Numerical simulation on the thermal plasma characteristics was carried out inside of the DC non-transferred thermal plasma system to preparation of AlN nano powder. Especially, chemical reactions were considered between thermal plasma, Al metal bulk, and NH3 gas inside of the reactor by FLUENT computational fluid dynamics code. In our simulations, 2-D axis-symmetric domain was assumed, and the ...

A surprising observation in dusty plasma experiments is that the dust thermal energy density, P_{d}∝n_{d}T_{d}, is typically much greater than n_{d}T_{n} (where n_{d} and T_{d} are the dust density and temperature, and T_{n} is the neutral temperature), even though the dust particles would be expected to be in thermal equilibrium with the neutrals. We show here, theoretically and experimentally...

Surface temperature anomalies associated with geothermal activity at Bradys Hot Springs, Churchill County, Nevada were mapped using Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) thermal infrared (TIR) image data. In order to highlight subsurface contributions of geothermal heat, the ASTER images were processed to minimize temperature variations caused by the diurnal hea...

Transparent oxyfluoride glass-ceramics (GCs) containing KLaF4 nanocrystals (NCs) doped with Nd3+were prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). Glass powder pellets were sintered under a vacuum atmosphere, optimizing the processing parameters such as particle size, pressure, temperature, and holding time to obtain full densification. Transparency decreased when decreasing size due higher carbon ...

Coherent temperature oscillations corresponding to thermal (diffusion) waves are observed to be spontaneously excited in a narrow temperature filament embedded in a large, but colder, magnetized plasma. The parallel and transverse propagation properties of the waves satisfy the predictions of the classical transport theory based on Coulomb collisions. The frequency of the oscillations meets the...

The thermal properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are of significant interest, yet their dependence on SWNT chirality has been, until now, not explored experimentally. Here, we used electrical heating and infrared thermal imaging to simultaneously study thermal and electrical transport in chirality-sorted SWNT networks. We examined solution processed 90% semiconducting, 90% metal...