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Sproat & Mathews statement of account to P. Beecher
No full textStatement of account with P. Bucher. Signed by P. Bucher and J. Mathews
Modal cut-on ratio in ducts with realistic flow profiles and its application to acoustic mode detection
No full textThis paper considers the modal cut-on ratio and its use in acoustic mode detection in ducts for a radially varying flow with swirl. These concepts have previously only been considered for the idealised case of uniform axial mean flow and no swirl, and thus in this paper they are generalised and extended to account for radial variations in axial and swirl Mach numbers. The cut-on ratio is shown to no longer satisfy a simple relation with the axial wavenumber, showing that while the cut-on ratio in arbitrary flow is defined its usefulness significantly decreases. Mode distribution functions are also investigated for radially varying flows, both in terms of cut-on ratio and axial wavenumber. In view of the deficiencies of the cut-on ratio highlighted in the paper a recent method for mode detection in ducts that uses just two microphones is generalised to deduce the mode amplitudes in radially varying flows, based on modal axial wavenumber rather than cut-on ratio. This method is shown to perform better than the existing method in radially varying and/or swirling flow in simple test configurations with an idealised source distribution.</p
Measurement of the ratio of prompt χ c to J / ψ production in pp collisions at √s = 7 TeV
No full textThe prompt production of charmonium χ c and J / ψ states is studied in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of √s = 7 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider. The χ c and J / ψ mesons are identified through their decays χ c → J / ψ γ and J / ψ → μ + μ - using 36 pb - 1 of data collected by the LHCb detector in 2010. The ratio of the prompt production cross-sections for χ c and J / ψ, σ (χ c → J / ψ γ) / σ (J / ψ), is determined as a function of the J / ψ transverse momentum in the range 2 < p T J / ψ < 15 GeV / c. The results are in excellent agreement with next-to-leading order non-relativistic expectations and show a significant discrepancy compared with the colour singlet model prediction at leading order, especially in the low p T J / ψ region
Permeability evolution in sorbing media. Analogies between organic-rich shale and coal
No full textShale gas reservoirs like coalbed methane (CBM) reservoirs are promising targets for geological sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2). However, the evolution of permeability in shale reservoirs on injection of CO2 is poorly understood unlike CBM reservoirs. In this study, we report measurements of permeability evolution in shales infiltrated separately by nonsorbing (He) and sorbing (CO2) gases under varying gas pressures and confining stresses. Experiments are completed on Pennsylvanian shales containing both natural and artificial fractures under nonpropped and propped conditions. We use the models for permeability evolution in coal (Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Under Revision) to codify the permeability evolution observed in the shale samples. It is observed that for a naturally fractured shale, the He permeability increases by approximately 15% as effective stress is reduced by increasing the gas pressure from 1 MPa to 6 MPa at constant confining stress of 10 MPa. Conversely, the CO2 permeability reduces by a factor of two under similar conditions. A second core is split with a fine saw to create a smooth artificial fracture and the permeabilities are measured for both nonpropped and propped fractures. The He permeability of a propped artificial fracture is approximately 2- to 3fold that of the nonpropped fracture. The He permeability increases with gas pressure under constant confining stress for both nonpropped and propped cases. However, the CO2 permeability of the propped fracture decreases by between one-half to one-third as the gas pressure increases from 1 to 4 MPa at constant confining stress. Interestingly, the CO2 permeability of nonpropped fracture increases with gas pressure at constant confining stress. The permeability evolution of nonpropped and propped artificial fractures in shale is found to be similar to those observed in coals but the extent of permeability reduction by swelling is much lower in shale due to its lower organic content. Optical profilometry is used to quantify the surface roughness. The changes in surface roughness indicate significant influence of proppant indentation on fracture surface in the shale sample. The trends of permeability evolution on injection of CO2 in coals and shales are found analogous; therefore, the permeability evolution models previously developed for coals are adopted to explain the permeability evolution in shales
Letter from Carl Hayden to P. J Moran
No full textLetter from Carl T. Hayden to P. J. Moran concerning the alignment of the road to Bright Angel Trail
Mary J. Bringhurst
No full textTypescript of two biographical sketches of Mary (Stapley) Bringhurst. She was born in Toquerville, Utah, to English immigrants who came via Australia and California to Utah in 1857. They lived at Cedar City and Toquerville, and Mary remained there all her life. First sketch from an Interview by Louise Slack in 1935 and typed by Louise P. Mathews in 1937; second sketch from a memoir transmitted by son Charles Bringhurst to Donald K. Walker in 194
Letter from P. J. Moran to Carl Hayden
No full textLetter from P. J. Moran to Carl T. Hayden inquiring when construction will begin on the approach road to Bright Angel Trail
Letter from P. J. Moran to Carl Hayden
No full textLetter from P. J. Moran to Carl T. Hayden inquiring when construction will begin on the approach road to Bright Angel Trai
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A letter from Dr. Hector P. Garcia to J. Edward Day.
No full textA letter from Dr. Hector P. Garcia to J. Edward Day, Postmaster General, recommending a Mr. Rudolph A. Mathews for a position of Chief for Administrative Services at the Chicago Post Office
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