Hidetoshi FUJII
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Yosuke SUMI
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Manabu TANAKA
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Kiyoshi NOGI
材料科学技术（英文）
Gas tungsten arc (GTA) welding was performed both in a microgravity environment and in a terrestrial environment, and the arc shapes in both environments were compared. A microgravity condition was obtained using the free fall system at the Japan Microgravity Center. The system can maintain a 10 s microgravity of less than 10-5 g. A water-cooled Cu plate was used to simplify the arc phenomenon. The electric arc current was between 15 and 80 A, and the shielding and atmospheric gas was 99.9995% Ar and its flowing rate was 10 l/min. The polarity was a direct current electrode negative (DCEN). The arc gap was 3 mm and careful attention was also paid to the arc gap in both the terrestrial and microgravity environments being the same. As a result, it was found that no effect of gravity on the arc shape is observed under general welding conditions (over 60 A). When the electric arc current is lower than 25 A, the arc shape is determined by the initial position of the arc root and is constant with time. Accordingly, it can not be judged whether or not the arc shape is affected by gravity for this range. When the electric arc current is between 25 A and 60 A, it is estimated that the arc shape is not affected by gravity though it is occasionally affected by other minor effects.
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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Electronic structure and the total energy of the Mg(NH(2))(2) were calculated using first principle theory. The bonding characteristics and decomposition mechanism of the Mg(NH(2))(2) were clarified based on the electronic structure and the total energies. The bonding interactions of the Mg atoms with the two [NH(2)] ligands are slightly different, while it shows a significant difference in the bonding interactions between the N and the H atoms within the [NH(2)] ligands. The weakest bond is the N(2)-H(2) bond in the [NH(2))(2) ligand. A decomposition mechanism of the Mg(NH(2))(2) was proposed based on the bonding characteristics. The decomposition of the Mg(NH(2))(2) is performed by two steps. First H(+) cations decompose from the [NH(2)] ligands due to their weaker bonds with the matrix, and then [NH(2)](-) anions decompose. The H(+) cations and [NH(2)](-) anions therefore react each other to generate NH(3). For the Mg(NH(2))(2) + LiH systems, it is most likely that the Mg(NH(2)) decomposes to MgNH, H(+)cation, and [NH(2)](-) anion first, and then the released H(+) cation and [NH(2)]- anion either react each other to form NH(3) and then reacts with LiH, or directly react with Li(+) cation and H(-) anion if LiH is decomposed. Both of the reactions generate the LiNH(2) and the H(2). And the LiNH(2) further mixes with MgNH to form the LiMgN(2)H(3). The is the first step of a multi-step dehydrogenation process of the Mg(NH(2))(2)-LiH system [Isobe S, Ichikawa T, Leng H, Fujii H, Kojima Y. Hydrogen desorption processes in Li-Mg-N-H systems. J Phys Chem Solids 2008;69:22234.]. (C) 2009 International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Magnesium amide;Electronic structure;Decomposition;n-h system;reversible hydrogen-storage;hydride;imides;li3n
