FesoMn15-xCoxNi35 （x=0, 1, 3, 5, 7） alloys were prepared by arc melting under purified argon atmosphere. The ingots were homogenized at 930℃ for 90 h followed by water quenching. The crystal structure, magnetic properties and magnetocaloric effects of the alloys were studied by X-ray diffraction （XRD） and MPMS-7-type SQUID. The results show that all samples still maintained a single γ-（Fe, Ni）-type phase structure. With the increase of the content of Co, the Curie temperatures of these alloys increased and exhibited a second-order magnetic transition from ferromagnetic （FM） to paramagnetic （PM） state near Curie temperature. The maximum magnetic entropy change and the relative cooling power of Fe50Mn10CosNi35 alloy was 2.55 J/kg.K and 181 J/kg, respectively, for an external field change of 5 T. Compared with rare earth metal Gd, FesoMnls-xCoxNi35 series of alloys have obvious advantage in resource price; their Curie temperatures can be tuned to near room temperature, maintain a relatively large magnetic entropy change at the same time and they are a type of potential magnetic refrigeration materials near room temperature.
Microgravity fluid physics is an important part of microgravity sciences, which consists of simple fluids of many new systems, gas-liquid two-phase flow and heat transfer, and complex fluid mechanics. In addition to the importance of itself in sciences and applications, microgravity fluid physics closely relates to microgravity combustion, space biotechnology and space materials science, and promotes the developments of interdisciplinary fields. Many space microgravity experiments have been performed on board the recoverable satellites and space ships of China and pushed the rapid development of microgravity sciences in China. In the present paper, space experimental studies and the main results of the microgravity fluid science in China in the last 10 years or so are introduced briefly.
HU WenRuiLONG MianKANG QiXIE JingChangHOU MeiYingZHAO JianFuDUAN LiWANG ShuangFeng
In the present study, numerical simulations were conducted on thermocapillary convection in floating half zones of 5 cSt silicone oil of different scales in comparison with the experimental studies in the microgravity conditions. The effect of heating rate on the marginal instability boundaries is indicated as a possible explanation for the significant quantitative discrepancies between the experimental results in the terrestrial conditions and in the microgravity conditions.
