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Origin of magnetovolume effect in a cobaltite

Miao, P.*; Tan, Z.*; Lee, S. H.*; Ishikawa, Yoshihisa*; Torii, Shuki*; Yonemura, Masao*; Koda, Akihiro*; Komatsu, Kazuki*; Machida, Shinichi*; Sano, Asami; et al.

Physical Review B, 103(9), p.094302_1 - 094302_18, 2021/03

 Times Cited Count:1 Percentile:18.63(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)

The layered perovskite PrBaCo$$_{2}$$O$$_{5.5}$$ demonstrates a strong negative thermal expansion (NTE) which holds potential for being fabricated into composites with zero thermal expansion. The NTE was found to be intimately associated with the spontaneous magnetic ordering, known as magneto-volume effect (MVE). Here we report with compelling evidences that the continuous-like MVE in PrBaCo$$_{2}$$O$$_{5.5}$$ is intrinsically of discontinuous character, originating from an magnetoelectric transition from an antiferromagnetic insulating large-volume (AFILV) phase to a ferromagnetic less-insulating small-volume (FLISV) phase. Furthermore, the magnetoelectric effect (ME) shows high sensitivity to multiple external stimuli such as temperature, carrier doping, hydrostatic pressure, magnetic field etc. In contrast to the well-known ME such as colossal magnetoresistance and multi-ferroic effect which involve symmetry breaking of crystal structure, the ME in the cobaltite is purely isostructural. Our discovery provides a new path way to realizing the ME as well as the NTE, which may find applications in new techniques.

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Measurement of void fraction distribution in air-water two-phase flow in a 4$$times$$4 rod bundle

Liu, W.; Jiao, L.; Nagatake, Taku; Shibata, Mitsuhiko; Komatsu, Masao*; Takase, Kazuyuki*; Yoshida, Hiroyuki

Proceedings of 11th International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, Operation and Safety (NUTHOS-11) (USB Flash Drive), 10 Pages, 2016/10

To contribute the clarification of the Fukushima Daiichi Accident, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has been performed experiments to obtain void fraction distribution data, including detailed bubble information such as bubble velocity and size, in steam-water two-phase flow in rod bundle geometry under high pressure and high temperature condition, focusing on low flow rate at the core natural circulation flow condition after the reactor scram. In this research, experimental apparatus for measuring void fraction distribution in the 4$$times$$4 rod bundle was constructed. To measure the void fraction distribution under high pressure and high temperature condition (up to 2.8 MPa, 232 $$^{circ}$$C), two wire mesh sensors (WMSs) were installed. To confirm the applicability of the installed WMSs and the measuring system for two-phase flow in rod bundle, experiments in air-water two-phase flow under atmospheric pressure and room temperature were performed. As a result, it was confirmed that the installed WMSs can be applicable to the two-phase flow in rod bundle. Measured results, such as instantaneous and time-averaged void fraction distribution in the rod bundle, average void fraction across the cross section of the flow channel, bubble length and velocity, were also reported.

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Pitting damage in metals by mercury cavitation with MIMTM

Yoshiie, Toshimasa*; Futakawa, Masatoshi; Naoe, Takashi; Komatsu, Masao*; Sato, Koichi*; Xu, Q.*; Kawai, Masayoshi*

Materia, 52(8), p.390 - 394, 2013/08

In the liquid mercury target for the spallation neutron source, pressure waves occurs owing to the high-intense proton beam bombardment. The pressure waves induces the cavitation in the interface between the mercury and the target vessel through the propagation process. Erosion damage composed of micro-pits clusters is formed by the micro-jets and shock waves emitted from cavitation bubble collapse. In this paper, researches for damage structure of the material that was examined using the electroMagnetic IMpact Testing Machine (MIMTM) form the viewpoint of high-speed deformation. The result showed that the 200$$sim$$300 m/s of collision velocity for micro-jet impacting which was estimated from the numerical simulation is reasonable value.

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Measurement of void fraction distribution in two-phase flow in a 4$$times$$4 bundle

Liu, W.; Nagatake, Taku; Jiao, L.; Shibata, Mitsuhiko; Komatsu, Masao*; Takase, Kazuyuki; Yoshida, Hiroyuki

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To improve and validate the prediction accuracy of two - phase codes, Japan Atomic Energy Agency is working on the measurement of void faction distribution in rod bundles with using wire mesh sensors, under high pressure and high temperature conditions (2MPa, 212$$^{circ}$$C). The test section is a 4$$times$$4 rod bundle, in which two three - layer 9$$times$$9 wire mesh sensors are installed at two different axial positions. As the first step of the experiment, to validate the measuring system, we performed experiments in water - air system under atmospheric pressure, with using water and air flow rates as parameters. Void fraction distributions in the sub-channels of the rod bundle were derived in a wide flow pattern from bubbly flow to slug flow. The water flow rate, from the viewpoint of considering the natural circulation after reactor scrum, was lower than 600 kg/m$$^{2}$$s. The data will be used to validate the void fraction correlations and two-phase evaluation codes.

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