Ultrasonic loss

Using Eq. (26.1) it is possible to obtain the temperature dependence of the hydrogen jump rate from the experimental data on ultrasonic loss. The Snoek relaxation measurements are especially informative if they are performed at a number of excitation frequencies. It should be noted that the Snoek effect can be observed only for sufficient elastic anisotropy, X -X2, of hydrogen sites. For hydrogen in pure b.c.c. metals, the Snoek effect has not been found [16], in spite of the uniaxial symmetry of tetrahedral sites occupied by hydrogen in these materials. It is believed that the absence of the observable Snoek effect is due to the small value of X1-X2 for hydrogen in the tetrahedral sites of b.c.c. metals. 

Correlation between the ultrasonic loss and W.G. data versus the temperature... 

The minimum wall thickness found with a manual ultrasonic wall thickness meter was 4.0 mm ( 2.3 mm wall thickness loss). This is in good accordance to the estimated wall thickness loss by radiography, which shows for small spots even a higher loss up to 2.8 mm. The expected accuracy for these measurements is about 0.2 mm. 

Electromagnetic flow meters ate avadable with various liner and electrode materials. Liner and electrode selection is governed by the corrosion characteristics of the Hquid. Eor corrosive chemicals, fluoropolymer or ceramic liners and noble metal electrodes are commonly used polyurethane or mbber and stainless steel electrodes are often used for abrasive slurries. Some fluids tend to form an insulating coating on the electrodes introducing errors or loss of signal. To overcome this problem, specially shaped electrodes are avadable that extend into the flow stream and tend to self-clean. In another approach, the electrodes are periodically vibrated at ultrasonic frequencies. 

Ultrasonic Properties. Vitreous sihca of high purity, such as the synthetic type, has an unusually low attenuation of high frequency ultrasonic waves. The loss, is a linear function of frequency, up to the 30—40 MHz region and can be expressed a.s A = Bf, where B = 0.26 dB-MHz/m for shear waves and 0.16 dB-MHz/m for compressional waves (168). 

The ultrasonic relaxation loss may involve a thermally activated stmctural relaxation associated with a shifting of bridging oxygen atoms between two equihbrium positions (169). The velocity, O, of ultrasonic waves in an infinite medium is given by the following equation, where M is the appropriate elastic modulus, and density, d, is 2.20 g/cm. ... 

Our researches of a method fire assay (FA) of ores have shown that the losses of noble metals (NM) in scoria s FA hardly depend on composition of used fusion mixture. Usage of ultrasonic (US) oscillations of low frequency allows lowering on 50-100° temperature FA, to reduce time in 3-4 times. Even under unfavorable conditions thus the extent of extraction NM is conserved at FA on NiS (Ni S ) or Sn and is augmented at usage as a collector Pb or Cu. 

A considerable decrease in platinum consumption without performance loss was attained when a certain amount (30 to 40% by mass) of the proton-conducting polymer was introduced into the catalytically active layer of the electrode. To this end a mixture of platinized carbon black and a solution of (low-equivalent-weight ionomeric ) Nafion is homogenized by ultrasonic treatment, applied to the diffusion layer, and freed of its solvent by exposure to a temperature of about 100°C. The part of the catalyst s surface area that is in contact with the electrolyte (which in the case of solid electrolytes is always quite small) increases considerably, due to the ionomer present in the active layer. 

Ultrasonic relaxation loss, of vitreous silica, 22 429-430 Ultrasonics, for MOCVD, 22 155 Ultrasonic spectroscopy, in particle size measurement, 13 152-153 Ultrasonic techniques, in nondestructive evaluation, 17 421—425 Ultrasonic testing (UT) piping system, 19 486 of plastics, 19 588 Ultrasonic waves, 17 421 Ultrasonic welding, of ethylene— tetrafluoroethylene copolymers,... 

For further contributions on the dia-stereoselectivity in electropinacolizations, see Ref. [286-295]. Reduction in DMF at a Fig cathode can lead to improved yield and selectivity upon addition of catalytic amounts of tetraalkylammonium salts to the electrolyte. On the basis of preparative scale electrolyses and cyclic voltammetry for that behavior, a mechanism is proposed that involves an initial reduction of the tetraalkylammonium cation with the participation of the electrode material to form a catalyst that favors le reduction routes [296, 297]. Stoichiometric amounts of ytterbium(II), generated by reduction of Yb(III), support the stereospecific coupling of 1,3-dibenzoylpropane to cis-cyclopentane-l,2-diol. However, Yb(III) remains bounded to the pinacol and cannot be released to act as a catalyst. This leads to a loss of stereoselectivity in the course of the reaction [298]. Also, with the addition of a Ce( IV)-complex the stereochemical course of the reduction can be altered [299]. In a weakly acidic solution, the meso/rac ratio in the EHD (electrohy-drodimerization) of acetophenone could be influenced by ultrasonication [300]. Besides phenyl ketone compounds, examples with other aromatic groups have also been published [294, 295, 301, 302]. 

Ruthenium catalysts, supported on a commercial alumina (surface area 155 m have been prepared using two different precursors RUCI3 and Ru(acac)3 [172,173]. Ultrasound is used during the reduction step performed with hydrazine or formaldehyde at 70 °C. The ultrasonic power (30 W cm ) was chosen to minimise the destructive effects on the support (loss of morphological structure, change of phase). Palladium catalysts have been supported both on alumina and on active carbon [174,175]. Tab. 3.6 lists the dispersion data provided by hydrogen chemisorption measurements of a series of Pd catalysts supported on alumina. is the ratio between the surface atoms accessible to the chemisorbed probe gas (Hj) and the total number of catalytic atoms on the support. An increase in the dispersion value is observed in all the sonicated samples but the effect is more pronounced for low metal loading. 

Tab. 6.10. The efFect of ultrasonic power (20 kHz probe) on the loss of thiosulphate.

The table shows the effect on product ratio of ultrasonic irradiation (Kerry Pulsatron cleaning bath 35 kHz 50 W) during electrolysis. Here there is only 8% of the bicyclohexyl dimeric one-electron product, with approximately 41 % of the two-electron product from nucleophilic capture of the intermediate carbocation. The preponderance of cyclohexene (32 %) over cyclohexane (> 3 %) shows its formation is by proton loss from the carbocation intermediate, since free-radical routes to cyclohexene (i. e. hydrogen atom abstraction) also produce cyclohexane in equal if not greater amounts... 

Much higher ultrasonic powers can be used since energy losses during the transfer of ultrasound through the bath media and reaction vessel walls are eliminated. 

The permeability of concrete to aqueous liquids is reduced by most air entraining agents [35] and this is illustrated in terms of the depth of penetration of water under a pressure of 8 N mm 2 m 48 h in Fig. 3.31. This is reflected in an improved resistance to attack by sulfate-bearing solutions which is indicated by the loss in ultrasonic wave velocity, as shown in Fig. 3.32 [37]. 

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