dipoles in the plastic structure and by the displacement effects in the plastic chain caused by the electrical fields. The frictional effects cause energy absorption and the effect is analogous to the mechanical hysteresis effects except that the motion of the material is field induced instead of mechanically induced. 

Energy loss under low frequency conditions is often used as a key factor for evaluating elastomer compositions. In this respect, the rolling resistance and skidding properties are usually evaluated by tan delta (tan 8) at 60°C and 0°C, where the 60°C value correlates with low frequency loss and 0°C correlates with skid resistance (high frequency loss). 

Both rolling resistance and heat buildup are related to hysteresis that is the amount of energy that is converted to heat during cychc deformation. It is well known that hysteresis of tread compounds, characterized by the loss factor, tan 8, at high temperature, is a key parameter. It not only governs heat buildup of the compounds under dynamic strain but also shows a good correlation with the... 

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