TY  - JOUR
A1  - Olaru, Alexandra Maria
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Sethi, Vaishali
A1  - Blümich, Bernhard
T1  - Exchange relaxometry of flow at small Péclet numbers in a glass bead pack
JF  - Journal of Magnetic Resonance (JMR)
N2  - In this paper we consider low Péclet number flow in bead packs. A series of relaxation exchange experiments has been conducted and evaluated by ILT analysis. In the resulting correlation maps, we observed a collapse of the signal and a translation towards smaller relaxation times with increasing flow rates, as well as a signal tilt with respect to the diagonal. In the discussion of the phenomena we present a mathematical theory for relaxation exchange experiments that considers both diffusive and advective transport. We perform simulations based on this theory and discuss them with respect to the conducted experiments.
KW  - NMR exchange relaxometry
KW  - Low-field NMR
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmr.2012.04.015
SN  - 1096-0856
VL  - 220
SP  - 32
EP  - 44
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Loeb, Horst Wolfgang
A1  - Schartner, Karl-Heinz
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ohndorf, Andreas
A1  - Seboldt, Wolfgang
T1  - Interstellar heliopause probe
JF  - Труды МАИ
N2  - There is common agreement within the scientific community that in order to understand our local galactic environment it will be necessary to send a spacecraft into the region beyond the solar wind termination shock. Considering distances of 200 AU for a new mission, one needs a spacecraft traveling at a speed of close to 10 AU/yr in order to keep the mission duration in the range of less than 25 yrs, a transfer time postulated by European Space Agency (ESA). Two propulsion options for the mission have been proposed and discussed so far: the solar sail propulsion and the ballistic/radioisotope-electric propulsion (REP). As a further alternative, we here investigate a combination of solar-electric propulsion (SEP) and REP. The SEP stage consists of six 22-cms diameter RIT-22 ion thrusters working with a high specific impulse of 7377 s corresponding to a positive grid voltage of 5 kV. Solar power of 53 kW at begin of mission (BOM) is provided by a lightweight solar array.
Y1  - 2012
IS  - 60
SP  - 2
EP  - 2
PB  - Moskauer Staatliches Luftfahrtinstitut (МАИ)
CY  - Moskau
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fischer, Jan-Thomas
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Pudasaini, Shiva P.
T1  - Topographic curvature effects in applied avalanche modelling
JF  - Cold Regions Science and Technology
N2  - This paper describes the implementation of topographic curvature effects within the RApid Mass MovementS (RAMMS) snow avalanche simulation toolbox. RAMMS is based on a model similar to shallow water equations with a Coulomb friction relation and the velocity dependent Voellmy drag. It is used for snow avalanche risk assessment in Switzerland. The snow avalanche simulation relies on back calculation of observed avalanches. The calibration of the friction parameters depends on characteristics of the avalanche track. The topographic curvature terms are not yet included in the above mentioned classical model. Here, we fundamentally improve this model by mathematically and physically including the topographic curvature effects. By decomposing the velocity dependent friction into a topography dependent term that accounts for a curvature enhancement in the Coulomb friction, and a topography independent contribution similar to the classical Voellmy drag, we construct a general curvature dependent frictional resistance, and thus propose new extended model equations. With three site-specific examples, we compare the apparent frictional resistance of the new approach, which includes topographic curvature effects, to the classical one. Our simulation results demonstrate substantial effects of the curvature on the flow dynamics e.g., the dynamic pressure distribution along the slope. The comparison of resistance coefficients between the two models demonstrates that the physically based extension presents an improvement to the classical approach. Furthermore a practical example highlights its influence on the pressure outline in the run out zone of the avalanche. Snow avalanche dynamics modeling natural terrain curvature centrifugal force friction coefficients.
KW  - Snow
KW  - Avalanche
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2012.01.005
SN  - 1872-7441
VL  - 74-75
SP  - 21
EP  - 30
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -