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Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization of fluorinated phenols in atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry, tandem mass spectrometry, and ion mobility spectrometry

Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI)-mass spectrometry (MS) for fluorinated phenols (C6H5-xFxOH Where x = 0-5) in nitrogen with Cl- as the reagent ion yielded product ions of M Cl- through ion associations or (M-H)- through proton abstractions. Proton abstraction was controllable by potentials on the orifice and first lens, suggesting that some proton abstraction occurs through collision induced dissociation (CID) in the interface region. This was proven using CID of adduct ions (M Cl-) with Q2 studies where adduct ions were dissociated to Cl- or proton abstracted to (M-H)-. The extent of proton abstraction depended upon ion energy and structure in order of calculated acidities: pentafluorophenol > tetrafluorophenol > trifluorophenol > difluorophenol. Little or no proton abstraction occurred for fluorophenol, phenol, or benzyl alcohol analogs. Ion mobility spectrometry was used to determine if proton abstraction reactions passed through an adduct intermediate with thermalized ions and mobility spectra for all chemicals were obtained from 25 to 200 degrees C. Proton abstraction from M Cl- was not observed at any temperature for phenol, monofluorophenol, or difluorophenol. Mobility spectra for trifluorophenol revealed the kinetic transformations to (M-H)- either from M Cl- or from M2 Cl- directly. Proton abstraction was the predominant reaction for tetra- and penta-fluorophenols. Consequently, the evidence suggests that proton abstraction occurs from an adduct ion where the reaction barrier is reduced with increasing acidity of the O-H bond in C6H5-xFxOH.

NASA Discipline Environmental Health↗

Sinusoidal-pressure generator for testing dynamic pressure probes

Generator can produce sinusoidal pressures at frequencies from 300 to 5000 Hz and peak-to-peak amplitudes up to 5.6 lbs/sq in. Amplitude and phase-angle measurements made at various frequencies are compared with measurements from a piezoelectric transducer mounted flush with the resonant tube wall.

Englund, R., Jr.↗

Calculation of high-pressure phase transitions in solid N2 and the pressure dependence of intramolecular mode frequencies

A calculation that minimizes the energy of solid N2 with respect to a rhombohedral distortion of the Pm 3n structure shows that a low-temperature phase transition occurs into the R 3c calcite structure at P = 19.2 kbar with a volume change of 0.125 cu cm/mole. This transition agrees with recent Raman scattering measurements. Another transition from R 3c into R3(bar)m is predicted at P = 67.5 kbar, with a volume change of 0.1 cu cm/mole. The pressure dependence of the intramolecular mode frequencies for the R 3c structure are in reasonably good agreement with the two main branches observed experimentally.

Chandrasekharan, V.↗

Measurements of pressure broadening and pressure shifting by nitrogen in the 4.3-micron band of (C-12)(O-16)2

Lorentz-broadening coefficients and pressure-induced line-shift coefficients of 34 individual lines have been determined for the P(40) to R(40) vibration-rotation transitions in the nu(3) fundamental of CO2 using N2 as the buffer gas. The parameters were derived from 0.01/cm resolution infrared absorption spectra recorded using the McMath Fourier transform spectrometer and a nonlinear, least-squares fitting algorithm. It is concluded that the N2-broadening coefficients obtained in the present study agree well with recent high resolution measurements. The results are considered to be of importance not only for predicting the infrared spectrum of the atmosphere due to CO2 absorption or emission but also for verifying theoretical calculations.

Devi, V. M.↗

Effect of Favorable Pressure Gradients on Turbine Blade Pressure Surface Heat Transfer

Recent measurements on a turbine rotor showed significant relaminarization effects. These effects were evident on the pressure surface heat transfer measurements. The character of the heat transfer varied with Reynolds number. Data were obtained for exit Reynolds numbers between 500,000 and 880,000. Tests were done with a high level of inlet turbulence, 7.5%. At lower Reynolds numbers the heat transfer was similar to that for laminar flow, but at a level higher than for laminar flow. At higher Reynolds numbers the heat transfer was similar to turbulent flow, when the acceleration parameter, K, was sufficiently small. The proposed paper discusses the experimental results, and also discusses approaches to calculating the surface heat transfer for the blade surface. Calculations were done using a three-dimensional Navier-Stokes CFD analysis. The results of these tests, when compared with previous blade tests in the same facility, illustrate modeling difficulties that were encountered in CFD predictions. The two blades were in many ways similar. However, the degree of agreement between the same analysis and the experimental data was significantly different. These differences are highlighted to illustrate where improvements in modeling approaches are needed for transitional flows.

Boyle, Robert J.↗

Using Pressure- and Temperature-Sensitive Paint for Global Surface Pressure and Temperature Measurements on the Aft-Body of a Capsule Reentry Vehicle

Pressure Sensitive Paint (PSP) and Temperature Sensitive Paint (TSP) were used to visualize and quantify the surface interactions of reaction control system (RCS) jets on the aft body of capsule reentry vehicle shapes. The first model tested was an Apollo-like configuration and was used to focus primarily on the effects of the forward facing roll and yaw jets. The second model tested was an early Orion Crew Module configuration blowing only out of its forward-most yaw jet, which was expected to have the most intense aerodynamic heating augmentation on the model surface. This paper will present the results from the experiments, which show that with proper system design, both PSP and TSP are effective tools for studying these types of interaction in hypersonic testing environments.

Watkins, A. Neal↗