Diffusion in Solids and Liquids VI

The goal of this special collection of peer-reviewed papers was to provide an unique opportunity to exchange information, to present the latest results and to review relevant issues in contemporary diffusion research. The result is a work which will provide valuable insights into this subject. Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS)

Table of Contents:
Preface and Organizing Committees Effect of Catalyst Diffusion Coefficient on Ethylbenzene Dehydrogenation Investigation of the Effect of Diffusion Process in the Catalyst Pellet on Overall Reaction Rate of Dehydrogenation of Diethylbenzne to Divinylbenzne Diffusion Layers with Ti and Ti+Al Formed on 316L Austenitic Steel by a Pack Cementation Procedure Influence of Important Nanoemulsions pH on Performance of Nanostructures Catalysts for H2 Production in Syngas Reactions Cosmic Censorship!: Thermal Transport in a ‘Naked’ Black Hole Assessment of Thermal Non-Equilibrium Condition on Heat Transfer through a Channel Lined with Porous Media – Constant Wall Temperature Computational Algorithms for Topological Cycle Indices of Tert-Butyl Alcohol by Computational Science Comparison of the Breakthrough Curves Obtained by ASTM D2007-03 Annex 1 and on a Bench Unit for the Selection of Adsorbents for the Removal of Nitrogen and Sulfur Contaminants from Fuels Application of Thermo-Mechanical Process to Achieve Nanostructure in 301 Austenitic Stainless Steels Phase Transformations on ASTM a 744 Gr. CN3MN Superaustenitic Stainless Steel after Heat Treatment Calculation of the Diffusion Coefficient of Uranium in Compacted Clay: Effect of the Temperature Surface Characterization of a Nitrided Low Alloy Steel Formation of Zirconia and Titania Nanotubes in Fluorine Contained Glycerol Electrochemical Bath Grain Boundary Parameters in Sandstone and Limestone Electrochemical Mass Transfer Measurements of CO2 in MDEA Solutions Simulation of VOCs Recovery Process by Absorption The Effect of Stabiliser’s Molarity to the Growth of ZnO Nanorods Aligned Growth of Zinc Oxide Nanorods on Catalyst-Seeded Si Substrate by Aqueous-Solution Immersion Method Microstructure-Toughness Relationship in AISI4340 Steel Studies of Ionic Conductivity and Dielectric Behavior in Polyacrylonitrile Based Solid Polymer Electrolytes Hydrodynamic Simulation of Drift Mobility in N-Hg0.8Cd0.2Te Composition Dependent Diffusivities in Multi-Component Systems In Situ Simulation by RHEED and Photoemission of GaAs (001) β2(2x4) Reconstructed Surface Determination of PBP by Using a Nano SiO2/GC Modified Electrode Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Solidification of Ag-x%Au Nanoalloy Diffusion of Hydrogen in Amorphous Ni-Zr Alloys Effect of the Latent Heat on Wax Deposit in Pipelines Polyol-Mediated Synthesis of TiO2 Nanoparticles Study of Semisolid and ECAP Processes on Al-Fe-Si Alloy - Microstructure and Kinetic Grain Growth Phase and Amplitude Control of Optical Properties of Quantum Dot Molecules Heat Transfer in Nanocomposites with Monte-Carlo Simulations The Influence of Rubber Blend Aging and Sample Homogeneity on Heat Transport Phenomena Experimental and Theoretical Research of the Shell Side Heat Transfer Coefficient and Pressure Drop in a Plastic Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Raman Spectroscopy: Mutual Diffusion Coefficient in Hydrogels Characterization of Nickel Based Alloys (Hard Facing Alloys) with Additions of Ti and Mo Effectiveness Parameters for the Heat and Mass Transfer in a Desiccant Wheel Thin Scandium Layer on Solid Aluminium: Thermodynamic Investigation Dynamic Thermal Diffusivity Measurements – A Tool for Studying Gas-Solid Reactions Phase Transformation and Thermoelectric Properties of Sn-Filled/Fe-Doped CoSb3 Skutterudites A Study on the Coupled Thermal and Damage Effects in Deforming Solids Pulse Electrolysis for the Production of Hard Ni/ZrO2 Composite Coatings Finite Element Modeling of Silicon Transport into Germanium Using a Simplified Crystal Growth Technique Effects of Mechanical Activation during the Synthesis of Tungsten Carbide Powders by Carbothermic Reduction of Tungsten Oxide Numerical Analysis of Solute Segregation in Directional Solidification under Static Magnetic Field Effect of Quincke Rotation and Taylor Circulation on Mass Transfer from a Fluid Drop in a Constant Electric Field Quantitative Evaluation of the Raman Spectra of Carbon Layers Grain Structure Evolution of Mg Alloy AM60 Influenced by Ca Addition Solidification of Discontinuous Al2O3 Fiber Reinforced Magnesium (AM60) Matrix Composite The Influence of Acetic Acid on High Temperature Corrosion of Selected Steels Utilized in Automobile Industry Effect of Multifilamentary Nb/Cu-Sn Wire Diameter on the Nb3Sn Diffusion Layers Structure Origin of “Inverse Isotope Effect” of Hydrogen Diffusion in Palladium Physical Properties of Diffusive-Hardening Alloys of Copper with Gallium and Tin The Effect of the Microstructure on Oxidation of Sulfide-Metal Alloys of Copper and Nickel Synthesis of W- Cu- Ag Nanopowders Produced by a Co-Precipitation Process Production of Cu/SiC Nanocomposite Layers by Friction Stir Processing Comparison of Corrosion Performance of Zn and Zn/Al 85/15 Coatings Produced by TWEA Thermo-Mechanical Behaviour of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene-Carbon Nanotubes Composites under Different Cooling Techniques Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Composites in Automotive Engine The Effect of the Pyrolysis Furnace Type on the Yield of Silicon Carbide Whiskers Produced from Rice Husks Experimental Study of Enhanced Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Using Graphite Foam Inserts Acoustical Parameters: Aqueous Solution of Borassus Flabellifier Fruit Pulp by Non Destructive Method Estimation of Effective Moisture Diffusivity in Starchy Materials Following Hydrothermal Treatments Synthesis of Cobalt Nano Particles on Silica Support Using the Strong Electrostatic Adsorption (SEA) Method Corrosion Behavior of Laser Nitrided Ti-6Al-4V Alloy: A Review Mathematical Modeling of Heat Transfer in Laser Surface Hardening of AISI 1050 Steel Reactive Diffusion at the Cylindrical Dissolving of Copper in the Solder Melt Electron Diffusion in ZnO Nanomaterial: An Ac Impedance Investigation Microstructural Changes of FSX-414 Superalloy during TLP Bonding Macrosegregation and Porosity during Directional Solidification of a Ternary Al-9wt%Si-3wt%Cu Alloy Diffusion Paths in the Ternarysystem Fe-Co-Ni: An Empirical Approach Self-Diffusion Coefficient of Molecular Fluid in Porous Media Sonochemical Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles Numerical Comparison of Two and Three Dimensional Flow Regimes in Porous Media Free Convection in a Nanofluid Filled Square Cavity with an Horizontal Heated Plate Microstructure Characterization of TBC Layers of Gd2Zr2O7 Type Thermal Diffusivity of TBC Layers of RE2Zr2O7 Type High Temperature SO2-Gas Corrosion of Ni-Cr-Co Base Superalloy between 800 and 1000°C Modeling of Transient Moisture Diffusion in Wood below the Fiber Saturation Point Fabrication of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube/Vinyl Ester Nanocomposites: Dispersion and Stabilization Diffusion in Co-Ni System Studied by Multifoil Technique Microstructure and Hydrogenation Property of Hyper-Eutectic Mg-Ni Alloys Numerical Investigation of Impingement Heat Transfer Enhancement on a Flat Plate with an Attached Porous Medium Oxidation Behaviour of WE54 and Elektron 21 Magnesium Alloys The Influence of Heat Treatment Parameters on the Thermal Diffusivity of WE54 and Elektron 21 Magnesium Alloys Analytical Solution for Solute Transport in Semi-Infinite Heterogeneous Porous Media Effect of SiC Volume Fraction on the Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Cu/SiC Composite Layer Fabricated by FSP In Situ Analysis of Hydrogen Mobility during Hydrogen Permeation through Nb-Based Hydrogen Permeable Membranes Characterization of Hydrophilic Membranes Based on PVP and Carboxymetylcelulose Staple Fibers Infused with Calcium Alginate Investigation of a New Sn–Cu–Ga Alloy Solder Gas Nitriding of Sintered Austenitic Stainless Steel Kinetics of Low Temperature Nitriding of Precipitation Hardened Stainless Steel Numerical Study of Magnetic Field Effects on Buoyancy Driven Convection in a Non-Isothermally Heated Square Enclosure Microstructure and Properties of CBN Diffusion Coating on High-Speed Steel Confined Bubble and Heat Transfer during Flow Boiling in a High Aspect Ratio Mini-Channel Partition of Free Fatty Acids in Deacidification of Macaúba Pulp Oil by Liquid-Liquid Extraction Using Ethanol/Water as Solvent Reducing Hydrogen Permeation through Metals Influence of Measurement Results of Thermal Conductivity and Heat Transfer Coefficients on the Simulation Results of Casting Process of Aircraft Engine Elements Characterization of Microstructure and Properties of Plasma Sprayed Ceramic Coatings on AZ91 Magnesium Alloy Characteristics of Thermal Properties of Gd2Zr2O7 – ZrO2XY2O3 Powder Mixtures Intended for Deposition of Gradient Layers of TBC Type Characteristics of Phenomena in Powders Type RE2Zr2O7-Al2O3 in High Temperature Annealing Conditions The Impact of Diffusion Process on the Interface Microstructure in AZ91 Magnesium Matrix Composites Reinforced with TiN Nanolayer Modified Carbon Fibres High-Temperature Diffusion Barrier for Ni-Cr Cast Steel Real Time Prognostic Strategies: Application to Gas Turbines Investigation of the Effect of Electrospun Polyethersulfone Nanofibers in Membrane Synthesis and Characterization of PES/TiO2 Nanofibers Membrane Weight Analysis in a Quantum Mechanical Transport Model for Nano and Bio Materials A New Approach for the Diffusion Coefficient Evaluation of Sulfur in CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 Slag Experimental Results on Evaporation Waves Modeling of Heat and Mass Transfer in an Annular Adsorber for Solar Cooling Machine: Performance Coefficients Characteristics of Liquid–Solid Mass Transfer in a Bubble Column Equipped with a Vertical Tube of Circular Fins Effect of Ti and Fe Alloying on Kirkendall Voids Feature in Ni/Ni3Al Welded Joints after the High Temperature Annealing Influence of the Thermo-Piezo-Viscous Effect on the THD Lubrication in Porous Self- Lubricating Bearings Simplified Convective Heat Transfer in Vertical Airflow Regimes with Shading Device Numerical Simulations of Heat Transfer in Plane Channel Flow Thermal Properties of Zirconium Oxide-Based Ceramic Targets Modified with Oxides of Rare Earth Elements Mechanisms of Microstructural Rearrangement on Two-Dimensional Aggregates under Compressive Stress Microstructural Evolution of Synthesized Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) Corresponding to their Blends Improving the Diffusion Controlled Cementation of Cadmium Ions Using Reciprocating Fixed Bed of Zinc Rings Augmentation of the Performance of Batch Electrocoagulation Unit by Using Gas Sparging Structure and Thermal Transformations of Hydrated Magnesium Silicates Heat and Mass Transfer Made Visible The Influence of Phase Dispersion of Sulfide Alloys on their Electrochemical Properties Influence of Geometry on the Position and the Intensity of Maximum Kinetic Energy in a Combustion Chamber An Overview of the Diffusion Studies in the V-Si System Nutrients and Metabolic Secretions Transfer in Cornea Structural, Mechanical and Magnetic Properties of Mechanically Alloyed Fe40Co60 Powders New Use Heat Transfer Theories for the Design of Heat Setting Machines for Precise Post-Treatment of Dyed Fabrics Diffusion of Particles Adsorbed on a Dynamically Disordered Reconstructive Surface Sensitivity Tests of Simulation Models Used in Chosen Calculation Codes on Uncertainty of Thermo-Mechanical Parameters during Virtual Mechanical Stress Estimation for Ferrous Alloy Castings Estimation of Coupled Thermo-Physical and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Porous Thermolabile Ceramic Material Using Hot Distortion Plus® Test Uncertainty of the Diffusion Measurements on Scaffolds for Cell Growth Effect of Co-Doping of Nano Silver, Carbon and Nitrogen on Titania on the Visible Light Activity for Methylorange Degradation Modeling of Non-Uniform Thermoelement Devices Subject to Lateral Heat Convection Microstructure and Properties of Diffusion Boride Layer on Die Steel Turbulent Diffusion of Suspended Particles: Analysis of the Turbulent Schmidt Number Polymorphic and Morphological Transformation during the Transition from a Propagating Band to Static Bands in the Nickel Hydroxide/Ammonia Liesegang System Oxidation and Mechanical Behaviour of Iron Based Alloys and Nickel Based Alloy for Spring Like Interconnects of the PRODHYGE High Temperature Electrolyser Determination of the Pore Sizes and their Influence on the Capillary Imbibition into Glass Wool Sorptivity and Hydraulic Diffusivity of Coating Gypsum and Impact of Hemp Fibers Addition The Influence of Rare Earth, Strontium and Calcium on the Thermal Diffusivity of Mg-Al Alloys Determination of Gamma Transmittance and Density Assessment for Al Doped ZnO Thin Films by Using Gamma Transmission Technique Electromagnetic Radiation Effect on ZnO Nanocrystallites Single Layer Drying Behavior of Apple Slices in a Microwave Dryer Drying Behavior of Polyester Based Yarn Bobbins in a Hot-Air Bobbin Dryer Simulation of Drying Behavior of Cotton Bobbins by a Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer Model Finite Element Simulation of Drying of Rough Rice Airborne Pathogens Transport in an Aircraft Cabin Fluid Flow and Solid/Fluid Suspensions Flow in 3-D Packed Beds of Spheres: The Effect of Periodicity of Fixed Beds Micro Arc Oxidation of AZ91 Mg Alloy for Improved Corrosion Resistance Electrochemical Hydriding of Mg-Based Alloys Suppression of Iron Silicide Formation in the Reaction Layer of Sialon – 7.5% Cr Ferritic Steel Joint Elaboration of Sol-Gel Derived Hydroxyapatite / Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Composite Coatings Obtained for Biomedical Application Effect of Temperature on the Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes from Palm Oil The Effect of Precursor Vaporization Temperature on the Growth of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Using Palm Oil Speckle-Based Deflection Techniques in Diffusivity Measurements Role of Forming Gas Annealing Characteristics on the Selective Surface Oxidation of Fe-Mn-Si-Cr Model Alloy Effect of Impinging Jet on Heat Conduction in Workpieces Irradiated by a Moving Heat Source Dispersion of Twin Inclined Fume Jets of a Variable Height within a CrossFlow Non-Isothermal Enhanced Recovery of Heavy Oils by Numerical Simulation Numerical Investigation of the Thermal Properties of Irregular Foam Structures Performance of a Water Ammonia Absorption System Operating at Three Pressure Levels 3-D Finite Element Simulation of Friction Stir Welding Process of Non Similar Aluminum-Copper Sheets Numerical Simulation of Transient Temperature Fields in Solids Irradiated by Moving Gaussian and Donut Sources Flow Structure Issued from a Bent Chimney around a Cylindrical Obstacle: Effect of the Aspect Ratio Heat and Mass Diffusion Including Shrinkage and Hygrothermal Stress during Drying of Holed Ceramics Bricks Effect of Tool Nose Radius on Nano-Machining Process by Molecular Dynamics Simulation Investigation of Interatomic Potential on Chip Formation Mechanism in Nanometric Cutting Using MD Simulation Oxygen Diffusion in Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Subjected to Mechanical Stress Low Temperature Nitriding of a Martensitic Stainless Steel The Effect of Micro Arc Oxidation Process Parameters on Surface Properties of Ti6Al4v Alloy Friction and Wear Behaviour of Borided Ti6Al4v Alloy Sliding Against Al2O3 and Si3N4 Balls in Water Nitriding of Cp Titanium Effect of Tube Bending on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Miniature Heat Pipe with Sintered Porous Media Thermomecanical Response of LNG Concrete Tank to Cryogenic Temperatures Electrical Properties of Nanostructured Titanium Dioxide Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Spin-Coating Method Thermal Shock Damage Evaluation of Porous Refractory by Finite Element Method The Synthesis of VACNTs Grown on MgxZn1-xO (0< x <0.3) Template Synthesis of Supergrowth VACNTs and Nanostructured ZnO by Immerse Method Experimental Investigation of Gas-Heavy Oil Molecular Diffusion Coefficient in Porous Media: Experimental Results for CO2 in Iranian Crudes Characterization of Interaction Layer in U-Mo-X (X = Nb, Zr) and U-Nb-Zr vs. Al Diffusion Couples Annealed at 600°C for 10 Hours Cocoa Husk Waste Mucilage as New Flow Improver in Pipelines Optimization of Dry and Wet Heat Transfer through Textile Structures Design of Multifunctional Truss-Like Periodic Materials Using a Global-Local Optimization Method Two Phase Dynamic Model for Gas Phase Propylene Copolymerization in Fluidized Bed Reactor Rational Design of TiO2-Based Anode Materials Using Computer Modelling Diffusion and Electrophoretic Transport of DNA Polymers in Microfluidic Channels Made of PDMS Review of Several Studies on High Temperature Oxidation Behaviour and Mechanism of Austenitic Stainless Steels Hydrogen-Induced Superabundant Vacancies in Metals: Implication for Electrodeposition Modern Models of Grain Boundary Diffusion Growth of Multi-Shaped Zinc Oxide Nanostructures Using C-Axis Oriented Zinc Oxide Thin Film as a Seeded Catalyst via Hydrothermal Aqueous Chemical Growth Method Optical Properties of Nanostructured Zinc Oxides Deposited on Silicon Substrates Optimisation of Envelope Insulation for the Retrofit of an Educational Building Cold-Set Whey Protein Isolate Gels: The Influence of Aggregates Concentration on Viscoelastic Properties Water Vapour Adsorption Study in Spherical Particles Packed in a Cylindrical Container Performance and Modelling of Water Vapour Adsorption in Piles of Granules Using a Cylindrical Pore Model Extraction of Useful Food and Cosmetic Ingredients of Vegetable Origin Simulation and Modeling of Turbulent Plasma Jet Based on Axisymetric LBGK Model Soil Water Characteristic Curve for a Granite Residual Soil: Experimental and Numerical Results Experimental Investigation of the Evaporation and Stability of a Meniscus in a Flat Microchannel Diffusion and Ionic Conduction in Soda-Lime Silicate Glasses and in Alkali Borate Glasses Mathematical Model of Forecasting the Iron Ore Materials and Coke Quality Indicators Mathemathical Model of Powder Sintering with Nano- and Microadditives Investigation of Grain Boundary Diffusion in Thin Films by SNMS Technique Diffusion of Charged Species in Metal Oxides and Polymeric Solids Using AC Impedance Technique Comparison of Ionic Diffusion in Sol-Gel Derived Micron and Nano LiTaO3 Oxygen Diffusion in an Nb-Ta Alloy Measured by Mechanical Spectroscopy Mechanical Spectroscopy Study on Cu53.5Zr42Al4.5 Alloy Enhanced UHMWPE Reinforced with MWCNT through Mechanical Ball-Milling