The SALLJEX experiment was held during the summer 2002–2003. It consisted of three-dimensional observation of the atmosphere
to study the structure of the low level jet along the eastern slopes of the Andes. Daily precipitation water samples were
collected at two stations (Resistencia and Salta) in northern Argentina and isotope content was analyzed. The isotope data
were used in conjunction with air parcel trajectories obtained from a 3-D kinematic model (3D-MTC) developed by the University
of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Values of deuterium excess were related with air masses of continental origin, whilst low values were
associated with air masses with longer oceanic trajectories. Furthermore, although data are scarce, results show that oxygen-18
and deuterium excess in rainwater are related with the occurrence of the low level jet. 相似文献
Risk evaluation of mixtures of asphalt and inorganic salts such as sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, sodium carbonate and sodium dihydrogenphosphate was conducted. The ignition and the combustion characteristics of mixtures of asphalt and oxidizing salts were obtained. Quasi-heat-accumulation experiments of asphalt–salt mixtures were conducted using about 1 kg samples. Six types of asphalt–salt mixtures were made and their ignition characteristics were examined in the quasi-heat-accumulation experiments. Then to clarify burning behavior of the asphalt–salt mixtures, experiments for understanding their combustion characteristics were conducted using a cone calorimeter.
The main results are as follows.
(1) In the quasi-heat-accumulation experiment, a region with high concentration of the salt mixture particles was made at the bottom of the sample vessel through the process of their sedimentation. An exothermic reaction started in this region. Just before the asphalt–salt mixture was ignited, a huge amount of white smoke was released. A kind of jet flame of a few meters in height was created.
(2) Based on the data of ignition temperature from the cone calorimeter experiments, ignition of asphalt was caused by a chemical reaction of asphalt with an oxidizing salt. The combustion of the asphalt–salt mixture contained the self-heating reaction. 相似文献