The evaporation curve is calculated for the Van-der-Waals and Berthelot gases. It was shown that the evaporation curve of real gases resides between those of Van-der-Waals and Berthelot gases. The generalized Van-der-...The evaporation curve is calculated for the Van-der-Waals and Berthelot gases. It was shown that the evaporation curve of real gases resides between those of Van-der-Waals and Berthelot gases. The generalized Van-der-Waals-Berthelot equation is suggested, which not only qualitatively but also quantitatively describes evaporation curves of real gases. It was also shown that the generalized Van-der-Waals and Berthelot equation well describes other characteristics of real gases.展开更多
Knowledge about the influence of soil layers on evaporation is essential for the optimization of infield rainwater harvesting (IRWH) in the semi-arid areas of the Free State province of South Africa. Among the soils...Knowledge about the influence of soil layers on evaporation is essential for the optimization of infield rainwater harvesting (IRWH) in the semi-arid areas of the Free State province of South Africa. Among the soils earmarked for 1RWH development include the Tukulu, Sepane and Swartland soil types that have contrasting soil layers. These soils have to capture and store rainwater within the soil profile layers away from the evaporation zone. To determine how the three soils release and deliver soil water at the evaporating site, a 21-day evaporation experiment was conducted on pre-drained monoliths. Instantaneous soil water content (SWC) from in-situ and soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) from laboratory was measured. Separate soil samples of 15 mm thickness were also evaporated under the same conditions to establish the extent of drying and hydraulic gradient at the soil surface. The Darcian evaporative flux and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity (K-coefficient) were also determined. At the surface suctions of magnitude greater than 1,500 kPa were observed from all monoliths. Total contributions to evaporation from the Tukulu, Sepane and Swartland were 43, 51 and 70 mm, respectively. The low contributions were explained by the presence of the prismacutanic C-horizon in the Tukulu and Sepane at respective depths of 600 and 700 mm. This layer was associated with the steepest suction gradient that restrained further upward fluxes by subsequent lowering for the K-coefficient with more than two orders of magnitudes within a narrow range of SWC. However, the presence of the pedocutanic B-horizon at depths of 300 mm undermined this restrictive function through the appreciable capillary activity demonstrated by clays at near evaporating surfaces. The shallowness and deficiency in structure of the Swartland was consistent with the high contribution to evaporation that gave this soil a dry soil water regime. It was therefore concluded that the Tukulu offered soil profile layers that could reasonably satisfy the soil water conservation requirements for IRWH.展开更多
The steady multi component vapor flows between two closed surfaces of evaporation and condensation are investigated numerically by the nonlinear Bhatnagar Gross Krook equation. The mathematical model will make it poss...The steady multi component vapor flows between two closed surfaces of evaporation and condensation are investigated numerically by the nonlinear Bhatnagar Gross Krook equation. The mathematical model will make it possible to determine the profiles of the process variables between two surfaces of evaporation and condensation if the conditions of evaporation and condensation surfaces are taken into consideration. It is used to simulate the vapor behaviors of the pure dibutylphthalate and the ethylhexyl phthalate ethylhexyl sebacate mixture. The effects of the liquid composition of the evaporation surface, the evaporation temperature, the condensation temperature and the distance between evaporation and condensation surfaces on the evaporation efficiency and separation factor are discussed.展开更多
CIS (Cu-InSe) thin films were prepared onto glass substrate by the two stage process--generally called bilayer process. At first, Cu layer was deposited onto glass substrate by electron beam evaporation technique an...CIS (Cu-InSe) thin films were prepared onto glass substrate by the two stage process--generally called bilayer process. At first, Cu layer was deposited onto glass substrate by electron beam evaporation technique and then InSe single layer was deposited on the resulting Cu layer to produce CIS thin film. XRD (X-ray diffraction) analysis revealed that deposited film has an amorphous nature. Electrical resistivity measurements were carried out as a function of temperature during heating and cooling cycles in air. The heating and cooling cycles of the sample are almost reversible after successive heat-treatment in air. In order to consider the influence of the InSe upper layer on the optical properties, the thickness of the InSe upper layer in the CIS films was varied from 50 to 150 nm. Analysis of the transmittance and reflectance spectra, recorded in the wavelength range of 400-1,100 nm, revealed that the CIS films have high absorption coefficient of-104 cm1. The direct band gap varies from 1.40 to 1.22 eV. The refractive index, the extinction coefficient and the dielectric constant of the CIS films depend on the film thickness.展开更多
Yellow light-emitting diodes(LEDs) are widely utilized in high-quality lighting, light communication,indicator lamps, etc. Owing to their outstanding material properties and device performance, the metal halide perovs...Yellow light-emitting diodes(LEDs) are widely utilized in high-quality lighting, light communication,indicator lamps, etc. Owing to their outstanding material properties and device performance, the metal halide perovskites have demonstrated a significant potential for LED applications. However, the performance of the yellow perovskite LEDs(PeLEDs) is inferior to that of their green and red counterparts, with the maximum external quantum efficiency(EQE) limited to ~3.1%. Further, a majority of the yellow PeLEDs are fabricated using the spin-coating methods. The current study reports the development of the yellow CsPbBr_(2)I PeLEDs based on an all-vacuum deposition approach, which has been widely employed in the commercial organic LEDs(OLEDs). By controlling the co-evaporation rate of CsI and PbBr;, the growth kinetics of the perovskite layer are regulated to achieve a small grain size of~31.8 nm. Consequently, an improved radiative recombination rate(8.04 × 10^(-9)cm^(3)/s) is obtained owing to the spatial confinement effect. The PeLEDs based on the optimal perovskite film demonstrate the yellow electroluminescence(574 nm) with a maximum EQE of ~3.7% and luminance of~16,200 cd/m^(2), thus, representing one of the most efficient and bright yellow PeLEDs. Overall, this study provides a useful guideline for realizing the efficient PeLEDs based on the thermal evaporation strategy and highlights the potential of PeLED as an efficient and bright yellow light source.展开更多
In this paper, evaporation of sessile water droplets containing fluorescent polystyrene (PS) microparticles on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces with different curing ratios was studied experimentally using las...In this paper, evaporation of sessile water droplets containing fluorescent polystyrene (PS) microparticles on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces with different curing ratios was studied experimentally using laser confocal microscopy. At the beginning, there were some microparticles located at the contact line and some microparticles moved towards the line. Due to contact angle hysteresis, at first both the contact line and the microparticles were pinned. With the depinning contact line, the microparticles moved together spontaneously. Using the software Image J, the location of contact lines at different time were acquired and the circle centers and radii of the contact lines were obtained via the least square method. Then the average distance of two neighbor contact lines at a certain time interval was obtained to characterize the motion of the contact line. Fitting the distance-time curve at the depinning contact line stage with polynomials and differentiating the polynomials with time, we obtained the velocity and acceleration of both the contact line and the microparticles located at the line. The velocity and the maximum acceleration were, respectively, of the orders of 1 p.m/s and 20-200 nm/s2, indicating that the motion of the microparticles located at the depinning contact line was quasi-static. Finally, we presented a theoretical model to describe the quasi-static process, which may help in understanding both self-pinning and depinning of microparticles.展开更多
This study presented the application of partial least squares regression (PLSR) in estimating daily pan evaporation by utilizing the unique feature of PLSR in eliminating collinearity issues in predictor variables. ...This study presented the application of partial least squares regression (PLSR) in estimating daily pan evaporation by utilizing the unique feature of PLSR in eliminating collinearity issues in predictor variables. The climate variables and daily pan evaporation data measured at two weather stations located near Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, USA and a weather station located in Shanshan County, Xinjiang, China were used in the study. The nonlinear relationship between climate variables and daily pan evaporation was successfully modeled using PLSR approach by solving collinearity that exists in the climate variables. The modeling results were compared to artificial neural networks (ANN) models with the same input variables. The resuits showed that the nonlinear equations developed using PLSR has similar performance with complex ANN approach for the study sites. The modeling process was straightforward and the equations were simpler and more explicit than the ANN black-box models.展开更多
文摘The evaporation curve is calculated for the Van-der-Waals and Berthelot gases. It was shown that the evaporation curve of real gases resides between those of Van-der-Waals and Berthelot gases. The generalized Van-der-Waals-Berthelot equation is suggested, which not only qualitatively but also quantitatively describes evaporation curves of real gases. It was also shown that the generalized Van-der-Waals and Berthelot equation well describes other characteristics of real gases.
文摘Knowledge about the influence of soil layers on evaporation is essential for the optimization of infield rainwater harvesting (IRWH) in the semi-arid areas of the Free State province of South Africa. Among the soils earmarked for 1RWH development include the Tukulu, Sepane and Swartland soil types that have contrasting soil layers. These soils have to capture and store rainwater within the soil profile layers away from the evaporation zone. To determine how the three soils release and deliver soil water at the evaporating site, a 21-day evaporation experiment was conducted on pre-drained monoliths. Instantaneous soil water content (SWC) from in-situ and soil water characteristic curve (SWCC) from laboratory was measured. Separate soil samples of 15 mm thickness were also evaporated under the same conditions to establish the extent of drying and hydraulic gradient at the soil surface. The Darcian evaporative flux and unsaturated hydraulic conductivity (K-coefficient) were also determined. At the surface suctions of magnitude greater than 1,500 kPa were observed from all monoliths. Total contributions to evaporation from the Tukulu, Sepane and Swartland were 43, 51 and 70 mm, respectively. The low contributions were explained by the presence of the prismacutanic C-horizon in the Tukulu and Sepane at respective depths of 600 and 700 mm. This layer was associated with the steepest suction gradient that restrained further upward fluxes by subsequent lowering for the K-coefficient with more than two orders of magnitudes within a narrow range of SWC. However, the presence of the pedocutanic B-horizon at depths of 300 mm undermined this restrictive function through the appreciable capillary activity demonstrated by clays at near evaporating surfaces. The shallowness and deficiency in structure of the Swartland was consistent with the high contribution to evaporation that gave this soil a dry soil water regime. It was therefore concluded that the Tukulu offered soil profile layers that could reasonably satisfy the soil water conservation requirements for IRWH.
文摘The steady multi component vapor flows between two closed surfaces of evaporation and condensation are investigated numerically by the nonlinear Bhatnagar Gross Krook equation. The mathematical model will make it possible to determine the profiles of the process variables between two surfaces of evaporation and condensation if the conditions of evaporation and condensation surfaces are taken into consideration. It is used to simulate the vapor behaviors of the pure dibutylphthalate and the ethylhexyl phthalate ethylhexyl sebacate mixture. The effects of the liquid composition of the evaporation surface, the evaporation temperature, the condensation temperature and the distance between evaporation and condensation surfaces on the evaporation efficiency and separation factor are discussed.
文摘CIS (Cu-InSe) thin films were prepared onto glass substrate by the two stage process--generally called bilayer process. At first, Cu layer was deposited onto glass substrate by electron beam evaporation technique and then InSe single layer was deposited on the resulting Cu layer to produce CIS thin film. XRD (X-ray diffraction) analysis revealed that deposited film has an amorphous nature. Electrical resistivity measurements were carried out as a function of temperature during heating and cooling cycles in air. The heating and cooling cycles of the sample are almost reversible after successive heat-treatment in air. In order to consider the influence of the InSe upper layer on the optical properties, the thickness of the InSe upper layer in the CIS films was varied from 50 to 150 nm. Analysis of the transmittance and reflectance spectra, recorded in the wavelength range of 400-1,100 nm, revealed that the CIS films have high absorption coefficient of-104 cm1. The direct band gap varies from 1.40 to 1.22 eV. The refractive index, the extinction coefficient and the dielectric constant of the CIS films depend on the film thickness.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62050039 61725401 5171101030 51761145048 62004075 62005089 and 51902113)the National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFA0204000 and 2016YFB0201204)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(HUST: 2019421JYCXJJ004)the Fund for Innovative Research Groups of the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(2020CFA034)the Graduates’ Innovation Fund of Huazhong University of Science and Technology(HUST)(2021yjscxcy036)。
文摘Yellow light-emitting diodes(LEDs) are widely utilized in high-quality lighting, light communication,indicator lamps, etc. Owing to their outstanding material properties and device performance, the metal halide perovskites have demonstrated a significant potential for LED applications. However, the performance of the yellow perovskite LEDs(PeLEDs) is inferior to that of their green and red counterparts, with the maximum external quantum efficiency(EQE) limited to ~3.1%. Further, a majority of the yellow PeLEDs are fabricated using the spin-coating methods. The current study reports the development of the yellow CsPbBr_(2)I PeLEDs based on an all-vacuum deposition approach, which has been widely employed in the commercial organic LEDs(OLEDs). By controlling the co-evaporation rate of CsI and PbBr;, the growth kinetics of the perovskite layer are regulated to achieve a small grain size of~31.8 nm. Consequently, an improved radiative recombination rate(8.04 × 10^(-9)cm^(3)/s) is obtained owing to the spatial confinement effect. The PeLEDs based on the optimal perovskite film demonstrate the yellow electroluminescence(574 nm) with a maximum EQE of ~3.7% and luminance of~16,200 cd/m^(2), thus, representing one of the most efficient and bright yellow PeLEDs. Overall, this study provides a useful guideline for realizing the efficient PeLEDs based on the thermal evaporation strategy and highlights the potential of PeLED as an efficient and bright yellow light source.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11572114,11572335,and U1562105)the Opening Fund of State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics(LNM)+1 种基金the CAS Strategic Priority Research Program(Grant No.XDB22040403)and the CAS Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences(Grant No.QYZDJ-SSW-JSC019)
文摘In this paper, evaporation of sessile water droplets containing fluorescent polystyrene (PS) microparticles on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces with different curing ratios was studied experimentally using laser confocal microscopy. At the beginning, there were some microparticles located at the contact line and some microparticles moved towards the line. Due to contact angle hysteresis, at first both the contact line and the microparticles were pinned. With the depinning contact line, the microparticles moved together spontaneously. Using the software Image J, the location of contact lines at different time were acquired and the circle centers and radii of the contact lines were obtained via the least square method. Then the average distance of two neighbor contact lines at a certain time interval was obtained to characterize the motion of the contact line. Fitting the distance-time curve at the depinning contact line stage with polynomials and differentiating the polynomials with time, we obtained the velocity and acceleration of both the contact line and the microparticles located at the line. The velocity and the maximum acceleration were, respectively, of the orders of 1 p.m/s and 20-200 nm/s2, indicating that the motion of the microparticles located at the depinning contact line was quasi-static. Finally, we presented a theoretical model to describe the quasi-static process, which may help in understanding both self-pinning and depinning of microparticles.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Founda-tion of China (Grant Nos.51069017,41071026)their sincere appreciation of the reviewers’ valuable suggestions and comments in improving the quality of this paper
文摘This study presented the application of partial least squares regression (PLSR) in estimating daily pan evaporation by utilizing the unique feature of PLSR in eliminating collinearity issues in predictor variables. The climate variables and daily pan evaporation data measured at two weather stations located near Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, USA and a weather station located in Shanshan County, Xinjiang, China were used in the study. The nonlinear relationship between climate variables and daily pan evaporation was successfully modeled using PLSR approach by solving collinearity that exists in the climate variables. The modeling results were compared to artificial neural networks (ANN) models with the same input variables. The resuits showed that the nonlinear equations developed using PLSR has similar performance with complex ANN approach for the study sites. The modeling process was straightforward and the equations were simpler and more explicit than the ANN black-box models.